 It's Hapalong Cassidy With action and suspense out of the Old West comes the most famous hero of them all Hapalong Cassidy starring William Boyd The Ring of the Silver Spurs heralds the most amazing man ever to ride the prairies of the early West Hapalong Cassidy This famous hero thrills his 60 million fans with action and dangerous adventure In the role of Hapalong Cassidy is the popular star of the motion-picture series William Boyd and Appear in as that laughable old character, California is Andy Clyde Now to our story the Green Valley payoff The afternoon sunlight slanted in through the small window of the sheriff's office Lit on the blonde patch of hair that topped off the sullen young man seated on the wooden chair in the middle of the room Sheriff Joe Perry rolled a smoke Let it then turn to his deputy I'm right. Yeah, sure Try again Okay, I think it's any use. It's no use. I tell you I don't know about that I know you're short on brains Pomeroy, but we'll get it through that thick skull of yours that I can't tell you what I don't know myself Ellie Are you keep out of this go on hold? I will not keep out of it. What are they doing to you? We're asking him a few questions miss Ellie about that night riding bunch of bank robbers. He runs around Haley I told you to go home right here You listen to me sheriff Frank did run around with them once and he paid for it with two years in jail That's behind him now. Do you think so? He's left them for good He's going to ranch and after we're married miss Ellie I'm sorry to say this but I don't think that Green Valley gang looks at it that way Frank Don't look at it that way either listen Pomeroy I stood look out for him because they swore they'd harm Ellie if it didn't the factory mains Frank that bunch has over a hundred thousand dollars Get away somewhere, but a couple of banks in a Wells Fargo company would like to get back You got a share in it and you're gonna tell us where it is I don't know where it is Monty and the boss are the only ones who know where it's hit Monty. Yeah short for Montana The only name he goes by Lord knows who the boss is. I've never seen him or heard his name You're a fruit cutting lion cook Frank, and I'm going to take Pomeroy. You ask for it back there Frank Go on me Put down that ink well. Oh my eyes good lord. You got ink all over them. Go on Pomeroy get your face in some water You're all right. You're all right when you wash them up No young lady. Don't you young lady me share. Ellie you've done enough. Please get out of here I know it's wrong. We got to put up with it because it's the law Now run on home before the sheriff decides to put you away, too. He's about to say them very words All right Frank. I'm sorry You're gonna apologize to me. It's Pomeroy's face you blacked out Where you spit fire ain't she? Let's leave her out of it. Shall we share? Yeah You better get back to your cell. I know when I'm late. Okay Pomeroy. Yeah Are you better now and that's much better take Frank back to his cell will you come on Frank There's got to be another way I could just find someone with enough Hoppy Geosophant hop along Cassidy. Oh, you're the answer to a maiden's prayer That's the first time I've ever been called that Joe ain't one to put much stock in Providence, Hoppy But you sure come to me in my hour of need. What are you talking about? Come sit down? I'm gonna tell you about a job. I got for you now back to hop along Cassidy and the Green Valley pay-off Here if Joe Perry is under pressure from a group of outraged bankers in the express company who are insisting He tracked down the Green Valley gang and over a hundred thousand dollars in loot The proceeds of a series of robberies they engineered in the past few months The first break came with the arrest of Frank Lawler one of the members of the gang, but Frankie the knows nothing or simply isn't talking So there had to be another way The next afternoon hop along Cassidy in California Carlson stopped for a moment in front of the state bank in the center of town You better stand right here California. Mind if I mention I'm a might uneasy Relax would you sure sure all in today's work robbing a few banks shooting up a couple of citizens Never mind that just to make sure no one comes in who's not supposed to you understand. I don't understand When you look at me with them beautiful blue eyes, I just can't see no Okay, wish me luck as the French see a birdie poise Everything you got and make it fast Hurry up now fork it over the sticks guns a might impatient. Yes, sir Not all of it. Yes, sir. So help me. Okay They're right where you are with your hands up and don't move until I'm out of here. You understand. Yes, sir Everything's all right, huh looks like I got this coyote in the shoulder. Oh, give me a hand Let's get him over to the jailhouse All right, everybody clear out Shootings over What's your name pal? Make any difference. Oh kind of nice to know who your cellmate is Bill Carney, what's yours Frank Frank Loller? Understand you let the sheriffs get the drop on you this afternoon. You don't understand right my gun jams You don't believe it. I didn't say that Nick you on the shoulder. Yeah Not bad Well won't jam next time Might not be any next Yes, there will Tonight I'm getting tired of this jailhouse already Like I'll get going around midnight It's nice if you can manage it. Don't worry. I can You like to come along? I don't know the matter you like it in here Funny thing Carney Don't seem to matter much