Death in the Cards

The National Broadcasting Company presents Joe McCray in Tales of the Texas Rangers. Tonight transcribed from Hollywood, another authentic reenactment of a case from the files of the Texas Rangers. Tales of the Texas Rangers starring Joe McCray as Ranger Jason Pearson.

Texas more than 260,000 square miles. And 50 men will make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement party in North America. America. Now from the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on fact only name states and places are fictitious for obvious reasons. The events themselves are a matter of record. Case for tonight death in the cards. It is 1130

p.m. on the night of January 26 1947 at the Ranch House of Chester Gentry in Reeves County, Texas. Chester is on the telephone as his steps on will end. Call me when you find him.

Thanks, Sheriff. Where you been, Will? Just out having a beer. That Sheriff Bennett you're talking to? Yeah. Your friend, Toby, she telephoned you a while ago. Toby, I just... Oh, you didn't tell a sheriff about Toby?

I sure did. Sheriff just called to say he located Toby to his room in the house over in Biggestown, but Toby wouldn't say it. Well, I've told you a hundred times that's the worst thing in a world you could do.

Toby just finds out he'd kill me. Well, I... Maybe he has found out you told a sheriff. Maybe he's on his way here right now to get me. right now to get me. Look, you got to give me the money to pay him off now.

No, Will. No more money. Do you know what you're saying? He'll kill me if I don't pay him at Thomas. Now you listen to me, Will. I've reached the end of my rope and this whole rotten mess. I'm through.