Love Me Tender Page #4

this morning on some lying charge.

It was a lie, wasn't it?

- Sure, it was.

- Where'd they take them?

To town. Tonight they're going

on a train to Tyler to stand trial.

- Let's get going.

- CLINT:
Wait! I'm going with you!

Clint! Clint!

We've gotta stop him

before something happens.

Who are you men? How do we know

you're friends of Vance?

Don't worry, miss.

We know you well enough.

You're Cathy.

Vance must've showed us your picture

a thousand times.

Ain't it natural that his brother

wants to help us get him free?

Good night, miss.

(TRAIN WHISTLING)

I understand how you might feel

about this money.

Even if they don't identify you,

they can still send you to prison.

The three of you.

I don't want to send you boys to prison.

All I want is to recover the money.

I'll make you a fair proposition.

You tell me you'll give me the money back

and I give you my word we'll drop

the charges. Forget the whole thing.

This is your last chance.

If they identify you tomorrow,

you'll get 10 years.

Even if they should let you go,

you'll be watched for the rest of your life.

The money'd do you no good.

I know you've got it.

Here's the $20 bill

you spent at that crossroad store.

(CHUCKLES)

You know, it's funny.

If the war had gone the other way,

you might have been questioning

him instead of me.

Well, what do you say?

We haven't got all of it. Only our shares.

Where's the rest?

I don't know.

That's no good. We want it all.

I'm willing to do what you say, but we

can't give you more than we've got.

Then we've got no deal.

Sit still, mister. Don't make any moves.

Sit down, or you'll get shot.

Get his gun, Ray.

Get his gun and keys

and unlock those cuffs.

(GUNSHOT)

Stop the train at that water tower!

Go on, grab the brakes!

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(GUNSHOT)

Get out, quick! Sit down!

Keep your seats and nobody'll get hurt.

Sit down!

- Listen, Mike...

- Get out, Vance. Sit down!

Pardee!

(GUNSHOTS)

Get out!

- Clint, what the devil are you doing here?

- You didn't think I'd let you down?

Get mounted and get out of here!

(GRUNTING)

CONDUCTOR:
They got away!

KINCAID:
We've got to get back

to Bedford as fast as possible.

Conductor, telegraph descriptions

of these six men

to the surrounding counties.

Leave orders to shoot on sight.

- They're armed.

- CONDUCTOR:
Yes, sir.

Engineer, get up there and back

this train into Bedford.

- Yes, sir.

- I can't believe the Reno boys

planned the getaway.

You saw their faces.

They were surprised as we were.

Believe what you like. I say they knew.

They had everything timed

to the split second.

Don't you agree, Mr. Siringo?

It certainly looks that way, major,

but I'm not sure I can agree with you.

If the escape was planned,

why would Vance confess to me?

That's what I mean. He was...

What are you trying to do, defend this man?

Look, you had your chance and you failed.

Now I'm gonna get him my way.

And the money.

All right, Clint. Get on back home

where you belong.

Why?

You heard me, get going

before somebody sees you.

That's a lot of thanks for helping you.

I didn't want your help. None of you.

- You was being took to prison.

- I could've made a deal with Siringo.

- Now he'll be gunning for us.

- We got a head start.

We'll be halfway to the Mississippi

by morning.

- Head down river, he can't catch us.

- Hold on, hold on.

We're gonna get off the road

and settle this here and now.

Ed, Pardee, Mike.

I led you through four years of fighting,

and I never steered you wrong, did I?

So you ought to know by now that

nobody hates giving up more than I do.

But these Federal men will hound us

until we're all dead or behind bars.

So you did take the payroll!

Why didn't you tell me the truth?

We felt we had a right to it, Clint,

as spoils of war.

We did have a right to it.

You told us that yourself.

What changed your mind?

Siringo and common sense.

He offered to forget the whole thing

if we surrendered the money.

I got a hunch he'll still do it,

in spite of that train holdup.

Nobody was hurt. Nobody was robbed.

I vote we give it back, Vance. A few

thousand dollars ain't worth that risk.

I agree. We've been shot at

enough for one lifetime.

What about you?

You two boys can do as you please.

I'm keeping my share.

- Me too.

- And me.

You'll never get away with it. They'll

organize a manhunt, scour the country.

- They'll shoot you on sight.

- We'll take our chances.

Mike, don't be stupid. There's nothing

in this for you now but trouble.

And the trouble with you is that

you've lost your guts. Come on, boys.

Hold it!

This deal with Siringo is only good

if we turn in all the money.

So if I gotta save your necks too,

that's the way it is.

Get it. And their guns.

Now I'm going back to get our shares.

I'll meet you right after daybreak

at Hanna's mill.

Brett, that means you and Ray too.

How do we know you ain't lying?

Maybe this here Siringo

didn't make you any deal at all.

Yeah, and even if he did,

how good is his word?

I trust it.

Clint.

Nobody knows you're in on this.

Ride into town and tell Siringo

I'll come in with the money,

all of it, tomorrow morning.

And you come to the mill

and give us his answer.

That satisfy you?

What choice have we got?

VANCE:
Go on, Clint. Get going.

And we thought he was our friend.

He is, Mike. Best one you ever had.

(CATTLE MOOING)

We found nothing so far.

If the money's still here,

they must have buried it somewhere.

Martha, if you know where

it is or where the boys are

you better tell us.

But I don't know. They had no money.

And we haven't seen any of them

since you took them off yesterday.

Well, it's the truth.

Why can't you believe us?

We don't know any more

than what you've told us.

- Where's Clint?

- He went into town.

I'm sorry to have to do this, ma'am.

But we're leaving three men

here, day and night.

What for?

Just in case your sons

come back for any reason.

Martha.

VANCE (WHISPERS): Jethro.

Mr. Vance.

- Where'd you come from?

- Don't ask questions, Jethro. Just listen.

We're in bad trouble.

But it may work out if you'll help us.

Well, you know I will, Mr. Vance.

If they do come back,

these men'll shoot them.

We can't stay here and do nothing.

How can we warn them?

We got no idea where they are.

I'm gonna ride into town. There must

be someone there that can help.

- Maybe they won't let you go.

- I can try.

(ROOSTER CACKLES)

Jethro! Jethro, what are you doing here?

Where'd you get that?

Mr. Vance sent me for it, Miss Cathy.

- Where is he?

- Up in my cabin.

- Well, give it to me.

- He said I should bring...

There's a soldier outside, and

if they catch you... Get down!

- Need any help, ma'am?

- No, thank you.

Let me throw the saddle on.

It's too heavy for a girl like you.

I can manage. I do it myself every day.

Which one of these

Reno brothers is your man?

- None of your business!

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