The Virginian · SEASON 2
The Drifter
Episode 19 · 1964-01-29

- Western
- Drama
Episode overview
This episode recounts in flashback how the Virginian came to Shiloh Ranch. The Virginian comes to Medicine Bow and first works for Miles Peterson (Leif Erickson) whose spread is run by ranch foreman Hugh Stager (Michael Forest). Stager tries to gain control of the ranch by romancing Peterson's daughter Maria (Mariette Hartley) and plotting to remove Peterson and blame it on Judge Garth. However, he has not reckoned on the Virginian and his growing friendship with Judge Garth.
Season 2 episodes
1. Ride a Dark Trail1963-09-18
2. To Make This Place Remember1963-09-25
3. No Tears for Savannah1963-10-02
4. A Killer in Town1963-10-09
5. The Evil That Men Do1963-10-16
6. It Takes a Big Man1963-10-23
7. Brother Thaddeus1963-10-30
8. A Portrait of Marie Valonne1963-11-06
9. Run Quiet1963-11-13
10. Stopover in a Western Town1963-11-27
11. The Fatal Journey1963-12-04
12. A Time Remembered1963-12-11
13. Siege1963-12-18
14. Man of Violence1963-12-25
15. The Invaders1964-01-01
16. Roar from the Mountain1964-01-08
17. The Fortunes of J. Jimerson Jones1964-01-15
18. The Thirty Days of Gavin Heath1964-01-22
19. The Drifter1964-01-29
20. First to Thine Own Self1964-02-12
21. A Matter of Destiny1964-02-19
22. Smile of a Dragon1964-02-26
23. The Intruders1964-03-04
24. Another's Footsteps1964-03-11
25. Rope of Lies1964-03-25
26. The Secret of Brynmar Hall1964-04-01
27. The Long Quest1964-04-08
28. A Bride for Lars1964-04-15
29. Dark Destiny1964-04-29
30. A Man Called Kane1964-05-06