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Bart and Jack Darby (Richard Long) have been stranded by a storm in a ghost town hotel so long just playing poker with each other that they finally make a bet that whoever draws an ace first can slug the other one. Interrupted by the arrival of a stage coach diverted because of a flooded stream, they are thrown into the drama of a wounded outlaw, his girlfriend who also seems to be the lost love of Bart's life, some missing money that's supposed to be on the stage but no one can find it, and some mysterious nondescript character named "Red" Herring.

The story plays out with Bart having to remove a bullet from the wounded outlaw and confessing his feelings to the girlfriend, Jack finding the missing money and hiding it (not for himself, mind you - just for "safe keeping" - yeah, right), and "Red" Herring turning out to be more than just a red herring.

An OK episode but the missing money sub-plot is better than the outlaw-girlfriend-Bart main plot, which gets a bit talky and ultimately predictable.

Bart and Gentleman Jack Darby are stranded in a Nevada ghost town during a torrential rain. They play poker. The girl is Stella, and Bart knew her as a dance hall girl in Abilene. She took his watch and wallet. Now she is in with a halfbreed robber who will die unless Bart is able to remove a bullet. There is no music in this one, just rain and thunder, and Jack Kelly's talent for dramatic acting is showcased. One of the characters is named Red Herring, and Darby defines a red herring as something used to confuse or divert attention from something more important. Bart punches Darby when he questions Bart's feelings for Stella. Bart and Darby resume their poker like nothing happened.

Okay entry that plays more like a drawing room drama than a Western. Bart and Gentleman Jack are stranded in a stagecoach way station with a cast of assorted characters including a murderous Arapaho Kid. There's something of a dark, noirish atmosphere since it's constant rain and thunder. In fact, the stormy effects crew probably got overtime pay. To me, the best parts are the clever banter between Bart and Gentleman Jack-- Richard Long is so good at tongue-in-cheek. Also, the star-crossed Fay Spain gets a big part, though there's more heavy breathing with her and Bart than is usual for the series. What suspense there is comes from not knowing when the delirious Arapaho Kid will lash out beyond his wounds. All in all, it's a rather talky episode, except for the well-done special effects.

Bart Maverick and rival Gentleman Jack Darby have been stuck in a ghost town for a few days where there still is a stagecoach station and they are enjoying station owner Will Wright's hospitality as best they could. About all they can do is play two handed poker for match sticks.

But the monotony is sure broken when a stagecoach arrives filled with some mighty suspicious people including a notorious outlaw H.M. Wynant playing The Arapaho Kid. He's accompanied by Fay Spain a dance hall girl who lifted Jack Kelly's wallet and watch back in Abilene. In the next century she'd be the gangster's moll.

I won't say more other than this involves some stolen loot and The Arapaho Kid needing medical attention. And of course Richard Long as Darby trying to make some profit out of the situation.

And of course interminable rain throughout.

Usually episodes featuring Jim Buckley, Jack Darby and/or Samantha Crawford are fascinating. This episode with Gentleman Jack is dull.

Bart and Jack are trapped at a waystation because of torrential rains. Voila, a stagecoach stops and a passel of mysterious characters emerge.

The storm sound effects get tiresome and so do tempers on edge.

The only interest is in Darby, who makes a discovery. Two, as a matter of fact.

This episode makes me feel cold and wet (and I've been both in my time). As a one-act play with little more than one set (there are a few others) and overwrought acting, it might have some interest but as I said before, it leaves me cold.