LITTLE BROTHER?
YES. IT IS I.
AH, THOSE WORDS ARE LIKE A BENEDICTION.
NOW THE DAY HAS MEANING AND PURPOSE.
I SENT FOR YOU, LITTLE BROTHER,
BECAUSE MY CHURCH IS BEING TAKEN FROM ME.
BUT IT IS YOUR CHURCH.
YOU WILL REMEMBER I NEEDED A STEEPLE,
AND I ADDED OTHER TRAPPINGS,
BORROWING $2,000 TO PAY FOR IT.
THE LOAN IS DUE. I CANNOT MEET IT.
YOU KNOW I HAVE NO MONEY.
THAT IS NOT WHY I SENT FOR YOU, LITTLE BROTHER.
COME ALONG.
UH...BEHOLD.
A CARNIVAL TRINKET NOT WORTH A QUARTER WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED.
YOU SEE, BEFORE I ENTERED THE LORD'S SERVICE,
I WAS IN A TRAVELING SHOW.
I HAD A PARTNER-- JENNY MALONE.
JOHNSON AND JENNY. WE PROSPERED.
BUT ONE MORNING, JENNY WAS GONE WITH $1,000 OF MINE.
BUT WHY DID YOU SEND FOR ME?
LONG, LONG AGO, I GAVE THIS TRINKET TO JENNY.
LAST SUNDAY, IT WAS DROPPED
INTO MY COLLECTION PLATE BY A DRIFTER.
I QUESTIONED THE DRIFTER.
I LEARNED THAT JENNY NOW RUNS THE PARADISE SALOON IN ARIZONA CITY.
SHE HAS SENT ME A SIGN.
SHE NEEDS ME FOR SOMETHING,
BUT THIS TIME, I'M READY FOR HER.
THAT $1,000 IS GOING TO BE 2,000 WITH INTEREST.
I'M GOING TO SAVE MY CHURCH, LITTLE BROTHER.
THAT'S WHY I SENT FOR YOU.
I'M GOING TO ARIZONA CITY,
AND I NEED A PAIR OF EYES.
SERENITY, THERE ARE OTHERS WITH EYES WHO CAN LEAD YOU.
NONE WHOM I TRUST.
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WANT.
YOU WISH TO SAVE YOUR CHURCH.
BUT I ALSO HAVE WANT.
I KNOW I'M SELFISH. IT'S A PRIVILEGE
WE ABROGATE TO OURSELVES WHEN WE GROW OLD.
SERENITY, I WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU,
BUT I CANNOT PAUSE NOW.
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR BROTHER.
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU.
IF IT WERE JUST A MATTER OF MONEY
OR JUST A MATTER OF THE CHURCH...
WHAT ELSE?
I'M FEELING MY MORTALITY, LITTLE BROTHER.
WILL YOU COME?
I WILL COME.
Master Kan: YOUR TREAD MUST BE LIGHT AND SURE,
AS THOUGH YOUR PATH WERE UPON RICE PAPER.
IT IS SAID A SHAOLIN PRIEST CAN WALK THROUGH WALLS.
LOOKED FOR, HE CANNOT BE SEEN.
LISTENED FOR,
HE CANNOT BE HEARD.
TOUCHED,
HE CANNOT BE FELT.
THIS RICE PAPER IS THE TEST--
FRAGILE AS THE WINGS OF THE DRAGONFLY,
CLINGING AS THE COCOON OF THE SILKWORM.
WHEN YOU CAN WALK ITS LENGTH AND LEAVE NO TRACE,
YOU WILL HAVE LEARNED.
HA HA! WE ARE IN THE VIXENS' DEN.
OH!
WHAT IS IT, SERENITY?
A SMALL, PASSING WARNING. THEY COME NOW AND THEN.
YOU MUST REST AFTER THIS JOURNEY.
I DIDN'T COME TO ARIZONA CITY TO REST.
IF YOU DO NOT REST, YOU WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.
JENNY GIRL!
COME IN, BOYS. COME IN, COME IN, COME IN.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
STAY AWHILE AND PLAY AWHILE.
WE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED, GENTS, AND EVERYTHING'S FOR SALE.
I WANT YOU, JENNY!
HA HA HA!
WELL, I, UH, I ADMIRE YOUR TASTE.
HAVE A DRINK.
HEY, YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE HOLDING YOUR DRINK, MAYBE I CAN HELP.
I NEVER NEED HELP.
GOOD. THEN THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE BAR.
DON'T LET ME KEEP YOU.
LOOK, I HAVE CUSTOMERS, FRIEND.
I'M NO FRIEND. I'M BIX COURTNEY.
YOU KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE.
OF COURSE. I RUN THE BEST SALOON IN ARIZONA.
YOU WANT TO WASTE TIME WITH THAT KIND OF TALK, ALRIGHT
BUT YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT. YOUR FRIEND IS DEAD.
I DON'T MAKE FRIENDS WITH GUNSLINGERS.
HE WAS NO GUNSLINGER, BUT A CHEAP SADDLE BUM, AND A CROOK TO BOOT.
WELL, HE WAS A FRIEND OF YOURS,
AND HE DID SOMETHING STUPID,
WHICH IS WHY HE'S DEAD.
HE TOOK SOMETHING THAT BELONGED TO ME.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THIS WAS YOUR PROPERTY, SOMETHING THAT YOU OWNED?
SOMETHING THAT I HAD.
MY BROTHERS LARD AND SPIFF
HAVE BEEN HERE ALL WEEK, AND NOTHING'S GONE OUT EXCEPT TRASH,
AND THEY CHECKED IT EVERY DAY,
SO IT'S HERE.
NOW, JENNY, WOMEN DIE, TOO,
AND THEY DIE NO HARDER THAN MEN.
I'LL BE AROUND.
IF I REMEMBER JENNY MALONE,
SHE'LL KNOW I'M IN TOWN
BEFORE I STRETCH OUT ON THIS BED.
THEN YOU MUST STRETCH OUT ON THIS BED.
WE WILL WAIT FOR HER.
I DO NOT LIKE TAKING ORDERS FROM MY JUNIORS, LITTLE BROTHER.
YOU CAN AVOID THAT BY NO LONGER CALLING ON YOUR JUNIORS.
OH. HA HA HA!
HELLO, ARTHUR. PLAYER SAYS THAT'S GOLD.
HE WANTS $200 FOR IT.
OH, JENNY, THAT DUDE YOU'VE BEEN EXPECTING
CAME IN ON TODAY'S STAGE.
IT'S, UH, SERENITY JOHNSON?
ALRIGHT.
HE'S IN THE FRONTIER HOTEL.
HE'LL BE AROUND. THANKS, FRED.
BIX COURTNEY IS AN EVIL MAN, JENNY, A DANGEROUS MAN,
MAYBE THE MOST DANGEROUS IN ARIZONA.
THIS ISN'T THE BOONDOCKS.
WE DO HAVE A SHERIFF.
THE SHERIFF IS AFRAID, TOO.
OH!
YOU DO NOT LOOK WELL.
I WAS NOT BORN A DESCENDANT OF APOLLO, LITTLE BROTHER.
YOU ARE ILL.
IT PASSES.
WITHIN THE HOUR, I'LL BE MY OLD SELF
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
TAKE THIS TO JENNY MALONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE, DON'T YOU?
Man: NO LATE BETS. 100? HOW ABOUT YOU?
100 GOES. RIGHT. HOW ABOUT YOU?
OKAY, YOU'RE COVERED. HA HA HA!
Jenny: MAKE WAY FOR 2 THIRSTY GENTS!
STEP UP TO THE BAR, BOYS,
AND THE FIRST DRINK WILL BE ON THE HOUSE.
Man: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OH, I'M WEARY.
I'VE BEEN ON MY FEET TOO LONG. I'VE GOT TO SIT DOWN FOR A WHILE.
Arthur: I'LL BE HERE.
I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I CAN SIT DOWN FOR A WHILE.
JENNY MALONE?
WELL, IF YOU HAVE TO ASK, YOU MUST BE FROM SOMEPLACE FAR AWAY.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
FROM THE LOOKS OF YOU, MY FRIEND, I DOUBT THAT VERY, VERY MUCH.
THERE MUST BE 8,000 OF THESE FLOATING AROUND THE COUNTRY,
AND ALL EXACTLY ALIKE.
SERENITY JOHNSON SAYS THIS ONE BELONGS TO YOU.
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT BELONGS TO ME BUT ME.
YET YOU KEEP IT.
JUST TO WIN THE ARGUMENT.
I AM NOT ARGUING.
MAYBE YOU WON'T MIND IF I CLOSE
THIS STIMULATING CONVERSATION.
Arthur: FOOD CAN BE PROVIDED IF YOU WISH TO EAT.
YOU ARE KIND. THANK YOU.
I HAVE EATEN.
I DO NOT WISH TO PRY, BUT DO YOU REMAIN
IN ARIZONA CITY FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD?
NO.
