Peter Breck: Clay Culhane

Quotes 

• Clay Culhane : If you killed in self-defense, then the law's on your side.

  Andy Meade : Well, seems to me you and your brothers made quite a name for yourself without callin' in the law.

  Clay Culhane : Quite a name. When they died at Marathon, one was 24 and other was 22. How old are you, Andy?

  Andy Meade : Old enough to be on my own. Same as it's always been.

• Clay Culhane : Andy, you told me that you've been alone all of your life. Well, I'm tellin' you, you don't have to be.

  Andy Meade : You know, it looks to me like you're trying to convince yourself as much as me, Mr. Culhane.

  Clay Culhane : Well, why don't you stay and settle the arguing for both of us.

• Clay Culhane : What about Andy Meade?

  Fred Bryson : I don't owe him anything!

  Clay Culhane : Oh, yes you do! You know what your trouble is Bryson? You figure you got something coming for nothin'.

  Helen Bryson : That's not so! Fred's always paid his own way.

  Clay Culhane : Not this time! Here's his chance to make a payment on what he expects from the law and what does he do? He lies!

  Fred Bryson : You better shut up, Culhane!

  Clay Culhane : You lie because you figure the truth might cost you something. You'll let that boy hang out there so you can keep what you got! Isn't that it?

  Helen Bryson : No! That's not true!

  Clay Culhane : Mister, you're the murderer in this town, not Andy Meade.

• [last lines] 

  Wheeler Boone : I killed the boy.

  Clay Culhane : Wheeler, more than one of us had a hand in it.

• Clay Culhane : I went to him as a lawyer, not a gunfighter.

  Marshal Gib Scott : Some of us have a little trouble telling the difference, Mr. Caulhane