" And a number of incongruous dialogue sequences and extraneous minor characters appear without any real reason except to provide a fascinating journey along the way." Edmund asserted himself: "I""m tired of playing second fiddle.First it was Peter and now it""s you.You know I""m braver than both of you.Why do you get Peter""s sword? I deserve a kingdom of my own.I deserve to rule!" They began dueling, but stopped when Lucy warned them of the testing hat Coriakin had cautioned them about ("Can""t you see what""s happening? This place has tempted you...He let ""em walk right up on us! He was sleeping on his goddamn shift!" but Chris denied that it was his shift.]Scorsese""s film was semi-autobiographical, reflected in character names - the first name of the main protagonist, Charlie, was Scorsese""s father""s name and his last name of Cappa was his mother""s maiden name.In the film""s fourteen scenes, a narrative story with multiple plot lines was told - with elements that were copied repeatedly afterwards by future westerns - of a train holdup with six-shooters, a daring robbery accompanied by violence and death, a hastily-assembled posse""s chase on horseback after the fleeing bandits, and the apprehension of the desperadoes after a showdown in the woods.