- Tensions are running high in the train between northerners and southerners traveling west. As trouble escalates one passenger with a noticeable limp, John Wilbot, is accused of being John Wilkes Booth, who many believe is still alive.
- Since Flint is still recovering from a shoulder injury from an Indian arrow, the Major takes over the scouting duties and lets Flint run the train while they cross the desert Shoshone territory. Flint's first dispute is the desire of the rabid abolitionist Thaddeus Field for Roy Pelham to remove permanently his Confederate flag. Flint resolves the issue by noting it is after dusk so no flag should fly. However, it does not settle Mr. Field's issue with Roy courting his daughter Harriet. Harriet tries to avoid Roy and turns her attention to John Wilbot who is an avid reader of books with good looks but a pronounced limp. Her girl friends are also attracted to him and "borrow" one of his books on Shakespeare. Harriet and her father find a news story in the book about the death of John Wilkes Booth. Mr. Field jumps to the conclusion that Wilbot is really Booth and asks Flint to put him in chains. After much discussion on the train and a threat to split the train over the issue, Wilbot confesses to being Booth. When the train is attacked by Shosones, they release Wilbot to help fight. However, at the end the only question resolved is the future of Harriet.—Anonymous
- Tensions are running high in the train between northerners and southerners traveling west. As trouble escalates one man with a noticeable limp, John Wilbot, is accused of being John Wilkes Booth, who many believe is still alive as the result of a conspiracy. Flint takes charge and states there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Wilbot is Booth, but the northerners are undeterred and threaten to leave the train with their prisoner. In order to keep the train together Wilbot admits that he is indeed Booth. However this peace is both fragile and temporary, as an imminent Indian attack looms and all passengers, including Wilbot, are required to defend the train.
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