The BEST episodes written by Richard Wendley
#2 - Nothing to Lose
Combat! - Season 4 - Episode 21
Vinnick (Sal Mineo), a tough G.I. who is fearless in battle, clashes with Burke (Tom Skerritt), a soldier who covers his own cowardice with big talk.
#3 - Paid in Full
The Virginian - Season 6 - Episode 10
Frank returns from prison to find his father crippled after saving Trampas and working at a low level job for Clay Grainger. Frank accepts a job but his attitude toward Trampas and Grainger push him toward getting revenge via rustling.
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#4 - In Defense of Honor
Bonanza - Season 9 - Episode 27
Davey – a orphaned Yute that Ben helped raise and has worked as a ranch hand on the Ponderosa – falls in love with one of his own. A fellow Yute's jealousy over the blossoming relationship, and later his murder jeopardize a treaty between the white man (which Ben has helped negotiate) and the Yutes.
#5 - Justice
Bonanza - Season 8 - Episode 17
When the woman he was planning to marry is strangled, Joe forces the only suspect to come forward.