Ext. Desert. Day
The rock sun and is quickly beating takes down shelter on the in scorched the shade earth. of another. A lizard From darts off from screen, under the one sound of Jackson digging digging and scraping. up dirt from Camera a hole pans in across the ground. the arid landscape to find Reinholdt JACKSON
It has to be it has to be…. This was the spot
He keeps digging in desperation. He is now neck-deep in the hole. JACKSON
This was the spot marked X. It has to be
He fist gives at the up, sky crawls out and throws his shovel down in frustration and shakes his JACKSON
Curse you Bob Appleby! Curse you. I’ll get you
Back if it’s the last thing I do.
Ext. Town. Day
The the street sound and of a walks saloon up piano the steps drifts of across the saloon. the street. Sherriff Silas Tucker crosses Int. Saloon. Day
Inside drinking. the Sherriff smoke filled tucker room, walks the up piano to the plays bar and customers are at tables TUCKER
Abe, I need to speak to Gretta
ABE
Morning Sherriff. Gretta aint here at the moment.
Something I can help you with.
TUCKER
I need to speak to her. I know she’s here.
ABE
Uh… well, Sherriff… she’s indisposed at the moment Why not come back later?
TUCKER
Quit stalling me Abe! Unless you want me to shut you Down right now, you best get her out here.
ABE
Look darn it, I’m telling ya….
GRETTA
It’s ok Abe, I’ll deal with this.
From the other side of the bar, Gretta appears and walks up to Sherriff Tucker. She out his slides hand a small and catches velvet pouch it. across the bar in the direction of Tucker. He put GRETTA
That’s what you’re looking for?
Tucker opens the pouch and empties a pile of diamonds into his palm.