Strong story with movie-level cast-- Carradine, Albright, and Drury. Farm wife Albright shows up at Matt's office, claiming husband Carradine wants to kill her. Matt rides to farm, but Carradine shows no suspicious signs, emphasizing instead that he loves her and does so in convincing fashion. Now Matt doesn't know what to think until Kitty points out handsome young drifter (Drury) who has started work at the farm. And so the plot thickens.
Good screenplay from Les Crutchfield that leads to one of those deeper ironical endings that helped distinguish the series. Fine work from young Drury as the star-crossed drifter. However, someone in production decided Albright should be dressed as though she just stepped out of a glossy magazine-- some farm wife! Also, the cadaverously impressive Carradine's part is much to brief for an actor of his abilities. There's an unusual moment in the screenplay that should be noted. Matt walks into the saloon where Doc is holding forth at a table with others clustered around. Convention leads us to expect Matt will linger in some fashion with another cast principal. But he doesn't, walking past instead. Thus we never learn what the heavy discussion was about. The plot is advanced not a whit. But the moment does suggest something unusual and often neglected in a tightly budgeted TV series. Namely, that there is life beyond camera range.