"You know about Indians." "Can you speak to him?" "I'll do my best." "What's he say?" "It seems we've committed a terrible sin." "We're on sacred ground." "We didn't know we were on sacred ground." "Can't you tell him?" "His gods demand a sacrifice." "There's no way out of it." "Sacrifice?" "Human." "We can go if one of us passes a bravery test..." "... butoneof us  must go with him." "What's the bravery test?" "You see that?" "He cuts off your hands." "If you don't make a sound, you pass." "I'll die before I let him touch you!" "There's too many of them!" "You're right." "Don't show fear!" "It makes them crazy." "One of us must go, or there'll be bloodshed." "I'll go." "No, I'll go." "I owe you." "I almost got you killed twice already." "I can't do what you can." "You get these people to safety." "I'll go, but it's okay." "Third time lucky." "I liked it just now when you called me Bret." "One thing." "What, Bret?" "When you bluff, never tap your fingernails on your teeth." "That's your second giveaway." "Even at a time like this, you think of others." "Goodbye, my lady." "You were right." "I never felt better in my life than I do right now." "Take care of yourself." "When they..." "... cutmyhandsoff , my lucky shirt'll fit." "Bye, Bret." "What was that all about?" "My throat is killing me." "Tell you later." "I could die happy right now." "Where'd you get this piece of junk?" "I won it off a Russian at poker." "Okay, watch out for it!" "My bicycle!" "Look at that!" "I think I'll stick to a horse." "Why are they laughing?" "Nobody's ever ridden it before." "You sure do pick the spots." "I know." "Next time you people drive us off our land, I'll find..." "... someswamplandso awful maybe you'll leave us alone." "Is that good?" "What's with the drums and war paint and horses?" "We had a lousy year." "Not much hunting." "When this Russian archduke, who gave me the bike..." "... cameandwantedtosee the real West, I said, ""Okay. """ "He pays well." "We get dressed up in war paint and whoop around like idiots." "He wants me to speak like they say in books: ""How, white man! """ "You people are such assholes!" "Of course he's got to hear the war drums all the time!" "It gets on my nerves." "You'll move on, you'll have the cash." "What's eating you?" "I don't have the $1 ,000 I owe you." "I knew you'd say that." "I'm sorry." "You'll get it as soon as I change my rubles into dollars." "When will that be?" "The big game's only a few days away." "The big game." "You need $25,000 to get into that." "You're crazy." "I know that." "I suppose I have to win the $3,000 a day or so before." "With your $1 ,000, I'll only need to win $2,000." "Wait!" "You've got $22,000?" "Cash?" "Not frog skins." "I've never seen $22,000." "I've never seen 25." "This is terrible." "Can I see it?" "Why not?" "Can I touch it?" "You can roll in it." "Where is it?" "Where else?" "What is this stuff?" "Very funny." "What?" "It's newspaper!" "You all right?" "Was it the food?" "I'll kill her!" "Annabelle!" "How could she rob me when I was going off to face my doom?" "You were going to cut my hands off and she robbed me!" "Pull yourself together!" "Everyone's looking." "I got your money." "Just wanted to see how you'd react." "I was just teasing." "Teasing?" "I don't like being teased." "I'll kill you!" "You'll be dead and I'll be happy." "Did you say, ""dead""?" "I just got an idea." "Big asshole." "How, white man!" "Hello, Noble Savage." "I've had a terrible day." "I kill every animal in sight..." "... andit'sboringme." "Boring." "Maybe His Largeness be interested in greatest Western thrill of all." "What is it?" "Come, come!" "What is best Western thrill?" "Kill lnjun." "Is it legal?" "White man been doing it for years but much wampum needed." "How much?" "One thousand." "One thousand?" "Would not have to tie him?" "That wouldn't be sporting." "No, he'll lose, but easy hit." "Dying anyway." "Smoke too much tobacco." "Put out of misery." "Deal?" "Deal." "Me go find and give him courage." "Indian law say death private thing." "You wait here." "Well, who else?" "Did you fix his gun?" "He wouldn't let go of it." "Great!" "What's in it for me if I die?" "I got him up to $500." "Worth the risk." "$250 each." "I'm the one taking all the risk." "Why do you need $250?" "So, Arch!" "Look sick." "Tell him to run." "Wrong!" "Why?" "I don't want to lose the light." "Indian shot by white man's weapon not reach happy hunting ground." "Indian die by Indian way." "I never used one of those." "Never!" "Real easy, see?" "No wonder you people were so easy to conquer." "Give me it!" "$2,000." "$2,000." "Give me that." "Come, come!" "Shit!" "I killed him." "I really killed him!" "Will you leave him for the vultures?" "Never liked him much anyway." "Come, we get the money now." "Partner, we did it!" "We did it." "Yeah, we did it." "He could have killed me." "Arrows missing, bullets whizzing" "We had to make it look real." "Real?" "You knew he'd miss me by this much!" "Shoot this." "You shoot it." "I'll show you something." "I'll give you a 5-second head start." "I saved your life!" "Shoot it." "I'll show you." "That's not funny." "Hurts, doesn't it?" "Anybody who shoots my bow can't use their hand for half a day." "And fresh from the mint." "All yours." "You earned it." "I'd kiss you, but there's people." "Don't do that." "Guess you'll go." "How will I explain I got away..." "... withmyhandsstillattached?" "Tell them you got us all drunk and escaped in the confusion." "Nobody'll believe that." "It's stupid." "You people believe anything." "Besides, that's not $500." "What is it?" "I got the big dunce up to $1 ,000." "From $500 to $1 ,000?" "Who's the best?" "He would've gone for $2,000." "That's pushing it, really." "All I need now is another $2,000." "You'll win it soon." "With my luck, I'll lose this thousand." "Hey, hey, what's this?" "You insult me by counting it?" "I'm sorry Joseph, but lately, my friends, even my close friends..." "... havestiffedme ." "Hey, Mav." "What are friends for?" "It's all there?" "I had to hot-foot it out of there as it wouldb 't be lobg before Joseph had a scheme  to help me reibvest my bewly-acquired thousabd." "Goodbye, Bert." "The $2,000 wasb 't the obly thibg I was short ob." "I was really gettibg short ob time." "Should've paid your cowhands a little more." "Lucky for you, I don't mind being made a fool of." "If you hadn't done what you did, I might've let you live." "But now I won't." "It occurred to me, before I blacked out, he might be teasibg." "Theb agaib maybe bot." "That's enough, Lord." "I've found humility." "If you could get me out of this, I don't mean to be..." "... toopresumptuous,but...." "Thank you, Lord." "All right, Ollie." "You can stop now." "Ollie, you can stop." "You can stop." "Thattaboy." "Don't go, Ollie!" "Stay there." "No, don't run!" "Bret Maverick!" "Look at you." "My hero's alive and well." "You seem happy." "Well, I am." "How ever did you escape from those hostiles?" "I'm not exactly a whole man anymore." "My beautiful, beautiful, perfect male." "I don't want to seem forward, but..." "... Iwonder, could you loan me $4,000?" "I've only been able to break even at the poker tables these days." "That means you can't enter." "If it was within my power, I'd give you that money in a heartbeat." "The problem is, I'm $2,000 short myself." "And my poor, pure heart..." "... wasjustsetonit." "This wine is for peasants!" "Well, set on this, Mrs. Bransford." "Just stay as pure as you are right now and I'll be back soon." "Hunting savages, isn't that dangerous?" "It's primitive..." "... butI likekilling." "Excuse me, but may I speak with you?" "Do you know who I am?" "No, but I do know who I am." "Maverick, lndian Affairs." "It's over for you." "Joseph talked." "I know no one with that name." "That's what he said about you when I started investigating the murder." "But once in jail, he told the truth, and so will you." "But, I no American." "Murder's murder, Dukey." "You face at least 1 0 years in jail and a $6,000 fine." "Six?" "Wait, wait!" "I have 6,000." "Help me." "Do you know the penalty for bribing an Indian Affairs official?" "No, please, I'm going home." "Take the 6." "Fix it." "Please, take!" "All right." "The courts are overworked." "I'll give you a break." "Don't shoot any more Indians." "Excuse me, has there been an accident?" "Can I speak with you?" "Excuse me, gentlemen." "Good luck, Miss Annabelle." "I got something to show you." "Close your eyes." "You're in the game." "I'm in the game!" "Best be quiet." "Your goodness has no end?" "Apparently not." "Heaven will kiss you for this one, Mr. Maverick." "I just realized something." "You can't help it, can you?" "You are irresistible." "Now if by some small chance you happen to win, I'll expect my 50% ." "Then I'll be expecting my 50% of your winnings." "Perhaps we should consider that a loan." "Let him go!" "How'd you get here?" "Tell me." "No, you tell me." "Why did you say you'd never let me make it to this game?" "Who's trying to stop me?" "It's going to be a pleasure playing you again." "Well, the pleasure's all yours." "Come on." "Hit it!" "Welcome to my ship..." "... theLaurenBelle." "And welcome to the first Annual..." "... AllRiver's Draw Poker Championship." "Rules are simple." "We play till we drop." "Winner takes all." "The dealer can call one break of one hour." "If you bust, you're gone." "20 players means there's going to be..." "... 1 9 brokenhearts." "Let's make it a great contest." "An honest, great contest." "For that reason..." "... I'veimportedoneoftheWest's most remarkable lawmen." "Marshal Zane Cooper." "He'll run things." "Come on up here, Coop." "Thank you, Commodore." "Now players, anyone caught cheating..." "... willforfeithisentryfee and be banned." "See these?" "They're the only two allowed here." "Anyone breaking rules..." "... betterbeafasterdraw than me." "And better learn how to swim." "Thank you, sir." "All right, gamblers, step right up and bring your money." "After you." "$25,000." "That's correct." "Here." "Make your mark right here." "Thank you, sir." "Make your mark." "Good luck to you." "Here." "I'll take good care of it." "Count that." "It's all there." "I'm sure it is." "The games will begin in 1 0 minutes." "Ladies and gentlemen, if we had $25,000 more in this satchel..." "... we'dhaveafullhalf-million." "We're minus one entry fee." "I believe it's yours." "Do I need to count it?" "I don't think so." "Even half-million." "This safe was brought in specially for this contest." "I selected the combination." "I'm the only one that knows it." "Commodore, the money's as protected as I can make it." "There it is." "Gamblers..." "... findyourdesignatedtable and let's play some poker!" "Five thousand." "My pot." "I'll call you." "Gentlemen..." "... fourkings." "All right, young man." "Let's go." "Hold on." "Cheating bastard!" "Sit down!" "I'll handle this." "I knew it was him!" "Don't touch my chips!" "Wait a second!" "Where are you taking me?" "I can't swim!" "Gentlemen, my pleasure." "Kings over tens, gentlemen." "Time to go for a swim." "Divide the chips among the players." "You son of a bitch!" "Sorry, old-timer, that's it." "If you don't mind." "At your pleasure." "Thank you, Mr. Coop." "Thank you, gentlemen." "Good game, Hightower." "Hightower retires." "Four queens." "Congratulations." "Chips'll be waiting at the main table." "Good luck in the final game." "Full house." "That's a good hand." "That beats one..." "... two..." "... threesevens." "But not four." "Why don't you get a drink?" "You'll feel better if you get fresh air." "Watch your step." "I hate those sad losers." "Don't play if you can't afford it." "How's it look?" "It looks like you, Mrs. Bransford, the Spaniard..." "... and,unlessamiraclehappens, Maverick." "When it's decided, call a break for an hour..." "... andlet'ssetitup at that table." "I was going to leave you something, but I'm cleaned out." "You're a hell of a player." "It's the most I enjoyed losing." "That's for you." "Congratulations." "I'll see that your chips are set up for the next game." "Good luck to you, son." "Leave your chips here, I'll get them transferred to the final game." "Congratulations." "The players can take a one hour break." "Players not back in their seat at the stroke of five..." "... forfeittheirwinnings." "Good morning." "Sorry." "30 minutes, everybody." "30 minutes to the final game." "He's a good 4 minutes fast." "Positions, sir?" "Dealer over there." "Give me the cards." "1 5 minutes, everybody." "1 5 minutes to the final game." "Maybe we better get serious." "I've got it, if you don't mind." "We have rules about that on board ship." "That's my gun." "It's your gun?" "Yeah, it's mine." "Do you swim?" "No." "But she does and it's her gun." "And this one?" "Is this hers too?" "I'm carrying it for her." "Is this your husband?" "What?" "How about a little boat?" "A little boat?" "Mrs. Bransford, you look ravishing for five in the morning." "Nice glow about you." "Five minutes, Mr. Maverick!" "Dealer..." "... startdividingup Maverick's chips." "Looks like he's a no-show." "Yes, sir." "Wait!" "All right, dealer." "You can start the game." "Ante up." "A thousand and two more." "I'll see your $2,000... ." "Can I bid everything I have?" "That'll be $1 2,000." "Too rich for my blood." "I'm out." "I feel like being silly." "I'll call." "It's just a pair of sixes." "If you can beat that, then I'm licked." "Not a totally unpleasant prospect." "I'm out of the game." "I'm out." "You put me out." "I did." "I didn't do any of my tells." "I didn't twirl my hair or flick my teeth." "You held your breath." "No, I wasn't." "Did I hold it?" "Did I?" "Did I?" "See?" "Sorry." "See, usually..." "... whenyougetexcited, you breathe heavily." "How do you... ." "I'll just pretend I was playing with somebody else's money." "That shouldn't be hard." "You did hold your breath." "Ante up." "It's up to you to open." "I'll open for $5,000." "I'll see your 5..." "... andraiseyou5." "1 0,000 to you." "Call." "And 5 for me." "Cards?" "Two cards, please." "Sir?" "Two." "One card, but not from you." "Put the deck down." "I'd like a new deck, new cut and a new shuffle." "I'm sorry, that isn't permitted." "But you can have a new dealer." "In that case, I'd like you to deal." "Just one from the top." "I like that." "Shows trust." "The Commodore has four of a kind, Angel has a small straight flush..." "... andI don'tknow what Maverick has." "It's up to you." "It looks like I'm sucking hind tit, so I'll bet everything." "The Commodore wagers $25,000." "I'll see your 25." "I guess we're even." "I'll raise you everything I've got." "That's half a million to the winner." "That should cover the Commodore." "You gonna look at your card?" "No need." "What are you playing at?" "Look at it." "I'd look at my card if I were you." "This is your portion of the pot." "What kind of poker you playing?" "Look at that card!" "Cards have been called, Commodore." "Show your cards." "I have two small pair." "Eights..." "... andeights." "Thank you." "Not going to look?" "How you gonna know if you can beat my straight flush?" "Ten of spades." "Jack of spades." "Queen of spades." "King of spades." "Possible royal flush." "Quiet!" "Quiet!" "You won!" "You cheating son of a bitch!" "You all right?" "I can't believe I pulled that card." "Did I ever tell you about the desert?" "You're babbling." "Your security isn't worth a damn!" "Everybody's got a gun!" "Ladies and gents..." "... forourpresentationofone-half million dollars to our winner..." "... Mr.Maverick!" "I want to congratulate you on a game well played." "I wish your moment could last longer..." "... butI seeallthismoney and I just..." "... gottatakeit ." "I'll have regrets, I'm sure, but I'm going to take it nevertheless." "Move down the steps." "This is no time to be brave, Bert." "Down the stairs, now." "You too, Commodore." "I'll take your bag." "Get your hands off." "Get away from here!" "Down the stairs." "Move!" "You son of a bitch." "I worked my ass off for that money." "I'll be coming for it." "I'll look for you." "Look real hard!" "That's my money." "Was your money." "I don't want to see any faces looking this way." "Get my gun." "He's headed for the lifeboat." "Stop him!" "Move!" "I'll kill that son of a bitch!" "There he is." "Let him go!" "Let him go?" "!" "The man saved my life!" "I can always win more money." "Anyway, I found out what I came here for." "I remind you there's $500,000 in that satchel that bastard's taking!" "It grieves me, but it's my half million." "It's only money, right?" "Right!" "Only money?" "!" "It's not worth killing a man." "I won't swear out a warrant against him." "I'll be damned!" "I will be damned!" "Let's toast our champion." "Our champion!" "I meant to give you this." "I took it from you on the stage." "You should have it." "I meant to give you this cufflink..." "... Itookbeforeyou left with the Indians." "I been looking for it." "Will you miss me?" "Will you miss me?" "You are going to miss me." "How do you know?" "You were holding your breath." "I was not." "Maybe I was." "I guess I better go make my stage." "See you in Abilene." "New Orleans, wasn't it?" "Either." "Where have you been?" "I had to say goodbye." "I didn't want them thinking I was running off." "And I did a lot of twists and turns and backtracked a lot..." "... tokeepanyonefromfollowingme." "I thought we were in this together." "You win, I do nothing." "Someone else wins, I do what I did." "You didn't tell me Angel was in it too." "If Angel had won, we'd split it the same way." "The reason I brought him in..." "... Itelegraphedhim to keep Maverick out of the game." "He messed up on that." "Poor, dead bastard." "I don't like secrets." "You probably won't like this one either." "I don't know, I guess it's my greedy nature, but..." "... I'vedecided..." "... nottoshareitwith you." "Uncock it." "Sit down, gentlemen." "Let's get real cozy." "Parlay some." "Put your hands down!" "I admit, you had me fooled." "Not many can." "But you did save my life." "It wouldn't be neighborly to kill you." "Besides..." "... everybodyknows what you are now, anyway." "All your life's work..." "... it'sallbeenwipedaway ." "Was it worth it?" "You got nothing to show for it." "What you said is true." "I traded every decent thing I know for that money." "You can't leave me alive." "I don't care where you go..." "... onenightyou'llrelax..." "... andI 'llbewaiting." "You couldn't sneak up on a corpse, Coop." "Not anymore." "You're a decrepit old has-been." "Well, what're you going to do?" "Maybe the fairest thing would be..." "... letoneof youkilltheother ." "I'll let you decide which." "That, as they say, is that." "You rotten, double-crossed... ." "I've never committed a cold-blooded murder in my life." "Well, I won't." "Not till I find Maverick." "Decrepit old has-been?" "Couldn't sneak up on a corpse?" "You got $500,000 in that satchel and your gun is 8 feet away." "Not smart." "Not smart at all." "Guess not." "It's plain to see who won the toss-up." "You shoot the Commodore in the back?" "No." "Good idea, but no." "I really enjoyed nailing that bastard." "No room in poker for cheats." "He won't be able to touch a deck of cards, this side of the Mississippi." "My old pappy always used to say:" """There is no more deeply moving religious experience..." "... thancheatingacheater.""" "I never said that once." "You've misquoted me all your life." "Are we quibbling over fine points?" "I'm sick of it!" "The things you said were always so dumb I had to improve on them." "Dumb, huh?" "Cut that out, Pappy!" "These are a buck apiece." "You brought me up to save money." "Give me one." "Those are the good ones." "They are?" "You got a match?" "Bret, Coop, everything good?" "Enough cigars, brandy, hot water, towels?" "Yell if you need anything." "Yes, Mrs. D." "Certainly hope this shirt fits you." "It's from the best shirtmaker in town." "Isn't she sweet?" "Hell of a shirt, but she's robbing us." "Look at this." "Here's a lot of money and your gun is 6 feet away from you." "Eight." "What a remarkable family." "How did she figure--?" "How'd you know?" "You don't have the exclusive on tells." "You both have the same height and build." "You both..." "... kissthesameway ,you both..." "... drawyourgunsalikeandsing the wrong words to ""Amazing Grace. """ "We do not." "My!" "Such..." "... splendidsimilarities." "From the looks of things, the lady better bring more hot water." "Bret, son, you know what we ended up with?" "A half-million-dollar silk shirt." "Nope." "We ended up with a quarter-million-dollar silk shirt..." "... becausemyoldpappytold me, ""When you put the cart--""" "No. ""Don't count... " "No." """Don't put your eggs in one basket. """ "Now that, I said." "So I have a boot for you." "A boot?" "And the other one's twice as heavy." "Oh, Bret, that's my boy!" "What are kids for?" "Give back the boot." "Be my guest." "Nice boots." "I don't know why I left the other half in the satchel." "I do." "So do I." "It'll be lots of fun getting it back." "Yes, sir?" "Something I got to know, son." "How did you come up with that ace of spades?" "You won't believe me." "I'm your father, I'll believe you." "Magic." "Magic?" "I believe you." "Thanks." "Subtitled by GELULA  CO., INC."