The Legend of Ben Hall Page #3

This is who we are, Ben!

This is what we do.

It's us or it's them.

We're worth more to our friends

dead than we are alive.

How long do you think

we can last, Jack?

Any more talk of shooting people,

I'll bore a hole through you myself!

We're getting out of the district.

...coming straight towards me and

I said:
"Stand! Stand! Stand! Bang!"

One shot, right here.

One on the ground!

Fellow's a pip!

Never seen a dead man before.

So, it's the truth: what

happened to Sgt. Perry?

Be careful, Ben, what I mind,

a few boys'll hear,

but i know a lot of fellas that would

turn you in, given half the chance.

Watch you back.

You got enough pistols there, boy?

Beg your pardon?

Have you got enough

pistols there, boy?

Missing one?

Yeah...

a great big long one

right between your legs!

Go away., old damn Mordemaker!

Oi!

Any last wisecrack before I

blow your head inside out?

Hold your horses, son.

He's just havin' a lark.

Hubert, let him pay!

No one wants to see

a man killed today.

No, of course not,

but I reckon I know what

everyone would like to see.

Put my manhood to

the test, if you dare.

Gentlemen, the

next round is on me!

This one's jammed again.

I'm not surprised.

Yours never do.

Really!

Trantors are handmade.

Beautiful craftsmanship.

Besy revolvers in the world!

Reckon I'd like to get one for myself.

Mr. Hall, why did you

become a bushranger?

Couple of years back...

the police took a set against me because

I was friendly with Frank Gardner.

Pottinger threw me in the lobs

for almost a month.

After that, I helped Gardner

with the escort delivery.

That's how it all started, anyway.

Gilbert told me that...

you were..

He says you have a wife.

I had a wife...

once...

that's a long story

Well, I got all night.

We were married about 4 years

and she was beautiful.

Biddy...

had a friend by the

name of Jim Taylor.

He didn't live far from us...

flesh-eatin' loudmouth type. He

would visit her when I was away.

I got wise to them, though.

Gave him a stern warning to stay away.

Gave Biddy the same.

Can't say I was gentle about it, however.

A short time afterwards, I was

away mustering wild horses,

and while I was away,

she ran off with him.

Worst of all, she took my son with her.

He was about 3, at the time.

What did you do?

Looked all over for them.

For a long time,

I did nothing else.

Not a single soul knew

where they'd gone.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I swore, the day I

found Jim Taylor,

I'd put a bullet

in his wicked hide.

You'll never know true hatred until

someone destroys your family.

Ben, you know it's\

Christmas next week, don't you?

I didn't realize.

Well, it is.

And I was thinkin', we

oughta enjoy some festivities..

for a change of pace.

What do you say to that, Johnny?

Sounds grand to me.

We're not all that far

away from Binda, are we?

What do you say,

we drop in and...

see some old friends.

Sounds like an idea.

Yes, it is.

Brace yourself, Mr. Dunne!

We are about to have ourselves

a very Merry Christmas!

Benjamin, come in.

Where have you been?

I was startin' to think you

were never coming back.

I said I would, didn't I?

But it's been so long, you had

me worried something happened.

or maybe you went and found

yourself some other Doxie.

There's no one else.

What are you doin' here, sneakin'

up in the middle of the night?

Gilbert and I are camped just

outside of town with a new fellow.

I came to see if you'd

like to join us tomorrow.

Of course, I'll bring

Ellen and Peggy too.

Gilbert would

like that very much.

And what about tonight?

You goin' back?

Not if I don't have to.

Have you missed me?

What do you think?

You wonder, sometimes...

Seems you'd rather be out there in

the cold and rain than here with me.

Can't exactly

live a normal life.

I suppose not.

Can't sleep?

No.

Your safe here, Ben.

No one knows you're here.

What is it, what's wrong?

I'm alright.

No, you're not.

I've never seen you like this.

Some bad things

have happened, that's all.

Like what?

You don't want to know.

Yes, I do.

Perhaps, I don't want

you to know.

Why?

Ben!

I should go before first light.

So, what's this Peggy girl like?

Jack says she's pretty.

She's pretty enough.

And if she's anything like her sister,

you're in for a grand time.

Woop! Careful,

don't spill it on me.

Good Lord, would you look at

how long your hair is these days!

I'm obliged to wear it long, for

I have times I need to dress

in womens' clothes.

Oh, you do not!

It's true, I

stand as a witness.

Do you wear ladies' clothes?

Sometimes.

Why?

When I need to pass through

a town unrecognized, of course.

And more, I fully intend

to escape out of the country,

dressed in a petticoat.

I bet you'd be the

ugliest girl I've ever seen!

Some men showed interest.

You know what?

You should all come to the

Boxing Day Ball with us next week,

at the Flagg Hotel.

What do you say, Ben?

Why not!

Happy now, huh,huh?

For Christ's sake, Jack,

try to have a nice evening!

Alright, alright!

We were leaving anyway.

Her sweet honeypot

calls to me.

You're such a vulgar man, Johnny Gilbert!

Yes!

And you love a vulgar man. And I'm

the most vulgar man you've ever met!

Put me down, you brute!

Oh, I plan to.

Put me down!

Come to think of it, I think it's

time we had some privacy, as well.

Put me down!

Look after your guest, John.

I will.

Is it true that bushrangers

know how to treat ladies

better than regular men?

I don't know.

Oh, well, that's what

Ellen claims, anyway.

Says Gilbert knows

his way around quite well.

I think bushrangers know how

to treat ladies pretty good.

Go on, then.

Show me how.

So? Tell us. Did you...

tip the velvet,

get a bit of under?

Shut up, Jack!

You did!

You got her heels up!

Ben, our little Johnny's

all grown up now.

Goddammit!

Doesn't anybody

use cash anymore?

Now it's all worthless checks.

At this rate,

we'll never have enough.

you find something?

I don't think you want

to hear this, Mr. Hall.

Read it.

Mrs. Hall, wife of Ben Hall,

the bushranger,

accompanied by the

notorious Jim Taylor,

took out a summons

against Bill Hall

for the illegal detention

of Ben Hall's child...

but the parties concerned

made no appearance.

The child, having been

surrendered back to Taylor,

who now assumes his guardianship.

Jim, not in front of Henry!

Take your drinking

outside, right now.

I got things to do, anyway.

Ben!

Wait, listen to me!

Get your horse.

We're going for a ride.

A ride where?

Get your bloody horse tethered or

...I'll be makin' it for you.

Stay right here!

Benjamin!

Benjamin, go, get out of here!

Go, go!

I said get on your horse,

Taylor, right now!

No, don't you shoot my father,

Ben Hall!

Don't you shoot him!

Don't you shoot my Dah!

Henry,

I'm your Dah, I'm

your Dah, remember?

No!

You will tell him.

You will tell him

who his father really is.

Try it on, might be 7.

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