Lockhart's Nightmare
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The Fugitive set in the Old West.James Lockhart sells banknotes. Each individual note must be signed by a bank manager, making unsigned notes worthless. When four banks are robbed of $50,000 shortly after Lockhart makes his deliveries, and two of the bank managers are killed, Lockhart is the obvious suspect.
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U.S., Marshal Rance Henson, "Marshal Doom", arrests Lockhart, as well as actress Marian Taylor, accusing her of being Lockhart's accomplice. Marian is a master of disguise, a pickpocket and a contortionist, and helps them escape from Henson's custody so they can find out who the murderer is — and clear their names.
But the trail gets more dangerous with each mile they travel. Henson is a state-of-the-art 1880's lawman, burning up telegraph wires and the rails to stay one jump ahead. And he is falling for Marian, raising the stakes in the desperate game of cat-and-mouse. They are fugitives from justice, and thanks to the newspapers, everybody, including the real killer, knows their latest move.
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