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ACT THREE

FADE IN

61 OMITTED

61A EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Quinn and Remmy move quickly down the deserted street.

REMBRANDT
Land office has claims for three
more ranches south of town we
haven't checked.

QUINN
We'll head out at first light.

REMBRANDT
Somebody picked Colin up. That's
why we haven't found him yet. No
news is good news.

Quinn nods, grateful. Maggie rushes up to them.

MAGGIE
     (breathless)
Quinn, tell me you didn't just gun
down a man in cold blood in the
saloon.

QUINN
What?

MAGGIE
That's what I thought. Either
you've got a really hot-headed
double on this Earth or Kolitar
knows you're in town.

The Sliders approach the livery stable, Maggie holding up
her skirt to keep it out of the dirt.

MAGGIE
Why would he frame you for murder?

QUINN
Kolitar and his gang are scaring
off the homesteaders.

REMBRANDT
And according to the land office,
Sheriff Redfleld and a 'Mr. K. R.
O'Magg' have been snapping up their
property.

MAGGIE
     (putting it together)
And Bugsy's just waiting in the
wings to put up his casinos on it.

CONTINUED

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6lA CONTINUED

QUINN
Bugsy?

MAGGIE
Yeah, our friend Ben from the
stage. Ben Siegel... the third.

REMBRANDT
Doesn't that tell you something
about human nature? This world
doesn't have indoor plumbing yet,
but they've got the Mob.

QUINN
Well, I'm not going to sleep with
the fishes because Kolitar's afraid
I'm going to mess up his little
scheme.

They reach the livery stable and Quinn quietly slides open
the door. He suddenly stops short at the sight of something
inside the stable, and slowly raises his hands.

REDFIELD (O.S.)
You shouldn't ride after dark.

Quinn backs up and Redfield steps out of the stable, holding
his pistol on Quinn. Two scurvy members of Kolitar's band
back him up. They now sport deputies stars.

REDFIELD
It's awful easy to make a misstep.

QUINN
You know I didn't do it.

REDFIELD
Well. I wasn't there, but there's
about fifty eyewitnesses say you
did. I'm afraid I'm going to have
to take you in, and your friends,
too, for aiding and abetting.

The two "deputies" hold their guns on Quinn and Remmy.

REDFIELD
I do hate to lose my little
songbird.

MAGGIE
Tweet. Tweet.

Maggie smiles sweetly and kicks Redfield in the crotch.
Quinn and Remmy wince.

REMBRANDT
Aye carrumba.

As Redfield crumples in pain, she hitches up her skirt and
takes off running.

CONTINUED

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6lA CONTINUED 2

The two deputies draw a bead on Maggie. But Quinn and
Rembrandt heave themselves into the deputies, sending their
SHOTS WILD. Maggie aisappears in the darkness.

REDFIELD
     (wheezing)
We'll find her. Lock 'em up.

The two deputies roughly drag Quinn and Remmy away.

62 OMITTED

63 INT. STARR RANCH - NIGHT

Colin lays in bed, his face twisted in pain and bathed in
sweat. Amanda changes the dressing on his arm.

AMANDA
Now look what you've done to my
good sewing.

COLIN
Sorry. Sorry, I messed up your
front yard.

AMANDA
Where'd you learn to shoot like
that?

COLIN
I grew up on a farm. Everybody had
to know now to use a gun. Shoot
deer, raccoons. A rabid dog if
need be. But I learned never to
aim a gun at another person. It
was one of my father's rules.

AMANDA
It was one of my husband's rules,
too. After he came back from the
war, he was changed. Put that big
pistol of his in a box and never
touched it. So Mr. K shot him in
the back.

COLIN
I have to get into town. Now that
Kolitar -- Mr. K -- knows I'm here,
he'll go after my friends. I've
got to warn them.

AMANDA
You're not going anywhere. Not
tonight.

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64 ELLIE

listening on the other side of the curtain.

COLIN (O.S.)
He'll kill them.

AMANDA (O.S)
You've lost too much blood. You
won't be any help to them dead.

Ellie stands there for a beat, a look of deep indecision,
creasing her young face. Then she quietly crosses the room
and takes the heavy Colt Peacemaker out of its box.
Grabbing her coat and hat, she quietly opens the front door
and slips out into the night.

65 INT. JAIL - MORNING (D2)

Quinn sits on his bunk in the dank cell. Remmv stands at
the tiny barred window looking out. A mournful jail house
harmonica plays over the scene.

REMBRANDT
Do they have to do that right where
we can see it?

QUINN
I think that's the idea.

66 REMMY'S POINT OF VIEW - OUTSIDE THE WINDOW

The deputies are testing a makeshift gallows, dropping
sacks of grain from two ropes strung up outside the livery
stable.

67 RESUME SCENE

REMBRANDT
That's just cold, man.

Sheriff Redfield walks in and steps up to the cell bars.

REDFIELD
And how we doing this morning,
gents?

QUINN
Fine. How 'bout you? You seem to
be limping a bit.

REDFIELD
Oh, don't worry. Your friend'll be
joining you soon enough. Feisty
gal, she is.

Remmy indicates the gallows' preparation taking place
outside the window.

CONTINUED

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67 CONTINUED

REMBRANDT
Isn't that a bit premature? We
haven't even seen the judge.

REDFIELD
Ask and ye shall receive.

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small gavel,
which he raps on a nearby table.

REDFIELD
Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea. The
circuit court of the state of
Nevada is now in session. Do you
have anything to say in your
defense before I pass sentence?

QUINN
I didn't do it.

REDFIELD
So noted. The court now sentences
you both to hang by the neck until
dead.

He turns to go.

REDFIELD
Oh, and make sure you try the grits
this morning. Esther Mae knows her
way around a skillet. Mmm-mm.

He exits. Quinn and Rembrandt exchange a look. The
harmonica continues to play. Remmy stalks over to the
window.

REMBRANDT
Will you knock that off.

67A REMMY'S POINT OF VIEW - A GUY

sits in the alley outside the window playing the harmonica.
He stops playing and shoots Remmy a dirty look as he moves
off.

68 EXT. STREET - ALLEY - DAY

A back alley off the main drag in town. Two of Sheriff
Redfield's deputies walk along peering in doors and windows,
apparently searching for Maggie. They pass and we hold on
the still scene for a beat.

Maggie peeps around the corner. She looks around carefully
and then moves to a horse tied up nearby. As she starts to
untie the reins...

BEN (O.S.)
You ran out on me last night.

CONTINUED

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68 CONTINUED

Maggie turns to see Ben standing behind her. He is holding
a Derringer pistol.

BEN
I thought we had a date.

Off Maggie's dark expression....

69 INT. JAIL - DAY

Remmy sits on his bunk while Quinn paces. Rembrandt sets
down a tin plate.

REMBRANDT
The man may be a lowdown lying
polecat, but he wasn't lying about
those grits. Lord, somebody stop
me talking like this.

QUINN
You know what? We've got the
advantage here.

REMBRANDT
Framed for murder. Iron bars.
Necktie party. Am I missing
something?

QUINN
Think about it. We've seen every
western movie ever made, right? We
know every trick in the book.

REMBRANDT
     (realizing)
But on this world, movies haven't
even been invented yet.

As they exchange a conspiratorial look....

70 EXT. STREET - ALLEY - DAY

Ben steps closer to Maggie.

MAGGIE
I hope I didn't ruin your evening.

BEN
I'm just disappointed. We would
have made a good team.

MAGGIE
At least you'll have the
satisfaction of watching me hang.

BEN
Gee, that'd be overreacting.

Maggie looks at Ben with confusion.

CONTINUED

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70 CONTINUED

MAGGIE
     (carefully)
Are we talking about me and my
friends exposing your plan to
murder, intimidate and defraud the
locals out of their land?

BEN
I was talking about you standing me
up last night.

MAGGIE
     (confused)
You're not going to turn me in to
the sheriff?

BEN
Didn't plan on it.

MAGGIE
Then why are you holding a gun on
me?

BEN
You're stealing my horse.

Ben hands Maggie the Derringer.

BEN
Here. You might need this. Things
are getting too crazy around here
for me.

He takes the reins and quickly checks his saddle and gear.

MAGGIE
I thought you were in business with
Redfield.

BEN
I was. He promised he'd have the
land available if I brought the
capital to start up the casinos. I
didn't know he hired a gunslinger
to drive off the homesteaders.
     (shakes his head)
My grandfather might have done
things that way. I don't.

He mounts his horse.

BEN
Maybe I'll try Reno.

MAGGIE
I need your help. My friends are
going to hang.

BEN
From what I saw, your pal, Quinn,
deserves it.

CONTINUED

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70 CONTINUED 2

MAGGIE
It's too difficult to explain, but
I know he was framed. If I can
find Colin, maybe we can figure out
a way to bust them out.

BEN
Colin? I heard Mr. K telling the
sheriff about someone by that name.
Said he was holed up at a ranch
outside of town. He was going to
take care of him after he strung up
your friends.

MAGGIE
Did he say where?

Ben reaches down for Maggie's hand.

BEN
Climb up.

71 INT. JAIL - DAY

Rembrandt is in the cell, apparently alone, Quinn is
nowhere to be seen.

REMBRANDT
You ready?

QUINN (O.S.)
     (strained, grunting)
Yeah, I'm ready.

REMBRANDT
Guard! Guard!

The door to the outer office opens and a figure steps into
the cell area. Back lit by the light from the outer office,
we can't recognize him.

REMBRANDT
He's escaped! Quinn's escaped.

The figure steps up to the bars... it's Kolitar.

KOLITAR
You don't expect me to fall for
that, do you?

Kolitar looks up. Reveal....

72 QUINN

crabbed to the ceiling of the cell. His arms and legs
braced against the opposite sides of the narrow cell.

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72 CONTINUED

KOLITAR
I saw this trick in 'The Man Who
Shot Kaleeth-Tar.'

Quinn loses his grip and drops to the floor with a grunt.
He stands up and faces Kolitar.

QUINN
Why did you frame me?

KOLITAR
Why did you follow me here?

REMBRANDT
We didn't.

KOLITAR
You expect me to believe that in an
infinite number of worlds, you just
happened to end up on the same one
I did?

REMBRANDT
We released you from the Slidecage.
Why would we follow you?

KOLITAR
Why do you humans do anyting?
Meddlesome vermin. You can't ever
leave well enough alone, can you?
You have to impose your own sense
of morality on everyone else.

QUINN
Maybe we can make a deal. We still
have the timer. In a few days,
we'll be leaving here. Let us go
and we'll get you off this world.

Kolitar moves right up to the bars, face to face with Quinn.

KOLITAR
What makes you think I want to go
anywhere? You stranded me on this
world. Well, I made the most of
it. I'm Mr. K now. My name
inspires terror from St. Louis to
Yuma.

REMBRANDT
You sure it's not your face?

KOLITAR
It helps. I'm free to go where I
want. Take what I want. This
world is mine for the picking.
It's a good life for a Kromagg and
I don't need you around to spoil
it.

He turns to go.

CONTINUED

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72 CONTINUED 2

KOLITAR
Sorry it had to end this way,
human. But this town ain't big
enough for the both of us.
     (smiles)
I love saying that.

He exits. A beat, then....

QUINN
Okay, what. if you fake an
appendicitis attack?

Off Remmy's look....

73 INT. STARR RANCH - DAY

Colin is painfully easing into his coat. Amanda is watching
him.

AMANDA
You're going to tear your stitches
out again.

Colin silently continues to get dressed.

AMANDA
     (sighs)
At least let me drive you.

Colin looks up and he and Amanda lock eyes. A bond has
grown between them. The moment is broken as the door opens
and Maggie and Ben rush in.

COLIN
Maggie!

MAGGIE
Colin. Thank God.

She rushes to Colin and embraces him. He winces in pain.

COLIN
Ow, Maggie. Easy.

She lets him go.

MAGGIE
Kolitar's here.

COLIN
I know. Where are Quinn and
Rembrandt?

MAGGIE
Kolitar wants us out of the way.
He framed Quinn for murder.

CONTINUED

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73 CONTINUED

BEN
In a few hours, your friends are
going to be having a little throat
trouble.

Colin looks from Ben to Maggie to Amanda. Then....

COLIN
     (to Amanda)
I need to borrow your gun.

Amanda nods and moves to the mantle. She opens the box and
reacts to what she sees inside.

AMANDA
It's gone.
     (then)
Oh my God. Ellie.

CUT TO

74 ELLIE

pressing her way through a crowd of people.

75 EXT. STREET - DAY

The hangman's ropes are waiting and a crowd of people is
beginning to gather for the hanging. Ellie moves through
the crowd and disappears down a side alley.

76 EXT. STREET - ALLEY - DAY

Ellie hurries down the alley. She moves to a small barred
window.

ELLIE
     (low)
Hello?

Quinn's face appears at the window.

QUINN
You better get away from here
before you get into trouble.

ELLIE
Are you Quinn?

QUINN
Who are you?

ELLIE
My name's Ellie Starr. I'm a
friend of Colin's.

QUINN
He's okay?

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76 CONTINUED

ELLIE
Yeah. He wanted me to give you
this.

She pulls the Colt Peacemaker out from under her jacket and
raises it toward the window.

Quinn's hand reaches between the bars for the gun. Just as
he is about to take it, however, Ellie is shoved to the
ground. She looks up to see....

77 KOLITAR

standing over her.

KOLITAR
Little girls shouldn't play with
guns.

QUINN (O.S.)
Are you okay? Ellie?

Ellie scrambles to her feet. She picks up the Colt.

ELLIE
You killed my father.

She aims the gun at him. Her hands shake.

KOLITAR
Yes, I did. Are you going to shoot
me now?

He walks slowly towards her, narrowing the distance between
himself and the wavering barrel of the gun.

KOLITAR
Is that what your daddy would want?

Closer.....

KOLITAR
Is that what your friend, Colin,
would want? For you to be a
killer.
     (a grin)
Just like me.

Now he's standing right in front of her. The barrel of the
gun pressed right against his chest.

KOLITAR
Come on. Make your daddy proud.

There is a painfully tense moment, then Kolitar simply
reaches down and takes the gun away from her. She sags. He
drops a large hand on her shoulder.

CONTINUED

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77 CONTINUED

KOLITAR
Come with me. You wouldn't want to
miss the party.

As he drags her off....

QUINN (O.S.)
Ellie... Ellie!

78 EXT. STREET - DAY

The crowd mills around waiting for the hanging. The town
clock STRIKES. As the bell tolls ominously, the door to the
jail opens and Sheriff Redfield and his deputies lead a
manacled Quinn and Remmy on a long, slow march to the
ropes.

79 ELLIE

watches anxiously from the crowd. Kolitar is close behind
her with his Mexican girlfriend at his side.

80 QUINN AND REMMY

climb up into the back of a buckboard wagon parked under
the ropes. The clock stops tolling. Redfield gazes out at
the sparse crowd.

REDFIELD
Shoot. Can't even turn out a
decent crowd for a hanging.

QUINN
I'm sure business will pick up when
you put in the slot machines.

REDFIELD
Any last words?

QUINN
This sucks.

Redfield turns to Remmy, who considers for a beat and....

REMBRANDT
What he said.

Redfield nods to the deputies, who fit the nooses around
their necks.

QUINN
I never thought it would end like
this.

REMBRANDT
I can't think of anyone else I'd
rather hang with.

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80 CONTINUED

Quinn turns his head toward Remmy, almost smiling.

QUINN
Same here.

Redfield signals to another deputy seated in the front of
the wagon.

REDFIELD
May God have mercy on your souls.

As the deputy picks up the reins, the horses take a nervous
step forward. Quinn and Remmy struggle to retain their
footing, the ropes tugging at their necks. As Quinn and
Remmy teeter on the rear gate of the wagon, we....

FADE OUT

END OF ACT THREE