The Running Man Vash explains to Meryl and Roberto that he has been mistakenly accused of stealing plants when it is really Knives who is responsible. Their interview is then interrupted when the entire town of Jeneora Rock attacks Vash, seeking to claim the bounty on his head so they can repair their broken down plant. However, a pair of outlaws called the Hard Punch Nebraskas, consisting of an elderly father and his son Gofsef, enter the fray to claim the bounty as well. Realizing the townspeople are in danger, Vash leads the Nebraskas away into the desert and evades them. The Nebraskas, frustrated they lost their bounty, decide to attack Jeneora Rock instead and steal their remaining plant...