Warlock Page #3

It ain't the same outside, I lost

a thousand stock in two months.

I ain't holding McQuown responsible,

but he's shifting a lot of cattle.

It's not only rustling,

there are road agents.

I told my drivers

not to resist a hold up.

I carry no shipments

of any value.

Today's the last bank shipment,

I don't count on it getting through.

I'm making no accusations,

but if I were marshal

I'd get after a couple

of boys named Benner and Friendly.

What would you do with them?

Take them before ajury of trembling

fools that would let them off?

- Allow me, Miss Marlow.

- Thank you.

- May I join you?

- Of course.

I enjoyed your playing

and your singing.

- Thank you.

- You have a sensitive touch.

My mother played the melodeon.

Even killers and gunmen

have mothers, Miss Marlow.

- And you loved and respected her.

- Yes, ma'am.

Mr. Blaisdell.

- I think I owe you an apology.

- What for, Miss Marlow?

Dr. Wagner told me what you did

against McQuown and his men.

You've done what nobody else

even came close to doing,

without firing a shot.

I did it only to convince you I'm not

the wickedest man in the west.

I respect that,

and I admire you for it.

My father hated violence.

- He opened the mines, didn't he?

- Yes.

Anyway, Mr. Blaisdell,

will you accept my apology?

You see? It's happening.

I warned you about that in

my first meeting with the committee.

People changing their minds

about me, I mean.

You said people would fear

and resent you.

People that liked

and wanted me would,

people that disliked me

would...

Change, Miss Marlow,

it's inevitable.

- But it goes both ways.

- Does that worry you?

No, not at all.

It has compensations.

- How many on the stage?

- Three.

Her, him and the one

from the bank in Bright City.

There must be money in the box...

She could be in danger of a hold up.

You better leave now.

And tell Ed thanks.

I wasn't planning on going.

Get a fresh horse at the stable,

tell them you work for me.

Thanks, Morgan.

- Ed said you'd be pleased to hear.

- I am pleased.

Murch, have my horse saddled.

Here it comes.

Reach!

Put that down.

Box down.

Let's see what the passengers have.

Calhoun!

Friendly!

- Get the doc?

- Henry.

- Get the doctor!

- Get the doctor!

- What happened?

- Threw down on us on the road.

Shot a passenger.

The team took off.

One of them was Pony Benner.

One was Pony Benner,

the other was Billy Gannon.

If we ride to hit the river,

we can get them.

Marshal, deputise me

and I'm your man.

- I'll ride with you, marshal.

- Jack, get some horses ready.

- There were two of them?

- Only Benner and Bill.

There were three.

- I only saw two.

- There was one up on the ridge.

- The one that killed the big fella?

- What big fella?

My friend's name was Nicholson,

Bob Nicholson.

A brother to Ben Nicholson

of Texas.

We had to let him lay

when the team took off wild.

- I'd like to go with you.

- Didn't you hear, Gannon?

- One of them was your brother.

- I said I'd like to go.

Ride out after the passenger.

- I'd rather not.

- Somebody has to, I'm asking you.

Well, boys, let's go see

what San Pablo looks like.

Welcome to Warlock, Miss...

So you couldn't get along

without me, Lily?

- You could've told me you were coming.

- Didn't you know?

- I'd have had a brass band out.

- Didn't you?

Didn't you?

Won't you come into my parlour?

Remind you of home, Lily?

I was on the stage

when it was held up.

- That must've been exciting.

- A man was killed.

So I heard. Somebody said

he looked like a high roller.

- He wasn't with you, was he, Lily?

- It was Ben Nicholson's brother.

I went more than 5000 miles

looking for Ben Nicholson's brother.

Lily, Lily...

How you run to those Nicholsons.

Haven't you had enough

of killing?

Not till I see Blaisdell

shot dead.

Wherever he goes, I'll follow him

and see him shot down.

For taking away the only

chance I ever had,

and killing the only decent man

I ever knew.

You have decent mixed up.

There is one decent man,

but hell has turned you loose on him.

Ben Nicholson

was a cheap gunman.

He came after Clay, called him up

and drew first.

You put Clay up to it.

If you believe that,

you should get somebody to shoot me.

There'd be no satisfaction

for me in that.

You don't care about yourself,

but you do care about Clay.

And when he'd dead

and in the dust,

I'll look at you over his body

and laugh.

Lily, Lily, Lily...

You'd better leave Warlock.

You'd like me to go.

You'd give a lot, wouldn't you?

I'd give a lot more to have you

come back to me, Lily.

For what?

So you can send me back to work

whenever you run short of money?

I thought you did it

because you loved me.

How could I have ever?

You cripple!

The marshal's back.

The marshal's back.

Mike, you and Slater

take him inside.

They've got Pony Benner,

the killer.

- Trouble?

- No, they came like lambs.

McQuown spouted scripture

about truth and justice.

He's already on his way

to make sure he gets the right jury.

That's out of our hands.

I sent Sam Brown for the sheriff.

- Let's hang them, marshal.

- Let's save the sheriff a trip.

- Yeah, marshal, let's hang them.

- Yeah, hang 'em.

- Hang 'em.

- Hang 'em, marshal, right now.

Guard them till the sheriff arrives.

Use as many men as you need.

Get out of here.

This isn't an assembly hall.

Let's hang them now!

- I expect they mean to make trouble.

- I don't think so.

Just the same,

we better stay here.

You better go, Gannon.

- I just want to talk to my brother.

- I had nothing to do with it.

You're better with a Winchester

than with your mouth, Calhoun.

I wasn't even there.

Go on, tell him.

- They'll be trouble down there.

- Sounds like it.

- Saw someone today to shock a man.

- Yeah.

- You seen her?

- Yeah.

People I'd rather see in Warlock

than Lily.

The passenger they shot

was Ben Nicholson's brother.

Came after me, I guess.

Looks like them bad boys

did you a favour.

I never could figure that

Ben Nicholson gunning for me.

He'd settled down, there was even

talk of him and Lily getting married.

There was talk of

a lot of men and Lily.

Ben Nicholson

was a man with pride.

He had to be top man,

so he tried you out, that's all.

Is that all?

He had a reputation,

but he wasn't that kind.

I'd hate to think there was no reason

for me to kill Ben Nicholson.

He was on the prowl for you.

He came gunning for you.

Now, his brother comes after you.

- Is it that simple?

- Clay, it's that simple.

Hold it! Hold it!

Get out of here before I shoot.

- You can't stop us.

- You'll see if I don't.

If you think a bunch of drunks

are going to bust this jail,

you're mistaken.

Get out of here!

We'll tromp you down,

Slavin.

What's Johnny Gannon doing here?

He's one of them.

I said, get.

- Need another man?

- We surely do, Clay.

We're taking those road agents

out to hang, Blaisdell.

You ain't gonna stop us.

We'll tromp you down like the rest.

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