"Attention..." "Stand up!" "No. 10259... 10259..." "Report to the warden's office." "If you try to pick up where you left off..." "It doesn't work..." "It'll never work." "Alright, Charlie...you can go." "And just one more thing..." "You're gonna have pretty tough sledding for a while..." "Now if you have no definite ideas on a job..." "Now don't think I'm trying to force anything on you here." "Look into this, or not..." "just as you please." "It's the address of my brother's ranch, near Billings, Montana." "Good food...good pay..." "Give you a start in a new state." "You might think about it." "They'll give you an outfit downstairs and you pick up your personal effects at the desk on the way out." "Now...goodbye..." "Good luck!" "Thank you, Warden." "Hello, Eddie..." "Hello Mr Dakin..." "you're looking alright!" "Well I wouldn't have known you..." "your hair's turned grey." "Yeah...well, I had a lot on my mind including you." "You remembered the day, eh, Eddie?" "I remembered..." "Well I got my car here..." "Shall we go?" "Yeah." "Where are we going, Ernie?" "Arizona." "I got some clothes for you at the back." "Who's following us?" " I'm sorry about this, Mr Dakin." " Who is it?" " Carl Spitz is the driver." " Who's with him?" "Max Giorgio, I think" "They must've known you was gettin' out today." "Max must love you for not cuttin' him in!" "Nobody gets cut in, but you and me." "You can cut me out, Ernie." "Mr Dakin, would you have cut ME out if I was locked up and YOU was on the outside?" "I don't know." "Well, I know." "Don't worry...it's tucked away, nice and safe." "Took me 2 months to find the right place..." "But I got a honey..." "Right up in the Arizona mountains." "What about THEM?" "I'll lose them today." "No...wait a minute..." "I got an idea..." "Let 'em stop us." "Yessir." "Alright, pull up." "Keep your hands where I can see 'em." "Okay, Max...they're clean." "Hello, Charlie..." "Hello, Max." "You're looking good." "I was just about to look you up." "Yeah...sure you were." "Follow me into town." "Start the car..." "and don't try anything." "Now listen, Charlie..." "and listen good." "I don't like you." "I never liked you." "There's nothing 'd please me better than to take you apart right now." "Nothing!" "But first of all I want to find out what happened to the million dollars worth of gold dust." "How do I know?" "..." "I've been in stir." "The little gunsel here didn't go into stir with you and neither was the dust." "What happened to it?" "5 years is a long time to remember, Max." "Alright..." "I'll refresh your memory." "You knocked off the bank truck and transferred the stuff to your car like YOU planned it." "Then you and Ernie made a getaway." "But you never showed up for the payoff." "I ran over a drunk..." "I know...they gave you 5 years for manslaughter on account of your record..." "But Ernie got away with the car and the dust." "What did he do with it?" " Have you asked Ernie?" " Yeah, we asked him." "We even tried to persuade him." "But the little rat insisted he ran off a bridge into a river." "Only he can't remember what bridge or what river." "Ernie's always had a bad memory." "Listen, Charlie..." "I'm gettin' kinda sick of this." "I'm gonna ask you once more..." "Where did he hide it?" "Max.." "I wish I could help you!" "Al, gimme that belly gun you frisked off of Charlie." "Alright, Charlie..." "Maybe I can refresh your memory with a little game of Russian roulette." "You were always great at that, Max." "Yeah...it used to work pretty good on all the bad little boys...remember?" "It depends on your luck, Charlie." "There's only one bullet in the gun." "Now I'll ask you where you've got the gold hidden." "If I don't like the answer, I'll pull the trigger." "Maybe you've got 5 wrong answers." "Maybe only one." "Where's the gold, Charlie?" "I don't know." "That's one for YOU, Charlie!" "Where is it?" "Like I said before, Max..." "I don't know." "Well, your luck is running pretty good, Charlie..." "You got 3 more chances." "Maybe." "Come on!" "Talk!" "Go on and shoot!" "I'm through asking questions, Charlie!" "The next 3 pulls are gonna be fast." "Alright, Max..." "I'll talk." "Connecticut." "A little town called Bayview." "A guy by the name of Sawtell's got it." "Thanks." "OK, Carl..." "load the bags." "We're going to Connecticut." "The 4 of us." "That guy Sawtell better be there." "He better have the gold or we'll play roulette with the chambers full." "Now wait a minute!" "..." "What's that?" "Kramer Ranch..." "Highway 10 40 miles north of Billings Montana." "Check with Clyde Kramer." "That was a nice try, Charlie." "Putting it in the gun was a little childish..." "But good!" "Alright..." "let's go!" "Shall I get rid of these characters?" "What do you say, Charlie?" "Shall we get rid of you?" "Ah..." "let 'em alone..." "Why should we get the cops on our tails for killin' a couple of worms?" "Let the worms crawl away." "Bye bye, boss!" "Hey..." "Ernieboy..." "He's goin' the wrong way." "How do we know they're headed for Montana?" "We don't know..." "So we'll follow 'em." "Charlie always was a great little kidder." "So?" "So we'll make 'em think we've gone to Montana." "That'll make it easier to tail 'em." "This is our last stop." "The Land Office." "We file our claim to the property there with the county recorder." "Then we're all set." "I wish they'd light some place." "2 days over desert mountains..." "Bum grub...no sleep..." "Hack down and case that joint they just went into." "My name's Charles Dakin..." "I'd like to file a claim to an abandoned mine I found." "Location?" "I've got a map here." "This mine is under the title of the Durango..." "is that correct?" "That's right." "Abandoned 1912 reverted back to the U.S. Government in 1913." "Apparently worthless." "Apparently." "Well...the title's clear." "You understand of course that you have to put in at least $100 worth of maintenance a year in order to retain your claim." "I do." "As a matter of fact I'd look into this very carefully, if I were you." "Isn't there something I should sign?" "County Recorder's office..." "They're looking at a map." "What do you make of it?" "Maybe Charlie likes the climate, and figures on settling down." "It looks like we're near the end of the trail." "I was beginning to think they were headed for Mexico." "Let's nail 'em when they come out, eh?" "What for?" "The stuff is not in their car..." "They got it stashed out around here someplace." "We'll keep tailing' 'em." "Done much mining, Mr Dakin?" "Some..." "Placer or hard-rock?" "Both." "You