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When the Great Central Overland Mail stage breaks down on it's way to Laramie, it is an ill wind that blows. While the passengers are trying to effect repairs, Martha Chambers shoots and mortally wounds Taka, son of Pawnee Chief Yellow Knife, by mistake. Taking the wounded Indian with them, under the protestations of some of the passengers, the crippled coach manages to make it to the Sherman Relay station, putting Slim, Andy, Jess and Jonesy at risk. Fearing an attack by Yellow Knife and the Pawnee, Slim orders Jonesy and Andy to Laramie while Major David Prescott tries to save Taka's life. When Maj. Prescott's identity is revealed and the fact he was dishonorably discharged for conduct unbecoming an officer for taking up with a married woman, Martha Chambers. The relay station defenders manage to repulse the opening attack by the Pawnee but it's readily apparent to Slim, Jess and Maj. Prescott that they need help. Slim volunteers to ride for the cavalry platoon that had visited ...

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    • Author: Hidden Winter
    A stagecoach driven by Eddy Waller and riding shotgun is John Pickard stops to make repair when one of the passengers shoots a curious young Pawnee brave. The nervous passenger is Marsha Hunt and the stagecoach makes for Sherman station. The Indian kid shot happened to be Chief Frank DeKova's son.

    Marsha Hunt is running away with Ernest Borgnine who was cashiered out of the army for conduct unbecoming. Hunt was the post commander's wife whom he ran away with. He was also charged with cowardice in battle but acquitted with still lingering suspicions.

    In any event the inhabitants of the station and the passengers are stuck there and it really looks bad. It also looks like Borgnine and Hunt biblical sinners may be the noblest out of the group taking refuge at Sherman station.

    Borgnine, Hunt, and Robert Simon as a traveling railroad executive who is a real piece of work steal this one from the series regulars.
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    • Author: spacebreeze
    Jonesy decides to make sandwiches by slicing bologna. Did they even have processed meat in Wyoming in the 1870's?
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    • Author: Budar
    Pathetic attempt at a western ... enough said ... well, perhaps something should be mentioned about ernie borgnine ... he shines as an ex cavalry officer trying to stem the tide of white racism against the indians
  • Episode cast overview:
    John Smith John Smith - Slim Sherman
    Hoagy Carmichael Hoagy Carmichael - Jonesy
    Robert Crawford Jr. Robert Crawford Jr. - Andy Sherman
    Robert Fuller Robert Fuller - Jess Harper
    Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine - Major Prescott
    Marsha Hunt Marsha Hunt - Martha Chambers
    Robert F. Simon Robert F. Simon - Bert Bigelow
    Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson - Abner Crable
    Eddy Waller Eddy Waller - Mose
    John Pickard John Pickard - Calvin Dalyrumple
    Frank DeKova Frank DeKova - Yellow Knife
    James Griffith James Griffith - Lieutenant
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