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Shea and Thomas watch from across the street as James stands and marches toward the skinny man as men tear and pull at his coat. THOMAS Farmer ain’t scared to use that shotgun ... SHEA Farmer’s gonna pick a fight he can’t win before long. They watch as James walks up to the skinny man and reaches into his jacket, retrieving his wallet. TOWN MARSHALS rush toward the chaos as the street is now a shouting mass of people crowding around the pick pocket. Two marshals rush up to James, push him back -- shout questions at him, but the crowd is so loud it’s impossible to hear a word the man says ... The big man has gotten to his feet, but a dozen cowboys attack him like a swarm of wasps. Before long, he is back on the ground with cowboys raining punches down on him ... One cowboy slams a whiskey bottle into the back of his head, splitting his scalp in two ... More cowboys have fashioned a noose and are hoisting the skinny man up -- hanging him from the sign over the brothel. It is madness ... Marshals rush to the skinny man’s aide and fight with cowboys to release him. As the skinny man is being lowered, a GUNSHOT rings out from the crowd, and the skinny man is shot in the side of the head. The crowd scatters like quail in every direction. More gunshots ring out. James takes in this insanity, then turns and walks down the street in the opposite direction. Shea watches him disappear around the corner, then steps inside two double doors. Above the doors is a sign that reads: PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY. INT. PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY -- CONT. ABOUT FIFTY MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN COWER IN THE BUILDING. They stare out the windows. Women huddle behind chairs and sofas, holding their children close ...
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