Matt's old friend, Brad McClain, rides into Dodge and the first few minutes he is in town gets held up by a local named Yuma Joe. Instead of Joe taking his money, Brad whirls around and takes the gun from Joe's hand. He then makes Joe pick up his bags and tells him that he lost his gun as he makes his way down the street.
The next day Brad goes to see Matt and they talk about old times. Brad tells Matt that he is thinking about settling down and is looking for a business to buy. It just so happens that Jake Bookly's stagecoach line is for sell and Matt introduces him to Jake.
Jake shows Brad all the stage routes and the fact that they have some large money and gold shipments coming and going from Dodge and the danger that can happen. But then some strange things occur that makes Matt suspicious of Brad's intentions. When Yuma Joe is killed even the viewers know that something is amiss. With a large gold shipment coming in on the stage line and Brad riding shotgun, Matt and the viewer believe all is not well.
The episode provided nothing new and seemed like a rehashed plot. Not to say that there was bad acting but there was some odd occurrences during the show. Matt gets knocked out with a small judo chop to the shoulder which was literally absurd. Plus when the scene goes to an abandon mine, I was shocked to see how well lit the underground mine is during filming of a TV show. There was a bright spot when Doc Adams is calling square dance moves but little else that is remarkable. Not one of the most interesting shows of the lot.