The Bridge

Territorial Marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back in Appaloosa, where their work enforcing the law has been exceptionally quiet. All that is about to change. An ominous storm rolls in, and along with it a band of night riders with a devious scheme, who show up at the Rio Blanco camp, where a three-hundred-foot bridge is under construction.

Appaloosa’s Sheriff Sledge Driskill and his deputies are the first to respond, but as the storm grows more threatening, news of troubles at the bridge escalate and the Sheriff and his deputies go missing.

Virgil and Everett saddle up to sort things out but before they do the hard drinking, Beauregard Beauchamp arrives in Appaloosa with his Theatrical Extravaganza troupe and the promise of the best in lively entertainment west of the Mississippi. With the troupe comes a lovely and mysterious fortune-teller who is set on saving Everett from imminent but indefinable danger.

1) United States

FOR  JULIE

Allie is big in this one. She's exited because a theatrical group visits Appaloosa. Virgil's love interest was a main character in The Bridge.

We also run into Fat Wallis McDonough, bartender at the Boston House.

Tilda the waitress puts in a brief appearance.

Chapter 3

“Beauchamp Brothers Theatrical Extravaganza, they call it. A traveling group from New Orleans,” - I don't know on which group or company they are based on. In the old west, there were many circuses, theatrical companies and travelling groups. Robert Knott's grandparents owned and operated a traveling tent show in many states, maybe they are based on that.

Chapter 6

"I played some lengthy games of Dark Lady with Allie and Virgil" - I think Everett means the card game "Black Lady" which is similar to "Hearts" a popular North American card game.

Chapter 7

“Bon ami du soir,” she said. - Good evening, my friends.

Chapter 1

"Weather.”

“Is,” Virgil said.

“Don’t look good,” I said.

“No,” Virgil said. “It don’t.”

Chapter 3

“She never said nothing to me,” Virgil said. “First I heard of it.”

“She talks to me, Virgil.”

“Talks to me, too.”

“I listen to her.”

Chapter 5

Oh, hell, Allie,” Virgil said. “I don’t think I could eat another bite.”

“Me, neither,” I said.

“Oh, nonsense,” Allie said, as she placed the pie on the trivet between Virgil and me. “Doesn’t that look good and crispy?”

Chapter 13

“Here’s a favorite tune of ours,” he said. “‘My Grandfather’s Cock’ . . . CLOCK, I mean clock. ‘My Grandfather’s Clock.’”

Chapter 31

“Cotter?” I said.

“That’s right,” Gains said.

I looked to Virgil and he looked at me.

“Hocus-goddamn-pocus,” I said.

Chapter 38

“Paid by who is the question.”

“Why is the question,” Virgil said.

“We find out why, we find out who,” I said.

Chapter 41

“Who’s winning?” I said.

“I am, of course,” Book said.

“Chubby shit’s a card counter,” Chastain said.

“I can’t help it if I’m a good thinker,” Book said.

“Shit,” Skinny Jack said. “Just luck.”