Deleted Scene from The Ways of the West
Sometimes, a scene I really love doesn't make it past editing for one reason or another. I don't remember why this one didn't make the cut, but I really liked it, and I'm posting it below so you can enjoy it, too. “Frank?” she questioned. “You … you … you shot him!” “Yes.” Johnny’s answer was so simple, so honest, but it appalled her. The fact that Johnny only shot to save his life and hers didn’t matter – the only thing that mattered was that her husband, the man she had pledged to honour and obey for the rest of her life, had just killed a man right in front of her. He was a murderer. A killer. And she was married to him. “I had no choice Jessie. It was either him or me. He’d threatened to kill you too; if Mr Jordan hadn’t stepped in when he did, you would be dead right now. I had no choice Jessie. I HAD to do it. Do you understand?” ...