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Season 3, 34 episodes

Episode 1: Debt of Honor
- Now playing
- 30m
- Sep 29, 1960
Bat grubstakes Cactus Charlie, an elderly prospector searching for a gold strike. Charlie finds gold, all right, the proceeds from a recent robbery and the crooks who buried the loot will stop at nothing to recover their ill-gotten gains.
Episode 2: Law of the Land
- 30m
- Oct 6, 1960
Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cattle from climbing onto a railroad's right-of-way. Question is whether Bat wants to tackle the five to one odds.
Episode 3: Bat Trap
- 30m
- Oct 13, 1960
Midas Creek hires Bat to run their annual shooting contest. The council believe that the local bully will generally do anything in his power to win the contest. When the local gunsmith wins, it's the thug's rifle vs. Bat's pistol.
Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne
- 30m
- Oct 20, 1960
Bat has an interest in a mine in Colorado and discovers its conditions are unsafe, but the general manager is forcing the miners to work in it anyway. He decides to convince the other owners including its pretty namesake to improve safety.
Episode 5: The Hunter
- 30m
- Oct 27, 1960
An Englishman has a theory that accuracy is more important in a gunfight than speed or size of the ammunition. When he kills a bully with his specially designed rifled pistol, the Englishman decides he's ready to take on his goal - Bat.
Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous
- 30m
- Nov 3, 1960
When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he brings $25,000 to buy Bat's interest in the business. The partner plans to get control of Bat's half by killing him.
Episode 7: High Card Loses
- 30m
- Nov 10, 1960
After a bank robbery Bat finds himself broke so he accepts an offer from a friend for a job. When his friend is murdered, Bat agrees to undertake his unfinished business - delivering three mail-order brides to their new husbands.
Episode 8: Dakota Showdown
- 30m
- Nov 17, 1960
Bat rides to the assistance of his friend, a sheriff, but arrives after the Dakota boys gun him down. The president of the town council asks Bat to step into the office, but Bat decides the job should go to another person.
Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders
- 30m
- Nov 24, 1960
Bat is asked by a woman to help her and her young son escape the deadly Doolin gang who Bat has tangled with before. She wants to return to St. Louis with her son to her parents but her son wants to stay knowing only the gang as family.
Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin
- 30m
- Dec 1, 1960
Bat thinks a young gunfighter might be the son of a man with whom he fought at the Battle of Adobe Wells. He plans to appeal to the governor for a pardon for his crimes because of the unrewarded service of his father.
Episode 11: A Time to Die
- 30m
- Dec 15, 1960
Bat returns to Casper, Wyoming to testify at a murder trial. He learns that all the other witnesses are either dead or are afraid to testify and the father of the man under arrest intends to eliminate the last witness
Episode 12: Death by Decree
- 30m
- Dec 22, 1960
Bat inherits a casino from an old enemy and soon discovers why. Upon arriving in town, he learns that the casino is $3000 behind in its mortgage payments and the previous owner was killed by the town marshal who owns the mortgage.
Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand
- 30m
- Dec 29, 1960
An eastern gambler playing a "system" breaks the bank at Bat's casino, putting the dapper Masterson out of business. Bat wonders if the "system" didn't have more than a little help from his pretty dealer.
Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass
- 30m
- Jan 5, 1961
When a old miner refuses to allow a road to be built through a high mountain pass he owns, the California Governor asks Bat to intervene. Bat finds the holdout to be an old friend Soda Smith and all is not as the Governor thought.
Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars
- 30m
- Jan 12, 1961
The stagecoach in which Bat Masterson, Major Mars and pretty Lottie Tremaine are traveling is waylaid by a vengeful gang led by an Indian whose family was slain when the Major's men wiped out a village. Bat is forced to defend the Major.
Episode 16: The Price of Paradise
- 30m
- Jan 19, 1961
Pat arrives in Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt from a crooked casino owner who doesn't like to pay his debts. He also doesn't like to pay his taxes - until Bat accepts an appointment as the new county tax assessor.
Episode 17: End of the Line
- 30m
- Jan 26, 1961
Bat's lucrative contract to build a railroad in Colorado is in jeopardy. His crew is menaced by natural disasters and then wagon loads of equipment are lost. Just when things it seems things can't get worse, Bat is arrested for murder.
Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign
- 30m
- Feb 2, 1961
Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land baron General Silas Guild. When he arrives, Bat isn't sure that the Marshal is on the side of law and order.
Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty
- 30m
- Feb 16, 1961
Bat's plan to journey to Cheyenne for a big poker game are disrupted when the cavalry escort for a vital load of gunpowder is wiped out and the only men available to drive the wagons to the supply starved Fort Stewart appear unreliable.
Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence
- 30m
- Feb 23, 1961
In response to an urgent telegram offering a large salary, Bat rides to a remote Texas ranch where he is to drive a herd of 2000 cattle to Abilene. As he arrives he finds that the Grant family believes he's a hired killer and pays for it.
Episode 21: Run for Your Money
- 30m
- Mar 2, 1961
Saloonkeeper Crimp Ward challenges a local bank to back up it's gold certificates.
Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity
- 30m
- Mar 9, 1961
Bat wins a mining claim in a lottery, but a huge bearded man attacks Bat when he tries to find it. He throws Bat into the Trinity River and Bat floats downriver finding his companion Bob Bradbury dead on the other side of the river.
Episode 23: Episode in Eden
- 30m
- Mar 16, 1961
When gunslingers employed by Sam Shanks terrorize the small New Mexico town of Eden, Bat is drafted to serve as a special prosecutor when one of Shank's men is to be tried for murder and the expected result is a not guilty verdict.
Episode 24: The Good and the Bad
- 30m
- Mar 23, 1961
A gang of outlaws tries to take a Medal of Honor from a woman whose husband gave his life for it. Bat offers a $100 in exchange for the medal, but the gunman escapes with Bat's money, cane and the medal of honor with Bat in hot pursuit.
Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death
- 30m
- Mar 30, 1961
Bat's riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty for all combatants in the Lincoln County War. The three gunmen soon return to their criminal ways and Bat must help the local marshal hunt down the recently freed men.
Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt
- 30m
- Apr 6, 1961
Bat rescues a woman from three men trying to grab her and her carpet bag. The woman tells Bat she and her father were the prisoners of a gang of outlaws who rode with Jesse James and she has the evidence to prove it.
Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres
- 30m
- Apr 13, 1961
Several Indian tribes claim that white men are kidnapping their women and children to be sold for slaves or held for ransom. In order to prevent an all-out war with the local tribes, the U.S. Army sends Bat Masterson to investigate.
Episode 28: Dagger Dance
- 30m
- Apr 20, 1961
A wounded and fainting Bat delivers a message to a Major at Fort Logan ordering the Colonel to skip a meeting with the Indians. However, the Major believing the Colonel is impeding his political career doesn't deliver the message.
Episode 29: The Fourth Man
- 30m
- Apr 27, 1961
Bat rides into town to meet a young friend. He arrives too late - the young man was killed when he accused three wealthy ranchers of cheating at cards and the sheriff refuses to arrest the men responsible for the murder.
Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim
- 30m
- May 4, 1961
When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four year old claim and finds two claim jumpers are prepared to shoot first and ask questions later.
Episode 31: The Marble Slab
- 30m
- May 11, 1961
Pinkerton hires Bat to get evidence against a gang that is terrorizing a town. Bat goes undercover as a marble salesman to convince the leader that so prominent a citizen should have a statue in his honor erected in the town square.
Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge
- 30m
- May 18, 1961
Bat is ambushed in the desert by two men, his horse and water stolen. Left to die he is rescued by a farmer who is now the town marshal. Bat is determined to help the young lawman gain confidence in his ability to keep the peace.
Episode 33: The Fatal Garment
- 30m
- May 25, 1961
Bat is hired to serve as a bodyguard at Wyatt Earp's El Paso casino, but the two of them can't prevent a robbery which costs Wyatt Earp $13,000 as he won't bank his money. The robbers use a costly shirt as a gift to distract Bat.
Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole
- 30m
- Jun 1, 1961
Bat is called upon by the daughter of an old friend to investigate his murder in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The family runs a freight and stage line there but the drivers are being killed for some reason and the line is nearly bankrupt.

