List of The Big Valley episodes

The following is a list of The Big Valley episodes which ran from 1965 until 1969 with a total of 4 seasons and 112 episodes.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Production line
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	30	September 15, 1965	April 27, 1966	63xx
	2	30	September 12, 1966	April 24, 1967	70xx
	3	26	September 11, 1967	March 18, 1968	71xx
	4	26	September 23, 1968	May 19, 1969	72xx

Episodes

Season 1 (1965-66)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Palms of Glory"	September 15, 1965	#5929
As the railroad brings in gunmen to force the ranchers and farmers off their land, the Barkley family leads the fight against the railroad, while a mysterious and angry young man arrives, claiming to be the son of the late Tom Barkley.
2	2	"The Young Marauders"	October 6, 1965	#6301
While out riding, Audra's life is saved by a young man who appears to be a knight in shining armor. She begins seeing the young man further, but he begins to arouse suspicion as a series of attacks and extortion attempts on neighboring ranchers begins taking place, just after he and his clan arrived in the valley.
3	3	"The Brawlers"	December 15, 1965	#6303
Nick clashes with the head of Irish immigrants who settled illegally on Barkley land, thinking they purchased it.
4	4	"Heritage"	October 20, 1965	#6305
Heath investigates a series of violent acts in a mining town where the residents, living in poverty, have a deep-seated grudge against the owners of the mines, including the Barkleys.
5	5	"The Way to Kill a Killer"	November 24, 1965	#6307
Cattle belonging to a friend of the Barkleys begin to perish due to a strange disease. Would they find a cure?
6	6	"The Invaders"	December 29, 1965	#6309
While out on the range investigating some dead cattle, Heath is ambushed by a gang of ruthless rawhiders, who first decide to bring him back to the Barkley ranch in anticipation of a large reward, but upon finding that the men of the ranch are all away on a cattle drive, they decide to plunder the place.
7	7	"The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner"	October 13, 1965	#6311
An old and close friend of Victoria and the late Tom Barkley arrives in the valley to claim land promised to him by them years prior, just as highly anticipated plans are being made by Jarrod, Nick, and the people of Stockton to construct a dam on the same land.
8	8	"Under a Dark Star"	February 9, 1966	#6313
A recently released ex-convict under the care and protection of Jarrod Barkley comes face to face with men who are out to make his life hell on the Barkley ranch, driving him to turn against the lawyer.
9	9	"Boots With My Father's Name"	September 29, 1965	#6315
A pair of boots belonging to the late Tom Barkley will only fit Heath, which proves awkward for him and stokes yet more resentment prior to an occasion to honor the late Barkley patriarch in Stockton. Victoria decides to investigate the relationship between Heath's birth mother and her late husband, despite what she discovers, and no matter the cost.
10	10	"Winner Lose All"	October 27, 1965	#6317
Heath falls for a beautiful young Spanish woman whose father disapproves of him on the basis of family purity of bloodlines and heritage, and threatens to destroy the neighboring ranchers if Heath continues seeing her.
11	11	"Forty Rifles"	September 22, 1965	#6319
While adjusting to his new life with the Barkley family, Heath has a difficult time being accepted by the ranch hands. Upon being forced to lead them on a long cattle drive alone after Nick is shot, the man behind the shooting, Nick's old friend and now delusional former commanding officer, who is now looking to relive past glories, attempts to relieve Heath of his men with promises of a better and richer life.
12	12	"My Son, My Son"	November 3, 1965	#6321
As the family celebrates Audra's birthday, she encounters an unexpected guest - a childhood friend and son of friends of the Barkleys, now a young man who proves to be mentally unstable and attempts to sexually assault her.
13	13	"Earthquake"	November 10, 1965	#6323
As the Barkley family frantically searches for her following a large earthquake, Victoria is trapped underground with a pregnant Indian woman and a man whom Nick has recently fired, and who hates the Barkleys.
14	14	"The Murdered Party"	November 17, 1965	#6325
Heath is a witness in a murder trial to a man whom Jarrod Barkley is compelled to defend no matter the cost.
15	15	"The Guilt of Matt Bentell"	December 8, 1965	#6327
Heath becomes hostile to the Barkleys' new ranch foreman, whom he remembers as the commander of a Confederate prison camp.
