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Susan Oliver shines in this tale about a young woman that is treated poorly by the community. It seems that her father and brother were local criminals and at the beginning of the show find a lynch mob taking care of business. The only people that will help the young girl, Leta Malvet, is the Cartwrights.

Leta has a boyfriend, Clay Renton played by Jack Lord, which has been in trouble most of his life. When Leta is recovering from a stress attack at the Ponderosa, Clay comes over and thanks the Cartwrights for giving her aid. But the real reason that Clay is grateful is that he has thought of stealing the Cartwright's payroll. But before the payroll, Clay tries a small gig when he robs the local general store. But things do not go as planned. And now Clay and Leta are planning to make a quick get-a-way.

The way Ms Oliver plays up to the camera makes the viewer really feel for the outcast female. She was the perfect cast for the girl that has lived a tough life and still tries her best to be a part of society. The only negative thing about the entire show was that the ending was so abrupt, the viewer was longing for more. A very nice program during the first year of the series.

Susan Oliver and Jack Lord guest star in this Bonanza. Oliver plays a girl who has just seen her father and brother lynched after a payroll robbery and the ,mob was ready to do same to her.

She stays for a bit At The Ponderosa and Dan Dan Blocker is most helpful gathering eggs while she's away. At the Ponderosa she ponders on her outlaw boyfriend Jack Lord. And all Lord thinks about is taking over his gang and robbing the Ponderosa payroll when it arrives.

Nice guest star performances from Oliver and Lord. Also take note of Edward Platt as a lecherous mercantile store owner and his wife Irene Tedrow one hatchet faced old hariden.

I've seen Irene Tedrow in a lot of guest appearances, and it seems she always has that sour look on her face! I don't usually like her character, and I can't remember if she ever plays nice characters or not).

This episode starts with a lynching. Though it's revealed early in the episode that the father and son were indeed guilty of robbery and murder, the lynching was still something that should not have happened. The daughter/sister is devastated at seeing her family killed in such a manner and has to spend a few days recovering at the Cartwright home (isn't it interesting how many women are taken care of at the Cartwright home without a woman in sight???)

She has a boyfriend who lies to her about his involvement. She's in love with him and is blinded by his badness. Leta is treated like a thief as well and is shunned by the townspeople who really want nothing to do with her (but will buy her eggs). Leta and Clay's story is never pretty and doesn't end that way either.

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