sentences:  In the premiere episode, "Garrett and the Kid" (September 10, 1960), Garrett arrives in Lincoln, depicted in the series as a gold-mining boomtown, as the new deputy sheriff, only to learn that a crooked saloon owner, Paul Mason (Robert Middleton), dominates the community, including the marshal, Dave Leggert (Denver Pyle).When he sees his power threatened, Mason tries to hire Billy to kill Garrett, unaware that the two were then on friendly terms.Vaughn Taylor is cast in this episode as Judge Riley, and King Donovan appears as a Mason henchman.