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While searching for his brother Caine learns that an old friend of his from the Shaolin Temple is also in America and in the town that he is in. But when Caine goes to look for him he can't be found and there are some people who prefer that he stop looking.

Richard Loo had previously played the Shaolin Master Sun in the original pilot, and would reprise the role once more in the third season episode Kung Fu: Besieged: Cannon at the Gates (1974). He would do three other episodes playing three different characters.

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    • Author: Andronrad
    Another early episode dealing with racism and bigotry in the Old West, with another excellent cast. Caine is established to be in Kilgore, Arizona, which he discovers to be home for Lin Wu (Kam Yuen), his fellow student at the Shaolin Temple, who left after being defeated by Caine in a ritual combat set up by their masters. Lin Wu is a medical practitioner serving the locals, but has mysteriously disappeared after treating Livvy McKenzie (Kathleen Lloyd) for headaches that she fears may be related to the illness that killed her mother. Livvy's fiancée is Greg Dundee (Robert Urich), head of a group of rowdies who delight in mistreating the local Chinese citizens, especially Soong (Benson Fong), a kindly old man forced to keep silent to ensure the safety of his family. Caine's arrival does not sit well with any of them, and Sheriff Rutledge (Clu Gulager) suggests that he leave town, but the determined Caine succeeds in exposing the truth, paying a debt to his lost friend. Richard Loo returns as Master Sun, the character he played in the original pilot (and would play again in "Besieged: Cannon at the Gates"), while another actor from the pilot, Benson Fong, would go on to do two further entries, "The Brujo" and "The Vanishing Image." John Anderson, as Greg's complicit father, also appeared in the episode "Crossties," and Scott Hylands would return for the episode "The Spirit-Helper."
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    David Carradine David Carradine - Kwai Chang Caine
    Clu Gulager Clu Gulager - Sheriff Rutledge
    John Anderson John Anderson - Benjamin Dundee
    Scott Hylands Scott Hylands - Randy Bucknell
    Kathleen Lloyd Kathleen Lloyd - Livvy McKenzie (as Kathleen Gackle)
    Kermit Murdock Kermit Murdock - Judge Burt
    Robert Urich Robert Urich - Greg Dundee
    Benson Fong Benson Fong - Soong
    Philip Ahn Philip Ahn - Master Kan
    Keye Luke Keye Luke - Master Po (archive footage)
    Kam Yuen Kam Yuen - Lin Wu
    Richard Loo Richard Loo - Master Sun
    Frank Michael Liu Frank Michael Liu - Lew Soong
    Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt - Postmaster
    Radames Pera Radames Pera - Young Caine
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