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Presenting Joel McRae as Jason Pearson in Tales of the Texas Rangers.

Tales of the Texas Rangers are threatening stories from their official files.

Texas more than 260,000 square miles.

And 50 men who make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement party in North America.

Now from the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on facts.

Only names, dates and places are picked just for obvious reasons.

The events themselves are a matter of record.

Tonight's transcribed case, Candyman.

It is 4 p.m. April 14, 1947.

A prisoner at the jail in Pentland County, Texas is being returned to his cell as the visiting hour comes to an end.

His name is Paul Abbott, serving out a six-month sentence for petty larceny.

His cellmate, John Saygood, has not had a visitor.

For Saygood is being held without bail awaiting trial for murder.

All right, Abbott, in.

Your wife bring what I told you to get for me?

Yeah, yeah, I got it, Johnny. Candy and the razor blades.

You know we're not supposed to have razor blades.

Yeah, if they find them on me, they might put me in jail.

What are you so nervous about with your larceny six-month-flat bit?

I'm facing the chair. My nerves are still better than yours.

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