
Original Air Date: April 20, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Cisco KidPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Jack Mather (Cisco)• Harry Lang (Poncho) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now, let's get into this episode.
Narrator
Here's adventure, here's romance. Here's the famous Robin Hood of the Old West.
Cisco Kid
Cisco. He shared it.
Audience Member
He is getting closer this way.
Pancho
Pancho Famano.
Narrator
The Cisco Pit. Now the Cisco Kit in our gripping story Mistaken Identity. For months, the bandits Ridge Tarle and Paul Breen had terrorized Wyler county in the Old west, robbing and murdering. In particular, these two desperados took delight in shooting down officers of the law from ambush as witnessed the murders of three successive sheriffs of Wyler County. And so clever were Tarle and Breen at covering their tracks, so casual and mingling with the people of the town of Wyler that no one suspected them of being the killers. Now, as our story opens, the outlaws are riding toward a sharp turn in.
Audience Member
The stage road up in the hills. If the stage is on time, another.
Pancho
Be right along, Paul.
Audience Member
Yeah. Deputy United States Marshal of Florida. According to word I got in Wyler. There's the grove. Oh, up there. Whoa. Whoa. And get these horses back on site, Wall. All right. Found that linen dust in your mask? Yeah. I'll be right with you, Ridge. Come on, make it fast. Stage is coming down, slows for this turn. We'll get it. Get behind them big rocks over there, Paul. And remember, we don't call each other by name and we don't do no more talking than we have to. I'll remember when he said deputy marshal off the crown of ought to be the only person. Yeah. Now remember, when it stops, you grab them lead range full. All right, driver, that's far enough. Slow down that fox, driver, or I'll look you. Come on, throw it down. Oh, two passengers, eh, Marshal? And a young lady. Stay where you are, ma'am. As for you, Marsh, you murderer. Pleasant journey, ma'am, wherever you're going. All right, get them horses out of here.
Cisco Kid
Now.
Audience Member
Come on, Paul, in the box and ride up the trail. Get rid of these dusters and masks. In a box, Idemonian. Back to town to listen to what's going on.
Cisco Kid
Pancho thirsty, Cisco Loco thirsty too.
Pancho
We'll stop at the water hole down below, Pancho. It's not far now.
Cisco Kid
Oh, Pancho. Member and partial member of this country here.
Pancho
He's a fine country chico.
Cisco Kid
Very fine.
Pancho
I'm sorry. Sorry to hear about the two bandidos who are terrorizing this county.
Cisco Kid
Just go find those bandidos.
Pancho
I'm not so sure the sheriff will accept our help. We will do our best to help him. Neither do I, amigo. But I have heard reports that United States Deputy Marshal Onslow is on his way to help the new sheriff.
Cisco Kid
That's not good for us. Not to like us.
Pancho
No, he does not like us simply because we were lucky enough to round up those cattle rushers before he did. Ah, there's the water hole, Poncho. But there is room for all of us. Drink your fill, Diablo.
Cisco Kid
Drink coffee local.
Audience Member
Hey, just a minute or two.
Pancho
There is plenty of room at this pool, Seor.
Audience Member
I said wait till we're through.
Pancho
No, I do not think we will.
Audience Member
I'll see you about.
Pancho
Do not wait for your gun, Aubrey. I warn you, she want to get.
Cisco Kid
Hurt, you go for the gun. Cisco fixed you, hombre.
Audience Member
Cisco. Uh huh. Cisco Kid.
Pancho
That is what I'm called, Hombre.
Audience Member
Come on, let's go. All right. The next time, Cisco, keep out of my way. I might be in a bad mood enough. Then.
Cisco Kid
All of a sudden he might want to fight you.
Pancho
Cisco. That hombre has the face and the eyes of a weasel puncher. A weasel is a killer. But let us forget about those two. After we have watered Diablo and Loco and had a drink ourselves, we'll ride on toward the town.
Audience Member
Stage is might late, Sheriff.
Pancho
Yeah, but it'll be getting in in a minute, though.
Cisco Kid
Mallon Humphreys, he's the driver. Brings him in on time.
Audience Member
Oh, here she comes around in the bend out there.
Cisco Kid
I Thunder Humphreys is really teaming them horses in. Wondered if anything happened.
Audience Member
I don't know.
Cisco Kid
Well, anyway, I sure will have reinforcements. Mallon, you've been an express company detective and the deputy marshal coming in. Say, that's my niece, Jane. Well, Jane, honey, we got held up.
