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8/10
Good episode
shakspryn26 October 2023
One of the guest stars here is James Franciscus, in what was almost his very first role in front of a camera! He looks very young, and in his scenes with Paladin, he looks very slight and frail. He plays a new lawyer who hears some hard truths from Paladin.

As usual in the series, there is some gunplay and other action. Richard Boone was highly believable as a tough gunfighter, and he was also credible as a man of cultured tastes and knowledge. He made Paladin such a strong character, it really enabled the show to overcome the limitations of being a half-hour. It was always more than just another Western series with pistols blazing.

Recommended.
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6/10
Have Ziffel, Will Travel
zsenorsock13 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Paladin is hired to bring back Ben Tyler (Robert Grist) for trial for murder. Tyler recently just escaped a similar charge thanks to the help of courageous young lawyer Tom Nelson (James Franciscus in a very early role in his career) and thinks he's being set up for a lynching/ kangaroo court. Paladin believes Tyler is no killer and stays to make sure he has a fair trial, despite the wishes of his employer, Mayor Lovett (BG Armstrong).

Decent episode enlivened by the early appearance of Franciscus and Mr. Ziffel (Hank Patterson) from "Green Acres" as a stagecoach driver. Franciscus has a nice scene with Boone as Paladin berates the young lawyer for backing off on the case and justice for Tyler. Ben Grist plays Tyler as a jovial sort. He later went on to direct a number of television shows, including Star Trek's "Galileo 7" episode.
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6/10
... of your employer, actually
hudecha10 September 2018
Not a very interesting episode, this one, being neither comedy nor real drama. Neither the character of the supposed outlaw nor of the weak-minded idealistic lawyer are satisfactorily defined. As is often the case, Paladin has a very loose sense of loyalty towards a deeply flawed employer.
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