"(birds twittering)" "(bird screeches)" "(loud clank)" "(bird cawing)" "(cows mooing)" "(hammer clanging)" "(huffs)" "(hammering)" " gunter." " what?" " hey." " what?" "!" " why don't you give Me that hammer?" " no." " why not." " damn it!" "It's not gonna work." "I'm just sayin'." "(screams, mutters)" "God!" "Why don't you Give me the hammer" "Before you do yourself..." "In." "I know, it's your pride..." "And your thumb." "Eh, pound the damn nail in." "Pull that way-- I think would be better." "(whinnying)" "(crickets chirping)" "(animals chattering)" "(neighs)" "Let's go to town." "Aw, you're drunk." "Enjoy it while You can, gunter." "I was hopin' you weren't Gonna leave anything for me." "Well, you ought To be happy then." "Ain't you Just a peach?" "Mm-hmm." "Texas is beautiful In the moonlight, eh?" "You lookin' at the same Damn moonlight i'm lookin' at?" "(gunter groans)" "Gunter:" "You've got Japan on the brain." " if you go-- - when i go." "When i go." " i'm gonna to get me A big ol' ship to jay-pan." " all right." " when you go-- - will: they got Comfort women there." "you will see It is just like it is here." " the hell you say." " (tommy mutters) moon glow." " what the hell he say?" " moon glow-- moon glow." " moon-- - gunter: that's what he Used to call his wife." "Oh-  randalls quit today." " what?" "Another one?" "How am i supposed To run this herd Around here by myself?" " you ain't no good In the saddle." " he signed on with riggs." "He has a family, You can't blame him." "I can blame him." "I can goddamn blame him." "Family, my ass." "I got a family too." "Look at this Wreck over here." "(tommy murmurs)" " shoot." " tommy: moon glow." "What we gonna Do with this?" "Come on." "Help me carry him inside." "Will:" "Okay." "Come on, tommy." " gunter: come on!" " will: get up." " will:" "let's go." " gunter: come on." "There you go." "There you go." "There you go." "We're marching To atlanta." "(animals bellowing)" "Men:" "?" "out of austin's Fair city ¶" "?" "austin's fair city ¶" "?" "oh, austin's fair city ¶" "?" "'twas early one day ¶" "?" "i spied a young cowboy ¶" "?" "a handsome young cowboy ¶" "?" "all dressed In white linen ¶" "?" "and cold as the clay ¶" "?" "now i can tell By your outfit ¶" "?" "that you are a cowboy ¶" " ¶ these words he did say... ?" " (groans)" " ¶ as i boldly Stepped by... ?" " (man laughs)" "?" "come sit down beside me And hear my sad story ¶" "?" "for i'm shot in the breast And i know i must die... ?" " (laughing) - (singers stammer)" " (music stops) - shit." " man #1: that's some Good stuff, man." " man #2: all right." " ¶ i must die... ?" " (grunts)" "?" "well, beat The drum slowly ¶" "?" "and play The pipes lowly ¶" "?" "and play The death march ¶" "?" "as they Carry me along ¶" "?" "carry me To the graveyard ¶" "?" "and pour the sod O'er me ¶" "?" "i'm only a poor cowboy ¶" " ¶ i know i done wrong... ?" " (clicks)" "?" "i can see by your outfit That you are-- ¶" " (gunshot) - (guitar clatters)" "(horses whinny)" "Will:" "What are you doin', old man?" "!" "And what the hell's this?" " make you happy?" " i hate that goddamn song!" "You owe me one guitar, Ya old fool!" "You could've Put out an eye!" "I mean, in all My born days" "Ya ever Seen such a thing?" "Now get your asses to bed!" "You go too far This time, tommy!" "This is too much!" "Gunter, blow on that." "I want you To go ahead and draw," " but don't fire, okay?" " don't fire." "Don't fire." "All right." "What-- what-- What are you doing?" "I call it The distracter." "Yeah, it's distracting, All right." "All right, go ahead." "(gunshot)" " all right, what were You aiming at again?" " the hole." "(horse whinnying)" "Who's that?" " no." "That wasn't fort worth." " damn sure was." "We escorted That cattle bursar back" "That little Squirrelly guy" "Shit his pants All the way home." " all: oh!" " no, it's kansas city I'm talking about." "Remember when we went And heard that negro music?" "(chuckling) Boy, that was something." "You should've Seen old tommy," "Dancing up there With them negroes." "That was a sight To behold." " (footsteps approach) - hey, is this your boy?" "Tommy:" "Son, this is red." "Red, that's my boy, trav." "Red:" "God damn." "Has it Been that long?" "You still hooked up With that little old gal" "That you met Over in santa fe?" "That was-- That was trav's mom." "She took-- took ill A few years back" "And we lost her." "Red:" "Aw hell, That's a shame." "I'm sorry About that, son." "I don't know, red." "It's been too damn long" "Since i pulled anything Like this off." "I know, i know, Tommy, but look" "If we get a couple Of your boys to help us out," "We could get The drop on him." "It'd be easy." "Besides that, It's dirty money." "The law ain't gonna Be lookin' for us." "Look, i ain't never forgot What you done for me." "Maybe this'll Make us square." "Red, we're square." "Tommy, i done Talked to your boys." "I know you're about To lose the place." "This money could Save the ranch." "And one good payday For this old boy" "Maybe i could get Out of this business" " before some drunken indian-- - red, i'll think about it." "That's all i can ask." "Yeah, tommy!" "It's come loose." "Well, can you fix it?" " i reckon." " well, god damn fix it!" "He was supposed To fix it before he left." "Tommy:" "Yeah, he was Supposed to do that." "Tommy, where's this Money come from?" "Who's got it?" "Well, that don't Make any difference." "It's just stolen money." "That's what it is." "So we, uh-- We find this guy" " and then what?" " i don't have to find him." "Red already knows Where he is." "And then we kill him?" "Oh, come on!" "You think he's just Gonna give it to us?" "This is a bad idea." "Well, you got another idea, Tell me about it." "Where's my whiskey, gunter?" "Well, maybe we don't Have to kill him, all right?" "If he's all by his-self, We can just waltz right in" "And take it." "Hell, you know he'll Just give it to us." "You should listen to him-- Sharpest mind in texas." " where's my whiskey?" " tommy, listen!" "Let's do it!" "Hell, i'll do it." "I'll kill him, all right?" "And we can still split The money three ways." "Way i figure it, It ought to get me Just enough money-  just enough money to get me On a ship to jay-pan-  why do you have to kill him?" "!" "You just subdue him And take the money!" "Gunter, i could do that" "And then i'd be looking Back over my shoulder" " the rest of my damn life." " tommy, this is a murder!" "Tommy!" "I ain't stupid." "(sniffs)" "Your going to do this In the shape you're in?" "Did your friend tell you" "It was a little old lady Had this money?" "Christ, gunter, we don't Have to kill nobody." "We'll just cover our faces And nobody'll know who The hell we are." "What could possibly Go wrong with that?" "You are really ready To start killing again?" "Is this the man Who marries gloria?" "No." "Gunter, we got a lot A history between us," "But i won't abide No disrespectful Talk about gloria." "(sniffs) So just drop it, okay?" "Just drop it." " i'm going with you." " this ain't none Of your affair." "It is." "Unfortunately, it is." "Someone's got to keep An eye on you." "Well thanks, mom." "(chuckling)" "But i won't take part In the taking of someone's life." " no killing." " gunter, if i don't have To kill nobody, i won't." "No killing." "Promise me that!" "All right, doc." "No killing." "No killing." "Okay?" "Okay." "(goat bleats)" "Damn it, dad, This ain't right." "I should go with you." "Travis, we already Talked about that." "I need you here." "What if you Run into some trouble?" "I'm good with a pistol." "Will's been teaching Me how to draw." "I" "Son!" "No!" "End of discussion." "You're not going." "You think your mom Would want me" " to take you On something like this?" " well, i don't know." "Dad, i don't like it." "Well i don't like it either, But that's how it is." "(horse neighing)" "It'll be all right." " yeah." " tommy: you guys ready?" "Gunter:" "Let's go!" "Will:" "All right, give me a second." "I'll see you When we get back." "(thunder rumbling)" "(townspeople