Tombstone Territory
Season 3
Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication from 1959 until 1960.
Where to Watch Season 3
40 Episodes
- Red Terror of TombstoneE1
Red Terror of TombstoneJuly 8, 1882 - R.C. (Pop) Tuttle married Grace, a much younger woman, in Tombstone but encouraged everyone to move to Benson. Pop Tuttle wants Benson to be the county seat because, unlike Tombstone, they have plenty of water. Meanwhile, some of the citizens of Tombstone realize they must raise money to purchase a steam pump because a year earlier, in 1881, a fire almost wiped out all of Tombstone. Then in July, 1882, Tombstone does suffer its second worst fire. - The Writer
E4The WriterOctober 16, 1882 - President Chester Arthur has sent Ferguson from Washington, D.C. to investigate crime in Tombstone. Elizabeth Blythe, a newspaper reporter from New York, has come with him. Ed Chandler and his gang kidnap both of them to try to force Clay to release Ed's brother, Joe, from jail. Ferguson and Blythe learn that "wherever there's sudden wealth, there's sudden death". "There's always crime and lawlessness in a boom town. - The Horse ThiefE6
The Horse ThiefApril 27, 1880 - Lawyer Fred Griffin wants to take over the Indian land so he can then sell it to the railroad, so he hires Jess Buckhorn to stir up Indian trouble. When Buckhorn fails to kill Little Hawk, a horse thief, before he rides into Tombstone, Griffin then tries to stir up lynch talk. To save Little Hawk from a lynch mob, Clay and his two deputies take him to Father Miguel at the mission. Little Hawk asks Father Miguel for sanctuary and claims he was only moving the six horses to better pasture. However, to make his escape, Little Hawk shoots Dexter, one of Clay's deputies, and knocks out Father Miguel. - Premature ObituaryE8
Premature ObituaryMay 12, 1882 - Ron Browning tries to pay Harris to print his obituary before he has died. Then he tries to commit suicide because he doesn't want to meet his fiance who's coming in on the stage the next day. He is ashamed that he's not been a financial success. Harris stops Ron from committing suicide, and Clay puts Ron in jail overnight for his own protection. However, Ike Cobb breaks jail and forces Ron to go with him. - MemoryE25
MemoryOctober 9, 1882 - A former carnival act, Liz Dolthan with a phenomenal memory and her partner, Packard, turn to safecracking. They both ask the Wells Fargo agent to put their valuables in his safe overnight - her jewels and his $1,000. She memorizes the combination to the safe as the agent turns the tumbler. That night, she robs the safe. Clay becomes suspicious of her when she describes her stolen jewelry is such incredible detail, including the number of pearls and the serial number on the clasp. - The KidnappingE29
The KidnappingMay 19, 1882 - The Tombstone bank is robbed and a handyman is killed. The three thieves give the money to Dan Jensen for safekeeping. Dan's brother, Ben, is the leader of the gang. Hope (Mrs. Dan) Jensen returns the money to Clay, who is then held hostage for the stolen bank money. - Girl from PhiladelphiaE30
Girl from PhiladelphiaJanuary 20, 1881 - Belle Reed, Clay's former girlfriend, is now running away from her more recent boyfriend, Ben Quaid. She wants to return east with her sister, Gwen. However, before Gwen arrives, Ben kills Belle and flees to Mexico. Gwen impersonates Belle and follows Ben to Mexico to avenge the murder of her sister. - The Innocent Man
E32The Innocent ManOctober 17, 1884 - Clay and Harris join Sheriff Eli Parsons and Deputy McQueen in the pursuit of three escaped convicts. Deputy McQueen actually wants to gun down all three of them because one of them, Tom Holden, is innocent. Deputy McQueen had framed him for the Wells Fargo job. - The Siesta Killer
E33The Siesta KillerAugust 16, 1881 - Tombstone is suffering from a terrible heat wave for the tenth straight day. In hotel lobbies, Mrs. Curtis pretends to faint and drops her purse and/or handkerchief. When the hotel clerks bend down to retrieve her possessions, she murders them and robs the hotel cash drawer. In Tombstone, she has killed both Mark Jenkins in the American Hotel and Bates in the Occidental Hotel. Clay assumes he is looking for a man at least six feet tall since the bullets entered each man at a downward slant. However, he does notice a heavy scent near each victim. Meanwhile, Curtis' partner, Douglas Metcalf, an insurance investigator, has arrived in Tombstone. Clay notices the same lavender scent on him as well as on Mrs. Curtis. - The Return of Kansas JoeE34
The Return of Kansas JoeOctober 20, 1883 - Territorial Governor Armstrong arrives in Tombstone just ahead of Kansas Joe Barton, who has been released from Yuma Prison and has sworn to kill him. However, Lt. Governor Owens is actually the man who's trying to assassinate the Governor. Clay realizes that Kansas Joe Barton could not have written the threatening note to the Governor because he knows that Kansas Joe Barton cannot read or write. - Crime EpidemicE39
Crime EpidemicJune 8, 1883 - Horn and Hugh Burnett have stolen $8,000 from the Tombstone bank. They give $3,000 to Will Gunther in exchange for food and hiding them in the lower level of his barn. Will fears that his wife, Viola, will leave him for Hugh Burnett, so he kills Hugh. However, Viola leaves her husband, Will, to join Horn Burnett.
