Bonanza
The Guilty
Season 3, Episode 23 · Aired 1962-02-25
Synopsis
Tucson gunman, Jack Groat, swore to kill Sheriff Lem Partridge for putting him in prison after a bullet from Groat's gun during a drunken street brawl accidentally killed Sheriff Partridge's wife. Now, 10 years later and fresh out of prison, Groat has tracked retired Lem Partridge to Virginia City and is soon holding Lem's son, Jimmy, and good friend Ben Cartwright hostage. But things go bad and Ben must soon explain to Lem - and try to convince himself - that there was nothing he could have done that day to stop Groat from shooting Jimmy in the back.
In the series
This episode is part of Bonanza (1959–1973) on NBC.
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Key cast
- Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright
- Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright
- Dan Blocker as Hoss Cartwright
- Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright