Kem Dibbs

Earp jails Ben Thompson in the hope that his mentally unstable brother Bill will attempt a jailbreak, but the Marshal underestimates the misguided and naive ruthlessness of young Abbie Crandall, who is also determined to help Ben escape.

Wyatt Earp's insistence on patiently stalking the Thompson brothers with a pair of Indian scouts (rather than a posse) doesn't set well with some influential Ellsworth citizens who demand immediate pursuit and capture of the two fugitives.

A quick-tempered former Confederate officer with a grudge against Wyatt Earp threatens to assemble a mob and destroy Ellsworth if Wyatt is not immediately stripped of his badge and run out of town.

Jim Hardie is setting up a new branch on the Wells Fargo line and is looking for someone for the shotgun messenger.

Opening episode of the series, introduces Jim Bowie - and how he encountered a bear while armed only with a rifle, which misfires and had to flee for his life, which inspired the first Bowie knife to be made, according to Jim's own specification.