April 3, 1900 Lawman George Scarborough and Triangle Ranch manager Walter Birchfield are trailing cow thieves in the San Simon, Arizona, area. As they pick up the trail of five outlaws heading into the Chiricahua Mountains, they discover dropped .30-40 Winchester cartridges. The two realize they are not dealing with petty smugglers; they are trailing big game. That afternoon, the two step into a camp where the outlaws recently left a pail of coffee still warm enough to drink. They follow the


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