The Rifleman

When Lucas, Mark, and Micah get lost in Old Mexico, they are held hostage by a group of bandits who intend to kill the men and take Mark as a slave.

While trapped in the ghost town saloon, Lucas tries to come up with a plan to escape with his son and Micah after Mark refuses to leave without him.

Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and starts buying up land and businesses. Lou and Lucas start disliking each other after she reveals plans to build a railroad on "worthless" land.

When a woman arrives in North Fork with symptoms of smallpox, Lucas, Lou Mallory, Doctor Burrage and hotel occupants are quarantined in the hotel with an outlaw.

Gunslinger Johnny Drako rides into town and tells the bartender that he is looking for Lucas McCain. After Johnny leaves the saloon, Sweeney hurries to tell Lucas.

A man arrives in North Fork, intending to marry Lou Mallory. The hotel owner looks for a way out from marrying the man to whom her dying father promised her.

An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.

Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle. After Lucas shoots a man during a robbery at the hotel, Mark and Lucas disagree his character.

Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is in town, bragging of his gun battles with notorious bad men, until one of them shows up to challenge his story.

When Lucas refuses to sell his land, Mr. Prescott will stop at nothing to to change his mind. He hires men to try to persuade Lucas, but he refuses.

Mark's careless actions cause the death of a friend. Unable to accept the truth, he blames the rifle and runs away from home. Soon, he is faced with a tough decision.

Nils Swenson takes the marshal's place for a few days while Micah is away. To maintain peace, Nils insists that anyone coming into town must turn in their weapons.

Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot that could have cost Mark his life.

A murder occurs at a railroad camp and a young Indian friend of Lucas' is accused of the killing. When Lucas tries to help the boy, he finds himself on trial.

Gridley Mau, the son of a man Lucas killed during an attempted robbery, comes to North Fork looking for revenge.

The first railroad train is coming to the new North Fork station. On board is a Japanese nobleman and his servant, visiting the West to learn about the United States.

At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch. Lucas' faith in his son's honesty is shaken when he hears rumors of Mark being mixed up with the thieves.

Mark and Lucas run into Micah on the trail and help when the prisoner he is transporting injures his arm. Lucas' life is endangered when a snake crawls into his bed.

While Mark goes hunting for Old Spike, Lucas goes hunting for his mortal enemy. Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering his former friend.

Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.

Mark is injured in an accident, leaving his legs paralyzed. At the doctor's suggestion, Lucas and Mark set out on a trek to Mission Springs.

Mario Arsatti claims to be an acquaintance of a good friend from Lucas' past. But it's pleasure before business. Mario has been hired to kill Lucas.

Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude a gang of gunmen.

The lazy Jackman brothers mortgage has been foreclosed. Unfit for farming, they head to a nearby town. The family patriarch becomes marshal and deputizes his sons.

Mark and his girlfriend discover that an old hermit is very lonely. Old Tony invites them to lunch and lets them look for arrowheads on a remote part of his land.