Hour of the Gun Page #6

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I wouldn't leave you for anything less

than that. I figured you'd understand.

I do. I understand. You're a bigger rat

than I thought you were.

Probably.

You gonna be all right here?

Yeah, except for

a slight dying spell.

I'll see you at Tombstone.

Absolutely.

Hey... listen,

I wanna give this to the doctor.

Oh, no. Here.

Give it to me.

Amazing thing... modern life.

I'm going south to Nogales,

you're going west to Tombstone,

and we're both on the same train.

Train fare was $18.65.

I'm keeping the rest

for expenses.

I believed you were going

back to Tombstone.

I did... for about five seconds.

Then it popped into my head...

Clanton.

Still Clanton, isn't it?

Lay off it, Doc.

You let me have it once...

that's enough.

We don't have

the only law in the world.

They've got law in Mexico.

I'm going to the federales,

and if Clanton is operating

down there, I'll bring him back.

The next stop,

you use your expense money.

Buy a return ticket

and go take care of yourself.

No, thank you.

Buenos dias.

Hello, Latigo.

- He said that...

- Yeah. I know what he said, captain.

Just in case he didn't tell you,

they have tried

to arrest us before.

Yeah, but never for stealing

Mexican government cattle before.

Whose cattle?

- Whose cattle?

- Clanton.

And you...

Who hired you

to drive these cattle?

Clanton.

Go get your warrant.

- Lieutenant.

- Senor.

Gracias.

- Hello.

- Hello, Captain.

Sit down, please.

The purpose of my

sending for you is unfortunate.

Well, let's have it.

The two witnesses we took

with the cattle this morning

are dead one hour ago...

of guns through the bars of the jail.

Those who shot

escaped into the night.

And Clanton?

We will bring him in to be questioned

as we will find those who killed,

but you understand for Clanton there could

be no arrest under the circumstances.

Yeah, I understand.

Without the two witnesses,

there could be no trial.

Thank you, Captain.

I tried to notify you

of this immediately

because perhaps you're now

in some danger.

Thanks for your kindness.

- Doc?

- Yeah?

You were right

about Warshaw and the others.

Now you can be right

about Clanton.

Clanton's different, Wyatt.

Warshaw was in anger.

But you're planning this one

without the law.

You're throwing away

all the years you lived by the rules.

I don't care

about the rules anymore.

I'm not that much of a hypocrite.

The whole thing's hypocrisy.

The rules they've tacked on say

unless you're wearin' that badge

or a soldier's uniform, you can't kill.

But they're the only rules there are.

And they're more important

to you than you think.

Play it that way, Wyatt...

...or you'll destroy yourself.

I know you.

You can't live like me.

Virg played it by the rules.

He's crippled for life.

Morgan... dead.

I can't let Clanton

get away with that.

I know where to find him...

I'm gonna find him.

Doc...

Go back to the hotel.

Take care of yourself.

No, thanks.

You got some kind of plan?

I have.

You wanna tell me about it?

We take whoever gets

in our way.

You call that a plan?

You got a better one?

No.

Morning.

Good morning.

Doc.

Too bad I'm not feeling better.

Too bad you don't listen

to your doctor.

I should've listened

to my mother in Baltimore.

Wyatt?

When we were down

with the federales...

...when I said about your

not being able to go back, I...

Well, that was talk.

But I have to know something.

Are you going back to Tombstone?

Sure.

Don't lie to me this time.

I'm going back.

That's what I had to know.

Hey, do me a favor,

will you?

Sure, Doc.

Get outta here.

Go on. Don't hang around.

All right, Doc.

Wyatt?

Yeah?

So long.

So long, now.

Thank you, Doctor.

I'll be in touch with you.

You'll be in Denver or Tombstone?

I'm not gonna be

in either place, Charles.

When he...

where will you be?

I don't know, but I'm not

gonna be in this part of the country.

Well, Clum told me you got

the appointment... U.S. Marshal.

I'm not gonna accept it, Charles.

I'm through with the law.

I wanna thank you

for coming up here.

So long, Charley.

God! That's terrible.

Where do you get that stuff?

Kings.

Aces.

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