History Recap / TheWildWildWestS4E23TheNightOfThePlague

West and Gordon set up a sting operation to catch a gang which has been robbing stagecoaches, but Averi Trent (Lana Wood), the territorial governor's daughter, gets in the way and is kidnapped. West goes after the gang while Gordon, at the relay station where the stagecoach was originally headed, learns that the outlaws are carrying a highly communicable, deadly disease. West does his best to get an unhelpful Trent away from the outlaws while Gordon tries to locate West, the girl and the gang before it's too late for the medicine he's carrying to save them.

* IdenticalStranger: In TheTag scene, Averi introduces our heroes to her fiancé Donald, who is played by Robert Conrad with a moustache. The upper left-hand corner of the image shows Jim and Artie's reaction.

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDM5MQ==/?ref=1 Kevin Kimble, Actor]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzk2Mw==/?ref=1 Falstaff, Fictional Character from the Henry IV plays]]

* StockFootage: Like [[Recap/TheWildWildWestS4E22TheNightOfTheCossacks the previous episode]], this borrows footage from a season three episode (in this case, the shots of Jim lowering himself down a cliff face as part of his attempt to rescue Averi (which doesn't work) come from "[[Recap/TheWildWildWestS3E5TheNightOfJackODiamonds The Night of Jack O'Diamonds]]").

* StockFootage: Like the previous episode, this borrows footage from a season three episode (in this case, the shots of Jim lowering himself down a cliff face as part of his attempt to rescue Averi (which doesn't work) come from "[[Recap/TheWildWildWestS3E5TheNightOfJackODiamonds The Night of Jack O'Diamonds]]").

* StockFootage: Like the previous episode, this borrows footage from a season three episode (in this case, the shots of Jim lowering himself down a cliff face as part of his attempt to rescue Averi (which doesn't work) come from "The Night of Jack O'Diamonds").
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Averi hadn't stowed away on that second stagecoach, or had had the good sense to stay inside when she heard a gunshot, the villains wouldn't have been able to take her hostage and escape.

* IdenticalStranger: In TheTag scene, Averi introduces our heroes to her fiancé Donald, who is played by Robert Conrad with a moustache.

* WeWait: Artie can't go after Jim, Averi or the gang until he gets an idea of where they might be.

West and Gordon set up a sting operation to catch a gang which has been robbing stagecoaches, but Averi Trent, the territorial governor's daughter, gets in the way and is kidnapped. West goes after the gang while Gordon, at the relay station where the stagecoach was originally headed, learns that the outlaws are carrying a highly communicable, deadly disease. West does his best to get an unhelpful Trent away from the outlaws while Gordon tries to locate West, the girl and the gang before it's too late for the medicine he's carrying to save them.

* IdenticalStranger: In TheTag scene, Averi introduces our heroes to her fiancé, who is played by Robert Conrad with a moustache.
* TheMillstone: Averi has [[TooDumbToLive absolutely no common sense]], and her ill-considered actions frequently make things worse for Jim.

** RaceAgainstTheClock: ...so that's how long Artie has to find Jim and Averi before Noguri's Syndrome kills them.

* IdenticalStranger: In the tag scene, Averi introduces our heroes to her fiancé, who is played by Robert Conrad with a moustache.

* IdenticalStranger: In the tag scene, the GirlOfTheWeek introduces our heroes to her fiancé, who is played by Robert Conrad with a moustache.

* ThePlague: The plague which the title refers to is "Noguri's Syndrome," which, as Artie learns, is a highly communicable and generally fatal disease originating in UsefulNotes/{{Asia}}. It can be cured if an inoculation is received within three to five days after infection.

The agents set up a sting operation to catch a gang which has been robbing stagecoaches, but Averi Trent, the territorial governor's daughter, gets in the way and is kidnapped. West goes after the gang while Gordon, at the relay station where the stagecoach was originally headed, learns that the outlaws are carrying a highly communicable, deadly disease. West does his best to get an unhelpful Trent away from the outlaws while Gordon tries to locate West, the girl and the gang before it's too late for the medicine he's carrying to save them.

* TheMillstone: Averi has [[TYooDumbToLive Averi absolutely no common sense]], and her actioms frequently make things worse for Jim.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Averi hadn't stowed away on that second stagecoach, or had had the good sense to stay inside when she heard a gunshot, the villains wouldn't have been able to kidnap her an escape.

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: The villains are WickedCultured crooks whose cover is the membership of the Olympic Shakespearean Theatrical Troupe, and Artie [[TheInfiltration infiltrates]] them by showing off his ability to play the Bard's characters. We see Artie playing [[Theatre/HenryIV Falstaff]], and quotes from ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' and ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' turn up in the dialogue.

* YouDontKnowWhoYoureDealingWith: Averi tries a variation with a sheriff who won't let her on a stagecoach: "Do you know who my father is?" When that doesn't work, she resorts to a $500 bribe, which doesn't work either.

* IdenticalStranger: In the tag scene, the GirlOfTheWeek introduces our heroes to her fiancé, who is played by [[spoiler:Robert Conrad with a moustache]].
* ThePlague: The plague which the title refers to is "Noguri's Syndrome," which, as Artie learns, is a highly communicable and generally fatal disease originating in Asia. It can be cured if an inoculation is received within three to five days after infection.
* StockFootage: Like the previous episode, this borrows footage from a season three episode (in this case, the shots of Jim lowering himself down a cliff face as part of his attempt to rescue Averi [[spoiler: (which doesn't work)]] come from "The Night of Jack O'Diamonds").

* StockFootage: Like the previous episode, this borrows footage from a season three episode (in this case, the shots of Jim lowering himself down a cliff face as part of his attempt to rescue Averi [[spoiler: (which doesn't work}]] come from "The Night of Jack O'Diamonds").

West deals with the kidnapping of the Governor's daughter while Gordon rushes to find Jim to inoculate him from the disease one of the criminals was carrying.

* ThePlague