There's the bank.
We won't be gone long, so don't wander off too far.
Well sir, guess I'll take me a wee look around.
Well, well.
I bet my bottom dollar it's Big Jim Cole.
You must be Mr. Benson.
No sir, there ain't no doubt at all
about you being a kid of Charlie's.
Oh this is my wife.
How do you do, Mr. Benson?
It's a pleasure.
Now you folks come right in.
Come right in and sit down.
Mrs. Cole.
Thank you sir.
Hard trip, Mrs. Cole?
You ever ride 150 miles on a wagon seat, Mr. Benson?
I know what you mean.
That's sure a nice piece of property you folks inherited.
Jim, did
did that will your granddaddy's lawyer read to you mention
anything about a loan against that land?
Why no.
How much of a loan?
$500.
Plus $175 interest.
Howdy.
Oh, howdy.
You, you just passing through?
No, gonna reside here permanent.
Me and my compadre, Big Jim Cole
are taking over the old Cole place.
Well now, ain't that nice?
My name's Sam Potts, what's yourn?
I got a long one.
Wilhelmina Christina Maximiliana Peterson.
Wilhelmina, I'll call you Bill.
Mind if I chew?
No, spittoons back by the pool table.
I got me a wee problem, Bill.
Can't seem to locate a saloon in this here town.
Wonder if you'd be kind enough to direct me.
It's a dry county.
Oh, Sam Potts this here's Tad and Cal Curry.
Dry county?
You got $10?
Sure I got $10, why?
Well, if you give it to us
in about 15 minutes we just might
be able to quench that awful thirst
you've been moaning about.
You got yourself a deal, go get her.
First?
Oh we can't get no credit.
Well, hurry it up no more than 15 minutes now.
Not a second more.
You fellers want me to go with you?
No, no, no, you just wait for us right here.
All right, hurry up!
Just these nice boys.
Say that's a nice coat.
You sick?
No, I was just thinking.
Care to sit and think a spell Rosebud?
Name ain't Rosebud, it's Gypsy.
Shake hands with a champion.
If Jed Curry heard what I'm about
to say to you, he'd shoot me dead.
Your granddaddy won that land from him in a poker game,
and Curry wants it back so bad he's fit to be tied.
He wants it for his boys, Tad and Cal.
You don't take it, he will.
And for $675 he'll get the richest
section of land in the whole territory.
Well he ain't gonna get it, Mr Benson.
Good.
But Jim, $675?
Well that'll take almost everything we got.
We hadn't even seen that land.
I don't have to see that land.
There you are, paid in full.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Mr. Benson.
Good luck, Jim.
Thanks.
I'll be out to see you in a couple days.
Fine.
Now if you'll just give us an idea how to
get to this ranch of ours, we'll be on our way.
Indeed I will.
I'll take you outside and point you right.
Oh boy, a fight!
Charlie!
Looks like our boy's getting acquainted.
I'll be out to see you folks.
Nice to have met you.
Charlie!
Come on, Charlie.
Oh, Charlie.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I'm not gonna let anybody belt me
in the butt with no rock.
Charlie?
That's enough, boy.
Come on, simmer down.
Well, quite a young tiger you got there.
You must be Jim Cole.
Yeah, that's right.
My name's Curry.
Jed Curry.
Howdy.
This is Mrs. Cole.
Hello.
Mrs. Cole.
I've heard of you.
Oh?
I understand you've got a hankering for my land.
You're right.
Well I'm sorry to disappoint you.
You paid off the loan?
Yes, I sure did.
Well.
Somebody wins, somebody loses.
Congratulations.
Welcome to Hope.
Thanks.
Mrs. Cole.
Good day.
Now you didn't really expect them to come back, did you?
Didn't you?
'Course not.
Well then why in tarnation didn't you tell me, Bill?
Well I figured you was old enough to know better.
Sam, Sam!
You come back, Sam Potts!
Come back real soon!
Dirty no good bandits!
Are we almost there, uncle Jim?
Yeah, are we almost there Big Jim?
Gypsy, how many times have I told you
not to call your father Big Jim?
That's his name, ain't it?
Gypsy.
Well, ain't it?
That's your name.
Whoa.
Jim, what a start.
A fight the first 20 minutes in town, a note to pay off, and
now this.
