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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1956 - 1957
Episode 1
Wichita Is Civilized
Sat, Aug 18, 195630 mins
Ollie Taylor and his wife Mildred open a restaurant in Wichita hoping for a peaceful life. However, Ollie's hot temper and the fact he is a cousin of Mannon Clemets cause fights to break out creating problems for them and Earp. Mildred thinks they should sell the restaurant and move further west but Earp tells them they are welcome in Wichita which has changed as long as they stay clean. Jack Mento who wants revenge against the Clements for killing his brother decides to take it out against Ollie. Earp tells him to leave town but he is seen in the alley behind the restaurant. Mildred goes for Earp but hot tempered Ollie catches and strangles Mento. Earp arrests Ollie so Milldred goes to his cousin Mannon Clemets for help. Earp persuades the Judge Ollie was somewhat justified in protecting himself recommending a suspended sentence which the Judge agrees to. Earp first stops a lynch mob and then prepares to stop Mannon but Mildred has told him what happened defusing the whole incident allowing Wichita to move on in peace as Earp considers leaving.
Episode 2
Dodge City Gets a New Marshal
Tue, Sep 4, 195630 mins
Earp arrives to take the job as Dodge City Marshal finding a man already digging his grave. As he receives his star from the Mayor, he learns the Ford County Sheriff and his deputy are under siege at the railroad depot by the Big T outfit. However, Earp's first action is to take on the men on Front Street trying to kill him. After wounding several, he turns his attention to the siege. He has the Mayor ask saloon owner Dog Kelly for some men to help but it takes Earp to convince Kelly to help. They dynamite the cow pens holding the Big T cattle forcing them to break the siege to gather their cattle. Earp then sends word for the leader of the Big T outfit Gus Andrews to surrender by 5:00 pm or Earp will come after him. At 5:00 pm Earp along with Sheriff Bassett and his Deputy Tillman ride out to take Andrews. When the gang tries to fight, two of the men are killed by Bassett and Tillman while Andrews is wounded by Earp. Earp has started to make his point about law and order.
Episode 3
Fight or Run
Tue, Sep 11, 195630 mins
The men of the Big T are furious with Earp for forcing them to recapture their cattle when he dynamited the cow pens. Jim Kelley is unsure as usual on who to side with in the fight between Earp and the Big T as well as the vote on four new laws Earp wants to control Dodge City. The vote on them is tied at the city council with the missing Kelley the tie breaker. Kelley receives word the Big T men are planning an attack on Dodge and Earp. He closes his saloon and prepares the front for an invasion but the Big T men enter from the rear taking Kelley. They tell him to draw Earp to the alley at night where they plan to ambush him. Kelley as usual cannot make up his mind but finally has the Deacon tell Earp the plan. Earp decides to confront the Big T men as they hoped but is able to take their leader while wounding some of the men breaking up the ambush. He tells them they are not welcome back in Dodge City while Kelley casts the deciding vote on the new laws.
Episode 4
The Double Life of Dora Hand
Tue, Sep 18, 195630 mins
Earp is called to Dora Hand's dance hall for the third time in one day to break up a fight between buffalo hunters and the railroad men. Dora realizes she has a problem that may force Earp to close her business. Her close friend Kelly is also trying to convince Earp they can control the problem. Earp allows her to stay open but when Kelly hears about another fight he drugs some of the railroad men in his place. The railroad men destroy some of the camps of the buffalo hunters raising the tension. Earp goes after Major Paxton of the railroad for damages but that is not enough for the buffalo hunters. At the same time Dora has not only raised money for the church but is the lead singer in the church choir. She is unsure if she should attend church due to her reputation but Earp declares that church is where all should be welcome. When the buffalo hunters attack the railroad, Earp unsuccessfully tries to intercede but it takes Dora riding into it to stop the fight and calm the men on both sides who don't want to lose her.
Episode 5
Clay Allison
Tue, Sep 25, 195630 mins
Pete Albright, a business owner in Dodge City, wants Earp dead to stop the crackdown on crime. He tries to enlist the gunfighter Clay Allison but Allison refuses money. However, he is willing to kill Earp on his own. Having heard Allison is near Dodge City, Jim Kelly who knew Allison in the Army warns Earp. Kelly wants Earp to kill Allison outright but Earp wants to learn what makes Allison tick. Kelly knows that Allison always loads his own ammo to prevent misfires and likes to fight when drunk. After arriving in Dodge City, Allison looks up Earp who is dining. Earp discusses Allison's ammo with him leading to them making a bet on the quality of Allison's ammo. Allison wins but forgets to reload which causes him to have second thoughts when he is confronted by Albright and realizes Earp tricked him into forgetting to reload. He continues to drink followed by issuing a challenge to Earp who meets him in the street but the drunk Allison suddenly realizes he is too drunk to take Earp and flees town.
