End of a Young Gun

"End of a Young Gun" is the third episode of The Rifleman Season One. Directed by Jerry Hopper and written by Frank D. Gilroy, it aired on October 14, 1958.
==Synopsis==
Lucas lets a young bank robber stay on his ranch after he breaks his leg saving Mark.
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==Plot==
Two brothers, Will and Hank Fulton, are on the run with two other bandits after having robbed a bank. After Will and Hank split up from the other two, they come across Mark stuck on a ledge crying for help. The younger brother, Will, insists on helping him, to Hank's protest, but in the process of saving Mark's life, he breaks his leg. The three ride back to the the ranch, and Will and Hank and inform Lucas of what happened, but that they don't want a doctor involved.
Lucas does what he can to set and treat Will's leg himself. Hank asks Lucas if he would let Will stay on the ranch until his leg heals enough to be able to ride, reminding him that Will wouldn't have broken his leg in the first place if he didn't save Mark's life. Lucas obliges, and Hank tells Will that he'll come back to get him in about a month. He leaves Will with the stolen bank money.
After Hank leaves, Marshal Bennet of nearby Martinsville arrives on the ranch and tells Lucas that he's looking for four robbers, three of them men and one a younger man, and Lucas lies and tells him he hasn't seen anyone.
The longer Will stays on the ranch, he befriends Mark and enjoys the McCains' way of life, and starts to realize how much he hates being on the run all the time. He fancies a young woman named Ann Bard who rides up to the ranch occasionally to see him, and she asks him to dinner but he has to refuse, breaking his heart.
Hank and the other two robbers come back to the ranch to get Will, and Will finally stands up to Hank and tells him he doesn't want to run anymore and wants to go straight. Hank argues but finally gives in, and asks for the stolen money. When Will goes to hand it to him, Lucas slings the bag away with his rifle. This initiates gunfire, and Hank and the other two robbers end up dead.
In the final scene of the episode, Will sets to go turn the stolen bank money back in to the Marshal, with Ann awaiting his return.
==Cast==
===Main===
* Lucas McCain - Chuck Connors
* Mark McCain - Johnny Crawford
===Guests===
* Will Fulton - Michael Landon 
* Hank Fulton - Charles Cooper
* Ann Bard - Carolyn Craig
* Marshal Bennet - Joe Haworth
* Jesse Wayne (uncredited)
* Outlaw - Mel Carter
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