bustling)" "(laughing)" "Hey, boys." "How we doing?" "All right." "(all chatting)" "So, ya hear what happened To old tucker today?" "Hell, his donkey Done killed him." "(all laughing)" "Woman:" "Swear to god, it throwed Him and he broke his neck." "Ya'll hear that?" "Tucker was killed By his donkey this morning." "So this one's for tucker" "Tucker from abbott." "Drink up everybody!" "It's a toast to mr." "Tucker!" "So, you goin' To the burial, miss violet?" "Hell no, sugar." "I liked his donkey Better than i liked him." " (hooves pounding) - (men laughing)" "Hello, jake." "What do ya think?" "Isn't she pretty?" "I named her rose." "Go on." "Let miss violet Show you around." "What are you staring at?" "(birds squawking)" "(door creaks)" "Don't worry, hon." "It's gonna be okay." "I promise." "Jake:" "Get in the kitchen." "Well, my my my." "There's no call for that..." " no call at all-- - bear." "So, what's this News, cassandra?" "Well, i met this guy Out of deacon," "He found hoss and them Up to rutherford pass-- dead." "Where is he?" "(doors open)" "Well, it was Just dumb luck, sir." "I was out there ridin' The trail at first light" "And almost ran over 'em." "There was two of 'em, Plus one that was" "Layin' out there in the water." "Three?" "You find anything on them?" "No, i took leave In a real hurry!" "I thought whoever did It might, you know, Might still be around." "They-- they were Shot up real good." "Did you tell Anyone else about this?" "Oh, no no no no." "J-- just your man right there." "I told him." "(chuckles)" "Jake:" "Good." "Good." "Well, i thought there Might be some kind of reward." "It don't have to be much," "You know, just a bottle Or something." "(chuckles)" "Take care of him, bear." " (laughs) - man: all right, Thank you sir." " good, thank you." " happy to." "Man:" "Good doin' business." " (gunshot) - (horses whinny)" "What the hell?" "What?" "I took care of him." "That isn't what i meant!" "Well now, That's what you said." "Get to rutherford pass And find my money!" "(muttering) That's usually what People mean when they say" ""take care of him." I take care of him." "I took care of him." "What do you want me To do with him?" " and be clear." " i don't care." "Feed him to the pigs." "So i'm feeding him To the pigs." "All right." "Come on." "Yeah." "So this henry david thoreau" "Sat around For a year," "Just basically writing About squirrels holding hands" "And trees that needed To be wiped down and" "Yes, every day." "Trees, grass, birds." "Who buys a book like that?" "Gunter:" "He spent an entire Year doing nothing..." "But thinking," "Watching and writing." "Will:" "Well what did He write about?" " gunter: what he saw." " will: what did he see?" "Gunter:" "He saw life." " (belches) - gunter: he saw Life everywhere." "He didn't Write about hunting?" "Gunter:" "He was a vegetarian." "Well, how'd he Feed himself?" "I don't understand a man Sitting around for a year." "Oh." "Family business, Am i right?" " they made pencils." " will: they make pencils." " yeah." " (will chuckles)" "Will:" "There ya go." "What's wrong With making pencils?" "Will:" "Well, that's what We ought to do" "When we get back To the ranch." "Enough of this Running herd and worrying" "About guns and money." "I say we grow pencils." "That's what We need to do." "We're gonna grow pencils Right there at the ranch." " we gonna be rolling In it-- pencils!" " oh, will!" "(will laughs)" "I don't know Why i even talk to you." "Well, you have to Talk to me." "I'm the only one here" "The only one Who'll listen." "Now that's the truth." "(man belches)" "(crickets chirping, Owls hooting)" "God damn, that was A long ride today." "My ass is hurtin'." "I haven't seen you wear That hat in a long time." "Yeah." "(animal chattering)" "(cawing)" "(bell ringing)" "(crowd chattering loudly)" "Man:" "Hey, tommy!" "Tommy joe, over here!" "(laughing)" "Look," "There ain't been No kinda movement" "In that cabin Since we been here." "I'm telling you what-  that money's in there Waiting for us." " gunter: no-  let's just go in and take it." " --that's very unlikely." "Listen here, doc, all right?" "If you didn't want to get your Hands dirty, you should've" " stayed back at the ranch." " hey!" "I don't risk everything Because some idiot kid" " can't sit still!" " tommy: will you shut up?" "Who you calling a kid?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "Tommy:" "Oh shit." "Red!" "Damn!" "Red:" "It's t.C. Davis." "I-- I should've said something." "Tommy:" "T.C. Is one Of the few guys" "That'll shoot Your goddamn eyes out." "Red:" "If i told ya, You wouldn't have come." " well, hell no, I wouldn't have come-- - there's four of us." " tommy: shit." " gunter: this is a bad idea." " will: he's all by his self." " listen, we're gonna do it" "Just like we Planned to do it." "Will and red-- They're over at the hog-pen." "What they doin' over there?" "They're not supposed To be there, are they?" " tommy: well, hell no, they-- - red: tommy's gonna Make the first move." "He'll make the first move." "Just hang on." " what are you gonna do now?" " wait here." " no no-- - why didn't you stay By the tree stumps" " like you were Told to do?" " things change." "Red, why am i In a goddamn barn With you right now?" " settle down." " slithering around out there In your goddamn red shirt-  settle down." " --you look like A goddamn moving' barn." "How you gonna get over there Without him seeing you?" "I ain't goin' Over there." " what?" " i ain't walkin' Across there." " gunter: i thought That was the plan." " tommy: it was the plan." "We wait for tommy To make the first move." "We done this before." "Yeah, i know You done it before." "I heard all your stories, All your glory stories." "Nobody dying', son." " nobody dying'." " you're goddamn Right nobody's dying." " red: that's the plan." " 'cause i'm taking off." "Red:" "Settle down now." "That's davis in there." "Red, bless your heart." " good luck, old man." " shit!" "God damn it!" "Gunter:" "Aw, shit." "What-- what is going on?" "This is unbelievable." "Gunter:" "That shit-for-brains, He's gonna get killed!" "Tommy:" "I know it." "Jesus." "(whispering) Go back." "Will, go back!" " (gun blasting) - jesus." " tommy?" " damn it." "Shit!" " tommy: god damn it, red." " gunter: tommy-- no!" "Get out of here, tommy." "I'm okay." "Davis:" "T.J. Hill!" "I've got your boy!" "Back up so your Friends can see this." " (gunshot) - (screams) oh!" "Shit!" "(gagging)" "Shh" "Whoo!" "Ha ha ha!" "Phew!" "Cowboy down." "(will laughing)" "Come on, red." "Will:" "Look at you now, biggun, All dead and shit." "Gunter, i'm gonna go In there and find me Some goddamn money." "Hellfire!" "We did it!" "Well, red, That ain't so bad, buddy." " i'm all right." " (will shrieks excitedly)" "Hey now!" "I got the money!" "Red:" "Hey!" "Y'all cut out My share and no cheatin'!" "Will:" "Look at that!" "(laughing) Check out that, biggun." "Tommy:" "All right." "(men laughing, Chattering)" "(horse whinnies)" "Told ya!" "It's all up here." "All up here." "Whoo!" "Let's get the money." "And the guns." "Can you Believe this?" "Just who the hell Are you people anyway?" "(crowd chattering, Shouting)" "(pulse beating)" "(crying)" "(crickets chirping)" "Violet:" "He's gone now, honey." "Come on." "I'm gonna Take you out of here." "(horse neighs)" "You know, rose," "My father was the meanest Man i've ever known." "There was this dapple." "Oh, she was a sight." "I had it in my mind That the old man" "Was gonna give her to me For my birthday." "But then one night, The dapple escaped" "From the riding stables." "And all i got for my birthday Was a thrashing." "(gasps)" "It's not enough To dream, rose." "You gotta step up And take what you want." "Whoa!" "There was a few surprises." "This bunch just showed up Out of the blue." "And davis?" "He's dead." "These boys had him down By the time i got there." "Lock them up With my wildcat." "I'll be over directly." "Bear:" "Shut your goddamn mouth." "Will:" "Bear, you're about A big headed