Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story Page #4

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that I knew.

Well, do you know where

Texas Jack is?

I do.

Where?

I'd have to take you there.

Well, lead the way.

What's- what's in it for me?

is you don't get your

privates blown off

by the end of Bonnie's gun.

What're you gonna do with

Nathaniel Reed?

Hmm?

Well, what I'd like to do to him

is I would let Bonnie

cut out his eye and then

i would bury him alive

in a pine box but unfortunately

I've got a mandate from a judge

that says I need to bring in

Texas Jack alive.

Why alive?

Because he ain't killed

no one yet.

At least not in public view.

What if I had a way

for you to kill him

and not get the judge pissed?

I'm listening.

What if... Texas Jack was

a murderer

as opposed to just

being a thief?

That's when you'd be justified

in killing him in public,

it being self defense and all.

Ok, keep going.

I can make Nathaniel Reed

the most wanted fugitive

in four states.

$5,000 reward, dead or alive.

You can have your eye

from Texas.

Hell, you can have both eyes.

Return him to the judge

however you see fit,

we get our reward,

and I would just ask a mere 20

percent and my life, of course.

Go on.

I'll plan two stage robberies.

I'll do the killing

at the first one.

The second one,

you catch him in the act,

there'd be no questions.

You're pretty quick at turning

your back on your friend.

No.

Nathaniel Reed's my friend.

Texas Jack ain't no friend

of mine.

You know what?

Ok.

But if you double cross me,

i will... I will... finish.

So don't let that happen.

This plan?

When?

Let's make it two weeks time.

so the murders can be blamed

on Texas Jack.

Mr, katchem!

Hey.

What the hell, frank?

You- you are one backstabbin'

two-bit, pony-faced, skull

duggerish fella, Suzie!

I appreciate them attributes.

Now, you get like a dog,

and we're gonna be following.

Don't even think about it.

Get.

Let's go.

We're following.

Oh my, that is apple pie.

You know how we were talking

about taking the stage

where they have to slow down

and cross Miller's creek?

But that's where they expect us

to do it.

I don't think we should

do it there.

I think we should go back up

the road a couple miles,

take them there.

Fair enough.

Where the hell's frank?

Who the hell knows?

We'll just do this one

without him.

Yeah, well, he was bringing

the ammo.

We may have to go get some.

Fair enough.

Where do I meet you?

Meet me at Miller's

creek crossing.

Whew.

Ok.

What's your name?

Laura Lee.

Why?

Sorry, I thought you were

someone else.

Have a good day.

You too.

Come on.

Any sign of frank?

Not a hair.

Well, so are we gonna wait

for him or what?

No.

Like I said, let's do this

one without him.

Maybe nobody'll get killed.

So you used to live around here,

right?

Yeah.

I shouldn't have come back.

You know, there's something

i gotta tell ya.

It'll have to wait.

They're coming. Let's go.

Come on.

Whoa!

Hey, now!

I'll be taking that scatter gun.

That's good.

Gimme that pistol.

Thank you.

Hey, there ain't nothin' here.

Where is it?

Where's what, mister?

What's your name?

Clint Harrison.

Clint, I used to drive for

an express company myself

way back in the day.

How long you been doin' it?

Nine years.

Hmm.

Well, I got stopped one night.

A bunch of fellas were gonna

try to separate me

from my gold cargo and me bein'

young and dumb

I pulled my iron.

If you pull that pistol

I'm gonna draw on you

and I'm faster than you are,

i promise you, easy.

It'll work.

Sid, take the fella's pistol.

Thank you.

Now where is it?

It's not here.

Put your pistol under his chin.

why are you so squirrley?

Heavenly

father, hallowed be thy-

hey! What'd you say?

Hey, god ain't here today,

friend.

We ain't the real hands.

We were hired to ride here.

Who hired you?

Us Marshall Calhoun.

Now, you got the bolt on us

by a couple miles.

You got a handful of minutes

before he gets here.

A friendly piece of advice,

Clint.

I think you ought to find

another line of work.

You don't seem to have

the stomach

to work for a murderin' son of

a b*tch like Woody Calhoun.

I never doted on the Marshall

myself,

I'm just workin' to keep bread

on the table.

Where's the real shipment?

The Marshall just hired me

to ride.

He didn't jaw about

the truth or nothin'.

That there is forthright.

You ok?

Yeah, I'm down.

Texas Jack!

I'm a United States Marshall!

Unless you want me to keep

firing on ya,

drop your gun!

Raise your arms in the air,

now!

Throw those guns on the ground!

What're you doin'?

Well, that's not a Nick.

No, it's... it's alright.

Listen, listen.

What I was trying to tell

you before.

Not now, sid.

I seen your wife!

Not now!

When I went into town to get

the ammo I saw your wife.

She's dead!

She ain't dead.

She's alive.

She's dead, sid.

I'm telling you!

I asked her her name.

Laura Lee.

Drop those guns!

Is that her?

It is, isn't it?

I don't know what frank

was sayin', but she's alive.

I seen her, ok?

So you gonna get on my horse

and you gonna ride outta here.

You hear me.!

Ok?

Alright.

Ok, when I count three-

You get on that horse and

you ride, you hear me?

One, two...

Go!

Come on, Calhoun!

What, are you deaf,

Calhoun?

You got nothin', Calhoun!

Come on! Come on!

Don't kill him!

You got nothin'!

You got nothin', Calhoun!

Hi, Nate.

Laura.

Or should I call ya Jack?

Laura.

Frank bell told me

you were dead.

Told me he saw you get shot

in the head.

He told me that he saw them

carry you out

and lay you on the porch.

Well, I ain't dead yet.

And then sid told me

you were alive

and I remember gettin'

on the horse.

I had- I had to get

to you, but...

I don't remember

gettin' here.

How'd I get here?

Hank holiday.

Found you hangin' off

a horse outside of town.

Brought you in.

What are we doing

in this house?

so the doc helped

carry you over.

Thought we lost you there

for a moment.

Doc.

I can't come out here

for a while

so you're gonna have to stop

by the office every day,

pick up some clean bandages

and that ointment.

You get some rest.

Thank you, doc.

Thanks for all your help.

I'll see ya.

What happened with the bank,

and the house?

Somebody bought the house,

lived in it for a while

and disappeared.

It's been empty ever since.

I brought our old blanket.

Tried to make it look like

it did.

So we're breaking the law?

We're trespassing?

Well, you're the expert

in law-breaking.

Laura, if I had known

you were still alive,

I never would have put

my guns back on.

Are you sure about that?

Come in.

Judge.

Marshall.

You know why I'm here?

I can't say that I do.

Marshall Calhoun and that

bounty hunter

have been leaving a trail of

unwarranted bodies behind 'em.

Now, word has it that Calhoun

is your man.

I'm certain Marshall Calhoun

is acting in accordance

with every law.

Well, the governor isn't

as certain I'm afraid.

That's a federal arrest order.

Hmm.

I need you to tell me where

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