Stevie and Donna erupt after Gloria is publicly punished—Stevie insists he never harmed Gloria and says the Young Marshal ordered her slapped and forced to kneel in the rain. Donna declares she doesn't love Stevie and demands a divorce, then threatens self-harm; Stevie begs her to live, offers to change, and warns her death would anger the Young Marshal and the General. After Donna storms out, attention shifts to the injured Young Marshal. A subordinate calls Mrs. Garrison to treat him, then reports that assassins ran into Mrs. Garrison—leaving her fate and the Marshal’s immediate safety uncertain.