Dead Man's Gun Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Dead Man's Gun: Season 2 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 2 Episode 22: A Just Reward

  An outlaw comes into possession of the Dead Man's Gun by murdering its latest owners for a mysterious eccentric known only as Mr. Smith, and begins to experience visions revealing its past history. Although his experiences are strange, nothing prepares him for the revelation of his employer's true identity. William Forsythe stars in the last of the series

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Phrenologist

  A foppish haberdasher accidentally comes into possession of the gun, and later finds himself targeted by bank robbers who believe he knows the whereabouts of their missing ill-gotten gains. Fortunately for him, a famous historical figure is on hand to save the day. C Thomas Howell stars

• Season 2 Episode 20: Bad Boys

  Three boys reluctantly get involved with a bank robber after finding the unearthly weapon : and one of the trio finds he has more in common with the thief than he imagined. A raid on the local bank so goes awry, however, leaving them facing a difficult choice : help the criminal escape, or tackle him to save the life of the manager. Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Meier and Chilton Crane star

• Season 2 Episode 19: The Vine

  An Italian immigrant becomes involved with the sole survivor of a massacre : but their blossoming relationship is hindered by the interference of the ruthless killers responsible for the slaughter. JR Bourne stars

• Season 2 Episode 18: The Good Chef

  A bad-tempered chef poisons his employers to inherit their restaurant : but unfortunately , his legacy also includes the Dead Man's Gun. Although it initially helps him, providing a convenient means of eliminating business rivals, its baleful influence ensures he eventually gets his just deserts. Jay Thomas stars

• Season 2 Episode 17: The Oath

  A woman strives to fulfil a promise made to her murdered husband : aided in her quest by the supernatural powers of the Dead Man's Gun

• Season 2 Episode 16: Four of a Kind

  A widow plans on using the gun to take revenge on the gamblers who killed her husband for beating them at poker : but the ringleader proves more formidable than anticipated. Injured in a shoot-out, she's forced to enlist a shopkeeper's help to ensure justice prevails. Ian Robinson stars

• Season 2 Episode 15: Sleepwalker

  A series of gruesome murders occur in a small town during the twilight hours, and the new owner of the Dead Man's Gun believes the mysterious weapon may be forcing him to commit the crimes in his sleep. Distraught at the prospect of further senseless slayings, he turns himself in and is sentenced to hang : but will his death put a stop to the crimes?

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Womaniser

  A womanising wastrel is chased by an angry husband, and when his pursuer is accidentally killed, he leaps at the opportunity to loot the body, taking his wallet : and the mysterious Dead Man's Gun. Will he fall prey to its curse? Former Dallas heart-throb Patrick Duffy stars

• Season 2 Episode 13: The Regulator

  A lawman finds the mysterious weapon and believes it will bring him good fortune : until unexpected events prove otherwise and he finds himself pursued by vengeful colleagues. Bart Anderson stars

• Season 2 Episode 12: Ripper

  A murderer strikes in a small western town, prompting an English detective to hunt him down in the belief that he may be infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Unfortunately, the local community seems packed with shady characters, any one of whom could be the elusive fiend. Peter Firth stars

• Season 2 Episode 11: Seven Deadly Sins

  The black sheep of a wealthy family inherits a bank and soon starts steals money from the safe to pay off his gambling debts. To make matters worse, he frames a kindly assistant manager for the theft : but eventually learns crime doesn't pay. Daniel Baldwin stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Pinkerton

  A detective from the famous Pinkerton's Agency is hired to find a woman's killers, but first he has to overcome the prejudices of a small town community : with the help of the Dead Man's Gun. Star Trek's Michael Dorn stars

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Mimsers

  A thieving couple flee the authorities in England and settle in America, where they latch on to an eccentric colonel with a fortune hidden beneath his garden. Hatching a devious plot to get their hands on the loot, they fail to take into account the influence of the elderly gent's most prized possession : the Dead Man's Gun. Lysette Anthony stars

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Trapper

  A trapper steals the mysterious weapon from the corpse of a rival, and uses it to threaten a harmless local family : unwittingly setting the scene for a supernatural showdown with the ghost of an angry Native American. Drama, starring George Tootoosis

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Collector

  A German antique hunter finds the gun on a dead body, and decides it will make an excellent addition to his collection : but first he enlists the help of a mysterious Mexican to help him on his way

• Season 2 Episode 6: Hangman

  A hangman strives to make a living for himself, despite the ill feelings of the local townsfolk who misunderstand his interest in the deadly profession : could his newly acquired gun help them to see things his way?

