It is Monday, November 13th, 1922, and the Great War is still a fresh wound on the minds of most people.  The small town of Denison, Texas did not see all of its sons return home, but life has had to move on.  But for one family man named Robert Dillon, the world still feels like a cruel and harsh place.  For he has just lowered the body of his brother, Samuel, into the cold autumn ground of the cemetery on the family property.  It is a large cattle ranch that hugs the Red River about thirty miles outside of Denison , and he and his brother had worked closely to keep the ranch successful after the recent passing of their parents.  A few days ago, Robert (also known as Ox by family and friends) sent his wife Mabel to accompany Samuel on a trip into town.  There, tragedy struck, as an automobile screeched out of control, hitting them both in the middle of the street.  Mabel was thrown to the side and landed hard, but Samuel was run down like a dog.  The car sped off as bystanders ran forward.  While everyone there agreed that this was just another tragedy for the Dillon boys, no one could provide any details that would help hunt down the driver of the mysterious car.

As an ex-Pinkerton, Ox Dillon is out for answers.  His days in private investigation and the war has left him a man of action.  But his hands are tied.  With an injured wife, two young daughters, a suddenly widowed sister-in-law Sarah, and a ranch to run on his own, he doesn’t have time to hunt down whoever it was who killed his brother.  So he’s made arrangements for the funeral.  Organized a wake at Red River Baptist church.  And tried to keep some normalcy for the sake of his family.  But of course he can’t just let it go.

He’s leaned on his three trusted farmhands, Hank, Diego, and Slim, for support.  He’s looked to Reverend Smith for guidance, and his wife’s sister Margaret for help.  And he’s reached out to his old Pinkerton friend, John Redfield, to dig into which out-of-towners were in Denison on the day his brother was killed.

The skies are grey, but it's relatively warm in this part of the world, considering the time of year.  And as the sun rises high behind the branches of the old willow tree that stands sentinel over the family graves, Ox takes a deep breath and tries to show his daughters a kind smile to comfort them.  But Ruth is twelve now, and Elizabeth is nine, so they are old enough to understand what death is, and that Uncle Samuel will never be coming home.  They know it, and he can see it on their faces.

It breaks his heart.  He just wants closure now, for himself, and for his family.  And as the funeral wraps up, he looks at the barren plot of earth that covers his brother’s broken body, and he prays for rest.  Little does he know that this will be the closest to rest that his family will ever have together again.  For tonight marks the night where his family will shatter irrevocably... during the tragic Raid at the Dillon Homestead...

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KEEPER OF ARCANE SECRETS: Adam

ROBERT "OX" DILLON: Grady

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Directors: Adam

Producers: Daniel, Adam

Story by: Adam, Daniel, and Grady

Edited by: Adam

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