Ep 20. The Gauntlet

The Virginian is shot by a rustler while in Texas and is rescued by a rancher and his wife. The couple is having marital problems which The Virginian falls into while healing. The rancher wants The Virginian to stay on as his Foreman until he thinks The Virginian has kidnapped his son. To resolve the problems The Virginian challenges the rancher to ride against him in a grueling gauntlet race planned between two ranches.