A man convicted in a gold mine swindle returns from prison to prove he is not a thief and coward.
The Cartwrights befriend a boy whose father has been sent to jail and whose mother has recently died.
Russ Brook is a former friend of Cissy's who is now in the Peace Corps. Russ asks Cissy to join him on a mission to Chile.
Wagoners find Ben Morrell and his son very antisocial: the two can't even tolerate each other.
