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The High Chaparral Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
Time of Your Life
Fri, Sep 19, 196960 mins
After delivering cattle, the Cannon men go to town to celebrate. The town has no law so it is rough. The men clean up at the barbershop where Blue is shaved by Penny who likes him. She is the daughter of the livery stable owner. He has a drinking problem and takes advantage of his daughter to do his work. In the saloon Blue accidentally steps on the shoes of Johnny Keogh who is a professional gunfighter and likes to kill to prove he is better than Billy the Kid. Blue apologizes but stands his ground as his dad and others pull him away. Later, Big John takes his gun to prevent a gun fight. Blue and the hands are forced to sleep in the stable. Johnny arrives and finds a man in his spot. The man resists moving until Johnny grabs him as Blue enters. Blue's entrance stops the squabble but Johnny is out for him. Penny has Blue sleep in her living area to separate them. The next day in the saloon Johnny trips Blue and says if he is there the next day he is dead. Big John convinces Blue to return home but outside town he decides to return. The men try to convince Blue to leave but he stays to take on Johnny. Penny who tried to stop Johnny, grabs his gun arm as he fires letting Blue wound him.
Episode 2
A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry
Fri, Sep 26, 196960 mins
When two women are held up when their carriage breaks down, Manolito stops the robbery and potential kidnapping. One of the Comancheros knows Manolito as does the young woman. She is a friend who played with him when they were very young. He runs off the Comancheros and escorts the women to safety. They are headed to his father's ranch. Nearby Buck and Sam spot a large group of Comanchers stealing cattle. They return to the ranch where Big John decides to send Manolito and Buck to Montoya for help. Montoya refuses to help so Buck returns but Manolito stays to court Mercedes Vega de Grenada who has refused an arranged marriage, is a free spirit and has much in common with Manolito. They go for rides to see the ranch and where they played. During a ride the Comancheros shoot Manolito as Mercedes falls off her horse injuring herself. Their chaperon Duena rides for help. His father's men find Manolito with his head grazed but otherwise okay. The Montoya and Cannon men search for her but with no luck. Manolito tells his father he is going to marry her. He leaves to search on his own finding a Comanchero who leads him to their camp where is allowed to hold her as she dies. The Cannon men have followed him and break up the Comancheros by killing and wounding many of them.
Episode 3
The Brothers Cannon
Fri, Oct 3, 196960 mins
Buck is finding that his role at the ranch is being undercut frequently by Big John. Instead of letting Buck finish tasks he is assigned, Big John frequently has someone else take them over or Big John changes the orders without notifying Buck. The final straw comes when Big John has Sam assign Buck the low level job of cleaning out the tack room and a list of items to be checked there. To Buck this is below his dignity and when he complains to Big John it appears his concerns are not concerns for Big John. Therefore, Buck decides to leave the ranch. Big John won't stop him and tells Victoria that when their father died his last wish was for Big John to look after Buck who would need extra help. Blue having similar feelings to Buck, decides to follow Buck to Tucson. Buck sends Blue back home but only his injured horse arrives. Big John had gone to Tucson to find Blue but when he is not there and the men report Blue's injured horse, all join hands to work together to find Blue who fell off his horse.
Episode 4
A Piece of Land
Fri, Oct 10, 196960 mins
Buck accidentally discovers silver on a ranch that Big John has an interest in but the owner Jeff Patterson won't sell to him due to a previous lawsuit over land. Earlier, Jeff had offered to sell Buck the property for $10,000 with a deposit of $1,000. Having no money Buck shows Manolito the discovery who agrees it would be a good buy. However, Buck and especially Manolito discover their free lifestyles has not made them a good credit risk as a friend and the bank turn him down for a loan. Victoria gives Manolito her very expensive necklace to use as collateral for the $1,000. As they finish the paperwork, Patterson mentions the silver ore. He figured they found it but said the grade was too low to make it worthwhile to ship to a processing plant. As they survey their land, cattle, and horses they realize they also face problems with Comancheros who stole Big John's horse. Realizing they need money, they raid the Comancheros and steal their horses which are unbranded except for Big John's. They sell the horses and collect $100 reward from Big John to pay off the $1,000 and make a deal to share grazing rights with Big John allowing them to pay off the rest. They are businessmen.
Episode 5
Bad Day for a Bad Man
Fri, Oct 17, 196960 mins
Big John has borrowed money from Montoya to pay for a herd he has bought with plans to sell it to the Army. Buck is bringing in the herd with the seller while Big John sends Manolito to pick up the money from his father. Buck pushing hard brings the herd in two days early while Manolito is running late. He received a message from a boy that one of his girlfriends Juanita wants to see him. Manolito stops at her place to say he can't stay but is robbed. He returns to the High Chaparral where an extremely upset Big John fires Manolito and worries he may have lost his ranch. Victoria persuades Big Jhn with urging from Buck and Blue to take Manolito who is their best tracker. The two men who robbed Manolito took Juanita with them but she escapes in the night with the money making her way to the High Chaparral where Victoria reclaims the money from the distrusted Juanita. The bandits have tricked Big John's group into following the bulk of the group while a few of the group track Juanita back to the ranch. They capture the two guards and take the two women prisoner. It is a game of wits as they find the money and Victoria tries to stop them as Manolito makes his own decisions.
Episode 6
To Stand for Something More
Fri, Oct 24, 196960 mins
Blue is left in charge of the ranch and Big John's new prize stallion while Big John, Buck, Manolito, and most of the ranch hands leave for two days to deliver a herd of horses. Blue is ecstatic about being left in charge taking the duties seriously. However, the men left Joe, Pedro, and Felipe harass Blue as the new boss when he says he is too busy to help them with the heavy tasks. Upset, Blue is advised by Victoria to prove to the men he is still willing to do the the work they do. The advice backfires when they pull a prank on Blue. After making them install posts for a fence as punishment, he becomes too lax. He lets them take off early so they leave the ranch unattended to party at Tucson. Blue goes after them making it easy for Miguel and his band to steal the stallion which he has always wanted. Big John returns to find the stallion gone and Blue with the three hands in jail due to a fight. Big John is steamed and takes it out on Blue who decides to go after the stallion alone - against Big John's orders. Big John, Buck, and Manolito follow allowing Blue to recover the horse - with their quiet aid.
Episode 7
Trail to Nevermore
Fri, Oct 31, 196960 mins
Leaving on a trip to Kansas City to sell cattle, Big John, Victoria, and Manolito leave for the train in a buckboard. They are chased by three bandits in the desert. In the race Big John is injured when he falls from the buckboard as it hits a log. Manolito and Victoria jump leaving the bandits to chase the horses and buckboard. Manolito finds the rear part of the buckboard on two wheels which he and Victoia use to haul the unconscious Big John to a ghost town. Manolito disappears but they find him the next day where he fell through a floor and was knocked out. The three are found by a lone bearded man Sody claiming to be the sheriff of the town. He takes them to his office telling them he is awaiting the new mine owners to return with money to reopen the copper mine. That night the three bandits appear so Victoria is sent to hide but Big John and Manolito are caught by them. The sheriff believed their story about wanting to reopen the mine but soon realizes what they really are. Two of them chase Victoria with one falling down Manolito's hole and the sheriff handles the other. Meanwhile, Big John with the aid of Manolito is able to overpower the leader.
Episode 8
Apache Trust
Fri, Nov 7, 196960 mins
Buck and Blue encounter an Army patrol of seven men and wagon. After they leave, they hear the patrol attacked by Apaches and return to find the wagon burning and the assumed rifles in it stolen. Blue asks to stay to watch the Apaches while Buck rides to the ranch for help. When the men return, Blue is not to be found. They see the Apaches have taken him. Big John enters their camp to retrieve Blue and ask why they attacked. Chief Morales has taken Blue captive stating his men did not attack the Army and he will kill Blue and join Cochise if Big John does not prove his men are innocent within two days. Meanwhile, Manolito alone examined the wagon leaving to track down the men lead by Grizzly Griswald headed to Mexico. Grizzly sensing a betrayal when they meet stakes Manolito out in the desert to die. Big John and his men find Manolito's trail and locate him. Manolito is able to guide them via a shortcut to a place to trap Grizzly and his pack train. Big John and Col. Willkampf return to Chief Morales with the news to free Blue.
Episode 9
Lady Fair
Fri, Nov 14, 196960 mins
Buck runs into old friend Fargo Smith. He is working for freighter Charlene 'Charly' Converse who is very pretty but with the manners of a man. She is trying to win freighting business but her established competitor Ainsworth Pardee plays dirty. Upon returning to the ranch Buck can talk about nothing but her. Manolito and the Cannons ask him to bring her to the ranch as his stories seem unbelievable. She arrives racing Buck on horseback and proceeds to astound the family with her "manly" ways but Buck is smitten. Because of problems with Pardee, they decide she should stay at the ranch until they are resolved. During her stay Buck and her decide to wed. If she can ship freight faster than Pardee, she can win a contract to a nearby town. With no men available, Big John allows Buck to use the ranch hands to help her. Before the wagons roll, she overhears the men talk about her domination of Buck causing her to try to defer to Buck. Pardee tries to stop her in a narrow pass but Buck is ready. They have won but Charly realizes she will never be the type of wife Buck deserves so she calls off the wedding.
Episode 10
The Lost Ones
Fri, Nov 21, 196960 mins
Buck, Blue and Manolito are attacked by Apaches. They wound two of the braves. The Apaches retrieve the Chief's wounded son but believe the other brave Nemo is dead. The men finding him alive take him to the ranch where Victoria nurses him back to health. Seeing Big John do as his wife asks, Nemo believes Victoria has magical powers. He steals away at night taking her portrait thinking it has power. The tribe surprised to see Nemo believes he has risen from the dead. Finding the Chief's son not healing, Nemo suggests they kidnap Victoia to heal him. They kidnap her and Manolito as they go to Tucson. Nemo says he will give his life if Victoria fails and the Chief indicates it will cost VManolito and Victoria their lives if she fails. They find gangrene is present and there is no hope. Victoria tries to make him comfortable and eventually Nemo takes his place to fool the Chief as Manolito is able to release his horse which returns to the ranch to warn Big John. Big John enters the camp for his wife as the Chief learns the truth and forces him to free Victoria and Manolito. Nemo offers his life but later returns Victoria's portrait.
Episode 11
The Legacy
Fri, Nov 28, 196960 mins
Gar Burnett and daughter Trece are looking to make a big score by conning the Cannons. Big John has rounded up a herd of cattle to be picked up by drovers in five days worth $100,000. When Trece "bumps" into Blue on the street, Blue takes an immediate interest in the cultured girl from the east. Through her Gar is introduced to Big John as a businessman. Upon learning about the herd to be shipped, Gar devises a new scam which takes him away for a couple of days but Trece is invited to visit the High Chaparral under the watchful eye of Blue who falls in love with her. Big John sees their relationship as innocent but Victoria feels something about Trece is not right. Gar returns with a $25,000 judgment against the herd based on a phony claim he submitted in court. Big John has to pay the blackmail or face losing the sale of the herd as there is no time to overturn the judgment. Buck threatens Gar but Big John pays. However, Gar is found dead having fallen over a cliff with Buck the prime suspect. Trece, however, admits that Gar accidentally stepped over the cliff during a coughing spell due to black lung. Trece is conflicted about Blue as she has never known true love. In the end she returns the money and asks Blue to join her in a life of cons knowing he will refuse.
Episode 12
Alliance
Fri, Dec 12, 196960 mins
In Tucson Manolito and the Cannons run into Johnny Ringo who is known as a deadly bounty hunter although he did save Manolito's life. They learn he has been sent by the Army to arrest the Apache Keono for killing an Army Pima scout and stealing an Army horse. He is hiding in the Apache village under the protection of Tularosa who will use any excuse to fight the whites. Johnny refuses to cancel his mission so Manolito with Big John's blessing decides to try to intercede between Johnny and Tularosa. Meanwhile, Blue is sent to the Army post where Maj. Ramsey refuses to change his orders. While Manolito talks to Tularosa, Johnny captures Keono who left camp on the stolen horse. Johnny and Manolito leave with the prisoner but unfortunately the Apaches spot them. The two are trapped by the Apaches with limited help arriving in the form of Big John, Blue and a few men but little ammo. It appears hopeless when most of their ammo is gone but the Army arrives to drive off the Apaches. The Major has been relieved for poor judgment. Peace is preserved but Manolito realizes that Johnny has a death wish.
Episode 13
The Little Thieves
Fri, Dec 26, 196960 mins
In town two girls steal Buck and Manolito's horses. Anne is the daughter of outlaw Lafe Croswell while Elizabeth is an orphaned friend. Both girls want to be thieves like Lafe who tells them they are too young and inexperienced. Buck and Manolito on rented horses tracking them on their own are surprised they capture girls. Although they threaten to hang horse thieves to make a point, they decide to take them to High Chaparral instead of turning them in to be sent to reform school. Anne doesn't take to the Cannon way of life as much as Elizabeth but both decide to runaway. Meanwhile the young Parker brothers leave Lafe's gang and try to steal horses but Tim is captured. Cleve who escaped runs into the girls in the desert. He tells them Lafe wants them to help him break Tim out of jail which they do but the Sheriff is wounded. They take the girls as hostages. Meanwhile, Buck and Manolito finding their horses stolen again, go after the girls and find Lafe's camp. They force Lafe who doesn't want the girls to help find them. When Cleve tries to shoot the men, the girls stop him warning the men. Anne thought Lafe came to rescue them but finds he was forced to come and leaves them with Buck.
Episode 14
The Long Shadow
Fri, Jan 2, 197060 mins
Multiple and often dangerous incidents start occurring on the ranch including a line shack burning, Blue shot at, cattle ham-strung and the girth on Joe's saddle cut. Things turn worse when Pedro and his partner are missing after Sam is reported wounded in the leg. Pedro is found shot in the shoulder and his missing partner becomes a suspect. After Victoria is awakened by someone opening her window as she sleeps, Big John sends her to her father's hacienda. Big John decides they should search where Pedro was found resulting in his partner being found dead for several days. With no other options they decide to return to ranch work and drive a herd for sale leaving Big JOhn at the ranch to handle the ledger work which no one else can or will do. With the ranch deserted Big John works alone in the ranch house on the books. As expected the culprit appears to confront Big John who is surprised to learn it is one of the ranch hands Deacon but the mystery is why. Deacon explains that Big John's lack of action twenty years earlier in Kansas led to his dad's death during a John Brown raid.
Episode 15
The Journal of Death
Fri, Jan 9, 197060 mins
U.S. Marshal Ted Garnett arrives at the ranch with prisoner Matthew Kendall. Kendall is wanted for eleven murders but Big John agrees to let them stay overnight at the ranch. When Victoria and Garnett take food to Kendall, he tries to escape and during the brawl Victoria is severely injured. They decide to send for the doctor but Manolito arrives saying the doctor left Tucson and it would be a 2-3 day ride to reach him. Garnett told Big John that Kendall is a doctor and killed eleven prisoners of war by operating on them while drunk. After Big John has Kendall examine Victoria, he believes that she has broken ribs but the main injury is a bleeding spleen which must be removed. With time running out Big John agrees to free Kendall if he operates. Kendall reluctantly agrees. They have ether but they make many of the instruments he will need and Joe and Pedro scrub the area with boiling water. Big John handles the ether while Kendall operates. Garnett who has threaten to have Big John arrested relives the scenes from the war during the operation. With success and Big John pointing out Kendall had no supplies to help the men during the war, Garnett realizes Kendall is not guilty.
Episode 16
Friends and Partners
Fri, Jan 16, 197060 mins
Big John allows Buck and Manolito time off to work their own ranch for a few days. Big John is concerned about the free wheeling Manolito while Victoria has similar worries about Buck. The two arrive to find their cabin a filthy disaster. Manolito wants it sparkling clean while Buck could care less. Manolito forces Buck to help clean it up then Buck stops him from going to Tucson that night. The next day Buck works on the corral while Manolito fishes continuing their streak of arguing. They finally round up wild horses and corral them but Manolito leaves for Tucson although Buck thought he saw Comancheros. That night the alert Buck escapes as the Comancheros steal the horses. Buck heads for Tucson for help but a fight between them is a must before serious work. Manolito devises a plan to use a trip wire to dismount the Comancheros so they can recover the stolen horses and those of the Comancheros. They return to the High Chaparral ready for rest but Big John has their work plan ready - for the next day.
Episode 17
Jelks
Fri, Jan 23, 197060 mins
With Sam the foreman gone, Big John is being run ragged trying to manage the ranch by himself. It is affecting everyone who each in turn earn the wrath of Big John. Buck, Blue, Manolito, and Pedro decide that Joe should take over as foreman. They present the idea to Big John who accepts the idea when Joe states he is willing to take the job. With a new herd of cattle coming in, Big John knows additional hands will be needed. He has Joe ride into Tucson to hire a half dozen new men and pick up $3000 at the bank to bring to the ranch to pay for the new herd. Joe hires the new men including old friend and long time criminal Jelks with whom he and Sam used to ride. Jelks promises he has reformed. At the ranch Jelks is often caught goofing off with a ready excuse. Big John doesn't like Jelks and asks Joe to fire him. However, Joe doesn't agree and quits. Big John backs down to keep Joe on the job but Jelks true plans surface when he tries to steal the $3000 by taking Victoria and then Joe hostage. Joe breaks free and stops Jelks. However, he lets Jelks go and Big John admits he made a mistake bringing the money to the ranch as well.
Episode 18
The Guns of Johnny Rondo
Fri, Feb 6, 197060 mins
Gunman Johnny Rondo and son Dan arrive in Tucson on the way to California looking for odd jobs. Johnny is half Indian so a rancher refuses to hire him but Buck who knows who he is hires him for the High Chaparral and allows Dan to stay with him. Due to tight quarters in the bunk house Dan stays in the guest room at the ranch house. Johnny is a good hand and even Dan does the job of a man. When Dan turns seventeen, Johnny gives him a watch his dad gave him with pictures of Johnny's wife and mother. What Dan really wants is a gun and learn how to use it but Johnny refuses to allow it. Seeing the job Dan does, Big John starts paying Dan his own salary which Dan uses to buy a gun to the dismay of his father. Only Blue is willing to go against Johnny's wishes and teaches Dan how to shoot. The three Tate brothers who are on Johnny's trail and want revenge for the death of their young brother find Johnny at Tucson. Johnny has to take them on as Big John helps stop Dan by drugging him. Buck and Manolito help Johnny prove to the Tates that he can still take them allowing Johnny to only wound Jed Tate in the hand to end it.
Episode 19
Mi Casa, Su Casa
Fri, Feb 20, 197060 mins
Manolito and Victoria's dad Don Sebastian visits the High Chaparral bringing a huge entourage as he takes advantage of his hosts under the custom of Mi Casa, Su Casa. His actions upset the activities of the family and he prevents his children from doing their work. Adding to the problem bandits who normally live on his hacienda in Mexico have followed and believe they can steal Cannon's cattle under the custom. Don Sebastian visits the bandits to explain that in Arizona the custom is not followed. To make peace he tells them to take scrub cattle he has seen not realizing they belong to the Apache. The ranch prepares to fight but Don Sebastian tries negotiating with Chief Chiopana. Manolito helping with the translation points out that under Mi Casa, Su Casa a visitor who causes damages is personally responsible for making good on them. An unhappy Don Sebastian is forced to provide the replacement cattle and ask Chiopana to his home in Mexico.
Episode 20
The Lieutenant
Fri, Feb 27, 197060 mins
Blue, Manolito, and several hands are helped by an Army patrol in breaking up a raid on cattle by the Apaches. The leader of the patrol Lt. Jason Adams is a recent West Point grad and an old friend of the family. The Cannons learn he has been sent to arrest their neighbor Henry Simmons for desertion during the Civil War. Against Big John's wishes Blue warns Henry and his daughter Martha who decide to leave for Mexico. However, Buck and Manolito are able to intercept them and convince Henry he should turn himself in as he believes he is innocent. They return to the ranch ahead of the patrol. When the Lt. and his Sgt. check their weapons Martha believes they intend harm so she shoots at them creating a standoff. Adams sends for a new small cannon he left at the Cannon ranch which he hopes will force the Simmonses to surrender. He walks cannon fire toward the house with his last shot starting a fire that quickly envelopes the whole house. Big John has gone to see the General in charge who upon arriving on the scene decides enough damage has been done and decides to drop the charges but the relationship between Adams and Blue is forever changed.
Episode 21
The Reluctant Deputy
Fri, Mar 6, 197060 mins
Buck, Manolito, and Blue have the weekend off in Tubac to celebrate. The sheriff stops them saying he needs a deputy for the weekend due to the payroll being in town. Buck and Manolito beg off with excuses but provide him a disgruntled Blue. That evening the safe is blown at Wells Fargo with $31,010 stolen. The sheriff goes after the thieves leaving the town to Blue. That evening Buck and Manolito get into a fight so Blue gets revenge by jailing them for the weekend. The robbery was an inside job between the agent Hewitt and Sam Pelletier. Realizing the sheriff may find the money they have hidden at the Wells Fargo office when he returns after finding no tracks, they ask Blue to lock it in the sheriff's safe. The combination is posted on the wall. Blue does but Buck and Manolito find their cell door won't stay locked. That evening they move the money multiple times causing Sam and Blue to question what is happening. Sam tries to steal the money again and Blue moves the money to another cell. They send Blue a fake telegram saying Sam is the robber not realizing the truth. When they do learn the truth, they help Blue without his knowing it. The result is Blue with the credit and none for them nor any party time.
Episode 22
New Hostess in Town
Fri, Mar 20, 197060 mins
Buck and Victoria leave for her dad's hacienda where Blue, Manolito, and Big John await them and the $1500 Buck is carrying to pay for cattle Big John is buying from Don Sebastian. They are held up by two men who knock out Buck and take the money along with Victoria. They go to a small town run by Robbins who gives protection to thieves for half the money they steal. When confronted about what they stole, Bates and Gideon tell Robbins they found $150 and give him $75. Robbins also has eyes for Victoria and takes her to work as hostess in his bar. He forces her to wear a short bar maid's outfit which the men love giving her a set amount for every drink she sells. Buck awakes with a sore head to follow the tracks to the town but is captured. Victoria claims him as her husband keeping their true identity secret. Robbins decides to have Bates and Gideon kill Buck away from town. Knowing they cheated Robbins on the money, Buck and Victoria plot to escape. When Bates goes to see Buck about the money issue, he is knocked out. Victoria dresses in his clothes and takes Buck out pretending to be Bates. Despite almost being caught, the two are able to reach the hacienda - with the money.
Episode 23
Too Many Chiefs
Fri, Mar 27, 197060 mins
The men are noticing that Big John is repeating orders he has already given so when he falls off his horse due to dizziness, the doctor diagnoses exhaustion as the cause. He needs time away from the ranch so Victoria convinces him to take her on their long delayed honeymoon to San Francisco while Buck, Blue, and Manolito each agree to manage different aspects of the ranch duties. Big John and Victoria enjoy their stay but Big John still has apprehension about the status of the ranch. He meets an older friend who struck it rich in silver who supplies some sage advice on management. They return to the ranch a bit early to find everything in a mess including the Apaches attacking the ranch each day. Blue has messed up the ledgers while Buck and Manolito has failed in handling the cattle sales. However, contrary to normal, Big John takes everything calmly and slowly works through each problem. At the end Victoria reveals to the men why Big John has been so calm. He was worried that he wasn't needed but he is.
Episode 24
Auld Lang Syne
Fri, Apr 10, 197060 mins
In Tucson Buck is surprised to hear his Captain Winslow from the Confederate Army yelling at him. He is now a Sergeant in the US Army leading three men and a load of gold to Yuma needing an experienced scout. The reunion brings back many memories so Big John urges Buck to take the job to relive his old relationship. Having not been in a war Blue has a hard time understanding Buck's feelings but with Big John's help comes to relate to it via his time as a captive with Sam. Buck successfully leads the group through an Apache encounter. As they camp he learns the truth. The men are headed to Mexico with the gold. Winslow asks Buck to join them but he delays answering. They tie Buck up but that night Winslow releases Buck out of friendship but with no horse, gun, or water. Buck steals a blade and horse from two attacking Apaches. He uses the horse tail and reins to make a bull whip. He tracks down Lark taking his gun and horse leaving him on foot to return to the US. He finds Winslow has killed the other two men leaving the gold for himself and ultimately with the idea of joining men in Mexico from the Confederacy. Buck returns him and the gold to the Army as there are boundaries he won't cross.
Episode 25
Generation
Fri, Apr 17, 197060 mins
Blue has developed a hobby and love of drawing but with a style of his own. The men tease him about his style but he proves he can also draw realistic pictures as well. However, Big John is concerned he is ignoring his ranch work to draw creating friction. Blue decides to stop drawing and gives Victoria his drawings. Without his knowledge she submits them to a publisher in the east who uses the work and pays Blue. With the encouragement, Blue continues his drawing but is shot on guard duty when the Apaches steal a herd of cattle as he draws a stallion. He feels he cannot be trusted although Big John's only concern is that Blue is okay. Blue reveals to Big John he has received a job offer back east at $75 a week plus the ability to take classes. Feeling he can't do the ranch job properly, Blue decides to take the offer. Everyone is unhappy to see him go but Big John especially who wants Blue to take over the ranch eventually. He follows Blue to Tubac to talk to Blue before he leaves causing Blue to rethink his decision.
Episode 26
No Trouble at All
Tue, May 5, 197060 mins
Against her husband's wishes Victoria insists on travelling to another ranch to help deliver a baby. He sends Buck and Manolito with her for protection as the ranch is forty miles away. On the trail the trio is attacked by a band of Apaches. Outnumbered they hide Victoria and leave, drawing Apaches with them. However, one Apache plays dead staying behind. He captures Victoria who leaves her hiding spot too quickly. He marches her away on foot but three men find them, severely wounding the Apache and taking Victoria. Buck and Manolito return finding the wounded Apache, to whom they tend. Then they leave to find Victoria. The men who "rescued" Victoria hide from the Apaches at a remote cabin. There she learns they are bank robbers on the way to Mexico and will not release her. That night, their leader Ricardo takes her out to kill her but she escapes as Manolito appears at the cabin and is taken prisoner. Manolito is told she is now dead but she has broken lose. Ricardo confesses she is not dead so Manolito takes their guns along with the money they stole. As he searches for Victoria, Brady nearly knifes Manolito but the Apaches intervene as payback for tending to their wounded brave.
