Seventeen days in Soonville for it never to be the same again. Two bars, one brothel ,a diner , little shop or two and a church. Then there ' s Tumpkin's Penitentiary.Well, Ford just walks out, gets a ride ,takes on a bet and there you go . Soonville .Last time someone was shot in Soonville was when people said it would be a town soon . Making a bet on another man's life is one thing , getting away with it another . Such a quiet town . Nothing happens unless you pay for it . Now bombs going off at Tumpkin's and nobody knows why . There's been a major change at the brothel : Cottonmouth quit her job . It’s even said she ’ s still a virgin , technically speaking . Sheer marketing strategy . However , never pronounce that name in presence of her brother . Everybody knows how to behave in the Bullhorn , town 's Number One bar . Few people die innocent . Ford walks out of prison with everything coming to him . Money , Cottonmouth all his . Got a job too . Don 't ask .. 'Make a list' , Hewey the barber says . 'Of anyone who 's been to jail here . See what they do' . Nobody listens to him . They should have . Things change rapidly in Soonville . Giltomb Cemetery is filling up