SCENARIO, OR CONTINUITY OF SCENES

1—­Outside sheriff’s office, main street of town—­

One or two cowboys and several other citizens standing around talking earnestly.  Sheriff comes out of open door with hand-lettered placard.  He tacks it up beside a notice of an auction sale of stock, close to door.  Draws attention of bystanders, who crowd around to read.

On screen.  Notice—­

     $5,000 REWARD!

     FOR THE CAPTURE OF STEPHEN HAMMOND, BETTER KNOWN AS
     “ARAVAIPA STEVE.”  WE PREFER TO GET HIM ALIVE, AS HE
     MAY TELL WHAT HE DONE WITH THE PROSEEDS OF HIS LAST HOLD-UP.

Back to scene.

     The bystanders are obviously dissatisfied.  They protest to
     sheriff, who shakes head emphatically.

Leader—­

     “THE ONLY GOOD I KIN SAY O’ HIM IS THAT HE AIN’T NO
     MURDERER.  WE’LL HAVE NO LYNCHIN’ WHILE I’M SHERIFF”

Back to scene.

     One of the cowboys gives the sheriff a strong argument, but
     he holds his ground and taps his badge significantly.  They
     are still voicing their several opinions when scene ends.

2—­Dr. Turner’s office—­

Doctor lying on lounge, coat off, smoking.  Turns eyes toward door and then springs up as James Freeman enters, showing great excitement and distress.  Doctor asks what is wrong.  Freeman makes excited reply, urging doctor to get ready and “come quick.”  Doctor compels him to speak more calmly and, when he knows just what is wrong and hears Norma’s symptoms, he nods head and holds up hand, telling Freeman to sit down and be quiet while he prepares some medicine.  He measures some drug from bottle in graduate and pours it into eight-ounce bottle.  With this in hand he steps out of room.  Freeman greatly agitated and anxious to start.  Turner comes back almost immediately, just corking bottle.  He slips it into pocket, picks up hat and medical case, then follows Freeman out of room.

3—­Short exterior scene showing Freeman and Dr. Turner riding to ranch.

4—­Bedroom in Freeman’s ranch house.  Shelf on wall on which are several photographs in frames.

     (Must be same as in scene 28.)

Norma lying in bed, ill with fever.  Dr. Turner bending over her.  Freeman leaning over foot of bed watching anxiously.  Jess stands beside little table in centre of room, on which are glasses, the medicine bottle, and the doctor’s little case.  Her grief very evident.  Dr. Turner’s face very grave as he turns away from bed.  Freeman goes to him as he crosses to table beside Jess.  Doctor addresses Freeman, speaking earnestly.

Leader—­

     “WE MUST HAVE ICE FOR HER.  IT’S TWENTY MILES TO MY TOWN AND
     FOURTEEN TO PINEDALE.  START THERE AT ONCE, GET THE ICE, AND
     WE’LL SAVE HER YET”