Caught Red Handed

Originally Aired: September 9, 1938The Lone Ranger #877, "Caught Red Handed," a railroad construction crew reaches a small community near the Rocky Mountains, where advance knowledge of the railroad's route could make unscrupulous men rich. Zeke Slathan, a cunning schemer, has uncovered the criminal past of Harvey Grant, assistant manager to construction boss John Shaw. Zeke blackmails Harvey into stealing secret railroad plans from the company safe, but they need a scapegoat to avoid suspicion. Their target is Jack Shaw, the boss's son.Zeke lures young Jack into a rigged poker game and gets him deep in debt with IOUs totaling a thousand dollars. When Zeke demands that Jack steal his own father's railroad plans to settle the debt, Jack realizes he's been cheated and a violent confrontation erupts in the cafe. The Lone Ranger, watching nearby in disguise with Tonto, intervenes just as guns are drawn. The masked man sees through the scheme and sends Jack home to safety, but Zeke's plan may already be in motion as Harvey prepares to betray his boss and frame the innocent young man.