The Long, Hot Summer - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Homecoming
Varner has two concerns: Clara's indifference to finding a husband and Ben Quick's return to town.
A Time for Living
Varner learns that Ben Quick needs a bank loan to rebuild his farm, and Varner means to make sure he doesn't get it.
A Stranger to the House
On his way home for his 21st birthday party, Jody stops to pick up a young hitchhiker - a girl who has two men following her.
The Twisted Image (Part 1)
Willow Sterne comes to Frenchman's Bend looking for former boy friend Ben Quick - whom she hopes to lure back with her sizable divorce settlement.
The Twisted Image (Part 2)
Willow's continuing pursuit of Ben leads to tragic consequences for someone, and jail for Ben.
Home is a Nameless Place
Lonnie McBain claims that Varner is trying to force him and his deaf-mute sister off their land.
No Hiding Place
Varner disapproves of daughter Clara's romance with Charles Pettigrew, a scholarly college student whom he considers a weakling.
Run, Hero, Run
Pro-football star Scott Manning returns to Frenchman's Bend and gets a hero's welcome from everyone except Clara, who is deeply disturbed by his homecoming.
The Desperate Innocent
A state senator's daughter comes home from school to destroy a letter the headmistress sent her father.
Bitter Harvest
Desperate for harvest hands, Ben hires a couple who once crossed Varner - and whom Varner has told to get out of town.
Hunter to the Wind
Clara and Jody are visited by an old family friend who's carrying a large amount of cash.
Nor Hell a Fury
Ben purchases part ownership of a lumberyard that Varner wanted to buy.
The Return of the Quicks
Dan Duryea plays Ben's scheming cousin, who arrives with plans to take over Ben's farm.
Track the Man Down
Ben's house is burglarized by Joe Hagen, an escaped convict who once had Ben and his dad run out of town.
Face of Fear
A tractor uncovers the remains of a man Ben's father was suspected of murdering.
Evil Angel
Reclusive Maribelle Kirkpatrick asks Eula to come live with her.
Day of Thunder
Jody is impressed with a tough-looking motorcycle gang that roars into town.
The Warning
Varner learns he has a tumor that may be malignant.
The Intruders
John Cassavetes plays an escaped convict who's looking for his former girl friend---Varner's nurse.
From This Day Forward
Gena Rowlands plays Varner's new romantic interest, the widow of a former employee.
A Time to Die
Curley Beeman plans to join a plot to kidnap Jody.
Reunion—Italian Style
Clara's old friend Katy returns from Europe with her Italian fiance.
Blaze of Glory
Eleanor Davis comes to visit her children---who think she is dead.
Crisis
Angry because his father passed him over for a promotion at the bank, Jody leaves home and goes to work for Ben Quick.
Carlotta, Come Home
Will's jet-set cousin has some definite changes in mind for the Varner household.
Man with Two Faces
Varner's visitor: his former construction foreman, who years before suffered a crippling injury saving Clara's life.
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