
Original Air Date: August 12, 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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Montana
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Andrew Rines
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Narrator
Here's adventure, here's romance. Here's the famous Robin Hood of the old West.
Montana
She's cold, he's sheriff. He is getting closer.
Narrator
The Cisco Kids.
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Narrator
Now the Cisco Kid in our exciting story Outlaw trail. Despite the vast reaches of the southwest of the 1870s, outlaws had certain trails they followed in escaping from the law. Certain territories in which they hid out. Law enforcement officers were quick to learn this. And so it is that hard bitten sheriff Dan Moley, a deputy and two men of a posse are riding along the river trail into the Gunstock Hills. A day out of the town of Apache Crossing. I sure hope your hunch is right, sheriff.
Montana
I figure it is.
Narrator
Yeah, but we ain't run across any tracks yet. Seems if we would by this time if them killers came this way.
Montana
Yeah. There's more than one trail into this country, deputy. Chances are them two took another one. But the trail's all meet up ahead.
Narrator
So you think that after they robbed the store and gunned down old Thompson, they let out for gun stock, huh?
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Yeah.
Montana
George Hammond will most likely be prospecting somewhere around here. We run across him, we'll ask him if he's seen a couple of ombre as I pass.
Narrator
He's a plum unfriendly critter. George Hammond.
Montana
He'll answer my question, but I got a pretty good idea who. Bulldog that job. I got word two days ago that him and his partner are riding in this country.
Narrator
Who you talking about here?
Montana
The Cisco Kid. Let's be getting along. Get up. Get up. So we commit murder for a measly $92?
Expedia Advertiser
Ah, quit your belly again, Suggs. How did I know that was all the money the old buzzard had in the till?
Montana
I ain't kicking about the murder, Montana. I'm kicking because we didn't get more money.
Expedia Advertiser
Next time we'll make sure ahead of time how much money there's going to be in the job. I could use more money myself. Hey, wait a minute. It's like.
Montana
Boo. What do you see? Montana.
Expedia Advertiser
Get these glasses leveled.
Poncho
Yeah.
Expedia Advertiser
Somebody down there by the river? Yeah, it's a prospector. He's panning for gold.
Montana
Gold, huh? Maybe we better ride down there and call on him.
Expedia Advertiser
Wait a minute. Wait, Thunder. He is panning gold out of that river, Suggs. Well, look in his face. He's hit a rich.
Montana
Hey, look. Up in the bluff just beyond him, there's a couple of riders. Let me see them. Brash at Montana.
Expedia Advertiser
Okay.
Montana
Might be Sheriff Dan Moley. He's a sticker once he gets started, huh? No, it ain't him. Hey, your Cisco Kid and the fat one that's always with him, Cisco. And blast it all, they're riding will take them right down there with that prospector. Let's go down and get him on here.
Expedia Advertiser
Not me. I ain't mixing with that Cisco Kid at close quarters. I've seen him in action.
Montana
Yeah, but that goal, he'll get it.
Expedia Advertiser
We'll be smart about it. We both got rifles. We both know how to use them. All right, come on. Let's get down a little closer. Then we'll get all three of them easy.
Montana
For drinking water. Cisco. Robo. Say, Toasty. We'll be down at the river in a moment, Poncho. Then we can drink our fill. We fill our canteens, too. No, see, it was a hot ride across the desert, amigo. Very hot. From here to Apache Crossing, we can ride alongside the river. Where we ride to Apache Crossing, Cisco? Oh, just to see the town again, Chico. It's been a long time since we were there. Also to find out if the old storekeeper, Senor Thompson, got the money I left for those two boxes of cartridges. Do not pay the money to Senior Thompson, C. He was not in the store at the time. No one was there. So I took the two boxes and left the money on the counter along with a note of explanation. Ah, look ahead, Pancho. Someone's down at the river. Hunts for ghost. He's good. Hey, that is what he's doing. Water for you, Diablo. Help yourself. Help yourself, lobo. Nice day, senor. Nice day, senor. You got a good look? No.
Narrator
All right, that's near enough. What do you hombres want here?
Montana
We came to the river for water, senor.
Narrator
Well, you can go somewhere else on the river for your water. Now get out of here.
Montana
Be careful with your gun, hombre. You heard me. Get going. You do not own these rivers, senor. So Pancho and I will leave here when we are good and ready. Let us drink, Pancho. Yeah, we drink with one eye on that gonchisko. I said get out of here.
Narrator
In a minute.
Montana
Look how she's gonna careless of that gun, hombre. I will take it away from you, Madremer. What is this? Hombre Fall down. She's. Somebody shooted us, Cisco. Behind those rocks. Pancho, quickly. Yeah, quickly. Someone is shooting from up on that hill. One of their bullets hit the prospector. Who? The zombies up there? I have no idea, Pancho. They shoot at us or him? I would say they were shooting at the three of us, but I do not know for sure. The time being, we will stay right here behind these rocksco. Hey, let us be on our guard, amigo, huh? Uh oh. The sheriff in the deputy C school, say. And two other men. Keep your hands up. Sisco, you and your partner both. Put your guns on them, boys. As you wish, Senor Sheriff. Old Hammond did, huh? Gun down. I'll have a look at this. Gun on the shore. One bullet fired. What you got to say about this, Cisco? I have this to say, Sheriff. The bullet that killed him came from up on the hillside across this river. Yeah, from around the bend down river. Caught one glimpse of you and Hammond fighting. See, that is true. He tell us to go outside. We got a right to drink at the river and all.
Narrator
Keep em up, you two.
Montana
What about that store holder back in the Patrick Crossing? What about gunning down old man Thompson? We know nothing whatever about that, Sheriff. And how is it that old man Thompson told me more than once how you stole ammunition from him. That is not true. I left the money to pay for that ammunition. Cisco have the money.
Narrator
That's a mighty thin story if you ask me, Sheriff. Cisco here would cheat Thompson. He'd rob him and kill him.
Montana
Cisco not cheat nobody. Not rob nobody, not kill nobody. You are greatly mistaken, senor Sheriff. Pancho and I have not been in Apache Crossing for two years. And as for the death of this hombre here, I'm arresting you and your partner on suspicion of robbery and murder. What do we do, sister?
Poncho
Be ready to ride, Pancho.
Montana
I see. There's no use trying to convince you, Senor Sheriff. However, if you will take one look up on that hillside. No, Pancho. Now, Pancho. Too close. Continue. No, we cannot. No, p. We will not. We are going to stay and clear our names of that charge of murder.
Expedia Advertiser
Ah, that's mighty lucky for us, Suggs. Mighty lucky. I hadn't counted on that. On what? And the sheriff's riding into that setup down there. I saw the whole thing through these glasses.
Montana
He thinks Cisco got the prospector, huh?
Expedia Advertiser
He must. Anyway, he's riding after Cisco now.
Montana
Yeah, but what about this Montana? The sheriff was close enough to hear our rifle shots.
Expedia Advertiser
Yeah. Maybe he didn't hear him on account of the canyon walls. Maybe he was riding over rough ground. Or maybe the river rapids drowned out the shots. Anyway, he's after Cisco now, not us. This gives us a good chance to get that Cisco kit.
Montana
Come on.
Expedia Advertiser
Slide down to where that guy was prospecting.
Montana
Seems to me we ought to let well enough alone where Cisco's concerned. Come on, Mr. Kevin.
Expedia Advertiser
Look, Suggs, that Cisco Kid's smart. He's gonna hang around here now and find out what's going on.
Montana
Yes, Isaac.
Expedia Advertiser
Hurry up and listen, will you? As soon as he shakes off the sheriff, he's gonna ride back and look things over down there. Right then is when we dry gouge him and the other one. We'll hide their bodies and the sheriff will think they've skipped.
Montana
Listen, Pancho. Listen, Pancho.
Poncho
I think we've thrown out the pursuit, amigo.
Montana
Riding the beach circle sea scoop seeing for a while we rode in the shallows of the river so the sheriff would lose our tracks. Look back there, Poncho sheriff in the party rebox. He scoops, see? And they are on none of the trails. Now we can get back to the scene of that shooting. And not far from there. Now. Come on diagonal back to the shore, Sisko. See? Take one thing at a time, Pancho. First we find out what we can about the killing of the prospector. Then we find out about the murder of Senor Thompson. He said. I say, Senor Thompson, I'll get the money that you left with the cartridges. As much as said so, Chico. He's quite possible Senor Thompson did not. Someone may have come in and picked up the money and the note, see? You're saying that Thompson thinks we the bandidos. No? That is understandable. I should have waited and paid the money to him directly. What Pancho wanted Who fired those bullets in the hill? That is what I want to know too. That is what I'm going to know, if possible. Better go on the rest of the way on foot, Foncho. I there, Cisco. I think it would not be wise. Those hombres may have come down to the shore to find out the result of their shooting. If so, they may still be around here. Why don't you keep the eye open, Cisco? Keep both eyes open, chico. Both eyes open. All right, come on. Walk quietly, Cisco. Think these homies the ones that robbed the store and chasing your Thompson? I do not know.
Poncho
It's possible. Do you see any tracks ahead? No, I do not. Not as yet. Pancho, I may be mistaken about those umbrellies coming down here. Body of the prospector is lying just.
Montana
As it was before.
Poncho
Wait. Thought I saw a shadow move at the edge of those big rocks.
Montana
Down, Pancho. That's a dry gulches, Pancho. We'll see about that. Look out. She's going to shoot again. Watch it, son. Try to kill us, will you? Umbrella. Get away from Montana.
Narrator
Just what I'm aiming to do.
Montana
Ah, you, Montana and Suggs. I remember those names only. Yeah, you remember nothing. When I get through with you. It remains to be seen.
Narrator
Omri.
Montana
He's coming back. Just the right time FR to take the Aubrey to jail. I'm getting out of here, Montana. So am I. After them. Fighto the bull whip again.
Poncho
She's going to hurt.
Montana
Damn. Where you are, Cisco? You too. Fat one. Good. You could fat one. This time we mean business. Take just one step and we gun you both down.
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Where would you sit?
Poncho
No, she's too far away, Pancho.
Montana
Sheriff. You saw those homies run away. Get them for questioning. You're the two I want. You're the two I got. But you can at least send two of your men after them, Sheriff. Madre mia, that is only the part of wisdom. Shut up. Deputy, you and Sam get down off your horses. Get these hombres guns and tie them up tight with that rawhide rope. Very well. Sheriff, why don't you and I will go with you. This time we have no choice. But I tell you, you are arresting the wrong one. I'll be the judge of that. You're a bad hombre, Cisco. And you're going to swing for these murder.
Narrator
And there's no doubt the sheriff means exactly what he says. In just a moment we'll return to the Cisco Kid.
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Narrator
Now back to the Cisco Kids in our exciting story Outlaw Trail on their way to the town of Apache Crossing, Cisco and Poncho became innocently involved in the murder of a prospector by unseen gunman. Escaping from the sheriff and his posse, our friends circled back to the scene of the shooting and closed with the two killers, Montana and Suggs. Just then the sheriff returned and paying no attention to the real bandits, ordered Sisko and Pancho to throw up their hands.
Montana
Now tie them up good and tight, Jeff, you They sure will, Sheriff, if.
Narrator
They get their guns.
Montana
Sheriff, I tell you, you are making a big mistake. Those hombres who ran for their horses are the ones you want. Gee, you run after them, Sheriff. Oh, and let you two hombres get away again? Nothing beyond hold still now. We did not kill these prospector. We know nothing of the robbery and murder. That store in Apache Crossing. Might as well save your breath, Cisco. You're the ones I was after. And you're the ones I got. Go get the horses, deputy, and we'll start back for town.
Expedia Advertiser
We'll wait here for a minute, Suggs, and see what happens back there. You got some field glasses?
Montana
Yeah.
Expedia Advertiser
Now let me have them.
Montana
I don't see no point in stopping. You ask me, we'd ought to keep right on going.
Expedia Advertiser
I ain't asking you. Keep quiet. Well, they got Cisco and the other one pressed up like a couple of turkeys. I sure enjoy seeing that.
Montana
Mighty good thing for us, the sheriff think them two of the ghillie ones. Come on, let's Go.
Expedia Advertiser
I'll give the orders around here, Suggs.
Montana
But look, why don't we go get the gold at prospector work and get out of the country?
Expedia Advertiser
We'll attend to that in due time.
Montana
What are you planning now, Montana?
Expedia Advertiser
Look, you see this lump on my jaw, don't you? And this here black eye.
Montana
What about it?
Expedia Advertiser
That's Cisco's work. No man alive can hit El Montana like that and get away with it. Yeah, but that posse will have to make camp tonight. They can't make town for dark no matter how hard they ride. As soon as they're all asleep, I'm going into that camp.
Montana
But what for?
Expedia Advertiser
I'm going to kill that Cisco Kid.
Montana
Ah, you plumb crazy, Montana. They'll catch as sure.
Expedia Advertiser
Oh, no, they won't. I ain't gonna use a gun on Cisco. I'm gonna use this knife.
Montana
You're overplaying your luck.
Expedia Advertiser
I know what I'm doing. All right, come on. The ride's slow on the trail. It's only a couple hours till they'll make camp.
Montana
All right. You go ahead, Montana. Give me half the money from that store and I'll keep on going out of this country.
Expedia Advertiser
Oh, no, you don't. We're in this together, Suggs, and we'll stay together, you understand? I know.
Montana
Come on. I can throw some more wood on that camp high, Deputy.
Narrator
All right, Sheriff. Don't see much point in it, though. All going to turn in warm night.
Montana
Yeah, but might well have a better quarter ready when we get up in the morning.
Narrator
All right. There. That ought to keep it going, sir.
Montana
Take a look at the prisoners. Anything you hombres want for attorney? No, nothing, Sheriff. We want to be away from here, that's all. Yeah, wouldn't wonder. Come to think of it, there is one thing I would like Senior sheriff. Yeah? Well, what's that? I would like to be moved so my back is against that rock over there. Here I am lying on a tree root. Isn't that comfortable? All right. Give me a hand, Deputy.
Narrator
What's the matter, Sheriff?
Montana
Moving Cisco over so his back's against that rock. Move puncher, too. All right. Just a minute. Yeah, Flip the coffee. My thunder, you're heavy, Cisco. There. This all right. Say, Glasses.
Narrator
The other one will be heavier.
Montana
We have a cease form. Pass and ask to be here. Up with him, Deputy. Swear, I'd hate to have to lug this one a mile. Glasses. Glasses. You check that rawhide rope that ties them, Deputy.
Narrator
No, they won't get away, Sheriff.
Montana
Perhaps one of Your men had better stay awake, Senior Sheriff. Perhaps all of you better stay awake just to watch us. You paja sleepy pod. You can stay awake. Well, how do you feel now about confessing, Cisco? I cannot confess to something I did not do, Sheriff. We should have asked that four times now. Yeah, and I'm going to keep right on asking till you confess. Starting the first thing in the morning, you may ask. Until you are blue in the face, Sheriff, you will still get the same answer. The hombres you want are the hombres you let get away.
Narrator
He sure sticks to his story, Sheriff.
Montana
See, I do. He's the truth. Hey, you worrying? Come on, Deputy.
Expedia Advertiser
Let's get some sleep. There's that campfire up ahead, Suggs.
Montana
Yeah, I see it.
Expedia Advertiser
Yeah, Sheriff. And that possibly tired from riding and be rolled in their blankets by now.
Montana
Yeah, most likely.
Expedia Advertiser
You got a knife, ain't you?
Montana
Yeah.
Expedia Advertiser
All right, you take the fat one and I'll take Cisco.
Montana
Just one thing, Montana. What's the sheriff gonna say when he wakes up and finds out his prisoner's been murdered?
Expedia Advertiser
What's the difference what he says?
Montana
Plenty. He's gonna know somebody sneaked into camp and got him. He's gonna send out the alarm.
Expedia Advertiser
There's a deputy and two possums with him. How was he gonna know for sure? But what one of them got him. Well, anyway, by the time he wakes up, we'll be miles away, riding out of the country. All right, come on, Suggs. Be sure you make it good.
Poncho
Poncho is going to sleep and I wanted him to stay awake.
Montana
Poncho. Poncho.
Poncho
Mother of me. They can hear that snore a mile away. Look, I can move around enough to.
Montana
Poke him with a toe of my wake up noise.
Poncho
I tell you, keep your voice down.
Montana
What'd you do, sister? What did you do, huh?
Poncho
In another moment, your snoring would have awakened the whole camp. Now stay awake.
Montana
You're sleeping.
Poncho
You must stay awake. Few moments ago, two horsemen rode into the draw above us and stopped her. The sound carry here.
Montana
Who? The horse, Francisco.
Poncho
I do not know for sure. Probably the two hombres we had to fight with.
Montana
What they do up there? She's good.
Poncho
They may be coming into this camp after us, Pancho. At any rate, we must be free. Rubber hypertension wrists against Iraq. I will do the same chance we.
Montana
Have to get free Cisco. Get a good look at the two hombies. Isis we've ever seen him before.
Poncho
I do not remember seeing them, Chico, but there are many who would like the chance to kill us for sending members of their gang to prison.
Montana
Pisco P. Take the skin off the list, see?
Poncho
But that isn't better than being killed, amigo. Rob, I believe this rawhide is worrying thin. Another moment or two, I think I.
Montana
Can break the rawhide in two. It did break.
Poncho
Now, as soon as I untied my ankles to Pancho, I will set you free. There. Now lean away from the rock, Poncho, so I can get at that Now. Pancho think he hears somebody calling the ground nearby.
Montana
Cisco.
Poncho
See, I heard the same thing, Chico. Those homares are coming into this camp. There, that knot is untied. Your hands are free. Get the other knot on tight, Poncho. Then lean back against the rock again just as if you were asleep.
Montana
Jesus. Why don't you get the night right.
Poncho
Now and Pancho in bag against the rock now. Pancho's nose is good.
Montana
No, no, no.
Poncho
None of that.
Montana
None of that.
Poncho
The edge of camp are moving, Poncho. And there's no wind. Pretend to be asleep, see?
Montana
But Poncho can go to sleep.
Expedia Advertiser
Now.
Montana
Which one's which, Montana?
Expedia Advertiser
The one on the right, Cisco. I'll take him. Sleeping like a couple of babies. I'll make it sure.
Montana
Now, Suggs, I do not think you'll make it. Sure, get the other ones you smell with these bears. I believe it. Yeah, but you are not going far over it.
Narrator
Hey, hey, wake up, boys.
Montana
Wake up now for you, Omri. The only thing you will get, Omri, is this punch on the jar.
Narrator
Seven, boys.
Montana
Seven all. I got six pulse, Uncle Sheriff, will you never learn? Soon I let those two coyotes get away.
Narrator
I got him covered, Cisco. How do you boys throw some wood on them coals? Let's have some light here.
Montana
Right, Jeopardy. You too. Get up and come over here. We can have a good look at you.
Narrator
Hey, take Sheriff, this Aubrey's Al Montana. I didn't get a good look at him before.
Montana
Yeah, Deputy, and this buzzard's name's Suggs. Hey, look, Sheriff, we don't know nothing about that store robbery and killing. Oh, you don't, huh? Well, how'd you know there was a store robbery and killing, huh?
Narrator
Seems to me news gets out here mighty fast.
Montana
Oh, you blasted fool, Sug. Shut up. It is just a bit too late to shut up now. What about that prospector you shot down? Montana got him. I didn't. You can't hold me for a thing. How about that, senor Sheriff? I reckon we're going to hold them both kind of looks as if I misjudged you and your partner, Cisco. We have been misjudged before, Sheriff. I'll need some testimony from you, though, Cisco. So you better come on to town with us, if you will. See, Senor Sheriff, we'd be glad to. Although it is a small matter. I want to find out who stole that ammunition money I left in the counter for Senor Thompson. No matter how small the crime, thieves and criminals must be brought to justice. Confessed to the robbery and the murder, Cisco? Yeah, they did. The evidence against them was complete. They also confessed that it was one of them who stole the ammunition money from Senor Thompson's store. Who runs Senor Thompson's store now? She's called his wife. No, no, no. Senor Thompson was a bachelor. Bachelor, See? What a bachelor, Cisco. Why? A bachelor is a single man, Chico. A man who never got married. Oh, so that's what a bachelor is. See, then Pascolo Sanchez can not never get married. How do you know Sanchez will never get married? Because that what he learned in the college, he always be a bachelor. Oh, is that so? Sanchez go to the college in Pancho know that Sanchez not never get married. Well, how do you know that, Pancho? Because scientists tell Pancho he goes to the college to study for a bachelor's degree. Oh, Poncho.
Narrator
And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the west, the Cisco Kid.
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Narrator
Be sure to listen again for another thrilling adventure of the Cisco Kid. Cisco Kid was played by Jack Mather.
Montana
Poncho by Harry Lance Sam.
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Old Time Radio Westerns - Episode: "Outlaw Trail | The Cisco Kid (08-12-54)"
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Release Date: June 24, 2025
In this thrilling episode of the Old Time Radio Westerns, host Andrew Rhynes transports listeners back to the rugged landscapes of the Wild West, centering around the legendary figure, The Cisco Kid. The episode, titled "Outlaw Trail," weaves a tale of pursuit, deception, and justice, capturing the essence of classic Western radio dramas.
The story unfolds in the expansive southwest of the 1870s, a region notorious for its outlaw trails—secret pathways used by criminals to evade law enforcement. The protagonist, Sheriff Dan Moley, a seasoned and determined lawman, leads a posse comprising Montana, Deputy C. School, and Suggs, in pursuit of outlaws believed to be responsible for recent robberies and the murder of Senor Thompson, a local storekeeper.
Narrator: "Despite the vast reaches of the southwest of the 1870s, outlaws had certain trails they followed in escaping from the law." [02:46]
Sheriff Moley and his posse ride along the river trail into the Gunstock Hills near Apache Crossing, hoping to apprehend the Cisco Kid and his partner, Poncho. Despite the lack of immediate evidence, Moley's experience tells him they're on the right track.
Sheriff Moley (Montana): "I figure it is." [03:21]
As the posse continues their pursuit, they encounter a prospector panning for gold by the river. Unbeknownst to them, this prospector becomes a victim of an unseen gunman, setting the stage for a case of mistaken identity.
Prospector: "It's a revenger."[04:42]
Shortly after the prospector is killed, Sheriff Moley spots Cisco Kid and Poncho near the river, leading to a tense confrontation.
Sheriff Moley (Montana): "So we commit murder for a measly $92?" [04:04]
Believing Cisco and Poncho are responsible for the prospector's death and the earlier store robbery, the Sheriff arrests them. Cisco and Poncho vehemently deny the accusations, insisting they were merely seeking water and had no involvement in the crimes.
Cisco Kid: "We do not own these rivers, senor. So Pancho and I will leave here when we are good and ready." [07:06]
Poncho: "Be ready to ride, Pancho." [09:22]
Despite their pleas, the Sheriff's resolve remains unshaken, driven by circumstantial evidence and his determination to uphold the law.
Behind the scenes, Montana and his associate Suggs harbor their own sinister motives. Unbeknownst to Sheriff Moley, they are the true perpetrators responsible for the store robbery and the prospector's murder. Aware that the Sheriff is closing in on them, Montana and Suggs devise a plan to eliminate Cisco Kid, who stands between them and their freedom.
Suggs (Expedia Advertiser): "I'm going to kill that Cisco Kid." [18:18]
Montana: "Ah, you plumb crazy, Montana. They'll catch us for sure." [18:58]
As night falls, Montana and Suggs execute their plan to assassinate Cisco Kid and Poncho. They stealthily approach the Sheriff's camp, intending to eliminate their rivals without raising suspicion. However, their scheme begins to unravel as tensions rise and the true nature of their crimes surfaces.
Montana: "Why don't you get the night right?" [25:30]
Poncho: "Now and Pancho in bag against the rock now." [25:23]
In the subsequent confrontation, the Sheriff begins to recognize the truth. Montana and Suggs' elaborate plot falls apart as Cisco Kid and Poncho outmaneuver them, revealing the real culprits behind the recent crimes. The Sheriff's misjudgment of Cisco and Poncho leads to the exposure of Montana and Suggs' deeds.
Montana: "I reckon we're going to hold them both."[26:32]
Cisco Kid: "We have been misjudged before, Sheriff." [26:23]
The episode culminates in the rightful justice being served. Montana and Suggs, exposed for their misdeeds, face the consequences of their actions. Sheriff Moley's determination, albeit flawed initially, ultimately upholds the law, clearing Cisco Kid and Poncho's names.
Sheriff Moley: "We did not kill these prospector. We know nothing of the robbery and murder." [09:00]
"Outlaw Trail | The Cisco Kid" masterfully blends suspense, drama, and classic Western motifs to deliver an engaging narrative. Through astute character development and intricate plotting, the episode pays homage to iconic shows like Gunsmoke and The Lone Ranger, while celebrating the rich tradition of Old Time Radio Westerns.
Narrator: "And so ends another exciting adventure with O. Henry's famous Robin Hood of the west, the Cisco Kid." [29:13]
Host Andrew Rhynes: "We hope you enjoyed..." [32:21]
Listeners are left eagerly anticipating the next installment, where Cisco Kid's adventures continue to captivate and entertain.
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Note: This episode is a homage to the rich legacy of Old Time Radio Westerns, digitally restored for enhanced audio quality, bringing the timeless tales of the Wild West to life with unprecedented clarity.