When a unintelligent mute man comes riding into North Fork, the town ruffian, Ben Macowan, starts picking on the outback dressed young man. The mute, who we will soon known as Mark C and is handy with a knife, seems to have a chip on his shoulder and becomes upset with anyone that talks about him or his condition. It just so happens that Mark McCain buddies up with the Mark C and they start a friendship. But Ben Macowan will not leave Mark C alone.
When the stage is held-up by a knife toting mute, all the townspeople are ready to get a posse up and go after Mark C. But Lucas believes there is more to this story than Mark C just being a thief. Lucas will ride out alone to find the true facts of why the staged was robbed.
Not the most exciting story in the season but is worthy of a watch. I assume we, as viewers, were suppose to feel sorry for the mute and get behind him in whatever he performed. But for some reason it just did not project on the screen. The mute had paths to take but seemed to take the wrong trail each time- this did not make for a character that the viewer can respect. But even with that flaw the story was still watchable.
