Trouble erupts when Windy calls Antrim a pimp, before he gets violent when called a son of a bitch in return. He wrestles his much smaller opponent to the ground, pinning him down with his knees, and gleefully slaps the boy in the face. But the Kid has been humiliated for the last time. He squirms and frees his arm, reaches for his .45 pistol and sticks the barrel into the bullys gut. Onlookers hear a deafening roar, then see Windy slump over as his shirt reddens with blood. The Kid leaps to his feet and bolts, stealing a prized horse to make his escape. It takes a day for Windy to die.
Despite being found guilty of a criminal and unjustifiable killing, Antrim hightails it all the way to New Mexico so never faces arrest, jail time an…
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