The Big Valley · SEASON 1
The Guilt of Matt Bentell
Episode 13 · 1965-12-08

- Western
- Drama
Episode overview
When the Barkleys invite the foreman of their logging operations to dinner, Heath walks in and tries to kill the man on sight. It turns out that the man is Matt Bentell, the warden of violent, horrible Carterson Prison, where Heath was held during the war. A man whom he had sworn to kill if he ever saw him again. The family comes up with the brilliant idea to send Heath up to the logging camp with the man to help with the building of log flumes, and to protect the man whose identity has been brought into the open. Heath ends up saving his life and learns that people can change.
50 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Palms of Glory1965-09-15
2. Forty Rifles1965-09-22
3. Boots with My Father's Name1965-09-29
4. Young Marauders1965-10-06
5. The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner1965-10-13
6. Heritage1965-10-20
7. Winner Lose All1965-10-27
8. My Son, My Son1965-11-03
9. Earthquake!1965-11-10
10. The Murdered Party1965-11-17
11. The Way to Kill a Killer1965-11-24
12. Night of the Wolf1965-12-01
13. The Guilt of Matt Bentell1965-12-08
14. The Brawlers1965-12-15
15. Judgement in Heaven1965-12-22
16. The Invaders1965-12-29
17. By Fires Unseen1966-01-05
18. A Time to Kill1966-01-19
19. Teacher of Outlaws1966-02-02
20. Under a Dark Star1966-02-09
21. Barbary Red1966-02-16
22. The Death Merchant1966-02-23
23. The Fallen Hawk1966-03-02
24. Hazard1966-03-09
25. Into the Widow's Web1966-03-23
26. By Force and Violence1966-03-30
27. The River Monarch1966-04-06
28. The Midas Man1966-04-13
29. Tunnel of Gold1966-04-20
30. Last Train to the Fair1966-04-27