Sugarfoot Season 2, Episode 9: The Desperadoes

1

Ring of Sand

After outlaws murder Job Turner's son, the old frontiersman wants to leave them to die in the desert.

2

Brink of Fear

Sugarfoot vouches for an old friend, an ex-con who then proceeds to rob the bank.

3

The Wizard

A traveling magician, who is also an accomplished hypnotist, hypnotizes his assistant and orders her to set fire and to name Sugarfoot as the arsonist. After the fire the irate townspeople, hearing Sugarfoot is responsible for the blaze, decide to lynch him.

4

The Ghost

Sugarfoot is given the assignment of taking a teenager to Missouri to collect the boy's inheritance. Enroute, Sugarfoot learns that the boy is violent and is also suspected of a murder.

5

The Canary Kid

A notorious gunman learns that he and Sugarfoot are almost doubles. He kidnaps Sugarfoot and prepares to impersonate him in order to carry out a bank robbery.

6

The Hunted

Sugarfoot makes friends with a wounded soldier, unaware the man is mentally unbalanced and sought by lawmen as a killer.

7

Yampa Crossing

Sugarfoot sets out to find a notorious outlaw whose signature is wanted by a Kansas City law firm. Sugarfoot finds the outlaw, but soon learns that there are other men in the area who want to capture him for the price on his head.

8

Devil to Pay

Sugarfoot's life is threatened when he discovers the secret behind a strange Indian ritual.

9

The Desperadoes

While visiting his friend Padre John at a mission school in Texas, Sugarfoot learns of a plot to kill Mexico's President Benito Juarez.

10

The Extra Hand

In exchange for a horse and provisions, Sugarfoot agrees to travel with Alex Sharlakov, a former Russian seaman. After reaching Kansas, Sharlakov takes Sugarfoot to a ghost mining town, where the Russian looks for two men who had attempted to kill him.

11

The Return of the Canary Kid

Tom Brewster and Christopher Colt join forces to capture a gang of outlaws. Brewster disguises himself as the infamous Canary Kid and makes contact with the outlaws; then the real Kid escapes from prison and heads for the gang's hideout.

12

The Mysterious Stranger

Tom realizes that the mine where he is working as a clerk is being swindled.

13

The Giant Killer

A young widow, angered by a rumor which links her to the town's political boss, threatens to blow up a hotel. Sugarfoot tries to disprove the rumors in order to save the hotel and its occupants.

14

The Royal Raiders

Attractive French emissary Yvette Marveux entrusts Sugarfoot with a fortune in diamonds. Traveling by train, the two find their trip interrupted by a group of European military men after the jewels.

15

The Mountain

Tom Brewster searches for Vic Bradley and his Indian wife, who are hiding out in a mountain area that is supposed to be haunted. Brewster has evidence which may clear Bradley of a murder charge.

16

The Twister

Bank robber Sid Garvin has forced his brother, a schoolteacher, to hold money he has stolen. When Garvin comes to collect his money, he holds Sugarfoot and three schoolchildren as hostages.

17

The Vultures

Along the trail, Sugarfoot comes upon a young woman wandering in a daze and takes her to a nearby fort. Sugarfoot finds that the fort has recently been attacked by Indians and its sole inhabitant is an officer who had been jailed on charges of desertion.

18

The Avengers

Tom Brewster and a convicted murderer called Pike are passengers on the same stagecoach when a sudden storm forces the travelers to take shelter. While the travelers wait in a deserted cathedral, Pike's guard is shot. Sugarfoot traces the sniper to an abandoned mine shaft.

19

Small Hostage

Sugarfoot travels with Col. Cyrus Craig toward Mexico, where they are to claim the corpse of the colonel's son. En route, they are stopped by a gang of blackmailers.

20

Wolf

Sugarfoot is working as a ranch foreman for a widow. When some of the cattle are stolen and evidence point to Wolf Wilkes, Tom comes to Wolf's defense.