Molly and Lawless John is a 1972 American Western film directed by Gary Nelson and starring Vera Miles and Sam Elliott.
[1] Molly Parker (Vera Miles) is married to the sheriff of an American frontier town.
She finds herself dangerously drawn to a condemned prisoner, Johnny Lawler (Sam Elliott), in her husband's jail.
After the girlfriend leaves to make plans for her and John to escape to Mexico, Molly rides back into town with the baby.
She tells the deputy who approaches her she claims the reward for having recaptured John, that he took her hostage when he escaped and held her captive until she was able to shoot him.