The Nature Of Evil

March 21, 1974

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Kung Fu - S2 - E21

Caine and Serenity Johnson, the blind preacher last seen in Dark Angel, look for a killer that is stalking Serenity's town of Nineveh.

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Kung Fu: Season 2 - 23 Episode s

2x1 - The Well
September 27, 1973
After drinking bad water during a drought, Caine recovers at the farm of an ex-slave who has a working well, but one who is so angry he is not willing to share with his thirsty neighbors.
2x2 - The Assassin
October 4, 1973
Hatfields and McCoys, with an Asian spin on things. Two familes with a longtime fued keep two potential lovers apart. One of the families has hired a ninja assassin, and Caine witnesses his actions. Caine is accused of assisting the ninja, and heals a man dying from a poisoned shuriken strike.
2x3 - The Chalice
October 11, 1973
Caught between a Gatling Gun and a fort full of murderous killers, Caine must rescue a stolen chalice in order to make restitution for a dead Franciscan priest.
2x4 - The Brujo
October 25, 1973
While wandering in Mexico, Caine comes across an old woman and a young boy. The woman is trapped under a cart and asks Caine to take care of the boy. He takes him to a small Mexican village which believes it is under the spell of a warlock.
2x5 - The Squaw Man
November 1, 1973
Caine helps a farmer who is married to an Indian woman. The townpeople have no respect for the farmer until he kills an outlaw's son and then they treat him as a hero.
2x6 - The Spirit Helper
November 8, 1973
Caine helps a young Indian man who saw his father killed and wants to kill the men who did it and rescue his mother from them.
2x7 - The Tong
November 15, 1973
Caine help a young Chinese orphan boy gain his freedom from a brutal master. The master goes to the Tong for help against Caine.
2x8 - The Soldier
November 29, 1973
Caine is accused of taking part in a bandit ambush, and is taken prisoner by the U.S. Calvary. He meets a soldier that is a conscientious objector that helps him clear his name.
2x9 - The Salamander
December 6, 1973
Caine comes to a bankrupt mining town and meets a mentally handicapped boy, who is the target of a claim jumper.
2x10 - The Hoots
December 13, 1973
Caine meets a group of Hutterite settlers, who must reconsider their pacifist background when attacked by bigoted cattlemen, and teaches them how to defend themselves without compromising their principles.
2x11 - The Elixir
December 20, 1973
Caine rescues the hawkers of the cure-all Theodora's Elixir from a hostile crowd, earning the come-hither gratitude of Theodora and the resentment of her jealous male partner.
2x12 - The Gunman
January 3, 1974
A gunslinger defends Caine and the widow who owns the ranch where Caine is working. Meanwhile, Caine is still pursued by a detachment of volunteers and an overzealous bounty hunter.
2x13 - Empty Pages Of A Dead Book
January 10, 1974
The son of a deceased Texas Ranger tries to honor his memory by going after criminals his father kept a journal on. He finds more trouble than he expected and Caine must defend him.
2x14 - A Dream Within A Dream
January 17, 1974
Caine, while walking through a dense fog, happens upon a man who is hanging and he himself is then shot. When he awakens, he finds himself in the company of a sculptor played by John Drew Barrymore (Drew's father). Caine is later accused of the murder of the hanging man and Barrymore's character comes to his defense. This is a really good episode and on the DVD David Carradine has an interesting commentary that accompanies this particular episode.
2x15 - The Way Of Violence Has No Mind
January 24, 1974
Caine confronts a gang of Chinese immigrants that have taken to violence.
2x16 - In Uncertain Bondage
February 7, 1974
Caine recalls lessons learned as a youth when he and a Southern belle are trapped in a deep pit, held there by kidnappers.
2x17 - Night Of The Owls, Day Of The Doves
February 14, 1974
Caine must defend prostitutes that want to start a new life with land bequeathed to them, from cattlemen that want to seize it for themselves.
2x18 - Crossties
February 21, 1974
Caine is caught in the middle of a land-rights fight between farmers and railroad agents. He tries to convince the farmers to accept an offer of amnesty, and to keep the agents from using the offer as a fatal trap for the farmers.
2x19 - The Passion Of Chen Yi
February 28, 1974
Caine tries to visit an unjustly jailed Shaolin student, but keeps being turned away. He then commits a crime so he can be put in jail with him, hoping to clear up an old misunderstanding and help free the student.
2x20 - Arrogant Dragon
March 14, 1974
Wu Chang has angered the Tong Sect, and is ordered to commit suicide or be executed by them. Caine tries to help him fake his death and escape from the Tongs.
2x21 - The Nature Of Evil
March 21, 1974
Caine and Serenity Johnson, the blind preacher last seen in Dark Angel, look for a killer that is stalking Serenity's town of Nineveh.
2x22 - The Cenotaph (1)
April 4, 1974
Caine meets Logan McBurney, a Scotsman who has hijacked a gold-transporting stagecoach named Old Ironsides, to haul an enormous box that he claims is his dead Sioux wife's coffin. Along the way to the burial ground, which is on Sioux land, Caine remembers times in the monastery, unaware that several robbers are following closely, hoping to take Old Ironsides for themselves.
2x23 - The Cenotaph (2)
April 11, 1974
Caine and Logan arrive at the Sioux burial ground, to bury what Caine believes is Logan's wife in a huge crate, and are confronted by angry Sioux warriors who feel they are trespassing. They must also deal with two robbers as well as the US Calvary. Caine recalls his own love story, that like Logan's wife, ended tragically.

The Nature Of Evil

Kung Fu - S2 - E21

Kung Fu: Season 2 - 23 Episode s

2x1 - The Well

2x2 - The Assassin

2x3 - The Chalice

2x4 - The Brujo

2x5 - The Squaw Man

2x6 - The Spirit Helper

2x7 - The Tong

2x8 - The Soldier

2x9 - The Salamander

2x10 - The Hoots

2x11 - The Elixir

2x12 - The Gunman

2x13 - Empty Pages Of A Dead Book

2x14 - A Dream Within A Dream

2x15 - The Way Of Violence Has No Mind

2x16 - In Uncertain Bondage

2x17 - Night Of The Owls, Day Of The Doves

2x18 - Crossties

2x19 - The Passion Of Chen Yi

2x20 - Arrogant Dragon

2x21 - The Nature Of Evil

2x22 - The Cenotaph (1)

2x23 - The Cenotaph (2)

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