longer liked The Regulators very much. Then he turned away, found one of the secret passages he had made for himself during Tak’s reign, and disappeared quietly into it. Deeper into his own mind he went, the passage taking him ever downward. He walked at first, then began to jog. He didn’t understand much more of this world than he did the one outside, but now it was the only world he had.
From The Regulators, screenplay by Craig Goodis and Quentin Woolrich
EXT. MAIN STREET DAY SHERIFF STREETER watches DEPUTY LAINE yank CANDY to his feet. Behind them, in the adobe which houses Lushan’s Chinese Laundry, a number of Chinese workers watch from the doorway, where they are huddled.
CANDY What’re you chinkies lookin” at?!
They don’t recoil this time.
CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN You! Clothes needee washee now, sure, sure!
The other CHINESE laugh. Even STREETER smiles a little. CANDY looks dazed. Can’t believe STREETER has beaten him in a fair fight, can’t believe these “Chink-Chink-China Boys” are laughing at him, can’t believe any of this is happening.
STREETER Best get on inside, boys.
The LAUNDRYMEN go back inside, but look out the windows.
STREETER (to LAINE) Make sure he gets his hat, Josh. Wouldn’t want him to have to go to jail without his hat.
Grinning, LAINE picks up CANDY’s pinned-back Johnny Reb cavalry hat, which fell off CANDY’s head when STREETER knocked him over the hitching rail. Now, grinning more broadly than ever, DEPUTY LAINE slams it down on the defeated thug’s head. There is a puff of dust.
LAINE Come on, Cap'n. I done saved you the nicest tent in the bivouac. Wait'11 you see it.
SCENE CONTINUES He shoves the dazed and defeated CANDY toward the jail. SHERIFF STREETER is watching them go with a grin, and does not at first see the batwing doors of The Lady Day Saloon open as MAJOR MURDOCK pushes out on to the sidewalk. For once, MURDOCK’s trademark grin is gone.
MURDOCK You think puttin” Candy in jail’s gonna solve your problems, Sheriff?
STREETER turns toward him. MURDOCK pulls his mud-splattered cavalry duster back, freeing the butt of his army-issue Colt.
STREETER (smiles) Could be I just arrested my first ghost. Where are the rest of your regulators hold up? Desatoya Canyon? Skate Rock? You ready to tell me yet?
MURDOCK You’re crazy as a snakebit varmit!
STREETER That so? Well, we’ll see. I’m guessing there won’t be any ghosts riding tonight without Captain Candell to hand out the sheets.
Still smiling, STREETER turns toward the jail again.
MURDOCK Suppose I told you the regulators were a lot closer than Desatoya Mountain or Skate Rock? Suppose I told you they were right outside of town, just waitin” for the first gunshot? How would you like that, you damn Yankee?
STREETER I think I’d like it just fine.
He looks up, raises his fingers to his mouth, and WHISTLES.
SCENE CONTINUES EXT. MAIN STREET ROOFTOPS, STREET POV MEN start appearing from behind every sign, chimney, and false front. Formerly terrified TOWNSMEN, now looking grim and carrying rifles. They’re on the Chinese laundry, the Owl County Store, Worrell’s Mercantile, even Craven’s Undertaking Parlor. Among them we see PREACHER YEOMAN and LAWYER BRADLEY. YEOMAN, no longer concerned that the regulators are a supernatural visitation meant to punish the town for its sins, raises one hand to the SHERIFF in a salute.
RESUME MAIN STREET, WITH STREETER AND MURDOCK
STREETER returns YEOMAN’s salute with a flick of his hand, then turns back to MURDOCK, who looks furious and confused. A dangerous combination!
STREETER Yep, bring “em on, if that’s your pleasure.
MURDOCK’s face tightens. He drops his hand until it hovers just above the butt of his Colt. Neither of them sees LAURA push her way out of the saloon from behind MURDOCK. She’s wearing one of her spangly outfits and carrying her
DERRINGER. MURDOCK You want to try me, Sheriff?
STREETER Why don’t we just stand down? Think this thing over?
But he knows it’s too late, he’s pushed MURDOCK too far. STREETER drops his own hand to just above the butt of his gun.
MURDOCK Time for talking’s done, Sheriff.
SCENE CONTINUES STREETER Well now, if that’s the way you want it.
MURDOCK You could have stood aside and nobody would have got hurt.
STREETER That’s not the way we do things around here. We-(sees LAURA)
STREETER Laura, no!
While he’s distracted, MURDOCK GOES FOR HIS GUN. LAURA darts between the two men, pointing the DERRINGER at MURDOCK. She pulls the trigger, but there’s only a CLICK. MISFIRE! A split second later, MURDOCK fires his cavalry Colt, and the bullet meant for STREETER hits LAURA instead. She CRUMPLES.
EXT. ROOFTOPS The TOWNSMEN raise their guns to fire.
RESUME MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE SALOON
MURDOCK sees what’s about to happen and dives back through the batwings and into the relative safety of The Lady Day. STREETER chases him with a couple of shots, then runs to LAURA and kneels beside her.
RESUME ROOFTOPS 
