by Hal Erickson
synopsis
"The Strange One" is Marie (Louise Sorel), who is expelled from a wagon train when she is accused of being a witch. Marie is rescued from her tormentors by Hoss and Joe Cartwright, who offer her shelter at the Ponderosa. Before long, it becomes obvious that Marie is gifted with "second sight"-but does that make her a witch after all? Another well-written (by Jo Pagano and Stephen Lord) lesson in tolerance and understanding, "The Strange One" has not been seen much since its original network presentation on November 14, 1965; more recently, it was removed from the Bonanza package shown on cable's Family Channel because its "controversial" religious undertones did not rest well with that network's chairman Pat Robertson.
