Bordertown

Season 1

Bordertown is a television western-drama series that aired from 1989 to 1991. It depicts the town formerly known as Pemmican that was later renamed Bordertown when the western border between the United States and Canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town.
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26 Episodes
  • Civilization
    E1
    Episode 1CivilizationA barroom fight between an American rancher's son and a Canadian farm boy result in the shooting death of the American. Jack and Clive attempt to take the prisoner to Ft McCloud, but the dead boy's father wants revenge.
  • Runners
    E2
    Episode 2RunnersA Mountie mail wagon is ambushed and robbed, and the crime is made to look like an Indian attack. Jack and Clive are suspicious, and soon determine that the thieves were Mountie deserters. Meanwhile, Marie's nephew comes to town to visit.
  • Medicine Woman
    E3
    Episode 3Medicine WomanHowling Dog, a young Blackfood, accidentally causes a fire in Marie's store while attempting to steal food. After the Indian is released when Marie refuses to press charges, he is murdered by Erskine, the Canadian Indian Agent. Marie discovers that Erskine has been selling Indian rations to the townspeople for profit.
  • Blindside
    E4
    Episode 4BlindsideTwo friends from Jack's Texas Rangers days come to Bordertown on their way to Canada to sell their merchandise. Marie disappears when her patient is murdered, and the evidence points to Jack's friends.
  • The Man They Couldn't Hang
    E5
    Episode 5The Man They Couldn't HangJack reluctantly hangs a prisoner, but the prisoner survives the hanging. When Jack refuses to hang him again, the judge sends in a government appointed hangman. Barry Joe's only chance for clemency is if he names his accomplices. The problem is, his throat is so badly damaged that he can't speak.
  • A Model Citizen
    E6
    Episode 6A Model CitizenA Chinese immigrant overhears a plot to rob a gold shipment. Determined to be a good citizen, he informs the law the plot, but is fearful for the life of his fiancee, who is arriving on the stagecoach.
  • Over the Line
    E7
    Episode 7Over the LineWhile investigating the presence of a band of Cree Indians camped near the town, Jack and Clive discover that a white boy is living among them. The boy's uncle is determined to get him back, even if it means endangering the town by starting a war with the Indians.
  • Blood Fury
    E8
    Episode 8Blood FuryCharles Ashley intends to bring a railroad to Bordertown, but Jack is incensed when the railroader turns out to be a former Confederate Captain from the Civil War who abandoned his wounded men -- including Jack -- to the enemy. When the two men exchange shots, Ashley gets rid of his gun, and claims that he was ambushed by Jack.
  • The Reaper
    E9
    Episode 9The ReaperObediah Winslow, a gunfighter known as the Reaper comes to Bordertown and Craddock and Bennett are curious why he came. Craddock's worried that someone will get killed. Bennett seems content to let him stay. When someone tries to draw on him Craddock tells him to go but he says Craddock will have to carry his body out. Bennett stops them from going at it. He later goes to see Marie who later tells them why he came.
  • The Killing
    E10
    Episode 10The KillingLiam becomes infatuated with a blind gypsy fortune teller who is being forced by her employer to convince men that their future includes earning a fortune in a new business venture, so he can sell them stock in a non-existent silver mine.
  • The Gunfighter
    E11
    Episode 11The GunfighterA young easterner challenges his employer to a gunfight after he is cheated out of part of his wages. Jack attempts to teach the young man to shoot.
  • Trapped
    E12
    Episode 12TrappedTwo outlaw brothers, believed to be dead, come to Bordertown to rob the bank. Before they can carry out their plan, they are recognized by Hiram. When he speaks up, he is fatally struck by one of them. The brothers leave an accomplice behind so that they can escape, and when he tries to rejoin them, they shoot him. Knowing that the brothers will return, Clive and Jack set a trap to capture them.
  • Slave
    E13
    Episode 13SlaveDiane Denny,a former slave, thinks she has left the past behind in the south. Little does she know how wrong she is. Diane must struggle with her hatred for a man when her former owner shows up in town.
  • One of the Boys
    E14
    Episode 14One of the BoysA young woman, posing as a male ranchhand in an effort to find her husband's murderer, is shot on the streets of Bordertown.
  • When Dreams Die
    E15
    Episode 15When Dreams DieTwo escaped convicts come to Bordertown looking for the only man who can identify them. Claiming to be friends of Sally Duffield's imprisoned husband, they swindle her out of her jewelry by insisting that he can be paroled if she pays them a thousand dollars.
  • The Lady and the Corpse
    E16
    Episode 16The Lady and the CorpseWhen Dom's friend dies, he leaves instructions that half his gold goes to Dom, but it is stolen before it can be recovered. Jack believes Clive's new lady friend is involved, but the mountie refuses to believe it.
  • The Fur Trader
    E17
    Episode 17The Fur TraderA local trapper is found murdered and his furs stolen. The only clue left at the scene is a sliver of bone from the handle of a knife, and the only suspect is a French entrepeneur, a friend of Marie's, who is found holding the murder weapon after a dispute with an employee. Jack and Clive formulate a plan to flush out the real killer.
  • Ties That Bind
    E18
    Episode 18Ties That BindWillie's father comes to Bordertown with the intention of taking the boy back to France with him. Meanwhile, an escaped criminal is seeking revenge on Clive.
  • The Bounty Hunter
    E19
    Episode 19The Bounty HunterWhen a Mexican bounty hunter shows up in Bordertown, Jack is instantly suspicious, suspecting that the Mexican has actually come for him. When he and Marie are jailed by the bounty hunter, Jack confesses his secret past to Marie, revealing that his wife and daughter had been murdered by Don Carlos, a wealthy Mexican landowner who had been trying to drive Jack and his family from their land. In the ensuing fight, Jack had killed the Mexican's son. Seeking revenge, Don Carlos wants Jack delivered to him alive, but his bounty hunter has no problem with using Marie as a pawn to control him.
  • Pretty Shadows [aka Legacy]
    E20
    Episode 20Pretty Shadows [aka Legacy]A band of teenaged outlaws ride into Bordertown intending to rob the bank. Marie reports to Clive when she sees the young outlaws go into the bank with their guns drawn. Clive is shot attempting to prevent the hold-up, and is dragged into the store by the robbers. Jack, in the marshal's office, and the outlaws in Marie's store exchange shots. Meanwhile, Clive, who knows one of the boys, tries to convince him that he is headed down the wrong path.
  • Bad Memories
    E21
    Episode 21Bad MemoriesA visiting German is knocked unconscious while being chased by bank robbers who want the map he carries that will lead them to the money. He awakens with amnesia. Meanwhile, Clive's supervisor comes for inspection.
  • Craddock vs. Bennett
    E22
    Episode 22Craddock vs. BennettWhile giving Jack an eye exam during a physical, Marie discovers that he cannot read. Worried that many others in the area cannot read, either, she decides to order some primers. In spite of Marie's objections, Moberley proposes a boxing match between the marshal and the mountie to raise money for the books, but during the fight, his plans are to rob the town.
  • Nahanni
    E23
    Episode 23NahanniClive's training officer arrives in Bordertown with his pregnant Indian wife, Nahanni. Driscoll had been shot in a skirmish with the U.S. Cavalry, who had apprehended Chief Sitting Bull from a reservation in Canada. Driscoll, determined to free Sitting Bull, had killed two of the soldiers, who follow him to Bordertown, seeking revenge.
  • Vigilante
    E24
    Episode 24VigilanteA teenaged boy is hired by a group of horse thieves to deliver six horses stolen from a local ranch. When he realizes the horses have been stolen, Johnny intends to return the horses to their rightful owner, but when he is caught with them, the rancher decides to hang him as a horse thief.
  • Gold and Lead
    E25
    Episode 25Gold and LeadWhile escorting a large amount of gold to Bordertown, Wendell is robbed and wounded, and the armed guard is killed by a couple of thieves. Then the killer turns the gun on his accomplice. Jack and Clive have trouble identifying the dead outlaw, but the killer turns out to be the estranged father of Bruno's girlfriend. Holding his family at gunpoint, he orders Bruno to bring him a horse and supplies.
  • Keenan's Raiders
    E26
    Episode 26Keenan's RaidersKeenan's Raiders converge on Bordertown after getting out of prison. The plan is to put together pieces of a map showing where there loot is stashed. 2 of them die, while the remaining man is injured. Marie gets caught up after doctoring
Cast of Season 1
  • Sophie BarjacDoctor Marie Dumont
  • John H. BrennanCorporal Clive Bennett
  • Richard ComarMarshal Jack Craddock
 
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