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
Pat Michon
Morgan WoodwardEpisode 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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