Summary

Moss takes a bus with his wife as far as Fort Stockton. He grabs the document case and his bag, and says goodbye to her, promising to call her in a few days. Bell is just beginning his dinner when the phone rings. He tells the caller that he'll be there in forty minutes. He finishes dinner and invites his wife to join him. They meet Wendell at the scene, the '77 Ford truck still burning. At 9:30 am, Torbert calls and Bell sends Wendell to get him but before he can get there, Bell calls him back. He asks him to go to his house and saddle both his and Loretta's horses, and hook up the horse trailer. They ride back to the scene, taking in large tire tracks, and assessing the situation much like Moss had earlier, they surmise a man is missing from...