When the Reverend whether asks him if he wants to quit his vengeful search, Ethan vows to keep searching. Ethan's posse holds a funeral in the desert for the massacred Edwards family, the assembled people gathered around the graves sing Shall We Gather at the River. Aaron and Marty are deputized to help the Captain and the Texas Rangers find the cattle thieves. I ain't finished yet. Ethan and Marty barely escape on horseback with their lives, taking refuge and defending themselves from the mouth of a cave. 371, 31U.S.C. I don't believe in surrenders. : Previously, the coronavirus outbreak and associated travel restrictions have made it difficult for Ethan to travel. Ethan composes his last will and testament. What good did that do ya? 924; being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of 18U.S.C. The group's plan is to find and ransom the girls alive rather than attack the Comanches and provoke retaliation against the two hostages. "[8] The newspaper reported that Brown said he saw no way the conflict would end except in violence. Ethan suddenly realized they had been tricked into abandoning their reaching and leaving them unprotected and races back to Aaron's place when he realized they could be attacked, while a section of the troop went to protect another potential target, but by the time Ethan and Martin got back to Edwards' place, it was too late, and Ethan's brother, sister-in-law and nephew had all been killed by the Indians, while the nieces where being held hostage by them. After Martin catches up to Ethan, the two searchers at Futterman's trading post ask the trader what he knows about Debbie's dress and whereabouts, but he first demands a $1,000 reward. Ethan Edwards Type of Villain Ethan If she's alive, she's safe. : Despite being the central character of the film, Edwards is very flawed individual. After years of being unsatisfied with work, Ethan decided to rekindle his dream of being an actor. : 5324(a)(3) and 18U.S.C. After only a short overnight stay, Ethan rides off without Marty, away from the settlements and civilization. Martin sees her first and runs to her at the base of the sand dunes. Martin begins to read the letter with great difficulty, due to his near-illiteracy, until Laurie impatiently grabs it away, and reads it to him. Ethan grew up in a musical family and began playing multiple instruments from a young age, performing in bands during his teen years. Is the great, great, great, grand-nephew of Confederate War General Albert Sydney Johnston. : You got yourself a wife, sonny. Reverend Clayton He explains how Scar's own two sons were massacred by whites.