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Me: Hello again, fans and friends. Tonight on "Magnificent Seven Dateline," I will interview the local saloon manager, Inez Recillos.
Ms. Recillos, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer my deep, thought-provoking questions. <snort>
Inez: It's my pleasure.
Me: So Ms. Recillos, you are perhaps the newest citizen of Four Corners. What brought you to this particular town?
Inez: I was not looking for this town particularly. I was running from my past and this town was far enough away from that.
Me: So, the outstanding law here didn't influence your decision?
Inez: No.
Me: Let me ask you about Mr. Wilmington. Why don't you like him very much?
Inez: It is not that I do not like him. He just has a head the size of an over-filled pinata.
Me: Okay. But don't...
Inez: Don't get me wrong. I am grateful that he fought for my honor, I am just not interested in him in that way.
Me: Some people believe that you and Mr. Standish would make a good pair. How do you feel about him?
Inez: I am grateful to him and his madre for giving me a job, and I do admit he is a handsome man...
Me: But?
Inez: But I do not condone his gambling habits, so I could not be courted by him.
Me: Good. When you first arrived in Four Corners, you were satisfied with just tending the bar. Suddenly you became the manager of the saloon. Were you surprised?
Inez: Oh, yes. I never dreamed anyone would trust me enough to run their business for them. After the incident with Don Paulo, I thought I would always be on the run. So becoming the manager was like a wonderful dream.
Me: Since you brought him up...Didn't you know that Don Paulo would track you down eventually and get revenge on you for what you did?
Inez: I knew he would try to find me, but I never imagined he would search so tirelessly for me.
Me: But you worked for his father for a long time. Surely you knew what kind of man Don Paulo was from the times you saw him in Mexico. So surely you knew how ruthless he could be?
Inez: Well...no, I didn't. I knew he was mean, but...
Me: Here's my theory. You wanted Don Paulo to find you in a town where the outstanding law would fight for you. So you accepted the job as manager and waited. Yes?
Inez: No.
Me: Oh. Well, okay, I was wrong. What was that food you cooked up for Ezra that he declined?
Inez: Spanish rice, beans, and a spicy beef concoction wrapped in a flour tortilla. The spicy beef was a recipe I got from mi madre.
Me: I see. Now, let's review your past. You cut Don Paulo's throat with a broken bottle, banged that old cowboy's head on the counter...you seem to resort to violence an awful lot. What else have you done to free yourself from unpleasant situations?
Inez: I use whatever is nearby, whether it be a broken bottle or a horseshoe, to save myself. In this day, women must make use of their strength, because men don't suspect you have any.
Me: Strength, you mean?
Inez: Si.
Me: One more question before I go. Do you think the Magnificent Seven will ever fight their way back on the airwaves?
Inez: What are 'airwaves?'
Me: You know...television. Will they come back to the viewers who love them so true? <Oh lord, I can't believe I just asked that question again>
Inez: Perhaps. They are working out a strategy right now.
Me: What is it?
Inez: I don't know. They don't confide in me.
Me: Whew!
Inez: <grabs a towel and swats my head with it>
Me: OW! What'd you do that for?!
Inez: I felt like it.
Me: @#$^%!
Thank you for tuning in. I hope enjoyed this interview more than I did. :-)
I have a very nice surprise for all you loyal viewers. On my next show, I will be sitting down with the Magnificent Seven (yes, all seven of them!) and I will conduct a group interview. Please check your local listings for showtime.
Good night, friends!
Rebecca
Raving Reporter Eztraordinaire