must operate with gloves on." "I been away a long time." "For your record, Mr Dakin." "Thank you." "Thanks very much." "We'll never make it in THIS car." "I got an old jalopy parked here in town." "What about supplies?" "All taken care of." "It's no use tryin' to go any further in THIS crate." "Now I know why they shifted cars." "Well, anyway..." "we know where they are." "Yeah...where?" "There's 1000 miles of these mountains they could hide in." "Well, what do we do?" "Get the jack and get this thing off of here..." "We'll go back to town and find the guy they were talkin' to in the Recorder's Office." "Well...this is it, Mr Dakin." "That's quite a road." "You should 've seen it before I got it smoothed out." "There...there's the Durango." "I'll show you the mine and then we'll get the stuff cleared out of the car." "What a mess!" "Any cave-ins?" "No...it's safe enough." "I blasted a hole to hide it." "Hold it!" "Alright, I got you covered..." "Come on out!" "Señor?" "Well, I'll be..." "What a you doing in there?" "I was after Poco." "Poco?" "My burro, señor." "He used to work in the mines." "He still likes to go back into them." "But what were you doing out here?" " Look, sister..." " Wait a minute, Ernie!" "You've got to pardon my partner and myself, Señorita for being a little nervous..." "Darango isn't very safe." "I was very careful, señor..." "my father..." "You mean there's somebody else in there?" "No, señor..." "I do not." "I was about to say that my father was nearby if I needed him." "We were getting water from the well." "We always use the Darango well." "Poco wandered away, and I went after him." "If I have done something wrong..." "Raquel...donde estás?" "Estoy aquí, padre." "Todo esta bién." "Do dos a perfectamente bien." "What you poppin' off about?" "There's nothing wrong, father..." "These men were just a little frightened I should be in the mine." "They consider it dangerous." "I'm afraid we frightened your daughter as much as she frightened us." "As a matter of fact, we didn't know anyone lived up in these mountains." "Some of us continue to be stubborn, señor." "There is a little town higher up in the hills a very old Mexican town." "San Gabriel." "I see." "My name is Chavez..." "Dr. Estaban Chavez." "How do you do." "And this is my daughter Raquel." "I'm Charles Dakin and this is my partner, Mr Coons." "How do you do." "Pleased to meet you." "I'm a miner.." "I claimed the Durango." "You claimed the Durango?" "!" "Yes." "May I ask what you expect to find in it?" "Gold!" "You don't think much of the idea?" "There is no gold in Durango, Señor Dakin." "You may find some other mineral here." "Zinc, perhaps." "There is a very good market for zinc, I understand." "Well, that's very interesting." "Perhaps we'll be calling you Señor Dakin the Zinc King eh?" "Vamonos, Raquel." "Hasta la vista, Señor Dakin." "Señorita..." "Adios, Señor Coons." "Yeah..." "So long, kid." "If you should happen to need any more equipment, or any workers, señores..." "You will come to San Gabriel, eh?" "Thanks a lot." "Adios señores!" "I swear, Mr Dakin..." "I didn't know nothin' about this San Gabriel." " But when she come outta here..." " Pretty girl!" "Yeah..." "But Mr Dakin..." "We got a big stake in this business." "Relax, Ernie." "I'm trying to." "Well, you've come this far..." "Maybe you'd like to take a look at a million dollars." "I just saw a million dollars." "Come on...we'll take a look at the other one." "There it is, Mr Dakin." "Every ounce of it." "Look at it, Ernie..." "What do you see?" "Gold, Mr Dakin." "No...what else?" "I don't get you!" "Do you know what's really in these sacks, Ernie?" "And something else..." "Like spending 5 years in a rotten stinking little cell." "And waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat wondering whether or not I'd been babbling on about it." "Or whether it's still safe or not." "It's always been safe, Mr Dakin." "Oh, I know that, Ernie..." "You're the one man I trust." "The one man I can depend on." "It's just that funny things happen in nightmares." "But the nightmares are over now, Ernie..." "we're gonna live." "We've paid 5 years for this million bucks." "And nobody's gonna take it away from us." "But nobody!" "I'd like to get some information about a friend of mine." "I think he was in here yesterday..." "on business..." "His name's Dakin." "Charlie Dakin." "Dakin..." "Dakin...?" " I don't think I remember him." " Pardon me..." "I couldn't help overhearing..." "I think I can take care of this, Frank." "That name seems familiar..." " Dakin, did you say?" " Yeah...that's right." "Tall fellow, dark...about 30 years old?" "Yeah...that's the one." "You the law?" "Oh, no...we're just pals of his." "In some trouble, is he?" "Maybe." "What do you mean 'maybe'?" "He stole something from us..." "something big." "I thought maybe that it was something like that." "You seem to know quite a lot about this fellow Dakin." "No..." "I noticed him because he seemed so nervous." "So upset." "Where is he?" "That I couldn't say." "Is Dakin really a miner?" "Is that what he told you?" "He asked me about mining operations in Mexico." "I recall that because I thought it was odd at the time." "He was on his way, he said, to Mexico City." "Are you sure that's what he said?" "Oh, yes..." "I recall that distinctly." "Thanks, friend..." "Don't mention it." "I always like to do a stranger a favour." "He's lyin'." " Of course he's lyin'." " What do we do now?" "We wait till Charlie comes in..." "or junior there goes out to find him..." " Then we follow him." " We can't make it in this car." "So, we'll trade it in for a car that CAN make it." "What's up, Ernie?" "Car comin'." "Get in the house." "Hello Mr Dakin." "Hello Mr Higgins." "I can see you've been working..." "your hands are getting calloused." "Yeah...$100 worth of maintenance, you know." "You might offer me a drink of water." "Yes, sure." "By the way, I told them at the office where I was going." "They know I'm up here." "Thanks." "Not at all." "I suppose you're wondering why I came up." "No..." "I've been expecting you." "Expecting me?" "Why?" "Because you're the nosey type, Mr Higgins." "You want to know WHY I claimed the Durango." "I think I know." "What do you think you know?" "I know that Charles Dakin was released from a California prison just a few days ago..." "After serving a 5-year term for manslaughter." "Go on." "I also know that your hiding out from someone." "And that you're a thief." "Is that all?" "Not quite." "I know WHAT you've stolen...and that's the most important thing of all." "There's only one thing you could've taken that would have brought you up here, Mr Dakin..." "One thing." "Gold." "An immense amount of stolen gold." "I don't know how much you have..." "But common sense tells me you have it..." "Here." "At the Durango." "What else does your common sense tell you, Mr Higgins?" "For instance..." "Of course you know, we'll have to kill you." "Kill me?" "You don't understand..." "I'm here to help you." "You need me." "Listen, Mr Dakin..." "I'm not a fool..." "I know the problems you've faced." "What in the world could you do with the gold... when there's a law against owning it?" "You could claim a mine..." "Get hold of a gold-mine..." "Take your own gold out of your own property... and let the government pay you for it." "Wonderful!" "How do YOU fit in to all this, Mr Higgins?" "But there are things you don't know about mining." "For instance..." "Have you ever heard of a little thing called "Form TG19"." "No?" "It's an affidavit." "A statement that every miner has to make... before he can get one penny from the mint." "Here..." "listen to this part..." "The gold referred to herein was obtained by mining or panning and no part thereof has been held by this depositor... ..in non-compliance of the Act of march 1933" "No part of such gold has ever entered into monetary or industrial use." "Every single deposit of 5 gross ounces or more has to be sworn to, Mr Dakin." "And do you know who has to countersign it?" "An examiner...a notary public..." "Me." "And they trust me, Mr Dakin." "With ME checking your gold in, you'll be perfectly safe." "Think of it THAT way." "One half of what you get." "For safety." "Safety?" "Well, I'll be as interested in seeing you succeed in this thing as you are." "Then...everything's settled?" "Seems that way, doesn't it?" "Thanks." "You're a very reasonable man." "But then, one must be reasonable, when there's so much involved." "You probably have at least $50,000." "You're $950,000 off, Mr Higgins." "A million!" "?" "Why the reward alone would probably set a man up for life." "Maybe at least $100,000." "I didn't..." "I mean...no..." "I wouldn't do a thing like that." "I understand, Mr Higgins." "I picked up a little sample..." "Thought it might come in handy for an assay report." "Or do we need that?" "No...definitely not." "The last thing in the world you want is for a professional assayer to go over this stuff." "Why, it's absolutely dynamite in this form, Mr Dakin." "Any government expert could tell it didn't come from the Durango." "That's why you have to mill it up here." "A little at a time." "Run it over mercury, and recover it in a retort." "That way it will be in amalgam form, and hard to trace." "Probably be able to send the amalgam direst to the mint." "There'll be no need for it to go through anybody else's hands." "And no lumps...pulverize this stuff before you salt it." "Incidentally, I'd better hire a couple of men for you when I go back." "I'll take care of that myself." "It's entirely up to you, of course..." "But I could save you a trip to town." "I don't have to go to town." "Ever heard of a little place called San Gabriel..." "up there in the hills?" "San Gabriel?" "..." "Yes, seems to me I have." "A few shepherds..." "Mexicans..." "live up there, don't they?" "Say, do you mind me asking why you didn't change your name, Mr Dakin?" "Oh yes..." "You've paid your debt to society." "Suppose we leave it that way." "What society doesn't know, won't hurt it." "I'll be up again tomorrow." "You'll need a lot of mercury, and a retort." "In the meantime, rig up an amalgamating table." "About a mile above here, I'd say..." "Come on." "Aren't we gonna ride up?" "In this coffee-grinder?" "They'd hear us comin' a mile away." "We'll walk." "Carmencita...it's a long time since I've seen you." "Not since the broken arm, eh?" "What a gay bandage!" "What a wound!" "How did this dreadful injury occur?" "Rafael López bit me." "Rafael López is a monster!" "To go around biting the fingers of little girls." "And why did Rafael López bite you?" "Because I hit him in the face with a tortilla I think." "Nevertheless, Rafael López is a barbarian, eh?" "Alright, Carmencita...that's all." "Señorita, I will pay now." "Oh...what a beautiful flower." "I will give you a receipt." "Carmencita Mesales..." "For services rendered..." "one flower." "Gracias, Señorita Chavez." "Ah..." "Señor Dakin!" "Come in!" "Come in!" "El chaqueta, papá." " Oh, Señor Dakin!" " Hello..thank you" "I hope I'm not interrupting anything." "Siéntese, señor." "Thank you very much." "Nothing wrong at the mine, I hope." "No...no...everything's fine." "I'm glad to hear that." "Stop it!" "..." "Wine, Raquel!" "Tell me, have you started production yet?" "As a matter of fact, Doctor, that's what I came to see you about." "We're so far ahead in production that my partner and I can't handle it..." "We need some help." "That's wonderful, my friend!" "You said, the other day, you might be able to get us a few men, here in town." "Well, of course, only..." "Only what, Doctor?" "There may be a problem." "Well, I'm willing to pay anything you ask." "No, it's not that, my friend..." "I'm sure we can find the men for you..." "But a few of them may not take your mine seriously." " I mean..." " I know what you mean." "Mr Dakin, you make me feel like The Devil trying to shake the faith of the saint." "I have shamed myself..." "Forgive me!" "You ask for a few men..." "alright...you shall have them." "Now, is there anything else I can do for you?" "Well, we'll be doing our milling at the mine..." "We'll be needing an amalgamating table." "Amalgamating table?" "Well, I don't know..." "Ysidro Álvarez!" "Ysidro Álvarez...he would have one." "Only he might not even know where to find it." "A wonderful man, Señor Dakin." "Many years ago, he was a miner himself." "If there is such a table anywhere in these mountains he will know of it!" "My daughter is right, señor..." "Ysidro is your man, believe me!" "Where can I find Señor..." "Alvarez?" "I will take you, Señor Dakin." " It is not far." " Oh, fine...thanks!" "Unless you need me here, Father." "No...go on!" "..." "Thanks a lot, Doctor." "Ysidro!" "This is Mr Dakin." "Cómo lo haces!" "He has claimed the Durango, and wants an amalgamating table." "Ysidro!" "Es muy grosero de que te rías." "Ysidro!" "Señorita..." "Sólo de pensarlo me hace reír!" "What did he say?" "Excuse me, señor..." "But you are wanting an amalgamation table for the Durango!" "To me it seems entirely