 Laramie, starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince, specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier, the saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire, and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry. You alive, Harrison? No, Sir Heed. Moving back with the others? The name of heaven, Captain. How could he be alive? Look at him. Moving back, Harrison. Lieutenant Cybridge is directing the grave detail. Now give him a hand. We're gonna bury him all? It's the least we can do. I can't do it, Captain Quince. I can't. I'm all hot, cold, and my belly. I just can't look at any more of this. You get a firm grip on that belly of yours, Harrison. This kind of cleanup's gotta be done. Now don't look. Don't think. Just do your work. Yes, sir. Yes, I'll do that. It was old ladies. I figured there was too old for travel, anyway. See those graves are cairned. Lieutenant's seeing to that, Captain. All I gotta do is dig them. Count 12 wagons burning. Them engines don't leave nothing to chance. Oh, not much. They shoot them full of arrows, full of lead, then hack them up. For good measure, they set fire to them. Better get back to work, hook. You're a sight safer in the army than in one of them wagon trains, ain't you, Captain? Sometimes, hook. Sometimes. Captain, uh... Yeah? Maybe you ought to speak to the lieutenant. How's that? He's fair carried away with all his burying stuff. I declare he'll be laying the dead stock to rest next, so as he can speak words over them. That all, hook? I bet you ought to take a look, Captain. I think it's real touching. Thinkin' it's not any party, you hook, any more than feelin' is. I don't want to see that spade of yours stop the next two hours. Yes, sir. This one's still alive. Are you conscious? I just come on him. I heard him. Uh, mister? Uh, Sue... Hundreds, hundreds of Sue. Must've read it from the south, Hazen. If it was, Sue. I gave the major that report. They've been buildin' up to somethin' for months now. Mister! How many people in your train, mister? We counted twelve wagons. Oh, yeah. Fifty-two. Fifty-two. And they took... Only fifty bodies, Captain. Lieutenant Cybers and I just took count. You sure, Hazen? Yes, sir. Forty-nine dead in this one. Beasley. It took the Beasley... Beasley girls. It took... Make that fifty dead, Hazen. Yeah. We're goin' after him. With twenty men? We'll be another couple of hours here, and it'll still take us three more to get back to the fort. Them girls, that's... Well, dying's easier, Captain. You tellin' me somethin' I don't know, Hazen? Yeah, I'll go after him when I stand a chance of gettin' him. Meantime, you pick up the trail. Yes, sir. I oughta come on a suit camp before night. If I do, I'll make it back to the fort by daylight. I'm goin' after him at setup, whether you're back or not. Suppose I had the company with you, then what? We'd have finished our burying a little earlier, Major. That's all? That's all. Captain, I have to make a report to Washington. I'd like to make it look as if the Army meant somethin' out here. So far, I can tell him that a patrol of twenty men arrived in time to bury the members of an entire wagon train. Would it make your report read any better if you told him a whole company arrived in time to bury him, Major? I'm not interested in your impertinence, Captain. I'm not interested in your report, sir. All right, all right. I know you don't think much of paperwork, Lee. Reports to Washington, all of this. But the point is, it all has to be done whether you like it or not. My point is we'd have been just as late with 80 men as we were with 20. You'd still have to report 50 dead and two missing. I don't like to think about those young women. Somebody better think about them. You've seen what... you know the savagery they're bound to endure. How soon can you leave, Captain? At dawn, whether Hazen's back or not. You sent him on ahead? He's been scouting the suit territory for the last few months. If they've gone back south, we'll find him. I suppose you'll want the company this time? I'd want more than one company if I intended to go after him. There's only one company available, Captain. Major... I'd like to bargain with them. Bargain? After a massacre like this? Yes, sir. If we don't have the men to fight it out with them. What kind of bargain? Big elk. Big elk for the young women. I don't know. He wasn't easily captured, Quince. I know. I brought him in. He's not doing us much good lying around the stockade. I suppose the Sioux consider him valuable enough to trade for him. He's a chief. What if Hazen isn't back by morning? If you expect to find those young women alive, you can't wait much longer. We may pick Hazen up on the trail, but Big elk can lead us to the camp. Yeah, but will he? To get out of the stockade? Yeah, he'll lead us. You'll understand he's not free till he does. You better talk to him, Quince. Report back to me tonight. I'd like to leave at sun-up, sir. If we're satisfied that Big elk's a best chance, you'll pass the head of your column through the main gates half an hour before Reveley tomorrow morning. Right, sir. Kill me, dog. Leave it to me. Look, he's nothing to you. I just give him a drink. He asked for one to me. Some fire water, huh? You men are be better off than your bunks. Try to kill me. I will. I get the chance. Something on your mind? Hook? He's just tormenting him, Captain. Big elk asked for a drink. Hook here gave him some bills war. But it wouldn't have killed him. He just made him good