Eaton's gang moved in at dawn. Matt was roused from a deep sleep by a noise from the alley. Getting up from his bed in the jail, he quickly slid on his pants and his boots before putting on his heavy coat and heading for the side door of the jail, his pistol in his hand.

Quietly opening the door, he peered out into the darkness but the only thing he saw was a stray cat running away.

Sighing, Matt put the gun down and turned around to head back into the jail when Chuck came up behind him.

Newly yawned and stretched as he got up from his place on Festus and Abelia's sofa.

"Morning Newly," Abelia said coming from the bedroom, she poured a cup of coffee.

"Good Morning," he said as the woman handed him a cup.

"I'm taking Johnny and Marianne to Ma's before I head over to the Long Branch," she said nodding toward the back of the house. "Festus will be dressed in a minute."

"Alright," Newly said with a boyish grin. "I'll wait for him and we'll make our rounds before heading to the jail."

Abelia nodded as Johnny and Marianne came out of their room dressed and ready.

"You children ready," Abelia nodded as the two older children nodded. "Alright, let me get your brother and sister and we'll be on our way."

Festus carried the basket out of the bedroom that the sleeping twins occupied during the day and smiled.

"They's pertnear almost out grown this here basket Bee," Festus said putting it on the table. "Looks like we gonna half to invest in one of this fancy carriages."

Abelia nodded. "If we want to save our backs we are," she said putting a heavy blanket over the babies. "I'll see you later."

Festus pulled the woman toward him, kissed her and smiled. "I'll be there."

"Uncle Newly," Marianne said innocently. "Are you going to stay over again tonight?"

"I might," Newly said kneeling down to her height.

"Oh good," she squealed with delight. "I like watch you and Papa play checkers"

Newly smiled at Festus. "Well I'm not nearly as good at it as your Papa is."

"No, but maybe you can learn from Doctor Adams, he says he's the best."

"Yes he does," Newly said with a laugh as Festus scoffed.

"Come on children," Abelia said grabbing their heavy coats. "You better bundle up, it looks like it might snow."

"Ya be careful now," Festus said opening the door, he watched them head down the stairs and then walk toward town before turning back to Newly.

"Sure hate ta put you out like this Newly," he said tightening his gun belt before grabbing his coat.

"Your not," Newly replied taking putting in his coat. "Would rather be here, just in case."

"Much obliged to ya," Festus said nodding at the younger man.

"We better get going before Matt wonders what's going on," Newly said opening the door.

Festus followed and together they headed into the heart of Dodge. Coming up on Front Street, Newly's head turned sharply as something or someone moved in the alley.

"What was that," Newly said drawing his weapon as Festus did the same.

"Don't rightly know," the hillman said stepping slowly into the ally next to Newly.

Newly was knocked down from one side as Festus was attacked from the other and before the hillman knew what happened, everything went black.

Abelia entered the double doors of the Long Branch just as Kitty poured Doc a cup of coffee.

"Morning," she said putting the basket on the floor next to Doc's chair.

"Good morning young lady," Doc said watch the twins sleep. "They sure are resting easy."

"Lucky them," Abelia said stifling a yawn. "I don't think I got but a few hours last night."

Doc and Kitty both gave her a symptomatic look as she continued. "I suppose you both know what's going on?"

Kitty nodded and reached for Abelia's hand. "We were there during the trial," she said looking at Doc.

"I thought, I was gonna have a heart attack when that woman walked in and called Festus her husband," Doc said angrily as Kitty nodded.

"At least Matt was able to get to the bottom of it," Abelia said thoughtfully. "I just hope she don't come here and cause us any problems."

The three of them turned around as the doors of the Long Branch suddenly clanged open and two burly looking men deposited Newly on the floor of the Saloon.

"Newly," Kitty cried as the men leveled their guns at them.

"Don't anyone move and no one will get hurt," the man said looking at the basket at Doc's feet.

The man nodded as the double doors opened again and a dark red headed woman walked in.

Doc and Kitty looked at each other as Susie slowly approached the table.

"Mrs. Haggen, Miss Russell," she said looking at Abelia and then at Kitty. "I have your men and if you want to see them alive again, you'll do exactly as I tell you!"