"DURANGO IS COMING, PAY OR DIE" "Durango." "What do you want?" "To have a little chat with you." "Burnet sends me." "He wants his $500 he won at poker." "Why doesn't he come himself?" "Because I am." "Don't you like it?" "And hurry up." "You have 10 seconds." "Make a decision." "I've killed for less than that." "Hello, Durango." "I have your money." "You're a very good debt collector." "10%, right?" "Indeed." "Here." "Thank you, Durango." "Go away." "Get away from this house or I'll kill you." "Hurry up." "But you're Durango." "One moment." "Don't go." "Wait." "Mr Durango." "Please, don't go." "What is it, girl?" "Please forgive us." "My father is angry after all that's happened to us." "We used to be fine, but they took everything from us." "You can help us." "I've got some hot coffee and some biscuits I made myself." "Please." "Help us." "Don't you want to help us?" "Thank you." "Come in." "Hello, friends." "Manuel!" "Let's have a drink." "Drinks for everyone, and lots of them!" "Manuel Bienvenido is paying for the tequila." "Music, boy." "Play something happy." "Cheers!" "Girls, drink to my health." "I scored big." "One of those jobs that change your life." "Today is a great day for Manuel Bienvenido." "Tequila." "The party continues but somewhere else." "Tonight, Bienvenido has earned the right to be in good company." "Good night, Esteban." "Good night." "Durango is coming." "Holy Mother of God!" "The debt collector." "I'm looking for Manuel Bienvenido." "Manuel Bienvenido?" "He's not here." "Bienvenido!" "Bienvenido!" "Who's asking for me?" "Me." "Give back the cattle you stole from Sullivan." "Cattle?" "Cattle, you said?" "There's no cattle within 700 km." " Fine." "You'll give the money you got for selling them." "Listen, hombre." "Bienvenido has no time to lose." "I know nothing about this Sullivan and the money you're talking about." "I give you ten seconds." "God in Heaven!" "I don't know how to thank you." "You saved us." "This cattle, it's all Jane and I had." " You asked me to do it." " How much?" " 10%." " All right." "Here." "Thanks." "Good luck." "Good bye and good luck to you." "What are you doing here?" "Don't go too far from home, you could make some bad encounters." "You're better than the others." "Don't be mistaken." "Wait." "I wanted to tell you that..." "Hello." "I'd like a room." "I'll give you this one, it's the only one left." "How long will you stay?" "I don't know." "Have my bags taken to my room, I'll take care of the horse." "We're still thirsty." "Bring us another bottle." "whisky." "One bottle." "Hello." "Hello." "How is business, Peter?" "It's all right, nothing to complain about." "I see that you've done well with the loan from the bank." "It's all right, yes," "Mr Morris." "The bank has some problems, it needs its money back." "Ferguson can't do this to me." "Business is only picking up." "And I have a contract with precise terms." "Mr Ferguson is generous." "He'll wait." "Two days." "No, he can't do that." "The contract is clear." "Two days." "Two." "It's on the house, mister..." "Durango." "Thank you." "My name is Durango." " Good morning, Miss Margot." " Good morning." "Good morning." "Did the telegraph disturb you?" "Their office is next door." "The boss wants to talk to you." "Mr Ferguson." "I'll follow you." "So, you're Durango..." "The one they call the Collector." "Specialized in the art of convincing debtors who don't want to pay their due." "In person." "I've heard a lot about you." "And I must say that opinions are quite divided." "I don't care." "Are you in a hurry, Durango?" "Would you like a cigar?" "I don't smoke." "A cough could be fatal the moment I have to draw." "You know..." "You and I could have some common interests." "I've invested a lot in this country." "I lent money to all those who showed some initiative." "That's how I lent thousands of dollars." "But when I'm trying to collect the debts, all I get are troubles and fights." "I helped a bunch of rascals." "Ungrateful persons." "Do you want to work for me?" "No, Ferguson." "I wouldn't stand obeying the orders of a boss." "Besides, I'm a debt collector of a certain standard." "Not a cheap man, unlike all your servants." "In case you wouldn't know, I'm very expensive." "We could come to an agreement." "Fine, we'll talk about it later." "If the opportunity presents itself." "Mr Durango, I gave you another room." "I found one upstairs." "The telegraph won't disturb you." "The old one was fine." "The new one is bigger." "And this man insisted to have that room." "He has trouble climbing stairs." " Miss Margot..." " Yes?" "Do you know him?" "No, I never saw him." "He's probably a travelling salesman." "Good morning, sirs." "Sorry to have kept you waiting." "It's nothing." "Come on, get up!" "We're late, we'll have to catch up." "Thank you." "You can go." "Miss Margot, that man left early." "Some last minute urgent business." "Do you want a coffee?" "No, it makes me nervous." "Forgot something?" "No." "Just some nostalgia... for this room." "Unless it is for the telegraph." "Life around here is very monotonous." "There's nothing to see." "Our only unusual sight, is the old abandonned Spanish mission, near Geronimo's cave." "Really?" "But you would waste your time." "If you want to have some fun, there's Fort Bassey." "I go there sometimes." "An old abandonned mission, Geronimo's cave..." "Thank you, Miss Margot." "No, thanks." "Come, my friends." "Hi, Tuerto." "Did you have a nice trip?" "There's $100 000 in the stagecoach." "We must find it." "Come on." "Come on, guys." "This Ferguson thinks he's smart." "But El Tuerto is even smarter." "He secretly sent his money, without suspecting that El Tuerto would be here to intercept.." "the telegraphic message." "A masterwork, my friends." "Poor Ferguson." "It'll take him a long time to get over it." "They were armed." "Yes, Ferguson's men." "He put an escort instead of regular passengers." "The money!" "Give it to me." "We're rich, my friends." "Rich!" "Let's go my friends." "Come on, let's go." "Here." "This is our hideout, compañeros." "Come in." "We'll be safe here until things settle down." "Then, off to Mexico." "Hi, Quercio." "Or Tuerto, as your friends call you." "It was easy to find you." "What do you want?" "The money." "All of it." "But what money?" "Put the bag on the ground." "Slowly." "I've got no time to waste." "Make a decision." "Come on, be nice." "Drop your gun." "Holy Mother of God!" "Bird of ill omen!" "Misfortune..." "I'm cursed by misfortune." "Why, holy mother of God?" "Why such misfortune?" "Why?" "I have an idea." "Let's split it." "Fifty-fifty." "We'll both be rich." "Okay, gringo?" "My name is Durango." "Then you're... the Collector." "All right, I got it." "Wait a minute." "What have I done?" "I robbed a rich bastard." "Is it a sin to rob a fucking rich bastard?" "It's not written in the Bible." "On Tuerto's word." "I stole a twig to the guy who stole a forest." "Is that a sin?" "You talk too much." "Why don't you put your eye-patch back on?" "There." "You look better like that." "Come here." "Put your hands together." "You thought you had a good plan." "You insisted too much to get that room." "I knew right away about the telegraph trick." "I followed the stagecoach and you know the rest." "Bravo, Tuerto." "That's a good thing done." "Let's go." "Misfortune..." "Fucking misfortune!" "Fucking faggot!" "Fucking pig!" "Scumbag!" "Fucking shitty gringo!" "Son of a bastard!" "Son of a bitch!" "May you be struck by lightning, maybe you die from cholera!" "May jackals eat your guts!" "Damn you!" "He's all yours, sheriff." "He's an important guest." "Look who's here..." "You came back to see us?" "El Tuerto, a friend of us." "What did you do this time?" "Fag!" "Son of a bitch!" "Farewell friend." "Thank God, everything's here." "I took my precautions but it was useless." "There are many bandits around here." "How did you do it?" "I happened to be there." "Bravo, my congratulations." "So, Durango..." "You deserve a reward." "Here." "It'll be 10%." "$10 000?" "Are you crazy?" "I warned you." "I'm not a cheap debt collector." "You have ten seconds." "Fine." "Keep your hands on the table." "The bastard." " A whisky." " Right away." "Where's Peter?" "He left a few days ago." "To the east I think." "Gimme another." "The boss will be happy." "Let's go." "Are you feeling better?" "The fucking bastards." "What happened?" "You were unconscious." "Who attacked you?" "Don't strain yourself." "Stay in bed for a while." "Drink." "What do you know about Ferguson?" "He's a loan shark of the worst kind." "He almost owns the whole county." "He lends money and asks it back before term." "Those who can't pay must abandon everything." "What if someone complains?" "He ends up dead somewhere in the prairie." "When we arrived, my father turned to Ferguson to build this hotel." "He got a loan." "But a few months later Ferguson asked for his money back." "My father didn't have it." "They threatened him so much that he finally committed suicide." "Now the hotel belongs to Ferguson." "And he gave me the great honor of letting me run it." "I'm alone." "I didn't have any other choice so I accepted his offer." "What else could I have done?" "Have him hurry." "What is it, Weg?" "I didn't like your joke." "Not one bit." "My money and quick." "Hurry up." "Hang on." "Listen carefully." "I'm going to leave this town." "But I warn you, Ferguson." "If I ever meet you or your men," "I'll show no mercy." "I'll meet you with a heavy hand." "Like that." "Imbecile." "You let him escape." "You'll be more useful dead." "Hands up, Durango." "What's going on, sheriff?" "Take off your belt and don't try anything funny." "Well?" "You paid your hotel bill with this money." "So what?" "According to the serial numbers, it seems that this money was stolen from Mr Ferguson." "You're accused of stealing $10 000 and of the murder of one of the bank guards." "Put your hands together." "Let's go." "Debt collector!" "Debt collector..." "The debt collector has arrived." "This is a small world." "Who would have thought that we would meet again so soon?" "How much did you get today?" "Won't you tell me, you fucking bastard?" "How was your day, you son of a bitch?" "Why don't you answer?" "The cat got your tongue?" "In this case, I'll do the talking." "Do you know what I got?" "Tuerto will tell you." "A sack of shit." "That's what I got." "Shut up." "Poor boy." "How sad." "Do you want... me to sing you a little song?" "A lullaby?" "You fucking shitty bastard!" "I told you to split fifty-fifty." "But no, mister is too good." "Mister doesn't share." "I don't give a fuck about your 10%!" "I know everything." "Now tell me, who's the worst:" "El Tuerto or Ferguson?" "Everybody will say that you're a murderer at your trial." "Ferguson can buy them all because all the members of the jury owe him some money." "And this time, the gallows will be all yours." "You won't get only 10%." "Do you know what you are?" "Crazy!" "Really?" "Then know this, gringo." "El Tuerto's head is not empty." "It's only misfortune." "This fucking misfortune." "Come in." "So?" "The judge will arrive in two days, Mr Ferguson." "Perfect." "I'll be part of the jury myself." "But the sheriff..." "The sheriff will accept it." "He owes his job to me." "It will be a magnificent execution." "People love these things." "Yes." "What is it, Durango?" "Something's wrong?" "Nervous, aren't you?" "It happens to everybody." "Don't worry." "The noose has the same effect on everybody." "You won't save your skin either." "That's where you're wrong." "El Tuerto will leave this stinking place very soon." "Do you know what I have here?" "You'll never guess." "A very poisonous snake." "Here's how I captured it..." "I caught a rat." "I tied a string to its leg." "And I put it outside, where there's rocks and bushes." "The rat started to squeal." "It caught the snake's attention... who ate it." "All I had to do was to get the snake by pulling the string." "Where did you learn this trick?" "The one who taught me is Diego Avellana." "A compañero." "Do you know Avellana?" "He's on his way to join me with his band." "We have a hideout... a peaceful one." "I met Avellana when I was fighting with Benito Juárez." "I was a signalman corporal." "That's where I learned morse code." "Do you want to learn it?" "Take it, friend." "Maybe it'll keep you occupied until your execution." "You know..." "I saw the execution of this blond king." "Maximilian of Habsburg." "It was the good old time." "Even kings did the revolution." "But now, it's an era of shit and misfortune." "It's time to sleep." "What are you hiding?" "Nothing." "What could the poor Tuerto hide?" "Show me what you're hiding." "I swear sheriff, I don't have anything." "I swear it on my mother's head." "No, please, it's mine." "A family token." "I swear." "Damn you." "And now it's your turn," "Collector." "You ruined the most beautiful job of my life." "It's not worth it." "Why waste a bullet?" "The gallows are waiting." "But El Tuerto is generous." "Heads, you live." "Tails, you die." "50% chance against your 10%." "Heads." "You're lucky." "You're gonna live." "Here." "Durango!" "I'm in trouble." "I was so worried." "You must hide me." "They won't come here." "As long as you want." "The last settlers are living town." "There'll be nobody left." "They're leaving hectares of land with the crops to come and all their cattle to Ferguson." "Poor folks." "He threatened them by requiring them to pay their debts." "His usual tactics." "This time he has the $10 000 robbery as an excuse." "New settlers will arrive." "And they'll spend a lot of money to have these lands and the cattle." "The prices will be so high that we can't imagine the developments it will bring." "Be ready to radically change your stupid life." "At least hiding here gave me the opportunity the learn morse code." "Do you intend to get a new job?" "Not really." "But this experience might prove useful soon enough." "Thank you." "I have a favor to ask you." "Find me a horse and keep it ready." "I might need it at any moment." "It will be done." "$800 000." "Almost all in gold." "That's what the arrival of the new settlers brought me." "Everything is working as expected." "I'm going to buy all the shares of the Eastern Banks Company with this money." "Will you leave the town?" "Yes." "I'll abandon those peasants." "I'll leave." "No, we'll go to Abilene." "Do you know it?" "A real city." "Who knows." "Maybe..." "I'll be elected." "Senator." "Send a telegram to Abilene's bank announcing that I bought the shares." "Let them know that I'll send the money in due time." "Very well, Mr Ferguson." "You can count on us." "Anything else?" "Any news regarding the fugitive?" "Durango?" "None for the moment." "All our informers have been notified." "We'll hear from them soon." "It would be better for you." "It was the greatest job of my life, Avellana." "One million dollars." "It was exhilarating." "But then they found me." "100... no, 200 gringos." "And they hit me." "I was overwhelmed." "Their leader was a scumbag, some guy..." "A gringo." "Durango." "My friend..." "Come." "It's a pleasure to see you." "I was sure I'd find you here in good company." "Avellana, it's my honor to introduce you to Durango." "A first class gringo." "Sit down." "He's a friend." "Coffee?" "Thanks." "My friend has a score to settle with the law." "He's a trustworthy compañero." "He's wanted for robbery and murder of a sheriff." "So we can talk in front of him." "He's allergic to sheriffs." "We're good old friends." "Aren't we, Durango?" "It's a happy coincidence." "I have a job to offer you, Avellana." "A big hit." "How big?" "$800 000." "$800 000?" "Holy mother of God!" "You see, Avellana." "I have important friends." "The first one I introduce," "$800 000." "How many men do you have?" "Those here." "They're not many, but they're brave." "And ready for anything." "It'll be enough." "We'll discuss the plan when I'll have more details." "Then, we'll attack." "We'll split it in three." "One for you," "Avellana." "One for El Tuerto." "And one for me." "It's a big day." "Let's celebrate." "Who has some whisky or some mezcal?" "I must go back before sunrise." "Esquimindi, escort him." "see you soon." "$800 000." "Holy mother of God." "The money will leave tomorrow at dawn." "With our stagecoach." "There will be two passengers to not arouse suspicion." "Both armed." "It will go to Santa Fe." "Santa Fe?" "It's south." "It's for safety reasons." "The track is not good for an ambush." "And at Santa Fe, there's the train." "All of this reduces the risks of such a long journey." "Is that clear?" "We'll do it discreetly." "That's why the escort will only be notified 30 minutes before the departure." "Okay?" "Perfect." "Once in the train we'll reach our destination." "The whole operation will be carried out with the utmost discretion." "And nobody except us will know about it." "When will we be at Santa Fe?" "The train will leave at 2pm." "Be sure to get there just a few minutes earlier." "Because if you wait too long it could arouse suspicion." "Send a telegram to Santa Fe at sunset." "To book an entire carriage without any other detail." "Understood?" "Lepers..." "We even have to put up with lepers now." "Lepers..." "Halt!" "I'll cut the telegraph wire." "Let's go, compañeros." " Tuerto!" " I'm coming." "Come on, hurry." " Son of a bitch." " Don't stop." "Esquimindi." " Go ahead." " Very well." "Let's go." "He was right." "All this money..." "Holy mother of God." "Two equal shares." "One for you." "And one for me." "For you." "For me." "I've never seen so much money." "Nice job, friends." "That's enough, Tuerto." "My heart is bleeding." "But I can't split fifty-fifty." "Believe me." "But we had an agreement." "I love you like a brother." "But think about it." "You're alone." "You have nobody to feed." "There's many of us." "We have families." "What do you suggest?" " $2 000, it'll be enough." " What?" "$2 000?" "There are hundreds of thousands of dollars!" "Don't insist." "No one will make me change my mind." "You're wrong, Avellana." "I don't like your way to split." "I'll make an exception for you." "No, Avellana." "The cards are in my hand." "I'm a good loser." "How much do you want to give me?" "I'll let you decide." "Gringo, show yourself." "Show yourself!" "All right." "I got him." "Fucking son of a bitch." "You can come out, Tuerto." "Party's over." "I was waiting for you." "Good job." "We could split it between brothers." "Don't you think?" "So?" "Why don't you answer?" "We're rich." "We've got nothing to worry about." "Right?" "You won't have to be a debt collector." "And since you're more experienced, you'll tell me what to do." "It's Avellana who wanted to kill you." "He told me nothing." "I swear it, on my mother's head." "You're a scumbag." "I didn't tell you that they wanted to kill me." "How did you know?" "Holy shit!" "You have to believe me, Durango." "I didn't agree." "I refused." "But you know Avellana." "Yes." "He never shared with anybody." "Believe me." "All his partners always ended six feet under." "Durango." "We're friends, we must stick together." "Please, Durango, don't go." "Take me with you." "You talk too much." "In this case, give me some money." "I'll keep it in your memory." "You're alive with a horse." "That's more than you deserve." "Put it on my horse." "Me?" "Bastard." "Fucking bastard!" "Misfortune..." "Fucking misfortune." "This fucking misfortune won't leave Tuerto alone." "I lost everything." "Morons." "Worse than amateurs." "I trusted you." "The Eastern Banks shares are mine but the money will never get there." "You've been played like a bunch of fools." "$800 000... 800 000!" "If there's anything we can do..." "What did you want to do?" "The telegraph is out of order." "I'm ruined, you hear?" "Let's organize a manhunt." "To find Avellana?" "Do you think they reached the border?" "Let me think." "Sell your copper mine." "How much would they give me?" "300, 400 000 dollars at most." "It would be the end anyway." "I'd be ruined." "I trusted you." "I trusted you idiots with all my wealth." "My creditors will swoop down like vultures on what's left of my patrimony." "May Heaven strike them!" "Death." "Yes." "Death cancels all debts." "And a man with nothing left can only commit suicide." "What are you saying?" "Shut up, idiot." "The banker Ferguson is dead." "He's dead." "And my creditors... will be desperate." "Who's there?" "Durango." "It's you." "Nice to see you." "Hello, Sullivan." "Please, come in." "Could you keep this chest for me?" "Of course." "Durango." "But you're wounded." "It's just a scratch." "Dad, boil some water." "And you, take off your vest." "Sit down and undo your shirt." "Fortunately it's not serious." "Thank you doctor." "Tell me, will my convalescence take long?" "You'll be fine in a few days." "A few days?" "I can only stay a few hours." "Are you in a hurry?" "yes." "Do your best." "I can't guarantee anything." "I'll see what I can do." "Help!" "Banker Ferguson committed suicide." "Ferguson?" " Go get the priest." " Right away." " Mr Durango." " What's wrong, Jane?" "Mr Ferguson killed himself." "What?" "How do you know?" "Everybody is talking about it in Tucson." "He's really dead." "Poor us." "God rest his soul." "But he really was a son of a bitch." "People will be able to come back to work in peace now." "Yes." "Everything's all right?" "Yes, Mr Ferguson." " Nobody followed you?" " No." "Very good." "A long journey awaits us." "But we'll have a new life in Guatemala." "With the copper mine you wanted to sell" "I can assure you that it won't take long before I get back on my feet." "Let's go." "Don't move." "And you, get off your horse." "Don't try anything foolish." "Those rocks around the cross..." "There was the same in your coffin." "I'd have prefered you dead." "My bag..." "All I have left is in this bag." "It's yours." "What..." "What do you want to do?" "Pick up this gun." "What for?" "To do what you wanted to do two days ago." "To shoot yourself." "Ten seconds." "Yes, reverend." "It's the money of the settlers that Ferguson forced to leave Tucson." "There's also the money of Margot's father." "Will you take care of the distribution?" "Of course, Durango." "You've been very kind." "We'll always be grateful." "You should stay, you'd make a good sheriff." "Yes, it's true!" "For sure." "Thank you, but I'd rather avoid troubles." "I prefer to work alone." "May Heaven protect you, my son." "Good bye." "I almost forgot... there's a few thousand dollars missing." "An old credit." "I wasn't too scrupulous with the fee." "Yes, I understand." "It'll be a lot of work to distribute it." "What a man this Durango." "They say he's killed at least 50 men." "In the name of justice of course." "Do you think this Durango is a sinner?" "Let's not talk about that now." "We've got no time to waste." "Slowly, my children." "Everybody will get their share." "But to avoid any hustle," "I'm asking you to go back to your homes." "We'll call you." "You're sure you want to leave?" "Will we meet again?" "Yes." "If a customer doesn't pay his bill, just call me." "I hope it will happen." "And I'll come." "But remember, I always take 10%." "Hello, friend." "We meet again." "We're going the same way, aren't we?" "I've got some business up north." "Good business." "You're coming with me?" "I'm going in the opposite direction." "To Dodge City." "Wait!" "We're friends, take me with you." "I won't be a burden." "I'll do anything you want." "Take me with you." "You won't regret it." "I cook great tortillas." "Also sheep stew and spit-roast pork." "Wait!" "You don't know... that El Tuerto is a resourceful man with many qualities." "It's as if you had your mother on your side." "You would like it." "Wouldn't you, friend?" "What misfortune." "Fucking misfortune." "Wait for me." "Wait for me, gringo." "Do you know what El Tuerto is telling you, you fucking bastard?" "I'll follow you whatever happens, even if you don't like it."