The Deputy1959

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Clay McCord:
Hope you ain't too disappointed about her missin' the hangin'.

Marshal Simon Fry:
Can't say I am.

Clay McCord:
'Cause if you wanted her to be there for sure you could have taken her yourself.

Marshal Simon Fry:
I had to go to Tucson.

Clay McCord:
Yeah.

Marshal Simon Fry:
I didn't want to see her hang any more than you did, Clay. I went to Tucson to plead with the Territorial Commissioner. I asked him to spare her life.

Clay McCord:
What'd he say?

Marshal Simon Fry:
Commutation was granted. Sentence was changed to life imprisonment. So, you see, she wouldn't have hanged anyway.

Clay McCord:
Still, it's better this way, Simon. Sally Tornado locked up in prison for the rest of her life... she'd have died more than once. It's better this way - a lot better.