This is our home, Angie.
And it'll be a good home.
'Cause this is good land.
You'll feel better come morning.
A lot better.
Jim!
This is our land, Angie.
640 acres of rich, wonderful land.
You think we'll know what to do with it?
Oh you bet we'll know what to do with it.
We're gonna raise us some fine cattle and
maybe 10 or 12 more kids.
Oh I love you, Jim.
I love you so much.
Oh!
Here kitty.
Nice kitty.
Ooh!
Out.
Oh Jim, you can't.
Out!
Take a good week before that skunk oil wears off clean.
The harder she scrubs her, the gamier she's gonna get.
Ain't that the truth.
That old Duncan.
He's sure a lot of animal, ain't he?
Yeah he sure is.
Can raise us a fine herd.
We ain't never gonna have to chase no more
sinning rascals around the country, are we Jim?
No sir.
10 years of minding the law is long enough.
And Sam.
I was mighty lucky to have a deputy like you.
Aw shucks, Jim.
Probably caused you a lot more trouble than done you good.
Didn't I?
Nope.
Sam, that a leaning axe or a using one?
It's a using one.
It's a gol dang busted rooting tooting using one.
It's hard wood, ain't it?
Our father we thank thee for this home
and the food you've given us.
We thank thee for each other.
And please help us to live our lives
more each day as you would have us live them.
Amen.
Amen!
Amen.
Whoa!
Well, things looking better already!
How's it going Jim?
It'll take some time, but we'll get her done.
Mr. Benson, I want you to meet Sam Potts.
Howdy, Mr. Benson.
How do you do?
Oh, I'll keep a swinging, Jim.
Certainly nice of you to drop by, Mr. Benson.
Cotton, everybody calls me Cotton.
Oh yeah.
Getting into April.
Just about time for old Satan to start stirring.
Yes, just about that time.
Old Satan?
1,500 odd pounds of the meanest,
wickedest animal this side of Hades.
Sounds like a grizzly.
Looks like a grizzly.
But folks around here beginning
to think he's the devil himself.
Well, I've had truck with grizzlies before.
They won't give you any trouble unless you ask for it.
Old Satan don't wait for no invitation.
He comes around looking for it.
Winchester 4440 ought to take care of it.
It hasn't yet.
You've seen him?
No, I been lucky.
But I've seen his work.
He kills just for the wicked fun of it.
What about traps?
That devil's busted up every trap
that was ever laid for him.
He gets the bait out, too.
If that beast ain't Lucifer in person,
he sure is first cousin.
He's got the heart of a cougar
and he can out think any man ever born.
You better believe that.
Speaking of the devil, if it ain't Jed Curry.
He likes to get what he wants,
and he sure wants this land.
Don't let him spook you.
Oh, nobody's gonna spook me, Cotton.
I'm here to stay.
Greetings!
Boys, right here.
Thought we'd drop by and have a friendly chat.
And a refreshing friendly drink.
Best in the county.
Almost two months old.
Two months?
The booze bandits!
This is my whiskey.
Bought and paid for.
Anybody gonna pour a drink, it's gonna be me.
Now, any of you fellers like a drink?
What is this man, some kind of a lunatic?
Careful with the bottle, Tad!
Sam, what in the world is the matter with you?
Now look what you've done!
Look what I done?
Why, hold it Sam!
Tad.
Cut it out.
Simmer down, Sam.
Now what in the world's this fuss all about?
Them two low down skunks cheated me out of
a bottle of whiskey and $10, that's what it's all about.
Why I ain't never seen you!
Boys!
Give the man his $10.
Pa, I ain't got...
I said give the man his $10.
You smell like a skunk.
Go help your mother.
I don't like him.
Git!
I'm going to do that.
I'm going to do that right now.
I'm sorry about the drink.
I'm sorry about the trouble.
Wouldn't have been no trouble...
Sam!
Go back to work.
It's a pitiful thing a man can't protect his own booze.
Boys.
Wait in the surrey.
You know, this place used to be mine.
Kind of like to have it back.
Of course, don't look like much now.
Take a lot of money and a lot of time to make it practical.
If you're interested in selling, I'll give you top dollar.
What do you say, Mr. Cole?
Cash on the barrel head.
