The Duel
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- 2016
- 110 min
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We got them agitated,
didn't we?
You ride with god today.
You know I ain't got
no religion.
Do you not fear
the eternal hell
that awaits you?
I ain't planning
to see it just yet.
Good people of Helena.
Good people of Helena!
I am saddened
because today
Helena loses one
of her true sons.
Now we've cleansed
the Mexican filth
from our city,
but the disease left behind
has infected our civility.
Man:
That's right!
You hear that?
And instead of uniting
against these indignations,
we stand here divided.
Watch yourself, Jesse.
Abraham is trickier
than the devil in the shade.
And so,
on the challenge given
to Abraham brant
from Jesse Kingston,
in the way
of a Helena duel,
are we now assembled?
Take care of my boy
if I fall.
We will.
Gentlemen, come forward.
God made this world, Jesse,
and it pains me little
to send you from it.
You shall pour out
each other's blood
and we will cover it
with dust.
Whomever bleeds
the dirt red the most today,
be forgotten.
You distinguished yourself
honorably against
the Cheyenne.
It was the comanche
in my day.
Either or,
the most contemptible breed
of people, don't you agree?
Perhaps.
Or perhaps
they're misunderstood,
your honor.
I understand you have
a problem with a dead Mexican.
Ross:
Not "a" dead Mexican,
Mr. Kingston.
Dozens.
The latest one is the nephew
of a Mexican general--
Ernesto Calderon.
He went missing
along with his sister
some time ago.
The general--
kicking up quite a fuss
about it.
He's threatening
to bring a battalion
of Mexican soldiers
across the border
to look for his niece
and the man who killed
his nephew.
Now, I don't need to tell you,
wars have started over less.
Now, all the bodies
are turning up
in the same strainer
in the river...
About here.
It's roughly 12 miles
from mount hermon.
I take it you've heard
the name Abraham brant.
Foolhardy stories,
tales from the war, mostly.
They call him
the preacher,
i believe.
I saw him once in Kansas
just before the war.
The ranchers near Wichita
were offering 50
for every red scalp
that was turned in,
with 1,000 of them.
Red, Mexican, negro--
it didn't matter,
as long as they had
dark hair and dark skin.
And later, I saw him
preaching to half the town
with a spirit
that I have neither
seen before nor since.
And as god
as my witness,
I saw him
lay his huge hand
on this gimpy
teenage girl.
And he cured her
with a touch,
like Christ himself.
Pardon me,
your honor, but--
but you'll have me
believe he simply
touched the girl
and she walked?
All the way
to the church.
Married her
the next day.
I'm assuming he resides
in mount hermon.
He is mount hermon,
captain.
Now you'll travel alone
under an assumed name
and profession.
Time is of the essence.
Calderon's blood is up.
Why not send me
with a company?
There's too much at stake.
You simply find out
if brant is at the root
of these killings
and wire me
from fort McIntosh.
Once certain,
i will commit in force.
How long?
I'm not sure.
I think it's best
not to presume this time.
You've only
just now returned.
What is it?
David?
The man
I'm inquiring upon...
Abraham brant is his name.
He may or may not
be responsible for
some terrible things.
It's my job
to determine which.
Go on.
By some...
Strange twist of fate,
brant happens to be
the same man that killed
Now, I know
what you're thinking,
but truth is,
men like brant have orphaned
hundreds of boys like me.
And it was
my father's challenge.
David,
you know as well as I,
you will go there
and you will kill
this man.
You don't know that.
You can't know that.
Why else would you
be sharing this?
I've never once
heard you speak like this.
I'm curious,
that's all.
They say he's been
touched by god.
Marisol, I'll go
where they send me.
It's not as if I've been
chasing this man
my entire life.
I can ride as well as you.
You taught me to track--
it's crazy talk.
You're gone more
than you're ever here.
What happened
to the tompkins woman
only a month ago
was south of Austin.
And not just
some rogue straggler
we've somehow missed,
but a band of Cheyenne
and comanchero.
Would you like me
to describe to you
exactly what they did
to that poor woman?
This is coming
from the governor himself.
At least here,
we both know you're safe.
Since you took me,
you come and you go.
I'm left here
with nothing to do.
There's the sheltons.
Donahues are less
than a mile.
Marisol, this is a job.
It's my work.
You can't expect me
to put you in that kind
of danger.
Then perhaps this time
when you return,
I will have left.
Excuse me.
You kill it,
you clean it.
Marisol:
You've never
spoken about him.
Do you miss him?
From all accounts,
Jesse Kingston was
recalcitrant and headstrong
and got what he deserved.
I figure he picked
the wrong fight.
What about you?
You ever miss old Javier?
You changed the subject.
It's impossible
to love someone
that much.
I miss nothing.
Morning, gentlemen.
Saw smoke.
Thought we'd see
to some lodgings,
rest our horses.
What brings y'all
this way?
We're on our way
to Ciudad Victoria.
The map at fort McIntosh
showed a town.
Mount hermon, I believe.
Someone had
the good sense
to chart it.
We figured we'd
practice the same good sense
to stop and make use.
She family or help?
My apologies.
My name is David Locke.
This is my wife Marisol.
Of course, if there's
some trouble in town,
we could return
to fort McIntosh
and pass on word for you.
You need to see
the preacher.
Put that down.
We have new guests.
They're asking for lodgings.
They shall have it.
Welcome to mount hermon.
From where is it
that you come?
Houston, sir,
by way of fort McIntosh.
My name is David Locke.
This is my wife Marisol.
I'm Abraham brant.
You've met my son Isaac.
He says welcome.
Abraham:
I am mount hermon's mayor
and law when there's need,
but I am unfailingly
the town's ethereal counselor.
Marisol,
are you religious?
I'm spiritual,
but I do not like
religion, sir.
Me neither.
And you, David?
My wife and i
are one and the same, sir.
Please,
we are not formal here.
"Abraham" works just fine.
- Abraham:
Morning.- Man:
Morning, Abraham.Here we are.
Make yourself at home.
Thank you, Abraham.
All we need now
is some rest.
I'll leave you to it.
Buenas noches, Marisol.
Mr. Locke.
We'll be here only as long
as we need to.
Just stick to the story,
let me do my job
and we can leave
this place,
just as easy
as we came in.
Okay?
Okay.
Morning, gentlemen.
Isaac:
What are you
doing out here?
I never let the sun
catch me sleeping.
And I enjoy acquainting myself
with any new place.
How'd you find your cabin?
It was fine, Abraham.
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