"Scapegoat" is one of the better episodes, as a rough winter has devastated the Tuscarawas of Chief Thunder Sky (Earl Grey, last of two), leaving them without both food and animals for fur trapping. Hawkeye believes that the Winslow trading post will be glad to offer credit in exchange for a later payment once the tribe gets back on its feet, but Great Bear (Bruce Webb, first of two) remains unconvinced of white man's trustworthiness. Complications arise when the Chief's son, Running Deer (Jonathan White, last of two), is caught trying to steal provisions at the post, just after a pistol shot rings out, the owner felled by the fatal bullet. Running Deer proclaims his innocence, despite both Hawkeye and the widow Winslow (Vita Linder, first of two) seeing no one else except for the accused. Suspicion is aroused by Winslow's partner, Dana Bennett (Len Ontkean, fourth of seven), who gins up townsman Harris (James Doohan, first of two) into a lynching mood, unwilling to wait for the arrival of Judge Holmes (Rex Devlin, first of four) to preside over the subsequent trial. Hawkeye is certain of Running Deer's innocence once the jailer (Hugh Watson, second of six) gets paid to set the Indian free. Again, little is required of Lon Chaney's Chingachgook apart from his physicality, but the murder trial makes it an unusual entry worth watching. Vita Linder was the sister of Cec Linder (Felix Leiter in "Goldfinger," who likewise appeared twice on the show), while native Canadian James Doohan, a veteran of radio long before STAR TREK, was still relatively new to television, not quite a dozen credits at this time, appearing (along with Rex Devlin) in the very next episode, "Way Station."
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Beam Me Up Harris
Rainey-Dawn12 July 2019
A young James Doohan co-stars in this episode as a man named Harris. Doohan is best known for his work on Star Trek as Mr. Scott aka 'Scotty'.
This is one of the better episodes you'll find of Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans and not because Doohan co-stars - but because it's a very interesting story of the Tuscarora tribe that going to die by either freezing or starving to death. Again, it's up to our heroes Hawkeye and Chingachkook to help them to survive the harsh winter.
8.5/10
This is one of the better episodes you'll find of Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans and not because Doohan co-stars - but because it's a very interesting story of the Tuscarora tribe that going to die by either freezing or starving to death. Again, it's up to our heroes Hawkeye and Chingachkook to help them to survive the harsh winter.
8.5/10
Scapegoat
Prismark1020 October 2020
Hawkeye comes to the defence of Running Deer, a native Indian who has been accused of murder. He was intending to steal some rifles.
The dead man operated a successful trading post. Hawkeye wants to ensure that Running Deer gets a fair trial or else there would be a war with the Indian tribe.
The locals want to give Running Deer their own brand of quick summary justice and hang him quick.
Hawkeye thinks someone has an ulterior motive to blame Running Deer.
Hawkeye turns Perry Mason at the trial, he seems to spot something in the murder weapon that no one else had.
The episode features an early appearance of James Doohan.
The dead man operated a successful trading post. Hawkeye wants to ensure that Running Deer gets a fair trial or else there would be a war with the Indian tribe.
The locals want to give Running Deer their own brand of quick summary justice and hang him quick.
Hawkeye thinks someone has an ulterior motive to blame Running Deer.
Hawkeye turns Perry Mason at the trial, he seems to spot something in the murder weapon that no one else had.
The episode features an early appearance of James Doohan.
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