Paradise/Guns of Paradise Episode Guide

Originally published: July 2, 1999
Last updated: July 23, 2020

Compiled by Loren Heisey
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Series notes

Show type: Western
Original run of show: October 27, 1988 - May 10, 1991 on CBS

In the 1890s Ethan Allen Cord, a man with a violent past, lives alone in the frontier mining town of Paradise, California, until the unexpected arrival of the four orphaned children of his deceased sister. Though gifted as a gunslinger, Cord possesses little aptitude for raising city kids abruptly transported to a farmhouse in the wilderness. With the help of his friend John Taylor, an Indian shaman, and stubborn bank owner Amelia Lawson, Cord discovers his own fatherly instincts as he gradually accepts the responsibilities of parenthood.

A number of changes were made for season three. The show was retitled Guns of Paradise. Ethan Cord was becoming the new town marshall and he had a fiance, Amelia. He had acquired a new young gambler friend, Dakota.

A DVD box set with all season 1 episodes was released on April 25, 2017 by Warner Archive.

Guide notes

Donna R. Lemaster's Paradise guide was used as a starting point for this guide. Missing and additional information was added from various sources. The season one credits are listed as in the on-screen credits.

Production credits

Created by: David Jacobs and Robert Porter
Executive Producer: David Jacobs
Produced by: James H. Brown
Supervising Producer: James L. Conway
Associate Producers: Robert Porter, Avery Drewe
Music by: Jerrold Immel, Bruce Babcock, Christopher Klatman, Ken Harrison, Richard Lewis Warren, Dan Foliart
Theme by: Jerrold Immel
Filmed on location in Los Angeles by Roundeley Production in association with Lorimar Television.

Note: These vary slightly by episode.

Cast

Season 1 - Paradise Episodes

1. The News From St. Lewis [pilot]

Original airdate: 10/27/88
Written by: David Jacobs & Robert Porter
Directed by: David Jacobs
Guest Starring
Tim Choate as Jack
and Marilyn Jones as Gloria Benning
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Lucy Cord Carroll
Charles Young as Pierce Butler
J. Michael Flynn as Nick Bennning
Branscombe Richmond as Howard
Co-Starring
Bert Rosario as Mr. Mendez
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Featuring
Jeff Hermanson as Ike
Bryan Brightcloud as Indian on Train
Robert Martin as Director
James Kelly as Doctor
Synopsis: Ethan Cord, an 1890s gunfghter, unexpectedly inherits his dying sister's four young children.

2. The Holstered Gun

Original airdate: 11/3/88
Written by: James L. Conway
Directed by: Joseph L. Scanlan
Guest Starring
Bert Kramer as Marshal Walker
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Jim Beaver as Frank Foster
John C. Cooke as Bret Foster
Don W. Lewis as Cole Foster
Co-Starring
Robert Harland as Jack Kelly
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Gary Lee Davis as Toby Clark
Bill Yarbrough as Shotgun
Synopsis: Ethan is convinced by the townspeople to return to gunfghting and fend off a gang of murderous outlaws.

3. Founders' Day

Original airdate: 11/10/88
Written by: Jim Byrnes
Directed by: Michael Rhodes
[opening credits]
William Smith as Quincy Bradley
and Nicholas Surovy as P.J. Brackenhouse
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Scott Coffey as Dick Bradley
Charles Tyner as Herb Applegate
Co-Starring
Julianna McCarthy as Bank Teller
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Andrew Lowery as Ned Bradley
David Ellis as Lester Bradley
Norm Howell as Will Bradley
Tony Veneto as Charlie
Dave Alverson as Hans
Natividad Vacio as Manuel
Gay Hagen as Women
Al Berry as Old Man Customer
Synopsis: When Amelia shoots a young man who is robbing her bank, she needs Ethan's help to fight off the youth's vengeful family.

4. The Ghost Dance

Original airdate: 11/24/88
Written by: Robert Porter
Directed by: Joseph L. Scanlan
[opening credits]
Andrew Prine as Brenner
and Nicholas Surovy as P.J. Brackenhouse
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Lee De Broux as Christmas
Charles Tyner as Herb Applegate
Dennis A. Pratt as Abner
F. William Parker as Mr. Dodd
Co-Starring
Dave Alverson as Hans
Louis R. Plante as William
Lewis Arquette as Mr. Sinclair
Bob Minor as Walbash
Synopsis: Racial hatred explodes when Ethan's Indian friend, John Taylor, is accused of murdering a white man who had been taunting him.

5. Devil's Canyon

Original airdate: 12/1/88
Written by: Roberto Loiederman
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
[opening credits]
Nicholas Surovy as P.J. Brackenhouse
Guest Starring
Mitch Carter as Briggs
Ross Harris as Willy
Co-Starring
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Mimi Rose as Wife
Featuring
Martin Bright as Zeke
Synopsis: While Ethan protects his livestock from a life-threatening disease, Claire is kidnapped by a reclusive trapper.

6. Stray Bullet

Original airdate: 12/8/88
Written by: Richard J. Clayman
Directed by: Michael Caffey
Guest Starring [opening credits]
Stephen Godwin as Robert Parker
Sherry Hursey as Jane Parker
and Nicholas Surovy as P.J. Brackenhouse
Guest Starring
James Crittenden as Charlie
Mack Dryden as Scotty
Robert O'Reilly as Hugh
Paul Tuerpe as Jake
Co-Starring
David Gale as Doc Garrison
John F. Bloom as Tiny
Gay Hagen as Neighbor Lady
John Miranda as Baxter
Robert Keith as Louis
Dennis Hayden as Nick
Synopsis: Ethan considers giving up the children after he is arrested for the accidental shooting of Amelia.

7. The Promise

Original airdate: 12/15/88
Written by: James L. Conway
Directed by: Nick Havinga
Guest Starring [opening credits]
Susan Cash as Maggie
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty
James Crittenden as Charlie
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Lucy Cord Carroll
Co-Starring
Louis R. Plante as William
John F. Bloom as Tiny
Ted Hayden as Adolf
Featuring
Al Fleming as Rider
Synopsis: A collapsed bridge and a windstorm send Ethan, Ben and George on a dangerous trek home for Christmas.

8. Childhood's End

Original airdate: 12/29/88
Written by: Richard J. Clayman
Directed by: Kim Manners
Guest Starring [opening credits]
Irene Miracle as Sarah
Milla Jovovich as Katie
Guest Starring
Larry Hankin as Zak
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Matthew Faison as Judge
James Crittenden as Charlie
Co-Starring
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
John F. Bloom as Tiny
Randy Crowder as Wade Stratton
Tony Epper as Bouncer
Patty Toy as Lucretia
V.C. Dupree as Bobby
Steve Pershing as Bill Russell
Featuring
Barbara Kielian as Salome
Margarita Franco as Juanita
Chad Randall as Runner
Ronnie Rondell as Man
Synopsis: Claire befriends a young girl from a traveling bordello visiting Paradise.

9. A Private War

Original airdate: 1/5/89
Written by: Robert Porter
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
[opening credits]
Nicholas Surovy as P.J. Brackenhouse
Guest Starring
Stanley Kamel as Mr. Sweet
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Lewis Arquette as Mr. Sinclair
James Crittenden as Charlie
Joe Colligan as Rencileer
Kenny Lao as Toy
Co-Starring
Christopher Fong as Min
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
William Marquez as Guzman
Glen Wilder as Mr. Delaney
Synopsis: Ethan's life is in danger when he tries to save the town from a ruthless businessman's schemes.

10. Hard Choices

Original airdate: 1/12/89
Written by: Joel J. Feigenbaum
Directed by: Cliff Bole
Guest Starring [opening credits]
John Beck as Matthew Grady
Guest Starring
Tuck Milligan as Hugh
James Crittenden as Charlie
Co-Starring
Julianna McCarthy as Margaret
Randy Crowder as Wade Stratton
Dennis Hayden as Nick
Robert Keith as Luis
Jerry Tullos as Proprieter
Synopsis: Wanted for murder in Texas, Ethan must decide whether to take the children and run or turn himself in.

11. Crossroads

Original airdate: 1/26/89
Written by: James L. Conway
Directed by: Peter Crane
Also Starring [opening credits]
Kris Kamm as Cole
Stacy Galina as Frankie
and Christopher Wynne as Eli
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Rebecca Balding as Mary McBride
James Crittenden as Charlie
Michael Ensign as Axelrod
Co-Starring
Julianna McCarthy as Margaret
John Bloom as Tiny
Gay Hagen as Pearl
Featuring
Brad Michael Pickett as Earl
Lance Gilbert as Kirby
Synopsis: A defiant Joseph has second thoughts when the gang he has joined decides to rob the local bank.

12. The Traveler

Original airdate: 2/2/89
Written by: Robert Porter
Directed by: Michael Caffey
Also Starring [opening credits]
Hunter Von Leer as Aleck Varna
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty
James Crittenden as Charlie
Rhoda Gemignani as Rusty Rolleri
Terrence Evans as Richie Rolleri
F. William Parker as Mr. Dodd
Julianna McCarthy as Margaret
Synopsis: Ethan befriends a stagecoach accident victim whose amnesia hides a deadly secret.

13. The Secret

Original airdate: 2/8/89
Written by: Joel J. Feigenbaum
Directed by: Michael Lange
Also Starring [opening credits]
Jeremy Roberts as Carl Gant
Candice J. Hincks as Sonia Gant
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
Rebecca Balding as Mary McBride
James Crittenden as Charlie
Julianna McCarthy as Margaret
Kenny Lao as Toy
Co-Starring
Christopher Fong as Min
Randy Crowder as Wade Stratton
John Bloom as Tiny
John Miranda as Baxter
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Louis R. Plante as William
Synopsis: Ethan tries to uncover the truth behind a murder but is hindered by a lack of cooperation from the townspeople.

14. A House Divided

Original airdate: 2/16/89
Written by: James L. Conway
Directed by: Michael Caffey
Also Starring [opening credits]
Don Stroud as Moses
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty
Don Swayze as Langston
Royce D. Applegate as Mulligan
James Crittenden as Charlie
Michael Ensign as Axelrod
Robert Dean as Zachariah
F. William Parker as Mr. Dodd
Co-Starring
Eric Lawson as Roy
Len Wayland as McMurtry
Michael Kruger as Clark
John Bloom as Tiny
John Miranda as Baxter
Will Hunt as Carl
Robert Sorrells as Prospector
Synopsis: Robbers seize the hotel taking Amelia, the children, and others hostage.

15. The Last Warrior

Original airdate: 2/23/89
Written by: Joel J. Feigenbaum
Directed by: Peter Crane
Guest Starring
Nancy Paul as Katherine
Mack Dryden as Scotty McBride
James Crittenden as Charlie
George McDaniel as Sanders
Chip Heller as Pierre
Richard Bull as Judge Hollister
and Marshall Bell as Martin Chessman
Synopsis: John Taylor's determination to protect his land causes a fight between a lumbering company and his ideals.

16. Vengeance

Original airdate: 3/16/89
Written by: Robert Porter
Directed by: Cliff Bole
Guest Starring
Lance LeGault as Harlan Ivey
Charles Boswell as Francis Ivey
William Jordan as Curtis Ivey
James Crittenden as Charlie
and Mark Ballou as Bo Ivey
Featuring
Jimmy Burke as Wood Pleasance
Gary Epper as Matt
Jimmy Booth as Driver
Synopsis: Claire becomes involved with the son of one Ethan's hated adversaries.

17. A Matter of Honor [part 1]

Original airdate: 4/8/89
Written by: James L. Conway
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
Special Guest Star [opening credits]
Chuck Connors as Gideon McKay
Guest Starring
Dennis Patrick as Clay Jennings
Mack Dryden as Scotty
Brooks Gardner as Gus Drapper
James Crittenden as Charlie
Nancy Lenehan as Marti Brandt
Christopher McDonald as Dexter
Michael McManus as Dale Burman
Bradley Fisher as Jared
and Stephen Lee as Jacob Btandt
Co-Starring
James Hardie as Enos Anderson
Tim Eyster as Jeff Brandt
William Marquez as Ramon Martinez
Redmond Glesson as Judge Prine
Bill Long as Jim Clark
Featuring
Jimmy Booth as Driver
Synopsis: A rancher starts a range war in an attempt to take over neighboring ranches. He hires the notorious gunslinger Gideon McKay to prevent Ethan from stopping his plans.
Notes: Chuck Connors had the starring role in The Rifleman and Branded TV shows as well as guest roles on other westerns.

