Guest star Jeremy Slate gives a strong performance as the loner of the title, an honest and determined young man who rises unconventional tactics to get foreman Redigo (Richard Egan) to give him a job on the ranch. What gives the tale its spirit is the threat Slate poses to young Tal Garret (Ryan O'Neal), and it's the clash between these two that holds you right up to its medical-show-lnspired, melodramatic end.

Absorbing entry featuring a valid flashback about the turbulent battle for power that followed the death of ranch owner Garret. Not only does it tell a suspenseful story about Jim Redigo's (Richard Egan) victory over an unscrupulous antagonist (Robert Culp), but it also establishes the strength and sensibility of the Redigo character we've come to admire in the series overall.

Guest star Robert Vaughn does a superb job as a hostile paraplegic who's lost his will to live. How his rehabilitation is accomplished through the ministrations of lovely Connie Garret will keep you troubled and fascinated throughout However, the only fault we find with the drama is the unlikely premise that Jim Redigo would have urged Connie to get involved, without thinking the problem through in the first place.