Return to Honor

Ben Cartwrights Neffe Will taucht plötzlich auf. Er wird von seinem ehemaligen Kumpanen Butler verfolgt, der ihm nach dem Leben trachtet. Ben bietet Will auf der Ponderosa ein neues Zuhause an. Um an Will zu kommen, lauert Butler den Cartwrights auf.

Ben must travel to pay his respects after he learns of the death of his nephew Will. When he visits the grave, he finds his nephew barely alive with a bullet wound. He takes him to a doctor and Will insists that he leave, but Ben refuses. Will explains that the men after him must believe that he is dead. Ben decides his best bet is to take Will home. He and Will are followed by the same men who are interested in some valuables Will is carrying.

Ben hører rykter om at hans nevø har blitt drept i nabobyen Pine City.