Doc ran out of the hospital just in time to watch helplessly as Jude Bonner rode away with the woman he considered a daughter followed by Lafitte and Robbert. The latter holding a gun on the young physician as they passed. Doc's only consolation was that Robert would be with Kitty and some how, the young doctor might stop whatever Jude had in store for her.

Racing to the jail house with Sam and Burke, Doc pushed his way past them to get inside the door. He made his way to where Althea was kneeling next to Newly. "What happened?" he asked looking over the young Marshal.

"They had me," Althea said looking up. "The Marshal fought them but Jude beat him with his gun!"

"Yes," Doc said noticing the wound on Newly's head. "I can see that." Doc looked up at Sam and Burke before he spoke. "Sam, help me get Newly over to the hospital. Burke, I want you to go after Matt and Festus as quickly as you can and let them know what's happened here!"

"Yes, sir," Burke said heading out the door as Sam bent down to help pick up Newly.

Back at the cabin, Lafitte bound Robert with rope against a log before yelling toward the cabin. "If your going to have her, you better make it quick, we got to get out of here!"

Kitty's eyes went wild with fear. Surely he wouldn't, she thought. Not a pregnant woman! But then, this animal wasn't like normal men and she began to sob in earnest at the prospect that this monster would have his way with her in her condition.

"Get some wood and start a fire, Lafitte," Jude yelled looking behind him as he pushed Kitty into the cabin. "It's going to be a long night!"

"Why don't you get the wood!" Lafitte yelled as Bonner laughed.

"I got better things to do," he said slamming the door behind him.

Robert struggled against the bindings of the rope and looked around for anything that might help him get lose when Lafitte disappeared from site into the forest to retrieve some wood. Then, the physician's eyes fell upon a jagged piece of a branch protruding out from the log behind him and he wondered if it was sharpe enough to saw the rope holding his hands.

Lafitte gathered as much wood as he could before returning to the camp. Dropping the wood on the ground, Lafitte's mouth drew up into a snarled smile when he heard Kitty scream from the cabin and Jude laugh.

"You think that's funny?" Robert asked angrily as Lafitte grinned. "How funny do you think this is," he said swinging his arm toward the outlaw.

Lafitte raised his arms to protect himself as Robert plunged a syringe into the first bit of skin he could find and pushed the plunger sending the full amount of fluid into the man.

"What the..." Lafitte said I'm shock as Robert smiled.

"Good night," he said as Lafitte slumped forward.

The physician grabbed a second glass bottle from his bag and quickly filled the syringe again before grabbing the pistol he kept buried at the bottom of his bag.

Putting the gun into the waist band of his pants, he headed slowly toward the cabin and tried to be as quiet as possible. He knew, his plan would only work if Jude was surprised.

"Burke, are you sure they headed toward the river," Matt asked as they rode.

"Yes, sir," Burke replied with a nod. "I watched them head in that direction from Dodge. There's nothing else out there. The river is the only place they could be going to!"

"Festus," Matt said looking at his long time friend. "Can you think of any place out there they could hold up in for the night?"

"There's lots a places out there, Matthew," Festus replied anxiously. "We'll have ta just go by each one!"

"Let's hope we find them fast!" Matt replied angrily before turning his horse toward the river.

When Robert arrived at the cabin door, he could hear the struggle going on inside and Kitty's continued pleas of help. He silently counted to five in his head before he kicked the door of the cabin open.

Jude stood up from where he had Kitty pinned to a cot. Whirling around, his eyes opened in surprise. "How'd you get loose?" he yelled going toward Robert.

"Wouldn't you like to know!" he replied standing his ground. He only had one chance to make his plan work otherwise, he'd have to use his gun and that was always a last resort.

"I'm going to kill you!" Jude yelled reaching for Robert's neck.

As soon as the physician felt the outlaws hands touch his skin, he brought his hands from around his back and plunged the syringe into Jude's arm and pressed the plunger.

"What the...!" Jude yelled backing up while he pulled out the needle before dropping it on the ground. "Is that the best you got!"

"The very best," Robert said with a laugh as Bonner's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he crumpled to the floor.

"You did it!" Kitty cried pulling her torn blouse together.

"Are you alright?" Robert said taking her arms. "Did he hurt you?"

"I don't think so," she said smiling as tears streamed down her face.

"You think you can ride?" Robert asked as Kitty nodded. "Good, I want to get you back to Dodge, these two will be out all night!"

"You mean," Kitty said meeting his eyes. "Their not dead!"

"No," Robert said with a broad smile. "Only sedated. I don't carry anything that toxic in my bag!"

"I should have known," Kitty said letting Robert lead her out the door.

The horses were still saddled and where Lafitte had left them. Robert helped Kitty up and put her atop the smallest horse side saddle before he mounted another and then left the other one to wander free.

"I know it won't be the most comfortable ride," he said tying his doctors bag to the saddle. "So we'll take it as slow as we can."

"Thank you," Kitty said as the physician lead the way back to Dodge.