The Iron Box

Season 2 - Episode 11: The Iron Box
Overview
While in a strange town, Heath and Nick buy a bull from a man who turns around and has them arrested for stealing it. The sherrif catches up to them while they sit around their campfire, and a fight ensues in which Heath badly burns his leg in the fire. The crooked sheriff takes them to a road gang prison to await trail. . .in a few months!! The cruel warden refuses to allow Heath a doctor and makes him work alongside the others. They soon find out the real reason that innocent drifters are arrested and imprisoned, free work labour for the man whom the Barkley brothers had bought the bull from. Meanwhile, at home Jarrod has found out what has happened to his brothers and heads out after them. Arriving at the prison he demands to see them and when the warden refuses he threatens him with legal action if he is not allowed to see his clients. After he speaks with them he rides off to find the circuit judge. Getting scared that the truth will come out now that he realizes who he's dealing
Episode Information
TV Show
The Big Valley
Season
Season 2
Episode Number
11
Air Date
November 28, 1966
Runtime
50 minutes
Guest Stars

Yaphet Kotto
Lobo Brown

Walter Woolf King
Judge

Walter Burke
Young Billy

Paul Picerni
Peterson

Michael Fox
MacGowan

David Sheiner
Capt. Jonathan Rizely
Crew
Bernard McEveety
Director