The Beginning (S04E09)
S04E09
Billy Horne, a white man who was taken by the Shoshone at the age of six, unexpectedly shows up at Ben and Joe's campsite one night. They capture him and decide to bring him to town. Sheriff Roy Coffee suggests locking Billy up for protection, but Ben offers to take him to the Ponderosa instead. They buy him new clothes and soon develop a friendship. However, Milton Tanner challenges the legitimacy of the Ponderosa deed, trying to claim a third of the land. When Billy confronts Tanner at his ranch, he threatens him. Tanner unleashes his dog, but Billy defends himself, killing the dog and Tanner as he reaches for a gun. Though he pleads guilty, Billy manages to escape. Ultimately, he returns with Joe to reveal the truth about the incident.
Show
Bonanza
Episode
S04E09
Air Date
Nov 25, 1962
Season 4 Episodes
S04E01
The First Born
S04E02
The Quest
S04E03
The Artist
S04E04
A Hot Day for a Hanging
S04E05
The Deserter
S04E06
The Way Station
S04E07
The War Comes to Washoe
S04E08
Knight Errant
S04E09
The Beginning
S04E10
The Deadly Ones
S04E11
Gallagher's Sons
S04E12
The Decision
S04E13
The Good Samaritan
S04E14
The Jury
S04E15
The Colonel
S04E16
Song in the Dark
S04E17
Elegy for a Hangman
S04E18
Half a Rogue
S04E19
The Last Haircut
S04E20
Marie, My Love
S04E21
The Hayburner
S04E22
The Actress
S04E23
A Stranger Passed This Way
S04E24
The Way of Aaron
S04E25
A Woman Lost
S04E26
Any Friend of Walter's
S04E27
Mirror of a Man
S04E28
My Brother's Keeper
S04E29
Five into the Wind
S04E30
Saga of Whizzer McGee
S04E31
Thunder Man
S04E32
Rich Man, Poor Man
S04E33
The Boss
S04E34
Little Man... Ten Feet Tall