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From

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the archives of the United States

Cavalry, the true stories of Colonel

Randold McKenzie and the cavalrymen he

led. McKenzie's raiders. His secret

orders from the President of the United

States. Clean up the Southwest. Make it

a fit place for Americans to live. Wipe

out the renegades, outlaws, and

murderers. If necessary, cross the Rio

Grand knowing capture means hanging by

the enemy. Discovery court marshal by

the United States Army.

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September 1875, a few miles across the

Rio Grand, McKenzie and his raiders,

again under secret orders, had crossed

the border. The mission, wipe out Val

Carter, who had left a sensational trail

of blood and violence in central Texas.

>> They can't be here, pal. They ain't

allowed on this territory.

>> They're here just the same.

>> What about the law?

>> I don't think those bullets know

anything about the laws.

Well placed, sir.

>> Just so they're pinned. We've lost our

surprise, but we'll still have it out

with them. We will, that is, if a

Mexican border patrol doesn't show up.

>> Simpson.

>> There's a hole up there on their left.

See if you can circle around and get

into it.

>> Right.

>> Cover him.

>> McKenzie's surprise attack had failed.

Though Carter was now pinned down, both

sides risked discovery by the Mexican

Border Patrol. Aware of this risk,

McKenzie attempted to encircle Carter to

finish him quickly.

>> Hold tight here, Lieutenant.

>> Right, sir.

>> Peterson, come with me.

Border Patrol. We've got a scatter

round. This side of the river.

>> McKenzie's leaving with one lesson he

came in with.

I want him alive. Stop looking.

Where's Simpson?

>> He hasn't shown up, sir. He must have

been hit. He'll make it back if he's

alive.

>> We haven't much time, sir.

>> I can't take a chance on Simpson being

captured. We'll have to go back for him.

But

>> sir, the border patrol.

>> You're right. But we haven't much time,

Lieutenant. Let's go.

That's the last of them, sir. We won't

have to worry about the border patrol.

>> Good.

>> Lieutenant, have the men search this

area.

>> Check every inch of this terrain.

It's

>> quiet, sir. Carter must have moved on.

>> Look here.

That's blood.

There's no trail leading away from here.

>> Maybe Carter already has him. Or

>> maybe Simpson slipped away. He knows how

to cover a trail and he left this marker

for us.

>> Simpson's horse.

>> Yeah,

I've got to know if Simpson's alive or

not. With these border patrols in the

area, I can't operate with this many

men. Have the raiders go back to the

fourth and you and I'll reconider

together.

>> Yes, sir.

Wonder what hit this place.

Sure made a wreck of it.

Well, it'll have to do for the night.

>> Are we risking quite a lot, sir? Staying

on this side of the river?

>> I bet we are, Lieutenant. We're risking

everything. We have no choice. Simpson

is captured by Carter. Might well mean

the end of all our raids into Mexico.

>> We might not be able to prevent that,

sir.

>> As long as there's a chance, we've got

to keep trying.

Make yourself comfortable, Tom.

>> Simpson isn't caught. He still might

make it back on his own. He's been well

trained.

>> Yeah, but unfortunately, he wasn't

trained with a bullet in his body. When

a man has to fight both fatigue and

pain, you can't depend on his wit or his

resistance. Simpson's going to need

both.

Here,

w that up. You can use it for a pillow.

But what about you, sir? Never use him.

>> Still,

even if Carter does capture Simpson,

there's no proof he was ordered here as

a soldier,

he'd swear to Carter or anybody else he

was a deserter.

>> Yeah, maybe so, but I can't depend on

it.

I can't risk our whole operation here in

the Southwest on the ability of one

wounded man to resist.

Strange as it may seem, Tom,

Simpson is now our enemy, till he's

either back in our hands or dead.

>> What do you think Carter will do to him,

sir?

>> Anything he has to to smash me and the

raiders.

He can turn him over to the Mexican

government, or he can turn him over to

the American government.

The storm that follows will

wipe out the raiders.

I hate to think it, sir. We're better

off finding Simpson dead than with

Carter.

Get some sleep, Lieutenant.

Heat. Heat.

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You are

you are

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>> I want some food and water. Ling come

here.

You live here.

It's all right.

Fore! Foreign! Foreign!

Sec.

Wow.

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>> Say Anna.

>> Yes. Peransa.

Who's dead?

>> Mama.

I know I wing that man. No horse

bleeding like a stuck pig.

Ain't even left a trail.

>> Got to give that Mackenzie credit. He's

got a tough bunch.

>> Ah, maybe not so tough, just smart.

We'll find out how smart he is soon as I

get my hands on him. But it better be

soon. We're doing the best we can.

>> Yeah. Well, your best is nothing.

Nothing. We get that raider here.

>> Kenzie's already put a crimp in our

operation just being here in Mexico.

Yeah, that raider is my one chance to

get McKenzie out of my hair for good and

for all.

>> He's human. We'll find him.

Ain't no way he can get out of the area.

He can swallow himself up in the air.

Well, what did you find out?

>> Well,

we didn't find hiding a hair that

raided.

>> I didn't expect you would.

But we did find Colonel McKenzie

himself.

>> McKenzie?

>> That's right. Here in the area searching

for that raider same as we are. I left

one of the men to trail him.

Oh, this is better than I expected.

Sure, McKenzie will get that man of his,

and we'll [snorts] be right there to

pick them both up.

Morning of the second day, deep in

Mexican territory.

McKenzie and Lieutenant Paxton continued

their desperate search for the lost

raider. More than a man's life was

involved. The very existence of the

raiders of Colonel McKenzie himself

depended upon the recovery of Trooper

Simpson. Stay right where you are,

Lieutenant. I'm being followed by one of

Carter's men.

>> You better get out of here, Colonel.

>> Yeah, I know. But I also know that

Simpson's alive. I picked up his

markers. They're pointed west. He can't

have gotten very far from here.

>> What about Carter? I'll circle around,

then come back and continue to follow

Simpson's markers. But when we do find

Simpson, our work is really cut out for

us. He won't be in any condition to

travel by himself. You'll have to get

the raiders to help us get out of

Mexico.

>> I can get out of here without being

seen. Once you find Simpson, what

happens then?

>> I'll get him back to this spot somehow.

Meet me here with the raiders. Ride

hard, Lieutenant.

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>> [music]

>> See,

>> any strange Americans around here? No

English.

>> Take a look myself.

>> You live here alone.

Is that it now?

Saw amigo. So amigo.

Simpson. Good boy. Simpson. Hey, lie

down. Lie down.

>> Womb's in pretty rough shape, huh?

>> Thanks to her, it's clean. Bleeding's

just about stopped.

>> I see.

>> You understand English? knows her.

>> How much does she know?

>> Only what she sees. Our trousers. She

knows we're soldiers.

>> She lived here alone.

>> Her family died at Typhoid a few months

back.

>> Seenor [sighs]

Gracias.

>> Sir, I'm not so sure I covered my trail

very well. I was pretty much out of my

head most of the time.

>> You did fine. Fine. [sighs]

Those markers helped. Now, tell me,

Simpson, can you walk out of here?

[sighs]

>> I don't know, sir.

I had a pretty rough time just making it

to that back door when Carter's men got

here.

>> Now, listen to me. You've got to walk

out of here. I can't let them capture

you. You understand, Samson?

>> I know, sir, but I don't think I'm going

to be able to make it back to the river.

>> You won't have to go that far. I've sent

Lieutenant Paxton back for the raiders,

but we've at least got to get as far as

the spot where he last saw me. And we've

got to hurry. Now that Carter knows

we're both in the neighborhood, he won't

stop searching this area till he finds

one or the other of us. Now, come on.

Come on.

>> Senor,

wait a minute. Wait a minute. Get out of

sight. Come on. Coming back.

I think I'll take another look. Senior

Ethan.

Oh, don't be afraid of me.

Roman.

Roman.

Thank you, Senorita.

All right, Simpson.

The two horses out in front. You ride

one, the Senorita, and I'll ride double

on the other. Come on, let's get out of

here.

I've got to get out of here. I've got to

get back to Lieutenant Paxton and bring

the raiders. It's our only chance.

>> Don't worry, Colonel. They won't take

me.

>> There's another way out of here. Iota

salidosa.

>> You and the girl keep up a steady fire.

Don't let them get near.

>> Yes, sir. Good luck.

There

trace.

Drop it.

Lieutenant.

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Come in.

>> Private Simpson reporting, sir.

>> Oh, yes, Simpson. Uh, close the door.

Step over here, please.

Doctor tells me you're about ready to

resume active duty.

>> I'm ready to go back right now, sir.

>> Mhm.

>> Well, I called you in here, Simpson, to

remind you that when you became a

raider, you took a certain oath never to

divulge any of your activities as a

raider. Even after your term of

enlistment is over and you've left the

army.

>> But I haven't talked, sir. I don't

intend to.

>> See to it that you don't.

even when you're tempted to explain

where you got this medal of merit.

>> I understand. Thank you, sir.

>> Thank you, trooper, both for your work

and for your silence.

>> If [snorts] the colonel will forgive me,

he needn't worry. After my enlistment's

over, I figured I might be living in

Mexico.

>> In Mex?

Oh, I see.

Congratulations, Simpson.

>> Thank you, sir.

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[music]

McKenzie's raiders rode again and again,

carrying out the secret orders of the

President of the United States. Do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest. Make it a decent place for

people to live. Ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the blazing pages

of History in the Making.

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Heat.

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Heat.

>> [music]

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>> From the archives of the United States

Cavalry. The true stories of Colonel

Randold McKenzie and the cavalrymen he

led. McKenzie's raiders. his secret

orders from the president of the United

States. Clean up the Southwest. Make it

a fit place for Americans to live. Wipe

out the renegades, outlaws, and

murderers. If necessary, cross the Rio

Grand knowing capture means hanging by

the enemy. Discovery Court Marshall by

the United States Army. [music]

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Southwest Texas, 1873.

The town of Brackettville. resort of

thieves, renegades, outlaws, and a few

honest men desperately trying to develop

the beginning of democracy on the

frontier.

>> [music]

>> Turn around little boy blue.

I don't like to draw on a man unless he

draws on me first.

But I will if I have to.

Like I said, I don't like to see people

whispering with soldiers.

Do it again.

Same thing's going to happen to you.

Now you go to bed, pop.

Okay, Johnny, stay right where you are.

I'll go tell the sheriff there's been

another killing.

>> You tell them these people in

Bracketville have to learn. I don't like

them sending word every little thing I

do to Colonel McKenzie. They have to

learn I got a right to some privacy.

They got to learn I'm the boss.

>> Okay, Johnny. Okay, you're the boss. But

I'm a lawyer and I'll tell him no such

thing.

>> Why not?

You've got to take my advice.

You're paying me for it. I'm telling you

how the two of us couldn't take over

this town.

But it's got to appear legal. Otherwise,

we won't take it over. Colonel McKenzie

will martial law.

I've been taking your advice, Dutch, and

it's working out.

Like you said, they should make the

colonel put Braavville off limits to his

soldier boys. And that's the way it's

got to be if we're going to have the

privacy we need.

>> I just remember Johnny, we're walking a

tight road. Not too much,

not too little.

>> Now look, you just go get that sheriff.

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The morning after the murder, Ran

McKenzie set out for the town of

Brackettville on the sad mission of

reclaiming the dead boy's body. No call

to get mad with me. I've always tried to

work with you. Give you all the

information I could, same as some others

here in town. But no, it it's different.

Why? Because Johnny links a fast gun.

Do you know what that is, Colonel?

A fast gun.

That's a new profession here in the

Southwest.

A lot of towns have them. They take

over.

Johnny Link with his gun. Dutch Herald

with the law. They've got their hand in

every legitimate till in Bracketville.

Maybe in the whole territory for all I

know. But But you have law in this

territory. You have due process. You

have a judge.

>> Yes, we have a judge. He rides circuits

through here every 5 weeks. By the time

he heard any case against Johnny Link,

every possible witness would be

intimidated or dead.

>> I tell you, Colonel, we've got to find a

way to

>> Excuse me, sir.

>> Well, Sergeant,

>> I told the men not to shoot, sir. I

haven't yet, but you know how they are

sometime.

>> What are you talking about?

>> A civilian name of Link, sir.

>> What about him?

>> Well, we was just finishing loading the

body on the wagon when this Mr. Link

came along and ordered all the civilians

off the street. Said there might be a

shooting. Said he was looking for you,

sir.

>> For me?

>> Yes, sir. Like I said, the men don't

like it, sir.

>> Whatever you do, Colonel, don't try to

draw. Don't try to draw.

I'm a soldier, Sheriff, not a fast gun.

Detail in.

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>> Colonel McKenzie.

>> Mr. Link, I had word you wanted to see

me.

>> Uh-huh.

Keep your men out of Brackenville. This

town's trying to be law-abiding.

Soldiers, an unsettling element.

Troublesome and quarrels. Very bad for

business.

>> My soldiers wearing the uniform of the

United States Army will go anywhere I

choose to order them, including

Bracketville.

>> In that case, Colonel, you'll have to

expect more of these incidents.

>> Sergeant.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Kindly arrest Mr. Link. Convey him to

the jail at Fort Clark. Yes,

Lord.

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I'm here to take Johnny Link out of your

jail, Colonel. If he's done anything

wrong or illegal, I'm responsible.

>> You want Johnny Link back in your town?

>> Not me, Colonel. It's not the point. I'm

just an elected sheriff. Some of our

folks, well, they've they think that you

exceeded your authority.

>> Dutch Herman, for instance, his lawyer.

>> Oh, a lot of folks seem to agree with

Dutch.

>> Yeah, I can imagine who these folks are.

>> They're citizens. They vote.

They vote.

Sheriff,

my orders as an officer

direct me to encourage democracy

wherever I find it in this territory.

It's for that reason, that reason alone,

that I'm going to release Johnny Link.

I'm going to release him from military

custody into your civilian custody.

Sergeant, join, Mr. Link.

I knew you'd be coming for Michelle.

After all, we got law here in

Bracketville. Democratically elected

law. And I think you forgot yourself,

Colonel McKenzie, when you arrested me.

I'm advised the army has no jurisdiction

in our town.

>> I shan argue legalities with you, Mr.

Link. Just let me tell you this.

There'll be no more killing in that

town. No more dead soldiers. No more

dead civilians.

Because if there are, you will answer to

me personally.

If you ever want me to answer to you

personally,

I'd be delighted to accommodate you.

You just come walking down our street

alone looking for me.

I'll be there.

Oh, and Colonel,

if and when you do come looking for me,

will you make sure that fast gun of

yours is

tied down?

It would seem, Sergeant,

that I've been challenged.

>> Well, don't you pay no attention to

that, sir.

>> Tied down. Fast gun. What do I know

about such games?

I studied this weapon at West Point,

Sergeant. It's a tool of my profession.

It's for use in close skirmishes. It's

for use in guarding prisoners or

accepting surreners. It's for use in

killing rattlesnakes. was never intended

as a dueling weapon.

>> What are we going to do, sir?

>> I have an idea,

but until I get one,

put bracket bill off limits to all

personnel.

>> Yes, sir.

>> I want every raider that's off duty to

be unstable be at midnight. Happy day.

The old man's fine.

>> The old man doesn't know a thing about

this and he's not gone.

>> Well, the raiders can't meet without the

old man knowing.

>> Would you hear me, Dixon?

>> Yeah, sure. S.

>> We're going to be writing a certain

party in Brackenville a letter. I'll be

delivering it myself. [music] So, you

have some civilian clothes ready for me.

>> Yeah, sure.

Jenna Link. Sir, we speak for 20 of us

soldiers. Nobody but us knows who we

are.

We swear that if you ever draw your gun

on Colonel McKenzie,

all 20 of us will come personally

and kill you.

This could be serious, Johnny.

All 20 of us will come personally and

kill you.

There's no signature.

Johnny, I told you not to lean too hard.

I told you we're walking a tight rope.

You force a showdown with Colonel

McKenzie, these soldiers.

>> Let them come.

>> Be reasonable, Johnny.

>> You can't take on a whole platoon of

berserk blue bellies.

>> All right, you're a lawyer. What do I

do?

>> Nothing.

Absolutely

nothing.

What do you mean?

>> Tomorrow morning, we'll visit the town

printer and have him run off some hand

bills.

>> Some hand bills?

>> $5,000 bounty on the head of Colonel

Ranold McKenzie. Then we'll post them in

every town in the Southwest.

>> I don't get you, Dutch.

>> Oh, $5,000 should be enough to attract

every fast gun in the territory to

Bracketville in two, three days.

>> Yeah.

Oh yeah,

but who's going to pay the 5,000?

>> We are. And cheap at the price.

They all know you're the boss. They'll

know who to come to.

In our business, Johnny, it's sometimes

wise to let others do the work.

Come on, Johnny. I know Jack.

>> [music]

>> Unbeknownst to Colonel Ranold McKenzie,

Brackettville was about to become a

magnet, attracting professional killers

from all over the Southwest.

>> Has the colonel read the morning report

yet?

>> I put it on his desk, but I haven't

heard him bellow yet.

>> Sergeant,

>> you just heard him.

Yes, sir.

>> What's going on?

>> What's going on where, sir?

>> You know what I mean, Sergeant?

This is the morning report. Why are

there 14 men in the guard house?

>> Disorderly, sir. Fighting.

Fighting about what?

>> Poker game, sir.

14 men can't sit in a poker game. Shut

the door.

Now then, what's going on around here

that I should know about?

>> Well, sir, it's the men. Mostly it's the

new ones that have never fought under

you before.

>> What about the men?

>> They say we're scared, sir.

>> What you mean is they say the colonel's

scared.

>> I guess so, sir.

But it's just some of them. And us men

that know you, well, we feel they should

have their heads knocked together

anyway.

scared

of a two bit fast gunman.

>> See who that is, please.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Sir, a word from Bracketville. The

sheriff was killed this morning by

Johnny Link. Why? The message just said

he was trying to put him in jail, sir,

for uh incitement to murder. So Link

shot him.

>> Have my horse ready,

>> sir? Send word ahead by Civilian Scout.

I'm coming into Bracketville. I mean to

see this Johnny Link put in the town

jail.

>> Sir, you ain't going walking down that

street alone.

>> No, you're right, Sergeant. You,

Corporal Dixon, and three other troopers

will accompany me. We're further going

to see that Bracketville elects a new

sheriff.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Now, get that civilian scout going. I

want him there before us.

>> Yes, sir.

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>> Heat. Heat.

>> [music]

>> Colonel McKenzie,

I'm not armed.

You can see

I don't need any trouble in this town.

No gunfighting.

>> What do you mean you don't want any

trouble in this town? What have you got

to say about it?

>> Haven't you heard?

>> I'm the new sheriff of Brackenville.

>> You're what?

>> You heard me. That the citizens got

together this morning and elected me.

>> I see.

Where's Johnny Link? I've come to see

him.

>> Johnny won't be able to see anybody for

2 3 days.

I've got him in jail pending an

investigation

>> in

But you're his lawyer.

>> I'm also a public official now. I know

where my duty lies.

Mr. Herman,

as a lawyer, would you say this

constitutes

incitement to murder?

>> I can't help what they put on the public

streets.

>> No, of course not.

Please tell Mr. Johnny Link and anyone

else concerned that I'll be back to see

them in 2 3 days.

Sergeant,

you'll report yourself to my office the

minute we get back to Fort Clark.

>> Yes.

Just one thing, sir. Before you send me

to the stockade, would you tell me how

you found out about our letter?

>> I didn't. You just told me. Sit down.

>> Yes, sir. But then how? Things started

to fall into place as soon as I saw that

handbill offering a bounty on my head.

Obviously, Johnny Link could kill me at

any game of fast draw. Equally,

obviously, he was afraid to. Now, what

would Johnny Link be afraid of? It could

only be the army. And strangely enough,

Sergeant, when I thought of the army, I

thought of you.

>> Yes, sir. May I stand up now?

>> Calling my raiders together secretly,

sending threatening letters to

civilians.

>> Nevertheless, I wish I'd thought of it

first.

>> Sir,

>> you've devised a perfect strategim for

handling our problem.

>> I have, sir.

>> You're back on duty. Oh, and uh alert

the raiders. We'll be riding together in

2 3 days.

Civilian dress for all of you.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Dutch, I've been looking for you. Johnny

Ringo just got in town.

>> Johnny Ringo?

>> Yeah.

>> All right.

That makes five of the best already, and

it's only three days.

>> Hey, Johnny. What are you doing down

here in the lobby? You're supposed to be

in jail. I get tired cooped up in that

room upstairs.

Oh,

>> Johnny.

Hey, Johnny. Come here.

Who's that one?

>> Yeah. Who is that? I've seen him

somewhere before.

>> Where?

>> Dodge City.

>> Simmeron.

But anyway, I make six already.

You sure they know what to do when the

time comes?

>> Sure. They're all waiting for you. Where

will you be?

>> Upstairs. Upstairs

watching.

>> He's coming to town. McKenzie's in town.

>> Get going, Dutch.

Clear the street, everybody. I don't

want anybody to get hurt.

Clear the street.

I have no doubt that any of you

gentlemen could kill me in the next

second.

If you do, however, you'll all be dead

in the following second.

A state of anarchy exists in

Bracketville. I intend to put a stop to

it. Just how do you figure to do that,

Colonel?

>> If you'll look above, you gentlemen

Each of those guns is trained on each of

your hearts by one of my troopers.

I'm sorry I can't accommodate you

gentlemen in your games of fast draw.

Unfortunately, my job here is not to

play games.

Now, if you'll all step forward and drop

your weapons here at my feet.

Now, gentlemen,

you too, Mr. Herman.

All right, Mr. Link. Now we're evenly

matched because I'm already drawn.

Will you fight out here or shall I come

in and get you?

Hold your positions.

>> [music]

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>> It's only an arm wound, Sergeant. Don't

look so furial.

But see if you can find where the town

doctor's hiding.

I think I'm going to faint.

Come in.

>> Oh, come in, Sergeant.

>> Message from Bracketville, sir.

Balloting and counting has [music] been

completed.

>> Any incidents?

>> The detail of troopers at every ballot

box? No, sir.

>> Very well. Send word into town. We call

all troops to the fort.

Racketville can take care of itself now.

Yes, sir.

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McKenzie's raiders rode again and again,

carrying out the secret orders of the

president of the United States. Do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest. Make it a decent place for

people to live. Ride with McKenzie's

Raiders as they relive the blazing pages

of History in the Making.

[music]

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Heat. Heat. [music]

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>> [music]

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>> From the archives of the United States

Cavalry. The true stories of Colonel

Randold McKenzie and the cavalrymen he

led. McKenzie's raiders. his secret

orders from the president of the United

States. Clean up the Southwest. Make it

a fit place for Americans to live. Wipe

out the renegades, outlaws, and

murderers. If necessary, cross the Rio

Grand, knowing capture means hanging by

the enemy. Discovery court marshal by

the United States Army.

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Fort Clark. The year 1874.

Colonel Reynold Slidel McKenzie

commanding. The pressure on his underman

garrison was growing day by day. The

1500 mile perimeter, which was the

responsibility of the fourth cavalry,

was becoming increasingly difficult to

patrol.

Each morning light saw the troopers

leave the post. Each twilight saw less

and less of them return.

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Heat. Heat.

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In the year of 1874, this portion of

Southwest Texas was a cruel and savage

land, and peace was to be won only at a

price. The men of Fort Clark paid the

price against renegades, outlaws, and

Indians. As the days passed, the price

mounted, and among a small group of men

in McKenzie's command, the word mutiny

was heard.

>> [music]

>> Captain. Uh, did you talk to him like

you said you would?

>> Not yet, but I will now.

>> Any word yet?

>> Not yet, sir.

>> Major Edmonson's patrol is 4 days

overdue.

I gather he ran into Bo Krueger. Or

Krueger ran into him.

>> Sir Jones is outside.

You said you'd pass sentence today.

>> Oh, yes.

>> All right, Sandyman.

>> Yes, sir.

I'd like to say something first, sir.

>> Certainly.

>> Jones has been with us for 3 years. He

has an excellent record. He has many

friends.

>> Yes, I'm sure of that. But Trooper Jones

is a soldier. He's responsible for his

own actions. May I remind you, this is

the United States Army, not a not a

finishing school.

>> Yes, sir. I understand that, sir. For

four months, Bo Krueger has been able to

raid and plunder this land at will, free

from our patrols, because this trooper,

Jones, has been tipping him off to our

every action.

>> I'm sure Jones didn't realize what he

was doing, sir.

>> Captain,

there's a patrol lost out there. They

may be dead, and you're going

sentimental over a a traitor.

>> I'm sorry, sir. I'll bring in the

prisoner.

Corporal Jones, do you feel you received

a fair trial?

>> Yes, sir.

>> And it's my duty to sentence you as the

presiding officer of your court marshal.

I sentence you to 5 years hard labor and

dishonorable discharge.

>> But sir, I I turned myself in.

Please take him away.

>> Oh, well, somebody help me. He's mad.

Everybody knows that. Everybody hates

him. Everybody hates you, sir.

>> Now listen, trooper,

>> just be thankful it's not the firing

squad.

>> I said please take him away.

I beg your pardon, sir.

I don't believe you showed any mercy at

all.

The trooper was tried and found guilty

by a court marshal. It's my duty to pass

sentence.

If you find that sentence too severe, I

suggest that you add it to the report

that you and Major Edmonson are planning

to send to Washington.

I'm aware, captain, that you're asking

that I be relieved of my command. I'm

aware that you and Major Edmonson find

my discipline much too severe. You're

entitled to that opinion. You're

entitled to send in such a report. I

must remind you, however, that it's your

responsibility to take the consequences

of such action.

Come in,

>> Colonel. Lieutenant Jar's patrol is

back. The lieutenant's right outside.

>> Ask him to come in.

That'll be all, Captain.

>> Well, Lieutenant, did you find Major

Edmonson's patrol?

>> Yes, sir.

>> Where are they?

>> Well, we didn't exactly find them, sir.

>> What's this?

>> One of Krueger's men rode up under a

white flag. They're holding three

prisoners from Edmonson's patrol.

>> And they'll release them unharmed in

return for safe passage across the Rio

Grand with their stolen cattle, no

doubt.

It says you have two hours, sir, to

agree.

Major Edmonson must have ridden into an

ambush. There are three men left alive.

My patrol found the other three.

>> You told anyone else about this note?

Any of the men in your patrol?

>> No, sir. I was afraid they'd want to

ride in and try and save the prisoners.

Major Edmonson might be one of the

prisoners.

>> Major Edmonson is dead.

>> Well, how do you know, sir? It says

there

>> all these men are dead, Lieutenant. The

entire patrol. Oh, but sir,

>> Edmonson's patrol was 4 days overdue. If

Krueger took anyone alive and wanted to

make a deal with us, we'd have heard

from him before. Now, this is a trick, a

bluff.

>> Those men must be alive, sir. What other

reason would make Krueger send a man

down out of the hills with that?

>> I can think of six or 700 reasons. All

of them slow-footed, stolen cattle.

Cattle that can't run or dodge or fight.

He's trapped with those cattle. He's

vulnerable, and he knows it. This is his

answer.

>> Why hasn't he tried this before?

>> He didn't have to. He knew of every

movement of our patrols from one of our

own troopers.

Lieutenant, can you imagine what would

happen if I if I give into this? The

next time he raids, he'd he'd really

take hostages. He'd take civilians. He'd

make the whole the whole garrison at

Fort Clark helpless, useless.

>> I hadn't thought of that, sir.

>> No. Neither will a lot of the other

officers and men at Fort Clark. That's

why it's imperative that we say nothing

about this note to anyone.

>> No one. Why, sir?

>> Because too many men will believe this

lie. They'll believe it beyond all

reason because the next time it could be

them. These men are dead. They've been

dead for 4 days. If you say so, sir.

[music]

>> You men ready?

>> Yeah. Why are just four or five of us

moving out? Why not the whole force? You

know, the way I got it figured, the old

man's fine. I got a clean shot at

Krueger.

>> Look, I don't make up the orders, Fox. I

just carry him out.

>> Yeah, well, I wish we'd get started. I

get nervous waiting.

>> What's your hurry, new boy?

>> Waiting's better than dying.

>> Now, who says we're going to die?

>> Who said Major Edmonson and his patrol

were going to die? You never know.

But you got a reasonable good chance

you're riding with McKenzie.

>> Look, we're not sure Edmonson's patrol

are all dead.

>> What do you mean not sure?

>> Just that those men who were with

Lieutenant Jared found only three

bodies. Now, maybe Edmonson and the

other two crawled away to hide. Or maybe

they were taken. Maybe they're

prisoners.

>> Well, what are we waiting for? If

there's a chance somebody's still alive,

why don't we do something about it?

>> Sit easy, new boy. Sit easy. You just

take orders. Do what you're told.

>> Maybe we're waiting to be sure

everyone's dead.

>> What's the matter with you, Serge?

You're not making sense.

>> I'm not. Huh?

>> No.

>> Well, you haven't heard what I've heard

in the colonel's office. The major and

Captain Barton arguing about the old

man's discipline, and the major going to

send a reporter into Washington, having

the old man busted if he can. Sergeant,

you trying to tell us the colonel wants

Major Edmonson dead?

You just save your breath. No one on

this post going to believe that.

>> Sergeant, did you brief them in?

>> Yes, sir.

>> Any questions?

>> Just one, sir. Is there any chance that

some of those men are still alive?

>> No.

No chance at all.

I think we should all forget about Major

Edmonson's patrol. We're going to be in

a fight to the finish ourselves in a few

hours.

Any other questions?

Very well then.

Be ready to move out at 1:00.

Come in,

Colonel. Mrs. Edmonson wanted to see

you.

>> Betty.

Betty, I was going to come to see you. I

can't tell you how sorry I am about Bob.

>> Then why don't you try and save him?

>> Save him?

>> Lieutenant Jerick told me about the

note, Colonel.

>> I couldn't let her go on thinking that

Major Edmonson is dead.

Would you have any proof that he isn't?

>> Three men are being held prisoner. He

could be one of them.

>> And if he isn't one of the three, then

it's someone else to be saved.

Lieutenant, I thought I ordered you to

keep silence about that note.

>> You did, sir.

>> And you deliberately disobeyed my

command.

>> Yes, I did.

>> Why?

>> Because I believe you're deliberately

making sure that Major Edmonson is dead.

>> You're under arrest, Lieutenant. You're

confined to your quarters as of now.

>> No, not till we get this settled.

>> Did you hear me, Lieutenant?

>> Yes, sir.

>> Go to your quarters.

Colonel, I want my husband back if he's

still alive.

>> But he isn't.

>> I promise you that these files will be

destroyed. I give them to you now. And I

swear that Bob will drop all charges.

You know what they are. charges

criticizing your manner of disciplining

the men. Bob was sending it to

Washington.

>> Betty.

Betty,

I'm sorry. Bob is dead.

Can't you understand that?

Can't Can't anyone understand that?

That patrol was hit 4 days ago. Bob is

dead. They're all dead. I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do for them now

except attack Krueger and destroy him.

>> The morning of May 9th, McKenzie rode

out to Krueger's campsite at Antelopee

Pass. His was the responsibility and his

were the orders. Make this a safe land.

The men with him, though ruled by a

sense of duty, were deeply disturbed for

the lives of the comrades they thought

trapped.

Hey. Hey. I think I see two soldiers

down there. I do see two soldiers down

there. Captain. Captain. There are two

soldiers down there, sir. prisoners for

Mage Edmonton's patrol.

>> Two men down there, sir.

>> I'm aware of that.

>> What do we do?

>> We wait

that cave up there. Have the men conceal

themselves in it.

>> Yes, sir.

You stand guard out here.

>> Two men. All that's left of Edmonson's

patrol.

>> Well, Brown, what do you think of the

colonel now? Stop threatening, new boy.

The colonel will work it out.

>> Oh, God. On each man. That's not good.

Now, it could be worse.

>> I don't see how.

>> Have the men stay here for 2 hours. By

that time, the sun will be behind our

backs and then we go down the hill.

>> You don't mean you're still going to

attack?

>> Those men will be dead before we get

halfway down the hill.

>> Not if Corporal Brown does his job. He's

going to jump one of their outr

rididers. He's going to change clothes

with him. Then he's going to ride right

into Krueger's camp. When he gets close

enough to the two prisoners to make a

stand, we go down the hill.

>> There be any chance of making a deal

with Krueger?

>> No. No chance at all.

>> Why not?

>> Because, Captain, in that case, we'd

lose the one element that's to our

advantage. The element of surprise, and

we can't afford to lose it.

>> But we can afford to lose those two men

down there. Is that it, sir?

>> If by losing those two men, I destroy

Krueger, if I make this territory a

little bit safer place to live. Yes,

private. But I can afford to lose those

two men. We're all out here to fight,

not to do missionary work. Is that

clear?

Yes, sir.

>> In 2 hours, the sun will be behind our

backs. Stay here with the men.

>> Yes, sir.

>> [music]

>> Marco, get my horse on the double.

I tell you, it'll never work. It'll

never work. The colonel knows what he's

up to.

>> Major Edmonson was still alive. I bet

he'd know what to do to save those men

down there.

>> What?

>> Take command.

>> You're talking mutiny.

>> Is that any different from the kind of

talk in that report that you and the

major were going to send to Washington?

>> Yes. That was illegal and proper

channels.

>> Well, I don't think those two men have

time enough for you to be legal or

proper, Captain. Not if you ask me.

Well, Captain Amen, sir. They're pretty

impatient.

>> That'll wait another 45 minutes.

>> You don't understand, sir. They don't

want to go through with this thing.

>> They'll go through with it.

>> Those two men down there are killed. The

men will never forgive you.

>> Captain is not important whether those

men forgive me or not. It's important

that they obey my orders. Do you

understand?

>> Yes, sir.

>> Now, is there anything else?

>> No, sir.

Nothing else.

He won't listen at all, sir.

>> No.

>> Well, I guess that leaves things smack

up to you, Captain.

>> What can I do?

>> Take command, sir. Then either try to

bargain with Krueger or leave him alone.

>> Leave him alone.

>> That way, those men will have a chance

at least to try and escape. If nothing

else, if they get killed, it won't be us

causing the killing, sir.

>> No.

>> Well, why not, Captain?

>> I can't. That's all. I just can't

explain it.

Maybe the colonel knows what he's doing.

>> Yes, sir. He knows what he's doing. All

right, sir. He knows those two men down

there don't stand a chance.

>> Why don't you just be quiet, new boy?

Start acting like a soldier and do what

you're told. If there was another way

for Mackenzie to do this, he'd have done

it.

>> Oh, you're just wrong, old-timer. You're

just completely wrong.

Where is he, Captain?

>> Out there watching Krueger. Two of

Edmonson's patrol were taken prisoner.

>> They're still alive.

>> Not for long, sir. We attack in 5

minutes.

>> You can't. Barton, you've got to stop

him.

>> How?

>> I don't care how. Just do it. Didn't he

tell you about Krueger's note?

>> Oh, what note? The one I brought in.

Krueger's willing to release the

prisoners once he's safely across the

river.

>> Why in heaven's name didn't he say

something about it?

>> I don't know. The colonel ignored it

altogether.

>> The way I see it, Captain, you've got to

take command right now. You've got to.

>> Jerick, I can't.

>> No board of inquiry in the world would

convict you for taking command. Now,

>> Lieutenant Jerick,

>> what are you doing here?

>> I came to tell the men the truth about

the note and about you.

Why didn't you say something about

Krueger's note?

>> Because I didn't believe the note.

>> Well, you can believe it now.

>> No, I can't.

>> Why not? You can see the prisoners.

>> Once Krueger gets those men across the

river, he'll never send them back alive.

>> Give him a chance. Give those men a

chance.

>> The only chance those men have is a

surprise attack. And that's what we're

going to do.

>> No, Colonel. We're not going to attack.

>> Who says we're not?

>> I do.

>> And we back the captain up. All of us.

>> I'm sorry, Colonel. I'm taking command.

Sergeant, get them into the horses.

We're withdrawing.

>> Yes, sir. Stand as you were. All of you.

>> Remember the sound of one shot and both

those men are dead.

>> Just what do you intend to do, Colonel?

>> I intend to get those men.

>> Not down that hill.

>> You're going to stop them all by

yourself, Colonel.

>> If I have to.

And when I finished, I'm going to see to

it that each one of you walks back to

Fort Clark.

And then I'm going to break you.

Stop it.

>> [music]

>> Mutiny. When one man knows the

desperation of being alone against hate,

alone against the world.

[music]

A fool.

>> [music]

[music]

>> No one spotted Come here,

>> Captain. He might make it. We better get

ready. If there's any shooting, we got

to get down there.

>> All right, men. Let's go.

Heat.

[music]

Heat. [music]

>> [music]

>> Not to every man, to only a chosen few,

comes a climax when more than courage is

called for. When everything a man

believes in is put to the test.

>> It's all right. It's Ray. Any word from

McKenzie?

>> That's McKenzie.

[music]

>> The stinkers dressed in our uniforms.

>> What do you make of that, Captain?

>> Colonel was right. Our men were dead all

along and we fell for it.

>> Well, the colonel didn't.

>> Sergeant,

>> deploy the men to drive those cattle

back where they belong.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Follow me, man.

>> Colonel, what can I say except that?

>> There's nothing you can say, Captain.

It's all over.

>> You don't mean you're going to forget

all that?

>> No, I'm never going to forget all that.

Neither are any of you. I'll see to it.

Every one of those non-coms now has no

stripes whatsoever. And you, Captain,

are now a lieutenant. The rest of what

happened here today, we'll keep among

ourselves. And eventually, we'll settle

it among ourselves.

Come in.

>> Goodbye, Colonel.

>> Well,

goodbye, Betty. I uh I imagine Baltimore

will seem rather strange after Fort

Clark. By the time I reach Baltimore,

Colonel, I will have forgotten Fort

Clark. I have to make myself forget this

horrible this place.

>> Yes. Well, I I guess it isn't much for a

woman.

>> Isn't much for most men either. It

wasn't for Bob. He should have faced

himself and not you. But then there

aren't many men with the courage of

their convictions such as you, Colonel.

>> Bob didn't like courage.

>> Whatever it was, he was wrong about

this. I hope you can forgive him.

>> Goodbye, Colonel.

>> I said by the time I reach Baltimore, I

will have forgotten Fort Clark. But I'll

never forget you, Colonel. I'll always

pray for you, wherever you may be.

>> [music]

>> McKenzie's raiders rode again and again

carrying out the secret orders of the

president of the United States. Do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest. Make it a decent place for

people to live. Ride with McKenzie's

raiders as they relive the blazing pages

of history in the making.

[music]

>> [music]

[music]

>> Heat. Heat. [music]

>> [music]

>> Heat. [music]

[music]

Heat.

[music]

From the archives of the United States

Cavalry, the true stories of Colonel

Ranold McKenzie and the cavalrymen he

led. McKenzie's raiders. His secret

orders from the president of the United

States. Clean up the Southwest. Make it

a fit place for Americans to live. Wipe

out the renegades, outlaws, and

murderers. If necessary, cross the Rio

Grand knowing capture means hanging by

the enemy. Discovery court marshal by

the United States Army.

[music]

October 1876,

deep in Mexico, Colonel Rand McKenzie

and a handful of raiders had finally

located the camp of the renegade

Churikawa Apache Gatito, a long sought

foe to be brought to justice, dead or

alive.

>> Your brother will be mince meat if he

falls off that ledge.

>> What did you know, Sarge? O Tobin's

part.

Yeah, I thought something was familiar.

>> And now Sarge, that's Davis's or mighty

clan.

>> Spot's camp.

>> Federalis Mexican border guards.

>> Where?

>> Coming this way, Colonel. They were so

close. I swear I could have reached out

and almost touched them.

>> They see you.

>> No, sir.

>> We better get out of here. Let's go.

Colonel, my brother,

we got to get him out. Colonel

>> Davis.

Davis,

>> I'm all right, sir.

>> We'd better hurry.

>> There's no time. We've got to leave him.

>> But Colonel, he's my brother.

>> Give him your cantens, both of you, and

your rations. We'll come back for you

when we can, Davis.

>> All right, Sergeant, let's go.

>> Toen,

>> hurry up. Do like the colonel says. Get

out of here.

>> But I can't leave.

>> You better leave. I'll be all right. You

here? You know what it'll mean if you

get caught down here.

My left leg. Easy, Colonel.

Let's go.

Them federal routes can't be far off. We

better get going.

>> All right, let's go. Give me the rains.

The thing McKenzie had feared most had

happened. A raider had been captured

alive below the border, and the Mexican

government had demanded a complete and

thorough investigation of the

circumstances.

And by the time I got back to the

horses, a federalis had me surrounded,

held me for two days. If I'd known

they're going to bring me back here, I

would have told him about Tobin

>> and have him stand trial, too.

Davis, the treaty between Mexico and the

United States forbids any soldier from

crossing the border. That's why General

Gonzalez insisted on this court marshal.

>> Yes, sir.

I reckon it's better this way.

Tobin's safe, ain't he? He's safe enough

at the moment, but you're not.

Everything depends on what happens at

this court. Marshall,

>> what do you mean, Colonel?

>> Adam, there are only 23 of us. 23

raiders who know what we've been up to.

Everyone else is going to testify

against you according to the way things

looked on the surface. That's why this

court marshal may well, it may reach

some pretty false conclusions.

>> Well, now don't you fret, Colonel. I can

take care of myself.

>> They're going to tear you apart.

>> More than a few Apaches have tried the

same thing. I'm still here. I ain't

worried.

>> Davis, this is not a fight with knives

and guns. There's more than one way to

cut a man.

>> Well, now don't you give it no thought,

Colonel. Really? I'm fine.

>> All right, Davis.

I hope you remember what you've just

said. I hope you remember it. When the

going gets real tough, a lot depends on

you, Davis. The very life of the Raiders

depends on you.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Trial starts in 1 hour.

Good luck.

>> Your dress uniform, sir.

>> Thank you.

>> Secretary Cameron wanted to see you as

soon as you're dressed, sir.

>> Right,

>> Sergeant. Remind me to make out a 5-day

pass for Corporal Tobin Davis.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Just in case.

Tell me something, Sergeant.

What would you do if they defamed you?

If they smeared your name as a soldier

in public?

>> Oh, I'd uh I'd

>> Go on. Go on. Tell me.

>> Well, I've been with the colonel for 10

years. I think he knows what I do.

>> Unfortunately, however, Adam Davis

hasn't had that 10 years.

>> Well, he has his oath of the Raider.

>> His oath? Yes.

An oath, Sergeant, is a calling upon God

to witness the truth of something we

say.

I'm afraid that by the time this trial

is over, Corporal Adam Davis may well

believe that God has completely deserted

him.

Colonel,

the responsibility for this situation

rests entirely upon your shoulders. The

government cannot allow it to become a

cause of war with Mexico.

And if the existence of the raiders

becomes known during this trial, you

yourself will face court marshall. The

president cannot support you.

>> Mr. Secretary, from the moment I

received those secret orders from the

president, I was aware that something

like this could and probably would

happen. I'm perfectly willing to take

full responsibility.

>> Also, as president of the court, my

decision will of necessity rest entirely

upon the evidencees presented.

>> I understand that, sir.

Good.

>> Uh, did you have a talk with this

Corporal Davis?

>> Yes, I did.

>> Of course, you did not tell him that you

are under secret orders from the

president.

>> As far as he or any other raider knows,

these foray across the river are

entirely my instigation.

>> Naturally,

Colonel,

quite a bit depends on the outcome of

this trial.

>> Quite a bit, sir.

most important thing being the very

existence of the Raiders.

[snorts and clears throat]

>> Exactly.

So much good has been done that well it

would be wrong if this were the end. Uh

the president has often told me that the

raiders live or die entirely with you

that he would never reactivate them if

if anything were to happen.

I wonder if Trooper Davis knows how

important he is. Odd how throughout

history so many vast enterprises have

depended on just one man.

>> Colonel, this trial judge advocate.

>> Uh, Lieutenant Fren, he's a good man.

>> He is not a raider.

>> Sir, I couldn't ask a raider to be a

prosecutor.

>> Of course. And the defense council.

>> Lieutenant Alexander also a good man. He

too knows nothing of the Raiders.

Unless uh Corporal Davis in discussing

the case with him has said something.

>> Well, in that case, wouldn't Lieutenant

Alexander have come to me for

verification?

>> Possibly. He intends to do that at the

trial. He's listed you as a witness for

the prosecution.

[music]

Everyone, please rise.

Colonel McKenzie has requested

permission to address this court.

Is hereby granted.

>> Mr. Secretary, gentleman of the court,

Lieutenant Alexander, Lieutenant Ferren.

In as much as this is a general court

marshal and the very life of the accused

is at stake, I as commander in this area

am disqualified to hear the case. This

court will be presided over by the

Secretary of War, Mr. James Cameron. His

decision and that of the court will be

final, subject only to review by the

President of the United States.

Lieutenant Ferron, would you read the

charges and specifications to the court?

>> This general court marshal is called to

order this 23rd day of October 1876 to

hear the case of Adam Davis, Corporal

Fourth United States Cavalry, 25th

Regiment, Secretary of War James

Cameron, presiding the accusations to

which Corporal Adam Davis was discovered

illegally under arms and in uniform

without proper authority within the

confines of the country of Mexico by

Federalis forces. This action known by

the accused to be such as to endanger

the peace existing between that country

and the United States.

>> Lieutenant Ferron, you may open your

case.

>> Mr. President, officers of the court, in

my mind, this is clear-cut, but I also

believe there is an insidious side to

this case, and I intend to prove it.

>> You may proceed.

>> As my first witness, I call Trooper John

Smith to the stand.

>> Trooper Smith.

Raise

your right hand. You swear to tell the

truth, the whole truth, nothing but the

truth. So help your guide.

>> I do. Be seated.

>> Trooper Smith, the accused is billeted

in the same quarters as yourself, is he

not?

>> That's right, sir.

>> Would you please tell the court exactly

what you told me?

>> Well, every once in a while, he uh ain't

there.

>> Will you explain that? Well, what I mean

is we all draw our duty after morning

roll call. We all kind of know what

everybody else gets. A lot of times

Davis draws duty, then

he just ain't there.

>> You mean he disappears?

You know where he goes?

>> No, sir.

Couple times I seen him sneaking into

the billet late at night. None of my

business.

Kind of suspicious, though.

>> Mr. Devon, have you ever had any

dealings with the accused?

>> Sure. Like all the other soldiers, he

buys tobaca and such like from me.

>> Has he ever sold you anything?

>> Yeah, some silver ornaments.

>> Do you know where these ornaments were

made?

>> Objection. The witness couldn't know,

Mr. President. With 15 years experience

as a trader on the frontier, I believe

he would know.

>> Objection overruled. The witness will

answer.

>> Well, it was Mexican silver.

>> I see. Now, Mr. Devon, would you please

tell the court just how often the

accused brought these items of Mexican

silver to your store?

Now, one last question. You say you've

been trading on the frontier for the

last 15 years.

>> That's right.

>> Then you know the Copas and the

Maricopas.

>> Sure.

>> Would you say that these friendly Texas

Indians have a way of working silver

similar to the Mexicans?

>> Yes.

>> Could you tell the difference between

the two?

>> Well, no. Well, I reckon not.

>> You couldn't.

>> Isn't it true that several other

troopers have sold you items similar to

those you bought from the accused?

>> Yeah.

>> No more questions.

>> You may step down. Call your next

witness.

>> Next witness.

>> I would like to call Colonel Ronald

McKenzie to the stand.

Now, Colonel,

may I ask why on two occasions when the

accused was about to depart on furlow,

why did you personally cancel his leave?

Objection. Colonel McKenzie isn't being

judged. I see no reason why he should be

made to account for the handling of his

command. My apologies if I appear to be

doing that, but I am trying to establish

a point.

>> What is that point, Lieutenant? I'm

trying to show that on several occasions

it was necessary for the commanding

officer himself to discipline him.

>> In general, let me say that discipline

is usually handled by my chain of

command. However, with reference to the

point you wish to establish, it's true

that on occasion I exercise my

prerogative and discipline the men

personally, uh, Corporal Davis, no more

and no less than any other man.

>> Yes, of course.

Colonel, how would you rate the accused

as a soldier?

I had always rated Corporal Davis as an

extremely brave and able soldier.

>> Had until now.

>> I didn't mean

>> if it pleased the court.

>> Lieutenant Alexander,

>> the trial judge advocate at the opening

of this court marshall made a statement

that there was a insidious side of this

case. I failed to see any proof of this.

If I may, I'd like to ask just what he's

getting at with his whole line of

questioning.

>> I'll tell you what I've been getting at.

The accused is known to have disappeared

from this post to have had in his

possession Mexican silver here purported

to be gotten from the Indians. I'll even

admit to that. Specifically, the Indian

Gatito.

>> It's a lie. Believe me, he's lying.

>> Mr. Speaker,

>> I believe this man has treasonously

funneled information to Gatito to assist

him in his raid for personal

consideration.

>> That's a lie. A lie. Believe me, he's

lying.

and that he has selfishly endangered the

lives of settlers in this area by

bringing on the threat of retaliation

from the Mexican government.

>> There is only one conviction open to

this court.

>> Mr. President,

>> treason.

>> He's lying.

>> May I speak?

>> No, believe me. He's lying. He's lying.

[music]

After four days and nights, though

prepared to die, trooper Tobin Davis

waited for the promised return of

Colonel McKenzie.

With food and water almost gone, the

wait would soon have to end.

I will remind you all that this is a

military court and you will conduct

yourselves accordingly.

I sincerely hope that the recess has

given everyone time to calm down. And

Lieutenant Ferren, I warn you again. I

will permit no further unfounded

accusations of treason.

Lieutenant Alexander, you will constrain

the accused.

>> My apologies to the court, sir. and this

court to Senor Escimeia, the Mexican

representative.

>> You may proceed.

>> Thank you, sir. Now, Colonel, would you

please tell the court how long the

accused has been here at Fort Clark?

>> I can't tell you that exactly. I'd have

to consult my records.

>> Well, approximately

>> a year, 14 months, perhaps.

>> Mhm. How long has Corpal Tobin Davis

been here?

>> The brothers were transferred here at

the same time. According to the records,

they have served the entire time of

their enlistment together. As a matter

of fact, they're inseparable. Isn't that

correct, sir?

>> It would appear so. Well, under the

circumstances, don't you find it strange

that Tobin Davis isn't here at this

trial?

Do you know where he is at the moment?

>> Lieutenant Ferron, it was pointed out to

you a few moments ago that Colonel

McKenzie cannot be expected to have such

answers.

>> Sir, with the court's permission, I can

give you that answer. I know where he is

not. He is not here at Fort Clark.

>> Mr. President, I fail to see what this

information proves. A check of the

records of the officer of the day will

undoubtedly reveal the whereabouts of

Tobin Davis. Or does a trial judge

advocate believe that he too is guilty

of these accusations? I am afraid that

my answer to that question might cause

another outburst.

>> Now you're accusing my brother of your

filthy lies.

>> Order.

Order.

Lieutenant Theron, if you are formerly

accusing Corporal Tobin Davis of illegal

acts, you will do so in the prescribed

manner.

This court marshall hearing stands

adjourned until 1:00 tomorrow afternoon.

Corpal.

Corpal.

Colonel,

I told you it wasn't going to be easy.

>> I know, but Lieutenant Fon's making me

out a traitor. And Tobin, too.

>> Lieutenant's only doing his duty as he

sees it.

>> But it's not right. Sure, I was across

the river. The reason why I can keep it

to myself,

but I can't stand.

>> Davis, don't you think I want to deny

Lieutenant Fren's accusations? Don't you

think I want everybody to know the truth

about you? But it can't be that way.

Even if your life depended on it, I'd

have to keep my mouth shut. It's my duty

to keep my mouth shut. Just like it's

your duty to take anything that they

throw at you on that stand. Duty.

Exactly, Adam. Duty.

Everything good that we've accomplished

in this territory has been accomplished

by men who who saw their duty and didn't

turn their backs on it.

What that lad must be going through.

It's not fair. It's not fair to ask that

much of any man.

>> It's asked every time that you lead a

band of raiders across the room, Brandy.

They volunteered.

Some have died in the field as their

sacrifice. Corporal Davis is another

kind of sacrifice. He must give it and

we must expect it.

Colonel, there is nothing that you can

do.

>> Yes, there is. There's one thing I can

do.

>> What do you mean?

>> My leg is loosened up enough. I'm going

to go after Corporal Tobin Davis.

>> That will not influence Corporal Davis.

>> That was not my intention, sir.

>> I apologize,

>> Mr. Cameron. Adam Davis or no Adam

Davis, trial or no trial, I'd be going

after that man in Mexico. Of course. But

what about the patrols? I understand the

federalis have closed the border.

>> I'll get through somehow. I'll get

through if I have to ride as far south

as the real Concus.

>> Just one more word.

If you are caught, you will face the

same fate as Corporal Davis.

>> That's the fate I live with, Mr.

Cameron.

Davis.

Corporal Davis, can you hear me? here.

All right, cinch it around you.

Here we go.

Didn't

that good for nothing brother of mine

come with you, Colonel?

You and I are due back at the fort.

>> Lieutenant Alexander, before this

session began, you requested permission

to address the court.

>> Yes, Mr. President. Against my advice,

Corporal Davis wants to take the witness

stand.

>> Corporal, are you aware of the

consequences once you take the oath?

>> Yes, sir, I am.

>> You will be open to cross-examination by

the trial judge advocate.

>> I know, sir.

>> Sergeant Wells.

>> Corporal Davis,

>> raise your right hand. You swear to tell

the truth, the whole truth, nothing but

the truth will help you God.

>> I do. Be seated.

>> You may address the board.

>> Strange.

I stand over there and I tell the truth.

It can't be heard. I am out of order.

Over here, it can be heard.

>> Judicial procedure was not devised in

this court. Corporal,

what is it that you wish to say? under

oath before God.

I want to wipe out the lies told about

my brother. My brother is guilty of

nothing. He is innocent of the

accusations made here. I'm on trial.

Think what you will of me. He's not here

to defend himself.

>> And your impassion, please most

touching, perhaps even to be believed.

But it is my belief that you are guilty.

Guilty of illegal dealings below the

border. Guilty of treason.

>> That's a lie.

>> Then will you kindly, for the benefit of

this court, tell us what you were doing

below the border?

>> Well, Corporal Davis, we're waiting for

your answer.

What were you doing in Mexico?

The accused will answer.

I refuse to answer.

You may think what you will.

The accused will stand.

>> Corporal Adam Davis, of the charges and

specifications,

you have been found guilty.

You will be stripped of all insignia,

formally and dishonorably discharged

from the United States Army, and forfeit

all rights and privileges. Do you

this sentence to be carried out

immediately?

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>> The colonel told me everything.

>> Just says you're safe.

>> But why, Adam?

It's the way it's got to be.

Colonel,

at the end there, Secretary Cameron, he

he seemed to know, did he?

I can't answer that, Adam.

>> Yes, sir.

>> I can only tell you this. The ones who

count, well, they know.

>> Thank you, Colonel.

>> What now, Adam?

Well, I I've been in this part of the

country for a long time. I guess I'll

homestead, get a piece of land, work it,

maybe

if there's ever a need for a unofficial

raider. Well,

>> I'd be proud.

[music]

McKenzie's raiders rode again and again

carrying out the secret orders of the

president of the United States. Do

whatever necessary to clean up the

Southwest. Make it a decent place for

people to live. Ride with McKenzie's

raiders as they relive the blazing pages

of history in the making.

>> [music]

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>> Heat.

Heat.

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Heat.

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Heat.

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