22 episodesFirst aired 10 September 1989
Sept 1989
When a man thinks Ethan knows the location of a fortune, he kidnaps him and takes him to a prison where no man has ever escaped from. Amelia turns to her estranged husband, Pierce for help. He takes her to see Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Pat Garrett who agree to help.
Sept 1989
Sept 1989
Wyatt Earp follows Ethan back home after the big escape. Without noticing it, a reporter also follows them looking for answers.
Oct 1989
The town needs a new marshal and Ethan is an obvious candidate, however, he does not want to do it; not even, if it costs him his ranch.
Oct 1989
Laid off miners decide to ambush Ethan and Amelia when they are heading to Virginia City to deposit $50.000.
Oct 1989
A woman fights an implacable battle against the railroad she blames for the loss of her husband, son, and farm, not considering the cost to her and her surviving daughter.
Nov 1989
Ethan confronts the law to rescue a fugitive orphan who was taken away from his sister.
Nov 1989
An old Indian warrior wants to bring peace between an old foe in the warpath and a member of the cavalry.
Nov 1989
Ethan has to find out who is robbing the graves in the local cemetery; while Amelia takes care of the children whom a beautiful girl she does not know is tutoring. The law also wants her.
Dec 1989
The gold rush hits town and Ethan’s land is no exception. Paradise turns into a materialistic town.
Dec 1989
Johnny Ryan fulfills his promise of returning to paradise and taking revenge on the person who humiliated him: Ethan Cord.
Jan 1990
Paradise is hit by an outbreak of smallpox and Ethan has to deal with George being infected by it.
Jan 1990
A symbolic drama centering on two strangers in Paradise: a black-clad equestrian with two grim appointments to keep before the New Year, and a simple youth left in the forest to fend for himself.
Jan 1990
A killer who is being escorted by Ethan back to Paradise for trial might never make it because other outlaws want him dead.
Feb 1990
Ethan is offered a very well paying job but at the same time very dangerous. To deliver the opium that miners use to keep some Chinese workers more or less enslaved.
Feb 1990
Joseph's tomboy friend, Frankie, returns to Paradise, now sophisticatedly attired and married to a controlling, offensive judge who has the control to transfer Ethan to Texas on a murder warrant.
Feb 1990
Years ago, Ethan testified against a person. Now that person is the new town’s preacher who is a paroled murderer, claiming to have seen the light. Everyone in town is giving him a second chance, except for Ethan.
Mar 1990
The sons of Ethan’s old pal, Gideon, volunteer them as guns in a range war.
Apr 1990
Jerome, an obtuse and gentle man, faces a jury for the strangling of a girl who rejected him.
Apr 1990
Ethan protects a young deserter wanted by the Army. He also protects him from an armed mother who accuses him of the death of her son.
Apr 1990
A con woman visits Paradise and sells the town a trolley. She takes the townsfolk on a ride and while they are partying, she loots the place.
Apr 1990
A mass exodus occurs in Paradise when Ethan and Amelia decide to close the mine.