Bonanza · SEASON 4
Elegy for a Hangman
Episode 17 · 1963-01-20

- Western
- Action & Adventure
- Drama
- Family
Episode overview
A stranger, Bob Jolly, arrives in Virginia City to accuse a drunken Judge Harry Whitaker of sending his innocent father, Carl, to the gallows. Adam defends the judge's honor because of his long friendship with the Cartwrights. After Adam talks with Jolly, he begins to believe his story. Upon further investigation, Adam discovers that Senator Cal Prince and Hobie Klinderman as well as the judge might have had a lot to gain from Carl Jolly's murder. In an attempt to learn what really happened, Adam organizes an informal meeting in the saloon.
49 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. The First Born1962-09-23
2. The Quest1962-09-30
3. The Artist1962-10-07
4. A Hot Day for a Hanging1962-10-14
5. The Deserter1962-10-21
6. The Way Station1962-10-29
7. The War Comes to Washoe1962-11-04
8. Knight Errant1962-11-18
9. The Beginning1962-11-25
10. The Deadly Ones1962-12-02
11. Gallagher's Sons1962-12-09
12. The Decision1962-12-16
13. The Good Samaritan1962-12-23
14. The Jury1962-12-30
15. The Colonel1963-01-06
16. Song in the Dark1963-01-13
17. Elegy for a Hangman1963-01-20
18. Half a Rogue1963-01-27
19. The Last Haircut1963-02-03
20. Marie, My Love1963-02-10
21. The Hayburner1963-02-17
22. The Actress1963-02-24
23. A Stranger Passed This Way1963-03-03
24. The Way of Aaron1963-03-10
25. A Woman Lost1963-03-17
26. Any Friend of Walter's1963-03-24
27. Mirror of a Man1963-03-31
28. My Brother's Keeper1963-04-07
29. Five into the Wind1963-04-21
30. Saga of Whizzer McGee1963-04-28
31. Thunder Man1963-05-05
32. Rich Man, Poor Man1963-05-12
33. The Boss1963-05-19
34. Little Man... Ten Feet Tall1963-05-26