April 4, 1969
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Victoria reopens Tucson's only school and befriends a troubled Mexican boy, but she is kidnapped by the boy's father.
Alberto Ruiz, wanted in a slaying, takes his son's horse to escape from a posse. Victoria finds the boy, Carlos, walking in the desert and takes him back to the High Chaparral. Carlos remembers his father's promise to meet him in Tucson. He agrees to live with a family in Tucson and attend Victoria's school there. He reacts favorably to her affection, and quickly learns to love school and family life. However, one day Victoria and Blue are taking Carlos home after school when Ruiz kidnaps Victoria for ransom.