Although the men believe the murder will scare Chato away, the scout knows that the Apache will kill them for their treachery. When some of the men in the posse shoot Chato's comrade and then hang him upside down over a fire, Quincey, Brady and Malechie admit the rape and brutality is wrong but do nothing to stop the Indian from being killed.
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Chato's son, having secretly witnessed the scene, runs for his father, who returns to his house and sets fire to the corral, distracting the posse long enough for him to free his woman. The next day, while Chato and his comrade round up wild horses to break, the Hooker brothers convince serveral others to brutally rape Chato's woman and then tie her up. That night, Chato returns to his home, a stone house by a waterfall, where he is warmly greeted by his woman and child and a male comrade. The next day, as vultures circle the horses' carcasses and water dwindles, Earl accuses the scout of stealing their supply and threatens to kill him, but Malechie vouches for the Yaqui. Brady reminds them that he signed on for only one week, but Jubal, eager to kill, vows to continue till death.
That night, the men debate their conviction to pursue their quarry. Caught in a steep valley at midday, the posse is an easy target for Chato, who shoots two of the mounts and scares the remaining horses with a few shots, forcing the posse to round them up.
Unnerved by Chato's fearless proximity and the sweltering heat, the group angrily bicker and then set fire to an abandoned Native American village to vent their frustration. The next morning, the group discover their water bottles have been slashed during the night. Soon after, Will is injured when he falls from his horse, forcing George to escort his friend back to town. Meanwhile, the elusive Chato watches just a few miles ahead. As they ride into the barren, butte-riddled desert, Quincey suspects that the "half breed" is not fleeing, but leading them into a desert wasteland. Also part of the group are stable owner Nye Buell, Harvey Lansing, George Dunn, Will Coop, Martin Hall, Scotsman Brady Logan, rancher Joshua Everette and Malechie's Yaqui scout, who begins tracking Chato. While some, like racist Jubal Hooker and his sons Earl and Elias, are eager to join, Reverend Gavin Malechie only agrees to go to maintain his standing in the community. Saloon keeper and former soldier Quincey Whitmore, driven by misplaced anger over the Confederacy's defeat, gathers a thirteen-man posse to find and lynch Chato. Resenting that the "redskin nigger" is being served, Eli pulls a gun on Chato, forcing the quiet man into a draw which results in Saunders' death. While drinking at a bar, in 1870s New Mexico territory, bigoted sheriff Eli Saunders provokes Pardon Chato, a man of mixed white and Apache heritage.
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