Part One

LESTER:
Uh, excuse me, Sir. I was wondering, is this a God-fearin' town?
EZRA:
Ha ha. Uh, this town and the good Lord are hardly even on speaking terms.

LESTER:
Well, I am relieved. Name's Big Lester Banks from St. Louis.
EZRA:
Ezra. Ezra Standish.
LESTER:
Mr. Standish, if this is not a God-fearin' town, and I currently find myself in the middle of a drinkery, I can only assume that a card game might be had somewhere abouts.
EZRA:
Well... as a matter of fact, happen to have a fresh deck... right here.
LESTER:
We share the same taste in good cards.

JD:
Why, good mornin', Miss Annie.
ANNIE:
Why, hello, JD.
JD:
Nice day. I'll take this apple, please.
[chimes ring]
BANK MANAGER:
Oh, welcome! Welcome! You two certainly look like you spent a good length of time working your claim.
MORRIS:
Feels like about 10 pounds I got here. How much you payin'?
BANK MANAGER:
$16 a fine ounce. That's the best price you'll get around here.
MORRIS:
Hell, Hector, I reckon 16 sounds good enough.
BANK MANAGER:
Excellent! You come with me.
MORRIS:
[humming, whistling]
Oh, say, I forgot to mention, truth be told, we'd like to make a withdrawal.

HECTOR:
All right! Keep your hands up! Come on! High! Up in the air! Come on, up!
MORRIS:
Fill this bag. Come on! Do it! Come on! Do it! Do it!
HECTOR:
We don't wanna shoot nobody, so keep your hands up.
JD:
Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!

[screams]
CHRIS:
Drop it! Get down! Don't move! JD, you all right?
JD:
Yeah. You got here just in time. Down to my last bullet.
BANK MANAGER:
Help! We need some help here! Annie's been shot. Help!

MORRIS:
He shot me right in the butt! What kind of man goes around shootin' people like that?
CHRIS:
You were robbing the bank.
NATHAN:
Let's get her over to my place.
BUCK:
You hurt?

JD:
No.
BUCK:
What happened?
NATHAN:
Easy, easy, easy.
JD:
Uh, they were robbing the bank, and... and she got shot.

NATHAN:
Put her on the bed!
ANNIE:
I feel cold.
VIN:
Rest easy, Miss. You're in good hands now.
NATHAN:
Josiah, boil some water. Hurry up!
VIN:
If y'all got it, I'll go tend to the wounded man.
NATHAN:
Thanks, Vin.
JOSIAH:
What else can I do?
NATHAN:
You can pray.

EZRA:
I heard the distinct report of gunfire emanating from the street. Everything all right?
BUCK:
Everything's fine. Just go on back to your game. Fix a couple of beers over here.
JD:
Not for me, Buck. Take a look around. Everybody in town knows that it was my bullet that hit that woman.
BUCK:
Hey... it was an accident.
JD:
No, Buck. It happened so fast. I panicked. I fanned my gun.

BUCK:
Fanned your gun? One of the first things I taught you...
JD:
I...I know.
BUCK:
Could've happened to anyone of us.
JD:
Happened to me.

NATHAN:
Josiah, hand me a bottle of whiskey.
HIRAM:
Oh, my God. Annie, what have they done
ANNIE:
Hiram... I can't feel my legs. I think I'm dying.

HIRAM:
Shh. Don't you worry. Doctor's working on you. You're gonna be all right, honey. Won't she?
NATHAN:
I'll do what I can, Sir.

VIN:
I've seen this one before.
CHRIS:
In town?
VIN:
On a wanted poster down in Julestown.

MORRIS:
My wound's gettin' dirty. Come on!
CHRIS:
Best send 'em a wire, let 'em know we got him.

MORRIS:
This is inhumane! Downright in-- Achilles... it was Hector's idea to rob the bank. I just went along to keep him company, is all.
CHRIS:
You know these men?
ACHILLES:
That man is my twin brother. He know better... than to do somethin' like this. You were a hero at Harper's Ferry. John Brown himself said so. Look how far you have fallen.
MORRIS:
Achilles... the kid behind you... he's the one that shot Hector. Shot some woman, too.
JD:
I didn't mean to shot her.
ACHILLES:
I'll see to it he gets a Christian burial.
VIN:
Can't let you take him till we hear from the sheriff in Julestown. They might want to see his body.
ACHILLES:
My brother ain't goin' to Julestown.
CHRIS:
Don't wanna do that, Mister.


ACHILLES:
You... show him the proper respect.

MORRIS:
Achilles. Achilles!
CHRIS:
Get down.
MORRIS:
You ain't gonna leave me here, Achilles, are ya? W-wait! Achilles!

LESTER:
I'll call ya. Show me what you got.
EZRA:
Well, I must be the chosen one because it would appear that the 3 wise men... have come to pay me a visit.

CROWD:
Whoo! All right!
LESTER:
Well, Sir, that there deck of your must be especially blessed 'cause, you see, I, too have been paid a visit.
BUCK:
A deck with 6 kings! That is somethin' that you don't see every day.
EZRA:
You, sir, have violated me.
LESTER:
I beg your pardon?
EZRA:
Cheated! Oh, you're an accomplished cheater, I'll give you that, but you're still a, uh... help me out here, Buck.
BUCK:
You are crookeder than a yellow-bellied snake making his way through a prickly pear patch.

EZRA:
Thank you.

LESTER:
I take offense to that, Mr. Standish. I believe I've come by these kings fairly.
EZRA:
Hah!
LESTER:
Perhaps you were the one that committed fraud!
BUCK:
Gentlemen, you know, the fair thing would be to just play the hand over.
LESTER:
Well... I'm agreeable to that. But in the immediate future, I require nourishment.
EZRA:
Tomorrow soon enough?
LESTER:
Tomorrow will be just fine.
BUCK:
Oh! Oh! I'll guard the pot. I got 'er.

VIN:
Here. Let me give you a hand.
MARY:
Oh, thanks.
VIN:
Watch your fingers now.
[hammering]
MARY:
Think anyone will enter?

VIN:
I don't rightly know. Poetry's, uh... pretty fancy for this town.
MARY:
Poetry's not just fancy words. Some of the best poetry is plain speakin'. Why don't you enter?
VIN:
What makes you think I can write a poem?
MARY:
I don't know. I just figured you've traveled so much, might have a lot to say.
VIN:
I reckon I might.
MARY:
Give it a try. I'll put it in my paper.
VIN:
I'll... I'll study on it a bit. Mary.

EZRA:
6 kings. Nobody's that damn proficient. I'd have seen him palm it. I know every trick in the book. Hell, I wrote the book.

VIN:
Talking to yourself, Ezra?
EZRA:
Ah, Mr. Tanner! A votre sante.
VIN:
Got kind of a favor to ask of you.
EZRA:
Mm-hmm.
VIN:
Mary's puttin' some poetry in the paper and...
EZRA:
That's nice.
VIN:
I was wonderin' if... well, since you have such nice handwritin' and all, would you mind, once you sober up...
EZRA:
Hah.
VIN:
Writin' down my poem for me all nice and pretty-like?
EZRA:
Y-you wrote a poem?
VIN:
Yeah.

EZRA:
[laughs]
VIN:
I knew I was wastin' my time with you.
EZRA:
No! No! Homer himself walks among us!

JOSIAH:
"Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoiceth. My flesh also shall rest in hope."

JD:
Is she... oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, God.

CHRIS:
Vin... They're back.
UNDERTAKER:
Help! Help! They're taking the body! They're taking the body!
CHRIS:
Buck, get out of there!
Go, Vin!
BUCK:
Let's go after 'em!
CHRIS:
Buck! I don't like it. Not at night.
NATHAN:
He's dead.
CHRIS:
Vin, ride out in the morning and find out which direction they're headed.

ACHILLES:
Anybody follin' us?
MAN:
No! It's all clear!
ACHILLES:
A trick I learned from old John Brown. Attack at night. Never know what in the hell hit 'em. My brother should be buried with the American flag. Aaahhh!

CASEY:
JD, are you all right?
JD:
No, I'm not all right.
CASEY:
I heard what happened.
JD:
Well, everybody in town's talkin' about it, ain't they? What are they sayin'?
CASEY:
They said you killed Annie. Is that true?
JD:
Yeah, I killed her.
CASEY:
I was just hoping there was some mistake.

EZRA:
Don't let these bloodshot eyes fool ya 'cause they'll be watching very closely to ensure that our little contest is on the up and up.
LESTER:
Well, I can assure you that Big Lester Banks has nothing up his sleeve. And to prove it... sometimes people act uncivilized.
EZRA:
Well, sir, I must concur. That I, myself, have known them at times to be... uncouth.
BUCK:
In case you're countin' it, both you boys bought me a couple of beers last night. Thank you.

HIRAM:
What would those animals want with my wife's body?
CHRIS:
They thought it was someone else.
HIRAM:
I gotta get her back. She needs a proper burial.
CHRIS:
I understand, believe me.
HIRAM:
What are you gonna do about JD?
BUCK:
What's that supposed to mean?
HIRAM:
He's reckless! And a public danger. I think most of us in this town would feel a lot safer if he wasn't walkin' around with them guns.

BUCK:
You all feel that way?
CROWD:
Yes, sir. True. That's right.
BUCK:
You forgettin' all the things JD's done for you?
HIRAM:
Oh, we ain't forgettin' that. My God. He's a boy.
BUCK:
He's not a boy.
CHRIS:
All right! You made your point.
BUCK:
You just gonna stand there? You gonna let him run JD out of town? That shooting was an accident. That could've happened to anyone of us.
CHRIS:
But it didn't.

Vin...any luck?
VIN:
Some of them must've ridden with the cavalry 'cause they triple-crossed their tracks. Chased down 2 dead-ends. Had to come back for a fresh horse.
CHRIS:
Well, I can fast this time of year. Why don't you wait till morning? I'll go with ya.
VIN:
All right.
MARY:
Vin... I've been lookin' for JD I know he's feeling pretty down. When you see him, would you give him my best?
VIN:
You bet.
MARY:
Oh, and, uh... I'm holding the presses until I get that poem of yours.
VIN:
Well, uh, thank you, Mary, but my scribin's so hard to read, it's likely to make your eyes sore tryin' to make sense of it.
MARY:
I'll write it down for you.

VIN:
You'd do that for me?
MARY:
Of course.
VIN:
Well, then, I... I reckon I'll think on it some more.

EZRA:
I call. 3 queens.
LESTER:
3 9s.
EZRA:
Whoo-hoo! Well! Uh... ladies and gentlemen, it would appear that lady luck has finally shone her light on me.
LESTER:
Hold the light. And 2 jacks.

CROWD:
Ohh! Ohh!
LESTER:
That's a full house, Mr. Standish. Luck of the draw.
EZRA:
Wait! I saw those jacks. I saw those jacks.
LESTER:
You were the dealer. Are you accusing yourself of cheating? I have enjoyed our game immensely, sir. Good day, Sir.

MORRIS:
Well, hallelujah! You're here. I thought you were gonna let me starve. Look at my ribs! I'm wastin' away here!

VIN:
Quit your whining. We got you an extra biscuit.
MORRIS:
How considerate.
VIN:
Chris... body's gone.
MORRIS:
The food you serve is so ghastly I went ahead and ate him.
VIN:
What happened to him?
MORRIS:
It's gonna cost you one steak and some potatoes.
CHRIS:
Here. Why don't you start with this?
VIN:
Or how about I cook you up some hot lead?

JD:
Whoa. Hi, Miss Annie. I'm real sorry for all this. I wish it had been me, not you.

ACHILLES:
Much too late for that. She your wife?
JD:
No.
ACHILLES:
Well, you seem upset. Want some coffee?

EZRA:
As I was shufflin', I saw those jacks. They were at the bottom of the deck. Even though he cut the cards, they'd end up somewhere around the middle. Oh, the treachery.

BUCK:
Oh, I don't know, Ezra. Maybe you just ran into a nasty patch of bad luck.
EZRA:
There's no such thing as bad luck. It's lack of skill that cost me...dearly.

NATHAN:
I know what you mean. If I had been a better doctor, if I had more schoolin', That woman would still be alive now.
BUCK:
You did the best you could, Nathan.
NATHAN:
But it wasn't enough, was it? I ain't hungry.

EZRA:
Well, first I lost my money, and now our collective misery has caused me to lose my appetite.
BUCK:
Not gonna let good grub go to waste.

VIN:
JD done run off with the body 'fore dawn.

Season One
The Magnificent Seven (Premiere) 1 2 3 One Day Out West 1 2
Working Girls 1 2 Safecracker 1 2 Witness 1 2 Nemesis 1 2
The Collector 1 2 Manhunt 1 2 Inmate 78 1 2

Season Two
The New Law 1 2 Sins Of The Past 1 2 Love And Honor 1 2
Vendetta 1 2 Wagon Train Part One 1 2 Wagon Train Part Two 1 2
The Trial 1 2 Chinatown 1 2 Achilles 1 2 Lady Killers 1 2
Penance Serpents Obsession

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