Cimarron Strip/The Search

The Search
Season 1, Episode 9
Airdate	November 9, 1967
Production Number	0712
Written by	William Wood story by Herman Miller and William Wood
Directed by	Bernard McEveety
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Cimarron Strip — Season One

Guest Starring: Joseph Cotton (Nathan Tio), Martha Scott (Mrs Kihlgren), Jim Davis (Clo Vardeman), L.Q. Jones (Lummy)

Co-Starring: Jonathan Lippe (Kerwin Vardeman), Zalman King (Strawdy Vardeman), Richard O'Brien (Ben Lorton), Charles Seel (Ruckles), Amzie Strickland (Mrs Andrews), Harry Lauter (Wisler), James Gavin (Herald), Arthur Hansen (Andrews), Jerry Summers (Lou Vardeman), Bud George (Dickie Vardeman).

Plot Overview

Marshall Crown has Dickie Vardeman, arrested for murder, prisoner and to get him on to the train to Hayes City, with MacGregor and Francis, organises a deception to trick his two brothers, Lou and Kerwin, who are determined to spring him.

The deception goes wrong for Crown when he is ambushed by the brothers. Crown kills Lou but is shot by Kerwin who reports back to his father, Clo, and brother Strawdy that Crown is dead.

Clo and the two sons return to the ambush to bury Lou and find the marshall's body has gone.

Dulcey, frantic with worry tries to get help from the Cimarron townsmen while Clo offers $500 for Crown's body dead or alive.

Arc Advancement

Characters

Dulcey turns to Nathan Tio, a drunken ex doctor now a philospher, for help but he only offers consolation.

Lummy is a simple minded itinerant collector tempted by the $500.

Clo Vardeman is a killer feared throughout the territory.

Quotes

Dulcey objects to Marshall Crown calling her buscuit. "I am not a three year old"