The Spurs

An interesting opening sets up this story as we see a man who had just been knocked out lying on the ground. The man over him puts his wallet on the unconscious man's body. His girlfriend enters the scene and coldly shoots the prone man twice, killing him.

It turns out the man who set this up - the one who planted the wallet - is a wanted criminal whom Josh Randall is after. The plan is to think the wanted man, "Vic Warsaw" (Don Durant) is dead. "Miss Lucy" (Betsy Drake), the cold- hearted woman in on this scam, is the town seamstress and liked and trusted by everyone. She is the key character in this story.

As soon as Josh finds out the dead man was a penniless man, who even had holes in his socks, he figures out that it's not "Vic" that was killed and buried and that the real wanted man is probably still in town and in cahoots with "Lucy Fremont."

The rest of the story is interesting as we find out how Randall can uncover the truth in this fraud-murder. It's another good episode.

Suspense is evident as Lucy Fremont (played by Betsy Drake) shoots an already unconscious man to help her lover Vic Warsaw (played by Don Durant) elude authorities.

Josh Randall investigates the alleged death of Vic Warsaw, whom he had been tailing for a series of violent crimes. Something does not fit.

What's remarkable about The Spurs is the evil nature of main principal Lucy Freemont, who the townspeople absolutely adore. In this episode, one learns that looks and appearances can be very deceiving.

Betsy Drake does an excellent job of playing the villainess and the story makes one think about how Josh knows what's going on.

Josh Randall arrives in town looking for violent criminal Vic Warsaw. Only to be told that he had been shot dead the night before by Lucy Fremont. The respectable town seamstress.

Now Lucy will claim a handsome reward for shooting Vic Warsaw dead, it comes as a surprise to her that she is in the money.

Meanwhile Josh Randall is not so sure when he sees the dead man and his belongings. Maybe someone has exchanged identity with this dead man and the real Vic warsaw is still alive.

Of course the viewers knew what happened. Lucy Fremont is in cahoots with Vic Warsaw. She shot at an already dead man, ripped her clothes and made out that she was attacked.

With Josh sensing something is wrong, he has become a target. Lucy plans to entice Josh to his death.

An interesting episode but I did question why the sheriff left Josh to be shot at rather than enforce the law.