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Andy Moon a former gunslinger and ex-convict shoots a young man in self defense in a town controlled by a family of the name Coleman. The person that Moon shot is a family member of the Coleman's. Even with a gunshot wound to his shoulder, Moon is told to run because the Coleman's will be looking for him soon. Moon gets his twelve year old son and starts running.

He ends up at McCain's farm where Moon tells the entire story. He says that his son does not know of his past and wants to keep his sins from overshadowing his son's life. But it is not long before the Coleman brothers are in North Fork looking for Moon. They are bound to find him at any cost.

A simple story that was very well written. Acting was fine and the plot interesting. Another fine moral story that is great for viewers.

Good acting, from most of the guest stars, but poor casting of the Coleman brothers, especially the older 2, who look better fit for weasely roles, than tough bullying hombres. I found them laughable as soon as they made their entrance. I recognized (his eyes) Edward Martin aka Mazzola (Bobby Moon) from one of Audey Murphy's fine moves, & found he was also Pharoah's (Yul Brynner) son in The 10 Commandments.

This episode had George Wallace as the ex-convict. Rhys Williams was my favorite Doc Burrage. Snub Pollard, who was a silent film comedy star, makes a brief appearance at the bar when Wallace gets shot.

Mr. Whipple (Dick Wilson), the Charmin toilet paper mascot is here as a patient of Doc Burrage. This was long before he became a toilet paper spokesman. Ironically, he is seeking treatment for getting buckshot in the butt.

Richard Evans was a young actor who played a lot of 1960s beatnik roles. He is the Coleman brother that tries to shoot Wallace in the back at the beginning of this episode. Needless to say, a back-shooter always has sleazy brothers who want "revenge" on the guy who did not let himself get killed. Those brothers are Kay Kuter and Kelton Garwood. They track Wallace down, and eventually confront him at Luke McCain's home.

I always enjoy the episodes more when the villains get killed off. Sometimes McCain brings people in to stand trial. It is disappointing to see bad guys live past the end of any episode. I always love that speech Lucas gives to Mark right after he blows away a villain (or more): "I don't enjoy killing anyone, but... "

I've seen this off-and-on in several mid-to-late 1950s TV westerns. In those years, the Los Angeles basin was plagued by "white smog" consisting of unburned hydrocarbons (unburned gasoline vapor). Some days it was so bad that it was hard to see beyond a couple hundred yards. By the afternoon, it was painful to take a deep breath. People not yet born will have no idea how bad our L. A. area air was in those days. I was tempted to do a presentation on why this was, but I suspect eyes would glass over. Pollutants from internal combustion engines was reduced dramatically during the following 20 years, but the L. A. basin can still have a "bad-air" day (though no where near the problem it was in the 1950's).