EXT. SAME CAMPSITE - LATER THAT NIGHT
PALADIN and POLLYANNA are asleep. The two cowboys quietly return. FIRST COWBOY silently approaches POLLYANNA, while SECOND COWBOY approaches PALADIN. FIRST COWBOY gets on top of POLLYANNA awakening her.
POLLYANNA: What the... (she screams)
PALADIN awakes as well. SECOND COWBOY has already pointed his gun in PALADIN's face.
POLLYANNA: (screams) Don't! Get the fuck offa me.
PALADIN waits for moment when SECOND COWBOY is distracted by what FIRST COWBOY is doing. PALADIN then pulls out his derringer hidden in his belt and fires at SECOND COWBOY's temple killing him instantly. Hearing the gun's noise, FIRST COWBOY turns toward PALADIN and tries to reach for his gun, but PALADIN jumps up and kills him first with the second shot from the derringer. The danger gone, he then approaches the shaken POLLYANNA.
PALADIN: You all right?
POLLYANNA: They're dead?
PALADIN: Yeah...thanks in part to you.
POLLYANNA: What do you mean?
PALADIN: These men are what I was talking about when I said, "wild and dangerous." These men don't see hardly any women in this country. And then you start flirting as if you were in San Francisco or Windfall. You can't do that. Actions have consequences.
POLLYANNA: Bullshit. I did nothing wrong. But, I'm glad they're dead.
POLLYANNA stands up and kicks the dead body of the man who tried to rape her.
POLLYANNA: Why did it take so long for you to kill them?
PALADIN: (with emphasis) I killed them as soon as I could, lady, but I regret I had to do that. Each life is precious and I'm sure if you had been demure instead of flirtatious they would still be alive. Don't do that again in my company. You hear me?
She nods, a little bit frightened by PALADIN's tone.
PALADIN: Now, I'm going to have to bury these two.
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