The Virginian (season 2)

The Virginian (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	30
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 18, 1963 – May 6, 1964
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes for the second season (1963–64) of the television series The Virginian.

Episodes

• Nº = Overall episode number
• Ep = This season's episode number

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
31	1	"Ride a Dark Trail"	John Peyser	Arthur Browne Jr., E.M. Parsons	September 18, 1963
The Virginian accidentally comes upon, and is held at gunpoint by, young Lon Mortison. The boy had been searching for a gambler who he thinks is responsible for his father's suicide, and had already shot and wounded a man who interfered. To convince the boy to give himself up, The Virginian recounts in flashback how Trampas first came to Shiloh Ranch, seeking revenge on Judge Garth who had been forced to kill Trampas' father (Sonny Tufts) in self-defense.
32	2	"To Make This Place Remember"	Robert Ellis Miller	Harold Swanton	September 25, 1963
Garth is asked by a friend to put on a defense for a son who has already been hung. The community fights it but Garth plunges ahead with the aid of a judge. The outcome uncovers several unpleasant facts about the community and the truth.
33	3	"No Tears for Savannah"	Don McDougall	William R. Cox, Carey Wilber	October 2, 1963
In Santa Rita The Virginian meets an old flame, Savannah (Gena Rowlands), who has been seeing a very jealous local man, Gordie Madden (Robert Colbert). Savannah is accused of murdering Madden and The Virginian gets Judge Garth to come and defend her. However, the cards are stacked against them as Madden's wealthy father (Everett Sloane) controls the town, including the Sheriff (Stephen McNally), and wants revenge.
34	4	"A Killer in Town"	John English	Bob Duncan, Wanda Duncan	October 9, 1963
A bounty hunter named George Wolfe (Broderick Crawford) comes to Medicine Bow, having been summoned by a now-dead informant who told Wolfe a fugitive is in town. Although the informant had left a letter revealing the fugitive's identity in a lock box at the bank, it can not be accessed until the circuit judge can return and issue a court order. Trampas, who had accidentally become involved with some felons two years before, thinks he is Wolfe's quarry and Wolfe is suspicious of him. Before matters can come to a head, however, an outbreak of typhoid fever intervenes.
35	5	"The Evil That Men Do"	Stuart Heisler	Frank Chase	October 16, 1963
Garth takes on a parolee that The Virginian has an interest in who has been in an orphanage or prison since he was a baby. He has trouble adjusting to life outside prison and Garth is worried about Betsy's growing interest in him.
36	6	"It Takes a Big Man"	Bernard McEveety	Harry Kronman	October 23, 1963
Judge Garth is asked by an old friend, Wade Anders (Lloyd Nolan), to take his eldest son Hank (Chris Robinson) to work as a hand at Shiloh. He wants the son to eventually take over his ranch but Hank has personal problems which make him difficult to handle, especially a hatred for Indians. At Shiloh he has run-ins with Trampas who is acting as foreman while The Virginian is away, and this conflict eventually leads to tragedy and a showdown.
37	7	"Brother Thaddeus"	John English	William Fay	October 30, 1963
Former ne'er-do-well Willie Caine (Albert Salmi) is now a monk, Brother Thaddeus. He is involved in establishing a mission and boys' school on property owned by Judge Garth, and Trampas and Steve Hill are helping to build the mission. A gang, including a former crony of Caine's, robs the train and Sheriff Abbott (Ross Elliott) locks Thaddeus up as an accomplice. Thaddeus manages to escape and with the help of Trampas sets out to track down the gang and exonerate himself.
38	8	"A Portrait of Marie Valonne"	Earl Bellamy	Dean Riesner	November 6, 1963
After delivering a herd of cattle to New Orleans, The Virginian meets and falls for a mysterious woman, Marie Valonne (Madlyn Rhue). He is attacked and the woman disappears. In his attempts to find her he comes into conflict with Johnny Madrid (Mark Richman) who controls some corrupt politicians. Despite the assistance of a local police detective, Dan Bohannon (Skip Homeier), The Virginian is unsuccessful in finding Marie and is only left with her picture.
39	9	"Run Quiet"	Herschel Daugherty	Ed Adamson, Norman Katkov	November 13, 1963
Steve Hill befriends a disheveled deaf-mute named Judd (Clu Gulager) and convinces The Virginian to gives him a job at Shiloh ranch. Judd is accused of murdering a gambler, runs off and is befriended by spinster farm owner Ruth Ferris (Gail Kobe). Steve Hill manages to track down Judd, tells him to give himself up and then sets off after the real perpetrators. The murderers try to kill Steve but he is saved by the arrival of Judd, who then returns to the waiting Ruth with whom he has fallen in love.
40	10	"Stopover in a Western Town"	Richard L. Bare	Carey Wilber	November 27, 1963
A cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In the end she learns the serious cost of her actions.
41	11	"The Fatal Journey"	Bernard McEveety	John Hawkins	December 4, 1963
After she calls for the President to bring in the army to rid the badlands of outlaws, newspaper editor Molly Wood, the Virginian's love interest, is murdered by four of those outlaws (Steve Inhat, John Milford, Berkely Harris, and Robert Lansing). The Virginian poses as a prison escapee to join the gang and exact his revenge.
42	12	"A Time Remembered"	William Witney	Peter B. Germano	December 11, 1963
Garth recognizes opera singer Elena (Yvonne De Carlo) as a close friend from his early days as a lawyer. The two rekindle their old relationship but Garth is forced to defend her against murder charges which ultimately forces him to uncover the unsettling truth.
43	13	"Siege"	Don McDougall	Donn Mullally	December 18, 1963
After winning $1,000 at poker, Trampas returns to Logan, New Mexico to repay several debts and see the girl he'd left, but she's married to the Marshal. The family that Trampas had lived with is killed by Comancheros caught by Trampas; only he and the Marshal are willing to stand up to them.
44	14	"Man of Violence"	William Witney	John D. F. Black, James Patrick	December 25, 1963
After his uncle is killed in Texas, Trampas chases the killer (Leonard Nimoy) into Apache country off limits to whites where he found gold. Trampas is forced to take along multiple companions including the man's wife, a gold seeker, and a drunk doctor.
45	15	"The Invaders"	Bernard McEveety	Donn Mullally	January 1, 1964
Garth's rival from Texas buys a ranch near Shiloh with an eye to expand it. Trampas has an eye for his daughter, adding to the friction when the rival puts pressure on small ranches to sell out and cuts the water supply to them and Shiloh.
46	16	"Roar from the Mountain"	Earl Bellamy	Franklin Barton, Carey Wilber	January 8, 1964
Steve volunteers to hunt a killer mountain lion alone. After losing his supplies, he is helped by a lonely couple. They lost their son to the cat and maimed it. The husband helps Steve who soon learns the cat is not his only enemy.
47	17	"The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones"	Don McDougall	Carey Wilber	January 15, 1964
J. Jimerson Jones is on the same train to Chicago with Garth and Betsy where Garth helps him adjust to city life. Betsy has her first love with a cub reporter and Jones is taken in by a beautiful woman while another tries to protect him.
48	18	"The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath"	John Florea	Mel Harrold	January 22, 1964
A failed British rancher returns to Medicine Bow a wealthy man but conflicted by his cowardice in the Army. After learning he won't die from a dog bite and Trampas is taken captive by Indians, he is given a second chance to prove himself.
49	19	"The Drifter"	Don McDougall	Frank Fenton, Carey Wilber	January 29, 1964
The Virginian recalls his arrival at Shiloh when he went to work for a neighboring ranch that was close to a range war with Shiloh. He is caught in a feud with the foreman causing the fight, and falls in love with the girl engaged to him.
50	20	"First to Thine Own Self"	Earl Bellamy	Les Crutchfield	February 12, 1964
Randy, a lonely, distrusting drifter comes to the aid of a child, only to be accused of killing her father. Only Betsy's faith in him prevents harm from coming to him and the young girl he tries to protect from the killers.
51	21	"A Matter of Destiny"	Maurice Geraghty	Al C. Ward	February 19, 1964
Trampas appears to be in the lead for a local girl, until an eastern meat packing tycoon who comes to Medicine Bow to take over his new ranch catches her eye. Trampas is the only one against him until the ranchers learn he has tricked them.
52	22	"Smile of a Dragon"	Andrew V. McLaglen	Borden Chase, Cy Chermak, Don Ingalls	February 26, 1964
An injured Trampas is thought to be a stagecoach robber according to a Sheriff and is reported dead to Shiloh. He is forced to rely on a young Chinese woman for help until a grieving Steve arrives to find he must help rescue Trampas.
53	23	"The Intruders"	Charles R. Rondeau	Dean Riesner	March 4, 1964
Betsy's Chicago visitor has a shaky visit, starting with Garth ignoring his wire. Garth wants the ranch deserted to host a secret meeting with an Indian Chief but intruders invade to kill the Chief and further impede the couple's visit.
54	24	"Another's Footsteps"	R. G. Springsteen	Frank Chase	March 11, 1964
The Virginian tracks the man who killed a young friend in a bank robbery. He finds the man's wife and young son alone on a run-down ranch. Finding they need help, he stays on as a ranch hand but soon finds himself in a misguided situation.
55	25	"Rope of Lies"	Herschel Daugherty	Les Crutchfield	March 25, 1964
Steve takes the job of foreman at a ranch with a new female owner, against the advice of his friends. The job gets rougher after he is forced to shoot a stranger. He then learns why he was hired when he faces murder charges from his boss.
56	26	"The Secret of Brynmar Hall"	Robert Totten	Herman Groves	April 1, 1964
A storm forces Randy to stay with Betsy and three of her friends at a mansion where they spent time in their youth. The host's daughter was killed two years earlier in a fire. The host has gifts and other surprises that put them on edge.
57	27	"The Long Quest"	Richard L. Bare	Carey Wilber	April 8, 1964
The Virginian helps a neighbor lady when her son is claimed by an actress as her own son. Her friends in Medicine Bow are upset by the actress and her detective friend with their actions, but it appears they have an ironclad case.
58	28	"A Bride for Lars"	Earl Bellamy	True Boardman	April 15, 1964
Trampas wins the job of bringing an injured neighbor's bride to him from Laramie. However, the trip back is filled with problems including a bride with a mind of her own, Indians, potential outlaws, and a surprise at the end for Trampas.
59	29	"Dark Destiny"	Don McDougall	Frank Chase	April 29, 1964
A horse thief's daughter staying at Shiloh is drafted to help an injured Randy, who can't walk due to a spinal injury, with therapy. Their frosty relationship changes when Randy gives up and her father escapes jail looking to kill Steve.
60	30	"A Man Called Kane"	William Witney	Dean Riesner	May 6, 1964
News that Betsy and Randy found over $900 in gold in a cave on Shiloh brings two men to the ranch looking for money. One is a government agent looking for a buried cache of bearer bonds. The other is Randy's older brother with a past.

References

External links

• The Virginian at the Internet Movie Database
• The Virginian at TV.com