Mona Freeman makes her first series appearance as Modesty Blaine, whose gorgeous face and figure bely her larcenous nature and near-maniacal temperament. Riding into a mining camp infested with mice and other vermin, Bret (James Garner) gets involved in Modesty's scheme to purchase a pack of cats, then re-sell them to the miners. When it becomes obvious that he's been swindled, Bret tries to figure out a strategy to recoup his money, only to run afoul of a homicidal sheriff (Buddy Ebsen) and a black-clad gunslinger (Lance Fuller) who bears more than a slight resemblance to Have Gun--Will Travel's Paladin. A lively shootout in a graveyard caps this tongue-in-cheek entry, which features an amusing appearance by the ubiquitous Richard Deacon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi