Murdock takes Earp to a local tailor to have him dressed in a manner more befitting the Wichita Marshal. However, the clothes and especially the long coat have Earp wondering if he is dressed now to die. At the same time Dave Bennett decides to hire the gunman Buff Yancy to kill Earp for $1,000. Bennett wants revenge for the disbanding of the Citizen's Committee and interfering with his crooked operation. Yancy makes it public he has met Earp but Earp has no clue as to who he is. He uses his deputies and the resources of Murdock's newspaper to research Yancy. They suspect he is a man from Arkansas who may have deserted from the Army. With the cowboys getting out of hand due to his absence, Earp decides to put dead cartridges in Yancy's guns which are in his hotel room. Earp confronts Yancy who is too slow but still tries to shoot Earp. Earp explains to Yancy he has proven his bravery going against Earp. Yancy returns Bennett's money and tells everyone to pay respect to Earp after decking Bennett.
—Anonymous