Geico Rep
And the killer shot down the marshal.
Cisco Kid
Mama, go talk to the Humphries, will you? Get the story. There, there now, Jane, I'm mighty glad to see you. Didn't know you was coming on here, though.
Geico Rep
It's a surprise visit, uncle, tonight. But if I'd known this was going to happen.
Cisco Kid
Oh, all right, honey, you go on over to the house. Your aunt will be mighty happy to see you. Looks like I gotta go right to work here. Just one thing.
Audience Member
Did you get a good look at this here bandit?
Geico Rep
There were two of them over here. They both had on linen dusters and masks, so I couldn't tell.
Cisco Kid
Well, I'll go get some men and ride out to the scene of the hold up.
Geico Rep
And I'll go too.
Cisco Kid
No, no call for you to go.
Audience Member
Jane, you.
Cisco Kid
You better go get some red.
Geico Rep
No, I don't need yesterday. But I'm all right. Just let me go change my clothes. I want to do anything I can to help bring those devils to justice.
Cisco Kid
Be in the town a while. As soon.
Pancho
Very soon. Poncho. What is that? The branch of that bush is rising slowly of its own accord. The right list looks as someone had stepped on it and pressed it to the ground. Anything like that is of interest to me, Chico.
Cisco Kid
Maybe a big bear. Step in the branch.
Pancho
It's possible.
Audience Member
Let's see.
Pancho
No, it's not a bear, Chico.
Cisco Kid
It's not a bear.
Pancho
Print of a man's boot. Boot more as it prints.
Audience Member
Ahead.
Cisco Kid
Get a box ahead too.
Pancho
Box of the express company.
Cisco Kid
You can hold up?
Pancho
No, I think so.
Audience Member
And recently too.
Pancho
Let's have a look at these boxes. See? Very recently. Box is not weather beaten or sun bleached. A poncho. Linen dusters and masks. What do you know, Cisco? What do you know? Apparently we have stumbled upon a place where two banditos threw away some evidence. Look at these dusters.
Narrator
Look, look, look.
Cisco Kid
Look, Cisco. Riley's come. All right, you Aubreys, get your range out.
Pancho
See you, Sheriff.
Cisco Kid
And keep them up rough, tough, humbly. This one she scopes.
Pancho
And you're Marin, the express company detective. Poncho.
Audience Member
Well, Cisco Kid and Poncho part with a good.
Cisco Kid
You the Cisco Kid.
Pancho
See, sheriff?
Cisco Kid
Well, I never met up with you, Cisco, but all the things I've heard about here. Good. You too, Poncho.
Pancho
Gracias, sheriff.
Cisco Kid
Gracious, sheriff.
Audience Member
Yeah, but look, Sheriff. These umbers got the box and them dusters and masks.
Pancho
We stumbled upon them by accident, Sheriff. I can explain that to you very easily.
Cisco Kid
Wait a minute, Jane. Hey, can you come over here? In a minute.
Audience Member
Sure.
Geico Rep
What is it?
Cisco Kid
Do these look like the dusters and masks them two killers was wearing?
Geico Rep
Let me see. Yes they do. This is the mask the man who shot the marshall hat on. I remember it was cut irregularly at the top.
Audience Member
Guess that's all you need Sheriff.
Cisco Kid
Now wait a minute Mal. Can you tell if these two was the men?
Geico Rep
No I can't Uncle G. I don't think the men were quite as big as these two but I can't be sure.
Audience Member
Now listen Sheriff. We know this much that Cisco and the marshal was on the outs. So Cisco would want to shoot him down.
Pancho
That is not true hombre.
Cisco Kid
No, no, not the true.
Audience Member
Well I'm filing claim to these two on suspicion of murder and robbery in Sage City. I'm filing prior claim to them in the name of the express company. Bring him into Wyler and we'll question him some. What'd you find out Rich? Plenty. Who do you suppose Marin and the sheriff have gotten? Sheriff's office. Oh this look hiddenly psychic. No, I just walked past the sheriff's office to look in the window. They got Cisco and the fat one and they also got the box and the dusters and the masks. Yeah but they ain't got us Ridge. No, and they ain't going to get us. It looks to me like Siscom across the place where we threw away their stuff. Good. Let em swing. Only thing is. What? This is a great chance to gun down that ship. Maybe for Cisco here too. Cut him down. You're crazy Rick. Oh no, I ain't either. The more shares we get, the more scared the people are going to get. I ain't scared. Now let's make them even more scared and pretty soon we won't have no opposition at all. Listen, if you think I'm going to walk into that sheriff's office. I said anything about walking in there. He up on the clock above the office. A couple of bullets go through the window. I don't know Rich. I say you look well enough alone. Well you ain't got to say. Come on we'll get some rifles and get up there. Now look Cisco, you might as well confess that we got the goods on you.
Pancho
You Mallon. I'm confessing to nothing I did not do.
Cisco Kid
We're not bandido seor. We find these things.
Pancho
As for your statement that we were not on good terms with the United States Deputy Marshal, you are quite right. We were not. But that is not our fault. You will talk with his superior. You will get the real reason I.
Audience Member
Ain'T talking with anybody. I don't need to.
Narrator
Don't look to me as if we.
Cisco Kid
Got proof enough to hold Cisco at Poncho Marlon.
Audience Member
I got all the proof I need, Chief. I'm asking you to lock em up in this jail till I get the leg irons ready to put on em. Then I'll haul em over to Sage City to face them charges.
Pancho
Let me make one thing clear right now, Senor Mallon. You are not going to put leg irons on us.
Audience Member
You better be careful how you talk, Cisco. We got your guns, remember?
Pancho
I repeat, you are not going to put leg irons on us.
Cisco Kid
You just try leg irons and Pancho get you with his bare feet.
Audience Member
Shut up. You get your keys out of this sheriff and lock these two up. Well, all right. And if one of them so much as makes a wrong move, he'll get this gun butt on the skull. I'll get the cheese ballot.
Cisco Kid
Great jumping Jupiter.
Pancho
Back away from the window, Sheriff. Quickly.
Cisco Kid
Fight Thunder. Get back. I sure will. Now, what do you think? To you, madam? Do you think Cisco and Pancho fire those shots.
Audience Member
Oh, but one of your gang did.
Cisco Kid
What perfectly wrong, Baron. That raw Cisco yelled for me to get back from that window.
Audience Member
I still say these two got a gang back up in them hills.
Pancho
You know anything at all about us? Somebody you know that Poncho and I hold quite alone.
Cisco Kid
Yeah, Cisco and Poncho. I alone.
Audience Member
Come on, get going out into the cell.
Pancho
No, Senor Mallon, we are willing to submit to questioning. Not by anyone as pigheaded as yourself.
Cisco Kid
Oh, now hold on. Says go. I tried to figure Mallon's mistake in myself. What have he set on holding you? I'm duty bound to help him, Sheriff.
Pancho
You are all right. You must uphold the law. Nevertheless, Pancho and I are not going to stay in this office to be shot down from outside.
Cisco Kid
We go, Cisco say no you don't, Cisco. Maybe you're quite a fighter, but I ain't so bad myself. Get the sheriff, Cisco.
Pancho
At least you are honest about it, Sheriff. Watch that melanoma, Poncho.
Cisco Kid
Ajo like Cisco. That show won't do you no good.
Audience Member
See how you like this gun butt. Keep Cisco busy, Sheriff. Can I get a good crack at him? Like this? Oh, there. By thunder, that'll hold him. Now come on, Sheriff, give me a hand. These two hombres are going to swing for murder.
Narrator
Once again. Cisco and Poncho are in serious trouble. In just a moment we'll return to the Cisco Kid. Now back to the Cisco pit in our gripping story Mistaken Identity. As Cisco and Poncho were riding down the trail toward the town of Wyler, they came across some evidence in the form of linen dusters, masks and the express company money box thrown away by the two desperados who had held up the stage, killed the United States deputy marshal and made off with the booty. Just then the sheriff and an express company detective, one Mallon, rode up and arrested our friends on suspicion. A pipe followed him to sheriff's office, during which Mallon gunwhipped both Cisco and Poncho.
Audience Member
Now in the cell of the jail. Oh, the top of my head is cut off.
Pancho
At least he has not put those light irons on us yet.
Cisco Kid
Why?
Pancho
He thinks we guilty people because he has a job to hold someone. He will lose that job.
Audience Member
That's all the hold up that I've.
Pancho
Been taking place lately, Sheriff. Not thinking. The sheriff does not, you'll see on our side if he could. Don't you think Mallon know we're not guilty?
Cisco Kid
George Hombury's firing through the window.
Pancho
He made up his mind to hold us in the way. Get away. Do not worry, puncher.
Audience Member
There's board from the wall on the floor.
Pancho
Why not see if I can pull up that board.
Cisco Kid
We got a way out. You cook?
Pancho
No, we'll not do that, amigo.
Audience Member
Want to get a couple of hands to the earth there.
Pancho
What is the steel? You will see when they come into this cell. Meanwhile, we must do something about those vandilas. But that is not what I meant. No one in this town knows who they are, according to the sheriff. Good. No, no. They are not ghosts.
Cisco Kid
Not good.
Pancho
For some reason they have a feud against sheriffs. They have already killed several sheriffs in this town. And you just saw a poncho that tried to kill this one. You almost killed this one. He spoke. And I have no doubt that the bombardo to fire those shots. The ones who held up the stage and killed the deputy marshal. So our first job when we get out of here, Poncho, will be to track down those bandidos. Not out yet, sister? No, but I think it will not be long before. All right.
Audience Member
Here, let's get these leg irons on them.
Pancho
I'll punch you in their faces.
Cisco Kid
He's go. Oh, hey, what's the idea?
Pancho
I'm sorry, Sheriff, but this must be. Take that gun from your mallet. Why don't you get the sheriff's gun?
Cisco Kid
Why don't you get him?
Pancho
Just go the cell door and Lock it.
Audience Member
Come back here, you prat. Cr?
Pancho
Ad. Come. Poncho. No. Get our guns from the sheriff's office, Poncho. And then we will do what we can about those bantiros.
Audience Member
Oh, boy. Whoa, Shitty. Come on, Rich. Get the rifles. Cold. Plenty ammunition. We got a job to do. Thrown inside the cabin. We'll load up. What's the job? Get her destroyed. Gareth and Mallon are going to take Cisco and the Batman over the Sage City in iron. Well, the best place to do that is out by Devil's Rock. You hear whether we got anybody with that shooting? We did prove a sheriff Winter. No, I guess they kept that for themselves. Anyway, that's over and done with now. And you were after Paul. Yeah. Still going to get that sheriff, are you? This time we ain't only going to get him. We're going to get them all. All of them? That's what I said. But how many's going?
Pancho
And what if There's a possibility the.
Audience Member
Proxy will ease off? But I don't think there will be. I think it'll just be the four this time. Going to get the sheriff and Mal. An analysis for kids. Some brakes like that are dangerous to us, Paul. All of them are dangerous.
Cisco Kid
We ride the same silly trail, Cisco.
Pancho
Yeah, that is right. We do, Pancho.
Cisco Kid
Why we do this, Cisco?
Pancho
Because I believe those two dealers are in close touch with what goes on around the town of Guayda.
Cisco Kid
Why do you think this, Pancho?
Pancho
Do you remember those two hombres we met at the water hole?
Cisco Kid
I remember, Cisco. Hombres think they tough, but they not so trouble.
Pancho
That spot was in the neighborhood of where the stage was held up. Also I saw one of those tumbres again. He was in the crowd that followed behind us, right for the sheriff's office. Mallon Hombre was talking loudly all that time of putting leg irons on us and taking us to State City.
Cisco Kid
And the hombre here Mallet, Mr. Hunt.
Pancho
He could not have helped it. I believe those two are the bandidos, Pancho. Now I'm just going to play a hunch. The two of them will try to dry gulf the sheriff perhaps us out on the Sage City trail out beyond here.
Cisco Kid
Pancho. Think that a good hunt, Cisco?
Pancho
It may be that I am wrong. If so, we will ride back to the town later under cover of darkness. For now let us see if I am right up the outer cat. Pull over.
Narrator
Burnout.
Pancho
Burnout.
Audience Member
This will be just the place. Yeah, plenty of COVID here. All right. Yeah. Watch the back field for Most half a mile before it cruise out of sight. Yeah, that's it right now. Here, Paul. Put our backs against this rock. Might as well do that. Killing himself.
Pancho
It's well.
Audience Member
Sure my sight lined up good. That double branch on that scrub line. I don't know how you guys over there. Yeah, but don't shoot at it. Why not?
Pancho
Somebody might hear the shot.
Audience Member
Ain't even started out yet. What's that stuff now? That back suit Nupol. Sure clip that off. That's the way I'm going to tip them Ombre when they get married. Horrible.
Pancho
You hear that, Poncho? Oh, there the ho.
Cisco Kid
Oh, I did not hear nothing.
Pancho
Fired a shot up ahead of us. Now what does that mean?
Cisco Kid
Somebody hunted this his foe perhaps?
Pancho
We can take no chances, amigo. Up ahead is Devil's Rock.
Cisco Kid
Around the bend of the trail, Sisto.
Audience Member
See?
Pancho
That would be the perfect place for an ambush. Chico.
Cisco Kid
What we do right back?
Pancho
No, we'll not ride back. No, there's another trail that goes around Devil's Rock. Poncho. Uh huh. We'll take that trail and come out behind the rock.
Cisco Kid
Behind the rock?
Pancho
We will investigate on foot. It may be that we will find the hombres we are looking for up the elbow. Come on.
Cisco Kid
We'll find the hombres. Do not know why we walked this through when we got the horses here.
Pancho
I have told you why we are walking, Poncho. Because if anyone is lying in wait up above a devil's rock, they will hear our horses. And be as bright as you can because we are getting closer. This may be the case of the.
Cisco Kid
Wild goose, you say?
Pancho
See, it may be with a little touch of. There are horses at the box. Just saw one of them lift his head. Careful now. Make no noise. Anyway. Follow me.
Audience Member
Seems as if they ought to be coming along soon. If they're coming at all, Rich. Tell you what, Crow. Wait another half hour. Then if they don't give up, we ride back. Or you can get the sheriff tonight. And Cisco and the other two, huh? Yeah.
Pancho
Come on. Be quiet.
Audience Member
Be glass.
Cisco Kid
The horse see us.
Audience Member
He's gone. What a beast, that horse waiting in there. I better go see. I'll go with you. Kind of cramps.
Pancho
Stand where you are, Omris.
Audience Member
Come on, Paul, let's get him.
Pancho
You wish, you'll fight. You can get your wish, Omri.
Cisco Kid
I can get you Ombre hit part you on the head with you. Who patch him Put you in the stomach. How'd you like this, Har?
Pancho
I've seen you before, hombre. I think this is the last time we care to see you at all. I'll make this as quick as possible.
Cisco Kid
Go to sleep, Hre. Go to sleep.
Pancho
Well, puncher, see you got your man too.
Cisco Kid
You get a hard hit, just go this point it out. No.
Pancho
Now let us take their guns, tie them up and get them back to the town of W. Perhaps this time that Marin om will believe us.
Geico Rep
But Uncle Dan never thought for a minute you were guilty, sister.
Pancho
I realize he did not, senorita. And I'm sorry we had to handle your uncle who shared it so roughly.
Geico Rep
Oh, well, he understood. And you finally managed to make that detective understand, didn't you?
Pancho
See? We did. It took quite a bit of talking, but he finally agreed that those two were the killers and not bunch of me.
Geico Rep
I don't see how anybody could think you here cares this.
Pancho
Gracias, sayulita.
Geico Rep
I mean it. I don't. You and Pancho planning to ride back this way soon?
Pancho
We very seldom make plans, senorita. But tell me, how long a visit do you plan to make?
Geico Rep
Oh, month, maybe.
Pancho
It is quite possible that Pancho and I will be riding back this way within the month.
Geico Rep
Is that a promise?
Pancho
Partly.
Geico Rep
But you may not.
Pancho
May not?
Geico Rep
Just in case she dances, see?
Pancho
Just in case we do not, I'm.
Geico Rep
Going to give you a little idea of how much I think of you, see? Like this. Oh, sister.
Pancho
Oh, senorita.
Cisco Kid
Not got any more troubles with the bandidos?
Pancho
Not have any more trouble with those bandidos, Pancho.
Cisco Kid
And they go to the prison, no?
Pancho
And went to prison for life, amigo.
Cisco Kid
Oh, that a long time.
Pancho
A very long time.
Cisco Kid
Like Pancho's uncle Jose think it a long time between jobs you score.
Pancho
Your uncle Jose thinks that Pancho?
Audience Member
Yes.
Cisco Kid
Not much work now where Pacho's uncle Jose lives.
Pancho
Well, I'm sorry to hear that, amigo. But then I suspect your uncle Jose does not look or work very hard.
Cisco Kid
Uncle Jose rather take a siesta in the sun.
Pancho
But he cannot take a siesta in the sun all day long, Pancho.
Cisco Kid
Ah, he not take a siesta all the day long to go.
Pancho
Well, then, does he look for work the rest of the day?
Cisco Kid
No, he might look for the work, Cisco, but he tried to find a way to make money.
Pancho
Well, that is better than nothing. What does your uncle Jose do, Kisko?
Cisco Kid
See that little dog over there? It go round and round, see?
Geico Rep
See?
Pancho
I see the little dog going around and around.
Cisco Kid
That's what Pancho's uncle Jose do, Cisco.
Pancho
Your Uncle Jose goes round and around in a little circle like that, Just.
Cisco Kid
Like a little dog.
Pancho
Cisco but why does your Uncle Jose go round in circles?
Cisco Kid
He tried to make both ends meet. Oh, Pancho. Oh, Cisco.
Narrator
And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the west, the Cisco Kid. Be sure to listen again for another thrilling adventure of the Cisco Kid. Cisco Kid was played by Jack Maller Poncho by Harry.
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Podcast Information:
In this thrilling episode of the Old Time Radio Westerns, host Andrew Rynes transports listeners to the rugged landscapes of Wyler County in the Old West. The story centers around the legendary Cisco Kid and his trusty companion Pancho, as they navigate a web of deceit and mistaken identity that threatens to tarnish their reputations.
The narrative unfolds with the notorious bandits Ridge Tarle and Paul Breen wreaking havoc in Wyler County, systematically eliminating the local sheriffs. Their cunning allows them to blend seamlessly into the community, making it difficult for law enforcement to trace the crimes back to them.
As Cisco Kid and Pancho journey towards Wyler County, they stumble upon incriminating evidence—linen dusters and masks—left behind by Tarle and Breen after a recent stagecoach robbery. This discovery sets off a chain of events that leads to their wrongful arrest.
Key Plot Points:
Host Introduction:
"Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rynes, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free."
Cisco Kid and Pancho Discussing Their Situation:
"Just go find those bandidos."
"I'm not so sure the sheriff will accept our help. We will do our best to help him."
Confrontation with Sheriff Mallon:
"Come on, let's get him."
"Do these look like the dusters and masks them two killers was wearing?"
Escalation to Violence:
"Shut up. You get your keys out of this sheriff and lock these two up."
"Get the sheriff, Cisco."
Clearing Their Names:
"I realize he did not, senorita. And I'm sorry we had to handle your uncle who shared it so roughly."
"And they go to the prison, no?"
"A very long time."
Closing Remarks by the Narrator:
"And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the west, the Cisco Kid."
Cisco Kid: The charismatic and intelligent protagonist who values justice and honor. Throughout the episode, Cisco demonstrates leadership and resourcefulness in uncovering the truth behind the mistaken identity.
Pancho: Cisco's loyal and quick-witted companion. Pancho provides both comic relief and steadfast support, showcasing his bravery and commitment to their shared cause.
Deputy Marshal Mallon: The antagonistic lawman whose biases and aggressive tactics lead to the wrongful arrest of Cisco and Pancho. His flawed judgment becomes a pivotal obstacle that the protagonists must overcome.
Ridge Tarle and Paul Breen: The true culprits behind the recent crimes in Wyler County. Their ability to disguise themselves highlights their cunning nature and deepens the mystery surrounding the law enforcement challenges in the region.
Mistaken Identity: The central theme revolves around the dire consequences of wrongful accusations. Cisco and Pancho's struggle emphasizes the importance of evidence and the dangers of preconceived notions in justice.
Friendship and Loyalty: The unwavering support between Cisco and Pancho is a testament to their strong bond, showcasing how partnership can overcome adversity.
Justice and Integrity: The episode underscores the pursuit of true justice over blind enforcement of the law, highlighting the protagonists' dedication to uncovering the truth despite personal risks.
"Mistaken Identity | The Cisco Kid" is a compelling tale of adventure, honor, and the relentless quest for truth. Through engaging dialogue and dynamic character interactions, the episode captivates listeners, offering a vivid portrayal of the challenges faced in the untamed Wild West. By the end, Cisco Kid and Pancho not only clear their names but also restore order to Wyler County, embodying the spirit of true Western heroes.
Cisco Kid on Responsibility:
"[09:12] Cisco Kid: Wait a minute Mal. Can you tell if these two was the men?"
Pancho on Innocence:
"[11:29] Pancho: You Mallon. I'm confessing to nothing I did not do."
Mallon on Authority:
"[12:10] Pancho: I repeat, you are not going to put leg irons on us."
Cisco Kid on Truth:
"[16:11] Cisco Kid: Not good."
This episode masterfully weaves suspense and drama, delivering a narrative that not only entertains but also imparts valuable lessons on justice and camaraderie. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to Old Time Radio Westerns, "Mistaken Identity | The Cisco Kid" offers a captivating listening experience that resonates with timeless Western motifs.