Josh Randall is taking a young hoodlum (John Wilder) on a stagecoach to collect his bounty. The stage driver is Ray Teal, who always seemed to play a very nice guy, often as the sheriff on the Bonanza TV series.
Along come the escaped killers, played by John Larch and Warren Oates. They opened this episode with a rather chilling strangulation of an old prospector (Forrest Lewis) they surprised as he was cooking his food in his shelter in the rain.
Randall and Larch have a lot of good guy / bad guy give and take. It is fairly obvious that Larch is going to kill Randall at some point. Larch takes a liking to the young thug (Wilder) and he is freed. Oates does not have much dialogue, but he does a good job as the evil sidekick who does all the killing for Larch.
The end of this episode is very heartbreaking for fans of Ray Teal. Like usual, he manages to play a Western character in a very humble, sincere, and kind manner. That scene is played in a sinister and touching manner.
After that, it is looking grim for Randall. Almost by freak luck, Randall gets his chance to make things right, and avenge Ray Teal. The shootout is excellent, exciting, fast, and you get it from three angles. Cinema quality ending.
Along come the escaped killers, played by John Larch and Warren Oates. They opened this episode with a rather chilling strangulation of an old prospector (Forrest Lewis) they surprised as he was cooking his food in his shelter in the rain.
Randall and Larch have a lot of good guy / bad guy give and take. It is fairly obvious that Larch is going to kill Randall at some point. Larch takes a liking to the young thug (Wilder) and he is freed. Oates does not have much dialogue, but he does a good job as the evil sidekick who does all the killing for Larch.
The end of this episode is very heartbreaking for fans of Ray Teal. Like usual, he manages to play a Western character in a very humble, sincere, and kind manner. That scene is played in a sinister and touching manner.
After that, it is looking grim for Randall. Almost by freak luck, Randall gets his chance to make things right, and avenge Ray Teal. The shootout is excellent, exciting, fast, and you get it from three angles. Cinema quality ending.