Episode 6
Wyatt's Love Affair
Tue, Oct 2, 195630 mins
Sally who is the daughter of Judge Fabien has fallen in love with Earp and wants to marry him. Earp has similar feelings but realizes in his line of work the marriage would not be viable especially as Sally does not understand how he has to handle the job. Because of unruly action Earp has arrested Rakle and Driscoll which have the two biggest outfits in the area. The Judge upset over their arrests talks to Jim Kelly who as usual runs down Earp even though he supports him. He advises the Judge that Earp will not make a good husband for Sally but that Earp should be kept on the job. The crews of the Rakle and Driscoll outfits decide to come into Dodge City to take Earp. However, the Driscoll outfit plans to have their foreman Big Rance take on Earp in a fist fight. Earp accepts the challenge using his skills to take down Big Rance followed by a Rakle man. Sally tries to stop the fight but finally sees she can't live with Earp which is the decision he had already given the Judge.
Episode 7
A Quiet Day in Dodge City
Tue, Oct 9, 195630 mins
New York newspaper reporter Jensen has arrived to write a story on Dodge City. He along with most Easterners think of Dodge City as wild with gun fights and killings. The city fathers are hoping for a $100,000 loan to help develop the city so they want to make a good impression as does Earp. Young Toby has been named by Earp as his special helper on weekends so since it is Sunday he is busy trying to report every incident he finds to Earp who wants to eat his meals and enjoy a quiet day. The day starts with a dog fight Toby's mom breaks up with a shotgun followed by cowboys shooting their guns, an Indian wanting to see a doctor, a fight between Kelly and Dog Face Perkins, and cowboys fighting over a horse race but no one is killed. It looks good until Jensen leaves with Kelly for a walk to Boot Hill where Dog Face Perkins threatens to kill Kelly. Earp stops Perkins with his gun butt but Jensen has had enough. In the end Earp has to stop Jensen's coach to retrieve Toby running away and hiding on the stagecoach.
Episode 8
The Almost Dead Cowhand
Tue, Oct 23, 195630 mins
Cowhand Thad Milburn takes refuge in a warehouse after wounding two men in front of the Long Branch after claiming the town won't give him a fair shake. While his deputies trade shots with Milburn and keeping an eye on him, Earp traces Milburn's arrival and experiences in Dodge City. He arrived from Montana with a sick horse. He asked the stable owner Ruger to tend to the horse but not doctor him. He lost money in Chalk Benson's saloon but won in Jim Kelly's saloon. He was refused employment by Col. Davies but was taken in by Joyce who rolled him for his money overnight when he slept at her place. The next day he found his horse dead and skinned against his orders by Ruger who was also holding his saddle after Milburn took his Winchester and ammo. Milburn then went on the shooting rampage and holed up in the warehouse. Upon learning what had happened to him, Earp masquerades as a cattleman offering a job to gain Milburn's confidence before revealing who he is and offering to push the court for a suspended sentence for Milburn as he considers cowhands to be human beings.
Episode 9
The Reformation of Jim Kelley
Tue, Oct 30, 195630 mins
Dora Hand has sold her dance hall and is planning to marry Jim Kelly but only if he sells his saloon that day. Kelly is reluctant to do so but decides to do it. The only person to make an offer on the saloon is a new man McGuire who is in cahoots with Earp's nemesis Albright. Albright has drawn up documentation for the sale that is long and complicated with a hidden section that shows Earp is buying 20 percent of the saloon. Kelly hating paperwork doesn't read it and they have an Albright clerk forge Earp's signatures. After McGuire tries to force the employees to water the drinks and deal crooked games they complain to Earp who closes the saloon. McGuire complains to the Mayor saying Earp is trying to force the saloon to fold so Kelly can take it back. After the Mayor talks to Earp, he asks the Mayor to go along with McGuire and to suspend Earp as marshal. As expected Earp is drawn into the saloon by a fight where they expect to shoot the unarmed Earp. However, Earp is still armed as he is also a US Deputy Marshal. He wounds both Albright and McGuire restoring law and order to Dodge City.
Episode 10
So Long, Dora, So Long
Tue, Nov 13, 195630 mins
Earp rides out to present his wedding gift to Jim Kelly and Dora Hand the day before their wedding. While there, Bob Rellance arrives hoping to convince Dora to marry him instead of the older Kelly. Dora tells him to find a younger girl his own age followed by Kelly starting a fight with him. Dora calls Earp who breaks up the fight and sends Bob packing with orders to leave town. Earp and Sherrif Bassett followup with it appearing Rellance has left town to return to Texas. That night after a dinner for Kelly they leave Dora with a female friend at her house. That night Rellance sneaks back and sees Dora with what appears to be Kelly trying on his wedding coat and hat but in reality is her checking them out on a mannequin. Rellance shoots killing Dora. Earp along with Bassett and his deputy Bill Tillman track down Rellance. Earp wounds Rellance causing him to be paralyzed. His trial is moved based on a request for a change of venue.
