Hour of the Gun Page #5

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So am I.

Now, let me see.

Oh, yes.

By authority vested in me

by the government of the United States

and the territory of Arizona...

you, Curly Bill Brocius...

First unhook your gun belt.

You did that deliberately.

What are you so sore about?

You got Brocius, didn't you?

That's what you wanted.

Killing Brocius

is gonna lead Bryan right to us.

We can't move by surprise now.

You fixed that, Doc.

Yeah.

Well, everybody has

their bad luck.

I cough when I drink.

You come up

against sneaky people...

who get you

to help them commit suicide.

Get your horse, Doc.

Look what's comin'.

Play dead.

Get your gear

and a horse, Warshaw.

You're under arrest.

For what?

Get his horse.

Put a blanket roll on it.

But for why?

For felonious assault

and murder...

...to Virgil and Morgan Earp.

I didn't do either of those.

You were seen.

Well, I swear to you

I didn't do 'em.

What did you do?

I only watched

to see that no one came.

From the barbershop?

Around the corner

from your brother Virgil only.

I wasn't in the barbershop

with the guns.

What did you do

when Morgan was shot?

Again, I only watched.

Where?

In the alley

behind the billiard parlor.

Why'd you watch?

Well... to see that the men

with the guns were left alone.

Clanton pay you for that?

Well, sure.

He always pays me.

I work here for Clanton.

What'd he pay?

Oh, hell.

If I told you that...

What'd he pay?

He paid...

...$50 to me.

Before or after?

After.

Clanton ain't so free

with his money.

A man's life... $50.

I'm gonna give you a chance

to make another $50.

I don't want such a chance.

My men'll stay back.

I'm gonna count,

"One, two, three."

You can draw on two,

I'll wait till three.

If you get me,

my boys won't bother you.

Who knows?

Maybe...

Maybe Clanton'll pay you

another $50.

Wyatt, he can plug you.

He's too scared.

For God's sake, Wyatt,

you got men watching you.

He's gonna draw first.

I don't wanna shoot anybody.

I didn't shoot.

I only watched.

$50...

to see my brother shot.

One. Two. Three.

Take him back to his boss.

Well, it's the end of the line.

Sorry about the reward money.

You don't hear

any complaints, do ya?

I owe you money.

You don't have call

to talk to us like that, Wyatt.

I'm sorry, Sherman.

I wanna thank you boys.

Boy, you sure gave him a chance.

I'd just blown his head off

as he lay in bed.

You better have one.

- I don't need it.

- Oh, yes, you do.

You need it to make this morning

stay down, just like I do.

God... when I think back...

Five minutes after we left

the OK Corral,

I wanted to say,

"Get Clanton, Wyatt.

Get him before he gets you."

But I didn't.

You don't...

speak that way to Wyatt Earp.

You got too much respect for him.

Then Virgil got it...

and then Morgan...

And I watched you keep your word

to that waiter back in Tombstone.

You thought it was your honor that

stopped you from making him testify,

but it wasn't.

You couldn't get a conviction

in a Federal court or a local one,

and you never intended to try!

You just didn't wanna be

cheated out of this!

And those aren't warrants

you got there.

Those are hunting licenses...

Stilwell, Spence...

That was a pretty good shot

you made at Brocius. God!

That's when I hooked it all together.

And now Warshaw,

and then you're gonna get Clanton.

You're gonna kill Clanton

just like I would,

and you don't need

a warrant for that.

So go on.

Go on, have one.

If you're gonna kill like me,

you might as well drink like me!

That's all right.

This stops.

I'm taking you to Colorado.

Sorry to spoil your party.

- Mr. Clanton...

- Don't tell me. I've heard it.

Bryan, Earp and the rest of that crowd

will be heading for Colorado by now.

Well...

that does it, then.

Doesn't it?

I mean, he can't operate

from Colorado.

I expect you to be waiting

at the border for him.

Might be a little tough to do, lke.

Your posse outnumbers Earp's

five to one. What are you worried about?

I thought having him out of the way

was all you needed.

I need Wyatt Earp dead and cold,

and nothing seems to get that for me.

I've been doing

the best I can, lke!

Well, then get back to it!

If you don't get Earp at the border

before he moves into Colorado,

I want you to get to the governor

for papers to extradite him!

Where will you be?

I'll get back to you

when I need you.

Something you wanna say?

No.

Good morning, Mr. Earp.

Welcome to Denver.

Thank you.

I put you in the room

next door to your friends.

Thank you.

Has Bryan got to the governor?

Have I been extradited? What?

Bryan's finished.

Who managed that?

Well, Bryan and Clanton

had over a hundred men between them.

Clanton left town...

...and we bought

the rest of the men off.

You bribed them?

I wouldn't put it that way,

but if you want to... yes.

Where is Clanton?

Mexico.

Doing what?

I should judge

stealing cattle, Wyatt.

Prospering?

Yes.

What part of Mexico is he in?

Somewhere out of Nogales.

Wyatt, we want you

back in Tombstone.

We've got an appointment for you

as Chief U.S. Marshal.

We're growing, Wyatt.

And you can grow with us.

Grow to what?

Adjutant-General of the territory.

That would make you

chief law enforcement officer in Arizona...

and that could be

just the beginning for you.

Do I have to give you

a yes or no right now?

Well, we can't stall the answer

to Washington for too long.

I'll have to give you

my answer later, gentlemen.

Thanks for the drink.

We'll hear from you?

I said you would.

Once again.

How am I?

If you put pipes on those lungs,

you could play a hymn. Terrible.

But I've been following your orders...

rest, fresh air, fresh eggs...

Go on.

You know, you don't have

to get well to please me.

I'm used to people dying on me.

So am I!

Don't laugh too hard.

Those lung scars won't stand it.

My friend,

if you don't give up drinking,

you'll go like that.

I'll say this for you...

you got one hell of a bedside manner.

Put him back in the icebox.

That's terrible stuff.

I wouldn't drink that

if I were you.

Doc.

It's cold out here.

I'll send for blankets and a wheelchair.

I'd like you to try it for a while.

Don't ask for sympathy from me.

You're doing this to yourself.

Come on, you didn't come all the way

out here to get on my back.

No...

Solomon and a few of the others

were back at the hotel when I got there.

I have to go back to Tombstone.

They extradited you?

No. They want me

to be Chief U.S. Marshal.

Well...

Are they gonna give you enough

manpower to operate against Bryan?

Bryan is finished.

And Clanton?

He's high-tailed it for Mexico.

How'd they swing all this?

They bought their men off.

You approve?

It's done.

If it's so easy,

why didn't they do it before?

Too expensive.

That's what I like

about your friends... idealists.

Are you gonna take

the marshal's appointment?

Yeah.

You know, this could lead to me being

the Adjutant-General of the territory.

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