Festus rode to the canyons outside of Dodge and hid Ruth before climbing a ledge above the dead end canyon that he was leading Watson and his gang into.
Matt and Thad followed the gang until they disappeared into the Canyon.
"Isn't that a dead end?" Thad said looking at Matt.
"Yeah," Matt replied looking around. "I think I know what Festus is planning. Let's go!"
Thad slid off his horse, taking his rifle with him as he followed Matt up the side of the canyon.
"Where are you Haggen!" Pinto yelled reaching the end of the canyon.
"Here!"
Pinto looked around as the echo of Festus voice bounced off the walls of the canyon.
"It's not him you want, it's me!"
"It's Maude," Buff said as Pinto looked around at his brothers and friends.
"Find that murder!" Pinto yelled climbing down off his horse. "Show yourself, Haggen!"
"Remember what I told ya," Festus said looking at his cousin. "Meet me at the edge."
Maude nodded before moving further into the rocks. Festus went in the opposite direction as Maude called out.
"Ya ain't gonna find me, Watson's!"
Festus waited till it was clear, then he headed down to the where the Watson's had left their horses.
"Festus," Matt said coming up behind him.
"Matthew," the hill man replied.
What are you doing?"
"I'm fixin ta let these here horses loose so those Watson's will be a spendin all they time tryin ta get em back."
"Then what," Matt said watching the Watson's climbing the hillside.
"By the time they do that, we'll be back in Dodge and if they come a looking fer Maude and me, well I got sumthin ta say bout that moonshine but I don't think they gonna come lookin fer us.
"Oh, why not?" Matt asked slightly surprised.
"Cause I gots me a plan ta end this right here, you just play along!"
"Alright," Matt said.
Festus released the horses before scrambling around the Watson's and meeting up with Maude at the edge of the canyon just above a raging river.
"There they are!" Pinto said drawing his gun from its holster. "They ain't got no where left to run!"
"What's he doing?" Thad said following the Marshal.
"I don't know" Matt said quickly making his way up the side of the canyon. "But we better get up there before someone gets hurt!"
"Stop Haggen!" Pinto said as his brother's and the rest of the gang surround Festus and his cousin.
"No!" Maude yelled scooting closer to the edge. "Ya ain't stringing me up!"
"What ya doing?" Festus said grabbing his cousin's arm.
"This is it, Festus! Maude said meeting his eyes. "It's the end of the line fer me!"
"Ya can't!" Festus yelled holding him back from the edge. "I won't let ya!"
Pinto reached the cousin's just as Maude took a large step toward the edge and pulled Festus with him.
Matt and Thad got to the edge behind the Watson brothers just as Festus and Maude went over the side.
"They jumped!" Roan said looking at Buff and Pinto.
"Alright," Matt said leveling his gun as Thad did the same. "All of you go find your horse's and get on out of here unless you want to end up in jail!"
"Not me, Marshal! Pinto said pushing Roan and Buff ahead of him as the other members of their gang scrambled away. "You saw them jump, we didn't push them!"
"Yeah," Matt said tipping his hat up as he peered over the edge at the river below. "I saw."