Dead Men Page #5

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any family here.

- Who is that?

- It has nothing do with you.

Hey, don't walk away.

She's not yours.

Then who's is she?

It's just a part of the job.

- Sissy...

- Don't you touch me!

What do you want me to say?

I don't even know what

I did, goddamn it!

You were the one who

wouldn't talk to me.

I came to you

begging for mercy

and you just

kicked me out!

Don't you turn this

around on me.

You weren't there!

- For what?

- For me! For Jesse!

You sold your own

brother out!

What sort of man does that?

Why did you come here?

I need your help.

I may have found a way

to get out of this

and we can't do it

without you.

I mean, Jesse needs you.

I need you.

Fine. But I'm not

doing it for you.

It's good to see

you took my advice.

Oh, we got company.

- I'll be damn.

- You know this guy?

Damn right, I do.

Well, how the hell did

he find us out here?

Please, don't shoot.

Sissy.

What? You know this guy?

We talked a few nights ago.

What do you mean,

you talked?

I mean exactly what

I said. We talked.

I followed

the lady out here.

She had no idea

of my whereabouts.

Who are you and what do you

want with us, Mister?

The name's Benjamin Brown,

and I wish to offer

my services to you.

He's a card cheat

and a liar.

I bet you

you're working for Cole.

I can assure you I'm not

working for Cole Roberts.

And I did not

cheat you at cards.

You're simply

a poor player, Jacob.

Contrary to your brother's

feelings towards me,

my actions here

are purely noble.

Why do you wanna help us?

Frankly, I find Cole Roberts

to be a distasteful creature,

and I wish for him

to be taught a lesson.

Bullshit. He took you

for over $2,000

and you want payback.

I don't deny

that's part of it.

Cole Roberts

is a very dangerous man

and you did

by standing up to him,

that's never

been done before.

You have an opportunity

to put him away

for a very long time.

But if you're to face

Cole and his men,

you'll need more than

the three of you, that's a fact.

I've seen corruption

and greed firsthand.

I know what it does.

And our reasons

may not be the same,

but the end result is...

to take down Cole Roberts

and what he stands for

once and for all.

Jake, take his pistol.

Bad idea.

Maybe. We need all

the help we can get.

How can I help?

All right, then.

Here's what we got so far.

Cole does business

with a silent partner.

His name is Donald Deets.

Deets? Donald Deets?

He's harmless.

- You know him?

- He's a regular.

Yeah, well,

he's the reason

Cole was able to legally

seize our dad's mine.

The plan is

to ambush Deets' money

and make Cole out to be

the double-crosser.

So, make him think that he's not

giving him his share.

[Jesse]

Much better than that.

What's the one thing

a politician wants

more than anything?

- Power.

- That's right.

We're gonna give Deets

a little competition

for governor

bought and paid for

by Cole Roberts himself.

Even if we're able

to do as you say,

how do you know Deets

will do business with you?

I don't.

But if we all offer him

the same split

he has with Cole,

I'm guessing he would rather

do business

with people like us

over a known ruffian

like Cole Roberts.

Who's in?

All right.

Let's do this.

[Tense music]

[Deets] You all know me.

I'm one of you!

And you know that

I will represent you!

Thank you for coming

out here today!

Now, don't forget to vote!

- [applause]

- [crowd murmuring]

- All right, all right.

- What a nice man!

Excuse me, Mr. Deets, sir.

Do you mind if we ask

a few questions?

Oh! Come on in, gentlemen.

I always have time for

my friends in the press.

How do you feel

about Eli Thomas'

late bid for governor?

What are you talking about?

That son of a b*tch!

Can I quote you on that?

No! You may not.

My response is that

I welcome the competition.

The good people deserve that,

and I am confident

that I will be

your next governor.

And that

you can quote me on.

Something must be done

about this son of a b*tch

Eli Thomas.

I sent my men

to take care of...

Clearly, they did

an outstanding job.

Give it a few weeks,

then take care of it.

I don't want anyone to know

I had anything to do with it.

I don't like

competition, Cole.

It's unhealthy for the soul.

I'll make it look

like an accident.

And when do I receive

my payment for this week?

Your payment was sent

over two days ago.

Well, it never came!

- Do not f*** with me, Cole!

- I'm not.

I provide power and

protection from the law

so that you can

do the groundwork.

If you are not capable

of such a simple task,

I will look

to someone who is.

I'll take care

of it, Donald.

I want my goddamn money.

If I have to pay you myself,

you'll get it.

You're slipping, Cole.

- Kenny!

- Yes, boss?

Where the hell

is Steve Aguilar?

I don't know.

I haven't seen him.

What's that kid's name?

- Joe something.

- Joe Stanford?

Get him to find him

and bring him to me.

- Now!

- Yes, boss.

[ horse whinnies ]

What have you got

to show me?

- What do you want for them?

- Three piece gold.

Three pieces of gold!

Trying to cheat an old man.

- I'll give you one piece.

- Three piece.

Goddamn savages. Fine!

You can come out now, mister.

Easy now.

He don't mean no harm.

Ain't that right?

He just wants to ask

you some questions

about that white man

you told me about.

[speaking native language]

Hello, Governor.

I'm so happy you stopped by.

Patience, my dear.

I've got a surprise for you.

- Ah!

- I'll be right back.

Are you ready

for your surprise?

Oh, I'm ready.

Here it is.

[laughs]

What the hell is going on?

Mr. Deets,

we mean you no harm.

We have some information

I think you really

need to hear about.

I'm done here.

Cole Roberts is paying

for Eli Thomas' election.

He wants him to win.

He struck

a better deal with him

and he's pulling money

from the mine to fund it.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

We can prove it.

- How?

- We'll show you.

And how did you come about

this information?

I used to work for Cole.

What do you want from me?

We want our names clear

and our land back.

You should know that land

is making me extremely rich.

Why would I do anything

to change that?

We'll pay you the same share

Cole is paying you.

I'll give you my entire share

in exchange for one favor.

What kind of favor?

Do you have anything to do

with the relocation

of Indians?

I might have something

to do with that.

Why do you ask?

Because I have

a personal interest

in making sure

a certain Apache tribe

is unharmed and gets exactly

what they're promised.

So you're telling me

if your Indian friends

get exactly what

they've been promised,

you'll give me

your share of the mine?

We'll draw up papers

and make it official.

We just want things to go

back to the way they were.

Fine, if you can prove

what you say is true,

I'll have my assistant

draft up the legal document.

That's fine by me.

- Jake?

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