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In the gripping episode The Deserter, we find Jack Carey, a young soldier who has deserted the army and stolen a significant payroll of $3,000. As a blizzard rages across the plains, a group of soldiers, led by Sergeant Brelt, searches for Jack at his mother's ranch. Mrs. Carey is in disbelief, insisting her son would never commit such a crime. The tension escalates as the soldiers prepare to search the house, suspecting Jack may be hiding there.
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