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Chapter 10 - Finale chapter ten

With all the knowledge of the night before Rex gets to work. Investigating the potential culprits of who killed his lead suspect in his big investigation you remember there's only two potential guards with keys,

Officers Zack and frank But that implies they had their keys the entire time he requests some alone time at the cell In which all the officers give him a glance but then respect his wishes he investigates everything from top to bottom the slight scraping of the cell door on the floor everything.

Absolutely nothing stood out, Whoever did this they were very thorough with the clean up process They hid their tracks very But with one single piece of evidence I was able to bring it all together it's the one thing very significant they missed In their cover-up, the way he was killed was in his sleep. He was killed with a gun, but the bullet was never found until now. With everything together, he heads out to meet the Officers walking past, both Frank Zach and Jamie, pulling out one of his guns, he put it to the face of the Marshall.

Rex speaks his voice full of authority with no hint of backing down:

Marshall hunter Norse! I am placing you under arrest for the crimes you have committed as well as the framing of your fellow officers. How I came to this conclusion You're the only one With a different type of gun than the rest of your Officers because that gun is an older kind, but it is still significant to you because it was given to you by your best friend, the mayor of this town, before he was unfairly murdered by the black hats a long time ago. It makes sense why you would want revenge, but in your need for revenge, you aligned yourself with potentially an even more dangerous group, that organization. I was after. This suspect was very important to my case; by killing him you have sabotaged all knowledge he could have Possessed,

Oh you even used the keys of one of your own guards attempt frame them for your own evil if you answer my questions, I'll make sure you only get jail time if you don't, I'm afraid we're going to have to take this outside.

The finale.

The Marshall takes a long drag of his cigar still calm: Sounds like you have everything figured out sheriff wolf no wonder they said you're the best sheriff in the West I fully admit to everything you just accused I am the killer and proud to be it. Now, about your questions, I will only answer them if you accept my challenge for a duel with iron are we agreed sheriff?

Rex His voice full of resignation and acceptance of what's about to happen:

If you're sure there's no way we can handle this more peacefully then I agree, may the better man still stand after the gun smoke fades.

Dimmed and flashed white and dark as clouds rolled overhead sheriff And the Marshalls stand across from each other the town full of witnesses watch tense. Rex looks to the side seeing Evelyn and her concerned face it's a widely known fact in this town that the Marshall has never lost a duel most think Rex is rex is not be an Exception In fact many of the towns folk are still on their heroes side the Marshall has done a lot for them over his years they've all gone and grown to respect them as deservedly so he was a good cop for him he was a good man for a lot of years Rex only regrets this is the only version he's met of the Marshall.

The Marshall calls out his terms and the terms of the dual: Here's how this works Sheriff if I shoot you dead then I walk away free of charge,and if you shoot me I'll tell you everything you want to know.

Rex: I agree.

The area stands absolutely still as the two square off from each other the cold stare of the Marshall unsettling to anybody with eyes however sheriff Rex remains calm in the eyes of this danger,

Evelyn unwillingly steps forward to call the time on the shots She begins to say With a trembling voice.

Evelyn: Um The terms have been agreed upon both men ready your irons.

Rex slowly pushes back his overcoat his trusty Smith & Wesson revolver firmly on His side, as Marshall does the same with his colt Peacemaker.

Slowly Evelyn begins to countdown a tear runs down her cheek.Not wanting either of them to die. 5 4 3 2 1 fire. Shots can now be heard from miles out and then silence both have shot both were hit while Rex got shot his shoulder his bullet landed unintentionally into the Marshalls collarbone near his neck with his injured shoulder Rick stands up walking over to his fallen opponent instead of with a cold look it's with compassion has.

Rex places a hand on his chest and says: May God free you of your need for vengeance on this day brother, please tell me who's behind all this so that no more innocent people can get hurt. The Marshall just stares up at him Then closes his eyes as he answers in confidence he then speaks. The man your after it's a suicide mission boy. The leader of that group is a man of focus smart and dangerous and you'll need every stroke of luck you have left to deal with them Rex… His name is David Wulf…

The Marshall then passes Away Leaving stunned silence all around including Rex. As the scene fades to black the scene fades to black the Sound that can be heard is in a confused tone.

… Dad?

The end of Part 1.

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