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MAVERICK:

(long pause --then,

whispered)

Human.

JOSEPH:

(in English)

What the hell am I doing? Son of

a b*tch.

MAVERICK:

(looks around)

Anybody catch that?

No one seems to.

MAVERICK:

(up to Joseph in

Indian -subtitled)

You're doing great --Point your

finger around at everybody and

speak angry.

JOSEPH:

his long finger taking in everyone down below. Fury

comes from his throat.

JOSEPH:

(Lots of Indian Ad Libs about

Annabelle.)

MAVERICK:

Really worried now.

MAVERICK:

If someone passes the Indian

Bravery test, he won't kill the

rest of us.

(beat)

But one of us has to go with him.

ANNABELLE:

What's the Indian Bravery Test?

MAVERICK:

He says he cuts off both hands -if

you don't make a sound, you pass.

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COOP:

Both hands?

COOP:

MAVERICK:

up to Joseph.

MAVERICK:

(subtitled)

Hold up one finger and holler

some.

JOSEPH:

As he does what he's told, he seems like a figure out of

myth.

ANNABELLE AND COOP

staring at Maverick, waiting.

JOSEPH:

*

as suddenly he starts laughing and talking.

JOSEPH:

(subtitled)

I never did anything like this

before --it's fun.

MAVERICK:

quickly explaining -MAVERICK

They're laughing about the pain to

come --he loves to see suffering -*

ANNABELLE:

(glancing up)

--you can tell that just by

looking at him -MAVERICK

Can't you tell? Blood thirsty

savage.

*

*

*

JOSEPH:

firing his weapon at the skies again, shrieking louder

than ever.

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MAVERICK:

MAVERICK:

(up to Joseph,

subtitled)

--don't overdo it.

*

JOSEPH:

(subtitled)

Who's the girl, she's pretty?

MAVERICK:

(subtitled)

Point to her, say you want her.

JOSEPH:

(subtitled)

I do want her, is she available?

MAVERICK:

(subtitled)

Look at her passionately --scream

with lust -JOSEPH

doing as he's told --it's very clear he's hot for her.

And other chant "Goldilocks." *

MAVERICK:

going bravely to a frightened Annabelle.

Indian and then corrects himself.

He speaks in *

*

MAVERICK:

I'll die before I let him touch

you -ANNABELLE

--There's too many --even you

can't protect me -MAVERICK

--don't show fear --it drives

them crazy -(

to Coop)

We've got to end this before it

gets bad --it's got to be one of

us -*

COOP:

He nods.

talk -There

is a long silence. Then he starts to *

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COOP:

I'll go. It's my turn --I

almost got you killed twice

already.

CLOSEUP -MAVERICK

He shakes his head.

MAVERICK:

I can't do the things you can.

Take care of the women and the

children. I gotta go with them.

But it's okay --third time lucky.

ANNABELLE:

staring at Maverick. The bravest words she ever heard

have just been spoken.

ANNABELLE:

Bret -

MAVERICK:

(to Joseph -subtitled)

One more minute and I'm coming.

And on that -

COOP:

leaves to get a horse.

ANNABELLE:

And it's clear in her eyes --she doesn't want him to go.

MAVERICK:

(soft; brave)

I liked it just now when you

called me Bret. Listen to me

now.

ANNABELLE:

What? What, dear Bret?

MAVERICK:

When you're going to bluff, don't

flick your fingernails against

your front teeth. That's the

second giveaway you've got to

work on.

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INDIAN:

Is he always this slow?

ANNABELLE:

(coming apart)

Even at a moment like this,

you're thinking of others.

JOSEPH:

You should see him playing cards.

Annabelle grabs and kisses Maverick.

MAVERICK:

Goodbye, my lady.

Coop has arrived with his horse.

horse.

Maverick gets on his

MAVERICK:

You were right, Coop. I never

felt better in my life than I do

right now.

COOP:

Take care of yourself.

MAVERICK:

See, now when they cut my hands

off, my lucky shirt'll fit

again...

And he mounts his horse, rides up toward his fate as

we -73

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74 EXT. WAGON TRAIN -AREA #2 -LONG SHOT -MORNING 74

of the entire wagon train watching Maverick go.

every one of them desperately moved. HOLD...

Each and

75 EXT. HILL ABOVE WAGON TRAIN -JOSEPH -MORNING 75

as Maverick reaches him.

JOSEPH:

(in English now -he

speaks well)

What was all that?

MAVERICK:

(at same time)

What's with the drums

and the war paint?!

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MAVERICK & JOSEPH

(together)

Tell you later.

MAVERICK:

I could die happy right now...

Maverick turns back to wagon train, throwing a heroic

wave. Everyone rides off in a cloud of dust.

76 EXT. INDIAN VILLAGE -DAY 76

Maverick and Joseph near a large teepee. Joseph is

clearly the leader of his tribe and his teepee reflects

this. Gorgeous skins as rugs, gorgeous feather headdresses

hanging from the walls.

Joseph is helping Maverick test a brand new bipedal

machine --a primitive bicycle.

JOSEPH:

Gotta pedal... gotta pedal.

MAVERICK:

Where did you get this piece of

junk?

JOSEPH:

I won it off a Russian in a card

game.

MAVERICK:

I think I prefer horses.

Maverick falls.

MAVERICK:

What are you laughing at?

JOSEPH:

It's never been ridden before.

MAVERICK:

It's so beautiful here.

do pick the spots.

You sure

JOSEPH:

(nods)

Too beautiful --next time when you

people drive us out, I'm going to

find a nice piece of swampland -something

so awful you'll leave us

the hell alone.

They AD LIB as they head for the teepees.

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EXT. TEEPEE -LATER

Joseph walks to Maverick at the fire with a bowl of food.

JOSEPH:

Here.

MAVERICK:

That good?

JOSEPH:

Don't whistle.

The WAR DRUMS start.

MAVERICK:

Why the drums? And the warpaint?

The horses?

JOSEPH:

We had a rotten harvest so when

this Russian Archduke came along

... That's where I got the bike...

He wanted to see the 'real West' -

(shrugs)

--I said okay. He pays well. We

go whooping around in warpaint

like idiots and beat those stupid

drums. It's getting on my nerves.

(shakes his head)

He likes me to speak like we're

supposed to in books.

(the cliche Indian

now)

'How, white man.'

(beat)

You people are such a**holes.

And now he lapses into silence. Not a happy man.

MAVERICK:

Don't get so down --it's not like

you're married to him. He'll be

gone and you'll have the money.

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