Episode Title: "His Weight in Wildcats"

Out at Lost Canyon, a college history professor who specializes in studying old maps and documents, is trying to locate the exact spot where, 60 years earlier, outlaw Denver Jones buried an express box with $20,000 in gold dust in it.

The professor is unaware he is being watched by a gang of outlaws who know exactly what he is looking for. The professor is wrestled to the ground by one outlaw and he manages to make off with half the map.

Before the professor can safely ride away, he is shot and it's only a short while before he falls from his horse. Roy and Bullit find him, still alive, and hurry to get him to a doctor. They also retrieve the other half of the map. The bandits watch as Roy and the professor ride away. They plan their next move.

In town, we are introduced to the Drigs family. Strangers who plan on settling down in this quiet little town. Leo Drigs (House Peters, Jr.) goes to the office to talk to Roy about getting a job.

Petie (Steve) and his mother go to the café for a bite to eat. When Pat Brady and Dale tell them the story of the morning's events and about the posse that just left to find the outlaws, Petie gets excited. He tells Pat that his father should know about these bandits because he was the toughest patrolman in Omaha. "He'll catch those old bandits for you," says Petie. With that, he walks out of the café and heads over to see his father and Roy.

Inside, Leo Drigs is introducing himself to Roy and telling him of his working background. He tells Roy he's had experience in carpentry, painting and driving a truck. "Is there anything else"? Roy asks. At first, Leo denies there's anything else, but finally admits the real story. That he was a police officer... until one day, twelve years ago. He was on duty one night in the stockyards when he heard some shots. Upon investigating, he found a killer holed up in an alley. He tells Roy that he lost his nerve and didn't go in after him. The gunman got away, but not before he had shot another officer. Leo was advised to leave the force.

When Petie walks in, he introduces himself to Roy and starts talking big about his father. "He can lick his weight in wildcats," brags Petie. He asks Roy to give his father a deputy job so he can help catch the bandits. Roy tells him the posse had already left. Petie's disappointed, but hopes Roy will hire his father for other deputy jobs soon. Petie goes back to the café. Leo tells Roy that he and his wife never got around to telling Petie why he left the force.

The next morning, while Leo is with Roy, the bandits come into town and stage a hold up. One bandit pretends to be a victim of the shooting and Roy and Leo take him inside. While Roy steps outside for a moment, the thug knocks Leo out and takes the other half of the map from the open safe.

When Leo regains consciousness, he apologizes for being so gullible. He should have seen it coming. Roy is sympathetic, but tells Leo that he knows he hasn't been able to look himself in the mirror since that night twelve years ago in the stockyards. Roy says he's appointing Leo "special deputy" so he can help him round up the outlaws. Roy hands him a badge, but Leo is hesitant to put it on. Just then, Petie comes in, hears the news about his father helping Roy and has the pleasure of pinning the badge on his "Pop".