This episode opens under a familiar Rawhide theme when the herd is held captive. In this particular instance, the drive is interrupted by a collective group who have been swindled by a Texas trail boss who took cattle on consignment before vanishing.
The collective decides to hold Gil Favor and his herd for ransom simply because he is also a Texan. The collective members justify their action by explaining Texans stick together. Therefore, at least in their minds, Favor is complicit just because he's a Texan.
He has three obvious choices: fight, pay the exorbitant fee, or capture the swindler. Favor and his crew are greatly outnumbered and the fee is unreasonable, so the pursuit for the swindler gets underway quickly.
It's a convoluted plot that gets more twisted as the story unfolds. Gil Favor (Eric Fleming) ultimately gets his man and saves his herd as usual, but mesmerizing Marie Windsor absolutely steals the show in this episode.
The collective decides to hold Gil Favor and his herd for ransom simply because he is also a Texan. The collective members justify their action by explaining Texans stick together. Therefore, at least in their minds, Favor is complicit just because he's a Texan.
He has three obvious choices: fight, pay the exorbitant fee, or capture the swindler. Favor and his crew are greatly outnumbered and the fee is unreasonable, so the pursuit for the swindler gets underway quickly.
It's a convoluted plot that gets more twisted as the story unfolds. Gil Favor (Eric Fleming) ultimately gets his man and saves his herd as usual, but mesmerizing Marie Windsor absolutely steals the show in this episode.
