Bonanza - Episode 34 - The Mission - Charlie Trent used to be an Army scout. Now he's the town drunk. Hoss helps him regain his self-esteem when he has him volunteer to lead a gold-bearing troop through the desert where there's very little water.

The Mission
Director: James Neilson
Writer: Robert E. Thompson
Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 17 September 1960 USA
Filming Locations: Lake Los Angeles, California, USA

Storyline:
An Army wagon train carrying gold is in Virginia City getting supplies. When their scout, a large, bossy man named Cutter (Peter Whitney) refuses to obey orders, Captain Pender (John Dehner) fires him. Now he needs a scout who can lead them across the desert. Hoss' "friend", Charlie Trent (Henry Hull), scouted for the Fremont Expedition, but now is a drunk. On one of his scouting missions, he lead them straight into an ambush and nearly everyone died. That's why he drinks. The Capt remembers Charlie from before the incident, and desperate for a guide, offers the job to him. Hoss promises Charlie will be there. Charlie finally agrees only if Hoss will go with him.

Cutter has a small gang and they had planned on stealing the gold once they got to the middle of the desert. Cutter thinks this is even better. All they have to do is let Charlie lead the wagon train, rob it, and kill everyone. People will assume that Old Charlie led the party and got lost in the desert and they all died of thirst. No one will know Cutter and his men made off with the gold. So they ride ahead of the wagon train.

Reviews:
"This episode of Bonanza has US Army Captain John Dehner on a mission to transport gold across the desert. When his scout Peter Whitney gets drunk, Dehner has no choice but to hire grizzled old timer Henry Hull who was a noted Army Scout but now does drunk for a living. Hull's not sure he's up to it and asks Dan Blocker to come along and essentially hold his hand.

What they don't know is Whitney is leader of a ban of outlaws who plan to rob the army gold and leave no survivors. As was pointed out in Casino, the desert swallows up a lot of problems.

Hull is fine as the old timer not sure if he still has the right stuff for the job. Hoss believes in him though. The usual situations about deserts present here.

Who's really good is Peter Whitney. He's a swaggering braggart and a bully, but not stupid. One of the best roles Whitney ever had.

Nicely done story." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com

"This is not one of my favorite episodes. A town drunk is just that - a drunk. That's all he ever thinks about. Hoss (Disapointingly, the only Cartwright who shows up in this episode) has taken the man under his wing to help him find a decent way to live, but Charlie is just too hooked on the venom liquor. So instead, an army officer decides to use HIM to scout for them and find water...Good move, right?

Hoss has to go with the man (yep, a babysitter) to make sure he stays clean and is able to fulfill his job. Unfortunately, the scout the army fired (played by Peter Whitney, a great baddie) is mad and was only scouting to steal the gold. Now he's planning on killing some people to get to the gold.

Lewt Cutter - that's the bad guy - stays a head of the army and poisons the water, making the men very upset with Hoss and Charlie. How will Charlie ever get himself out of this mess? Well, you'll have to watch it to find out...or not...

Two dead" Written by mitchrmp on IMDb.com

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