Uncle Bob, dejected, and realizing that the town was edging ever closer to mob rule asked Stabby, "You're a townie aren't you?"
Stabby nodded.
"Yeah, I figured."
Someone in the crowd, Kirby, yelled, "Hey, Judge, rules are rules!"
Bob, feeling guilty, turned his head away as he shot a hole straight through Stabby's innocent heart.
"I hate this job," he said, as he stepped off and away from the scaffold.