Well thanks for the offer just the same, Mr. Curry,
but I'm just not interested.
I haven't got a lot of money,
but I've certainly got a lot of time.
Maybe you do.
Maybe you don't.
Well if you change your mind, you let me know Mr. Cole.
Mrs. Cole.
What's the matter with you ox heads?
I want that land.
I want it for you boys.
Now don't make no more trouble!
Last couple of days just ain't going his way at all.
Well, good luck folks.
Now remember, if you need anything just holler.
See ya, go on.
Well, I know we got a winner.
Already got a buyer, want to quit?
It's like you said, Jim.
It is our home.
I don't think I'm in the market for selling it.
You give me another week and you won't know the place.
You just won't know it.
Hey!
Where's that good looking feller?
Who?
Potts.
That there Sam Potts.
Ain't he a friend of yourn?
Oh, Sam, yeah.
Well you tell that rascal I'm
coming out to pay my respects.
You do that now, won't you?
Oh yes ma'am.
My name's Wilhelmina.
That Potts
calls me Bill.
Well Bill, I'm looking to buy us some stock.
You know anybody'd be willing to show me around?
It'd be worth a dollar to me.
I sure do.
Get out, Hank.
Come on.
This here Mr. Cole wants to buy himself some stock.
It's worth a dollar to him if you show him around.
For a dollar can't I just point?
Up!
Come on ya...
This here's Hank, Mr. Cole.
Howdy, Hank.
Well, much obliged, Bill.
I'll give Sam your message.
You do that!
Now you look alive up there, Hank
and give the gentleman his money's worth!
♪ beautiful dreamer ♪
♪ wake unto me ♪
get.
How is it?
It's the best yet.
Fella here wants to buy some stock, Duke.
Fellow's name is Jim Cole.
Yeah, I heard you was coming to town.
I heard your a law man.
Was, you got nothing to worry about.
What do you mean?
There just ain't no smell in the
world like cooking whiskey.
Why there ain't a drop of whiskey within 50 mile of here.
Hold it!
Put up that gun, ya dang fool
'fore I wrap it around your neck!
Yes ma.
You gotta be Jim Cole.
Yes ma'am.
Well I'm glad to know ya.
I'm Hazel Squires.
Pleased to meet you Mrs. Squires.
Something I can do for ya?
Well I need me some good cows,
some hogs, and some chickens.
Well you come to the right place.
I need me some frilly white lace for my curtains.
Ah, ma.
Lace!
And a spool of number one white thread.
Now you go down to Wilhelmina’s and get it for me.
Ah ma, I can't go get no frilly white...
Get!
And take your hooligan friends with ya.
All right, ma.
Go on move, come on.
Ooh wee.
Sure wish that boy'd find himself another pastime.
It is a mite strong.
I'll keep a tight eye on her.
She's sharper than a hound's tooth.
Much obliged.
Git.
Now you take those four girls there.
I'll give you a good deal on 'em.
It's a fine group of animals.
You gonna throw up or something?
Frog in my throat.
$45 for those four.
They ain't for sale.
Now, you take those four...
can't use 'em, I want those.
I'll go 50.
60
About the best I could do would be 55, ma'am.
55.
I'll get 'em up to you in a day or two.
Good.
Now, you were saying something
about some hogs and some chickens?
Yes ma'am, I'd sure like to see what you got.
Them buzzards ain't floating around
out there for exercise.
Old Satan.
It's gonna be a long, mean summer.
♪ Angela Angela ♪
♪ beautiful name ♪
♪ the glow of your smile ♪
♪ puts the sunset to shame ♪
♪ Angela Angela ♪
♪ beautiful sound ♪
♪ I dreamed of a true love ♪
♪ and that's what I found ♪
♪ I intend to spend ♪
♪ my life with you ♪
♪ vowing to ♪
♪ love you my angel ♪
♪ my Angela Angela ♪
♪ I bless this day ♪
♪ Angela loves me ♪
♪ what more can I say ♪
happy?
Oh, so happy
no more worries.
No more lonely nights laying there waiting for you.
Fearing for you.
Being scared of the men you penned up.
Even some of the ones you worked with.
Like, like Cass Dowdy.
He'll never find us here, will he Jim?
Now you stop worrying about Cass.
I got an idea he's forgotten about me a long time ago.
He's never gonna forget about you Jim, never.
You know a fellow like me is awful lucky
to have a woman like you.
And if I never get anything else out of this life,
I'll still be 100 miles ahead.
Ah, Jim.
No more hating.
Just living.
And loving.
Keep the kids in the house.
Becky, Becky, come back here!
We'll get him in the crossfire, Jim.
Oh Solomon!
That bear hurt him bad.
We got to get him to a doctor, dad!
You better get started, Jim.
I'll go with ya.
You better stay here, Charlie.
You know how to handle a rifle
and Sam might just need your help.
I'll go with you, uncle Jim.
Good.
Come on Charlie, let's hitch the team.
Poor Solomon.
Poor, wonderful Solomon.
Jim, Jim!
Old Duncan, he's deader than a bee in a blizzard.
I don't think that bear'll be back tonight, Sam,
but you keep alive.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
You all right, Meg?
A couple of bruises, but I'll be all right.
That bumping didn't do Solomon any good, though.
Fool kids.
What's the matter, what happened?
Old Satan.
Oh, take him to Dr Oliver's, right there.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
They won't need you in there.
You're whiter than a Lily in a snowstorm.
Now you come with me.
Cup of my coffee will fix you up.
Stronger than a tub of smelling salts.
Come on over here and sit down now, dear.
Thank you.
You're Jim Cole's daughter, ain't ya?
Niece, my name is Meg.
My name's Wilhelmina.
I'm glad to meet ya.
By the way, how's Mr. Potts?
He's fine, just fine.
I s'pose a big handsome good looking fella like that's
got his self a wife tucked away somewhere, huh?
What handsome fellow?
Potts!
Oh, oh Sam.
No, Sam's never been married.
Don't suppose he ever will be.
Hm.
♪ beautiful dreamer ♪
♪ beam on my heart ♪
oh.
Well, now.
Ain't that something.
All right boys, play pool, buy something, or get out.
I suppose you're the stupid oafs who spooked our horses.
Why, whatever do you mean sweetie?
All right, come on, get.
Well it seems to me a man can't even handle
a team of horses, he just ain't no kind of man at all.
That big apple...
that big apple knocker's gonna take you boys
to court you pull a stunt like that again.
Do tell.
Meg
go to the wagon.
How's Solomon, uncle Jim?
Well, he's gonna take some sewing, but he'll be all right.
You wait in the wagon.
All right now you boys, come on.
Get back to the pool table.
This big sod buster hit me when
pa wouldn't let me fight back.
Well sir, pa ain't here now.
Is he, Cal?
Oh, oh won't you just let him be, Tad?
Come on, I'll play you a game of pool.
Pass me the jug, Duke.
All right now, you fellas just cut this out.
I want to tell you boys something.
I left a lot of trouble behind me in Utah territory
and I'd like to leave it there.
That's entirely up to you.
You got the choice.
Well shucks, mister.
We don't want no trouble.
Shoot, he don't want to fight.
He's used to hiding behind a tin badge.
Ain't ya?
Matter of fact, he's just a
big, yellow blowhard.
Tad!
Now you all cut that out!
Tad, Duke!
Get out of here.
And don't you fellas never come back here, neither!
Don't mind if I do.
My apologies, Mr. Cole.
Ought to keep these boys locked up.
They could get into trouble.
Hello pa.
May I?
That's the hooligan that started it.
Now who's gonna pay for fixing up my place?
They are.
Oh but pa...
I have told you not to antagonize Mr. Cole.
If I have told you fellas once,
I've told you a thousand times.
If you want to do business with someone, don't rile 'em!
Home.
But pa...
I said home.
Well, there's your breeding bull.
Yep
well anyway, Duncan's helping out as best he can.
What now, Jim?
They told me this badge was solid gold
along with my six gun saddle and the other half of Duncan.
And I can borrow enough money to buy us another bull.
Jim, that star means so much to you.
You and the ranch mean a whole lot more.
In that order?
In exactly that order.
Well, I'd best get going.
Is that Duncan?
That's part of him.
That old Satan didn't do Duncan much good, did he?
No, he sure didn't.
I'll see ya.
Can I go with you?
Well I don't know.
