Joe Dakota Page #3

is over there on the bench.

How'd you get the stuff, anyway?

Just go in my store and take it?

[Stranger] Nope.

Your lovely daughter got them for me.

You mean my Jody was out here when you...

[Stranger] No, of course not.

We were over there,

talking about the Indian.

Joe Dakota.

She ran inside and locked the door.

(water splashing)

[Adam] Hold it.

I'm afraid I got the water pretty soapy.

Are you gonna get on that horse,

or are we gonna make other plans for you?

I don't suppose any of you boys

like to tell me where the

old man went, would you?

Nope, I didn't think you would.

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("Flower of San Antone"

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(upbeat western orchestral music)

(somber woodwind music)

(tom toms thrumming)

(laughter)

[Cal] I don't think

we'll be bothered with him

coming around here again.

[Aaron] He sure don't discourage easy,

I'll say that for him.

[Jim] I don't feel right about it, Cal.

I think we handled that fella all wrong.

Jim, you worry too much.

You know, if you go on like

this, you won't be able

to shave yourself, let

alone your customers.

I don't know, Cal.

Rosa and me's been talking.

It seemed to us our town is a'changed.

It used to be a nice,

friendly place, but no more.

Used to be a friendly

people, open, kind.

We're still the same people.

Ah, but we're not the same people.

Look at what we do to that man today.

And look at what we do to Cal.

Just a little while ago.

When he's coming, we say, come in.

Sit down, have a glass of wine.

We shake his hand, we

listen to his talkin'

nice and friendly-like.

That's because you were friendly.

And because you did listen to me

when I told you about

the oil on Dakota's farm,

we're all partners in a

venture that will make us rich.

That's why we have to be

careful about outsiders.

You know, no other stranger would walk in

and give you an oil well.

He'd only trying to take it away from you.

But that is not the reason

we throw this fellow out today.

It's because we're scared.

We're scared somebody's

gonna find out the truth

about what we do.

We so scared, we, we don't

even wanna talk to each other.

We're not scared of that, Mark.

We only did what we had to do.

I don't think any of us

should be ashamed of it.

We did it to keep this a

good town, a friendly town.

But it's nobody else's business.

And we have to see that it stays that way.

Forget it, Mark, you'll have

plenty of time to be friendly

when that well comes in.

When we get our hands

on some of that money.

That's the day I'm waiting for!

I might even buy me a shave!

You have to talk to my assistant.

(laughter)

Well, even without help, Jim,

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