Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Page #6

Well, guess you was telling

the truth. Ain't nobody back there.

Where does that staircase lead?

Why don't you find out?

Oh, no.

So as you can get rid of me

while Devlin makes his escape

from the barn?

Hey!

Hey, you!

Hey, you! Stop!

Stop him, somebody!

All right, all right. He got away.

We'll either catch him

or he won't come back.

Either way, we're rid of him.

I'd like to gamble he won't be back.

What about the other two?

Well, get the mayor,

give 'em a trial.

You can't hang 'em without a trial.

Ep, I don't like it.

I've seen 'em, Mr. Clark. The wagons.

That soldier was right. Elam King

has got a shipment coming in.

Thanks, Briggs. Come on, boys.

We got a little business

east of here.

Sheriff? When I get back,

I wanna find this town restored

to law and order.

But Ep! Hanging soldiers!

It ain't legal.

Can't we just keep 'em in jail?

You look after your prisoners.

And you look after the sheriff.

Stands to reason they didn't get

the captain, or he'd be here.

I've been pondering on things

so hard,

I ain't had a chance to think.

Why couldn't you

stick with buttermilk?

- Ready for the trial.

- Trial?

- We ain't even seen a lawyer!

- Looking at one now.

That's him. All right, Mayor.

Court'll come to order.

Guilty or not guilty?

- Wait a minute!

- Not guilty.

- What does the prosecution say?

- Got witnesses.

Saw them and their friend rob

Clark's store and kill Walters.

That so?

- That's right.

- You call this a trial?!

It's the only one you're gonna get.

What does the defence say?

On behalf of my clients,

I withdraw the plea of not guilty

...and throw 'em on the mercy of the court.

- You what?!

Sergeant Maitland, Private Clegg,

I hereby sentence you to hang

by your necks until you're dead.

Same goes for Captain Devlin...

soon as we catch him.

Court's adjourned.

Oh, but Sheriff.

You've gotta listen to reason!

- They can't do this.

- They already done it.

Maybe they'll let

that Nell Garrison tie the knot.

I thought you were

kinda sweet on her.

I could've been.

Johnny? Johnny!

What do you want?

- I've got to talk to you.

- Don't listen to her, Johnny.

- Go away, will you?

- You've talked enough already.

- No, please, Johnny. Listen to me.

Why don't you talk to your friends,

get a good seat for the hanging?

Mr. Massey?

Hi, Nell.

You can't hang those soldiers!

Got to. Clark said that I do.

Anyway, you're the one to blame.

You informed on 'em.

But I didn't know what I was doing.

I didn't realise Ep would hang 'em.

- Oh, it's all wrong.

- Sure it's wrong.

- It's also too late to do anything about it.

- No, it isn't.

We both have been afraid of Ep

too long.

Oh, you've got the keys. Let them go.

I don't wanna be no dead hero, Nell.

You don't have to be.

You can get out of this town.

You could come with us.

- Ep would find us.

- He doesn't own the whole country.

Why do you wanna do this

all of a sudden?

- Conscience?

- Maybe that.

Maybe it's about time something

decent happened in this town.

Nell?

I'm with you. I'll back your play.

You know, it's a big chance

to be taking for me.

I'm not doing it for you.

I'm doing it for me.

Now, listen,

I'm letting you out

So you can shoot us in the back

for trying to escape. Is that it?

I'm doing one right thing

in my life, and this is it.

That's far enough.

Unless you wanna join him.

Come in, Brother.

We've been expecting thee.

Whoa!

- You heading in to Elam King's?

- What's it to you?

Well, if these are his supply wagons,

he asked us to ride you in.

We don't need company.

Just offering to help.

Giddup!

All right.

Hide the wagons in Blackfoot Canyon

and wait till dark.

Then take 'em into town.

- How do you feel, Will?

- I'm hungry.

I thought they gave

a condemned man a last meal.

In this jail,

they charge you for it.

- Well, I ain't got any money.

- You ain't got time to earn any, either.

Everything ready?

All you gotta do is pull the handle.

Wait!

What are you doing here?

Look, we don't want any witnesses.

Don't be a fool, Rafe. You know how

Ep likes everything proper.

I think he'd want the boys to have

a preacher. So I brought one.

Brother Abraham. He'd like to say

a word for the men before they go.

What good's it gonna do 'em?

It won't do 'em any good, but it'll

make the whole thing look better.

Well, maybe they don't want a...

a holy Willie.

I don't think they wanna get hung,

either.

You men wanna say something

to the preacher?

No! Get it over with.

I'd appreciate a last word

before we go.

All right. But make it quick.

Have faith, sayeth the Lord.

And all things will come to thee.

For with faith,

thou canst move mountains.

Or sever the cords of adversity

that have bound thee

to set thee free.

The Lord also sayeth, have patience.

And the reward thou dost deserve

shall come to thee.

If righteousness be on thy side,

So, go thee on thy journey,

comforted by his presence.

And be prepared for what may come.

Amen!

Brothers, as a minister of

the gospel, I've done all that I can.

From now on, thou art on thine own.

Well, Parson. If you're through now,

we'll get on with the hanging.

Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the Earth.

Let us all kneel in prayer.

Let us prayl

Pull the trap!

- If thee is struck on one cheek...

- Turn then the other.

Lift not thy hand in violence!

I can't remember a mention of feet.

Let's move, let's move.

Go on!

You lay back. Lay back.

You're going to be all right.

I feel all right.

I've had this for a long time, but...

...never did any good by it.

You have now.

That's why I feel all right.

Just let me rest a mlnute and I'll...

help you go get Clark.

Might save some lives,

if we get there in time.

- Where?

- He's gone out

to stop King's wagon train.

He'll be surprised when he sees me

come riding in with -

All these people

are depending on me, Captain.

I took their money,

and now I haven't got the supplies.

I've got to find those wagons.

I've got an idea

those wagons might find you.

You were right, Captain.

They're coming in to town now.

- Johnny's keeping an eye on 'em.

- Let's go.

- I'm going with you.

- No. You're staying here,

where you belong.

Priscilla!

You heard what the captain said.

- Did you find the mayor?

- Looks like he left town.

Got scared with the sheriff and

Sanders dead and the soldiers loose.

Ah. We won't see them any more.

Tomorrow, I'll get a new mayor.

And a sheriff.

- There are the wagons.

- Well, get 'em unloaded.

Start unloading. Make it fast.

- We'll come back after the other one.

- You won't have to. I can drive it.

This is no place for you. Go on home.

You can't order me around.

Come on! Giddup!

Where are the wagons?

I'd better get Clark.

Who fired that shot?

Devlin. He's back.

Clark!

It won't work. Like the way

it didn't work for my brother.

Too bad you didn't buy

a better grade of powder, Clark.

Well, this time we'll get through

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