Dead Man's Burden Page #5

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He's my Pa.

Yeah? And which one of us

you reckon knew him better.

Martha, she's the one who's

supposed to have done it.

Hell, they was always

fighting but still.

What you going to do?

That's a family matter.

(Noise)

(Horse Galloping)

(Noise)

It's time for you

to ride on out of here.

I know and you?

You stood before

lord and family

and you made me a promise.

Pretty as a hummingbird,

you still are.

Don't you start me

with me, Heck Kirkland.

You scalped a man.

Well, that's the thing

about getting hitched.

You learn about each other and

you do things for each other.

Is that?

Lane's.

How much?

I ain't rightly counted yet.

A lot.

Should have negotiated

better.

I figure that is more

than enough to get us

that hotel in San Francisco.

Who are you, Heck Kirkland?

I'm the man that's

giving you your dream.

(Noise)

Leave them.

Buy new china, nicer ones too.

[Inaudible] there'll

be no memories.

Yeah, well Apache

wouldn't want no cups.

Sure would like these

fritters, though.

You plan on living

like a savage.

But we best leave like one

'cause we don't want no posse

coming after us.

(China Clattering)

(Door Opening & Closing)

(Flies Buzzing)

(Noise)

(Gunshots)

Stay in the house.

(Music)

(Gasps)

(Music)

(Gunshots)

(Music)

(Silence)

(Noise)

(Gunshots & Music)

(Music)

(Gunshots & Music)

(Noise)

(Noise)

Heck!

Get away.

(Crying)

Did you do it?

Did you kill Pa?

After all what you did to us.

You left. My whole

family died because of it.

You killed my husband.

You killed your little brother.

There was no one here

to look out for us

because he was on

the other side!

You trapped me here

Wade McCurry.

Pa would never have brought

us to this awful place

if it weren't for you.

(Crying)

(Music)

And you killed him for it.

I did what needed to be done.

(Music & Noise)

Then you're going to

need to go before a judge.

(Music)

Martha.

(Music)

(Silence)

(Clinking & Footsteps)

(Music)

It's best you stand clear.

You know I can't.

All you got to do is put

one foot in front of the other.

Is that too much to

ask of my only kin?

This thing, it's

for the law to decide.

What law?

I haven't seen them around here.

The world don't work

that way, little sunshine.

We got to face our

responsibility.

You are more of a father

to me than Pa ever was.

(Music)

There ain't no running

from what we've done.

(Music)

Draw then.

Pull that trigger and you

have to shoot me straight.

(Music)

Draw, goddamn it.

I should have never left you.

(Gunshot & Thud)

(Music)

(Footsteps)

(Music)

(Gunshots)

(Horse Neighing)

(Footsteps, Coughing,

Breathing)

(Gun Clicks, Gunshot)

(Wind Howling)

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