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[On horseback, Lieutenant Cantrell and some of his officers are escorting Mary Beecher to her home. Rutledge, handcuffed and still wounded from gunfire in his side, rides in the front alongside Cantrell] Lt. Tom Cantrell:
How's the side holding up, Sergeant? 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
[sardonically]
You know what they say about us, sir. We heal fast. Lt. Tom Cantrell:
You give me your word you won't try to make an escape, I'll take those irons off you. 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
[Rutledge refuses to look at Cantrell]
I can't do that, sir. 'Cause I ain't going back to stand trial. Lt. Tom Cantrell:
Well, don't you be a fool, Brax. What if you did get away? Why, this thing would haunt you until you couldn't stand it. 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
You forget, sir. We been haunted a long time. Too much to worry. Yeah, it was all right for Mr. Lincoln to say we were free. [Now he turns to look angrily at Cantrell] 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but Not yet!
How's the side holding up, Sergeant? 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
[sardonically]
You know what they say about us, sir. We heal fast. Lt. Tom Cantrell:
You give me your word you won't try to make an escape, I'll take those irons off you. 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
[Rutledge refuses to look at Cantrell]
I can't do that, sir. 'Cause I ain't going back to stand trial. Lt. Tom Cantrell:
Well, don't you be a fool, Brax. What if you did get away? Why, this thing would haunt you until you couldn't stand it. 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
You forget, sir. We been haunted a long time. Too much to worry. Yeah, it was all right for Mr. Lincoln to say we were free. [Now he turns to look angrily at Cantrell] 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge:
But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but Not yet!
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How's the side holding up Sergeant
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You know what they say about us sir we heal fast
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You give me your word you won't try to make an escape
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I'll take the irons off you
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I can't do that sir
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'cause I ain't going back to stand trial
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Don't you be a fool Brax
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What if you did get away
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Why this thing would haunt you till you couldn't stand it
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You forget sir
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we've been haunted a long time too much to worry
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Yeah it was all right for Mr Lincoln to say we were free
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but that ain't so Not yet Maybe some day but not yet
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Movie Summary
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

