Cimarron Strip/Big Jessie

Big Jessie
Season 1, Episode 20
Airdate	February 8, 1968
Production Number	0719
Written by	Dan Mainwaring
Directed by	Herschell Daugherty
← 1x19 Sound of a Drum	1x21 → The Blue Moon Train
Cimarron Strip — Season One

Guest Starring: Mariette Hartley (Jessica Cabot), Donnelly Rhodes (Bill Baylor), Jack Elam (Moon)

Co-Starring: Eddie Hodges (Bud Baylor), Richard O'Brien (Chandler), Timothy Carey (Lobo), Jesslyn Fax (Eva), Robert Swan (King), Rob Hughes (Chad), Burt Mustin (Old Man Peters), Joel Davison (Sean), Ken Drake (R.B.Forbes), K.L. Smith (Blacksmith).

Plot Overview

While Crown is preparing to take 20 year old Bud Baylor to Silver City, New Mexico where he is wanted for robbery and murder, Bud tricks Dulcey into sending a cryptic message to his older brother Bill.

Later on the trail Crown is bushwacked by Bill Baylor and his partner Lobo and in the ensuing fight Bud is wounded and Crown left unconsious without any identification. Coming round Crown meets Big Jessie Cabot, a beautiful and resourceful woman and owner of a run down freight business, comes to his aide putting him on the road to Indian Wells.

Crown is mistaken for the ruthless killer, Billy Baylor, who murdered an Indian Wells blacksmith in cold blood. He is "rescued" from the mob by Moon, a bounty hunter, intent on collecting the $5000 reward for Baylor in Silver City.

Escaping from Moon, Crown finds his way to Jessie's freight business asking for help.

Pursued by a posse and Moon a final confrontation takes place at one of Jessie's relay stations where the Baylor brothers and Lobo have taken shelter.

Arc Advancement

Characters

Dulcey, Francis, and MacGregor only appear in the pre title sequence.

Quotes

• Crown "I had help, I jumped from the frying pan into the fire, a bounty hunter".