User Reviews

I really dig this episode. Korby Kyles is accused of a murder and Jarrod is called upon to take his place.

The Kyles are the never-do-well types of the Valley who even take to stealing coins from Jarrod's saddlebag: a Kyle's brother 'cleverly' hid them were Mr. Barkley figured: in the rim of his hat!...

The acting is wonderful. There is a scene where Korby is jail and says "Why, thank-you, Jarrod" to which our respectable Mr. Barkley replies "Don't you EVER call me Jarrod!" I'm not going into details here, but this is the type of episode which made this show a baby boomer classic: it's just wonderful, well-written & well-acted entertainment.

An interesting footnote I must include somewhere - so why not here?

Lee Majors was adopted by an aunt and uncle and as a young man had a lot of anger himself: it is safe to say that there was a LOT of Lee in his playing of Heath - and Heath is the most beloved of all the characters. Perhaps the general public could feel empathy for his character.

I know i did!!!!

Heath just happens to witness a murder of one of the most respected members of the community by one of the most slackest man of the Stockton. Heath gives chase and tackles Korby Kyles and is taken to jail for the murder.

Everyone in town have already made their decision that the louse Korby is guilty and already ready for a hanging. The only ones that believe he is innocent is his deadbeat father and his two useless brothers. With no one wanting to be the lawyer for Korby, it will play heavy on Jarrod's sense of justice.

With Heath as the main witness, Jarrod will cause conflict with the entire town and his own family and defend the man in court. With Heath on the witnesses stand, Jarrod takes a no-hold-barred attitude while cross-examining his brother. And it appears that Jarrod may have made headway on the case.

The courtroom scenes are some of the best in the entire series but the problem was the long story leading up to those scenes. Not to say that this was a bad show but it just seemed to go too long till we finally get to some good action. But with that said- it was a nice watch.

Some of this show was very badly directed as I investigated the scene of the murder and no one could see the face of the killer as his back was to the street when he killed the Colonel and there some light in the alley coming from windows. Jarrod believed what Korby said but would not believe his own brother and even the train engineer could not see anything as he was long gone when the murder occurred. I can not like an episode where a brother does what Jarrod did to Heath on that stand and in the end he was wrong and never said he was sorry. Not a bad episode but probably will not watch it again brother going against a brother is something I do not believe in