and sick like he makes me. You're to leave him alone, Hook. Hey, let them white women alone, Captain. Not one of them engines is leaving them be. You're all hard, aren't you, Hook? Now, get back to your quarters, all of you. We're going after the women before Reveley. That too ain't sounded yet, Captain. What did you say, trooper? Nothing, sir. Come on. Here you are. Here, you can drink this, big elk. White man, no friend. Try to kill me. I could have killed you two months ago. I brought you here instead. Now go on, drink it. It's for my own canteen. Good. Good water. Good water. Put out fire and belly. Your people still hold big camp on Lodgepole Creek? Big elk, no sea people many moons. A brother white man only. White man, no brother big elk. A hunting still good along Lodgepole. Good grass, good water. Why would they move camp? Not now. If we let you go, big elk, you could find your people. Big elk, big coup for white man. White man, no let big elk go. Well, if you couldn't find your way back, no sense talking to you. You don't know where your people are. Why you let big elk go? A fair trade. You lead us to the Sioux camp. We'll trade you to your tribe for the white women they have. No trade. Your people don't think much of you, do they? Big elk hold high honor in tribe. Little Sioux proud warrior, hunter, leader big elk. Then why won't they trade? White man, no trade big elk for white woman. That's just where you're wrong. White men go pretty high on their women, folk. Captain, you play trick? No trick. You have my word. No trick. Then big elk give word. We'll lead to Sioux camp. There's a lot of story in that, Captain, of yours, Harrison. You still think he knows all there is that's right? Captain Quintz knows what he's about. You see he does. And he knows that you're in it, though, don't he? Him plain eating out of that engine's hand. You're just trying to rile me, Hook. And I ain't giving you the satisfaction. Look at him, Harrison. The engine pokes his head to the right. Same with the left. He pokes his head straight up your old Captain Quintz. He'd have us climb in the air. You'd best keep your face shut, Hook. I swear you keep me no telling what I'll do. You'll do like you're told. No more. That Captain will tell you do anything at all. You bust yourself doing it. You're gonna grow up licking boots all the way. I ain't snapping at your bait no more. You can talk all you like. I just ain't listening. I'm just riding along here, and I don't even know no dumb trooper named Hook. Ain't just me talking, Pootlecker. They don't sit well with a single white man riding in this column being let around by no engine. You giving any thought to them white women, Harrison? You ever seen one once a bunch of engines got through with her? Well, we're doing a decent thing, ain't we? We're going after them. No, we ain't. We're just out riding around, Harrison. Follow the engine wherever he means to take us. Like his naughties leading us into an ambush right this minute. I ain't listening to you again, Hook. Eat here in a word you see. I'll tell you one thing, Pootlecker. That's a dead engine up there. He don't know it yet, but he's just as dead as he can be. There, Creek. There's still daylight enough to see us there. Still Bivouac there for the night. I know, Cybert. I think it's Hazen. The word on the Sioux Camp. I'm meaning to make a camp here, are you, Captain? No, we're heading to Bear Creek for the night. That's more like it. There's water there, grass, natural camp. You just a day out of Fort Laramie? Left the post just at Sunup. Made good time. Well, Big Elk's picking the trail. Good job. We're right on the line of the Sioux Camp. We'll leave Bear Creek at Sunup. You'll make it the large full creek by mid-morning. Fair enough. You got reinforcements coming? I'm riding in under a white flag. I planned to trade Big Elk for the white women. Oh, it might work. I got in awful close. Don't even think they got scouts out. East-wise, I didn't see any. Any sign of the women? Not likely there would be. No, Captain, there's still we're looking awful peaceful. For your sakes, I hope there are. You sent for me, sir? Yeah, sit down, Mr. Sabitz. Thank you, sir. What's the talk among the men? You know the men, Captain, just camp talk. Just camp talk? That's all, sir. Well, that's good. I had an idea maybe feeling was running a little high against Big Elk. Well, it is. You know, men feeling the way they do about the Sioux capturing the white women, they're taking on with him a little. What do you mean? Well, Josh and him making threats, little things. Well, for example, he's half-starving, I guess, and thirsty, of course. So? Well, they keep putting food and water just out of his reach. And you stood there and let it happen, Mr. Sabitz? Well, sir. Just camp talk, Mr. Sabitz. It's more my fault, Captain. You can't blame the men. I can blame the men, and I can blame you. He's not free! Pick it! He's just loose! White man, they tried to kill me. Now, nobody's gonna kill you. Now, listen to me! I won't let anyone harm you. Your word no mean much. White man, no honor. What do you know about honor? Listen to me. And understand me. I don't know what's behind all this, but for your sakes, I'm gonna put it down to your feeling for the captured white women. All right, all right, quiet! We'll lay it to that for now. But I'm not forgetting what happened here. Now, use your heads. Big Elk's our best chance to get those women out of the suit camp safely, maybe our only chance. I gave him my word, there'd be no tricks. The stockade's waiting for the next man who abuses him. Any questions? Harrison? Yes, sir? See that there's water and warm food for Big Elk. Where were you, sir? Now, any of you get any ideas, I'll be waiting for you. That's all. Dismissed. All right, Big Elk. Captain Quince. I'm sorry, sir, I should've stopped all that. Any man could've stopped it, Mr. Cybert. But being an officer and all, I should have. The army saw fit to make you an officer, Mr. Cybert. Being a man's entirely up to you. I just... That's all, Mr. Cybert. Camp of my people in valley below. Big Elk, keep word. Big Elk, if I had a home like that, I'd never leave it. Red men first here. Then white men come with gun. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'll take the flag, Mr. Cybert. You have your orders? Yes, sir. We'll ride in under your cover. There's to be no firing unless there's trouble. If I drop the white flag, that'll be your signal to open fire. Any questions? No, sir. Then pass the word. Big Elk and I are riding in. Good luck, Captain. You leave, Big Elk. No sign of your scouts yet. My people expect no trouble. There'll be no trouble. Big Elk turned back on white men. Not safe. No trust. I've kept my word, Big Elk. The rest is up to your chiefs. No. Big Elk knows fear. No, you're safe with me. No. Big Elk, no trust. He's straight there. You crazy fool, stop it. Stupid murdering swine. It was look shot him, sir, before anyone could stop it. He'll rot in the stockade for this. Stand the horse! Lieutenant Cybert, we'll be coming back immediately. I know how you feel, Captain. But it's done. The man will be dealt with fully. Major, it was the coldest kind of murder. You're lucky you get out of there alive. Especially you. Right now I'm thinking about those white women. I don't think there's a chance they're alive now. The Sioux will take this out on somebody. And they're handiest. We can't think about that. We're going after those women this time with every man in our command. With at least a thousand Sioux at Lodgepole Creek? We'll do our best, Captain. Gorse had been with me. I'd have seen this since. Sergeant Gorse was accompanying the first wagon train through. I know that. It's my own stupidity. Stupidity? Surely you're not blaming yourself. For taking hook on that patrol, you bet I am. I'm long enough in the army to spot a troublemaker. You're not thinking straightly. I count on your judgment because it's cool and straight. You're no good to me in this turn of mine. Major, my guts are crawling now. What do you want? I want an officer with head enough to command Company B to engage the Sioux. All right, sir. You got one. I'm all right. Captain Matheson moved into the post yesterday with Sea Company. With Mead's infantry and Howard's, we should give you the cover you need. I'm not used to this much support, Major. I'd get lost in that crowd. Your job is to get those women and get out. After your initial charge, the main fighting's up to Sea Company and the infantry. Yes, sir. Get the women, bring them here. And you'll stand by as reinforcements for Matheson and Mead. Right. Yes. Major, come in. Captain. Azen. We're going to need your help, Azen. Well, there's a chance you can surprise them. They're on the move. Which way? North and to the west. Where's your map? Right here. This was their main camp at Lodgepole. Uh-huh. Now, they moved along the valley where you were, Captain. Along the stream and then up to Horse Crick there. Then branched up to Bear Crick near Iron Mountain right there. We bivouacked there. You were a little to the east, but no matter. They moved across to Chugwater along here, see? And followed along the Laramie Range there. The whole Lodgepole camp on the move? All of them. But this is where I think you can get them. If it's still the Beasley girls you're after. They're our first objective. All right. The warriors, the main force of the tribe, they're well up front, moving ahead. They're not expecting any trouble from the rear. And so that's where they got their squaws and old folks and young ones. Yeah, likely the Beasley women are back there with them. It's a near cinch. Now in your judgment. The natural camp spots about there on the Laramie River. Moving slow like they got along that range, they should make camp there tonight. If it was me, I wouldn't wait for Sunup to move in. He's right, Major. Can you have Bee Company ready to move out by dusk? I can. Pass the word, Captain. Report back in half an hour. Matheson and me will be here. We'll lay out a full plan. Right, sir. Mr. Savers. Right here, Captain. Men filed out in position. Yes, sir. As ordered. Harrison, move up. Yes, sir. Harrison, you'll flank me on the charge. We're going to bring those women out, you understand? I sure do, sir. Good. Proud to. Company! Company! At the truck! Captain Quincy. It's them women. Them Beasley girls. They can't be over five, six years old. Either one of them. Come on, Harrison. Let's get these women out of here. Company Tension! Dismiss! Next week, another transcribed story of the Northwest Frontier and the troopers who fought under Lee Quintz, Captain of Cavalry. The groups which you support through Easter Seals duplicate the work of no other groups, yet there are more than 1,600 of them. These Easter Seals societies serve the many unmet needs of the Cripple. This year, the national goal is to help the people of the North West and the people of the West. This year, the national goal is $12 million. 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