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ACT TWO

FADE IN

46 OMITTED

46A INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE - DAY

Kolitar holds Maggie roughly by the arm. He hisses in her
face.

KOLITAR
What's a matter, missy? Never seen
a real gunfighter before?

MAGGIE
Gee, I dunno. Ever seen a real
toothbrush before?

Before Kolitar can respond, Ben steps in.

BEN
No need to drag her into this.

KOLITAR
What do you care? You sweet on
her?
     (to Maggie).
What were you doing out there?

MAGGIE
I, uh, I was Just looking for the
boss.

She nods to Redfield.

MAGGIE
I'm done with my first show. I
wanted to know if I could freshen
up before dinner.

REDFIELD
Baths are two bits. Four if you
want fresh water. I'll take it out
of your pay. Now get out.

Magqie nods and turns to go, but Kolitar holds onto her. He
looks hard at her face.

KOLITAR
Do I know you?

MAGGIE
I don't think so, sir. I'm sure
I'd remember your face.

KOLITAR
yes, I'm sure you would.

He lets go of her and she backs, quickly, out the door.
Kolitar stares after her for a beat, a thoughtful look on
his face.

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47 OMITTED

47A EXT. STREET - OUTSIDE SHERIFF'S OFFICE - DAY

Maggie exits the Sheriff's office and the door slams behind
her. She pauses for a second, calming herself and catching
her breath. Then she hurries down the street.

48 INT. STARR RANCH - DAY

Amanda is stoking a wood-burning stove and Ellie sits at
the table reading a text book. A curtain screening off part
of the room draws back, revealing Colin. His arm is in a
sling and he leans unsteadily against the wall.

AMANDA
Here now, you shouldn't be up.

COLIN
I need to get into town, ma'am.
My friends are probably looking for
me.

Colin lets her guide him to the kitchen table.

AMANDA
Then let them find you. You won't
be going far with that wound,
mister.

COLIN
My name's Colin Mallory.

Colin spots the Colt Peacemaker lying on the table.

COLIN
That's a big gun.

Ellie picks it up.

ELLIE
It was my father's. He was in the
army. He fought with General
Schwartzkopf at Gettysburg.

Amanda takes the gun away from her daughter and places it on
the mantle.

AMANDA
I've told you not to touch that.

ELLIE
     (to Colin)
Can you shoot? My daddy said a
man's got to know how to use a gun.

CONTINUED

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48 CONTINUED

AMANDA
     (hard)
And look where it got him.

Ellie looks stung. Amanda turns back to the fire. Colin
looks between mother and daughter.

49 EXT. LIVERY STABLE - DAY

Quinn and Rembrandt ride up to the livery stable and
dismount. Maggie hurries up to them.

MAGGIE
You didn't find him.

REMBRANDT
We found wagon tracks. Looks like
somebody picked him up.

MAGGIE
Who?

QUINN
We lost the trail.

MAGGIE
We've got another problem. Mr. K's
in town... and it turns out he's an
old friend of ours.

Quinn and Remmy exchange a look.

REMBRANDT
What?

MAGGIE
It's Kolitar.

QUINN
Kolitar? The Kromagg?

MAGGIE
No, Kolitar the Care Bear. When we
sprung him from the Slidecage, this
must have been the Earth he bounced
back to.

REMBRANDT
Talk about the good, the bad and
the really ugly.

QUINN
How could he have known we were on
that stagecoach?

CONTINUED

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49 CONTINUED

MAGGIE
I don't think he did. He didn't
recognize me in this get-up. I
heard him talking to the sheriff
and that guy Ben about some scheme
they have to grab land from the
homesteaders. Maybe we just got in
the middle.

QUINN
Some homesteaders might have found
Colin. We need to check out all
the local ranches in the area.

REMBRANDT
There's probably a list of deeds at
the land office.

QUINN
     (to Maggie)
We're going to need to keep these
horses a spell longer.

MAGGIE
Just find Colin before I owe my
soul to the company store.

50 OMITTED

51 EXT. STARR RANCH - DAY

Ellie walks to the woodpile. The sky has grown darker and
there is the distant RUMBLE of a far-off thunderstorm. She
quickly gathers an armload of split wood from the pile and
heads back toward the house.

As she heads for the porch, she drops one of the logs. She
bends to pick it up, but a boot suddenly steps down on the
log. Ellie looks up to see....

52 KOLITAR

standing over her. Two of his gang members are behind him
on horseback. "Mr. K" tips his hat with exaggerated
politeness....

KOLITAR
Evening, li'l lady.

He grins a pointy-toothed smile and there is another peal of
THUNDER.

53 INT. STARR RANCH - DAY

Amanda clears the table.

CONTINUED

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53 CONTINUED

COLIN
It may not be my place, but if I
can say something, ma'am. It's
pretty clear the girl misses her
father.

AMANDA
It most certainly is not your
place.

COLIN
I know you're trying to protect
her, but don't let her grow up
ashamed of her feelings.

AMANDA
What do you know about our
feelings? I don't want Ellie to
ever forget what a good, kind,
loving man her father was.

She grabs the Colt and slams it onto the table in front of
Colin.

AMANDA
But I will not raise her around men
who think that every problem can be
solved with one of these.

From outside, we hear....

ELLIE (O.S.)
Ma!

AMANDA
Your strength seems to be coming
back, Mr. MallorY. I'll run you
into town in the morning.

ELLIE (O.S.)
Ma!

AMANDA
What is it?

she heads for the door.

54 EXT. STARR RANCH - DAY 54

The door opens and Amanda steps out onto the porch.

AMANDA
Ellie....

She gasps when she sees Kolitar standing in the yard,
holding a terrified Ellie in front of him. His two gang
members sit easily on their horses in the background.

AMANDA
Oh my God.

CONTINUED

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54 CONTINUED

KOLITAR
You may recall I had a business
transaction going with your husband
that was never satisfactorily
concluded.

AMANDA
Please. Let my daughter go.

KOLITAR
Excellent. Now we're negotiating.
I have something you want and you
have something I want.

AMANDA
Please.

KOLITAR
Hand over the deed to this little
patch of dirt and your daughter
walks away from this with a minimum
of emotional scarring.

AMANDA
All right. Just don't hurt her.

COLIN (O.S.)
Leave the ladies alone.

Colin steps out of the doorway behind her. He is holding
the Colt. Kolitar's eyes flicker with recognition.

KOLITAR
You. I know you.

COLIN
Yes, you do.

At that moment, one of Kolitar's henchmen draws his pistol
and levels it at Colin. Colin whips up the Colt and snaps
off a SHOT that blasts the man out of his saddle.

Colin spins and FIRES again, just as the second henchman's
pistol is clearing his holster. The bullet catches the man
in the arm and his gun spins away.

Colin now aims the gun at Kolitar, whose hand freezes
halfway to his holster.

COLIN
Don't.
     (to Ellie)
Go to your ma.

She scrambles away, running to her mother's arms.

COLIN
Move out.

Kolitar gives Colin a long, hateful look, then he moves to
his horse and swings into the saddle.

CONTINUED

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54 CONTINUED 2 54

KOLITAR
This isn't over.

With a quick nod to his surviving henchman, the two spin and
ride off.

ELLIE
     (wide-eyed)
Never saw nobody shoot like that.

Colin stares for a long beat at the first henchman lying
dead in the dirt. Then he turns to Amanda and spins the gun
in his hand, holding it out to her butt first.

COLIN
Killing's nothing to be proud of.

Suddenly, he wobbles unsteadily. Amanda grabs him to steady
him. We now see that the bandage on his shoulder is soaked
through with blood.

AMANDA
Help me get him back inside.

As Amanda and Ellie help Colin inside, we go to....

55 INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE - NIGHT (N1) 55

Kolitar sweeps the contents of Sheriff Redfield's desk onto
the floor. Redfield jumps back out of the way.

KOLITAR
     (in a rage)
Sliders! Now I know where I've
seen that dance hall floozy before.

REDFIELD
You know these people?

KOLITAR
Oh, yes. You said there were two
more?

REDFIELD
Yep. Black fella and a white
fella. Rented 'em some horses.

KOLITAR
It can't be a coincidence. They
must have followed me here.

REDFIELD
Things are just starting to come
together. We can't afford to have
them meddling in our plans.

CONTINUED

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55 CONTINUED

KOLITAR
Don't worry. I'll see that they
don't.

Off his thin smile....

56 INT. SALOON - NIGHT

Maggie is stepping down from the stage as the saloon
patrons applaud enthusiastically. She makes her way
through the crowd to the bar. Ben is grinning at her.

BEN
That was incredible. I've never
heard those songs before.

MAGGIE
'YMCA' is always a show-stopper.

BEN
And those dance moves you do. It's
a little, um... spicier than I'm
used to seeing.

MAGGIE
Too much?

BEN
Oh no. Actually, I was wondering
if you'd like to join me for dinner
tonight.

MAGGIE
Corral your ponies there, Bronco
Billy. I'm afraid singing and
dancing is all you get for your
price of admission.

BEN
What?
     (embarrassed)
No. You misunderstand me. I just
thought we could talk. When I was
watching you... You're so self-
assured, so in control. You can
keep an entire room of drunken
cowboys nailed to their seats with
just your attitude, the look in
your eye. It's very powerful.
     (a beat)
I find powerful women very
attractive.

MAGGIE
     (intrigued)
Well, I gotta eat.

Over Ben's shoulder, Maggie sees Quinn walk into the saloon.

CONTINUED

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56 CONTINUED

She is momentarily distracted -- she didn't expect to see
him here -- but he gives her a nod of acknowledgement and
moves to join a table of men playing poker.

BEN
You know, with your talent, I'll
bet you could help me with a new
project I'm working on.

MAGGIE
What kind of project is that?

BEN
Ben Siegel thinks big, Maggie. I
have a plan to turn this one-horse
burg into a mecca, a crossroads.
Everyone coming west will stop at
Las Vegas, Nevada.

MAGGIE
Las Vegas?

BEN
     (laughs)
Don't you even know what town
you're in?

MAGGIE
Ben Siegel?

Something clicks in her head. She turns and glances at the
bar. On the mirror behind the bar, we now see the words (if
we haven't noticed them before): FLAMINGO SALOON.

MAGGIE
'Bugsy' Siegel?

BEN
     (flat)
That was my grandfather. He didn't
like that nickname and I can't say
I do either.

Before Maggie can respond ....

QUINN (O.S.)
You trying to cheat me?

Maggie and Ben turn to see ....

57 QUINN

standing up at the poker table yelling at one of the other
players.

QUINN
What are you trying to pull?

Quinn pulls a six gun from under his jacket and levels it at
the other man. The "cheater" holds his hands up
defensively. He's unarmed. But Quinn pulls the trigger.
BLAM! The man is blasted out of his chair.

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58 ON MAGGIE

MAGGIE
     (horrified)
Quinn!

Other patrons in the saloon scream and scatter.

59 BACK TO QUINN

He lowers the pistol and looks around the room with a smug
expression, almost as if he's giving everyone a good look at
his face.

QUINN
Nobody cheats Quinn Mallory.

Then he turns and strides out of the saloon.

60 EXT. TOWN - NIGHT

Quinn exits the saloon and strides down the street. As he
walks down the street, the camera tracks with him. He
reaches the corner and stops. Turning toward the camera, he
MORPHS INTO KOLITAR. A smile plays over Kolitar's face, as
we....

FADE OUT

END OF ACT TWO