"That intoxicating scent that comes from your hair." "It's from a small Moorish flower that grows only near our estancia in Andalusia." "The Moors thought it was, as you say, intoxicating to the senses." "The dueña would not let me wear it until I was of a proper age." "And, Contessa, you are now of a proper age?" "For the scent?" "Yes." "Excuse me, Mr. Paladin." "Hey Girl, I am not at all sure." "Tell that gentleman" "I am, at the moment, otherwise occupied." "I am not at all sure." "The dueña says I must now retire." "Well, Mr. Paladin?" "Approximately how much is this gold bar of yours worth?" "Not approximately, Mr. Paladin, exact." "Exactly $11,500." "And you know the identity of the man who took it." "Without a doubt." "I'm sure of it." "It was my head clerk, Turner." "Look, I'm prepared to meet your price." "Why?" "You know the man who took it, you know which direction he's headed." "Why don't you just wire the proper authorities?" "No, no, that's impossible." "If the loss were known, it might mean a run on my bank." "And the state examiner's coming in Monday morning for the yearly audit." "The bar can't be missing, Mr.- the bar can't be missing, Mr. Paladin." "Look, I'll-I'll make a draft out to your account." "On your bank?" "Sir, the B.J. Throckton Bank has never defaulted on one single account." "Not yet." "It's up to you to see that such a record isn't broken." "Particularly since I'm not apt to be paid otherwise, hmm?" "Hey Girl." "Yes, Mr. Paladin?" "Uh, Mr. Paladin." "Remember, that bar must be back by Monday morning." "All right." "Please, mister, I-I don't have a gun." "Step off the horse." "Could you come with me?" "I need help real bad." "There's a cabin about a mile down the road." "I mean, it-it's not for me." "It's for somebody else." "Oh?" "L-Look, I can pay ya." "I mean, you gotta help me." "All right." "All right, I'll go with you." "Let's go." "It's over here." "Oh, I thought maybe you'd took out for good." "I told ya I'd be back." "Don't you remember that, Leah?" "No." "Well, I-I just went long enough to get help, that's all." "You see?" "I don't know you?" "No." "No, I don't, for a fact." "Seems like things in my mind are so cloudy-like." "I do remember setting' out to walk to..." "Oso Grande." "You know that city?" "Yes, I do." "How long has she been here?" "I don't know." "She have anything to eat?" "Well, after I found her here, it-it was if she was in a coma, you understand?" "I made coffee, and I dipped bread in it for her." "That seemed to be all she could keep down." "Can you tell about these things?" "I-I mean, do you think it's gonna be soon?" "The baby?" "There's some brandy in my saddlebag." "Get that." "When I described him, he said he didn't know Jess." "Jess?" "Yes." "That was my man." "About a month after I come into my condition, he said, "Now, Leah, I'm gonna fetch work and soon's I do, I'll true send for ya."" "Wasn't hardly no trailer-makin' work left, what with the big factory machines and..." "Would you like some water?" "Thank you kindly." "He never did come back, but... the man at Oso Grande said that, that, sure enough, he'd been there all that time." "And hardly two weeks before, had got hisself killed, drinkin' and fightin'." "Mr. Turner found you here?" "Yeah." "Oh, he's been just as good as a man could be to me." "Hmm." "Here's the brandy." "You want me to pour it?" "No." "I'll use it for disinfecting." "Just set it there." "Mr. Turner?" "Are you there, Mr. Turner?" "I-I'm here." "See?" "I-I think my time has come." "I do think it." "Well, I-I don't know what to do for her." "I've never been around women much in my whole life." "Oh!" "The best thing you can do right now is go in the other room and get us some coffee." "Take care of these." "Has it happened?" "Not yet." "But she's going to be all right." "Well, I think so." "She's young." "She seems healthy." "It's not right for anyone to live the way she has." "Why, she couldn't even raise her head when I came on her." "I took it from your coat." "I had to know who you were, that's all." "You see?" "Mm-hmm, yes, I see." "Anyone who's carrying a gold bar would certainly want to know that, mm-hmm." "So you have been following me." "Mm-hmm." "I guessed you were a gunman." "Well, if it's a gold bar you're after, let me tell you, it won't be any good to you." "I stole it." "Somebody else will only hunt you down." "Hmm." "Paris, Vienna, Prague..." "Do you really think you're going to find freedom in those places?" "Well, a man has to dream about something." "I mean, I didn't want to spend out the rest of my days in a little cashier's cage, counting out other people's money." "So, for two years, I planned to steal it." "At night, in my room, it was something to do." "Actually, it was easy." "I had access to the safe." "Everyone trusted me- "Good ol' Turner."" "So, Friday, I picked it up and walked away with it." "And I was on my way." "Well, why didn't you keep going?" "Well, I had to stop and when I drew up outside to get water," "I heard her crying in here." "Just sitting alone, right here." "All alone." "Well, I couldn't leave her, not when she needed me." "I mean, can you understand that?" "I think I can." "But I'm here now, so you don't have to stay anymore." "I promised." "Mr. Turner, this might be it." "I'll, uh, call you when it's over." "Keep the coffee hot." "I-I just never knew they looked like that." "I..." "I-I mean, I guess I never really thought much about it." "Would you like for to hold him, Mr. Turner?" "Oh, no... no, I've never held a baby before." "There must be a first time for everything- go ahead." "I wish that..." "I wish I could promise something to you." "He's got life." "You promise him more than that?" "We'll get out of here now and let you two rest, hmm?" "M-Mr." "Turner, I never did ask you your given name." "Why, James." "I'd be pleased to call him James." "I'd be quite honored." "James." "Mr. Turner, I do believe there's just enough in there for a proper toast for that young man." "Get the cups in the next room?" "Of course." "I'm sorry." "Well, so am I." "Now, take it and get out." "The gold bar- why?" "I've thought it all out." "I'm going to tell Mr. Throckton that you stole it and I left the bank to follow you." "You're a gunman." "He'll have to believe me." "I am sorry, but, but don't you see there's no other way" "I can be free to take care of Leah?" "Why don't you just take the gold bar and go?" "You've got the gun." "I can't stop you." "But I don't want it." "I mean, how could I take care of them, always running from men like you or from the police?" "Don't you see?" "There's no other way." "N-N-Now, don't." "Please." "I don't think I could shoot you, but I might become nervous if you did anything, and the gun might go off." "Well, I don't think that'd make a lot of difference, since there are no bullets in it." "Well, it has bullets in it." "I couldn't even do that right." "If only I could give it back." "Well, why can't you?" "Well, Mr. Throckton will bring charges against me, anyway." "I'll get put in jail." "Then what will become of Leah and James?" "How well do you know the bank?" "Why, I know it better than anybody, I guess, except maybe Mr. Throckton." "Well, we have to be there by tomorrow night." "You make a bed in that old wagon outside," "I'll try and fix the wheel." "We'll have to leave Leah and James at the hotel in Oso Grande on our way." "But I don't understand." "You said you wanted to put the gold bar back, didn't you?" "Yeah." "Well, Mr. Turner, let's try that." "Good evening, Mr. Turner." "Evening." "Mr. Turner, shall we continue our stroll?" "Now... you said the back of the bank is patrolled every 15 minutes?" "Yes." "And the cathedral chimes ring at 9:00?" "Uh-huh." "But maybe the bells won't be loud enough to cover the alarm." "Mr. Turner, they had better be." "We have seven minutes." "Shouldn't we be starting?" "We have to wait for the mission band." "Oh, yes, I..." "I forgot." "Mr. Turner, you can't afford to forget." "Stay there." "Hi, pal..." "Steady, chum." "Yeah." "Pal!" "Oh, let's not read, let's talk, huh?" "Now, Charlie..." "you know one of the rules at our mission is neatness." "Yes, Major." "Captain." "What is all this?" "What's all what, Colonel?" "Captain..." "Oh, come, everyone!" "Let us greet our sharp troops." "Come, Charlie," "Harry, Joe." "Splendid!" "All is nigh." "Let us hurry." "Come now!" "Everyone, come, come." "¶ For the Father waits over the way ¶" "¶ To prepare us a dwelling place there ¶" "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ¶" "¶ We shall sing on that beautiful shore ¶" "¶ The melodious songs of the blessed ¶" "¶ And our spirits shall sorrow no more ¶" "¶ Not a sigh for the blessing of rest ¶" "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ We shall sing on that beautiful shore... ¶" "The bank." "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by... ¶" "¶ We shall meet on that beautiful shore... ¶" "Come on." "I can't remember!" "Yes, you can." "Come on!" "It's open." "We're too late." "Now you do what I tell you." "Open it up!" "¶ There's a land that is fairer than day ¶" "¶ And by faith we can see it afar ¶" "¶ For the Father waits over the way ¶" "¶ To prepare us a dwelling place there ¶" "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ In the sweet ¶" "¶ By and by ¶" "¶ We shall meet ¶" "¶ On that beautiful shore. ¶" "Bless you, gentlemen." "That was beautiful." "Bless you." "Thank you." "He who gives that which he has, though it be clay or a stone of gold, shall be rewarded." "Well, I sincerely trust so." "Thank you." "Mmm..." "Mm-hmm, hmm!" "Mm-hmm!" "What?" "!" "No, this part seems to be in order." "In order?" "In order, I say!" "Now if you will unlock your safe," "I'll check your gold balance." "Now?" "Yes, yes, uh, now." "You have it?" "No, sir, uh, Mr. Throckton, the thief seems to have eluded me entirely." "Eluded you?" "!" "I'm gonna take action against you!" "Mr. Throckton, the safe?" "The safe?" "You don't hear well." "Of course, I hear well!" "Well, then, would you please open the safe?" "Unless, of course, there's some reason why you prefer me not to examine it." "Thank you." "Mm-hmm." "All right." "Everything checks out." "Eh... you can lock the safe now." "What?" "!" "I say you can lock" "I heard you!" "Everything checks out." "Well, that's what I said- shipshape." "Well, I'll see you again next year." "And confidentially," "I would do something about getting a hearing piece." "Good morning." "I don't understand." "Apparently, the gold bar was in the safe all along." "It's impossible." "You have some other explanation?" "Morning, Mr. Throckton." "Morning, Turner." "Good morning, Mr. Throckton." "¶ "Have gun will travel," reads the card of a man ¶" "¶ A knight without armor in a savage land ¶" "¶ His fast gun for hire ¶" "¶ Heeds the calling wind ¶" "¶ A soldier of fortune ¶" "¶ Is the man called Paladin ¶" "¶ Paladin, Paladin ¶" "¶ Where do you roam?" "¶" "¶ Paladin, Paladin ¶" "¶ Far, far from home. ¶"