McCord is arrested by uniformed troopers and put into a prison wagon with Randall Kirby. Randall is a former Confederate officer who is planning to establish a military empire with stolen Union gold.
The events in this episode, culminating on the eve of the infamous Black Friday scandal, place the date of this episode on or about September 23, 1869.
Kirby: I heard you say you were innocent. Most men go to prison protesting their innocence.
McCord: How about you?
Kirby: No. In the eyes of the law, I'm guilty. What they call treason, I call patriotism.
McCord: If you're guilty of treason against a county that is as wrong about you as they are about me. you've earned my respect and admiration.
President Grant: Right now, Richardson, the man who's been branded a coward and a traitor... is the most important man in my administration.
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