Episode 11
Bat Masterson Wins His Star
Tue, Nov 20, 195630 mins
Bat Masterson returns by stage to Dodge City where he hopes Earp will make him a deputy. He meets Nellie Wright and a Mr. Lukens on the stage. Lukens looks at Bat as a kid which ultimately results in a gunfight that Bat wins but puts him on the outs with Earp. Part of the Pollock gang Nellie's job is to gather inside information on holdup jobs. Pollock wants information on the delivery of the railroad money coming in every week. She gets Mr. Spragg drunk to gather the needed information. She decides to trust Bat to help get word to Earp on Pollock's plans and location as she wants out of the gang and the reward for helping catch Pollock. Pollock doesn't trust her or Bat who has been hanging around her so he has Bat kidnapped. Earp learns about the abduction but also receives a note from Bat revealing Pollock's plans. He decides to take the gang as they pull off the robbery hoping to wing Bat and knock him off his horse. Bat guessing Earp's plan yells and falls off his horse allowing the posse to take the gang.
Episode 12
The Lonesomest Man in the World
Tue, Nov 27, 195630 mins
Earp's new deputy, Bat Masterson, is too eager to use his gun so Earp has been trying to emphasize that shooting someone is a last resort. He sends Hal and Bat to arrest the drunk Billy Jordan who is shooting up the Long Branch. Hal approaches Billy front the front realizing his gun is now empty. Bat comes in through a different entrance behind Billy and only sees Billy threatening to shoot Hal. He shoots Billy in the back not realizing billy's gun is empty. Eaveryone is angry with Bat as they realize he is a hothead. Billy is seriously wounded and Dr. McCarty doesn't have the skill to remove the bullet which near his heart and nicked a rib. Earp sends a wire to Fort Dodge asking them to send Dr. Perkins, a surgeon. Billy's family arrives wanting Bat's life if Billy dies. Earp sends the shunned Bat to meet the surgeon with a fresh horse. When he and Bat arrive at McCarty's office, the Jordans take Bat captive. Earp with his deputies were too late to prevent it so Earp tries to talk the Jordans down. Luckily Dr. Perkins comes out to say Billy will survive. Bat is released and Earp suggest he go apologize to Billy.
Episode 13
Take Back Your Town
Tue, Dec 4, 195630 mins
George Morris has waited until Earp, Bassett, and Tllman are all out of Dodge City to make his move. Once he receives word from Curly they are gone, his gang takes over Dodge City and start looting it. They lock up Bassett and Earp's remaining deputies but Bat initially knocked out escapes to go after Earp. Earp decides against going to the Army for help so it is left to him and Bat to return alone with the hope locals will join them. They sneak into town via a sewer drain. Bat tries to masquerade as a civilian but is spotted forcing him and Earp to fight. The Morris gang chases them and finally traps them on a roof. Meanwhile Beeson is rounding up men at the Long Branch saloon to help in the fight. When Earp and Bat are threaten with fire, they leave the roof for the Long Branch saloon. They have Beeson's men take on the bulk of the gang while they go after Morris himself. They catch him trying to leave town and wound him in the legs ending the siege.
Episode 14
Nineteen Notches on His Gun
Tue, Dec 11, 195630 mins
Small ranchers around Dodge City are having cattle rustled along with cowhands killed and wounded. Sheriff Bassett is sick and Deputy Tillman is out of town so it is left to Earp to handle the problem. The ranchers know the Butch Henry gang is responsible and they are holding cattle at Salt River Bend. Earp doesn't like using a posse so he has phony wanted posters printed by Mr. McCabe showing Earp and Bat being wanted men from Texas with different names. They go undercover to infiltrate the gang. It works as Bat knows Texas but Earp has little knowledge so Bat tries to bring him up to speed. Butch Henry has nineteen notches on his gun but Earp soon discovers Zach Newcomb is the real boss but no one likes him. When he challenges Earp's identity, Earp shoots him in both arms. Butch has decided to take the men into Dodge City to steal some quick money. Bat and Earp go along but when a posse unexpectedly appears they take cover and start a gun battle with the outlaws. Earp knocks out Butch with a grazing bullet along with some others as the posse arrives to finish the fight and take prisoners.
Episode 15
The Hanging Judge
Tue, Dec 18, 195630 mins
Earp believes hanging should be reserved for first degree murder with strong evidence. Judge Tobin is liberal with the sentence including men convicted on circumstantial evidence. Earp complains when a possible horse thief is given the sentence but since the man is wanted for murder in another state he goes no further. While Beeson is gone, Pete Anders is left in charge of the Long Branch saloon. He forces dealer Finley to run a crooked game which is caught by Eph Morgan. Morgan tries to blackmail Anders who decides to kill Morgan and frame Finley with Finley's derringer. Finley is arrested but no one including Bat believes he did or could do it. The next day Judge Finley sentences Finley to hang. Earp decides to give the Judge a dose of his own medicine by having Finley's friends frame Tobin for horse stealing and attempt to lynch him. Tobin begins to realize Earp wants true justice and gives Earp his wishes in order to prove who the real murderer is which works.
Episode 16
Justice
Tue, Dec 25, 195630 mins
Two white ex-Army scouts killed a Cheyenne brave and attacked his wife Apache style who killed herself. Chief Dull Knife and several of his people have left the reservation and plan to attack Dodge City since the guilty men went there. Brother and Cousin sneak into town to tell Earp what has happened. Earp arrests the two guilty men plus one other man but the Mayor and prosecutor force him to free them. The people of Dodge City will not convict the men for killing Indians. The guilty men shoot the third man in a saloon who dies after saying the others were guilty. The two men leave town with Earp and Bat chasing them. They find Brother and Cousin caught the men but before Earp can take them to Fort Dodge for a trial, the six men are surrounded by Dull Knife and his men. Dull Knife allows Earp to take the men to the Fort for trial and sends the bodies of the dead Indians as proof. Bat and Brother stay as hostages with Dull Knife. Time runs out but Dull Knife decides to free his hostages. Earp arrives with the bodies of the two killers who were hanged before Dull Knife leaves proving Earp's word is good.
Episode 17
Shootin' Woman
Tue, Jan 1, 195730 mins
Mrs. McGill and her daughter live alone and broke on a 50 acre homestead near Dodge City. Ranchers want to use her water and pasture for their herds on the way to Dodge City but she is holding it for young Hap Dorsett from North Texas. Her hope is that her daughter Effie will marry Hap but Hap is having hard times as well and Effie is tired of ranch life. When cowhands try to cut her fence, she fires warning shots at them. Earp has warned her to call him to handle the problem but there is not time. When she realizes it is Effie's twenty-first birthday, she cashes in gold nuggets she had hidden to buy Effie new clothes. Her and her husband were forty niners who had found gold. Hap arrives but with a small herd of 100 head due to a drought so he feels his chances with Effie are not good. Word quickly spreads around town Mrs. McGill has gold which Earp tries to convince her to put into the bank but she hides it in her well. When a couple of cowboys kill her dog and break into her house looking for gold, she kills them. Effie changes her mind about Hap and Earp urges Mrs. McGill to join her daughter to help with Effie's new family.
Episode 18
The Man Who Rode with Custer
Tue, Jan 8, 195730 mins
Mr. Ellidge and Mr. Johnson come to Dodge City with their henchmen hoping to put the blame for the loss at the Little Big Horn on the Army and Capt. Benteen. The two men contributed to the outrage of the Indians with their crooked dealings. Capt. Benteen feels he deserves punishment because he technically violated an order but Earp and the Captain's wife tell him it was Custer's fault for going against an enemy with massively superior numbers. Ellidge plans to use Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother along with other soldiers he has captured from the fight to blame Benteen and the Army. Earp plays along with him in order to rescue his two Indian friends and the soldiers. The soldiers don't blame Benteen but the poor equipment and size of the enemy. Earp, Bat and the two Indians help Benteen take out Ellidge's group who are planning to ambush Benteen and the the others. Earp and Benteen's men wipe out Ellidge's group with Bat and Earp taking the responsibility for shooting Ellidge and Johnson instead of the troops.
Episode 19
Wyatt and the Captain
Tue, Jan 15, 195730 mins
Two drunk soldiers wander into Mr. Whittle's general store for chewing tobacco. There is also a Cherokee couple in the store buying blankets. When Sgt. Craig tries to make advances on the Indian woman, her husband knocks the Sgt. to the floor and the couple starts to walk out. Sgt. Craig shoots the Indian in the back killing him. Earp decides to go to Fort Dodge where Lt. Meade allows him to put Sgt. Craig under arrest. When Capt. Brook returns, he rides into Dodge City to ask Earp for the Sgt.'s release but Earp refuses. Brook then goes to the general store where he persuades Mr. Whittle it is not in his best interest to testify against Sgt. Craig. He then returns to Dodge City with several soldiers to take Sgt. Craig by force. He is able to release Craig who escapes back to the same general store while Earp fights Brook. With the help of Deputy Norton and Mr. Whittle Earp is able to recapture Craig after a gunfight. At the same time Lt. Meade arrives with Col. Grayson who overrides Brook telling Earp Brook will be sent back east for treatment.
Episode 20
Witness for the Defense
Tue, Jan 22, 195730 mins
Ben Thompson takes up dealing at a saloon outside of Dodge City. He is confronted by several hands from the Circle Bar ranch for cheating. They are a rough bunch but Ben engages them in a gunfight killing their foreman and Ben is wounded. Deputy Norton brings word to Earp in Dodge City on what happened. Earp decides to go undercover as a doctor to help Ben. He treats Ben with medicine he received from Dr. McCarty while telling the Circle Bar men that Ben is in a coma and will die from blood poisoning. He Tells Ben he is under arrest and must return to Dodge City for trial or else the Circle Bar men will lynch him. Ben agrees so Earp has his girlfriend Marcia start a fire in the stable as a diversion while he and Ben go down the backstairs to leave on Ben's horses. Marcia is to follow with Earp's buggy. Earp is able to turn back the Circle Bar men with his Buntline. During the trial Earp vouches for the truthfulness of Ben while saying his moral character leaves much to be desired. The jury takes Earp's word but the Circle Bar men still try to kill Ben on the street but Earp and Ben stop them.
Episode 21
The Sharpshooter
Tue, Jan 29, 195730 mins
George Morris is willing to pay $1500 to Rule Hawes who was a Tennessee sharpshooter to kill Earp. Hawes pays Morris's sister Mrs. Hamble to let him stay in her barn while he tries to kill Earp but Annie May Hamble has a crush on Bat.
Episode 22
Siege at Little Alamo
Tue, Feb 5, 195730 mins
Due to their experience with Earp in California, Wells Fargo asks Earp to help stop the Curly Bill Brocius gang. They are hitting the stage near the station Little Alamo. Earp decides to have them publish the fact he is going there alone to confront the gang. His plan is to have a posse come meet him when a stage is late hoping to hold the gang off until the posse arrives. The stage arrives with the driver and shotgun rider dead but with the gold. The four passengers refuse to leave the station believing they are safer there. However, Earp refuses to give up the money and he believes Curly Bill will want to take the young woman as well. The passenger Mr. Eckart helps Earp until he is severely wounded. The other male passenger Mr. Jones tries to hand over the gold but is killed for his effort. The station manager Mr. Todd helps Earp fight the gang until he is wounded in the shoulder. The young woman seeing a chance knocks Earp out with a rifle and hands the money over. They are going to take her as well until Mr. Todd wounds Curly Bill and they spot the posse arriving. The gang runs leaving the girl but with the money and leaving Earp disappointed.
Episode 23
Vengeance Trail
Tue, Feb 12, 195730 mins
Earp receives a letter from Leavenworth prison that Fred Colby has been released fro prison and headed to Dodge City. Hal tells Earp that Fred was sent to prison four years ago but Hal believed him to be innocent. Fred's brother Larry was killed a couple of years back but the killer was never found. Larry had a half interest in Jake Antrim's Alamo Saloon and the rumor was he was to marry Jake's daughter Joanne. Earp visits Jake who is less than friendly and unhappy Fred is out. That night as Fred rides into town someone shoots at him while talking to Earp. After reading the old city records and talking to Hal more he learns Larry goaded Old Mathew's son into a gunfight. Old Mathew is severely disabled but a good friend of Earp. When Fred stops in to talk to Jake, Joanne pulls an empty gun on him which Earp takes away. Fred is later confronted by Burleigh who tells Fred Larry had a gang of six and was crooked which is news to Fred. Earp decides to confront Old Mathew who pulls a gun but confesses he killed Larry in self-defense. Fred finally realizes his brother was an outlaw, gives up his half of the saloon, but is asked to stay in Dodge City.
Episode 24
Command Performance
Tue, Feb 19, 195730 mins
Prince Karl Wilhelm of Germany, a guest of the U.S. government, is brought to town as part of a tour of the west with an escort of Wyatt's friend, Buffalo Bill Cody and Ned Buntline. On his departure by stagecoach, the prince is a target of kidnap for ransom by Mack, Horner and another gang member. However a phony robbery attempt arranged by Wyatt, Buffalo Bill, and two masked deputies interferes with their kidnap attempt. This scheme was meant to provide old west excitement for the visiting prince. While Wyatt and Buffalo Bill capture the phony robbers, the gang kidnaps the prince and Ned Buntline. A gunfight ensues at the holdup shack and the three hold up men are injured and captured. Wyatt is presented with a medal of honor by the Prince who then heads with Buffalo Bill, Ned Buntline to visit Witchita, Kansas as their next stop.
Episode 25
They Hired Some Guns
Tue, Feb 26, 195730 mins
Mike Teague is trying to start a stagecoach route over the same route Dan Woodruff is using. After Woodruff stops TEague by force, Teague and Woodruff decide to put together their own armies of gunfighters. Teague asks Bat to join and Bat agrees if he can get a leave of absence. Bat tells Earp there is an opening for him as well but Earp explains that the fight is likely to end in a serious gunfight which Earp wants to stop. He sends Bat to meet Amelia Woodruff who is hiring men for her father and offers Bat and Earp a job on their side. While on the street, Earp and Bat catch Woodruff's men robbing Teague and see them give the money to Woodruff. Earp arrests Teague and Woodruff for inciting a riot and confiscates the money. The mayor fires Earp and Bat from their city jobs for not releasing them. However, the men on each side start a gunfight on Front Street. Earp rides into the middle of it with the stolen money and entices the men to stop the fight and pick it up as he tosses it on the ground. It allows him and Bat to arrest the men. Amelia comes to Earp's aid by telling the Judge the men did start the gunfight.
Episode 26
Bat Masterson for Sheriff
Tue, Mar 5, 195730 mins
Earp has talked Bat into running for sheriff to replace Bassett who is quitting. Earp wants a honest sheriff he can work with and Bat's opponent Lanphere is a crook. Lanphere decides to hire three gunmen to bait the hot headed Bat into a fight to prove he is unstable. The men have some success but Earp breaks it up and supports Bat publicly. Bat's girlfriend Alma Drew is the daughter of Senator Drew, a career politician. The Drews' tell Bat his connection to the unpopular Earp will prevent him from winning and urge him to split with Earp until after the election. Earp reluctantly agrees in private with Senator Drew. He berates Bat and takes his star in public over a minor spat and gun play with Frog Face setup by Lanphere. The incident seems to help Bat with the voters but when he gives his first campaign speech he talks positively about Earp saying he is a friend for life. He loses Alma over the incident but he becomes the next Sheriff of Ford County.
Episode 27
Hang 'Em High
Tue, Mar 12, 195730 mins
In a township outside Dodge City Judge Smith sentences Dal Royal to be hung in 24 hours at Dodge City by Bat who is ill prepared to handle the function. Bat believes Dal is innocent but Dal refuses to defend himself against the charges. He takes Dal to Dodge City where Dal's girlfriend Alice Hendricks has come to ask Earp to help. Dal is foreman on her dad's ranch. Earp is unable to get Dal to talk either and Judge Tobin refuses to give a stay of execution. Earp questions a man who will only say he is afraid of the White Cap vigilantes and the two murdered men were members. The man is later shot dead in front of Earp's office. It becomes clear Dal was a member but tried to leave the gang so they are threatening Alice. Earp makes a leather rig to fake the hanging to help draw out the White Caps but only Bat knows about it. After the fake hanging they catch two White Caps trying to dig up the body but they won't talk. Earp decides to let it be known he is taking Dal to the Hendricks' ranch the next day. Bat follows with a posse to catch the White Caps if they attack. Bat is forced to kill the White Cap leaders - Judge Smith and their local foe Pete Albright.
Episode 28
The Vultures
Tue, Mar 19, 195730 mins
Two bounty hunters Dave Ritchie and Sam Watts find a wanted man outside Dodge City on a homestead with his wife. He has changed his life but that is of no concern to the men. The man makes a feeble attempt to escape so they shoot him and take the body to Earp for payment. Earp is unhappy but agrees to wire for their money but wants them out of town. The two men soon realize there is easy pickings in Dodge City as does Earp because many outlaws go west for a fresh start. The newspaper editor Sam Rolfe writes a story about the two bounty hunters that further fans flames. Watts spots Lawrence Younger with his pregnant wife on the street. They knock him out and take him to Earp for a $150 reward. Earp then concocts a plan with Sam to create wanted posters for each of the bounty hunters but with different names. Sam writes a fake article that Earp's office was robbed causing the bounty hunters to think Sam is wanted. Sam passes the fake wanted poster for each man to the other one in return for leaving Sam alone. The bounty hunters start hunting each other resulting in a gunfight between them. Ritchie runs out of town with a wounded Wells on his trail.
Episode 29
Young Gun
Tue, Mar 26, 195730 mins
Several men in the town including Ed Beatty tease the brash eighteen year old Jimmy Craig as he rides into Dodge City on a mule with no saddle but a pistol on his hip. Hot-headed Jimmy challenges the unarmed Beatty but before things get out of hand Earp ends the gathering and takes Jimmy to his office. Jimmy has come from his dad's farm at Wichita to be a deputy for Earp. He tells Earp he is good with a gun but Earp tries to impress on him being a deputy requires more than a fast gun including maturity. Jimmy refuses to listen but Earp indulges him by going outside the city to see his shooting ability which is considerable. Instead of leaving town Jimmy returns to challenge Beatty. Earp is in time to buffalo (knock him out with his gun) and arrest Jimmy. Earp sends a wire to his father for help but his father arrives to support Jimmy. However, when Earp releases Jimmy to his father, Jimmy again challenges Beatty killing him in a fair fight. Earp has to arrest Jimmy and is forced to shoot him in the wrist ending his gunfighting days.
Episode 30
The Nice Ones Always Die First
Tue, Apr 2, 195730 mins
Bat's brother Ed has gone broke running a hardware store so he comes to Dodge City hoping to find a job there as a sheriff's deputy with Bat. Bat doesn't believe Ed has the hard-edged aptitude needed to be a deputy in a rough place like Dodge City so he tells Ed it wouldn't be proper. However, Earp is willing to give Ed a try as city deputy as he questions Bat's beliefs. Bat is in the midst of a battle with Jack Wagner and Alf Walker over a lawsuit against them to take the Lone Star Saloon. Wagner hires a young kid gunslinger to kill Ed to frame Bat. The Kid confronts Ed in the hotel but Ed knocks him out while only receiving a grazing wound. Earp finds Ed hasn't disarmed The Kid and realizes Bat is right that Ed doesn't have the hard-nosed discipline to be a deputy. Bat learns Wagner paid The Kid $200 to kill Ed and tells Earp and Ed. Later Ed runs into Wagner and Walker in the street with their guns. Ed tries to talk them down but they fire killing Ed as Bat fires on them killing Wagner and wounding Walker severely.
Episode 31
Old Jake
Tue, Apr 9, 195730 mins
Wyatt's friend buffalo hunter Jake Caster trails the possible killer of his Indian wife and son at Sand Creek. An army sergeant is knifed to death and Wyatt pleads with the army post colonel to keep his men out of town. Deputies closes off the town in anticipation of a showdown with the sergeant's friends.
Episode 32
The Equalizer
Tue, Apr 16, 195730 mins
Jim 'Dog' Kelley is opening a new hardware store in Dodge City with a gun repair shop run by Guns McCallum who knows guns but is short of stature and temper. Guns is frequently teased about his height which he does not take well. It results in a couple of gun fights where he has wounded men but has been unscathed although he is slow. Earp puts him in jail in order to calm him down and talk to him. He learns Guns is from Monmouth, Illinois, Earp's hometown. Earp contacts his relatives about Guns and learns he has a wife. Earp sends to Kansas City for her and she comes to Dodge City hoping to make up with Guns. She is taller which is part of their issue. Gunfighter Johnny Ringo comes to Dodge City wanting his favorite gun repaired. Guns tells Ringo he has mistreated the gun leading to some of the problems. He is able to repair it except for replacing the barrel for which he has no parts. Guns and his wife decide to leave Dodge City for a fresh start but Ringo catches him before they leave. Guns is wearing a hidden derringer he can fire with a pull of a string. He warns Ringo but Ringo draws so Guns fires killing Ringo.
Episode 33
Wyatt Meets Doc Holliday
Tue, Apr 23, 195730 mins
Wyatt visits his old friend John Shanssey's camp seeking the whereabouts of Mike Roarke, a top gun for Dave Rudabaugh's gang of train robbers. Doc Holliday saves Wyatt when one of Roarke's henchmen gets the drop on him, but refuses to help him locate Roarke because of his personal agenda. Meanwhile, Doc's wife Kate arrives at the camp determined to take him to a Colorado hospital so he can be treated for the deadly consumption that racks the gunslinging dentist's lungs. Earp stops Kate from kidnapping Doc in time for the two of them to confront Mike Roarke and his gang arriving at the camp. Doc takes out two members of the gang who draw and forces Roarke to allow Doc to "make amends" for Roarke's claim that Doc pulled the wrong tooth earlier. With his agenda settled, Doc leaves Roarke and his men to Earp.
Episode 34
Beautiful Friendship
Tue, Apr 30, 195730 mins
During a meeting in Earp's office, Judge Tobin, Sheriff Masterson, and Mayor Kelley plead with Earp to run Doc Holliday and his wife Kate out of Dodge City. Earp is reluctant as Doc saved his life and has committed no crime in Dodge City. After the meeting Bat tells Earp his real concern is their enemy George Morris bringing a herd to Dodge City and he is friends with Doc. The situation changes when Doc severely wounds another gambler on the street forcing Earp to arrest him since there is no proof Doc was acting in self-defense. Kate tries to break Doc out of jail but Doc refuses to leave saying he wants to study Earp more and make fools of the Judge, Bat, and Kelley. The trial is held with a sharp Doc forcing the charges to be dropped with some clever work and evidence. Kate tries to make amends with Earp but Doc stops her. Bat and Earp prepare for the arrival of the Morris gang after Earp is given an update by Kate. Earp falls for Morris's trap and the question is how can he be rescued. In the end Earp and Doc reveal a lot about each other.
Episode 35
Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom
Tue, May 7, 195730 mins
Chief Dull Knife and his tribe of Cheyennes have broken out of their reservation in Oklahoma and are headed for their tribal homelands in Montana and Wyoming. Along the way a settlement has been attacked and burned. Major Benteen asks Earp and Masterson to lead a posse to cut off the route of the Indians to allow Benteen to capture them. Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother sneak into Dodge City to ask Earp to talk to Dull Knife to convince him to stop. Earp takes out the posse leaving it at the cutoff at Lost River. Earp goes on with Mr. Cousin and Mr. Brother to talk to Chief Dull Knife who is friends with Earp who punished the killers of Dull Knife's daughter. Dull Knife says his tribe was promised the right to return to their tribal homelands. He does agree to turn over four braves who attacked the settlement while two others claim the right to die fighting. In addition they have captured a corporal who is allowed to leave with Earp. The corporal tells Earp Benteen is outnumbered so Earp makes a decision that may land him in prison.
Episode 36
The Gold Brick
Tue, Mar 17, 202630 mins
Doc Holliday is presented the opportunity to buy a gold brick worth $10,000 for $5,000 by Weasel Finnegan. Doc buys it and tells Weasel to get out of town but Weasel stops for a drink with a saloon girl and ends up dead. Earp has received a poster for Weasel and the gold brick which is one of five stolen from a stagecoach. Kate Holliday tells Earp Doc bought the brick and asks him to stop Doc. Earp confronts Doc who admits buying it but selling it. Under pressure he admits taking it to Mayor Kelley. Doc wants to prove not all the honest citizens of Dodge City are so honest. Kelley tells Earp he never bought it but had Doc see Miles Lenihan. Lenihan pushed it to the jeweler Newt Hamilton who sold it to Homer Blythe who admits nothing. Doc then tells Earp it is in the bank safe even though the bank president knew it had to be stolen. Earp can't confront the banker but Doc has a plan which Kate relays to Earp. Earp thinks he has stopped Doc but Doc is a step ahead of Earp. While Earp is reviewing the situation with everyone, Kate makes a revelation that upends the whole situation as Doc makes his point.
Episode 37
The Wicked Widow
Tue, May 21, 195730 mins
Deputy Hal reports shootings near the Myra Malone place. She is a widow who works out of her home as a dressmaker. A rancher Ted Styles shows Earp a note he received warning him to stay away from Myra but he wants to marry her. Earp tells him he would be better off forgetting her but when Styles refuses, Earp visits her place to check the situation. He finds she has a woman Nettie Barnes working for her that is a member of the Larson gang and wanted plus Myra has no use for northern law. Her husband was killed by northern troops. After Styles is shot in the hand as a warning, Earp obtains a search warrant but finds nothing at Myra's place. He and his deputies leaves but Styles returns only to be taken with Myra by Larson and the two remaining men of his gang. When he mistreats Nettie and leaves her, Myra's eyes are opened to the real Larson. She and Styles plead for their freedom as Earp tracks them alone.
Episode 38
They Think They're Immortal
Tue, May 28, 195730 mins
Wyatt is surprised when his younger brother Morgan arrives in Dodge City hoping for a job as deputy marshal for Wyatt. Wyatt due to his experience with Bat's brother Ed being killed working for Wyatt feels the job is too dangerous. Adding to Wyatt's concern is an incident where Morgan takes on gunslinger Johnny Ringgold unarmed. Doc tries to help Morgan but Wyatt is able to find Morgan a job selling guns for Jim Kelley in his hardware store. After Morgan takes out several Big T men in the store, Wyatt decides to give Morgan a star but assigns him to a safe job guarding the railroad depot. Trying to draw Wyatt out of town to kill him, Curly Bill Brocius and his gang holdup the stage. With Wyatt out of town, Deputy Hal allows Morgan to join him in a posse to chase Curly Bill. In a showdown between Morgan and Curly Bill is it luck that intervenes and in the end a wire from Virgil Earp changes the plans of all.
Episode 39
The Time for All Good Men
Tue, Jun 4, 195730 mins
Rance Purcell the owner of the Big T and his foreman Gus Andrews take advantage of Earp's habit of investigating crime scenes alone. Earp rides to the abandoned cabin at Stony Wells where two men have been murdered. While in the cabin, he finds himself surrounded by thirty Big T men. Their plan is to wear him down as he runs out of water and ammo and take him at night. One of the Big T men feels the fight is unfair so he tells Doc Holliday who is sick. As Doc prepares to leave, he runs into Bat who goes with him. Several other outlaws who have been befriended by Earp decide to ride to his aid. The five outlaws and Bat are able to enter the cabin by various methods as Earp is down to his last four shells. The Big T men are aware help has arrived but are unaware of their skill level. Earp only wants to take the two leaders but Doc wants to kill them all. They try Earp's plan but the Big T leaders reject it leading to more killing and a final and climatic showdown.
