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Here’s a rough sketch for the story we can either reject or accept. Feel free to alter in any way you wish.

1. There’s this wanted crook that’s enemies with this sheriff who happens to be his crush’s father. He’s convinced that she will love him, but she says she can’t love him if he doesn’t change. In anger, he kills someone, cementing himself as the criminal. Goes to girl for forgiveness. She refuses, sending him to jail. Someone sees how remorseful he his finally seeing himself as depraved as he is. The person tells him about the gospel, and he promises to follow God if God can truly love him.

Outline:
1. He (villain) tells the girl he loves her again and thinks she’s being unreasonable not to love him back (he needs to come across as narcissistic on the outside, but on the inside, he’s looking for validation). She tells him no.
2. He comes across the sheriff again. They get in a fight. The villain is still fuming off of his talk with her and has no desire to prove himself to her, instead wanting to finally rid himself of the sheriff. He shoots. He sees the girl was watching, and instantly regrets his sin. He begs her to forgive him. She has him arrested instead.
3. A nurse/chaplain/inmate(?)(something along those lines) Sees him sad (needs to know the story. Maybe it’s the arresting officer?). Tells him that there’s forgiveness through Christ. The villain rejects it to the man, but later reads the word and promises God his life if God would just forgive him. He is at peace.

I feel like that outline is long and would have to foreshadow a lot of things (The villain’s inner conflict, enough understanding of God to make sense of the end, his wit’s end feeling, etc). But if someone can put it to good use, please do. Otherwise, it is probably better off in something a little longer. 🙂