The Rifleman (Season 2)

The Patsy (Episode 1)

Air date: 1959-09-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.

Bloodlines (Episode 2)

Air date: 1959-10-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out of jail.

The Blowout (Episode 3)

Air date: 1959-10-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.

Obituary (Episode 4)

Air date: 1959-10-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.

Tension (Episode 5)

Air date: 1959-10-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.

Eddie's Daughter (Episode 6)

Air date: 1959-11-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.

Panic (Episode 7)

Air date: 1959-11-10

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.

Ordeal (Episode 8)

Air date: 1959-11-17

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.

The Spiked Rifle (Episode 9)

Air date: 1959-11-24

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.

Letter of the Law (Episode 10)

Writer: George W. George

Air date: 1959-12-01

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.

The Legacy (Episode 11)

Air date: 1959-12-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.

The Baby Sitter (Episode 12)

Writer: Sam Peckinpah

Air date: 1959-12-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.

The Coward (Episode 13)

Writer: Clair Huffaker

Air date: 1959-12-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.

Surveyors (Episode 14)

Writer: Dale Eunson

Air date: 1959-12-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.

Day of the Hunter (Episode 15)

Air date: 1960-01-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.

Mail Order Groom (Episode 16)

Air date: 1960-01-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.

A Case of Identity (Episode 17)

Writer: Luci Ward

Air date: 1960-01-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.

The Visitors (Episode 18)

Air date: 1960-01-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.

The Hero (Episode 19)

Air date: 1960-02-02

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.

The Horse Traders (Episode 20)

Air date: 1960-02-09

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.

The Spoiler (Episode 21)

Air date: 1960-02-16

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.

Heller (Episode 22)

Air date: 1960-02-23

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.

The Grasshopper (Episode 23)

Air date: 1960-03-01

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.

A Time for Singing (Episode 24)

Air date: 1960-03-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.

The Deserter (Episode 25)

Air date: 1960-03-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.

The Vision (Episode 26)

Writer: Cyril Hume

Air date: 1960-03-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother, he no longer seems interested in getting well.

The Lariat (Episode 27)

Air date: 1960-03-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: An old friend of Lucas's returns to town in the company of a shady gambler and is accused of cheating at cards.

Smoke Screen (Episode 28)

Air date: 1960-04-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Several men are vying for a rancher's daughter's affections. When she is found dead, one of them becomes the prime suspect in her murder.

Shotgun Man (Episode 29)

Air date: 1960-04-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.

Sins of the Father (Episode 30)

Air date: 1960-04-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: After shooting a man in self-defense, Andy Moon turns to Lucas for protection from his vengeful brothers.

The Prodigal (Episode 31)

Air date: 1960-04-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: To keep his invalid mother happy, an outlaw forces Lucas and Mark to go along with a masquerade that he is the owner of Lucas's ranch.

The Fourflusher (Episode 32)

Air date: 1960-05-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race, hoping to win enough money to buy his farm from the owner, who has bet on Mark McCain's entry.

The Jailbird (Episode 33)

Air date: 1960-05-10

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When Lucas hires an ex-con as a ranch hand, the man is the first one under suspicion when a robbery and murder occur in the area.

Meeting at Midnight (Episode 34)

Air date: 1960-05-17

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas helps his former Army captain, now an undercover federal agent, infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.

Nora (Episode 35)

Air date: 1960-05-24

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lucas finds himself involved in murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.

The Hangman (Episode 36)

Air date: 1960-05-31

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation.