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The local authorities,

do they know who did it? No.

You haven't even thanked me

for the money.

I'll thank you, just as soon as

you get out of those clothes.

In that outfit,

you'll be nabbed for sure.

No smiling Joe Jarrett, no ma'am.

I'm heading for Galveston.

There's bigger thieves than me

running every bank in town.

It's Mr. Burden! Mr. Burden!

- Don't go away, Mr. Burden!

- Please wait! Mr. Burden!

Mr. Burden, could we talk to you?

We sure would aspire to talk to you.

- You know that we're both widows.

- As a banker...

...I am proud to serve the widows

of this community and the orphans.

It is my sacred

trust to protect...

...the savings

that mean so much to your future.

The boarding house

has been losing money.

We thought

a clean coat of paint...

...would help business and...

- We'd like to borrow $100.00.

Nothing would delight me more.

- Bless you, Mr. Burden.

- But...

...if I loan money to widows,

they might be late with the payments.

Mightn't they?

You wouldn't want a sensitive

man like myself...

...to foreclose

on poor widows and orphans...

...and throw them out into

the streets, now would you?

Of course not, Mr. Burden.

I knew you'd see it my way.

- Good morning, ladies!

- Good morning, Mr. Burden!

He's absolutely right.

- We've been thoughtless.

- And he put it so nicely.

- It's worse than war.

- What war? There you are.

Please, I know you're upset.

Give me time.

Gentlemen.

Please.

- Heart attacks he gives me.

- He has to be destroyed.

Gentlemen,

Williams was right.

This is a war.

The war between us and Zack Thomas.

Beg my pardon. Crab Orleans.

Tasty, but too rich.

Burden, we'll all thank you for

your report on Zack Thomas.

Yes, and about time.

Yes. Of course.

Well, they say

he got away with the money.

That's regrettable.

You'll have to fight for your

lives, your business lives.

I suggest $5,000 apiece

to the war chest.

- $5,000? I could buy a mountain...

- Gentlemen.

Gentlemen!

We wanted an open town

and we got it with Zack Thomas.

And a black day it was.

My store caters to the homespun

desires of the Galveston housewife.

I've been paying a part of my income

to this Thomas for nearly three years.

I never liked it

and I like it even less.

I agree Zack has been taking

his job too seriously.

I realized that when he said my bank

was like a gambling house...

...and demanded a piece

of the action. Now he has to go.

With capital, he'll call the tune.

He'll drive us out of business.

- Marie.

- Oui, madame.

- Wash and air this in that order.

- Oui, madame.

And try to stay out

of Mr. Thomas' way.

- He doesn't like too much help.

- Oui, madame.

- And neither do I.

- Oui, madame.

"Joe Jarrett.

Wanted for 16 counts of

larceny, embezzlement...

...grand theft, fraud

and disorderly conduct."

Not bad.

A shave, a bath.

Quite handsome, actually.

"Disorderly conduct."

Elya.

- Did you find that circular?

- Yes, and don't roar.

Stop mooning over that cheap

four-flusher's picture. Bring it here.

Coming, dear.

"Coming, dear."

Tell me, Susie, Fifi...

...what does that mean in woman's

talk? Ten, five minutes?

A little higher, please.

- No, no more.

- Oui, Monsieur Thomas.

So, it means,

"Oui, Monsieur Thomas."

Oui, Monsieur Thomas.

Nothing like a straight answer

to make a fellow feel secure.

I feel like there's

a conspiracy going on.

Not against me. That I could handle.

This is more devious.

Every damn thing I want is done

one second before I want it done.

But Mr. Thomas, we just do

what Madame Carlson tells us to.

Of course. Of course.

- I hope you enjoyed the rubdown today.

- It was exciting.

I hope I didn't make

your shower too hot.

I doubt if you could make anything

too hot for Mr. Thomas, dear.

Pretty sure of yourself,

aren't you?

Of course. Am I not indispensable?

Well, I...

Girls that giggle are not for you.

When they stop giggling...

...I fire them.

Yes, I noticed

quite a turnover.

You have to get older before you

get girls as young as that.

How about a week or so?

That'll be fine.

Out, all of you. And try not to trip

over your own feet.

- Mr. Thomas' shoes need a brush-up.

- Oui, madame.

Five thousand dollars.

You want to take my blood too?

Here's my contribution.

Gentlemen, thank you.

Thank you, gentlemen. It is...

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Just leave your money on the table.

It's a bank. It should be safe.

Amuse yourselves.

Have an apple.

Matson, I asked you always

to meet me at my house.

You were supposed to get rid

of Zack and bring me the money.

You did neither.

Can you give me a reason

why I should pay you?

I lost six of my best men.

That's six good reasons.

There was no need

to lose those men.

Perhaps you just handled it badly.

When we planned it...

...nobody said a thing about a

sharpshooter on that stage.

That's right. We didn't know that.

He might have been hired by Zack.

It don't matter now.

Six men are dead, ain't they?

Now you pay me all of it.

Matson, remove your hand!

That's a Chinese silk shirt!

I'll pay you.

Harvey, you should've hired me

instead of passing me up for Zack.

Now you'll have to hire me

to put a bullet in his brain.

I'm telling you now,

the day I deliver his body...

...l'm gonna want

a lot more money than this.

And just as a bonus,

I'm gonna want Zack Thomas' job.

Like this, you've got...

...me and all this and Texas too.

Just a touch.

You know how I like them.

- Don't say, "Oui, Monsieur Thomas."

- Oui, Monsieur Thomas.

I apologize for the intrusion,

Madame Carlson.

This brute has forced me to wait

in the hall and it's important.

- Should I throw him out?

- Throw me out!

Remember, I'm the president

of the bank...

...where your employer does business!

- I remember.

- Want me to throw him out?

- No, show him this.

Sure, boss. Here.

I'll be waiting for you

in the bedroom.

Won't take long.

I'll be right there.

You figure it's the same fellow

on the coach?

- The one that got away with the money?

- That's him.

Why did you let him get away with it?

I mean, $100,000.

He gave me a story about

not having had a hot meal.

Beside, what are you so

concerned about? It's my $100,000.

She want something?

I don't think you fit the bill, Harv.

Here, boss.

I think madame wants a shine.

What are you gonna do

about that $100,000?

If you were a young fellow full

of beans with $100,000...

...where would you go?

How should I know?

I loathe beans.

I figure Jarrett would head

for some wide-open town.

Like right here in Galveston.

When he does, we'll be waiting

for him. Me and the boys.

This picture's buried in my head

solid, like a rock.

That'll be all, Fifi.

Thank you very much.

- Don't say, "Oui, Monsieur Thomas."

- Oui, Monsieur Thomas.

Shut up, Fifi.

Ready for a little workout now?

We'll go a couple of rounds.

Let's forget it for today, Chad.

Forget it? But how you gonna relax?

I'll think of something.

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