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A fence has two sides. On one is a landowner who won't give up anything he finds on his side. On the other is an old man and his adopted son, content to keep to themselves. Paladin decides to help keep the landowner on his side, no matter the cost.

Near the beginning of the episode Paladin (Richard Boone) says the men disputing ownership of a calf stuck in a fence should cut the calf in half, according to the principle of Solomon in the case of the two mothers claiming the same child. Solomon was a King of Israel, reigning from 970-931 BCE. King Solomon was known for, among other things, his great wisdom.

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    • Author: DarK-LiGht
    Above average episode is an entertaining mix of easy-going humor and six-gun drama. In the middle of nowhere, Paladin rides into a dispute over a trapped calf and a fence line. Seems rancher Advent (Pyle) wants old man Lee's (Fennelly) adjacent land to straighten out his fence line, of all things, and doesn't much care how he does it. Lee's only got a ramshackle house and an adopted Indian boy (Grady), while Advent's got a bunch of tough cowhands. So guess how the sides get evened up.

    With no Frisco wrap-around, all the action takes place on location in scenic Lone Pine and Mt. Whitney, resulting in an unusually rugged look. Fennelly shines as the old man, while his rapport the boy comes across as unforced and even touching. Frankly, the violence appears too abrupt to be convincing and may be the result of Boone learning the ropes as the episode's director. Nonetheless, it's a superior 30-minutes with a small, all male cast.
  • Episode credited cast:
    Richard Boone Richard Boone - Paladin
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Stewart East Stewart East - Cowhand
    Parker Fennelly Parker Fennelly - Abraham Lee
    Don Grady Don Grady - Lawson - Lee's Stepson
    Carol Henry Carol Henry - Cowhand
    Hal Needham Hal Needham - Cowhand
    Denver Pyle Denver Pyle - George Advent
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