Justice Page #2

come quickly.

"Help drive this evil away.

"Your brother, Thomas."

Are you a sheriff?

U.S. Marshal.

Do you know

how my brother died?

They found his body in the

church after it burned.

There are bad men

in this town.

And he did stand up

against them.

THOMAS:
Does the Word not say

that the righteous and the

meek shall inherit the earth?

But tell me this,

when is it time

to just pray?

Yes, the good book

tells us, and I quote,

"Must not we look

the other way?"

But it also tells us

that there is a time.

A time for everything.

I am but one man.

But I will not look away.

I see who the thieves are

and I call them out!

There.

There, my brothers

and my sisters,

there are the servants

of darkness.

Stand with me,

my brothers and my sisters,

and we can rid

this town of their evil.

I will find out what

happened to my brother.

If there was foul play,

someone will pay for it.

Do you have

a place to stay?

Thought I'd camp out.

We have a small bunkhouse

out by our stables.

It's not much

to pride yourself on,

but you're welcome

to stay there.

I don't wanna

impose, ma'am.

No imposition,

I assure you.

Thank you very kindly.

It's settled, then.

(CLATTERING)

Hey!

Hey, hey, you clumsy oaf.

Have a care there, will ya'?

God damn.

Gus, open that up.

Mmm-hmm. Where are the guns?

They're in the next shipment.

All right.

Close it up.

You, get some

canvas over there.

Don't want them

getting wet.

God damn. (GROANS)

(SIGHS)

(SPITS)

JAMES:
Tom was always

the best with wits.

He, uh...

He thought things through.

I'm more of a "take action"

kind of man.

Well, we all appreciated

how he could clarify

the good Lord's Word

for us simple folk.

I wouldn't call you

simple, ma'am.

Thank you, kind sir.

Melissa used to

teach Bible lessons

to the children

before Thomas arrived.

She recites chapter

and verse in her sleep.

Stop it, Papa.

You're embarrassing me.

I saw it first hand

when I met her.

Sometimes all people

have is their faith.

Thomas was always praying.

Prayin' for something.

I never understood it.

If you want something,

just go get it.

Why pray about it?

How do you think

Thomas died?

We found his remains in the embers

at the church after the fire.

I understand they found

his burned body,

but why didn't he

try to escape?

They say he got drunk, and knocked

over a lamp or something.

And you believe that?

No.

Thomas wasn't a drinker.

In fact, he'd always say good night

when the drinking got heavy.

You've mentioned that

you thought Mayor Pierce might be

behind some of the trouble in town.

You think he could've had something

to do with my brother's death?

Yes, I do.

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