Ep 8. A Portrait of Marie Valonne

Steve and The Virginian deliver a herd of cattle to New Orleans where The Virginian meets Marie Valonne and she asks him to dinner. When she suddenly leaves him at the restaurant and cannot be found, he goes to the police for help. Sgt. Danny Bohannon provides minimal assistance as he knows Marie has a record of being involved with criminal elements and a criminal past. He is also being forced to work on the murder case of a powerful local politician. The Virginian is forced to trace the history of Marie to determine what has happened to her. As he learns the truth, Sgt. Bohannon realizes her case and his are tied together but he needs proof but The Virginian decides to take matters into his own hands with dangerous results.