 The Challenge of the Yukon. Un King, Un New Husky! Underdog King, swiftest and strongest of Eskimo lead dogs, blazes the trail through storm and snow for Sergeant Preston as he meets the Challenge of the Yukon. Sergeant Preston was typical of the small band of northwest-mounted police who preserved law and order in the new northwest country where the greed for wealth and power led to frequent violence and bloodshed. But in spite of the odds against them, Sergeant Preston and his Wonder Dog King met that challenge and justice ruled triumphant. At headquarters of the northwest-mounted police, Inspector Grayson looked approvingly at the two officers reporting to him. Corporal Nelson, either you or Sergeant Preston alone could touch at Tegel, but we're sure that he's headed back to his Eskimo tribe in the Arctic. That particular tribe is a bad one. In fact, they're the only ones who've given us any trouble. They're up near the town of McPherson, aren't they? Yes, they're the ones. Tegel is a half-breed, but he was raised with them. He's cunning, ruthless. This last murder was the boldest of them all. Well, I've always wanted to go up to the Arctic. I'm glad you're giving me this chance, Inspector. Well, Corporal, Sergeant Preston will tell you it's no pleasure, John. He's done it before. That's one reason I want him to go with you. Uh, Inspector, do you think Tegel's people might try to protect him? They may. We have no way of telling. Most of the Eskimos respect the police. But to keep that respect, we just show them that even the Arctic is no refuge after they've committed murder. We'll do our best, sir. Fine. That's all it will take. Tegel, the half-breed, raised his head cautiously over some rocks that topped a small hill in a great icy plain that stretched before him. His cruel mouth twisted into a grin as he watched the drama below. Saw two Eskimos, one behind the other, stalking a herd of caribou. Suddenly, the one in the rear raised his gun, fired. The hunter in front pitched forward into the snow. As the murder bent over his victim, Tegel came up softly behind him. Put your hands up. Who? Coluck. It's you. Tegel. What? What you do here? Right now, I see my half-brother kill a man. Tegel. You. You're not Tael. Who is he? Manic. Why you kill him? Me want his wife. What you tell people in village Me say him get in way when I shoot caribou. No, Coluck. You shoot too straight. Nobody believe. Why you come here? Me come to see you and my people. Me not want to stay in white man's country. Maybe white man not like you. Coluck, you kill a man. I have seen. Maybe now you do as Tegel says. Coluck can kill again. Better Coluck and Tegel work together. We say Manic fall through ice. I tell story same. Come, we bury him and go back to village. Back in the Eskimo village, Coluck and Tegel were telling of the death of Manic. Manic's wife, a young Eskimo, listen carefully as she sat beside her father who was head of the tribe. When Manic clean over to spear fish, he slip, go in hole. That is all. Tegel will tell you. Tegel, you see this? Me meet Coluck and Manic. Go with them to fish. Manic fall in hole. They try to save him. But I don't know. They try save him. But him not come up. Maybe that is lie. Maybe Manic not sleep. Coluck, you go out. Maybe now. Oolah will be wife of Coluck. No. No. Coluck, be still. Coluck, must wait. Tegel, you stay with tribe now. Yes. Tegel stay with me. My Igloo. Tegel, good hunter. Strong, big. Maybe Tegel make good son-in-law. Plenty in white man's country. Maybe. Come, Tegel. We go. Yes, Coluck. You not take Oolah for wife. For mine. Oolah best woman in village. Maybe strongest man get her. Coluck can't kill again. Maybe Coluck better do like Tegel says. Tegel know where body of Manic lies. Captain Preston, Corporal Wilson. We're nearing their goal in the Arctic wilderness. And had stopped to hunt caribou to replenish their meat supply. I haven't seen any game. Looks rather hopeless, Sergeant. It's getting dark. What is it, boy? Maybe there's something over this ridge. The wind's coming this way and King sent something. Let's have a look. Keep behind those rocks at the top. Look, wolves. Three of them. That looks like a man. It is. It's the body of a man. Wait. I'll take a shot at those devils. You got him, Preston. Look at the other two rocks. Come on, Nelson. Hurry. They're coming. I guess we came just in time. There wouldn't have been anything left of him. Looks as if they dug him up. Looks pretty bad. They didn't waste any time. Quiet, King. It's an eskimo. Those beasts or his park of hood right off. Look, Nelson. Look at his head. This man's been murdered. Murdered? He's been shot to the skull. Through the passing days, Kolok knew that Ola's father favored Tegel. And one thought burned in Kolok's mind. Tegel must die. It was early morning and the darkness had not yet lifted. Tegel. Tegel. Come. Get up. We go to Bear Trap today. Oh, ain't Kolok. We go to Bear Trap after it get light. Better if we go now before others are up. We kill Bear alone. We big hunters. Others come. They say they kill it. Maybe Bear not in Trap today. Yesterday me see big polar bear near Trap. Come. Hurry. All right, Kolok. Me, come. The Eskimo Bear Trap was an oblong pit. Eight feet deep dug into the solid ice. Its walls slanting downward widened at the bottom. And nothing once in it could scale them to reach the smaller opening. The slippery grooves baited with seal meat led into the narrow man-made chasm. Tegel led the way to it cautiously. Can't hear noise. But seal meat is gone. Bear is there. Me sure. There is no bear in here. What you mule go. Now maybe Tegel can't bear when it comes. No, Kolok. You take one. I'm not Kolok, Bear. Kolok, you got me out. Me bait Trap for Bear. Bear fall in it. Nothing left of you to tell. No, Kolok. No. Daylight was breaking. And Sergeant Preston and Corporal Nelson were within a few miles of the Eskimo village when they saw an Eskimo coming toward them. As they drew closer, they saw it was a woman carrying a pack. Kolok, hurry up. Hello. Hello. Maybe you can tell us if we're going in the right direction. Is there an Eskimo village this way? Yes. Me, come from there. Is there a man in the village called Tegel? Tegel? Who are you? Why you want to... You'd better tell us the truth with the police. Police? You want Tegel? Do you know anything about him? Me, Ula, wife of Manek. No like Tegel. Him bad. Me run away. You mean you're running away from the village? Why? No want marry Tegel. My father say must do. But I thought you said you were the wife of Manek. Manek, dead. Me think Kolok and Tegel kill him. I wonder if the man we found was Manek. You found him? Where? We'll take care of that later, Ula. You come back to the village with us and show us where Tegel is. I'll promise you you won't have to marry him. Him not there now. When me start from village, me see him and Kolok go f***ing hunt. Them not see me. Did you notice which direction they took from the village? They go toward northern lights. If we can follow them without appearing at the village at all, might be simply the capturing. What do you think, Nelson? He seems to be friendly with this girl's father. We might bump into trouble if he gets back there. Ula, you come with us. We'll circle the village to the north and try and pick up their trail. There's luck meeting you like this. Me do, if not have to marry Tegel or Kolok. I'll promise you that. On King, on your husky. Preston, don't you think we'd better head for that ridge to the right? We can see straight ahead for miles. There's nothing there. We better trust King and not try any shortcuts. He'll know what if they've turned off. I'm wondering if we should have kept that eskimo girl with us. She might tell the people in the village. Hold us down too much. She won't tell. She's too afraid. What's the matter, boy? Hello, your husband. Why are you stopping? King barked and I thought I heard something. There's nothing in sight. I don't see. Hear that, Nelson? Yes. But where is he? There's no sign of him. King seems to know. Come on. He's looking down a hole or something. We'll get you out. Wait a minute. Help me with this rope, Nelson. Okay. Here you are. Catch hold of this. All right, Nelson. Heave. Let's go. A little harder. Easy. There he comes. Hang on, Nelson. How great these are. There you are. Kolok pushed me into bear trap. Me see him murder manic. So him try to kill me. Kolok, who's he? Down, Nelson. Down behind the sled. Here, King. Down. Where'd that shot come from? He's dead. We're coming from that ridge. That fella can shoot. He shot this man right through the head. He's up on that edge. And there he goes. Maybe I can get him. He's disappeared. Maybe you hit him. It's probably a trick. We'd be foolish to expose ourselves. You pick us off like sitting ducks in the snow. You mean we just stay here? This daylight doesn't last long this time of year. Damn, but if we can't see him... You'll figure we can't trail him in the dark. He thinks his biggest danger is two men. He won't be counting on the thing that's going to mean his capture. Yes, fella. That's you. Kolok, too, had waited until darkness made it safe to move. King got the strong scent of him in a spot behind the rocks where he had hidden. The dog stopped, circled, and led them back through a narrow opening into an icy bypass. The northern lights were reflected dimly. Finding boy. Look. That dark opening. Like a cave. King, quiet boy. Come here. Kolok must have crawled in their own hands and knees. No one could have found him here. I don't see how he can get out. There's only one way. Send King in after him. He might shoot. You're taking a chance. He doesn't expect us tonight. No human could have followed him. All right, King. After him, boy. Get him. Hold him, King. Watch him, boy. All right, Kolok. Come out quietly or I'll tell the dog to kill you. Hey, Kolok. Help! You come out first. Let the dog follow you. All right, King. Let him go. Yeah, he got him. All right, Kolok. Stand up. Hand. My hand. You just weren't fast enough with your knife. You shouldn't have tried using it on King. You're under arrest for murder. Well, he isn't the one we came after. But... I'm sure Inspector Grayson will accept him as a substitute. Good work, fella. You've done a fine job tonight.