Go ahead.
Come on!
Thanks Big Jim.
So long.
Giddy up!
You tell 'em.
Giddy up!
Becky's out there somewheres.
Sure hope she can find her way back.
Stupid old mule.
Sure hope so, Sam.
Sure hope so.
Well that's about all I've got for collateral.
That and this.
It's solid gold.
To Big Jim Cole, a law man and friend.
Many thanks from his neighbors of uintah county.
Hi Rosebud.
I need me some candy.
Thanks, champion.
Don't mention it, Rosebud.
Well Jim, I figure $75 for the whole shooting match.
I'd like to make it more, but this
ain't my money to play around with.
Sure, I understand.
How much do you think I could buy a good Hereford bull for?
Hazel Squires has one.
I think she's asking 100 for it.
That'd still leave you 25 short,
but I reckon I could make that up out of my own pocket.
I can't let you do that, Cotton.
Hey, you ain't got no choice, Jim.
I guess I haven't.
I sure appreciate it.
Well, where'd you get that?
From the champion.
I'm helping Hazel bring out your stock this afternoon.
Well I'm driving out there.
Would you like to come along?
I got to pick up a bull now.
Thought you had a bull.
Oh I did, Satan killed him last night.
Oh I'm sorry to hear that.
Yoohoo!
Mr. Cole!
Oh good morning, Bill.
Say I think it's just about time I
paid my respects to Mrs. Cole.
Would you kindly tell her I'll be
moseying out this afternoon?
Oh you bet.
I'll be sure and do that.
Well I thank you, bye.
♪ beautiful dreamer ♪
♪ wake unto me ♪
Rosebud here left some of her
property on that there pump over there.
What'd you do that for?
They were wet, Big Jim.
Oh, well I guess that's a pretty good reason.
Get up.
Benson!
What did Cole want?
Old Satan got his bull last night.
He needed money to get another one.
I gave it to him.
Oh.
Oh I suppose that is the collateral?
Yeah, that and this.
Ah.
Benson, you see that?
That's collateral.
All collateral.
For various loans around this town.
Now is that any way to run a bank?
When folks get in a nest of trouble
ain't it kind of a bank's duty to help 'em out?
Well, seeing as how I am the principal
stockholder in this bank,
and seeing as how it's my money
you're loaning out on that kind of collateral,
I want it stopped.
But Jed, have we always made out all right?
Especially I want no more loans to Jim Cole.
If he wants a loan, I'll give it to him
for a mortgage on his property, you understand?
Yes, I understand.
And we take no more collateral like that from anybody.
But Jed.
From anybody!
Good day.
That's Potts.
Them ain't the cleanest things in the world, is they?
That's the Greek god?
Ain't he?
Ain't he Beau?
Know something champion?
What's that, Rosebud?
He looks something like you.
Does kinda, don't he?
So I said to myself well,
if the mountain won't come to Mohammed,
Mohammed will come to the mountain.
Huh?
That Casanova, he's a Jim dandy.
You got a good 'un there, Ang.
Casanova?
Yep, that's him all over.
Old time lady chaser.
What a man.
Sam, bring the guns!
Charlie, you get back to the house.
Sam!
There's only one place to get him.
Behind the ear!
That's Becky!
Becky, Becky.
Becky.
Hank, you mind spending the night?
I think me and Sam will be going out come morning.
Dumb, stupid no good old mule.
You never was much good.
Penny?
Just kind of dreaming, I guess.
What about?
Oh you, the ranch.
And Satan.
Jim, I'm scared.
You're going out after him, aren't you?
I figured Sam and I would take
a look around up there tomorrow.
He's a savage, senseless killer, Jim.
I've known men like that, and even worse.
But there's a difference.
It's his territory up there, his land.
He knows it and you don't.
And this is my territory, my land.
I'm not gonna let him take it away from me.
Mr. Curry said he'd pay us top price for it.
Is that what you want, Angie?
I want what you want.
It's getting late, Jim.
He doubled back on us!
Jump, Sam!
Dirty, no good killing devil!
You got him, Jim.
I knew you got him.
I don't know.
Angie!
Did you get him, dad?
Yeah, did you get him Big Jim?
Well I don't know.
I put a couple of shots into him, I know that.