son-of-a-bitch." "I bet your mama's ass hurt For a week when you was born." "Bone ugly too." "Bear:" "Knock ya upside Your head, boy." "First door on your left." " well, hell, give Me some sugar-- - bear: all right, come on." "You're about A mean thing, bear." "She lied to me." "Get real comfortable, Gentlemen." "Pick yourself A dance partner," " you're gonna Be here a while." " so what the hell is this?" "Bear:" "Supposed to wait For big jake." "Afternoon, boys." "Bear here tells me That you had a run-in" "With an old friend Of mine this morning." "We didn't want to shoot him." "He-- he was firing on us." "Oh, i'm not so worried About that, gentlemen." "Fact is, you did Bear a favor." "What i want to know is..." "What were you doing there In the first place?" " i won't ask again-- - we were after the damn money." "We didn't set out To kill him." "And he had the drop on us." " so you were after The money, huh?" " yeah." "My money, of course?" "Gunter:" "We didn't know it Was your money, sir." "We didn't know." "We-- we thought it came From a bank or something." " we didn't-- - gunter: i swear to god." "Maybe you did" "And maybe you didn't." " kill 'em." " gunter: what?" " kill 'em all." " gunter: kill us?" "Jake:" "Is that clear enough, bear?" "Gunter:" "Sir, you're-- You're making a mistake." " we didn't know it was your-- - (blow thuds)" " (screams) - you son of a bitch!" "You did not have to do that." "You did not Have to do that!" "You want i should Kill her too?" "Well, why not?" "Time for a fresh mount." "(bear snickering)" "No hard feelings, violet." "Come first light..." "We're going hunting'." "(kicks bars)" " will: that is one Mean son of a bitch." " (gunter groaning)" "I don't think He's american neither." "He hits like one." "(chuckles)" "What the hell Are we gonna do now?" "Who are you clowns anyway?" " will: good god almighty-- - who the hell are you?" "I'm violet..." "Till tomorrow, anyway." "That big guy-- With the rifle" "He really planning On killing us?" "Oh yeah." "He sure he is." "That monster-- bear" "Sugar, he's gonna make A sport out of that." "Not if i have anything To say about it, he won't." "Well, you don't." "So why don't you Just shut the hell up?" "I'd like to have My last night of peace here." "Damn, you sure Are a load a laughs, For a sporting girl." "You need to take Off that dress is What you need to do." "Violet:" "Oh piss off, ya half-wit" "Mouth breather." "(chuckling) I like her already." "Tommy:" "Why don't y'all shut up" "And just let me Think for a minute?" "Well, think all you want, Old timer." "'cause it's Over at dawn." "(sighs)" "(dog barks)" "What, jake?" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Jake, no!" "No!" "Violet:" "You just leave me The hell alone, jake!" "(jake grunts)" "Damn, jake!" "You should've Left me in there, jake." "Jake:" "I think not." "(violet and jake laugh)" "(rooster crows)" "(knocking)" "Uh, jake, I need the keys." "Jake:" "I told you!" " it's on the goddamn bar!" " hey-- i know." "I-- i checked everywhere." "I've looked everywhere." "Damn!" "Jake:" "So what have you Fouled up today, bear?" "I'll come back For you, i promise." "Will:" "Ain't that a damn peach?" " they sent her to kill us." " does he ever shut up?" "Tommy:" "He don't know What that means." "Will:" "Get your irons." "Let's go." "Violet:" "Now them horses Is ready, boys." " (gunshot) - hya!" " (horses whinnying) - aw, hell!" "You're gonna blame This on me, ain't ya?" " get after them!" " come on, let's go!" "Violet:" "Tommy!" " take a left at them trees!" " will: tommy knows what to do!" "We don't need To listen to you!" "Gunter:" "Tommy!" "She's got an idea!" "Will:" "Tommy, what are we doing Listening to her?" "Violet:" "For the love of god, tommy hill!" "Why don't you listen?" "Tommy!" "Bear:" "God damn it!" "Hold up here A second, boys." "I think they headed up Towards that dry creek up there." "Come on, lets go!" "Will:" "I don't trust her." "Violet:" "I'm right here, you know?" "Will:" "Yeah, well, i'm right here." "I don't trust you!" "Well, i'm gonna try Real hard not to get Too broken up about that." "Where the hell Are we goin'?" "We're going up To them trees." "Looks like a great place To get trapped." "Violet:" "It's okay." "I know This mountain." "I can get us Out of here." "Why do you Listen to her?" "Hey, they're After me too." "Tommy:" "Come on, bear, Ya dumb bastard!" "Hold on." "You hear something?" "Violet:" "Bear!" "Bear!" "Come on, bear!" "Come on." "See?" "You know where we're goin'?" "Well, i'm gonna Go find a trail." "There's a trail To a lake..." " right up this Ridge, i believe." " bear: tommy hill!" "(guns blasting)" "Get behind This rock, boys." "Bear, this is some Shit you got us into." "Bear:" "Shut the hell up, clark Or i'm gonna tear you apart" " and put you back together-- - clark: they're everywhere!" "Bear:" "Well, just keep shootin'!" "Shoot something!" "(guns blasting)" "Just cover me, okay?" "What choice do we have?" "I ain't got a shot!" "Well for god's sakes, Hit something!" "What the hell do you see?" "(screams) Damn!" "Never felt better, tommy!" "(violet howls)" "Shit, they left!" "(crickets chirping)" "Thank you for working With me back there." "I'd say that Makes us about even." "Does that work for you?" "Violet:" "It's a deal." "Tommy, what are you doing?" "I'm trying To go to sleep." "I can see that." "What are you doing On the ground?" "I'm okay here." "Well, it's kinda stupid" "For you to sleep On the ground." "Plenty of room Right here." "Well, just enjoy it then." " okay." " listen, i'm just Not interested." "Oh, dear god." "I know your type." "You think you Know my type?" "You don't know Anything about me, tommy." "I didn't mean that Like it sounded." "I just meant women, That's all." "Okay." "Will:" "Tommy?" "Tommy?" " tommy: what the hell?" " what is it?" "None of y'all move." "What's going on?" "I think we got us a snake." "(laughing) Oh, shit!" "What is so Cotton-pickin' funny?" "Tommy:" "Well, did he bite you?" "Not yet." "He's about Coiled up on my leg." "Maybe you can Just jump out." "(sighs) Yes, at some point," "I plan on Jumpin' out, gunter." "What do we do?" " uh-oh." " gunter: what's wrong?" " i got a stirring' down below." " just hold on" "This is what comes From a man who eats Nothing but beans, tommy." " (rattling) - tommy: don't do that!" "Uh-oh." " (passes gas) - (screams)" "God damn it to hell!" "(screams)" " god!" "Son of a good god!" " (hissing, rattling)" "Damn!" "Holy jehosophat!" "He bit me!" "God damn!" "Tommy!" " god!" " tommy: how is he?" "We've got to get him To real doctor." "Violet:" "You ain't no real doctor?" "It's a nickname." "Bite on this." "The closest town's San anton'." "Will, that's A two-day ride." "Will:" "I can make it." "Ow!" "God, doc!" "Tommy:" "We know for sure That bear and his guys" " are around here somewhere." " i said i can make it." "(screams)" "Doc!" "(will slurring) 'cause think about What you got" "(coughing)" "I'm gonna catch that-- Gotta go to jay-pan." " (fire crackling) - (coughing)" " (horses whinny) - (will grunts)" " (will screaming) - gunter: i'm sorry, will." " i'm sorry." " i don't feel so good, tommy." " tommy: i'm sure you don't." " tommy, i'm sorry i-  tommy: that's all right." " i got to go." " gunter:" "lie down." " (coughing)" "(all chatting)" "(will screams)" "(yawns)" "(sighs)" "Well, i sure Could use a whiskey." "Gunter:" "Yeah." "So what's his story" "Tommy?" "An outlaw or what?" "Well," "That is a hard question." "He is..." "All that." "Uh" "I have known tommy Since i was a young man." "He used to ride With a gang that, uh" "Well, they killed my family." "And they left Tommy behind to mop up." "I was still alive When tommy found me." "He pointed his gun Straight at me" "In order to finish me off." "And i wanted him to do it." "My family was new To america and..." "Now they were dead And i was alone" "In this harsh land." "Damn." "What happened?" "He couldn't do it." "He told me years later" "That, uh" "Something happened At that moment" "And, uh, he