Crooked "sportsman" Billy Joe Kane (Lawrence Dobkin) is promoting a race in the Mojave desert, in which he is wagering that his posse will be able to track down any contestant before reaching the finish line. Accepting the challenge, Paladin (Richard Boone) enters the race--and, confirming his suspicions, he quickly finds that Kane is willing to commit murder rather than pony up the prize money. Thus it is that Paladin bends the rules a bit by utilizing a unique form of transportation: a US Army camel! This is the first of several Have Gun--Will Travel episodes written by future Star Trek maven Gene Roddenberry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi