 A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty hail, silver, the lone ranger. Music With his faithful Indian companion, Tato, the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. The stories of his strength and courage, his daring and resourcefulness have come down to us through the generations, and nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse, Silver, the lone ranger rides again. Come on, Silver, faster, boy, faster. I will, Silver, fly! The fluid blackness of a moonless night formed an ideal background for the group of horsemen that rained up sharply on the hill overlooking the border town of Santos. It was a motley and ill-assorted crew. Turk, Cheeto, Gus, Doc, and the two Chandler boys, Bill and Johnny, six outlaws with but one thing in common. Their obedience to the commands of their leader, an ugly misshapen man known only as the Whistler. When years gone by, many an outlaw, an honest man, too, had heard the soft monotonous whistle a few seconds before death had struck from the muzzle of one of the Whistler's guns. It served the same purpose as the dry and toneless rustle of a rattlesnake. Well, there it is, you ombres. Town of Santos, ready and waiting for us. What's the matter with you? Speak up. One day we'll speak up. I've got nothing to say, Doc, that you haven't all heard before. I just think we'll be taking too big a chance if we try to crack that bank in Santos. We're doing all right running horses across the border. Why should we try something that's right? Shut up, Johnny. I figured you'd want to be in on it. Especially if you knew the name of the sheriff in this counten. What do you mean? The sheriff of Santos is an ombre named Martin Todd. Todd? He was sneaking a lawman who shot down your old man in El Paso five years ago. Is that right, Bill? That was his name. Martin Todd. Thought you and your kid brother promised your pa you'd cut this critter down first chance you get. We did. And he's rotting the law down there in Santos. Still got any objections to blowing that safe? All I want is to get within gun range of that Todd critter. Let's go. Kind of figured you'd change your mind. All right, this is a payout. A circle of town right in the south. Turk, you and Cheeto and Bill spring the back door of the bank. Gus has a blast in powder. He'll blow the safe. You three help him. See, Doc, you and Johnny cover the front of the place. You're ready to help the boys when they come out. I'll keep a look out across the street in front of the feed store. As long as you don't hear them from me, everything's all right. You understand? See. All right, let's ride. Where is this bank they're talking about? Right side of the street. We better leave the horses here. Yeah, come on. Café right across the street next to the feed store. Too dark to see. Wonder if the whistler's over there. Sure he is. He's got a spotter, don't worry. Dark inside the bank, too. Can't see Bill or Turk or Cheeto. What are we supposed to do now? Whistler. That means... Somebody's coming. We've got to warn the boys. Guess there must be somebody coming down the street. It wouldn't be whistling unless there is. They went to save. It's too late now. Break the glass in that window. Warn the boys. Yeah. Hey, what's going on over there? Bill, Turk, see you. Come on. An explosion was in the bank. Now who's supposed to be blowing the safe? Sheriff's in the café. I'll get him. Hey, Sheriff, bank robbery. Come on, Bill. Where's the whistler? Don't worry about that. It's every man for himself. Come on. There he is, Sheriff. In front of the bank. Let him have it, men. Put him down. The street's blocked. We've got to shoot our way through. Come on. Where's Bill? Where's my brother? Haven't seen him since the explosion. What's the matter, kid? You hit him? No, Doc. Come on. I'll make it some way. It was less than an hour later that Dan Reed urged his horse along a trail south of Santos. Earlier that day, he'd ridden to a nearby county seat to pick up mail. Now, although it was almost midnight, he was hurrying back to camp with the Lone Ranger and Tonto were waiting for him. Come on, Victor. Come on, boy. Hey, wait! Rain down! Wait a minute! This is where you get off and I get on. A gun? I hate to do it, kid, but I need transportation. I need a bat. Come on. Wait a minute. I don't know who you are. Naturally, with that gun, you can steal my horse if you want to. You're wasting time. Now get off of there. I can see there's something wrong with your right arm. Well, you can hardly hold that gun straight. An accident. I'll have it fixed. If you try to ride Victor that way, you won't get very far. If you want to get to a doctor, I'll take you. We can ride double. Might not be such a bad idea at that. Make better time. Sure we would. You might not like the place I'm going. The kind of friends I've got. What difference does that make? You're hurting. You have to get home. I'll help you. Here. Put your foot in a stirrup and give me your left hand. Well, I'll... I saw a kid like you before. Pull a gun on you. Don't forget it. But give me your hand. Now, which way do we head? Straight west, in the Mesquite Valley. Hold tight. Come on, Victor. That's it. The cabin right over there with a light in it. Oh, oh, Victor, hold on. Johnny. Cheeto. Where's Bill and Doc? Inside. Who's this kid? A friend of mine. Are you worth? My horse was shot. I'm all right. Just a scratch. Bill, is he... Doc is with him. You better hurry. I'll be right back, kid. Wait for me. Sure. Well, it's me, Johnny. This is the wind-up, Johnny. That lawman, Martin Todd, beat me to the showdown. Just like it did with Pa. Back and out faster. No, Bill, it's not... Let me finish. Not much time. Johnny, promise me something, will you? Anything, Bill. For my sake and for Pa. Get that badge toward her, Martin Todd. Promise me you'll put a slug through that sneak and... I promise. I'll get Todd if it's the last thing I ever do. Thanks, Johnny. Bill. That's Sorrow, Johnny. He's gone. Hey. Parsi, the trail is coming up on both sides. Quick. Got that light. We're getting out of here. How can we leave Bill here without... Don't hurt me. Soul bones move. I'm not going to leave. I'm staying with my brother. That's what you think. Cheetah, put out the light. See? Now, listen to me earlier. The law is closing in. There's only four of us left. Our best chance is to ride through them. We make it. We'll meet in Cedar Breaks, outside the ridge. If you keep waiting outside, you'll come with Johnny. What? Who's that? Well, I had to get here someway. Wei laid this kid on the trail. All right. I don't know who he is, but he goes with us. Remember, don't any of it try to run out on me. You all know enough to hang us all. Don't worry about Bill, Johnny. The law can't hurt a dead man. We get split up, lay low, and wait till you hear from me. All right, Cheetah, lead off. See? Hey, Shorty. Yeah? You didn't ask for this kid, but I guess by now you've got it figured out. Our only chance of getting out of here alive is to ride through those lawmen. I understand. Come on. That goes dark, Cheetah, and the whistle. Follow them, head south. No. Going back the way we came. Keep your head down and hang on. Come on, Victor. Golly. He's been shot. Faster, Victor, faster. He could have been about dead, Otto. He could have been back over an hour ago. Ah. Maybe him wait till moon rise. Find trail better. No, I don't think that. Listen. Not Victor. Dad. All right. Can he pass? Oh, Victor, hold on. Hold on. Dan, what's the matter? Who's that you're holding in the saddle? An outlaw. I don't know whether he's dead or alive. But I do know there's a sheriff's posse right behind him. Posse? You see, it happened this way. Never mind. You can explain later. The important thing to do now is lose that posse. Otto. Ah. Help Dan with this wounded man. Here's silver. Put out the fire and lay low. Steady, Victor. Ah. And what you do, Kim, I'm sorry. You've got to lead the posse away from here. Come on, silver. Come on, silver. Aided by the speed and stamina of his great horse, Silver, the Lone Ranger was able to elude the lawman's posse and return to the camp, where Dan was helping Toddled address the bullet wounds of Johnny Chandler. And later, feeling better now? What, uh, masked? Who are you? Who's the red skin? He's the man who dressed your wounds and brought you through a bad fever. Ah. You get well plenty fast now. Wearing a mask must be all hoots. Where's the kid I was riding with last night? I'm right here. It wasn't last night. It was three nights ago. You've been very sick, Johnny. I didn't know my name. People sometimes do a lot of talking under the influence of a high fever. Oh. I guess you know a lot about me. About Bill and Doc and the Whistler. Well, what you've said and what Dan has told me, I have a pretty good idea. Lucky thing I fell in with our hoots like you three, instead of lawman. Yes, it is. You'll have your strength back in a couple of days. Uh, we anywhere near the town is Santos. Just a few miles away. Good. I got a job to do down there. Kill Sheriff Todd? Keep a promise you made to your brother? How did you... I forgot. I must have talked about that, too. Johnny, have you ever considered the fact that two wrongs don't make a right? That killing Sheriff Todd won't bring your brother or your father back to life? Two wrongs don't make a... That's kid stuff. It's the truth. Your brother was an outlaw, so was your father. There's always a bullet at the end of an outlaw trail. Hey, what kind of talk is this? You're an outlaw, ain't ya? I promised Bill I'd gun that Todd critter. And I will. Just as soon as I can walk out of here and meet him. I like you, Johnny. There's good stuff in you. You could only lose that warped idea about revenge. I'm killing Todd the minute I see him. Nobody's gonna stop me. Maybe. I have an idea if you could only see the other side, you might. What's that? Oh, nothing. Otto says that by tomorrow you'll be strong enough to take a little walk. Why don't you walk over by the bluff? You can rest there. Sure, why not? Sooner I get my strength back, the sooner I meet that law I'm a Todd. 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. Now to continue our story. The following morning, Dan Reed accompanied Johnny Chandler on a short walk to the bluff overlooking the town of Santos. That's the place he was telling you about. Right near the bluff. Sure. Hey, why don't you walk over there with me? I can't. Todd Lone, I've got some work to do. See you later. All right. Yeah, that Dan's a funny kid. He serves the engine of the mass critter. I'm gonna think of it. I can't figure any of them out. Well, I guess they're just... Hello there. Girl, what are you doing here? Well, I come up here often just to sit on this big rock and enjoy the view. Isn't it lovely? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I guess so. But I'm glad to have company, someone to talk to. Do you live around here? I'm making camp with some friends of mine about half a mile down the slope. Won't you sit down? Well, yeah, I guess so. Oh, I'm sorry. This rock is highly big enough for two people to sit on, isn't it? Well, there's a bigger one right over there. Come on. No, I guess I'd better not. What's the matter? You're not afraid to sit alongside of me, are you? Of course not. Well, then come on. I can't. You see, I can't walk. Can't walk? I had an accident a few years ago. My legs won't move and... If you can't walk at all, how did you... Well, my dad brings me up here in a buckboard almost every day. Then he comes back to take me home. Gee. Sure sorry. The only thing to be sorry about is that I'm not sitting on that big rock so you'd have a seat too. Oh. I'm not very strong. I've been sick lately. But I'll bet I could carry you that far. Would you? Here we go. Thank you. This is much better, don't you think so? Yeah. What's your name? Laura. Laura Todd. Todd. You any kind... My father's a sheriff in Santos. Do you know him? No. No, I don't. Oh, you'd like dad. All men do. Except outlawed. I suppose so. This accident of yours. You mind telling me when and how it happened? Of course not. It was five years ago in El Paso, Texas. Dad was a sheriff down there too. One day some outlaws held up the bank and broad daylight. Mother and I were right across the street sitting in a buggy. When dad and his deputies discovered the holdup, there was a lot of shooting. Bullets were flying everywhere. What happened? Well, mother was killed. And one of the outlaws' bullets lodged in my back. Ever since then I... You haven't been able to walk. Gee, that's awful. Oh, it's not so bad. Since we moved to Santos, dad brings me up here almost every day. And I have lots of friends that I meet here. Tell me one more thing, Laura. Oh, what is it? Did your father tell you who those outlaws were on that bank job in El Paso? Were any of them killed? Well, just one. I think dad said his name was Chandler. It was a gang. The leader was a man who always whistles. Whistler? Yeah, I see. See what? Something a friend of mine has been trying to tell me for the past two days. Well, don't be so solemn about it. That reminds me. I've told you my whole history, and I don't even know your name. It's Johnny. Johnny what? Why... Johnny Jones. Johnny Jones. I like it. Why, here's dad. I didn't expect to see him. Oh, oh there, oh there. You came to fetch you home a little early, Laura. I've got some... Dad, I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Johnny Jones. Well, glad to know you, son. Yeah, I... I... Thanks. Your face looks kind of familiar. Have I ever seen you before? I don't think so. You must be mistaken, then. Just a minute, Laura. Let me, Mr. Todd. I'll carry her. Thank you, Johnny. Well, I've always figured that Laura had a lot of different friends. She meets up here in the bluff. But you were the first one I've ever seen. You'd be surprised, dad. Well, if they're all as nice as this young fella, I've gotten objections. Come on, get up there. Bye, Johnny. Bye. How can an ombre be as dumb as I've been all these years and go on living? Can you sign up, Montana? Uh, young fella, come now. Good. Well, Johnny, did you have a good walk? Yeah. Sure learned a lot of things. Is that so? Met a girl out there on the bluff. Laura Todd, sheriff's daughter. Yes, I know. Did you meet the sheriff, too? Yeah. And I didn't. I thought you'd change your mind. I've had everything figured wrong. All wrong. How can I... There's a friend of yours over there, Johnny. Been waiting for you. Hello, Johnny. Doc, where'd you come from? The Indian and Dan Reed found me yesterday morning hiding out east of here. Doc, I don't understand. You've shaved. You got on a clean shirt and a new suit. That was their idea, too. Maybe I can explain, Johnny. Dr. Barrett has decided to settle down here in Santos. The town needs a doctor. I've done some investigating, Dr. Barrett. I've discovered that not so many years ago you were one of the leading surgeons in the east. That was before I... I mean, liquor, it's called... It was before you met the whistler. Now you're through with him forever. I hope so. The best way to regain your surgical skill is on a job where you can't afford to fail. I don't understand. Then... There's a girl in Santos, daughter of the sheriff. Because a bullet is large somewhere in her back, her legs are paralyzed. She can't walk. Laura. She needs your skill. Would you look at her? I'll do everything I can. I'm sure you will. Dan. Yeah? Take Johnny and the doctor to the sheriff's house. Talk to Laura first. Explain it to her. Then you can talk to the sheriff. Please, Dad. Let's do it. All right. And may heaven bless you, doctor. You too, Johnny, for making this possible. I... There's something you and Laura ought to know, sheriff. About me, I mean. I'm sure it can wait till later. Let's help Laura now. What do you need, doctor? Every lamp in the house. Bring them into the kitchen. I'll need all the light I can get. Right away. Come on, Johnny. Aren't you going to help? Sure. Sure I am. Down, Johnny. I know how you feel, but there's nothing else we can do. It's up to the doctor now. Doc will do it. I know he will. He's got to. He's got to. What's that? Sounds like somebody whistling. Yeah. Maybe it is. I'll go see. Wait. Why should you go? Because nothing. Nothing's going to interfere with what Doc's doing. You wait here, sheriff. I'll take care of it. Johnny. Cheeto. I thought I heard the... You did, Johnny. I'm right here. What do you want? So you and Doc are going to double-cross me, huh? No, we're not. Cheetos had you covered. He saw you came for those owl hoots up by the bluff. Saw you talking to the girl, getting chummy with a sheriff. Gonna tell everything you know, is that it? Well, I'm gonna plug you and then go and then take care of that saw boons. Put up your hands. No. No, you can't disturb Doc now. He's busy. Yeah, not too busy for a bullet. You can gun me if you want to, but please, please stay out of that house. Turn around and keep your hands up. I don't care what you do to me, but... Start walking. When you get out there about 10 feet, I'm gonna give you the same thing I gave your brother. Bill, you mean you... Sure, I gunned him. I could eat stuffed lawman's bullets when they missed I didn't. Instead of walking, are you dirty double-crossing little... Oh! What the... Don't worry, Johnny, I just shot he's gunned away. Hello, get Cheetos guns. No, you don't. Get him. What's this? What's going on out here? Keep them covered, Johnny. Turn them over to the sheriff. Sure. Adios. Come on, Toto Dan. Johnny, what's the meaning of this? It's the Whistler Sheriff, the Whistler and Cheeto. Yes, you're right. But how did you... And there's something else I might as well tell you right now. Doc and me are the other two outlaws you're looking for. Get it. It's all right. I'm sure it is. Thank heaven. And she's coming out of the courtroom now. And I'm sure she'll be... What is this? Doctor, I'm already in your debt. But will you do something else for me? Of course. Here. Hold a gun on these varmints while Johnny and I go in and see Laura. Sure. Come on, Johnny. Johnny. It's all right, Laura. You'll be able to walk. A doctor just told us. I know. He told me. Isn't it wonderful? Where have you two been? Just outside. Nothing important. Sheriff, you don't seem to understand what I've been trying to tell you. Laura might as well hear it now as any other time. My name's not Jones. It's Chandler. I'm one of the Whistler's gang. So is Doc. Hmm? Is that all you've got to say? But don't you understand? I knew all that this afternoon. That boy, Dan Reed, brought me a note explaining everything. I didn't shoot your pa on El Paso, Johnny. It was an outlaw's bullet that downed him. But I... I'm still an outlaw. A wanted outlaw. Not that I know of. And I'm the sheriff who sent it. Well, I... This note you got. Who sent it to you? I don't know. It just said from a friend of Laura's. That was good enough for me. I know who it was, Dad. Who? The Lone Ranger. Or you have just heard as a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.