Well you're gonna know.
You didn't get him, he's gonna be more peeved than ever.
He's got your scent now.
If he ain't dead, he's gonna come looking for you.
We're not waiting.
We're selling and getting out of here right now.
I can't do that, Angie.
I can't quit now.
That bear's hurt bad enough to be dead.
If he ain't dead, I'm scared enough to stay away from him.
Maybe he feels the same way about me.
Sam, you look awful.
I feel terrible.
Evening Cotton.
Welcome folks.
Evening, good to see you.
And a prosperous and happy harvest to you.
Thank you so much.
Howdy!
How are you?
Everything going all right up there?
Oh just fine, thank you.
That bull know what you bought him for?
Yes, he certainly does.
Well that's real nice.
How'd you like the coat Sam?
You ain't got no call to give me no coat, Bill.
It ain't decent!
Silly boy
but beware the Greeks bearing gifts, Sam.
Beware, beware.
Oh, thank you sir.
Well, I got me a bit of waltzing to do.
Come on, Cotton.
Let's you and me shake a leg.
How about you and me Mr. Cole?
Shall we, Mrs. Cole?
Good evening.
Mr. Curry.
Well, summer's over.
Going to be a long, cold winter up there.
I'll give you $1,000 over the going price.
What do you say, Mr. Cole?
Thanks anyway.
Mrs. Cole?
Thanks anyway.
Boys.
Cal!
Coming pa.
You bring the juice?
Going to have fireworks tonight, huh Charlie?
Yep
I can hardly wait, can you Charlie?
Nope.
Never seen fireworks before.
That fireworks Charlie?
Are you gonna sit and stare all day
or are you gonna ask me to dance?
Can't dance.
You can't dance?
No ma'am, but I'd be real proud
to get you a cup of punch and
well, maybe we could just sat a spell.
That sounds nice.
Yes ma'am, that sounds nice.
That sure sounds real nice.
Allow me.
Oh, I was sort of hoping you'd accept
this here glass of punch as a kind of peace offering.
Thank you.
What's the matter ma'am?
Something go down the wrong pipe?
I don't believe it, beautiful no!
♪ with a quack quack here ♪ ♪ and a quack quack there ♪
♪ here a quack there a quack ♪
♪ everywhere a quack quack ♪
♪ old Jim Cole he had a ranch ♪
♪ ee-i-ee-i-o ♪
♪ and on this ranch he had a ♪
Had a what?
Skunk!
♪ and on this ranch he had a skunk ♪
♪ ee-i-ee-i-o ♪
♪ with a sniff sniff here ♪ ♪ and a sniff sniff there ♪
♪ here a sniff there a sniff ♪ ♪ everywhere a sniff sniff ♪
♪ Big Jim Cole he had a ranch ♪
♪ ee-i-ee-i-o ♪
oh Angie...
don't, Jim.
Oh please don't.
I'm real sorry, Jim, but I just can't do it.
That bear hit Curry and a lot of
other ranchers last night.
Jim.
He'll give you a loan, he told me he would.
I guess you know what he'd want for collateral.
Saw your rig outside.
We're going after that bear.
Thought you might like to join us.
Mixing guns and liquor?
Could mean trouble.
I'll go it alone.
Suit yourself.
Now Mr. Curry.
Cotton told me you might be willing to make me a loan.
Made it out this morning.
Care to look at it?
It's a loan for $500.
Is that all right?
For a section of land with house and barns?
Well now that's the best I can do, Mr. Cole.
However...
Leave it.
Don't do it, Jim.
You get in any more of a bind up there
you'll be in real trouble.
I'm in real trouble right now if I don't get me a loan.
Father we thank thee for another day.
We thank thee for each other and all
the blessings you bestowed upon us.
We...
Amen.
Well.
Adam's dead.
Phil won't have a left arm ever again.
They got on old Satan's trail before we did.
And he doubled back on 'em.
Now this is no job for these men.
I need a professional.
I was talking to some of the cattlemen on the way in.
We collected $750.
I want you to send some wires.
Bounty hunters?
I need a drink.
What can I do for ya?
Give me a drink.
Well we got sarsaparilly, lemonade,
cherry or plum phosphate, coffee, tea...
It's a dry county.
Where's Jed Curry?
