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This is a full episode as we have two small plots that thicken into one as Mark meets an odd blind man near the ranch and Luke's cattle become infected with a serious virus. Both will come together by the end of the show making for a nice watch for viewers.

Mark happens to meet a blind banjo players that actually makes Mark leery. But for some reason Mark returns the next day to buddy up with the blind man that sings songs that are obviously and poorly lip-synced. Luke on the meantime has to deal with a government man, John Mack, that claims that all of Luke's cattle must be killed. Here is the strange part- the blind man and the government man have a history and it is not friendly.

There is a lot of activity going on in this episode which always makes for an exciting story. An interesting episode that was entertaining right to the end. Good watch.

Humungous Cliff Osmond gives a blinding performance as a big chubby who suffered blindness and facial injuries that made him look grotesque due to the actions of Jeff York, who plays John Mack. Osmond works as a banjo-playing beggar who is creeping around looking for Mack, in order to get revenge.

York/Mack is also the Goverment agent that orders Lucas to kill his entire herd, because they are infected. Osmond and York are eventually going to meet in a final confrontation which reveals the truth to all.

Cliff Osmond and his horrible singing and banjo-slapping makes you wonder if he really is the father of Donny and Marie Osmond. The story itself is interesting as it pits a blind banjo-banging beggar against a powerful man (York) who is at least as big and powerful as Osmond. Who will win? The odds are massively against Osmond.

Jeff York was a way better actor than Cliff Osmond, and he looked human. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be cast as a villain in Westerns. This story would have worked better if their roles were flipped, and York had played the sympathetic role. At the end of this episode, York does get to be the good guy, and Osmond sings another horrible song in appreciation of York.

The story is written by Cyril Hume, who was a novelist and who wrote many screenplays for the Tarzan movies.