A detachment of the 7th Cavalry ends up killing a peaceful Cheyenne hunting party. This puts a Cheyenne chief and a female reporter after Custer's scalp.
Nitpick: strange that Melinda Terry has the same last name as her brother as it's specifically stated in the dialogue that she's married and has two children.
Edit
This episode takes place in 1870 as it's mentioned in the dialogue that the Battle of the Washita River (which occurred in 1868) took place two years prior.
Edit
Shows represented in this episode include Perry Mason (Barbara Hale), Occasional Wife (Patricia Harty), and Laredo (William Smith).
Edit
Episode director Leo Penn is the father of actor/village idiot Sean Penn.
Edit