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Court Martial

Season 2, Episode 24, Aired 3/6/67

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An old war friend of Nick's is being courtmartialed, along with Nick himself!

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Linda Evans

Audra Barkley
Barbara Stanwyck

Victoria Barkley
Richard Long

Jarrod Barkley

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Dangerous case of entrapment for the government turns deadly.

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By AcaciaJules, Jan 30, 2011 Report Abuse

What kind of brother allows his family to worry about the safety of their lives, over a war crime, that according to this same brother in the "The Guild of Matt Bentell" should be forgotten? He endangers his brothers, who have no clue what's going on, and have a history of doing whatever it take, no matter the risk to themselves, to save their family. His mother and sister, are locked up in their own home, with no clue of what's going on, believing Jarrod to be in danger. Jarrod's supposed to be the smart, even thinking one. I just find it hard to believe he would do something so stupid, so unthinking. But he always did turn a blind eye to the pain of his family, in the name of "justice".moreless

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A lynch party, a court martial, and Nick Barkley. Find out why it happened in this episode.

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By daisyduke71, Jan 27, 2007 Report Abuse

General Alderson goes to the Barkley ranch to buy horses from the Barkley's. He is going to get them because the Barkley's have a government contract. Five men from a town, called Mayville that he commanded be massacred, have taken Audra, Victoria, and Silas and Ciego all hostage. They want to hang him for his bad deed. Nick and Heath, who have been on cattle drive, come home 5 days earlier than expected and are also captured. Nick was under Alderson's command; he was his aide at Mayville. Nick and Alderson go on trial for murder, it was held at the Barkley ranch, with the 5 men as judge and jury. They were both defended by Jerrod. Heath tries to escape by jumping out a window during the trial but is recaptured. As Alderson is to be hanged he confesses to ordering the execution of the people in the town. He also confesses to being a Confederate spy and plotting to kill President Lincoln. He is taken back to Washington by the 5 men who are actually Federal Agents. Jerrod knew about this when he was asked to help by the United States government. Nick of course is enraged and hits Jerrod. He blames him for putting the family in danger. Jerrod asked Nick what would he have done if he had been asked to help. He said he would have probably done the same thing. It was a very good episode my favorite of the series.moreless

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