Bonanza: The Mill

(1960) The Cartwrights' neighbor Tom Edwards has lived as a paraplegic ever since an accident involving Ben Cartwright and a gun. His ranch is going to waste. Ben offers to help the Edwards couple by making Tom a business proposition in which the Cartwrights would build a grain mill on Edwards' land. In return, Ben only wants his investment money back plus a small percentage. Tom and his hired hand Ezekiel are suspicious of Ben but Tom agrees to the deal. The Cartwright men build the mill but tensions begins to rise when Ezekiel makes comments which rekindle Tom's suspicion. Season 2, episode 4.