In a Valley of Violence Page #5

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to be with a woman like you.

All right, but

I'm not a good man.

Not anymore.

I'm takin' your horse.

You think just because

I'm young, I must be naive!

I've spent my whole life helpin'

people who can't help themselves.

And what is there

to show for it?

You're not a good man?

Well, I am good!

So why should I be

punished for that?

You act like everybody's

given up on you,

but you've just

given up on yourself!

You might be sufferin',

but you're not dead, not yet.

You're not even sick

like my father in there.

You could still go back to them.

Your family...

They'd understand.

I'm sure your wife and daughter

would want to see you again.

Mary-Anne, how would you feel

about seeing your husband again?

We're not meant

to be alone, Paul!

People, we belong together,

just like animals in a herd,

just like you and Abbie.

Abbie's dead, Mary-Anne.

- I wish you well.

- Come on.

Goddamn it, you stink!

Oh! Oh, Jesus!

Ellen, sweetheart,

will you make sure that

Roy here gets a bath?

- I can't even be in the same room with him.

- I sure will.

See, now what he's not used to

is the smell of a real man.

And I can make babies

with this sh*t here.

Y'all just don't know.

Whoo! God, you are sour!

All right, I'm gonna go help tubby

collect the rest of the taxes.

Maybe later I'll bring

you something nice.

Something nice?

I'd like that.

I thought you would.

Make sure he don't drown.

He's like a cat to water. I may need him.

I'll see to it.

Ellen!

Ellen? Where are you?

Stop shouting, I'm right here!

You're so loud.

What do you want? I thought

you was out with dad.

I need to talk with you.

He didn't die, did he?

No, not yet.

Oh.

Oh thank god.

Ugh, not like you'd care.

Mary-Anne!

How dare you say

something like that to me?

I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.

But please, it's important.

Roy's in 353,

and he needs hot water.

Go warm him up,

and then we can talk

about whatever nonsense

you got in your mind this time.

I'll be in our room.

Don't let that man get cold!

Ellen!

Nope.

Fine, I'll get him the damn water.

And a shave kit.

His chin is looking like

a nasty old Billy goat.

And don't you dare

tell him I said that.

Ahh!

Yeah? What is it?

Have some more hot water?

And a kit for a shave?

Yeah, well bring it in.

Oh, I feel real good.

How old are you, now?

Sixteen.

Oh.

You know that husband of yours

never comin' back, right?

I mean, you're old enough

to know that by now.

Yes, sir.

You're real pretty,

like your sister.

You ought to find a new man.

One with connections.

And a home

outside of this hotel.

You know, you don't want to

wait till your looks grow out.

No shave today.

I think I'll keep the beard.

You back already?

Why don't you just

slip that little dress

of yours off and...

Climb right into

the tub here with me?

The water's real nice...

I don't want you to be shy.

Mm. Ah!

I said no shave today.

Don't move!

Don't make a sound!

Put your arms in the tub.

Put your arms in the water.

I told you I'd find you,

didn't I?

And before you start

asking for anything...

There's not gonna be

any sympathy today.

Now, get your arms back

in the water.

Put 'em in the water!

Now, listen to me.

I didn't come here today

with any compassion at all.

The four of you killed my dog,

and you tried to kill me.

Hmm?

Now, it was a mistake

to leave me alive.

I'm not gonna make that mistake.

I've killed more human beings

than I care to remember,

and I will not hesitate...

Or quit until the four

of you are in the dirt.

Now take a deep breath, hmm?

It's your last one!

Mary-Anne?

What's goin' on?

Mary-Anne? Mary-Anne.

Mary-Anne. What is it?

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god. Roy.

Ro...

Roy!

Oh, lord!

Tubby, catch your breath somewhere else,

and get away from the goddamn window!

Yes, sir.

Mm, oh. Mm...

What happened?

You went after

that man, didn't you?

I told you not to.

I made it perfectly clear

that you were not

to aggravate the situation,

but ya did, didn't ya?

All of ya did!

We couldn't let him

get away with what he did!

It would have made us look weak!

Weak?

- Shut up! Shut up!

- Shut up!

You think I let him go

'cause I'm weak? No.

Look at this! That's not

done by an angry drunk,

or a miner that has

a sense of entitlement!

This was done by a military man,

a man trained to kill by one

of the most ruthless divisions

our country has ever seen,

something you would know

nothin' about!

And you think just because

you've got a prick

and a pistol,

you can kill somebody?

Well, look at death!

Take a look at it!

If you'd done what we said,

Roy wouldn't be breathing

out of his neck right now!

Give me that cane.

Stop! Just stop!

Stop!

Marshal! Marshal!

Stop it!

We thought he was dead.Honest.

I don't know how

he could have survived.

I told you we should have gone

down there and made sure.

Aw, shut up, both of ya!

Y'all should have known better

than let him get away

with something like this!

Why the hell am I

even paying you?

Now, which one

of you girls seen him?

Well, we both did.

He have a gun?

I don't know. It happened

so fast, all I saw was blood.

Mary-Anne,

did you see if he had a gun?

Mary-Anne?

I-I don't...

I don't know.

Now, think hard. It's important

you say the right thing.

People's lives

are depending on it.

I don't know, marshal, honest.

All right. Harris.

Get over to the jailhouse,

lock up all the guns,

and get up on the roof

with a rifle.

Now, if we're lucky,

he's not armed.

But if he is, it's gonna get

worse before it gets better.

Now, Gilly, you make sure you

get them girls someplace safe.

And, tubby, you come with me.

Why do I have to stay

with the women?

You almost got us

all killed today.

Now, I would appreciate it

if you didn't act

on every idiotic thought

that comes into your mind

and just do what I say

from now on.

We don't know

if this man is deranged.

We don't know what he's done.

Anybody could be next, including

the women, so get them safe.

Now! Get!

Move!

Marshal, what about Roy?

We don't have time

to dig a hole.

Let's just let him soak.

Now, if he's out there

and he's got a gun,

most likely one of us

is gonna take a bullet.

And since I've already been

shot in this life,

I think you oughta go first.

Why do we have to go out there?

Because you don't run from

battle with a man like this.

Hesitation'll get you killed.

It's the stick or the whip.

Either way, I wanna a fightin'

chance

and I got a shotgun

waiting for me in the jailhouse,

and I intend to use it.

So you go from door to door,

and you make sure he

ain't hiding out with anybody.

Now, we gotta move fast.

We ain't gonna wait here to die.

We're gonna take it to him.

Do you understand what I mean?

Yes, sir.

Now, you be careful

'cause you're a big target.

Gilly, why is this happening?

God, that man,

he was covered in blood.

Looked like he had

on red gloves.

Why would he do that?

Poor Roy.

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