Summary: Desperadoes and a contract with the Army spells trouble for those on the Ponderosa.
Rating: T 16,650 words
Contract (The) #2 – The Price of Courage – by Gwynne
Summary: The following script, based on the story The Contract, was submitted to Bonanza in early 1963 by a kind agent willing to take on an unsold writer. The script was rejected as ‘well done, but too expensive in production.”
Rating: PG-13 19,427 words
Summary: A seriously injured Adam must deal with the urgent need to get the ranch ready for winter, and try to solve a domestic mystery while coping with insistent pain that immobilizes and distracts him.
Rating: T 21,700 words
Summary: An unconventional older woman; an exceptional young man – everybody has to learn from someone, and Adam is fortunate to find the perfect teacher.
Rating: T 6,245 words
Summary: When an accident leaves Adam suddenly blind, he and his family must come to terms with his drastically altered status. A poker game and a forest fire both have their impact.
Rating: soft R 26,450 words
When the Time Comes – by Gwynne
Summary: Deeply troubled after his return from the Civil War, Adam finds redemption in helping a Rebel seek justice.
Rating: T 21,780 words