A perennial victim of bullying, shy young Kurt Sprague (Peter Breck) hires Paladin (Richard Boone) to teach him how to use a gun. Paladin proceeds according to plan, but when it becomes obvious that Kurt enjoys the prospect of shooting down other men, he is told to "take that gun off and forget it." But it's already too late: The next time Paladin sees Kurt, the boy has transformed into a sadistic gunslinger who kills for the love of killing. This episode was written by Frank D. Gilroy, future author of the prize-winning Broadway play "The Subject Was Roses." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi