: Joe’s childhood friend, Seth Pruitt, admits to killing his future father-in-law, claiming the man's back was broken and he was begging to be put out of his misery .
: A pivotal 10-minute conversation occurs between Joe and his father, Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) . Ben argues that life is sacred and humans do not have the right to end it, even to ease suffering, famously asking Joe, "Don't you know?" .
: The title is drawn from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice , specifically Portia's speech: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven..." .
"bonanza" The Quality Of Mercy(1963) Official
: Joe’s childhood friend, Seth Pruitt, admits to killing his future father-in-law, claiming the man's back was broken and he was begging to be put out of his misery .
: A pivotal 10-minute conversation occurs between Joe and his father, Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) . Ben argues that life is sacred and humans do not have the right to end it, even to ease suffering, famously asking Joe, "Don't you know?" . "Bonanza" The Quality of Mercy(1963)
: The title is drawn from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice , specifically Portia's speech: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven..." . : Joe’s childhood friend, Seth Pruitt, admits to