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The Best Episodes of Lawman Season 4

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lawman Season 4 Episode 1 - Trapped
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    #1 - Trapped

    S4:E1

    Outlaw leader Hale Connors arrives in Laramie to notify Troop that the stage won't be arriving.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Lawman Season 4 Episode 2 - The Juror
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    #2 - The Juror

    S4:E2

    One member of the Cauley gang is captured and brought to Laramie for trial, because the town where he was caught couldn't find anyone willing to serve on a jury. The other 5 Cauleys have threatened to kill anyone who served. Dan is sure Laramie will rally to the cause, but finds that fear is contagious. Finally, learning that it only takes one juror, under extreme circumstances, to try a case, Dan pulls one name out of the tax register list at random to be that juror. To his shock, it's Lily's name. She accepts, and then he must worry about her safety until the trial.

    Director:Marc Lawrence
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lawman Season 4 Episode 3 - The Four
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    #3 - The Four

    S4:E3

    Four men ride into Laramie, all carrying rifles, and station themselves around town. After one of them is shot and killed, the leader tells Dan they are searching for a young, innocent looking young man who was reported to them as being in the area. He was a cold-blooded killer they had been tracking. Dan deputizes the three remaining men since Johnny was out of town, and together they track the boy down.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lawman Season 4 Episode 4 - The Son
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    #4 - The Son

    S4:E4

    Troop's only witness to a brutal murder is a blind youngster---who heard the killer's voice. Cole: Chad Everett. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Herod: James Westerfield. Mengis: Tom Reese. Lily: Peggie Castle.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:John D.F. Black

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  5. Lawman Season 4 Episode 5 - Owny O'Reilly, Esq.
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    #5 - Owny O'Reilly, Esq.

    S4:E5

    Millie Cotton, the governor's daughter, has run away from home and landed in Laramie. Desperate for money, she robs Owny in an alley with her hairbrush in his back. Both are scared. Owny later describes the robber as a huge, vicious man. Dan, told to be on the lookout for the governor's daughter, recognizes Millie, who sings for Lily and is told honestly that she has a lovely voice. Owny is struck by her, not knowing that she is his assailant. When he finds out, his hurt feelings take over. Later, an escaped convict, Millie, Owny, his horse, and his dog all combine for a scene of pandemonium before everything is sorted out.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lawman Season 4 Episode 6 - The Substitute
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    #6 - The Substitute

    S4:E6

    In another rather light-hearted episode, the school teacher leaves to get married in a fit of what is deemed 'spring fever'. A search for a substitute teacher until the new one can arrive turns up a man who is very educated, but is now a drunk. Lily volunteers over Dan's objections - he's worried about what the women in town will do to her. His suspicions are proved right, but Lily once again wins over hearts by her kindness.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lawman Season 4 Episode 7 - The Stalker
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    #7 - The Stalker

    S4:E7

    Alteeka McClintock, a trapper friend of Troop's, comes to town and accidentally kills a man during some horse play at the Birdcage. Running away, Dan must bring him in before the brother of the man he killed gets his revenge.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lawman Season 4 Episode 8 - The Catalog Woman
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    #8 - The Catalog Woman

    S4:E8

    When one of Laramie's citizens disappears the day after his wedding to a woman he met through a marriage catalog, Dan does some investigating. Learning that several other men have also disappeared after marrying someone from that agency, he decides to try to flush her out by posing as an eligible bachelor, Arthur Daniels. Lily at first thinks it's funny, but gets serious (and jealous) once Johnny points out that this could be for real - or even fatal.

    Director:Leslie H. Martinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lawman Season 4 Episode 9 - The Cold One
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    #9 - The Cold One

    S4:E9

    An escaped convict blazes a trail of vengeance leading to the woman who betrayed him---his wife. Harris: Michael Pate. Barbara: Joyce Meadows. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Rio: Tom Bilson.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Mark Rodgers

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  10. Lawman Season 4 Episode 10 - Porphyria's Lover
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    #10 - Porphyria's Lover

    S4:E10

    During a terrible, windy storm, Lily is suddenly terrified by the sight of a book of poetry. She explains that the poem, ""Porphyria's Lover"", by Robert Browning reminds her of a man she helped put in prison. Dan tries to convince her that it's only the storm. The next day her bartender is sent by Dan to go help the men work on rebuilding the schoolhouse, with Lily's blessing. Then while she is alone, the escaped prisoner shows up and carries her off, and Dan must piece together clues from the poem to locate her before she is killed by the madman.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lawman Season 4 Episode 11 - The Appointment
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    #11 - The Appointment

    S4:E11

    Dan's old friend, Major Jason Leeds, has come to Laramie to offer Johnny an appointment to West Point. Johnny has never considered a military career, and wants Dan to tell him to stay. Dan can't and won't make the decision for him. We can tell he really cares about Johnny and doesn't want him to go, but he knows it's a very good opportunity for him and doesn't want to stand in his way. Johnny must make a hard decision, made easier by his saving the major's life.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lawman Season 4 Episode 12 - The Lords of Darkness
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    #12 - The Lords of Darkness

    S4:E12

    Troop finds himself without allies in the town of Darkness. His mission: arrest the town boss's sons for murder. Troop: John Russell. Robert: Jim De Closs. William: Corey Allen. Lord: Arch Johnson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Caroline: Elen Willard.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Mark Rodgers

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  13. Lawman Season 4 Episode 13 - Tarot
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    #13 - Tarot

    S4:E13

    An amateur fortuneteller tries to conceal his own future from the lawmen: he's planning a robbery. Wyatt: Robert McQueeney. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Luther: William Zuckert. Jess: K.L. Smith. Jake: Dan Sheridan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lawman Season 4 Episode 14 - The Prodigal Mother
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    #14 - The Prodigal Mother

    S4:E14

    Dave and Ella McCallan seek Troop's help when the mother of their foster child returns---after nine years---to take custody of her son. Tad: Billy Booth. Margaret: Catherine Mc Leod. Troop: John Russell. Ella: Mina Brown. Dave: King Calder. McKay: Peter Brown.

    Director:Robert B. Sinclair
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lawman Season 4 Episode 15 - By the Book
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    #15 - By the Book

    S4:E15

    Troop (John Russell) faces the loss of his badge when a Government inspector objects to his "flexible" method of law enforcement. Luster: Lyle Talbot. McKay: Peter Brown. Teakwood: Sheldon Allman. Ernie: Walter Burke. Lily: Peggie Castle.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Lawman Season 4 Episode 16 - The Trojan Horse
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    #16 - The Trojan Horse

    S4:E16

    Armed with a wagonload of nitroglycerin, a Scottish engineer demands the bank's money. Clooney: Kenneth Tobey. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Falk: Charles Briggs.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lawman Season 4 Episode 17 - The Locket
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    #17 - The Locket

    S4:E17

    When a friend of Lily's comes in on the stagecoach - unconscious and the only one aboard - a worried Lily nurses her, while her husband waits for her to regain consciousness so he can talk to her. Lily is suspicious of him, and finds the secret to his identity is hidden in her friend's locket.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lawman Season 4 Episode 18 - Friend of the Family
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    #18 - Friend of the Family

    S4:E18

    McKay is stunned to learn that the bank robber he arrested was his father's best friend. Henny: Frank Ferguson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Troop: John Russell. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth. Lowell: Don O'Kelly. Selma: Gertrude Flynn.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Lawman Season 4 Episode 19 - The Vintage
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    #19 - The Vintage

    S4:E19

    Mr. Lazarino is an Italian immigrant who has a wagon full of transported grapevines to plant in his new home, hoping to become a wine maker. After two men destroy most of them in a brawl in the street, his son, Tonio, opens fire and is killed by one of the men. The older man is devastated by the destruction that has occurred, and one of the two men feels strong pangs of conscience.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Lawman Season 4 Episode 20 - The Tarnished Badge
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    #20 - The Tarnished Badge

    S4:E20

    Lon Chaney is cast as an ex-lawman who returns to Laramie---wearing a stolen badge---to rob the stage. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slick: Jack Searl. Jake: Marshall Reed.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Margaret Armen

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  21. Lawman Season 4 Episode 21 - No Contest
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    #21 - No Contest

    S4:E21

    McKay's Boston cousin (Richard Rogers) finds the West wilder than he expected. He's mistaken for an outlaw, seduced by a pretty flirt and clobbered by a jealous cowboy. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. Lily: Peggie Castle. Elly: Dawn Wells.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lawman Season 4 Episode 22 - Change of Venue
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    #22 - Change of Venue

    S4:E22

    Troop (John Russell) tries to keep an accused murderer from the lynch mob trying to hang him---and the gang members bent on freeing him. Shaw: Philip Carey. McKay: Peter Brown. Madelyn: Jan Shepard. Lily: Peggie Castle. Tennant: Roy Barcroft. Clay: Jack C. Williams.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Mark Rodgers

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  23. Lawman Season 4 Episode 23 - The Hold-Out
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    #23 - The Hold-Out

    S4:E23

    Blake Stevens is a well respected businessman. When he doesn't fight back against a vigilante group of thugs determined to take over Laramie, the remaining town council want Troop's badge, and he isn't going along with their decision.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lawman Season 4 Episode 24 - The Barber
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    #24 - The Barber

    S4:E24

    An outlaw gang engineers a bold plot to rob the Laramie bank. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. O'Toole: Pitt Herbert. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth.

    Director:Richard C. Sarafian
    Writer:John D.F. Black

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  25. Lawman Season 4 Episode 25 - The Long Gun
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    #25 - The Long Gun

    S4:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Trapped" is the best rated episode of "Lawman" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/17/1961. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Juror".