Bonanza – The Secret

The Secret

Season 2 (Episode 31)

Air Date: 6 May 1961

Writer: John Hawkins

Director: Robert Altman

Synopsis
Joe is accused of murdering Mary Parson, who prior to her death told her father that Joe was courting her. Joe continually protests his innocence and tells Mary’s father he hasn’t seen her in ages. Things go from bad to worse when a witness testifies at the Coroner’s Inquest that he saw Joe with Mary the afternoon she was killed. The rest of the Cartwrights believe that Joe is innocent and set about proving it.

Guest Stars
Stephen Joyce (Jerome Bell), Pat Michon (Betty May Wood), Graham Denton (Jake Parson), Russell Collins (John Hardner), Dayton Lummis (Hiram Wood), Morgan Woodward (Deputy Sheriff Rick Conley), Sherwood Price (Pete Parson), Bob Harris (Bill Parson), Roy Engel (Dr. Paul Martin), Bill Edwards (Man)


Notable Guest Stars

Patricia MichonPat Michon
Morgan WoodwardMorgan Woodward

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwright: Joe
  • Hiram Wood is the Cartwright’s lawyer
  • A Coroner’s Inquest is held during this episode in the sheriff’s office
  • Location: Indian Leap

 

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