Battle On The Bridge Dialogues

(In a flashback, Edgar Rose is telling Jack Marston about how his father John was betrayed. Back during the war, Colonel Allende is looking over battle plans and talking to major near the Ramita de la Baya.)

Allende: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! We have those gringos exactly where we want them!

Raul: Colonel, you're not planning on attacking the entire yankee army?

Allende: You don't expect me to answer a stupid question like that? Prepare thoes cannons!

(Battle starts, during one of Allende's soldier is killed)

(The battle is not going well. Allende instructs his men in a change of plans.)

Allende: Ah, there are too many of them! The bridge must be destroyed. Set the dynamites where you must.

Felipe: But, coronel, that would be suicide!

Allende: It certainly will be if you don't. Andale! Andale!

(After the bridge has been blowned down, a prisoner (Bill Williamson) is being escorted to Allende and Raul.)

Allende: Andale! Andale! This will teach those Gringos to cross the Rio Bravo.

Raul: No uniform? Must be a spy. Bring him to me!

Allende: Take him to the river and shoot him like a dog.

William: No, no, no! I'm not a spy, I'm a business man! Please, I was just tryin' to get across the river. Please, I have gold, lots of gold!

Allende: Ha, ha, ha! You lie to save your pathetic life.

William: No, it's true, it's true! I have gold.

Allende: Bring him to me!

William: It's lots of gold. More gold than you've ever seen. A gold mine. And it's just over at the Tesoro Azul. If you let me live, I can give you half.

Allende: Ha, why shouldn't I just take it all of it?

William: 'cause you don't know where it is.

Allende: You better speak fast. We need some privacy. Now, tell me more about this gold mine.

William: Truth be told, there is one little problem. I only own half the claim. My partner John owns the other half.

Allende: And what if I kill your partner?

William: Then that would make us ... partners.

Allende, (shaking hands with Williamson): Partner! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

(Back in the present, Jack asks Rose bout Allende.)

Jack: Where would I find this Ahende?

Rose: He rides through the territory to deliver gold to the mayor once a week. He rests his horses at Mercer's Fort. It won't be easy. That wagon is like a fortress on wheels.

(Rose lets Jack out of the cage.)

Rose: The charges are dropped if you kill him you can bring him to me, dead or ... well, dead.

Jack: Better a chick than a blood?

Rose: Heck no.