 Fiery horse with a speed of light, the cloud of dust and a hearty high old silver, the lone ranger, with his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Renegades and rustlers, road agents and gunmen learned to fear his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days when the West was young. From out of the past come the thundering hooffeets of the great horse silver, the lone ranger rides again. Jebediah Peters called himself Professor Peters and traveled from town to town with his partner Meacham. Jeb had great faith in his magic root patent medicine. Even in the darkness while the wagon was moving along he could mix his medicine. Good for what is there, cures the miseries in the papers, rheumatism capers, cures homesickness, love sickness, fever and rum sickness. Good for beast and man, for cow and for human, good for... There's another bottle, magic root. Yes, sir, Professor. Magic root, the herb that's known only to the medicine man. Oh, Dagnabbit Meacham stopped interfering with the business at hand. I gotta make up a couple hundred bottles more, magic root. Better have them to sell to the folks in Red River. You're best to me. I can't. Dagnabbit, gotta make up this here magic root. We'll be in Red River tomorrow. When you got your gun loaded, you best bring that too. My gun? Oh, sir. Watch up. I don't know. Over yonder. Dagnabbit Meacham, when you loosen your jaw and speak up, just because you paint up like an engine when we sell our magic root, your medicine to folks doesn't mean you have to limit yourself to grunting all the time. Speak up. Seems like there's something on a trail ahead. I don't see nothing. There, on my whip's point. Oh, I reckon so. It's been trailing us. Can't trail if it's ahead. Can't who? You can look back, can't he? Oh, Dagnabbit Meacham, what are you stopping for? Get the wagon rolling again. We'd better get set to stand them off, Professor. Here they come. Gee, horse of hat. Hold up. Meacham, we get more trouble. We ain't got a chance. That's sad. Tonneau, come to your feet. What's the matter? Listen, he must have it. Shoot. He woke me up. Here's Tonneau. Steady Silver. Get your saddle on, Tonneau. No time for bottles. We'll put them on later. I can give Count and Silver direction with our knees. Ready? Step on your gun, Belle. Steady Silver. Tonneau, listen, there are no more shots. It's quiet now. That right? I have it over. Yes. Apparently, we heard the tag end of it. We shouldn't. Two more shots. Perhaps it isn't over. This way, Kimosabe. Get him up, Scoundrel. No shots came from here someplace. No more now. It's dark. There isn't a sound. No shots, no noise. Keep your guns handy. We don't want to run into an ambush. It's heavy going through these trees, but... Tonneau, it's a covered wagon. There's a candle hanging from the rich pole inside. It's pulled up on the trail down below us. This way. No, and he'll too steep. There isn't time to go around the long way. Lean back in your saddle. We're going down this cliff. Watch out. Steady Silver. Steady. All right, Silver. Over the edge, boy. Back on your hunches. Don't let Scoundrel lose his footing, Tonneau. Tonneau, right here. Stop. Tonneau, up on your feet, Scoundrel. He got him now. He'll almost fall. Almost roll on me. It's over. We're at the bottom of the hill. Come on, Silver. Get him up, Scoundrel. Hello. We heard shooting. I do. A friend came down that slope right through there. I never thought it could be done. What's wrong? Your mask, mister. The two road agents are stopping Rob to say, hey, well, Kirchoff's not masks. You're alone? My name is Peters. Professor Peters. Dispenser and cellars are Professor Peters' magic root medicine. Secret remedy for... You come here. Peters. Peters, who's this? That's Meacham. He always played the part of an engine when we sold Professor Peters' magic root. But it never was an engine. Never really... How is he, Tonneau? No need to tell, engine. Mister, he asked me before, was I alone? I can answer now. I am alone, mister. Them road agents robbed my wagon. They killed Meacham, too. He's dead. He's dead tonight. I ain't feelin' none too good myself. I thought of him all the ground. Get him back in the wagon. He must've been shot, too. Me put bandage on him. Your wound was only slight, Peters. It's that bump on your head that made you lose consciousness. Yes, so, mister. I got tapped with a gun butt in the general ruckus. I was unconscious a while before. And when I came to, you gens came up. And after talking to us, you fainted? Yes, I... Yes? Where is poor Meacham? Don't see him. I wasn't dreamin'. His body was lyin' right there, wasn't it? No, you'll not dream. Tonneau and I moved him over beside the trail. There wasn't room for both of you in the wagon. We covered him with a blanket. Now that you're all right, we can bring him here. Oh, poor old Meacham. Rick and we oughta take him out of town. Give him a decent burial. He has no family? No family or friends. Unless he had something he never told me about. He went into the law how he got killed. Them no good cattle officers. We'll bring him now, Peters. I don't know how to bring him. Let's back the wagon around this way so the tailboard is close. Back up, horses! Back! Back down! Back! It's a few steps further. Ah, over this way. We get old man and... Oh! Hello. He's gone. Meacham was a goner. I seen him. Couldn't have walked him. There's no sign of a trail, Peters. But a fellow that's ready for his own funeral. Don't get up and walk, mister. The ground here is rocky. He could have been taken away without leaving a mark. But who? I don't know. We'll wait until morning and then take another look. Oh, I don't like mystery. I don't like murder, Peters. I want to help in this. Meacham was a fine... What's that engine? Hunter, here people come. You're right. Horses coming along the trail from Red River. Red River. I figured on goner. For all this happened, I don't know now as it's worthwhile. I don't know as anything is worthwhile. Peters, we'll see you later. Mister, where are you going? Get back on your wagon. I'll stay here among the trees out of sight. Get them off the couch, mister. Wait. No time for that, Peters. Those riders will be here soon. I'll wear a mask. They might start shooting first and talking later. But it's too late for talk. You mean that I... It's best that you meet these men by yourself. But don't worry. There's trouble we'll be close by. Come on, Silver. Gee, Horsafax. Seems like all this can have happened in just a couple of hours. There he is. We ain't up that wagon. We ain't moving. Don't try this heavy. One move out of you, mister. Now blast yourself full of holes. Hey, where's it at? Well, where's what at? Take a look on the wagon, shorty. Yeah, Sheriff. Nothing in there, Sheriff. Now look here, Sheriff. I'm a peaceful man. Yeah? What's your name? It's printed right in the side of my wagon. I'm asking you. Uh, Professor Peters. Medicine show. Nervous, ain't you? How do I know you're what you claim to be? You got guns, you might be... Mister, I'm Sheriff of Red River. You find out what I'm here for. Well, I'm here for a little mighty quick. There was a shooting freak that's around here, wasn't it? Yes. A fellow who works with me. Where's the body? Hmm? You heard me. The engine had worked with you. He was killed, wasn't he? Where'd you dispose of the corpus delectae? Well, me too wasn't an engine, Sheriff. He looked and talked like... Dis... Dispose the body. You mean me? Answer me. Where is it? Well, I... It's gone. The body just plum disappeared. Yeah? Well, we'll find it later. But disappeared or not, I'm driving this rig to town. Shorty, keep your guns pointed straight at Peter, Savvy. Yep. Give me the Marines. Driving to town? Yep, I'm putting you in jail for murder. Sheriff, are you local? I wouldn't shoot me. He was my... Never mind the talk, Peters. I know you shot him. Get up there. You're gonna hang for it. Get along. Get up there. Didn't you see that tunnel? Like you say, Sheriff, take him to jail. It's a good thing we trail them all the way here to Red River. We got close enough to the wagon when they stopped in front of the jail to see the Sheriff and his deputy go through Peter's baggage. Me plenty surprised when they found money. Yes, I was too. Peters said his money was stolen. They found it. It's possible that Peters did shoot his partner. Maybe so. You're not certain, are you? No, I'm not sure. Not sure anything. We're sure of two things. What then? We know Meacham was murdered. We know his body is missing. We do not move body. Peters was unconscious when the body disappeared. But, uh, he committed the murder. What we do? Otto, you're writing to the Sheriff and giving yourself up. Huh? I'll be waiting outside. As soon as you've done that, I'm going to try and find Meacham's body. Now listen, here's what you must say. Hey, what in tarnation? Who's there? Open door. Just a minute. All right, mister. Not yet door, like it. Red skin. Ingin, what do you want? Where you take Professor? Huh? Him right way in wagon. Him never sell magic root medicine without me a four. Me Inkin. Me work for Professor. You work for... Hey, you ain't Meacham. Me work for Professor. But you can't be Meacham. Meacham's dead. You see body. Yeah, don't savvy. He said the Ingin helper was dead. He said that... Huh? What you say? Nothing. I ain't saying nothing. Not anymore. If you're looking for the Professor, you'll find him. Professor here? Yeah, he's here. He's here. Right in. I'm good. That's right, mister. Slam the door to make sure you didn't get away. Say you're Meacham, huh? Well, I was told you look more like an Ingin than a real Ingin does. I'll just take them. Why, you take my guns. Just as well you didn't resist, Meacham. I had you covered. Now step along Pronto. Me see, Professor. You sure will. In fact, you're going right into the same cell with him. I'm putting you in jail, too. The curtain's here. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Here's our story. While the Lone Ranger took up the trail of the man who had been killed, the Sheriff of Red River put Tonto into the same cell with Professor Peters. Peters, tired and worn, slept on. He did not see Tonto until he awakened late in the morning. Well, Tonto, what are you doing here? Me come for you. And me not say me, Meacham. But Sheriff, not sure. You mean a Sheriff takes you for a dead man? Him not know what to think. But gee, Hosefat, he's got to think one way or the other. We shouldn't be in jail. Hey, there, not so much noise. Deputy, Deputy, come here a minute. Well, what do you want? Where's the Sheriff? He's got to let me out of here. I didn't kill Meacham. I tell you. Sheriff Peters, that same thing you said before. You stay right where you are, Sammy. But the Sheriff had no right. He ain't here. He left about dawn. And I don't know for where. Easy, Silver. We've been following this trail since dawn. It's not hard to follow. Two men on horses. They took Meacham's body with them. What could they be? Why should they? Well, Silver, look at this. It's a grave, well-tended grave. New, and there are flowers on it. See the name that's been burnt into the wood. Meacham. Henry Meacham. Silver. It's Meacham's grave. This doesn't make sense, Silver. I wonder who could have done this. Shut up, you little maverick. He's been that way ever since we buried Meacham, Sheriff. Had to lock him up, huh? He stays here until he gets some sense. Come on, Sheriff. We can talk better outside. There's less ragged. Yeah, we could be seen. Come on. There's no one around here. We're way out. Wendy, what do you want me to do? Yeah, let me think. You were supposed to leave the body there. That was a scheme. You shoot Meacham, leave the body, then I go up and arrest Peters for the murder. That way we get the cash and we get rid of Peters. She never said she was going to get rid of Meacham. I felt like a fool when I rode up there and there was no body. Something went wrong. What? Never mind. Yeah, what went wrong? Notice the one thing you didn't get the cash. Had to put it back. The kid made me. Yeah, the kid jumping, maverick scrum. Do you go on, Loco? What's that salt off half point got to do with it? He riding hurt on you? Hey, tell you the kid made me. Oh. He swore he'd talk. How can he talk? He was in that hold up with you, wasn't he? Yeah. If he talks, he puts his own neck in the noose. Listen, Sheriff, never mind all the questions. But I tell you. I said never mind. Chevy. Oh. Yeah. Hope he got a figure of some other reason. Peters and that engine? Well, that engine come from anyway. I don't know. Things were so mixed up I thought he might be Meacham, but I... Meacham's dead. Yeah, yeah, sure. Yeah, never mind where he came from. He's in jail, ain't he? With the professor. I reckon he'd better be finished off, too. With the professor? Both of them. Oh, I don't know how. I can't bring him up for trial. Folks start asking embarrassing questions. Like, where's the dead man? You curious, they scare him, don't you? Oh, now listen, Grundy. I'm a sheriff. I can't shoot him down in cold blood. Besides, how can I get away with it? You're a prisoner, Sheriff. You fired while they tried to make a jailbreak, Chevy. Yeah. Yeah, that might do it. Just, uh, forget to lock their cell doors, Chevy. They'll make a run for it. Hey, Chevy, I'll be ready for them. And just to make sure you don't miss, I'll go along. Into Red River? Well, I know. Of course, people know I'm a respected citizen. Now get the horses ready. I want to have one more little talk with that kid. It's about time you let me out of here, Grundy. You can't get away with it. That's so fast, Bob. Sheriff and me are going to town. You're staying here. I'm not. Still stubborn, eh? You murdered him. You were the one that did it. That's to shut you up. Next time I won't slap you, I'll use this gun. I didn't know you shot people. I didn't know who he was. Well, listen. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. I don't know who he was. Listen. Don't argue with him. Take him away. Give him a burying. There's just one thing I want to tell you. Either you promise not to talk, you'll get what he got, Savvy. I promise. No, no, I won't. All right, then. I'm going to town. But you come under the head of unfinished business. I'll be back and when I do, you'll get you. I'll get out. Not until I take you. It'll be feet first. Adios. Now's my chance. I've got to get this door open. I've got to. Yeah, good enough, Grundy. Yeah, we're behind the Kalibus. Nobody can get too inquisitive. Anybody in town know you got prisoners? Howdy, Sheriff. Howdy, Grundy. Howdy. Say, Sheriff, are you certain them prisoners of yours belong behind bars? You told anybody we got prisoners? No, but the little one, Professor Peters, he don't seem like no murderer. Well, I'll take care of them, Shorty. Hey, right now I got a job for you. You got your horse outside? Why, sure. Well, get out to the Bar X Ranch. Here, tell those rustlers. Rustlers? Golly, I sure will. That takes care of him. Who are they? This way. Who's that? I see him, Sheriff. That's the engineer. Yeah. Wait here. I'll be right back. Sheriff, Sheriff, did you find them? Did you find poor Meacham? I didn't, mister. Looks like a rope's in for you. I kept telling your deputy. I didn't shoot him. It was outlawed. Yeah, it's easy to say, mister. That deputy ain't too smart. I reckon I better make sure this cell's locked good and tight. Yep, yep, it's all right. Sheriff, wait. You mean I'm really going to hang? Yep, and as soon as the better. But, but, Sheriff, I... Wait. Let me talk to Sheriff. You hang too, engine. You keep bad company. Me not want to ask about that. Me want to ask about dead man. You come in night with deputy to arrest Peters. How you know what happened? Uh, uh, some of the town folk was on the trail. They heard the shooting. Ah, that lie. Yeah, I don't lie, Savvy. Besides, you won't live long enough to prove otherwise, engine. Oh, don't breathe that, engine. Yeah, too smart. Now, don't close the door, Grundy. We can watch him this way, with the door half open. Right around here behind the desk. He left the cell door open. I unlocked it. Yeah, right here. That's fine, Dandy. Now, just keep your eye peeled, Grundy. Just keep watching. Pretty soon they'll discover it ain't locked. They'll come busting out like stampede and cattle. And then? Yeah, then we shoot them down. We shoot them down before they know what hit them. See anything yet, Grundy? I can see the cells through the crack of the door. They noticed it here. My trigger fingers itching. Pretty soon I won't wait for them to make a run for it. I'll just... What's under that? Can't be my deputy's too soon. Well, I'll beat the kid. Hello? Where's that order written? Oh, no, no, see here. Are you? Stay behind the desk. Let him go. We'll get them all on the way out. Hello, where you at? In here. I'm looking for a man called Professor Peters. Well, that's me, son. But who are you? I've come to let you out. He had me locked up, but I got away. I come to make amends. What time? I got here in time. I had to. The sheriff and Grundy, the ankle hoots. Grundy killed your partner. Grundy? Grundy killed me, Jim? Who's Grundy? Oh, you've got to get away. They aim to kill you, too. Both of you. What's this all about, son? Who is this Grundy? He's supposed to be a rancher, but he's a road agent. He done that killing last night. Wait. How do you know that? Because... Because I was there, too. Oh. You horse of hat. No wonder you look familiar. Now I recognize you even with no mask. Are you a little sort of... What did you do with poor me, Jim? We took him away. We gave him a decent burn. It was the least we could do. I made Grundy give him a burn. I put flowers in his... Can you figure this out? I swear it's beyond me. No. I'm not happy, either. First you hold up, man, then you turn soft. Show some decent feeling. I can understand about the sheriff being in cahoots with Grundy, but meet him. I didn't know who he was when we attacked your medicine wagon. What do you mean? Oh, there ain't time to tell you. You got to get out. That door. It's not locked. It's open. You can get away. Grundy, get ready. We opened the sewer door. They're coming out. Taking their time. Watching close. They ain't got no guns. When they get halfway to the door, I'll yell. Shoot when they start running. Keener, what about the kids? Shoot all three. We can cover up later. Ready? No, not yet. No one here. There's the outside door. Hunter, I'm not like this. It's too quiet. Come on. Your horse is out in the ground. No, you don't. Grundy, it's the jailbreak. Get him. The sheriff. Walk right into it. Up those guns. What the...? A man's man. No, take their guns. He got them. You get here just in time, Kimmelsobby. Please, sorry, Mr. What business have you got here? Him alone, Ranger. Mr. I'm sure glad to see you. But how'd you know where we was at? I thought you were trailing after the ones that took me to them. The trail end right back here, Peters. It led to a grave, to a small shack, and back here. Mr. I don't know what you're after, but I... Quiet. There's the one I want to talk to. Me? Yes. It's not hard to piece this story together now that I see you. You were locked in. You broke out and came here, didn't you? Him come to save us. He said him and Grundy held me up last night. I'm a murderer. Murderer. Easy, son. Who did the killing? It was Grundy, but I was with him. Wait. Are you willing to tell just what happened to a jury? Will and Mr. I want to. Then I don't think you'll suffer the penalty of the law. You're young and you made a mistake. But I believe... Mistake. It's a mistake. I can never live down it. I thought I wanted to be an outlaw. I want to be an honest man now. I can't be. You can try, son. That's what matters. Gee, Horsifact. Landstake, somebody explain. Who is this youngster? What's it all about? Can't you guess, professor? Did you know Meacham's first name? No, I didn't. All I ever learned from him was that he had a young brother he hadn't seen in... Well, I'll be doggone. Well, this year, kid... This year, kid is Meacham's brother. I miss brother. I hadn't seen him in ten years, but I recognize him as soon as I saw him. But he was too lady. He was already dead. I hadn't been doing it. Easy, son, easy. Grundy did the shooting. Grundy will pay for it. Mr. How on earth did you know? I didn't, Peter. I just guessed. Yes, will I? I guessed that anyone who would take the trouble to gather fresh flowers and burn a name above a grave must be a father or a mother or a sister or else a brother. Well, that'll be dadburned. They're coming. It's the whole town. They heard the shots and they're coming. Yes, sir. They're coming to put you in jail. This is one crime. They're caught up with you. Hurry, outside. What you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.