A murderous western outlaw who robs Poker Flat and abandons his wife Cal. He tracks the banished group to their cabin, terrorizes them, murders Jake and The Duchess for trivial reasons, and is ultimately strangled to death by Oakhurst.
Cal is Ryker's estranged and abused wife.
The plot identifies Cal as Ryker's wife, although the townspeople do not know they are married.
Ryker's arbitrary violence makes the Drunk one of his victims.
Ryker shoots the town drunk simply for taking a bottle of whiskey.
Their conflict escalates into the decisive physical confrontation.
Oakhurst opposes Ryker's bullying and strangles him to death after Ryker kills The Duchess.
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