The Cartwrights have hired a young man, Johnny Lightly, to break in a few horses. But while doing his job, Johnny is thrown and loses all feeling in the lower part of his body. With Johnny paralyzed, he will reside with the Cartwrights while he undergoes therapy in order to regain the use of his legs.
The doctor sends over a nurse, Ann Davis (Sue Randall), that has been obviously emotionally hurt by a man. Ann is a bitter young woman that cares for no one else but herself and will never again open up to a man. But while helping Johnny to regain feeling, Ann feels herself being draw toward the good-looking horse breaker and is set to leave Virginia City before she gets hurt again.
There is also a rather silly sub-plot, that involves a rancher, Nathan Clay, that blames Ben Cartwright for killing his son even though he was killed in another town while robbing a bank. And with the Cartwright boys on a cattle drive, Nathan is finally going to get his revenge on Ben.
The story concerning the paralyzed horse breaker was actually very interesting. The relationship between him and the bitter nurse played well. The part of the story that involved getting revenge on Ben Cartwright ended in a silly manner that was just not believable. But overall this episode held the viewers interest throughout the show. Good watch.
The doctor sends over a nurse, Ann Davis (Sue Randall), that has been obviously emotionally hurt by a man. Ann is a bitter young woman that cares for no one else but herself and will never again open up to a man. But while helping Johnny to regain feeling, Ann feels herself being draw toward the good-looking horse breaker and is set to leave Virginia City before she gets hurt again.
There is also a rather silly sub-plot, that involves a rancher, Nathan Clay, that blames Ben Cartwright for killing his son even though he was killed in another town while robbing a bank. And with the Cartwright boys on a cattle drive, Nathan is finally going to get his revenge on Ben.
The story concerning the paralyzed horse breaker was actually very interesting. The relationship between him and the bitter nurse played well. The part of the story that involved getting revenge on Ben Cartwright ended in a silly manner that was just not believable. But overall this episode held the viewers interest throughout the show. Good watch.