couldn't do it." "(laughs)" "So he let you go." "He took me in," "Took care of my wounds," "Gave me a place To work and live." "I've been with him Ever since." "He's a good man" "At least he tries to be." " (bell ringing) - gunter, you take That bell tower." "Just keep a good watch." "That's all we can do." "I'll be over Takin' care of will." " all right." " well, bear and his boys," "They'll be here by tomorrow." "That's for damn sure." "I hope they are." "I'm ready to get This over with." "(coughing)" "(coughing)" "Will:" "You real pretty." "You got pretty eyes." "(inhales) That's real pretty." "My name is will" "William david thoreau." " i write books, mostly." " what about?" "Oh, i write about" "Trees and frogs and" "You know-- life," "Ponds and shit like that." " you ever heard of me?" " yeah." "I'm gonna take me A ship to jay-pan." "Why don't you come with me?" "You wanna come with me?" "Yeah, sure you are." "Ain't you ever heard of me?" "Yeah." "Y'all don't need Any pencils, do ya?" "(chortles)" "Tommy, when was the last time You was with a woman?" " none of your business." " (laughs)" " if you ask me, I really believe-- - i didn't ask you." "I really believe That all your drinking" "And your raging And all your carrying-on" "It's a sure sign Of a man without a woman." "I think you're lonely, Tommy hill." "(chuckles)" "You're worse than gunter." "If you survive Jake and bear..." "Maybe you ought to think About settling down again," "Make another go of it." "Well, i very seldom take Advice from sporting' gals." "To hell with you, Tommy hill." "Hell, you're So old and damn gimpy," "You couldn't even Fall down without help." "(chuckling)" "Let me tell you Something, tommy." "Jake's likely To pull your skin off" "For what you've done." "And bear" "Honey, you don't know bear." "That man lives For slow killings." "Well, bring 'em on." "I'm tired of waiting." "Don't be stupid, tommy." "Please don't be stupid." "You know, Miss katherine," "Me and tommy, We got a spread" "Just east a here That makes this place" "Look like cactus growing Out of a horse turd." "Bear:" "Tommy!" "Tommy hill!" "Can you hear me, boy?" "!" "Tommy hill!" "You're scared shitless!" "Tommy!" "(gunshot)" "(birds squawking)" "Tommy:" "Bear!" "(guns blasting)" "(screams)" "(yells)" "(gasping)" "I shot your boy, tommy." " clark: bear!" " (guns blasting)" "(grunts)" "Violet:" "What's goin' on, tommy?" "Where are we headed?" "Tommy:" "Travis!" "Will:" "My foot hurts!" "Man:" "Tommy!" "Tommy!" "Tommy!" "Tommy:" "Where's travis, buzzard?" "Buzzard:" "He's all right." "I got him In the old sanchez place," "Down in the canyon." "He took two bullets." "Them bastards came in Shooting everything that moved," "Three of 'em-- One biggun." "The lucky thing is, Travis passed out" "And they took him For dead." " he's gonna be fine." " yeah, he just Needs some rest." "What the hell Y'all got into?" "Big jake and bear Did this." "And they damn sure Know where we're at too." "Looking over Our shoulders" "We going after This big jake?" "Huh?" "No, tommy, That's suicide." " i'm going with you." " i'm going too." "We come all this way." "Dad..." "I'm sorry." "It's all right, son." "I'll take care of it." "(sighs)" "What are you Gonna do, violet?" "Violet?" "What, tommy?" "You know, i told you I didn't want to get" " involved with A woman again." " yeah, i know." " you already Told me all this." " wait a minute." "Let me finish." "I don't have much to offer." "I drink a lot And i ain't got no home." "You sure know how To sell yourself." "I guess what I'm tryin' to say is" "I wouldn't mind Running into you again." "That's quite an offer." "That's quite An invitation." "Well, i was-- I was thinking that maybe" "Maybe we could meet In the middle or something." "We'll see, tommy." "We'll see." "All right, we'll see." "(crying)" "Ma'am." "Jake wanted Me to let him know If anything happened." "Cody said Something happened." "Jake:" "I'll be right there." "Looks like they done Worked 'em over pretty good." "You and the men, Keep looking." "I want those Sons of bitches dead." "Yep." "Well, shoot." "Thanks for patching' me Up and all." "And good luck to ya In any and all" "Future prospects." "It was my pleasure." "You slow down A little bit, william." " all right, then." " okay." "I know i'll see you again." "You take care of yourself." "I will." "I sure will." "Well, bye, y'all." "Y'all take care Of yourselves." "Gunter:" "Be safe." "Your hands are shaking." "Well, i ain't drinkin' Till this is over with." "You'll be fine After a couple of days." "Try it again." "Violet:" "Hey, billy!" " (smacks) - you goddamn bitch!" "Let go of me!" "Let go of my arms, jake!" " bitch!" " let go of me, jake!" "Let go of me!" "(both sigh)" "She could be your Great-granddaughter, jake." "You came back For a catfight!" "(laughing)" "Tired of your New boyfriends, are you?" "They're small-timers, jake." "Then where are they now?" "I don't know." "I left 'em back in deacon." "Bear's got 'em So goddang spooked," "They just ridin' Around in circles" "Trying to lose Their own shadows." "I guess now they're gonna be Gunnin' for the both of us." "Ya think?" "(laughing)" "(sighs)" " jake!" " oh!" "(chuckling)" "When you gonna Get a new bed?" " i hate this bed." " mm." "(pulse beating)" "Morning, sweetie." " (growls) - (laughs)" "I'll get them Biscuits out directly." "Jake:" "Yeah, i want Some biscuits." "Rose, go up to your Room and get dressed." "(crowd chattering)" "(glasses clanging)" "Thank you." "Look, jake, I know i fucked up." "But that's Why i'm here now." "Sugar, i got something To make up for it." "Let's hear it." "They got a hell Of a gang, jake." " there's at least 15 men-- - how good are his hired guns?" "I don't know." "Go on." "Well, they're Gunnin' for you, jake." "I mean, they're Gonna run in here" "And gun down Everybody they find." "No surprises, No ambushes" "An unbelievably Stupid gesture." " (laughs) - yeah." "Well, bear, Or whoever it was" "You sent down there To light that place up" "Sugar, they shot his kid." "Well, they're already On their way." "They gonna take All the back trails, jake." "They gonna make sure They ain't seen." "They're gonna be At the old crossing..." "Two nights from now." "(slams glass)" "Well done, girl." "Thank you, jake." "Jake..." "I promise you Won't get no more" "Trouble out of me." "But they damn sure Better be where you say." "Because if you're lying," "I'll tear you to pieces With my bare hands." "Yeah." "You've got about a day Before they reach the river," "So you'll Have to make good time." "A gold piece" "To the man that kills This tommy hill." "You boys Keep your eyes peeled." "(rooster crows)" "(gunshot)" "(loud blast)" "(thunder rumbling)" "(crickets chirping)" "(gun clicks)" "Get up." "Get up and get me Some coffee!" "Jake:" "What the hell Is the matter with you?" "You!" "You are one dead Son of a bitch." "I'd be worryin' about myself Right now if i was you." "Violet!" "(footsteps)" "Tommy:" "Get down here, jake!" "Now..." "I got a lot Of money here." "A lot more than You gentlemen need." "Get over here, damn it." "Oh, sure, i'm unarmed." "(chuckles) Put a bullet in my face." "Oh, i could shoot You in the back," "Like your guys Did my boy!" "And the moment My men hear that shot," " they'll be in here." " (gun clicks)" "Violet:" "Tommy, just stop For a minute." "You know, jake, I'm really gonna enjoy this." "Tommy, don't." "Turn him in." "Not a chance, gunter." "You can't do this, Not this way." "Gunter, amigo," "No more preaching', All right?" " not this time." " think about it, tommy." "If you shoot him in cold blood, You're as bad as he is." " they shot travis, gunter." " i know, tommy, i know." "Turn him in and let The law deal with him." "We need to blow this Limey's brains out." " pronto." " tommy, this is a test." "For travis's sake, For my sake, for gloria" "And for the sake Of any peace you might have" "In your last years, Please, stop the killing." "(sighs)" "(gunshot)" "(pulse beating)" "(thuds)" "(gun clicks)" "Move!" "Tommy:" "Get