A Man Called Sledge Page #3

...and it's in the hole,

in maximum security.

And you say they open and close it

with a combination?

Right. And the only one

that knows it is the warden.

How many men

they got in that prison?

I don't know, about 500,

give or take a few.

Now, you think real hard

before you answer this.

If they was to take me prisoner...

...where do you figure they'd put me?

With the price on your head,

I figure it would be maximum security.

They put you in there,

you ain't ever gonna get out.

Oh, I might. I just might...

...if you was to take me in.

If I took you?

What's the matter, you loco?

- Oh, you two can't take it alone.

- We ain't alone!

We outnumber them.

You heard what the old man said.

They got 500 prisoners in there.

Well, we're gonna bust them out.

And all those guards

and the fancy gold riders...

...they ain't gonna know what hit them.

They're gonna be chasing prisoners...

- ... all over the territory.

- Sledge.

They're stacked against us.

Now, we're going in there...

...and we're coming out

with that gold...

...or we ain't ever coming out.

Now, what do you say?

- I'm in.

- Right.

Hey, old man. Now, you go in there

and you get some paper...

...and you're gonna draw a diagram

of that prison and I'll look at it.

And if it ain't exact,

somebody's gonna put a bullet...

...right through your head.

Now, get!

Beetle, saddle up again.

You're going after a few things

we need. And from now on...

...no more whiskey.

Ria?

We'll be moving out in the morning.

Things work out, we'll be

across the border in Siego.

- You know where that is?

- Yes.

Well, good. You wait for me there.

And what if things don't work out?

Then I won't be there.

- Hooker?

- Yeah?

You got everything?

Yeah.

All right, see you inside.

- What is it you want?

- I wanna see the warden.

- What's your business?

- I'm a U.S. marshal. Got a prisoner.

Can't be one of ours.

Take him to town, sheriff's office.

You tell him I got Luther Sledge!

Call the warden. Tell him they got

Luther Sledge out here.

- Seems as though they heard of you.

- Tell the sheriff!

Follow me.

Careful!

Now, hold him there.

It's up this way.

- You send for the sheriff?

- Sure did.

Bring him in.

Come over here, Luther Sledge.

- Where did you get him?

- Oh, I picked him up...

...about halfway between here and

What did you bring him here for?

I don't like traveling

a prisoner like him all night.

Getting tired, thought maybe

you might lock us up till morning.

Sheriff Ripley might have something

to say about that.

Sledge here killed one of his deputies.

How much money

you worth now, Sledge?

Why don't you ask him.

He's the one that's gonna collect it.

Last time I saw it was 5000,

warm or cold.

Five thousand.

What did you say your name was?

Well, I don't think I did.

It's Ward...

...Marshal Irwin Ward.

You ready to lock us up, warden?

I don't know. Seems to me the sheriff

might have that jurisdiction.

What are you talking about?

I never kept

overnight prisoners before.

I only get them

after the court's through with them.

I was hoping I'd run into you again.

I'd like to even things up.

What are you doing?

He's in my custody.

- I don't want nothing to happen to him.

- I don't care whose custody.

- He killed my deputy. He's gonna pay.

- Not by you, he ain't.

No one's trying to cheat you

out of the reward money.

I ain't gonna argue. He's in my

custody and he's gonna stay there.

If you wanna be locked up with him...

...there's no reason the sheriff

can't do it for you in Rockville.

Not only that, marshal...

...I'll get a posse to ride with you

to the county seat.

- Even go with you myself.

- That sounds like a fair thing to do.

Sheriff, you lay off him tonight.

That's all the marshal here

is worried about.

You're staying with me tonight.

Well, that's just fine.

I hear you're good in bed.

Ripley!

I'll keep him here, Ripley.

Be here in the morning

with your posse.

That's soon enough.

I'll be back at dawn.

Leave your weapons here.

Better leave the key to his chains.

Red, take them to maximum security.

Yes, sir.

How come you

staying with us, marshal?

Don't you trust us?

No.

By tomorrow morning

you'll wish you had.

- I've been in prisons before.

- Not like this one, you ain't.

No, sir. You ain't gonna like it.

I'll worry about that.

Wait and see what we have

in our maximum.

Hey, Sledge, you come

to rob the gold?

Do not sleep there, Sledge.

Didn't count on him roughing you up.

You gonna be all right?

- Yeah, yeah.

- You sure?

He got in a couple of pretty good

whacks on me.

We're in, Ward.

We are in.

There it is...

...just like the old

man said it would be.

Talk about safes.

That's the granddaddy of them all.

Yeah.

It's gonna start getting light soon.

We'd better get started.

Careful, that sheriff kicks like a mule.

Going crazy here.

I'm going crazy here!

- Call the guard!

- Shut up, you crazy bastard!

If they don't shut up,

they'll bring the guards in.

All right, get with it, Ward.

Easy. Don't break it.

It's stuck.

Hey, marshal.

When you finish holding his hand,

come on over to hold mine.

Wiseass.

If we get out of here,

I'm gonna put a bullet in him.

Shut up, damn it! Shut up!

Guard! Guard!

Come on, Ward, get it.

Try the right cuff.

- Shut up!

- Shut up!

Shut the hell up, all of you!

Well, well, well.

Can't figure you out.

Ain't nobody being hanged out there.

Ain't even a full moon tonight.

Now, if that don't shut you up...

...I'll be forced to lay one

on your head.

That's better.

How's he doing, marshal?

Is he behaving himself?

Well, I think when you

busted his hand...

...you busted his bladder.

Well, come morning,

when the sheriff takes custody...

...you better get

a storeful of slop buckets...

...because he's really gonna need it.

Because Ripley's

gonna be your judge...

...jury and executioner.

Hey, they got Red.

He got Red. He got Red.

Hey, hey, Sledge, get us out of here!

- Get us all out of here.

- Hurry up with those keys.

Come on.

What's the matter?

- Damn. They don't fit, Sledge.

- Sledge!

- He don't have the cell keys.

- Who's got them?

Mac. He's in the tunnel.

- Mac's coming.

- Forget it, Ward.

Get him on his feet.

Turn him around.

Hey, Red, how many times I gotta tell

you to keep that block door closed?

Hey, Red, I'm talking to you.

All right, hold it! Hold it!

You try to get loose

and I'll break your neck.

All right, get his keys.

I can't make it, Sledge.

He's liable to break free.

Pass him down from cell to cell

so I can get this gun on him.

I'll kill you, you old bastard.

I'll kill you.

I'll kill you.

I'll kill you.

All right, that's enough.

Now, take your keys out

and throw them over here.

Damn it, the keys.

I said throw them over here.

Let's get the hell out of here.

Let me out!

Hey, open her up!

I'll let these out first,

then open the other cells. Shut up!

Shut up and listen! There's only

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