The men of the Ponderosa cannot understand why bounty hunter Dev Farnum (Dennis Hopper) is so unfriendly and secretive. Could it have anything to do with the fact that Dev is the outcast son of a celebrated preacher? Or perhaps it is because the Cartwrights' house guest is Holly Burnside (Susan Seaforth), the wife of Jamey Boy Briggs (Ron Starr)-the man whom Farnum has been hired to bring in, dead or alive. Written by William Bruckner, "The Dark Past" first aired May 3, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi