History Recap / TheWildWildWestS4E5TheNightOfTheGruesomeGames

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDUzNQ==/?ref=1 Drunkyard]][[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iavw2]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzg4Ng==/?ref=1 Dr Raker ,Criminal Scientist]][[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iavw2 (12:25)]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDUxOA==/?ref=1 Rufus Kraus, Millionaire]][[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iavw2 (42:25)]]

Disguises used by Artie: [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDUzNQ==/?ref=1 Drunkyard]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwMzg4Ng==/?ref=1 Dr Raker ,Criminal Scientist]]; [[http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/l8dreamr/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxODAwNDUxOA==/?ref=1 Rufus Kraus, Millionaire]]

* ShoutOut: Several to Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''The Masque of the Red Death''.

* {{Greed}}: Kraus identifies himself as the common flaw in himself and his guests. He keeps them from leaving by showering them with expensive prizes for participating in his games.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: The heroes do this deliberately when Artie, impersonating Kraus (who has fallen unconscious after overexerting himself), orders his guests to forget the games and go to bed early. As Jim and Artie hoped. this forces the real villain to show his hand. {{Lampshaded}} when Charity says Kraus' behavior is unusual, and the disguised Artie says that maybe he's become "a different person" after his brush with death.

* {{Greed}}: Kraus identifies himself as the common flaw in himself and his guests. He keeps them from leaving by showering them with expensive prizes for participating in this games.

West and Gordon are after Dr. Theobald Raker, who has stolen a germ culture which, if it gets too warm, will burst its container and unleash a deadly plague. Raker ends up in a river while trying to escape but when the agents fish his body out they don't find the vial, only an invitation to the house of the very rich and very eccentric Dr. Rufus Kraus (William Schallert). Gordon takes Raker's place, West poses as Raker's bodyguard, and the agents soon find themselves at Kraus' house, playing, along with a group of colorful fellow-guests, various strange games in which the stakes are life and death.

* OutlawCouple: Raker's [[TheMole mole]] at the party is Charity Witherly, who runs Kraus' games--and is actually Raker's wife.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: The heroes do this deliberately when Artie, impersonating Kraus (who has fallen unconscious after overexerting himself), orders his guests to forget the games and go to bed early. As Jim and Artie hoped. this forces the real villain to show his hand. {{Lampshaded}} when Charity says that this is unusual, and the disguised Artie says that maybe he's become "a different person" after his brush with death.

* DisneyDeath: Raker falls off a cliff into a river, where he drowns instantly.

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Dr. Raker isn't actually dead. The doctor who declared him so was an accomplice.]]
* GrumpyOldMan: Rufus Kraus. He was too busy making money to have fun when he was young and has decided to make up for it by bringing together a bunch of people he doesn't like and messing with their minds.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Jim and Artie have to recover the germ culture before it warms up and releases the plague.

West and Gordon are after Dr. Theobald Raker, who has stolen a germ culture which, if it gets too warm, will burst its container and unleash a deadly plague. Raker ends up in a river while trying to escape but when the agents fish his body out they don't find the vial, only an invitation to the house of the very rich and very eccentric Dr. Rufus Kraus. Gordon takes Raker's place, West poses as Raker's bodyguard, and the agents soon find themselves at Kraus' house, playing, along with a group of colorful fellow-guests, various strange games in which the stakes are life and death.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Raker is pronounced dead so Artie assumes his identity and goes to Kraus' party in his place.

* NAllPartOfTheShow: Artie-as-Raker tells Lola that the altercation with Jim was "just a little entertainment between friends."

West and Gordon are after Dr. Raker, who has stolen a germ culture which, if it gets too warm, will burst its container and unleash a deadly plague. Raker ends up in a river while trying to escape but when the agents fish his body out they don't find the vial, only an invitation to the house of the very rich and very eccentric Dr. Rufus Kraus. Gordon takes Raker's place, West poses as Raker's bodyguard, and the agents soon find themselves at Kraus' house, playing, along with a group of colorful fellow-guests, various strange games in which the stakes are life and death.

West and Gordon are after Dr. Raker, who has stolen a germ culture which, if it gets too warm, will burst its container and unleash a deadly plague. Raker ends up in a river while trying to escape but when the agents fish his body out they don't find the vial, only an invitation to the house of the very rich and very eccentric Dr. Rufus Kraus. Gordon takes Raker's place, West poses as bodyguard and the agents soon find themselves at Kraus' house, playing, along with a group of colorful fellow-guests, various strange games in which the stakes are life and death.

* ShoutOut: Several to Creator/EdgarAllenPoe's ''The Masque of the Red Death''.

West and Gordon are after an evil scientist who has stolen a vial filled with deadly germs, which they must recover before the vial bursts and causes a devastating plague. However, they are sidetracked in the home of Rufus Baker and are pulled into a night of deadly parlor games.

* DeadPersonImpersonation

* EccentricMillionaire: Rufus Kraus.
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Dr. Raker.]]
* GrumpyOldMan: Rufus Kraus.
* MasqueradeBall
* NastyParty: Rufus Kraus's birthday party.
* ThePlague

* TenLittleMurderVictims: This is the villain's plan, but Jim and Artie manage to prevent all but one of the murders.