The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

Ah, Mr. Hawkes.

I heard you were here in Juarez.

And I heard you were patrolling this neck of the woods.

My information was good.

What's good is when a man can mix business with pleasure.

And my business is your pleasure

unless you're too tired to play.

Never too tired to get my revenge.

You know, it's been four years

since I'm remembering Durango,

when you had all the luck with the cards.

And you with the ladies.

This time it will be different.

Colonel.

Roberto.

Place the gun over there.

Feed and water the horses.

We stay here the night.

When I win, I will give you all the women, huh, Mr. Hawkes?

I like that.

One.

He told me I was the marrying kind.

So long as he wasn't the one who had to marry you.

Two.

Daddy Bean says when you find your man,

put a saddle on him, corral him.

He's all yours, body and boots.

Three.

Last night he told me I was

the most desirable woman in the whole wide west.

Four.

I want him for the rest of my life, Eula.

You just want him for when the sun goes down.

And I'm gonna have him.

Me!

Over my dead body, Ruby Roy Bean.

Ruby Roy?

Eula.

Now, hold on there.

No cause for two such young and beautiful

and determined ladies to be taking arms against each other.

Or me.

Uh...

like I said, I should be going.

Over our dead bodies!

You wouldn't shoot a man in the back, would you?

Oh!

Why, thank you, Eula.

I'll accept this as a wedding gift.

Your body and mind, Ethan, belong to Ruby Roy Bean.

I'm taking you home to Daddy Bean to love, to honor,

to obey... Come on!

And to bed!

Ruby Roy, let it be.

I'll see your 100 and raise you $200.

300 to me.

Plus 500.

It looks like Señor Hawkes wants to share in our new wealth.

Do not get greedy, Mr. Hawkes.

Remember, you once told me it is very dangerous

for a gambler to get greedy.

I also told you to play the cards

when they're running in your favor.

You know, Mr. Hawkes,

I generally find that any gambler that talks about having

a good hand is only wishing he had one.

I'll see your 500 and raise you 500 more.

I call.

Looks like the cards are running

in Mr. Cantrell's favor instead of mine.

Jacks and fives.

Aces and threes.

Hold it, Hawkes.

Something the matter?

I believe there is.

Colonel, I propose a little side bet.

I have a thousand dollars here

that says Hawkes has slipped a card on us.

I'll take that bet.

Why, Miss Burgundy.

I certainly didn't expect to see you here.

I didn't expect to see you here either, Lute.

Look, I don't know who the hell either one of you are,

but if you've got a point to make, I wish you would make it.

I plan to.

Excuse me.

I don't know about you, but I've never played poker

with that card before.

The joker.

Mr. Cantrell, the only way you would know that card

was in here is if you had planted it.

Oh, he's lying.

You saw him.

He hid that card.

Where I come from, a man who cheats at cards

is no better than a horse thief.

Soldados!

Colonel, don't you think a matter such as this

would be better discussed quietly, privately?

This man cheated.

Hey, everybody here saw that.

What are you gonna do about it?

Colonel, you can see what he's doing.

He's trying to set me up.

Oh, I can see it very well, and he has created a problem.

The army's unpopular enough these days, and we must do

whatever we can when we can to please these peasants.

And a good hanging will take

the people's mind off revolution.

Take him and hang him!

Me?

Wait a minute.

You're kidding.

Sorry.

Good call, Colonel.

What the hell?

Take him and hang him also!

I was afraid you'd say that.

Both men are suspect.

I will not tolerate such conduct!

Poker is a game reserved for gentlemen, men of honor.

Besides...

I would have won the whole thing eventually.

Any complaints?

No.

Roberto!

Colonel, you really are a bad poker player.

Mr. Hawkes, I have your money.

I have your life.

How bad can I be?

Señorita.

No speako el Spanisho.

Yeah, uh-huh, well...

Hey!

Looky there.

What's going on up here?

Think we got a hanging, don't you?

Hawkes, why'd you say that to him, then?

Have you got a plan?

No.

I just thought he should know.

Great.

I'm sure he'll have trouble sleeping tonight.

Hey!

Take a good look.

Keep thinking "What's going on?"

Sorry about that, pard.

Nah. Hey!

Muchachos.

You know...

all in all, I'd have to say this was a pretty bad idea.

Yeah.

Cut him loose or you're next.

I'm not gonna say it again.

Cut him loose.

Oh, no.

Don't know where you came from,

but I'm glad you came along when you did.

I've been looking for you for a long time, Mr. Hawkes.

Why?

'Cause both of us are going to San Francisco.