The Rifleman Season 5, Episode 18: Hostages to Fortune

1

Waste (1)

Marshal Torrance is heading home from a cattle sale with Lucas and Mark when the old lawman mysteriously disappears. They trace him to a nearby Mexican ghost town. (Part 1 of 2)

30 min

2

Waste (2)

Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.

30 min

3

Lou Mallory

Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.

30 min

4

Quiet Night, Deadly Night

Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.

30 min

5

Death Never Rides Alone

A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.

30 min

6

I Take This Woman

Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.

30 min

7

The Assailants

An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.

30 min

8

Mark's Rifle

Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.

30 min

9

The Most Amazing Man

Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.

30 min

10

Squeeze Play

A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.

30 min

11

Gun Shy

Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.

30 min

12

The Anvil Chorus

A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.

30 min

13

Conflict

Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.

30 min

14

Incident at Line Shack Six

A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.

30 min

15

Suspicion

A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.

30 min

16

The Sidewinder

Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.

30 min

17

The Sixteenth Cousin

A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.

30 min

18

Hostages to Fortune

At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.

30 min

19

And the Devil Makes Five

A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.

30 min

20

End of the Hunt

Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.

30 min

21

The Bullet

Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.

30 min

22

Requiem at Mission Springs

Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.

30 min

23

The Guest

New arrival Mario Arsatti becomes very friendly with Lucas, but this turns out to be merely pleasure before business: he's been hired to kill Lucas.

30 min

24

Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)

Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.

30 min

25

Which Way'd They Go?

The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.

30 min

26

Old Tony

Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.

30 min