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Bonanza: The Avenger (1960)
Intriguing Episode
Guest star Vic Morrow makes this episode special. It seems the entire population of Virginia City wants to see Ben and Adam hang. They've been convicted of a fatal shooting based on the testimony of one woman who didn't really see it happen. But the victirm was her father so she wants to see someone hang for it. Vic's character, Lassiter learns quickly that the Cartwrights are victims of a frameup and works on convincing the woman to stop the hanging by admitting she didn't see the shooting of her father happen. Lassiter saves the day seconds before the hanging happens by finally convincing the woman to yell it out at the hanging itself. I did like this story, but I think that the ending close call was just, too contrived to be believable. I mean, could this ever happen? Hangings can't be stopped that way, can they? It wouldn't be legal. Bonanza was frequently guilty of sacrificing believabity for dramatic purposes. So that cuts down my rating a bit but doesn't spoil the episode. I recommend it.