Newly slowly examined Ellen for further injuries, realizing that the source of blood was a large gash across the old woman's abdomen, which had to be closed before she could be moved. Newly drew his left forearm across his brow; he didn't realize that he was sweating as much as he was.

The young deputy stood and walked to get Doc's medical bag. It's been a long time since he used sutures, and hoped that upon closer examination, that the gash wasn't too deep causing more problems. His concern was that Ellen may be suffering from unseen internal injuries, but that was yet to be determined.

Newly moved back to Mrs. Jonas and knelt down and began to carefully pull apart her dress bodice to expose the wound. He grit his teeth at the sight. Quickly he took a wad of gauze and held in gently over the opening. Blood continued to flow through the material and his fingers. Newly wished Doc were with him at that moment - he shook his head in despair and decided the only thing he could do, was to do his best.

With one hand still holding the gauze and his other fumbling through the medical bag, Newly didn't notice Matt overing over his shoulder, "Newly? What can I do?" the marshal asked as he crouched closer to his young friend.

Newly looked up into Matt's eyes with a hint of relief on his face, "I sure could use a second set of hands," he smiled.

Matt had seen enough of Doc's handy work to know what to do, and even in a pinch he was able to operate himself. Matt's mind flashed back to a time many years earlier when Doc was knifed by a half-crazed farmer and he was left to help his doctor friend. It was a nervous and scary time, but he managed to pull the doctor through, and better yet, Doc didn't complain about the bed side manners, at least until later on.

Newly instructed Matt to keep light pressure on the gauze until his was ready with the sutures. Matt stepped over Newly and Ellen and settled in next to the store owner's wife. Carefully he placed his hands on the gauze and waited.

Newly worked as quickly as he could, "How's Mr. Jonas doing?" he asked as he thread the cotton suture through the curve needle.

"He's in shock, I think. I've asked Kitty to keep an eye on him over at the Long Branch," Matt sighed.

"It a shame he has to deal with this just after getting back on his feet from that whole thing with Frank Dunlop," Newly's voice trailed off as he turned with the suture ready.

"I know," Matt frowned. "I sure hope she makes it," Matt looked into Newly's brown eyes for a sign of hope. Matt swallowed as he didn't see anything but far, "Newly?"

The young deputy looked up at Matt, "Will she make it?"

Newly wet his lips, "I...I don't know, marshal. We won't know for a few hours. She could have internal bleeding," Newly lower his head, "damn, I wish Doc were here..."

Matt pursed his lips, "Just do what you can so we can get Ellen off the train, okay?"

Newly nodded and held his hands close to the wound, "All right, gently move the gauze away," he said and went quickly to work suturing the wound closed as quickly and carefully as he could. Every now and then he asked Matt to apply pressure with new gauze while he retrieved more cotton sutures and re-thread the needle. After what seemed like eternity to both men, Newly asked Matt to pull the gauze away and he was slightly more relieved to note that the bleeding had slowed down considerably.

Matt watched on with interest before his attention was drawn to Festus and Louie who climbed through the opening with the stretcher that Newly had asked for earlier.

"How's Jonas doing, Festus?" Matt was confident that Newly could handle the rest of the procedure on his own for a few minutes while he got caught up with what else was happening after the collision.

Festus and Louie continued to work their way into the passenger car before Festus answered, "Matthew, in all the years I've known ol' Jonas, I can't say I've never seen him so quiet and sad looking..."

"He's hurting inside," Louie added with sorrow in his baritone voice.

Matt didn't quite follow as his mind was on everything else that was happening, "Hurting? Why?"

"I think what Louie is trying to say, is that Jonas is afraid that Mrs. Jonas is gonna die," Festus added.

"He may not always show it, but he loves Ellen deeply. Jonas was always one to hide his real feelings," Louie added again.

Matt looked down at Newly who had finished closing the wound and he sighed. "Let's get her off the train and over to Doc's office," Matt said as he reached for the stretcher. The four men discussed their plan to extricate Ellen Jonas from the passenger car, and hopefully with little trouble.

Newly checked Ellen again and decided that Matt was right, they had to get her off the train and to the doctor's office for further examination. "Alright, we'll go slowly and on my count we'll all lift her as gently as we can, and place her on the stretcher," Newly made eye contact with each of the men. He had already assigned them a place to assist. Louie being the oldest was assigned to lift Ellen's feet - Matt and Festus where to lift her from the side and Newly would support her neck and head.

Newly swallowed nervously as he realized that this was just one small step in the woman's recover - if she was to recover at all. "Okay, let's get Mrs. Jonas onto the stretcher and off this train," Newly's voice shook slightly. "On my count," he said as he counted down and then he gave the word.

The men carefully lifted Ellen Jonas and set her down with equal care. Without so much of a word, Newly picked up Doc's medical bag and grasped hold of one other handles. Festus, Matt and Louie took the others and gently they moved through the wreckage to the impromptu doorway that Festus fashioned from the window opening.

Outside the passenger car was still a hub of activity as the night grew older. As the four men carefully maneuvered Mrs. Jonas through the opening and down to ground level, Matt looked around at the twisted wreckage. He knew that Peter and Joe were going to have to answer to it, and he knew that he was going to have to find both men and lock them up until everything was sorted out. Sadly he knew that Joe was innocent in it all, but he still had to do what his badge told him to do.