The Best Episodes Written By Sam Peckinpah

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   #1 - Home Ranch

   S1:E210/7/1958

   Two hired hands of a wealthy cattleman, who has been using the ranch for grazing his cattle, demand that Lucas move out. When Lucas refuses, he is beaten and dragged and then the ranch house is burned down. They left Lucas and Mark with the burning house and rode off with Lucas' rifle. Leaving Mark to tend to the animals, Lucas tracks them down and confronts their boss, Mr. Jackford.

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   Writer:Sam Peckinpah

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   #2 - Dirt

   S3:E253/1/1958

   Nat Seiber and Polly Troyman are to be married. When Polly's younger Brother finds out that Nat had visited another woman (Beulah)late one evening at her house, Polly's Brother (Henry Troyman) thinks that Nat has dishonored his Sister Polly and promises to stop the wedding anyway he can. When Nat is shot on his wedding day, everyone thinks Polly's Brother committed the shooting. After Matt and Chester do an investigation, Matt comes to another conclusion about the shooting of Nat Seiber.

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   Writer:Sam Peckinpah

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   #3 - Jeff

   S1:E19/30/1960

   Dave is out to kill a man named Danny Lipp, who runs a run down bordertown Saloon. In the End, he leaves after only beating up Danny Lipp.

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   #4 - School Days

   S1:E210/7/1960

   When a man murders a schoolteacher, Dave finds him, and shoots him. But the man still gets away. When Dave finds him, he is dying, with his two brothers by his side. The brothers try to pin his ""murder"" on Dave.

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   #5 - The Old Man

   S1:E811/25/1960

   Dave wants his horse and Rifle back after they are stolen by a bunch of land grabbers

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   #6 - The Queue

   S1:E1012/3/1955

   Two bullies cut off Chen's pig-tail, gravely dishonoring him in Chinese culture. Chen vows vengeance.

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   #7 - The Singer

   S1:E222/8/1958

   A cowboy seeks help for his former girlfriend, a dancehall singer, who he says was forced into marriage and is now being held prisoner.

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   #8 - Mrs. Kennedy

   S1:E410/28/1960

   Trouble's brewing when Dave is hired to work for a rancher whose wife has eyes for him.

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