Villa Rides Page #4

PANCHO, THIS IS DANGEROUS.

WHAT IS DANGEROUS?

YOUR CONFLICT WITH HUERTA.

HOW COULD I HAVE

A CONFLICT WITH HIM?

I HAVEN'T EVEN

SEEN THE MAN.

NOR DID ANYONE ELSE

IN PARRAL,

UNTIL AFTER:

I TOOK THE CITY.

THEN HE CAME.

CAME.

PANCHO, PLEASE DON' MISUNDERSTAND ME.

I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE,

VERY HAPPY, BUT...

YOU HAVE JUST CREATED

A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.

OH? YOU DON' WANT PARRAL?

OF COURSE I DO.

E,

BUT WHEN HUERTA FINDS OU THAT YOU'VE COME DIRECTLY TO M

HE WILL THINK THAT YOU AND I

ARE PLOTTING BEHIND HIS BACK...

AND THAT'S DANGEROUS.

WHO THE HELL:

IS HUERTA, ANYWAY?

DID HE WIN PARRAL?

NO!

HE'S NO GOOD.

HE DRINKS.

HE'S NOT FOR YOU,

JUST FOR HIMSELF.

DON'T PUT ME

UNDER HIS COMMAND.

GENERAL HUERTA IS HEAD

OF THE REPUBLICAN ARMY.

WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

I GAVE HIM MY WORD.

WHAT ABOU YOUR WORD TO ME?

DON'T YOU

OWE ME SOMETHING?

I TOOK PARRAL:

FOR YOU, NOT HUERTA.

NO NATION:

CAN HAVE 2 ARMIES.

UNDER HUERTA, ONE ARMY

IS ONE TOO MANY.

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE

AGAINST HUERTA?

I DON'T THINK

HE'S LOYAL TO YOU.

YOU PERSONALLY KNOW

THAT GENERAL HUERTA

PLANS TO OVERTHROW

THE REVOLUTION?

NO, MY PRESIDENT.

HAS ANYONE INDICATED TO YOU,

EVEN BY RUMOR,

THAT HE HAS SUCH PLANS?

NO, MY PRESIDENT.

THEN WHAT?

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

SPEAK UP.

GET OUT OF HERE.

GET BACK TO YOUR PEOPLE.

FACTS.

I WANT FACTS.

GET OU OF THIS FANCY PALACE.

GIVE ME PROOF.

I CANNOT GIVE:

YOU PROOF, BUT I KNOW.

I CAN SMELL IT. I KNOW!

PANCHO, DO YOU THINK THAT...

THAT I AM BETRAYING

THE REVOLUTION?

NO, BUT...

HOW CAN YOU TRUST HUERTA

AND NOT ME?

YOU'RE MY PRESIDENT.

I ASK YOU:

ONLY ONE THING:

DON'T TRUST HIM.

EVERYONE IS:

NOT LIKE YOU.

MY FRIEND, IT'S VERY MUCH

BETTER THAT I DIE A FOOL,

TRUSTING TOO MUCH,

THAN LIVE A TYRANT,

TRUSTING NO ONE AT ALL.

MEXICO'S HAD

ENOUGH OF THOSE.

OH, PANCHO, THIS IS

JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.

ONCE AGAIN,

I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.

IT'S ESSENTIAL TO ME

TO HAVE YOUR PROMISE

THAT YOU'LL OBEY

GENERAL HUERTA:

AS YOU OBEY ME.

YOU'RE TOO GOOD.

THAT'S NEITHER

HERE NOR THERE.

HAVE I YOUR PROMISE?

YES, MY PRESIDENT.

I PROMISE.

AND SO, GENTLEMEN,

TOMORROW AT FIRST LIGHT,

WE WILL INITIATE

OUR ATTACK ON CONEJOS.

YOU, COLONEL VILLA,

WILL HAVE THE HONOR

OF LEADING YOUR FORCES

ON THE PRIMARY ASSAULT.

MAJOR EBANIAS WILL HOLD

THE RIGHT WING,

MAJOR ESCOBAR, THE LEFT.

AH, THIS IS THE LAS COLORADO STRONGHOLD

IN THE NORTH,

AND I WANT YOU:

TO UNDERSTAND:

I WILL NOT TOLERATE

ONE STEP BACKWARD.

HAS ANYONE EVER KNOWN ME

TO TAKE A STEP BACKWARD?

COLONEL VILLA, THERE ARE

OTHER OFFICERS IN THIS ROOM

BESIDES YOURSELF.

OR DON'T YOU THINK SO?

NOW, SINCE YOU'RE

LEADING THE ATTACK,

DON'T YOU

THINK IT ADVISABLE

TO GET UNDER WAY IMMEDIATELY,

COLONEL VILLA?

NO.

NO?

NO. IF I RIDE

IN DAYLIGHT,

THE DUS WILL GIVE ME AWAY,

THE ENEMY WILL KNOW

I'M COMING.

I SHOULD RIDE:

AT NIGHT.

MY DEAR COLONEL, YOU, UH...

YOU ARE LAYING SIEGE

TO THE TOWN...

NOT ROBBING IT.

YOU WILL LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.

GENTLEMEN,

I FULLY EXPEC COLONEL VILLA'S FORCES

TO DO THEIR DUTY...

TO THE LAST MAN.

DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?

FIRE!

CENTER, HO!

COME ON!

UHH!

AAH!

AAH!

[MEN SHOUTING]

[HORSE WHINNIES]

BARBED WIRE!

BARBED WIRE!

LET'S GO.

GO? WHERE?

CAN'T YOU SEE?

VILLA'S GOING

TO BE OVERRUN.

OF COURSE HE IS.

THERE'S NOTHING

WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

LOOK AT THAT CITY.

IT'S SUICIDE

FLYING OVER THOSE GUNS.

YOU CAN SHOOT ME

IF YOU WANT TO.

I'M NOT GOING ANYPLACE.

NOT TILL WE GET SOME SUPPOR FROM OUR OWN GUNS.

YOU WAIT HERE,

GRINGO, FOR ME.

[DISTANT GUNFIRE]

RETREAT! RETREAT!

COLORADOS ARE LINING UP

TO CHARGE.

WHY AREN'T YOU

FLYING WITH THE GRINGO?

HE TELLS ME IT'S SUICIDE,

UNLESS WE GE ARTILLERY SUPPORT.

I THINK SO, TOO.

WHAT ARE THEY:

WAITING FOR?

WHY DON'T THEY GIVE ME

ARTILLERY SUPPORT?

THAT STUPID:

ARTILLERY OFFICER

SAYS THAT HE'S

GOT ORDERS:

TO WAIT FOR YOU:

TO COUNTERATTACK.

HUERTA.

HUERTA IS WAITING FOR ME

TO BE OVERRUN.

URBINA!

SPREAD YOUR MEN.

PREPARE FOR A CAVALRY CHARGE.

HYAH!

WELL...

HE COULDN'T HA

VE HELPED ANYWAY.

CHARGE!

[ALL CHEER]

CONTINUE THE ATTACK!

URBINA...

THE COUNTERATTACK.

HA HA! EEH!

[ALL SHOUTING]

COME BACK HERE!

REFORM RANKS!

VIVA VILLA!

[GUNFIRE]

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

[ENGINE DIES]

VIVA VILLA.

[MEN SHOUTING]

RETREAT!

[GUNFIRE]

STILL ALIVE, EH, GRINGO?

MY GENERAL, VILLA'S FORCES

HAVE SECURED:

THE OUTER PERIMETER.

OUR MEN ARE REGROUPING

ALONG SECONDARY LINES

OF DEFENSE.

VILLA IN THE TRENCHES?

WELL...

