In the Lone Ranger radio episode “Revenge for Mendoza” (aired March 31, 1948), the Lone Ranger and Tonto investigate after Don Mendoza, a respected landowner, is murdered. Outlaws plot to seize his ranch and fortune, using fear and violence to drive people away. With quick thinking and daring action, the Lone Ranger exposes the killers and restores justice to Mendoza’s family and community.