 now for the thrilling adventures of lightning gym in order to put down a serious indian uprising to the west government troops had been ordered out of virtually every military outpost in the vast territory of arizona the town of nesbitt was one of those to find itself without military protection the last troop of cavalry is leaving and at the doorway to slater's palace a gambling hall we find big Jake Slater and his right hand man Ed Carlisle Slater is thinking that go at the last bunch up there won't be no more troops in this territory for a long while yeah I guess you're right and what does that mean to you mean I don't know nothing more and losing some trade to me it means there ain't gonna be no more law and order in these airplanes yeah what's that got to do with us plenty Ed I'm gonna make my own law I'm gonna take over this town of nesbitt by the time I'm through with it will be big Jake Slater's town well that sounds like a pretty big order Jake ain't no order too big for me I'm gonna make a fortune out of this place and if you're smart you'll spring along with me I'm gonna get you elected sheriff from now on it's gonna be just too bad for anybody that don't like to do what big Jake Slater said several months later we find lightning Jim and what he lost and riding the trail to Yuma their route takes them through nesbitt and as they get to within a few miles of this town quite he suddenly rains in his horse a vitamin a light under what's up buddy what's matter look over there don't in a goalie there down in what oh I see you mean that spoke you are a show looks funny go on to the order buddy something plays in mighty bad over there say we better see what's up come on thunder come on in trouble down there buddy your but from the very fire seems to be going I don't think we'll be much help to not but we'll have to see you there in a minute now just over this rise there that is you'll be eliminated there he had much left in advance horse that's burned right to the ground yeah look why did lay near the corral seem you're just a man on the ground yeah it looks to me like he's either dead or badly hurt come on both under for him hold on boy give me the canteen quick you're a bit how are you your partner try some of this come on now yeah let me hold your head now better hold his mouth open buddy yeah I got it yeah I don't think this much you slightly he's shut the pieces yeah you're only getting back oh yeah yeah yeah who done this partner who done this to you oh Slater slaters work no take it easy now partner take it easy we're with you no no Steve go on buddy your poor fella said you think he was trying to tell us that a jigger by the name of Slater down there yeah that's what I make out of it yeah but what is the paradise mean and who says Steve I'll come later buddy but we got to give this poor Jasper a decent barrier and then we're going to make it our business to answer them questions get the man or men responsible and we're going to start the minute we hit nest but there's the tone of this bit like yeah and there's the answer to one of the questions we've been wondering about now we know what he meant but paradise your paradise is the hotel in town well are we going right over there and get started as soon as we take care of all the money I wonder where they live with the buses you'll be just down the street ways are never very far where whitey looks like we're doing all right and getting questions answered yo yo see I see that too yeah Slater's palace well sort of jigger wants the gambling hole in this man that ain't all these one in here either take a look at the livery stable over there to the right you'll be a minute Slater's livery stable well it looks like we're bumping into that jigger there where we go yeah and before we leave here we'll be bumping into him plenty more why didn't the minute we get the horses left down and fear that want you to go over to the palace well you want me to scot the Rhonda yeah see what you can find out get into a card game if you can yeah I'm gonna I'm going over the paradise look with this Steve between the two of us we could have a pretty fair idea what's going on in there can I do for you well maybe you can tell me if there's an ombre around you but the name of Steve Steve yeah that's my head Steve Norton what do you ask you don't happen to know a rancher with a small place a miles west of town do you why my brother Ted's gotta play what's the matter stranger why you asking all them questions is there something wrong with Ted I'm afraid there is an order what is it what's happened to him the talk up man Norton I'm afraid your brother's dead kill up in this place burned to the ground and killed here in this place burnt that's right Norton but Slater's work he's the one that done it Slater murdered Ted I'll get that yellow livid skunk for that I'll get with it's a last thing on that night and hold on that ain't going to get you nowhere he's pulled his last killing around these parts are blown to bits of dirty murder and stop it later be taken care of all right but I'm the one that'll do it you what do you got to do with it I happen to be Jim Whipple United States Marshall Jim Whipple yeah then then you must be late than Jim I've been called that yes now get off this war pass for a minute and listen to me you're certain that Slater killed Ted and so am I but before we can take any action we've got to have proof I don't need no proof Slater swore he'd get Ted when he found he couldn't buy that water whole property from him and he did ever since the troops left Nesbitt he's been running things as he pleased stealing rustling murdering well he's all washed up now because I'm going to get there you'll get him all right but you'll do it by helping me Norton I'm telling you straight that I ain't leaving Nesbitt until I get your brother's murder and Slater's gang is broken up now do you want to do things my way or we'll have to lock you up to keep you out of trouble all right Marshall I'll string along with you good first answer a couple of questions your brother said something about gold being gone you know what he meant well he must have been talking about some dust we pan out of the quick we were going to use it to buy cattle and finish paying for the hotel here I see now tell me how do you stand with the law Biden citizens in town well most of them are my friends I reckon fine I want you to contact all the men you can trust tell them to be ready for action at any time meanwhile I'm going over to Slater's pallet Norton you don't have to worry about a thing I'm gonna smoke Slater out if I open in pronto parts open gentlemen who's saying well that leaves you and me stranger how many cards one card it is there you are I am taking three I opened the pot and I'm betting $20 dollars back then I can just make it out for you I am holding three years as partner count on one two three I'm afraid that beat me if I have to quit oh hello let me add in here stand in there hello buddy yeah too bad better luck next time what about you stranger want to sit in no don't reckon so when I play cards I like to get a run for my money maybe I didn't hear you're right stranger you were saying I said I like to get a run for my money and that's hard to do when the dealer pulls the third ace from the bottom of the deck you're saying that I cheated I am go over your gun no dirty liar I reckon that'll teach your lesson dealer with that bullet through your hand you won't find it's the key that card to get keep your eyes on the rest of them on this buddy don't let them start nothing you'll I get them covered all right give or get more about what's going on here I was just eating that card shop over there that it don't pay to cheat not when I'm around but they're talking about 10 spot this smart stranger tried to tell me I was cheating Jake you're what for your gun and a bigger to it huh yeah he did and who are you stranger button in here and call one of my dealers for chasing one of your dealers and I take it you are later now I'm Slater all right I'm still waiting for an answer who are you my name is Whipple Jim Whipple I happen to be a United States Mars Mars yeah well why didn't you say so in the first place I reckon if you call 10 spots you had a reason for it that's what you're through now look here you're through pay off when I get finished talking to the marshal here now get leave that money on the table all right Slater all right right grateful to your Marshal for showing him up to me I run an hour out here yeah then you won't mind my debt you did taking the money lost huh no sure or not pick it up partner don't you worry how long you're expect to be around these parts Marshal oh I'll be hanging around for a while I reckon well it's good if it's anything you want just call on me place is yours while you're in town thanks later I might take you up on that come on buddy let's get back to the hotel you are madly so that's lightning Jim gonna stay in town for a while I think I'll have some plans for him hey ten spots come here I just forget that talk about being fired and get it Carl I'll over here right away I've got something for him to do him are you sure you heard me yet lightning Jim's and then what are we hanging around for we've got to get out of here leave this gold mine just because a lawman walked into town don't be crazy we're gonna get rid of him but how are we gonna do that you're the sheriff you're going to the paradise and I get talking to him huh then somebody's gonna come in and tell you thieves is breaking into the bank all right I got you so far okay now you get the marshal to go with you and when you get to the bank see that he goes in the front door and you go in the bank you got it yeah but what's all this gotta do we'll get rid of him because when he gets inside that bank he's got to be met by a reception committee made up of a couple of my best guns oh so that's yeah that's it marshal's gonna stay in there for a while all right a permanent little home on the proper cemetery hill if it was Jim's idea that gets later moving he succeeded all right but is he prepared for a trap like the one being planned for him the thrilling second part of the adventures of lightning Jim will follow immediately and now for part two of lightning Jim springs a trap lightning Jim and whitey on their way to Yuma Arizona and to the town of nested they learned that big Jake Slater has been running the town with a free hand since government troops had been withdrawn from the territory Jim enlists the aid of Steve Norton the brother of a man they believe was murdered by Slater Slater learns that Jim is in town and immediately plots with Ed Carlyle the sheriff and his right hand man that trapped him in a fake bank robbery and kill him we now find him early that same evening talking to Steve Norton in the paradise hotel tell me Steve did you contact them men like I told you I sure did lightning I got 20 of them that are with us to a man right from the time ain't far off and we'll be meeting them but what's your plan lightning what are you expecting to do I'm waiting for Slater to make the first move Steve oh but he's like a copperhead he told it Steve someone's coming well howdy Jim howdy howdy Carlyle I take it you're lightning Jim sent you yeah I'm Carlyle Ed Carlyle sheriff of the town here that noise yes I just heard you was visiting him so I came in to make you welcome might be fine of you I want you to know that you can take things easy while you're here I made a blessed thing for you to do Ed Carlyle those hobby handy what's the hurry Ken's pup what's on your mind I was just passing the bank chef and I happen to see a couple of hombres going in going into the bank at this hour of the night that's right it's funny to me so so I would have to you front of thanks I had a check into that right away how about it why don't you want to come along sure do sheriff let's get started oh there you are 20 plenty feeling water for you and what are you there I was hoping to find you here at the stables it's like I'm afraid he's walking into a trap over the bank it was in the whole tour never mind at all Steve let's get over there fast yeah yeah that way here he heard lightning by galley the people it this way buddy around the back come on we really got to get there in time we got to okay there's the rear door of the bank that is here he was just going to shoot lightning lightning or you're all right it's right the lightning baby it won't hear me Steve let me see buddy yeah it's all right just been creased oh are you sure yeah positive see he's coming around um what is it what happened lately nothing I'm sure glad to see you why did you do it lightning will I get to my feet why yeah yeah I helped you you didn't you know there was a trap sure I knew it was a trap that's why I went that I was trying to get evidence on Slater thought maybe I'd be able to get a prisoner that would talk what happened when you went in for two of them I managed to get both when Carlisle come in the back way Carlisle well who's that Sheriff and Nesbitt Wattie the murder and skunk he slayed his right hand man the sheriff yeah we'll have a chance to get a bead on him he's shot next thing I knew the two of you was standing over me well then he he's the shot just as he was going to finish the job and that's putting him yeah it sounds like one of them still alive let's take a look at him see how mad he's had this shot in the shoulder that's all unconscious though let me get him to a dock let me see it Wattie well the buckskin pulled careful filled with gold dust must have dropped out of his pocket when he fell his initials on it too looked like the letters t n t n yeah lighten that poke was my brothers then let us stand for Ted North sure about that Steve positive all the gold dust we had was in pokes with them initials burned on them and it looks like we're closing in check the mother to hombres will you see if they're live they got any them folks on my show well like yeah do you mean that you think that Carlisle and the order you just did the killing at Northam's right no don't worry but I think they'll lead us to the one that did the mother to have folks like this one and my spring in this trap get us plenty of good yes I don't get that like you'll see in a little while Wattie how about it Steve any luck they're both dead lighten you were right both of them had a poker dust on them with the same initial that's fine Steve I want you to round up all them friends of yours see that they get over to Slater's Palace pronto we're going to bring Sheriff Carlisle here to trial yeah but what good is that going to do yours? Slater still on here don't worry about that Wattie time we get through Slater'll be hung for murder lightning Jim held Sheriff Carlisle prisoner and then set his trial for the murder of Ned Norton big Jake Slater appeared in court with ten of his best gunslingers ready to take things in his own hands if the trial went against Carlisle at a word from Slater the gunmen were to draw thus affecting the escape of Carlisle the trial opens with lightning Jim telling his story well judge I went along with him to investigate when I got inside I was ambushed by two gunslingers I managed to get both of them but just then Carlisle came in the back door and blazed away at me my deputy Whitey Larson coming in just in time to stop him from killing me all right so quiet please and what would you tell his story Larson? you have your bet judge just a minute just a minute doubt the defendant got a chance to tell his part of the story here he does Slater just as soon as the marshal gets to present any evidence against him your head Larson well when I went through the back door into the bank I saw Carlisle there drawing a big lightning Jim I told him to drop his gun buddy wouldn't do it so I had to shoot him through the shoulder I guess that's about all hmm that's enough you're sure he was going to shoot the marshal Larson? sure you bet give us Steve Northam can tell you the same thing give us right there with me you know that's right judge we went into the bank together and I saw the same thing if Whitey hadn't been so fast on the trigger Carlisle got the marshal's sure quiet back now Carlisle what did you get to say in your own defense well that's what I told the marshal before in the darkness I made a mistake and I thought he was one of the robbers so I shot at him sure it's tough when a man gets shot and brought him to court when he's just trying to do his duty hey I knew there'd be some simple reason to explain it judge Carlisle's got a perfect record here in there but he couldn't have done nothing like that couldn't he Slater judge we got evidence here that shows he's committed murder before if you don't keep quiet I'll clear the courtroom what are you talking about marshal I never wanted nobody in my life oh you see this poke the gold dust Carlisle and what about it it dropped out of your pocket when you fell in the bank well whatever it is having a poker dust don't mean you're committed a murder and he's he's right marshal it doesn't mean a thing it does this time judge that poker does belong to Ted Norton yes you all know for now what happened to him and you've got to keep quiet there you'll have to keep quiet or get out natural that's a pretty strong statement you just made can you prove it I sure can this poke and the ones we found on the two men I got in a bank have all got Ted Norton's initials burned on them yeah and every bit of gold that said and I planned was putting them pokes I can identify every one of them I didn't kill him I didn't if he's guilty the judge will see that he gets what he deserves let's give him a chance to talk thanks mushroom all right Carlisle let him you get to say judge them pokes don't belong to me say they gave to us to kill the marshal when we got him in the bank I could go good we're trying to save his own skin by accusing me when the bandit Carlisle can you prove your statement you better I can prove it the rest of the gold he stole from Norton after he killed him is in the strong box and he's off hold on later hold on it is wrong there ain't nothing for you to get excited about judge how about having what he'd check on that strong box it's a good idea Marshall will you do it larsen do you get there where you're standing right there Marshall your current takes too far just cause you're a law man don't give you no right to step into this town right the way you please all I'm doing later is getting to the bottom of a killing well you've got to it Carlisle and there's no good reason to drag me out of the mess I'm going to get out of here all right man you know what to do all right Steve now don't look like your little plan will work Slater we got 20 men in this room and that means 40 guns drawn and ready all right you umbrist get over there against the wall you too Slater get over there with the rest of your gang and pass couple of you men start getting them guns away from that bunch I had to step in that way judge but as long as I'm arrested Slater for murder and the rest of his crew for aiden the criminal I guess it's legal enough it's legal enough for this court Marshall hey oh my god thank you I'll worry about that Slater that's fine whitey well judge I reckon the case is complete yeah thanks to you Marshall it is tomorrow we'll elect a new sheriff and sentence these men properly it's to me like law and order going to return to the town and as much for good and so ends another thrilling adventure in the lives of United States Marshal lightning Jim Whipple and his equally famous deputy whitey Larson