16	16	"Barbary Red"	February 16, 1966	#6329
On his birthday, Nick Barkley and two ranch workers enter a saloon to celebrate, but things take a twist as Nick ends up bound to crew upon a vessel to be a slave. Jarrod Barkley senses that the head saloon girl (played by Jill St. John) is behind it, but fights his feelings for her.
17	17	"The Death Merchant"	February 23, 1966	#6331
When aging cowboy Handy Random, the man who killed the murderer of the late Tom Barkley, arrives at the Barkley ranch, the Barkleys are elated to see him - except for Heath, who knows the man for being far different from what the rest of the Barkleys think he is.
18	18	"Into the Widow's Web"	March 23, 1966	#6333
Heath meets an old girlfriend from his hometown of Strawberry, but ends up in jail when her husband is murdered under strange circumstances. Is he the killer or not? Jarrod Barkley investigates and ends up making a shocking discovery, but is opposed by a lawyer who is jealous of him.
19	19	"Night of the Wolf"	December 1, 1965	#6335
Bitten by a rabid wolf, Nick decides to go away and wait out the incubation period alone, to spare his family the grief.
20	20	"Teacher of Outlaws"	February 2, 1966	#6337
An outlaw kidnaps Victoria Barkley, believing her to be the town's schoolteacher, to teach him how to read and write.
21	21	"By Fires Unseen"	January 5, 1966	#6339
Nick returns home from a trip with a big surprise for the Barkley family - a fiancée. His bliss is short-lived however, as he soon learns his wife-to- be is not yet ready to settle down with one man.
22	22	"Judgement in Heaven"	December 22, 1965	#6341
Hoping to reform an outlaw's girlfriend, Jarrod has her spend Christmas with the Barkleys.
23	23	"A Time to Kill"	January 19, 1966	#6343
William Shatner guest stars as Jarrod's old college buddy, who comes for a visit, trailed by a Secret Service agent who is convinced that he is a counterfeiter.
24	24	"Last Train to the Fair"	April 27, 1966	#6345
The Barkleys are on their way by train to the fair in Sacramento, when Audra is stricken with a severe case of appendicitis. Fortunately, a doctor is on board, but unfortunately he is being chased by men who want to kill him.
25	25	"The Fallen Hawk"	March 2, 1966	#6347
A mysterious friend of Heath's is injured in a bet due to money issues. Heath holds this hard feeling that he is responsible, and ends up assisting his wife at their home.
26	26	"Hazard"	March 9, 1966	#6349
A man arrives at the ranch looking for Heath, but is bushwhacked by two bounty hunters. Heath believes he should die, but Jarrod investigates the man, which leads him into a dangerous town whose residents have questionable motives.
27	27	"By Force and Violence"	March 30, 1966	#6351
When Victoria and Heath take a wagon full of supplies up to the Barkley lodge to prepare for the arrival of the rest of family, their pleasant ride soon turns into a nightmare when Heath is pinned under an overturned wagon.
28	28	"The River Monarch"	April 6, 1966	#6353
A boy discovers the wreckage of a long-lost riverboat, the River Monarch. Victoria is appalled that persons accused her husband the late Tom Barkley of sinking the boat, which was said to be carrying a large shipment of gold. Nick Barkley encounters a mysterious woman in the meanwhile.
29	29	"The Midas Man"	April 13, 1966	#6355
Audra falls for a shrewd financier, who has come to the valley to capitalize on a drought that has left most of the ranchers in need of loans.
30	30	"Tunnel of Gold"	April 20, 1966	#6357
Bert and Elaine Jason's new store is invaded by outlaws who tunnel into the next building, where a shipment of Barkley gold is to be stored.

Season 2 (1966-67)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
31	1	"Day of the Comet"	December 26, 1966	#7002
Audra Barkley takes a liking to a mysterious young man, who is a dreamer on the run due to reasons unknown.
32	2	"The Great Safe Robbery"	November 21, 1966	#7004
Three bumbling robbers hold up a railway station, while Victoria and Audra Barkley are about to embark on a trip. They target a tough safe.
33	3	"Caesar's Wife"	October 3, 1966	#7006
A young man's stepmother vies for his affections, whereas Audra Barkley is accused of having feelings for him because he was her childhood sweetheart.
34	4	"Target"	October 31, 1966	#7008
Joshua Hawks, in company with a high-minded manager, sets out to cause misery and destroy the Barkleys no matter what it takes.
35	5	"The Lost Treasure"	September 12, 1966	#7010
A man arrives at the Barkley Ranch and claims that he is Heath's father. In the meanwhile, Heath questions his parentage.
