Thirty years earlier Rocky Mountain Dan Brady killed the Sioux Chief Red Cloud. He has taken Red Cloud's son, John Grey Cloud, under his wing and the two have become quite wealthy doing Wild West shows recreating the incident. Brady has promised to take the Americanized John Grey Cloud back home so he has wired Chris Hale that he will be his chief scout on his new wagon train as it is the only going near his destination. Hale has won an Army freighting contract and is using the money to expand by buying supplies and twenty-five new wagons to lease to settlers who don't have the proper equipment. He ignores the wire thinking it is a prank as he already has Flint McCullough back who he trusts. When he rejects Brady's offer who is highly regarded as he is famous in the East, John Grey Cloud suggests Brady use his influence with the Army to break Hale's contract to force him to hire Brady which he reluctantly does. Hearing Hale has hired Brady, Flint decides to quit as Hale along with ... Written by Anonymous

Flint finds a stagecoach destroyed and the driver and shotgun dead. Suddenly he is shot in the arm creating a minor flesh wound. The shooter is Kitty Allbright who was a passenger and thought Flint was an attacker. He disarms her and tells her who he is. She asks if the wagon train has horses as she wants one to ride to her nearby hometown so her parents won't worry. She tells Flint she is returning from England where she became a registered nurse at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing while her parents thought she was in France attending a music school. Nursing has a bad reputation in the United States so she asks Flint to let her join the wagon train to prove her training works. He agrees but she runs into strong resistance especially among the women who see her as a man chaser. Written by Anonymous

Maud Frazer and her husband Isaac who is wagon master is leading a small wagon train west. Maud has convinced Isaac to lead the train through dangerous Indian territory where the Shoshone and Sioux led by Red Cloud are on the war path. She wants to go to South Pass where gold has been found. The other members of the train are unaware of their plans to stop there. Chris Hale aware of the Frazer wagon train sends Flint to warn them but at the urging of Maud Isaac ignores the warning. Later, as they go through a narrow pass the Indians attack. They circle the wagons but all the men including Isaac are killed before the Indians break off the attack. Maud decides to continue leading the women to South Pass and the gold until Flint and Chris return. The women override her but she still plots to leave the Hale train with Flint helping her but he won't cooperate. Written by Anonymous

Hearing gunfire over the hill from the wagon train Flint and Bill find a lone man in a wagon being attacked by three men. They run off the attackers and approach the wagon. The man, Jason Powers, introduces himself and eventually reveals he is not alone. His partner is the beautiful Selena Hartnell for whom Jason works. They say they were left behind by another wagon train as they couldn't keep up but Bill is skeptical as their team and wagon appear to be top notch. The attackers appear to be wagon train scavengers so Chris has the men start taking additional care during the night watches. Bill suspicions increase when he finds Selena carries a derringer in her purse. Later, Bill and the crew learn Selena and her helper Jason are bounty hunters when they find one of the wagon train members is on an outdated wanted poster. Their real goal is to find William Barrett who is wanted for a murder in the east. He turns out to be Will Cottrell who leads a group of men who eschew weapons as ... Written by Anonymous

Chris Hale and Bill Hawks ride into the small town of Cinnabar for some minor supplies. Chris does not have fond memories of the town as an accident happens to him every time he visits. As Chris goes to the bank for cash, he passes a large gather at the stagecoach office where the Cinnabar Purity League is gathered to force Clementine Jones, a very pretty saloon girl, to leave town on the next stage. Chris asking about the bank reminds her she has over $17 in the bank she wants to withdraw before leaving. As the entire group moves to the bank they interrupt two men holding up the bank and Chris while a third man Willie Pettigrew holds the horses. They force the robbers to flee as Chris shoots at one but instead hits Clementine in the rear leaving her with a sore scratch. The robbers split up planning to meet in Saunders. Willie finds a boy Homer burying his father and left alone with a wagon headed for California. He forms a partnership with Homer. They head back through Cinnabar ... Written by Anonymous

