Larry Golden

Charles, Mr. Edwards, and two other men take a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They must deal with many things along the road, including prejudice.

When heavy rains make it impossible to plant their crops, the Ingalls and Edwards families head west to search for gold.

Trouble erupts when a local farmer, who is hateful and bigoted, refuses to set a fair price for wheat, since black farmers would be entitled to the same price. The whole thing escalates when the farmer assaults Jonathan's young son and is later accused of setting fire to the Garvey’s barn.

On a dark and stormy night, Laura is sleeping over at the blind school and spending some quality time with Mary. Trouble strikes when they open the door for a trio of escaped convicts, threatening their lives and all the children in the school.

Kelly takes the place of a radio newswoman (Linda Dano) threatened with death if she stays on the air.

Tom learns the importance of family relationships when David (Mark Hamill) moves out.