1958 to 1961
Rated TV-14
3 seasons
30m per episode
Western
Drama

6.4TMDB(16)

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Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.

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Ran for 3 seasons and 108 episodes (1958 to 1961)
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Status: Ended
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 108
First aired: October 8, 1958
Last aired: June 1, 1961
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Season 3, 34 episodes

Episode 1: Debt of Honor
- Now playing
- 30m
- Sep 29, 1960
Bat grubstakes Cactus Charlie, an elderly prospector searching for a gold strike. Charlie finds gold, all right, the proceeds from a recent robbery and the crooks who buried the loot will stop at nothing to recover their ill-gotten gains.
Episode 2: Law of the Land
- 30m
- Oct 6, 1960
Working again for his friend Hugh Blaine, Bat is hired to investigate the theft of barbed-wire fencing that prevents cattle from climbing onto a railroad's right-of-way. Question is whether Bat wants to tackle the five to one odds.
Episode 3: Bat Trap
- 30m
- Oct 13, 1960
Midas Creek hires Bat to run their annual shooting contest. The council believe that the local bully will generally do anything in his power to win the contest. When the local gunsmith wins, it's the thug's rifle vs. Bat's pistol.
Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne
- 30m
- Oct 20, 1960
Bat has an interest in a mine in Colorado and discovers its conditions are unsafe, but the general manager is forcing the miners to work in it anyway. He decides to convince the other owners including its pretty namesake to improve safety.
Episode 5: The Hunter
- 30m
- Oct 27, 1960
An Englishman has a theory that accuracy is more important in a gunfight than speed or size of the ammunition. When he kills a bully with his specially designed rifled pistol, the Englishman decides he's ready to take on his goal - Bat.
Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous
- 30m
- Nov 3, 1960
When Bat catches his gambling casino partner embezzling money, he kicks the man out, telling him never return unless he brings $25,000 to buy Bat's interest in the business. The partner plans to get control of Bat's half by killing him.
Episode 7: High Card Loses
- 30m
- Nov 10, 1960
After a bank robbery Bat finds himself broke so he accepts an offer from a friend for a job. When his friend is murdered, Bat agrees to undertake his unfinished business - delivering three mail-order brides to their new husbands.
Episode 8: Dakota Showdown
- 30m
- Nov 17, 1960
Bat rides to the assistance of his friend, a sheriff, but arrives after the Dakota boys gun him down. The president of the town council asks Bat to step into the office, but Bat decides the job should go to another person.
Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders
- 30m
- Nov 24, 1960
Bat is asked by a woman to help her and her young son escape the deadly Doolin gang who Bat has tangled with before. She wants to return to St. Louis with her son to her parents but her son wants to stay knowing only the gang as family.
Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin
- 30m
- Dec 1, 1960
Bat thinks a young gunfighter might be the son of a man with whom he fought at the Battle of Adobe Wells. He plans to appeal to the governor for a pardon for his crimes because of the unrewarded service of his father.
Episode 11: A Time to Die
- 30m
- Dec 15, 1960
Bat returns to Casper, Wyoming to testify at a murder trial. He learns that all the other witnesses are either dead or are afraid to testify and the father of the man under arrest intends to eliminate the last witness
Episode 12: Death by Decree
- 30m
- Dec 22, 1960
Bat inherits a casino from an old enemy and soon discovers why. Upon arriving in town, he learns that the casino is $3000 behind in its mortgage payments and the previous owner was killed by the town marshal who owns the mortgage.
Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand
- 30m
- Dec 29, 1960
An eastern gambler playing a "system" breaks the bank at Bat's casino, putting the dapper Masterson out of business. Bat wonders if the "system" didn't have more than a little help from his pretty dealer.
Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass
- 30m
- Jan 5, 1961
When a old miner refuses to allow a road to be built through a high mountain pass he owns, the California Governor asks Bat to intervene. Bat finds the holdout to be an old friend Soda Smith and all is not as the Governor thought.
Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars
- 30m
- Jan 12, 1961
The stagecoach in which Bat Masterson, Major Mars and pretty Lottie Tremaine are traveling is waylaid by a vengeful gang led by an Indian whose family was slain when the Major's men wiped out a village. Bat is forced to defend the Major.
Episode 16: The Price of Paradise
- 30m
- Jan 19, 1961
Pat arrives in Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt from a crooked casino owner who doesn't like to pay his debts. He also doesn't like to pay his taxes - until Bat accepts an appointment as the new county tax assessor.
Episode 17: End of the Line
- 30m
- Jan 26, 1961
Bat's lucrative contract to build a railroad in Colorado is in jeopardy. His crew is menaced by natural disasters and then wagon loads of equipment are lost. Just when things it seems things can't get worse, Bat is arrested for murder.
Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign
- 30m
- Feb 2, 1961
Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land baron General Silas Guild. When he arrives, Bat isn't sure that the Marshal is on the side of law and order.
Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty
- 30m
- Feb 16, 1961
Bat's plan to journey to Cheyenne for a big poker game are disrupted when the cavalry escort for a vital load of gunpowder is wiped out and the only men available to drive the wagons to the supply starved Fort Stewart appear unreliable.
Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence
- 30m
- Feb 23, 1961
In response to an urgent telegram offering a large salary, Bat rides to a remote Texas ranch where he is to drive a herd of 2000 cattle to Abilene. As he arrives he finds that the Grant family believes he's a hired killer and pays for it.
Episode 21: Run for Your Money
- 30m
- Mar 2, 1961
Saloonkeeper Crimp Ward challenges a local bank to back up it's gold certificates.
Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity
- 30m
- Mar 9, 1961
Bat wins a mining claim in a lottery, but a huge bearded man attacks Bat when he tries to find it. He throws Bat into the Trinity River and Bat floats downriver finding his companion Bob Bradbury dead on the other side of the river.
Episode 23: Episode in Eden
- 30m
- Mar 16, 1961
When gunslingers employed by Sam Shanks terrorize the small New Mexico town of Eden, Bat is drafted to serve as a special prosecutor when one of Shank's men is to be tried for murder and the expected result is a not guilty verdict.
Episode 24: The Good and the Bad
- 30m
- Mar 23, 1961
A gang of outlaws tries to take a Medal of Honor from a woman whose husband gave his life for it. Bat offers a $100 in exchange for the medal, but the gunman escapes with Bat's money, cane and the medal of honor with Bat in hot pursuit.
Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death
- 30m
- Mar 30, 1961
Bat's riding rescues three men from the gallows - he bears an amnesty for all combatants in the Lincoln County War. The three gunmen soon return to their criminal ways and Bat must help the local marshal hunt down the recently freed men.
Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt
- 30m
- Apr 6, 1961
Bat rescues a woman from three men trying to grab her and her carpet bag. The woman tells Bat she and her father were the prisoners of a gang of outlaws who rode with Jesse James and she has the evidence to prove it.
Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres
- 30m
- Apr 13, 1961
Several Indian tribes claim that white men are kidnapping their women and children to be sold for slaves or held for ransom. In order to prevent an all-out war with the local tribes, the U.S. Army sends Bat Masterson to investigate.
Episode 28: Dagger Dance
- 30m
- Apr 20, 1961
A wounded and fainting Bat delivers a message to a Major at Fort Logan ordering the Colonel to skip a meeting with the Indians. However, the Major believing the Colonel is impeding his political career doesn't deliver the message.
Episode 29: The Fourth Man
- 30m
- Apr 27, 1961
Bat rides into town to meet a young friend. He arrives too late - the young man was killed when he accused three wealthy ranchers of cheating at cards and the sheriff refuses to arrest the men responsible for the murder.
Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim
- 30m
- May 4, 1961
When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four year old claim and finds two claim jumpers are prepared to shoot first and ask questions later.
Episode 31: The Marble Slab
- 30m
- May 11, 1961
Pinkerton hires Bat to get evidence against a gang that is terrorizing a town. Bat goes undercover as a marble salesman to convince the leader that so prominent a citizen should have a statue in his honor erected in the town square.
Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge
- 30m
- May 18, 1961
Bat is ambushed in the desert by two men, his horse and water stolen. Left to die he is rescued by a farmer who is now the town marshal. Bat is determined to help the young lawman gain confidence in his ability to keep the peace.
Episode 33: The Fatal Garment
- 30m
- May 25, 1961
Bat is hired to serve as a bodyguard at Wyatt Earp's El Paso casino, but the two of them can't prevent a robbery which costs Wyatt Earp $13,000 as he won't bank his money. The robbers use a costly shirt as a gift to distract Bat.
Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole
- 30m
- Jun 1, 1961
Bat is called upon by the daughter of an old friend to investigate his murder in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The family runs a freight and stage line there but the drivers are being killed for some reason and the line is nearly bankrupt.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Debt of Honor

E2 Episode 2: Law of the Land

E3 Episode 3: Bat Trap

E4 Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne

E5 Episode 5: The Hunter

E6 Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous

E7 Episode 7: High Card Loses

E8 Episode 8: Dakota Showdown

E9 Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders

E10 Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin

E11 Episode 11: A Time to Die

E12 Episode 12: Death by Decree

E13 Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand

E14 Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass

E15 Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars

E16 Episode 16: The Price of Paradise

E17 Episode 17: End of the Line

E18 Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign

E19 Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty

E20 Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence

E21 Episode 21: Run for Your Money

E22 Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity

E23 Episode 23: Episode in Eden

E24 Episode 24: The Good and the Bad

E25 Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death

E26 Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt

E27 Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres

E28 Episode 28: Dagger Dance

E29 Episode 29: The Fourth Man

E30 Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim

E31 Episode 31: The Marble Slab

E32 Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge

E33 Episode 33: The Fatal Garment

E34 Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Debt of Honor

E2 Episode 2: Law of the Land

E3 Episode 3: Bat Trap

E4 Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne

E5 Episode 5: The Hunter

E6 Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous

E7 Episode 7: High Card Loses

E8 Episode 8: Dakota Showdown

E9 Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders

E10 Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin

E11 Episode 11: A Time to Die

E12 Episode 12: Death by Decree

E13 Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand

E14 Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass

E15 Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars

E16 Episode 16: The Price of Paradise

E17 Episode 17: End of the Line

E18 Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign

E19 Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty

E20 Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence

E21 Episode 21: Run for Your Money

E22 Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity

E23 Episode 23: Episode in Eden

E24 Episode 24: The Good and the Bad

E25 Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death

E26 Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt

E27 Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres

E28 Episode 28: Dagger Dance

E29 Episode 29: The Fourth Man

E30 Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim

E31 Episode 31: The Marble Slab

E32 Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge

E33 Episode 33: The Fatal Garment

E34 Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole

Episode 1: Debt of Honor

Episode 2: Law of the Land

Episode 3: Bat Trap

Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne

Episode 5: The Hunter

Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous

Episode 7: High Card Loses

Episode 8: Dakota Showdown

Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders

Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin

Episode 11: A Time to Die

Episode 12: Death by Decree

Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand

Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass

Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars

Episode 16: The Price of Paradise

Episode 17: End of the Line

Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign

Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty

Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence

Episode 21: Run for Your Money

Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity

Episode 23: Episode in Eden

Episode 24: The Good and the Bad

Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death

Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt

Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres

Episode 28: Dagger Dance

Episode 29: The Fourth Man

Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim

Episode 31: The Marble Slab

Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge

Episode 33: The Fatal Garment

Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole

Episode 1: Debt of Honor

Episode 2: Law of the Land

Episode 3: Bat Trap

Episode 4: The Rage of Princess Anne

Episode 5: The Hunter

Episode 6: Murder Can be Dangerous

Episode 7: High Card Loses

Episode 8: Dakota Showdown

Episode 9: Last of the Night Raiders

Episode 10: Last Stop to Austin

Episode 11: A Time to Die

Episode 12: Death by Decree

Episode 13: The Lady Plays Her Hand

Episode 14: Tempest at Tioga Pass

Episode 15: The Court Martial of Major Mars

Episode 16: The Price of Paradise

Episode 17: End of the Line

Episode 18: The Prescott Campaign

Episode 19: Bullwhacker's Bounty

Episode 20: A Lesson in Violence

Episode 21: Run for Your Money

Episode 22: Terror on the Trinity

Episode 23: Episode in Eden

Episode 24: The Good and the Bad

Episode 25: No Amnesty for Death

Episode 26: Ledger of Guilt

Episode 27: Meeting at Mimbres

Episode 28: Dagger Dance

Episode 29: The Fourth Man

Episode 30: Dead Man's Claim

Episode 31: The Marble Slab

Episode 32: Farmer with a Badge

Episode 33: The Fatal Garment

Episode 34: Jeopardy at Jackson Hole