Love Me Tender Page #5

- No need to be testy.

I'm just trying to be friendly.

The war's over, or ain't you heard?

It don't seem like it. Ransacking

our house, tearing the barn apart.

Don't know why you can't

leave decent folks alone.

Decent folks don't go around stealing

money or holding up trains, do they?

We got orders, ma'am. Nobody's to

leave here without being searched first.

Well, go ahead. Search me.

Well, if anybody asks,

you tell them I searched.

I don't wanna get in no trouble.

(CLATTERS)

Cathy!

Cathy, what are you doing here?

I brought the money. Where're the others?

They're waiting. We'll give it back,

then they'll let us go free, we hope.

But they don't know that.

They got orders to shoot you on sight.

Then I've got to get to Siringo first.

Clint rode into town to say I was coming.

So give me the money and we'll...

- (HORSES GALLOPING)

- Wait! Don't move.

(GUNSHOT)

(GUNSHOTS)

- You all right?

- I'm all right.

If we can get across that swamp, there's

a place you can hide. Willing to try?

They didn't see us. Come on.

(GRUNTS)

And after you've given the money

back, will you still go away?

Yeah.

It won't help, Vance.

We won't ever forget each other.

You and I know that, Cathy.

But nobody else must ever know.

BRETT:
You see Siringo?

CLINT:
Yeah.

BRETT:
What'd he have to say?

CLINT:
He agreed.

He said to bring the money

before dark and he'd drop charges.

- What about us?

- All of you.

But he says you gotta take a chance

riding in because Kincaid don't trust you.

And he can't get word to him.

- Vance should've been here by now.

- That's what we figured.

I ran into old Jethro. He said Vance

came to his place a little after daylight.

Kincaid's men were watching our place

so he sent Jethro to fetch the money

and Cathy took it from him

and rode out to meet Vance.

- Is that the girl from the farm?

- That's right. She's my wife.

- Your wife?

- She was Vance's girl.

Go ahead, Clint.

What else old Jethro have to say?

The soldiers jumped him

and they had to male a run for it.

- Didn't Cathy come back home?

- No.

GAVIN:
Probably rode a long way

by this time.

Yeah. In any direction.

- What do you mean by that?

- He's got all the money now, ain't he?

What are you trying to say,

that Vance would double-cross us?

Not only us. Didn't you know

he was crazy about your wife?

BRETT:
You're wrong, Mike.

- Yes, he liked Cathy once. That ended...

- Why are you lying? We know better.

He carried her picture all through the war.

Said he was gonna marry her.

GAVIN:
It's about time somebody

opened your eyes, kid. He wanted her.

- And now he's run away with her.

- KELSO:
And with our money.

They probably had it all figured out.

Clint! Clint, wait a minute!

Come on, Ray. We gotta

find them before he does.

They could all be in on this. Come on.

Nobody knows about this place

except Brett and Ray.

We used it on hunting trips when we

were boys. You'll be safe here.

It's you I'm worried about. You got no

way of knowing what Siringo told Clint.

If it's no, they'll kill you.

That's a chance I gotta take.

Clint will be waiting for me at the mill.

- What'll you do if he isn't?

- Go into town, give him back the money.

So you stay here

and I'll send somebody for you by nightfall.

Vance?

What makes you so sure

they're headed west?

You ain't in cahoots on this, by any

chance, trying to throw us off the trail?

Why not? Then you brothers lose us

and join them. That could be the plan.

Fools! Think I'd send my wife out

at the risk of getting shot?

Maybe not. If all this about her

and Vance is put on

you still got us to settle with.

Ain't nothing put on with them, I'll bet

you. They put one over on all of us.

- Shut up! I don't wanna hear no more.

- Then find him. And fast.

Don't worry,

I've got more reason than you have.

If he finds him, he won't even

wait to listen. He's half crazy now.

Vance wouldn't run out on us.

He's probably hiding out until we...

Hey, hold on. I know where

he might be. Let them ride on.

I was right. That's Cathy's mare.

Then he went to the mill

to meet you and the others,

taking the money with him.

When he doesn't find you there,

he'll go into town to face it alone.

Yeah, we figured that's how it was.

Look, Cathy, something's come up

you gotta know about.

- Clint thinks you run off with Vance.

- Well, I did. I told you...

No, I don't mean like that.

Clint thinks you left him for good.

Well, that's not true!

Whoever put that idea in his head?

Gavin's bunch. They think

Vance took the money and you.

I tried to reason, but he wouldn't listen.

He's out of his mind with jealousy.

If he finds Vance now,

there's no telling what he'll do.

- Well, let me talk to him. Where is he?

- Come on, we'll try and find him.

What more proof do we want?

Your brothers cut loose to join them.

I told you they was all in this together,

Mike. This one's leading us on.

You'll see if I am.

All I wanna do is to find him

if it takes the rest of my life.

CATHY:
Clint.

- Where is he?

- Better listen to her, Clint.

Listen careful.

CATHY:
You don't believe

what they told you, do you?

Nobody had to tell me. I've always known.

This just plain showed me.

- Clint, let me tell you. Listen...

- Quit lying to me, Cathy!

I believed all your lies,

like you wanted.

Like the night you stood at our window

crying, saying it was a bad dream.

Then yesterday when you ran from me

because of what Vance said.

No, Clint, listen, and let me...

- Stop it, Clint! Give her a chance!

- For what, to deny it? She can't!

Go on, say it, Cathy. Say I'm lying!

Say he weren't your lover!

Say you ain't laid awake

every night thinking of him!

Wishing I was Vance! Wishing you'd

waited for him and never married me!

Shut up! There ain't none of it so.

Tell me he hasn't held you!

Tell me he hasn't kissed you!

- Stop it, Clint, you're hurting me!

- You can't say it because it's true!

- You're lying! You love him!

- No! Stop it!

- CLINT:
You're lying! You love him!

- Stop!

I know you do! You're lying.

I ought to kill you.

You're crazier than a mad duck!

- You would've killed her!

- CLINT:
What're you trying to do?

You know what you meant

to each other well as I do!

You're just trying to protect her, that's all.

Get up here.

Hold it, Ray.

Come on, now.

You're going home.

I want you to go back where we found you.

I want you to wait for Vance

in case he returns.

Warn him what happened.

Tell him to stay there.

Now get out of here. Go on!

I sent her home. Now you're going

into town with us. Now get mounted!

Hold it, Brett.

They're lying to you, Clint,

about her going home.

She's heading back to him.

We gotta follow her.

That's a lie! Vance is on his way

to Hanna's mill to try and find us.

With the money to meet Siringo,

like he promised.

You think we're gonna swallow that?

Pardee, get their guns.

Give Clint back his gun.

Now, Clint, you can do what you want.

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