Well he's over at the bank.
That's my pa.
Get him.
Well you get him yourself.
You're looking for him, I ain't.
Well, I could get him for you.
How much?
Three bucks a pint.
I figure you just downed about a buck and a half's worth.
A buck'll do it.
How about another little jolt?
You hear me ask for it?
My, oh my!
What a beautiful brace of dogs you got there.
Just beautiful!
They'd have you for breakfast,
they heard you say that.
I'm Jed Curry.
Cal says you've been looking for me.
I'm Cass Dowdy.
Cass Dowdy?
Hey I heard about you!
Man or animal, makes no difference.
If there's a reward, you bring 'em in.
Well let's sit awhile, Mr Dowdy.
So I can explain what you're up against.
Sit right here.
Well, howdy Angie.
Hello Wilhelmina.
What can we do for you?
I need me some piece goods.
Maybe a new dress will give my spirits a lift.
Never fails.
Say, I've got me a new bolt of calico
that I thinks got a real chic look to it.
Good to see you again, Angie.
What are you doing here Cass?
Well ma'am, I'm here to kill me a bear.
How's Big Jim, Angie?
You stay away from him.
Give him my best, ma'am.
I gather you don't think too much of Jim Cole.
You gather wrong.
He's a good man.
Don't ever underestimate him.
Let me say, uh
I gather you and Jim Cole aren't
exactly on handshaking terms?
Now you got it right.
I'll make the reward $1,000 if you
can get that bear before Jim can.
Why?
I don't think that matters.
I think it does.
Without that reward, Jim will lose
everything he owns, everything.
You got yourself a bear.
Like some information.
Who knows most about that bear?
Jim Cole.
That's good.
That's real good.
Cass, Cass!
Hi Cass!
You've grown, boy.
Grown a yard.
Never could understand what that boy ever see'd in him.
I guess a bounty hunter's life seems
pretty exciting to a youngster.
Charlie's the only human Cass ever took a liking to.
Been a long time.
What do you want, Cass?
Just a chance to say hello.
Pay my respects.
Well you said 'em and paid 'em now get.
I've got work to do, Cass.
Anything else on your mind?
Understand you know a certain bear's habits
better than anyone else.
I'd like to ask a few questions.
Well you can ask 'em.
That doesn't mean I'm gonna answer 'em.
I figure to get that bear and I don't
intend to make it any harder for myself.
That's right.
Heard you needed that reward money real bad.
Matter of keeping your ranch.
Don't blame ya.
Nice place.
Chances are we meet up there.
Someplace.
Cass.
You try anything and I'll see you hang for it.
Need another piece of meat, Sam.
Ooh whee, that is ripe.
Well the riper the better.
If this doesn't kill our scent, nothing will.
Camp about a mile away and see what happens.
Jim?
Yeah?
What if we catch us that bear.
Now that'd mean half that reward
money'd be mine now wouldn't it?
Yeah, I guess that's right Sam.
That's good.
That's real nice.
'Cause when I throw my half of that money
into the kitty it's gonna make me
feel like I'm part of everything.
Like I really belong.
You know, Jim, like I'm paying my own way.
Sure.
Sure, I see what you mean.
Goodnight, Sam.
Huh?
Goodnight, Jim.
That's for Becky you murder son of Lucifer!
Did we get him, Jim?
I ain't gonna make it, am I?
Sure you're gonna make it, Sam.
No, I ain't never gonna
get to wear that fur.
I ain't never gonna Jim.
Sam?
Yeah.
You better go bury your dead.
He was a good friend and a brave hunter.
Give him mountains to climb, forests to hunt,
streams to fish.
We commend him unto thy hands.
Goodbye Sam.
Hank I'll be going out come morning.
I'd be obliged if you'd stay with the family.
I'm sorry ma'am.
Real sorry.
Ready to quit?
The bear's got most of our stock,
got us into debt up to our necks.
Now it's got the best friend I ever had.
And next it'll get you.
I guess that's what it boils down to.
It's either him or me.
Jim Cole you're a stubborn mule.
If you think I'm gonna stand by
and watch my family murdered one by one
by that beast, you're just not thinking right!
Don't be mad at dad, please don't.
Oh Charlie.
We've got to get away from here.