UH, SINCE I AM FAMILIAR HERE,
PLEASE CONSIDER ME A SOURCE OF INFORMATION
AND ASSISTANCE.
YOU ARE GENEROUS.
WE ARE NOT STRANGERS, YOU AND I.
Man: YEAH! HA HA! HE NEEDS MORE MONEY.
THIS RING'S WORTH 500, CHAN.
I'LL TAKE 100.
I'VE BEEN LOSING. NOW'S MY CHANCE TO GET EVEN.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO. I'M IN A HURRY.
WILL YOU HURRY UP? I NEED THAT 100!
YOUR RING IS WORTHLESS.
YOU'RE A LIAR!
IT'S NOT A DIAMOND. IT'S NOT A PRECIOUS STONE OF ANY SPECIES.
I TOLD YOU, I PAID 500 FOR IT!
IF THAT IS TRUE, YOU WERE CHEATED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "IF IT'S TRUE"? I TOLD YOU IT'S TRUE!
THEN YOU AND I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY TO EACH OTHER.
LISTEN, YOU!
Man: GET UP. THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.
YOU ALRIGHT?
PLEASE SIT DOWN. MILT! YEAH?
TAKE HIS BET. I'LL COVER IT.
ALRIGHT.
Milt: WHAT'LL YOU DO?
Angry man: BET 100.
100. I'LL SEE IT. WHAT DO YOU GOT?
1, 2, 3, QUEENS.
JUST A MINUTE. YOU LOSE.
I'VE GOT A STRAIGHT-- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
WAIT! TAKE YOUR GLASS WITH YOU.
Fred: ALRIGHT, THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH ROUGHHOUSING AROUND HERE.
NOW PLAY.
OUT! AND RIGHT NOW!
STAY CLOSE.
COME ON.
Milt: ALRIGHT, BOYS, ONE SEAT OPEN. COME ON.
ANYBODY WANNA PLAY? HOW ABOUT ONE OF YOU GET IN THE GAME HERE?
EVERYBODY WINS AROUND HERE.
MISS JENNY'S WAITING FOR YOU AROUND THE SIDE.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THAT CAVALIER.
SHERIFF, MY BADGE, MY COMMISSION.
FEDERAL MARSHAL.
HUH.
WELL, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE, MARSHAL?
SILVER BULLION, 80 POUNDS OF IT.
HUH? YOU MEAN THOSE STOLEN SILVER BARS?
HA HA! WELL, THAT STUFF WAS TAKEN 200 MILES FROM HERE.
YOU'RE EVEN IN THE WRONG COUNTY.
THEY DON'T PAY ME TO MAKE MISTAKES.
UH, MAY I?
NOW, MY GUESS IS, THEY'VE GOT THAT SILVER HID.
THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE CHASE TO PETER DOWN.
SADDLE BUM WAS KILLED ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, WEST OF HERE.
HE WAS DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE.
CLAIMED HE STRUCK IT RICH.
HE SAID HE HAD A LOAD OF SILVER HID AWAY.
HMM. HUH.
MINERS SAY BAGS OF SILVER, NOT LOADS.
MY MEN WENT THROUGH THE DEAD MAN'S STUFF.
FOUND THIS.
PARADISE SALOON.
MMM. YOU'RE WEARING A BETTER PERFUME, JENNY.
YES. I CAN AFFORD IT NOW.
WHAT SHE MEANS, LITTLE BROTHER,
IS THAT SHE COULDN'T WHEN SHE WAS WITH ME.
NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR MEMORY,
BUT OLD AGE HAS CAUGHT UP WITH YOUR MANNERS.
REMEMBER WHEN YOU'D GET TO YOUR FEET WHEN A LADY WOULD COME THROUGH THE DOOR.
HE HAS BEEN ILL.
LEAVE US NOW, LITTLE BROTHER.
WHAT JENNY AND I HAVE TO SAY WOULD ONLY BORE YOU.
WELL, NOW.
YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY, UH, LIVING DELUXE.
YOU DIDN'T SEND EXPENSES WITH THAT HATPIN, JENNY.
HA HA! I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU'D TAKE MONEY FROM A WOMAN.
I WOULD IF IT'S MINE.
YOU OWE ME, LITTLE LADY--$2,000.
YOU NOT ONLY LOST YOUR MIND, YOU LOST YOUR MEMORY, TOO.
YOU LEFT WITH 1,000 OF MY MONEY.
I'M ONLY ADDING FAIR INTEREST.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.
AS USUAL, YOU'VE REVERSED THE TRUTH, JENNY.
IT WAS YOU WHO SENT FOR ME.
IF YOU WANT MY SERVICES, YOU'LL FORK OVER THE 2,000.
NEVER!
SERENITY, YOUR EYES.
THERE'S A WATER PITCHER ON THE WASHSTAND.
THROW IT TO ME.
THROW ME THE WATER PITCHER!
GO ON.
NOW THE BASIN. THROW IT.
HARD.
PICK IT UP.
PRETEND THE CANE'S A SWORD. STAB ME.
DO IT!
HA HA HA! TRY IT AGAIN.
CAN'T YOU EVEN TOUCH A BLIND MAN?
AH!
OH! OH!
OH! OH! OH, POUR US A DRINK.
OH.
WHERE'D YOU TAKE JENNY? WHO'S SHE SEEING?
WHAT'S YOUR BUSINESS HERE?
MY AFFAIRS ARE MY OWN.
YOU DIDN'T SEND TO LORDSVILLE
TO GIVE ME AN EASY JOB, JENNY.
WHAT'S HARD ABOUT IT?
I GIVE YOU SOMETHING, AND YOU TAKE IT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WHERE IS IT? HOW BIG IS IT?
WELL, IT'S, UM, IT'S IN MY PARLOR,
AND IT'S THE SIZE OF A HATBOX.
IT MUST BE QUITE A HAT TO PAY 2,000 TO GET IT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
LOOK, WILL YOU DO IT?
A MAN WOULD WANT TO BE WITH HIS ONLY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE'S GETTING MARRIED.
HUH?
MY LITTLE GIRL-- I'M TAKING HER
TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR HER WEDDING.
SERENITY, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GOT A DAUGHTER.
SHE WORKS FOR YOU.
OH, I KNEW I WAS WASTING MY TIME.
SOMEBODY WANTS YOUR HATBOX,
OR YOU'D MARCH IT DOWN TO THE POST OFFICE
AND LET THE UNITED STATES DELIVER IT FOR YOU FOR A LOT LESS THAN $2,000,
SO I MUST BE SMARTER THAN WHOEVER WOULD BE AFTER ME.
SO I INVENT A DAUGHTER AND A MARRIAGE.
OH...HER NAME IS,
UH...UH...ALICE.
MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD.
HA HA HA!
YOU GET MY DAUGHTER ALICE PACKED,
AND I'LL BE BY TO TAKE HER AND HER TRUNK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT YOU THAT TIME.
I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT MELANCHOLY CHAPTER.
REMEMBER, I'LL BE TAKING $2,000 WITH ME
WHEN I START FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
HA HA HA!
OH, I CAN FIND MY OWN WAY BACK...
LITTLE BROTHER.
WE'VE GOT OUR MARCHING ORDERS, LITTLE BROTHER.
WE'RE ESCORTING A YOUNG LADY TO SAN FRANCISCO.
LITTLE BROTHER?
WHAT PERPLEXES YOU, LITTLE BROTHER?
WHISKEY, GLASSES...
THE BASIN AND THE PITCHER THERE.
AND THE CANE.
WHEN I LEFT, YOU WERE ILL.
AH...
A FAINT SPELL, LITTLE BROTHER.
THEY COME AND GO.
IN LORDSVILLE, YOU SAID YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD DIE SOON.
WHY HAVE YOU LIED TO ME?
OH, I HAVEN'T. I HAVEN'T.
I HAD TO BE SURE YOU WOULD COME WITH ME.
YOU BETRAYED ME.
IT ISN'T ALL ONE WAY, LITTLE BROTHER.
I BELIEVED-- I STILL BELIEVE
THIS EXPEDITION WILL BE PROFITABLE TO YOU, TOO.
WHAT USE IS A SALOON TO ME?
OH, TRUST ME.
CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS ANYTHING YOU WANT IT TO MEAN.
THERE'S HOPE IN THE WORDS, AND FAITH, EXPECTATION AND DESIRE,
ALL YOUR HEART'S DREAMS AND YEARNINGS, LITTLE BROTHER.
STAY WITH ME. YOU WILL BE REWARDED.
I FEEL...I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN.
WE WILL BOTH END WITH GOOD FORTUNE.
I CAN NO LONGER TRUST YOU.
STRAIGHT AHEAD AND SLOW, AND DON'T TRY ANYTHING.
HERE HE IS, BIX. WATCH HIS FEET, BIX.
Man: LOOKED LIKE HE WAS LEAVING TOWN.
YOU CAME INTO TOWN WITH AN OLD MAN.
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING WITHOUT HIM?
IT IS A PRIVATE MATTER.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
IT IS BETWEEN HIM AND ME.
ALRIGHT. WHY IS HE STAYING?
I DO NOT KNOW.
WELL, TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
THAT, TOO, IS A PRIVATE MATTER.
HE'S NOT TELLING US NOTHING, BIX.
WELL, MAYBE HE'S GOT NOTHING TO TELL.
THERE ISN'T ROOM IN HIS BAG FOR NO MORE THAN 3 PEANUTS,
SO MAYBE HE'S GOT NOTHING WE'RE AFTER.
WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING, GO THERE FAST,
OR THE NEXT TIME I MEET YOU,
I'M LIABLE TO STOMP ON YOUR FEET!
GET ON OUT OF HERE.
WHY HAVE YOU COME BACK?
I HAVE COME TO WARN YOU.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE IN GREAT TROUBLE.
THANK YOU, LITTLE BROTHER,
BUT IT'S NO SURPRISE TO ME.
I KNEW THAT WHEN JENNY MALONE SENT ME HER TRINKET.
I DO NOT MEAN THAT JENNY MALONE HERSELF WILL BRING YOU TROUBLE.
OH, YOU MEAN THERE'S TROUBLE ALL AROUND HER.
WELL, THERE ALWAYS WAS.
YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE IN DANGER.
DO YOU KNOW OF A MAN NAMED BIX?
BIX COURTNEY, A TRUE SON OF SATAN,
THE MOST EVIL HOMBRE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROCKIES.
HE IS HERE IN ARIZONA CITY,
AND THERE ARE OTHERS WITH HIM.
THEY MET ME WHEN YOU ASKED TO BE ALONE WITH JENNY.
THEY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HER.
I KNOW JUST ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU TOLD THEM, LITTLE BROTHER.
A FEW MOMENTS AGO, THEY MET ME AGAIN,
WITH A GUN AT MY BACK.
SOMETHING OF GREAT VALUE HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM THIS MAN BIX.
IT'S KNOWN AS CHEATING CHEATERS, LITTLE BROTHER.
ANYTHING BIX COURTNEY HAS, HE STOLE.
SERENITY, HE IS A VERY DETERMINED MAN.
A MAN MUST BE DETERMINED TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
EVEN A THIEF.
GO BACK. GO BACK TO LORDSVILLE.
YOUR CHURCH IS NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE.
THE CHURCH IS MY LIFE,
THE ONE THING I HOLD PRECIOUS ON THIS EARTH.
WITHOUT IT, THERE IS NO LIFE FOR ME.
I AM SORRY YOU CHOOSE TO STAY IN ARIZONA CITY.
I TOLD YOU. I'M GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO.
BIX COURTNEY WILL STOP YOU.
GOODBYE, LITTLE BROTHER.
ALRIGHT.
OH, ALICE, COME IN.
WELL...I WAS JUST PACKING.
JENNY... WHAT?
I'M GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO PRETENDING I'M GETTING MARRIED.
CORRECT.
WELL, WHAT DO I DO IN SAN FRANCISCO?
YOU, UH, CHECK IN TO THE SUTTER HOTEL--
SUTTER-- AND YOU STAY THERE.
IN MY ROOM?
IN YOUR ROOM. AND YOU EAT THERE, TOO.
I'LL BE JUST LIKE A PRISONER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE NOW?
YOU'RE STUCK HERE IN ARIZONA CITY
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
AND YOU'RE STUCK HERE IN MY SALOON
BECAUSE YOU HATE THE ALTERNATIVE.
THAT IS TO MARRY SOME SODBUSTER
AND RUIN YOUR PRETTY HANDS WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND...
IN 10 YEARS, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY ALTERNATIVE.
YOU'LL END UP LIKE ME,
AND THAT'S A TERRIBLE LIFE, CHILD.
UNLESS...
UNLESS YOU'RE IN PARIS AND IN LONDON
WITH ALL THE MONEY YOU EVER NEED,
HELPING ME SPEND IT.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
OH, JENNY, THANK YOU!
ALRIGHT, THEN. LET'S GET BUSY.
HMPH.
Fred: PARDON ME.
LARD. CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?
YOU MAY TAKE ME TO MISS JENNY MALONE. THAT'S A GOOD LAD.
MISS JENNY'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW,
BUT THIS IS MR. CHAN, HER PARTNER.
AH.
MAY I SERVE YOU, SIR?
I'M SERENITY JOHNSON, ONE OF JENNY'S EX-PARTNERS.
OH, THIS WAY, PLEASE.
I HAVE PROFITED BY YOUR LOSS, MR. JOHNSON.
THAT MAKES YOU INCALCULABLY WISER THAN ME, MR. CHAN.
RIGHT HERE. THERE'S A CHAIR.
SIT DOWN.
WELL, THERE HE IS-- YOUR FATHER.
BE COMFORTABLE.
SERENITY, HERE'S YOUR DAUGHTER.
ALICE.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILD.
Jenny: WELL, SHALL WE CONTINUE THIS CELEBRATION SEATED?
UH, FRED, THE DRINKS!
YOUR TRAVELING COMPANION IS THERE.
WE DO NOT TRAVEL TOGETHER ANY LONGER.
I HAVE COME TO BID YOU FAREWELL.
OH. I'M... MOST DISTRESSED.
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE CAN'T HAVE ALICE LATE FOR HER WEDDING.
OH, DON'T WORRY. SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS, JENNY.
I'LL BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU GET TO SAN FRANCISCO.
I'LL SEND UP A ROCKET.
I FEAR IT WILL BE A DANGEROUS JOURNEY.
I HAVE ASKED HIM NOT TO GO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, HE IS DETERMINED.
HE MAY NOT BE EQUAL TO THE RISKS ALONE.
I HAVE MY OWN GOAL TO GAIN.
I WISH ONLY TO RESUME MY JOURNEY.
TO THE WEDDING.
TO THE NUPTIALS.
TO THE BRIDE.
I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A WEDDING CELEBRATION
WOULD HAVE CALLED FOR YOUR BEST WHISKEY, JENNY.
AND SO IT IS.
HEH HEH HEH. NOT TO MY PALATE.
Man: HOWDY, SHERIFF.
WELL. ONE THING ABOUT YOU, SHERIFF--
YOU CAN SMELL A CELEBRATION
FROM ONE SIDE OF TOWN TO THE OTHER.
COME ON IN. WE'RE HAVING A KIND OF WEDDING PARTY.
Sheriff: NOW, THIS HERE IS THE FEDERAL MARSHAL.
I GOT NOTHING AGAINST FEDERAL MARSHALS.
WELCOME. SIT DOWN, BOYS.
Marshal: UH... THIS IS BUSINESS.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
OH, THERE GOES THE PARTY.
HONEY, YOU WAIT IN MY PLACE.
ALRIGHT, MARSHAL, IT'S YOUR TURN.
GLENN QUICK WAS CARRYING THAT, MISS MALONE.
THAT NAME MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
NO. NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
GLENN QUICK WAS KILLED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
NOPE. THE ONLY NAMES I REMEMBER
BELONG TO DUDES THAT OWE ME MONEY.
THOSE ARE MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY, MY DEAR.
WHO ARE YOU, MISTER?
SERENITY JOHNSON. I'M THE LADY'S ESCORT.
WELL, SHE ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE YET.
I'LL TELL YOU FLAT, JENNY. I WANT THAT SILVER.
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU FLAT, MARSHAL--
I'M A BUSINESSWOMAN, AND MY BUSINESS IS RUNNING THIS SALOON.
I DEAL IN WHISKEY AND GAMBLING,
AND YOU'RE BLOCKING MY PATH.
I RECKON YOU BETTER GET USED TO IT, LADY.
COME ON.
COME ON!
THE MARSHAL SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SILVER, DID HE?
DID HE?
I SEEM TO REMEMBER A THEFT OF SILVER BULLION.
TERRIBLE STUFF.
HMM. NEWS TO ME.
3 OR 4 MEN WERE INVOLVED.
A COUPLE OF PEOPLE GOT KILLED.
YOU KNOW, THE MARSHAL SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED YOU.
OH, I THINK HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING, JENNY.
WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID YOU WERE SENDING TO SAN FRANCISCO?
MMM! ALRIGHT.
GLENN QUICK NEEDED $100, SO I GAVE IT TO HIM,
AND HE LEFT SOMETHING FOR SECURITY.
YES, HE CERTAINLY DID.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE A FULL PARTNER IN THIS PLACE.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY CHIPS?
I'M LIKE THE MARSHAL. I GOT A CHIP.
I GOT IT FROM THE SAME PLACE HE DID.
WOULD YOU CARE TO BUY MORE?
YOU'RE IN TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO PLAY DUMB.
THERE'S A PROPERTY OF MINE IN THIS PLACE, AND YOUR PARTNER KNOWS IT.
I WANT WHAT BELONGS TO ME.
IF I DON'T GET IT,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROW AROUND HERE
LIKE YOU NEVER HEARD, SO HELP ME!
Bix: FINISH!
Jenny: WELL, THERE YOU ARE, HONEY--
YOUR VERY OWN RIDE TO SAN FRANCISCO, COURTESY OF JENNY MALONE.
NOTHING'S TOO GOOD FOR THE BRIDE. UP YOU GO.
I, UH, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO TAKE THE STAGE,
SO I HIRED THIS WAGON TO TAKE YOU.
WHEN WILL I LEARN THE REASON FOR THAT INVESTMENT?
WHEN YOU GET TO SAN FRANCISCO.
EASY WITH THAT TRUNK.
ALRIGHT.
THERE'S THE MATTER OF $2,000, DEAR LADY,
CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD.
OH! HA HA! I NEVER PAY IN ADVANCE.
WHY, SAN FRANCISCO'S WEST.
YOU MIGHT DECIDE TO GO EAST IF YOU HAD THE MONEY.
YOU JUDGE EVERYBODY BY YOURSELF, DON'T YOU, JENNY?
ADIOS, MY FRIEND. HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
THE DRIVER SAID JENNY HIRED HIM SPECIAL, AND THE HORSES.
IT'S ABOUT THE FASTEST TEAM IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
SHE TOLD HIM TO HEAD STRAIGHT FOR ANGEL'S FORK AND THEN ON IN TO SAN FRANCISCO.
SHE'S IN SOME KIND OF A HURRY, AIN'T SHE?
WHY?
WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THEM, THAT'S WHAT.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT TRUNK.
WAIT! PLEASE!
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
THE JOURNEY TO SAN FRANCISCO HAS BEGUN.
I FEAR IT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED. WILL YOU NOT HELP?
WE'VE DISCUSSED IT. IT IS DECIDED.
I ASK YOUR INDULGENCE.
I KNOW YOU WISH TO TRAVEL ON YOUR OWN JOURNEY.
YES, THAT IS SO.
I DO NOT PURSUE YOU ON SERENITY'S BEHALF
NOR ON BEHALF OF THE GIRL--ALICE.
THERE ARE OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS VENTURE?
THERE IS ONE OTHER. WHO?
JENNY MALONE AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER NOW FOR 12 YEARS.
WE ARE PARTNERS. THE PARADISE IS OURS.
I KNOW.
I AM NO LONGER YOUNG,
BUT I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
WILL SOUND LIKE THE SILLY, WITLESS, TRIFLING CHATTER
OF A CALLOW BOY.
PLEASE TELL ME.
YOU WILL BE DRIVEN TO LAUGHTER.
NO.
I AM...CONTENT WITH JENNY.
HER APPEARANCES EACH AFTERNOON OF MY LIFE
ASSURE THE SERENITY OF MY DAY.
WHEN SHE STANDS BESIDE ME TO CONVERSE,
I AM YOUNGER THAN MY YEARS
WHILE SHE REMAINS. JENNY LIKES ME.
ONE KNOWS WHEN ONE IS FAVORED.
YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH HER.
I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT SUCH A DEDUCTION IS FOLLY.
I BELIEVE IT IS NOT.
I WOULD PROCEED TO THE REASON FOR MY PRESENCE.
YOU ARE NOT A TOTAL STRANGER
TO OUR COUNTRYMEN HERE IN THE WEST,
NOR IS THE REASON FOR YOUR PRESENCE
IN AMERICA A MYSTERY.
I SPEAK, OF COURSE, OF YOUR SEARCH FOR YOUR BROTHER.
WHAT OF MY BROTHER?
I DO NOT LIKE WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO.
IT IS OFFENSIVE TO ME, BUT...
IF YOU WILL LEND YOUR PROTECTION TO JENNY,
I WILL PROFIT,
BUT YOU WILL PROFIT, TOO,
BECAUSE YOU WILL FIND YOUR BROTHER.
YOU GIVE ME NOTHING!
ALRIGHT. IT'S THE RIGHT TIME NOW.
LET'S GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TRUNK.
HAH! HAH!
YAH! YAH!
WHOA. WHOA.
YOU'RE COVERED. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
Bix: OPEN THE TRUNK.
I DO NOT HAVE THE KEY, NOR DO MY COMPANIONS.
THINK BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, OLD MAN.
HOW DO YOU THINK I LIVED TO BE AN OLD MAN?
ALL THAT TALK WITH TWO GUNS AIMED AT YOUR HEAD--
ARE YOU TIRED OF LIFE?
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO BULLIES SINCE I WAS A BOY.
Alice: YOU'RE RUINING--
BE QUIET, OR I'LL KILL YOU.
DON'T YOU KNOW A MURDERER WHEN YOU HEAR ONE?
LISTEN TO HIM. IT'LL SAVE YOUR LIFE.
WHERE IS THAT SILVER, OLD MAN? QUICK!
TO BE QUITE FRANK, SIR, I'M IN THE DARK
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
COME ON, BIX. JENNY'S STILL GOT IT BACK AT THE SALOON.
SHE BETTER, OR I'M GONNA BURN THAT SALOON DOWN WITH HER IN IT!
BIX, ARIZONA CITY'S BACK THAT WAY.
COME ON! YAH!
HERE'S YOUR HAT. OH, THANK YOU.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW? QUIET. LET ME THINK.
AHA!
NOW, MY DEAR, WE CAN PROCEED TO YOUR WEDDING.
Young Caine: PEOPLE IN NEED WILL CALL ON ME FOR HELP.
Master Po: WILL YOU HELP THEM?
WITH ALL MY HEART.
THOUGH THERE BE DIFFICULTY AND DANGER FOR YOU?
YES, MASTER.
STOP HERE, DRIVER.
Alice: OH, JENNY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
MY DEAR CHILD, SHE ARRANGED IT.
STILL UP TO YOUR OLD TRICKS, EH, JENNY?
IT CAN'T BE GONE. IT CAN'T BE!
Serenity: IT ISN'T.
OH!
Serenity: USING ME FOR A SACRIFICIAL LAMB,
THROWING ME TO BIX COURTNEY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU BROUGHT ME TO ARIZONA CITY, JENNY.
YOU WANTED YOUR HATBOX OUT OF TOWN.
IT'S OUT. NOW YOU PAY, OR YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.
YOU BLIND OLD FOOL.
ONE WORD TO THAT DRIVER, AND YOU STAY.
RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU, JENNY, I PROMISE YOU.
OH, ALRIGHT, IT'S IN MY SADDLEBAG.
Bix: COVER HER, SPIFF. LARD, YOU'RE WITH ME.
JENNY, YOU GOT A GOOD BUSINESS BACK IN TOWN.
NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE.
STAY WITH IT. GIVE ME WHAT I WANT.
OH, IF I WERE A MAN...
WE'D BE PARTNERS AND A LOT MORE.
NOW, JENNY, IF YOU'RE HERE, THE SILVER'S HERE.
TEAR THIS WAGON APART, BOYS!
YIPPEE!
HA HA HA!
GET THE SADDLEBAGS, SPIFF.
LET ME HELP. COVER THEM!
YOU'VE GOT THE SILVER YOU CAME FOR, COURTNEY.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT WITH US?
SPIFF. THEY'RE GOING TO KILL US!
BOYS!
WE CAN STILL MAKE IT TO SAN FRANCISCO.
DRIVER.
Sheriff: WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT, MARSHAL.
THERE'S THE SILVER, AND THAT'S JENNY'S HORSE.
BETTER TAKE CARE OF THEM, SHERIFF.
WELL, NOW, JENNY,
YOU WANT TO TELL ME HOW THE SILVER GOT INTO YOUR HATBOX?
YOU KNOW, MARSHAL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT MYSELF
WHEN YOU ARRIVED.
Serenity: WHY DID YOU COME, LITTLE BROTHER?
YOU OWED ME NOTHING AFTER WHAT I DID.
OH, FAIR IS FAIR. I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING YOU UP HERE TO ARIZONA CITY.
SO HERE'S A TICKET BACK TO LORDSVILLE, PAID FOR.
THAT LEAVES THE $2,000, JENNY.
WHY YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET THE TRUNK TO SAN FRANCISCO?
HA HA. IT WASN'T FOR LACK OF TRYING.
BESDIES, YOU OWE ME THE MONEY.
OH, SERENITY, I'M A POOR WOMAN. I'M ALONE.
WHY, I'M FACING A POSSIBLE PRISON SENTENCE FOR THAT SILVER.
I NEED EVERY DIME I CAN GET MY HANDS ON TO PAY FOR THE LAWYERS.
YOU'RE A RICH WOMAN. YOU'RE NOT ALONE, YOU HAVE MR. CHAN.
KNOWING YOU, YOU'LL MAKE OUT ALRIGHT.
I DIDN'T TELL THE MARSHAL YOU STOLE THE 1000 FROM ME
BUT IF I HAVE TO....
OH, ARTHUR, GIVE HIM THE 1000.
2000.
IT'S ALL HERE.
MY CHURCH IS SAVED. MY CHURCH IS SAVED.