Written by  GENE L. COON (Teleplay)  &  S.S. SCHWEITZER (Story)  Directed by  LAWRENCE DOBKIN  GUEST CAST  GEORGE CHANDLER as Sam Lowell  MIMSY FARMER as Lorrie Thatcher WESLEY LAU as Jacobus Carson. HARRY HICKOX as Hotel Keeper NAOMI STEVENS as Carmelita JAN ARVAN as Bartender  LALO RIOS as Pepe  CHARLES HORVATH as Ramirez

Chad & Joe are sent to stop the Ramirez gang from taking over Guarded Wells. After they dispose of the gang, the grateful town showers them with free food, rooms and whiskey.  Chad comes up with a plan to get them a few days vacation to enjoy the hospitality.  They wire the Captain that the Calico Kid is coming to Guarded Wells, requiring their intervention.  Jacobus Carson, who hired the Ramirez gang to disrupt the town, has plans to steal a wagon load of gold bullion stored in the bank.  He takes advantage of the Calico Kid scare, dressing up in a calico shirt to blame his robbery on the Kid.  The Captain, who discovers that the Calico Kid was a highwayman over 30 years ago, rides toward Guarded Wells with Reese to find out what Chad & Joe are up to,  He spots Chad in the distance, also dressed as the Calico Kid.  He catches up with Chad just as he & Joe have fortuitously rounded up Carson’s gang. When the Rangers troop back to Guarded Wells with the Carson gang and the wagon full of gold bullion in tow, the town once again wants to shower them with the good life.  The Captain, now understanding the reason for the Calico Kid story, sends Chad, Joe & Reese back to Laredo, intending to partake of the town’s gratitude himself.

The women of Guarded Wells show their appreciation

NiteOwl Review:  Another of our favorite episodes.  We have a "high end" Joe here.  That is, the characters of Chad, Reese and the Captain were pretty consistent from episode to episode after the pilot.  Bill Smith's Joe seemed to vary from highly capable, "street smart" to physically strong but not so bright.  Our favorite scene is one in which after Joe comes up with a plan that puts Chad in the hot seat, Chad comments to the effect that if he didn't know better he'd think that Joe was he and he was Reese.