Dan Evans prepares to leave his family to escort a notorious outlaw, Ben Wade, to the train station for a bounty. He confronts his wife Alice about their desperate financial situation and his need to regain his dignity and provide for his family. The scene highlights the tension between Dan's sense of duty and Alice's fear for his life.
DAN: For God’s sake. He’s killed more people than the drought.
ALICE: He’s not what I expected. He’s--
DAN: --dangerous. Dangerous is what he is, Alice-- and you and the boys are not going to talk to him again.
ALICE: You can change your mind. No one will think less of you.
DAN: No one can think les
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