Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Fifth Bullet
Overview
After eight years, Paladin tries to repay a convict for the lie he was told when he arrested him. "I promise you a fair trial" is what he said.
Details
- Series
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1962-09-29
Episode context
The Fifth Bullet is Episode 3 in Season 6 of Have Gun, Will Travel. It aired on 1962-09-29.
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Episode 2: Taylor's Woman
A hen-pecked rancher, in San Francisco to marry his housekeeper, hires Paladin to help him get out doing so.
Episode 4: A Place For Abel Hix
Hix sends for Paladin. When he arrives in town, he finds that Hix was killed in a gunfight even though he's the fastest man with gun who ever lived.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Genesis
After an unsuccessful attempt on his life by young Roderick Jefferson, Paladin is prompted into remembering a similar incident from his past. Once, as a youth, he agreed to pay off a gambling debt by shooting it out with a professional gunfighter.
Episode 5: Beau Geste
After 15 years in office, Sheriff Dobbs is retiring and some old enemies are just waiting for the day he turns in his badge. Paladin received a newspaper clipping about the sheriff and $10 to save Dobbs' life.
Episode 6: Bird of Time
Paladin rides upon a man named Stryker hanging from a tree. When he learns Paladin is after the same man but with a warrant, he says he has stronger reasons and hopes he won't get in his way.
Episode 7: Memories of Monica
Repaying a debt, Paladin rides to Valley Heart. Sheriff Reagan awaits the return of a native son who has been jailed for the past six years.
Episode 8: The Predators
Paladin is after a man suspected of killing a marshal. After finally capturing him in the desert he claims his innocence.
Episode 9: Shootout at Hogtooth
Hogtooth gets more ridicule than usual, when 3 gunmen take over the town, after cleaning it up. Each was hired in secret by a town council member, so the enforcers band together to suck Hogtooth dry.
Episode 10: A Miracle for St. Francis
Paladin rides to the San Luis Rey church in search of a very old brandy. When he is asked by the Padre to retrieve a statue of worship, they strike a bargain where they both may get what they want.
Episode 11: Marshal of Sweetwater
Sweetwater was a wild town before Thomas Carey, a retired Army scout and old friend of Paladin, became marshal. But Carey has taken over complete control and turned into a killer. Paladin has to stop him and Carey has always seemed the faster of the two.
Episode 12: Man in an Hourglass
A doctor who once saved Paladin's life calls upon him to find and safely bring back the son of a one-time sweetheart. The young man has "taken to the hills" to track down his father's killer.
Episode 13: Penelope
Paladin meets a drunken Col Lacey at the Carlton. He is there fearful of going home to his lovely wife after being away for some time seeking his fortune.