Beleagured rancher Aaron Murdock (Philip Coolidge) is accused of providing shelter for his son Lew (Wesley Lau), a sadistic escaped murderer. In his efforts to clear Aaron's name, Paladin finds himself saddled with another responsibility: preventing Aaron's younger son Jamie (Lee Kinsolving) from following in his older brother's bloody footsteps. Featured in the cast is a young, pre-"Riddler" Frank Gorshin. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi