Written by JOHN McGREEVEY  Directd by TONY LEADER  Guest Cast GEORGE KENNEDY as Jess Moran MICHAEL SHAUGHNESSY as  Monahan HENRY GIBSON as Freddy Gruber ROBERT CORNTHWAITE as Wilson Jones JAMES GRIFFITH as Deke Pryor MIKE MAZURKI as Pvt Percy Flower K. L. SMITH as Hendricks HOWARD WENDELL as Barcroft CLYDE HOWDY as Hughes ANNE DORE  as Linda Sue

In this episode, the part of the tough but not-so-bright Ranger was played by George Kennedy as Jess.   Reese was on assignment in Houston and made no appearance.  Jess is set up to challenge the Cavalry boxing champion on July 4th.  However, due to a series of mine shipment holdups by the Pryor gang, the holiday has been cancelled for the Rangers.  Self-righteous Ranger Gruber [Henry Gibson] intends to enforce the Captain’s orders.  In order to trick the Pryor gang, a shipment of silver bullion is secretly deposited in the bank vault in Laredo.  Half the Rangers wait at the mine for the Pryors while the other half guard the bank.  However, unbeknownst to everyone, Wilson Jones, the supposed representative of the miners insurance company, is the leader of the gang.  He is privy to the trap.  He encourages Chad, Joe & Jess to leave the bank to fight the cavalry boxer.  While they’re gone, the gang overpowers the remaining Rangers and takes the silver.  Chad and Joe capture the gang, recover the silver and almost convince the Captain they're heroes.

NiteOwl Review:  A good episode, not top ten, but worth collecting.  According to William Smith he broke MIKE MAZURKI's nose during their fight scene, only one of two times he injured someone in a stunt.  Cast Note:  George Kennedy was another of the actors considered to replace Neville Brand in the series as it had become clear early on that Brand was having great difficulty meeting the demands of series television.