This episode begins in the middle of the night when Luke hears some commotion outside of the office while he is working on the books. When he looks outside he can find nothing. Later, a family led by the father, Aaron Sutton, and his three boys ride into town. The are looking for a man, Ben Wait (Lon Chaney Jr), and have a warrant. They see Ben's horse outside of the stagecoach office and suspect Luke is hiding Ben. They come into the office with guns drawn. Luke gets the upper hand and sends the family into the night. But the father, Aaron still believes Luke knows the whereabouts of Ben.
Meanwhile, Simon is taking a few passengers, which include a doctor and a former Senator and his family out west. They stop at Zeke's midway station for the evening. Later Ben Wait is found in the barn of the station and instead of being rude to Ben, they hire him as an extra hand around the station. But little do they know that one of the Sutton boys had followed the stagecoach and now returns to get his father and brothers so they can take rural justice out of Ben.
There is much more to this interesting story like the reason the Sutton's are chasing Ben. We also have a cast member that is bit by a rattlesnake and needs more help than the doctor can provide. So as you can see this is a full episode that is packed with action.
I have never been a fan of Lon Chaney Jr's acting ability since his acting in drama scenes are stiff and dull. When it was revealed that Mr Chaney was in the cast, I was looking for a show that was going to be long and tedious. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the ability of Mr Chaney. The role of Ben Wait was written for someone that seemed slow but one could feel remorse for his plight. Mr Chaney made the character someone that the viewer felt pity but also cared what was going to happen. The script played right into Mr Chaney's ability and made for an entertaining episode. I have to say that this was one of Lon Chaney Jr's best drama performance. The viewer is easily caught up in the action.