Bordertown

Season 1, Episode 5

Episode Title: The Man They Couldn't Hang

Air Date: 1989-02-04

Overview:

Jack reluctantly hangs a prisoner, but the prisoner survives the hanging. When Jack refuses to hang him again, the judge sends in a government appointed hangman. Barry Joe's only chance for clemency is if he names his accomplices. The problem is, his throat is so badly damaged that he can't speak.