Chris and Duke along with Ed Linders are out looking for scavengers when they spot Jenna Douglas by herself. Linders notices a strait jacket nearby but doesn't mention it to the others. They take Jenna back to the train where she is attended to by Dr. David Miller. He has above average skills as he trained for years in Europe with several doctors who were trying new methods with mental patients. Jenna is a widow who husband was in the Civil War but has panic attacks especially related to fires. After she rebuffs a pass by Linders, he reveals the strait jacket which indicates she escaped from a mental hospital. It causes most of the members of the train to shy away from her but Dr. Miller who she is riding with tells her he can help her if she will cooperate. Slowly she opens up to him eventually revealing the truth about her and her husband but at the same time she becomes involved with the doctor. Written by Anonymous

While out scouting Duke finds Angie Matthewson, Flint's foster mother, near death. After staying with her overnight, Duke running late returns to the train to get Flint. Before she dies, she asks Flint to find her son Artie, with whom Flint has never gotten along. Angie tells Flint Artie is in the boom town of Richfield Diggings. Flint arrives to find the sheriff's posse returning with a dead body and he receives a very cold reception from everyone. Eventually a bartender lets Artie know a stranger is looking for him. Artie is busy with his girlfriend Melanie Sanders who is concerned about Artie's safety and the conflict between him and her foreman, Nick Fears. Artie sends the sheriff to bring Flint to him. Flint crosses paths with Melanie before meeting Artie and learning he has been elected mayor. Flint tells Artie that their mother has died while asking for Artie. It becomes apparent that he is up to his old ways hiring gunmen to enforce his rule but the businessmen and people of ... Written by anonymous

Mark Miner and his younger brother Matthew join the wagon train after making it appear their own wagon has broken down. The passengers of the train enjoy Mark's guitar and singing, but soon items and money begin disappearing. What they don't realize is that the two brothers want to frame Duke Shannon for the thievery, because they blame him for the imprisonment of their father and want revenge for it. Written by anonymous

Flint is ahead of the wagon train scouting one of the more difficult and high passes late in the year when snow has already made a showing. The Shoshones are in the area looking for food before winter sets in and they are hostile. Flint spots a woman with a man who is taking aim at an elk but suddenly appears to change his aim to another man on a hill. All are dressed in European safari gear. Flint yells out causing the man to fire into the air. The man on the hill is Lord Bruce Saybrook from England, the woman is his wife Diana, and the man shooting is his brother Tommy. Back in camp is an employee of Saybrook's newspapers, Bevan Alston, who is an artist. Saybrook has paid off their guides and forced the four of them to stay there. Flint tries to tell him they need to leave because of the Shoshones but he refuses to listen although the other three want to leave. There is definite tension among the group that bubbles up when someone takes a shot at Flint and Saybrook while they are ... Written by Anonymous

Charlie Wooster and Bill Hawks stop in a nearby town to pick up supplies. When they go to load the supplies in the wagon, they find a beautiful woman, Lizabeth Ann Calhoun, sitting in it waiting to talk to them. She tells Bill that a young man is chasing her thinking he is in love with her so she would like to join their wagon train to escape him. She can afford the fee to join. The next day she is to join the train but is late. Bill rides to locate her finding her wagon stuck in a hole but unharmed as is she. They join the train where Chris assigns Charlie as her driver. She takes an interest in Bill inviting him to her wagon for dinner alone until she learns he fought for the union. She then sets her sights on Duke which pits the two men against each other. Meanwhile, the wagon train is visited by Major Hanley and his Army troop who are the lookout for counterfeit money printed by ex-Confederates. They have found the plates but not the money. Later, Lon Harper is found stranded and ... Written by Anonymous

Flint and Charlie are bringing horses they had bought at Fort Henderson from Major Hansen back when they see a poster offering a $10,000 reward for Angel de Muerte (angel of death). Muerte has been a problem for everyone including the Army and wagon trains some of whom have been wiped out by him. Flint raising his arm sends a signal to a group of masked men who approach the pair and steal the horses. Before leaving the men the leader of the group hands Flint a package. The reluctant Charlie takes Flint as a prisoner to the wagon train where he tells Christopher Hale what happened. Flint admits to helping steal the horses so when Major Hansen arrives from Fort Henderson a trial is held in which Hale sentences Flint to 20 lashes with a bull whip and banishment from the wagon train. After Sgt. Oakes completes the sentence, Flint in deep pain rides off. Later, Bill, Chris and Major Hansen ride out for a secret meeting - with Flint. Bill learns the Major helped fake the robbery as Flint ... Written by Anonymous

Christopher Hale uses the Bettina May family as an example of how wagon train life is often affected by the families that make up the wagon train and the lives they lead. Bettina is a widow of an Army officer who is traveling west with her two sons, Arthur and Nathan, their wives and kids and daughter Ginny who ix expecting her first child along with husband Gene. Her kids are all tied to her apron strings which is causing friction between Bettina and the two daughter-in-laws and Ginny and Gene. An incident between two of the grandsons in which one boy is injured by a thrown rock brings things to a boil when Bettina pushes the mothers out to comfort the injured grandson. The problems are visible to the wagon train staff who try to avoid the conflict until a fight between Rose and Arthur causes him to runoff. Written by Anonymous

Hungry for meat Bill and Duke go buffalo hunting without Charlie who decides to show them up by going alone. Duke and Bill strike out but Charlie finds a lone buffalo bull trapped in some logs with an arrow in his shoulder. Soft hearted Charlie can't bring himself to shoot the wounded animal so he pulls the arrow and frees the animal. He tries to shoo the animal away but the buffalo takes a liking to Charlie and follows him back to camp where Charlie surprises Bill, Duke, and Chris with his find still alive. He decides to adopt Clyde as his pet and trains him to let Charlie ride him with a saddle. Of course almost immediately Clyde creates trouble. First he and Charlie knock down Mrs. Seidell's laundry and then he interferes with John Sherman's attempt to breed his prize cows and bull. However, the breaking point occurs when a starving Arapahoe hunting party comes into camp. Chris is forced to give them most of their food to save Clyde. Written by Anonymous

As Martin Onyx, a famous guide and scout, bends over to fill his canteen at a water hole in the desert, a single shot kills him fired by two men waiting for him. They leave the body where it fell. Later, a man on foot finds the body and takes an interest in his hat. When he rolls the body over he discovers he looks almost identical to the dead man. A telegram on the body says that the mayor of Purgatory Wells is waiting for Martin to fill a job the town has. The man takes the dead man's clothes as he has decided to take his name since there may be money to be had. The man stumbles on Flint and Duke's camp at a small water source. They are scouting for water for the train. The fake Martin Oynx takes their cooked rabbit at gun point but passes out. Flint stays with the sick man while Duke goes back to the wagon train to guide it to Purgatory Wells. Flint soon realizes Martin isn't who he says he is but decides to keep it to himself as Purgatory Wells is hoping Martin will save their ... Written by Anonymous

Given the rough period the wagon train has been having, Chris decides it is time for a hoedown to pick up everyone's spirits. However, he notices young Janey Cutler and Dick Pederson are not at the dance so he checks on them. Janey with a smudged face is busy handling the chores at the wagon she shares with her pregnant mother who is close to full-term and five younger sisters. Mrs. Cutler's husband has passed away so Janey has tried to pick up the slack created by her father's death. Chris tries to persuade her to attend the dance but she is busy with the chores and a mother who can't due much due to her condition. Meanwhile, Dick is off playing with Janey's younger sisters which seems suspicious to Janey. Why would a nearly adult man want to play young girl's games. Janey wants Dick to stay away from her and especially her sisters. When Janey's sisters start falling sick one by one with diphtheria, Dick volunteers to drive their isolated wagon even though he has no immunity. Mrs. ... Written by Anonymous

Due to a water shortage Chris cannot afford to wait any longer for the three Andrews wagons that are to join the wagon train. Duke is sent to guide the wagons by a dangerous route to join the train further down the line. Chris feels Andrews may be unwilling to take the alternate route due to his past experience in the area.. When Duke finds them, he encounters resistance from the three men in the group. One, Clyde Montgomery, refuses to relieve his burden by giving up his goods he plans on selling. Another man, Hobie Redman has turned to drink after losing his family on the same trail. He is driving the wagon for a woman, Ruth Carlson, and her two young daughters. The third man,Glen Andrews, does not want to face up to his role in the tragedy that resulted in Redman losing his family on the same trail Duke wants them to follow. Turing back is not an option due to a lack of water. Duke is able to persuade them to follow his orders but when their first water hole comes up dry he faces ... Written by anonymous

Chris has sent Duke to scout a new pass through rough territory. When duke breaks the cinch on his saddle, he is grateful when he comes across the campfire of Malachi Hobart who feeds him and repairs his saddle the next morning. Hobart sounds like a preacher who has his faith in the Lord so he has few cares other than helping his fellow man. Duke continues on to a nearby town where he looks up the older couple George and Martha Gresham who he knows. Martha is home but tells Duke that George is assumed to have drowned in a flash flood while fishing as only his boat was found. She was thankful Malachi Hobart wondered into the area at that time. He was a great comfort to her and preformed a service for her since they had no funeral as there was no body. Not only did she give Hobart the $300 life savings her and George collected so that Hobart would pray George, who had a less than sterling reputation, into heaven. Hobart also raised over $1000 in town during a service. As Martha and Duke... Written by Anonymous

The wagon train comes upon a terrified young boy wandering on the trail who has just seen his father murdered by a bandit gang. Bill and Flint take him under their wing and try to help him recover. The boy in shock is unable to talk but through other means they find his father and bury him but given what was left behind it is unclear why the father was killed. Embittered Confederate Civil War vet Ed Beaufort tells the boy that taking vengeance on the men who killed his father is the best way to recover which does not help the situation. Later, a traveling musician, Dr. Denker, joins the wagon train. He says he is carrying a load of precious instruments for San Francisco. He and the kids on the train including Billy hit it off as he teaches them to play various instruments. However, it soon becomes evident that Billy's situation is connected to the doctor wishing to join the wagon train which causes Billy to run away from the doctor and the wagon train. Written by [email protected]

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Charlie becomes concerned when three boys are all complaining about a bad day when he offers then blackberry pie on what to him seems a good day. Against Chris's normal rules he decides to snoop. The two younger boys are worried about their parents actions. Steve Brewster damaged his dad's pocket watch which he tries to hide and Davey Adams was accused by his mother of trying to kill his new baby sister which was not true. Sixteen year old Jeff Hartfield has the biggest issue. His dad is about hang for a robbery and his step-sister's boyfriend Dallas is threatening him with being put in an orphanage. Link Hartfield stole $30,000 which Dallas and JennyHartfield want to keep if they can find it. Wooster learns the three boys are going to runoff together so he and Chris decide to stage a fight so Charlie can runoff as well and follow them rather than tell the parents the truth. Things don't go well for Charlie or the boys when a storm comes up plus Dallas learns the truth and follows ... Written by Anonymous

Judge Clay along with his family is being transferred - again - to a new frontier town. Known for his strict and usually harsh interpretation of the law his send off is less than friendly when the locals hang a scarecrow on his wagon. His wife and teenage son are affected by the bullying more than the Judge. Charlie prepares a lavish meal of his stew to welcome them but afterwards the Judge is confronted by members of the train led by John Cole about the harsh sentences given in some of his trials. The Judge's son, Ethan, has been reading the law with his father but begins to neglect it when John Cole's sister, Frances. shows an interest in him and he in her. John and Frances have already raised questions about being siblings as they don't look alike or act like siblings. Chris sees a problem developing between Cole and Clay but has no success in preventing Judge Clay from having to face trying his own son. Written by Anonymous

Sgt. Kile and Cpl. Ben Rawlings are on a mountain peak when they see two men riding on a mountain trail in the distance. Kile takes a shot at the men wounding one of them which happens to be Chris riding with Duke. The Sgt. is part of a patrol under rookie Lt. Burton who is on his first assignment after arriving from West Point two weeks ago. Chris and Duke take cover thinking they are under attack from scavengers when the patrol arrives lead by Lt. Burton who apologizes for Kiles. The patrol is looking for two young men who deserted from Kiles' company. Lt. Burton tells Chris and Duke who realize Sgt. Kiles is running things how he would be lost without Sgt. Kiles who knows it since Lt. Burton is so new. The patrol moves on while Chris and Duke return to the wagon train. There they learn the two deserters were with the train for a couple days working to obtain supplies. They have left with instructions from Flint. The troop tracking the deserters ends up at the wagon train where ... Written by Anonymous

The wagon train is approaching the area where the Donner party was lost. The military has warned them that the Bannock tribe is causing problems and bad weather is possible so Chris decides they should stop the wagon train until there is clear weather so they can cross the pass safely. However, one family lead by John Muskie objects because they must reach California before January 15 to claim a gold mine they are to inherit. Duke is growing close to pretty Marie Muskie. Flint refuses to take the family across alone so Chris decides he and Duke will take them. Early in the trip a wagon wheel rolls over Dukes foot injuring him. They decide to leave him at a deserted cabin nearby with plenty of food until Chris can return to pick him up. Chris and the family have a hard time with Marie dying but Chris gets them to the top of the pass. Meanwhile, Duke out for wood comes back to find a group of the Bannock stealing all his supplies. Later, he wounds a single brave in his cabin but who ... Written by Anonymous

Flint is scouting ahead when he comes on buzzards and an apparent Indian massacre of a wagon. He spots Gabe Billings in the rocks with a gun on him as Gabe's father Amos Billings comes out. They eventually back down and each disarm. Amos is sporting a Union blue hat with a Confederate gray coat. He admits to being a galvanized Yankee - a Confederate POW who agreed to join the Union Army on the frontier against the Indians for his freedom. He says he has opened a trading post and a new road that would save the wagon train a week or more and is safer in terms of Indians. Flint is against it but agrees to take them back to the train to talk to Chris. Chris despite pleas from members of the train agrees with Flint. However, he agrees to send Flint to scout the supposed new route while the train waits for three days. Flint finds things are not as they seem after he runs into a woman trying to escape her husband. Written by Anonymous

On a stormy night a single wagon with Jethro Creech and his daughter Ruth approaches the wagon train. Creech demands to see the wagon master. As Chris approaches Creech's team of horses runs away scared by lightening dragging Creech. Creech is able to hold on to the reins and stop the horses. His white horse is part Arabian and very high strung. Later, Baylor Crofoot, the wagon train school teacher, spots the daughter Ruth getting water so he offers to help. This raises the ire of her father who tells Baylor to stay away from Ruth. He only respects those with the courage to stand up to him but so far no one meets the criteria. Jethro sits in on Baylor's class and leaves telling the students book learning is not what they need. Things come to a head when Jethro puts on his medicine man show with his patent elixir that evening and reveals a secret about Ruth. Written by Anonymous

Duke Shannon comes across the Ute medicine man Running Bear who was staked out to die by his tribe. He knows Chris and asks to be taken to the wagon train. Chris is willing to let him travel with the train. He knows that the Utes have a custom of killing their medicine men when they let more than five people die. George B. Hanrahan who is an old political shyster from back east decides to take Running Bear in with him and his nephew Tim Hogan who went to prison for George and is bossed around by George under threat of being taken out of his will. When George learns Running Bear can tell fortunes with a set of bones, he has Running Bear entertain people with them. However, when Running Bear tosses the bones for George, he refuses to tell what they say. Eventually he informs George they say he will die in five days. After that George becomes increasingly nervous and drives Running Bear away thinking he is trying to kill him. When all the facts come out the crew and even Chris have no ... Written by Anonymous

A small party must split off from the wagon train to cross a lowlands that turns into a swamp when it rains. Chris assigns Flint along with Bill and Charlie to lead the small group. They are early for the wet season as rains can turn the area into an impassible swamp. Flint led a similar group the year before but only he and Chris know the details. A local Indian tribe warns the group not to cross the lowlands because of a swamp creature they have heard but not seen. As they enter the lowlands a rain storm breaks out causing Flint to order the people unload anything they don't absolutely need in order to get through. This angers the group but they reluctantly follow his orders. As they move forward Flint comes across part of a wagon that previously tried to cross. They soon start to hear noises that sound like music from an organ or piano. When Flint doesn't return from checking on the sounds, Bill and Charlie go looking for him followed by the others the next morning. Written by Anonymous

The wagon train is crossing the Shag Dorty ranch which is massive and the area they are in is a bog when it rains which could stop the wagons. Young newlyweds, Cole and Helen Crawford have joined the wagon train and it is obvious that Helen is a stranger to being a wife and cook. She is quite beautiful which draws the attention of the men but the ire of the wives. The Dorty foreman, Frank, visits the train and spots Helen which he reports to Blake, Shag's son, at the ranch house where Shag is praising him for running off and burning out squatters. Upon hearing about Helen, Blake decides to take Frank and go after her. At the wagon train he belittles them as their wagon is falling apart and tells Helen she is soon to be a widow. He eventually tells the train she was a saloon girl who entertained men. Blake eventually drags Cole into a fight but Helen shoots and kills him. Only Chris is willing to stand up with them when Shag returns with his men. Written by Anonymous

Chris took a wagon to the nearby Wyoming Territorial Prison to pick up his brother, Levi, who was imprisoned there ten years ago. Chris assumed Levi was pardoned but learns instead that Levi is paroled to Chris. Once Levi leaves Wyoming he can never return or he will be hanged. Levi is older than Chris and the time in prison has taken its toll on him. From Levi's appearance and the comments of the warden it is apparent Levi is being released so he won't die in prison. The two rejoin the wagon train which is two to three days from Utah. Bill and Charlie know Levi's past but Duke only knows some details about his early days as Jim Bridger's scout and as a U.S. Marshall from Duke's grandfather. When the train receives a visit from Sheriff Rudge and his deputies, Levi's past comes back to haunt him. Written by Anonymous

Sheriff Signor and several men escort Ben Morrell and his son Terry to the passing wagon train to see if Ben and Terry can join. They are met by Duke who tells them they can join. Ben is a surly man with a hairy eyebrow and a mole that makes him look evil along with the attitude. He and Terry don't mix with the others including the wagon train staff. Rumors develop based on the Sheriff's escort that they may have been run out of town. In addition, Letty Morse who has been unable to conceive a child but wants one takes a strong interest in Terry who claims Ben is not his father. At the same time Charlie has a severe toothache that forces Bill to send him and Duke back to the town to see a dentist. When they return, they have the full story on Ben and Terry but all is not as it seems plus the Morrells have left the train after being confronted about their status. Written by Anonymous

A posse is pursuing two men who have hid due to winded horses. The posse misses them but the men know they need fresh horses as the posse will be back. They come upon Charlie using a horse to collect firewood but he refuses to trade and is backed up by Bill Hawks. The men decide to spend the night with the wagon train so their horses can recover. Bill and Duke recognize the leader as Jud Steele who is a wanted gunfighter. That night Bill catches them trying to steal two fresh horses. He confronts Steele who for some reason doesn't cock and pull the trigger letting Bill kill him. They bury the body and Bill decides to ride to the nearest town to report the shooting. Upon riding into town he finds a monument and gravestone for the man he killed. The sheriff and the town say Steele was killed five years earlier while sheriff during a payroll robbery but Bill isn't convinced and knows they are hiding something. Written by Anonymous

Alex Lamont is a womanizing gambler on the wagon train. He persuaded the old maid Martha Lane to loan him $500 which he promised to pay back. Her brother, Frank, dislikes him. However, Alex lost $2000 so he needs another $1500 which he owes Robert Waring who wants his money - fast. Martha is distraught as she watches Alex fawn over the young Ginny Becket and her equally beautiful mother Mary who is a widowed school teacher. Mary has tried to warn Ginny about Alex but to no avail. As Waring increases the pressure on Alex due to Waring wanting to leave the wagon train, Alex has to speed up his move on Mary who has $3000 saved. He allows Ginny to see him passionately kiss Mary while the wagon train is having a dance. Ginny, upset, is mad at her mother and is taken in by the Lanes. When Alex is found dead, stabbed with Mary's knife Ginny is the prime suspect. Written by Anonymous

Flint along with Bill and Charlie stop in a empty saloon for a beer. Charlie asks the bartender if he would cut high card for the beers. The bartender tells them that is up to Lace Andrews instead of him. The name causes Flint to ask where Andrews is and when the bartender is slow to respond Flint nearly chokes him to death until Bill steps in to stop him and sends Charlie for Chris. Flint lapses into his memory where he recalls that eight years ago three men robbed his fiancé, Nancy Lee Davis, of their silver wedding gifts. During the robbery she is shot in a struggle and dies later in Flint's arms. He sets out on their trail. He is eventually wounded and nearly dies from an infection but is nursed back to health by Loretta, a saloon girl who falls in love with Flint. The wound causes him to lose the trail of the third man, Lace Andrews, until now.. Written by Anonymous

Duke rides onto the Casper farm looking for water where Mrs. Casper greets him by calling him Jason. While Duke waters his horse, Mrs. Casper tells her husband Joe that Jason Carter is back. Joe saddles a horse to ride over to the Carter farm to tell them. He tells Frank Carter Jason is back. Frank is a step-brother to Jason and step-son of Mary Carter who owns the Carter farm. Meanwhile, Duke rides into the local town where people stare at him. Cyrus Bolton seeing him from his office window, goes outside and tells Duke to come into his office - at gunpoint. Once inside, Duke pulls his gun but Cyrus tells him he just wanted him off the street. Duke is a slighter older version of Jason Carter who everyone believes ran off but only Cyrus knows he is dead after stealing money from Cyrus. His disappearance caused Mary Carter to freeze time believing Jason will be back any moment. Cyrus wants to use Duke to awaken her from her frozen view of time but someone else takes a shot at Duke and ... Written by Anonymous

Bill and Charlie have been sent to a small town near an Ute reservation. They tried dealing with T.J. Gingle who is a major player in the town but he wanted twice the price for wore out horses. They spot three men beating up a lone man in an alley. After breaking up the fight, they help the man, an Ute, with his wounds who Bill suddenly recognizes. Bill caught him as a young Ute brave and turned him over to the Army. He now goes by the name John Turnbull and graduated from Columbia Law School back East. He is now trying to represent his Ute tribe against Gingle and others who want to grab their land for development. John's partner, Jacob Solomon, is helping by being the lawyer of record due to the local judge, Judge Burkhardt, keeping John from practicing. Bill decides to buy the horses they need from the Utes which gives them the money they need to file their lawsuit. This puts Bill and Charlie in the middle of the land fight which turns nasty when hired gun, Jack Thorne, kills ... Written by Anonymous

Chris has picked Duke to escort Hiram Winthrop and his wife to San Marcos where he is taking over as the new Indian Agent for the Apache reservation. He has offered Duke a job as his Deputy Indian Agent given Duke's experience. Hiram is an Easterner with his own ideas of how the Apache should be treated. Duke accepts the job and tells Chris he will not be returning to the train as he wants a steady job where he can put down roots. Chris grudgingly accepts his resignation but Bill tries to warn Duke about Hiram which Duke does not take kindly to. After they reach San Marcos, Hiram and Duke learn the Army has abandoned the local fort, the main rancher Riatt hates the Apache, and the Apache are starving as they have not received the beef that was bought for them from Riatt. Hiram's ideas on the Apache becoming farmers are rebuffed by the Apache Chief Two Arrows. Duke and Hiram find themselves in the middle of a budding Indian War. Written by Anonymous

As the wagon train stops outside Sacramento, California, its destination, the members of the train give Chris an engraved gold watch to express their appreciation. Later, Chris seeing a carriage with two women and a runaway team stops the horses. Mrs. Heather Mahoney is quite thankful in contrast to her mother, Mrs. O'Hara. Heather, a widow, finds Chris interesting and asks him to stop by for dinner in appreciation to which he agrees. Chris asks the crew to stop by her house to tell her when he is available. Duke, upon meeting her realizes she is quite beautiful and wealthy. He along with Bill and Charlie decide she might influence Chris to quit the wagon train business. After Chris' dinner with Heather he learns he has competition for Heather and the crew tries to breakup the relationship between Chris and Heather. Written by Anonymous