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[explosion]

Bill rudolph: whoo hoo! [fires gunshots]

Bat, v/o: there's a reason they Called it the wild west.

William: george is from Our new york office.

What does a pencil pusher know About hunting thieves?

George doherty: I study the Science of bank robberies.

Charles: the science won't help When he's got

A gun to your head.

[struggling over gun]

[gunshot]

[train whistle]

Bat, v/o: I was just a young man When I first headed west.

In the years that followed, I became

A cowboy... A gunslinger...

And even served as Sheriff of dodge city,

One of the most lawless towns In the country.

My name is bat masterson.

Now I'm a reporter and I've come West again to chronicle

The world that I know best...

The american west.

The lure of gold, land, Destiny flooded the frontier

With men both good and bad.

These are the incredible true Tales of the wild west.

♪ ♪

I've come to new york city to Meet with

The deputy commissioner of the Nypd.

But long before he was helping To run the

Nation's largest police force,

George dougherty was one of Pinkerton's

Most successful agents.

- have these out by 3. - yes, sir.

Mr. Masterson, thank you For your patience.

No problem at all.

I had to send someone To sing-sing.

Well, thank you for Seeing me.

I would not have pegged you as a Pursuer of bank robbers...

Maybe a banker yourself.

Well, my parents would Have loved that but uh...

As a boy I was fascinated By pinkertons,

The men who protected presidents And captured bank robbers.

I wanted to do the same.

And now you're riding a Desk as commissioner.

Do you miss your Pinkerton days?

Well, it was a lot more exciting Than shuffling papers,

I'll give you that.

Truth is I learned Everything I know about

Detective work from Those years.

Well, I'm chasing down a story About the biggest

Manhunt in agency history: The hunt for bill rudolph,

Also known as "The missouri kid."

Was he really as bad As the papers claimed?

Well, what better source could You have than

The boy's own mother?

She said he was bad From the day he was born.

At 15, he tortured and robbed An elderly couple.

It didn't take him long to move On to bigger things.

[dog barking]

[explosion]

Whoo hoo! [fires gunshots]

Ha-ha! [gunshots continue]

Fred: bill, what are You doing?!

[gunshots continue]

Aw, come on fred. Don't ruin my fun.

We gotta get outta here!

♪ [tense music] ♪

George, v/o: at the time of the Robbery, I was working

A desk job in the Bank protection unit.

But when the bank hired Us for help,

The boss, william pinkerton, Ordered me out

To union, missouri.

I wasn't a field Detective then.

I was compiling information About how banks were robbed,

And the men who rob them.

The thing I sorely lacked Was experience.

[door creaks open]

William pinkerton: That was a loud bang; two men

According to locals.

So night time robbery and no one Saw where they went.

Please don't tell me that the Trail has gone cold.

Charles: tracked their horses to The railroad

A few miles away, Mr. Pinkerton.

We figured they probably hopped

A freight train headed south Before sun-up.

William pinkerton: so they Planned the whole thing around

The schedule of the freight.

You're a good man, charles and I'm glad I put you on this one.

Is that new?

Charles: I picked this up in Mexico on my last assignment.

[chuckles]

Now that is gonna look swell In the newspapers

When we catch these Two-bit thieves.

Charles: we're gonna get a posse In every town on the line

From here to springfield.

George: excuse me.

If I may...

I believe that will only cost us Time and...

Likely prove futile.

William: charles, george is from Our new york office.

He was in chicago on another Matter so I decided

To bring him along.

And what does a pencil pusher Know about hunting thieves?

I study the science of Bank robberies.

The science of?

Mister, the science won't track A bad man for weeks.

The science won't help when he's Got a gun to your head.

That's not what being A pinkerton's about.

This box transported the Nitroglycerin used to

Blow the safe.

Some spilled inside here, see?

You can still taste the Bittersweetness

Of the chemical.

The nitro does that.

It'll wear off but...

That's why I use this.

Mr. Pinkerton, I suggest Starting with stanton.

The store manager can tell us Who last bought nitro.

[footsteps]

Did I say the wrong thing, Mr. Pinkerton?

No. Not at all, george.

Charles, george here may be one Of our newer agents but...

I think he's going to help us Get these men.

I think the two of you Are gonna make a great team.

Well city boy...

If you're coming to stanton With me,

Best be ready within The hour.

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The two of you weren't exactly Fast friends.

Well, being an easterner I was an outsider.

And to me he was more cowboy Than investigator.

Did you find common ground?

In stanton, I was impressed with Charles' ability to gain

Information from people Without raising suspicion.

And what did he learn?

George: turns out there were two Men that had raised suspicion...

Bill rudolph and fred lewis.

They bought the nitro.

Charles checked local property Records and discovered

That bill rudolph's mother, Nancy jane armistead,

Owned a local boarding house Outside of stanton.

♪ [tense music] ♪

Let me help you look the part.

[patting him]

You know I gotta admit City boy...

Getting us here is some a-side Detective work.

[pats him]But let me do The talking inside... Let's go.

♪ [tense music] ♪

Just some grub, ma'am.

Had a long, rough day Hunting pheasants.

Well, just put your guns in the Corner and uh...

Sit where you please.

♪ [tense music] ♪

♪ [tense music] ♪

What'll you gents have?

We're awful hungry, ma'am

Since we haven't caught Any pheasant today.

Two helpings of beans and bread Will be fine.

♪ [tense music] ♪

♪ [tense music] ♪

Where are you two fellas from?

♪ [tense music] ♪

Well friend, I'm from union.

It's funny your friend here Don't sound

Like he's from union.

This here's my cousin.

He just come down from chicago To visit.

Hmm.

So you came here...

All the way to stanton To hunt pheasant?

♪ [suspense music] ♪

♪ ♪

Bill: so you two came all the Way up here...

To stanton to hunt pheasant?

We just ended up in stanton At the end of the day.

We come up on this place When we were hungry.

[says sarcastically] How fortunate.

Do you hunt, friend?

♪ [tense music] ♪

All manner of things. [chair creaks]

Rabbit...

Pheasant...

Coyote...

Bear...

You see you gotta be patient.

♪ [tense music] ♪

And you gotta look your Prey in the eye.

♪ [tense music] ♪

And right When you got 'em cornered...

You don't hesitate To pull the trigger.

♪ [tense music] ♪

Or you'll lose him.

Or worse...

He'll come after you.

♪ [suspense music] ♪

See ya around, friend.

[pats him] Eat up!

George: we got arrest warrants For bill rudolph and fred lewis.

Charles organized some Local deputies into a posse.

George, there's a time for Thinking and a time for doing.

When you go to arrest your man, Be confident.

You look him dead In the eye

And let him know You're in control.

All right?

- got it. - let's go.

♪ ♪

Bill rudolph! Fred lewis!

A pinkerton and Local deputies are outside

We got a warrant For your arrest!

♪ [ominous music] ♪

This is your final warning!

♪ ♪

[gunshots]

[gun falls to floor]

Charles!

[gunfire]

[hammer clicking empty]

Bill, we got to Get out of here.

What are you doing?

[gunfire]

[window breaking]

[gunfire]

Bill, come on!

Go, go, go!

Cease fire!

Stop shooting!

[running footsteps]

Don't you let them Get away.

Go.

You, stay with him.

You, come with me!

♪ ♪

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♪ [sad music] ♪

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As a former lawman Myself...

I know what it's like To see a colleague

Gunned down In the line of duty.

What happened To the kid?

Him and lewis Slipped out

A back window And...

Disappeared.

Each and every pinkerton Made it their mission

To bring bill rudolph To justice.

And for me?

It was personal.

How could they Have gotten away?

George, We need to get moving.

Sir! Given the mud On the clothes

And the clay tracked On the floor,

I believe we'll find more money Buried on the property.

All very well and good But we have to move.

♪ ♪

You're not going to find Anything in there.

We are wasting time now.

We have to get back To the horses

And get out on that trail

Before it gets cold.

That is what charles Would do.

Mr. Pinkerton,

I want to find the men That killed charles

Just as much as you do.

But we need to know Where to look.

We found them once by Following the evidence, sir.

And we'll find them again.

In hartford, I believe.

♪ ♪

Connecticut.

♪ ♪

Sounds like William pinkerton

Wasn't used to your Um...

Methodology. But it was working.

He learned to appreciate The modern techniques.

But...

I had something to learn About traditional

Police work too.

♪ ♪

I determined george collins, The name on the slip of paper,

Was an alias for The kid's partner,

Fred lewis.

He had connections To hartford.

♪ [saloon music] ♪

We did it fred! Come on, man!

Put your drink up. [clink glasses]

Coming from a small Mining town

With less prospects Than a stray dog,

Look at us now.

Well bill...

Sometimes I feel like The walls are

Closing in On us.

You need to relax.

All right?

No one knows us here.

I'm- I'm roostered.

I- I'm gonna Step outside

And get a breath Of fresh air.

Well, you do that.

And hurry up And get back.

♪ ♪

Howdy.

- that him? - that's one of 'em.

One of 'em. Go! Go, go!

♪ ♪

I'm going in alone.

What?

If we all march in at once, We'll spook him.

We don't want to get into a Shootout with the kid.

A lot of innocent People could get hurt.

I'll go in with My hat pulled low

So if he's in there, He won't recognize me.

If I spot him, I'll come back out.

We'll wait for him Like we did

With fred lewis.

All right.

Good.

♪ ♪

[quiet chatting]

♪ [saloon music] ♪

♪ [saloon music] ♪

Can I take Your hat, sir?

No.

Thank you.

♪ [saloon music] ♪

♪ [music turns ominous] ♪

♪ [ominous music] ♪

I'm gonna get you Another drink.

♪ [ominous music] ♪

[flips over table]

[rattles doorknob]

[cocks gun]

[struggling over gun]

This isn't going to end Like stanton.

Officers and agents Are surrounding the building.

What can I say?

You got me. [glass breaking]

[struggling over gun]

[gunshot]

Go! Go, go! Go, go, go!

[running footsteps]

[door creaking]

You never came back out.

You wanted to take Him down yourself.

Maybe so... Sir.

I spent all that time And money

Tracking down every Possible lead.

And you knew the kid Was here the entire time.

[footsteps]

I'm innocent.

You ain't got no proof.

Then how'd you Get this?

[spits]

He's a real charmer.

Charles loved this gun.

I think he would have Liked to have seen it

In the hands of a true Pinkerton.

♪ ♪

Bat, v/o: in may of 1904, William rudolph,

A.K.A. "The missouri kid"

Was hanged for the murder Of charles schumacher.

When george dougherty became Deputy commissioner

Of the nypd, he ushered in New scientific

Investigative methods, Including fingerprinting.

So, for the missouri kid,

Crime and punishment Came full circle.

Inevitably.

♪ ♪

It must have brought you Some satisfaction

After what he did To charles.

When a fellow officer Dies in the line of duty,

The pain dulls,

But it never Goes away.

I like to think you Brought something new

To police procedure.

I believed it Could be improved.

But... Sometimes, The old ways are best.

The lessons I learned From charles...

Saved my life.

Thanks again, George.

Of course.

♪ ♪