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were strong enough

to break down a door.

You sent him.

You are the pig.

S, I sent him.

And next time I will tell him

not to stop.

Next time I will tell him

to bring these two along.

Next time?

S.

Next time you think

to run away from Chuy Medina

in Ojo Prieto, or anywhere.

Put that light out.

Put out that damn light.

If you holler once,

I'm gonna blow your arms off.

Who are you?

I'm looking for a horse

with spots on his rump.

Remember?

Come out of there.

Come the hell out of there.

Move over there.

Sit down.

Now you're going

down them stairs

and mount up.

You're gonna walk my horse

out of town real slow

and I'm gonna be behind you,

staring at your spine

in case you just don't

twitch the right way.

I am not permitted

to ride alone.

Chuy knows I

would never come back.

I can get a lady

to tell me lies

better than that one,

only costs me

a dollar and a half.

I am telling you the truth.

They will stop me

and find you.

Maybe.

But you cost me that horse

and you're gonna

get it back for me.

I am sorry for

what happened in Ojo Prieto.

I know you

do not believe that.

But you must believe

that if I do as you ask,

you will die.

Please, go.

Trini!

I must go.

If I do not go down,

they will come up.

They will kill you.

Trini!

We have been waiting for you.

You gringos take

so much trouble

to go somewhere,

and then you are in

such a hurry to leave.

Come in.

Have a drink with us.

Come. Venga.

You like my cantina?

Mi casa es su casa.

Tequila.

Amig0, forgive me,

you always did

prefer the cognac, no?

I don't mind.

Sit down.

Wouldn't hurt if I

took my hat off, would it?

Make yourself comfortable.

Salud.

Cigarr0?

I don't believe so.

I've got my own smokes.

The last time I

see you, se0r,

you were very drunk.

Do you remember?

I remember taking a cold bath

and getting

hung up to dry like

a pair of

stinking old underwear.

You have humor.

It is very good.

Our lives would be

very sad without it.

Another drink, se0r.

You don't want to

see me drunk again,

do you?

No.

I just think that

maybe now

you are afraid

to be in Cocatlan.

Hmm?

A little bit?

Yeah. A little bit.

Buen0.

But then,

I never was too much afraid

of a horse thief.

Do not be impolite, se0r.

I was thinking,

that day when I hanged

you up on the gate

and I made you an invitation

to come to Cocatlan,

I did not think you would

accept my invitation.

Se0r.

Why did you do

such a stupid thing?

Well...

Suppose a fellow

came into your backyard

and made a damn

fool out of you.

Stole your horse.

What would you do?

I would kill him.

But I do not expect

that you will try that

here in Cocatlan.

Hmm?

Well, I'll tell you something,

Mr. Medina.

I don't know you

and I don't like you.

But I didn't come

here to kill you.

If that'd been

any other horse,

I wouldn't have

made a fuss about it.

But that Indian pony

is a whole lot

of things to me.

And, uh, if I don't

leave here with it,

I'm not gonna

leave here without it.

All right.

I'll give you a chance.

Do you have strong arms?

Yeah.

As strong as mine,

do you think?

Yeah.

Then you think you can

force my arm down, no?

Yeah.

Then you'll have your chance.

Do you know alacranes, se0r?

These are from Durango.

Perhaps you do not know that

the scorpion of

Durango is very deadly.

In Mjic0,

everything must be

stronger to live.

We will use these.

Because if you

wish your horse,

you will have to kill me.

I have done this

many times, se0r.

It is always I

have never lost.

But it is possible.

Is it?

If I lose, se0r,

I fill my belly with tequila

and I die with my woman.

If you lose, se0r,

what is your wish?

A priest?

We have no priests

in Cocatlan.

But we have a church.

If you lose, se0r,

I will see to it personally

that you die in the church.

Buen0?

I'm not worried about losing.

I'm just thinking about

what's gonna happen if I win.

Hmm?

I said, I'm worried about

what happens if I win.

Lazaro,

the gring0 is

afraid for his life,

if he should win.

Lazaro, if I lose,

bring him his horse

and escort him

safely away from Cocatlan.

Now, we begin.

The sleeve, se0r.

The scorpion

prefers the skin.

Hmm?

Se0r, many

generations of the Medina

have defended

Cocatlan with their hands.

Before my family,

you gringos come

and take horses, gold,

women, whatever you wish.

Now, se0r,

because of the Medina,

it is we who take things

and bring them

back to Cocatlan.

I gave you your chance.

Adis, amig0.

Good?

Hmm?

Is he alive?

I do not know. He was.

We have looked everywhere.

She is not in Cocatlan.

She must have

gone with the gring0.

Find them.

Muy bien, Chuy.

It is a grave

I have dug for myself.

One day when I

am tired of living,

I will come here

for a long rest.

Go down.

I must cover you both.

But it is a grave.

That is a word.

This is a place of safety.

You must hide here now.

Come.

Where are we?

Ramos says you must be quiet.

How long have we been here?

Most of the night.

Ramos says we

will be safe here

for a little while.

Where is the old man?

He is in his hut.

Did you haul me here?

Yes.

Thanks.

You must drink this.

As much as you can.

Ramos made it from herbs.

You've done about

all for me that you can.

You better get on back now.

No.

If you go back now,

you might have to

take a bad licking,

but he's not gonna kill you.

You're too

good- looking to kill.

I do not go back.

Will you bring me with you

just to the border?

Lady...

I, uh...

I can't even

bring my horse back.

I've come a long way

to wind up in this hole.

I probably won't

get more than 5 feet

if I ever get out of it.

If he catches you

trying to make

a run for it with me,

you won't have

hardly any time

to say your prayers

before he'll

open up your back.

You're better off

staying here in Mexico.

You've got some

pretty dresses

and you've got

some grub coming in.

You've got it

a whole lot better

than most of

the women I know.

I was 15 when my

father sold me to Chuy.

We were poor.

I was the only girl.

Chuy promised my father

that I would be his woman

and have a good life.

When I left,

my mother gave me

her wedding dress.

I thought I would be

married in a church

with a priest

and all the pretty robes,

three rings,

silk cord

around our shoulders.

But there was

no priest in Cocatlan.

And I learned what

the good life was.

When Chuy's finished with me,

he will give me

to his pist0ler0s

like the other girls.

I will not go back to that.

I would rather be dead.

All right.

We'll give her a try.

Buenas n0ches, se0r.

What can old Ramos

do for you?

Old Ramos will not

live to be any older

unless he tells me

where they are.

Where they are, se0r?

The two who came here together

on one horse.

Two on one horse?

The gring0 guy,

the hembra linda.

The pretty one.

Horse tracks.

Oh...

I have sheep,

se0r, and goats.

These tracks are the same

as the ones we found

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