The Big Valley

The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Genre: Western

Cast:Richard Long , Peter Breck , Lee Majors , Linda Evans , Barbara Stanwyck , Napoleon Whiting , Douglas Kennedy , Harlan Warde , Paul Sorensen , Harry Swoger , James Gavin , Bing Russell , John Harmon , Charles Briles , Mark Tapscott , Michael Harris , J.P. Burns , Charles Bail

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Palms of Glory

Wed, Sep 15, 1965

As the powerful Barkley family and surrounding Valley community face the prospect of losing their land to a ruthless railroad baron, a mysterious stranger arrives with life-changing news for the family.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Forty Rifles

Wed, Sep 22, 1965

As Heath settles into life in the Valley, his authority is questioned by the men employed to aid him in a huge cattle drive, which is further complicated by the arrival of a former general with plans of his own.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Boots with My Father's Name

Wed, Sep 29, 1965

The Barkleys prepare for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to family patriarch Tom, prompting Victoria to visit Heath's birthplace and learn about Tom's secret past.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Young Marauders

Wed, Oct 6, 1965

A handsome stranger saves Audra's life during a horse stampede and she quickly becomes attached to him, unaware of his involvement in a series of robberies in the Valley.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner

Wed, Oct 13, 1965

The arrival of an old friend of Victoria and Tom's causes trouble in the Valley, due to the man's claim on a plot of land which has been earmarked as the location of a new dam.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Heritage

Wed, Oct 20, 1965

As unrest grips a distant mining town where the Barkleys have financial interests, Heath travels to the place in an attempt to diffuse the situation.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Winner Lose All

Wed, Oct 27, 1965

The return of a Spanish nobleman with a claim to land in the Valley which is already occupied becomes further complicated by a romance between Heath and the nobleman's daughter.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ My Son, My Son

Wed, Nov 3, 1965

The sociopathic son of a neighbor, recently returned from away, stirs up serious trouble for the Barclays.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Earthquake

Wed, Nov 10, 1965

A powerful earthquake strikes the Valley, leaving Victoria trapped underground with a disgruntled ex-Barkley ranch hand and a young pregnant Native American girl.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Murdered Party

Wed, Nov 17, 1965

Jarrod agrees to defend a murder suspect, despite the fact that Heath witnessed the killing. The case involves the defense of a man from a reviled family and the death of a respected benefactor.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Way to Kill a Killer

Wed, Nov 24, 1965

When a visiting Mexican rancher friend's herd comes down with a dangerous infectious disease, he proves stubbornly unwilling to acknowledge the situation, much less cooperate with the Barkleys.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Night of the Wolf

Wed, Dec 1, 1965

When Nick injures his arm after being bitten by a rabid wolf, after Heath takes care of his injured arm, and takes him to the doctor, he leaves home without explaining himself to his family outside of Heath.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Guilt of Matt Bentell

Wed, Dec 8, 1965

Heath lashes out at the Barkleys' new timber camp foreman, who was the sadistic commandant of the Confederate prison camp where Heath was held. The timber crew also resent the foreman - especially two brothers sworn to kill him.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The Brawlers

Wed, Dec 15, 1965

The Barkleys find themselves butting heads with a group of Irish settlers who have inadvertently illegally settled on Barkley land due to a fraudulent sale they were duped into.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Judgement in Heaven

Wed, Dec 22, 1965

Jarrod arranges for the girlfriend of a murderous outlaw to be released from jail so she can spend Christmas with the Barkley family. The family has mixed feelings about sharing the holidays with her. She's a wildcat and, with her boyfriend still on the loose, she defiantly vows to re-join him at the first opportunity, causing chaos in the Barkley household.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Invaders

Wed, Dec 29, 1965

When a group of criminal rawhiders ambush Heath, they bring him to the Barkley home to claim they rescued him to ingratiate themselves.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ By Fires Unseen

Wed, Jan 5, 1966

After a whirlwind courtship, Nick proposes to a beautiful "partygirl" Eastern socialite. Her interest in him soon disappears when she experiences the slow paced life on the ranch-and becomes obsessed with Heath.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ A Time to Kill

Wed, Jan 19, 1966

When an old law school friend of Jarrod comes to visit, a following Secret Service agent tells Jarrod that he is suspects his friend is a counterfeiter.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Teacher of Outlaws

