User Reviews

This Bonanza story revolved around a more modern theme about politicians running on 'law and order' platforms. Barry Goldwater had introduced that the year before this episode was done in his presidential campaign. Barry didn't do so good with it, but we've been plagued ever since.

Gilbert Roland feels cheated by Ken Lynch and loses a court decision over possession of a beloved mare. Roland kills Lynch and then goes on the run. As he's a Cartwright friend they try to broker a peaceful surrender.

But sheriff Ray Teal has an election opponent in eager young deputy Pat Conway. He's thinking that if he brings in Roland over a saddle this will increase his standing. He also is using the issue that Sheriff Coffey has been too cozy with the Cartwrights. Conway maybe a killer with a badge, but he's not completely wrong there as anyone who's seen a few Bonanza episode can attest.

It's also a man and horse story as the scenes with Roland and the mare will bear out. All in all a most excellent Bonanza story.

Real very real in its practice of delivering bonanza format. Some severe efforts were made when writing this episode to run astray from the usual elements that bonanza ever presented. how upside down life really is. Very subtle aspects address today's problems with law in general. Even the editing of this episode is jumpy and sloppy feeling like you have left the normal confines of what was bonanza. A messy creep show leaving me wondering if I was watching a deep web video of sorts. I found myself wishing for whole thing to start making sense. So many lines we're drawn and then crossed. Then crossed again! Every character in this story is bias and corrupt to the core.

Am I the only person that ever noticed that the "mare" at the beginning of the show was a male?