Lucas McCain gives blood to save a dying man and is surprised by Marshall Torrance's odd behavior towards him. Soon, men arrive from a nearby town and demand custody of the man.
When his employer begins to suspect him of embezzlement, bookkeeper Asa Manning decides to hire a professional gunman to take care of the problem.
An unfounded rumor causes North Fork's outspoken feminist schoolteacher to be attacked by a mob of angry townspeople.
The McCains try to be tolerant of their embittered neighbor Abel MacDonald, but they decide he's gone too far when he won't allow his injured boy to get medical treatment.
Lucas takes in an orphaned teen being raised by his abusive uncle after there is trouble at the school.
Young Mark manages to capture a hawk but falls into danger with a rattlesnake. A stranger comes to his rescue and Mark invites the man home, unaware that he is on the run from the law.
Young Mark McCain is eager to help lawman Jay Jefferson, who has arrived intent on killing an outlaw.
Dan Maury, released from Yuma prison, arrives in North Fork intent on getting even with Marshal Torrance, who helped send him to jail.
Lucas welcomes his old friend Tom Birch, who once saved his life, unaware that the man is now a bank robber on the run with his gang.
Outlaw Sam Morley falls in love with a young woman who has a serious illness and asks Lucas to turn him in for the reward and use the money to pay for her medical care.
Sid Fallon tries to blackmail former gambler Julia Andueza into allowing him to use her boarding house as a gambling hall and saloon.
Lucas and Mark arae stranded in the middle of a desert with very little food or water, and after Lucas is injured, Mark becomes the only hope for their survival.
Lucas McCain gives blood to save a dying man and is surprised by Marshall Torrance's odd behavior towards him. Soon, men arrive from a nearby town and demand custody of the man.
A drought has forced local cowhands to seek work on a railroad construction project, but executives are afraid workers will desert them if they believe an old man's claim of making rain.
When his employer begins to suspect him of embezzlement, bookkeeper Asa Manning decides to hire a professional gunman to take care of the problem.
The McCains try to be tolerant of their embittered neighbor Abel MacDonald, but they decide he's gone too far when he won't allow his injured boy to get medical treatment.
Lucas takes in an orphaned teen being raised by his abusive uncle after there is trouble at the school.
Young Mark manages to capture a hawk but falls into danger with a rattlesnake. A stranger comes to his rescue and Mark invites the man home, unaware that he is on the run from the law.
Lucas comes to the rescue when escaped convicts hold up the general store in North Fork and take Marshall Torrance hostage.
Dan Maury, released from Yuma prison, arrives in North Fork intent on getting even with Marshal Torrance, who helped send him to jail.