Joe Dakota Page #2

Scandalous!

Well, you don't have

to keep looking, Ethel.

Myrna, take the women

and kids into the store.

Keep 'em off the street.

We'll handle this.

(ominous brass orchestral music)

I guess maybe I'd

better explain this, huh?

Go ahead.

Make it good.

Well, to be truthful, I,

I didn't expect you to get back so soon.

And, took me a lot longer

to get this stuff off

than it did for you to get it on me.

That's no reason for

makin' a public bath

out of our water trough.

It is a little more public

than I figured, at that.

You oughta be thrown in jail.

If you jail him, you gotta feed him.

Horse whippin's cheaper.

I thought we made it clear before

that you're not welcome here.

Oh, you made that clear enough.

May need a little help.

Just what kind of help

you think you'd get from us?

Well, now the way I see

it, we got two choices.

We can wait here until it gets dark,

or you fellas can make a tighter circle

and I can get up outa here.

Would you please throw me

the towel off my saddle bag?

I think you've stalled

around long enough.

[Stranger] Money for the new clothes

is over there on the bench.

How'd you get the stuff, anyway?

Just go in my store and take it?

[Stranger] Nope.

Your lovely daughter got them for me.

You mean my Jody was out here when you...

[Stranger] No, of course not.

We were over there,

talking about the Indian.

Joe Dakota.

She ran inside and locked the door.

(water splashing)

[Adam] Hold it.

I'm afraid I got the water pretty soapy.

Are you gonna get on that horse,

or are we gonna make other plans for you?

I don't suppose any of you boys

like to tell me where the

old man went, would you?

Nope, I didn't think you would.

(ominous orchestral music)

("Flower of San Antone"

ballad harmonica music)

(upbeat western orchestral music)

(somber woodwind music)

(tom toms thrumming)

(laughter)

[Cal] I don't think

we'll be bothered with him

coming around here again.

[Aaron] He sure don't discourage easy,

I'll say that for him.

[Jim] I don't feel right about it, Cal.

I think we handled that fella all wrong.

Jim, you worry too much.

You know, if you go on like

this, you won't be able

to shave yourself, let

alone your customers.

I don't know, Cal.

Rosa and me's been talking.

It seemed to us our town is a'changed.

It used to be a nice,

friendly place, but no more.

Used to be a friendly

people, open, kind.

We're still the same people.

Ah, but we're not the same people.

Look at what we do to that man today.

And look at what we do to Cal.

Just a little while ago.

When he's coming, we say, come in.

Sit down, have a glass of wine.

We shake his hand, we

listen to his talkin'

nice and friendly-like.

That's because you were friendly.

And because you did listen to me

when I told you about

the oil on Dakota's farm,

we're all partners in a

venture that will make us rich.

That's why we have to be

careful about outsiders.

You know, no other stranger would walk in

and give you an oil well.

He'd only trying to take it away from you.

But that is not the reason

we throw this fellow out today.

It's because we're scared.

We're scared somebody's

gonna find out the truth

about what we do.

We so scared, we, we don't

even wanna talk to each other.

We're not scared of that, Mark.

We only did what we had to do.

I don't think any of us

should be ashamed of it.

We did it to keep this a

good town, a friendly town.

But it's nobody else's business.

And we have to see that it stays that way.

Forget it, Mark, you'll have

plenty of time to be friendly

when that well comes in.

When we get our hands

on some of that money.

That's the day I'm waiting for!

I might even buy me a shave!

You have to talk to my assistant.

(laughter)

Well, even without help, Jim,

you're the unbusiest man in town.

How much longer we gonna have to wait?

Cal says it could come in any time.

Mark, let's have round of drinks on me.

I didn't realize it was so soon.

Just like I've been telling Bertha.

Little farmers like me

ain't gonna get rich

no matter how many times

we pick up and move on.

But this time, I think

we're located to stay.

It's gonna be real nice for Sis, too.

Ethel never was pretty enough

to catch herself a husband.

She deserves something outa life.

I think maybe I talk too much.

Come on, bring your glasses,

wine is on the house.

(dramatic orchestral music)

(water splashing)

(Jody humming "Flower of San Antone")

(upbeat orchestral music)

Ho.

Come on.

You go on, I'll be over in a minute.

How do you do, honey?

I saw you outside a minute ago.

Did you go for a walk today?

Jody, wouldn't you feel better

if you came out to the

well once in awhile?

I'd stay here.

Jody, this is ridiculous, you

can't go on not talking to me.

(stranger whistling

"Flower of San Antone")

What's that?

(whistling continues)

[Jody] I knew he'd come back.

What'd you say?

[Jody] I knew he'd come back.

(whistling continues)

He told you this?

[Jody] No, he didn't

tell me, I just knew.

Well, he's gonna be sorry he did.

You stay here.

Sure is quite a town.

It's always empty, except

for one pretty girl.

You're a different pretty girl.

Where's Jody?

Never mind about my sister.

If you think this town is empty,

you're in for an unpleasant surprise.

Wait a minute, I'll go with you.

Cal, Cal, he's back!

[Stranger] Glass of wine, please.

(somber orchestral music)

Wait a minute, Mark.

Thank you.

I don't think he'll be around

long enough to drink that.

[Stranger] Maybe I won't, at that.

You answer a couple of

simple questions for me,

maybe I can leave you for good.

[Cal] Let's hear the questions.

All right, where's the Indian?

The old man, you know, as Jody put it.

[Cal] The Indian doesn't

live here any more.

You mean, he left town?

[Cal] Yeah, he left.

When did he leave?

Oh, two weeks ago, maybe, maybe more.

[Stranger] Where'd he go?

He didn't say.

Do you know where I can find him?

[Cal] No.

Does anyone know where I can find him?

No.

Well, looks like I'll just have to

stick around for awhile.

For what?

Maybe I like it here.

It's a pretty little town.

Nice people, friendly.

Why don't all you folks

have a drink with me?

Why not?

Let's have drink with him.

You remember what Mark told us last night?

Let's show him how friendly we really are.

Where?

Why don't you and Adam see if our friend

would like to join your club?

Sure, Cal.

That's a fine idea.

Of course, it's a pretty exclusive club.

Yeah, but we're always

lookin' for new members.

And if you plan to stay around here,

you'd better join, it's

the only club in town.

Sounds interesting.

Who's in your club?

Just us.

Me and Aaron.

What do you do?

Oh, we drink, mostly.

[Adam] Yeah, drinking club.

[Stranger] I'm in favor of that.

[Aaron] Only we play

a little game, first.

[Adam] To see who buys the drinks.

But I already offered to buy.

No, that'd spoil all the fun.

And it's against the rules.

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