"[ Man Narrating ] Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze... of past and future ages... during the first experiments on America's greatest and most secret project- the Time Tunnel." "Tony Newman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new, fantastic adventure... somewhere along the infinite corridors of time." " [ Gunshots ] - [ Men Shouting, Whooping ]" "[ Shouting, Whooping Continue ]" " What's goin' on out there?" " Evenin'." " [ Gunshot ]" " Those men" " Saturday night." "Just the Triple ""X" boys comin' into town." "Into what town?" "We didn't notice the name as we came in." "Lincoln." "Pride of Lincoln County... and of the great territory of New Mexico." "You'll never guess who's under that hat." "Reckon you never seen his face." "Not many folks have." "I got the drop on him last night." "Evenin', Deputy Hayes." "Evenin', Billy." "Yeah, you're gettin' all prettied up, ain't ya?" "[ Chuckling ] Oh." "This yours?" "[ Men Laughing ]" "I think you need a little more soap." " Maybe a little bit there." " [ Men Laughing ]" " I beg your pardon." " [ Men Laughing ]" " The keys." " [Jangling ]" "Oh, Billy." "[ Laughs ]" " Hello, Billy." " Good to see ya, boys." "May I?" "[ Chuckling ]" "[ Sighs ] Mighty sorry you interrupted me last night, Deputy." "You a friend of his?" "I never saw him before." "Then why did you try to save him?" "'Cause I don't like to see anybody murdered." "And I don't like anybody putting' a hand on me." "Well, maybe you don't know who I am." "No, I don't." "The name's Bonney." "William Bonney." " Billy the Kid?" " The same." "Billy?" "Shouldn't we get outta here?" "No hurry." "First I gotta settle with these dudes here." "Bring 'im over." " Look, you don't understand." " Oh, I understand." " You two are friends." " [ Men Laughing ]" "Look at the clothes they're wearin'." "Is that what they're wearin' back East these days?" "Huh?" "Ooh." "Very sporty." " They look sweet." " [ Laughing ]" "[ Man ] You all right in there, Hayes?" "Kid, we got visitors." "[ Man Chortling ]" "Heh." "Tell you what, sport." "Turn around." "Maybe you can make it to them horses out there... before some vigilante puts a slug in ya, huh?" "Go on now." "I'm givin' ya a sporting' chance." " [ Men Laughing ]" " Like you gave that deputy?" "I don't like that kinda talk, dude." " Now move." " It's your move." "You've got the gun." "I haven't." "Maybe you'd like to do a little dance for the boys." " Huh?" " [ Men Laughing ]" "All right.!" "Drop it.!" "Drop your guns over there." "Drop 'em.!" " Tony!" " [ Horses Whinnying ]" "Ho!" "Ha!" "Get outta here!" "Well, go after 'em!" "Go on!" "[ Narrator ] The Time Tunnel." "He's dead." " Oh, hey, Billy." " Here." "Billy the Kid." "And Doug's killed him." "I don't understand." "We've never before changed any recorded event in history." "Billy the Kid was killed by a sheriff, a Pat something." " A famous gunfighter." " Garrett?" "There has to be a mistake somewhere." "Ann, what's your time fix?" "1 881 ." "Sometime late in April." "Spatial coordinates?" "Longitude." "Latitude." "Thank you." "Hmm." "Well, it seems to be somewhere in the Southwest" "Arizona, New Mexico." " How long can you hold the fix?" " It's slipping a little now." "Same pattern it usually follows." "We'll probably lose contact for a few hours and then pick them up again." " Ann, get a research report on Billy the Kid right away." " Yes, sir." "And particularly the time and place of his death." "I understand." "Keep whatever contact you can, Ray." "I'm gonna verify these spatial coordinates." "Boys, we can't let the Kid stay here." "Chuck, give me a hand." "Bi-Billy." "Billy, you're alive." "Boys, the Kid's alive." "Don't move." " Wait till we find out where you're hurt." " I already know." "Right in the belt buckle." "Knocked me cold." " [ Laughing ]" " Gee, you lucky" "The dudes hightailed out of town." "We got a couple horses out back." " We can still catch 'em." " You and the boys stay out of this." " I'll pick up his trail alone." " But, Billy" "You heard him." "Go get your horses and get outta town." "Hey, Kid." "I been thinking." "We don't know who this dude is." "He might be some real hotshot from up north." " Could be." " He handled that gun like he knew his business." "Maybe he's workin' for Pat Garrett." " What are you gettin' at?" " [ Laughs ] I'm goin' with ya." "Not this trip." "[ Exhales ]" "Suppose this dude is a big gun from somewheres." "I don't plan to share him with anybody." " Now, Kid, I" " Not even you." "Hyah.!" "[ Laughs ] Okay." "[ Wind Blowing ]" "I don't think we should stop." "We can't go on riding blindly in the dark." "Besides, we've got to get some rest." "Maybe we can hole up in here." "What about that shack?" "There might be somebody inside." "I'll take a look." "It's empty." "That settles it." "At least we'll be out of this wind." "You killed a man back there." "You can bet they'll be coming after us." "We'd better get these horses out of sight." " Anything?" " I'm getting indications of the fix again." " We should be establishing contact soon." " Good." " I checked out the spatial coordinates." " Where are they exactly?" "The town of Lincoln, county seat of Lincoln County, territory of New Mexico." "Yeah, well, that checks out with the biographical data." "Billy the Kid spent his last years in and around Lincoln." " What else do you have on him?" " Some of it's not too reliable." "There were so many legends about him, it's hard to dig out the facts." " Seems he was born on the Lower East Side of New York City." " I never realized that." "And his name originally seems to have been William H. McCarty." "I thought it was William Bonney." "He took the name William Bonney when he drifted into Lincoln County." "By that time, he had killed nearly a dozen men... and he was known throughout the Southwest as Billy the Kid." "What about his death?" "That's the information I really want." "We should be making contact any moment now." "Let's see." "Death." """He was shot to death by Sheriff Pat Garrett... during the night ofJuly 23, 1 881 ."" "According to our fix, that's a good three months from now." "Yet we saw Doug shoot him right in that jail less than 1 2 hours ago." "Ann, does your research give you the names of the men he killed?" "Yes." "Let's see." """Number of known killings: 21 ."" " And here are the names of all but two." " All but two?" "He killed ""two strangers." Those are the words used here." """Two strangers near Lincoln sometime in April 1 881 ."" "Oh." "I know what you're thinking." "But if Billy the Kid is already dead..." "Doug and Tony don't have any worries on that score." "We can't be sure he's dead." "And if he isn't, we'd better try to move Tony and Doug out of there fast as we can." " I agree." "The sooner, the better." " We're getting an image." "Well, at least we'll have light." " I'd just as soon not draw a crowd." " Hey, you're right." "Here." "Throw this saddle blanket on the window." "Okay." "[ Blowing ]" "Anything to eat in those saddle bags?" " Not unless you like raw leather." " [ Scoffs ]" "That's no joke." "It may come to that." "It's almost as cold in here as it is outside." "Maybe we can get a fire going." "No, wait." "They might spot the smoke." "Besides, we'll be moving out at daybreak." "I don't know if that's a good idea." "The more we move around, the harder it is for the Time Tunnel to get a fix on us." " Well, we'll see." " Tony?" "What did history have to say about the death of Billy the Kid?" "There are so many different legends about him, it's hard to say." "I'm grateful to him for this coat anyway." " Go ahead." "Switch them." " I'm trying." "Nothing's happening." " No, it's no use." "I was afraid of this." " Afraid of what?" "The draw on our power supply has been too heavy." " How long will it take to recharge?" " Several hours at best." "[ Object Clatters ]" "I wonder how far it is to the next town." "Could be two miles or 200 miles." "Either way, we can't stay here." "The Kid's gang will be hunting for us." "The more miles we can put between us and Lincoln, the better." "[ Sucks Teeth ] Besides..." "I could sure use some vittles, partner." "[ Chuckles ]" "You still look like a tenderfoot, son." " I just can't get used to it, Tony." " To what?" "That I killed him." "You did it to save my life." "Remember when he called us ""dudes"?" "Maybe he was just trying to scare us." "Doug, Billy the Kid was a cold-blooded killer." "Now shake out of it." "Okay." "Saddle up for me, will you?" "I'll get the rest of the stuff." "Hello, dude." "Nice morning', ain't it?" "You look almost happy to see me." "[ Chuckles ] In a way, I am." "You're not makin' sense, mister." "I should've known I couldn't kill you." "You'd have cut me half in two if it weren't for my buckle." "No." "With a buckle or without." " My bullet couldn't kill you." " Keep talkin'." "[ Exhales ] Well, this isn't gonna make much sense to you, but, uh..." "I couldn't kill a man who died before I was born." "Nobody really knows what time is about or how it operates, but, uh" "I'm actually alive in this time now, but" "I won't be born for 50 years yet." "Nobody pulls my leg, mister." "You'll never stay alive with a wild story like that." " What's your power input?" " It's far too low, General." "It'll be hours yet." "He's going to kill Doug any minute." "Can't we do something?" "Without power, what can we do?" "What about a voice transmission?" "Ray, what do you think?" "We might have enough power for a short transmission, but only a few words." " It might be enough to save his life." " But I warn you" "It will delay our trying to switch them." "What's the good of saving power if one or both of them are dead?" "Right." "We'll try the transmission." " Can you arrange a hookup for me quickly, Ray?" " Yeah, we can." "I'll do it." "You ready to tell me the truth now?" " I have told you the truth." " [ Sighs ]" "I always figured a man oughtn't to die with a lie in his mouth." " Get on over there with your friend." " I thought you were" "I was dead?" "You'll wish I was." "Now move." "Now, tell me." "Did Pat Garrett send you to get me?" " We don't know any Pat Garrett." " That's what I told him." "Well, Pat and me has been friends a long time." "Close friends." "Now he's sheriff, he's out to get me." "He wouldn't be above hiring'a couple of guns... from outside the territory to do it either." "I reckon, if I was in his shoes, I'd do the same." "Anyway, I gotta kill ya both." "I can only give you a second or two, General." "It'll have to do." "Give me a signal when you're ready." "If all this talk about time travel is true... you won't feel this bullet for... half a century or so." "[ Laughing ]" " Right here." " Now." "[ Kirk ] Billy the Kid.!" "We've got you surrounded." "Come out with your hands up.!" "Who's there?" "Quien es?" "Get that rope." "Don't make the same mistake I did, mister." "Blaze away." "We'll take care of you our way." " That was Kirk's voice." " Yeah, I know." "Is that another one of Pat's boys?" "How many you got out there?" "There's nobody out there, Billy." "That was a voice from the future." "There you go with that time talk again." "With his gang on the loose, we'd never get him into town." "Maybe I should bring Garrett here." "I think you're right." "Take this." "Wait a minute." "Don't forget." "Everybody in town saw us ride out last night after the killing." " They might just shoot first and ask questions later." " I'll watch it." "Wear this." "You'll attract less attention." "Yeah." "Nobody'll give ya a second look." "How much power did we consume?" "Nearly all our reserve, I'm afraid." "We've spent all that we were building up?" "And more." "It couldn't be helped." "Switch off the image area." " We've got to try and save all we can." " Right." "It'll be hours now before we can try a switch." "But with Billy the Kid under control, they should be safe enough." "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" " Mister?" " Yeah?" "I'm lookin' for Pat Garrett." "I'm sorry, mister." "I'm busy." "That stranger up there's lookin' for Pat Garrett." "He's got a gun full of notches." "It's the Kid." "Poe!" " What's the matter?" " It's Billy the Kid." "Huh?" "Yeah." "That's the Kid all right." "I'd recognize that hat anywhere." "What's he wanna come back here for, especially after a killin'?" "He's gunnin' for Pat Garret." "He came right out and said so." "Yeah?" "Here." "That's nine shot in each barrel." "Between the two of us, that's 36 buckshot." "I reckon that's enough to stop anybody, even Billy the Kid." "All right." "Let's get out of sight." "Don't take another step." " Are you Pat Garrett?" " You know Pat Garrett as good as I do." "Another move like that, and you're dead." "Now,just raise those hands up nice and high in the