The other ranchers are unwilling to go against a marshal, but Roden vows to administer his own brand of justice. He sends his other son, Dan, to gather his ranch hands while he attends to the burial.
The other ranchers are reluctant to cross a lawman, but Roden is resolute in enforcing his own code of conduct. He tasks his other son, Dan, with rallying the ranch hands while he pays respects to the deceased.