We just have to.
Cass.
Come on in, Cass.
You're slipping.
Just a mite heavy footed.
Coffee?
Yeah.
You know what it feels like to walk
a six by three foot cell for two years?
Just about kill a man like you I guess.
What I did was in line of duty, working for you.
And you testified against me.
You killed an innocent man, Cass.
You shot him down in cold blood.
It wasn't the first time.
You were lucky with the others, they were guilty,
but you guessed wrong this time.
You took two years out of my life.
Now I'm gonna make you pay.
I'm gonna see you lose your ranch.
I'm gonna watch you walk away from it
busted, flat broke, and beat.
Besides, that bear killed my dogs.
Cass?
Stay away from my traps.
You having trouble with your traps, Jim?
You're accusing me?
Why you're the fellow who said a man
was innocent until proved guilty.
Ain't that what you always said, Jim?
I'm saying stay away from my traps,
and I ain't gonna tell you again.
Gettin' old, Cass?
Maybe a little rheumatism, or the boots are just too tight.
Twisted my ankle.
Funny thing happened to me today.
Set a trap for a bear.
Caught myself a skunk.
Well, I'll catch that bear tomorrow.
That's a shame about these boots.
That one's plum ruined.
Ah, one ain't much good without the other.
I'm gonna cut you,
I'm gonna cut you up and use you for bear bait!
You got troubles, ain't ya champion?
Hog tied myself for a fare, Rosebud.
Bedtime, Gypsy
Yep, it's getting to be about that time.
Goodnight, dear.
Goodnight honey.
I thought by moving here we could run away from trouble.
Things don't ever change much, do they Hank?
Trouble just seems to follow us around like a shadow.
Shucks ma'am, things are gonna be different from now on.
You'll see, Jim'll bring in that bear and...
Jim's never going after that bear again.
We're leaving here Hank.
Well you can't mean that.
I do mean it.
I spent ten years down in Utah.
Ten years of fear, wondering when Jim was coming home.
Wondering if he was coming home.
Having nightmares about him lying dead somewhere.
I can't take it anymore.
I won't take it anymore.
Every man's gotta have him a dream and
this here's Jim's dream.
His heart sure is in this land, ma'am.
Sure is in it.
I love my husband, and I'm not going
to stay to bury him in this land he loves.
All you can think about is that devil.
I'm going out again in the morning, I've got to.
You go out in the morning,
and I'll be gone when you get back.
If you get back.
You can't mean that.
It ain't only us, there are other folks involved.
You're just tired.
You bet I'm tired.
Tired of being afraid for ya.
Tired of being sick to my stomach fearing for the children.
Angie, we're gonna lose everything we own.
We're gonna lose this place
if I don't get that reward money.
I want to lose it!
I'm sorry we came here, Jim.
Angie.
Dead sorry.
It isn't only that bear.
Cass is out there right now just
waiting for the chance to kill you.
Ain't a man alive that hasn't got trouble.
How he handles that trouble is what counts.
How he goes looking for that trouble
is what makes him a fool.
Angie, in every man's life is a
Cass or a Satan of one kind or another
trying to whip him, beat him down, destroy him.
He can't run away from it.
He's got to stand strong and fight,
whatever it is he's got to fight it.
That's how god made a man.
And god made a woman to need a man.
In your life there's an Angie and a family.
That's right.
And that's exactly why I'm going out again come morning.
All right, Jim.
You've made your choice.
Goodnight.
Where's Charlie?
I can't find him anyplace.
Solomon, look!
Jim.
I'm afraid it's my fault.
Charlie never heard us argue before
and I knew it was bothering him.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have talked to you like I did.
Now, take it easy.
He can't have gotten far.
I'll catch up to him.
Come on.
Charlie!
Take a man's boots away from him, will ya?
That's about as low as a man can get!
Until they bury him.
Cass, Charlie's up there!
Ain't never gonna get past me.
You hear me boy?
We lost his trail, Solomon.
I think maybe we lost ourselves.
Cass, Cass help him!
Charlie, get back up there!
Stole my boots.
Stupid kid.
Big Jim and Charlie!
Uncle Jim!
Put me down, put me down.
Come on, Gypsy
we got him mom, we got him.
Charlie!
Oh, Charlie.