ACT 2
FADE IN
2. Ext. Terrain – same time
Scene opens back up to where it left off. The young girl is holding the gun to Jimmy’s back. We then see another revolver come into the picture now pointing at the young girl’s back. She reluctantly un-cocks her gun handing it to whoever is behind her. Pan out to find Lou who has her gun trained on the girl. Jimmy picks up his gun from the ground and now both riders have guns aimed at the girl.
JIMMY
What do you think you’re doing?
The girl gives no response.
LOU
What are you doing here?
No response.
LOU
Did you kill that man?
No response.
JIMMY
She ain’t gonna talk.
LOU
What do we do with her?
JIMMY
Take her to Teaspoon. Let him figure it out.
Jimmy points to his horse.
JIMMY
Get up there.
GIRL
I ain’t goin’ nowhere with you.
JIMMY
Fine, then tell us what happened.
No response.
Jimmy grabs her arm and pushes her toward the horse.
JIMMY
Get up there.
The girl mounts the horse as Jimmy hands his gun out to Lou.
JIMMY
I would rather you hold on to this. Keep it far away from her.
LOU
I think I should ride with her. I might be able to get her to talk.
Jimmy agrees. Lou mounts up behind the girl. Jimmy mounts up on Lou’s horse.
3. Ext. Terrain – 20 minutes later
Jimmy and Lou ride side by side with the girl in front of Lou.
LOU
What’s your name?
No response.
LOU
You know, you can tell us what happened. We aren’t gonna hurt you.
No response.
LOU
How old are you?
No response.
LOU
I’d guess you’re about fourteen.
GIRL
Fifteen.
LOU
That wasn’t so hard. Can you tell me anything else about yourself?
No response.
LOU
If you tell us what happened, we might be able to help. We have a
friend who’s a Marshal.
GIRL
The law ain’t gonna help me. They just use that badge to take
whatever they want.
LOU
Marshal Hunter’s not like that.
The girl doesn’t respond.
Camera pulls back as the riders continue their journey.
4. Int. Marshal’s office – mid-day
Camera pulls back to reveal CODY and BUCK playing checkers at the front table. TEASPOON is in the background sitting at his desk.
CODY
When is everybody supposed to get back? I’m tired of doing
double duties to cover everyone out on runs.
BUCK
And I’m tired of pulling triple duty to cover the chores you
seem to forget.
TEASPOON
Jimmy and Lou’ll be back anytime. Kid and Noah should be
back in a few days. Don’t get so antsy Cody. You two will get
your turns soon enough.
CODY
I don’t get it anyway. Why do we have to do these long runs
and double up no less?
TEASPOON
Well, with Russell, Majors and Waddell closing down smaller
stations we need to cover longer distances and with the war coming,
they just figure it’s safer having two guns rather than one. Besides,
with the rides dwindling off, they could just as soon fire half of you
and not have to pay for the doubling up.
CODY
That’s fine. I’ll just pursue my dreams of being a famous actor while
my good looks are still in demand.
BUCK
Please, go pursue that dream. It would make our lives a whole lot easier.
5. Ext. Marshals office – same time
Jimmy, Lou and the girl arrive in front of the office. Jimmy dismounts first tying up his and Lou’s horse. The girl dismounts and Jimmy grabs her arm. Lou dismounts. All three head into the office.
TEASPOON
Who’s this?
JIMMY
We’re not sure. She ain’t talkin.
LOU
Found her a few miles outside of town.
JIMMY
And the dead body of a sheriff not too far from her.
TEASPOON
(to the girl)You have something to do with that?
No response.
TEASPOON
Well, seems I got no choice, but to lock you up until I get some answers.
Teaspoon grabs the girl’s arm escorting her to one of the cells and locking the door.
TEASPOON (cont.)
Jimmy, you get a fresh horse and meet us back here. I need to get a
look at that body. Buck, you come too. Take a look around and see
what you think. Lou, you and Cody stick around here, may she’ll
get friendly enough to start talking.
Lou and Cody take a seat in the office as the other three make their way out.
6. Int. Bunk house – night
Scene opens with close up on Lou as she pushes her food around her plate. We pull out to reveal all the riders, JESSE and RACHEL around the table eating supper.
TEASPOON
Get anything else out of her?
Lou shakes her head.
CODY
That is one tough girl. She wouldn’t budge.
BUCK
There was obviously a struggle, but that’s about all I could tell.
JIMMY
My guess is he wouldn’t pay up so she killed him. End of story.
LOU
You think that girl could kill a man because he stiffed her?
JIMMY
Why else would she shoot him?
LOU
Maybe she was defending herself.
JIMMY
Come on, Lou. It’s obvious she ain’t innocent of anything. Girls like
her can be about as deadly as any man when it comes to being wronged.
LOU
It bother you that she’s only fifteen?
JIMMY
I’ve seen them younger.
LOU
And that makes it alright? And because she’s not talking she must
have killed him because he wouldn’t pay up? Never even crossed
your mind that maybe he deserved it? Why; because he has a badge?
You know as well as I do that a badge doesn’t give you the right to
use and throw away women. But since she’s a saloon girl she must
be askin’ for it, right?
Lou pushes her plate away and exits out the front door.
JIMMY
That’s not what I meant.
RACHEL
We know what you meant.
All eyes scan Jimmy and Rachel then back to their meals.
FADE OUT
END OF ACT 2
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