The Pale Door

Hey, little brother.

Hey, big brother.

Are you scared?

Well, if you ever get scared,

just remember I'll always be right here.

I have an idea.

Come here.

Put this on.

As long as you have this on, you'll be safe

because I'll be with you.

It's like big brother magic.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

We're here. Come on.

That's it. Here.

Now, you boys remember what I taught you.

Make sure you look after your brother.

Yes, sir.

Put your boots on.

You wait for my signal. Okay?

Go.

Mom?

Duncan!

Jacob.

I love you.

Come on.

Come on.

Stay.

Hey, when I say go, you run. You don't look up.

- You don't stop running. - No!

It's just like Pa taught us, okay?

Hmm, no.

Okay.

Now.

I thought they got you.

I know.

Time to go.

Boys!

- Now. - Come on.

Come on here.

Come on.

Mama!

- Mama! - No, no, no, no.

- Mom! - We can't do this.

Ah, damn it!

Apologies. I...

You got a death wish, boy?

Because it's about to come true.

Sorry, sir. It was an accident.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come... Come on now, Earl.

He don't want no trouble.

Earl.

Are you trying to tell me this little pissant is a Dalton?

He don't look like no Dalton.

How about you tell me what you think a Dalton looks like then?

Hey, friend, now, we're just funning,

just having a little playing with the kid.

That's all.

Hmm. If you want to keep playing, we can keep playing.

All good here.

Come on.

You boys have yourselves a daisy of a day.

Hey, little brother.

Hey, big brother.

You all right?

Of course you are.

I haven't seen you in a while.

Hmm?

Well, me and the gang have been having some fun.

You know, why don't you come have a drink with us?

I... I got a job to finish.

Well, I'm sure that can wait, can't it?

I think, in fact, it's break time.

- Aw. - Come on.

Maybe, but what about...

No. You're right. You're right.

I baked some more of that fry bread y'all like,

a little going-away treat.

What, are you leaving already?

Well, some folks aren't too happy with the fun

that we've been having, so me and the gang,

we're going to lay low for a while.

Hey. Come on. I always come back.

Sit down! Come on. Have a drink.

Sit next to the big man.

He just got a fresh bear kill.

With his, uh, bare hands.

I'm okay. I'll just stand.

New posters?

Sheriff Russell brought them in last month, upped the bounty.

Well, about to go up again.

Aw, $1,000?

Come... Will you please tell those fine men

at the printing press that my head is worth at least,

um, well, at least double that?

Don't worry. You'll catch up.

Shit. Oh!

I did not spill a drop!

How much you squirreling away, stud?

Oh, I... I mean, I got a little money, but I'm not, uh...

Girl will deal you in.

I can't. I'm... I'm saving it.

I'll play his hand.

Saving up for the family farm, huh?

The past is the past.

Let's leave it that way.

You got to work here for, what, 10 years,

save up enough to buy that little place?

8 years, 11 months, 7 days.

Damn, down to the day.

You should really see it.

I mean, they fixed it all up.

It... It looks just like when we were kids.

You been going back out there?

Duncan, it's Buck.

God damn it, Buck, you get out of that street

and stop playing with this man!

Not today, Wylie.

Draw!

I got him!

I got that son of a bitch!

I thought they told you to stop messing with that bounty man.

That they did.

You going to listen next time?

Next time.

I'm calling his Peacemaker.

Well, shit.

It's either me or the undertaker.

Rest in peace, brother.

I'll see you there soon.

Damn you, Buck.

Now we're one short for tomorrow.

Yeah, I know.

We may have to call it off.

Why not get one of them Burns boys?

Oh, I don't know about that.

They're stone-cold killers.

Eh, that's not the best idea.

Brenda, you didn't.

Oh, I certainly did,

both of them at the same time.

Nevertheless, why does that disqualify them from this then?

Oh, it doesn't for me personally.

I mean, double the trouble is double my pleasure.

I'm just simply answering your question is all,

but do bear in mind that after that,

robbed them both blind.

I'll do it.

You'll do what?

I'll help.

- That could work. - The hell it could.

You seen them pelts in there.

I shot those.

I'm getting damn good, too.

Yeah, you are,

and you're earning yourself an honest living.

There's no reason to leave that.

Well, you don't get to tell me what to do anymore.

You sure about that, boy?

Look, Duncan, I...

Man, I... I appreciate everything you've done for me.

You know I do.

But I'm ready to do more.

You know, and maybe my cut

will be enough to buy back Dad's farm.

Forget about Vernon. Forget about that damn farm.

Stop calling him Vernon.

He was your daddy, too.

Hey.

Let me do this.

Lester.

They'll figure it out.

Hey. Hey. What do y'all think?

Huh?

You look like shit.

Son of a...

Hear me out.

We both know we got a good team here.

Mm-hmm.

And this one promises to be a very big score.

Well, then, we do it without him.

Look, just a half-day past Cordoba Canyon,

there's an impasse that they'll be crossing

just before daylight,

no one out that way for miles.

Now, we make our positions down the tree line

on the east and west banks,

and we'll be in and out of there in flash.

Hell, we've been down far more difficult roads before.

Well, I ain't putting him in the middle of a firefight.

And I ain't asking for that.

Maybe we move Brenda to Buck's spot, crowd control.

Then Jake steps in as horse wrangler,

helps us beat a hasty retreat.

He never even makes it past the tree line.

And if things go south?

Then it wasn't what the good Lord wanted,

and we move on for the next.

Have I ever been wrong?

Yes, you have, several times.

Well, you and me, we've been through some shit though, right?