E1 - The Patsy

Aired: September 29, 1959

A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.

E2 - Bloodlines

Aired: October 06, 1959

After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

E3 - The Blowout

Aired: October 13, 1959

Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.

E4 - Obituary

Aired: October 20, 1959

Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.

E5 - Tension

Aired: October 27, 1959

Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.

E6 - Eddie's Daughter

Aired: November 03, 1959

After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.

E7 - Panic

Aired: November 10, 1959

Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.

E8 - Ordeal

Aired: November 17, 1959

When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.

E9 - The Spiked Rifle

Aired: November 24, 1959

Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.

E10 - Letter of the Law

Aired: December 01, 1959

Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.

E11 - The Legacy

Aired: December 08, 1959

Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.

E12 - The Baby Sitter

Aired: December 15, 1959

A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.

E13 - The Coward

Aired: December 22, 1959

Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.

E14 - Surveyors

Aired: December 29, 1959

Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.

E15 - Day of the Hunter

Aired: January 05, 1960

A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.

E16 - Mail Order Groom

Aired: January 12, 1960

When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.

E17 - A Case of Identity

Aired: January 19, 1960

Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.

E18 - The Visitors

Aired: January 26, 1960

Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.

E19 - The Hero

Aired: February 02, 1960

After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.

E20 - The Horse Traders

Aired: February 09, 1960

When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.

E21 - The Spoiler

Aired: February 16, 1960

An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.

E22 - Heller

Aired: February 23, 1960

After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.

E23 - The Grasshopper

Aired: March 01, 1960

A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.

E24 - A Time for Singing

Aired: March 08, 1960

Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.

E25 - The Deserter

Aired: March 15, 1960

Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.

E26 - The Vision

Aired: March 22, 1960

After Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother, he no longer seems interested in getting well.

E27 - The Lariat

Aired: March 29, 1960

An old friend of Lucas's returns to town in the company of a shady gambler and is accused of cheating at cards.

E28 - Smoke Screen

Aired: April 05, 1960

Several men are vying for a rancher's daughter's affections. When she is found dead, one of them becomes the prime suspect in her murder.

E29 - Shotgun Man

Aired: April 12, 1960

Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.

E30 - Sins of the Father

Aired: April 19, 1960

After shooting a man in self-defense, Andy Moon turns to Lucas for protection from his vengeful brothers.

E31 - The Prodigal

Aired: April 26, 1960

To keep his invalid mother happy, an outlaw forces Lucas and Mark to go along with a masquerade that he is the owner of Lucas's ranch.

E32 - The Fourflusher

Aired: May 03, 1960

A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race, hoping to win enough money to buy his farm from the owner, who has bet on Mark McCain's entry.

E33 - The Jailbird

Aired: May 10, 1960

When Lucas hires an ex-con as a ranch hand, the man is the first one under suspicion when a robbery and murder occur in the area.

E34 - Meeting at Midnight

Aired: May 17, 1960

Lucas helps his former Army captain, now an undercover federal agent, infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.

E35 - Nora

Aired: May 24, 1960

Lucas finds himself involved in murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.

E36 - The Hangman

Aired: May 31, 1960

An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation.