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Around Dodge City and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's with a US Marshal and the smell of Gunsmoke.
Gunsmoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved West with young America.
And the story of a man who moved with it.
I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal.
The first man they look for and the last they want to meet.
It's a chancy job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.
Go get the horses saddled, Chester. I'll meet you at the stable in a few minutes, huh?
It may be hard to stay with you while you tell her. I might be of some help if she starts throwing things.
Don't worry about Kitty, she'll understand, all right.
I wouldn't count on her, Mr. Dillon. She's been looking forward to this sociable for weeks.
Some things can be helped, Chester. The law comes before town socials. Kitty knows that as well as I do.
Yes, sir. Well, good luck.
If I'm not there by the time you're ready, you bring the horses back here to the Long Branch, huh?
Yes, sir, I will.
Hello, Sam.
Marshal.
Where's Mr. Kitty?
Back in the office.
Oh, thanks.
Come in.
Hello, Kitty.
Oh, Matt. You're early.
Yeah, I came by to tell you that I won't be able to go with you after all.
Oh?
Yeah, you see, I just got a telegram from the sheriff in Springfield.
I got to go over there and pick up a prisoner and bring him back here for trial.
And you're leaving right now?
Well, yeah, Chester's got no horses.
Well, couldn't it wait for three hours?
Oh, it's a two-day ride up there, Kitty.
Judge Blen will be in Dodge for the trial on Friday, and I'd be cutting it pretty close as it is.
You understand that, don't you?
Oh, of course. Doesn't matter. There'll be another social next year.
Yeah.
Besides, I'm not too sure I like this new dress I bought anyway.
Oh, yeah, that's very pretty.
I'm glad you like it.
Kitty, I know you've been looking forward to this.
Just because I can't take you is no reason that you shouldn't go.
You know, there are plenty of fellows who'd be more than happy to take you.
Oh, you're right, Matt.
Shouldn't be any trouble at all to find two or three escorts in the next half hour.
Well, sure.
I'm sorry, Kitty. I'll see you when I get back.
So long.
So long, Matt.
I hope you have a real nice trip.
Well, if I'd have been in town yesterday, Kitty, I would have taken you to the social.
Not sweet of you, Doc, but I don't think I'd have gone anyway.
Matt sort of took the wind out of me.
But Kitty never depended on a marshal or a doctor either when it comes to social affairs.
I suppose I should have resigned myself to that by this time, but it hurts all the same.
Sometimes I think I'd be better off if I got out of this town.
Maybe you want to San Francisco.
San Francisco? Oh, no, Kitty, no.
You'll feel different when Matt gets back.
Everything will be the same again.
Oh, yeah, that's wonderful.
Oh, yeah, that's one thing I can count on.
Everything will always be the same.
The Arkansans is just over there, Kitty.
Maybe we'd better water the horse and head back to town.
You getting hungry, Doc?
Oh, I won't have any trouble eating a good sized breakfast.
Oh, but more important, I have to be back at the office.
Mrs. Ketchum was bringing her kids in this morning.
Oh, six of them?
Six of them. Let's go and give them their smallpox vaccinations.
Doc, hey, look. Is that a man lying over there?
Yes, there's something wrong. He must be hurt.
Hup, hup, hup, hup.
Whoa, whoa, there.
Here, I'll give you a hand, Kitty.
What's the matter, mister?
This man needs help, Kitty.
He's lost a lot of blood.
What's wrong with him?
He's been shot. He needs help, bad.
What can you do for him way out here?
The best thing would be to get him into Dodge.
I don't think he'd make it.
Rudd Stewart's place isn't far from here.
That's right, Kitty. We'd better try to get him there.
You've been a big help, Rudd.
I appreciate you letting us bring this man in here.
That's the least I could do, Doc, considering what you've done.
That's one thing I don't think I could ever do, take a bullet out of a man.
Well, I'm just thankful we got it out in time.
You think he'll live, huh?
He should. It's up to him now.
I wonder who he is.
Doc.
Huh?
I think he's coming out of it.
Just lie easy, mister.
What? Who are you?
I'm Doc Adam and some dimes.
How'd I get here?
Well, we found you out in the prairie and brought you here.
Oh.
Where's my horse?
I put him out in the barn, young fella.
My saddlebags. My saddlebags.
No, no, no. Lie back.
You can't be staring around. You'll have to take it easy for a while.
I've got to have a saddlebag.
Where is it, Rudd?
In the barn.
Mister, will you please bring it to me?
All right, yeah, yeah. I'll get it.
Please.
What's your name, mister?
Murdoch. Dean Murdoch.
How'd you get that bullet in here?
How long do I have to be in this bed?
Well, that all depends on how well you take care of yourself.
It's up to you.
You gonna tell us about the bullet, mister?
Yeah. Someone tried to rob me.
Last night when I was heading for Dodge.
Where's my gun?
No, no, no. It's right over there on the chair.
You must be carrying something mighty important in that saddlebag.
My money. My pay money.
I just left a trail herd. Abilene.
When's that old man coming back?
Just a minute. Stop worrying.
You gotta get some rest, you understand?
Yeah.
Kitty.
Yeah.
You believe him, Doc?
I don't know why not. He seems like a nice enough fellow.
Yeah?
You really think he'll be all right?
It'll take a few days, though.
I should get him into the office, but he can't be moved until tomorrow, at least.
But he'll have to have proper care today.
Doc.
Yeah?
I'm a pretty good nurse when I have to be.
Oh, no, no. This isn't your responsibility.
Well, it's just as much mine as it is yours.
You can't stay. Mrs. Ketchum's bringing her kids in.
Remember?
Oh, no, no. I'm not leaving you here.
Rudd can take care of it.
He can't depend on Rudd. He's too feeble.
I'll stay here today.
Oh, well, I...
I don't know. I suppose it'll be all right.
But I'll come back this evening and see how he's doing.
And then I'll take you back to die.
All right, Doc. And don't you worry about a thing.
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You feel like some more soup, Dean?
Yeah, I guess.
Here, I'll hold the spoon for you.
Ah, there.
That ain't bad.
Well, this will bring you back your strength quicker than anything else.
Oh, I feel better already.
You know, that sleep you had brought the color back to your face.
Well, I'm glad you're feeling better.
I had brought the color back to your face.
Hey, now, just why would a big-time saloon owner
spend her whole day nursing a saddle bum like me?
I haven't taken the time to figure out the reason why.
Well, I'd say I'm pretty lucky.
Where are you from, Dean?
Down in Texas. Used to be with the Rangers down there.
Why'd you leave?
Oh, didn't want to be a lawman the rest of my life.
Too many regulations, too much responsibility.
So I hear.
So I resigned and joined a trail herd going north.
Left them in Abilene and here I am.
You said you were headed for Dodge.
You gonna settle there?
No. No, just going through.
On my way to California.
California?
Yeah.
You ever been there?
Once. Long time ago.
Kiddy, you got ties in Dodge?
Well, there's the long branch.
Yeah. What else? Or is it who else?
You're getting nosy.
No, just called interested.
And I don't meet many people I'm interested in.
Here, eat your soup.
Thanks.
No, I ought to be well enough to go on another week.
Now that ought to give you enough time to sell that long branch
and then you can come along to California with me.
How about that?
Don't tempt me.
No, with your money and my money,
you can buy us a whole stack of long branches in San Francisco.
Where'd you get all your money anyway?
Well, I had a good bit saved up before I joined that trail herd.
And then with my pay money from it, that'd give me a nice steak.
If you were really smart, you'd put that money in a bank
instead of carrying it around in your saddlebag.
Ain't heard of a bank yet was safe.
I want that money while I can see it.
Miss Kiddy, there's a man riding up out front.
Who is it?
I don't know.
What's he look like?
Don't look like anybody I know from Dodge.
He riding a Penta?
Yeah, matter of fact, he is.
Do you know him, Dean?
Yeah, that's the man that shot me last night.
I gotta get out of here.
Now, you wait a minute. You're in no shape to go anywhere.
This could be trouble for you and Rudd, Kiddy.
He knows I have this money.
Dean, please lie down and listen to me.
Now, Rudd can go out and tell him there's no one here.
He'll believe, Rudd. There won't be any trouble.
That's right. I can tell him. I'll go out and meet him.
Gary!
Yes, ma'am.
Kiddy, you don't know this man.
Quiet!
Howdy.
Hello.
Here's your place.
That's right. What do you want?
Looking for a friend of mine.
He ain't here.
He left a pretty good trail leads to this place.
Ain't nobody here besides me.
When's the last time you looked in your barn?
Ain't nobody down there either.
You wouldn't mind if I seen for myself, would you?
Ain't no use. You can take my word for it.
I'll just down there a bit ago.
You what?
I'm just gonna go down there and see if I can find him.
I'll be right back.
I'll just down there a bit ago.
Who was in that house?
Nobody.
Well, I just saw something move in there.
You're lying, old man.
No, no, no, I ain't. No, no, no.
That's my wife you saw.
Well, you said there was nobody else here.
And I meant besides her.
You turn around.
No.
Turn around and lead the way.
Get that gun out of my bag.
Do as I say, old man, or I'll kill you.
See? Ain't nobody here.
Where's that door lead to?
Just a bedroom.
All right, Dean.
If you're in there, come out.
Don't try anything or I'll kill the old man.
All right. We're coming in.
Move.
Open it.
Don't do it, Rudd.
Drop the gun, mister.
Get your hands up.
Now look.
Drop the gun, I said.
All right.
Now you get out of here, mister, or I'll kill you.
He's in there, ain't he?
You're hiding.
Go on. Get out.
I don't think you got the nerve to shoot me.
Don't try me, mister.
Get out of the way, kiddie.
Dean.
You killed him.
Dean, he didn't have to do that.
He was going to leave.
You don't know what he'd have done, kiddie.
Well, for a man flat on his back, you sure got well in a hurry.
I owed him them bullets.
Or at least now my money's safe.
We're going to have a clear trail to California now, kiddie, you and me.
You're losing your mind.
Come on, Rod. Let's get him back to bed.
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Matt.
Hello, Doc.
Well, Matt, when did you get back?
A few minutes ago.
We had a little excitement while you were gone.
Yeah, so I hear Moss Grimmick was telling us something about it down at the stable.
I thought I'd come over here and get the full story.
Well, kiddie should be the one to tell you. She was right in the middle of it.
Moss said I'd find her up here.
No, no, no, she's not here right now, but she usually is.
You see that Dean Murdock fella is in the next room, then.
Kitty's been watching over him like a schoolgirl with a lame kitten.
She has?
Yeah.
Well, how's this Murdock doing?
Oh, fine, fine. It's all I can do is keep him bed.
Ordinarily, a man as bad off as he was when we found him would be laid up for a couple of weeks, but not him.
This is only the fourth day.
What'd you do with the man he killed out there?
We buried him at Rudd's place.
I got out there not long after it happened, and poor old Rudd, he was struggling to dig a grave, so I helped him.
I knew that you'd want to know all about him, so I wrote down a full description.
Let me see it.
It's on the desk along with my coroner's report.
Here you are.
When'd you bring Murdock in the Dodge, Doc?
Well, not until the next morning. I didn't want him moving that day, and it's a good thing I didn't, too.
He started to run a bad fever, so Kitty and I spent the night at Rudd's place.
You should have seen her, Matt. She was up most of the night, keeping wet clothes on his forehead.
If you ever need a good nurse, you know where to get one.
Doc, this description fits the man I was supposed to pick up in Springville.
What?
His name is Blade Grant. By the time I got there, he'd broken jail.
Well, I'll...
You mind if I go in and talk to Murdock?
No, no, come on.
Dean, this is Marshal Dillon. He wants to talk to you.
Oh, hello.
Dean.
Didn't know this town was big enough to have a marshal.
Now, don't tell me Kitty hasn't told you about Marshal Dillon.
No, she didn't.
Well, I'll be in the other rooms if you need me.
I'll start.
Dean, how well did you know Blade Grant?
Who?
Blade Grant, the man you killed at Rudd's place.
Oh, was that his name?
I'm pretty sure of it. What did you know about him?
Nothing.
Well, Blade Grant and his partner robbed the bank in Springville. The sheriff stopped Grant and jailed him, but the partner got away with the money.
Now, five days ago, the partner came back, killed the sheriff, and let Grant out of jail.
Marshal, I don't know nothing about it.
I just got in from Springville. I was supposed to bring Grant back here for trial.
Well, all I know is, Marshal, he's the man who tried to rob me, if it's the same one.
Yeah.
They tell me you keep your money in that saddlebag, huh?
That's right.
If you don't mind, I think I'll take a look now.
Oh.
Hey, Miss Kitty!
Chester!
Wait a minute.
Sure, Chester.
Hello. I seen you from across the street.
I didn't know you were back.
We rode in just a little bit ago.
Where's Matt?
He went up to Doc's office.
Well, I was just going there myself.
Oh, I'll walk with you.
Sure.
We heard all about what happened to you out at Rudd's place.
That sure was something.
Well, I'll never forget it.
How was your trip?
Long, dusty, and all for nothing.
Gunshots.
Sound like they come from Doc's office.
Let's go.
Matt!
Hello, Kitty.
What happened, Mr. Dillon?
I had to shoot a man in there, Chester.
Dean. Oh, Dean!
Kitty, wait!
He's dead.
No.
Matt, maybe you'd better tell Kitty what happened.
Yeah. Maybe you'd better.
Well, Kitty, Dean Murdock had a partner, Blay Grant, the man he killed out at Rudd's.
They robbed a bank up in Springville.
Dean?
The sheriff caught Grant, but Dean got away, and then he came back and broke Grant out of jail and killed the sheriff.
I can't believe that.
That's true.
When he took Grant to the place where he hid the money, Grant tried to take all the money and shot Dean in the process.
Dean got away, and you know the rest.
He told me that just before he died.
But he wasn't that kind of a man.
The bank money was marked, Kitty.
It's in there if you want to see it.
Oh. Why'd you have to kill him?
Because he drew first, Kitty.
When he knew I had him dead to rights.
I'm sorry it happened the way it did, I...
I understand how you felt about him.
There's no reason for you to be sorry, Matt.
It's your job, I guess.
Part of your rotten job.
If you'll excuse me, I think I'd better get back to the Long Branch.
Kitty, I...
Being Saturday and all.
Kitty.
Could I walk you back, Miss Kitty?
Thank you, Chester.
Oh, Doc, what do you think?
Well, she took it a lot better than I thought she would.
Why don't we take care of things here and then...
Go on down to the Long Branch and buy Kitty a drink, huh?
Yeah.
I think she'd like that.
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Gunsmoke. Produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal.
The story was specially written for Gunsmoke by Frank Parris, with editorial supervision by John Meston.
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