THE TIME TUNNEL

BILLY THE KID -- by William Welch


Landing in New Mexico in the 1880's Doug and Tony have a near- fatal meeting with Billy the Kid.

Tony and Doug materialize tumbling into bales of hay alongside a livery stable. Before they get their bearings, night riders charge through the town. The two rvn to the Town Marshal, who is undisturbed by the ruckus outside as he proudly displays his prisoner, and tells Doug and Tony they're in Lincoln County. Suddenly the night riders break in, and the Marshal is shoved against the bars where the prisoner takes his keys and unlocks the cell door. As the prisoner aims his gun at the defenseless Marshal, Tony grabs his arm, but the bullet finds its mork. Turning to the two strangers, the prisoner introduces himself as William Bonney - Billy the Kid. For sport, Billy orders Tony to make a suicide dash into the street, but Doug grabs a gun and shoots Billy, who falls motionless. Tony and Doug break free, grab a couple of horses and ride out. In the Tunnel, Ann, Kirk and Swain try to establish contact again. Kirk instructs Ann to go through their research material on Billy. At the jail, Wilson, the leader of the night riders, is amazed to see Billy raise himself and sit up. The bullet fired by Doug hit his belt buckle and merely stunned him. Swearing to get the stranger, Billy rides out. Meanwhile, Tony and Doug have found a deserted shack and settle down for the night. In the Tunnel, Ann returns with the research information, which states that Billy was killed by Pat Garret in July. All his victims are listed by name except two strangers. Who Billy killed in 1881 -- the date they have fixed on Tony and Doug. They roust switch them at once, but find that the power supply is low and will take hours to recharge. When the Travellers awake, they go to saddle up the horses, but Doug who returns to the shack finds Billy waiting for him. Doug tells him who he is, but Billy angrily accuses him of lying. The tunnel technicians then realize that a voice transmission may be the only possibility of saving Doug, Meanwhile, Tony creeps up with a gun, but Billy shoots it out of his hand. Both boys are domed to die when Quirk's voice informs Billy that the place is surrounded. Billy is overpowered by the Travellers and tied up. Tony wearing Billy's hat and gun, goes for help. When Tony rides into Thatcher, he finds Garrett's deputies waiting for him. Sure they have captured the dangerous Billy, they lock Tony up. At the shack Billy tied and bound, makes a desperate lunge for the door, and Doug knocks him out with the gun butt. With Billy seemingly unconscious, Doug goes for water while Wilson and his men riche in, and release Billy. Doug seeing this heads for Thatcher. A mob is gathering when Garrett arrives and informs them that the prisoner is not Billy the Kid. Trapped in the office, Garrett sends one of his deputies out to stampede a herd of cattle down the street to break up the crowd. Tony leads Garrett to the shack, but they find it deserted. Knowing that Doug will head for Thatcher and Billy will follow, they ride back in time to save Doug. As Garrett leads Billy and Wilson toward the jail, Tony and Doug disappear through time.
C A S T

Dr. Tony Newman ................. James Darren 
Dr. Doug Phillips ............... Robert Colbert 
Dr. Ann MacGregor ............... Lee Meriwether 
Lt.Gen. Heywood Kirk ............ Whit Bissell 
Dr. Raymond Swain ............... John Zaremba


G U E S T  C A S T

Billy ........................... Robert Walker, Jr.
Pat Garrett...................... Allen Case
Marshal.......................... Phil Chambers
Wilson........................... Harry Lauter
McKinney ........................ Pitt Herbert
John Poe ........................ John Crawford

Director ........................ J. Juran

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Created: 97/04/24 Updated: 97/12/02