FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
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FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
RED "BABY" CAVANAUGH: Didn't hear what the bet was.
MANCO: Your life.
SHERIFF: Two thousand dollars, it's a lot of money. Takes me three years to earn it.
MANCO: Tell me, isn't a sheriff supposed to be courageous, loyal, and above all, honest?
SHERIFF: Yeah, that he is.
MANCO (Takes badge off sheriff, looks at it, walks outside, sees two men) I think you people need a new sheriff. (Throws badge to the ground)
MANCO: Now listen, old man. You're supposed to be a prophet. I didn't come here to listen to you rattle on about trains. I want to find out about this man, it's obvious you don't know anything.
PROPHET: No need to be insulting. If that's all you came here to do, you can clear out of my house fast before I go and lose my temper, understand? (Manco gets up to leave) Hey! Where you going, hmmm?
MANCO: I guess I better leave before you go and lose your temper.
MANCO: (Looking at Mortimer's gun) How can somebody in my business go around with a contraption like this?
MORTIMER: That contraption... almost sent you to your grave.
MANCO: You're forgetting one thing, Colonel. I was shooting at your hat.
MORTIMER: Well, I was only shooting at yours.
MANCO: But I recall firing first.
MORTIMER: Boy, I've reached almost fifty years of age with my system. Not many men last long in these parts. How long do you expect to last?
MANCO: Much longer than that. When I get my hands on Indio and that ten thousand dollars, I'm gonna buy myself a little place, possibly retire.
MORTIMER: Well, I don't believe we should start another fight, but you forget one, small detail.
MANCO: What's that?
MORTIMER: I wanna get my hands on Indio too.
MANCO: Sure, after me.
MORTIMER: Or before you. Or at the same time.
MANCO: Is that a proposition?
MORTIMER: Mmm hmm. An equal partnership.
MANCO: Why? Why should I?
MORTIMER: Well I can think of three reasons. First is, there's fourteen of them.
MANCO: Yeah, that's a lot.
MORTIMER: Uh huh.
MANCO: A lot for me.
MORTIMER: No small number even for two of us.
MANCO: Second reason?
MORTIMER: Second reason? The second reason is you could make it fifteen to one. Don't forget, I wanna play in this game too. As you're aware, when two hunters go after the same prey they usually end up shooting each other in the back, and we don't want to shoot each other in the back.
MANCO: Then the Colonel dies, hmm?
MORTIMER: (Laughs) All right, I'll be generous. You can have the reward for Indio, and I'll take the reward for the rest of the band.
MANCO: (Laughing) No, all wrong. No... Indio's worth ten thousand dollars, but the rest of the band adds up to much more than that. Blackie's worth four, Wild's worth three, Nino two...
MORTIMER: Nino's one.
MANCO: Hmm? (Looks at Mortimer's notebook) Well, Frisco's worth two.
MORTIMER: Well, that's ten thousand.
MANCO: Yeah, but there's a few more that will add up to more than that, I'm sure.
MORTIMER: How do you know that?
MANCO: I have my information, Colonel. Y'know, when all is said and done, I think I might just take you up on your proposition.
MORTIMER: Mmm, let's drink to this partnership. (Pours each of them a drink)
MANCO: (Picks up drink) To the partnership, with no tricks, of course.
MORTIMER: No tricks.
MANCO: (Sits down, puts feet up) Now then, you realize, of course, we're gonna have to figure out some way to get them in the middle.
MORTIMER: Yup. One from the outside, one from the inside. There's no other way. One of us will have to join Indio's band.
MANCO: Why are you looking at me when you say "one of us"?
MORTIMER: Because they don't know you. Wild sees me and his hump will catch on fire.
MANCO: (Laughs) Tell me, Colonel, how do you propose that I join up with Indio? Maybe bring him a bunch of roses?
MORTIMER: Well you could do that, but I'd suggest you take him Sancho Perez.
MANCO: Who's Sancho Perez?
MORTIMER: A friend of Indio's. Right now he's cooling off. He's cooling off in Alamogourdo jail.
MANCO: How do you know all this?
MORTIMER: I've got my information too. Naturally you'll have to arrange for his uh... release.
MANCO: Naturally. Tell me, Colonel, were you ever young?
MORTIMER: Yeah. And just as reckless as you. Then one day, something happened. Made life very precious to me.
MANCO: What's that? Or is the question indiscreet?
MORTIMER: No, the question isn't indiscreet, but the answer could be.
MANCO: Well, if there's gonna be any shooting, I gotta get my rest.
MANCO: Bravo.
MANCO: Now we start.
MANCO: Very careless of you, old man.
MANCO: (Looking at picture in the pocket watch Mortimer is holding that he had taken from Indio) There seems to be a family resemblance. (He gives the watch he had taken from Mortimer back to him) Here.
MORTIMER: (Takes his watch back) Naturally, between brother and sister.
MANCO: My gun?
MORTIMER: (Gives Manco back his gun and belt) My boy, you've become rich!
MANCO: You mean we've become rich, old man.
MORTIMER: No, it's all for you, I think you deserve it.
MANCO: What about our partnership?
MORTIMER: Maybe next time. (Walks off)
MANCO: (Loads Indio's body onto the cart with the rest of the dead gang.) Ten thousand, twelve thousand, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-two... Twenty two. (Hears man moving behind him, turns and shoots him.) Twenty-seven.
MORTIMER: Any trouble, boy?
MANCO: No old man. Thought I was having trouble with my adding. It's all right now.
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