Episodes
An Echo of Bugles
September 18, 1965
A swaggering gunfighter targets an aging Confederate veteran, and Colton steps in to deal with the bully.
The Vespers
September 25, 1965
Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When Colton arrives to warn his old friend and ex-soldier, he finds the man unwilling to resort to violence to protect himself and his pregnant wife.
The Lonely Galico Queen
October 2, 1965
A dance hall girl mistakes Colton for her mail-order bridegroom.
The Kingdom of McComb
October 9, 1965
Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kill a powerful landowner trying to evict them.
One of the Wounded
October 16, 1965
Colton tries to help a Union army veteran left mute and immobile by the psychological horrors of war.
The Flight of the Artic Tern
October 23, 1965
Colton becomes involved in a romantic triangle when he saves a friend's bride-to-be from a runaway horse.
Widow on the Evening Stage
October 30, 1965
Following the murder of a man during an Indian attack, Colton witnesses a town's prejudice towards the man's Indian widow.
The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's
November 6, 1965
While trying to defend his wife's honor, a friend of Colton is killed... and Colton is torn between seeking justice and keeping his word to turn the other cheek.
The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing
November 13, 1965
Colton has second thoughts after accepting the position of deputy to the dubious sheriff of a sleepy Montana town.
The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove
November 20, 1965
Colton befriends a Union soldier who returns from war to find that his father has been lynched by bigots.
Westward, the Shoemaker
November 27, 1965
When a well-intentioned immigrant is stripped of his nest egg in a rigged card game, Colton takes on the con artist.
The Oath
December 4, 1965
When a doctor proves to be as full of whiskey as he is of self-pity, Colton must perform an emergency appendectomy on a young gunfighter.
Hunt the Man Down
December 11, 1965
Colton is drafted to help a posse hunt down a seemingly harmless recluse.
Escort for a Dead Man
December 18, 1965
A man who deserted from the Army wants Colton to escort him back to his fort.
The Ordeal of Bud Windom
December 25, 1965
A murder suspect's son makes life difficult for Colton when the boy tries to clear his father's name.
To the West of Eden
January 1, 1966
While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to escort a young woman across the arid land.
Mantrap
January 8, 1966
Colton becomes the target of an assassin when he is the sole witness to a robbery and murder.
A Little Stroll to the End of the Line
January 15, 1966
Colton neither likes nor respects the man he has been deputized to protect: a rabble-rousing preacher who fears death from an ex-convict.
The Trial in Paradise
January 22, 1966
Colton provides the defense in a kangaroo court trial of a former Union Army officer.
A Question of Guilt
January 29, 1966
In the darkness Colton kills an intruder, and discovers the man is an Army Lieutenant.
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)
February 5, 1966
While a young gunman lies dying in a cave, a ruthless man waits outside hoping to get his hands on the boy's loot. (Part 1 of 2)
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)
February 12, 1966
Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gunman to meet at the undertaker's parlor. (Part 2 of 2)
Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere
February 19, 1966
Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse — which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoach robbery in which he was shot and left for dead.
Pick Me Another Time to Die
February 26, 1966
Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.
The Burden of the Badge
March 5, 1966
A group of reformed criminals deputize Colton to defend and protect them.
To Hang a Dead Man
March 12, 1966
Colton joins a sheriff in search of a town's destroyers.