36	6	"Boy Into Man"	January 16, 1967	#7012
Heath, as well the rest of the Barkley family, seeks to help a troubled young man and his young siblings whose mother is absent.
37	7	"Legend of a General, Part 1"	September 19, 1966	#7014
A ruthless dictator hunts for a general in Mexico, whom the Barkleys help escape his clutches -- but Mexican revolutionaries have jailed Heath, and are using his life to bargain for the general's return.
38	8	"Legend of a General, Part 2"	September 26, 1966	#7016
Heath is held prisoner in Mexico for his part in the general's escape in exchange for the general, who is conflicted whether to return to Mexico or not, as Heath's life is in the balance. Heath escapes from the jail, and is being hunted by the general's enemies.
39	9	"Brother Love"	February 20, 1967	#7018
A fake faith healer comes to Stockton. He makes friends with Audra, but Heath is suspicious as to what the man's intentions truly are -- and Heath learns that the faith healer intends to fleece the people of the valley.
40	10	"The Velvet Trap"	November 7, 1966	#7020
A mysterious woman seduces Nick Barkley into a strange situation to rid her of her jealous husband, who stalks her numerous times.
41	11	"The Iron Box"	November 28, 1966	#7022
Nick and Heath are swindled in a business transaction; accused of stealing, a corrupt sheriff sentences them to a prison under the command of a tyrannical commandant, where the prisoners are never released.
42	12	"Pursuit"	October 10, 1966	#7024
Victoria Barkley goes after an Indian sick with a fatal disease, who is of a questionable character. Would they succeed in preventing him from spreading the disease to his tribe or risk disease themselves?
43	13	"A Day of Terror"	December 12, 1966	#7026
A ruthless matriarch and her outlaw sons turn the church into a prison for Victoria, Audra, and several Bible-class children.
44	14	"Price of Victory"	February 13, 1967	#7028
A struggling boxer takes a rest from the profession at Nick's request, but he can't resist returning to the ring for one more bout, even though it may cost him his family -- and his life.
45	15	"Last Stage to Salt Flats"	December 5, 1966	#7030
Victoria, Jarrod, Heath and their travelling companions are left stranded in the desert without water by three stagecoach robbers. A journey of survival ensues.
46	16	"The Martyr"	October 17, 1966	#7032
Jarrod Barkley defies bigotry and political extremism when he defends a Basque sheepherder who admits to being an anarchist -- but not a murderer -- in a town of prejudice and hate.
47	17	"The Man from Nowhere"	November 14, 1966	#7034
While on his way as a middle man in a land dispute, an accident puts Jarrod Barkley into a state of amnesia.
48	18	"Wagonload of Dreams"	January 2, 1967	#7036
The Barkleys assist in business a man and his brother, who hopes for a bright future once he finally settles, only to be met by persons filled with malice and prejudice out to cause trouble for him.
49	19	"Hide the Children"	December 19, 1966	#7038
Nick falsely accused a Gypsy vineyard worker of theft, and after injuring him in a fight, he 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 is 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.
50	20	"The Stallion"	January 30, 1967	#7040
An elderly ranch hand on the Barkley ranch obsesses over the capture of a rare black stallion that nearly killed Nick; he thinks he is still youthful from his past, and tries to impress his daughter with the idea that he is still capable of such feats, while Heath tries to stop him and save his life.
51	21	"Image of Yesterday"	January 9, 1967	#7042
Victoria meets an old beau, but her feelings towards him change when he and his band of gunslingers make their headquarters at the Barkley ranch while they combat bandits who are setting fires to places around Stockton.
52	22	"Down Shadow Street"	January 23, 1967	#7044
Victoria is taken to an asylum to prevent her from testifying to a recent murder.
53	23	"The Haunted Gun"	February 6, 1967	#7046
The Barkleys welcome an old friend who is now a Senator, Jud Robson, but the man has a strange case of paranoia, and is mentally disturbed by things from his past that may drive him to violence.
54	24	"Court Martial"	March 6, 1967	#7048
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. Nick also becomes a victim of the kangaroo court.
55	25	"Plunder"	March 13, 1967	#7050
A town is evacuated due to a weakened dam. Despite the danger, Heath is deputized to stop looters until the citizens can return.
56	26	"Turn of a Card"	March 20, 1967	#7052
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.
57	27	"Showdown in Limbo"	March 27, 1967	#7054
Heath stops in to visit an old friend and lawman, and upon learning his friend plans on transporting a notorious wanted outlaw to Stockton, with the outlaw's gang in hot pursuit and only his young and inexperienced son to help him, Heath decides he'll accompany them.
58	28	"The Lady from Mesa"	April 3, 1967	#7056
A young woman comes to the Barkley Ranch to visit her sick father, a ranch hand who is a mysterious character -- and whom the woman blames for ruining her life.
59	29	"Days of Grace"	April 17, 1967	#7058
Heath is arrested and accused of rape of a rancher's daughter. Heath is at the mercy of lynch-minded townspeople -- until a nun breaks him out of jail.
60	30	"Cage of Eagles"	April 24, 1967	#7060
An Irish political fugitive works as a dynamiter at a Barkley mine, but his presence infuriates a British engineer ... and leads to violence.

Season 3 (1967-68)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
61	1	"The Good Thieves"	January 1, 1968	#7101
On the trail of the two thieving brothers who shot Jarrod during a robbery, Nick and Heath find them in a town where they are not only considered the leading citizens, but also practically saints.
62	2	"Night of the Executioner"	December 11, 1967	#7103
Heath whilst on a journey on business lodges in a town, where an old drunkard is pulled in a conspiracy to murder a Congressman under mysterious circumstances. The killer was inside the town jail whilst the murder was committed. Heath attempts to solve the mystery and the motives behind the murder as he encounters a 'Big Boss' man and a corrupt Sheriff who blames the drunkard for the murder. Heath looks to clear his name.
63	3	"Rimfire"	February 19, 1968	#7105
Jarrod travels to complete a merger deal between another mining company and the Barkley mines, but problems arise when mineowners get in the way.
64	4	"Joaquin"	September 11, 1967	#7107
A Barkley ranch hand is murdered, shortly after the man had claimed a newly hired hand was actually an infamous Mexican outlaw.
65	5	"Ladykiller"	October 16, 1967	#7109
On their way home from a cattle-buying trip, Nick and Heath stop at a family-run inn for the night, where Nick immediately falls for the attractive young woman serving them, completely unaware that she and the rest of her family plan on adding him to the long list of guests they have robbed and murdered.
66	6	"A Flock of Trouble"	September 25, 1967	#7111
Nick is tricked into accepting a flock of sheep for payment of a poker debt, and he does not like it any more than the rest of the neighboring cattlemen; when the cattlemen begin insulting, taunting, and threatening him, Nick decides he will get rid of the sheep when he is good and ready to.
67	7	"A Noose is Waiting"	November 13, 1967	#7113
The Barkleys become acquainted with the new town doctor, unaware that he is a psychotic killer out to avenge his father's suicide by hanging those he holds responsible, and Victoria is one of his targets.
68	8	"Guilty"	October 30, 1967	#7115
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.
69	9	"Ambush"	September 18, 1967	#7117
Victoria revisits a desert mission. She fights to protect three Indian women from killers and only has a recently reformed alcoholic to help her.
70	10	"Four Days to Furnace Hill"	December 4, 1967	#7119
Victoria is captured by crooked prison guards, who plan to substitute her for a female convict whom they accidentally killed, whilst conveying her to a mysterious prison named Furnace Hill.
71	11	"Night in a Small Town"	October 9, 1967	#7121
Traveling on a stage, Heath, Victoria, Audra, and a wayward saloon girl, stop in a small town for the night, where the town marshal turns out to be an old friend of Heath's. The man, though, is clearly not the man Heath remembers.
72	12	"Fall of a Hero"	February 5, 1968	#7123
Heath is on trial for murder, but he cannot remember what happened. Heath seeks, with Jarrod's help, to find the truth. An old attorney friend of Jarrod's arrives in town on a visit. Will Heath be able to avoid the hangman's noose and his name be cleared in Court?
73	13	"The Disappearance"	November 6, 1967	#7125
A frantic Victoria searches for an ill Audra, who disappeared from a hotel and whom no one claims to have seen.
74	14	"Explosion, Part 1"	November 20, 1967	#7127
A forest fire rages, drawing closer to Stockton. The only solution is a firebreak made with nitroglycerin!
75	15	"Explosion, Part 2"	November 27, 1967	#7129
The Barkley brothers volunteer to take the nitroglycerin to the fire!
76	16	"Time After Midnight"	October 2, 1967	#7131
Jarrod agrees to prosecute a land grabber, but his determination to see justice is severely tested when he is blinded in an explosion.
77	17	"The Buffalo Man"	December 25, 1967	#7133
The Barkleys hire convicts to help with their crops as part of a parole system, but a sadistic guard is determined to make his charges miserable.
78	18	"The Emperor of Rice"	February 12, 1968	#7135
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.
79	19	"Journey Into Violence"	December 18, 1967	#7137
A community of mountain dwellers, who live by their own laws, captures Heath and forces him into slavery, accused of deliberately murdering of one of their own. Heath must serve the victim's widow who seems to be sorely grieved.
80	20	"Days of Wrath"	January 8, 1968	#7139
Wracked with grief when his bride is murdered, an enraged Jarrod relentlessly hunts down her killer. He goes to the length of another side of justice despite the consequences of his actions and despite his family's intervention in the issue.
81	21	"Shadow of a Giant"	January 29, 1968	#7141
Heath and Nick join a posse led by a legendary marshal to recapture an escaped convict who had been busted out of jail, and his friends. Heath has suspicions of the marshal, recognizing him from the past where he witnessed the man's recklessness, which endangered the lives of all of his deputies as he was in his posse out on a similar mission. Heath and Nick work to bring the convict to justice and to ensure the survival of the posse.
82	22	"Miranda"	January 15, 1968	#7143
A wealthy Mexican visits the Barkleys and brings a valuable necklace. A female rebel comes to the ranch, planning to steal the necklace and bring it back to Mexico to help fund a revolution.
83	23	"Bounty on a Barkley"	February 26, 1968	#7145
Nick falls in love with an attractive but sly new woman in town, who slowly warms to his attentions, but she forgets to mention that she is already married.
84	24	"Run of the Savage"	March 11, 1968	#7147
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.
85	25	"The Devil's Masquerade"	March 4, 1968	#7149
Heath's friend, a nearby rancher, sends for a mail order bride. Upon her arrival, some things about her background seem strange and arouses Heath to question her identity. Heath investigates her and comes across a surprising discovery.
86	26	"The Challenge"	March 18, 1968	#7151
A Senator comes to Stockton to campaign for re-election, but finds himself the target of a smear campaign that pulls Victoria in, as well. Regis Philbin Guest stars.

Season 4 (1968-69)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code
87	1	"The 25 Graves of Midas"	February 3, 1969	#7202
Heath, on his way to a mining town called Midas, is injured by a man who befriends him; the man turned out to be a robber. Heath is believed by the residents of the town to be a payroll robber; the residents have a grudge against the Barkleys and their partner Dutton in the town's mining company.
88	2	"A Passage of Saints"	March 10, 1969	#7204
The Barkleys unknowingly rent a farm to a stubborn Mormon polygamist (he has two wives). Jarrod acts as arbiter when bigots harass the farmer.
89	3	"Run of the Cat"	October 21, 1968	#7206
Nick Barkley encounters a wild puma and has a near-death experience. He joins a man hired by the Barkleys to hunt the cat, much to his protests, fearing his safety and survival. Nick risks his life to eagerly join the hunter who is reluctant to take him on the mission.
90	4	"Point and Counterpoint"	May 19, 1969	#7208
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.
91	5	"Hell Hath No Fury"	November 18, 1968	#7210
Heath has an interesting encounter with a young woman who has become obsessed with him and plans to marry him, much to the objections of her wayward brothers. As Heath wrestles with her feelings for him (which are not entirely reciprocated), he discovers that things may not be what they seem.
92	6	"The Long Ride"	November 25, 1968	#7212
Audra Barkley witnesses the brutal murder of a close friend and her family, which has placed Audra in shock and has rendered her mute. Victoria Barkley takes her home to Stockton by stagecoach when the stage and its passengers are pursued by mysterious riders, who try to disrupt their journey by overturning wells and burning shelters determined to silence Audra. Victoria protects and fights for her daughter amidst the negativity from the outside and the inside. Will Audra speak or not?
93	7	"Presumed Dead"	October 7, 1968	#7214
On a stagecoach ride to Stockton, Victoria Barkley meets with an accident on the road, which takes a rough, unexpected turn when she becomes amnesiac. She meets a widower of a questionable character, who believes that she is his 'deceased' wife, who takes care, concern and immediate attraction to her. Will she remember her old life or not?