• Season 2 Episode 5: Sisters of Mercy

  Two thieves posing as nuns to avoid the law arrive at a small town suffering under the power of a wealthy local tyrant. However, after devising a cunning plan to steal his savings, they unexpectedly suffer an attack of conscience and are forced to decide whether to keep the cash or help the kindly townsfolk

• Season 2 Episode 4: Winner Take All

  A prizefighter is injured in a rigged bout organised by a crooked promoter, forcing his manager : himself a former boxer : to take his place in the ring

• Season 2 Episode 3: Sheep's Clothing

  A downtrodden schoolteacher finds the Dead Man's Gun and uses it to hit back at the bullies who've been making his life a misery

• Season 2 Episode 2: Ties That Bind

  A man tries to save the soul of his brother, who has found the Dead Man's Gun on a body

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Judgement of Joe Dean Bonner

  A professional killer faces a supernatural law court peopled by his victims. Brian Austin Green stars

Dead Man's Gun: Season 1 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 1 Episode 22: Snake Finger

  A professional safecracker, staying in town under an alias and boldly operating right under the sheriff's nose, agonises over whether to reveal his true identity by freeing a youngster trapped in a bank vault

• Season 1 Episode 21: Wages of Sin

  Fake preacher Reverend Jeremiah Early uses the gun to kill the husband of a woman he lusts after, and frames his own simple-minded assistant for the crime : but in true Biblical fashion, his sins find him out

• Season 1 Episode 20: The Deserter

  An officer's lack of courage leads to disaster for his unit, and with the Dead Man's Gun he finds he can run but cannot hide

• Season 1 Episode 19: The Gambler

  A gambler comes into possession of the Dead Man's Gun and embarks on the winning streak of a lifetime. Unfortunately, it doesn't last long

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Resurrection of Joe Wheeler

  A former gunfighter reluctantly straps on his sixshooters to tackle a gang of raiders threatening the peace and prosperity of the town where he lives

• Season 1 Episode 17: The Photographer

  An ambitious photographer wins acclaim for taking an amazing picture of the execution of a 14-year-old outlaw : but the Dead Man's Gun ensures he doesn't reap the benefits

• Season 1 Episode 16: Stage Coach Marty

  A female stagecoach robber comes into possession of the Dead Man's Gun and uses it to exact revenge on her enemies : but also ruins her chances of romance

• Season 1 Episode 15: The Mesmerizer

  A sinister physician of the mind is prescribed a bitter pill : by the Dead Man's Gun

• Season 1 Episode 14: The Fortune Teller

  A fortune teller foresees big trouble in the offing for a man who comes into possession of the Dead Man's Gun

• Season 1 Episode 13: Mail Order Bride

  A blacksmith advertises for a mail-order bride to end his loneliness, but unknown to him his bride hides a secret past

• Season 1 Episode 12: Death Warrant

  A merciless female bounty hunter is reminded of the meaning of humanity by the Dead Man's Gun. Kate Jackson stars

• Season 1 Episode 11: Next of Kin

  A man about to make out a will invites family and friends to a gathering with the dead man's gun in order to reacquaint himself with his nearest and dearest, before dishing out his vast wealth

• Season 1 Episode 10: Medicine Man

  An Indian is cheated out of $20 by two ranchers and gets even by freeing their horses and humiliating them, not realising they will seek revenge with the dead man's gun

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Healer

  A doctor is given the Dead Man's Gun in payment for delivering a child, but soon winds up in trouble with an outlaw seeking revenge over a relationship he had with the doctor's wife

• Season 1 Episode 8: Black Widow

  A cold-blooded femme fatale marries and bumps off a succession of rich men for their money : until the Dead Man's Gun puts an end to her murder spree

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Bounty Hunter

  A mild-mannered, downtrodden store owner finds the Dead Man's Gun and uses it to realise his life-long dream of becoming a bounty hunter : but his attempts to catch an outlaw end in disaster

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Highwayman

  A Highwayman finds the Dead Man's Gun and begins using it to ply his deadly trade : little suspecting that it won't be long before a terrible retribution catches up with him

• Season 1 Episode 5: Buryin' Sam

  A dishonest undertaker steals the Dead Man's Gun from a body and uses it to kill his partner in a drunken squabble over a woman : but it isn't long before retribution catches up with him

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Imposter

  A kindly pedlar finds a dead man in the road and takes his gun and letter of employment, assuming the identity of town marshal

• Season 1 Episode 3: My Brother's Keeper

  A naive cowboy finds the gun on a skeleton and falls under its spell : so much so that he finds himself compelled to kill an outlaw in a Wild West shoot-out

• Season 1 Episode 2: Fool's Gold

  A ruthless con-man persuades a naive farmer to buy a worthless gold mine : but will his luck hold?

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Great McDonacle

  An egotistical travelling performer buys an antique gun which turns him into a unique marksman : little realising it was forged in Hell and carries a dreadful curse

Dead Man's Gun: Special (1997)

• Series Premiere Special

  A peddler assumes a dead man's identity in 'The Impostor'; two undertakers are also partners in crime in 'Buryin' Sam.'