reasonable." "Señorita..." "I know that mine..." "And believe me...in my own mouth there is more gold." "Well then I take it, you don't have the kind of table I'm looking for." "Do you know anybody the might have one?" "Thanks a lot." "Listen...you serious you need it?" "Yeah." "Well..." "I have one." "It's not in very good shape." "Come...just take a look." "Oh..." "This an amalgamating table?" "Of course no..." "That's an old Indian dish!" "Now...there is a table." "I made it myself..." "Still good like 20 years ago." "What'll you take for it?" "That's a good table..." "one leg or two." "Perhaps..." "I don't know..." "What's the matter?" "I have...a conscience." "But you said the table was still good." "It is, Señorita...it is!" "But, believe me, señor..." "I would give you my table..." "I work in your mine for bread alone..." "if that can help you, but..." "Look..." "I brought some ore from the Durango..." "You want to assay it up here?" "Nothing to it..." "I'll pan it." "How long will it take?" "Maybe an hour." "Maybe less." "I'll tell you what I'll do..." "I'll leave it up here with you, and you look it over." "If you don't find any gold in it..." "I'll take it like a man." "But if by some chance you DO find gold..." "I'll pick up the table." "How about it?" "No sense, señor..." "Alright!" "I'll do it." "And look it over hard, Ysidro." "I will, Señorita!" "I will!" " I'm sorry..." "Why?" "Because everyone thinks so little of your mine." "Sometimes I get a little discouraged, but..." "Don't be discouraged, Señor Dakin." "Never be discouraged." "Well, what shall we do for an hour?" "..." "Would you like to go back and talk with Father?" "Or maybe you would rather see San Gabriel." "I'd rather look at...the town." "Alright then..." "San Gabriel it shall be." "Well, I had no idea there was a place like this up in these mountains." "It's like part of the Old World." "It IS part of the Old World." "The Jesuits built it in the 17th century." "What's going on over there?" "That is the agua de San Gabriel..." "The only water we have." "You mean the only water for washing." "No, señor..." "The only water for anything." "Be sure you tell your mother to boil that water... before any of you drink it." "My father and take our drinking water from the well at Durango." "What's that?" "A communal sheep-dip." "In spring all the men gather here.." "...to help each other with the dipping and shearing." "No wonder the water needs boiling." "We need a new well but the water's very deep in the ground here and the cost of drilling is beyond the means of San Gabriel." "What's this building?" "That's the Mission..." "One of the oldest in Arizona." "We use it as a schoolhouse now." "I teach the children there." "And that is our church." "Our priest comes here only once a month now." "For baptising...marriages..." "So you're a schoolma'am, eh?" "Were you born here?" "Yes." "But I've been away a lot..." "at a convent in Tucson." "I see." "What are your plans?" "My plans?" "I mean your ambition." "You know, your dreams." "You do have dreams, don't you?" "Yes, I have dreams." "Come..." "I will show you." "This is my favorite dreaming spot." "From here I can see the whole world." "Out there..." "Mexico City, Rio, Buenos Aires." "And over there..." "New York, London, Paris." "And over there..." "San Francisco..." "And there..." "Canada." "And over there..." "Hawaii, Australia, the Orient." "You got an 'A' for geography!" "I dream something of seeing them." "All of them!" " But..." " But what?" "But I will probably never leave San Gabriel." "Isn't that just as well?" "You know, there aren't many such places left in the world." "Without struggle, violence..." "At least you've got contentment up here." "Contentment?" "!" "There's no contentment in San Gabriel." "There's only poverty..." "There's only dirt." " I'm sorry." " Why?" "I don't understand myself..." "I've never said these thing to anyone before." "But somehow it seems different with you." "Somehow, everything seems different with you." "Thank you, Señor." "When a person becomes happy, there seems to be a point for everything." "Isn't there?" "Perhaps even in San Gabriel." "I would not be surprised if The Blue Lady herself came to my father while we were gone and told him never to worry again." "Who's The Blue Lady?" "A Mexican legend." "She's supposed to be the ghost of an extremely devout Spanish lady." "named Doña Maria Coronel." "She lived 300 years ago." "Do you believe in ghosts up here?" "The Señorita is a very much respected spirit in this part of Arizona." "Why, people will tell you she has been known to appear in great gifts from Heaven, to those who are worthy." "Apparently she hasn't been around lately!" "None of us who are living have ever seen her." "I am afraid we are unworthy." "Sort of leaves ME out too." "If anyone was worthy..." "My father, for example..." "He would get a new clinic and all the vaccines in it... ..and a fine hospital." "And what about YOU?" "What would she do for you..." "I mean The Blue Lady." "She would make it possible for me to fall in love." "And me...suppose she came knocking at MY door?" "Why, there'd be gold in your empty mine." "Of course!" "Oh I would like to see Ysidro's face then!" "So would I!" "It must be finished by now." "Come, I will take you back." "There's another way." "Hey, Ysidro...is my daughter still here?" "Do you have the table?" "Table?" "Ysidro!" "You look sick...here.." "let me see your tongue." "Doctor...you know me for many years..." "Do you think I'm honest?" "You've always been honest, yes." " Mr Dakin was here." " With my daughter, yes I know." "He told me "Gold in the Durango" and I laughed." "You should not have done that..." "When a man has so much faith." "You mean, not when a man has so much gold!" "Gold in the Durango?" "Gold in the Durango!" "Impossible!" "I don't know, Doctor..." "Last year..." "last month...yesterday the Durango was empty." "I know that mine just like my own self." "Then he was right..." "He was right and we were the fools." "He knew the gold was there." "I'm not a religious fellow but I think I saw a miracle." "Maybe you did, Ysidro..." "There are many kinds of miracles." "Maybe you HAVE seen one." "Father, what has happened?" "Is something wrong?" "No, there's nothing wrong." "Then, what is it?" "Excuse me, Señor..." "The table is yours!" "In 20 years mining..." "I never seen such gold!" "Gold?" "!" "I do not pretend, señor, that I knew you would find it..." "But I know how hard you must have worked and how much faith you must have had." "And believe me, I am as happy for the faith in yourself as for the success which it has brought you." "Well, thank you, Doctor." "Can I do anything else for you?" "Well, we need a few men at the mine." "You think you can find some time to help out?" "You mean, you want me to help you?" "If you want to." "Of course...gracias..." "muchos gracias, Señor" "Don't worry Mr Dakin, apart from him..." "I will have the workers for you by tomorrow." "There's no hurry...after all it's only gold." "Well, it's about time I be getting back." "Thanks again Doctor, for everything you've done." "I have done nothing, Señor..." "adiós!" "I'll see YOU again?" "Yes." "That's alright!" "Hey, Ernie!" "What's the matter with you?" "Why don't you answer me?" "Hello, Charlie!" "You're just the same old Charlie, ain't you?" "I was a fool to think that stir, or anything else, would change YOU." "They were on me before I knew it, Mr Dakin." "Yeah, your bodyguard was asleep when we got here." "You know, you ought to change him for a fox-terrier." "At least a fox-terrier could bark." "Alright, Ernie." "Well, Max?" "I ought to back you up against that wall and shoot you." "You know that, don't you?" "You got any last words?" "You trying to talk us to death?" "Come on, get it over with!" "Now, that's what I like to see..." "an eager type!" "It will be over quick enough." "Just as soon as we find the gold." "Oh, no...we haven't found it yet." "But we will." "We will." "Sit down, Charlie." "Over there..." "Tie him up, Carl." "So, you didn't go to Montana, eh?" "You didn't think I was going to fall for that corny old gag, did you?" "Well, Charlie..." "We're gonna give you about half an hour to think this over." "And then we're going to go to work..." "Time's up, Charlie." "You know..." "I'm gonna enjoy this." "I hardly got started, before." "I was disappointed." "Now listen..." "You can save yourself an awful lot of bloodshed..." "Charlie..." "Hey, Max..." "Señor Dakin!" " I thought..." " What do you want?" "Is Señor Dakin here?" "What is this?" "Who are all these people?" "What are they doing here?" "We come to work!" " Work?" " Si, Señor!" "That's why I want to see Señor Dakin." "I tried to stop them..." "You must be crazy, there's no work here." "Now go on, beat it!" "Qué ha pasado, papa?" "Hable con el Señor Dakin." "Él no puede estar aquí, chiquita." "I don't understand." "I must see Señor Dakin." "Well, he's busy." "You understand..." "He can't see anybody." "You tell him Dr Chavez is here." "And Ysidro...his best friend." "Don't forget that." "Why don't you tell ME about it?" "Maybe I can help you." "I'm Dakin's partner." "His partner?" "Yeah..." "I just came up this afternoon." "You must know about the mine!" "Mine?" "What about the mine?" "Did he not tell you?" "Tell me what?" "Mr Dakin has discovered gold." "Discovered...?" "Wait a minute...do you mean...?" "Because of this discovery, the men believe that he has performed a miracle." "Yeah...a miracle." "Well you wait right here..." "I'll go talk to Dakin about it." "Charlie, I hope you'll forgive me for losing my temper!" "Boy, are you smart!" "What a set-up!" "So there's gold in your mine!" "So all of a sudden, you strike it rich!" "And that stuff gets you $35 an ounce in good old American currency." "Hey, what is this..." "What's going on?" "Carl, you are now as of this minute, a partner in the Charles dakin Durango mine." "We're all partners..." "I always said there was enough for all of us to share." "And we owe it all to good old Charlie." "You heard what the doctor said." "They think it's a miracle." "Yeah...and they want to see their miracle man." "You better untie me..." "before my friends get nervous." "Untie him, Carl." "Untie him, before he pulls another miracle and unties himself." "Hey...what about his mouth?" "That ought to do it." "Okay...so you can say you run into a door." "I don't think you're gonna cut your own throat, Charlie by telling your pals what's happened, when we go outside." "Just in case..." "We'll leave Carl here with Ernie." "One wrong word out of you and your little chum here gets it right in the back...understand?" "You pulled a miracle." "We just pull triggers." "Hello, Doctor." "Cómo estás?" "Que pasó?" "We come to help you, Mr Dakin." "Mr Dakin...you're hurt!" "I'm alright..." "little accident I had on the way home." "But...your mouth!" "Yes...that's it." "I brought Poco." "I thought perhaps he could help in the mine, pulling the ore-cars." "It would make him very happy." "That's great...fine!" "I'm afraid, Mr Dakin, you must be very angry with me." "If you want, I will tell the men to go..." "Oh, no..." "I can't tell you how glad I am to see you." "It is well that you are so patient, Mr Dakin." "The men believe so deeply..." "I only wish I had some of their faith." "You mean..." "But I'm afraid the men will not go very deep into the mine." "They believe that The Blue Lady has appeared there." "I hate to break this up..." "but we got things to do." "When you have more time, Señor." "Yeah, Doctor...sure." "Vamos muchachos, todo el mundo!" "Raquel!" "I said we had things to do, Charlie." "I heard what you said." "We can do it later." "Have it your way, partner..." "But don't forget that Ernie is still in the cabin." "Señor Dakin...what is the matter?" "Who is that man?" "No one to be afraid of." "Why is he here?" "Why should you have him here?" "Don't worry." " You're in trouble..." "I know it..." " Raquel!" "..." " Señor Dakin..." " Do you trust me?" "Of course." "Everything's going to be alright, isn't it?" " Yes, Señor..." "Everything's going to be always alright." "ALRIGHT...remember that." "Go on home." "Cute kid!" "Who is she?" "You leave her alone!" "So that's the way it is!" "Yes!" "Alright, Charlie..." "Maybe she's got a friend." "Well, I gotta hand it to you, Charlie..." "This is the sweetest setup I ever saw." "But what about those volunteer workers of yours..." "Can you handle them?" "If they're making you nervous, Max..." "Why don't you and Carl go outside and chase them away." "Yeah...but where does this character Higgins fit in?" "So that's how you found us?" "Yeah, we just happened to follow him, looking for you." "He headed up here as fast as he could..." "We followed him." "Playing the bloodhound now, Max?" "Thanks, Charlie...thanks." "Now what's Higgins got on you?" "Higgins can be a blessing or a curse..." "Depending entirely on how you handle him." "If Señor Dakin tells you everything is going to be alright, you must believe him." "Perhaps he does not know