The Quick and the Dead ending explained (spoilers)

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Sharon Stone realized the only way to beat Gene Hackman is to instill fear in him first. She fakes her own death in a shootout with Russell Crowe. As Gene and Russell face off, the town clock is blown up, shaking up Gene. As she emerges from the smoke, he finds out who she is. Then, she kills him. Russell becomes the new sheriff.