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Set him down carefully.

Grace: what happened to him? - it was some sort of accident.

R.M. Hitchens: these men, They understand the risks!

You don't leave now, I will have

Every single one of You arrested.

[explosions inside mine]

- what was that? - we gotta go!

Go, go, move!

[both running, grunting]

Come on, come on!

[rocks falling]

[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.

Lure of gold, land, Destiny flooded the frontier

With men both good and bad.

These are the incredible true Tales of the wild west.

♪ ♪

[typing]

A good reporter is always on the

Lookout for a story.

Sometimes a story Comes looking for you.

May I help you?

Is the scribbler in?

Dr. Anderson!

Come in, please!

It's nice to see you in your Natural habitat, mr. Masterson.

Do you always travel this far to Check up on old patients?

Well, I don't like those Circles under your eyes.

Are you getting sufficient Sleep?

Doc...

I don't think you left colorado To ask me about my sleep.

No.

May I?

As you know,

I've always tried My best to help people,

Whatever their needs, Whatever their means.

That's the oath that I took.

And now I find myself in the Strange position

Of needing to ask for help.

Well you nursed me through a Pretty nasty fever.

How can I return the favor?

I have a story to tell, Mr. Masterson.

A story that needs To be heard.

♪ [melancholy music] ♪

I'm just...

Unsure where to start.

♪ [melancholy music] ♪

The beginning is Always best.

I last saw you at your office In fraser.

Yes, I'm afraid it was in the Direct path

Of the newhouse tunnel so I was Forced to relocate.

Quite the feat of engineering...

4 miles long, Connecting every major

Gold mine in colorado.

I heard it's costly.

In more ways than one.

♪ [melancholy music] ♪

Oh. [man coughs]

Breathe in and out.

♪ [melancholy music] ♪

[wheezing cough]

Breathe in again...

Out...

[wheezing cough]

[door opens suddenly]

- doctor! - set him down... Carefully.

♪ [tense music] ♪

What's his name? - thomas noak.

We pulled him out of the tunnel.

Thomas, can you hear me?

I'm dr. Anderson, I'm here to help.

Tell me exactly What happened.

Can you fix him?

♪ [tense music] ♪

Answer my question, Doctor.

I fear I can't do more than Make him comfortable.

Well, he brought it On himself...

Drinking on the job.

I-I I'm sorry, you are...?

R.M. Hitchens, Lead engineer.

We'll leave him in your care.

♪ [melancholy music] ♪

♪ [sad music] ♪

What happened to him?

Mrs. Noak, I'm so sorry.

♪ [sad music] ♪

It was some sort of accident.

[woman gasps]

[crying]

Was your husband fond of drink?

What? No!

He worked all times To feed our children.

I'm sorry.

How dare you accuse him Of that!

Oh, thomas... [speaking in foreign language]

Her life was shattered,

And I just kept Interrogating her.

But you were on to something?

Yes.

I went to see the Tunnel workers

That brought thomas To the office.

And what did they Tell you?

The tunnel was built By immigrants

And they wouldn't Speak to me at all,

Much less speak out Against their boss.

So where did that leave you?

In need of an ally; Someone with authority.

[door opens]

Sheriff, To what do I owe the pleasure?

I sent for the coroner.

Sheriff: I'll take him to the Morgue; the coroner quit.

Why did the coroner quit?

Apparently there's too many Bodies to keep up with.

I need to ask Something of you.

There's something going on In that tunnel.

Hitchens swore this man Was a drunk,

But his wife says he Never touched a drop.

Well, no offense But you really expect

She'd say Anything different?

Promise you'll look into it.

I'll see what I can do. You stay out of it, susie.

♪ [tense music] ♪

The next day, Grace came back to my office

With other wives of Tunnel workers.

And what did they Want from you?

They told me there had Been a cave-in and thomas was

The only one that had Been found.

There were still five Other men missing.

They wanted you to find out About their husbands.

Nobody would tell these Women anything.

They didn't know if anyone was Looking for their husbands,

Let alone if they were alive.

[wind howling]

I will do everything that I can.

[woman speaks foreign language]

[wind howling]

[wind howling]

♪ [tense music] ♪

What do you want?

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♪ [tense music] ♪

What do you want?

Information.

If you won't speak To these women,

Perhaps you'll speak To a doctor.

I have crew Searching day and night.

Then let me inside.

They'll need a physician On hand.

A woman in the cave Is bad luck,

Any digger will Tell you that.

We don't want Any accidents.

[loud explosions inside]

It's just dynamite working its Way through the mountain.

You're still...

Please suspend digging until you Find them at least!

I am responsible for a Five million dollar enterprise.

These men who work for me,

They understand the risks!

Now I will send for you When you are needed.

♪ [tense music] ♪

You are on private property.

If you don't leave now,

I will have all of you Arrested.

Sheriff: is there a problem, Hitchens?

Sheriff, this woman Is trespassing.

Susie, what'd I tell you?

Sheriff, I just-

You shouldn't be here.

You can leave on your own, Or with me.

R.M. Hitchens: Thank you, sheriff.

We'll go grab a drink when you Get all this sorted out.

Hitchens is covering up Those deaths,

And you're helping him.

Well, what do you Want me to do?

Shut down the whole project?

It feeds half the town.

I thought better of you.

[brushes past him]

Bat: I wouldn't think you'd back Down from a bully.

And I was not about to start.

Nothing scares you Does it, doc?

Of course I was scared.

But someone had to Help these women.

Someone had to give Them a voice.

It must have been awful for them To have to leave the site.

I made sure that they were Allowed to stay,

And pray for their husbands.

[singing in foreign language]

I gotta head home for dinner.

I'll check in on you later.

I do not blame you For going home early.

[women continue singing]

[footsteps]

♪ [tense music] ♪

[sounds of digging, Scraping inside]

[men coughing]

♪ [tense music] ♪

♪ [tense music] ♪

[men coughing]

♪ [tense music] ♪

[coughing continues]

[coughing continues]

♪ ♪

I heard there was A woman in the tunnel.

I...

Stop trying to Sabotage me.

I'm not trying to Sabotage you.

I'm trying To help.

[loud thud]

[gasp, ground crumbling] What was that?

We gotta go!

[tunnel crumbling] Go!

Go, go!

[groaning, dirt falling Around them]

[gasp]

♪ ♪

[heavy breathing] Mr. Hitchens?

Are you alright?

♪ ♪

[both breathing heavily]

It's fully blocked.

Your leg.

Let me take a look.

They were right About you.

You are bad luck.

♪ ♪

[yelling in pain]

♪ ♪

[shivering]

♪ ♪

Hey, hey... We could Be down here for days.

You don't want to be Down here without any water.

Do you want to risk it getting Infected and losing a leg?

[sighs]

I just need A little.

I'll just have A couple drops.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

Does anyone know That we're trapped?

Is there some sort Of distress signal or-

Help!

Can anybody hear us?! Help!!

You're wasting Your time.

I'm not just gonna sit Here and wait to die.

[clanking shovel, Grunting]

Help, we're in here!

[clanking]

[breathing heavily]

♪ ♪

[grunting]

♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'd like it if one of Us makes it out of here.

I want it to Be you.

♪ ♪

You've done a lot of Good for your community.

♪ ♪

I've got mouths to feed, Just like my workers do.

♪ ♪

I don't know what my family's Gonna do without me.

My beautiful boy...

God forgive me, I have Sacrificed the fathers

Of so many children.

Why?

Those monthly delays Cost thousands of dollars.

I had to cut Corners somewhere.

What did you do?

I scrapped the Evacuation tunnel.

It would've taken us Six month to build.

So, your workers have no Chance if they get trapped.

We will die In here.

And it is My fault.

♪ ♪

[ground rustling]

[shovel clanging] Help, help!!

It's just a cave in. [coughing]

You're wasting your time.

[ground rustling]

Promise me one thing.

If we make it out Of here alive,

You will fight For your workers

And you'll build That evacuation tunnel.

I promise.

[ground crumbling]

♪ ♪

[ground crumbling, Clanking]

[shovel clanking, Rock clatters]

Is anyone In there?!

Yes, yes mr. Hitchens and I!

Susie?

Yes!

Thank god!

We heard banging And dug toward it.

You okay?

Better now. [breathing heavily]

♪ ♪

Did you find them?

They didn't make it.

You better Rest now.

♪ ♪

[wind blowing]

[grunting]

Dr. Anderson...

I know I said some Things in there but

I've come to my senses.

You promised.

I promise you this, I see you in that

Tunnel again I'm gonna Have you arrested.

I don't need anymore problems.

♪ ♪

Bat: did the new coroner Investigate the deaths?

Yes.

But is he the right Man for the job?

I'd say she is.

No deaths will be covered up in Fraser so long as I'mcoroner.

You're certainly living Up to your oath.

But I'm just One voice.

What I really need...

Is a bully pulpit.

I never thought of myself As a muck raker.

Isn't every good reporter always Looking for the next big story?

I can think of no greater Reporter than bat masterson.

Politics suit you, doc.

Let's get to writing.

♪ ♪

Bat masterson, v/o: doc susie Was appointed coroner of

Grand county, colorado In 1904.

Susie worked tirelessly to serve Her community until she passed

Away at the age of ninety.

♪ ♪

Doctor susie!

Your name, it is In the papers.

Yes, I know, mr. Masterson Wrote an article.

No, no this one is From denver.

The telegraph?

The governor, he read Your story.

He says he will sign the Laws to protect the workers,

So there will be no More deaths like thomas.

♪ ♪

Well done, scribbler.

Well done.

♪ ♪