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Eight Hours to Die—episode 6

1.   What did Lucas & Mark go into town to get?
      Boots for Mark & supplies

2.   What food item did Hattie talk Lucas into buying?
      Greens (vegetables)

3.   How much did Lucas' bill come too?
      $5.14

4.   What was in the letter that came for Lucas while he was at the General Store?
      A newspaper article & a piece of paper with a saying on it

5.   What for saying was included with the newspaper article?
      "Judgment is mine, for I am the true judge of all things"

6.   How was the envelope addressed?
      Lucas McCain—North Fork—New Mexico Territory

7.  What was the name of Judge Zephaniah Burton's son?
      Ephraim

8.   What crime did Judge Zephaniah Burton's son commit?
      He killed a deacon from the church & wounded 2 little girls 

9.   What was his punishment?
      He was hung

10.  What town did this happen in?
        Claypool, Wyoming 

11.  What insignia was on Judge Zephaniah Burton's boots?
       Scales & the word 'Justice'

12.  What was Micah's reasons to ride out to the McCain Ranch?
       He came to ask Lucas a few questions & to delivery a letter that came for him

13.  Judge Zephaniah was after those who have persecuted his son.  What were the 3 things/people he was
       seeking revenge for?   
       1. The man who hung his son — 2. The man who sentenced his son — 3. The man who captured his son

14.  Lucas' order were not to kill Ephraim, but to wound him, Where did Lucas shoot him?
       In the leg 

15.  What did Mark tell Lucas he was doing wrong when Lucas was firing the forge up?
       Mark told Lucas if he wouldn't pack the coals so tight you'd get a better draft

16.  What did Judge Zephaniah mean by simple poetic justice?
       An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a son for a son

17.  What did Judge Zephaniah tie Lucas to?
       A wagon wheel

18.  Who came by the ranch to tell Lucas that Mark would be late from school?
       One of Mark's classmates

19.  What did Mark do to stay after school?
       The teacher caught Mark pitching spit balls

20.  What was his punishment?
       He had to cut a whole cord of kindling

21.  With this news, the Judge went to fetch Mark from school himself.  What did he tell Mark & his
       teacher to let Mark leave?
       He told Mark and his teacher that he found me on the road, my wagon hit a rut, it turned over.  He told
       them that I tried to jump free but my foot got caught and that I had been hurt, serious, but not fatal, a
       badly broken ankle

22.  How did Lucas manage to get loose?
       He took my foot and knocked over the coals and force the wheel that he was tied to, to turn so he could
       get the ropes against the hot coals. He struggled; and finally managed to get free

23.  When Mark had heard what happen, what did he do at that moment?
        Mark paused to say a quick silent prayer

24.  The Judge's horse stumbled in a hole and threw him. He had hit his head in the fall and thought
       Mark was Ephraim, his son.  What did he as Mark to call him?
        "Call me Pa, never deny me" he said to Mark

25.  The Judge asked Mark to get him a drink.  Lucas then rode up as the Judge shot towards Mark?
       What was the Judge shooting at?
       A rattlesnake

26.  How many episodes was there a rattlesnake in or an imaginary one?  Can you name them?
       Six — 'Home Ranch' 'Eight Hours to Die' 'The Hawk'  'Day of the Hunter' 'Knight Errant'
       - 'And The Devil Makes Five'

27.  Lucas thought the Judge had shot Mark, how did he re-act?
       He threaten to I'll kill him with my bare hands 

28.  When Lucas as the Judge why he saved Mark, what was his reply?
       He said he saved him for the merciful Lord God Jehovah

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