by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Vera Miles guest-stars as Ben Cartwright's longtime friend April Christopher. While visiting the Ponderosa, April is bitten by a rabid wolf. As the story progresses, both April and Ben must come to grips with the agony April is in for-and even more importantly, the woman's daughter Lori (Melissa Newman) must also face the cold, cruel facts. First shown on March 21, 1971, "A Time to Die" was written by Don Ingalls.