18. Honor Bound [part 2]

Original airdate: 4/15/89
Written by: Joel J. Feigenbaum
Directed by: Cliff Bole
Special Guest Star [opening credits]
Chuck Connors as Gideon McKay
Guest Starring
Dennis Patrick as Clay Jennings
Mack Dryden as Scotty
Brooks Gardner as Gus Drapper
Rebecca Balding as Mary McBride
Christopher McDonald as Dexter
Michael McManus as Dale Burman
Co-Starring
James Hardie as Enos Anderson
William Marquez as Ramon Martinez
Bill Long as Jim Clark
Featuring
Dave Perna as Rowdy
Synopsis: As the water rights battle escalates, Ethan and Gideon prepare to fight.

19. Hour of the Wolf

Original airdate: 4/29/89
Written by: Robert Brennan
Directed by: Robert Scheerer
Guest Starring
James Crittenden as Charlie
Michael Ensign as Mr. Axelrod
Jonathan Perpich as Dr. Lomax
F. William Parker as Mr. Dodd
Co-Starring
John Bloom as Tiny
Randy Crowder as Wade
Will Hunt as Carl
Gay Hagen as Pearl
Helen Duffy as Merle
James Tartan as Dr. Morse
Chuck Lindsly as Jeb
Ron Troncatty as Caleb
Synopsis: When a wolf bites Ethan and Claire, John Taylor goes to Reno to get a vaccine.

20. Treasure

Original airdate: 5/6/89
Written by: Tom Chapman
Directed by: Nicholas Sgarro
Also Starring [opening credits]
Gary Grubbs as Burt
and Ann Dusenberry as Lorna
Featuring
Mark Dornan as Sailor
Synopsis: Ben and George find a map and strike out in search of the treasure. Claire and Joseph soon follow looking for them. Making matters worse are two criminals in pursuit of the boys and treasure.

21. Squaring Off

Original airdate: 5/13/89
Written by: Robert Porter
Directed by: Nick Havinga
Also Starring [opening credits]
John Beck as Matthew Grady
Guest Starring
David Haskell as Chief Emory
Buck Taylor as Frank
Ron Soble as Wright
and Barbara Howard as Marian
Co-Starring
Armand Asselin as Harry
William Forward as Eli
Ginny Wohland as Edith
Benjamin Lum as Mr. Lee
Featuring
Blake Gibbons as Ned
Synopsis: Ethan rescues the Texas Ranger who once rescued him, but enrages the corrupt lawman who framed the Ranger.

22. Long Lost Lawson

Original airdate: 5/20/89
Written by: Joel J. Feigenbaum & James L. Conway
Directed by: James L. Conway
Also Starring [opening credits]
Ted Shackelford as Preston McMillian
Charles Frank as Pierce Lawson
Guest Starring
Mack Dryden as Scotty
James Crittenden as Charlie
B.J. Turner as Rusty
Jim Ingersoll as Luther
Co-Starring
Randy Crowder as Wade
Warren Munson as Henderson
Will Hunt as Carl
Gay Hagen as Pearl
Featuring
Jimmie Booth as Driver
Synopsis: Amelia is less than thrilled that her charming scoundrel of a husband is back in town.

Season 2 - Paradise Episodes

23-24. A Gathering Of Guns [2 hours]

Original airdate: 9/9/89
Guest stars: Hugh O'Brien [ as Wyatt Earp ], Gene Barry [ as Bat Masterson ], John Schneider, Charles Frank, Charles Napier, Jack Elam, Rawley, Valverde, Ray Walston, Johnny Crawford, Alex Kubik
Synopsis: Some of Ethan's old friends join a "last crusade" to spring him from an infamous prison with a reputation for no one ever escaping alive.

25. Home Again

Original airdate: 9/16/89
Guest stars: Hugh O'Brien [ as Wyatt Earp ], Mark Herrier, Robert Fuller, Jon Maynard Pennell, Summer Thomas
Synopsis: After the great prison escape, Ethan is followed home by the famous Wyatt Earp, and a nosy reporter who wants to know why.

26. The Common Good

Original airdate: 9/23/89
Guest stars: Craig Bierko, David Anthony Marshall, Craig Stark
Synopsis: Ethan resists the town's insistence that he take over the marshall's office as they prepare to face a vicious outlaw gang determined to free their imprisoned leader.

