The Lone Ranger Page #3

John.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

(ALL SHOUTING)

What the...

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

(GROANING)

(METAL STRAINING)

(JOHN COUGHING)

(SPITS) Ugh.

Hey, hold it right there.

I'm afraid I have to take you in.

(STAMMERS)

Do you hear me?

You speak English, don't you?

(GROANING)

(BREATHLESSLY) Halt!

By the authority granted to me

by the state of Texas,

I'm hereby arresting you.

You all right there, little brother?

Fine.

Just taking this man into custody.

Uh-huh.

He was on that train for a reason, Dan.

DAN:
Probably.

What's your crime, boy?

Indian.

(RANGERS CHUCKLING)

And a man, in the eyes of the law.

Now, throw me your cuffs.

Whatever you say, little brother.

- (LOCK CLICKS)

- It's nothing personal.

Dan?

John.

They said there was an accident

and someone fell off the train.

Actually, it was me.

Dan's fine.

Saved the day. Same as usual.

Oh, my God, your face.

Um...

Come here.

God, it's good to see you.

What's it been, nine years?

Eight, since you stopped writing.

We were just kids back then.

Well, he takes good care of you, I see.

(CHUCKLES HUMOURLESSLY)

Yeah. In his way.

He spends most his time

in Indian territory these days.

JOHN:
Indian territory?

Doesn't sound like Dan.

Doing what?

Well, whatever it is,

he doesn't talk to me about it.

So...

Have you got a place to stay?

I...

No. Not as yet.

Well, you should stay

with us at Willow Creek.

I don't know.

(SOFTLY) Oh, God, look at you.

City boy.

Why would you ever want

to come back here?

It's my home.

(DOOR OPENING)

Who are you?

Danny, this is your Uncle John.

JOHN:
Why, you look

just like your dad did

when he was your age.

They're going out again.

(SIGHS)

(TONTO SINGING

IN NATIVE LANGUAGE)

He deserves a trial, Dan.

Two Rangers are dead.

Didn't get no trial.

JOHN:
Well, I'm coming with you.

The law looks a lot different

on the ground, little brother.

Well, it doesn't include vengeance,

no matter where you're standing.

For "Wherever men unite into society,

"they must quit the laws

of nature and assume..."

"And assume the laws of men,

"so that society as a whole

may prosper." (CHUCKLES)

That's John Locke's

Treatises of Government.

Never thought to hear

the likes of it in Colby.

Mr. Cole, my brother John.

New county prosecutor.

Latham Cole? It's an honor, sir.

I read about you during the war.

John, here,

is an educated man like yourself.

Well, let's try not to

hold that against him.

You going after Cavendish?

Collins, here, picked up a trail.

- Used to track for our father.

- Can he ride?

(BURPING)

Well enough.

Yeah, well, you see to it.

Railroad promised

these people a hanging.

I didn't know the railroad

was in the business

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