The Rebel

You ever see him before?

No.

What do you think?

I don't know.

They're heading this way?

They seem to be.

Sure nosing around.

- Same questions? - Yeah.

Did we know Brunner or see him or hear of him.

What did Andy tell them?

Nothing, just gawked like a scared water bug.

Fool.

They're looking for a room.

And I suppose Andy turned them down?

Of course, what do you expect?

They're coming, coming across the road.

- What'll I tell them? - Tell them nothing.

Just try to act normal-like.

Hello, we'd like a couple of rooms.

Well...

Well what?

I...

I don't think I got a couple rooms.

Well, why two rooms, dear?

One will be enough.

So much cheaper.

The key, please.

Mr. and Mrs. John Yuma.

Ah.

A young couple with a baby.

They could be friends of Brunner's, just being curious.

He ain't asking just polite questions.

He knows something.

Well, if he's knows something,

why did he wait more than a year to come here?

No, no, I think we're getting all riled up over nothing.

No, Hunk's right.

Something's fishy.

I don't think it's his kid.

What?

I don't think them two are even married.

What do you mean?

Well, they don't look it, and they don't act it.

In this business, you get so you can tell.

Well, why would they lie?

If that ain't Yuma's wife, she might be Brunner's.

Might be Brunner's kid too.

We better call a meeting.

Tom, see if you can find out if your hunch is right

so we know how to handle the Reb.

Are you angry?

Of course not.

You saw how they acted across the street

when we asked about Leo.

How do you think it'd be if they really knew who I was?

Probably never would've gotten this room.

Could be, only I was thinking maybe it's wrong this way.

Maybe if they knew you were Leo's wife...

We'd be out in the street.

But that's what I mean, it'd give us something to work on.

We'd never find out a thing.

Well, we'd be sure they were trying to hide something.

Well, I am sure.

Leo's here.

I agree with Tom, I don't think that fella knows a thing.

Well, he's sure asking.

A man don't ask what he already knows.

That's right.

But, Hunk, you try to herd him like an old bull,

he's gonna make up his mind fast.

Yeah, Mac's right.

I say let's wait and see what happens.

Oh, fine.

Let's all sit here and wait.

For what?

How are we gonna know when he's found out, huh?

When it's all over?

Is that what you want?

Now you listen to me, that Reb up in that hotel room

can kill this town if we let him.

What are you getting at, Hunk?

Deke Krebs.

No hired killers, no.

Get rid of Yuma, the woman will have to go.

No outsiders, that's the first rule of the association.

Sam's right, Deke is out.

Whatever has to be done, one of us will do it.

Baby feeling any better?

Poor thing, he's just exhausted.

No wonder, we've come a long way.

Are you going out to the cabin?

Yeah, but first I wanna look around town.

Johnny, I'm frightened, this is all like a bad dream.

Charity, I promised you something.

We'll find him.

Alive?

Ah, yeah we got a Leo Black.

He used to run the general store.

No, Brunner, Leo Brunner.

No, no Brunner, not here.

You recollect ever receiving a letter

with that name on it?

Well, it had arrived, then it'd be here, wouldn't it?

Then Brunner never lived here?

No, not in the past 10 years.

Can I see your receipt book?

What for?

Well, the last five letters Brunner's wife

sent him were registered.

You have to sign for them, don't you?

He just told you, wasn't no mail for that fella.

You have to keep receipts, don't you?

He don't have to do nothing.

That's enough, Slip.

- I wanna see those receipts. - What the matter with you

letting him talk to you like that?

Don't you use that tone to me.

Can't you see what he's doing?

Why don't you just tend to what's yours

and keep shut, sonny?

Ooh, he talks loud, Slip.

You gonna shut me?

- What do you say, fella? - Slip!

He was calling you a liar, Pa.

If this is your boy, cool him off.

Why don't you try doing that?

Slip, I said that was enough!

Boy's got a burr in his bit.

I can't show you those receipts, mister.

- Why? - Pa, he...

It's against the law to show state or federal records.

Hey, you want a bite?

Ruck!

Who is he?

- Have you gone plum loco? - No.

And I ain't scare neither.

Take off that gun belt.

No.

Then get on home!

I ain't a calf no more, Pa, that you should nose feed me

or give me orders or hit me!

Hunk!

Leave him be.

Good morning.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I've got a few samples

I'd like you to look at over here.

These from around here?

Could be from any place.

There's silver here, I saw the mine coming through.

I never said there wasn't.

This was drawn by a man name of Brunner, you know him?

No.

He built a cabin right there,

and somewhere in this area he staked out a silver claim.

I'll look.

If he did, he never filed.

Not filed?

He struck a vein that was high testing pure.

What makes you so sure he recorded his claim?

That rich, he wouldn't have chanced not recording it.

He wrote his wife saying he was going to file.

Well, he never got here.

Maybe this is a map of some other place.

No, Brunner sent it from here.

See the markings, latitude and longitude?

Well, mister, I never even heard of Leo Brunner.

What'd you say?

Huh?

What'd you just say?

Said I never heard of the fella.

You called him Leo.

- His name, ain't it? - Yeah, but how'd you know?

- You told me. - No, I didn't.

I said Brunner, that's all.

Well, then I must've heard it around town some place.

You've been asking around.

You just said you heard it from me.

Well, look in the files here, go ahead.

I don't have to look, he's been here, hasn't he?

Why do you say that?

- He's prospected here. - Not that I know of.

- He found this here. - Never filed.

Staked his claim here, lived here, he's still here!

Where is he, what's happened to him?

Nothing happened!

Then he's still alive?

I don't know what you're talking about.

- Gunfight? - I don't know.

- Drowned? - He ain't here!

Bushwhacked, stampede, what?

What are you trying to hide?

I'm not hiding anything!