The owner of the Triple J ranch hears gunshots, but he is too late to save the lives of his neighbors. The perp or perps were gone and the Crooked Tree foreman was just arriving on the scene. The two were deep in conversation when a horse-drawn Stanhope pulls to a stop at the front of the ranch's cabin. a woman and young man disembarked to call out cheerfully and upon receiving no answering reply survey the surrounding property for signs of life. Movement from the back corner of the bunkhouse catches Molly McFaddin's attention. -