Wed, Feb 2, 1966

An outlaw gang leader orders his men to kidnap a teacher so he can learn to read and write for a special purpose. His men nab Victoria by mistake-she pretends to be the school marm to buy time for the Barkley boys to find her.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Under a Dark Star

Wed, Feb 9, 1966

Pardoned after a long imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit, a man has Jarrod's help in adjusting to being free again. The man is hired to work at the ranch and after having doubt planted by one of the hands, his fear of returning to prison may lead to the death of the man who was the Prosecuting Attorney in the his case- Jarrod.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Barbary Red

Wed, Feb 16, 1966

Nick celebrates his birthday at a waterfront saloon where he is drugged and shanghaied for sea duty. Jarrod suspects an old client of his, Barbary Red, is behind Nick's disappearance- Eugene and Heath help him investigate his hunch.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ The Death Merchant

Wed, Feb 23, 1966

Everyone except Heath extends a warm welcome to an aging cowboy who killed Tom Barkley's murderer- a result of the Barkley-Railroad War. The man, as it turns out, is a friend to no one, he enjoys range wars and will sell his services as a killer to either side- and he's looking for work.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ The Fallen Hawk

Wed, Mar 2, 1966

Heath helps an old friend, Ward, and his wife Nora, after Ward becomes crippled in an accident partly Heath's fault. Tensions arise when Ward tries to guilt Heath into giving him $5,000 for a timber investment.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Hazard

Wed, Mar 9, 1966

A man arrives at the ranch looking for Heath and is shot by two trailing bounty hunters who claim he is wanted for murder. While the man is recuperating at the ranch, Jarrod travels to Coreyville to look into the murder charge and Heath comes to terms with an old grudge.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Into the Widow's Web

Wed, Mar 23, 1966

Heath is drawn to an alluring old girlfriend who is now married and part of a trick shooting act. When her husband is mysteriously killed in a gun "accident," Heath is accused of murder. Jarrod must use a new science to try to clear him but ends up sparring about it with the D.A.,an old law school colleague who is jealous of the Barkleys.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ By Force and Violence

Wed, Mar 30, 1966

While travelling cross country, Victoria and Heath have an accident resulting in Heath becoming pinned under their heavily loaded wagon. Victoria seeks help and turns to a mysterious man who is being pursued by aggressive bounty hunters.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ The River Monarch

Wed, Apr 6, 1966

When a sunken Barkley riverboat is finally found, it's cargo of gold is missing and the late family patriarch is suspected to have stolen it.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ The Midas Man

Wed, Apr 13, 1966

Audra falls for a dashing but ruthless financier who has maneuvered many of the ranchers into taking out risky loans with him during a drought with the intention of potentially foreclosing on their land.

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ Tunnel of Gold

Wed, Apr 20, 1966

A new couple's soon-to-be opened general store is invaded by criminals to be used for a tunnel to rob the Barkley's of their gold, and the couple's husband is apparently involved.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ Last Train to the Fair

Wed, Apr 27, 1966

On a train ride, Audra falls seriously ill and the only doctor available to treat her has a band of ruffians in pursuit for revenge.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Lost Treasure

Mon, Sep 12, 1966

When a smooth talking stranger comes to Heath claiming he's his father, Heath agrees to travel to the town of his mother's grave to investigate the story.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Legend of a General: Part 1

Mon, Sep 19, 1966

While in Mexico tending to a Barkley mine, Heath aids a Mexican General (an old family friend) who escapes the wrath of an oppressive leader. When it is found out that the General is living in California at the Barkley Ranch, Heath is jailed - and his life is used to bargain for the General's return.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Legend of a General: Part II

Mon, Sep 26, 1966

The Barkley's refuse to cooperate with the Mexican authorities but, with the General's help, plan to go to Rio Blanco, Mexico and break Heath out of jail. Meanwhile, Heath has his own break-out plan and succeeds-but is betrayed.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Caesar's Wife

Mon, Oct 3, 1966

A neighbor's young, second wife is more romantically interested in her stepson than her husband. Her jealousy of Audra, the stepson's childhood sweetheart, leads to a shooting-and puts Audra in danger from the husband.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Pursuit

Mon, Oct 10, 1966

From the town of Sandhill, Victoria along with an alcoholic and cynical hunter search the desert for an Indian brave infected with measles. The Indian does not believe the White Man's medicine can save him-only the Medicine Man at the camp of his father, the Chief. The disease could wipe out the entire tribe.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Martyr

Mon, Oct 17, 1966

Jarrod defends a Basque Sheepherder accused of murder. He is in more than providing a defense when he finds out his client is a political anarchist in a town full of bigotry and hate.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Target

Mon, Oct 31, 1966

A political candidate for Governor bases much of his campaign on libelling the Barkley family.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Velvet Trap

Mon, Nov 7, 1966

A wagon traveling through the night loses a wheel. While doing repairs a stranger rides up an offers help. Sabrina Lynn passenger sees him and rushes off into the night, only to drop in a dead faint at the feet of Nick Barkley. Next day Nick organizes to get Sabrina to town and set up to rejoin the now repaired coach. He is clearly infatuated by the girl but she resists his advances. Later that day the stranger she saw the previous night arrives in town. Sabrina tells Nick about the man, Jack Floyd, wanted for murder. A day later another man, Jack arrives in town. It becomes clear this is the real Jack Floyd and Sabrina loves him. She goes to the first Jack and tells him where to find the real Jack, then tells Nick to meet her at the location. Nick the better gun, shoots and wounds Floyd. The sheriff discovers his real name was John Peirce, and he'd trailing Floyd after the murder of his brother. Sheriff discovered Sabrina met Jack when the night stage arrived. Nick goes to confront her only to find she's checked out. He tracks her and Floyd to a farmhouse and a gun battle erupts.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Man from Nowhere

Mon, Nov 14, 1966

A woman, her mother-in-law, and young son are considered squatters. The Cattlemen want her off the land. The woman will not make it easy for them. She fights to remain in what she considers is her land. She feels her missing husband of two years worked very hard on that land, so why should she pack up and leave. Jarrod Barkley is heading her way with proof why she can't remain on the property. However, by accident caused by the woman's son he ends up with amnesia. While he's struggling with no memory at all, he decides he will help the woman fight for her land. The Cattlemen will stop at nothing to push them off that land. Meanwhile Jarrod's family is worried at this point over Jarrod missing. He had left days ago and they have not heard anything from him. So his brothers Nick and Heath decide to follow the trail he took.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Great Safe Robbery

Mon, Nov 21, 1966

Victoria and Audra are held hostage by a trio of inept robbers who are stymied by a very well-built and tough safe.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Iron Box

Mon, Nov 28, 1966

Nick and Heath, on their way home with a prize bull, are accused of stealing the animal and are sentenced to a brutal work camp - without a trial.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Last Stage to Salt Flats

Mon, Dec 5, 1966

The Barkley's are stranded out of all places, in the desert. Making it difficult to survive the heat, no water and hard to put up with each other.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ A Day of Terror

Mon, Dec 12, 1966

At church for Sunday School, the Barkley women are taken prisoner by a family of desperadoes dealing with one of their own wounded.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Hide the Children

Mon, Dec 19, 1966

After falsely accusing a Gypsy vineyard worker of theft and injuring him in a fight, Nick reluctantly agrees to accompany the man's wife, daughter, and mother-in-law on a journey to the daughter's arranged marriage. Along the way, harassed by local townspeople, Nick finds himself mistaken for a Gypsy and learns what it's like to be one of them. He also discovers some truths about Gypsies, the people who hate them simply because of prejudice, and his own bigotry.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Day of the Comet

Mon, Dec 26, 1966

A poetry-loving stranger on the run from the Cavalry camps out at the Barkley ranch.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Wagonload of Dreams

Mon, Jan 2, 1967

When a Greek family refuses to pay a crooked stationmaster his extortion money,both the Greek family and The Barkley's become targets!

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Image of Yesterday

Mon, Jan 9, 1967

A former suitor of Victoria Barkley comes into town. Her feelings towards him changes quickly when he and his gunslingers make themselves at home at the Barkley Ranch.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Boy Into Man

Mon, Jan 16, 1967

A mother seems to have abandoned her children. The oldest, a teenage boy, resists the Barkley's help- who decides to search for his mother.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Down Shadow Street

Mon, Jan 23, 1967

Victoria has a key testimony to offer at a murder trial. An unethical judge with a conflict of interest in the case has her confined to a grisly madhouse. Jarrod and Nick desperately launch a search to find her.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Stallion

Mon, Jan 30, 1967

While trying to round up a prize wild stallion, Nick is nearly killed due to an old ranch-hand's lack of concentration. After being offered a less demanding job, the prideful wrangler quits, determined to capture the steed single-handed.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ The Haunted Gun

Mon, Feb 6, 1967

An old Barkley family friend who is now a Senator travels to Stockton. The visit is spoiled by the Senator's fear of being assassinated.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ The Price of Victory

Mon, Feb 13, 1967

A badly injured professional boxer can't avoid "one more fight" even though it endangers his life and may cost him his family.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Brother Love

Mon, Feb 20, 1967

A flashy faith healer who is really a con artist has Audra convinced he is sincere and is in Stockton to do good.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ Court Martial

Mon, Mar 6, 1967

A retired Civil War era Union general is tried for war crimes by ex-Confederates at the Barkley ranch while the family is held captive.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ Plunder!

Mon, Mar 13, 1967

A town is evacuated due to a weakened dam. Despite the danger, Heath is deputized to stop looters until the citizens can return.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ Turn of a Card

Mon, Mar 20, 1967

A professional card player finds out that Heath is carrying $5,000 to a Barkley mine. The gambler even stoops to using a girl he "owns" in trying to strip Heath of the money.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ Showdown in Limbo

Mon, Mar 27, 1967

Heath joins a posse led by his old boss, a U.S. Marshall, who brings along his greenhorn Eastern-educated son. The son resents Heath's presence.

28Season 2

S2.E28 ∙ The Lady from Mesa

Mon, Apr 3, 1967

The daughter of an old and valued ranch hand is brought to the Barkley home to see her dying father. She blames him for ruining her life.

29Season 2

S2.E29 ∙ Days of Grace

Mon, Apr 17, 1967

Heath is accused of assaulting a wealthy man's daughter. A nun intervenes to prevent a lynching.

30Season 2

S2.E30 ∙ Cage of Eagles

Mon, Apr 24, 1967

An Irish political fugitive is hired as a Dynamiter to work at a Barkley mine. His intentions are questioned by an influential citizen.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Joaquin

Mon, Sep 11, 1967

A Barkley ranch hand is murdered. This happens shortly after the man had claimed a newly hired hand was actually an infamous Mexican outlaw.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Ambush

Mon, Sep 18, 1967

Victoria revisits a desert mission. She fights to protect three Indian women from killers and only has a recently reformed alcoholic to help her.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ A Flock of Trouble

Mon, Sep 25, 1967

Nick unwittingly accepts sheep in payment for a debt. He stubbornly fights off insults and threats to keep them.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Time After Midnight

Mon, Oct 2, 1967

Property owners are intimidated into selling by a land baron. When a case is brought against the man, Jarrod agrees to act as prosecutor-even after being blinded.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Night in a Small Town

Mon, Oct 9, 1967

While traveling, Heath and Victoria stop in a town that has an overly righteous Sheriff. They find his "devotion to duty" does not include leaving a saloon girl alone.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Ladykiller

Mon, Oct 16, 1967

An innkeeper's pretty daughter is the bait used to rob and kill visitors. Nick unsuspectingly falls in love with her.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Guilty

Mon, Oct 30, 1967

A recently convicted murderer escapes and returns to town. While he is cornered in the schoolhouse, Jarrod tries to help the man prove his innocence.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ The Disappearance

Mon, Nov 6, 1967

While traveling Victoria and Audra check into a hotel. When the next morning Audra has disappeared and no one will admit she had even been there, Victoria is forced to investigate by herself.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ A Noose Is Waiting

Mon, Nov 13, 1967

A new doctor is welcomed to town by the Barkley's. They are unaware he is really a deranged killer out for revenge and with Victoria targeted as his next victim.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Explosion!: Part 1

Mon, Nov 20, 1967

A forest fire is heading toward Stockton. The Barkley's and other wealthy landowners plan to hire a "firestopper".

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Explosion!: Part 2

Mon, Nov 27, 1967

The forest fire continues to advance toward Stockton. With no one else able to help, Jarrod, Nick and Heath prepare to meet the fire with nitroglycerin.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Four Days to Furnace Hill

Mon, Dec 4, 1967

Guards delivering prisoners accidently kill one of them - a woman. Victoria, out travelling alone, is taken by the guards to act as a substitute.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Night of the Executioner

Mon, Dec 11, 1967

The conspiracy to murder a Congressman unravels due to Heath being in the area at the time of the killing. An old drunkard and then Heath himself are accused of being the shootist.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Journey Into Violence

Mon, Dec 18, 1967

Heath is kidnapped by a sect who accuse him of murdering a member. Acting as their own judge and jury, Heath is convicted and sentenced to being a slave to atone for his crime.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Buffalo Man

