A Savage Place Part 3 is the fourteenth chapter of the Black Lagoon spinoff series Eda Initial Stage. It was originally released on May 19, 2023.
Plot[]
In the woodlands, as Crocker speeds in his sheriff car, Amber grabs the wheel and demands that he stop the car, confusing him. When the car stops, she is shocked upon sensing something up ahead on the dirt road leading to Burt Gummer's house. Meanwhile, nearby, as the Enos family gangsters drive to the property, Enos II tells all his men to listen up. He offers $5,000 to whoever can kill Gummer but warns them not to kill Angela, adding that whoever can bring her to him alive will receive $10,000, exciting the men. Hearing the offer, one gangster speeds his car past a different car with mafia gunmen, showing them the middle finger and warning them to stay back since he wants the bonus. Whereas the hired driver is slightly annoyed, his accomplice smugly advises him to let the short-minded gangster speed ahead. Ahead of them, the two Enos gangsters speed ahead and profess their readiness to kill Gummer for the $5,000 reward. On the road, their car runs over a wire, triggering a mine to explode, blowing their car into the air and killing them.
Hearing the loud explosion, Eda and Gummer look through the window and see the smoke. Insulting the dead men as trash, Gummer comments that people keep entering his land without permission. Seeing the explosion as well, Crocker wonders from where Gummer even acquired explosives. Though Amber criticizes him for his poor situational assessment, he asks her how she knew about the traps. She merely answers that it is her main job, also stating that Gummer is a jerk for setting up the explosives. Standing next to a tree, Amber tells the deputy sheriff that they will have to go on foot. Hearing a beep from his car radio, Crocker asks her to wait a second. Taking his radiophone, the deputy sheriff confirms that he is near the cabin and requests the caller to take care of things on his end. Resting her arm against the tree, Amber mutters to herself that Eda never bores her, whether they are at work or on vacation. In his cabin, Gummer opens his large firearm armory, shocking Eda due to the colossal number of firearms. Preparing a weapon for himself, the prepper proclaims that he will give them as much firepower as they want "until the word damnation is etched into the wrinkles of their scattered brains."
To Eda's surprise, he tosses her an FN FNC assault rifle, reminding her that it was "her" favorite gun. Preparing some shotgun shells, Gummer even encourages her to use as much ammunition as she wants since they will not run out. Examining the rifle, Eda is amazed at the gun being Angela's favorite, deducing that she must have been a hot shot with her body type. Suddenly, several Enos family gangsters begin opening fire on the front of the cabin, forcing Eda and Gummer to take cover from the barrage of bullets. One of the gunmen taunts Gummer by joking that he will mince up his body and feed it to the crocodiles at the family's mansion. Hearing them, Eda shoots at them and retorts that they are the ones who will become mincemeat. When Gummer shoots at them with his shotgun, the men yell that they will be glad to kill him and get the $5,000 bonus. Assessing that there are too many enemies, Eda asks Gummer what he will do to counter them. Pulling out a detonator, the old man presses it, blowing up the area beneath the first few gunmen and killing them. Smirking, Gummer decides to use more explosives, detonating more bombs that send a couple more gunmen flying. In response, another Enos family gangster orders his men to rush into the cabin. When the men try to charge the place, Eda shoots at them and shouts that she has enough bullets for everyone, killing two men in the process.
Seeing the men get annihilated, one of the hired mercenaries suggests to his fellow freelancers that they go around the cabin instead of attacking the front. At the same time, a submachine gun-wielding gangster jumps through the window, but Gummer greets him with the barrel of his shotgun, sternly telling the kid that he will give him "a non-stop ticket ta hell." Shooting the man in the chest, the prepper jokes that he should use the front door when entering someone's house. Two more gangsters barge through the front door, prompting Eda to shoot at them while covering Gummer. Although she kills one man, she runs out of bullets, dismaying her. As the surviving gangster brags that she is out of bullets, Gummer shoots the man in his abdomen, knocking him down. Tossing a magazine to Eda, he reminds her that he always tells her to check the number of bullets she has left. When she catches it, more bullets fly through the window, causing Gummer to immediately use his detonator again, blowing up more men outside. Somewhere in some bushes, hearing the explosions nearby, Crocker warns Amber that they may be blown up too if they stay put. Nevertheless, Amber tells him that charging into a shack that is being attacked by gangsters is not a good idea either. Thinking to herself, she wonders why she has to risk her life for a rookie like the deputy sheriff.
