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Lying in bed with a broken leg, Jody Anderson recalls the events that have brought her to that moment. Adolescent gymnast…college cheerleader…flute player in the band… Just how did all this land her in a hospital, her medical bills paid by the Treasury Department? How did she get from a farm in rural, northern Arkansas to the world of being a domestic spy, bullets flying, bones breaking, and romance?

Morgan James left McKeon, Texas, ahead of a neck-tie party the esteemed locals were preparing to throw in his honor. His horse had been tired when he hit McKeon to start with, and after a night of hard riding, it was about done in - and so was Morg. So he stopped at what looked at first glance in the early morning sun like a deserted ranch for water and a rest.

Six men rode into the west Texas town of Rook in December of 1895. Moments later, all six men lay dead in the street, shot to death by the good citizens of the town. Ira “Doc” Pearson is sent by the Texas Rangers to investigate, expected to just rubber stamp the proceedings for the dead men were known as the Lawrence Gang: wanted in Texas and New Mexico for bank robberies, rustling, and murder.