The Magnificent Seven Ride! Page #4

- You old bastards.

You can't go back to the States

cos they'll hang ya.

And you can't join De Toro

because he'll cut your hearts out.

(laughs)

Now we're ready for Magdalena.

They're back! They've come back!

They've come back! They're back!

The marshal, he's come back!

I knew you'd be back.

I want her watched every minute.

She's De Toro's woman.

Martha, you watch her.

You, come on with me.

I said, come with me.

- Who are they?

- Volunteers.

They came to help us.

Why?

They're humanitarians.

Now get some food in your guts.

Then we'll go to work. Come on.

We'll serve everybody over in the cantina.

Bring what you have on the stove.

All right, we haven't got much time.

Will all the women get over against

that wall? The men against the bar.

Now, we've got two days,

three at the most, before they get here.

So we'll be working day and night.

You men'll be headin' work parties.

You'll also need the women to load guns

for you in the fight. So pick your partners.

Try to make it mutual, huh?

No.

No.

- What about them?

- Keep pickin' till they're gone.

You women will be workin',...

.. loadin' for your men,

feedin' them, taking care of 'em.

And draw your own lines.

Now, let's unload that wagon.

Long-range target rifles? These

are single-shots. We need repeaters.

Keep diggin'. And watch those sights.

They're Winchester rifles,

calibre 30-40. Model 1885.

They're brand-new, Captain.

Get the grease out of 'em.

You'll be able to inspect

them with white gloves.

OK, ladies, I want some boiling

water to get rid of that grease.

Shotgun shells, 12-gauge,

double-aught buckshot.

And official police riot guns.

You would get official police guns,

wouldn't you, Chris?

Tell Pepe what you want.

I need you with me.

Come on, Pepe.

- Go to hell.

- Move.

And take your women with you.

And don't go empty-handed.

Laurie, I'm gonna need everything

in town that can hold dirt.

Pillowcases, flour sacks, trouser legs.

- Get them to sow bags out of anything.

- All right, Chris.

All right, come on, construction foreman.

I'll show you why I brought you.

They'll have to come in over there. And

we're gonna have to whittle 'em down.

Now, those target rifles have got range,

so we use those on the first line.

- How many do you think he'll have?

- 40? 50?

We'll dig a row of pits. Then we'll sight in

the rifles and set out range sticks.

When they pass a stake, we'll know

how far away they are and save misses.

Now, those pits'll go right in here.

Well, if his horses are coverin'

.. that means that he's gonna be here

a minute after we open fire.

That should give us time

for about three rounds.

With seven of us shootin', we should

get about 15 to 20 of 'em. More or less.

Now, when they're about 300 yards away,

we'll start fallin' back to the second line.

They're gonna be crawling all over us.

Well, then we'll have to do somethin'

to stop 'em from crawlin' all over us.

Plant a series of charges in these pits.

That'll take care of about five more of 'em.

Chris, when we're retreating,

you have to figure on the losses.

With all that lead flying,

odds are they'll get a couple of us.

Well, then there'll be five

or six of us at the second line.

Which five or six?

Then we'll make

the Winchester line right here.

Same thing. Pits.

Well, if their charge is broken,

they'll take cover.

And you can see where they'll go.

Those little gullies.

I'll plant charges in 'em.

You're both as crazy as De Toro.

What makes you think

he'll do everything you want?

He'll charge the first line

because he's got contempt for us.

Then, when he sees how few we are,...

.. it'll hurt his pride and make him

charge the second line.

- Then what?

- Then he'll start being careful.

- And flank us.

- Yeah.

By then, we should have a third to half

his men, and only lost a few of us.

I wish you'd stop sayin' that.

- They'll be comin' in from all sides.

- I'll figure out some stuff. Wires, charges.

- Strong as you can.

- What happens when they break in here?

We're gonna put the biggest charge

under the altar in the mission.

And take those bastards with us.

- Come on. Time to eat.

- Nah, I gotta keep workin'.

Put the shovel down.

You gotta have somethin' to eat.

Gotta keep up all that strength.

- Is that enough?

- Almost.

Getting killed will at least

bring us some rest.

If you can't handle it, Pepe, go to sleep.

They say if a tree falls

in the forest and no one hears it,...

.. there's a question

of whether it makes any noise.

If none of us lives to tell about this,...

.. can we be covered in glory?

(Hayes) Sure we can.

Feels good to be buildin' again.

We've built good.

Not good enough, maybe,

but... best we could.

I'm satisfied.

Enough money to last me

my whole lifetime.

Clothes to turn any girl's eyes.

Women for the taking.

And I'll be dead

before I can enjoy any of it.

Salud!

Chris, he really had me pegged,

right from the first minute we met.

Said I couldn't hold a job.

Boy, he was just more right than he knew.

Well, he must have

seen something else,...

.. or else he wouldn't have

wasted his time on you.

Butterball, you are looking

at a 14-carat sharpie.

A guy who's always known all

the angles, none of the principles.

But you know a few, or else

you wouldn't know the difference.

You're really determined

to make me feel good, aren't ya?

Don't get angry, but we have enough real

problems without you hashing over these.

That's just the point.

I have started knowing what's real.

For the first time, I know.

This thing, or any other story,...

.. I can tell it,

cos I've learned how to feel it.

This trip with Chris has really taught me

what I've always needed to know.

Now it's too damned late.

Noah said you never had any children.

Don't you like them?

Sure I like 'em. We get along just fine.

Come on.

Down you go.

He said your wife was very pretty.

Why was he talkin' so much about me?

Because I asked him.

Night-night.

Night.

What was your husband like?

Oh,...

.. you wouldn't have noticed him.

He didn't stand out very much in a crowd.

I don't mean that bad, like.

He was a good man.

Not much of a farmer.

And no fighter at all.

But he was good to me.

He loved them. I wasn't unhappy.

Why'd you marry him?

I... I'd rather talk about you.

Well, you've got enough answers

and I don't have any.

He promised me a better life.

A place of our own.

He kept his promise.

Well, I'm a lousy farmer too.

- And I don't keep promises.

- Oh, of course you do.

You promised

you'd come back and you did.

Well, I... I don't make a habit out of 'em.

If we get through this thing tomorrow,...

.. I ain't stickin' around here.

I know.

(gunshots)

Let's go!

Vmonos!

- (Walt groans)

- No!

They'll be comin' back

and we won't be able to hold 'em!

Get the women outta here. Go on!

- Go.

- No!

Vmonos!

Come on!

Give it up, Pepe. Come on!

They're comin' back. Let's go.

(Chris) Anything?

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