- Lazarus rides into Cherry Creek and gets involved with a man and his mail-order bride who bears a striking resemblance to Lazarus' wife Claire.
- A woman is seen kicking a man out of his home, then shooting him after telling him he can come back in.
A court is heard finding that she killed in self defense.
Lazarus rides into Cherry Creek and meets a man, Parker Dawson, who's expecting a mail order bride on the next stage.
They have a drink together.
Dawson complains of loneliness.
Lazarus shows the locket with his wife's picture in it to Dawson.
Dawson's mail order bride, Mrs. James Henderson, resembles Claire.
Sara told Dawson her husband was killed or missing during war.
Lazarus agrees to stand up in Dawson's wedding the next day.
Stage arrives with Sara Henderson.
She walks right up to Lazarus, mistaking him for Dawson. They kiss because Lazarus is overcome with the resemblance to Claire. Lazarus explains that he's not the man she's looking for and introduces her to Dawson.
She visits apothecary.
They get married, the celebrate in saloon.
A man (Everett Henderson) notices her. Wonders if they've met. He moves on.
During dinner it comes out that Dawson wants to get a homestead and settle down. Sara says she'd rather travel first.
Dawson: "Winter comes mighty early in Colorado. We don't want to be caught short."
Sara excuses herself, making a point of telling Dawson to stay and talk to Lazarus. "We have the rest of our lives together. Who knows when you'll see him again?"
After cigars and conversation with Lazarus, Dawson goes to Sara and tells her about Claire.
She reiterates her desire to honeymoon before settling down.
He said his mind is made up.
Sara: "The decision concerns me, too."
Dawson: "Of course it does. But remember, Mrs. Dawson, you been bought and paid for. And I'm counting on you to help me"
She offers him a tonic before bed. "My late husband, Mister Henderson, swore that it gave him the stamina of ten men."
Dawson: "I don't need no such stuff as that. It smells like kerosene."
Then he drinks it anyway to be nice.
Cut to Lazarus alone in his room.
Sara comes to his door and says something's wrong with Dawson.
Doctor pronounces Dawson dead, said his heart gave out.
Next day Lazarus finds Sara to say goodbye. He offers to help her. Wants to walk her to the hotel. She declines.
Everett Henderson watches her.
Doc Wallace and the sheriff are joking about a pretty widow being available. Lazarus intimidates them, kind of threatens the doctor.
Everett Henderson confronts Sara, says she killed his brother James.
Sara: "I was cleared of that in court. Your brother was a brute. If I hadn't shot him he would have killed me."
Everett Henderson: "Is that the hogwash you fed the jury? James never laid a hand on you, and if he did you deserved it."
Lazarus breaks it up.
Sara tells Lazarus she killed her first husband in self defense and lied about it to Dawson.
They take a walk. Lazarus is still somewhat smitten with her on account of the resemblance to Claire.
Later that night Lazarus sits on boardwalk and is approached by Everett Henderson, who tells him about Sara's past.
Everett Henderson: "I'll bet she didn't tell you what she gained when he died. All of his property and a good bit of money besides."
Everett Henderson walks away.
There's a fight outside saloon.
Everett Henderson is beaten.
Sara finishes the job in the alley with a blunt object.
Next day, Lazarus steps outside. Sees commotion over dead body, goes to see Sara.
Tells her that Henderson was found dead.
Lazarus: "Do you know anything about it?"
Sara: "What are you implying?"
Lazarus: "I'm not implying anything. I'm just saying you aught to talk to the sheriff and identify him as your ex brother in law."
She worries that sheriff will accuse here if she comes forward, says she will talk to sheriff, asks Lazarus to meet her in an hour.
She goes to sheriff and says Lazarus has been pestering her with unwanted advances.
Sara: "I don't welcome his unhealthy obsession in the least."
Sheriff says he will take care of it.
Sara: "The west is a very violent place. I've never seen the like."
Sara visits doctor, asks for and gets Bella Donna
She implies that she will sleep with him that night
Sara: "I usually retire about 10 o'clock. Perhaps you could come up then. Discretely of course."
Doctor: "My dear lady. My discretion is renown."
Sara then meets Lazarus and urges him to drink wine with her. He's reluctant but finally drinks it.
He's getting sick now, poisoned with Bella Donna. It makes him appear drunk.
Sara takes him upstairs and puts him on her bed (fully clothed).
She finds his locket, takes coins from his pocket and pretends to be Claire.
His eyes are going in and out of focus. He looks at her and sees Claire.
Sara takes his locket and drops it into a bag with other jewelry she has taken from the men she killed.
Sara: "Part of you will always be with me. I always keep a part of every one of you with me."
Lazarus sees bottle of Bella Donna and passes out.
Doctor comes knocking. (Must be 10 o'clock.)
She gives Lazarus his gun and urges him to shoot doctor.
Gun fires.
Lazarus wakes up in jail, charged with murdering Doc Wallace.
Lazarus tells sheriff that Sara drugged him.
Sara is packing to get on stage.
Now we see flashback in which Lazarus puts gun back in holster. Sara takes it out and shoots doc herself.
Lazarus explains to sheriff that Everett Henderson was Sara's brother in law and convinced she killed her husband and Dawson.
Now Lazarus out of jail and visits Sara.
He takes his locket back, accuses her of drugging him and framing him for doc's murder.
She pulls a gun on him.
Sheriff appears. She takes a shot at him but misses. Lazarus wrestles with her to get gun.
Now she's in jail. Lazarus comes to see her. She says "I should have killed you when I had the chance."
Then she pleads with him not to think badly of her. "I'm sure to be vindicated and win back my freedom."
Lazarus rides off.
Sara asks deputy to loosen her cuffs. He does so and she stares at gun in holster. Credits appear as a gunshot is heard.
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