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An impending comet could be the sign of doom. It also brings out the flim flam men, one that leads to murder.

Reverend Jordan and his posse have arrived at Libertyville. Deputy Marshal Sam Buckhart who is visiting sickly 90 year old Mrs Aylmer just knows they are chancers. Jordan is a fake preacher and he is carry loads of peppermint candy.

Buckhart wonders just what their game plan. Before long Reverend Jordan is frightening the uneducated locals with stories from the Revelations. Disaster is coming.

Not only are the townsfolk buying up the preacher's comet pills. They are selling up their land to him but one man spots that the currency is fake.

A good story about superstition and conmen. Buckhart's Harvard education comes into use as he explains about comets.

A good bit was Mrs Aylmer looking at the comet and she recalled Halley's Comet when she was younger.

Definitely original! I can honestly say I haven't ever seen a western episode quite like this. I've heard tell that in the "good ol' days," people were afraid of things they didn't understand, such as comets. I wonder how much was known back in the 1880's on such an event.

I'm not quite sure how the write came up wish such a story using peppermint candy, water, a comet, and fake money, but it was very ingenious how they did it! Of course, Sam again came out the hero...

I may have to take back what I'm about to say in a few episodes, but I believe this is a turning point in the show. I don't think we see much of Tess anymore, and I can't help but to wonder why. I wonder if she was unable to do the show, or if perhaps they wanted to concentrate more on Sam the lawman and less on Sam who has a little girl to watch after.