Okay, we had the chance to discern the psychology of the mob in the Wild West in previous adventures of Lucky Luke, but in this particular issue, the unbelievable will happen. For example, we will hear from Joe's mouth that "alcohol is the source of many evils and the drunkard degrades... blah... blah...", we will learn from Ran-Tan-Plan the method of "reductio ad absurdum", we will see Lucky Luke protecting fearsome desperados and the Daltons with the star of the law on their chests!

The truth is, it's not so easy to be honest and to earn the respect of your fellow citizens. But, that is the price for the spread of civilization in the Wild West. These may not be Lucky Luke's words, but he agrees that "if we respect the Law, then it will be powerless against us".