 When the boy recovers, the next day, the villagers insist that Howard return to the village to be honored and will not take no for an answer.Howard leaves his goods with Dobbs and Curtin and says he will meet them later.Dobbs, whose paranoia continues, and Curtin constantly argue, until one night when Curtin falls asleep, Dobbs holds him at gunpoint, takes him behind the camp, shoots him, grabs all three shares of the gold, and leaves him for dead.