November 10, 1900

Tombstone. 

This afternoon I saw a crowd in the clinic and walked around, asking, “What happened?” 

Zeth was getting healed by Starling and said, “Two men were arrested for bank robbery and causing trouble. I sent them both in here.” 

“Vait vat?” Angel blinked. 

“One uncuffed and tossed, a bottle to my head.” 

Angel ran out to grab the man responsible and I ran after her to help pin the man down. The man struggled to run but he was losing blood and I tackled him to the ground with Angel. Spin ran over and said, “He has no guns. Cuff him.” 

“Spin, what the heck?” I asked and continued to help Angel pin the man down. 

“Put em on,” Spin said and cuffed the man. 

“What’s your name, cowboy?” I asked the man getting cuffed. 

“It’s John… John Marston,” the man struggled to stand up. 

“Well if only it was always that easy,” I smiled. 

“Ve ave met before in Pearce,” Angel said. 

“What’d ya do?” I asked. 

“Well I rob banks usually and sometimes kill people,” John admitted. 

“What’d ya do this time?” I asked. 

“Robbing.” 

“Siz vay Spin, he needs to see a doc,” Angel said and we headed to the clinic. I asked Zeth to write a statement of what happened and Angel asked Spin to write one as well. 

“It’s all yours, Angel. I’m just here to observe and hopefully collect bullets if I can,” I said and leaned against the wall, waiting. 

“Danky Spin, Zeth and Miz Trin,” Angel said then. 

“Sure Angel. I’m here to help ya. Just hope I can get a copy of the bullets that shot Zeth and Steve. I’m assuming Zeth or Spin shot John. Angel, if you could get the bullet from John’s gun for me?” I asked her. 

Angel reached over and took John’s guns and took out a bullet, offering it to me. I thanked her and put the bullet in a bag, putting the bag in my pocket. They said that I needed to get a statement from Grant as well and I went to go find him, but then Howling and Angel Wolf came in and looked at me, spitting on the ground. “Hopes you got the ones shot my wife,” he muttered. 

“Someone shot your wife? When?” I looked at Angel. 

“Last night,” Howling nodded. 

“No law around?” 

“Just outlaw,” he muttered. 

“Do you know who shot you, Angel?” I asked her. 

“I saw him walk in the clinic, but he never came out walking.” 

“So you don’t know the name of the person who shot you? Was anyone else around that might have seen it? I need a name…” I looked between them. “Angel, did you write a witness statement about it yet?” 

“Miss Bree patched me up while they were watching,” Angel Wolf said. “Yes ma’am.” 

“Oh good. And you handed it into law authorities?” 

“Yes, but now he is passed, I don’t know what will come of that,” Angel said, nodding towards the dead Steven on the bed in the clinic. 

“So what happens next?” John asked when he was healed up. 

“You come vith me,” Angel said. 

“I’m not sure either but I guess you can rest assured knowing he’s dead,” I told to Mrs. Wolf. 

“I know outlaws. They still kill when dead. Outlaws never stay dead. We need to plant him maybe.” 

“Well I need to go figure out what this living man did. Hopefully you’ll be safe now, Angel. Take care, you two,” I said and walked down the street to the sheriff’s office and leaned against the desk, writing up notes about John Marston.

Angel brought John in and searched him before locking him in the cell. She removed the man’s boots and took off his cuffs, then stepped back. 

“So Angel, what are John’s charges? I think I missed that part.” 

“I need Zeth and Spin,” she said. 

“Couldn’t get a straight answer out of either of ’em.” 

“Zeth, Spin, I need you both at mine office!” Angel shouted into the street then. 

“Why call idiots? I’ll tell you the whole story,” John said from behind the bars. 

“Want me to go track em down?” I offered. “I’ll let you guard here.” 

“Coming!” Zeth shouted then. 

“Ah good, there’s Zeth.” 

“They can bring there butts here to me,” Angel muttered. “If I’m going to ave to take it over and all.” 

“They sure can. Angel said somethin’ bout getting shot last night. Not sure by whom but whoever did it is dead now.” 

“Spin ver you at?” Angel shouted.

“Trin and Angel, you wished to see me?” Zeth asked, walking into the sheriff’s office. 

“Zeth, could you give your statement to Angel please?” I asked him. 

“Need to know zeh charges on this man along vith the vitness statements,” Angel said. 

“And I just need to know the charges for my files,” I said. 

“I’m in front of the clinic!” Seth shouted back. 

“I know I goofed up a little, not searching, but didn’t have much time to get a message through,” Zeth admitted. 

“I need you at mine office please,” Angel shouted at Spin. 

“Spin, I asked you come here too,” Zeth shouted too. 

“For what?” Spin shouted and Angel and I sighed and leaned against the desk as we grumbled in reaction. I reached for my flask of whiskey in my vest and took a sip, then handed it to Angel. 

“Danke, I need zis,” Angel chuckled and took a swig before offering it back. 

“I’m here for ya hon, in more ways than one,” I nodded to her and took another sip as Angel opened the door for spin. 

“I have a question for you guys,” John said then.

“Need the vitness statement spin so I can compare and make zeh charges for the report,” Angel told Spin. 

“What’s your question, John?” I asked him. 

“Why do you all serve the law....when you can rob the banks like me, and earn a lot?” John asked. 

“I make much more az law then petty bank robbery sirz,” Angel said. 

“Because were not like you,” Zeth answered. 

“We earn plenty, sir. And do it legally,” I told him. 

“How much do you all earn?” John asked. 

“I need to know what it was I witnessed,” Spin said and I stared blankly at him blankly, taking another sip of whiskey. 

“Seems I have seen a bit more than Spin,” Zeth said. 

“Not vat Zeth saw. Iz from your point of view Spin,” Angel said. 

“He had then already shot and in the clinic when I came Angel,” Spin said. 

“I was near the russ house talking to pet and grant till I saw two men heading into the bank with there guns out,” Zeth said. 

“Then vright that on a pice of paper,” Angel told them. 

“Just for your information fellas… I have robbed three banks today and was robbing the fourth one when that dude got me,” John admitted. 

“A vitness statement iz vat you saw and vat happend,” Angel said. 

“I did and I gave it to you,” Zeth said. 

“I need Spin’s now for the courts, Zeth,” Angel told him. 

“Can you hand me a copy of your report, Zeth? Just so I can look it over while Angel does her work?” I requested. 

“Spin vas there and helped arrest zeh man,” Angel said. 

“Thanks for that and Grant, heard confession of him and the man that is now dead for robbing banks too,” Zeth said and offered me the statement. 

“Thank you,” I said and took it. 

“I didn’t see nothing,” Spin said. “I wasn’t here, Angel. What part of that don’t you understand? I’m not going to make something up.”

“Zeth was and Grant were there,” John said from the jail cell. 

“And Bree,” Zeth said. “And Pet.” 

“I vill get to them latter then,” Angel said. 

“And this another girl,” John said. 

‘And that Indian fella,” Zeth added. 

“Angel... Zeth’s statement doesn’t mention John’s name,” I sighed as I read it over. 

“Am seeing that now,” Angel nodded. 

“Well I could have described him,” Zeth said. “Sorry, I never met him before though, so I didn’t mention his name.” 

“We now know his name is John Marston. I asked and he very nicely told me in the street.” 

“We made them leave the bank first cause I don’t really like killing innocent…. I just like banks,” John declared. 

“Am going to azk vone more time Spin politely. I need you to vrite down everything you heard and saw,” Angel told him. 

“John, which one shot you down? And who was the other guy with you?” I asked. 

“Two that I know both were downed,” Zeth said. “I kept my gaze on Steve and he was downed first second one after that.” 

“Well the other guy was Steven,” John said. “My man.” 

“Itano?!” I shook my head. “And who shot whom?” 

“All I know is both were downed about the same time. I cuffed both and me and Grant brang them to the clinic. I asked Grant to watch while I sent a telegraph. I was the only ranger around at that time.” 

“I shot both of them...which I am surprised how did they dodge it… what are they ghosts??” John asked. 

“Then saw Spin and we both walked into the clinic,” Zeth said. 

“Zeth, did he hit you ven he shot at you?” Angel asked.

“Zeth, was it John or Steven that shot you? That’s all we need to know,” I asked him. 

“When I got back, Steven was tossing bottles and I ended up getting hit,” Zeth said. 

“We both shot him,” John said. 

“Well there you go Angel, a confession,” I said. 

“Alvright then.” 

“Next thing, I was being taken care of,” Zeth said. 

“Yay! Angel is here to save me!” John grinned. 

“A confession of your charges, John. Still get time,” I said. “Nice try though.” 

“Alvright,” Angel nodded. 

“When I came to, I found Steven wasn’t breathing and on the ground,” Zeth finished. 

Angel told John his options between time or bail and I asked Zeth to re-write his statements including the names we now knew, so that it would help in court. John decided to stay in jail and asked when court would happen. I told her that it was usually on the weekend and then asked Zeth to give Angel his statement. Angel thanked me for my help and then John joked about partying in the cell. 

Finally free to go, I went to my office and filed away the bullet and updated the files, glad to have gotten the full story on the incident.