27. Dead Run

Original airdate: 10/7/89
Guest stars: Jonathan Gries, Todd Bryant, Michael McGrady
Synopsis: Ethan and Amelia are ambushed by five desperate miners as they carry $50,000 to Virginia City.

28. All the Pretty Little Horses

Original airdate: 10/14/89
Guest stars: Olivia Brown, Caryn Ward
Synopsis: Ethan risks his own reputation and employment with the railroad to shield a vengeful widow determined to make them pay for the death of her husband.

29. Orphan Train

Original airdate: 10/28/89
Guest stars: Michael John Burns, Cliff Osmond, Crystal McKellar
Synopsis: Ethan defies the law to help a fugitive orphan who was forcibly but legally separated from his sister.

30. Burial Ground

Original airdate: 11/4/89
Guest stars: Geoffrey Lewis, Nick Ramus, Ray Oriel
Synopsis: Ethan tries to play peacemaker between an old Indian enemy and an old friend in the cavalry.

31. A Proper Stranger

Original airdate: 11/11/89
Guest stars: Crystal Bernard, Macon McCalman, Tony Epper
Synopsis: Ethan watches the graveyard for a mysterious graverobber while Amelia watches a pretty new schoolteacher with a mysterious past.

32. Boom Town

Original airdate: 11/18/89
Guest stars: John Shearin, Hank Woessner, Tom Kendall
Synopsis: A gold strike on Ethan's land proves a nightmare as Paradise turns into an avaricious boom town.

33. The Return of Johnny Ryan

Original airdate: 12/2/89
Guest stars: Craig Bierko, Marc Alaimo, David Hayward
Synopsis: Killer Johnny Ryan returns to Paradise to kill the man who humiliated him who turns out to be Ethan.

34. The Plague

Original airdate: 12/9/89
Guest stars: Rebecca Balding, Michael Ensign, F. William Parker
Synopsis: The town is tested when an epidemic of smallpox breaks out, and hits several people including George.

35. The Gates of Paradise

Original airdate: 1/6/90
Guest stars: Joseph Campanella, Patrick Labyorteaux, Jerry Hardin, Christian Jacobs, Patrick Day
Synopsis: An allegorical drama centering on the year-end appearance of two strangers - a black-clad pale horseman with two appointments to keep, and a simple youth left abandoned in the forest.

36. Devil's Escort

Original airdate: 1/13/90
Guest stars: P.L. Brown, Patrick Dollaghan, R.D. Call, Dave Adams
Synopsis: Ethan has the unenviable task of escorting a killer determined to escape or die, who's also pursued by a band of angry vigilantes.

37. Dangerous Cargo

Original airdate: 1/20/90
Guest stars: John Beck, Mako, Olivia Burnette, Alex Courtney
Synopsis: Ethan's old friend Matthew Grady persuades Ethan to join him in hauling the opium that mine owners are using to make virtual slaves of their Chinese workers.

38. Till Death Do Us Part

Original airdate: 2/3/90
Guest stars: Stacy Galina, Barry Jenner, James Sloyan
Synopsis: The tomboy Frankie returns to Paradise as an elegantly attired young woman married to a judge with the power to extradite Ethan to Texas on a murder warrant.

39. Avenging Angel

Original airdate: 2/10/90
Guest stars: Gregg Henry, Rebecca Balding
Synopsis: Ethan refuses to accept a paroled murderer who has returned to Paradise as a repentant preacher looking for a second chance.

40. Crossfire

Original airdate: 2/17/90
Guest stars: Johnny Crawford, Chuck Connors, John Lehne, Charles Lucia,
Synopsis: Guest stars: Bibi Besch
Synopsis: Gunfighter Gideon McKay returns to Paradise when his son volunteers their and Ethan's services to settle a violent range war.

41. Shadow of a Doubt

Original airdate: 3/3/90
Guest stars: Patrick Labyorteaux, Michael Ensign, Brian Patrick Clarke, Ben Rawnsley, Paige Pengra,, Doug Sloan
Synopsis: The gentle, slow-witted Jerome is accused of strangling a girl who rejected his overtures, with his fate in the hands of a local jury.

42. The Coward

Original airdate: 4/7/90
Guest stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, K.T. Oslin, Read Morgan
Synopsis: Ethan tries to shelter a young deserter from the Army and the rifle-toting woman who blames him for the death of her son.

43. The Chase

Original airdate: 4/14/90
Guest stars: Bonnie Burroughs, Greg Webb
Synopsis: Amelia takes it very personally when a woman cons her into buying trolleys for the town that are only a pretext for the wholesale theft of every valuable item in town.

44. Dust On the Wind

Original airdate: 4/28/90
Guest stars: James Hampton, Don Sparks, Hans Howes
Synopsis: Ethan and Amelia finally decide to marry but their plans are dashed when the mine closes and Ethan decides he must leave Paradise with everyone else looking for a new way of life, and Amelia decides she must remain behind in the town she has spent so much effort building up.

Season 3 - Guns of Paradise Episodes

45. Out of the Ashes

Original airdate: 1/4/91
Guest stars: Robert Fuller
Synopsis: Ethan tries to help a handsome ne'er-do-well with a gambling problem and to deal with a corrupt sheriff who is extorting protection money from the local merchants.

46. The Bounty

Original airdate: 1/11/91
Guest stars: Patrick Kilpatrick
Synopsis: Ethan and Dakota set off in pursuit of a bank robber with a price on his head while back home John Taylor and Amelia try to help Ben deal with a bully and George battles with dylexia.

47. The Women

Original airdate: 1/25/91
Guest stars: Carol Huston, Cathy Podewell, Jeffrey Josephson, Betsy Randle
Synopsis: Ethan and Dakota ride as escorts for a group of women harassed by the outlaws who have already shot and killed their husbands and now want the money they were carrying to buy land in the west.

48. Bad Blood

Original airdate: 2/1/91
Guest stars: Barbara Rush
Synopsis: Cord returns to Texas to settle matters with a powerful matriarch who believes he's responsible for the cold-blooded murder of her son.

49. The Valley of Death

Original airdate: 2/8/91
Guest stars: Brooks Gardner, Susan Diol
Synopsis: Ethan and Amelia's wedding plans are interrupted by outlaws raiding the town and by Dakota, who has come to believe that Cord is the man who killed his father.

50. A Bullet Through the Heart

Original airdate: 2/15/91
Guest stars: George DiCenzo, Pat Skipper, Kim Langford
Synopsis: His hands tied by a need to follow lawful procedures, Ethan is forced to release, and protect, a hated man responsible for killing a woman in town.

51. See No Evil

Original airdate: 2/22/91
Guest stars: Stephen Burleigh, Richardson Morse, Brent Porter
Synopsis: Ethan has mixed feelings about the medical man called to Paradise to treat a mysterious epidemic when the man also starts to court Amelia.

52. Birthright

Original airdate: 3/8/91
Guest stars: Edward Albert, Janet Gunn
Synopsis: The children's charming but irresponsible father arrives in town, causing Ethan to debate whether or not to tell the children he's still alive.

53. A Study in Scarlet

Original airdate: 3/29/91
Guest stars: Michael J. Pollard, Jack Kehler, Dell Yount, Julie Payne, Lisa Toothman
Synopsis: An out-of-town detective arrives to join Ethan in the search for a serial killer who has been terrorizing the young women of Paradise.

54. The Search For K.C. Cavanaugh

Original airdate: 4/5/91
Guest stars: Mary Crosby, David Graf
Synopsis: Ethan catches up to a notorious bank robber wanted for killing a lawman she claims was in self-defense.

55. Shield of Gold

Original airdate: 4/12/91
Guest stars: Rod Arrants, Will MacMillan
Synopsis: John Taylor ignores his friendship with Ethan and respect for white man's law to reclaim a golden shield that once belonged to his people and has come to Paradise as part of a traveling display of Indian artifacts.

56. Twenty-Four Hours

Original airdate: 5/3/91
Guest stars: Nicollette Sheridan, Maggie Roswell, Irene Arranga, Michael Ensign, Louis R. Plante
Synopsis: A series of minor crises provide lawman Ethan Cord with a hectic day as sheriff of Paradise.

57. Unfinished Business

Original airdate: 5/10/91
Guest stars: Brian Libby
Synopsis: Ethan sends the children away as he prepares to meet the man who once left him for dead after a shootout and has promised to return and finish the job.

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