Laura and Grace Snider are both in low spirits when they are left with no dates for the spring dance. Feeling that Grace is under-appreciated by Isaiah Edwards, Caroline uses memories of her courtship with Charles to provide her friend with strategies to make Isaiah jealous. Laura overhears their conversation and applies it to her own experiences.
James Stacy guest stars as a personable thief, who doesn't relish the thought of a minimum two-year sentence because of his past record and, therefore, seeks to escape from Festus en route to the Dodge City jail.
A gang of outlaws trying to recover some lost loot run into Marshal Dillon, in the first of a two-part drama.
Marshal Matt Dillon faces a dual threat in the conclusion of this two-part drama.