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The Rifleman/The Prodigal
| The Prodigal | |
| Season 2, Episode 31 | |
| Airdate | April 26, 1960 |
| Written by | Robert Sherman |
| Directed by | Donald McDougall |
| Produced by | Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven |
| ← 2x30 Sins of the Father |
2x32 → The Fourflusher |
| The Rifleman — Season Two | |
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The Prodigal is the thirty-first episode of the second season of The Rifleman, and the seventy-first episode overall.
Starring: Chuck Connors (Lucas McCain), Johnny Crawford (Mark McCain)
Additional Cast: Rhys Williams (Doc Burrage), Kevin Hagen (Billy St. John), Lee Van Cleef (Stinger), Warren Oates (Santos), Rodolfo Hoyos (Luis), Hope Summers (Hattie Denton), Josephine Hutchinson (Christine)
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Plot Overview
Billy is a bank robber who deceives the rest of his outlaw gang and comes to North Fork so that he can see his mother as she passes through on the stage. He has been deceiving his mother into thinking that he is legitimate and has a son who is Mark's age. In order to maintain his story, he holds Lucas and Mark at gunpoint so that Mark will pose as his son. His mother arrives, but turns out to be dying. To make matters worse, Billy's outlaw associates surround him and the others at Lucas's ranch house. Lucas helps Billy to make the most difficult decision of his life.
