Kitty," Doc said entering the woman's old room. "I need your help."

"What is it, Doc?" Kitty said going to where he stood near the door.

Doc looked beyond her at Abelia but Kitty shook her head. "She's asleep, what's wrong?" Kitty asked quietly after noticing his distressed look.

"If I helped you out the window, could you make your way though the alley to the jail?

"I'm sure, I could," Kitty said looking into his eyes. "What's happened?"

Doc quickly filled her in on Quantro's plans to leave Dodge with Robert as he lead her over to the window.

"You've got to tell Matt and Frestus what's going on," Doc said opening the window. "You sure, you can make it honey?" he said after looking at the drop.

"I can, Doc," Kitty said climbing out into the ledge. "There's an old rain barrel turned upside down that I can use to help me down."

"I see it," Doc said as Kitty turned onto her stomach and put her feet over the edge of the wooden shingled roof.

The physician breathed a quick sigh of relief as Kitty reached the ground and ran down the alley.

At least she has that gun, Doc thought as he went to the dresser and started to mix the powders he'd brought.

Kitty stayed in the shadows though the alley until she reached the brick building of the jail.

Quantro's two guards stayed at the front of the building talking and laughing which gave her plenty of time to slide up to the side door behind Matt's desk.

Twisting the handle slowly, she just about fell flat on her face as Matt swung it open.

"Kitty!" he said grabbing her and pulling her into the other room where the cells were located. "How the hell?"

"I climbed out the window," Kitty said looking at Matt. "You alright?"

"Yes," Matt said with a smile at her being worried about him. "You?"

"Yeah," Kitty said looking at Festus beside him. "But Abelia's not!"

"Bee," Festus said worriedly. "What's wrong?"

"She's got a fever, Doc says, it's an infection," Kitty said evenly. "He went to the hospital to get her some medicine and Robert told him that Quantro and his men are getting ready to leave and their forcing Robert to go with them!"

"I knew it," Matt said angrily as Newly called him.

"Marshal," Newly said with a nod. "They're coming out!"

"Get down and stay down, you'll be safer here!" Matt ordered squeezing Kitty's hand before he and Festus went to the window to watch as Quantro's men filed one by one out of the Long Branch with Ernest leading the way.

"This is it!" Matt said looking at his two friends and deputy's. "Get the guns and no matter what, keep them scattered and running!"

"Yes, sir," Newly said handing a gun to Matt and Festus before taking one for himself.

Kitty pressed herself against the brick wall as she sat on the floor waiting for the inevitable gunfire that was sure to come.

Doc heard the ruckus down stairs and opened the door to see what was going on.

Standing on the landing, the physician watched Quantro's men clear out of the saloon before Sam retrieved a shot gun and loaded it.

"Lock yourself in up there, Doc!" Sam said coming around to the front of the bar. "It's gonna get bad!"

Doc nodded as he went back into the room, shut the door and locked it.

Picking up Abigail he put her next to Abelia before rummaging around the top drawer of Kitty's bureau. He knew she was smart enough to keep more than one gun.

Taking the firearm, he sat down next to Abelia and the baby. All he could do now, was hope and pray that Kitty got to Matt in time and that the Marshal had a plan.

Robert watched from the front steps of the hospital as Stephen and Ernest settled Quantro into the wagon for the trip out of town.

Every where Robert looked up and down front street, he saw Quantro's men standing around waiting for the wagon to pass so they'd be free to loot and plunder the businesses and take what they wanted while their leader got safely away.

"Get in the wagon!" Stephen yelled leveling his gun at Robert.

Robert took a step back but Ernest stood behind him and smiled. "I don't think so senior," he said curtly. "Quantro wants you to go, you go!"

Matt looked out the window as the two guards outside the door of the jail started celebrating.

Festus saw Quantro's wagon go cby but couldn't tell if Robert was inside it and he didn't have time to wonder about it as the guards decided it was time to take care of their prisoners.

"Festus," Matt said watching the door. "Two clean shots!"

"Just tell me when Matthew," Festus said standing on one side of the door as Matt stood on the other.

"Now!" Matt yelled as the door swung open!