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Somehow I couldn't imagine

you marrying anyone

who wasn't made of

bone and muscle...

That makes you Devlin, right?

I can't get out from under it either.

I'm Geary, congratulations.

You married a great little girl.

I've known her all her life.

Been with her father

for 25 years.

I shouldn't talk so loud. I'm

here, more or less, incognito.

Speak right out, Mr.

Geary, we're friends here.

Nothing you say'll ever

be used against you.

I'm Jim Bender... This is Mr.

Collins, our Marshall.

Uh, Mr. Geary, I, uh... We

were just going to the hotel.

Yeah... see ya later, Bender.

I'll walk along with you.

It's always good to talk to

somebody from the outside.

It's supposed to be a

big secret, I know,

but, uh, we all know

that you're here

to buy a few pieces of

land for the railroad.

But don't you say a word about it,

unless you feel you're among friends.

Well, the biggest part of my job

is to keep my mouth closed,

but of course, you're privileged

to think what you please.

I'm pleased to think that you just

saved me a good piece of money.

By the way,

Mr. Devlin...

Slagin, you and

Cobb go after him.

Bring back that contract.

Collins, round up what men you've

got, and meet me at the store.

Something tells me I turned

up at the wrong moment.

Oh, you certainly did.

Got everything fixed up just

like you wanted, ma'am.

Cap'n sparks is gonna

slow down and pick ya up

right off'n where the

river bird went down.

But you know, it's just

like he was sayin'

when I was tellin' him what's goin'

on around here. You don't suppose

we're chasin' around,

duckin' our own shadows, do ya?

But captain, right now Bender's

men are looking for Mr. Devlin,

and we've got to help him.

Oh, I don't think that

much is gonna happen.

But it will... it is!

Look, captain, you know

most of the men in Fargo.

Please let them know what

Mr. Devlin's done for them,

and ask them to stand by.

Well, I'll talk to some of the

boys and see what they say,

but I don't think they're

gonna be interested.

What if he does manage

to find help, what then?

Oh, Mr. Geary, if anything

happens to that big so-and-so,

I'll just die, that's all.

A rider go by this way, partner?

Italian?

Ciano.

He seen one looked

just like Devlin.

Mr. Plummer? Oh, hello, Mr.

Devlin... How are ya?

Hello!

What'd you do to your foot?

Oh, sprained it, I guess...

makes it kinda awkward, too.

I wanted to go over to Stowes'.

I'd like to talk to ya a minute.

Well, come inside.

We're holding a meeting

to talk things over.

At the Stowes'?

Yes.

Hilda, this is Mr. Devlin.

Howdy, Mr. Devlin.

Mrs. Plummer. There's a

few of us might not like

the way the Bender/Collins

faction will handle things,

so we thought we'd get together and

sort of, uh... Count our guns.

We haven't much to offer

in the way of comforts.

We were burned out. Yeah, we

had to throw up a sod house--

Had to have some

kind of shelter.

Well, Bender's a little

careless with matches.

Well, I've got something here that

may make you feel a little better.

I got Bender to sign over that contract

he made with the farmers to me.

The railroad's

coming through here,

and this land's gonna be

worth a nice chunk of money.

This is wonderful.

And if you want to stay here and

kinda look this thing over,

I'll go over to the Stowes'

and bring the boys back here.

Well, wait a minute. What

do you get out of this?

Well, when the

railroad pays off,

you can take 20,000 out

of the kitty for me.

Call it a house cut.

Let's see now...

I'll say, "come on, boys, and

git your guns and come along.

"Things is gonna

bust wide open."

Then they'll say to

me, "what things?"

When I'm tryin' to think

of the answer to that one,

someone'll fetch me over the

head with a sack a meal,

and that's what I'll get for throwin'

in with this fool kinda business.

I said it before,

and I'll say it now...

Nothin's gonna happen

to nobodies... no time.

"To John Devlin,

I, James K. Bender,

relinquish all rights

and interests."

That's it...

All right, men.

You and I'll get things started

and head back to town.

Huh, don't look like the

Plummers is ta home neither.

Whoa.

Mr. Plummer!

Mr. Plummer!!

Guess I'll take a look.

Mr. Plummer!

You there, Mr. Plummer?!

Nope, nobody home.

Lookin' for people that ain't

around is a fool business.

If they ain't at the Stowe place, they ain't

no place, and that's as far as I'm goin'.

Giddyap, horse.

Our friend? Yes, he'll

suppose he's here too.

Oh, do you mind? The lady and I

have some things to talk about.

Could we have this table?

And where am I going

to sit, partner?

It's all right,

lady, I won't listen.

Uh, my name's Suede.

No... we can talk

some other time.

If'n you fellas hadn't

cut through the wheat,

I'da met ya comin' back

from the Stowe place.

Hey, you ain't headin'

into trouble

messin' around like

this, are ya?

How would you handle it, cap'n?

Well, Collins is the

Marshall here, ain't he?

If someone did shoot

the Plummers,

why, he's the one to do

somethin' about it...

I'm sayin' if, somebody

did shoot the Plummers.

I don't guess nobody did.

Understand I ain't agreein'

they was shot, mind you?

'Cause the way you

told it ta me,

it coulda been one of

them suicide deals

where one party says

to the other,

"close your eyes for a second

and I'll shoot your head off"...

Somethin' I'm figurin' on

doin' to myself after while.

Let's get outta here.

That's it. Get the boys, and don't

forget the white handkerchiefs.

Well, I'll do it, but don't forget what

I said. Ain't nothin' gonna happen!

There's John!

Give me that contract!

I'm lookin' for ya, Devlin!

You're a might too free and easy

with that gun of yours, Devlin.

I'm holdin' ya for murder.

I got a hunch that badge is

gonna get you in trouble.

How ya gonna hold him, Collins?

There ain't no jail in Fargo.

What's it to ya, friend? I'm the law around

here, and I'll be responsible for 'im.

There's been a killin' done, folks,

and there's no court of law here!

Who's gonna try him... How's he

gonna get what's comin' to him?

There's a way of takin' care of

killers here, ain't there, folks?

- Come on!

- Just a minute, fellas!

The man's entitled to a

fair trial around here!

Get back.

The wheat fields are burnin'!

The whole country's ablaze!

The wheat fields are on fire!

Come on, let's get out there!

We'll need all

the help we can get!

Bender, you killed

Mr. Geary.

I saw you do it. Don't let

it worry you, Mrs. Devlin.

The gentlemen on horseback

are not my friends.

Your husband's a...

Very lucky fellow.

Hey!

What's goin' on here?!

Hey!

Hang on to 'im.

Finish him off.

- Hey!

- Oh, there ya are.

Better be gettin' back ta

the boat, hey, Mr. Devlin?

Heyah! Wheat burnin', fellas

shootin' at each other--

Fargo ain't what she used to be!

Not goin' lookin' for

me, are ya, Bender?

I... I was just

comin' after ya.

I'm glad ya stopped in. I might

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