Written by GENE L.  & BLOISE  N. COON  Directed by EARL BELLAMY  Guest Cast JEANETTE NOLAN as Ma Burns JIM DAVIS as Sheriff Wes Cottrell ARTHUR  HUNNICUT as the Old Timer TOM REESE as Tom Baker ADAIR JAMESON as Flame Burns GREGG PALMER as Curly ROY BARCROFT as The Deputy PAUL BAXLEY as Ike TROY MELTON as Andy ROBERT HERRON as Hunk JEFFERSON COUNTY  as Asst. Deputy

The Captain gives Reese a simple assignment.

Captain Parmalee assigns Reese to bring a special shipment back to Laredo.  In the saloon, Reese brags about the importance of his assignment, leading listeners, including one of the Baker gang, to think he’s bringing a gold shipment.  On his way to Laredo with the locked strongbox, Reese has encounters with the Baker gang, a crooked sheriff & his deputies, Ma Burns & her daughter and an old-timer.  He thwarts them all.  In the end, they join forces and surround Reese in a shoot-out.  Chad & Joe, sent to find why Reese is overdue, hear the gunshots and ride to the rescue, although Reese is holding his own pretty well.  Unfortunately, bullets have penetrated the strongbox, shattering the contents, 36 bottles of fine Tennessee sippin’ whiskey for the Captain’s private store.  Only one bottle remains which Reese manages to break while handing it to the Captain.

The Burns Gang

The crooked sheriff

Ma & Flame

The Old Timer

A little horse trivia.  This is one of the episodes with footage from "I See by Your Outfit" which causes Chad & Joe's horses to change color as they ride to the rescue.

The Last Bottle

NiteOwl Review: A good episode for Neville Brand fans.   Smith & Brown fans who enjoy Reese’s comedy mainly as a counterpoint to the schemes of Chad & Joe will be disappointed at their limited appearances in this episode.