Doc knew as long as he and Kitty was being held hostage there wasn't much Matt was going to be able to do to stop the bank from being robbed.
"Alright Doc," Hank said stopping at the bank's front door. "Open it!"
Doc struggled with the damaged door but was finally able to open it enough for the three of them to squeeze inside.
"Now what?" Doc said turning to look at the outlaw.
"You and the lady here is going to clean out that safe for me," Hank said pointing toward the back of the bank with his revolver.
Doc shuffled toward the vault and tried the door. When it wouldn't budge, Hank pushed the doctor out of the way. "Dammit," he said looking around. "That tornado didn't damage the vault."
"Is that what you thought," Doc replied angrily. "That you would just walk in here and the vault would be open and the money there for everyone to take!"
"Shut up old man," Hank said handing the doctor with a back handed slap that sent him to the floor.
"Doc!" Kitty said pushing at Hank with both her hands as Walt busted into the banks doors.
"Hank," he said breathlessly. "That Marshall is coming this way we got to get out of here!"
Matt had waited for what seemed like an eternity for the outlaw gang to make an attempt to storm the town and when they had not, he knew something was up. Taking Festus with him, he decided to head back toward the bank.
"I don't like this," he said looking at Festus. "Something just don't feel right."
"I know what yer meaning, Matthew," he said.
Just then, Matt caught a glimpse of Walt sliding into the front door of the bank.
"Festus," he said drawing his gun. "Something's going on at the bank!"
"I seen em Matthew," Festus replied drawing his own weapon as the two law men headed for the front door of the bank.
Walt and Hank spun around just as the doors to the bank busted open.
What happened next was a blur of gun fire as Walt grabbed Doc and Hank took a hold of Kitty.
Firing toward the door, the two outlaws dragged Kitty and Doc with them as they made their way toward the back of the bank.
Matt stepped inside the front door with Festus just behind as Hank and Walt reached the back door.
Walt struggled with Doc as the old man attempted to get free, which gave Festus just the opening he needed to take the man out with a shot to the chest.
But not before Walt had a chance to squeeze off a return shot which grazed the hill man's shoulder.
Matt watched the exchange in almost slow motion as he aimed his gun in Hank's direction but he hesitated when he seen that the man was using Kitty as a human shield which gave the outlaw the perfect opportunity to squeeze off a shot that made contact with its intended target.
"Matt!" Kitty yelled as the lawman went down just a few feet in front of her.
"Shut up bitch," Hank yelled as Kitty screamed again.
"Matt," she said as Hank dragged her from the bank and made his way toward his horse.
Mounting the horse, he pulled Kitty up with him and then spurred the mount into a hard gallop out of town as Newly and the others arrived at the entrance to the bank.
"Doc," Newly said coming to the old man's side.
"I'm fine Newly," he said waving the man away as he made his way to Matt's side where Festus, holding his injured shoulder was already at.
"Matthew," he said as the lawman laid prone on the floor.
"Stand back," Doc said making his way between Festus and Matt.
Kneeling beside the marshal, he saw the blood stain already forming on the lawman's chest. Checking for a pulse, he looked up at Newly.
"Get him over to the hotel," he ordered. "Be easy, that bullet wound is bad!"
"He going to be alright Doc," Festus asked pulling Doc aside.
"I don't know yet," Doc said pulling Festus hand away from his shoulder. "Have Newly clean that up while I tend to Matt."
Festus shook his head as he holstered his gun. "Time fer that later," he said looking toward Sam and the others. "I'm going after Ms. Kitty, who's a going wit me?"
"I am Festus," Sam said as several of the others spoke up as well.
"Then let's go!" Festus replied heading for his Mule as Doc shuffled over to the hotel to see about Matt's wound.