It's all Over

The Cartwright's and Roy walk into the hotel and over to the clerk Marvin. "Mister Cartwright I heard about Amelia's accident is she alright?" asked Marvin deeply concern.

"She's fine Marvin I'll tell her that you were asking for her" said Ben. "Marvin is John Carter still check in?" interrupted Roy.

"I'm afraid not Sheriff he checked out" informed Marvin. The boys exchange an alarmed glances then Joe looks over at Marvin. "How long ago?" asked Joe.

"About an hour before ya'll came in" said Marvin. He walks over to his desk and grabs an envelope that was sitting on it and hands it to Ben. "He asked me to give this to you Mister Cartwright" said Marvin.

Ben quickly grabs it and forcibly opens it and pulls out the letter and reads it.

"Don't worried Cartwright I'm leaving town but before I go I have to take care of some unfinished business if you catch my drift! I hope it helps you to know that I will never forget about your daughter or how I felt that night I spent with her three years ago. I will always treasure that night until the day I die! Tell Little Joe that his pathetic threat wanted me to kill his sister even more and how he and your other two worthless excused for sons let her down. I hope they have that in their conscience.

Yours Truly,

John Carter

After reading the note Ben started to get angry and turns to his sons and Roy. He hands them the letter and storms out of the hotel. The boys read it and Adam hands it over to Roy. "There's the evidence you need Roy" said Adam angry. He and his brothers rushed out of the hotel and after their father.

Meanwhile Carter had stop beating up on Amelia and had her tied to the kitchen chair. Amelia's face was covered in bruises and blood but she was very much alive and wasn't giving up.

Carter walks over to her grinningly as he fiddles with a knife in his hands. "I can't tell you how long I have waited after all these years I'm finally gonna have the pleasure of killing the almighty do-gooder Amelia Cartwright and the best part is no one's gonna stop me" taunted Carter.

"My Pa and brothers will. They'll be walking through that door any minute and when they do you'll be the one that's gonna be dead not me" said Amelia confidently.

"The same Pa and brothers who couldn't even protect you when you were raped" said Carter. "That was different they didn't know that that was gonna happen and neither did I" defended Amelia.

"Sure they didn't" tantalized Carter with a smug look on his face. "Go to hell" yelled Amelia. Carter gets angry and swats her across the face.

The door busts open Ben, the boys and Roy rushed in their guns drawn and points them at Carter. Carter moves over to Amelia and grabs her holding his knife close to her throat. "One move and I'll kill her" warned Carter.

"It's all over Carter put the knife down" hollered Roy in an official tone. "No way I had waited three years in prison to get my revenge on this bitch" yelled Carter.

"Should've been hanged if you hadn't threatened the judge like a coward" yelled Amelia bravely. Carter hits her in the face again. "I told you to shut up" yelled Carter.

"Now Carter I'm giving you a direct order put down the knife and let her go" commanded Roy. "The only way you can do that Sheriff is by killing me" said Carter.

Amelia breaks free and attacks Carter. She knocks the knife out of his hand while they struggled. Carter gets the upper hand and grabs her pointing a gun to her head.

"I'll shoot her I swear I will" hollered Carter he clicks his gun and puts his finger on the trigger. "PA!" screamed Amelia terrified tears streaming down her frighten cheeks.

Carter aims his gun at the Cartwright's and pulls the trigger. Amelia screeches after hearing the gun go off. Luckily Carter misses and Roy shoots him in the arm. Carter shoves Amelia on the floor as he collapses on the floor dead.

Roy walks over to Carter as the Cartwright's rush over to Amelia. Amelia comes to and slowly sits up looking at her family who knelt down around her. Ben and Adam helped her up.

"Are you alright darling?" asked Ben concerned as Adam stroke her head. Amelia too shaken to talk nods her head. Ben hugs her relieved. "Is…he…dead?" asked Amelia in a shaky voice.

Roy turns to them "He's dead". Amelia cries and hugs her father.

The boys stood there watching and offer their sister comfort.

After a few days past Amelia recover from her ordeal with the support of her Pa and brothers and was glad that she no longer had to worry about Carter.

~Fin~