1902 (three years after RDR2)

I saw the front page and seeing the name "James Smith" I skimmed the pages to find an image with a note on it and reading the started to learn the names, "Hosea- Dead, Charles- prison, Lenny- Slavery with Tilly, Mary-Beth and Karen in prison, Arthur Morgan dead. Micah, Bill, Dutch, Javier, Pearson and John avoid, Strauss is dead, Uncle drunken fool somewhere, Sean and Molly dead, Susan arrested, Abigail and Jack in brothel, Kieran dead!" I flicked over to the page to see the map and seeing the document read the names, "Mary-Beth and Karen, due to be hung in two days time!" according to the entry the plan was to cut them off and free the two women!" it was then when almost like a flashback remembered what happened.

FLASHBACK

"Dutch, we need to move!" the moustached man laughed before responding with, "We need money, don't worry I have a plan!" the camp stood there as they watched the confrontation, "Can't you see it! You are the reason people are dying...Your Bounty is causing the others to suffer, they are coming for you Dutch and the men and because of that the others are being killed in the process!" he laughed before saying, "I don't see you worrying, you are a sheriff... so take me in!" offering his wrists and seeing the others hold their guns up I shook my head to his laugh, "You are all fools! Mark my words it will be the end of you if you don't leave! Mary, you coming?" she took my hands and crying said, "I can't, I love you but they are my family!" I nodded before snarling said, "Big mistake!" it was then when lighting an cigar threw out his hand, "Then leave and never come back! you know the rules, lets see if you survive by yourself!" I grabbed the my bags and looking back at them snapped, "Big mistake!" as I rode from Sadie’s gang hideout, “The Pinkleton’s were coming but they wouldn’t listen!”

END OF FLASHBACK

I dismantled the camp and pulling my bandana on, mounted my horse rode in the direction that they were heading and looking for the prison wagon failed to see anything, "Hmm!" I grabbed the binoculars and checking the pocket watch smiled when I saw through the binoculars a guarded wagon, there was four mounted law officials around it and zooming in there I saw the two women in the cage with another. I rode closer down the road and stopping a fair distance away pulled the log in the middle of the road before hitching the horse away from the scene as I crept down in between the brushes waiting for the wagon to stop. When it stopped I was met by the cries of Mary, "I can't believe we are being hung...we didn't even do any of that!" "Sshh Mary, there is nothing we can do now! We go there proud and silent like we were taught" I waited for two of the horsemen to go and move the log allowing me to use two throwing knives to take the other lawmen and walking up flicked my wrists to kill the two men on the wagon and drawing two more throwing knives flung them into their direction. I pulled my gun out and walking up to the wagon dragged the bodies into the brushes, "Wh...Who are you?" Karen spook and shooting the lock off pulled the gate open to help them out, "Who are you?" I pulled the bandana down and removing the hood was met by their cries of joy, "James! you came back!" and shooting their chains spoke, "Come on we need to get out of here!" and whistling for my horse helped the two women mount the spare horses, "Come on let's get out of here!" "Where were you?" Mary cried and smiling lightly I said, "Let's get out of here and then we can fill each other in!" before riding off with them in pursuit.