Mon, Dec 25, 1967

Convict labor is used at the ranch during harvest time. The men are treated sadistically by their guard, especially an ex-slave who served in a special unit during the Civil War.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ The Good Thieves

Mon, Jan 1, 1968

Two thieves, who killed two men in Stockton and seriously wounded Jarrod, are tracked by Nick and Heath to a distant town. Once there, they find the two men are highly respected and thought of as philanthropists.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Days of Wrath

Mon, Jan 8, 1968

After a whirlwind courtship, Jarrod marries. His absolute joy quickly turns to grief and then to relentless revenge.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Miranda

Mon, Jan 15, 1968

A wealthy Mexican Loyalist visits the Barkley's and brings with him a valuable necklace. A female anarchist then shows up at the ranch, plotting to bring the necklace back to Mexico to help fund the Revolution.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Shadow of a Giant

Mon, Jan 29, 1968

Nick and Heath join a posse led by a legendary marshall.The problem is the marshall is reckless and endangers all of his deputies lives.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Fall of a Hero

Mon, Feb 5, 1968

A man is dead after having a disagreement with Heath, who cannot remember what happened. Despite being on trial for his life, Heath seeks with Jarrod's help to find the truth.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ The Emperor of Rice

Mon, Feb 12, 1968

An old Barkley friend becomes desperate to corner the rice market. Victoria is kidnapped as part of the plan to force the family to help.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Rimfire

Mon, Feb 19, 1968

A played out mine that a Barkley mining partnership abandoned is now occupied by Chinese immigrants. The partnership needs to regain control of the old mine as a means to deliver air to an adjacent, ore rich mine.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Bounty on a Barkley

Mon, Feb 26, 1968

A beautiful, aloof woman moves to the area and Nick falls in love with her. She fails to mention that she is married-and to a bounty hunter that Nick has met.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Devil's Masquerade

Mon, Mar 4, 1968

Heath's friend, a nearby rancher, sends for a mail order bride. Upon her arrival, some things about her background seem strange and cause Heath to question her identity.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ Run of the Savage

Mon, Mar 11, 1968

A series of relatively petty thefts lead Nick to an embittered youth who he attempts to befriend. The stakes are raised when Nick finds himself held for ransom while tied up in a cave that is in danger of collapsing.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ The Challenge

Mon, Mar 18, 1968

A plot is hatched to use an innocent photo in an embarassing way. Victoria and a U.S. Senator are the targets of the smear campaign.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ In Silent Battle

Mon, Sep 23, 1968

Audra is attracted to a handsome Civil War hero. Little does she know, he is a murderous psychopath haunted by delusions of what a woman should be.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ They Called Her Delilah

Mon, Sep 30, 1968

A beautiful singer, once close to Jarrod, comes to Stockton to perform. The fact that she was a Confederate spy during the Civil War causes an uproar.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Presumed Dead

Mon, Oct 7, 1968

A lonely cattle rustler happens upon stagecoach accident and amnesia victim Victoria. He nurses her back to health and gives her an identity-that of his dead wife.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Run of the Cat

Mon, Oct 21, 1968

A bloodthirsty cougar is killing stock and mauls Nick. The Barkley's hire a professional to kill the cat but Nick can't resist the hunt.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Deathtown

Mon, Oct 28, 1968

Jarrod travels to Baker City to meet three Mexican businessmen on a land deal. Upon arriving he is told they have been there, not waited, and returned home. Jarrod slowly learns the truth of what happened.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Jonah

Mon, Nov 11, 1968

The Barkley's hire a ranch hand who has the reputation of having bad luck follow him. After a series of mishaps and an angry disagreement about him being fired, there is a surprise in store for everyone.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Hell Hath No Fury

Mon, Nov 18, 1968

A female outlaw, who is also fond of playing poker, meets Heath during a card game. She becomes obsessed with him to the point of wanting to quickly marry and give up her "career".

