What do I call you, anyway?
Call me brother. Call me Kwai Chang.
Well, Kwai Chang is a little funny on my tongue.
When I was a kid, I always wanted a brother.
I never had anybody except my grandfather.
Our grandfather.
Our grandfather could not stand the thought...
...of his son to have a Chinese wife.
Or a half-breed child.
I guess that's kind of a sore spot with you.
It is in the past. They are all dead.
The Caines are almost gone.
There are three of us.
Yep, you and me and Zeke.
Do you know how to find this house of General Cantrell in San Francisco?
I'll never forget that place. Some of the most...
...miserable moments of my life was spent with the old general.
Delonia told me of her life with you.
It wasn't a life at all. The general saw to that.
Delonia never stood a chance with him. Now she's dead.
A good death.
What could be good about dying?
She died that her son might live.
You know, the poor kid never even got a chance to know his mother.
I'll promise you one thing...
...Cantrell's responsible for everything that happened to that boy...
...and I'm not gonna let him have him.
He's not gonna spend the rest of his life with that old snake.
- We could pick them off from here. - It's too far.
You miss and give them warning, and we've lost them and the reward.
Your tread must be light and sure...
...as though your path were upon rice paper.
It is said a Shaolin priest can walk through walls.
Looked for, he cannot be seen. Listened for, he cannot be heard.
Touched, he cannot be felt. This rice paper is the test.
Fragile as the wings of the dragon fly, clinging as the cocoon of the silkworm.
When you can walk its length and leave no trace...
...you will have learned.
I'm tired of this tracking. Why don't we move in and finish them off?
I'm not too anxious to tangle with that barefoot one.
We'll go ahead and set up a crossfire.
We'll take Danny Caine. You two, get the other one.
Then you'll tell Corbino you killed Danny Caine and cut us out of the reward.
Is that right?
Hey!
The reward splits better two ways.
No gun. Don't even have a jackknife.
Hello, Danny.
You're pretty good.
- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm all right.
Say, all that stuff you do...
...that's quite a sight.
- Where'd you learn to do all that? - In China.
I am a Shaolin priest.
Priest?
Does that mean no high living?
No women, drinking, gambling?
Our life is not one of restrictions.
I am a man like any other.
That's good.
I was wondering if I was gonna have to watch myself around you.
Look at that. What about this luck, huh?
A minute ago, I was complaining about not having a horse and a gun.
Now, we got both. We're really in business.
I do not need this.
Come on, now.
You're good. I mean, I saw that. But nobody's that good.
I do not need a gun.
- What's the matter, you scared of it? - No.
Well, then do me a favor and hold it for me, will you?
Thank you.
- Here, let's go. -I do not ride horses.
There's nothing to it. I can show you in just a minute.
I do not wish to ride.
They sure do things different there where you come from in China, huh?
They ride horses.
Well, then let's mount up.
I do not wish to be a burden to the horse.
That's what horses are for.
I can walk.
Zeke is in San Francisco. I want him and I want him now.
I don't want him next week sometime when you get there.
Zeke has given his word to stay with his grandfather.
Well, here's my word, brother.
That grandfather of his made me miserable from the first time I ever laid eyes on him.
He's not gonna do the same to my boy. Now, you gonna ride with me or what?
Forgive me.
Well, we're home, Zeke.
This is where your mother grew up. My house.
Your house now. What do you think of it?
Biggest house I ever saw.
You know, every time I come home...
...I always remember the first time I rode up to this place.
I was a young man then...
...but I made enough money to make it my own.
It felt good.
- How do you feel? - All right.
I know you must have mixed feelings. I know how much you loved your father.
You don't have to worry, Grandfather. I'll keep my end of the bargain.
I might've wished you could've joined me in other circumstances.
- You mean of my own free will. - Yes.
The fact is, you're gonna spend the rest of your life here.
And that's really what counts, isn't it?
My father's still alive, isn't he?
I don't know, Zeke.
A man like Danny Caine runs a risky life.
Well, Kwai Chang will see to it. I trust him.
Zeke.
We gotta settle something right now.
An agreement between two gentlemen.
If I know Danny Caine and if he's still alive...
...he's gonna turn up in your life again.
I'll keep my word.
Good. Good. Good boy!
General Cantrell, welcome home.
-I didn't expect you, sir. - Hello, Henry.
Run to the kitchen.
