Crow Mary

Two years pass while Crow Mary stays in the Métis village with Farwell. One day, Farwell returns from Fort Benton with news that Hardwick and four other men have been arrested. Farwell is accompanied by Major Irvine, a mounted police officer who investigated the case. Farwell and Lebombarde will testify in court. Crow Mary, though, tells them that there were more than five men involved in the massacre.

Crow Mary and Farwell follow Major Irvine to Montana for the trial. Farwell reads a newspaper article written by Hardwick’s men that calls him a “cowardly informant.” Another newspaper supports the men, saying that they were defending their lives against “brutal savages.” Crow Mary retorts that the men were the ones who killed innocent women and children.

Crow Mary attends the trial, wanting to see justice for the Nakoda. She recognizes only two of the prisoners, the ones who assaulted the women. However, Farwell and Lebombarde cannot prove that the accused participated in the Nakoda massacre. Farwell remains stressed as people characterize him as a traitor. Ultimately, the men are acquitted.

The major informs Farwell that three more men have been arrested for the Cypress Hills massacre and asks him to come to Canada to testify.