A young kid who committed armed robbery but is obviously a decent person, is nonetheless being transported by Josh Randall via stage. En route, they are taken hostage by two killers, who we saw briefly murder a nice old man in the episode's introduction. John Larch ("Kale") is the main killer here and is not someone whose name we know but his face is recognizable. He was one of these actors that was in the million of TV shows in the '50s through the 70s. His young, stupid partner, "Cox," however, is Warren Oates, who turned out to be a fairly big movie star.
Anyway, "Kale" figures out the best way he and his partner can escape is to get across the border. All of them - the two crooks, the nice kid crook, Randall and the stage driver - go on a stagecoach headed that way. When they get to the border, it will look like Kale and Cox are prisoners being escorted by Randall and company. However, since the bad guys have all the guns, they will still be in charge all the way. That's the plan. The ending was a very predictable one that even I could see coming a mile away so, for that, it loses a point or two. It's still a pretty decent episode with good acting.
Anyway, "Kale" figures out the best way he and his partner can escape is to get across the border. All of them - the two crooks, the nice kid crook, Randall and the stage driver - go on a stagecoach headed that way. When they get to the border, it will look like Kale and Cox are prisoners being escorted by Randall and company. However, since the bad guys have all the guns, they will still be in charge all the way. That's the plan. The ending was a very predictable one that even I could see coming a mile away so, for that, it loses a point or two. It's still a pretty decent episode with good acting.