air." "Come on." " What's all this?" " No mistake." "Nineteen notches." " Look, I wanna talk to Pat Garrett." " Oh, I just bet you do." "Well, Pat's away, and I'm in charge here." "I'm John Poe." "I'm his deputy." " In that case, I can tell you." " You can't tell me nothin', William H. Bonney." " Alias Billy the Kid." " What?" "In the name of Lincoln County, the territory of New Mexico..." "I hereby arrest you for the willful murder of Deputy Hayes." "You'll be given a fair trial, and, in less than a week... you're gonna be hangin' by the neck until you're dead." "Now wait a minute!" "[ Billy ] Hey, dude." "I got a powerful thirst." "So have I." "There's a water tank out back." "We're big boys." "Let's try to hold out." "I want some water, and I'm gonna get it!" "Come on!" "Shoot me!" "Shoot!" "Huh?" "Come on!" "Do it!" "[ Grunts ]" "Look, I'm not Billy the Kid." "Kid, I never thought you'd be the kind to deny yourself." "Look, Pat Garrett can tell you I'm not." " When's he comin' back?" " Don't matter even if he doesn't." "You mean you'd try me without- without someone to swear who I am?" "Oh, I'll swear who you are." "So will old McKinney here." "Neither of you ever met Billy the Kid in your lives." "We got your hat." "We got your gun." " [ Crowd Chattering Outside ]" " We got you." "You can't convict a man on that kind of evidence." " [ Chattering Continues ]" " McKinney!" "You got Billy the Kid in there." " We want 'im.!" " [ Crowd Clamoring ]" "Kid, you might never even get to a trial." "[ Laughing ]" "[ Bucket Clatters ]" "[ Horses Whinnying ]" "That's ours." "One of them's still here." "Take a look around." "[ Object Clatters ]" "Wilson?" "That you, Wilson?" " Billy." " Get me outta this." "I warned you about that dude." " Is he still here?" " Well, I saw his horse." " [ Doug ] Hyah.!" " [ Hoofbeats Galloping ]" "It's the dude." "Go after him." "Come on." "Billy, come on." "Didn't ya hear?" "It's the dude." "Oh, can't be." "He's not even gonna be born for another 50 years." " Billy, you all right?" " [ Chuckling ]" "Come on." "I know just where he's headed." " How's the power input now?" " It's still low, General." "It'll still take several hours at least." "We used up so much on that voice transmission." "They'd be dead now if we hadn't." "If there was just some way to speed up the recharging." "I know, Ann, but we're straining now to the ability of the complex." "Yeah." " We all feel the same way, Ann." " [ Exhales ]" "We'll shift them the moment we can." "Yeah." " [ Shouting ]" " Come on!" " [ Man ] Come on, McKinney.!" "Get him out here.!" " [ Crowd Clamoring ]" " Throw him out here!" " The sheriff." " Pat Garrett!" " [ All Chattering ]" "Hey, Garrett." "We got Billy the Kid." "It's Pat." "He's back." "Pat Garrett?" " [ Crowd Clamoring ]" " That's right, Kid." "Your old friend." "You'll be glad to see him, ain't ya?" "[ Laughing ]" "Now you'll find out I'm tellin' the truth." "I'm no more Billy the Kid than you are." "...springing' their friend the Kid outta jail." "[ Shouting ]" "They're gonna hold him in there now." " All right, all right!" " [ Crowd Quiets Down ]" "Pat, we got the surprise of your life in that jail." "We sure got us a prisoner. [ Laughing ] He's a friend of yours." "Billy the Kid." "[ Laughing ]" "[ Crowd Chattering ]" "Of course, he keeps denying' that he's the Kid, but he's the Kid all right." "Pat, you know he had the gall enough to walk right in here as big as life." "Here's his gun." "Take a look at all them notches." " Nineteen." "Right, McKinney?" " That's right." "McKinney, you should be over there on that door." "How about that hat?" "Huh?" "Now, if that ain't the Kid's hat, I'll eat it." "There he is." "Yes, sir, we got him dead to rights." "[ Chuckling ]" "Go on." "Tell them." "Have you ever seen me before?" "Hello, Billy." "I don't know why you're lyin' about me." "Well, son of a gun." "He still denies it." "Ha!" "Bet he's planning his defense." "[ Both Laughing ]" "Come on, Sheriff!" "." "Let us have him!" " Yeah.!" "Bring him out here.!" " McKinney, go out there and see if you can't slow them down." " [ Clamoring ]" " What are we waitin'for?" "Take it easy, men." "The sheriff just got here." "Give him a chance." "We wanna invite him to a party- a necktie party." " The sheriff knows what he's doin'." "Take it easy, men." " [ Clamoring ]" "Take off his cuffs." " You sure that's what you want me to do?" " Yeah." "All right." "[ Clamoring Continues ]" "Pat." "They're gettin' mean out there." "Can't hold 'em." "Open up the cell and let him out." " Pat, are you outta your mind?" " No, I ain't outta my mind." "Just open up the cell." "Look, you're the boss here." "You can have my badge anytime you want." "But I ain't gonna let him out- not Billy the Kid." "Now, come over here and take a look at him." " What are you talkin' about?" " Come over here and take a look at his neck." "Yeah." "I see what you mean." "That neck ain't seen much of New Mexico sun, has it?" "Take another look at him." "Well, now that you mention it" "He's got Billy's clothes on, but they don't set good on him, do they?" "That's because he ain't Billy the Kid." " Then why did you say" " I seen his hat, and I seen his gun." "I thought Billy might be up to some of his old tricks." "Sheriff." " We got Billy the Kid." " How's that?" "My friend has him tied up in a shack not too far from here." "Well, I think you're outta your mind, son, but you hold that thought." " Men." " Hey, Sheriff!" "." "We want the Kid.!" "Bring him out.!" "We're gonna string him up, Sheriff!" "." " [ Crowd Clamoring ]" " We want the Kid.!" "Bring him out.!" "Turn him over to us, and nobody'll get hurt." " All right, men." "Men!" " [ Crowd Quiets Down ]" " Men, you all know me." " Yeah, we know ya." " Turn over the Kid, Garrett!" " That's right.!" "You know me." "You know I never turned a prisoner over to a mob in my life." "Just 'cause he's your pal don't mean you can save him." " We want the Kid.!" " Now you listen to me and pay me some heed!" "Even if the man I got inside was the Kid, I wouldn't turn him over to no rope." "And you know it, but he ain't the Kid." " You expect us to buy that?" " What about the hat?" " You just listen to me." " And that gun with all them notches on it.!" "Just listen to me and give me a chance to explain." " [ Gunshots ]" " Get inside." "Looks like somebody's gonna get killed before this is over." "Pat, they ain't gonna wait to look at that young fella's neck." "They gonna stretch it." "You could be right." "But I got an idea how we can stop that mob." "How you gonna stop that mob?" "They want blood." "I figure on usin' another mob to do it." " What are you talkin'about?" " When I was comin' into town..." "I passed the Murphy boys rounding' up some of their stock." "About 200 or 300 head, I reckon." "Poe, you think you could ride out and stampede them animals through town... with the help of the Murphy boys?" " You mean into town?" " Right through the mob." "I don't figure they'd stand around and ask questions." "Do you?" "Well, now." "[ Laughs ]" "If that ain't the doggonedest thing I ever heard." "I hate to ask you to play yellow... but that's the only way you're gonna get through out there." "You want me to walk through that crowd with my gun in my holster?" "Yeah." "All right, Pat." "I'll do it for you." "And you're gonna see the doggonedest stampede you ever saw in your life." "[ Crowd Clamoring ]" "Where is he, Poe?" "Bring him out." "Tell Garret we don't care if the Kid is his pal." "Boys, I'm with you." " I'm givin' Pat back his badge." " [ Badge Clatters ]" "But I'll tell ya one thing." "You'd better think twice before you go rushing' in there." "Those shotguns make pretty big holes." "[ Chattering ]" "McKinney, save your neck while you can." "You might have a chance, son, but it's all riding' on that stampede." "Let's get that desk over here." "Where'd you get that hat and gun?" "I told you." "We captured him." "My friend's got him." " How many men you got guarding' him?" "Just my friend." "I'm sorry to hear that, son." "Not for Billy, you understand." "For your friend." " [ Gunshots ]" " Better get down if you wanna stay alive." "Won't they listen to reason?" "This ain't a reasonable town, son." "Well, Doug's all right." " Can you get a fix on Tony?" " I'm trying now." "Signal's fairly strong." "Ray?" "How long before we can switch them?" "We're getting there." "Less than an hour now." "Good." " Now, ifTony's all right- - [ Cattle Bellowing ]" "[ Bellowing Continues ]" " [ Whistles ] Hyah!" " [ Gunshot ]" " [ Gunshots Continue ] - [ Bellowing ]" "[ Crowd Clamoring ]" " What's happened to your deputy?" " I don't know." "But if he don't hurry up, it sure ain't gonna matter much." "Come on, Sheriff!" "." "You've had enough!" "Give him up!" " Come in and get him!" " Well, let's go!" " [ Crowd Shouting ]" "[ Gunfire ]" "[ Gunfire Continues ]" "Get over there and hold 'em off as long as you can." " Stampede!" " Stampede!" " [ Men Shouting ]" " Here comes your stampede." " [ Shouting Continues ]" " It's workin'." "It's workin'just fine." "Let's get out of here while we still got time." "You think you could lead me to where your friend's keepin' Billy?" " Sure." " Okay." "The Kid and the sheriff- They're gettin' away!" "[ Horses Whinnying ]" " I reckon we lost 'em." " Looks like it." " Which way now?" " Down there." "Whoa!" "Something's wrong." "What makes you say that?" "I don't know." "Doug's horse is gone." "We had him tied up." "Suppose you just hand that gun over nice and easylike." " Why?" " Do it, mister." " What's the idea?" " That's my question." "Just what kind of wild goose chase you takin' me on, huh?" "The Kid was here." "My friend was guarding him." " One man guarding' the Kid?" " We had him tied up in this chair." "Looks to me like your friend made a mistake, son." "My guess would be it's the last one he's ever gonna make." "Catchin' an outlaw like Billy ain't no business for amateurs." "Wait a minute." "If he did ambush Doug, he would've killed him, wouldn't he?" "Quicker than you can spit." " And he certainly wouldn't stop to bury him." " Not Billy." "There's no blood on the floor." "Your friend might just have gotten lucky." "If Doug got away, he'd head back to town lookin' for me." "And Billy'd head for town lookin' for him." " I'm going back there." " They want your neck in Lincoln." "I gotta find Doug." "You're gonna need a caretaker, son." "[ Clicks Tongue ] Well, I reckon I'm elected." "[ Horse Whinnies ]" "Anybody here?" " Hey, Kid." "I saw him." " Which one?" " The dude- the one who tried to kill ya." " Is that a fact?" "Yeah." "Oh, I coulda plugged him myself, but, uh- Well, I figured you wanted to." " [ Cylinder Snaps ]" " Wilson... you figured right." "[ Chortling ]" "In another minute, he'll go back on that street." "And when he does" " How long, Ray?" " Not until we have full power, General." "It won't do us any good to try to switch them a moment before." "But exactly how long?" "Five minutes and 1 6 seconds." "That may be too late." "When he steps into the street, that outlaw will kill him." "There's nothing we can do now but wait for the power charge." "Right in the sheriff s office." "Hey, dude." "Start walkin', dude." "When you think you're close enough to hit anything... draw." "[ Garrett ] Billy." "Stay outta this, Pat." "Draw." " Howdy, Pat." " Billy." "Here's another one for you, Sheriff." "Much obliged, son." "[ Garrett ] Let's march on down to the office, shall we, gentlemen?" "You hit?" "I guess not." "[ Out Of Breath ]" "But I sure thought I was gonna be." "Pat." "Look." "Those dudes" "They disappeared." "Now, you don't expect me to fall for an old trick like that, do you, Billy?" "Move on, men." "[ Men Shouting ]" "Tony." "[ Cannon Fire Continues ]" "[ Shouts ]" " A pack of cowardly wolves preying on unarmed ships." " You're a brave man, Captain." "You're also a stupid one when you talk too much!" "Shall we say you talked yourself to death?" "Hampton, get him out of my sight." "All right." "Who's next?" "I got a couple of strange-looking ones here, Captain." "You heard him." "Move!" " If he won't walk, drag 'im over here!" " Leave him alone!" "Ain't you the brave one?" "I oughta cut your ears off and use 'em for fish bait." "Now, what have we got here, huh?" "Let's see your hands." "No calluses." "Give me your hands." "You're not seamen." "A couple of rich young gentlemen perhaps?" "You've made a mistake, Captain." "We haven't got any money." "Don't lie to me!" "Must be someone willing' to pay a ransom for your release." "I have some relatives in Philadelphia." "Only trouble is they haven't been born yet." "No money and no friends." "A very sad and dangerous situation for you." "All right, Hampton.!" "Take these scum away and shoot 'em."