94	8	"They Called Her Delilah"	September 30, 1968	#7216
A mysterious woman arrives at Stockton, only to be the center of hate, prejudice, and ill will in the town. Jarrod Barkley is conflicted despite his feelings for her, as he had met her in the past. Jarrod begins questioning her actions in the Civil War.
95	9	"A Stranger Everywhere"	December 9, 1968	#7218
A woman who is a seamstress is believed by Nick and his friends to be a legendary outlaw. Comedy ensues, but matters take a serious turn as her life is placed in danger from men who are determined to end her life.
96	10	"Hunter's Moon"	December 30, 1968	#7220
A jealous rancher holds Nick Barkley and two men captive, believing one of them to be his wife's outside lover. Nick escapes but discovers her secret, much to the shock of the rancher.
97	11	"Flight from San Miguel"	April 28, 1969	#7222
A former girlfriend asks Heath to undertakes a dangerous trip to revolution-torn Mexico to save her rebel Mexican husband out of Mexico, before the federales find and kill him.
98	12	"The Prize"	December 16, 1968	#7224
Heath takes in his care and protection a baby entrusted to him by an outlaw's dying wife.
99	13	"In Silent Battle"	September 23, 1968	#7226
Victoria and Audra Barkley unexpectedly meets a commanding officer in the US Army who rescued them from a freak accident on the road. He takes an immediate liking to Audra, but unknown to them, he is psychologically disturbed and is obsessed with purity within women and adultery. Is he a man or a monster?
100	14	"The Jonah"	November 11, 1968	#7228
The Barkleys meet a short, timid man, who is believed to be a jinx, as whatever he sets his hands to becomes a disaster. The Ranch hands wants to be socially distant from him protesting to the Barkleys.
101	15	"The Profit and the Lost"	December 2, 1968	#7230
Heath saves the life of a man who turns out to be a hired killer on his way to Stockton to accept a job - killing Heath.
102	16	"Top of the Stairs"	January 6, 1969	#7232
In the town of Abbottsville, Victoria encounters a sinister mystery when she is kept away from her brother-in-law, who has been judged insane by mysterious persons.
103	17	"Deathtown"	October 28, 1968	#7234
Jarrod Barkley travels to a strange town, intent on meeting three brothers for a business deal. Upon arrival, he hears that they have all been lynched, for reasons unknown. Jarrod becomes involved in a mystery where he encounters citizens of questionable character -- and hostility as well.
104	18	"Joshua Watson"	January 20, 1969	#7236
An African-American cowboy is believed to be a legendary and special man with the ability to tame horses with ease. Silas, the Barkleys' householder, questions his intentions and his existence -- and so do the Barkleys' rivals, the unscrupulous Morton family.
105	19	"Alias Nellie Handley"	February 24, 1969	#7238
Victoria Barkley poses as a thief and goes undercover at a women's prison to investigate the conditions there.
106	20	"The Secret"	January 27, 1969	#7240
A wealthy rancher sets out to ruin the Barkleys. His motive: intense hatred of Jarrod, whom he believes is having an affair with his young wife while he is absent on business.
107	21	"The Battle of Mineral Springs"	March 24, 1969	#7242
Victoria and Jarrod stop in a town having outrageous prices for food, lodging, and services. After finding out the people are bilking travelers to survive, the Barkleys decide to open a shipping business to save the town.
108	22	"Lightfoot"	February 17, 1969	#7244
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.
109	23	"The Other Face of Justice"	March 31, 1969	#7246
Nick and Heath, on the trail of a gang of murderous raiders stealing horses, enlist the help of the ex-sheriff of Stockton. The motivation behind his "help", however, is totally unexpected by the Barkleys.
110	24	"Danger Road"	April 21, 1969	#7248
An Englishman with a large gambling debt agrees to smuggle whiskey onto an Indian reservation to pay off his losses. As he travels to his destination, he meets Victoria, who is on her way to the reservation with medical supplies, and they find the road there is full of unexpected danger.
111	25	"Town of No Exit"	April 7, 1969	#7250
In a dying desert town, Heath is imprisoned by five deranged people who play bizarre and deadly games with the few people who happen onto their town.
112	26	"The Royal Road"	March 3, 1969	#7252
A young woman has a strange friendship with a young man believed to be an Indian prince, who has for his mentor a man of a questionable character. Jarrod tries to warn her.