Bonanza: The Cartwrights receive a visit from Deborah Banning and her daughter, Melinda. Deborah is intent on having Melinda marry one of Ben's sons. She goes to extreme lengths to convince Ben that Melinda is the perfect wife for one of them and after a short period decides that it should be Joe. However, Melinda has other ideas and things become even more complicated when Deborah's husband Horace turns up unexpectedly.