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ The Long Ride

Mon, Nov 25, 1968

While in Highridge visiting a friend, Audra witnesses three murders and goes into shock. Victoria brings her back to Stockton via stagecoach and the trip home is a test of wills between the passengers and a mysterious stranger who follows the coach.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Profit and the Lost

Mon, Dec 2, 1968

Heath risks his life and saves a man who is a notorious hired gunman. The irony is the killer has a contract to kill Heath, put out by a local rancher with a grudge.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ A Stranger Everywhere

Mon, Dec 9, 1968

A shy dressmaker interests lawmen and outlaws alike when a journalist theorizes that she is an infamous bandit. Nick, who as a joke had started the rumor, finds himself defending her reputation - despite not knowing just what the truth is.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ The Prize

Mon, Dec 16, 1968

While returning to the ranch with a horse he just purchased, Heath becomes side tracked and ends up taking home a baby after the mother dies. The father, an outlaw, eventually heads for the Barkley's to take custody-and into a bounty hunter's trap.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Hunter's Moon

Mon, Dec 30, 1968

A fanatically jealous rancher imprisons Nick and two other men. He believes one of them is his wife's lover. If no one confesses, they will all die.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Top of the Stairs

Mon, Jan 6, 1969

Passing through the town of Abbottsville on their way to a wedding, Victoria and Audra stop to see Victoria's brother-in-law. They are not allowed to see him and are told he is judged insane and sees no visitors - a suspicious Victoria investigates.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Joshua Watson

Mon, Jan 20, 1969

The once friendly annual rodeo between the Barkley and Morton ranches has become a nasty, win-at-all-costs event. An ex-slave "super cowboy" raises the stakes when he agrees to compete for the Barkleys.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ The Secret

Mon, Jan 27, 1969

A wealthy rancher, and long time family friend, suddenly sets out to ruin the Barkley's. He has intense hatred of Jarrod, who he suspects is having an affair with his young wife.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ The 25 Graves of Midas

Mon, Feb 3, 1969

25 men have died in a cave-in at the Dutton Mine, in which the Barkley's have a 40% interest. Heath, on his way to meet Nick and investigate the disaster, is badly wounded-and mistaken by the vengeful townspeople as an avenging mine payroll robber.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Lightfoot

Mon, Feb 17, 1969

Despite being college educated, a Modoc Indian is given to angry outbursts as he imagines prejudice from any action of white people. With the whole town against the tribesman, Jarrod acts as his lawyer when he is accused of murdering a white man who had heckled him.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Alias Nellie Handley

Mon, Feb 24, 1969

Victoria poses as a thief in order to become an inmate and investigate conditions at a women's prison. Once in, she finds it is a miserable place and that she may never be able to leave.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ The Royal Road

Mon, Mar 3, 1969

Jarrod is guardian to a rebellious teenage girl who becomes interested in a Prince visiting from India. The "Prince" has a heavy handed aide who arouses the suspicions of Heath when a local woman he knew is found murdered.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ A Passage of Saints

Mon, Mar 10, 1969

Stern, religious people lease a Barkley farm. When townspeople discover the newcomers are Mormons who practice plural marriage, they plan to drive them out. Jarrod hides the truth as he attempts to mediate the situation.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ The Battle of Mineral Springs

Mon, Mar 24, 1969

While returning to Stockton, Victoria and Jarrod stop in a town with outrageous prices for food, lodging and services. After finding out the people are bilking travelers to survive, the Barkley's decide to open a shipping business to save the town-despite opposition from a territorial "boss" with a rival freight company in the area.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The Other Face of Justice

Mon, Mar 31, 1969

Nick and Heath, on the trail of a gang of murderous raiders stealing horses in the Valley, enlist the help of the ex-sheriff of Stockton. The motivation behind his "help" proves interesting and totally unexpected-especially to the Barkley's.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Town of No Exit

Mon, Apr 7, 1969

Heath arrives in a dying desert town, only to find himself a visitor in a madhouse. His hosts are five deranged people who play bizarre and deadly games with their infrequent guests. Heath's role in their hellish fantasy: the accused--on trial for rape and murder.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Danger Road

Mon, Apr 21, 1969

An Englishman with a large gambling debt agrees to smuggle whiskey onto an Indian reservation to pay off his losses. Enroute he meets up with Victoria, on the way to the reservation with medical supplies, and they find the road there is full of unexpected surprises.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ Flight from San Miguel

Mon, Apr 28, 1969

An old love of Heath's, who had jilted him five years before, convinces him to help get her Mexican husband to the U.S.. The husband is a Revolutionary wanted by the Federales - and a man with questionable motives.

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ Point and Counterpoint

Mon, May 19, 1969

A dying prisoner asks his son to kill the two people whose testimony caused his death, a Stockton banker named Clark and Victoria Barkley. After Clark is murdered, Jarrod, unaware that Victoria is the next target, agrees to act as the son's lawyer when he is put on trial for murder.