Paradise — Season 3
A town without law needs a marshal. Will an ex-gunslinger accept the challenge?
About this season
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Episodes (13)
1. Out of the Ashes
Aired 4 January 1991
Ethan and the children return to Paradise where Ethan is convinced to take on the role of town marshal. Ethan builds a new home for his family and he and Amelia become engaged. A new character, Dakota, arrives in town and decides to stay. He rubs Ethan the wrong way, but hits it off with Claire, much to her uncle's disdain.
2. The Bounty
Aired 11 January 1991
3. The Women
Aired 25 January 1991
4. Bad Blood
Aired 1 February 1991
5. The Valley of Death
Aired 8 February 1991
6. A Bullet Through the Heart
Aired 15 February 1991
7. See No Evil
Aired 22 February 1991
8. Birthright
Aired 8 March 1991
The Carroll children's father Robert returns and tells Ethan he wants custody of the kids. At first resistant, Ethan begins to feel the children might be safer living with their father, however neglectful he has been in the past, than with him. But it turns out Robert may have brought danger of his own into the children's lives.
9. A Study in Scarlet
Aired 29 March 1991
Paradise is thrown into a state of terror when a serial killer begins targeting the town's woman. Ethan must identify and catch the killer, who has set his sites on Claire.
10. The Search for K.C. Cavanaugh
Aired 5 April 1991
11. Shield of Gold
Aired 12 April 1991
12. Twenty-Four Hours
Aired 3 May 1991
This episode follows a day in the life of Marshal Ethan Allan Cord, who is considering giving up his badge and leaving Paradise. Over a period of ""twenty-four hours,"" Ethan must contend with a series of disputes between townspeople as well as at home. Spoiler: In the end, he decides to stick it out and remain in Paradise.
13. Unfinished Business
Aired 14 June 1991
Ethan learns that an old enemy of his is headed for Paradise looking to shoot it out. To protect the children, he sends them away on a trip, but they realize that something is wrong at home. As the gunfight nears, both Ethan (in Paradise) and the children (waiting at the train station) both reflect back to how they've become a family (via flashbacks to previous episodes). Spoiler: In the end, the children don't take the train and rush back to their uncle in Paradise. He has defeated the other gunfighter and he and the children are reunited.