Tell them the general's home, to set the water boiling for a bath.
And open the bedroom of the south wing for my grandson.
For Zeke Caine. For the next master of this house.
Welcome, Master Zeke.
What brought you out of here? Gold fields?
No.
You're looking for our grandfather, huh?
I did not know I had a grandfather until I came here.
Well, I mean, you know all about me, your old brother.
Been in a few tight places.
Running around with a price on my head.
Whatever brought you all the way from China...
...couldn't be as bad as what happened to me.
I killed the nephew of the emperor.
- The nephew of the emperor? - Yes.
Well, I can't top that, I guess.
It is not an achievement.
Well, so...
So you hiding out safe and sound.
He knows where I am.
He has sent men to find me.
But they always fail.
- But he's going to send some more. - Yes.
Well, that's good.
Now we can watch out for all these bounty hunters...
...and a whole pack of Chinamen too.
I will tell you.
You watch that side of the road for bounty hunters...
...and I will watch this side for Chinamen.
They're hanging back there, that's funny.
Are you trying to kill me?
No, I was trying to keep you from being killed.
We make a pretty rough bunch, don't we?
Boss, one of our bounty hunters is here to see you.
Send him in.
Where were the other three?
I sent four of you out there to get Danny Caine.
Not prejudiced against money? Don't they want their share?
They are not here.
Well, we're just gonna have to wait for them.
I'm not gonna give you $10,000 to distribute to them.
It’s not like that, Mr. Corbino.
You see, I'm the only one who made it back.
- What's that, one out of four? - That's right.
And what about Danny Caine? Is he dead or alive?
He got away. See, I rigged this wire--
You rigged a wire.
- Why don't you just give me a gun--? - Gun? I wouldn't even give you a broom!
Get my horse saddled. I'm riding into San Francisco.
Tournedos, Master Zeke.
Eat hearty, lad. You're a growing boy.
- Looks wonderful, Henry. - Thank you, general.
How do you like the tournedos, Master Zeke?
They look all right.
He means, with or without the bordelaise?
Bordelaise sauce, boy. It's delicious.
Perhaps with, general.
- Very good. Very good. - Thank you.
Perhaps these will do, Master Zeke.
You have to learn to dine correctly.
Eat up.
Beef come from my ranch, Grand Mesa.
Finest cattle in California.
Just one moment. Wait until I announce you.
Sir, the general does not receive guests in his dining room.
- Sir, you cannot go in there. - I'm already in.
- How are you, general? - Why is he here?
I don't know.
Well, he tried to kill my father. How can you let him in here?
He was not invited.
I'm sorry, sir. I tried to keep him out.
It's all right.
I'd like to have a word with you, general.
Would you prefer that I speak here frankly?
- See you again there, Zeke. - Not if I can help it.
Certainly is good to see you again, general.
You are not welcome in this house, sir.
What's that? After our fine business dealings?
I'm sure that you do business here with other associates, don't you?
Your stockbrokers, bankers?
- But not with criminals. - Oh, I see.
Well, that must be the reason, then...
...when you needed something, you came to see me...
...on my side of town.
That business is done with. You've been paid your money.
And I delivered.
Your grandson into your hands.
Satisfaction all around.
Not exactly.
The boy feels cheated, tricked. He's resentful.
The boy could get over that.
But you'll never be number one in his mind, general...
...as long as Danny Caine is in the picture.
He's alive then?
That's right.
So you failed.
- Danny Caine got away. - Not for long.
He managed to wriggle out of it...
...with that other fellow who used to work for me...
...that Kwai Chang.
And I'll lay odds, general, they're headed for this house.
Right now.
I don't want that kind of trouble here.
Well, that's why I'm here, general.
So we can do business again. Another service to offer.
Which I hope will extend itself into a long and profitable relationship.
You'd like nothing better than to move up into my world, wouldn't you?
Well, I'm not going to be a party to the murder of Danny Caine or anyone else.
I am not a murderer, Mr. Corbino.
Kwai Chang is a murderer.
That's the kind of man that Danny Caine is running with.
Did you know that Kwai Chang has a price on his head?
No.
Well, what are you gonna do when they come busting in here?
Who's gonna stop them, your butler?
A stockbroker? Your bankers?
General, the day you made a bargain with me...
...is the day you came into my world.
And you're there to stay.
I think you'd better leave now.
All right, general.
I'll be at the Barbary House.
That's when you need me.
And you will.
And you'll crawl.
This will have to do. I'm sorry, Danny, it is not the Ritz.
That's all right, Frenchie. This will be fine.
We're not gonna be here very long anyway.
You won't sleep much. The noise from the saloon don't let up.
That's all right. Thanks a lot.
I owe you this one, Danny.
Me or my saloon would not be here today...
...if it hadn't been for you.
Times are tough, Danny.
I mean, I can remember when you rode with 10 good men.
And now all you've got is your laundry boy.
Of course, you'll be on your feet in no time.
Well, that's no laundry boy, Frenchie.
That's my brother, Kwai Chang Caine.
You're kidding me, Danny.
Your blood relation?
I never thought you are one to care a lot for Chinese.
Well, I wasn't, until I met one of them.
Brother, this is Frenchie, our host.
And the most disreputable saloon keeper on Barbary Coast.
Pleased to meet you, Mr. Caine.
Pleased to meet you, Frenchie.
I'll go and send you back something to eat and a bottle.
Frenchie.
I'm gonna need a few good men, good guns.
Put the word out, would you?
What are you paying?
Just get them. I need to be ready for something.
I'll start asking around.
Why do you ask for guns?
You don't think he's gonna have...
...a bunch of dancing girls out there to meet us, do you?
Zeke has given his word to stay with the general.
I haven't.
Will you let me see the general alone first?
- To do what? - To talk with him.
What for? Wouldn't do any good.
- He's not gonna let that boy go. - You do not know that.
You're the one that doesn't know.
You haven't had any experience with the general.
You'd just be wasting your time.
Let me waste my time.
Listen, he's my kid and I want him and I am gonna get him.
I would wish that too.
Oh, go ahead if you want to. I don't care.
I think you are lost, my man.
This is the house of General Cantrell?
It is, so be on your way.
I wish to see the general.
That is impossible.
- Why? - The general does not receive beggars.
I am not a beggar.
Uncle, come on in.
Oh, am I glad to see you.
- Is my father alive? - Yes, and well.
Come on in.
- This is beautiful. - It's big all right.
Here, sit down, sit down.
You look well. Are you happy?
No, I'd like to leave right now.
But I'll stay. I gave my word.
- Where's my father? - He is near.
He misses you very much, Zeke.
Well, I sure miss him.
That's all I think about now, being with my father again.
It will happen.
Zeke.
Grandfather.
This is my uncle, Kwai Chang. He's my father's brother.
Go to your room, Zeke.
- But I wanna-- -I said, go to your room.
What do you want here?
I wish to spare everyone heartbreak and tragedy.
I'll keep order in my own house.
I know why you're here.
Zeke has given his word that he will live with you.
- You must release him from that promise. - Never.
I'll never do that.
Don't you understand he's all I got left?
I am sorry...
...but you can never have what you want.
Zeke will not carry forward what you have built.
- Then I'll teach him. - He will not accept your teaching.
He will not accept your love. You will not have his.
He will be a prisoner in your house.
Whatever you say...
...want my grandson.
You cannot keep him.
Danny Caine will not live without his son.
Listen to me.
I've killed in my youth...
...and men have killed for me.
You kill Danny...
...and what will happen when Zeke finds how his father died?
Henry!
- Show this man to the door. - Yes, sir.
You tell Danny Caine, if he knows what's good for him...
...never to come to this house.
- Henry. - Sir?
Pack our bags.
Zeke and I are going to Grand Mesa.
Yes, sir.
Zeke doesn't drink, so he isn't in the bar.
He isn't invisible, so he's not in here with us.
Zeke is with his grandfather.
That's just what I thought. You satisfied now?
His grandfather is a foolish man. I wish it could be different.
Wishing is for spinsters, brother.
Well, never mind. Sit down.
Here. Something to eat.
Only one way we're gonna get Zeke...
...and we'll have to wait till we hear from Frenchie.
You're gonna love Grand Mesa, Zeke.
You know, I raise some of the finest horses in California.
Arabs, Appaloosas.
Even some wild mustangs come from the hills.
Left over from Spanish conquistadors.
How far is it?
Not too far.
Just a few miles out of town.
A horse ranch sounds like fun.
Ever thought of what it would be like to run a ranch?
I didn't say I wanted to run one, I said I wanted to visit one.
There I go again, pushing.
It's just that I got so much ambition for you, Zeke.
You're gonna grow up to be a powerful, strong, important man.
And maybe running a ranch, at your age...
...might be just the start you need.
General, it's good to see you.
It's been a year since you were in Grand Mesa?
- How's the ranch doing? - Just fine.
You must've got my report.
We sold 50 head of prime stock in August...
...we got 15 mares with foal.
Good. Good.
Zeke, this is Tigre. He ramrods Grand Mesa for me.
Tigre, this is my grandson, Zeke.
Zeke Caine, my late daughter's boy.
Lost to me all these years, but now home to stay.
I want you to show him around Grand Mesa.
He's gonna be running the ranch soon.
Pleased to meet you, Tigre.
Welcome to Grand Mesa.
Bring me my horse!
I'll leave Zeke with you.
I got some business to tend to. Won't take longer than a couple of hours.
You got company, boss. General Cantrell.
Well, show the general in.
- Is the general back yet? - No sign of him.
I tell you, I got better things to do than hang around here all day.
You act like you're mad. I thought we could be friends.
You want to be friends with the hired help?
I'm not even in your class.
You know, I really don't understand you.
If I was ramrod of a ranch, I'd be proud of myself.
You're young to be a ramrod, aren't you?
Yeah, I am. And I've been at it a long time.
I was shoveling manure and cleaning out stalls bef--
A long time.
Well, maybe you could show me the ropes. What's it like out there anyway?
It's hard work. It's long hours of hard work.
Well, if it's so awful, why do you stick around?
I like riding out with the other hands.
I like being the man in charge.
Zeke, Tigre.
Mount up. Let's go to the ranch.
I've gotta go down and stop by the depot. A new horse just came in.
Good. Let's have a look at him.
Saddle up, Zeke.
Now, there's a horse for you, Zeke.
I'll make you a present of him.
Thanks, general, but I've got a horse.
That horse is a mite skittish, general.
You mean high-spirited? Good, that's what I paid for.
I know horses, and that one's a beaut.
You know, Zeke, controlling animals is a skill a real man has to have.
Especially if he's gonna run a ranch.
Bring him over here.
All right, boy, get up on him.
Easy now.
Be firm with him, Zeke. Be firm.
Go easy with him, Zeke.
Come on, go easy.
I'm sorry I was thrown.
You weren't on him long enough to be thrown.
Let's go to the ranch.
Where are they?
Danny, listen to me. I've got a disappointment for you.
Well, say it.
Those guns you wanted, I don't have them.
What do you mean you don't have them?
He is your friend.
Danny, nobody will sign on with you.
I mean, they know that Corbino is after you and they are afraid of Corbino.
Well, I'll just have to get Zeke myself.
We tried it your way. Now we're gonna try it mine.
They will never let you into the house.
I know that house very well.
When I'm ready, I'll get in.
Give me a whiskey.
Frenchie, do you know this General Cantrell?
Everybody in town knows the general.
- You know his friends? - The general's not the man to have friends.
Business acquaintances, yes. But that's strictly business. No friends.
- Who is it that he trusts? - He rides alone, that one.
There's no one?
Well, come to think it, there's the ramrod at the Grand Mesa.
Who? Where?
A young fellow, name of Tigre.
The Grand Mesa is where the general has a big ranch.
- And over here, sir, is the study. - Very nice. Very nice.
- If you should want anything, sir... - Thank you, thank you.
If I should want anything.
I've got this house. That's everything that I want.
- You gonna buy this place, boss? - You might say that, Fuller.
You might say that killing Danny Caine is the price I'm paying for this house.
Everything set, Gates?
Yeah. I've got every door and window covered.
Danny Caine so much as sets foot in this house...
...ain't no way in the world he's gonna get out of it alive.
Yes, indeed.
Come in.
- You are Tigre? - That's right.
I can tell you right now, I got all the hands I need on this ranch.
I am not looking for work.
Then what do you want?
My name is Caine.
- That's Zeke's name. - Yes.
I am the uncle of Zeke.
You're in the wrong place.
You belong with Zeke and the general up in the main house.
They are there now?
Thick as thieves. Why don't you join them?
It is you I wish to speak with.
I guess you're really ashamed of me now, aren't you?
- Why? - Because of that horse.
- You will master the animal. - What if I can't?
Then what?
It doesn't really matter.
You won't be earning your living in the saddle anyway.
- You're gonna own this ranch. - I don't want it.
You gave me your word.
I gave my word I'd live with you, that's all.
Zeke, I made such plans for you.
I'm tired of your plans. I'm tired of not being just me.
I'm tired of trying to be born again. I won't do it.
You have to, boy.
You've no place else to go.
Yes, there is. If you'd let me go.
I could live with my father.
You went to Corbino, didn't you? You sent him after my father.
Oh, Zeke...
Zeke!
Come back, boy.
Since you are the ramrod, why do you not live in the main house?
The main house is saved for the general...
...when he manages to drop by every year or two.
Otherwise, it is deserted?
Unless the mice come in from out of the cold.
Surely it would be more pleasant for you in the main house.
I don't fit the requirements for the main house.
I understand.
Do you?
This picture...
...a gift from the general?
No, it's not a gift. I don't even know why I keep that thing around here.
You must have some reason.
Tell me.
I'd rather not.
As you wish.
I'm his son.
That's right. I'm his son.
No one knows. Just he and ll.
And you.
I was born on this ranch. I think of it as my own.
I run it as my own.
Many times, I've proved myself good enough to be called a Cantrell.
But I never will be.
To him, I'll always be just another hired hand.
Even though I've made myself into everything he admires in a man.
I believe, in his heart, he loves you.
No, you don't understand. He doesn't even...
He treats me the same way he treated my mother.
She was worth his love, but not his name.
She worked on the ranch from when she was a little girl.
She lived and died right here.
He kept her hidden away from all the people...
...who wouldn't approve of the great General Cantrell loving an Indian woman.
It is forever the same.
Tigre. Tigre, I need your--
I need your help.
Zeke's gone. He's left me.
Where'd he go?
I don't know.
He would go to Danny.
I've done a terrible thing.
I've sent Corbino to my home...
...to kill Danny Caine when he comes for his son.
We must stop this murder.
- I'll saddle the horses. - I'll help you.
- Seen anything of them? - Nothing.
You've got company, general.
I never was a military man, Danny.
But that never stopped me from making war, did it?
What are you doing here? A little out of your class.
You pull that trigger, you're a dead man. I've got men all over the place.
That's why we're in here. Where's the general?
He's out.
- Zeke? - With the general.
So he bought you to deal with me, is that it?
Yes.
I guess that is about the story.
You wanna see your son again, don't you?
You're...
...not the kind of person to kill a man in cold blood.
Maybe I've changed, Vince. I'm a father.
When my kid hurts, I hurt. Now, where is he?
Well, I told you.
I want my boy, Vince.
Let me go.
Danny, we got Zeke out here.
That means you come out reaching.
Dad, he's gonna kill you! Make a run--
You've got three seconds, Danny.
It was always you or me, wasn't it, Danny?
It was gonna be one of us.
You there, put that gun away.
All right.
Dad.
Go ahead, Danny.
I'd like to see you try it.
Danny, Danny.
I never figured you for a winner.
You saved my life.
I'll make it up to you, Tigre.
What do you want?
My name.
Cantrell.
Your name is Cantrell.
You have your son now, general.
Now you must give Danny his.
Zeke, you belong with your father.
- It's excellent. - Thank you.
Well, here's to the family.
To the family.
You know, I never thought I'd be sharing a toast with you, general.
Neither did 1.
Well, it's all in the past.
And each of us has found his son.
And found a lot more.
Well, your life is complete, my boy.
You're gonna have your hands full with Barbary House.
All I want from Barbary House is $150.
You mean you're not gonna take over the place?
I wanna think about it.
Dad and I are gonna have a ranch.
Well, $150 is hardly enough to start a ranch.
- Maybe I can be of some-- - No, no.
Thank you. I mean that.
But Zeke and I are gonna do this on our own.
Well, as long as you let me know where you are.
You'll be the first to know, soon as we settle down.
Good.
How about you?
You think ranch life would agree with you?
Master, may we speak further on the forces of destiny?
Speak.
As we stand with two roads before us, how shall we know...
...whether the right road or the left road will lead us to our destiny?
You spoke of chance, grasshopper, as if such a thing were certain to exist.
In the matter you speak of, destiny...
...there is no such thing as chance.
For whichever way we choose, right or left...
...it must lead to an end...
...and that end is our destiny.
I follow the Tao.
No one can say to what solitude that might lead.
My journey is endless...
...until it comes full circle...
...at my death.