The Rifleman: Eight Hours to Die (1958)
Season 1, Episode 6
6/10
An odd tale of one man's justice
7 December 2013
This Judge from back east, Judge Zephaniah Burton, is seeking revenge on people that were responsible for the arrest and conviction and hanging of his wild son. First the hangman is killed and then the Judge that ruled on the case is killed and now the Judge is looking for the man that brought his son in for arrest and it is none other than Lucas McCain.

The senile Judge believes he is the only person that can pass judgement on others. The Judge believes the proper sentence for Lucas will be watching his son, Mark, hang. With Lucas tied up to a wagon wheel, Judge Burton awaits the arrival of Mark from school.

Even though the story was interesting, some of the activities seemed odd concerning the story of the Judge's son. There were many people involved in the conviction and Lucas was not even present for the trail. It seems like there would have been many other people more responsible for the conviction of the son rather than Lucas. Plus the fact that the Judge murdered two other people in broad-daylight on a city street yet no one saw the murders proved almost as odd as the ending of the show. Not the most entertaining show of the first season.
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