Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Miss Theresa. You father is waiting for you.

I know.

- Right now, my sweet. - I don't want to go.

Poor thing.

Your father wants you immediately.

Who is the father?

Who is the father?

Who is the father?

- No! - (Bone Snaps)

Alfredo Garcia!

- (Sobbing continues) - (General chatter)

Poor, poor girl.

He was like a son to me.

Please, I'll pay a million to whoever brings me the head of Alfredo Garcia.

Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia.

Bring it to me!

- Do you care for a drink, sir? - Uh, later.

Excuse me.

- Welcome to Camino Real, sir. - Thank you.

Enjoy your stay.

OK, Mirador first, and then La Muñeca, La Collendrina, El Toro.

APRIL 5

JUNE 12

Sing it, brothers!

Ladies and gentlemen, time to go! Ladies and gentlemen!

The bus is ready to leave in two minutes. Please, let's go.

Good-bye, my brothers from Ohio! Good-bye, my brothers from Illinois!

Take your wooden hearts out and find the soul in Mexico.

And bring back money. Spend money all over, folks.

Have a good time, but remember the Tlaquepaque!

Another tequila.

- Buenas noches. - Buenas noches.

We are looking for an old buddy of ours. A compadre named Alfredo Garcia.

Does anyone here know him, por favor? Señor?

Señora?

You're sure, huh?

How about you?

No, señor.

First drink's on the house, gentlemen.

What do you like to hear?

Take care of those gentlemen, Paulo.

Your wish, gentlemen?

- Tequila. - Uh, Tequila and a beer back.

Buenas noches.

Hello, handsome.

Something for the ladies?

Burro piss?

Come on, what do you wanna hear?

Who knows? What would you like?

How about, uh, "I Remember April"?

"I Remember April."

- Yeah. - Excuse me.

- What's that? - Oh, it's just an old song.

Now, how about buying you a drink?

Great! Gimme a double Jack Daniels on the rocks.

We've got a live one here.

Take me to your leader.

Well, cheers, money and love.

How do you like that beer?

You know they brought, uh, German Bilrgermeisters over here

back in about 1800 and something. Who knows?

- Long time ago. - Do you want to be with me?

Some of the best beer in the world comes from Mexico.

How good are you?

How you guys like baseball?

Take her away.

I'm beginning to like basketball lately, it's a faster game, you know what I mean?

How about that Bill Russel on the Celtics, 1969?

Now, there was a ball player.

You've worked around here quite a while, huh?

Yeah, about six years.

Started up in the Black Cat in T.J. Now that was a nice place.

Classy place, classy people came in there.

One night Paulette Goddard came in and asked me if I knew...

You know a lot of studs around here?

Who you looking for?

Well, like I said, an old buddy of ours, a very close chum.

We'd like to meet up with him again.

He's quite a ladies' man. His name is Alfredo Garcia.

Maybe you can help us find him.

He's about thirty. Sometimes he calls himself Al Garcia.

He speaks English, Spanish and a little French.

Quite a stud, huh?

Son of a bitch... but you got me.

I do recognise the name.

You know the name Garcia?

Sure, it's like Jones or Smith.

We're at the Hotel Camino Real

if you come up with anything, we'd be glad to see you.

Bring that with you.

Well, don't worry, if he's alive, I'll find him.

Oh, alive isn't our problem.

Well, uh, how about dead or alive? How about that?

Dead, just dead.

What would you like to hear?

"Guantanamera."

I didn't catch your name, mister.

Dobbs. Fred C. Dobbs.

Paulo!

What's up?

When was the last time Al Garcia was around here?

One week. At the most.

You know anybody around here that might know where he is?

Elita.

He has stayed with her.

Elita.

No shit?

I'll be damned.

Hello, Bennie.

Smiley. Long way from Durango, aren't you, pard?

Gee...

Well, what do you say? Look at that!

Things have changed.

Hey, where is my shoe? (Laughs)

Get up.

Excuse me, please.

What are you doing here so early?

It's later than you think, chula. How'd you like a black eye?

What have you been drinking?

You're a lying, cheating, no-good two-bit bitch.

How's your... how's your cold?

What cold?

The one you had last week when I couldn't see you for three days.

What's the matter?

What's the matter, Bennie?

Ah, buenas noches, Benjamino.

Yeah, well, give me a double bourbon with a champagne back

and none of your chicano bullshit. Now shove off.

Three days and three nights.

- Alfredo Garcia? - Si, Alfredo.

I feel very bad.

- Give me a chance. I'll explain it to you, OK? - Do it.

Well, he was here and we spent some time together.

We were saying goodbye... for ever.

It took a little time.

If I ever get my hands on him, I'm gonna kill him.

I'm afraid it's too late.

When he left here, he was very drunk.

And near Saltillo,

his car refused the road and the rocks killed him.

Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Buenas noches, amiga.

- Do you have to go? - See you later.

Perdón.

Come in.

Glasses.

Give me your number.

Eleven. Lucky.

I bet you guys didn't expect to see me so soon, huh?

You're wasting our time. What have you got?

You don't mess around, do you? Right down to business.

It's really very simple.

If you give us the information we want, as to where we can find Alfredo Garcia,

we'll give you 1,000 dollars.

If your information is wrong, you too are wrong.

Dead wrong.

Well, you see, he's, uh, a friend of a friend.

And I'd like to know what you want him for.

Well, that's not true.

I mean, I gotta tell somebody something right?

You're interested in money, aren't you? Money you can spend.

Yes, sir. Indirectly.

I mean, there are other things. Like I'd like to stay alive.

A loser.

Nobody loses all the time.

I don't like the money. How much is it worth to you?

- We can go 5,000. - 10,000.

- I go all the way or I pass. - I gather by that you mean dead?

That's right. That's what I got in mind.

Well, my friend, one must do what one must do.

All we require from you is physical proof that Garcia is dead.

What kind of physical proof?

We're well aware of the problem, and we're prepared to settle for his head.

Yeah, but the... head must match the picture.

It's a deal.

But I want 5,000 dollars in advance. I'll need some operating cash, right?

- You don't have to kill him with kindness. - Give him 200 dollars.

Well...

Well, thank you, gentlemen.

- You've got four days. - And Bennie...

After that, we come to find you.

No, gracias, señora.

- What are you doing? - I'm taking your clothes off.

Make love.

Go away. Goddammit!

Change the sheets, darling. I got another job. You hear me?

- Get up! - (Toilet flushing)

Come on, honey.

Let's get on the road.

- Up and at 'em! - Don't!

- Hey, ahorita! - That hurts, Bennie. Knock it off.

Hey, I saw those guys that were looking for Alfredo yesterday.

- Did you tell them he was dead? - No.