whether I'm in jail or out of it. It's a prison either way That's a queer one Yeah, since you're not getting anywhere sitting here. Well, what about it? I'll go along when we leave midnight. I said Any particular way? Yeah Pardon no slip of six gun up through the bars just before 12 12 the sheriff will make a round of check and what I think I can persuade him to open the door. Don't you? Yeah Only one thing What happens if the sheriff draws on you? What do you think? Okay, count me out. I'm not getting mixed up in any killing. Don't worry. There won't be any killing Listen, here's how it'll work Ten minutes to 12 my partner You feel is all right in there put up your hand sheriff I got a 44 on your face Connie keep them up now. Oh, yeah get his gun. Okay. I got them Wait a minute Connie. You won't get away with this shut up. I'll open the door. What if I don't? I'll blow you right out of your own jailhouse. Hurry it up. I'll get in there move. I'm moving Come on, Lala. He's got another gun Connie shut up gonna done that I should have known better now get going the horses are waiting outside Come and get me out of here. How did come all perfect? Listen? There they go You know if I didn't know how long Cassidy was a straight-up cowboy, I'd swear he knows more about bank robin and jail busting than he's telling Maybe he's practicing up for when a bad year hits the bar 20 Come on now time. You got my my corpse over to Doc Willard's got to handle my death according to law You know Put some more wood on the fire Frank. Yeah, you sure it's safe. What the fire all right safe. All right My pals meeting this draw all the time how Sound like you're sore at somebody. I'm sore at the world. Why folks won't leave me alone. That's why You make a mistake when you're a kid and you're through for good They shove a hot brand on your hip the minute you go through those prison doors and it stays there till you die Hmm the funny way to talk Yeah, you wouldn't know what I'm talking about. I think I do You want to let your old bunch down, don't you? Why do you think I brought you here to wait for him? I don't know Can't figure it out tried to break loose, but they won't let me People down there in town won't have me back and the bunch won't let me go So here I am. Yeah Good why? You fixed that when you shot the sheriff, you know that don't you I had to hurry to nail this with that shoulder gun. Is What she'll find herself a nice young homestead of somewhere. She'll be all right From what I hear she can take care of herself for it. What's the matter? Yeah Hello, Monty, who's your friend? Name's Connie. Don't me a favor tonight, honey Bill Carney if you're interested. Yeah, I'm interested for both interested What are you doing here, Connie? Keep it warm or at least I was will you step in front of the fire? Maybe you ain't warm enough Connie. Maybe we are Woman move aside. I Want to see Connie's face quite a face of Talks a lot. Maybe too much our money. Yeah Maybe too much Maybe like the punk here. It's spouse when you press a button. I didn't talk to the sheriff if that's what you mean That's what I mean How could I tell him what I don't know you could tell him about money here. You could tell him about me Get up what for I said get up Okay, Monty, what now? You're going for a walk. I'll listen money to your lion mouth He spilled everything to the sheriff this afternoon. I'll tell you I didn't get your hands off You boys made up your mind yet, okay Okay, Connie first come Frank safe with the whiskers as a shoulder down. Yeah You're biting off a big word Connie. Maybe you shouldn't be talking right now got him Frank. Yeah Down there next to the fire. I think our friends might be more sociable with their fangs pulled All right, let's all sit around the fire and talk nice and friendly 44 stands in the face Okay, that's the way you want it There's my guns on the heat to sit down First off Frank didn't spill to the sheriff and even if he did it wouldn't matter now Why not because I left him on the floor of the jailhouse with a 44 slug in his head You mean you get me out of a job at the state bank this afternoon. I didn't like it That makes it a my different honey, huh? Take hands over this way other side of the fire We'll just let the gun play Forget about that, Connie. We thought yeah, we we apologize Matter-of-fact woman don't you think I know just what you're gonna say. Yeah. Hey, yeah, I Think we could use a man like you Connie What about it? I don't know Depends on how well you're doing Yeah, we do all right Matter-of-fact, we do Exceptional well, yeah, there's a hundred thousand dollars hit away right now Well, yeah, we we'll get to that later after we talk to the boss you You available Connie In case he decides I who is he? You just call him the boss That's the name he likes best Okay, that's just what I'll call him man the boss Now back to hop along Cassidy and the Green Valley pay off It is two in the morning now as the four men sit around the flickering fire in a mountain drawer not far from town On one side of the fire are Bowman and Monty suspicious sullen and watchful On the other side Frank and hoppy Hoppy being mighty careful to keep up the pretense of being Bill Connie the sheriff killer I don't like this week talking about what happens when it gets here, Monty Waking out of date a date. Yeah The Wells Fargo and Cedar Grove stay right where you are. You always wear that mask. I don't know Way, huh? I know who he is sure Frank Frank listen to me Do you really want to break loose? Huh? Did you mean that about L.A. and wanting to go straight? Yeah, well you got a chance to show it right now. What do you mean? I've got to trust you Frank I've got to take a chance that whole thing with the sheriff this afternoon was paid I'm not Connie. I'm not along Cassidy Cassidy. Yeah, are you with me Frank? Sure, I'm with you. Good. There it goes What's up, Monty? Good enough. Thanks to you Connie from that job you did on the sheriff. Yeah town's gone crazy over They're rounding up a posse now What about the money? Don't worry punk. You'll get your share I'm eating the Boston an hour to make the split. Where? Curious, ain't he? Yeah, well don't make no difference now Up at the cave on Eagle Peak kid. Ten minute ride from here All right, better settle up now so we'll all be ready when the time comes How'd you make out, California? Too late. The posse just pulled out with Pomeroy riding in the lead I found it. They'll ruin everything. I should have put Pomeroy in on it They'll run the amount lost clean out of the county and the money with them Well, you were a mighty popular man around here sheriff They took your death kinda harsh, you know There's one thing to do. I gotta ride out there and spill it Hoppy might get hurt if I Ah, hoppy's been in tight spots before I wouldn't Ah, that mob's hollering for blood. He'll shoot on sight Well, okay, I'll settle up for you. You're hoisted out of the hitch-rack and all No, it ain't. Cassidy stole it when he broke jail tonight Huh? Ain't it a bay with three white things? Yeah, but Well, he's out of the hitch-rack now. I'll tell you, I just saw him You're seeing things, California. Let's take a look Be dang'd. It's Jerry, all right Hoppy must have turned him loose Now, why are you now? Sheriff, huh? I don't look a year. I know time to settle Let me see it. Come on, California We gotta catch that posse before it gets to Eagle Peak And there ain't much time What time is it, Pullman? Quarter three? Yeah, he ought to be there now Where's the cave from here? Down the shoulder behind that big overhang Oh, and, uh, honey Yeah? That was a mighty bad piece of luck Your horse's taking off that away That posse will likely run you down now There's a ranch below here I'll bevel up with Frank that far then pick up another one Quit the gavel. Let's get this over with Okay, okay. Keep your shirt on You go first, Connie Then the punk Then Pullman and me Reckon you'd better go first. I don't know the trail That why? Yeah, that's why Go ahead Okay Come on, Pullman Hey, ample shit out, Pullman Oh Got me. Go ahead, Connie The cave This way, Frank Yeah They were waiting for us Keep down That way. Go on inside Yeah Get down on that clump of trees Let them have it, Frank It's a posse I wouldn't thunder the day no we'd be here What's the matter? I know why It's a double course, huh? The money's gone That's why he made his way over there He was setting up a trap The boss? Yeah Yeah, the boss Well, he ain't gonna get away with this one Hey Hey, down there We give up We want to come out Listen, Pomeroy He hurts Double Cross it Right Did they get him? Yeah Well, that leaves us, Cassidy What now? We hold them off as long as we can, Frank And hope Here's that, Sheriff Yeah, at the foot of the peak Come on Just a minute, Pomeroy As you see, I'm a pretty lively corpse Me and Hopalong Cassidy staged the robbery and jailbreak Hoping we'd get the leader of this Green Valley gang to show his hand He did I don't reckon we'll need to smoke anyone out now, Pomeroy Since we got what we went after already, didn't we? I guess I'm partly to blame For being blind as a bat at high noon For scouring six counties for the brains of this Green Valley bunch While he was sitting in my own office as deputy Come on, Pomeroy I reckon you'll get what you wasn't aiming to give the boys in your own gang A fair trial in a court of justice After all, we'll want to hang you Legal Back to Hopalong Cassidy Since the gunfight at Eagle Peak But it's been an important one for Frank Lawler and Ellie McClure Hopi and California on their way back to the bar 20 now Are stopping in there, say goodbye Gosh, hate to see you go, Hopi Ah, the cow business is just like anything else, Frank Leave it alone for a couple of shakes and you got trouble Ah, but you'll find that out with that hundred head year plan on the buy Thanks to you You know, I had no claim on that reward money, Hopi Well, maybe not, but I didn't either Don't go on there, maybe I should have put in a claim, huh? Fred and Hot California, it belongs to Ellie Me? Yep, you wanted the new start for Frank Ellie and you got it all by yourself Of course, you didn't know it at the time But you put that reward money in his pocket when you threw that ink well in Tom Roy's face That's what you're getting at, huh? Yeah, we never would have seen past that mask of his If it hadn't been for the ink stain on his chin Goodbye from Hopalong Cassidy Hopi and California are hitting the trail homeward again And after this little adventure, the bar 20 is going to be a restful sight Hope you enjoyed this friendly visit and that you'll remember to tune in next time These two fighting cowboys get involved in another thrilling escapade Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is transcribed and produced in the west by Walter White Jr. The Green Valley payoff was written by Harold Swanton All stories are based upon the characters created by Clarence E. Mulford This is a Commodore production