by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Originally scheduled to air on March 18, 1961, the Bonanza episode "The Gift" finally made its first appearance on April 1 of that same year. Determined to capture a white Arabian stallion as a birthday present for his father, Joe Cartwright makes a treacherous desert journey to Yuma, Arizona. Attacked by Indians en route, Joe finds that his life is in the hands of Emeliano (Martin Landau), the mercurial Mexican who raised the stallion. Also appearing are Jim Davis as Sam Wolfe, Jack Hogan as Cash, and Joe Yrigoyen as Cayetano. "The Gift" was written by Denne Petticlerc and Thomas Thompson.
