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00:00Can I help you?
00:23Yes, a couple of the young newspapers came into my hands in New Orleans.
00:27They mention a man called Ben Cartwright.
00:30Aye?
00:31Well, is he a rather large man physically, about my age. He has two sons.
00:35Three of them.
00:36Three.
00:37What do you want him for?
00:39I'm Joe Cartwright.
00:41Your father and I have urgent business together. Where is he?
00:44Well, he's out of town right now. What kind of business?
00:47Out of town where?
00:48At Silver City. At a reception they're giving in his honor.
00:52Look at this. A whole newspaper story about him.
00:55Well, booming him for politics. Fine man that he is, he'll make a fine governor, so he will.
01:01Little Joe here is checking me on the facts of his life. Be in tomorrow's paper.
01:07Nevada and Ben Cartwright, a great future together.
01:14Well, I don't know about Nevada, but Ben Cartwright has no future.
01:22What do you mean by that?
01:24When he gets back into town, tell him I'm at the hotel. Charles LeDuc.
01:29I asked you a question.
01:30All right, now.
01:36Now, look here.
01:37All right, now, hold it, Cole.
01:45We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:24We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:30We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:36We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:42We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:49We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
02:55We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
03:01We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
03:07We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
03:13We'll smash Ben Cartwright just like we smashed the story of his life.
03:18All right, thanks.
03:19Hey, Joe, that's good news, isn't it?
03:21I mean, about your father running for governor.
03:23Yeah, it's just fine, Jack.
03:25Yeah?
03:26All right, where's that man of yours, the one that hit me?
03:49I'm sorry about that, son.
03:52Why don't you come on in?
03:58Mr. Cole will be back shortly.
04:00Meanwhile, is there anything I can do for you?
04:03Yeah.
04:06Yeah, you can tell me who you are and what you want with my father.
04:08Oh, I'd rather spare you that ugly story.
04:12Oh, what ugly story?
04:14You know, it's really remarkable, the resemblance you bear to your mother.
04:19I'll just leave my mother out of this.
04:21Ah, it's a little difficult, considering the fact that she and I were good friends.
04:28Oh, you said you had an ugly story.
04:31Couldn't have been about my mother.
04:32You're right.
04:34That story was about the man she married.
04:37You're lying, mister.
04:38Take it easy, boy.
04:39You got something to say, say it.
04:40All right.
04:42You take a message to your father.
04:44Tell him to stay out of politics because the plans I have for him are liable to interfere.
04:49What kind of plans?
04:53Inspector Charles LeDuc.
04:56New Orleans Police Department.
04:59And you came all the way from New Orleans for my father, huh?
05:022,000 miles and 20 years.
05:06Oh, well, I don't believe you, mister.
05:08Go tell your father, see if he believes me.
05:10I'm gonna tell him.
05:12I'm gonna tell him that I'll be back for your friend.
05:15And in case you're curious,
05:18the charge is murder.
05:21Now, I know you're lying.
05:38Oh, Ben.
05:41I must tell you,
05:43it's unusual in these parts for a man to be so graceful on the dance floor.
05:48Well, I must tell you, I haven't danced in such a long time,
05:51but so lovely a partner would make any man graceful.
05:55Your compliments are as smooth as your dancing.
05:58I'm sure you learned both arts during your stay in New Orleans.
06:02Perhaps.
06:05Ah, Bob.
06:06Alice.
06:07Well, Adam.
06:08Louise.
06:09Your father is a most generous host.
06:11Well, it's not every day we can entertain the future governor.
06:15Adam's been telling me about his two brothers.
06:17It's a shame they can't be here tonight.
06:20Well, the Ponderosa demands a great deal of work.
06:23I know.
06:24And you're lucky to have three sons to do it.
06:27Too bad we have to leave tonight.
06:28But Pa's gotta get around the territory
06:30so that people can get better acquainted with him.
06:32I think everyone in Nevada knows Ben Cartwright.
06:36Folks, your attention, please.
06:41You all know about the fuss
06:43everyone's been kicking up about making Nevada a state.
06:47So it's time we started thinking about our first governor,
06:51someone who'll fight with all his heart
06:54for the future of Nevada.
