- [last lines]
- Matt Dillon: Where's Doc's horse, Chester?
- Chester: Oh, well... he ain't here.
- Matt Dillon: Where is he?
- Chester: Oh, well, uh, he's dead.
- Matt Dillon: He's dead?
- Chester: Ya see, uh
- [long pause]
- Chester: Old Doc just had to have somethin' to eat. He was failin' so bad.
- Matt Dillon: [incredulous] What?
- Chester: Well, I didn't wanna do it, Mr. Dillon, but I, I just didn't have no choice.
- Matt Dillon: I see. Well, we still got Doc. I think you made a pretty fair trade.
- Chester: [almost under his breath] Well...