As Ben prepares to run for governor, Joe must come to his rescue when a disabled police officer from New Orleans comes to arrest Ben on a 20-year-old murder charge.
Pike, a trapper with a toxic attitude, becomes determined to win his girlfriend back by remaining calm, but his hot temper ends up saving him when he runs into Dakota Indians while hunting.
Jack and Johnny left behind their outlaw ways and have a successful silver claim; Senator Stewart uses underhanded methods to obtain it and the men vow revenge.
Maso and Okei, tea growers in Gold Hills, encounter both friendship and racism from the locals; a worsening drought has some looking for a scapegoat and local bully Dan leads a mob to drive their Japanese neighbors out.
L. Frank Baum struggles with his newspaper business, preferring to tell fantasy stories to local children about colorful characters from a land called Oz.
Jess intends to marry his longtime sweetheart but thinks he needs to find some hidden gold so she will accept; when a wealthy traveler from New Orleans shows up and courts her, Jess begins to realize what he really wants.
The Clampett family miss being back at their old home in the mountains; Pearl tries to win over the oil man at the cabin as he takes her to a nearby phone.