Elfego Baca

Four Down and Five Lives to Go (1x2)

: 17, 1958

As the new sheriff of Socorro County, New Mexico, Elfego Baca comes up with an unusual method for dealing with outstanding arrest warrants. He writes letters to each of the wanted men, asking them to turn themselves in. He adds that if they refuse, he will assume they mean harm, and will pursue them with no mercy. Such is Baca's reputation that almost everyone complies.