pedro valdez is a man of scrupulous honor. why, i'd believe him even without the letter. - you have the letter? - yes. right here. in john longworthy's own handwriting. - longworthy was the original owner? - yes-- i had the honor of being his attorney for many years. unfortunately, i was in st. louis at the time of this sale. longworthy died before i returned. - and? - well, pedro and carlos worked with john on his ranch for over 20 years. e does martin come into the picture? - well, after longworthy died, martin came in and purchased the entire ranch. the original ranch. - wait a minute. you mean valdez paid his money and got nothing to show for it? - they trusted one another. they'd been working together for 20 years. when they bought the land, it became theirs on longworthy's word. that was all the proof they needed. - so they didn't bother to file a new deed? - pedro valdez is a fine man, but he's uneducated. - what about longworthy? he must have known there'd be complications after he died. - yes, you're right. but which