Dead Men Page #7

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we will be forced

to come on in.

Break that door down.

He knew we were coming.

The hell you have to

say for this, Sheriff?

[Cole] Three little mice

run down a hole, get stuck.

First mouse, he...

he starts to panic,

squirm, trying to

find a way out.

But there ain't none.

Second mouse,

he can't believe

he was stupid enough

to fall into the trap.

So he just...

withers away.

The third mouse,

the final mouse...

he kills the other two,

and eats them.

Couple weeks later,

the trap opens up

and he walks out alive.

I never would've guessed

that'd be you.

I feel like a traitor.

[chuckles]

What's next?

Now? Now I set

a trap of my own.

They're smarter

than you think.

[muffled crying]

- [grunts]

- [groaning]

We'll just have to see

about that, won't we?

[grunts]

Hey.

[panting]

How do I look?

It's an improvement.

[chuckles]

Yeah.

I'm just glad

you made it back.

Well, I'd be dead

if it weren't for you.

You saved my life.

Don't mention it.

God damn it, Jake.

[sighs]

Why?

Why in the hell

did you do it?

You just took a bullet for me

without a second thought.

But then you go off

and make a deal

with the devil

for my life?

Help me to understand it here,

'cause I just don't get it.

I don't know.

[chuckles]

- I just don't know.

- I can't accept that.

You see,

I don't trust you, Jake.

Look, I want to.

But I just don't know why

you do the things you do.

Like,

ever since we were kids,

you went out of your way

to hurt me.

What are you talking about?

Are you serious?

How about when

you stole my horse,

got drunk and lost her

on a poker game?

- Or what about Laurie?

- [exhales]

The only girl

I ever loved, Jake,

and you f***ed her

to spite me.

And worst of all,

when I had a knife

thrown into my shoulder

and you left me to die.

Now how could you do it

when all I've ever done

is love you?

All I've ever done

is hate you!

You were always

his favorite!

"Oh, Jesse

can do no wrong."

"Oh, hey, Jake,

look at that.

Why can't you be

more like him?"

And what was...

what was I, huh?

What was I?

I was the sh*t on

the bottom of his boot heel!

You say everything

has a purpose in life.

Well, what's the purpose

of his fist hitting my face

whenever all I did was work

just as hard as you?

What is the purpose

in that, Jesse?

[groans]

It's because

you were his son.

- I wasn't.

- What?

Roy wasn't my father.

Virgil was.

He took me in when Virgil

couldn't handle it anymore.

Roy was...

was so hard on you

'cause every time

he looked at you,

he saw himself.

I don't believe you.

Why would he

do that to me?

Why wouldn't he tell me?

Why wouldn't he treat me

like his own son?

I don't know, Jake.

Well, that's not good enough!

It's not f***ing good enough!

It's not good enough!

It's not good enough!

It's not good enough!

It's not good enough!

Do you hear me?

It's not good enough!

It's f***ing not

good enough!

Aah! It's not good...

[screaming]

[knocking on door]

Gentlemen.

Good to see you up

and moving around.

Here is the agreement

we discussed.

- Ready to be signed.

- Where's Cole?

Someone tipped him off.

He'll turn up soon enough, and when

he does, I will deal with him.

Our deal was Cole was

either dead or behind bars.

I'm not signing anything

until that happens.

Very well.

I have my people

searching the area.

Shan't be long.

Cole mysteriously

slipped away, huh?

Gee, I wonder who

could've tipped him off.

Hey, has anyone

seen Benjamin Brown?

He saved your life.

He just may surprise you.

Oh, yeah?

Where is he now?

Exactly.

[men chattering]

No hard feelings?

No hard feelings.

Jake?

Sheriff.

You tell him what you told me.

- I didn't mean no harm.

- Tell him!

Tell me what?

One of my regulars

come visit me last night.

And after we did our thing,

I was getting all ready to go

when he hands me

a piece of paper,

tells me to make sure I give

this to Jesse Struthers.

And what else did he give you?

Go on.

All right!

I wasn't gonna keep it.

Honest I wasn't.

It was just so pretty.

Just wanted to have it

for a little while is all.

Please, mister,

I didn't mean no harm.

[speaking

native language]

[speaking native language]

Jesse.

Best give me that letter now.

[Cole's voice] What am

I gonna do with you?

You just don't die.

It's such a shame 'cause I got

this pretty little Injun here

who tells me

the strangest thing.

She's your wife.

Let's make a deal.

Her life for yours.

Which one dies

is up to you.

You remember

Red Rock Quarry, don't you?

Come alone.

This ends now.

Are you crazy?

It's a trap.

He's not gonna let

either of you out alive.

I know that.

Well, then why the hell

are you going?

Let the marshals

go after them.

Never asked me

why I came back.

Well, I thought you would

tell me when the time was right.

Fear.

Complete and utter fear.

What does that have

to do with anything?

That day when you left me,

I thought I was gonna die.

I thought it was the end of

my life, and in some ways,

I wish it was because

I haven't been able

to stop thinking

about it since.

Feels like I've been holding

my breath this entire time

since Roy was shot.

I just want to go

back to living, Jake.

That's all

I ever wanted.

But if I don't

face this now,

I'll never be able

to live right again.

Even if it

costs you your life?

Even if it

costs me my life.

Okay.

Then I'm with you.

Let's go find this son

of a b*tch and finish this.

No, Jake.

I have to go alone.

Wait, there...

Listen, there are

things going on right now

that I can't

explain to you,

but you're gonna

have to trust me.

Hey...

I'm not afraid anymore.

I know what

I have to do.

You stay here with Sissy.

You two build a family.

Do some good

in this world.

I'm proud of you.

But my journey ends here.

The hell with that.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

- Where are you going?

- To get help.

- But, Jake, you can't!

- He's gonna die

if I don't do something.

Hyah!

Yah!

[Jake] We don't have time

for this, God damn it.

My dear boy,

we will make the time.

I need you to send

an emergency dispatch

to Captain Samuel Whitfield,

Sixth Calvary.

"We've located

Cole Roberts, stop.

He's at the Red Rock

Quarry, stop.

Coordinates attached,

come at once,

use extreme caution."

Send that right away!

You better ride hard,

I ain't waiting for you.

I may not look like much, young

man, but I can hold my own.

Let's go.

[panting]

[grunts]

Listen up!

I've got something to say!

We found Cole Roberts

and his posse.

And I'm gonna take him down!

But I can't do it alone.

I need your help.

Everyone of you

knows who he is

and what he's done!

And we have let him get away

with it for far too long!

[man]

Calm down.

Now, I am not pointing

any fingers here,

we are all guilty.

Especially me.

But this is our chance

to take back our town!

Now who's with me?

Pete...

how many times has he

come into your saloon

with his men and taken

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