Robert Sorrells

Leaving New York City behind, Tod and Buz begin their search "to catch a star" and find themselves in a nightmare right out of "Bad Day at Black Rock." The unfriendly, suspicious, and violent residents of a tiny Mississippi town have a long-held secret--and they will kill to protect it.

A horse named Dalleyrand escapes from the horse trailer of Jack Spindler in front of the Stephens home. Unable to talk to the horse, Samantha turns her into a women named Dolly. Dolly tells Samantha she has forced to set a fast pace and tire the horses out so her sister, Adorable Diane, can win. Samantha invites Dolly to rest up at the Stephens home. Darrin arrives with Gus Walters, who needs money to market a new invention. Dolly suggests they go to the track where she can make money for him by picking winners. Samantha shocks Darrin when she tells him- Gus can't lose because Dolly really is a racehorse.

Doc Adams, kidnapped to treat a wounded outlaw, is later asked by one of his abductors to teach him medicine. (TV-PG)

John-Boy's feelings of inadequacy are washed away in a flood of pure vanity when circumstances lead to the publishing of a book of his short stories. Jason gets a paying job playing music in a band, but no one in the family seems to notice.

Olivia, Jim Bob and Elizabeth become lost on Walton's Mountain.