by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Paladin (Richard Boone) receives an urgent missive from "Sheriff M.J. Smuggley", who asks the soldier-of-fortune to help purge a faraway town of a plethora of hired gunmen. Upon arrival in town, Paladin is surprised to learn that Sheriff Smuggley is actually a feisty middle-aged woman named Maude (Jeanette Nolan). Despite her ferocious demeanor, Maude is unable to persuade the locals to take her seriously in her efforts to clean up the town, so Paladin champions her cause--and as usual puts his own life on the line in the process.
