Bonanza - Season 4 - Eps 5: The Deserter
An Indian-hating officer, Colonel Edward J. Dunwoody, comes to the Ponderosa looking for army deserter Bill Winters, who is a good friend of the Cartwrights. Bill happens to be his son and is married to an Indian. It seemed Bill deserted when he was ordered to massacre the Shoshone, by poisoning their food and water, genocide. The Shoshone find out and abduct Bill's father.
About Bonanza

Title: Bonanza
First Air Date: 1959-09-12
Last Air Date: 1973-01-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.516/10 (from 441 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 14
Total Episodes: 431
Network: NBC
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Production Companies: NBC, NBC Studios
Synopsis
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Cast

Lorne Greene
Ben Cartwright

Michael Landon
Joe Cartwright

David Canary
Candy Canaday

Tim Matheson
Griff King

Mitch Vogel
Jamie Hunter Cartwright