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The episode's story revolves around Paladin lending his San Francisco hotel suite to a pair of newlyweds. The bride receives a disturbing wedding gift—her cat, mutilated—which draws Paladin into a vicious family feud. He discovers that the groom's half-brothers are threatening to murder their father, a man named Rupe Bosworth. Paladin travels to their farm to try and warn the father and intervene in the plot.
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00:00This gun is the only thing you two understand.
00:18Vicious scum like you who sent a mutilated cat to a young girl as a wedding present.
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00:54I'm very sorry, sir. I don't know how the mix of this is.
00:58The suite simply won't be vacant until tomorrow.
01:00Well, all right. Give us any old room for tonight.
01:02I can't do that. The hotel's entirely filled up. There isn't one vacancy.
01:04May I be of some assistance?
01:06I guess not. Not unless you can talk him into giving us a room.
01:10I'm sorry, sir, but as I've told you, the bridal suite won't be vacant until tomorrow.
01:14Just married?
01:16Yeah. Fine way to start out a honeymoon.
01:18I guess we'll just have to find someplace else.
01:20I think you'll have a lot of difficulty.
01:22There's a cattleman's convention.
01:24And most places are filled.
01:26We've only got three days, sir.
01:28Well, why don't you take my suite tonight?
01:30But where would you sleep?
01:31If all goes well, I won't.
01:32Some gentlemen I know are planning an all-night card game.
01:34We'd be much obliged, but how come you do this for us?
01:36Because it gives me pleasure.
01:38Give them the extra key to my suite.
01:39Yes, sir. Right away.
01:40I'd like to pay you for this.
01:41No, thanks.
01:42No, sir.
01:43No, sir.
01:44No, sir.
01:45No, sir.
01:46No, sir.
01:47No, sir.
01:48No, sir.
01:49No, sir.
01:50No, sir.
01:51I'd like to pay you for this.
01:53No, thanks.
01:54I'll tell you what.
01:56You can have breakfast ready for me in the morning.
01:58I'll see you then.
01:59Nine o'clock?
02:00Fine.
02:03Right up the stairs to your right, sir.
02:05We'll send you luggage up.
02:21Good morning.
02:22Good morning.
02:23This came in the mail for Bosworth.
02:24I suspect it's a wedding present.
02:26Oh, thank you.
02:27The clerk said your name's Paladin.
02:29I'm Henry Bosworth, and this is Janie Martin.
02:31I mean, Janie Bosworth.
02:33You'll get used to that new name.
02:34Your breakfast is ready.
02:36My kitten.
02:37My poor kitten.
02:38Don't cry, honey.
02:39Don't come back, or this might happen to you.
02:42Who would do this?
02:43My brothers.
02:44Half-brothers.
02:45They're vicious.
02:46Why would they do a thing like this?
02:47About a month ago, I helped Dad throw them off the ranch.
02:49They set them up to the ranch.
02:50They set them up to the ranch.
02:51They would harm your father.
02:52Would they harm your father?
02:53I never thought so.
02:54This makes me think different.
02:55I'm starting back now.
02:56Well, wait a minute.
02:57...this gift has upset your wife.
02:59I'll go to your father.
03:00You stay here and what buy your father.
03:01No one is so true.
03:02Not if you let you do this.
03:03Don't come back or this might happen to you.
03:04It's just a matter of years.
03:06Don't come back or this might happen to you.
03:09Who would do this?
03:10My brothers.
03:11Hat brothers.
03:12They were vicious.
03:13Why would they do a thing like this?
03:15About a month ago, I helped Dad throw him off the ranch.
03:18They said they'd get even with either of us.
03:19I'll go to your father. You stay here and follow when Janie feels better.
03:23Why do you want to get mixed up in this?
03:26It's my profession.
03:49Anybody here?
03:54Got it.
03:55Would you mind tossing that thing up here, stranger?
04:19There. Little off-center. Set another one up on the railing over there, will you?
04:35They're in that gunny sack.
04:49You want something?
04:54Just to meet you.
04:56Oh, a social caller.
04:58There's a jug back at the chair here. Help yourself.
05:08Done.
05:10That's the trouble with homemade shells.
05:13You gonna hold that jug or make use of it?
05:19Well, it's nice if you drop in. Who are you?
05:37My name is Paladin. Your son suggested I come and see you.
05:41Which son?
05:42Hank. I met him in San Francisco.
05:45He seemed to think you might be having trouble with the older boys.
05:48Yeah, that's possible.
05:50They ain't much good.
05:52Well, the mother was a violent woman.
05:54She liked to wring chickens' necks.
05:57Well, do you think there's any possibility those boys might try to harm you?
06:00They said they would.
06:02Blow my rotten carcass full of holes.
06:05Well, perhaps I should go and see them.
06:07Have a talk with them and convince them they shouldn't try.
06:09Yes, I'd be obliged.
06:11I don't believe I could shoot one of them, even if they did come around here.
06:17Sentimental, I guess.
06:19Where can I find them?
06:20Why, they're holed up in the cabin up on the North Fork Road.
06:24Hey, uh, before you go, you any good with that gun you carry?
06:37Yeah, you go have a talk with them.
06:39Say, you might go out by way of the West Quarter.
06:42Take a look at the crop.
06:44You mean, see if it's ready for harvest?
06:46Ain't gonna be no harvest.
06:48You ever see 200 acres of sweet peas in bloom?
06:51No.
06:53They're worth looking at.
06:55Smell good, too.
07:09There, that's your shaft.
07:11This here's mine.
07:13How come you get twice as many as me?
07:15That's cause I'm generous.
07:17Now, if I was selfish, I'd take the whole bunch.
07:20Well, I'm the one did the stealing.
07:22All you did was sit around and keep the old fool busy.
07:26But it was my plan.
07:28Seems like every time you divvy something up, I always get the short hand.
07:32Well, that's the way the brains is divided up.
07:35Now, you stop that kind of talk.
07:37I ain't gonna listen.
07:42Come in.
07:43Slow.
07:47Here.
07:48Okay.
07:53Your name, Bosworth?
07:55Maybe.
07:56What do you want?
07:57I just wanna see what kind of scum it would be that would send a mutilated cat to a young
08:01girl as a wedding present.
08:03Who you calling names?
08:04Shut up, Ed.
08:06It ain't easy to send a gift to a girl that's got everything.
08:08What business is it of yours?
08:10I hear that you had trouble with your father.
08:12You threatened to harm him.
08:14You heard that, did you?
08:16Well, just how well do you know my old man?
08:18Well enough to like him.
08:20Well, we know him a little better than that, don't we?
08:23We know him well enough to know he's crazy.
08:25That's beside the point.
08:27My question to you was, did you threaten to harm him?
08:30Ain't that just like that wild old coot to say something like that?
08:33As a matter of fact, we don't mean no harm to him at all.
08:36We want him to be in the best kind of place
08:38with the best kind of people,
08:40so everybody's gonna understand him.
08:42You're trying to have him committed?
08:44That's what you're trying to do?
08:46We already saw the sheriff and we got the papers swore out.
08:49And I'd appreciate it if you told the old fool
08:51that's just what we're gonna do.
09:08You're crazy, huh?
09:10They say I'm crazy.
09:11That's what your older two boys say,
09:13and they're gonna try and prove it.
09:15You think they can do it?
09:17I don't know.
09:18What do the other people in this community think about you?
09:21Why, they might say I'm a bit off at that.
09:24Now take the little matter of Jasper here.
09:27Most people think Owl's a funny pet, but I like him.
09:31He's my friend.
09:32He teaches me a lot of things.
09:34Such as?
09:35Well, he knows enough to keep his mouth shut.
09:38Not chattering all the time like a parrot.
09:41He sleeps when he wants.
09:43Wakes up when he wants.
09:45Makes his own schedule.
09:46So do I.
09:47You ever cage him?
09:49Yeah.
09:50I let him out at night to hunt.
09:52He comes back every morning.
09:54He's better than a watchdog, too.
09:57Now if I was to yell, he'd be on you in a minute.
10:02You see them talons?
10:04I see, Roop.
10:06What will anyone else?
10:08Why do you keep the rest of this house locked up?
10:11Why should I open it up?
10:13There's nothing but dust and sadness in them rooms.
10:16I'm an old man, Paladin.
10:19I've outlived two wives.
10:21A bad one and a good one.
10:23And I've raised three boys.
10:26And seen two of them want to kill me for what I own.
10:29Well, at least you have a fine son and Hank.
10:32I hope he gets here soon.
10:34We're gonna need his testimony.
10:35Testimony?
10:37Is this business going to court?
10:39I'll write into town today and see what kind of a hearing you can expect.
10:42I'll try to stop it, but you'd better be prepared.
10:44Prepared for what?
10:46Well, if the sheriff comes out here to serve you with a paper to appear,
10:49don't cause any trouble.
10:50You're gonna need all the friends you can get.
10:52All right.
10:55I'll be tame as a house cat.
11:05Do you always do that?
11:07Sure.
11:08I hate to do dishes.
11:10So I buy a new set in town every week for a dollar and throw them away when they're dirty.
11:16Anything wrong with that?
11:18No.
11:19Nothing at all.
11:23No.
11:24No.
11:25No.
11:26Okay.
11:27I'm better.
11:28Hello, no.
11:30It's all right.
11:31My name is Paladin, you Mr. Daggett?
11:35Yes.
11:36I understand you're the only lawyer in town.
11:39Well, I am the only person that's duty authorized and licensed to interpret the law.
11:44Would you wish an appointment?
11:46It's about Rube Bosworth's sanity here.
11:49It's about Rube Bosworth's sanity here.
11:52Well, I'm the only person that's duty authorized and licensed to interpret the law.
11:56Would you wish an appointment?
11:58It's about Rube Bosworth's sanity here.
12:01I believe you know about it.
12:04Well, I've been engaged to see that Mr. Bosworth is confined to an institution which can give him proper care.
12:10What kind of a hearing will there be?
12:12Well, there'll be a three-man commission composed of a circuit judge, an elected public official, and a doctor specializing in mental defects.
12:21They should arrive by tomorrow.
12:23Mr. Daggett, I'm asking you to drop these charges.
12:26On what grounds? What business is that of yours?
12:29On the grounds that the charges are false and malicious. I appeal to your professional ethics.
12:38What's he doing here?
12:39Well, frankly, I don't know.
12:40I was merely trying to find out if this shyster had been misinformed.
12:44Get out of this office right now.
12:46Right now, do you hear?
12:48Seems to be a little deep, Daggett.
12:50Throw him out of here.
12:51That's a pleasure.
13:09Don't you?
13:10Don't you dare hit me.
13:12Hold it.
13:22Luthor?
13:33Well, Hank, when did you get back?
13:35By noon today.
13:38Where's your dad?
13:39the sheriff took him to jail mr paladin for what he came to serve papers on dad to appear at a
13:46sanity hearing well i warned your dad not to cause any trouble he didn't mean to he's being polite
13:52as pie but without thinking he started to reach for his rifle the sheriff got scared and started
13:57yelling all kinds of orders and that woke up jasper the owl jasper swooped down and put those talons
14:03into the sheriff and sheriff shot him feathers all over the kitchen and your dad went for the
14:09sheriff you know we're gonna have quite a time proving that he's sane now
14:12yeah
14:16how do you feel
14:35oh wells i can since i messed everything up don't worry about it the judge and commissioners arrived
14:42today your hearing will be this afternoon what are my chances well it's hard to say everything
14:48depends on whether or not we can prove that the boys are trying to put you away so they can seize
14:53your property going to be hard to prove anything on him john he's awful sly why did you put them off
15:00the place huh because of another smart idea john's he took out fire insurance on the house they uh let
15:10hank tell you he knows hank and i'll do the best we can for you going to be any outsiders at this
15:16business well it's a public hearing anyone who's interested can attend i imagine some of your
15:21neighbors will then i best keep still i ain't so good at talking in front of people especially when
15:28they already think i ain't quite right i'll say whatever has to be said well thanks say i hate to ask
15:36but could you do me one more favor name it see that jasper has a decent burial
15:43they took me away before i could do it
15:46deputy
15:50we have here before you a man
16:02who was a danger to the entire community he lives like a savage in a single room while his large
16:10comfortable house remains locked and barred he has rich farmlands which he lays waste by planting
16:18worthless crops this is a man whose mind is dangerously unbalanced he must be committed to
16:24an institution for his own welfare and for the safety of those around him
16:32does the defendant have anything to say in answer to these charges
16:43if the defendant has no explanation to offer then this commission has no choice in its verdict
16:49your honor my name is paladin and we have an explanation are you the defendant's legal counsel
16:58i'm his friend he has no counsel very well proceed
17:05your honor roop bosworth is as sane as any man in this room
17:11his two sons are trying to have him committed solely to gain possession of his property
17:16objection this is an open hearing not a criminal court mr daggett
17:22proceed mr paladin
17:24the final argument between the father and the two sons occurred when they tried to burn down the
17:29house in order to collect on a fire insurance policy they'd taken on the place can you prove this
17:34assertion
17:35i'd like your honor to hear henry bosworth very well step over here young man
17:40i was mending the harness in the barn when i saw ed pouring kerosene in the back porch
17:53i yelled but he kept right at it i had to do something so i fired a shot into the back of the house where dad
17:58was sleeping he came out just in time to catch john with a torch ready to fire the place dad and i threw
18:05them off i guess they meant to burn dad up with the house
18:13have there ever been trouble before sure there was a blown up of si henson's place
18:17the time they stole whit grantley's cattle
18:20did these matters ever come to the attention of the sheriff
18:22no because well dad always found out first and settled it up in cash so nobody complained
18:27thank you henry that's all for now
18:33now your honor there is the matter of mr bosworth's eccentric behavior
18:39let's take these things in order first the predatory animal
18:43roop kept an owl because it was a clean quiet pet destroyed rodents ranch pests the owl attacked the
18:50sheriff only when he threatened roop any watchdog would have done the same
18:55now it's been alleged that roop lived like a savage in a single room that is a lie
19:02his kitchen was neat clean a good deal more so than mr daggett's office i object
19:09there's any question in the commission's mind i suggest that you gentlemen examine both rooms and
19:13make your own decision the rest of the house is kept locked because it would only be a nuisance to
19:18clean and maintain and as for the rest which of you gentlemen likes to do dishes
19:28and which one of you has ever lived in a house with a cuckoo clock without ever at some time feeling
19:34an impulse to smash it so that we have finally 200 acres of sweet peas to prove or disprove mr bosworth's
19:43sanity 30 years of hard work amid roop financially independent he doesn't need a money crop on that land
19:52and i don't know how anyone could look at that 200 acres of color beauty and say it was a foolish thing to do
20:04i believe this commission has enough facts at its disposal to reach a decision oh this is outrageous
20:16henry bosford would say anything to do john and edward out of their rightful inheritance your honor
20:22i have a document here i'd like to read i'll be reading it without mr bosworth's knowledge of
20:26consent but i believe it's pertinent evidence very well proceed
20:30i root bosworth being of sound mind and aging body to hereby make this last will and testament
20:38to my son henry i leave the 500 acres adjoining the thousand he received as a wedding gift
20:43the remaining 3 000 acres i leave to my sons john and edward to share as they see fit i sincerely hope
20:52that hard work and responsibility of ownership will teach them what i have not been able to
20:57that honesty and self-discipline are a man's best assets signed ruth bosworth this will was made
21:04right after henry's wedding a week ago it leaves equal shares to all three brothers henry knew the
21:11contents he had no reason to lie it is the verdict of this commission that rupert bosworth is saying
21:32we can't begin to pay you for what you did i will talk about that later
21:52you did a real fine job in there palvin i just want to see you get paid off you can't commit a
22:22murder here fire a shot in this alley there'll be dozens of people out here in seconds this ain't
22:27gonna be no murder this is gonna be real legal you're gonna draw on old ed and i'm gonna shoot you
22:35save old ed's life you're gonna have that gun in your hand and jacket there's gonna be my witness
22:42now you turn around there and face it move real slow
22:56you're gonna let him do this to you ed and do what to me he's gonna let me draw and kill you
23:02before he shoots me and i can do it you know get on with it wait a minute
23:08why would he do that you heard the will with you dead he gets three thousand acres of prime land
23:20maybe i ought to hold the gun let you draw on him
23:24you do like you told he's right that's what you were gonna do isn't it
23:31you're gonna get this one to the doctor's office his lawyer will tell you what happened i'll come
23:55around later and tell you the truth daggett you're gonna lose another case when you're trying to defend
24:01this one on a murder charge
24:09me
24:20why did it have to turn out this way what did i do wrong wasn't your fault dad you did all you
24:26could for i tried i remember him as kids playing marbles in the dirt
24:35Well, I can't do anything to efface that memory now.
24:40Think about the fine son you have in Hank.
24:43The fine grandchildren you're gonna have in the future.
24:46Let's ride on out past those flowers.
24:49You'll think about what's good in the world.
24:52What's clean.
24:54A gun will travel reach the card of a man.
25:09A knight without armor in a savage land.
25:15His vast gun for hire heats the calling wind.
25:22A soldier of fortune is the man called Paladin.
25:32Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
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