"THE ESCAPE"
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Scott's hand, followed by a beige checked shirt sleeve clad right arm, slams against a wall.  The camera travels along the arm to his face.  He is not doing well.  He's in the hotel, we can tell because there are numbers on the doors.  Scott stops to listen at one, takes his gun in his right hand (from his waistband,  he's not wearing a gun belt) and opens the door.

Inside the room, Sarah Cassidy turns and looks at him.  He gestures at her to keep quiet and walks haltingly over to the closed bedroom door.  When he gets there he looks warningly at her again, gestures with the gun.  He opens the door and extends his gun into the room.

SC: He's not in there either.

SL: All right, where is he? 
Scott is leaning on the door frame, with furrowed brow and gritted teeth. His breathing is labored.

SL: When's he coming back?  (He holds his gun with the barrel pointed across his torso, not at her.)  I didn't come to kill him. I just want to talk to him.


SC, skeptically:  You want to talk.

SL: Look, I know what he probably told you, but I'm not a killer  . .and I'm not a traitor.

(in the script, Scott doesn't get to say the word "traitor"; Sarah Cassidy cuts him off.)

SC: It doesn't matter what you are or why you came here.  The point is, he'll kill you on sight.  (nodding at his wound) I should think that would be proof enough.

SL, with labored breathing: Lady, your husband and I are gonna face this out once and for all.  Now, you tell me when he's coming back. 
Scott walks over to the table,  closer to the door, which is still open.  He leans on the table, then wipes his brow with his shirt sleeve.


Sarah Cassidy walks over and closes the door. 
SC: I don't know when he's coming back, I don't know. Look, Mr. Lancer, get this through your head, there is nothing you can say, nothing you can do that will change his mind. I know, I've tried.  Now if you stay here, one of you is going to die.  If you go now, I promise you, I won't say anything to him.


Scott looks down, there is a tiny smile on his lips. 
SL: Even if I trusted you . .  (he turns) even if I trusted you . . . (drops gun to the floor).
Scott collapses into a chair, keeps speaking: I don't think I could make it to the lobby.
(He sits with his eyes closed.) So it looks as if I'll be staying for a while.

(Script: "Sorry ma'am. . . but I'm staying.)

He puts his hand to his wound, she looks at him and then turns and starts towards the door.  He quickly gets up out of the chair and reaches for her, forces her to face him. 
SL: Where do you think you're going?


SC: I'm going downstairs to get some whiskey and some fresh bandages.

SL, slight smile:  Oh, you're very kind, but I said I was staying and I'm not gonna be. . tricked out . .or dragged out (he starts to collapse)
Sarah eases Scott into the chair. She pours him a glass of water, hands it to him and he takes a drink.  She kneels by the chair.


SC:  If it weren't for you, if you'd never existed, I'd have a life today.  Now you take five minutes, and you get out, you understand, you have five minutes.  (He is resting his head on the back of the chair with his eyes closed.)

Camera shifts to outside, where Cassidy and Hardy are riding up, dismounting and hitching their horses to the rail in front of the hotel.  They head inside. Pause for commercial break. . .
. .


Back to the show.  In the hallway outside the Cassidys' room, DC finds that the door is locked.  Hardy is standing behind him. Cassidy says his wife's name and knocks on the door. Inside, we see Sarah and Scott standing in the room, they react to the sound.

Out in the hall, Cassidy yells for Sarah again.  Then he notices some blood on the doorframe, he checks and finds it's damp----fresh. 


DC, to RH: Break it down! Move!.  Hardy complies, kicking in the door and they burst in, Hardy with his gun drawn.  Sarah is just helping Scott into the bedroom.  They both turn to face DC and RH.

DC: New friend of yours, Sarah? Looks like you've saved me a lot of trouble.


Scott goes for his gun, DC says: Hold it.
Cassidy pulls his gun from the holster-----not smooth, his jacket gets in the way.  Cassidy holds his gun on Scott and tells Hardy to get him out of here. Hardy comes over to get Scott, reaching for his bad arm, and Scott hits Hardy's hand away, whereupon Hardy pulls his gun out again.


SC: No, Dan. 
Hardy escorts Scott to the door.

DC: I'll talk to you later, Sarah.


SC: Dan!

DC: I'm going to look forward to hearing you explain . .

SC: Dan, don't do it!


DC: It's done.

SC, holding his arm: Dan, you kill him, and you're killing an innocent man!
There is a reaction shot of Dan Cassidy; Scott and Hardy pause in the doorway.


SC:  It was you, you were the one who betrayed the escape, do you understand me, it was you!
This statement is followed by reaction shots of Dan, Scott and Rick Hardy. DC reaches out and grasps a handful of his wife's hair. 

SC: I didn't want to tell you.

DC: Do you know what you're saying?
SC closes her eyes and nods.  He is still holding her hair.

DC, partially turning towards Scott: Is that what he told you to get him to help you?
(the actor misspeaks here, but either no one caught it or no one cared!)


SC, shaking her head: No, Dan.

DC: He told you a bunch of lies and-

SC: No.  He didn't tell me anything.  Dan, you were sick, you were delirious, the night before the escape . . .


DC: I don't want to hear his lies, Sarah.  He releases her hair, shakes his own head.

SC: Oh, Dan, you couldn't help it! You couldn't help it.  You didn't know what you were saying  . .  a hospital orderly overheard you.

DC: Lies, all lies!!


SC: No, Dan, the Army knows.  (Close up of Hardy and of Scott.  SL looks sideways at Hardy)  They told me. They knew you weren't responsible, so they closed the book on it. Just to protect you.  Like I've tried to do. Dan, I never wanted to tell you.  I was afraid of what it might do to you. 


DC says nothing, just holds his gun up in his left hand, looks hard at it.

SC: I thought you'd forget Scott.

Close up of Rick Hardy, we see him start to leave.


SC: I was wrong, I was so wrong.  If I had told you, none of this would have happened. 

DC still holds his gun close to his face.


SC: Dan, forgive me. 
He turns away from her, pulling himself out of her grasp.  Scott is leaning against the door frame.  Cassidy walks away from Sarah, back to Sarah and Scott.  Cassidy removes his hat, wipes his forehead with his jacket sleeve.

(the script gives Cassidy a much more dramatic reaction: Suddenly, in a paroxysm of shock and pain, Cassidy wheels and with a backhand sweep of his hand, he flings his gun blindly away, staggers to the window, flings his hands to his face in horror. )

Scott, to Sarah: Get some whiskey.


Dan: I don't need a drink, I'm all right.     (to Scott) I'm sorry-for you, for me. 
He pauses, looks at Sarah, but doesn't speak to her.

(in the script, Dan says' "I'm sorry, boy . .  .for you. . for me.")


DC: Well, I guess somebody better tell Jed.  Hardy?  (He goes to the door) Hardy?
He yells out into the hallway: Hardy!!


Scott is leaning against the wall just inside the door.  He closes his eyes briefly. 
SL: I see you know what it means, Dan. That's right, Hardy's gone to tell Jed.   . . . And now you'll be the hunted.


DC stares at Scott, who doesn't look at him while he speaks.
DC: Will I? 
Reaction shot of a stricken Sarah, she knows he's right.


SL nods: You see, Jed's brother was all he had in his life, and now he's gonna have somebody to take my place.

DC: And you take pleasure in that, don't you?


SL: Oh, well, I don't have much time for that.  We'd better get out to the ranch, cause if you wait for the stage, you're liable to wait too long. If you try to ride out of town, you're not gonna get  very far.  The only place that's going to be safe for the both of you is with us.



Scene 13

Thundering horses riding to the ranch, with the Lancer theme playing.  Teresa comes out of the front door of the hacienda, while eight riders pass by.  Murdoch is last, he looks unhappy.  He dismounts.


Next we are inside and see him entering the front door, Teresa behind him.  He removes his hat, slaps the dust from it, then stretches/rolls his shoulders.

Teresa: Would you like something to eat?

ML: No . . no thank you darling.


They hear a sound, both turn towards their right.  ML moves to the glass paned doors and looks out.  We see a buckboard wagon, the Cassidys are in front, with Scott in the back.

ML: Scott! 
He quickly exits, followed by Teresa. Dan is helping Scott. 


ML:  Let's get him in the house. 
Two ranch hands appear and escort SL, who is wearing a black sling.
SL: You'd better set up some look outs-some men may be coming . .for him.  (nods his head in Cassidy's direction)


ML faces DC. 
(the script says that Johnny and "some others" move into the scene, but as filmed only Murdoch and the Cassidys are on screen once Teresa and the hands escort Scott inside.)

DC: Name's Cassidy, Mr. Lancer, Dan Cassidy.

ML: Cassidy? Why you're the one-(He gestures towards Sarah Cassidy who is standing in the back ground listening to the exchange)

DC: Who traveled three thousand miles to kill your son, for something I did.  That's right, Mr. Lancer, I was the one who betrayed the escape.  And it's me the others will be coming for now.


Music plays and ML looks confused.



Scene 14

Back in town, Ric Hardy escorts a hotel clerk out into the street.
Hardy, to Lewis who is on horseback: All he says he knows is that they checked out an hour ago. 
Hardy pushes the clerk towards Lewis. 


Lewis is seated on his horse, has his gun drawn and is staring at the animal's neck.

Clerk: Look, mister, I'm only the room clerk here.  I . . I try to mind my own business.

Lewis points his gun at him: Go on.  You tell me how ya minded ya own business.


Clerk: Honest, Mister, I don't know where he went.  The last time I saw Cassidy, he was leaving here in a buckboard with  . .with his wife and Scott Lancer. 

Lewis: Hardy, mount up.  (to clerk) Ya sure he went out with Scott Lancer, huh?

In the script, Lewis' lines is "He left with Lancer?!", to be delivered "in sharp reaction", followed by a command to Hardy to "Mount up! Let's go!".  Wayne Rogers' handwritten question here is arrowed towards the "sharp reaction": "Why? he knows what Hardy told him! Namely that Cassidy did it--"  here we see that the line was changed from the script and the Clerk is given the additional line below)

Clerk: Scott Lancer, that's right.

Lewis holsters his gun, says: Hardy, let's go. 
They ride away and the clerk goes back into the hotel.


Scene 15

In the Lancer Great Room, Johnny is standing, leaning with both hands on a small table.  He turns to speak to Murdoch. 
JL: Look, I know what Scott's trying to do, but if Cassidy stays here any longer, there's going to be trouble.


Murdoch just sits there a moment, grim-faced, then poses a few questions:  Kick him out? Let him be gunned down?

JL: Scott's got a hole in his shoulder, and Cassidy had it put there and I nearly got the same.  You're askin' a lot if you want me ta forget about it.  Tell me somethin'-would you have let him stay if Scott hadn't of talked you into it?


ML looks at Johnny for a moment before he responds: I'd like to think that I have as much compassion as my own son.

JL rubs his face with his hand: But you're not sure, are ya?


ML makes no reply.  JL looks away.
JL: All right.  Maybe you're right, I hope so, cause a lot of that  . . that help out there, they're friends of mine.  (Behind Johnny, we see Cassidy in the entryway) They're friends of mine, I don't wanna see'em get hurt.
Johnny walks away, past Cassidy, reaches for his hat by the door and exits.

(In the script, Johnny finishes the above lines then starts for the door before Cassidy enters the scene. As he nears the door:

Murdoch: Johnny. (as Johnny turns, Murdoch continues) No matter what you say---I think in my place or Scott's, you'd do the same thing.

Johnny looks at him, then without answering, he throws open the door, exits, passing Cassidy about to come in.  A split second as they exchange glances and then Johnny continues out.)

Cassidy comes partway into the room, then stops and addresses Murdoch.
DC: I take it that was about me.

ML gets up, walks off camera without speaking, Cassidy moves a few steps after him. 
DC: I'd feel the same way.  So much so Mr. Lancer, that I've decided to go.


Shot of ML by his desk, in front of the large window.  He turns and looks at Cassidy.
ML: Go where? Where could you go tha-


DC: I didn't come to argue-just to ask if my wife can stay on until its safe.  Look, when I came here, I wasn't thinkin'. I was in a panic.

ML, sighs: Ah . .  Mister . . Mr. Ah  Cassidy, it's been a long day, I'm tired. 
He stands, puts one hand in his pocket. 
ML: Dinner'll be in an hour, why don't you go upstairs and freshen up or have a drink . . or something.  If you want to discuss this further . .
.

(Script: Cassidy starts to protest and Murdoch continues speaking: "You want to fight, Cassidy, I suggest you take it up with Scott.  You're his guest! 

A long beat. Then Cassidy, nodding in understanding, gratitude, turns swiftly and covering his emotions, leaves. Murdoch stares after him for a half beat, then crosses wearily to a decanter, pours himself a drink and the scene changes as he gulps it down.)


Cassidy walks out without speaking.


Upstairs, Sarah Cassidy is unpacking, placing items on the dresser.  Dan comes in the door and just stands there.

SC: Dan, why don't you lie down and get some rest, you must be exhausted.

DC: Do me a favor, Sarah, stop being so solicitous.  Right now, it's hard enough for me to stay in the same room with you.

Throughout the next exchange, Sarah is slightly disheveled and close to tearful while Dan alternates between an angry expression and a bitter smile.


SC: Dan, what do you want me to do? I can't make it up to you in one day.

DC: What if I'd killed him, Sarah, what if I'd killed Scott Lancer?  I know, you wanted to help me.  Who wanted that kind of help, Sarah? Who can afford to pay that kind of price?  What did you think I'd do if you told me the truth, Sarah? Kill myself? Did you think that little of me?


SC: there was no reason to tell you until we came out here, no reason to hurt you that way.  I thought---


DC: You'd just sweep it under the carpet and it'd all go away.  Only it didn't go away, did it, Sarah?  Because of you-(gestures with his fist)

SC: I know people have been hurt, and more people may be, but I can't change it Dan, I can't change it can I?

DC: No, no, you can't change it Sarah.  All we can do is hope that Scott's wrong, that Jed never shows up.  All we can do, Sarah, is hope that nobody dies because of how wrong you were. 

She turns to the mirror. We see her reflection in it, with Dan standing behind her.



Scene 16

Outside, it's growing dark.  Rick Hardy is on horseback, looking at the Lancer hacienda and the arch.  He rides up a hill to talk to Jed Lewis. 

Hardy: Guards all around.  Cassidy's in there all right.  It ain't gonna be easy, Jed, not like last night.

Lewis: Well, hard or easy, we're gonna get'em outta there, both of 'em.

Hardy: Lancer AND Cassidy?


Lewis: That's right.

Hardy: But his wife, she just said that he---

Lewis: I don't care what his wife said.  I can think of a lotta reasons why that woman'd would want her husband outta this.  (he sighs) "Fore this night's over, one of ums gonna be dead.

Dramatic music.  Commercial.




Scene 17

Scott is in his room, he's in bed, his eyes are closed. The door opens, it's Murdoch.    Scott's eyes flutter open, he turns and looks.


ML: I'm sorry, Scott, I didn't mean to wake you up. How're you feeling? 
He closes the door.

SL: A little stiff, but all right.  I heard some riders before, some talk.  What was that all about?

ML blows out the lamp on the bedside table. 
ML: Nothing for you to concern yourself with, you go back to sleep.


SL: I asked you a question.

ML: Well, a hand came back who said he saw a couple of riders over at the south range. 
He walks across the room towards the window, where there is another lamp, he extinguishes this one too.

SL: Jed Lewis?   I had to bring Cassidy here, you understand that, don't you? I couldn't just---

ML: Let him be slaughtered?  There's nothing to be ashamed of there, Scott, as a matter of fact, I'd feel kind of proud. 

(again, the script calls for Scott to be referred to as 'boy", rather than by name
)

Murdoch is standing near the window, he looks out and sees Sarah Cassidy running across the yard.  He watches her for a moment.  Murdoch leaves the room.




Scene 18

Camera is outside now. Sarah Cassidy mounts a horse.  Murdoch is there to stop her, his hand on the gate. 

ML, to SC: Can I guess?  You're going to Jed Lewis.  Won't do any good, just as it didn't with me this morning.  There are times when talk is not-

SC: Get out of my way!

ML: Mrs. Cassidy . .


SC: What? What am I supposed to do? Just sit here and wait for them to come and kill him?

ML: He's safer here that he would be any place else-
SC:  --for how long?  A week, a month, maybe?  Or are we gonna be your permanent houseguests? I know Jed Lewis, I can talk to him, make him see ….
ML: The only thing you'll be giving him is a hostage, the lever he needs to force your husband out into the open. 
He is still standing looking up at her; she is still on horseback.


SC:  I've got to try, I owe it to Dan, to everybody.  If it wasn't for me . . .

ML: Well, maybe that's a lot of the problem, Mrs. Cassidy . . .Maybe you've done too much for him.  Now come on down.
He helps her off the horse.  Once she is on the ground, she looks up at him. 

SC: What did you mean by that?


ML: Let's go back to the house.
They start walking, but then Sarah Cassidy stops.


SC: Can't you understand, I'm just trying to help Dan, I have always tried to help him.

ML: Yes, Mrs. Cassidy, I . I can understand that, but sometimes a woman in doing that destroys everything she loves in a man and leaves him with nothing.

SC: I lied to protect him.


ML: To protect him from what---from himself, because you didn't have enough faith in him to believe he could face the truth?  And now here you are, about to go off and do it again.

SC:  It's for his own good.

ML: For his own good . .well, Mrs. Cassidy, I'm not going to let you go out there under any circumstances. But I can't believe that you would want to, that you would want to cripple him any further, at least until he had a chance to stop punishing himself, to stand on his own two feet.  (pause) I guess it all boils down to one thing---how much do you love him?

Music begins to play.  Sarah Cassidy responds with: Very much.

ML: Well, then, let's go back to the house.

They walk to the door and go inside.  In the shadows, we see Dan Cassidy holding a rifle. He must have heard most of what they were saying.  He sets the rifle down and walks away.



Scene 19

In Scott's bedroom.  Johnny is standing back to us, facing the dresser.  There is a tray on the top of the dresser.  JL pushes his hat off of his head so that it hangs down his back.  The hat string catches on his ear and he has to move it. We can see Johnny's face in the mirror; also behind him Scott is lying in bed, with bandages, propped up on pillows.

(the script does not include this opening, has this scene start with Johnny seated on the edge of the bed holding the cup of broth)

JL: Teresa made up a little gem for ya, Scott.  (He lifts the cover off of a small bowl on the tray)  She guarantees it'll cure any kind of croup ya got, bullet wounds, nastiness . . .
He turns towards Scott and carries the bowl in both hands, walks over and sits on the edge of the bed.  Scott is smiling, he must be feeling better.  Johnny carefully hands the bowl to him.


SL: What's happening out there?

JL: Well, if Jed Lewis and his boys are still around by mornin', we'll find 'em.

SL takes a sip, furrows his brow, sighs: Think that'll solve all the problems?
He hands the bowl to Johnny.

JL: No, but its good for a start.
Johnny is holding the little bowl in one hand, takes a sip himself!

(the script does not say anything about Scott handing the bowl back to Johnny, let alone direct JL to take a drink!)

The door opens, Murdoch walks in, he still has his hat on.
ML: I thought that Dan Cassidy might be in here. Have you seen him?

JL bows his head, rests elbow on knee, he's still holding Scott's bowl. 
JL: Not for the last half hour or so.


ML: Johnny, could I see you for a moment?
JL hands the bowl to Scott, who takes it in both hands.

SL: What's the matter?


ML: Nothing, nothing . . .  (He is NOT very convincing!)
Johnny goes around the bed and out the door ahead of Murdoch, who then exits as well, closing the door behind him.

(script has Murdoch exit first, then Johnny who looks back at Scott and shrugs before leaving.)


SL sits for a moment, then places the bowl on the table beside him.  With a determined look on his face, he starts to get up out of bed.



Scene 20

Sarah Cassidy is standing outside, holding Dan's rifle, the stock end near her face. Murdoch and Johnny come out of the house and around the wall.

ML: Well, if he was there, he heard everything we said.


JL: He went after Jed Lewis?

ML: Most likely.


SC, in a resentful tone: Why, what could he prove?

ML: Prove he could stand by himself, maybe in a funny way that he loved you . .

JL: What now?


ML: The two of us go after him. 
Murdoch walks to the right, with Johnny behind him.

SL: The three of us.
Scott is in the doorway, left arm in a black sling, right hand resting on his gun.


ML: Oh, now, Scott, you're not strong enough.

SL: No, I've been in the middle of all this since the beginning (he walks forward and stops) And now, one way or the other, I'm going to be in on the end of it.




Scene 21

In the woods, Hardy and Lewis are on horseback. They dismount.

Lewis: Listen, you take care of the guards down by the wash out.  I'm gonna try to make it through the draw.

Hardy: You really think we got a chance?


Lewis: I don't care if we got a chance or not, when you feel like I do, you just grab'em by the throat and squeeze.

They hear a rider approaching and back up to hide behind some bushes.  The camera switches to Cassidy, who is entering the clearing on horseback.  He dismounts and ties his horse's lead.


DC: Jed? Is that you?  Jed? Is that you?


Lewis comes out into the open.
Lewis: That's right, me an' Hardy.


DC: I heard you were out by South Range.
He has removed his hat and is holding it in his hands.


Lewis: Hardy here heard a few things too-
Hardy steps out and extends his gun, pointed directly at Dan Cassidy.


DC: Yeah, well, that's what I came ta talk to ya about, Jed.
He steps towards Lewis, gestures with the hat in his hand.


Lewis, holding up his hand in a halting motion: Well, it couldn't have been too serious, I mean, you're not wearing your gun.

DC: I didn't think one would do me any good. (close up of Dan)

Lewis: I'll say one thing for ya, Lieutenant, when you're right, you're really right.  Go ahead, let's hear what ya got to say.


DC: Jed, for five years now, I've thought about only one thing, you know that.  My whole life wrapped itself around it.  Sarah tried to help, but all I thought about was revenge on one man. And now, for the first time, I know who that man really is.  Believe me, Jed, I never knew . . . until Sarah just told me.

Lewis: Yeah, well, it seems to me like your Sarah's been doing a lot of talking. First off, she warned the Lancers, then she tells you some wild story that stops you from killing Scott.

DC: Wild story?


Lewis: That's right, Lieutenant, a wild story.  You think about it.  You don't know what really happened, all you know is what she told you.  And like you say, she's been tryin' ta get you out of this from the start.

DC: Well, sure, Jed . .


Lewis: Maybe she just got you twisted around a little bit, you know, cause a . . .   cause if you really believed that story, you wouldn't have come out here alone, not without a gun.
Shot shows the two men standing and talking face to face, with Hardy in the middle, background, his gun still drawn.


DC: Oh, Jed.

Lewis smiles:  Now, Lieutenant, ah, I know you been through a lot, but you and me, we both really know who did it, don't we?  We know it was Lancer and all you've got to do is realize now that your wife was tellin' you a lie and we'll all be back together again.
During this speech he has walked around behind Dan Cassidy.  Cassidy shakes his head.

DC, to Lewis who is standing behind him: I can't.  I can't Jed.

Lewis: What do you mean, can't?  Don't be a fool, you didn't come out here just to get yourself killed!  Now you think about it Lieutenant!  (Lewis walks away from Cassidy, close up on Cassidy's face)  You just say the word and everything will be like it was.


DC: It's too late, Jed.  Even if what you said is true, which it's not, I couldn't.  I've run with the hunted now, I can't go back with the hunters.

Lewis, in profile: That's too bad, Lieutenant.  (He slowly turns, drawing his gun.) Last chance.


Intense moment, close ups of each. Lewis cocks his gun; we can see that Hardy is still standing there with his pistol pointed at Cassidy.

Suddenly, there is a shot, Jed Lewis goes down! Dramatic music.
The Lancers come onto the scene, first Murdoch, then Scott in the black sling, then Johnny.  Hardy stands with gun at his side.


ML: You got off lucky this time, Lewis.  Next time they'll hang you. 
Cassidy stands looking down at Lewis.  ML looks at Hardy, then addresses Lewis once more: Now, get off our land.


Scott is standing with his gun still in a ready position. JL has his gun hand at his side.  Hardy holsters his gun, helps Lewis to his feet and over to his horse.  Lewis mounts with difficulty, assisted by Hardy, while the Lancers and Cassidy watch.  ML and JL then walk away, and Scott holsters his weapon and approaches Cassidy.

SL: Are you all right?  (Cassidy does not answer except for a slight nod.)
Is there anything I can do, to help?


DC glances at Scott and then looks away again: Thank you, no, Scott.  I don't think I need any help any more.


Scene 22

Murdoch is coming out of the house, he is wearing a white shirt with a crossed lines pattern and a black string tie.  He comes around a team of horses as he speaks to the Cassidys.  Dan is helping Sarah into a wagon.

ML: If ever you decide to buy and settle down around here, let me know.

Scott is standing in the foreground, still in the black sling, he's beside the team.  Teresa and Johnny are in the back ground on the far side of the wagon. 


DC: One day, maybe. 
He offers his hand to Murdoch and they shake.

DC: Thank you, Mr. Lancer.  But, right now, I've got a lot of forgetting to do, I figure it might be easier if I start somewhere else.


Cassidy turns to look at Scott, then approaches him.
DC: Scott . .  There's a special picture of the Company, the way the 83rd looked before it all started, I've got tucked away.  When we settle in some place, I want to send it to you.

SL: I'd like that very much.


DC shakes Scott's hand: Thank you.
ML, JL and Teresa can be seen in the background standing together.  Cassidy climbs up onto the wagon seat.

DC, to Scott: Or maybe some day we can find a time to talk about the good things.

(In the script, Dan says: "Maybe one day, a long time from now, there'll be a reunion.  Maybe then we can talk about some of the good things.")

SL, smiles and nods a bit: I'd like that too.

Cassidy snaps the reins and gets the horses in motion.  Long shot of the Cassidys as they drive away.  Final image of the Lancers, Scott watching in the foreground and the other three behind him.

THE END
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