is captain clayton here, reverend?
you're captain clayton?.
colonel greenhill's compliments, sir.
why colonel greenhill is colonel greenhill, sir.  commanding officer, fifth u.s. cavalry.  i'm lieutenant greenhill, sir.
my pa wants to know.  colonel greenhill wants to know how soon you could put a company of your rangers in the field, fully armed and equipped, for joint punitive action against the comanches.
yes sir.  we've received information about a band of comanches under a chief named scar.
that maybe he's not far from here -- holed up somewhere, waiting his chance to get back over the border.  he raided north about a month ago.  ran into more army than he bargained for.  now he's running for cover, for keeps this time.
yesterday, one of our patrols picked up a man claims he was a prisoner with scar till only two days ago.  he talks crazy but i brought him along.  says he lives here.  keeps mentioning a rocking chair.
that's what he told us.  but there's no such place on the maps.
but.  but captain, we can't possibly take the field tomorrow.  for your own protection.