om ents ▁later , ▁C ull en ▁ ▁and ▁El am ▁( Common ) ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁on ▁horse back . ▁The ▁Sw ede ▁and ▁C ull en ▁both ▁pull ▁guns , ▁with ▁C ull en ▁the ▁faster ▁draw . ▁The ▁Sw ede ▁kne els , ▁ple ading ▁for ▁mer cy . ▁C ull en ▁sm acks ▁The ▁Sw ede ' s ▁face ▁with ▁his ▁gun , ▁then ▁wh ips ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁le ather ▁st rap ▁until ▁L ily ▁and ▁Durant ▁interven e . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁coach ▁car , ▁Durant ▁orders ▁C ull en ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Gr ig gs ▁( Ty ▁Ol sson ), ▁the ▁lead ▁U . S . ▁caval ry ▁officer , ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁the ▁ ▁Che y enne ▁attack ers . ▁Gr ig gs ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁team ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁ex - Conf eder ate ▁but ▁Durant ▁threat ens ▁to ▁contact ▁his ▁command ing ▁general . ▁Joseph ▁( E dd ie ▁Spe ars ) ▁will ▁accomp any ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁lead ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Che y enne ▁camp ▁and ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁Chief ▁Many ▁H ors es . ▁Al one ▁with ▁C ull en , ▁Durant ▁calls ▁Gr ig gs ▁a ▁hot head . ▁They ▁can ' t ▁risk ▁him ▁starting ▁a ▁war , ▁but ▁the ▁attacks ▁must ▁ce ase . ▁He ▁tells ▁C ull en ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁ren eg ade ▁Indians . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁c ath ouse , ▁C ull en ▁asks ▁El am ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Indian ▁purs uit