Episode 23 - DESERT JUSTICE

[Episode Guide]

Date: February 20, 1960

Summary: Marshall Emmett Dowd arrests Dave Walker, a Cartwright hand, and plans to take him back to California to stand trial for murder. Adam and Hoss go along to make sure their friend gets to his destination in one piece.

Written by: Donald S. Sanford
Directed by: Lewis Allen
Guest Stars: Marshal Emmett Dowd...Claude Akins David Walker...Wesley Lau Andrea Strasser...Fintan Meyler Dr. Andrew Strasser...John Wengraf Hurd Cutler...Ron Hayes Charlie...Bud Osborne Michael Bailey...Will Wright Deputy Dan...Tom Greenway.


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[Cartwright fan.]

I saw this episode yesterday on METV, and had the thought that Adam and Andrea would make a pretty couple. She wouldn't have been a good wife to him, due to her attitude and personality, but they would have looked nice.

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This episode has an "Austrian Link" - Andrea an her father are from Vienna, where I live ! So this episode is my personal connection with Bonanza! But how can Andrea have eyes for Dave if Adam is so near ... So therefore completely implausible script.

[Terina]

Great Adam/Hoss episode. I remember Wesly Lau as Lt Anderson on Perry Mason. Great story of how a person can fool people, but his true colors come out. Adam wanted to believe him, the Dave he knew, but also knew as a deputized officer he had to follow the law.

[CowgirlAtHeart]

I like this episode, but it bothers me how Dave managed to fool the Cartwrights so completely. I know, there are a lot of episodes where people pass themselves off as someone they're not...but it seems like the Cartwrights have known Dave a long time and still haven't noticed anything wrong with him! *Sigh* I guess since the deception brought about a good episode, it was worth it.