Three unnamed bounty hunters ambush Tuco in the restaurant of a desolate ghost town, before Tuco successfully shoots his way to freedom. Later, presumably miles away, Angel Eyes, employed by Baker, bed-ridden, former Confederate soldier, arrives at a distant farm to interrogate Stevens, a farmer and former soldier, regarding information about a missing man named Jackson. Stevens, Baker and Jackson were all previously involved in a scheme regarding stolen Confederate gold, with only Jackson knowing its current location.