Lawman

Season 1 Episode 4: The Oath

4 SeasonsOct 26, 1958TV-PG30m8.4

Marshall Troop takes two men to the territorial prison. One a doctor and the other to be hanged. When they run across a stage that's lost a wheel, the doctor must decide between helping a murderer go free or the oath he took as a doctor.

Lawman background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Deputy

1. The Deputy

Aired: Oct 5, 1958

A marshal with a reputation, finished with his last job in Abilene, comes to ...

Episode 2 The Prisoner

2. The Prisoner

Aired: Oct 12, 1958

Troop has his hands full when he arrests a tough cowhand who comes to Laramie...

Episode 3 The Joker

3. The Joker

Aired: Oct 19, 1958

A stranger rides into town, playing jokes on the locals and a story about Joh...

Episode 4 The Oath

4. The Oath

Aired: Oct 26, 1958

Marshall Troop takes two men to the territorial prison. One a doctor and the ...

Episode 5 The Outcast

5. The Outcast

Aired: Nov 1, 1958

A vilified man is in Laramie. It's up to Troop to get Bob Ford on the 4pm tra...

Episode 6 The Jury

6. The Jury

Aired: Nov 8, 1958

The verdict is in - Kate Wilson is once again found not guilty of a crime. If...

Episode 7 Wanted

7. Wanted

Aired: Nov 15, 1958

A bounty hunter brings a body into Laramie to collect the fee. He finds out t...

Episode 8 The Badge

8. The Badge

Aired: Nov 22, 1958

Wrongly accused a thief, Bill Andrews is locked up trying to defend himself. ...

Episode 9 Bloodline

9. Bloodline

Aired: Nov 29, 1958

Luke Saint trained his boy to be fast with a gun. When his grandson wants the...

Episode 10 The Intruders

10. The Intruders

Aired: Dec 6, 1958

Wing Soong Ling is killed. When the marshal finds his wife, he is told of the...

Episode 11 Short Straw

11. Short Straw

Aired: Dec 13, 1958

Some of the businessman feel the marshal's rules, like curfew, are hampering ...

Episode 12 Lady in Question

12. Lady in Question

Aired: Dec 20, 1958

Johnny's childhood crush returns to Laramie to clear up her father's estate. ...

Episode 13 The Master

13. The Master

Aired: Dec 27, 1958

A familiar story - cattlemen vs homesteaders. An old law friend of Dan's is h...

Episode 14 The Outsider

14. The Outsider

Aired: Jan 3, 1959

Josh Teller hates Indians and tries to run off the daughter and Indian wife o...

Episode 15 The Captives

15. The Captives

Aired: Jan 10, 1959

Jack McCall shot and killed Wild Bill Hickok in the back. When he holds his U...

Episode 16 The Encounter

16. The Encounter

Aired: Jan 17, 1959

Troop is trailing two outlaws. When he is mauled by a hungry bear, his good S...

Episode 17 The Brand Release

17. The Brand Release

Aired: Jan 24, 1959

A wagon rides into Laramie with its owner hurt laying in the back. A sheriff ...

Episode 18 The Runaway

18. The Runaway

Aired: Jan 31, 1959

An Army Colonel's son, who only wants to pursue a writing career and not a mi...

Episode 19 Warpath

19. Warpath

Aired: Feb 7, 1959

The buffalo hunters are stirring up trouble with the Shoshone. Troop fears a ...

Episode 20 The Gunman

20. The Gunman

Aired: Feb 14, 1959

A reformed gunslinger is in town to meet his fiancé and head west. Troop want...

Episode 21 The Big Hat

21. The Big Hat

Aired: Feb 21, 1959

A popular newspaperman is killed at a wedding. Because of the circumstances s...

Episode 22 The Chef

22. The Chef

Aired: Feb 28, 1959

A popular new chef was supposed to work for a rancher for a year after agreei...

Episode 23 The Posse

23. The Posse

Aired: Mar 7, 1959

Beth Hunter brings in Sam Turnbull's body. She claims it was done by her husb...

Episode 24 The Visitor

24. The Visitor

Aired: Mar 14, 1959

Jack Rollins, a famous gunfighter, comes to town on some personal business. W...

Episode 25 Battle Scar

25. Battle Scar

Aired: Mar 21, 1959

The sole survivor of Pell Creek Bridge has been living a nightmare since the ...

Episode 26 The Gang

26. The Gang

Aired: Mar 28, 1959

Clay, someone from Troop's past, rides fast and far to help him meet a gang b...

Episode 27 The Souvenir

27. The Souvenir

Aired: Apr 4, 1959

Ma Carey's son breaks out of jail. Troop and Johnny go after him and kill her...

Episode 28 The Young Toughs

28. The Young Toughs

Aired: Apr 11, 1959

Ike Smith's three ranch hands are young, tough and don't respect authority. H...

Episode 29 Riding Shotgun

29. Riding Shotgun

Aired: Apr 18, 1959

Troop befriends a convict he jailed. When the driver of the stage he's riding...

Episode 30 The Journey

30. The Journey

Aired: Apr 25, 1959

A letter from Ward Beech in Socorro, NM states he was being held for murder b...

Episode 31 The Huntress

31. The Huntress

Aired: May 3, 1959

Lorna Williams comes to Laramie seeking more than a job as a dance hall girl....

Episode 32 The Return

32. The Return

Aired: May 10, 1959

Released from prison after 2 years, Ben Adams wants to get on with his life. ...

Episode 33 The Senator

33. The Senator

Aired: May 17, 1959

A senator is arriving on the midnight train. A plot to kill him is wired to T...

Episode 34 The Ring

34. The Ring

Aired: May 24, 1959

A saloon girl is found dead, her head bashed in. As Troop tries to uncover th...

Episode 35 The Bandit

35. The Bandit

Aired: May 31, 1959

Ches Ryan, running from a bank robbery, comes upon a cabin with two children ...

Episode 36 The Wayfarer

36. The Wayfarer

Aired: Jun 7, 1959

Doc Holiday arrives in Laramie to meet a lady. When he is forced to kill a ma...

Episode 37 The Conclave

37. The Conclave

Aired: Jun 14, 1959

When Buck Walsh's nephew shoots up the local saloon and is arrested, his effo...

Episode 38 Red Ransom

38. Red Ransom

Aired: Jun 21, 1959

When Dan delivers Running Deer, the chief's son, to his father, Johnny is hel...

Episode 39 The Friend

39. The Friend

Aired: Jun 28, 1959

Buck Harmon returns to Laramie with an outlaw gang planning to rob the bank. ...

Info about Lawman

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Western