carrie is alarmed by brian's growing fascination with early, and by brian's nonchalant response to the news that early is a convicted felon. after catching early and adele having sex in the car, she gives brian an ultimatum: either they rid themselves of the pair, or she will leave. at a desert gas station, carrie glimpses a news report about early being a suspected murderer. early kills the gas station attendant in front of carrie and continues the trip with the couple as hostages. at an abandoned mine camp, the party encounter two police officers, whom early shoots and kills. they next come to the home of an elderly couple in the desert. early beats the man to death, but adele allows the woman to flee.