her upstairs!" "Gunter:" "Tommy!" "Guns!" " (guns blasting) - (grunts)" " (thuds) - that's for maryella." "Great plan, tommy." "Welcome to texas-- Lots of guns." "(guns blasting)" "(screams)" "Baby, stay down." "I'll be right back." "Hey!" "Y'all hold on!" "(screams)" "How about that german Pacifist there, huh?" "Gunter!" "Get 'em, bud!" "(man screams)" "Will:" "Well, look at you." "Ain't you something?" "Shoot, that Was one big gang." " tommy, watch your back!" "There's two comin'!" " (men yelling)" " (guns blasting) - tommy hill!" "Why don't you die?" "!" "(grunts, thuds)" "Whoo!" "(cheering, laughing)" "Violet:" "We did it, boys!" "Hellfire, we did it!" "Damn sure did!" "Will:" "What you gonna do With your money?" "You gonna Rebuild that ranch?" " i don't know." " i tell you what," "I'm gonna get me out Of this godforsaken country." "I'm gonna take me A boat straight to" "(whistles) Jay-pan!" "(all laughing)" "Jesus!" "(sighs)" "Shit, it's cold." "Will What is it?" " will!" " damn, tommy." "What is it, will?" " will: tommy?" " gunter: oh my god." "Will:" "How bad is it?" "Oh my god." "(gunter sighs)" " how bad is it?" " gunter: oh my god." " it's really bad, will." " gunter: it's bad, will." "I should've let you Stay up front there." " (laughs, cries) - tommy: you sure should've." "(laughing, gagging)" " take it easy, will." " i'm gonna catch me That ship to jay-pan." "You bet." "You bet!" "Will:" "Y'all got to go Ahead and go though." "Tommy:" "We ain't leaving you." " y'all got to go." " gunter: we're stayin', will." "(crying)" "Will:" "Y'all can't Go where i'm going." "We ain't leaving'." "Could you get us a couple Of guitars and do us a song?" " gunter: okay." " will, buddy," "We're out of guitars." "Now, ain't that Sunset something?" "Ah, it's beautiful." "That's a beautiful sunset." " will: it's beautiful." " violet: it's beautiful." " (tommy murmurs) - will!" "Will!" "Will!" "He's dead." "Yeah." "No." "(crying) Good" "Goodbye, will." "My brother." "I'm gonna Miss him, tommy." "Tommy:" "I know you are." "I'm gonna miss Him too, gunter." "Let's go home." "Okay." " Gunter." " What?" " Hey." " What?" "!" " Why don't you give Me that hammer?" " No." " why not." " damn it!" "It's not gonna work." "I'm just sayin'." "God!" "Why don't you Give me the hammer" "Before you do yourself..." "In." "I know, it's your pride..." "And your thumb." "Eh, pound the damn nail in." "Pull that way I think would be better." "Let's go to town." "Aw, you're drunk." "Enjoy it while You can, gunter." "I was hopin' you weren't Gonna leave anything for me." "Well, you ought To be happy then." "Ain't you Just a peach?" "Mm-hmm." "Texas is beautiful In the moonlight, eh?" "You lookin' at the same Damn moonlight i'm lookin' at?" "You've got Japan on the brain." " if you go - when i go." "When i go." " i'm gonna to get me A big ol' ship to jay-pan." " all right." " When you go" " They got Comfort women there." "you will see It is just like it is here." " the hell you say." " moon glow." " what the hell he say?" " moon glow- moon glow." " moon - that's what he Used to call his wife." "Oh" " randalls quit today." " what?" "Another one?" "How am i supposed To run this herd Around here by myself?" " you ain't no good In the saddle." " he signed on with riggs." "He has a family, You can't blame him." "I can blame him." "I can goddamn blame him." "Family, my ass." "I got a family too." "Look at this Wreck over here." " shoot." " moon glow." "What we gonna Do with this?" "Come on." "Help me carry him inside." "Okay." "Come on, tommy." " come on!" " get up." " let's go." " come on." "There you go." "There you go." "There you go." "We're marching To atlanta." "¶ out of austin's Fair city ¶" "¶ austin's fair city ¶" "¶ oh, austin's fair city ¶" "¶ 'twas early one day ¶" "¶ i spied a young cowboy ¶" "¶ a handsome young cowboy ¶" "¶ all dressed In white linen ¶" "¶ and cold as the clay ¶" "¶ now i can tell By your outfit ¶" "¶ that you are a cowboy ¶" " ¶ these words he did say... ¶" " ¶ as i boldly Stepped by... ¶" "¶ come sit down beside me And hear my sad story ¶" "¶ for i'm shot in the breast And i know i must die... ¶" " Shit." " That's some Good stuff, man." " All right." " ¶ i must die... ¶" "¶ well, beat The drum slowly ¶" "¶ and play The pipes lowly ¶" "¶ and play The death march ¶" "¶ as they Carry me along ¶" "¶ carry me To the graveyard ¶" "¶ and pour the sod O'er me ¶" "¶ i'm only a poor cowboy ¶" " ¶ i know i done wrong... ¶" "¶ i can see by your outfit That you are ¶" "What are you doin', old man?" "!" "And what the hell's this?" " make you happy?" " i hate that goddamn song!" "You owe me one guitar, Ya old fool!" "You could've Put out an eye!" "I mean, in all My born days" "Ya ever Seen such a thing?" "Now get your asses to bed!" "You go too far This time, tommy!" "This is too much!" "Gunter, blow on that." "I want you To go ahead and draw," " but don't fire, okay?" " don't fire." "Don't fire." "All right." "What- what- What are you doing?" "I call it The distracter." "Yeah, it's distracting, All right." "All right, go ahead." " all right, what were You aiming at again?" " the hole." "Who's that?" " no." "That wasn't fort worth." " damn sure was." "We escorted That cattle bursar back" "That little Squirrelly guy" "Shit his pants All the way home." " Oh!" " No, it's Kansas city I'm talking about." "Remember when we went And heard that negro music?" "Boy, that was something." "You should've Seen old tommy," "Dancing up there With them negroes." "That was a sight To behold." " Hey, is this your boy?" "Son, this is red." "Red, that's my boy, trav." "God damn." "Has it Been that long?" "You still hooked up With that little old gal" "That you met Over in santa fe?" "That was- That was trav's mom." "She took- took ill A few years back" "And we lost her." "Aw hell, That's a shame." "I'm sorry About that, son." "I don't know, red." "It's been too damn long" "Since i pulled anything Like this off." "I know, i know, Tommy, but look" "If we get a couple Of your boys to help us out," "We could get The drop on him." "It'd be easy." "Besides that, It's dirty money." "The law ain't gonna Be lookin' for us." "Look, i ain't never forgot What you done for me." "Maybe this'll Make us square." "Red, we're square." "Tommy, i done Talked to your boys." "I know you're about To lose the place." "This money could Save the ranch." "And one good payday For this old boy" "Maybe i could get Out of this business" " Before some drunken indian" " Red, i'll think about it." "That's all i can ask." "Yeah, tommy!" "It's come loose." "Well, can you fix it?" " i reckon." " well, god damn fix it!" "He was supposed To fix it before he left." "Yeah, he was Supposed to do that." "Tommy, where's this Money come from?" "Who's got it?" "Well, that don't Make any difference." "It's just stolen money." "That's what it is." "So we, uh We find this guy" " and then what?" " i don't have to find him." "Red already knows Where he is." "And then we kill him?" "Oh, come on!" "You think he's just Gonna give it to us?" "This is a bad idea." "Well, you got another idea, Tell me about it." "Where's my whiskey, gunter?" "Well, maybe we don't Have to kill him, all right?" "If he's all by his-self, We can just waltz right in" "And take it." "Hell, you know he'll Just give it to us." "You should listen to him Sharpest mind in texas." " where's my whiskey?" " tommy, listen!" "Let's do it!" "Hell, i'll do it." "I'll kill him, all right?" "And we can still split The money three ways." "Way i figure it, It ought to get me Just enough money" " Just enough money to get me On a ship to jay-pan" " Why do you have to kill him?" "!" "You just subdue him And take the money!" "Gunter, i could do that" "And then i'd be looking Back over my shoulder" " the rest of my damn life." " tommy, this is a murder!" "Tommy!" "I ain't stupid." "Your going to do this In the shape you're in?" "Did your friend tell you" "It was a little old lady Had this money?" "Christ, gunter, we don't Have to kill nobody." "We'll just cover our faces And nobody'll know who The hell we are." "What could possibly Go wrong with that?" "You are really ready To start killing again?" "Is this the man Who marries gloria?" "No." "Gunter, we got a lot A history between us," "But i won't abide No disrespectful Talk about gloria." "So just drop it, okay?" "Just drop it." " i'm going with you." " this ain't none Of your affair." "It is." "Unfortunately, it is." "Someone's got to keep An eye on you." "Well thanks, mom." "But i won't take part In the taking of someone's life." " no killing." " gunter, if i don't have To kill nobody, i won't." "No killing." "Promise me that!" "All right, doc." "No killing." "No killing." "Okay?" "Okay." "Damn it, dad, This ain't right." "I should go with you." "Travis, we already Talked about that." "I need you here." "What if you Run into some trouble?" "I'm good with a pistol." "Will's been teaching Me how to draw." "I" "Son!" "No!" "End of discussion." "You're not going." "You think your mom Would want me" " to take you On something like this?" " well, i don't know." "Dad, i don't like it." "Well i don't like it either, But that's how it is." "It'll be all right." " Yeah." " You guys ready?" "Let's go!" "All right, give me a second." "I'll see you When we get back." "Hey, boys." "How we doing?" "All right." "So, ya hear what happened To old tucker today?" "Hell, his donkey Done killed him." "Swear to god, it throwed Him and he broke his neck." "Ya'll hear that?" "Tucker was killed By his donkey this morning." "So this one's for tucker" "Tucker from abbott." "Drink up everybody!" "It's a toast to mr." "Tucker!" "So, you goin' To the burial, miss violet?" "Hell no, sugar." "I liked his donkey Better than i liked him." "Hello, jake." "What do ya think?" "Isn't she pretty?" "I named her rose." "Go on." "Let miss violet Show you around." "What are you staring at?" "Don't worry, hon." "It's gonna be okay." "I promise." "Get in the kitchen." "Well, my my my." "There's no call for that..." " No call at all" " Bear." "So, what's this News, cassandra?" "Well, i met this guy Out of deacon," "He found hoss and them Up to rutherford pass- dead." "Where is he?" "Well, it was Just dumb luck, sir." "I was out there ridin' The trail at first light" "And almost ran over 'em." "There was two of 'em, Plus one that was" "Layin' out there in the water." "Three?" "You find anything on them?" "No, i took leave In a real hurry!" "I thought whoever did It might, you know, Might still be around." "They- they were Shot up real good." "Did you tell Anyone else about this?" "Oh, no no no no." "J- just your man right there." "I told him." "Good." "Good." "Well, i thought there Might be some kind of reward." "It don't have to be much," "You know, just a bottle Or something." "Take care of him, bear." " All right, Thank you sir." " good, thank you." " happy to." "Good doin' business." "What the hell?" "What?" "I took care of him." "That isn't what i meant!" "Well now, That's what you said." "Get to rutherford pass And find my money!" "That's usually what People mean when they say" ""take care of him." I take care of him." "I took care of him." "What do you want me To do with him?" " and be clear." " i don't care." "Feed him to the pigs." "So i'm feeding him To the pigs." "All right." "Come on." "Yeah." "So this henry david thoreau" "Sat around For a year," "Just basically writing About squirrels holding hands" "And trees that needed To be wiped down and" "Yes, every day." "Trees, grass, birds." "Who buys a book like that?" "He spent an entire Year doing nothing..." "But thinking," "Watching and writing." "Well what did He write about?" " What he saw." " What did he see?" "He saw life." " He saw Life everywhere." "He didn't Write about hunting?" "He was a vegetarian." "Well, how'd he Feed himself?" "I don't understand a man Sitting around for a year." "Oh." "Family business, Am i right?" " They made pencils." " They make pencils." " yeah." "There ya go." "What's wrong With making pencils?" "Well, that's what We ought to do" "When we get back To the ranch." "Enough of this Running herd and worrying" "About guns and money." "I say we grow pencils." "That's what We need to do." "We're gonna grow pencils Right there at the ranch." " we gonna be rolling In it- pencils!" " oh, will!" "I don't know Why i even talk to you." "Well, you have to Talk to me." "I'm the only one here" "The only one Who'll listen." "Now that's the truth." "God damn, that was A long ride today." "My ass is hurtin'." "I haven't seen you wear That hat in a long time." "Yeah." "Hey, tommy!" "Tommy joe, over here!" "Look," "There ain't been No kinda movement" "In that cabin Since we been here." "I'm telling you what" " That money's in there Waiting for us." " No" " Let's just go in and take it." " That's very unlikely." "Listen here, doc, all right?" "If you didn't want to get your Hands dirty, you should've" " stayed back at the ranch." " hey!" "I don't risk everything Because some idiot kid" " Can't sit still!" " Will you shut up?" "Who you calling a kid?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "Oh shit." "Red!" "Damn!" "It's t.C. Davis." "I- I should've said something." "T.C. Is one Of the few guys" "That'll shoot Your goddamn eyes out." "If i told ya, You wouldn't have come." " well, hell no, I wouldn't have come - there's four of us." " Shit." " This is a bad idea." " He's all by his self." " Listen, we're gonna do it" "Just like we Planned to do it." "Will and red They're over at the hog-pen." "What they doin' over there?" "They're not supposed To be there, are they?" " Well, hell no, they" " Tommy's gonna Make the first move." "He'll make the first move." "Just hang on." " what are you gonna do now?" " wait here." " No no" " Why didn't you stay By the tree stumps" " like you were Told to do?" " things change." "Red, why am i In a goddamn barn With you right now?" " settle down." " slithering around out there In your goddamn red shirt" " Settle down." " You look like A goddamn moving' barn." "How you gonna get over there Without him seeing you?" "I ain't goin' Over there." " what?" " i ain't walkin' Across there." " I thought That was the plan." " It was the plan." "We wait for tommy To make the first move." "We done this before." "Yeah, i know You done it before." "I heard all your stories, All your glory stories." "Nobody dying', son." " nobody dying'." " you're goddamn Right nobody's dying." " That's the plan." " 'cause i'm taking off." "Settle down now." "That's davis in there." "Red, bless your heart." " good luck, old man." " shit!" "God damn it!" "Aw, shit." "What- what is going on?" "This is unbelievable." "That shit-for-brains, He's gonna get killed!" "I know it." "Jesus." "Go back." "Will, go back!" " jesus." " tommy?" " damn it." "Shit!" " God damn it, red." " Tommy- no!" "Get out of here, tommy." "I'm okay." "T.J. Hill!" "I've got your boy!" "Back up so your Friends can see this." " Oh!" "Shit!" "Shh" "Whoo!" "Ha ha ha!" "Phew!" "Cowboy down." "Come on, red." "Look at you now, biggun, All dead and shit." "Gunter, i'm gonna go In there and find me Some goddamn money." "Hellfire!" "We did it!" "Well, red, That ain't so bad, buddy." " i'm all right." "Hey now!" "I got the money!" "Hey!" "Y'all cut out My share and no cheatin'!" "Look at that!" "Check out that, biggun." "All right." "Told ya!" "It's all up here." "All up here." "Whoo!" "Let's get the money." "And the guns." "Can you Believe this?" "Just who the hell Are you people anyway?" "He's gone now, honey." "Come on." "I'm gonna Take you out of here." "You know, rose," "My father was the meanest Man i've ever known." "There was this dapple." "Oh, she was a sight." "I had it in my mind That the old man" "Was gonna give her to me For my birthday." "But then one night, The dapple escaped" "From the riding stables." "And all i got for my birthday Was a thrashing." "It's not enough To dream, rose." "You gotta step up And take what you want." "Whoa!" "There was a few surprises." "This bunch just showed up Out