Elsewhere, just outside the forest property, Needham and Enos II observe from a distance, but the latter is impatient about the fighting and wonders what Needham's hired gunmen are doing. Assuring him that the mercenaries are professionals, Needham claims that the men are just getting started. Near the cabin, a newsboy-capped mercenary curses Gummer, also wondering how much ammunition he even possesses. His associate asks what they will do, specifying that more men will get killed if the gangsters attack on their own. Remarking that countryside mafias are bad at their work, the newsboy-capped man suggests "slapping them on the ass a little bit." Hiding behind some trees, one gangster yells at two fellow gangsters to not be cowardly. He reminds them that they can earn a lot of money given the reward for Gummer. Running toward the cabin, the three men agree to attack from three different directions. Accordingly, one man points his rifle through the window while the other two men charge inside, but they only see a dead body. Immediately, a smoke round goes off next to the body, surprising the men. Hanging upside down from the second floor's staircase, Eda shoots at the men, hitting one of them and forcing the gunman outside to duck. The second man avoids her gunfire and tries to shoot at her, but she quickly shoots and kills him as well. Sensing the third gunman, Eda immediately turns her head to the window and shoots the man just as he was about to pull the trigger, knocking him back and killing him.
Seeing Eda continuing to hang upside down with her skirt exposing her underwear, Gummer commends her good work. Embarrassed and getting up, she tells him not to look at her crotch. Scoffing at the claim, he responds that he is not like devilish men who have a degrading view of their own daughters. He offers the FN rifle back to her, but she chimes that she would rather have two pistols because the FN FNC is hard to handle. When Eda begins walking down the stairs, a thug from outside fires a grenade into the cabin, which starts a fire. Though she panics, Gummer assures her that they can escape, revealing a hidden tunnel beneath the wooden floor. He orders her to get in quickly, and he heads in first while she is surprised at his readiness. Eda asks Gummer if he dug the tunnel all by himself, to which he answers that it was a joint project with his late wife. She also asks where it leads out to, and, emerging from the ground, Gummer confirms that they have reached the end. At that spot, Amber and Crocker also see them, mutually surprising each other. Shocked at seeing Gummer, Crocker tries to pull out his revolver, but Amber pleads with him to halt since Eda is her friend.
Whereas Gummer expresses confusion about Crocker's presence, Amber admits that she is glad to see Eda but immediately realizes that she is wearing a cheerleader uniform. Grasping her own abdomen, Amber bursts into uncontrollable laughter because of her uniform, angering Eda enough to threaten to shoot her. Nonetheless, Amber continues rolling on the ground in laughter, jokingly demanding that Eda stop making her laugh so hard. Pointing her pistol at her, Eda sternly asks if she should make her stop by taking away her ability to breathe. Baffled at seeing her laugh so hard, Gummer quietly asks Eda if she is her friend, but the latter denies it. Demanding an explanation, Crocker asks him what is going on, making Gummer reply that the Enos gangsters are always causing trouble. The deputy sheriff wonders if Angela has truly returned, and the ecstatic Gummer confirms and headlocks Eda, showing her to him. The perplexed Crocker asks him how that happened, to which the prepper explains that Angela was blessed by the angels in heaven. Exhausted, Eda despairingly pleads with Crocker to tell him otherwise since he will not listen to her. Before the deputy sheriff can state something, they are interrupted by the remaining mercenaries shooting at them. Grabbing the giggling Amber, Eda runs for cover and blames her partner for giving away their position with her nonstop laughter.
Meanwhile, on the road, Needham informs Enos II and J.J. that he received a call about Gummer and the others fleeing to the other side of the cabin. Getting into the car, he orders J.J. to turn the car around so that they can hunt down their enemies. Subsequently, J.J. slams the gas pedal and begins driving onto the property. At the same time, Amber warns Eda of an attacker next to her. A knife-wielding woman tries to stab Eda, who uses her assault rifle as a shield against her. Using her gun to lock the assassin's arm, Eda jumps over the assassin and wraps her legs around her head, performing a triangle choke on her and slamming her onto the ground. She then shoots at the assassin, forcing her to move away from her knife. Likewise, coming to her aid, Gummer shoots at the woman as Eda yells to him that their current attackers are not like the gangsters from before, noting their skilled attacks. Looking for the woman, Gummer curses the Enos family for going out of their way to hire mercenaries. Behind the prepper, Crocker smirks and calls his name. When Gummer wonders what he wants, the deputy sheriff sarcastically bids him goodbye and shoots him in the back at point-blank range.