johnson, gene, and frog confront mccoy one last time about the cattle pricing, but mccoy repeats his low offer, claiming that g.b. johnson himself is setting the price. deciding that he and the ranchers will sell to another packing company in cloverdale, gene tells the others, "we're not going to play into the hands of a profiteering crook." johnson convinces gene and the other ranchers to transport the herds the old fashioned way, by trail drive, and not rely on g.b. johnson's railway lines. meanwhile, kit and her troupe are packing to leave, convinced that johnson is only interested in gene. when he finds out that she's leaving, gene persuades kit to stay in whippasaw and put on the radio show. that night she performs at a party and later dances with gene.