For whatever reason, we have at least one episode a year where someone from Stockton will lose their memory. Just last season Jarrod was the one that caused a wild adventure when he gets a knock on the head causing amnesia. This time it is Heath's turn to take the bump on the head and be the person of the week on another episode of "The Big Valley'.
Charley White Horse has been a friend of Heath's since a scout in the army. Now days Charley hangs around saloons doing anything for drinks. When Parker Atlas gets Charley to walk across the balcony blindfolded things go wrong. Charley falls to his death which makes Heath angry enough to hunt down Parker.
Heath finds Parker in the stable before being hit over the head. When Heath awakes, Parker is dead and two eye witnesses, Doc Tulley and Gus Vandiver, advises they saw Heath shoot Parker. And with the bump on the head, Heath cannot remember what happened.
Heath will stand trial for the murder of Parker with his brother, Jarrod, defending him of the charges. With two eye witnesses it will be difficult for Jarrod to have any defense in court. The only hope is for Heath's memory to return enough to remember some fact about that evening.
The episode started off real hopeful and then descended into a story with predicable dialog and uninteresting action. To me, when a script has to opt for memory loss then the writers are not really trying. Even with the great acting by the cast, this episode seemed slow and repetitive in nature. Not one of the better shows.