that he's in danger." "That other man is evil." "I feel it!" "So now you are Pepita, the gypsy fortune-teller, eh?" "You just don't worry about him." "Leave his fate with The Blue Lady." "Now let me see if I got it straight..." "Higgins sells the gold to the mint and brings the money back up here to us, eh?" "Yeah, we stay off being seen to collect...under cover." "What a deal...not a hitch." "Just another gold mine selling to the government." "But you're right about one thing, Charlie..." "We'd never get away with it without Higgins." "What's his cut?" "This will kill you..." "Half!" "Half?" "!" "Hey...he can pick up 100 grand just by turning us in." "Well, I guess I'll have to go down and have a little talk with Mr Higgins." "He's coming up here tomorrow." "Talkin's safer up here in the mountains." "Yeah!" "Max, in case you got any homicidal ideas you'd better take a look at how things stand." "First...you can kill me and Ernie, and take over the whole deal." "In that case, my friends outside will either kill you or turn you over to the police." "Second..." "WE can kill YOU..." "Call it...self-defence." "Have 100 witnesses to prove that you threatened their miracle-man." "But that's not so good..." "That'd bring the sheriff snooping around." "And third..." "We can call it a truce." "And sit it out or until Mr Higgins sells all the gold to the government." "We'll split it up in 5 ways and live happily ever after." "Which will it be, Max?" "What do YOU say, Carl?" "It's up to you." "Okay, Charlie...we'll sit it out." "You'd better watch where you're sitting!" "Wait a minute!" "I told you a dozen times...no lumps!" "Just sand." "You want them to see that there's no gold in that rock?" "Why don't you watch what you're doing?" " What's eating you?" " You're puttin' in too much!" "They'll even think we struck the mother-lode." "Come on...we'll be here all night." "How are you doing?" "We'll see it." "The Blue Lady must have liked Mr Dakin." "16 more pounds of that beautiful gold." "You know..." "I thought I was a miner..." "and I was a dumb...or a wicked one." "Just say dumb." "Dumb." "$5,000...that's pretty good for a week's work." "It's gotta be better." "How about that, Higgins?" "We can start putting much more gold into this thing now." "I'll tell them we've struck jewelry rock." "Jewelry rock?" "What's that?" "That's a miner's term for very rich ore." "After a while, those veins always pinch off." "Ours 'll pinch off after a million dollars!" "How are we gonna keep other prospectors from stampeding' up here when they find out about this 'jewelry rock'?" "I do all my business over in Tucson." "If there's any stampeding it'll be done in the mountains around there." "You're a smart hombre, Higgins." "I get by." "Oh, when I brought that strong-box here..." "I meant it for YOUR portion." "I don't get you." "Well, I mean to say..." "naturally I have my own bank in Tucson..." "I'll just take my share back with me." "Say, you know Higgins..." "I almost nearly forgot about your share." "That was a fifth...was it?" "A fifth?" "!" "Why, no..." "Mr Dakin said I was to get a half." "Oh, it must have been a slip of the tongue." "I think he must have meant a fifth..." "don't you?" "That means $200,000 for each one of 5 guys." "Of course, if there's only 4 of us..." "I didn't mean..." "Yes, a fifth 'd be fine." "Well, your fifth up to now is just $1,000." "So, I'll put it right in the box, and we can ALL watch it grow." " But I'd like..." " Now, listen, Higgins..." "We took a pretty big chance on you." "Of course, it's a little late for you to try to collect that reward because you got our power-of-attorney and you cashed the first cheque that you got from the mint." "That makes you an accessory." "But...if you leave your share right here..." "It's a pretty good cinch you're gonna come back with the rest of the payments." "Alright, Ernie..." "I'll take over..." "you get some sleep." "Them 2 lugs...sitting over there..." "licking' their chops... ..and countin' their money over and over." "Give me the word, Mr Dakin..." "I'll set a charge of dynamite under that shack." "We'll take our chances." "If I only had a gun." "Give me a cigarette." "We made a deal, Ernie...remember?" "Okay." " Goodnight, Mr Dakin." " Goodnight, Ernie." "Is that you, Señor Dakin?" "Buenos noches!" "Where did you come from?" "My father was called to set Pedro Lopez's broken leg." "I came along to bring Poco a carrot." "They told me you were here." "Well, I'm not Poco." "I know..." "I mean, I gave Poco the carrot." "I wanted to talk to you." "You aren't supposed to be up here..." "the mine's closed for the night." "You don't have to guard it." "None of us would dare enter." "The mine is hallowed ground." "The Blue Lady has been here." "You must be a very worthy man, Señor Dakin." "Yeah?" "Why?" "The Blue Lady has not only brought gifts for you, but she has also been kind to me..." "just because I know you." "What'd she give you?" "She made it possible for me to fall in love." "Yeah...well, go on home now..." "Good night!" "I'm sorry if I've said something to offend." "Listen, Raquel..." "Don't carry this Blue Lady thing too far, will you?" "It's alright for these people down here..." "but it's not for you and me." "I know how you feel about me." "I feel the same way about you." "Our worlds are a million miles apart." "There's nothing we can do about it, that would do you any good." "Come on...kiss me goodnight and forget about it." "You need any help?" "No." "A pretty girl like you shouldn't have to do all this hard work." "How about a little kiss, baby...eh?" "If you pull that gun, they'll cut you to pieces." "Now get out of here before I kill you." "We'll see who kills who, when the time comes." "Alright...go on back to work, men." "Raquel...go home..." "And stay there." "If you want any water, we'll send it to you." "Alright, Señor Dakin." "So, it is truly over, my friend." "That's right...all over." "You are leaving because of those men, are you not?" "Don't try to deny it!" "Ever since they've been here, you have been different." "Everyone has seen that." "Why don't you let us help you?" "What's wrong?" "Everything's alright, Ysidro." "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" "I was just saying goodbye to Señor Dakin." "Then we shall not see each other again, Señor." " Goodbye, Doctor." " Goodbye." "And may you always have the same success you found at the Durango." "Thank you." "Oh, Doctor...!" "Yes, Mr Dakin?" "I just had an idea..." "Si, Señor?" "Mr Higgins here is taking a large shipment of gold into town..." "He won't be back for a week, with the money." "Isn't that right, Mr Higgins?" "I...yes." "Means we won't be leaving here till next Thursday." "That's right, on Thursday." "So we can see one another after all again, Doctor." "Charlie..." "Lot of things can happen in a week." "Lot of accidents." "Good idea if we kept in touch." "It might be a good idea." "Suppose I walk up to San Gabriel, Wednesday..." "So you'll know everything's alright down here." "Yes, my friend." "If I don't show up..." "send somebody." "You know, it's sort of isolated around here..." "Bad place for snakes." "Somebody's liable to get bitten." "I cut the snakes head off." "We will look for you next Wednesday" "Adiós, Señor." "Thanks for everything, Ysidro." "Now, what was it you wanted, Max?" "Nothing, Charlie...nothing at all." "Come on, Higgins." "Well...that takes care of that." "Looks kinda quiet around here...don't it?" "Mr Dakin...we ain't got much more time..." "A couple of days ago, a woman came to me and told me her sister had a baby..." "She wanted me to be the child's godfather." "Wanted to christen the kid 'Charles Dakin Catalina'." "How do you like that?" "Not bad." "Said she wanted to give the kid a name he'd be proud of all his life." "Yeah...that's a riot!" "Another guy with a crippled hand wanted me to touch it... said I could cure it." "Who do they think I am?" "God?" "You know, I wouldn't be a bit surprised." "He's acting very strangely, isn't he?" "Mr Dakin, I mean." "Very odd man." "I'm surprised that you and he ever became partners." "Oh, it was fate that brought us together Mr Higgins." "We were just meant for each other." "Seriously though..." "it seems a shame that..." "That what?" "He and Ernie have to be cut in on the money." "Particularly, when they stole everything from you in the first place." "Yeah?" "You know what I mean?" "No...what?" "Please don't make it more difficult for me." "I like Mr Dakin very much, you understand..." "Only...without him and his friend..." "You and I and Carl could each be cut in on a third." "Couldn't we?" "You know, Mr Higgins..." "You're the kind of a guy I like to do business with." "No beating around the bushes." "Settled then?" "I'll see you then, on Thursday." "Why...whats the matter?" "I want to talk to you, Higgins." "Talk to ME?" "I saw you cookin' up somethin' with Max..." "Somethin' me and Mr Dakin might want to know about." "You want to know what we were talking about?" "Alright..." "I'll tell you." "Max wanted me to agree to a 3-way instead of a 5-way split." "Said he was going to kill you and Dakin as soon as the money was all in." "Naturally I was horrified." "Naturally." "I didn't know what to do." "I had to pretend to agree with him." "But I determined to get in touch with you or Dakin as soon as possible." "So now you're in touch." "So come to the point." "Well, I'm trying to." "You have a gun?" "No." "Here...take this..." "I thought if you were armed, you'd have a chance to..." "It'll be a question of the first one to shoot." "Thanks, Higgins." "Forget it!" "I never have gone along with murder." "Un momento, por favor." "Señor Dakin!" "I am so glad." "I was afraid." "Is your father here?" "My father?" "No...he is with Maria Gonzales." "I was just going over there." "If you want..." "we can go together." "My father will see you very gladly..." "He's missing you." "I'll wait here for him." "I'm afraid he will not be back for several hours." "There is much sickness amongst the shepherds." "Two have already died." "I see." "Alright..." "I'll go with you." "Is everything finished at the mine?" "Yes." "You will be leaving soon, now." "Tomorrow." "Take me with you!" "No." "Take me with you, 'amor mio'!" "I can't take you with me or tell you where I'm going..." "You wouldn't believe me, if I told you!" "I only believe I would die, if I could not be with you." "Look..." "I'm no good for you..." "Forget about me." "Which am I to trust..." "your words or my own heart?" "Raquel, I..." "Don't you want me, Señor Dakin?" "Want you?" "!" "Then take me with you!" "What did he say?" "Maria Gonzales...she is dying!" "Hello, Doctor." "Ah..." "Señor Dakin..." "The snakes have allowed you to reach here safely, eh?" "How's she doing?" "I do not know." "I do not know anything." "I am no longer a doctor." "I am just a tired man..." "that does not know anything." "What's the matter with her?" "The matter with her?" "The matter with her is San Gabriel." "The matter with her is poverty." "No education." "No sanitation." "No hospital." "Bad food." "Water that comes from a well, that should've been condemned 10 years ago." "If she dies, I shall report that she died from a little germ called typhus." "Typhus?" "But the truth will be that she died of poverty." "And nothing else." "100 times I've told them not to drink that water..." "To boil it..." "Or to get water from the well at the Durango." "As I have done, with Raquel." "But they think this well in the town is charmed." "The Blue Lady has appeared." "You mean...because of the gold in the mine..." "Because of ME?" "No, my friend, you are not to blame..." "No one is to blame." "Look..." "Doctor..." "Doctor...they said you were here..." "It is Ysidro Álvarez..." "He is very sick!" "Can you go to him?" "!" "That is the 10th one, Señor." "He asked me also to say to Señor Dakin if I could thank him." "Can you go, Doctor?" "There is nothing that can be done." "I've sent down the mountain for help..." "we can only wait." "If I went along with you and talked to him..." "maybe it'd help." "You do not fear the typhus, my friend?" "You are willing to come along because you have the faith and the energy..." "My friend, I need you desperately." "Our people need you." "Come along!" "Together we will work." "Ysidro..." "Here's the doctor and Señor Dakin." "Hi, Ysidro..." "Ah..." "Mr Dakin..." "Now try not to worry..." "You must get some sleep." "I'm alright..." "Mr Dakin's here." "Then I'm alright." "Hello there!" "Hello, Mr Dakin." "You've come here to see me?" "Yessir!" "Tell me Mr Dakin..." "how The Blue Lady was." "Is she pretty?" "Yeah...she was pretty." "I'll need some cold cloths." "How it was?" "What she says?" "What did she tell you?" "Well, she was tall very slender and she had on a blue dress..." "And a great light upon her?" "Yeah." "Hey, Doc..." "Doc!" "He will be alright." "The night that I saw her..." "she stood just inside the mine." "She was very pretty." "And she had a great light around her." "As bright as day." "And it was clear...just like a sunset after a storm." "Now I have indeed seen a miracle." "Her fever has broken." "Were you scared of The Blue Lady, Señor Dakin?" "No, I wasn't scared." "Nothing to be scared of." "She was quiet, kind, gentle like your mother is..." "when you're a good boy." "Now, you go to sleep." "That's it." "Her eyes were as bright as stars..." "She smiled like a million dollars." "You tell all the sick kids to believe in me." "If they do..." "they'll all get well." "Taking Charlie an awful long time to get back." "Don't worry about him..." "He's not gonna pull anything as long as he's got his little chum here." "It ain't like Mr Dakin to stay away for so long..." "I think maybe he got hurt or something." "Why don't you let me go look for him?" "Shut up!" "Why don't we pull out of here?" "We got enough dough." "Relax, Carl..." "I wouldn't miss that showdown tomorrow, for anything." "We can handle everything now, Doctor." "Our trucks couldn't get by the landslide." "They had to transfer everything to horses and mules." "Sorry we took so long." "The county ought to do something about that road." "Better get that woman down ahead..." "I'll join the others for inoculations." "Come on dear..." "You go and get in line and have your vaccination." "More nurses and supplies coming in, Doc..." "where do you want them?" "Take everything into the mission, sheriff..." "we'll use that as a hospital." "How's everything here?" "This one 'll pull through alright." "But I'm hanged if I know why." "Are you Charlie Dakin?" "Yeah." "You're doin' great work." "Mr Dakin..." "You are awake...eh?" "Where is Raquel?" "She alright?" "She's alright..." "I sent her home for a few hours...to sleep." "Sorry I passed out on you last night, Doc." "That's alright..." "I cannot tell you how grateful I am, for all you have done." "Those stories I told about The Blue Lady last night do any good?" "Yes, they did." "It has given the people faith." "Faith in YOU, my friend." "A faith that can remove mountains." "Faith in ME?" "Do you mind if I get a little air?" "Of course not." "So, that's Charlie Dakin?" "Yes..." "Oh, thank you." "They seem to think quite a lot of him round here, don't they, Doctor?" "You cannot possibly imagine how much, Señorita." "You know..." "I've seen this happen time and again." "People find a man they can believe, they can trust..." "And all of a sudden they aren't frightened anymore." "A beautiful day, my friend." "It's a day that will long be commemorated in San Gabriel." "The people will say this is the day that Señor Dakin with fire in his eye and faith in his soul with The Blue Lady beside him wrestled Death throughout San Gabriel." "You have given them a legend to tell to their grandchildren." "Nobody on earth would have given me anything but a..." "Doctor..." "Yes, my friend." "I want you to do something for me." "Of course...anything I can do." "I'm going back to the Durango..." "In a half hour, I want you to bring the sheriff." "The sheriff?" "!" "That's right." "Tell him you've found a strongbox, full of money." "You also found the men that stole it." "Those men who were with you..." "I knew there was something wrong with them, Señor." "There'll be a reward." "Of course!" "I shall see that it goes to you." "No, I want it to go to San Gabriel." "To Raquel...to you." "To build a new well." "And your clinic." "Just tell them it came from The Blue Lady." "I don't understand, Señor." "Don't try, Doctor." "Just bring the sheriff in a half hour." "But surely we can go with you?" "No, there's something I've got to do by myself." "Alone." "I do not understand." "Will you bring the sheriff?" " Alright, my friend." "If that is what you wish." "But the snakes might be dangerous along the trail." "The door to my house is always open." "You will find a gun on the mantle in the front room." "It ain't like Charlie to run out on a million bucks." "Even if the cards ARE stacked against him" "I tell you, something's happened to him." "Hey, look!" "Get the strongbox..." "It's Higgins." "Ernie...where are the others?" "Did my gun work?" "Hello Mr Higgins!" "Did you bring the rest of the money?" "Yes." "I wouldn't want you to think that..." "Well, I'd better be running along..." "if you've got my share ready." "Yeah...sure we got it ready..." "all divided up into 5 equal parts..." "And to show you there's no hard feelings ...we'll let you take your pick." "Thanks...thanks again..." "I knew you'd play fair." "Well, I guess that's that..." "Now...if there's nothing else..." "I'll be shoving off." "Thanks again...and so long." "Wait." "Call it." "Tails." "It's heads." "He won't need his share now..." "Let's get it." "Mr Dakin...where you been?" "Higgins got back with the dough, and they shot him!" " Get out of here, Ernie." " What?" "!" "You haven't got much time..." "Cops 'll be here in a few minutes." "take the car and get out!" "Are you nuts Mr Dakin?" "What about the dough?" " Forget about it." " Are YOU gettin' out?" "Not just yet." "Looks like you did a pretty good job, Dakin." "This is the gun Señor Dakin borrowed from me." "It has not been fired." "There's a million dollars in the cabin." "The reward goes to the doc." "I'll tell you all about it later, Sheriff." "Let's take a look in the shack." "I came as soon as I could." "A soon as they told me." "You're hurt." "It's nothing." "It's funny it should end like this." "Or maybe it didn't." "Maybe it ended a long time ago." "I don't know." "I tried to do things differently." "Tried hard." "But you were up here..." "And I tripped over a miracle." "I didn't know where I was going." "I thought I had the sweetest racket in the world." "I thought I was going to take you away with me." "I couldn't do that, either." "I don't understand, Señor Dakin." "But it doesn't make any difference..." "Nothing has changed between us." "Everything has changed." "No...nothing!" "The mine's a fraud!" "The gold was there!" "No...but I put it there." "I planted it there..." "Don't you understand?" "I understand only that I love you." "Raquel..." "I stole that gold." "And I don't care!" "Am I to stop loving you just because the wind blows differently or the summer ends." "I know you..." "and I don't know any thieves." "I know a man who does miracles." "Better check up on these bodies, Doc..." "All 4 of them look dead to me." "You and Bert see what they brought down." "I'll take Dakin with me." "I'm afraid I'm gonna have to arrest you, Dakin." "I'm sorry." "Come on." "But you will come back to me?" "I'll always come back." "Subtitles by FatPlank for KG"