Speed Dial

Speed Dial is a 2 part episode in the first season of The Adventures of Red Ryder. It marks the return of Red Ryder's first enemy, Vance Roland

Part 1
After Ryder defeats Ripjaw, who recently escaped from prison, Ryder recieves a call on his communicator, the caller asks Ryder if he recognizes their voice and Ryder realises that the person is Vance Roland, before hanging up, Roland says that he wants to play a game.

A week goes by and nothing happens, until one night when Ryder is scouting Ambrose City and notices a payphone ringing and goes to answer it, the person on the other end is revealed to again be Vance Roland who says he has escaped from prison and is ready for the game he mentioned, he has taken 3 people hostage, once Ryder or Roland hang up the phone, Roland will call another Payphone, Ryder has one minute to answer the phone or else Roland will kill one of his hostages, also, to prevent any tricks, several devices have been placed throughout the city to intercept any attempted tracing and also, Ryder cannot use any vehicles to reach the phones, Roland hangs up the phone and calls a random payphone while Ryder scans the city to find which phone is ringing, luckily, Ryder is able to reach the correct payphone in time, Vance proceeds to have a normal conversation with Ryder while Ryder tries to trace the call, after that, Vance hangs up.

The next morning, Ryder has trouble focusing due to Vance's escape from prison, that night, Ryder gets a call from another payphone.