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That was quoted by Dillon and how true about a scared man. I think this is the first time I've seen Dillon put a woman in the jail cell (Olive Blakeney as Ma Torvet, who passed away later that year in real life). It had a very, very sad ending.

Allen Case plays Billy Daunt, who ends up stabbing a guy to death out of fear. He was innocent before that, and now he's probably going to hang. Ma Torvet killed for one of the oldest reasons, money.

Linda Watkins is the best part of the episode. She plays Kate very well, but unfortunately she gets killed way too early.

Is it me, but at the beginning of the episode, doesn't it sound like Chester is talking sexually about knowing where to place your fingers on a guitar? And doesn't it seem to turn on Dillon? He seems to really want Kitty after she played a tune. Dillon left shortly after to go to sleep. He probably had to relieve some "stress".

**SPOILERS** See this episode first, if you can; before reading further. what I like about it was a couple of things that were very real to the time. First, Chester teaching Kitty a few basic chords on a really nice (but unbranded), guitar, and her singing in an untrained, but very real voice. Most people were probably that kind of music fans. Chester, however has played before on this show; while simple, it was elegant, pretty, and very real for having taught himself. Very good.

The next thing is the poverty stricken woman whose husband had been killed by Billy. Clabe's cabin was very small, but in a lot better condition than hers was; well built, with a pump and water trough, and it tells a story. Patricia (there is no name given her by the writers) has married someone who does not have the ability or knowledge to be a farmer. Farming at that time was sunup to sundown hard work. The people who were doing it, though, knew enough to at least put up a very nice soddy. This poor lady was either gonna move in with Clabe (old as he was), or starve to death in a month. Like I said; poverty. Clabe himself didn't look long for the world, and Billy worked him like a mule; carrying his saddle. There is no redemption for Billy in my eyes. Adreneline driven fear is gonna run out after a while, and knowing what is right and wrong must take over. Ma's crime was the eighth commandment "You shall NOT steal", and the sixth commandment "You shall NOT murder". Billy's was, of course, the sixth; he'll no doubt hang for it. The lady could hope for one of two things, either lucky enough to find work as a washerwoman, or a bar girl/prostitute. The saddest of ends.

As my title said, this episode just had too many unbelievables. One unbelievable was that Billy, who was a decent person, would kill that woman's husband especially with a knife which is particularly brutal. I don't care how scared he was. Another unbelievable was that Ma Torvet, who was also a decent person, would resort to theft and murder, especially since she was probably making a decent living running the boarding house. The highly unlikely coincidence that as soon as Ma killed Frogmouth that Billy just happened to be walking by the window was a bit much and did not help the episode either.

I gave this one a four.