As you would expect Ben Cartwright takes his new position seriously when he goes on an inspection of the state prison with the rest of his colleagues on the Prison Board. But he gets a lot more than he bargained for when there's a prison riot and he and the other board members are taken hostage.
The prisoners are living in some squalid conditions and the demands of the prisoner through their spokesperson Gregory Walcott are reasonable and real. But Walcott is killed by psychotic killer Marco St.John who just sees this as an opportunity to escape.
This episode introduced Tim Matheson as a Bonanza regular Griff King, a convict who Lorne Greene befriends and who helps save his life. Matheson didn't last long as the show was nearing its end.
Others notable in the cast are Denver Pyle as a weak and corrupt warden, Aldo Ray as a sadistic prison guard, and Barney Phillips as a more humane guard.
A good debut for Matheson, sorry that the engagement didn't last longer for him.
The prisoners are living in some squalid conditions and the demands of the prisoner through their spokesperson Gregory Walcott are reasonable and real. But Walcott is killed by psychotic killer Marco St.John who just sees this as an opportunity to escape.
This episode introduced Tim Matheson as a Bonanza regular Griff King, a convict who Lorne Greene befriends and who helps save his life. Matheson didn't last long as the show was nearing its end.
Others notable in the cast are Denver Pyle as a weak and corrupt warden, Aldo Ray as a sadistic prison guard, and Barney Phillips as a more humane guard.
A good debut for Matheson, sorry that the engagement didn't last longer for him.
