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The Rifleman•Season 2•Episode 5

Tension

8.0/10 · 194 votesOct 27, 195930 min

Ranked #22 of 36 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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.

Directed byTed Post

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Seasons5

Season 2 Episodes36

The Patsy

Bloodlines

The Blowout

Obituary

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Tension

Eddie's Daughter

Panic

Ordeal

The Spiked Rifle

Letter of the Law

The Legacy

The Baby Sitter

The Coward

Surveyors

Day of the Hunter still

Day of the Hunter

Mail Order Groom still

Mail Order Groom

A Case of Identity

The Visitors

The Hero

The Horse Traders

The Spoiler

Heller

The Grasshopper

A Time for Singing

The Deserter

The Vision

The Lariat

Smoke Screen

Shotgun Man

Sins of the Father

The Prodigal

The Fourflusher

The Jailbird

Meeting at Midnight

Nora

The Hangman

Cast3

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Micah Torrance

Crew1

Ted Post

Ted Post

Director

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Episode Summary

"Tension" is episode 5 of The Rifleman season 2. It scored 8.0/10 from 194 votes, ranking #22 of 36 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Ted Post, it aired on October 27, 1959.

Next: E6 · Eddie's Daughter Best of Season 2