Warlock Page #6

he'll be a dead man.

I'm sure Clay can handle

almost anything.

An army.

An army's coming in.

This isn't just a test,

like when we first came.

This is a war, ma'am,

a war they have to win.

Fifteen or twenty men

against two men.

If you're worried about the numbers,

maybe I better handle it alone.

Maybe I will, Clay.

Maybe you better go

to Palfrie City alone.

All right, Clay.

Maybe I will.

Miss, maybe you'd like to take

a Colt in his defence.

Blaisdell...

I just want to tell you

that this is my job.

- To keep the peace.

- How do you propose to do that?

I'll tell McQuown

he's not to come in.

He'll come in all right

and, when he does,

you're not going to fight my fight.

I guess I'll have to. This is

the law's business, not yours.

Nor yours, Mr. Morgan.

Looks like our problem

is solved, Morgan.

The law's taking over.

- You can't mean that.

- Why not?

Let's see if Warlock is grown up

enough to take care of itself.

Clay, if you're not the marshal,

you're nothing.

Maybe it's time.

Maybe we've run out of towns.

Boys, we have a visitor.

If it isn't Johnny Gannon,

come back to San Pablo.

Come in, Johnny. Don't stand there

like you mightn't be welcome.

It's bad manners coming out here

with that star hanging on you.

- Whisky, Johnny?

- No, thanks.

Didn't come to drink.

I came to tell you

not to come into town, Abe.

- Blaisdell sent you out here.

- No.

- Who's the message from then?

- From me.

You.

You're telling us.

I'm the deputy, Abe,

and I'm telling you.

- You are posting us.

- Nobody's posted.

But no wild bunch of "regulators"

is coming in to make trouble.

Let me rip that star off him, Abe.

- That's the way it is, then, Johnny?

- That's the way it is.

What do you mean coming ton my place

telling me I'm not to go in there?

Look out, Abe, I rode out with him.

Johnny's getting mad.

Blaisdell will cut us down one by one

unless we go in there together.

That'd be a thing

I'd be bound to stop too.

Yeah. Like you stopped him

from cutting Billy down.

That was a fair fight, Abe.

At least, from Blaisdell's side.

Billy came in to kill him.

Calhoun was set to backshoot him.

- That's a lie.

- No, it's the truth.

I talked to Billy before the fight

and I'd swear it in any court of law.

Yeah,

you'll swear all right,

but, you'll swear Billy said

he only wanted to talk to Blaisdell.

Swear it.

Swear it here and now

or I'll see your dirty, lying soul

in hell.

I guess I won't, Abe.

- Swear it.

- No.

- Swear it, or I'll kill you.

- No.

Go on, hit in.

Cut him up.

- Say it.

- No.

Say it!

Move, Johnny,

and I'll cut it off.

Don't move, Johnny.

- Swear it.

- No.

Abe, this isn't doing any good.

Hold off, Abe.

Swear it, Johnny,

or I swear I will kill you.

You better kill me, if you want

to take your regulators into Warlock.

Otherwise, I'll stop you.

I'd sure like to see him try

to stop us, wouldn't you, Abe?

I'd like to see that, Abe.

Stop us, then.

We'll be in tomorrow.

Give it to him.

He can't do anything with it, anyway.

I've warned you.

Don't come into Warlock.

Johnny...

I'm the law, Curley.

I'm the law.

I'm alone.

They coming in?

Yes, near sundown.

Cade says he's going to kill you

himself, Johnny.

- I thought I saw...

- It's all right, Buck.

Why did you come in, Curley?

Abe's gonna be mad.

I thought that if you knew

they weren't coming till sundown,

maybe you've got business

in Bright City or something.

I'm staying here.

Go back and tell him that.

- That hand, against Abe and Cade?

- I'm staying.

- My, but you're brave...

- Go back and tell them I'm here.

You're a fool, Johnny.

Curley...

Cade gonna be doing

his usual backshooting?

The least you'll get

is a fair fight.

- I promise.

- Then, tell them.

It'll be a waste of time.

I'll stay around town and wait.

This hand won't hold much,

especially not a Colt.

Well, I guess I've got time

for some sleep.

So you'll be clear-eyed

when you die.

Doc, maybe you could give me

some laudanum for later.

- Six drops in a glass of water.

- You're against McQuown and Blaisdell.

You'll be killed,

you know that!

Yes, come in.

A lady to see you,

Mr. Blaisdell.

Come in, Lily.

I came to ask you for something,

a favour.

I want Gannon for Ben Nicholson.

- You owe me this, Clay.

- I owe nothing.

Ben Nicholson came after me.

He called me out.

Don't you know he went to see Morgan

first? Morgan sent him.

I don't believe that.

It's not important any more.

I don't care about that.

I don't even care

about Ben Nicholson anymore.

I only want an end

to this killing.

I hated you

and wanted you killed,

but I don't want that anymore.

Clay, I was wondering...

Well, well, well...

Hello, Lily.

What's she going to do,

shoot you or poison you?

- What did she want?

- She's worried about Gannon.

Is that all?

- Morgan...

- Yeah?

Did you talk to Ben Nicholson

the day he died?

What would I have to do

with Ben Nicholson?

- What did you tell him?

- None of your business.

Come here again and talk to Clay

behind my back, and I'll kill you.

I'll kill anybody who's dangerous

to Clay, even you, Lily.

Tom, why do you do this?

He's the only person who looked at me

and didn't see a cripple.

Get out of here.

Better say a prayer

for the soul of your deputy.

Not too bad, huh?

Not too good, either.

I never was very fast,

but I can shoot well enough.

Well enough

may not be good enough.

Afternoon, deputy.

Hello, Mr. Blaisdell.

Guess I'll be getting

some early supper.

Blaisdell, if you've come to offer

us help, we don't want it.

We? Hadn't you better let Gannon

decide that?

Don't you understand that as long as

you're here there'll be killing?

You're a target.

They must come after you.

Let us alone, Blaisdell.

Come on, judge. Come on.

- Mind if I sit?

- Go ahead.

- How's your hand?

- It's all right.

I remember when I first

killed a man.

It was clear

and had to be done.

I went home afterwards

and puked my insides out.

I remember how clear it was.

Afterwards, nothing was ever

clear again, except for one thing,

to hold strictly to the rules,

only the rules matter.

Hold onto them

like walking on eggs.

So you know you've fought

as fair and as best you could.

But there are things

to watch for, in yourself.

Don't be too fast.

When there are people after you,

you know it, you're worrying,

then, you think...

if I don't get drawn first,

and them killed first...

Know what I mean?

I know.

Can you draw

with that hand, deputy?

I can.

Let's see you draw.

This evening,

there'll be a lot against you.

I'd be honoured

if you'd accept my offer to help,

just to back you up.

Mr. Blaisdell, I'd like your help

more than anything in the world,

but it's time this town

stood on its own.

Who knows?

Maybe the people of Warlock

will help by backing the law.

I wouldn't count on that.

But I'll be there to back you.

Will you come and have a whisky?

No, thanks. Maybe later.

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