On Triumph, as a Conestoga wagon with a hunched-over couple makes its way through a shallow river, a band of men on horseback stops it to demand its cargo. The lead bandit even insists on "a little one-on-one time with the missus". The driver, Jayne, suggests they reconsider, insulting the frumpily dressed woman sitting next to him. As "she" raises her head, it turns out to be Mal, who continues the banter with Jayne until they suddenly pull their weapons on the bandits. The subsequent exchange of gunfire, aided by Zoë in the wagon, quickly kills all the bandits. At a celebration party that night, an inebriated Jayne and Mal accept gifts from the poor townspeople. Jayne's is a rain stick. Mal's is a wreath, a bowl of wine, and a dance from a lovely young woman.