The River's Edge Page #5

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- Wait a minute, honey.

I'm no gun-crazy killer.

I don't go out

looking for trouble.

I've got nothing against Cameron.

As far as I can see,

I never should have.

But you said "get rid of him."

I meant when we get

across the border.

I'll pay him off,

I'll tell him about us...

and that's all there'll be to it.

Nardo, get the $10,000.

Put it on his pack so he'll find it

when he gets back.

- What does that get us?

- It'll get us out of here. We don't need him anymore.

- You mean, we're already across the border?

- No, but we're very close to it.

How close?

- Remember what Ben said about the Papago Reservation?

- Yeah.

Well, we've been there-

Ben and I.

It's a long, narrow valley

dotted with little Indian farms.

The border's just the other

side of it- down there.

- How far would you guess?

- Five miles. Maybe less.

Then we don't need Ben.

We can make it alone.

After you've put

the money on the pack.

Let's go, honey.

This is something we waited for

for three years.

Listen.

We've never quite been able to

get away from San Francisco, have we?

I don't want to get away from it-

not that part of it.

I want to get away

from the rest of it.

Honey, we're all through taking the suckers.

We're all through scrounging for money.

From now on,

it's gonna be just you...

and me.

Get what you need.

Let's get off the road.

Get gun.

Help!

Help, somebody!

Help!

- What's the matter with you?

What are you trying to do to me?

Don't get scared, son.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Nice cow. You pay.

Drop the gun, Denning.

Pick it up.

Give it to me.

- Pay the boy for the cow.

- How much?

Five of those bills

you got in your pocket.

- $500?

- Yeah. We were hunting out on the reservation by mistake.

- You won't tell, huh?

- No.

Here's your gun.

We won't cause you any more trouble.

Let's go back and pick up

the gear you left.

Why don't we go on across the border?

I'll be on my way.

How close to the border

you think we are?

I thought about five miles.

Five miles?

Why do you look at her?

Is that what she told you?

How would she know?

She's never been here before.

We've got a good

two days' hike to cross over.

Why'd you do it, Meg?

Because something's happened

to you, Nardo. Something terrible.

I thought the first one was an accident.

But now I know it wasn't.

- You're a killer.

- That still makes us a team.

I do my own killing.

You want a judge to do yours.

Ben, I- I should have

told you this before.

- This is-

- I know who he is.

She kept your picture.

She was pretty crazy about you.

- I guess she still is.

- Yeah, sure.

Just hope she doesn't get

that crazy about you, Cameron.

Because you'll watch her

the rest of your life.

What they've done once,

they'll do again.

Let's get going.

Okay, we'll stop here.

We can sleep till noon.

You go down there.

We'll stay here.

Here, I'll take that.

Ben?

- Ben.

- Hmm.

Ben, I-

I'm no good, Ben.

I'm no good for anybody.

He still loves me, and I tried to raise

the whole countryside so he'd be caught.

Almost did.

I never saw anybody so anxious

to get back to the penitentiary.

Why'd you do it?

He wanted to kill you.

Well, we have

a lot in common.

I want to kill him.

I'm cured of him, Ben.

Yeah? Maybe.

There's no maybe about it.

When your blood turns cold and you can't bear

the thought of him touching you, you're cured.

Let's leave here, Ben.

Let's leave here and go back to home.

It's not that easy.

You're mixed up in two murders.

There'd be too much explaining.

Besides, I want to

be around when Denning dies.

Ben-

That's the way it is.

You mean you'd kill him?

Look.

I've got a rifle wrapped up

in this blanket. Do you know why?

If I didn't, I'd kill him

a hundred times a day.

Not for the money?

No, not-

not just for the money.

If the money's there,

I'm not gonna walk away from it.

How's your arm?

It's swelling a little.

It hurts.

It's bound to.

Go on.

Go and get some sleep.

- What's the matter, Meg?

- My arm.

Too painful!

Honey- Honey,

you have a fever.

- Why didn't you tell me, huh?

- I didn't know.

Come on.

We'll find shelter in that cave.

Can you make it?

Sit down.

Here, let me help.

Let me look at that arm.

How is it?

It's- It's not good.

- Is it- Is it infected?

- You should have told me.

Everything's soaked.

Hey, don't get too comfortable.

We're gathering wood.

You gather it.

If he makes a wrong move,

shoot him.

I got to have something dry

to start it with.

Fat chance.

You got anything

that might be dry?

It's been raining just as hard on me

as it has on you.

All right, Denning.

Give it to me.

- You're crazy.

- I've got to boil some water.

She's got an armful

of gangrene.

Give me my 10 grand.

9,500.

You bought a cow,

don't forget.

Do you think she'd burn up

$ 10,000 on you?

I can't believe

you're a natural-born fool.

You must have

trained for it.

Here.

Keep your eye on him.

The wood's drier now.

The next batch oughta do it.

All right, Denning,

let's- let's have some more.

No.

I'll never have a better excuse

for killing you.

That's what you'll have to do.

Don't move.

Meg, the rifle.

I'm afraid I'll miss.

Meg, you won't miss.

I might hit you.

You won't hit me.

Just... cock the hammer...

and aim like I taught you.

- Good try.

- Thanks.

And thank you.

Here, baby.

Come on.

Good girl.

Here.

You lie down.

I'll have a fire going in a jiffy.

Come on.

One thing I gotta say for us,

we sure got money to burn.

By the way, Denning,

where'd you get this stuff, huh?

Oh, a fellow I know left it with me.

He was a little hot,

so I held it until he cooled off.

So when he came back, you-

you just weren't there, huh?

That's right.

He, uh, didn't know you

very well, did he?

Oh, he knew me very well.

He was my best friend.

All right, baby, come on.

Turn over, huh?

Easy. That's it.

I'm just gonna

cut away your sleeve.

Easy.

Easy, baby.

Raise up a little.

That's it.

All right, baby,

this is gonna be hot now.

Easy. Easy, honey.

Easy. That's it.

That's it.

Now, baby,

this is gonna hurt.

Now, you just yell

as much as you want, huh?

I know. I know, baby. Easy.

That's all, honey.

There.

That's it, baby.

Easy.

Now, easy.

That's it.

That's my girl.

It's all over now, honey.

It's all over, baby.

That's it.

It's all over, baby.

Now the dead flesh is cut away,

the pain goes awfully fast.

Thank you.

I'm sorry

I had to hurt you, Meg.

What are you

so nervous about?

I'm just gonna go out

and get some firewood.

You know, if you were on

a desert island with that guy...

and there was nothing there

but rocks...

pretty soon he'd have all the rocks

moved to his side of the beach.

How do you feel, huh?

- Lots better.

- Sure.

You'll be on your feet

by the time this storm peters out.

- Ben.

- Yeah?

If- If I were to go back to jail,

would you wait for me?

Honey,

till you're a little old, old lady.

Let's go back to the ranch.

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