After Frank had killed the McBains, there is a confrontation between Morton and Frank in which Morton states, that he just wanted McBain scared, not killed. Why did he wanted McBain scared? Later in the movie after a visit to Mortons train Harmonica reveals that there is a contract that requires a station to be built on the farm, else McBain would loose his farm. This seems to me to be a very beneficial arrangement for Morton. There is a similar...
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