The BEST episodes written by Robert Franke

#1 - Inmate 78

The Magnificent Seven - Season 1 - Episode 9

Chris is arrested and thrown into a gulag-type prison camp while intervening in the arrest of an innocent man. He's subsequently informed that the sheriff identifies drifters who look like they have money, and arrest them on trumped-up charges until their families pay the bail. Vin, Ezra and the boys search for Chris when he doesn't return.