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The review by gordonl56 contains numerous errors. First, Micah was not asked to hold Stocker, and he did not ask Lucas to help guard him. The reason Micah went to the McCain ranch was to deputize Lucas to watch over the town while he delivers Stocker to Silver City.

Also, the gang members were not arguing when Micah escaped. One was assigned to keep an eye on Micah, and Micah befriended him a bit.

He told Micah that he'd let him run for the boulders as a return favor to another lawman who gave him a good turn way back when. The other two gang members were just standing with the horses, and when they spotted Stocker coming, the watchdog told Micah to make a break for it. It was then that one of the other two turned back to the watchguard to tell him that Stocker was coming, noticing that Micah was sprinting for the rocks. He shot Micah, and the watchdog shot him, getting return fire from the third man. This leaves two on the ground and Stocker with only one gang member remaining.

After a week of being deputy marshal during Micah's convalescence, Luke returns his badge to continue helping Mark with his fractions at home, but not after finding some pie as a reward for Mark solving a pie-fraction math problem!

THE RIFLEMAN – Letter of the Law - 1959

This is the 50th episode from the 1958 to 1963 western series, THE RIFLEMAN. Over the course of 168 episodes we follow the life of Lucas McCain and his son, Mark. They have moved to the small western town of North Fork where they hope to start a new life. Chuck Connors headlines the series with Johnny Crawford as his son. Connors is a world class hand with a Winchester rifle which of course ends up getting him in no end of trouble.

North Fork Sheriff, Paul Fix collars wanted gunman, Vic Morrow. Morrow is wanted on numerous warrants for robbery and murder. He locks the gunslinger up in jail and sends out telegraph messages that he has captured Morrow. He is to hold the man till the proper authorities can collect him.

Unknown to Fix, however, is that Morrow's gang has seen the arrest. They plan on freeing their boss. Fix rides out to Chuck Connors ranch and asks Connors to help guard the man. Connors agrees and tells Fix he will join him in town in an hour. Fix rides off back to North Fork. He does not get far as Morrow's bunch, Ken Lynch, John Goddard and Paul Carr bushwhack him and put the bag on him.

Connors hits North Fork and takes up his spot in the jail. Several hours later everyone wonders where the hell Fix has gotten to. One of Morrow's boys rides by and tosses a rock with a note attached, into the jail. It strongly suggests that they release Morrow or Fix will eat a bullet.

Connors talks the note over with several of the town's higher ups, about what to do. It is soon agreed that they must let Morrow go. This Connors does, but he keeps Morrow's fancy set of six-guns. This does not make Morrow happy. He will return to get the weapons he sneers at Connors.

Back at the camp where Fix is being held, an argument between gang members allows Fix to make a break for the hills. He gets away but collects a round in his shoulder.

That evening, the less than amused Morrow, returns with Ken Lynch to reclaim his guns. They break into the Sheriff's office where Connors is waiting in the dark. Guns are used and the bad types are soon ready to be pushing up some daisies. The wounded Fix is bandaged up by the local doc and will soon be ready to resume his duties.

A smooth running episode with Joseph H Lewis again at the directing controls.