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This is our daughter.

Pretty thing.

How old?

She's 17.

She arrived this morning,

by train in a cattle car

with a few other young girls,

under the gun of a

man named LaVoie.

LaVoie recruits new girls.

The demand exceeds

the supply in Dodge.

Where do I find LaVoie?

Even you are no

match for LaVoie.

Samuel Colt's been known

to make all men equal.

If he's got your daughter,

she'll never be the same

little girl you remember.

My advice to you?

Go home.

Be with your Amelia

and that little boy.

I can't do that.

Then stay here with me.

Let me show you what

you've been missing.

Where's LaVoie, Nell?

He took possession of a

whore house across the way.

Calls it the French Chateau.

Good seein' ya again Nell.

Likewise.

While you boys are

gallivanting around town,

I need you to gather

me up some strays.

You mean girls?

Cats, roans living here

outnumber the whores.

I found me a rat

almost the size of a

beaver this morning, Daddy.

Wasn't Uncle Barkley

supposed to be

on the train this morning?

He has some important

business to attend to, son.

Now.

My brother has had his shortcomings

in the past, it's true.

But when I left that man

at that depot in Wichita,

he was clear-eyed and sober.

Praise the lord.

Mama always said Uncle Barkley

was gonna find the Lord's hand.

I ain't never been

accused of being

a church-going man

now have I Kipp?

No sir.

But in this case,

I'm gonna have to align myself

with your Mama.

Because nothin', now

you all listen up,

nothin', and I mean

nothin' in the whole world,

is more important than family.

A family,

in harmony,

will prosper.

In everything.

That's an old Chinese proverb.

That's one we

should all live by.

Yeah Daddy.

Bless the Chinese.

Come in.

Before you start talkin',

I need one of ya to

talk for both of ya,

understand?

All us girls got some demands.

We want to be treated proper.

Enough sleep so we don't

got darkness under our eyes.

A few minutes to

ourselves between turns.

A day off.

Proper doctoring,

not just a quick sideways

glance at our snatch.

Anything else?

That's the gist of it.

Anything else

you wanna discuss?

Now when they ask you,

you tell 'em that

whore's snatch went dry,

and she left town to try

her luck in Colorado,

understand?

Anything else...

You'll end up just like her.

Now get!

Afternoon gents!

Welcome to the French Chateau.

Women to the left,

liquor to the right.

Hey.

Afternoon.

Lee Crawford.

But you can call me LaVoie.

Hey Kipp, get this gentleman

here my best glass of whiskey.

Yes Daddy.

That's my son.

Welcome.

Good boy.

What brings you out 'round

these parts here, friend?

A girl.

Girl?

Well Cowboy, you

in the right place.

Tess!

This here Tess.

She's awful purdy and young,

but I'm lookin' for

somethin' a little different.

-Different?

-Different.

Well this one ain't for sale.

But it's your lucky day, Cowboy.

We just got a shipment

of young gals,

just ripe and fine

for the plucking.

But they ain't cheap, see that?

Ten dollars.

All right.

Tess, take this fine

gentleman upstairs right now!

And I'm gonna send

a girl up there

once they have her all

polished up for you.

All right, I ain't

gonna forget you now.

Hey Kipp, what do you think?

I don't like him.

I don't

like him either.

I don't like him at all.

This way, Honey.

We'll take real

good care of you.

Don't worry, the curtains are

for the three dollar whores.

You paid for a private room.

Don't be nervous Sweetie.

We cater to all types here.

The new girl will help you out.

No!

No!

No!

Please.

Shut your mouth!

Get up, you son of a b*tch!

Pa!

-Hey!

-Go ahead.

I'll put a bullet right

between your eyes.

Please help.

Come on Darlin',

come on.

Come on now.

Jed!

What?

Come on daughter.

Son of a b*tch!

Goddamn it, go get him!

Come on, damn it!

Take her outta here!

I'm not leavin' you!

I'm so sorry!

Run!

You better run

little girl, run run run!

Can't have you runnin' off

and stealing the merchandise!

We got a surprise for you today!

What you want Mills?

Telegraph for your father.

Get the f*** on!

God, what have I done?

It's all right.

I'm so sorry.

Clay Travis.

I believe you're familiar

with a Nell Craft?

You did her quite an injustice,

years back in Abilene.

You neglected to tell me

that you had kinfolk

under my roof Mr. Travis.

I'll pay you whatever you

want to leave my daughter alone.

I bet you would!

But money ain't an issue.

See, you killed a man,

in Wichita.

He drew on me first!

And that man.

Was my brother.

You kill my family,

I will have my pound of flesh.

Now I could just put a

bullet in your f***in' head

right now, but why do that?

Why not have some fun, why not?

Blacksmith said this was the

best he could muster up boss.

All right, that's good enough.

Tie him up, tie him good.

Hell yeah!

Good fortune done brought

you back here, friend.

But I don't reckon

you'd agree, would ya?

Sir, a lady's causin'

a ruckus downstairs

about the girl you shot.

I don't care!

These women, you

can't live with 'em,

and you can't live without 'em.

Now another thing

I took away from

my time with the Chinese...

Gatherin' info.

See, during the war,

say when you're in a position

with some information,

this here done did the trick.

Opened them Union boys right up.

See, this rodent here?

The only thing on

this rodent's mind,

is this here fire, and

how to get away from it.

I seen grown men

call out for their mamas.

Beggin' for a

bullet in the head.

And when that rat realizes

there's no way out,

he's gonna start gnawin'

away at your skin.

He's gonna gradually eat his

way through your insides.

Tears a hole from your

gut through your back.

Yeah.

Now you two, you stay here,

until our little rat friend

here has done his job.

And that's when you

can see this table

through his stomach, okay?

And no matter how much he begs,

don't put a bullet in him.

Hey! Travis.

I'll be seein' ya friend.

I can abide by

shootin' an unruly whore.

But no man should be

tortured like this.

And it's gross.

Jed.

Jed, come back.

It doesn't seem right

for her to leave town

without saying a word,

she was my friend.

Ivory said she heard

gunshots from your office.

Yeah, yeah that's right.

Gunshots?

Fellas, you and Mills

showin' off your draw.

Right Mills?

Yeah, yeah, that was me!

Dumb son of a b*tch.

It's not right for her,

she would not leave town

without saying a word.

She did express a

very strong desire

to leave Dodge City.

And I obliged.

Now, I suspect your

paths will cross...

Again.

Sooner or later.

In Colorado, yes?

Now either of you got

any other complaints

about how you're being treated?

If you do, you come see me.

And I'll arrange your travel.

Just like I did for Fran.

Now get back on

that goddamn floor

and sell those asses, now!

Son of a...

What the hell?

What the hell?

I want him dead!

You know where to look,

go kill that son of a b*tch!

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