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Synopsis
In Death and Taxes, the Lone Ranger and Tonto find themselves in pursuit of Jed Leach, an escaped convict from Kansas Penitentiary. As they track him across the badlands, Leach's desperation becomes evident; he is fleeing not just from the law, but from a corrupt tax collector named Thompson who has framed him for theft. The Lone Ranger, ever the champion of justice, is determined to uncover the truth behind Leach's escape and the circumstances that led him to this point.
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