06:56My friends, I give you an able man,
07:00a charitable man, a humble man.
07:05I give you Ben Cartwright of the Ponderosa.
07:09Come on, Ben. Say something.
07:14Well, I'm, uh...
07:16I'm deeply grateful.
07:25Well, I, uh...
07:28I won't make a speech.
07:30Oh, no.
07:32In this country, we don't talk much about things
07:36we get out and do them.
07:42The things I want, I believe you want also.
07:46A free country where we can raise our families
07:49in safety under God.
07:51Our Nevada is not yet a state.
07:55But when that great day comes,
07:58if you still want me,
08:00I'll try to do everything I can to be of service.
08:05Oh, well, you will want to.
08:08Your father's a wonderful man.
08:11He's going to make a splendid governor.
08:16Well, meet the next governor.
08:18Hey, hooray!
08:20There ain't nothing to celebrate yet.
08:22Nothing till Nevada becomes a state.
08:26Technicalities, Pa, just technicalities.
08:28Put it away there.
08:36What's the matter with Joe?
08:38Paul, you've had a long ride.
08:40Won't you go on up and get him some fresh clothes?
08:43We'll have something to eat and then we'll talk about it later.
08:46Sounds good.
08:47Pa?
08:48What?
08:49I don't think this can wait.
08:51What?
08:52There were a couple of strangers in town today.
08:55They came into the territorial enterprise.
08:57Made a few remarks about you I didn't like.
08:59Well, I imagine they're quite a few people.
09:01What kind of remarks?
09:03Well, first I'd better tell you who they are.
09:05They say they're on the New Orleans police force.
09:08One of them's an inspector named LeDuc.
09:12LeDuc?
09:16Charles LeDuc?
09:18How do you know him?
09:23Is he at the hotel?
09:24Yeah.
09:27Settle my horse.
09:34Hmm.
09:58I've been caught, right?
10:01Well.
10:03Come in, Cartwright. Come in.
10:08Hmm.
10:10Been 20 years. You haven't changed much.
10:13You remember me?
10:15Yes.
10:17I remember you.
10:18I understand you're a big man in these parts.
10:21They're even thinking of putting you up for political off as governor, isn't it?
10:25I have a lot of good friends.
10:27A lot of friends and three fine sons.
10:29Well, I haven't been as fortunate as you have.
10:33Of course, a policeman doesn't have much chance to accumulate family, friends or admiration.
10:40Most people admire an honest man of the law.
10:43Hmm.
10:45Seems like you have everything and I have nothing.
10:48Of course.
10:50I've always been handicapped by this unfortunate infirmity.
10:55I'm sorry.
10:57Well, it's...
10:59A bullet was responsible.
11:02Hurts.
11:04Every step.
11:06Yeah. See, the kneecap is shattered.
11:09Happened 20 years ago.
11:11I was on a murder case.
11:13The murder case of Simon LaRoche.
11:16You remember?
11:18I remember.
11:19You should because you're going to hang for it.
11:22Mr. LeDuc.
11:24That charge against me was dropped 20 years ago.
11:27Was it?
11:28Yes, it was.
11:30I offered to return to New Orleans a month after I left.
11:33My lawyer wrote, said it was unnecessary since three witnesses had testified that I had shot LaRoche in self-defense.
11:39Hmm.
11:40Well, do you have any proof?
11:43Any documentary evidence?
11:47Well, no.
11:49I was to have received a letter from the New Orleans chief of police.
11:53But you don't have that letter.
11:57You know, Cartwright, your lawyer, gave you some very bad advice.
12:01You are a fugitive from justice.
12:03You are still wanted for the murder of Simon LaRoche.
12:06Mr. LeDuc, that can't be.
12:09No?
12:11Here's a warrant for your arrest.
12:14Go ahead, look at it.
12:18It's a true warrant.
12:20It's on the right paper, the right signatures, the right language.
12:23What more do you want?
12:27The right motive.
12:29What's yours?
12:32Do you remember a scuffle in the alley the night I came to arrest you?
12:38We, uh, we had a fight.
12:40I knocked you down.
12:42Do you remember hearing a shot?
12:44LeDuc, you were after me.
12:46You wanted to kill me.
12:48I wasn't armed.
12:50I ran.
12:51Yes, you ran.
12:52I followed you.
12:54In the dark, I fell, and the bullet entered my leg.
12:57I'm sorry I didn't know that.
12:59I didn't look back.
13:01Well, you should have.
13:03Because it gave me a very special interest in your case.
13:08I started following you.
13:12I started following you that night, crawling on my belly.
13:16And I'm going to continue to follow you until you hang.
13:20I can't hold myself responsible for what happened to you that night.
13:24You're going back to New Orleans with me and stand trial.
13:30This warrant of yours is of no value out here, you know.
13:35You know, if you're innocent, I think you'd be anxious to go back and clear your name.
13:40My name is clear.
13:42What do you think your name would be worth
13:45if people found out about your wife and Simon LaRoche, Governor Cartwright?
13:54Cartwright, before I'm through,
13:57you're going to beg me to take you back to New Orleans.
14:01You don't believe that, do you?
14:05I swear it.
14:10See you, Mr. Cartwright.
14:16That's Ben Cartwright,
14:18going to be first governor of Nevada when she becomes a state.
14:40Aye, hello there, Ben.
14:42Oh
15:08Hello there Ben
15:10How are you now
15:12Well to be perfectly frank Dennis
15:15Not too. Well, hi, and I'll wager it's on the count of them to the two strangers
15:21Now you've seen them have you wasn't it right in front of me that little Joe was hit
15:26Who's you they were looking for?
15:29And by the look of you just bad news they brought
15:32Dennis I suppose you'll be reporting what happened in Silver City. Hi. It's right here
15:39I'd like to I'd like to put something in next to it
15:50Ready now to all of my friends in Nevada
15:55To all of my friends in Nevada
16:02My deepest appreciation for the way you've honored me
16:17But for personal reasons I hereby withdraw my name
16:25From consideration as a possible candidate for governor of the state of Nevada
16:38Yeah, take a look at that
16:42So he's withdrawing his name, huh seems like you've already begun to reach him. Yes, sir. Things are beginning to fall right in the line
16:49But for personal reasons I hereby withdraw my name from consideration as a possible candidate for governor of the state of Nevada
16:57But father was no reason to withdraw not yet. I didn't want to Adam
17:02Believe me. I didn't want to why then Paul
17:06Well, you just can't leave your friends out in a limb waiting to be sawed off your friends would have stuck by you
17:14You mean they'd have been dragged down with me
17:16On a political campaign
17:18There's just one weak spot one breath of scandal your opponents find it and use it to destroy you
17:25But Paul if if you were clear to them charges if
17:30It would take weeks to get word back from New Orleans
17:33If I remained a political candidate all that time
17:36My names will be dragged through every pigsty in the state. Oh, you're not telling us everything
17:42It's not like you to run out of New Orleans
17:44It's not like you to run out of New Orleans now without the truck
17:49The only thing I've ever kept from you, isn't it? It's one thing you can still keep if you want to know
17:56It's been too long already
18:00Truth is something that always comes back at you, doesn't it?
18:06Joe
18:07I've told you a great deal about your mother
18:10You never really knew her. She was a
18:13Wonderful woman beautiful slender delicate gentle
18:19Treated Adam and Hoss like they were her own
18:24She was like an angel to everyone that ever came into contact with her and then this
18:32This man's La Roche Simon La Roche came into our lives
18:37The man I killed why did you have to kill him?
18:43Your mother came from a
18:46From a certain notorious section of New Orleans a section in the sailors called the flats
18:55But what difference does it make where she came from no difference no difference not to me
18:59but to a man like La Roche it presented an opportunity to
19:03cash in on his
19:06Cash in on her past by threatening to destroy her reputation
19:12Threatening her with what
19:15He blackmailed her to keep her past a secret to keep what secret
19:23Joe I what secret
19:25Joseph I'd keep what secret what your mother did or did not do before I met her is of no importance. I
19:31Loved her and I married her
19:34She was a wonderful person
19:39But your mother
19:40was afraid of
19:42Scandal not for her sake but for mine for Hoss's and Adams
19:47so she
19:49She paid La Roche
19:52She paid him
19:54Until I found out about it. I went to see him
19:59We talked got into an argument
20:03fight
20:05He pulled a knife. I
20:08Killed him in self-defense, but I killed him. I
20:17Felt I couldn't stand trial because then everything that your mother wanted to forget
20:23Would have come up so it comes out now 20 years later
20:30Yes
20:33That's why I feel that maybe if I go to New Orleans I can put a stop to it
20:41There's another way
20:49Well, let me go up the mood you're in I
20:53remember
20:54The Duke is doing his duty. I
20:57Want you to promise me that you will do no harm to him of any nature
21:04I'm gonna go out for a while. I'll go with you little Joe. I'd rather go by myself
21:11Joe
21:14My brother
21:33You
22:04You
22:17Friend looks kind of lonely. Hello there cutie. Hey, what's your name?
22:22That's a pretty name. Say, how'd you like to come over the hotel tonight and have supper with me?
22:26Oh, that would be nice. Sorry a few inspector
22:29Right ahead
22:31Look like you could be fun. Mr. Mr. Rum. His name is Charles Charlie
22:37Charlie bet you I could get you out of that lonesome mood. I like being alone
22:42I have a lot to think of think you're wasting time
22:45Mr. It's against the law to be alone in Virginia City
22:52Like you child if you got to know me you'd hate
23:00Oh
23:01Why is he so hard to get to he's got his reasons
23:05With that leg and all I feel kind of sorry for him. Yeah, I have a drink. What about your friend?
23:12He's not my friend he's my boss it's my job to look after him
23:24The Duke
23:29I want to talk to you
23:40I said I want to talk to you LaDuke. I told you I don't have anything to say to you
23:45I thought told us the whole story
23:47When you say the whole story, I figure you mean the part about your mother, too
23:52I'm warning you keep my mother's name out of your filthy mouth
23:54You know you and I ought to be on the same side
23:57You just get your father to take that little trip with me and your mother stays an angel
24:02You know, I gave Paul my word. I wouldn't kill you
24:06But if you drag my mother's name through the dirt, so help me I will you'll have to kill me first
24:13No, maybe that'll be the best part
24:25I
24:36Did
24:37It was self-defense not the way I saw it. Well, you saw what happened
24:42You just got through doing me the greatest favor of my life
24:46Because now I can tell my story under oath in a courtroom where everybody can hear the whole story about your mother
24:53You just give me that chance that trial will be about her not about you
25:00Well, you're not gonna get that chance
25:10Go on get the sheriff young Cartwright just shot this man down in cold blood
25:24I
25:25Think wrong. I'm afraid so Ben. We're looking for a little Joe little Joe. You ain't gonna like this
25:30He shot a fellow in Virginia City killed him
25:34No, sheriff, no question about it Ben. Where is he?
25:38Who was that? He was supposed to have shot one of them fellows from New Orleans name of Cole. Oh
25:45This inspector LaDuke he witnessed it he said little Joe just up and did it in cold blood Oh
25:50Sheriff Brady, you know little Joe better than that. All I know is he shot a man and run away and we gotta find him
25:56sheriff I
25:58Know Joe be coming home
26:01Let us bring him into town to you
26:04All right, then your words good enough for me. Come on
26:19I
26:42Was hoping I'd find you here
26:50I thought you'd come I
26:52Wanted to say goodbye son. You're not going anywhere. I
26:57Got no choice
26:59Well, there's always a choice
27:01Here it's the choice between running away or facing up to what's happened
27:07What did happen in town
27:10Well, I went to see LaDuke in spite of what you promised I
27:15Promised I wouldn't harm him. I didn't say I wouldn't see him
27:17Well, I was talking to him Cole came in we got into a fight he drew his gun and I killed him
27:31Trouble is the the sheriff's wondering why you ran away
27:37Had a lot of choice with inspector LaDuke the only witness your word against his
27:42People of Virginia City know you and I I know they trust you
27:46Wow, that's not the point. What is the point?
27:52LaDuke told me what he'd do at the trial
27:55He said he'd get up in front of that whole town and tell all those dirty lies
28:01About my mother you were running away to
28:05Protect your mother's name. Is that it?
28:08Your mother begged me to stand trial in New Orleans, no matter what the consequences to her
28:16Well, I can't do that
28:21I made a mistake Joe. I can't let you make the same mistake
28:28I
28:32Can't let you make the same mistake
28:38You come home with me now tomorrow morning we'll ride into town together
28:49Son
28:51You've always trusted me
28:55They're running away will ruin your life
29:00And it won't help her
29:05Come on
29:08I'm asking
29:39I
29:45Brought to you prisoner. Thanks Ben. What have you got to say?
29:49Shouting his self-defense Cole's gun was in his holster
29:53It's impossible. He drew first it was there. Why'd you run away?
29:57Maybe figured he'd be framed like what's happening now, you know better than that Adam. You'll get a fair trial
30:03God lock you up son
30:08I
30:10I
30:12Was wait here, I'll be back in a few minutes
30:25I
30:36Saw you riding into town with your son if you've come to plead for him you're wasting your time
30:43The Duke you didn't come to Virginia City for my son
30:49You came for me I do rather admire you for bringing them in shows a certain respect for the law respect
30:58My son tells me you saw the shooting
31:02He also tells me you can clear him
31:04Huh
31:06Every criminal claims. He's innocent
31:08Don't call my son a criminal
31:10And let's stop beating around the bush
31:12You came to Virginia City to close the LaRoche murder case when I'm gonna give you a chance to do just that
31:17Are you offering me a deal?
31:19I'm offering you a deal
31:23Are you clear my boy
31:26I'll go back to New Orleans with you
31:29Well
31:40Well, I don't know
31:42You're asking me to purge him myself. I'm an officer of the law. The truth isn't open to whim but
31:51Now suppose I do make this
31:54Compromise would you return with me unarmed?
31:57Would you return with me unarmed? Yes and alone just you and me on horse
32:08Yes, I would and would you give me a promise your word that you'd make no attempt to escape I'd give you my word
32:17How long would it take you to get the horses and provisions ready
32:20An hour making an hour and a half. I'll have time to get outfitted
32:25I'll meet you at the jail and clear you son. We'll leave directly from there and cut right
32:31You should feel relieved every criminal always is who finally surrenders himself to justice
32:55I
33:03He's coming
33:05Pa who's coming
33:10Inspector the Duke he's agreed to tell the truth about the shooting and tell the truth why
33:19I'm going back to New Orleans with him
33:21Yeah, I'll be back I'll be back soon
33:25Sheriff
33:27Specter Ben says you got something you want to tell me. Yes about the the death of my associate. Mr. Tom Cole
33:35Step over the desk, please
33:39See I was rather dazed by what happened and so I I rather confuse the facts
33:46Unconfused him. Well, let's go back to the station. We'll talk about that later
33:51As I recall now Cole was drunk. He drew first Joe Cartwright fired in self-defense
33:58What about the gun and Cole's holster he put it to himself before he died sort of a reflex
34:04Mr. You really was confused wasn't you?
34:08Maybe the strange climate. I rarely bungle the facts like this in New Orleans
34:14Mr. From now on stay in New Orleans
34:17We need you around here like we need to plague
34:20You belong in that cell instead of little Joe
34:23Sure, if everybody makes mistakes, I asked Ben Cartwright. All I want to ask Ben is will he accept my apologies?
34:34Thank you, sir
34:36Um
34:38Don't let little Joe out of a cell until I'm well away. Why not? Where are you going?
34:44Just do me the favor. See when I get back
35:01Well little Joe will be up pretty soon now
35:04Oh, I know you told us not to but how come me and Adam can't ride out about 10 miles and intercept you a
35:10Couple of outlaws rode up on you. It wouldn't be your fault with it
35:14Forget it. Well, at least we can ride along with you. You can't object to that. Oh, he does object. I
35:19Said I'd go alone
35:21Well, why is that so important? What's his motive? I don't know
35:27Anyway, I get my word
35:30I'm waiting
35:33I
35:43Get you back
36:03I
36:33You
36:38Know not a bad cook
36:43You know
36:45Reminds me something happened recently. There was a
36:48Case where a condemned man wanted to cook his own last meal and then he didn't have time to eat it
36:55So I did you know, it was very good
36:59Sure, it was
37:03The Duke
37:05Why did you wait
37:0720 years to come after me. I'm an officer of the law. I'm subject to the orders of my superiors. I
37:14Just can't believe that your superiors
37:17Suddenly decided after 20 years that I should be brought back
37:21Well, I made that decision myself because I had to become an inspector before I could do so
37:26The fact that it took 20 years is your fault not mine
37:29My fault, yes, I've already told you a man with a physical handicap
37:35Doesn't rise fast in police work. I
37:40Told you before I don't hold myself responsible for that accident
37:44There's an accident
37:46It happened in the line of duty
37:49Now when you became a police officer, you must have figured that
37:53It happened to take certain risks. Well strangely enough. I used to use a gun
37:57Well strangely enough. I used to use those same arguments with myself. I
38:02Knew that my hatred of you might become an obsession. I wanted to control it. We should been successful. I
38:09Was for a while
38:11But then as I watched inferior men being promoted over my head
38:15I began to wonder whether I wasn't being too charitable in my thoughts about you
38:19Is that when you started to think about vengeance instead of justice?
38:24Well, didn't I have it coming to me after all the misery you've caused me I don't believe that any man is justified in
38:29using a badge to
38:31Satisfy his personal hatreds. You're so cold-blooded in your thinking Cartwright
38:38No, I've hated men in my time
38:42But I've been able to control myself and not allow that hatred to influence my life. Oh, why not?
38:51You're a rich man
38:52You have sons
38:54You've loved women and been loved by them
38:58Well, that's smashed me of yours, huh, it's really been of help to you hasn't it
39:04What do you mean the way?
39:06You use it to lean on like a crutch to explain away your personal little failures in your police work with women and your relations
39:13With other people stop it. I'll face it. It's not your knee. It's you you stop it or I'll shoot you now
39:20Now
39:25That's true, isn't it
39:29You never intended to take me all the way back to New Orleans, did you
39:34Got it all figured out. Haven't you?
39:37How is it to happen? I
39:40Was to be killed while trying to escape. Is that it?
39:43You'd like me to say yes, wouldn't you so you'd be free to break your word? No
39:50I don't intend to break my word. I
39:56Don't intend to try to escape
40:00Because I'm going to get all the way to New Orleans
40:06Just in case you have any idea of killing me for no I
40:14Don't want to kill you
40:21Good
40:28Night
40:31I'm not going to sleep tonight Ben Cartwright
40:36I'm not gonna sleep any night while you're alive
40:50I
40:55Look like a warm one today. What are you waiting for mount up?
40:58I
41:16Get away from me join me get away from me Cartwright
41:29I'll put a bullet through your leg. So you'll know how it feels
41:54You have another gun this will do it
41:58I
42:16They've had enough was that each wall
42:22They went after scalps, they're up the horses
42:29I
42:36For as a nearest settlement
42:40But
42:42It's a way station up ahead how far
42:47About 20 miles 20 miles
42:52Over those hills
42:55Without horses
42:58And without water
43:05Come on
43:12Stay ahead of me
43:27I
43:58I
44:10Let's rest for a while
44:13You gotta keep moving. I
44:15Son will kill you. I
44:17Can't walk anymore
44:19Gotta get to water
44:27I
44:29I
44:55May help you
44:59Stay away. I don't need your help. Let me help you. I said stay away
45:09Go ahead pull the trigger waiting 20 years for this
45:29You
45:59I
46:16Let me get him some water
46:30He's easy
46:35That's enough
46:50You brought me in
46:52Hmm
46:56Why didn't you leave me out there to die gonna let you die out there why not the both men better off
47:08Where's the next stage leave for the East it's due in some time tonight. Where are we going?
47:14No, Orleans
47:17There's none in New Orleans for you you were warned for my arrest, don't you
47:24You were right I intended to kill you before we ever got there
47:29But you can't kill without hate now the hate is gone
47:34Sort of a relief
47:36I
47:41Was warned was never any good wasn't you were cleared 20 years ago by everybody except me
47:49That letter the judge sent you I intercepted it
47:53Why didn't you leave me out there to die?
47:56You
48:05Russell up some food for a couple of hungry men him, too
48:10Coming here together didn't we you bet you mister. Just give me a couple of minutes
48:17Well, let's wash up
48:20Give me a hand
48:26You
48:56You
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