FOR ONCE, IT LOOKS LIKE

WE FORCED THAT BANDI INTO OUR KIND OF WAR.

VIVA VILLA!

THROUGH THE WALL!

[BOOM]

WHERE IS THA COMING FROM?

I DON'T KNOW,

MY GENERAL.

[GUNFIRE]

UHH!

[GUNFIRE IN DISTANCE]

[SPLASH]

AAH!

Crowd, chanting:

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA...

I'M SORRY, MY GENERAL.

WE DID EVERYTHING

BUT SHOOT HIM OURSELVES.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.

Villa:
SOMETHING WRONG,

COLONEL FUENTES?

SPEAK UP.

GENERAL HUERTA WANTS

TO SEE YOU AT HIS QUARTERS

IMMEDIATELY, COLONEL VILLA.

ALL RIGHT.

AS SOON AS I'VE FINISH

ED MY SWEAT BATH.

THAT'S NOT SOON ENOUGH.

YOU MUST BE CRAZY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

"THAT'S NOT SOON ENOUGH"?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,

COLONEL VILLA.

WE WANT TO SEND:

A MESSAGE.

NO, NO.

GENERAL--

TO PRESIDEN FRANCISCO MADERO...

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT,

THE WORST SON OF A B*TCH

IN YOUR ARMY:

HAS JUST ARRESTED

PANCHO VILLA.

HE SAYS HE IS GOING

TO SHOOT HIM IN THE MORNING.

IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING

ABOUT CHANGING HUERTA'S MIND,

I WILL.

RESPECTFULLY...

MAJOR RODOLFO FIERRO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WRITING DOWN:

THE MESSAGE, SIR.

YOU DON'T WASTE TI

ME WRITING.

JUST SEND I THE WAY I TOLD YOU.

YES, SIR.

YOU MAKE SURE:

HE KEEPS SENDING.

YOU TELL VILLA:

I SENT A MESSAGE TO MADERO,

BUT NOT TO COUNT ON MADERO,

ONLY ON US.

YOU TELL HIM:

IF HE GIVES THE WORD,

WE WILL GET HIM OUT.

THE GIRL AND YOUR MONEY

WILL BE IN CHUPADERO.

WE WILL ALL MEET THERE.

I WANT TO SEE:

THE GENERAL.

GENERAL, WHA--

UH... PARDON ME.

LOOK, GENERAL,

I LOSTMYAIRPLANE

INYOURWAR, AND ONE

OF YOUR OFFICERS

PROMISED TO PAY:

FOR IT.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

WHICH OFFICER?

YOU KNOW VERY WELL

WHICHOFFICER--

COLONEL VILLA.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND

, I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM

AND GET THIS MATTER

TAKEN CARE OF.

AH, YES.

AH, YES. YES.

AH, VERY WELL,

MR. ARNOLD.

BUT YOU NEGLEC TO MENTION ONE THING.

IT SEEMS THE AIRPLANE

WASN'T YOURS TO BEGIN WITH.

COGNAC, MR. ARNOLD?

I BELIEVE I WILL, YES.

ORDERLY, A COGNAC

FOR MR. ARNOLD.

NOW, TOMORROW MORNING

YOU'LL BE PROVIDED

WITH A MILITARY ESCOR TO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE

IN LAREDO.

FROM THERE, THEY WILL

CONDUCT YOU BACK TO EL PASO,

WHERE YOU WILL ANSWER TO CHARGES

OF GRAND THEFT, AMONG OTHERS.

TO YOUR HEALTH,

MR. ARNOLD.

I, UH--I DON'T SUPPOSE

THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN

SAY THAT MIGHT, UH...

I'M AFRAID NOT.

I'M DOUBLY SORRY,

MR. ARNOLD. I ASSURE YOU,

WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU

HAVE DONE FOR THE REVOLUTION,

BUT YOU MUST ALSO APPRECIATE

HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

THAT I, UH...

OR MY GOVERNMENT, THAT IS,

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