Lou Gossett and Marlene Clark are cast as a fugitive black couple, on the run after being accused of killing two white men. While heading toward the mountains, the desperate pair captures Hoss Cartwright as insurance that they won't be lynched. Understanding the couple's plight, Hoss tries to persuade them that they will get a fair trial-even though he's unsure of this fact himself. This episode was filmed at Old Tucson, an Arizona tourist attraction orginally built as a movie set in 1940. First shown on February 7, 1971, "The Desperado" was written by George Lovell Hayes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi