With Richard's dead body, Emiliano was alone, surrounded by Jesse Evans Gang. So many thoughts ran through his mind, but he thought about Gouyen and his promise. 

"How sweet that the dog stays with its master," said a masculine.

Emiliano cringed as he looked up; Charles was on his horse, slowly approaching him. "Charles, what in the!?"

"Surprised? I know. I'm full of surprises." Charles commanded his horse to stop. 

Emiliano realized that he was surrounded. Guns were pointed at him, but no one pulled the trigger. "So, how will it end? Are you all going to kill me?"

Another man went forward. "Well, ain't ya brave. I got to hand to ya, yer dedicated. What's yer name?"

"Emiliano and you just be Jesse. I will say this; your reputation proceeds you."

Jesse chuckled as he pointed his gun at him. "Well, I gotta keep my reputation. I will also admit that I admire yer fightin' spirit, even if we are from different factions. Well, sorry, but..." Jesse pulled on the hammer part of his gun. "I have to kill ya."

"Why? Is it Dolan's orders, or were hired because of Charles?"

"Well, ya attacked Roberts, and Charles hired us to kill ya. Dolan said that as long as we're paid, we do what Charles wants."

That's when Emiliano remembered what Gouen told him. Charles was kicked out of the ranch, so he may not inherit the land. "Is Charles here paying you?" he asked. The young man wanted to try his luck, to see if he could think of something to help himself.

"Sure is; he said he will pay once we get Luke's land."

"Are you sure about that?" Emiliano noticed how uncomfortable Charles was. "Didn't Charles tell you that his Mother was a prostitute and that he may not be Luke's son? Not only that, Luke kicked him out of the ranch, so there's a possibility that he may not inherit the land."

Jesse lowered his gun; he and his gang slowly glared at Charles. "What in blazes is he talkin' about?" 

"Don't listen to him! He's cracked! Just kill him already!"

"Charles, I can understand why you hate me. You always wanted Luke's attention and approval but tried to get it the wrong way."

Jesse and the other men chuckled. "Pathetic," said one of the men.

As they were distracted, Emiliano noticed one of Richard's pistols and slowly got a hold of it but kept it out of sight. "How about this? I will face Charles one to one." The gang all faced him; many of them were intrigued. Emiliano stood with the pistol in his hand, his eyes never leaving Charles. "Charles brought you all to do his dirty work basically for free. Knowing your reputation, you work and kill for money. Since you all will not get paid, he must face me alone.

Charles felt his body shake in anger. "I ain't got nothin' to prove to ya!

"Look like he is never gonna pay us, boss," said another gang member.

"I will pay y'all!"

Jesse motioned his horse towards Charles. "Now that he mentioned it, we only agreed to help ya because Dolan asked us if we would get paid. Seems not." Charles felt the back of his neck sweating. "Face the man. If ya win, we'll kill him for free; if he wins, he's goin' free, and we'll kill ya."

Emiliano, meanwhile, would take glances once in a while at the gang who surrounded him. They were professional killers when hired, so his only chance is to face off with Charles and escape alive.

Before Charles could answer, Jesse noticed something from afar. He noticed a group of men coming their way. Emiliano also looked to where Jesse was looking and was shocked to see that it was Luke with some of his men.

"Damn it, this was a set-up!" yelled one of the other men.

As for Luke, he noticed the gang surrounding Emiliano. He got out his gun and shot one of the men off his horse. The sound scared the gang's horses, making them go out of control.

Jesse noticed that he and his gang were outnumbered. Charles was horrified by the situation, and he then commanded his horse and sped away. Emiliano refused to let Charles escape; he got on a horse and went after him. "That beef-headed chap ran away!" yelled another gang member, but he was shot in the head. Jesse then commanded his men to fire back at Luke and his men.

Luke ordered his men to scatter and fire. Shots were heard from behind, and they noticed Roberts was injured but alive. He shot toward the gang. "Ya chuckleheads!" Jesse was angered; he pointed his gun at the older man and shot him point-blank in the head. "Let's go! There ain't many of us!" He motioned his gang to follow and leave. 

Luke and his men commanded their horses to stop. "Emiliano!?" He was nowhere to be found. "Search the area for survivors!" The cowboys scattered; Luke noticed Richard's dead body.

"Luke, Emiliano ain't here, but I thought I saw ride off, but it seems he was chasin' someone," said Isaac.

"Damn it! At least Emiliano is alive, but who was he chasing?" Luke thought of the possibilities; there was one. "Isaac, we need to return to the ranch!"

Isaac was surprised, but before he could ask, Luke rode off. Isaac commanded the cowboys to keep looking for survivors and to inform the Lincoln County sheriffs. He rode behind his friend. "Luke, what is it!? Where are we goin'!?" he yelled.

"It's Charles! He is going back to the ranch! Gouyen is in danger!"