The Rifleman: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Rifleman Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Patsy
Sep 29, 1959 · 30 min
A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so that they can take over the town of North Fork.
Bloodlines
Oct 6, 1959 · 30 min
After Lucas kills a mountain man in a barrom brawl, his father arrives in North Fork determined to take revenge on Lucas and Marshal Torrance, once he breaks his other two boys out
The Blowout
Oct 13, 1959 · 30 min
Newly arrived gunslinger Al Walker throws a mammoth party at the saloon, keeping acting Marshal Ben Waller busy until Lucas is forced to intervene.
Obituary
Oct 20, 1959 · 30 min
Newspaperman Byron Claremont specializes in profiles of famous gunmen. One of his stories was responsible for an old-time marshal's death; and his next subject is Lucas.
Tension
Oct 27, 1959 · 30 min
Gavin and Ezra Martin think that Lucas killed their son Clemmie while taking part in a train robbery, and Lucas refuses to tell them what really happened.
Eddie's Daughter
Nov 3, 1959 · 30 min
After the daughter of Lucas's friend the hotel clerk arrives in North Fork, two strangers threaten her life.
Panic
Nov 10, 1959 · 30 min
Town character Brett Conway blackmails Lucas with the knowledge that a young couple Lucas rescued are suffering from yellow fever.
Ordeal
Nov 17, 1959 · 30 min
When their wagon breaks down, Mark and an injured Lucas are stranded in the desert.
The Spiked Rifle
Nov 24, 1959 · 30 min
Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect Banker Hamilton's gold.
Letter of the Law
Dec 1, 1959 · 30 min
Lucas makes a life-or-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw.
The Legacy
Dec 8, 1959 · 30 min
Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.
The Baby Sitter
Dec 15, 1959 · 30 min
A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.
The Coward
Dec 22, 1959 · 30 min
Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.
Surveyors
Dec 29, 1959 · 30 min
Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.
Day of the Hunter
Jan 5, 1960 · 30 min
A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.
Mail Order Groom
Jan 12, 1960 · 30 min
When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.
A Case of Identity
Jan 19, 1960 · 30 min
Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.
The Visitors
Jan 26, 1960 · 30 min
Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.
The Hero
Feb 2, 1960 · 30 min
After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.
The Horse Traders
Feb 9, 1960 · 30 min
When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.
The Spoiler
Feb 16, 1960 · 30 min
An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.
Heller
Feb 23, 1960 · 30 min
After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.
The Grasshopper
Mar 1, 1960 · 30 min
A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.
A Time for Singing
Mar 8, 1960 · 30 min
Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.
The Deserter
Mar 15, 1960 · 30 min
Lucas and Marshal Torrance get into trouble with the Army when they try to help a wounded young soldier who deserted.
The Vision
Mar 22, 1960 · 30 min
After Mark contracts typhoid fever and has a vision of his dead mother, he no longer seems interested in getting well.
The Lariat
Mar 29, 1960 · 30 min
An old friend of Lucas's returns to town in the company of a shady gambler and is accused of cheating at cards.
Smoke Screen
Apr 5, 1960 · 30 min
Several men are vying for a rancher's daughter's affections. When she is found dead, one of them becomes the prime suspect in her murder.
Shotgun Man
Apr 12, 1960 · 30 min
Shotgun man John Beaumont, who Lucas sent to prison, returns with vengeance on his mind.
Sins of the Father
Apr 19, 1960 · 30 min
After shooting a man in self-defense, Andy Moon turns to Lucas for protection from his vengeful brothers.
The Prodigal
Apr 26, 1960 · 30 min
To keep his invalid mother happy, an outlaw forces Lucas and Mark to go along with a masquerade that he is the owner of Lucas's ranch.
The Fourflusher
May 3, 1960 · 30 min
A sharecropper enters his colt in a horse race, hoping to win enough money to buy his farm from the owner, who has bet on Mark McCain's entry.
The Jailbird
May 10, 1960 · 30 min
When Lucas hires an ex-con as a ranch hand, the man is the first one under suspicion when a robbery and murder occur in the area.
Meeting at Midnight
May 17, 1960 · 30 min
Lucas helps his former Army captain, now an undercover federal agent, infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.
Nora
May 24, 1960 · 30 min
Lucas finds himself involved in murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.
The Hangman
May 31, 1960 · 30 min
An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation.