The Wrong Pete Lorenzo

Originally Aired: July 11, 1938 The Lone Ranger #851, "The Wrong Pete Lorenzo," finds the masked rider and Tonto arriving in Carson City just as chaos erupts. The town banker has been murdered during a robbery, and a witness named Felden claims to have seen the notorious killer Pete Lorenzo fleeing the scene. Felden provides a detailed description of the outlaw—a man with long, straggly hair and a distinctive limp from a bullet wound in his leg, riding a chestnut horse. Sheriff Connard quickly organizes a posse, with Felden riding along to identify the killer when they find him. The Lone Ranger and Tonto follow at a distance, suspicious of the situation. As the posse searches the countryside, the masked man questions how Felden could be the only living witness to Pete Lorenzo when the killer's reputation suggests he leaves no one alive to identify him. When Felden leads a small group including Sheriff Connard to a campfire where they believe they've cornered Lorenzo, the Lone Ranger's doubts about the witness's story deepen, suggesting something more sinister may be unfolding.