gary agrees to kill black jack, but it is revealed too late that the outlaw is actually his brother phil, who also recognizes his brother gary just a second later after shooting him. mccoy and his men kill phil and order a mexican farmer and his wife to bury him and gary. soon after, the mexicans discover that gary has miraculously survived being shot, since the bullet was stopped by a silver dollar coin gary always carries in his left pocket. the mexican couple takes gary away to safety, and everyone in yellowstone believes he has died.