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Flood's Folly

Episode Number: 102    Season Num: 4    First Aired: February 19, 1961    Prod Code: 424059
Outside Denver, Colorado, Beau and his friend, Judge Scott, find shelter during a blizzard at the home of Martha Flood and her niece Sally. Martha and the judge are plotting to institutionalize Sally in order to take over her inheritance. However, Martha's lover, a professional killer named Chet Whitehead plans to kill Sally, the judge, and Maverick.

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Writer: Don Tait, Coles Trapnell, George F. Slavin, George F. Slavin
Director: Irving J. Moore
Star: Roger Moore (Beau Maverick)
Guest Star: John Cliff (Elkins),  Ric Roman (Emory),  Marlene Willis (Sally Flood),  Michael Pate (Chet Whitehead),  Jeanne Cooper (Martha Flood),  Alan Baxter (Judge John Scott)

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This episode takes place in 1876. (edit)
Michael Pate is best remembered for his role as Undead gunslinger Drake Robley in the cult B-horror film Curse of the Undead. (edit)

Quotes

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Emory: When the time comes, gambler, I'm gonna take care of you personally.
Beau: I'll imagine you'll have to draw straws. (edit)
Sally: Aunt Martha never allowed any visitors before.
Beau: Then I would say it's about time. (edit)
Beau (about his room): Mrs. Flood, this looks like luxury to me.
Martha: Not luxury, Mr. Maverick, necessities. (edit)
Beau: Mrs. Flood, your hospitality is one thing. Your niece is another. I don't intend to take advantage of either. (edit)
Beau: I've been outbluffed by some of the best poker players in the country but they couldn't even sit at the same table with our lovely landlady. (edit)

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The storyline of this episode bears more than a passing resemblance to the plot of the 1940 horror comedy You'll Find Out which starred Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Peter Lorre (edit)

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