History Recap / TheWildWildWestS3E20TheNightOfTheDeathMasks

* MassiveMultiplayerScam: The only character who Jim interacts with in the entire episode who isn't in on the plot against him is Artie.

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODcwMDIxNw==/?ref=1 Emmett Stark, Criminal]]

* NotMyDriver: As in "The Night of the Headless Woman", Jim (accompanied by Artie this time) pulls off a heroic variation of this trope when he takes over for the criminals' regular stagecoach driver.

In Como Creek, Nevada, West rescues a young woman who is being annoyed by a group of cavalry officers. She introduces herself as the daughter of the Superintendent of the UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Mint and recalls how, five years ago, West and Gordon thwarted an attack on the Mint by Emmet Stark (Milton Selzer) and his gang. West and the young woman board the stage, but she gets off again on a pretext and West quickly finds himself being abducted. After waking up from gas-induced unconsciousness, he finds himself in strange clothes and in an apparently abandoned town called Paradox, where ''very'' strange things begin to happen. Meanwhile, in Virginia City, Colonel Richmond informs Gordon that Stark has just escaped from prison, out to fulfill the vow of vengeance which he made five years ago--and West is missing...

* HopeSpot: Stark causes one of these for Jim as part of his prolonged psychological torture. A stagecoach rolls into Paradox with three passengers who invite the agent to go with them; one of them, Dr. Prior, even treats Jim's leg wound. However, they're all working for Stark, and the "doctor" then injects Jim with a knockout drug that gradually renders him unconscious. The drug takes effect just as the stagecoach leaves, with Jim desperately hanging on to the back of the coach before finally passing out.

In Como Creek, Nevada, West rescues a young woman who is being annoyed by a group of cavalry officers. She introduces herself as the daughter of the Superintendent of the UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Mint and recalls how, five years ago, West and Gordon thwarted an attack on the Mint by Emmet Stark (Milton Selzer) and his gang. West and the young woman board the stage, but she get off again on a pretext and West quickly finds himself being abducted. After waking up from gas-induced unconsciousness, he finds himself in strange clothes and in an apparently abandoned town called Paradox, where ''very'' strange things begin to happen. Meanwhile, in Virginia City, Colonel Richmond informs Gordon that Stark has just escaped from prison, out to fulfill the vow of vengeance which he made five years ago--and West is missing...

* {{Sadist}}: The whole point of Stark's EvilPlan is for him to enjoy psychologically torturing Jim and Artie before killing at least one of them.

* DamselInDistress: Betsy Cole seems to be an innocent young woman who wanders into Paradox, then is killed by Stark's men while Jim watches helplessly. However, she's actually [[FakingTheDead very much alive]]--and she's actually Betsy Stark, Emmet's daughter.

In Como Creek, Nevada, West rescues a young woman who is being annoyed by a group of cavalry officers. She introduces herself as the daughter of the Superintendent of the UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Mint and recalls how, five years ago, West and Gordon thwarted an attack on the Mint by Emmet Stark and his gang. West and the young woman board the stage, but she get off again on a pretext and West quickly finds himself being abducted. After waking up from gas-induced unconsciousness, he finds himself in strange clothes and in an apparently abandoned town called Paradox, where ''very'' strange things begin to happen. Meanwhile, in Virginia City, Colonel Richmond informs Gordon that Stark has just escaped from prison, out to fulfill the vow of vengeance which he made five years ago--and West is missing...

* MalevolentMaskedMen: All of Stark's {{Mooks}} wear masks in the shape of his face.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Jim does this to ''himself'' in an attempt to resist the knockout drug,
* HeroicBSOD: Stark tries to induce one in Jim by tricking him into killing Artie.
* KnockoutGas: Used on Jim once he's alone inside the stagecoach. Later, the phony stagecoach passengers try it on Artie; he outwits them, but it doesn't matter because [[SlippingAMickey they'd already drugged his coffee]].

* MexicanStandoff: Occurs near the end, with the agents and the villains holding each other at gunpoint. It's even called one.

* KnockoutGas: Used on Jim once he's alone inside the stagecoach.

In Como Creek, Nevada, West rescues a young woman who is being annoyed by a group of cavalry officers. She introduces herself as the daughter of the Superintendent of the UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Mint and recalls how, five years ago, West and Gordon thwarted an attack on the Mint by Emmet Stark and his gang. West and the young woman board the stage, but she get off again on a pretext and West quickly finds himself being abducted. After waking up from gas-induced unconsciousness, he finds himself in strange clothes and in a strange, apparently abandoned town called Paradox, where ''very'' strange things begin to happen. Gordon, meanwhile, in Virginia City, is informed that Stark has just escaped from prison and is probably out to fulfill the vow of vengeance which he made five years ago...

In Como Creek, Nevada, West rescues a young woman who is being annoyed by a group of cavalry officers. She introduces herself as the daughter of the Superintendent of the San Francisco Mint and recalls how, five years ago, West and Gordon thwarted an attack on the Mint by Emmet Stark and his gang. West and the young woman board the stage, but she get off again on a pretext and West quickly finds himself being abducted. After waking up from gas-induced unconsciousness, he finds himself in strange clothes and in a strange, apparently abandoned town called Paradox, where ''very'' strange things begin to happen. Gordon, meanwhile, in Virginia City, is informed that Stark has just escaped from prison and is probably out to fulfill the vow of vengeance which he made five years ago...

* HeroicBSOD: The villain tries to induce one in Jim by tricking him into killing Artie.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: All of the villain's {{Mooks}} wear masks in the shape of his face.
* MassiveMultiplayerScam: The only character that Jim interacts with in the entire episode who isn't in on the plot against him is Artie.

James West is attacked and knocked unconscious. He awakens in a strange deserted town filled with assailants wearing masks in the likeness of Emmett Stark, an escaped murderer whom West had imprisoned years earlier — and now Stark wants revenge.

* MexicanStandoff: Occurs near the end and is called such.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Some attempts at averting this trope are made when it comes to Jim's leg wound. Artie's is treated much more lightly, but at least he and Jim are both shown to be limping back on the train afterwards.