Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)
Episode 1
The Day the Empire Stood Still
Sep 25, 1962
Episode 2
Ballard Number One
Oct 2, 1962
Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
Episode 3
A Place to Put a Life
Oct 9, 1962
Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
Episode 4
Ride to a Fall
Oct 16, 1962
Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
Episode 5
Long Past, Long Remembered
Oct 23, 1962
Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
Episode 6
Walk Like a King
Oct 30, 1962
Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
Episode 7
The Fire Dancer
Nov 13, 1962
Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
Episode 8
The Tall Shadow
Nov 20, 1962
Episode 9
The Earth Mover
Nov 27, 1962
Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
Episode 10
Pressure Lock
Dec 4, 1962
In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
Episode 11
Echo of a Man
Dec 11, 1962
Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
Episode 12
When the Gods Laugh
Dec 18, 1962
A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
Episode 13
Green, Green Hills
Dec 25, 1962
Episode 14
Stopover on the Way to the Moon
Jan 1, 1963
After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
Episode 15
The Four Thumbs Story
Jan 8, 1963
A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
Episode 16
End of an Image
Jan 15, 1963
Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
Episode 17
The Loner
Jan 22, 1963
Mike Novak wants to work on the Garret spread until he's paid for a mare of his choice, but his choice is Tal's favorite.
Episode 18
Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Jan 29, 1963
Episode 19
No Small Wars
Feb 5, 1963
Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
Episode 20
The Tiger Inside
Feb 12, 1963
Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
Episode 21
Season of Growth
Feb 19, 1963
Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
Episode 22
Seven Days on Rough Street
Feb 26, 1963
After claiming he doesn't need the security of the Garret ranch, Tal leaves for Delgado---on the bet he can't stay a week.
Episode 23
A House in Order
Mar 5, 1963
News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
Episode 24
Down There, the World
Mar 12, 1963
The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
Episode 25
Burnout
Mar 19, 1963
Forest Ranger Tom Barton has problems: the Garret logging operation is violating the timber contract with the Forest Service--and logging foreman Chris Norden is a tough guy to deal with.
Episode 26
Hidden Asset
Mar 26, 1963
Episode 27
Arrow in the Sky
Apr 9, 1963
Episode 28
Nobody Dies on Saturday
Apr 16, 1963
Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
Episode 29
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
Apr 23, 1963
A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
Episode 30
Duet for Eight Wheels
Apr 30, 1963
Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
Episode 31
Between Friday and Monday
May 7, 1963
Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
Episode 32
The Convention
May 14, 1963