Hours later, a Native American named Tonto discovers the scene of the massacre. While checking the bodies, he finds one Ranger—Dan Reid’s younger brother—still clinging to life. Tonto carries the man to a hidden cave, nursing him back to health.
To protect himself and his mission to bring Cavendish to justice, the Ranger decides to hide his identity. He believes that if the outlaws think all the Rangers are dead, he will have the advantage of surprise.
The tale begins with a company of six Texas Rangers led by Captain Dan Reid. They are in hot pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish and his gang of outlaws. Lured into a narrow canyon known as Bryant’s Gap, the Rangers are caught in a deadly ambush. In the chaos of gunfire, every Ranger is gunned down and left for dead. The Sole Survivor