Heaven's Gate Page #6

And my debt to you for the...

protection in the beginning and now

remains unchanged.

What else can I tell you?

It is Nate, isn't it?

You're a hard man to compliment.

Well, you take it all.

Both of you.

It's more your country than mine anyway.

Good-bye, EIIa.

I'll miss you.

J.B.

Have a last drink with me.

I hate getting old.

Averill?

You boys make yourself at home.

Is everybody here?

Yeah, all except for the idiots

who want to fight.

We're not all, uh, anarchists...

a-and, uh, criminals here, Averill.

We're -

We're storekeepers and merchants.

Why'd you come here?

Uh, we want you to talk to them, um...

to offer to help turn in

the people on the list.

They have the law on their side.

The National Guard can't help us.

The law is the law.

See, whatever it is, it is.

It's your job.

You look like a man

about to sh*t a pumpkin, Charlie.

I don't have to take that, Averill.

I'm the mayor here.

You are out now. You're fired.

They have 50 men, Charlie.

Together you're 200.

Your - Your hopes are exaggerated.

In the end they will -

they will get it all anyway.

And if it takes a hundred years -

But - But they will get it.

Well, what about right now, Charlie?

Right here.

I'm sorry. I'm -

I'm afraid you have misjudged us.

You can't fire me, Charlie.

But I just quit.

Good morning.

Wh - Good morning.

Well, I was just going to take a bath.

You taking a bath too?

Oh.

Oh, sh*t.

- You know him?

- Never seen him before.

How many are in there?

Nate Champion?

We're wasting time here, Canton.

These two don't matter anymore.

Well, they're resting the horses anyway.

It'll be good for discipline.

You ought to understand that

better than anyone else.

You're the professional army man.

I'm the amateur.

You go in there...

and tell them they're

completely surrounded...

and they must surrender immediately.

If you come back out,

we'll hold our fire till you're clear.

You have one minute.

It's comin' in like hail!

Hyah! Hyah!

Jesus Christ! EIIa!

Jesus Christ! Damn it!

Nate.

I got that loud...

son of a b*tch!

I reckon that man has killed himself.

Goddamn you!

Christ!

Should've gone right into town.

Shh!

We all want to hold together...

to push ourselves ahead,

to protect what we have.

And make more of it.

There's no use in lying down or giving up.

He says that...

he quits this morning...

his employment of Averill.

Jim Averill came here

to protect people's rights.

Ja. Averill is still his friend.

There is only one crime

in this country...

and that is to get caught!

No!

Nyet! Nyet!

They are opposed...

to - to anything that would settle...

and improve things in this country.

Or try to make it

something more than...

Cow pasture.

Cow pasture...

for - for...

Eastern speculators!

They...

advanced the idea...

that poor people have nothing to say

in the affairs of this country!

They're here.

They're here.

They're already here.

We're going to shoot

all the sons of b*tches!

And even the army won't save them!

He's dead.

Well, say something, goddamn it.

What? I told you so?

Well, I told you so.

He loved you.

He thought you were his friend.

I'm not responsible.

He knew what was coming.

He made his own decision.

And so did you.

They just voted against you, Charlie!

Your fears are unfounded!

Somebody, please!

We need a physician!

EIIa!

Come on, EIIa! Come on!

You're going the wrong way!

This way!

Don't leave me!

EIIa, go home!

Mount up.

Boys.

They're coming!

Whole damn town's coming!

What the hell's going on?

Hyah!

Stay together! Keep on!

Get over there, boys!

Over in there!

Move it around those trees!

Get in there!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah!

Get that wagon over here!

Everybody get in position over here!

Get yourself around these trees!

Go into kneeling position!

Dismount!

Get your horses in here and dismount!

Come on!

You son of a b*tch!

- Get that wagon over here!

- Stay in position!

Get the hell out of here!

Get down by these trees!

Did you hear the command?

Get in position!

Get in shooting position!

Do not fire until I command!

Fire!

Stay down, goddamn it!

Get the hell out of here!

Get down!

Get down, Billy!

I sometimes wonder

why the hell you're here at all!

For America!

Too many of them, Wolcott.

It's not like the Indians.

You can't just kill them all.

Finally hit us some pay dirt here.

Get down!

This time last year I was in Paris.

I love Paris.

Get off the wagons!

Aah!

David!

Oh, God, do I love Paris.

Get down!

All flesh is grass.

Sad -

Sad thing.

Come with me.

Wolcott!

I'm going for help.

I'll be back!

Get out of range! Take cover!

Pull back across the river!

Take cover!

I...

just want to live.

"It don't look as if there's much chance

of my getting away.

I hope they did not hurt EIIa.

The house is all fired.

Good-bye, EIIa and Jim...

if I never see you again.

Nathan D. Champion."

Are you all right, EIIa?

Wait for me at your place.

Is really good work.

Where did you get idea for this?

Romans used them,

something like 2,000 years ago...

on terrain just about like this.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Go!

Those goddamn Romans.

Go!

Averill, you son of a b*tch,

we're going to hang you.

Shh! Shh!

Go!

Push!

Keep going!

Stay behind and push!

- Everyone together!

- Come on!

I think my legs are broken!

Get back!

These men are under arrest

by military authority!

You can all go home now!

Frank.

You know these men are under

the jurisdiction of civil authorities.

Well...

I have here a telegram

from the governor...

stating in the most positive terms...

that only immediate

and drastic action...

on the part of authorities

outside and above county officials...

can reduce the current state

of almost anarchy...

in Johnson County.

"Almost anarchy."

Jim, you can let me

take them out of here peacefully...

or you can get shot for insurrection.

Rescue 'em is what you're doing.

I told you, Jim,

it's not me that's doing it to you.

It's the rules.

Company, move out!

Follow about!

Damn you!

Oh! EIIa!

EIIa.

Oh, EIIa, don't die.

Oh, please.

Oh, my God.

I'd like a cigarette.

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