More Dead Than Alive

Do everything

just like I told you, old man,

and you'll live to make some more

of these bone boxes.

Open the gates!

Hey, Jonas!

Hope you made 'em extra long.

We got a couple of big ones.

Bring 'em out.

Keep cool, old man.

Graber, look at that.

Ned Cawley, Frank Graber...

Joe Maxwell, Jesse Barton.

You've been found guilty of murder

in the first degree...

...by the people

of the territory of Arizona

and on this thirteenth day

of January

in the year of Our Lord 1891...

I am hereby ordered

by this warrant to have you...

hanged until dead.

You boys wanna make a...

You boys wanna make a statement?

Hurry it up, fat boy.

We have a date in hell for dinner.

Shut up.

Why don't you go...

Hang the warden,

hang the warden,

hang the warden,

hang the warden...

Shut up!

Shut up in there!

Quiet! Cut it out!

Shut up in there!

This one's holding on.

Can't last much longer, though.

You're gonna see a lot of men

hang before you get out of here, Wes.

Oh, yeah?

You've been good to me

in this hole, Cain, and I like you.

But let me tell you this.

I ain't gonna sit in here

for 18 years and rot like you did.

No pen can hold

Luke Santee's brother.

You'll see.

It's all done.

Bring out the wagon.

Swing the wagon over

to the gallows.

I'm gonna fill these things up.

They're already filled!

Come on, Luke, over here!

Luke, Luke,

come on down this way.

Here I am!

- Hurry up!

- Damn it! Come on down here, Luke!

You've each got six shells apiece, boys.

Make 'em count!

Come on, Luke!

Boy, am I glad to see you, Luke!

Go for the gate!

Go for the gate!

Gimme the gun!

Go for the gate!

Come on, Cain.

We can use a man like you.

Don't do it, kid, even if you make it

out of here, they'll get you.

Wes!

Hank, get over here!

Cain...

you bastard!

You dirty bastard!

Cain's a rehabilitated man.

Well, that's a credit to you

and your institution, Warden.

Oh, no, it's a credit to Cain.

And that's why the court saw fit

to release him.

Cain will never

pick up a gun again.

The hell he won't!

He'll have to.

Cain spent half his life right there

in the cell where loud mouth is standing.

Cain was a tough kid

when he came here in '73.

Now he's a mellowed man

with dreams

of making an honest life for himself.

Do you have any idea

where he might have gone?

Why don't you try Las Rinas?

It's the nearest town.

Hey, look out!

Bobby?

Bobby, bring those crates

right over here.

- Can I help you?

- No.

Hey, whatcha doin', mister?

I'm just looking, son.

Never seen you around here before.

You just passing through?

I don't know.

Are you a cowboy?

No.

- A miner?

- Nope.

It's Ruffalo!

All right, ladies and gentlemen.

Step right up.

Hurry, hurry, hurry.

See the spectacular shootin' show

and death display.

See the world's greatest gunslinger.

His firearm's first fiddle, folks.

He's a sharp one, folks.

He's a shootin' shark!

And see the world-famous collection

of macabre curios inside.

The little lump of lead

that was removed

from Jesse James' back.

And the number noose

that nicked Nick Norris's nasty nape!

It's the biggest little show

in the territory.

And no lesser person than the great

Mr. Twain himself said, "It's the best!"

All right, step right up,

ladies and gentlemen.

Now here's your change, sir.

Thank you very much.

All right, thank you, go right in.

There's plenty of room for everybody.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is one of the

best shows you've ever seen in your life.

There you go, two of you.

Enjoy yourself.

Thank you very much.

Don't miss the shootin', kid.

Don't miss the death display!

Betcha never thought

you'd see that again, did you, Cain?

No, I...

I never did.

I won it in a poker game.

I heard you were gettin' out and...

Well, I hoped

that our paths might cross.

I figured you might be lookin' for a job.

Well, I am, mister, but...

Not Mr. Butt, Mr. Ruffalo.

Dan Ruffalo.

Listen, Cain,

I have a proposition for you.

If your proposition involves this,

I ain't interested.

Oh, now, don't be so hasty, man.

I think you might like

what I have to say. Sit down.

- Have a little drink?

- Yeah.

I know how tough it is

for guys like you to find a job.

It's a shame folks feel the way they do

about people who've served a little time,

but, well, it's a fact.

And I might help you.

What do you mean?

Well, I've got a pretty good

little business drummed up

in this here territory.

You can hear that.

Billy and me,

we make pretty good money.

And the work ain't hard and...

Well, I kinda figured you might have

a hankering to... join up with us.

What do you need me for?

Well, you know, I kinda figured

that folks might enjoy seeing Killer...

There, you see?

I almost said Killer Cain,

well, damn it all, I did say it.

Killer Cain.

I think people might really have

something to talk about if they could...

Well, if they could see you...

...using this notched Colt of yours.

Yeah, I see what you mean, but...

No, thanks.

I know you mean well,

but I just ain't interested.

There's good money in it.

I just don't want to be

around guns, mister.

I think you can understand why.

Well, what do you figure

on doing then?

Oh, I don't know, I...

I'll find work.

Cain, listen to me.

The West is...

a lot different than it was back in '73,

when you were part of it.

A whole lot different.

The railroad and the telegraph,

they've changed everything...

or almost everything.

The only fact that you can be sure of

is that you're Cain.

A man to be feared.

Certainly not trusted.

No, it's gonna be real rough for you

to find a job.

It is for all ex-cons.

Well, maybe you've noticed

that men don't wear guns anymore,

unless they're on the road.

No, things have

settled down out here.

And that makes for a lot of...

Easterners coming out west.

And there ain't

enough jobs for them.

Let alone, you.

I hope you're wrong, mister.

I ain't.

They didn't like me,

they love me.

Billy.

This here is Killer Cain.

This is...

This is the man, right here?

The genuine article.

Thanks for the drink, Ruffalo.

I guess I better get going

and find some work.

Sorry we couldn't make a deal.

Say, I'm sure glad to have met you.

All right, men, form a group.

Right around here.

I need four men only.

Big and strong.

You, there.

You.

You.

You there with no hat on.

I'm sorry, Cain, it's...

it's company policy.

Let's go, men.

Hey, mister.

I see you're looking for work.

- I sure am.

- See that wagon?

Two bucks if you drive it

to Cragston's mine.

Put the stuff inside, and I'll give you

another two bucks when you get back.

You know where it's that?

You just point me

in the right direction.

Morning!

I wanna be able to do this again.

You're gonna have it

a lot rougher out

than you did in.

Hello!

Anybody here?

I just needed a little water. I...

I didn't mean any harm.

I hollered but nobody answered.

I...

I guess I don't look too good.

I had a little accident.

May I?

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