Each guide is written from the episode itself, sets up the story and never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.
Have Gun, Will Travel: 106 episode guides
Have Gun, Will Travel: A Matter of Ethics (1959)
Paladin is hired by a murderer named Holgate to protect him from being lynched when he's taken to stand trial in a Wyoming town. Holgate killed the son of a prominent citizen named Max Bender in a drunken saloon argument, and the Bender family is determined to see mob justice rather than allow a fair trial. Paladin must escort his client to court and keep him alive long enough to face legal proceedings.
San Francisco in 1875, then a train journey to a small Wyoming town named after Max Bender. · Paladin, Holgate, Sheriff, Max Bender, Miss Bender, Boy messenger
Listen for: Paladin's practical philosophy about law and order, his negotiation of his fee, and his confrontation with the Bender family who want vengeance rather than justice.
Have Gun, Will Travel: About Face (1959)
Paladin discovers that Hey Boy is betrothed to a girl in China whom he has never met, arranged in a marriage contract made when he was nine years old. Now a go-between has arrived in San Francisco to finalize the arrangement, but Hey Boy has fallen for Miss Wong. Paladin must navigate the dangerous world of San Francisco's Chinatown and the powerful Gee-san-yap Tong, whose leader is the notorious hatchet man Bloody Pete, to resolve this impossible situation.
San Francisco, 1875; the Carlsen Hotel and Chinatown · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Nei Chen (go-between), Gikung (the girl's father), Bloody Pete (Gee Come Ho)
Listen for: Paladin's struggle with the clash between Chinese tradition and modern American life; the reveal that Hey Boy's betrothed family controls the most powerful tong in Chinatown; Miss Wong's surprising reaction to learning of the engagement.
Have Gun, Will Travel: All That Glitters (1959)
Paladin accepts a $500 job to guard a shipment of $50,000 in gold traveling by stage from San Francisco to Los Angeles for a banker named McElrath. The money is meant as a loan to help a Los Angeles bank survive financial panic. Paladin poses as an ordinary passenger, with the gold hidden among the luggage, hoping to catch the bandits by surprise.
San Francisco and the road to Los Angeles in 1875. The Carlton Hotel and a stagecoach traveling through Southern California. · Paladin, Thomas Michael Ryan (McElrath), Laura Berry, Clavaro Martinez
Listen for: The clash between Paladin's romantic evening plans and his acceptance of dangerous work; the revelation that Laura Berry is the daughter of the banker he's trying to help; the ambush by Martinez's banditos and the discovery of the hidden gold.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Anything I Want (1959)
Paladin is summoned to help recover $80,000 in gold bullion that vanished along with a mule train on a mountain trail in the Sierra Nevada. He discovers abandoned mules and a frozen body, then encounters a man named Frenchy Bodine who disarms him and brings him into a scheme to retrieve something valuable from a remote mountain location.
San Francisco and the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains, 1875 · Paladin, Frenchy Bodine, Joe, P.D., Frida, Mr. Whitehead
Listen for: A tense mountain journey with armed men who distrust Paladin, mysterious references to what they really need the mules for, and hints of a scheme that may involve the missing gold.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Apache Concerto (1960)
Paladin is hired by a music company to find Professor Oscar Ailes and his niece Elsa, who have gone missing in Arizona while selling harmoniums. He encounters them fleeing from pursuers and learns that renegade Apache half-breeds led by a man named Chivaro have been raiding the territory. Marshal Bone and his Indian scouts are tracking Chivaro, and Paladin agrees to help escort the professor and his niece to safety.
Arizona Territory, 1875. A rough desert road and an armed camp in the wilderness. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Mr. Alonso, Professor Oscar Ailes, Elsa Ailes, Marshal John Bone, Chivaro
Listen for: The unusual contrast between the refined music of Elsa's harmonium performance and the dangerous wilderness setting, as the enchanting music threatens to distract the guards from their duty to watch for Chivaro's renegades.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Assignment in Stone's Crossing (1959)
Paladin accepts a job in Stone's Crossing after a series of coin tosses, but his horse breaks down in the Nevada desert. After shooting a man he was hired to kill, he's pursued by a vengeful posse who mistake him for the dead man Curtis and capture him at a waterhole. Now facing execution by hanging, Paladin must find a way to convince his captors of his true identity before it's too late.
Nevada territory and Stone's Crossing, 1875 · Paladin, Miss Wong, Ed Wills, Crowley, Mike Hanson, Jules Cleaver, Myron Curtis
Listen for: Paladin's predicament deepens as he's about to be hanged by men who refuse to believe he is not the criminal Curtis they seek.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bad Bert (1960)
Paladin is hired by the Countess of Dunkley-Tatsbury to find her youngest son Bertrand, who left England years ago feeling unwanted by his father. When Paladin learns that Bertrand's photograph matches that of Bad Bert, a notorious outlaw wanted across the Southwest territories, he realizes his search will be far more complicated than a simple family reunion.
San Francisco, 1875; the Carlton Hotel and territories of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas · Paladin, Countess of Dunkley-Tatsbury, Missy Wong, Bad Bert (Bertrand, Earl of Dunkley-Tatsbury)
Listen for: Paladin's wry observations about the irony of a gentle English nobleman becoming a dangerous road agent; the Countess's tender memories of her favorite son contrasted with the grim reality of his outlaw reputation.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Birds of a Feather (1959)
Paladin arrives in Pueblo, a town divided by a railroad dispute between the Western Pacific and Rio Grande lines fighting for control of a right-of-way through Raymond Gorge. Both sides offer him work as a hired gunman, but Paladin devises an alternative plan involving a legal eviction notice and a cash settlement to break the costly deadlock.
Pueblo in 1875, a town caught in the middle of a railroad war over control of a crucial gorge passage. · Paladin, Charles Foster, Ralph Cole, John Sookie, Sheriff Quinn
Listen for: Paladin's clever negotiation to end violence without drawing his guns, and his manipulation of legal and financial pressure to resolve the conflict.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bitter Vengeance (1959)
Paladin agrees to escort a dying woman named Janet Stalker back to her birthplace, but the journey into the desert becomes a trap. Janet and her companion Doke reveal themselves as the widow and brother of Byron Cully, a man Paladin shot in self-defense two years earlier in Virginia City. They plan to leave Paladin to die slowly of thirst in the Mojave Desert as revenge for the death.
San Francisco and the Mojave Desert, 1875 · Paladin, Janet Stalker Cully, Doke Cully, Hey Boy (hotel clerk)
Listen for: The tense confrontation in the desert as Paladin discovers the elaborate trap set for him, and Janet's bitter recollections of her dead husband Byron Cully.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bitter Wine (1959)
Paladin is summoned to the Donatello vineyard, where the owner's prize wines are being ruined by oil seeping from a neighboring well operated by the stubborn Timothy Jerome Gorman. When Paladin attempts to broker peace by suggesting simple technical fixes, Gorman refuses to cooperate, claiming he has no money and no sympathy for the Italian vintner. Paladin leaves to investigate further, but returns to find the dispute escalating into open conflict.
California wine country, 1875. The Donatello vineyard and Gorman's oil well operation nearby. · Paladin, Senor Donatello, Teresa Donatello, Timothy Jerome Gorman
Listen for: A clash between old-world viticulture and new industrial enterprise, with Paladin caught between a passionate vintner and a ruthless oil prospector who refuses compromise.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Blind Courage (1959)
Paladin is hired by the wealthy John Sutherland for the surprising sum of $5,000 to teach him to shoot. Sutherland has built a soundproofed room on his estate for practice, but refuses to explain why he needs the skill. Paladin soon discovers the remarkable truth: Sutherland has been completely blind for almost a year, yet remains determined to master marksmanship.
San Francisco, 1875. The Carlsen Hotel and the Sutherland estate on Nob Hill. · Paladin, John Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, Hey boy
Listen for: Paladin's growing curiosity about why a blind man would pay such a large sum to learn shooting, and what Sutherland plans to do with this dangerous new skill.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bonanza (1959)
Paladin is hired by a wealthy mine owner to investigate mysterious disturbances at a silver mine in Virginia City, Nevada. After a fire broke out in the mine and killed several workers, the surviving miners refuse to return to work, claiming they hear groaning and laughing and feel phantom hands around their necks. The mine owner believes the superstitious workers are spooked by ghosts, but Paladin suspects something more sinister is at play.
Virginia City, Nevada in 1875, including the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco and a silver mine 1200 feet underground. · Paladin, Mr. Curry, Mrs. Emma Curry, Dan (Curry's brother, superintendent), Miss Wong
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the ghostly disturbances at the silver mine and his attempt to separate genuine supernatural phenomena from deliberate trickery designed to keep workers away.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bring Him Back Alive (1960)
Paladin accepts a $3,000 job from Sheriff Eggers to track down Fred Lormer, who killed a man in Little Spring and fled across the state line. The sheriff demands Lormer be brought back alive within four days to stand trial, but Paladin discovers the victim was the son of Jim Radford, a reform candidate running against the sheriff in an upcoming election.
San Francisco in 1875, then the town of Little Spring and the Nevada desert · Paladin, Miss Apalini, Sheriff Eggers, Fred Lormer, Jim Radford
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why the sheriff is so insistent on getting Lormer back quickly, and the political complications surrounding the case
Have Gun, Will Travel: Bringing Up Ollie (1960)
Paladin visits his old friends Ollie and Cora in Oro City, Colorado, only to discover that Ollie is in jail after racing his wagon drunk down the street and hitting a stagecoach. Ollie seems oddly content with his imprisonment, claiming he deserves it and is happy to be there, but Paladin finds his friend's behavior baffling and wants to understand what has really changed him.
Oro City, Colorado, 1875. The action moves from the street to the sheriff's office where Ollie is being held in jail. · Paladin, Cora Bierd'sly, Ollie Bierd'sly, Sheriff Moody, Missy Wong
Listen for: Ollie's cryptic explanation about why he seems content in jail, hinting at old memories and loss that have changed him; Paladin's attempts to make sense of his friend's unusual happiness despite his circumstances.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Brother Lost (1959)
Paladin escorts a young woman named Marietta Fulton to Hila Bend to find her brother, from whom she was separated years ago. When outlaws ambush their stagecoach, they kidnap Marietta and shoot Paladin, leaving him wounded and desperate to rescue her before the outlaws disappear into the frontier.
San Francisco and Hila Bend, California, 1875. A stagecoach route and a doctor's office in a frontier town. · Paladin, Marietta Fulton, Dr. Jonas, Sheriff Tom Honshoo, Outlaws (Duke, Ferdy, Keith)
Listen for: The tense stagecoach holdup, the outlaws' violent threats, and Paladin's determination despite his wound to save the kidnapped young woman.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Caesar's Wife (1960)
Paladin is hired by Jeremiah Smoot, a reformed gunslinger who has promised his wife Polly never to use his guns again, to protect him from his neighbor Ezra Mason. Jeremiah suspects Mason of improper intentions toward Polly and fears he may be forced to break his vow to defend his wife's honor.
1875 San Francisco and the Salinas Valley region, including Jeremiah's hacienda and Ezra Mason's property · Paladin, Jeremiah Smoot, Polly Smoot, Ezra Mason, Miss Wong
Listen for: The tension between Jeremiah's promise to his delicate, nocturnal wife and his suspicions about Mason's visits; Paladin's investigation of the neighbor's intentions.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Comanche (1959)
Paladin travels to Montana near the Little Big Horn after being hired by a woman whose son, Corporal Henry Carver, has run away with a girl named Becky. When a cavalry troop arrives at the waterhole where Paladin has hidden the fugitives, Paladin encounters his old acquaintance Captain John Keel, who is now serving under Custer. A civilian named Dolan is also with the troop, hunting the same young couple for his own purposes.
Montana Territory near the Little Big Horn River, 1875. A remote waterhole in Indian country where a cavalry troop is stationed. · Paladin, Miss Wong, Corporal Henry Carver, Becky, Captain John Keel, Sam Dolan, George Custer
Listen for: Paladin's encounter with his old military acquaintance Captain Keel and the tension created by the arrival of Dolan, who wants revenge on the young couple for different reasons than Carver's mother.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Contessa Marie Desmoulins (1959)
Paladin is hired by the dying Countess Marie Desmoulins to find her grandson Andre, who disappeared six months ago after his father's death. The boy has fallen under the influence of a gunfighter named Fezzlin and is now gambling in the mining town of Placer, Oregon. Paladin tracks the two men into the mountains, only to find himself caught between them at gunpoint.
1875 San Francisco and the Rogue River country of southern Oregon, including the Desmoulins Ranch and the mining town of Placer near Grave Creek. · Paladin, Countess Marie Desmoulins, Andre, Fezzlin, Hay Boy
Listen for: Paladin's tense confrontation with Fezzlin in the mountain camp, and the revelation that Andre may not want to return home despite his grandmother's wishes.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Dad-Blamed Luck (1960)
Paladin accepts a job from Jamie Howard to help recover a gold mine near Columbia that Howard claims was stolen from him. On the ride to Columbia, Howard reveals he's gambled away the gold samples he showed Paladin as proof, and admits that the local sheriff—who is in league with the mine's current owner—was the one who ran him off the claim. Their arrival in town takes an unexpected turn when the sheriff arrests them both for horse theft, a crime Howard apparently committed without telling Paladin.
San Francisco in 1875 and the road to Columbia, California, near Yankee Hill in the Gold Country · Paladin, Jamie Howard, Sheriff Farrell
Listen for: Paladin's frustration grows as Jamie Howard reveals one deception after another—first losing the gold to poker, then hiding that the sheriff is his enemy, and finally admitting to stealing the sheriff's horse. The tension builds as they ride into town and are immediately arrested.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Deadline (1960)
Paladin is hired as foreman of a railroad construction crew in Nevada, where a narrow-gauge track must be completed within three weeks to save the struggling town of Wilway. The project faces sabotage from Pat Casey, a tough freight hauler whose business would be ruined by the railroad's completion, and Paladin must contend with troubled workers and equipment failures as he races against the deadline.
Wilway, Nevada, 1875; a railroad construction camp and the town's saloon · Paladin, Hey Boy, Alan Hurley, Pat Casey, Vince, Casey (bartender)
Listen for: The whip trick that helps Paladin control a situation, and the revelation that the previous foreman was being paid off by Pat Casey to sabotage the work.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Death of a Young Gunfighter (1959)
Paladin is hired by a grieving rancher to hunt down Juan Morita, a notorious killer who murdered the rancher's son in a gunfight. When Paladin arrives in a New Mexico town, he finds the body of Morita's brother displayed as bait, but refuses to participate in the brutal scheme. As Morita arrives seeking revenge, Paladin discovers the situation is far more complicated than a simple matter of justice.
A small New Mexico town in 1875, centered around a hotel, livery stable, and the surrounding adobe buildings and dusty streets. · Paladin, Juan Morita, John Seabree, John Haskell
Listen for: The tense confrontation between Paladin and the vengeful Morita, and Paladin's moral struggle over the ethics of the job he's been hired to do.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Deliver the Body (1959)
Paladin is hired by the mayor of Silver Flat, Nevada to find Ben Tyler, a man accused of murdering the local sheriff. Paladin learns that Tyler carries a small 36-caliber star pistol and tracks him to a gambling hall in Hayes, where Tyler claims he has an alibi and can prove his innocence.
Silver Flat, Nevada and the town of Hayes, 1875. Silver Flat is described as an ugly town set between mountains, with buildings lining a rutted street, half of them saloons. · Paladin, Mayor S.J. Lovett, Ben Tyler, Nelson, Sheriff Pret
Listen for: Paladin's moral confrontation with Nelson the lawyer about shielding a suspected murderer, and Tyler's insistence that he can prove his innocence with a witness from Carson City.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Doctor from Vienna (1960)
Paladin is hired by Mrs. Flacker, a wealthy San Francisco widow, who has been robbed of $100,000 in jewels while experiencing a mysterious blackout. She finds sand in her shoes and damp clothing suggesting she left her room during the night, yet has no memory of doing so. An appointment with Dr. Dreckle, a phrenologist working in the hotel, appears in her engagement book in what looks like her handwriting, though she insists she never wrote it and doesn't know the doctor.
The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, 1875 · Paladin, Belle Whitney, Mrs. Flacker, Dr. Dreckle
Listen for: The mystery of Mrs. Flacker's missing jewels and unexplained night-time absence from her room; the suspicious Dr. Dreckle and the forged appointment in her engagement book
Have Gun, Will Travel: Dressed to Kill (1960)
While delivering a payroll shipment to a railroad construction crew, Paladin rescues a well-dressed young man named Henry Matthews Jr. from an alley mugging in the rough town of Terminal. Matthews insists on repaying Paladin's kindness by inviting him to supper at his family's private railway coach, where Paladin meets Matthews' father, the railroad president, and his sister Alice, who is decidedly less welcoming than her brother.
Terminal, a dirty frontier town near a railroad construction camp, and the Matthews family's private railway coach, 1875 · Paladin, Henry Matthews Jr., Alice Matthews, Mr. Matthews (senior), Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin's growing suspicions about the two men who attacked Matthews and why they might be watching the Matthews family and his valuable cargo
Have Gun, Will Travel: Dusty (1960)
Dusty, a young boy, arrives at Paladin's San Francisco hotel with his life savings to hire the gunfighter. He wants Paladin to stop his Uncle Muncie and a man named Jeter from shooting Dusty's dog, Mr. Big. Paladin agrees to ride back to Uncle Muncie's ranch to intervene.
San Francisco in 1875 and Uncle Muncie's remote ranch property · Paladin, Dusty, Uncle Muncie, Jeter, Mr. Big (a dog), The Thompsons (neighbors)
Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the abusive Uncle Muncie over the fate of Dusty and his dog; Dusty's story of how he found Mr. Big and why his uncle wants him dead.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Eat Crow (1960)
Paladin rescues a man and woman from a flash flood, but the man turns out to be Adam Foley, an ex-convict whom the local sheriff has ordered out of town. Foley claims he's trying to make a fresh start with his injured wife, but the sheriff suspects he may be planning to rob the gold shipment that's now being diverted through town due to washed-out roads.
A small Arizona town near Phoenix, 1875. A doctor's office and the sheriff's office are mentioned. · Paladin, Adam Foley, Tricia Foley, Sheriff Hepler, Shorty Smith, Hey Boy
Listen for: The growing tension between Paladin and Sheriff Hepler over whether ex-convict Adam Foley deserves a second chance, and hints that Foley's arrival may not be accidental given the diverted gold shipment.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Ella West (1958)
Paladin is hired by Tom Carter, a show promoter who has signed the famous frontierswoman Ella West to perform in his traveling exhibition. Carter fears that Ella's wild and unrefined behavior will ruin his show before it even opens, and he asks Paladin to tame her into the legendary romantic figure that audiences expect to see.
A traveling show's camp or venue in the Old West, 1958. · Paladin, Ella West, Tom Carter, Tracy Calvert
Listen for: Paladin's attempts to manage the headstrong and sharp-tongued Ella West, who immediately clashes with him and resists his efforts to refine her behavior.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Extended Viva (part 2) (1960)
Paladin has successfully delivered a mysterious organ crate to San Xavier Mission through a war zone, but discovers the crate has been stolen from the hotel boardwalk. A man named Steve Perkins claims he won Paladin's wagon and horses in a poker game, leading to a violent confrontation in the street.
San Xavier Mission and surrounding towns in Mexico during a revolution, 1875; a mission, military outposts, and a small town hotel with boardwalk · Paladin, Tono, Father O'Toole, General Perez, Pancho, Steve Perkins, Miss Wong, Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin must recover his stolen wagon and organ before they disappear into the desert, while dealing with the mysterious Pancho and the dangerous Steve Perkins
Have Gun, Will Travel: Fair Fugitive (1959)
Paladin agrees to transport a fugitive prisoner from Fort Gilman to Baltimore for Captain Sam Jeffers of the Texas Rangers, who is busy dealing with a threatened jail break. When Paladin learns the prisoner is a woman named Magda Salvon whom he knew well years ago in San Francisco, he faces an uncomfortable reunion and the challenge of delivering her safely across dangerous territory.
Texas border region, 1875. The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco at the beginning, then the Texas Rangers post at Company D near the Mexican border, and the journey to Fort Gilman. · Paladin, Captain Sam Jeffers, Miss Wong, Hey Boy, Magda Salvon
Listen for: Paladin's complicated past with the prisoner Magda Salvon and how their reunion affects his mission to transport her safely while the border region is unstable.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Finn Alley (1959)
Paladin is asked to help find Miss Wong, a young Chinese girl who disappeared from the Carlton Hotel after being given a package to deliver by a mysterious woman in black. Paladin traces the girl to Mammy King, a woman who traffics in servant girls, and learns that Miss Wong has been taken to a boarding house on Finn Alley in the waterfront district, where she faces an uncertain fate.
San Francisco in 1875, primarily at the Carlton Hotel and the waterfront district known as Finn Alley · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Linda, Mammy King
Listen for: A tense investigation into the criminal underworld of San Francisco's waterfront, where young women are trafficked and sold into servitude; Paladin's confrontation with Mammy King and his discovery of Miss Wong's location.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Five Days to Yuma (1960)
Paladin accepts a seemingly straightforward assignment to transport a prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to Carson City, Nevada for the governor, with payment of $2,000 plus expenses. As Paladin and his cherub-faced prisoner travel by stagecoach toward their destination, Thompson confidently predicts that his mysterious accomplice will prevent them from reaching Carson City, leaving Paladin to wonder what dangers await on the road ahead.
San Francisco and the route to Carson City, Nevada, 1875; begins at the Carleton Hotel in San Francisco, moves to a stagecoach journey with stops at Elk Grove and other waypoints. · Paladin, Jeremy Thompson, Wilson, Mr. Finlitter, An old woman passenger, A whiskey drummer passenger, The stagecoach driver
Listen for: The mention of Thompson's mysterious accomplice and hints of trouble ahead; the interactions between the passengers on the stagecoach, particularly the talkative old woman and the whiskey drummer.
Have Gun, Will Travel: For the Birds (1960)
Paladin is approached by Mr. Higbee, a businessman hired to deliver two rare peacocks from Ceylon to a wealthy New York collector named Solomon Fisk Bibber. After initially refusing the job, Paladin agrees to escort the birds from the docks to the train station. During loading, the cage breaks open and the peacocks attack a dock worker, but Paladin manages to capture them safely.
San Francisco in 1875, the Carlton Hotel and the waterfront docks; later a train compartment bound for New York · Paladin, Hey Boy, Mr. Higbee, Solomon Fisk Bibber, Dock hand
Listen for: The distinctive cry of the peacocks, discussions of their rarity and value, and the chaos when the birds escape their cage at the docks
Have Gun, Will Travel: French Leave (1960)
Paladin is hired by a French Secret Service agent, Monsieur Pouland, to guide him into the Western frontier to locate and capture Marius, an escaped prisoner from Paris who has fled to America. When they pass through Hangtown, they discover that Marius is the very Frenchman who ran off with a local woman named Lola, making the townspeople hostile to any Frenchman in their midst.
San Francisco and the Western frontier, including the town of Hangtown, in 1875 · Paladin, Monsieur Pouland, Miss Wong, Big Red, Marius, Lola
Listen for: Paladin's quick thinking as he navigates the conflict between his French employer's mission and the angry townspeople's desire for revenge; the revelation of Marius's identity in Hangtown.
Have Gun, Will Travel: From Here to Boston (1960)
Paladin meets Lavinia Todd Hunter, a charming visitor from Boston who has come to San Francisco with her brother Miles. As Paladin and Lavinia grow close over several days, Miles reveals to his sister that they have come west to kill Paladin and claim an inheritance from a lawyer back in Boston. They devise a plan to poison him with brandy during an intimate dinner in his room.
San Francisco, 1875, at the Carlton Hotel · Paladin, Lavinia Todd Hunter, Miles Todd Hunter, Hay Boy
Listen for: A sinister plot unfolds as the charming visitors from Boston befriend the famous gunslinger, with murder on their minds.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Gunshy (1959)
Paladin travels to Big Pine, Montana to help recover stolen money and goods from an old Chinese laundry owner whose uncle was robbed by three escaped convicts. Paladin arrives at Ma Warren's boarding house and begins investigating the whereabouts of the three criminals.
Big Pine, Montana, 1875 - a boarding house near the Canadian border · Paladin, Hey Boy (the laundry owner's nephew), Ma Warren, Chuck Anderson, Nancy Warren, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Fry, Mr. Dayton
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into three fugitives who robbed a Chinese laundry of nearly $1000 and are heading toward Canada; tensions surface at the dinner table among the other male boarders.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Helen of Abajinian (1959)
Paladin is hired by Samuel Abajinian, leader of an Armenian wine-growing colony, to bring back his daughter Helen, a dancer who has eloped with a young cowboy named O'Reilly. Paladin tracks them through the mountains and finds them camping together, with Helen torn between her feelings for O'Reilly and her duty to her family.
An Armenian colony in Soma Valley, California, and the mountain wilderness in 1875 · Paladin, Samuel Abajinian, Helen Abajinian, O'Reilly
Listen for: A dramatic confrontation at a cottonwood grove where Paladin catches up to the runaway couple, with Helen caught between love and family obligation.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Hell Knows No Fury (1960)
Paladin arrives in White Water Falls to help Billy Boggs, a shopkeeper who fears Henry Arbuthnot will kill him over attentions the man's wife Amelia is paying to Billy's store. Paladin meets the alluring Mrs. Arbuthnot and begins investigating the situation to understand the real dynamics between all three parties.
White Water Falls, 1875. Billy Boggs' fashionable clothing store and later Mrs. Arbuthnot's home. · Paladin, Billy Boggs, Amelia Arbuthnot, Henry Arbuthnot, Hey Boy
Listen for: The tension between Billy's claims of innocence and his obvious attraction to Mrs. Arbuthnot; Paladin's skillful interview technique as he gathers information from multiple sides of the dispute.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Hey Boy's Revenge (1959)
Paladin returns to the Carlton Hotel to discover that Hey Boy, his former helper, has disappeared after receiving notice of an accident at a railroad construction site in Cold Water. When Paladin learns that a Chinese worker named Kim Sung died under suspicious circumstances and that Hey Boy's brother Kim Chang seeks revenge, he travels to confront the section superintendent Travis, only to find the situation more complicated than it first appears.
San Francisco in 1875, and the railroad settlement at Cold Water on a plateau in the mountains. · Paladin, Hey Boy (Kim Chang), Travis, Mr. Chung, Kim Sung
Listen for: The mystery of Kim Sung's death and whether it was truly an accident or murder, and what becomes of the young Hey Boy who travels to Cold Water seeking justice.
Have Gun, Will Travel: High Wire (1959)
Paladin travels to Salamander City, California to retrieve a young woman named Irene Stanford who has abandoned her respectable life to work in a saloon. Upon arrival, he discovers that Irene is actually a woman named Reina who is devoted to a small acrobat named Dooley Delaware. When a powerful local man named Marquette pressures Dooley into a dangerous high-wire walking bet for money, Paladin becomes suspicious of Marquette's intentions and offers to stake Dooley himself.
Salamander City, California, 1875. The story centers around the Salamander Saloon where acrobat Dooley Delaware performs. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Irene Stanford / Reina, Dooley Delaware, Marquette, Bolo, Barkeep
Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the corrupt local boss Marquette over a dangerous wager involving a high-wire walk, with Dooley Delaware caught in the middle.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Homecoming (1959)
Paladin travels to Hammond after receiving a telegram from Will Stanhope, president of the Overland Line. Ed Stacy, wrongly imprisoned for a stage robbery years ago, has just been released after a deathbed confession from the real culprit clears his name. Stanhope fears Stacy will seek revenge and hires Paladin to prevent bloodshed, but complications arise when Stacy's angry brother Ben confronts Paladin, and Paladin discovers the townspeople have turned against Stacy on Stanhope's orders.
Hammond, a frontier town, and the Carlsen Hotel in San Francisco in 1875. The story centers on the Overland stage office and local businesses in Hammond. · Paladin, Will Stanhope, Ed Stacy, Ben Stacy, Sheriff Clyde, Miss Wong
Listen for: A tense moral conflict as Paladin navigates between a guilty man trying to buy peace and a wronged man struggling to rebuild his life while everyone in town conspires against him.
Have Gun, Will Travel: In an Evil Time (1959)
Paladin is hired to recover $50,000 stolen from a bank in Merced. Following a trail into the mountains, he discovers the legendary outlaw Pappy French, wounded with a broken leg after his horse threw him. Paladin fixes the leg and finds himself in an uneasy partnership with French, who offers him a cut of the stolen money in exchange for help reaching his destination.
San Francisco and the mountains near Merced, California, 1875 · Paladin, Pappy French, Mr. Malone, Morley, Bull
Listen for: The tense negotiation between Paladin and the wounded outlaw, and the revelation that two surviving gang members are pursuing them.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Irish Luck (1960)
Paladin is hired by an insurance company to survey freight routes through Nevada. While crossing a mountain pass, he rescues a man named O'Bannon who has fallen from his horse, learning it is St. Patrick's Day and the man's wife Katie's birthday. Months later, passing through the town of Tawana, Paladin discovers that O'Bannon is on trial for robbing a stage and killing a shotgun rider.
Nevada in 1875, spanning a mountain pass, the O'Bannon farmhouse, and the town of Tawana · Paladin, Miss Wong, O'Bannon, Katie, Judge, Sheriff
Listen for: The Irish brogue of O'Bannon, the rescue scene on the cliff, and the revelation of O'Bannon's arrest for a serious crime
Have Gun, Will Travel: Killer's Widow (1959)
Paladin is hired by a bank manager to recover $30,000 stolen by outlaw Steve Morrow before a wealthy depositor forecloses on the bank. Paladin visits Lucy Morrow, the widow of the man he killed two months earlier, hoping she knows where the stolen money is hidden.
Coloma, California, 1875. A bank, a hotel, and a cabin with a rose garden. · Paladin, E.J. Randolph, Lucy Morrow, John Griffin, Steve Morrow
Listen for: Paladin's awkward confrontation with Lucy Morrow as he tries to recover the stolen money while dealing with the guilt of having killed her husband.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Landfall (1959)
Paladin arrives at Elizabeth Mitchell's logging camp in Washington Territory after receiving her urgent telegram. He finds her struggling to keep the camp operating against the interference of a neighboring logger named Hoffman, who has hired the violent Axel Grundel to intimidate her workers. Elizabeth desperately needs Paladin's help to get her logs through and save the camp from financial ruin.
A logging camp near Palmer Junction in Washington Territory, Cascade Mountains, 1875, with flashback to San Francisco earlier in the year. · Paladin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Hoffman, Axel Grundel, Max, Jeff, Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why Hoffman is blocking Elizabeth's logging operation and what stakes are involved in getting the logs to market.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Like Father (1959)
Paladin is hired by Mrs. Clell Thomas to travel to the mining town of Wairika and prove her husband's innocence in a murder charge. Upon arrival, Paladin is arrested after a brawl with the local sheriff's son and thrown into a cell with Clell Thomas himself, who is awaiting trial and wants nothing to do with Paladin's help.
Wairika, a bustling mining town in the mountains, 1875. The action moves from the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco to the jail in Wairika. · Paladin, Mrs. Clell Thomas, Miss Wong, Clell Thomas, Sheriff Jeb, Henry Thomas, Judge Baker
Listen for: Paladin's efforts to investigate the murder charge while dealing with Clell's refusal to cooperate and the hostile local sheriff who wants him out of town.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Lina Countryman (1960)
Paladin is hired by a San Francisco merchant to escort his schoolteacher daughter Lena Countryman back to the city after the sheriff warns of death threats against her. When Paladin reaches the small town of Valaya, Lena reluctantly explains that Dutch Talbot, a wanted outlaw, blames her for his son's death and is coming to kill her. As Paladin and Lena travel together, they are ambushed on the road and taken captive by Talbot's men, who bring them to a remote location where Dutch Talbot waits.
San Francisco and the small town of Valaya in 1875, a peaceful community on the banks of a river near San Pablo Bay. · Paladin, Lena Countryman, Dutch Talbot, Mr. Countryman, Alex (hotel staff), The Colonel, Sheriff
Listen for: The growing tension between Paladin and Lena as she reveals why she's been threatened, and the sudden ambush that puts both their lives in danger.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Little Guns (1960)
Paladin arrives in Preston, Arizona at the request of Mayor Jim Ellis, a former confidence man turned politician. Two feuding ranchers, Marsh Jordan and Jack Sanders, are on the brink of a gunfight over water rights, threatening to plunge the entire valley into a destructive range war that could ruin the town.
Preston, Arizona, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and a local saloon in the town of Preston. · Paladin, Jim Ellis, Mayor of Preston, Marsh Jordan, Jack Sanders, Hey Boy
Listen for: The tense confrontation between the two ranchers in the saloon, and Paladin's attempt to defuse the situation by questioning whether violence is the answer.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Love-Bird (1959)
Paladin travels to Deadwood City after receiving a letter from Holly Bannon, a woman who works as a dealer at the Red Bird Saloon. Holly has hired him for $2,000 but before she can explain her needs, a jealous man named Doss interrupts them, leading to a confrontation. Holly then confides that she fears for her life and needs Paladin's help.
Deadwood City, 1875, primarily the Red Bird Saloon and Grand Central Hotel in the mining town. · Paladin, Holly Bannon, Doss, Hey Boy, Barkeep
Listen for: The developing mystery of why Holly Bannon fears for her life and what role the jealous Doss plays in the danger she faces.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Lucky Penny (1960)
Paladin arrives at the Lucky Penny mine to investigate a gold shipment robbery that has been blamed on Charlie Hodges, the former superintendent. Charlie insists he's innocent and suspects the mine itself may be a fraud, questioning whether a rich vein was ever truly discovered by the newcomer Joe Penny.
San Francisco area, 1875. The Lucky Penny goldmine and a small hotel in the nearby town. · Paladin, Matt Penrod, Charlie Hodges, Joe Penny
Listen for: A mystery involving a supposedly newly discovered gold vein, a mine operating on a 24-hour schedule, and questions about whether the riches are real or part of an elaborate scheme.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Maggie O'Bannion (1959)
Paladin is hired by a gentleman in San Francisco to investigate why three of his ranch riders have gone missing on the open range. His investigation leads him to the remote O'Bannion ranch near the Brazos River, where he meets the ranch's owner, the refined Miss Margaret O'Bannion, and her foreman Cyrus who has just departed on a cattle drive. Stripped of his weapons and hired as kitchen help, Paladin must uncover the truth about the missing men while working undercover on the ranch.
The O'Bannion ranch near the Brazos River in Texas, 1875, and San Francisco's Carlton Hotel · Paladin, Miss Margaret O'Bannion, Cookie, Cyrus, Webster, Jake
Listen for: The contrast between Miss Margaret's refined, educated manner and the rough ranch hands; Paladin's clever deduction about his identity from a callus on his thumb; the mysterious disappearance of three ranch riders and the foreman's sudden cattle drive
Have Gun, Will Travel: Martha Nell (1960)
Paladin arrives in Greenwood to investigate the murder of a young man named Roy, who was killed in an alley after winning money at a saloon gambling table six weeks earlier. The sheriff, Clem, suspects someone local is responsible, and asks Paladin to look into the case with fresh eyes. As Paladin begins interviewing witnesses, including Roy's widow Martha Nell, he discovers that Sam, a local man who knew the couple and helped Roy get a job, has been growing close to the grieving widow.
Greenwood, a small town about 30 miles from San Francisco, 1875. The investigation centers around the town's saloon, general store, and rooming house. · Paladin, Sheriff Clem, Martha Nell, Sam, Roy (deceased), Sir Wong
Listen for: Paladin questions Martha Nell about her husband's final evening and learns that Roy was celebrating his first paycheck by gambling. Watch for clues about Sam's involvement and his increasing closeness to the widow.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Montana Vendetta (1960)
Paladin receives an urgent summons from Sid Muller in Beaver Fork, Montana and sets out through a harsh winter landscape. While climbing a snow-covered mountain, an avalanche buries him, but a mysterious hunter named Daniel Carr rescues him and nurses him back to health in an abandoned cabin. As Paladin recovers, he realizes that Carr deliberately shot a man on the mountainside, and the avalanche was triggered by that very shot.
Northern Montana in winter, a settlement near Beaver Fork, and an abandoned sheep herder's cabin in the snow-covered mountains. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Sid Muller, Daniel Carr, Old timer, Mrs. Abbott
Listen for: Paladin's growing realization of Daniel Carr's crime and the moral complexity that emerges as his rescuer reveals his guilty conscience about the murder he committed.
Have Gun, Will Travel: My Son Must Die (1960)
Paladin's fishing trip with a young boy in the California mountains is interrupted when they discover a girl being attacked by a man named Carlos who seems determined to kill her. After rescuing Marlene Carter and bringing her safely home, Paladin learns she runs a remote ranch with only an elderly Mexican woman named Toleta for company, and Carlos's violent pursuit remains a mystery.
The San Felicia and Santa Lucia Mountains of California in 1875, near a remote ranch in a heavily wooded valley. · Paladin, Hey boy, Marlene Carter, Carlos, Toleta
Listen for: The answer to why Carlos is so desperate to kill Marlene Carter, and what threat she poses that makes her life in danger.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Nataemon (1960)
A dying surgeon hires Paladin to find a young doctor he wronged ten years ago by falsely blaming him for a patient's death, ruining the doctor's career and causing him to abandon his family. Paladin's search takes him upriver into hostile Indian territory, where he survives an attack on a riverboat and must help an injured scout find safety.
San Francisco in 1875; the Missouri River in Sioux territory; a burning riverboat and the surrounding wilderness. · Paladin, Miss Wong, The dying surgeon, Benjamin Tubbs, An Indian woman
Listen for: A riverboat attack by hostile Indians using fire arrows; Paladin's escape into the water with the injured scout; the arrival of an Indian woman who speaks the Sioux language.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Nellie Watson's Boy (1960)
Johnny, the young son of Paladin's deceased friend Nellie Watson, appears at Paladin's hotel asking for help and revealing he has run away from his stepfather George. Paladin convinces Johnny to return to the ranch, believing the boy belongs with his legal guardian, and accompanies him to see the situation for himself. Upon arrival, Paladin witnesses George's harsh treatment of both the boy and animals, and must now decide what role he should play in Johnny's troubled home life.
San Francisco in 1875, then a remote ranch in the countryside. · Paladin, Johnny (Nellie Watson's boy), George (stepfather), Hey Boy (Paladin's servant)
Listen for: Paladin's philosophy about running from problems and the revelation of George's cruel nature; the tension between what Johnny claims and what Paladin observes firsthand.
Have Gun, Will Travel: No Visitors (1958)
Paladin abandons a thankless job in Nevada and encounters a desperate woman and her baby dying of typhoid fever in a remote wagon. When he seeks help from the town's doctor, he discovers she is a capable woman physician facing community hostility. Together they must defy the town's violent opposition to venture into the desert and attempt to save the sick family.
Nevada desert and a small town, 1875 · Paladin, Cleo, The Woman in the Wagon, Her Baby, Dr. Phyllis Zachary, Jeremiah Mulroney, Mr. Davis, Mr. Tiford
Listen for: A baby's cry across the desert stillness; the townspeople's fearful ultimatum; Paladin's growing respect for Dr. Zachary's determination despite community prejudice.
Have Gun, Will Travel: North Fork (1959)
Paladin receives an urgent message summoning him to North Fork, where a community of religious settlers called the Men of Knights faces mounting trouble. When he arrives, he finds tension between the settlers and locals like Judd Pope, who resents their presence, especially after one of their own, Tildy, left her former life to join them. The settlers' fields have been burned and their land is threatened.
San Francisco in 1875 and the town of North Fork · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Mr. Chang, T. Buchanan, Tildy, Judd Pope, Mr. Bruckner
Listen for: A confrontation in a store between Judd Pope and the settlers, and Paladin's assessment of the troubles facing the religious community at North Fork.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Oil (1960)
Young F. Milton Gardiner seeks Paladin's help to negotiate the purchase of oil-producing property in Reward, California, offering him a royalty share. Paladin agrees on condition that Gardiner take his advice and not promise royalties to others. Upon arriving in Reward, they meet the suspicious Claude Spicer and his associate Doc Belldon, who claim another buyer is already interested in the land.
San Francisco in 1875 and the town of Reward in California's Joaquin Valley, during an oil boom. · Paladin, F. Milton Gardiner, Claude Spicer, Doc Belldon, Tom Watson, Murphy
Listen for: Paladin's investigation of Claude Spicer's suspicious dealings and whether the oil property is genuine or a swindle.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Out of Evil (1959)
Paladin travels to Carson City to investigate the theft of $10,000 in gold from Roy Tarpley's mansion. Tarpley insists that Johnny Yeager, a young hired hand who was recently fired, stole the money and disappeared. However, Tarpley's daughter Elaine reveals she knows Johnny's whereabouts and claims he is innocent.
Carson City and the Washoe Mountains near Carson City, Nevada, 1875. The Tarpley mansion in the mountains and the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. · Paladin, Roy Tarpley, Mrs. Tarpley, Elaine Tarpley, Johnny Yeager, Hey Boy
Listen for: A young woman's desperate plea to help the man she loves and plans to marry, and questions about whether the obvious suspect is truly guilty of the theft.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Pat Murphy (1960)
Paladin helps a desperate woman get her sick baby to a doctor in Cotton Willow, Arizona, only to discover the physician has been arrested by a bounty hunter named Leo Grange on an old murder warrant from Missouri. Paladin must confront Grange and decide whether the child's life or the law takes priority.
Arizona Territory, 1875 - a remote ranch, the town of Cotton Willow, and the desert between them · Paladin, Elizabeth Higgins, Hey Boy, Dr. Murphy, Leo Grange, The Sheriff
Listen for: The tension between justice and compassion as Paladin faces off against the ruthless bounty hunter, and the ethical dilemma of whether an old debt to society outweighs a child's immediate need for medical care.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Prunella's Fella (1960)
Paladin accepts a job from wealthy silver miner Mr. Denton to help him find a hidden valley in Arizona rumored to contain rich ore deposits. During a violent storm, Paladin and Denton take shelter in a cabin where they discover a young woman named Prunella who has been thrown from her horse. After nursing her back to health, they offer to escort her home through the treacherous canyon country.
San Francisco and Arizona Territory, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, a line cabin during a storm, and a hidden valley in a deep canyon. · Paladin, Mr. Denton, Prunella Hartsook, Hey Boy
Listen for: A stranger seeking Paladin's help for a dangerous expedition into Apache country; a mysterious young woman rescued from a storm; the beginning of a journey into hidden territory.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Ranse Carnival (1959)
Paladin is hired to transport a third payroll shipment from a bank in Yuba City to Jack Regan's ranch near Oroville, California. While traveling with Luke Williams, the foreman, the two men are ambushed by Rance Carnival, an escaped convict and former associate of Williams who has his own deadly reasons for stopping them.
California, 1875: San Francisco's Carlton Hotel, Yuba City, and the road to Oroville ranch · Paladin, Miss Wong, Jack Regan, Luke Williams, Rance Carnival
Listen for: A tense confrontation in the wilderness between Paladin and an escaped outlaw seeking revenge, with payroll money at stake and a shocking betrayal revealed.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Return Engagement (1960)
Paladin travels to Tucson after receiving a message from a man named Todd Griffin. At a cantina, he encounters Curly, an old acquaintance who has just been released from six years in territorial prison. Griffin hires Paladin to protect him from McLean, a young man who was imprisoned and recently released, having made a threat six years ago to kill Griffin on sight. Paladin agrees to take the job, though Griffin refuses to explain why McLean made this threat.
Tucson, Arizona, 1875. Cantinas, corrals, and the town streets. · Paladin, Todd Griffin, Curly, McLean
Listen for: The mystery of what really happened between Griffin and McLean six years ago, and whether Curly's release from prison and his presence in Tucson are connected to this threat.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Road to Wickenburg (1958)
Paladin arrives in the town of Blue Bell and is drugged by a scheming woman named Sue Tyler working with the local Goodfellow family. When he wakes, he discovers he's been robbed of his money, gun, and horse. Realizing the Goodfellows control the town and the corrupt sheriff won't help, Paladin confronts the family directly with a dangerous ultimatum.
The town of Blue Bell in 1875, including a saloon, sheriff's office, and the surrounding area. Paladin is heading toward Wickenburg. · Paladin, Sue Tyler, Saul Goodfellow, Jack Goodfellow, Sheriff, Jim Goodfellow, Ed Goodfellow, Hey Boy
Listen for: The opening threat where Paladin warns he has one bullet left and will kill the first person who speaks; the revelation of the Goodfellow family's control over the town; Paladin's confrontation with the family about his stolen belongings.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Roped (1959)
Paladin is riding back to San Francisco when he becomes lost in the coastal valley and stumbles upon a remote cabin. The desperate owner, Dirk, mistakes him for a hired gun sent by a rival rancher and strikes him down. Now Paladin must navigate a dangerous situation where his hosts believe he's a threat to their horse-stealing operation.
A remote cabin in the coastal valley near Salinas, California, 1875. The cabin belongs to Dirk, a man engaged in horse stealing who lives with his wife Agnes. · Paladin, Dirk, Agnes, Miss Wong
Listen for: Paladin's card identifying him as a hired gun, the misunderstanding about his true purpose, and the tense confrontation when Dirk realizes he may have made a terrible mistake.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Sam Crow (1960)
Paladin receives an urgent telegram from his old friend Skitter Hickshaw claiming that someone is going to murder his friend Sam Crow. Paladin rides four days to the small town of Hamburg, Oregon, only to discover that Sam Crow is actually a bird—a talking raven that Skitter found injured and nursed back to health. A committee of women, led by the stern Mrs. Pennybrook, has formed to shoot the bird because it has learned to call Mrs. Pennybrook by an insulting name that Skitter taught it.
Hamburg, a small town near Oregon, in 1875. The story begins at Paladin's headquarters at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, then moves to Skitter's house and Mrs. Pennybrook's home. · Paladin, Skitter Hickshaw, Sam Crow (a raven), Mrs. Pennybrook, Winifred
Listen for: The humorous reversal when Paladin discovers his dangerous mission involves saving a talking bird from an angry women's committee. The tension between Skitter's affection for Sam and the town women's legitimate grievances about the bird's behavior.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Search for Wylie Dawson (1960)
Paladin travels to El Paso to meet with his old friend Mel McCleary, a lawyer who has been burdened by guilt. Years ago, McCleary prosecuted a man named Wiley Dawson for a Wells Fargo holdup and murder, but Dawson has recently been exonerated when another man confessed to the crime. McCleary asks Paladin to find the fugitive Dawson, who has been living as a hunted man for years, so that McCleary can try to make amends. Paladin's search leads him south across the border to a small Mexican town where he begins to track down clues about Dawson's whereabouts.
El Paso, Texas and a small Mexican town across the Rio Grande, 1875 · Paladin, Hey Boy, Hop Sing, Mel McCleary, Wiley Dawson, Maria, Estévan
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the whereabouts of an innocent man wrongly imprisoned, and his efforts to help an old friend make amends for a legal injustice
Have Gun, Will Travel: Sense of Justice (1959)
Paladin arrives in the town of Arcadia to help Sheriff Grayson protect Andy, a simple-minded man accused of murdering Jim Briggs. The townspeople, led by Briggs' mother, are determined to lynch Andy before the judge arrives Wednesday, but Paladin believes Andy may be innocent and works to find proof that will convince the angry mob.
Arcadia, a small town in an ugly notch between two mountains, 1875. The action centers on the sheriff's office and jail. · Paladin, Sheriff Grayson, Andy, Julia Grayson, Mrs. Whitter Briggs, Tom Chisholm, Jim Briggs
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the Briggs murder and his attempts to prove Andy's innocence before the lynch mob arrives at three o'clock.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Shanghai Is a Verb (1960)
Paladin's young servant Hey Boy disappears after a quarrel with Miss Wong, who works at the Carlton Hotel. Concerned for the boy's safety, Paladin searches Chinatown, consulting the powerful Chung Wu who directs him toward the Barbary Coast. With the help of Harry the hack, Paladin begins combing the rough waterfront district to find the troubled youth.
San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, Chinatown, and the Barbary Coast waterfront district. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Chung Wu, Harry the hack
Listen for: Paladin's careful navigation of Chinatown's power structures and his resourceful use of local connections to track down the missing boy in the dangerous Barbary Coast.
Have Gun, Will Travel: So True, Mr. Barnum (1960)
Paladin receives a letter from a man in Mexico offering to share the location of buried gold in exchange for $2,000. Recognizing it as a classic con game, Paladin agrees to guide his trusting employee Hey Boy and the members of the Celestial Dragon Society to the Arizona desert to search for the treasure, hoping the journey might somehow lead them to the swindler and recover their money.
San Francisco in 1875, and the Arizona desert near the Mexican border · Paladin, Hey Boy, Miss Wong, Bill Sweeney, Arizona Ranger, Professor Burdick
Listen for: Paladin's explanation of the treasure scam to Hey Boy, and the encounter with Arizona Ranger Bill Sweeney who reveals information about a criminal hiding across the border in Mexico
Have Gun, Will Travel: Somebody Out There Hates Me (1960)
Paladin receives a newspaper clipping containing a public death threat from Bartolot Tejada, a man he sent to prison years ago, who declares he will kill Paladin on March 14th in the town of Bedrock. Paladin travels to Bedrock to meet his would-be killer face-to-face.
San Francisco and the town of Bedrock, 1875 · Paladin, Miss Wong, Arthur Jensen, Bartolot Tejada
Listen for: A tense confrontation between Paladin and the vengeful ex-convict Tejada, who has orchestrated his arrival at the same hotel
Have Gun, Will Travel: Stardust (1959)
Paladin receives a telegram from Lola Blackwood, a former actress he knew in San Francisco, asking him to come at once. He travels to her ranch in Grass Valley and discovers she is now engaged to a man named Boon Caldwell, who makes it clear that Paladin is no longer welcome. When Paladin investigates the telegram at the local telegraph office, he learns that it was actually sent by Laurie, the young girl living with Lola, not by Lola herself.
San Francisco and the town of Grass Valley in California, 1959 · Paladin, Lola Blackwood, Laurie Gallagher, Boon Caldwell, Hey Boy, telegram clerk
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why he was summoned to Grass Valley and what Laurie's true motives might be for sending the telegram
Have Gun, Will Travel: Stardust (1960)
Paladin receives a telegram from the famous retired actress Lola Blackwood asking for his urgent help in Grass Valley. When he arrives, he discovers that Lola did not send the telegram and is surprised to find her engaged to a man named Boone Caldwell who seems hostile to Paladin's presence. An investigation into who sent the forged telegram begins.
Grass Valley, California, at the hotel and telegraph office. Paladin travels from San Francisco. · Paladin, Lola Blackwood, Boone Caldwell, Laurie, Hotel desk clerk, Telegraph operator
Listen for: The mystery of who forged Lola's telegram and why they wanted to bring Paladin to Grass Valley, and the tension between Paladin and the possessive Boone Caldwell.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Stopover in Tombstone (1959)
Paladin arrives in Tombstone, Arizona on routine business and finds the town in chaos. After stopping a saloon brawl, he's deputized by the injured Sheriff Clay to help keep the peace. When a woman named Rosie Dugan arrives seeking help for a sick girl who came to town looking for her husband—a young prisoner named Whitey Hale—Paladin must decide whether to release him on bail.
Tombstone, Arizona in 1875; the town is crowded and chaotic with rough men; the action moves between the Alhambra Saloon, the Sheriff's office, and Rosie Dugan's place at the Crystal Palace. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Sheriff Clay, Whitey Hale, Rosie Dugan, Jim Akins
Listen for: A tense saloon confrontation where Paladin must stop an armed man from shooting, followed by Paladin's reluctant agreement to serve as deputy; later, Rosie Dugan's arrival with urgent news about a sick woman and a prisoner's fate.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Strange Vendetta (1958)
Paladin attends the opera in San Francisco where he meets Don Miguel Rojas, a distinguished Mexican visitor, and his wife Donia Maria. That same evening, Don Miguel is stabbed behind the curtain by an unseen assailant. Poisoned and dying, Don Miguel hires Paladin for $1,000 to escort his body safely back to his home in Santa Martino, fearing his enemies will desecrate it.
San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and the opera house. · Paladin, Don Miguel Rojas, Donia Maria, Dr. Mejio
Listen for: A mysterious blood feud from Mexico, a poisoned knife blade, and the question of whether Paladin can safely deliver Don Miguel's body to its destination.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Talika (1960)
Paladin travels to Fort Bleaker in Tucson to investigate why young Lieutenant Amos Leland, the son of an old friend and grandson of a distinguished general, is threatening to resign his Army commission. Upon meeting Amos, Paladin discovers the lieutenant has stumbled upon military irregularities and has begun conducting unauthorized investigations on his own, convinced that someone is trying to kill him and determined to flee rather than face the consequences of his actions.
Tucson, Arizona and Fort Bleaker, 1875. A hotel room in Old Town Tucson. · Paladin, Colonel Amos R. Leeland, Lieutenant Amos Leland, Pedro
Listen for: A young Army officer torn between duty and conscience, convinced he has uncovered dangerous corruption but taking increasingly reckless actions to expose it. Paladin attempts to convince him to work through proper channels rather than flee into hiding.
Have Gun, Will Travel: That Was No Lady (1960)
Paladin is hired by the respectable citizens of Brackwater to shut down the Paradise Saloon and remove its proprietor, A.J. Banyan. When Paladin arrives at the saloon, he discovers that A.J. Banyan is a woman—a tough, formidable woman who runs the establishment with an iron fist and refuses to be intimidated or forced out of town.
Brackwater, a cow town south of the Dakotas, primarily in the Paradise Saloon; opens in San Francisco at the Carlton Hotel in 1875. · Paladin, Felber Fidd, A.J. Banyan, Jake
Listen for: Paladin's realization that his usual methods won't work against a female opponent, and A.J. Banyan's commanding presence and refusal to back down from the men trying to drive her out of town.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Boss (1960)
Paladin is hired by the wealthy rancher Ira Stokes to kill a man named Carl Nielsen for $3,000, but Paladin refuses the job. Arriving in the town of Alder Bend, Colorado, Paladin witnesses Stokes's brutal dominance over people and animals alike, and discovers that Nielsen is a local attorney standing up to Stokes's tyranny.
Alder Bend, Colorado, 1875. The Stokes ranch and the main street of town. · Paladin, Ira Stokes, Carl Nielsen, Leah Stokes, Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin's refusal to become a hired killer despite mounting financial incentives, and his sympathy for the one man in town who refuses to bow to Stokes's domination.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Colonel and the Lady (1959)
Paladin is hired by Colonel Lathrop, a man writing a history of the Old West, to locate a woman named Gloria Morgan who was once a prominent figure in the mining camp of Lord Star Nevada during the silver boom. As Paladin begins his investigation, he discovers that the Colonel's motivations may not be what they seem, and he learns that the Colonel's wife may be suffering because of his obsession with finding Gloria Morgan.
Sacramento, California, 1875, and the mining camp of Lord Star Nevada · Paladin, Colonel HP Lathrop, Mrs. Lathrop, Hey Boy, Indian servant girl
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the mysterious Gloria Morgan and the revelation of the Colonel's true motives behind his search.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Dollhouse in Diamond Springs (1960)
Paladin travels to Diamond Springs to find bank robber Grant Hallack and recover stolen money, hired by bank owner Mr. Baldwin. He reconnects with an old Army acquaintance, Wake Lachten, who invites him to stay at his home and mentions that Wake's wife Lydia witnessed the robbery firsthand. When Paladin meets Lydia, she refuses to discuss the traumatic incident, and the next morning Paladin learns she has mysteriously left town on the eastbound stage, returning to Boston.
Diamond Springs and San Francisco, 1875. The story moves from the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco to the town of Diamond Springs and the Lachten home. · Paladin, Wake Lachten, Lydia Lachten, Mr. Baldwin, Grant Hallack, Hey Boy, Miss Wong
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into the bank robbery and his growing suspicion about Lydia's sudden departure and her reluctance to discuss her experience with the robber.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Englishman (1959)
English aristocrat James Brunswick arrives in Montana to claim his inheritance—a share of a ranch co-owned by his cousin Felicia Carson, a capable woman managing the property alone. Brunswick and Paladin travel to Fleetown, where Brunswick's refined manners and unfamiliarity with frontier ways make him the target of local pranks, testing whether he can adapt to his new life in the rugged West.
Fleetown, Montana Territory, 1875; a working cattle ranch in the American West. · Paladin, James Brunswick, Felicia Carson, Wadi, Angie, Harry Blackfoot
Listen for: The clash between English aristocratic gentility and rough frontier culture, as Brunswick learns that ranching demands toughness and practicality rather than refined manners.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Five Books of Owen Deaver (1959)
Paladin arrives in the quiet town of Three Winds to visit his old friend Sheriff Barry Deaver, only to discover that Barry has died and his son Owen has taken over as sheriff with strict new laws disarming all visitors and limiting alcohol sales. When Paladin encounters a gang of rough cowboys causing trouble, Owen's harsh enforcement leads to a knife fight and arrest, setting the stage for conflict between Paladin's code and Owen's rigid interpretation of law and order.
Three Winds, a small, quiet town in the American West, 1875. The sheriff's office and a local saloon. · Paladin, Owen Deaver, French, Mason, Enfield, David, Ma Deaver
Listen for: Paladin's arrival at the Carlton Hotel, the revelation of Sheriff Barry Deaver's death, Owen Deaver's strict gun control and alcohol rationing laws, the confrontation with the Enfield gang, and the knife fight that lands a prisoner in Owen's jail.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Gunsmith (1959)
Paladin arrives in a town to find an elderly German gunsmith, Hans Riker, brutally beaten by a gunfighter named Link Dobi who wants to buy a perfectly crafted gun from Riker's collection. Though Riker refuses to sell and fears Dobi's violence, Paladin decides to intervene before Riker gives in to the demands.
A frontier town, primarily in Hans Riker's gun shop, 1875 · Paladin, Hans Riker, Link Dobi, Sheriff King, Hey Boy
Listen for: A skilled gunsmith's moral struggle over a dangerous weapon and a gunfighter's pursuit of the perfect gun for deadly purposes.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Hanging Cross (1958)
Paladin arrives at the Beecher Ranch in Colorado after being summoned by rancher Matt Beecher, who claims to have recovered his son Robbie, kidnapped by Pawnee six years earlier during a tribal conflict. But Paladin discovers the boy speaks only Pawnee, may not actually be Beecher's son, and Chief Kalate arrives demanding the return of the child, setting the stage for a dangerous confrontation.
The Beecher Ranch in Colorado Territory, near a Pawnee camp, during Christmas time in 1958. · Paladin, Matt Beecher, Tater, Maude, Peter, Chief Kalate
Listen for: Paladin's efforts to determine the boy's true identity and his tense negotiations with both the stubborn rancher and the grieving Pawnee chief.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Lady (1959)
Paladin is hired by the Honorable Diana Coulter, an English woman, to guide her from San Francisco to Shiprock, Arizona, where she plans to live with her brother on his ranch. As they begin their journey through the rough Arizona territory, the proper and aristocratic Diana proves to be both demanding and resourceful, carrying a Martini Henry rifle and insisting on proper conduct from her American guide.
San Francisco in 1875, transitioning to the Arizona Territory en route to Shiprock · Paladin, Diana Coulter, Hey Boy
Listen for: The clash between English propriety and American frontier ways as Paladin and Diana navigate both their geographical journey and their cultural differences; Diana's expectations of decorum in the wilderness
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Lonely One (1960)
Paladin arrives in a small town hired by banker Melvin Jeffery to drive away Court Newman, whom Jeffery believes is courting his daughter Myra only for her money. However, Paladin discovers that Court is actually an old army acquaintance, and Myra insists that she genuinely loves Court and will not be separated from him.
A small town in the foothills, 1875, including the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, the Jeffery home, and a local saloon. · Paladin, Melvin Jeffery, Myra Jeffery, Court Newman
Listen for: Paladin's reunion with his former military colleague Court Newman and the conflict between Myra's love for Court and her father's determination to keep them apart.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Map (1960)
Paladin agrees to impersonate Jim Griffin, a discharged soldier who was part of a trio that stole $80,000 in army payroll three years ago. The money was buried and divided into three map pieces among the conspirators. Paladin must convince Griffin's girlfriend Anna that he is really Griffin, obtain his map fragment, and meet the other thieves to locate the hidden payroll.
San Francisco and surrounding towns, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, the Presidio, a farmhouse 15 miles from San Francisco, and the Blue Nose Saloon in Johnson City. · Paladin, Colonel Potter, Jim Griffin, Anna Baker, Mrs. Baker, Wiley Carson, Hey Boy, Bartender
Listen for: Paladin's dangerous masquerade as a discharged criminal and his first encounter with Wiley Carson, one of the other men involved in the theft.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Monster of Moon Ridge (1959)
Paladin arrives in Bo-town near Moon Ridge to investigate reports of a mysterious monster terrorizing the mountain. A young woman named Emily Beller has been affected by an old epidemic that left her mentally damaged, and locals claim she was carried off by something inhuman. Paladin must determine what is really happening on the mountain.
Bo-town and Moon Ridge, near Placerville, 1875. The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco at the start. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Jake Kelly, Sheriff, Emily Beller, Mr. Beller
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into local legends versus reality as he questions townspeople about the monster and visits the Beller household.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Odds (1960)
Paladin's horse breaks down in the Nebraska plains, leading him to the Buford farm where young Jim accidentally shoots him. While recovering, Paladin discusses the burden of living by the gun with Jim's father, a struggling farmer who fears his son is enchanted by the gunfighter's reputation. When Paladin and Jim drive into town, they stumble upon bank robbers making their escape.
Nebraska plains and a small town, 1875. The episode opens in San Francisco at the Carlton Hotel before moving to a remote farm and then to town. · Paladin, James Buford, Jim Buford, Colonel Van Courtney, Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin's philosophy on guns and responsibility, the tension between Jim's youthful admiration for gunfighting and his father's desire for him to become a farmer, and the clash between rural life and frontier violence.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Outlaw (1958)
Paladin is hired by a banker named Alcorn to stop the outlaw Manfred Holt from reaching Plaserville, where Holt has escaped from jail after killing two deputies. Paladin catches up with Holt during a gunfight with the sheriff in a thicket, and discovers that Holt is trying to reach his wife's cabin to see his newborn son before facing justice.
San Francisco and the wilderness near Plaserville, during the present day of the story · Paladin, Ned Alcorn, Manfred Holt, Sheriff Jake Ludlow, Abe, Gage, Mr. Davis
Listen for: The tense showdown in the thicket as Paladin closes in on the fugitive Holt, and Holt's emotional plea to visit his newborn son
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Return of Doctor Thackeray (1959)
Paladin receives an urgent telegram from Dr. Phyllis Thackeray, a courageous physician he once knew, asking him to come to the Barton Ranch. He arrives to find her isolated and treating a smallpox patient, and she asks him to use his gun to keep the ranch hands from leaving until she can control the outbreak that could spread deadly disease across the territory.
The Barton Ranch near Stockton, California, 1875 · Paladin, Dr. Phyllis Thackeray, Tom Barton, Mr. Barton, Fred, Nate
Listen for: Paladin's reunion with Dr. Thackeray and the escalating tension as the ranch hands return early, threatening to expose the smallpox outbreak and scatter across the region
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Silver Queen (1959)
Paladin meets the charming French woman Annette Vargas at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. She reveals that her late friend Leddy Kane, a mining partner, left her his share of the Rimrock Mine in his will. When Vance Crawford, another mine partner, arrives and offers her only a thousand dollars for the claim, dismissing the will as worthless, Paladin must help her protect her inheritance from those who would exploit her.
San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel and its surroundings. · Paladin, Annette Vargas, Leddy Kane, Vance Crawford, Hey Boy
Listen for: A story of inheritance and deception involving a valuable silver mine, with Paladin called upon to help a foreign woman navigate American law and greed.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Statue of San Sebastian (1959)
Paladin receives a telegram from rancher Ian Crown offering a large sum of money and travels to San Sebastian, California. On the way, he encounters a young boy named Pedro who steals his wallet at a mission church. At the mission, Paladin learns that Crown owns a valuable statue of Saint Sebastian that was taken from the church and refuses to return it unless the mission pays him two thousand dollars—a sum the poor parish has struggled to collect over ten years.
San Sebastian, California, and the mission church; 1875 · Paladin, Ian Crown, Father Bartolome, Pedro, Hey Boy
Listen for: Paladin's investigation into why Crown wants to hire him and the conflict between the rancher and the mission over the stolen statue
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Teacher (1959)
Paladin arrives in a small Nevada town where schoolteacher Miss Stanton is under threat from rancher Breck, a former Quantrill raider who wants her to stop teaching the truth about Quantrill's brutal wartime conduct. With the town cowed and students withdrawn from school, Paladin decides to help the determined teacher stand her ground against intimidation and violence.
A small Nevada town, 1875, centered around a one-room schoolhouse and nearby ranch · Paladin, Miss Stanton, Mr. Breck, Morse Kaufman, Mr. Caldwell
Listen for: Paladin's argument that teachers are worth fighting for because education and truth are essential to society; his attempts to convince parents to support Miss Stanton despite Breck's threats
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Too, Too Solid Town (1960)
Paladin prepares to attend a dedication ceremony in Lawrence, Kansas, where his old cavalry unit will reunite and unveil a statue of General Ulysses Grant. While at a San Francisco saloon, he unexpectedly encounters Billy Bedlow, an old friend from West Point and the cavalry who has just been released from military prison after serving five years. When Paladin learns that Billy seems to be hunting for someone, he realizes his old friend may be in serious trouble.
San Francisco, 1875, primarily at the Carlton Hotel and a local saloon · Paladin, Miss Wong, Billy Bedlow, Barkeep, Derry
Listen for: Paladin's reflection on his past military service and the mysterious circumstances surrounding Billy Bedlow's imprisonment and apparent search for vengeance.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Wager (1959)
Paladin is hired to escort railroad man Morgan and his fiancée Stacy to Silver City, as Morgan has been threatened by a syndicate determined to buy him out. On the desert journey, Paladin spots a mysterious gunman following them and discovers he is Howard Gorman, a hired killer with a reputation. When Gorman confronts them at dinner in Rough and Ready, a fight erupts and Paladin is forced to kill him—but Paladin remains puzzled about why Gorman was really after Morgan.
1875 San Francisco and the desert trail to Silver City, including a stop in Rough and Ready. · Paladin, Mr. Morgan, Stacy Neal, Howard Gorman, Danbury
Listen for: Paladin's growing confusion about Gorman's true motives and why the hired killer seemed so eager to die in their confrontation.
Have Gun, Will Travel: The Warrant (1960)
Paladin is confronted in his San Francisco hotel room by bounty hunter Chig Simpson, who presents a wanted poster offering $500 for Paladin's capture, dead or alive. Paladin insists the poster is fake and explains he killed a man in self-defense in Hogan four weeks ago when the young man forced him to draw. Simpson reveals that the dead man was Sheriff Walker's son, which explains the warrant. Despite Paladin's warnings that Sheriff Walker wants him alive and Simpson will never collect the reward if he kills him, Simpson remains determined to take Paladin to Hogan.
San Francisco, 1875. Paladin's room at the Carlton Hotel and the surrounding area as Simpson takes him to Hogan. · Paladin, Hey Boy, Chig Simpson, Sheriff Walker
Listen for: The escalating tension between Paladin and Simpson as Paladin tries to convince the bounty hunter that the poster is fraudulent and that killing him will prevent Simpson from collecting his reward.
Have Gun, Will Travel: They Told Me You Were Dead (1960)
Paladin receives word that Ellen Stonham, a woman he loved and believed dead for twelve years, is alive and needs his help in Dakota territory. He travels to a remote schoolhouse to find her now married to Mr. Carson with a son who has been taken by Indians. Paladin agrees to rescue the boy despite the complications and dangers involved.
San Francisco in 1875 and Dakota territory near Fort Rinaldi, including a schoolhouse and reservation lands · Paladin, Ellen Stonham/Mrs. Carson, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Carson, Red Cloud, Jimmy (Ellen's son)
Listen for: Paladin's reunion with Ellen after twelve years and his discovery of her marriage and missing son; the tension between his past love and present circumstances
Have Gun, Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido (1959)
Paladin is hired by Jesse Reed to bring back Dave Enderby, an outlaw who shot Reed and ambushed his men when Reed tried to rescue his daughter from Enderby in the Mexican outlaw town of Perdido. Paladin travels to Perdido, where the town's custom is to ring bells when strangers arrive or leave, and confronts Enderby in the local cantina.
Perdido, an outlaw town in Mexico, and San Francisco in 1875 · Paladin, Jesse Reed, Hey Boy, Dave Enderby, Señor O'Brien, the Alcalde
Listen for: Paladin's first encounter with Enderby in the cantina, where knife-throwing and gunplay establish the danger of the task ahead
Have Gun, Will Travel: Treasure Hunt (1959)
Young John Meriwether arrives in San Francisco as a stowaway, seeking Paladin's help to find his late father's buried treasure using a map that arrived in the mail. When someone breaks into John's hotel room and attacks him while searching for the map, Paladin agrees to protect the boy and help him locate the lighthouse saloon in Sacramento, where the map's mysterious return address originated.
San Francisco, 1875. Paladin's room at the Carlton Hotel. · Paladin, John Meriwether, Miss Wong, Hay Boy
Listen for: A young runaway's desperate quest to prove his absent father was not a failure, and the mysterious intrusion that suggests others are after the same treasure map.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Viva (part 1) (1960)
Paladin is hired by Father O'Toole to retrieve an organ sent from France as a gift for a small mission church on the Rio Grande. The Bishop is visiting for the first time in eight years, and the organ is meant to impress him. Paladin and Tohono, an Indian boy raised by the priest, travel to the Mexican port of Matamoros to collect the organ and bring it back through territory torn by revolution.
San Francisco in 1875 and the Rio Grande border region of Mexico, including the port of Matamoros. · Paladin, Father O'Toole, Tohono, Miss Wong, Bagshaw
Listen for: Paladin navigates Mexican bureaucracy and customs red tape to secure the organ crate for delivery to the mission.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Way for the Delta Queen (1960)
Paladin is hired by Colonel Tulliver to serve as bodyguard for the Delta Queen, a Mississippi riverboat racing against the Stonewall Jackson to St. Louis. Before the race even begins, someone sabotages the Queen's rudder cable, and Paladin must discover who aboard the boat is trying to ensure their defeat.
San Francisco and the Mississippi River aboard the Delta Queen riverboat, 1875 · Paladin, Colonel Tulliver, Captain, Boy
Listen for: A mysterious saboteur tries to prevent the Delta Queen from winning her race, and Paladin begins investigating among the passengers and crew.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Wedding Day (1959)
Paladin travels to Ashton, Kansas for the wedding of Judge Lindsey's daughter Susan, an old friend from his past. Upon arrival, he discovers that Susan is marrying Tom Cameron, a newcomer to the area, rather than David Brinker, the local man who grew up with her and clearly still harbors feelings for her. As the wedding celebration unfolds, tensions simmer beneath the festive surface.
Ashton, Kansas and the Lindsey ranch, 1875. The story begins at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco before moving to the wedding celebration. · Paladin, Susan Lindsey, Judge Aaron Lindsey, David Brinker, Tom Cameron, Hey Boy
Listen for: The reveal of why David Brinker is leaving town despite his obvious love for Susan, and what complications might arise from the wedding celebration as the evening progresses and a traditional custom is suggested.
Have Gun, Will Travel: When in Rome (1959)
Paladin escorts an elderly Ohio couple, Mr. and Mrs. Temple, to their daughter's ranch near San Jose after they arrive at the Carlton Hotel waiting for their son-in-law who never appears. During the stagecoach journey, a notorious bandit known as the Professor stages a holdup at Midway Station, and when Mr. Temple attempts to resist, he is shot. Paladin must now deal with the aftermath of violence and the Temples' conflicting feelings about his methods.
San Francisco to San Jose, 1875, including the Carlton Hotel and Midway Station stagecoach stop · Paladin, Mrs. Temple, Mr. Temple, The Professor, Emma Jean, Stage driver, Station keeper
Listen for: The Professor's polite manner contrasting with his ruthlessness as a bandit; Paladin's confrontation with Mrs. Temple over whether his use of force actually helped or made things worse; the tension between civilized city manners and frontier violence
Have Gun, Will Travel: Winchester Quarantine (1959)
Paladin travels to a remote ranch owned by Joe Whitehorse, an educated Indian facing severe troubles. Whitehorse's cattle are mysteriously dying, and his powerful neighbor McNally forbids any animal to leave McNally's land, threatening to shoot any horse that crosses the boundary. Paladin must discover what is causing the cattle plague and find a way to help Whitehorse navigate the dangerous situation.
A remote ranch in the West near the town of Brotherton, 1875 · Paladin, Joe Whitehorse, McNally, Pee-vee, Mrs. Whitehorse, the bartender
Listen for: The cause of the cattle sickness and whether Paladin can help Whitehorse overcome McNally's tyranny and the prejudice he faces from the townspeople.
Have Gun, Will Travel: Young Gun (1959)
Paladin is hired by a desperate rancher facing a severe drought to help protect his water supply. When a young gunman named Calvert arrives in town and kills the rancher's hand, Paladin discovers the rancher expects him to act as an executioner rather than solve the real problem threatening the ranch.
The town of Benedict and the Wellman Ranch in the drought-stricken West · Paladin, Mr. Wellman, Jeff, Casey, Calvert, Barney the bartender
Listen for: The opening scene between Paladin and a man discussing brandy and water, followed by the tense gunfight in Benedict's dusty street, and Paladin's realization that his client has misunderstood what services he provides.