...while Raylan is on the phone with Rachel saying he's looking for a barbecue joint at which to drop off the chickens. Hee. Rachel asks about the money and Raylan sighs that maybe everything that's happened is a sign he wasn't meant to have it in the first place. It's pretty philosophical for him, but you could make a rather strong case that the money's been more trouble that it's worth. Rachel asks what he's going to do now, and the fact that he doesn't answer while looking at the long stretch of road in front of him...

...does not necessarily suggest what happens next, as he arrives home and collapses into bed. There's a close-up shot of him putting his wallet and gun on the nightstand next to him, but that can't be significant, can it?

Ellen May is in the car with Colton when the latter gets a call. Even the military man seems just a bit shaken as he listens, and he asks if the other party is sure, but eventually acknowledges the order. Ellen May asks who it was, and Colton considers for a moment before admitting it was Ava. Ellen May wonders what she said, and Colton takes a moment before telling her that if Ellen May is ready to come back and really work, then there's a place for her at Audrey's. Ellen May is practically over the moon with joy, which isn't going to make Colton's job any easier, but I do appreciate that his lie at least fits with the "Are you sure?" question he asked into the phone. Ellen May asks if Ava said why, and Colton goes back to telling the truth as his face falls: "No, she did not." Ellen May guesses it's because of what she told her, and Colton continues the deeper conversation of which Ellen May is blissfully unaware: "Probably." A gamut of emotions plays over Ellen May's face, and she says it feels good to go home; we then pull focus to Colton, who looks haunted and terribly lost. And I wouldn't say this episode is the strongest, but this scene, between two characters I haven't cared much about to this point, proved to be stealthily affecting and is probably the strongest of the episode. Gotta love it when that happens.

Back at the bar, Boyd assures Ava that it'll be quick, and Ellen May will never know. "She won't be afraid." Ava nods, but she doesn't look happy...