Tales of the Texas Rangers – Dead or Alive. ep10, 500909

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Audio quality is excellent, close your eyes, listen, and feel as though you’re right in the middle of the action.

An explosion in Galveston has emergency workers dealing with helping the survivors, and trying to find those who are still missing. More than 200 are layed out, and yet to be identified as we join the Texas Rangers in helping the grieving family members locate their loved ones. Vance Young is a safe cracker, and a man the rangers had been looking for, now he’s counted among the dead. With the body burned beyond recognition, can the cops take the word of the grieving wife?

Accidents like this one are ideal for a criminal looking to disappear, and sure enough, soon afterward a rash of safe cracking goes down. Fingerprints are wiped, and the intruder is careful to avoid cameras and witnesses. Is there any elements the rangers can use to identify their robber? A profile is gathered that’s a match for the dead Vance Young.

It’s off to investigate the last known where abouts of Vance, and to track down his missing widow. Lilian’s steps are retraced, and details emerge that the dead man was actually her brother. Her grief was real, but the cover up seals the knowledge that Vance is still out there, and on the run.

A trail is found that leads to a cabin on a lake. Texas Rangers gather, and draw the net tighter. Will Vance slip through their fingers at the last moment? A canoe chases after a motor boat in the dark and… well, just enjoy the final suspenseful moments as the manhunt ends.