Rawhide (1959) s01e20 Episode Script

Hyah! ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? Hyah! ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? Keep movin', movin', movin'? Though they're disapprovin'? Keep them dogies movin'? Rawhide? Don't try to understand 'em? Just rope 'em, throw, and brand 'em? Soon we'll be livin' high and wide? My heart's calculatin'? My true love will be waitin'? Be waitin' at the end of my ride? Move 'em on, head 'em up, head 'em up, move 'em on? Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide? Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, ride 'em in, let 'em out? Cut 'em out, ride 'em in? Rawhide? ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? Hyah! Hyah! Rawhide!? Hyah! A human being can take a lot of punishment.
You find that out real quick when you drive cattle.
You head along a thousand miles of dust and cuss the day that man ever decided to eat beef.
We're trying to bring it to the market in Sedalia, Missouri.
We don't always like what we have to do to get it there, but that's part of my job.
My name's Gil Favor, trail boss.
Get that fire going! I'm trying, Mr.
Favor.
Trying's not enough! Get that fire lit! Stinking wolves.
Two days and two nights of this.
I can't stand it no more.
You just stay awake and keep that rifle ready, you hear? Another beef maul, Mr.
Favor.
Tail end of the herd.
Them wolves are all around us.
I ain't never seen it this bad before.
It's getting worse every minute.
It's getting so bad I can't even keep track anymore.
How many beeves you figure that is been cut down all told in the last two days, Quince? Nearly 20, boss.
They ain't even afraid of fires anymore.
We need wolfers and traps, Mr.
Favor.
What do you think I sent Pete into town for? Stick with it.
We'll get wolfers.
Mr.
Favor.
River's flooding over on both banks, boss.
There's got to be some way across.
Well, I haven't been able to find it.
Then we stay here.
Them wolves ain't gonna let us stay here.
You got any good ideas? No.
We'll stay here.
Keep 'em bunched up close there! Keep your eyes open! There's still more coming in! We can't hardly see 'em before they hit us.
Well, you better see 'em! Rowdy! Get the herd to the river.
I thought you said we had to stay.
Changed my mind.
Boss, we can't take those cattle across that river.
I didn't say we were crossing.
At least with our backs to the river, they can only get at us from three sides.
Now move.
Mr.
Favor.
I'm getting out of this, you hear me? I'm getting out! Dead.
He got it right in the throat.
Forrester.
Yeah.
Lucky we only lost one so far.
Who told you to leave the herd? You get back to it.
Kyle, you go with him.
We'll take care of Forrester and then catch up to you.
Getting about as bad as it can get, isn't it? Two hours before nightfall.
Pete's been gone over three hours.
It don't take a man three hours to ride six miles to town to get a wolfer and some traps and then get back.
Well, wasn't so bad when he left.
You let me worry about Pete.
Well, get a shovel.
You think something could've happened to Mr.
Pete, Mr.
Wishbone? I think something's gonna happen to all of us.
Why don't you leave, Pete? Go find your wolfers and traps.
I told you there's no wolfers and no traps in this town.
Well, get on back to your job.
I want to know why you tried to run away from me when you saw me down on the street.
You shouldn't have followed me, Pete.
I'd also like to know why your name is no longer Nora Sage.
I changed it.
Men call me Lilly Torres.
When I first came home from the war and they told me you'd ran off with some fella from a traveling show, I started looking for you.
Five years I've looked for you, Nora.
Everywhere I've been, I've been looking hoping I'd see you.
Well, how long did you expect me to wait? Well, I didn't expect to find you in a town like this.
Well, now where did you expect to find me, in Washington DC? The president's lady? It meant something, didn't it, Nora? You and I were kids! Look, Nora, I don't care what's happened.
That's in the past.
I've got a little money.
Let me send you home.
Then when the drive is over, I'll come to you.
No.
Get out of here! Get out of here.
I heard you were in town hunting for wolfers, mister.
Looked to me more like you was hunting a pretty girl, coming out of Miss Lilly's place.
Name is Peely.
I'm a wolfer.
Got a trap, too.
Sell 'em both cheap, me and the trap, $15.
Catch all the wolves you want.
That trap's as busted as you are.
How about a dollar for a bottle of whiskey? Now, if you were a real friend of Miss Lilly, you could spare a dollar.
Now you beat it.
Who you think you're talking to?! Who you think you are?! Ha! You in trouble? I never knew you hit that stuff till after sundown.
Well, there's a lot you never knew, Brad.
Ain't you glad to see me? You know I am.
Well, you didn't show it when I came in.
You still haven't shown it.
And I came here to talk about us.
No more money, Brad.
I'm not giving you any more money.
Ah, come on.
A hundred dollars.
What's that? You promised to take me away.
I'm sick of this place.
Yeah, but this place ain't me.
Why don't you take first things first, huh? It takes money to go away.
You can have every cent I've got when you quit your job.
Yeah, but I work for a lady who don't like me to come into town.
She lives all alone out there.
Maybe I'll just come out there and see that you don't keep that job very long.
Maybe I'll come out there and tell her about you and me.
You'd do that to me? Oh, Brad, I want to go away.
Oh, sure, I'll take you away right now.
We'll be married.
You mean it? This time, do you mean it? What do you mean, this time do I mean it? I always mean it.
This time, we'll do it.
That's the prettiest doodad I've ever seen.
Hope Pete gets back with some traps in a hurry.
Those wolves aren't scared of the river anymore.
It sure looks like we're through running, huh, boss? Through waiting anyway.
We're going after Pete.
Pete! Where you been?! There wasn't any wolfers, no traps, nothing.
The town is clean.
It took you four hours to find that out? It took just about that time.
Well, why weren't there any wolfers? Why no traps? They all pulled out four days ago.
T-Bar-H Ranch hired 'em up in Branch Canyon.
That's 80 miles north.
Well, what happened in town, Pete? What kept you anyway? Nothing.
Wonder what's got into him.
Well, I don't know.
Hey, boss, look over there.
That's a line cabin, isn't it? Maybe there's some traps in it.
Hey, Pete! Hey, Pete, over here.
What's the matter, Pete? Something happened back there in town, didn't it? Lay off of it, Rowdy.
Rowdy! Pete! We got them.
Look at them! Look at them- wolf traps.
Pete, get on back to the herd.
Have them butcher one of those dead beeves.
Give those wolves something to come after.
They'll need some fixing, but they'll do.
I'm kind of rusty at using these.
How 'bout you? We could sure use a wolfer, but we'll do the best we can.
Oh, let them come now.
Just turn around slowly.
Both of you.
Who are you? Don't answer that.
That's a foolish question.
This is my property.
Get off.
We're not here to steal anything.
No, we're in trouble.
What kind of trouble? Wolves, ever since leaving Squaw Canyon, Ma'am.
It's not Ma'am, it's Miss.
Miss Madrina Wilcox.
This is my ranch.
If you wanted something, why didn't you come up to the ranch and ask for it? No time.
My name is Favor.
Trail Drover.
My herd's about two miles down.
We tried to hire some wolfers this morning, but T-Bar-H kind of cleaned out this territory.
Maybe you could help us? I can't help anybody.
T-Bar-H grabbed every man I had.
You running your cattle all alone? Except for my foreman.
I sent him down here to get those traps two hours ago.
Wolves haven't hit us yet.
Guess they picked on you first, huh? Your foreman know anything about catching wolves? He should.
That was his business before I hired him.
What's Paula doing here with you? Well, if your own sister can't get a ride home with your foreman Let him answer! Well, I had to go to town, and I met her there.
Didn't I, Miss Paula? He did, Madrina.
I was just doing a little shopping.
Miss, can I talk to you? I'll talk to you in a minute.
If you were going home, you're out of your way, aren't you? Not exactly.
I had to come back here to get the traps, like I told you.
We don't need any help.
That's good, cause we're not help.
We're runnin' 3,000 head up the Sedalia.
They came to borrow the traps, Brad.
Then I'm afraid you're out of luck, mister.
Brad, this is my ranch.
Yes, Miss Madrina, all I'm saying is Look, we need traps and a wolfer.
You need more men.
I'm afraid the lady isn't interested.
If you lend us your traps and your man here, I got 20 men.
We can pool our cattle together, and wipe these wolves out in one day.
I ain't working for you.
No, but you're working for me, and I am interested.
It makes good sense.
Well, if it makes sense to you, Miss Madrina, that's what we'll do.
Yes, sirree.
We'll do it just the way you want.
But who's going to run things, you or me? You handle the traps.
We'll handle the cattle.
My herd's next to the river.
Where's your bunch? Oh, a mile north.
Get the traps ready.
We'll get the cattle.
When are you taking me home, Brad? Soon as I'm done.
You'll drive home alone or else you'll stay until the rest of us leave.
Well, I'm not going to drive home alone with a storm coming up.
Well, then, stay.
Look, you start anything with him, and I'll send you right back where you came from.
Papa wouldn't like that.
Papa's dead.
Doesn't have anything to say anymore.
Doesn't he? What are you doing with Paula, Brad? Don't you trust me, Madrina? Don't you trust me a little bit? You want to know why I went into town? Don't fool with me, Brad.
I went to take care of something for us.
For us? Yes.
I'll tell you later.
Get up! You set, Morgan? Almost all set.
Bring the Wilcox cattle in all right? You don't ask Mr.
Favor if he handles cattle all right.
You just do your job.
Never mind, Pete.
Now what's wrong? I think they're getting skittish.
Maybe they've never handled traps before.
We've handled traps before.
We just don't like you givin' us orders.
Mr.
Favor, I think we ought to set these traps up on the north rim.
Look, we're in enough trouble already.
You just tell 'em what you want 'em to do.
Maybe they don't like wolfers.
They smell, mister, but we got to use 'em.
Oh! Hold it! Break it off.
They say I smell? Let 'em do it themselves.
Brad! I told you they'd be trouble, Miss Madrina.
They'll be no trouble.
Give 'em your orders.
All right.
I need five men.
Two traps to each man.
Rowdy, Pete, Kyle, Rick and myself will stay.
The rest of you get back to the herd.
It's still part my cattle, Mr.
Favor.
I don't ask a man to do anything I don't do myself.
Where do you want the traps? Run 'em downwind, far into the valley, south side.
If the wind shifts? Move the cattle.
You going to let him get away with that? I want to save my cattle.
If we have to put up with Brad Morgan to do it, we'll put up with him.
Now pack the wagon and get it up near that line camp.
I don't wantyouto tangle with the wolves.
Devil incarnate- that's what he is.
Who is? That wolfer.
We got to have him, but I don't have to like him.
Don't let it slip, mister.
You'll lose an arm.
I've seen wolves drag traps ten miles to loosen the meat.
They ain't draggin' mine.
Well, that's done.
Let's go.
Manage to set the traps like I told you? We managed.
Cut back about a half mile.
Drive the wolves as the wind blows.
That'll give 'em time to find those traps.
You think that's all of 'em? All for now.
We got about ten of 'em.
The rest will lick their wounds and be back in a couple of hours.
Good, we can all use some sleep.
Can we spread out near that cabin of yours? Help yourself.
Sure ain't the wolves that's botherin' Pete.
No, it's not the wolves.
I got the watch doubled.
No sign of any wolves.
May be waitin' for us to make the next move.
Well, I tell you, I'm so tired, I'm breathin' from memory.
Well, I'm not going to go home alone.
You hear me? I'm cold and I'm hungry.
Why don't you ask the men for something to eat? You don't seem to have much trouble talking to men.
You really hate me, don't you? I don't hate you! You're spoiled and you're selfish.
You squandered everything Papa left you, and now you're starting on mine.
I worked hard for this ranch.
I don't hate you.
Will one of you mind fixing me a cup of coffee? Yes, ma'am! Let me, ma'am.
Here, you take mine, ma'am.
It's all sugared and ready.
Thank you, uh, mister, uh Oh, Yates, Rowdy Yates.
She'll drink mine won't you, Miss Paula? Thank you.
When are you going to take me home, Brad? You'll get home.
Meantime, stay where you are and stay away from these men.
Since when's a dirty wolfer like you givin' orders to a lady to stay away from us? Since I don't like wind bellies who ain't got more brains than a punched beef talking to friends of mine.
Break it off.
Hold it.
Now, you do what he tells you and leave the lady alone.
Oh.
Oh, now you mustn't mind the way you look, Madrina.
You always look good to me.
Don't look at me like that.
Why not? Well, you, uh, were going to tell me why you went into town.
For us.
Madrina, I would have asked you to marry me long before this.
Marry? But I felt I had nothing to offer you.
That's why I went to town.
Now I feel I can come to you like a man.
I'm leaving the ranch, Madrina.
Leaving? I'm offered a big job in San Francisco.
I got money in my pocket.
That's why I went to town, to get it.
It was sent to me by the man who offered me the job.
I want you to come away with me.
Come away with you? Well, you can sell the ranch.
You told me yourself Peterson offered you $10,000 for it.
Well, yes.
What do you get out of the place except work? Don't get lost in the land, Madrina.
There's another kind of a life, and I want you to have it with me.
Wait a minute.
I bought you this.
It's beautiful.
How do I look? Who's running this outfit? I am.
Oh, it's the marshal.
The marshal.
I wonder what's the matter.
We were down at the river.
They said you were here.
Marshal McVie.
Evening, Miss Madrina.
Well, hello, Marshal.
Hello, boys.
Hiya, Brad.
A woman named Lily Torres was found strangled to death in her room this evening.
No.
You.
Did you know the woman? I knew her.
Her name was Nora Sage.
Come up here.
You hear me? Why are you bothering with us, Marshal? There's only one herd of cattle traveling through this neighborhood.
Yours, Mister.
This man said a drover from your outfit was in town looking for wolfers and traps.
The man was seen coming from this woman's room she was found.
Whoever killed her took her jewelry and money.
That's him, Marshal.
I seen him with my own eyes.
I seen him.
I didn't kill her.
Where's your gear? Back there.
Search it.
Why would I want to hurt her and take what she has? I wanted to marry her.
But you were with her? Yes, I was with her, and she was alive when I left her.
I hadn't seen her in five years.
I pleaded with her to get out of that town.
I wanted to give her money to go back home.
There's nothing in his gear.
It's clean.
Don't you believe me, Mr.
Favor? Maybe he hid the things he took from her, Marshal.
I didn't take anything.
Who was she, anyway? Nothing.
Nobody.
That's a lie.
Them going to be your last words, Mister? Dangling from a rope? Nobody is hanging anybody yet, Peely.
Mr.
Favor! They're hitting us again, the whole pack.
All right, let's butt those saddles.
Everybody out.
That means you, too, Morgan.
You go get your wolves.
We'll just keep this man.
On that man's word? Rowdy, get our horses.
Look, we've got work to do.
We can settle this tomorrow.
I'll bring Nolan in myself.
You ain't bringing nobody in.
I give you my word I'll bring him in tomorrow.
You heard me.
Are you sure of what you're doing, Marshal? Where'd you get that necklace, Miss Madrina? Why? I seen Lily Torres wearing it just yesterday.
Where'd you get it, Miss Madrina? I gave it to her, Marshal.
I bought it from a peddler in town.
Now, what are you boys trying to do, make trouble for me? Heck, no, Brad.
You're too good a poker loser.
We hang you, how are we going to get another sucker? That's not funny.
I bought it from a peddler in town with a high silk hat and a black goatee.
Was selling them to everybody and said they were gold.
I believed him.
'Cause he had a face as honest as the day is long.
Pete, we'll be in in the morning for you.
We'll clear this thing up then.
I bought it with my own money.
I gave it to the woman with whom I intend to share my name.
Hey, I'll be the best man.
When's the wedding, Brad? Shut up, all of you.
You better come with me, Brad.
Why? Just to check your story.
Yeah, but the peddler's gone.
All right.
We'll find him.
Oh, I ain't accusing you, boy.
Don't look so guilty.
Marshal, I need Brad in camp.
What are you saying- you're going to let him take Pete? Just shut up.
Let it go, Rowdy.
Well, you didn't kill anyone.
I didn't say he did.
I've got a herd of cattle down there with wolves eating at them.
I've got to have a wolfer.
He hasn't been accused of anything.
I want him to stay.
I'd appreciate it.
Have you lost your mind? You're not even defending Pete.
You want to draw your grub and pay, you better get out there and fill those traps with wolves.
Well, what do you say? I was a cattleman once.
I hated wolves.
Go catch them for him, Brad.
I'll see you later.
There will be a trial? There'll be one.
Get this man on his horse.
You go on home now, honey.
Now it's honey.
So now you're getting married? Paula, get in the wagon.
All right, let's get moving.
You just wait.
Everything is going to come out fine, honey.
Don't you worry.
I'm not worried.
That was mighty friendly of you to stand up for me.
I didn't stand up for you because I wanted to.
We need you.
Anytime you say, Mister.
Make out all right? There's no losses.
First time in three nights.
I'd say we fixed them.
The river is dropping fast.
We ought to be able to cross by morning.
They're still out there.
And I say they're on the run.
They're not coming back.
How do you figure? Wolves run in packs.
They might be cunning, but they have no guts.
When they're cut up this bad, they'll run for cover.
I'm going to get some sleep.
Now, wait a minute.
I set your traps, and I caught your wolves.
If there are any more out there, the traps I fixed for you will take care of the rest of them.
You and me are riding into town in the morning.
We're going to try and find that peddler that you claimed to have seen.
And, uh, just so we save time, you stay at the cabin.
Yes, sirree.
Rowdy, you go back and make sure he's there when I want him.
Well, if the herd's safe, how about us getting some sleep, Boss? We're not taking any chances.
We'll ride double watch until dawn.
Fan out! Ask him, Rowdy.
Uh, what do you What do you figure on doing about Pete, Boss? I figure on getting him out of jail.
Why didn't you let the marshal take that fellow Morgan with him? I needed a wolfer more than I needed a scout.
It wasn't going to hurt Pete to sit in jail overnight.
Having Brad Morgan saved our beef.
Uh, I guess I was talking out of line back up there.
When a man's learning, he usually does.
How'd you get here? Well, I walked.
I didn't want Madrina to hear me leaving the ranch in the wagon.
And besides, you never taught me how to ride, Brad.
Anybody know you're here? No.
Just you and me.
You and I are through, sweetheart.
No, we're not.
And you're not going to marry Madrina, either.
I'm not? No.
Not if I tell her that I was with you every minute in town and I never saw you go near any old peddler.
Don't worry about them.
They're all sleeping.
Just put your arms around me.
That was the first one in an hour.
Maybe it's the last of them.
Yeah.
It'll be dawn soon.
The river's down, Mr.
Favor.
We can make it when you're ready.
Let's cut out the Wilcox bunch and get going.
Well, he's in there.
Good.
Wilcox cattle are taken care of, boss.
Good, Scarlet.
You get our herd across the river.
Rowdy and I will catch up with you as soon as we're through in Socorro.
All right, saddle up! Good luck with Pete, Mr.
Favor.
Thanks.
Be right with you.
Soon as I get my horse watered and fed, we'll just ride into town.
Yes, sirree.
Brad, you're still here.
Paula's gone from the ranch.
The wagon's there, but she's gone.
Anything the matter? Nothing's the matter.
Brad? What's going on? I'm gonna give him about three more minutes.
Brad? I thought Paula had Had won me over? Well, I'll tell you something.
She came back here last night.
Walked all the way.
Back here? She said all you ever did was flaunt what you had while she had nothing.
She wanted me to go away with her.
I had to slap her face, Madrina.
I took her down to Clay's Crossing and put her on an early stage.
She let you do that? She was ashamed to go back to you.
I gave her $200 because she said she was broke.
I'm taking care of you now, honey.
She's never coming back into our lives, ever.
Come here.
Go back to the ranch.
I've got some things I've got to do here, and then I'll come to you later.
Yeah.
Thank you for your trouble, Mr.
Favor.
Thank you.
Get your horse.
Decent woman falling for something like that.
Use the wagon horses! Come on! What happened, Mister? I don't know.
Ain't you helping? Sure I'm helping.
They weren't just frightened.
That rope was cut.
That wolfer.
All right, get these horses back to the herd.
Just how far does Morgan think he's gonna get with this, boss? Just far enough to get back to that ranch, get his things and get out of the territory.
Come on.
Brad? Brad.
Brad, I Well, what are you saddling my horse for? 'Cause we're getting out of here.
We're getting married.
Married? Brad, what are you doing? Brad, put me down.
Brad, don't be silly.
Brad Brad, put me down.
Just you and me, honey.
Brad.
I got the idea riding in.
We're gonna get married.
Put me down.
It's so dark and dismal in here.
You've had enough of this kind of life.
I've hated this place.
I've been so alone here.
I've been so alone.
Pack your things.
Mm-hmm.
We won't even ride to town.
We'll take the stage to Beaumont.
Yeah.
Oh.
How will we sell the place? Wire Peterson and tell him he can have it.
He can send you the $10,000.
It's all so quick for me.
No, it isn't.
That's the way it's gonna be with me.
We'll get married in Tucson.
We'll do it.
Get packed.
Oh, no, I don't want anything from here.
I don't want anything of the past.
I want everything new.
All right, then let's get out of here now.
Just this clock.
Papa's clock.
Paula.
We just can't leave her things.
Where'd she say to send them? Dallas.
She said Dallas.
Dallas? Well, that's where she said she was going.
She hated Dallas.
Suddenly I'm scared.
Something's wrong, I-I just feel it.
There's nothing wrong.
You want to pack your sister's things, go ahead.
I'll finish saddling your horse.
Yeah.
All set, honey.
Come on.
Now what's the matter? Why did you give Paula all that money? I told you, she said she didn't have any.
None? No.
She told you she didn't have any money and she just let you put her on that stage? What's bothering you? Nothing.
I-I I just suddenly don't want to go.
What do you mean, you suddenly don't want to go? How come you changed your mind, just like that? Why all these questions about Paula? I told you, I sent her away.
I know.
Ah, honey, come on.
It's just gonna be you and me.
You don't want to leave that kind of No, don't! What's gotten into you? I want to go outside! You're not going anywhere! You found something in Paula's room that changed your mind, didn't you? Didn't you?! You lied to me when you told me you put Paula on that stage.
What did you do to my sister? I told you, I sent her away.
You didn't.
You didn't send her away! What did you do to my sister? What did you do to Paula? What did you do to her? You kill her? I didn't want her.
Just because I made love to her didn't mean that I wanted her.
Where is she? I buried her in the cabin.
Women are Judases! They betrayed me.
All my life they betrayed me! They said that woman in town had jewelry stolen.
You're coming into town with us, ain't you, Miss Madrina? No.
But you're all dressed up like that I'm going to dress up like this all the time now.
You'll be staying here? I'm staying here, Mr.
Favor.
Marshal, can I have my man back now? Mistakes will happen, Mister.
Let him go.
I guess I'd have done the same thing you did.
What I don't see is how a decent girl like that got mixed up with a fella like Morgan anyway.
One of these days, Rowdy, I'll tell you about a decent girl I knew.
Right now, we better get to the cattle.
Head 'em up! Move 'em out! ?Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'? Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'? Though the streams are swollen? Keep them dogies rollin'? Rawhide? Through rain and wind and weather? Hell-bent for leather? Wishin' my gal was by my side? All the things I'm missin'? Good vittles, love and kissin'? Are waiting at the end of my ride? Move 'em on, head 'em up, head 'em up, move 'em on? Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide? Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, ride 'em in, let 'em out? Cut 'em out, ride 'em in? Rawhide? ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'? Hyah! Hyah! ?Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'? Hyah! ?Rollin', rollin', rollin'?