of the blue." "And davis?" "He's dead." "These boys had him down By the time i got there." "Lock them up With my wildcat." "I'll be over directly." "Shut your goddamn mouth." "Bear, you're about A big headed son-of-a-bitch." "I bet your mama's ass hurt For a week when you was born." "Bone ugly too." "Knock ya upside Your head, boy." "First door on your left." " well, hell, give Me some sugar" " All right, come on." "You're about A mean thing, bear." "She lied to me." "Get real comfortable, Gentlemen." "Pick yourself A dance partner," " you're gonna Be here a while." " so what the hell is this?" "Supposed to wait For big jake." "Afternoon, boys." "Bear here tells me That you had a run-in" "With an old friend Of mine this morning." "We didn't want to shoot him." "He- he was firing on us." "Oh, i'm not so worried About that, gentlemen." "Fact is, you did Bear a favor." "What i want to know is..." "What were you doing there In the first place?" " i won't ask again - we were after the damn money." "We didn't set out To kill him." "And he had the drop on us." " so you were after The money, huh?" " yeah." "My money, of course?" "We didn't know it Was your money, sir." "We didn't know." "We- we thought it came From a bank or something." " we didn't" " I swear to god." "Maybe you did" "And maybe you didn't." " Kill 'em." " What?" " Kill 'em all." " Kill us?" "Is that clear enough, bear?" "Sir, you're- You're making a mistake." " we didn't know it was your" " You son of a bitch!" "You did not have to do that." "You did not Have to do that!" "You want i should Kill her too?" "Well, why not?" "Time for a fresh mount." "No hard feelings, violet." "Come first light..." "We're going hunting'." " That is one Mean son of a bitch." "I don't think He's american neither." "He hits like one." "What the hell Are we gonna do now?" "Who are you clowns anyway?" " Good god almighty" " Who the hell are you?" "I'm violet..." "Till tomorrow, anyway." "That big guy With the rifle" "He really planning On killing us?" "Oh yeah." "He sure he is." "That monster- bear" "Sugar, he's gonna make A sport out of that." "Not if i have anything To say about it, he won't." "Well, you don't." "So why don't you Just shut the hell up?" "I'd like to have My last night of peace here." "Damn, you sure Are a load a laughs, For a sporting girl." "You need to take Off that dress is What you need to do." "Oh piss off, ya half-wit" "Mouth breather." "I like her already." "Why don't y'all shut up" "And just let me Think for a minute?" "Well, think all you want, Old timer." "'cause it's Over at dawn." "What, jake?" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Jake, no!" "No!" "You just leave me The hell alone, jake!" "Damn, jake!" "You should've Left me in there, jake." "I think not." "Uh, jake, I need the keys." "I told you!" " it's on the goddamn bar!" " hey- i know." "I- i checked everywhere." "I've looked everywhere." "Damn!" "So what have you Fouled up today, bear?" "I'll come back For you, i promise." "Ain't that a damn peach?" " they sent her to kill us." " does he ever shut up?" "He don't know What that means." "Get your irons." "Let's go." "Now them horses Is ready, boys." " hya!" " aw, hell!" "You're gonna blame This on me, ain't ya?" " get after them!" " come on, let's go!" "Tommy!" " take a left at them trees!" " Tommy knows what to do!" "We don't need To listen to you!" "Tommy!" "She's got an idea!" "Tommy, what are we doing Listening to her?" "For the love of god, Tommy Hill!" "Why don't you listen?" "Tommy!" "God damn it!" "Hold up here A second, boys." "I think they headed up Towards that dry creek up there." "Come on, lets go!" "I don't trust her." "I'm right here, you know?" "Yeah, well, i'm right here." "I don't trust you!" "Well, i'm gonna try Real hard not to get Too broken up about that." "Where the hell Are we goin'?" "We're going up To them trees." "Looks like a great place To get trapped." "It's okay." "I know This mountain." "I can get us Out of here." "Why do you Listen to her?" "Hey, they're After me too." "Come on, bear, Ya dumb bastard!" "Hold on." "You hear something?" "Bear!" "Bear!" "Come on, bear!" "Come on." "See?" "You know where we're goin'?" "Well, i'm gonna Go find a trail." "There's a trail To a lake..." " right up this Ridge, i believe." " Tommy hill!" "Get behind This rock, boys." "Bear, this is some Shit you got us into." "Shut the hell up, clark Or i'm gonna tear you apart" " and put you back together" " They're everywhere!" "Well, just keep shootin'!" "Shoot something!" "Just cover me, okay?" "What choice do we have?" "I ain't got a shot!" "Well for god's sakes, Hit something!" "What the hell do you see?" "Damn!" "Never felt better, tommy!" "Shit, they left!" "Thank you for working With me back there." "I'd say that Makes us about even." "Does that work for you?" "It's a deal." "Tommy, what are you doing?" "I'm trying To go to sleep." "I can see that." "What are you doing On the ground?" "I'm okay here." "Well, it's kinda stupid" "For you to sleep On the ground." "Plenty of room Right here." "Well, just enjoy it then." " okay." " listen, i'm just Not interested." "Oh, dear god." "I know your type." "You think you Know my type?" "You don't know Anything about me, tommy." "I didn't mean that Like it sounded." "I just meant women, That's all." "Okay." "Tommy?" "Tommy?" " What the hell?" " what is it?" "None of y'all move." "What's going on?" "I think we got us a snake." "Oh, shit!" "What is so Cotton-pickin' funny?" "Well, did he bite you?" "Not yet." "He's about Coiled up on my leg." "Maybe you can Just jump out." "Yes, at some point," "I plan on Jumpin' out, gunter." "What do we do?" " uh-oh." " gunter: what's wrong?" " i got a stirring' down below." " just hold on" "This is what comes From a man who eats Nothing but beans, tommy." " Don't do that!" "Uh-oh." "God damn it to hell!" " god!" "Son of a good god!" "Damn!" "Holy jehosophat!" "He bit me!" "God damn!" "Tommy!" " god!" " How is he?" "We've got to get him To real doctor." "You ain't no real doctor?" "It's a nickname." "Bite on this." "The closest town's San anton'." "Will, that's A two-day ride." "I can make it." "Ow!" "God, doc!" "We know for sure That bear and his guys" " are around here somewhere." " i said i can make it." "Doc!" "'cause think about What you got" "I'm gonna catch that- Gotta go to jay-pan." " i'm sorry, will." " i'm sorry." " i don't feel so good, tommy." " i'm sure you don't." " tommy, i'm sorry I  that's all right." " i got to go." " Lie down." "Well, i sure Could use a whiskey." "Yeah." "So what's his story" "Tommy?" "An outlaw or what?" "Well," "That is a hard question." "He is..." "All that." "Uh" "I have known tommy Since i was a young man." "He used to ride With a gang that, uh" "Well, they killed my family." "And they left Tommy behind to mop up." "I was still alive When tommy found me." "He pointed his gun Straight at me" "In order to finish me off." "And i wanted him to do it." "My family was new To america and..." "Now they were dead And i was alone" "In this harsh land." "Damn." "What happened?" "He couldn't do it." "He told me years later" "That, uh" "Something happened At that moment" "And, uh, he couldn't do it." "So he let you go." "He took me in," "Took care of my wounds," "Gave me a place To work and live." "I've been with him Ever since." "He's a good man" "At least he tries to be." " Gunter, you take That bell tower." "Just keep a good watch." "That's all we can do." "I'll be over Takin' care of will." " all right." " well, bear and his boys," "They'll be here by tomorrow." "That's for damn sure." "I hope they are." "I'm ready to get This over with." "You real pretty." "You got pretty eyes." "That's real pretty." "My name is will" "William david thoreau." " i write books, mostly." " what about?" "Oh, i write about" "Trees and frogs and" "You know- life," "Ponds and shit like that." " you ever heard of me?" " yeah." "I'm gonna take me A ship to jay-pan." "Why don't you come with me?" "You wanna come with me?" "Yeah, sure