David Webb Peoples

Two aging former outlaws camp out on the trail, reflecting on their violent pasts and the people they used to be. Munny struggles with the guilt of his previous atrocities and desperately tries to convince Ned, and himself, that he has truly changed for the sake of his children.

Little Bill deconstructs a glorified legend of a gunfight, revealing the messy and pathetic reality to a disillusioned biographer.

Dr. Railly delivers a lecture on the Cassandra Complex, detailing historical accounts of time-traveling 'madmen' who predicted a global plague.

A weary, recovering outlaw and a scarred prostitute share a moment of vulnerable connection in the woods. While she offers him physical intimacy out of gratitude, he declines out of loyalty to his deceased wife, leading to a poignant conversation about their mutual physical and emotional scars.

Munny reflects on his violent past and the fear he instilled in others while trying to convince Ned and himself that he is a changed man.

Sheriff Little Bill Daggett lectures a nervous writer on the reality of gunfights before testing his nerves with a loaded weapon.