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While evading a posse, the boys run into their old friend, Harry Briscoe (J.D. Cannon in his last appearance on this show), who's been fired by the Bannerman Detective Agency and is now a derelict. They sympathize with him and convince him to use his old credentials to fool the smart sheriff and his dumb deputy by "arresting" them before the posse does. The sheriff lets Briscoe go with Heyes and Curry, but sends the deputy along on the stagecoach to Wyoming. Now to fool the deputy, which is fairly easily done, and to fool the sheriff a second time, which is much harder. Fortunately, they happen upon a pair of bank-robbing killers whom only Briscoe recognizes, and he uses trickery to catch them and get back into the Bannerman Agency's good graces. The ending of this show, as the boys ride through the Utah countryside and chat, was recycled for all subsequent episodes (the boys are filmed in long shot and their dialog was changed for each show). This show and parts of several others ...

James Drury, who plays sheriff Tankersley in this episode, was sheriff Lom Trevors in the pilot episode "Alias Smith and Jones" where he is famously asked "That's a good deal !?" By Hannibal Heyes.


Episode cast overview:
Ben Murphy Ben Murphy - Jed 'Kid' Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones)
Roger Davis Roger Davis - Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith)
James Drury James Drury - Sheriff Tankersley
J.D. Cannon J.D. Cannon - Harry Briscoe
Larry Storch Larry Storch - Mugs McGeehu
Frank Sinatra Jr. Frank Sinatra Jr. - Deputy Wermser
George Keymas George Keymas - Hank Silvers
Jon Lormer Jon Lormer - Proprietor
Tom Waters Tom Waters - Ranch Owner
Stephen R. Hudis Stephen R. Hudis - Boy (as Stephen Hudis)
Laurie Ferrone Laurie Ferrone - First Girl
Renee Tetro Renee Tetro - Second Girl
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