The Man Who Came Back Page #4

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This is about what happened

to his wife and

his little boy...

Now what do you know

about that?

I've heard stories.

Maybe we should have gone

to town after all.

Yeah, everything's

fine in town.

There.

You're all tied.

Give me my dollar. I'm supposed to get

a dollar every time we go to town.

Yeah, but we didn't

go to town.

Well, we were supposed to till

all this trouble come up.

Yeah, but even when we do go,

you never spend a dime anyway.

Yeah, but you're supposed

to give me a dollar.

Now you agreed,

right?

Now, Kate.

Don't you love

your Kate no more?

Oh, yes, ma'am.

I love my Kate.

Well then?

I've got to go find Delbert.

Make this place

defensible

in case Reese shows up.

Fine.

Delbert?

Delbert? I'm gonna

pull you off...

I got nothing

against you, Caleb,

but I'm gonna kill

your overseer.

And I'm gonna see your wife.

Kate?

Maybe you want to

talk me out of it?

What can I say?

Well, if you love her,

maybe there's some good in her.

She's a frugal

housekeeper.

God damn it, Caleb!

Do something!

Well, your darkies

have all run off.

But I believe it was Delbert

Paxton wanted, so...

y'all should be safe now.

I never touched

his wife or child,

but I was guilty too.

'Cause I kept silent,

but no more!

Now shut up, Caleb.

What's he want

with you anyway?

He just wants justice.

That's all.

Oh, he's delirious.

We need to put this right.

You got any wine opium?

You can end

the rampage.

You know you can.

All you have to do

is confess.

A large dose.

If you confess, Reese...

Reese'll let up.

- Now please.

- Hush up, hear?

Drink this all.

Come on.

Try to calm yourself.

Yeah.

Kate?

You know, in light

of recent events,

if something tragic were

to happen to your husband,

I think people are ready to believe

that Reese Paxton might have done it.

Billy.

You know, I think I better

check on Caleb one last time.

Kate?

You know, with money

so hard to come by,

I actually have

quite a lot of it.

I got some silver Liberties,

some gold Eagles,

some gold Indians,

half-Eagles.

I got $50.

Hey, Billy.

Get off...

get your hands off of me.

I guess nowadays,

a little woman...

she needs about

every penny.

Hmm?

Inside.

Are you ready

to make atonement?

No, Caleb.

I hope you are.

All right.

I walked right

into her lap.

So for Caleb's demise,

Kate was laid.

You missed one.

I guess I'm a lot

luckier than you are.

You want more?

Help!

Help! Help!

I know you think you can

come and go as you please,

but this is my room.

And I don't share it

with anyone unless...

Well, for that,

you can stay the whole night.

Might as well. Your murders

frightened off most my business anyway.

I'll sleep in the chair.

I'm not good enough for you

because I screw for money?

It's the money of faithless men

that'll buy me a future.

Wanna step away, please?

Step away.

Step away.

Step away.

Oh my God.

He killed Kate.

Let's all go about our business.

Come on, step away.

Run home.

Let's go. Wrap it up.

- Step away. Come on.

- Sarah, y'all seen the sheriff?

Your father sent for him.

Oh, now I can make her

look so pretty.

He gonna find us too.

We gonna find him

first.

Well, we searched the whole town,

so what exactly do you recommend?

- Red.

- Howdy, Sheriff.

"Howdy, Sheriff. "

Never get used to that.

Boys.

You mind?

Yeah.

What'd my daddy want?

Uh, oh, you know,

the usual.

He was unhappy with how

you're handling the situation.

Well, you're the sheriff.

Mmm.

But Mayor, nevertheless,

all his hands have absconded

into the thickets.

It's just like it was

when the strike was on,

only now his son and

his overseer don't really seem to care.

Well, shoot,

if they all run off,

then there's nothing left

to oversee. Is there?

It's all because of that

goddamned war hero, Reese Paxton.

Son of a b*tch.

I wanted him gone;

I got him gone.

Well, I want him dead and so

help me, I will get him dead.

Just have a little more

courage there.

Well, we didn't search

this whole town.

Didn't search the first place

I'd go if I got loose.

You'd risk everything for

a little bit of chicken.

Yeah, why not?

Stiff dick...

lead a man places he wouldn't go with

a double-barrel shotgun.

Wait your turn!

Ahem!

So how's the missus?

Good night.

Pardon the invasion.

Oh.

Now those are someone's

personal belongings.

Lord have mercy.

That's a gold half-Eagle,

just like I gave Kate.

New Orleans' mint presses

half-Eagles all day long.

Now come on, let's go.

Reese Paxton

give this to you?

- No.

- Huh?

- Hey!

- Come on.

Billy. Billy, come on now.

That's enough.

Where did you get this?

It was a customer.

A rich customer.

He owns a plantation.

Which plantation

was it?

I don't know.

He wanted something special.

He paid me extra.

I'm gonna give you

something extra special.

All right, come on.

There's no call for that.

- You want to stay, Sheriff?

- There's no call for this.

Hey!

Give me the cigar.

You seen Reese Paxton?

- Yes or no.

- No.

You are not doing this...

No, I swear!

You're not doing this!

- She ain't seen him.

- You all right, darling?

For God's sake, Amos,

be quick about it.

No.

Come on, Amos.

Come on now.

- Just leave her now. Don't...

- Let me see this.

Why don't you

leave her be?

Hey. I got two guns

cocked now.

Hmm?

Which one do you want me

to let go of first?

This is wrong.

You little thing.

How are you, hmm?

What has he done?

Well, how nice of you

to wait for me, brother.

Well, not riding home

by myself.

- Good night, Red.

- Good night.

The mayor was

looking for you.

Damn it.

Why didn't you tell him

what he wanted to know?

Hmm. He didn't

ask politely.

Turn towards me.

Turn towards me.

Ooh.

Is that

your family?

We were traveling.

Indians attacked...

with arrows and

painted faces,

just like you hear about.

When you're a child,

you think of fairy tales.

You just gotta

sit up for a while.

Let it lie.

Even my house n*ggers

have run off.

Goddamn slave uprising!

They're not slaves

anymore, Judge.

Daddy, why don't y'all

go home?

We'll find

the son of a b*tch.

All you had to do was run a posse

when I told you to.

We wouldn't be in

this goddamned mess. Would we?

No.

I did the best I could.

That's why the room

was so crowded.

It was a bunch of old ladies

and little girls.

You know, people are saying...

folks are saying

that Billy started it;

maybe he should finish it.

If he can.

I want Reese Paxton.

We don't know

where he is!

Shh.

I ain't seen him.

Y'all living in

his cabin here.

Folks say it was haunted.

Please, master.

And what if there

were irregularities in Paxton's trial?

I put my faith

in the court.

So did Reese Paxton.

What if there were

extenuating circumstances?

- Mayor!

... circumstances!

You want to expedite

it in there?

See, now you've given

the warden a low opinion of me.

Oh!

Old lady, old man.

Whatever...

You all know what

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