you are." "Ain't you ever heard of me?" "Yeah." "Y'all don't need Any pencils, do ya?" "Tommy, when was the last time You was with a woman?" " none of your business." " if you ask me, I really believe - i didn't ask you." "I really believe That all your drinking" "And your raging And all your carrying-on" "It's a sure sign Of a man without a woman." "I think you're lonely, Tommy hill." "You're worse than gunter." "If you survive Jake and bear..." "Maybe you ought to think About settling down again," "Make another go of it." "Well, i very seldom take Advice from sporting' gals." "To hell with you, Tommy hill." "Hell, you're So old and damn gimpy," "You couldn't even Fall down without help." "Let me tell you Something, tommy." "Jake's likely To pull your skin off" "For what you've done." "And bear" "Honey, you don't know bear." "That man lives For slow killings." "Well, bring 'em on." "I'm tired of waiting." "Don't be stupid, tommy." "Please don't be stupid." "You know, Miss katherine," "Me and tommy, We got a spread" "Just east a here That makes this place" "Look like cactus growing Out of a horse turd." "Tommy!" "Tommy hill!" "Can you hear me, boy?" "!" "Tommy hill!" "You're scared shitless!" "Tommy!" "Bear!" "I shot your boy, tommy." " bear!" "What's goin' on, tommy?" "Where are we headed?" "Travis!" "My foot hurts!" "Tommy!" "Tommy!" "Tommy!" "Where's travis, buzzard?" "He's all right." "I got him In the old sanchez place," "Down in the canyon." "He took two bullets." "Them bastards came in Shooting everything that moved," "Three of 'em One biggun." "The lucky thing is, Travis passed out" "And they took him For dead." " he's gonna be fine." " yeah, he just Needs some rest." "What the hell Y'all got into?" "Big jake and bear Did this." "And they damn sure Know where we're at too." "Looking over Our shoulders" "We going after This big jake?" "Huh?" "No, tommy, That's suicide." " i'm going with you." " i'm going too." "We come all this way." "Dad..." "I'm sorry." "It's all right, son." "I'll take care of it." "What are you Gonna do, violet?" "Violet?" "What, tommy?" "You know, i told you I didn't want to get" " involved with A woman again." " yeah, i know." " you already Told me all this." " wait a minute." "Let me finish." "I don't have much to offer." "I drink a lot And i ain't got no home." "You sure know how To sell yourself." "I guess what I'm tryin' to say is" "I wouldn't mind Running into you again." "That's quite an offer." "That's quite An invitation." "Well, i was I was thinking that maybe" "Maybe we could meet In the middle or something." "We'll see, tommy." "We'll see." "All right, we'll see." "Ma'am." "Jake wanted Me to let him know If anything happened." "Cody said Something happened." "I'll be right there." "Looks like they done Worked 'em over pretty good." "You and the men, Keep looking." "I want those Sons of bitches dead." "Yep." "Well, shoot." "Thanks for patching' me Up and all." "And good luck to ya In any and all" "Future prospects." "It was my pleasure." "You slow down A little bit, william." " all right, then." " okay." "I know i'll see you again." "You take care of yourself." "I will." "I sure will." "Well, bye, y'all." "Y'all take care Of yourselves." "Be safe." "Your hands are shaking." "Well, i ain't drinkin' Till this is over with." "You'll be fine After a couple of days." "Try it again." "Hey, billy!" " you goddamn bitch!" "Let go of me!" "Let go of my arms, jake!" " bitch!" " let go of me, jake!" "Let go of me!" "She could be your Great-granddaughter, jake." "You came back For a catfight!" "Tired of your New boyfriends, are you?" "They're small-timers, jake." "Then where are they now?" "I don't know." "I left 'em back in deacon." "Bear's got 'em So goddang spooked," "They just ridin' Around in circles" "Trying to lose Their own shadows." "I guess now they're gonna be Gunnin' for the both of us." "Ya think?" " jake!" " oh!" "When you gonna Get a new bed?" " i hate this bed." " mm." "Morning, sweetie." "I'll get them Biscuits out directly." "Yeah, i want Some biscuits." "Rose, go up to your Room and get dressed." "Thank you." "Look, jake, I know i fucked up." "But that's Why i'm here now." "Sugar, i got something To make up for it." "Let's hear it." "They got a hell Of a gang, jake." " there's at least 15 men - how good are his hired guns?" "I don't know." "Go on." "Well, they're Gunnin' for you, jake." "I mean, they're Gonna run in here" "And gun down Everybody they find." "No surprises, No ambushes" "An unbelievably Stupid gesture." " yeah." "Well, bear, Or whoever it was" "You sent down there To light that place up" "Sugar, they shot his kid." "Well, they're already On their way." "They gonna take All the back trails, jake." "They gonna make sure They ain't seen." "They're gonna be At the old crossing..." "Two nights from now." "Well done, girl." "Thank you, jake." "Jake..." "I promise you Won't get no more" "Trouble out of me." "But they damn sure Better be where you say." "Because if you're lying," "I'll tear you to pieces With my bare hands." "Yeah." "You've got about a day Before they reach the river," "So you'll Have to make good time." "A gold piece" "To the man that kills This tommy hill." "You boys Keep your eyes peeled." "Get up." "Get up and get me Some coffee!" "What the hell Is the matter with you?" "You!" "You are one dead Son of a bitch." "I'd be worryin' about myself Right now if i was you." "Violet!" "Get down here, jake!" "Now..." "I got a lot Of money here." "A lot more than You gentlemen need." "Get over here, damn it." "Oh, sure, i'm unarmed." "Put a bullet in my face." "Oh, i could shoot You in the back," "Like your guys Did my boy!" "And the moment My men hear that shot," " they'll be in here." "Tommy, just stop For a minute." "You know, jake, I'm really gonna enjoy this." "Tommy, don't." "Turn him in." "Not a chance, gunter." "You can't do this, Not this way." "Gunter, amigo," "No more preaching', All right?" " not this time." " think about it, tommy." "If you shoot him in cold blood, You're as bad as he is." " they shot travis, gunter." " i know, tommy, i know." "Turn him in and let The law deal with him." "We need to blow this Limey's brains out." " pronto." " tommy, this is a test." "For travis's sake, For my sake, for gloria" "And for the sake Of any peace you might have" "In your last years, Please, stop the killing." "Move!" "Get her upstairs!" "Tommy!" "Guns!" " that's for maryella." "Great plan, tommy." "Welcome to texas- Lots of guns." "Baby, stay down." "I'll be right back." "Hey!" "Y'all hold on!" "How about that german Pacifist there, huh?" "Gunter!" "Get 'em, bud!" "Well, look at you." "Ain't you something?" "Shoot, that Was one big gang." " tommy, watch your back!" "There's two comin'!" " tommy hill!" "Why don't you die?" "!" "Whoo!" "We did it, boys!" "Hellfire, we did it!" "Damn sure did!" "What you gonna do With your money?" "You gonna Rebuild that ranch?" " i don't know." " i tell you what," "I'm gonna get me out Of this godforsaken country." "I'm gonna take me A boat straight to" "Jay-pan!" "Jesus!" "Shit, it's cold." "Will What is it?" " will!" " damn, tommy." "What is it, will?" " tommy?" " oh my god." "How bad is it?" "Oh my god." " how bad is it?" " oh my god." " it's really bad, will." " it's bad, will." "I should've let you Stay up front there." " you sure should've." " take it easy, will." " i'm gonna catch me That ship to jay-pan." "You bet." "You bet!" "Y'all got to go Ahead and go though." "We ain't leaving you." " y'all got to go." " we're stayin', will." "Y'all can't Go where i'm going." "We ain't leaving'." "Could you get us a couple Of guitars and do us a song?" " okay." " will, buddy," "We're out of guitars." "Now, ain't that Sunset something?" "Ah, it's beautiful." "That's a beautiful sunset." " it's beautiful." " it's beautiful." " will!" "Will!" "Will!" "He's dead." "Yeah." "No." "Good" "Goodbye, will." "My brother." "I'm gonna Miss him, tommy." "I know you are." "I'm gonna miss Him too, gunter." "Let's go home." "Okay."