Rawhide · S5, E6
Incident of the Lost Woman
The drovers protect a young woman fleeing with her child from the family of her dead husband. Riding in open country, Gil Favor discovers an unconscious woman lying on the ground with her blanket-wrapped baby. He takes them back to the drovers' camp and the men set about caring for them. The child is apparently okay, but the mother, Lissa, seems to be suffering from heat exhaustion. After regaining consciousness, Lissa tells Gil that her husband has been killed in an accident and begs to be allowed to go with the drovers to Scottsboro. Later, Gantry Hobson and his two sons, Jess and Billy, overtake the drovers. Gantry identifies himself as the father of Lissa's dead husband and reveals his intention of taking Lissa and the child with him. When Lissa refuses to budge, Gantry commands Jess to take her forcefully. Favor fights them off and Gantry leaves, vowing to return to claim his grandson.