The Rifleman S05E05
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00:00The Rifleman
00:08Starring Chuck Connors
00:31Nils, you can't stop progress.
00:35Oh, I've seen the railroad eat up Kansas, South Dakota, Missouri.
00:39I've never seen no good come from it.
00:41Just because you can't put horseshoes on an engine.
00:46Evening, mister.
00:47Whiskey.
00:50Is this your first time in Northwood?
00:54Have we ever met?
00:56No. No, Mr. Draco. It's...
00:59Just that I saw you once in El Paso.
01:02They got rooms across the street.
01:04I think so.
01:08You know a man named Lucas McCain?
01:10Yes, sir. He's a friend of mine.
01:12You tell him I'm looking for him.
01:23Happy Johnny Draco.
01:24I know who it is.
01:26Can you tell me why he'd be gunning for Lucas?
01:29Since when does Johnny Draco need a reason?
01:44Lucas, something important's come up.
01:46Johnny Draco's in town. He's looking for you.
01:49Why Lucas?
01:50I used to know him a long time ago.
01:51He took a room at Lou Mallory's place.
01:53Go tell him Lucas is in my office.
01:55I haven't seen him in 15 years, but he hasn't changed that much.
01:58What do you mean?
01:59Johnny Draco doesn't take orders, Mikey. He gives them.
02:01Not in North Fork, he doesn't.
02:03Look, last time I saw him, there was no score between us.
02:05Maybe he's just riding through. I'll go say hello.
02:20He's in the room at the head of the stairs.
02:26Come in.
02:33That second step squeaks.
02:35So does the fourth, but I didn't use it.
02:38A man can't be too careful these days, can he?
02:40He can't always be sure who his friends are.
02:42Depends on the man and how he walks.
02:47I'll be back.
02:48Johnny, can't always be sure who his friends are.
02:50Depends on the man and how he walks.
02:58Hello, Lucas.
02:59Johnny.
03:00You put that rifle down, we can shake hands.
03:06I guess I shook your town up a little.
03:07Yes, you did.
03:09Well, it's just that I never know what kid in what town is going to try and take me,
03:13or who thinks they've got a bullet for me.
03:16I don't even remember why.
03:18Well, we don't have those kind here, Johnny, so you tell me what really brought you.
03:21Now, don't rush me, Lucas.
03:23I've been running for 15 years and I'm tired.
03:25You've been carrying quite a load.
03:27Remember that night in Missouri, after the war?
03:30I remember what you were like.
03:32But I don't like what you became.
03:34Your way was too slow, Lucas.
03:36I had to get someplace and get there fast.
03:41Well, it took me all this time to catch up to you.
03:44Lucas, I want to settle in your town.
03:48Well, maybe I'll buy that.
03:50But why North Fork?
03:52Because you helped make this town off limits to the gunman.
03:55Is that all you want?
03:57Six months, a year, two.
04:00People will forget.
04:02There'll be another top gun for him to knock over.
04:04Well, Johnny, I don't have the right to tell a man where he can or he can't live.
04:08This is quiet.
04:10The most quiet I've heard in 15 years.
04:13And that sounds good.
04:15That's the way we mean for it to stay.
04:19If I walk soft, can I call Lucas McCain my friend?
04:25We can start that way, Johnny.
04:27I'm going to have to wear that gun, you know.
04:30But you don't have to use it, do you?
04:41No.
04:51What did he want?
04:53To settle down.
04:54In my hotel?
04:55In North Fork?
04:56He thinks we have a pretty fair town.
04:57I'll let him look it over on the way out.
04:59Why?
05:00Because he's Johnny Draco.
05:02I've got his word, Micah.
05:03You've got his word? Who he's riding with?
05:04What gun hands are waiting for him to give the word?
05:06He's a loner.
05:08You didn't tell him it was all right to settle here.
05:10I told him it wasn't up to me.
05:12It could have been stronger.
05:13You could have told him there's no room in North Fork for a gunslinger.
05:16Micah, during the war, Johnny Draco crawled a half a mile through an artillery barrage,
05:20dragging me a foot at a time.
05:22Did he ever ask you to pay him back?
05:24He never mentioned it.
05:25Maybe he doesn't even remember it.
05:27But I do.
05:32I do.
05:38First time I saw him was in El Paso.
05:40I was tending bar.
05:41A man drew on him.
05:43Not just an ordinary man.
05:44Top gun.
05:46Put three holes in him before the man's gun was out.
05:49One here.
05:50One here.
05:53Yes, sir.
05:54Railroads.
05:55Best thing that could happen to this town.
05:57Excuse me just a second.
06:00What'll it be, Mr. Draco?
06:01Whiskey.
06:02Yes, sir.
06:04Anything you say, Mr. Draco.
06:27There you are, fellas.
06:39Morning, folks.
06:41Now, Lucas, what brings you to town?
06:43Well, it seems Mark suddenly needs a new pair of boots, shirt, pants, and what else?
06:48A belt.
06:49Imagine that.
06:50Wore out everything all at once.
06:51Looks like it's shopping day for just about everybody in the territory.
06:56He, uh, been giving you any trouble?
06:59No, turned in about ten last night.
07:01Paid it loose, walked polite and quiet.
07:03Rode the country for a while, and now he's back at Sweeney's.
07:06Pa, can I?
07:08Can you what?
07:09Take a look.
07:10All right, stick your head in.
07:11But you'll meet me back at Lou's later.
07:12Thanks.
07:14Micah, they're making a sideshow out of him.
07:16How's he taking that?
07:17He doesn't seem to care much.
07:19But our business folk are mighty overjoyed.
07:22Well, I don't like it.
07:33Come on in, boy.
08:01Have you ever been to a zoo, boy?
08:02No, sir.
08:03Well, they've got one in Kansas City.
08:06People come from miles around,
08:08and they go straight to the monkey cage.
08:10They stand and they stare, and they feed them peanuts.
08:17What's your name, boy?
08:19Mark.
08:20Mark McCain.
08:22Lucas's boy?
08:25I know your father.
08:27I call him my friend.
08:36Touch it.
08:38Go on, pick it up.
08:47You did right.
08:49Now remember, just because you can pick one up
08:52doesn't mean you have to marry it.
08:54Understand?
08:56Sure, but I've hampered lots of guns before.
09:01From the first time, I've never been able to put it down.
09:04Well, yeah, but you're Johnny Draco,
09:06and nobody can make you put it down either.
09:09Johnny Draco, fast gun.
09:11The fastest.
09:13Mark, do you know the name of the man that first had that honor?
09:18No.
09:19Neither do I.
09:21But I know that the man that took it away from him buried him.
09:26Now go home, boy.
09:50Man's become so popular, he could run from air.
09:53Like everyone else in town, you're talking about Johnny Draco.
09:56Well, how long do you think they can use Draco before he begins using them?
10:00They're old enough to take care of themselves.
10:02Isn't it that simple?
10:03Nothing concerning Johnny Draco is simple.
10:06He's good for business, that's simple enough.
10:08Not the kind of business he attracts.
10:10Lucas, don't you think it's time you came off the mountain?
10:13Who are you to pass judgment on who comes into town?
10:16Some are bad, and some are decent.
10:19And it's a combination of both you've got to be expecting in any growing town.
10:22You finished?
10:23Just one more thing.
10:25As my dear departed father used to say,
10:27don't judge people by holding a mirror to them.
10:29It's what they do that shows their true image.
10:50How would your dear departed father judge those three men who just rode in?
10:54Do you recognize any of them, Micah?
10:56No.
10:57I think I'll go over and have a look.
10:58I'd better come along.
11:00I've been walking the law for a long time, Lucas.
11:02I can handle it alone.
11:03Well, there wouldn't be anything to handle if I'd let you ride Johnny Draco out of town.
11:06You wouldn't?
11:07No.
11:08You wouldn't?
11:09No.
11:10You wouldn't?
11:11No.
11:12You wouldn't?
11:13No.
11:14You wouldn't?
11:15No.
11:16No.
11:17No.
11:18I'd better go out of town.
11:19You weren't the only one wanting him to stay.
11:21But I was the one who opened the door for him.
11:24I'll think over what you said.
11:44Everything all right?
11:45Business has never been so good.
11:47How about you?
11:48I'll be lucky if the building's here tomorrow.
11:53Hey, friends of yours, too?
11:55They don't even like each other.
11:57You know them?
11:59Billy Graves, Mac Jones, and Red Evans.
12:02Know what they want?
12:04The town.
12:05What makes them so sure they can take it?
12:08They're not that sure.
12:10Not until they find out whether I've got Lucas' gun or he's got mine.
12:13How are they going to find out?
12:15Billy will push a little.
12:17Anybody stupid enough to draw on him, he'll gun them down.
12:20And then?
12:21Look to see who comes after him.
12:26Keep it hosted, Johnny.
12:35Move him.
12:37Walk around.
12:39Shit.
12:42You want to stretch your legs, you get on your horse and ride.
13:08Micah.
13:10Branching must be an easy business.
13:12Nothing to do but ride into town every day.
13:14How's your business?
13:15Quiet.
13:16How about some coffee?
13:17No, I'm going to meet Mark over at Lou's a little later.
13:19Your friend Draco hardly leaves the saloon.
13:22What about the others?
13:24Billy Graves had a run-in with one of Benson's riders this morning.
13:27Oh, which one?
13:28John Gordon.
13:29Gordon's horse brushed Billy, and Billy claimed he was trying to run him over.
13:33I don't know.
13:34John Gordon.
13:35Gordon's horse brushed Billy, and Billy claimed he was trying to run him down.
13:39They had a few words, and then Billy laid his gun over Gordon's head.
13:44Billy's really looking for it, isn't he, Micah?
13:46He wants trouble.
13:48I wouldn't argue that with you.
13:50Oh, no, we're going to have to bury before the law hangs Billy Graves.
14:04How long are you going to keep that up?
14:35Well?
14:38You're running downhill, mister.
14:40Don't you ever forget that.
14:42Care to see how far I've gone?
14:44I can take you, Draco.
14:46Do you know how many men I've stood over have said that?
14:50Well, I won't.
14:52Because that's what this town wants.
14:54You and me together.
14:56You and me together.
14:58You and me together.
15:01Because that's what this town wants.
15:03You and me to gun each other.
15:05And just what do you want, Billy?
15:07The town.
15:08Not for long.
15:09Just long enough to see McCain on his knees.
15:12Well, if you're really smart, you'll ride out of here and leave him alone.
15:16I'll make him come to me.
15:18He might just do that.
15:30Let's go.
15:50Howdy.
15:51Can you fix my horse?
15:52That horse of yours has got a pretty bad ankle.
15:54You might get a year or so out of him as a plow horse, but he's all through as a saddle.
15:58Then I'll need a new horse.
16:00Oh, I got a couple out back you can look at.
16:02How much for this one?
16:03Oh, that's Mark McCain's horse. He's not for sale.
16:07Uh, mister?
16:09That horse isn't for sale.
16:12Did you hear what I said?
16:17Want to go get a gun?
16:25Hey.
16:26Hey, that's my horse.
16:27It doesn't bother me.
16:29Mark!
16:31Come on, boy.
16:37That silly Grinch just ran off with Mark's horse.
16:39He threw me a dollar and said he bought it.
16:41It's a good thing you didn't try to stop him.
16:43That's my job.
16:45Well, it's only a horse, Micah.
16:47Let him have it.
16:48Do we throw in a few head of cattle too, Mark?
16:50Maybe a half interest and a ranch?
16:52I can catch another one.
16:53Better one, maybe.
16:54Son, I know what you're trying to say.
16:56That a man's life is worth more than a horse.
16:58But what Micah means is,
17:00what's a man's life really worth if he's not willing to protect what's his?
17:03It's my horse.
17:07I'll say that I sold him.
17:09Tell you what I'll do, son.
17:11If Graves wants that horse to ride out of town and not come back,
17:14I'll let him have him.
17:15I'll give you the best horse in my stable, son.
17:17If he's going to keep on grabbing, we've got to stop him right now.
17:20But there are three of them.
17:22Maybe fourth.
17:24If Johnny Draco decides that you're not his friend anymore...
17:28Mark, we'll play it like a game of checkers.
17:31Now, Billy Graves took your horse.
17:33That was his first move.
17:35Next, we move a couple of men where he thinks he can take them.
17:38Then it'll be his move again.
17:40All right, Lucas boy?
17:48All right, Micah.
17:54Let's go.
18:04Need the marshal stop.
18:06There's a stand in the middle of the street.
18:08Should be easy enough to pick them off.
18:11I don't like anybody behind my back. Get out!
18:13Move!
18:15Move!
18:23Ours. All ours.
18:26Only what are we going to do with it?
18:36It's Billy Graves. He's running things.
18:38He wants you, Lucas.
18:40And then whatever he can bleed from the town.
18:42What else?
18:43Nothing. Except that Draco thinks he's a fool grabbing Mark's horse.
18:46He sure is.
18:47Is there a gun in your office I can use?
18:49You'll be better off the street, sweeney.
18:51Micah's right.
19:02You figured out his play yet?
19:05I can do without your talk.
19:07He's got a whole duck for you.
19:10If I want out, I'll move out.
19:12I guess nobody can stop any of us from riding.
19:15The marshal don't count much.
19:17The king counts for it all.
19:19Nice figuring.
19:21As long as he stands on that street, the town's his.
19:24When he lays down, it's ours.
19:27You're going to have to shoot him down.
19:29A nice legal gunfight.
19:31Good luck.
19:34We cut.
19:37All of us.
19:43I don't want any part of your town.
19:46Either you cut or you take on the three of us.
19:52Man that takes McCain takes half.
19:55Fair enough.
20:12Let's go.
20:43Let's go.
21:03We cut for the privilege of gunning you.
21:05All nice and legal, you understand.
21:07You win or lose.
21:09Now that depends on which side you think I'm on.
21:12Then you better turn around before they put a bullet in your back.
21:39We cut.
22:05What do you think, Billy?
22:07The deck's been stacked.
22:11Mack can take the badge.
22:18Can you take Draco?
22:25Do you think McCain's as good as his reputation?
22:29He's thinking, Johnny.
22:31He's done with thinking, Lucas.
22:33Now he's measuring the odds.
22:59I'll lock up and meet you at Lou's.
23:05Maybe they didn't figure this town was worth dying for.
23:09Did you?
23:10Not particularly. How about you?
23:12I wasn't thinking, Johnny.
23:14I was just hoping they'd ride out.
23:29I'll be seeing you, Lucas.
23:31Nobody's pushing you, Johnny. You don't have to move on.
23:34Those 15 years just won't let a man sit.
23:37Where are you headed?
23:38North, maybe.
23:39Or west.
23:40Or just keep on riding.
23:42You've got a nice, quiet town here.
23:44I'm gonna leave it just like I found it.
23:46Goodbye, Mark.
23:48Good luck, Mr. Draco.
23:49Thanks.
23:50I'll be seeing you, Lucas.
23:52Nobody's pushing you, Johnny. You don't have to move on.
23:55Those 15 years just won't let a man sit.
23:57Thanks.
23:58Hope you find a quiet place too, Johnny.
24:00I will, Lucas.
24:01Same quiet place every gunfighter finds.
24:23I wish him luck, Pa.
24:27Yeah.
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