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Gun will smoke, starring William Conran, 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, the United States Marshall,
the first man they look for and the last they want to meet.
It's a chancey job, and it makes a man watchful, and a little lonely.
You'll get the horse's saddle, Chester. I'll meet you at the stable in a few minutes, huh?
Maybe I'll stay with you. Why do you tell her?
I might be a some help if she starts throwing something.
I know. Worry about Kitty, she'll understand, all right.
I wouldn't count on her, Mr. Dillon.
She'd been looking forward to the sociable felice.
Well, some things can be helped, Chester. The law comes before Tom's socials,
getting those at 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.
Yes, I will.
Hello, Sam.
Here, Marshall.
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've 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, you've got no horses.
Well, couldn't it wait for three hours?
That's a two-day ride up there, Kitty, Judge.
It's a little being dodged for the trial on Friday, and I'd be cutting it pretty close
as it is.
Do you understand that, don't you?
Oh, of course.
It doesn't matter.
There will be another social next year.
Yeah.
Besides, I'm not too sure.
I like this new dress.
I bought it anyway.
Oh, 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.
There's no reason that you didn't.
You shouldn't go.
You know, there are plenty of fellows who'd be more unhappy to take you.
Oh, you're right, Matt.
Shouldn't be any trouble at all to find two or three escorts from the next half hour.
Well, sure.
I'm sorry, Kitty.
I'll see you when I get back, huh?
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.
Well, I'd swear you're dark, but I don't think I'd have gone anyway.
Matt saw it.
It took the wind out of me.
No, but Kitty never depend 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 stay with this guy?
Oh, no.
Now, Kitty, you feel different when Matt gets back.
Everything will be the same again.
Oh, yeah.
That's one thing I can count on.
Everything will always be the same.
The arc ends.
This is just over there, Kitty.
Maybe we'll be better off one of the horses and head back to dogs.
You're 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 is bringing her kids in this morning.
Oh, six, sir.
Oh, six, seven.
That's going to give them their smallpox vaccinations.
Doc, hello.
Is that a man lying over there?
Oh, sir.
There he is.
There's something wrong.
He must be hurt.
Here, I'll give you a hand, Kitty.
Here, I'll give you a hand, Kitty.
What's the matter, Mrs. Ketchum?
This man needs help, Kitty.
He's lost a lot of blood.
What's wrong with him?
He's been shot.
He needs help, man.
Oh, what can he do for him way out here?
The best thing would be to get him in the dog.
I don't think he'd make it.
A red Stuart's place isn't far from here.
You're 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.
And at 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've got it out in time.
You think he'll leave, huh?
Sure.
It's up to him now.
Wonder who he is.
Doc.
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I think he's coming out of it.
I don't know.
You're not just lazy, Mr.
What?
Who are you?
I'm Doc Adam and some Dodgs.
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.
What?
My saddlebags.
No, no, no, lie back there.
You can't be staring around.
You have to take it easy to go out.
I've got to have a saddlebag.
Where is it right?
In the barn?
Mr. William, please bring it.
All right, yeah.
I'll get it.
Please.
What's your name, Mr.
Murdoch.
Dean Murdoch.
How'd you get that bullet in here?
Well, how long do I have to be in this bed?
Well, that depends on how well you take care of yourself.
It's up to you.
You gonna tell us about the bullet, Mr.
Yeah.
Someone tried to rob me.
Last night 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.
Well, my money.
But my pay money.
I just left a trail herd, Abeling.
What is that old man coming back?
It's a minute.
Stop worrying.
You got to get some rest.
You understand?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Kitty.
Yeah.
You believe in Doc?
I don't know why I know.
It seems like a nice and no fun.
Yeah.
You really think you'll be all right?
I'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, 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.
I'm not leaving you here.
Rud can take care of it.
You can't depend on Rud.
He's too feeble.
I'll stay here today.
Oh, well, 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.
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You feel like some more soup, Dean?
Yeah, I guess.
Uh, here.
I'll hold the spoon for you.
Uh, here.
It ain't bad.
Well, this will bring you back your strength quicker than in his nails.
Oh, I feel better already.
You know, I have to sleep.
Yeah, I had brought the color back to your face.
Hey.
Now, just while at a big time saloon owner,
spend her whole day nourishing a saddle bum like me.
Oh, I haven't taken the time to figure out the reason why.
Well, I'd say I'm pretty lucky.
Or you're from Dean.
From Texas.
You used to be with arrangers down there.
Why do you leave?
Oh, didn't want to be a law man to rest my life.
Two men to regulations.
Too much responsibility.
So why are you here?
So I resigned and John the trail herd going north.
Left them in Abelene.
And here I am.
You said you were headed for Dodge.
You're going to settle it?
No.
No.
Just going through on my way to California.
California?
Yeah.
You ever been there?
Yeah.
Once.
Long time ago.
Hey, Kitty, you got ties in Dodge?
Well, there's the Long Ranch.
Yeah.
Or else.
Or is it who else?
You get nosy.
No.
Just.
You're called interested.
And I don't meet many people.
I'm interested in.
Here.
It's just simple.
Thanks.
No, I'll be willing to go on another week.
Now, that ought to give you enough time to sell that Long Branch.
And come on to California with me.
How about that?
Don't tempt me.
You know, with your money.
And my money.
It buys a whole stack.
A Long Branch isn't selling for us this way.
Why don't you get all your money anyway?
Well, I had a good bit saved up before I joined that trailhurt.
And then with my pay money for me.
Give me a nice stake.
If you were really smart, you'd put that money in a bank instead of
carrying it around in your saddlebag.
You heard the bank yet was saved.
I want that money, but I can see it.
Oh, Ms. Kitty.
There's a man riding up out front.
Who is it?
I don't know.
What does he look like?
He don't look like anybody I know from Dodge.
Are you riding the Penta?
No matter if that's his.
Do you know him, Dean?
Yeah, that's the man that shot me last.
I've got to get out of here.
Now, you wait a minute.
You're in no sense going anywhere.
There's going to be trouble for you and Rod Kitty.
He knows I have this money.
Please, please ride down and listen to me.
Now, Rod can go out and tell him there's no one here.
He'll believe, Rod.
There won't be any trouble.
That's right.
I can tell him.
I'll go out and meet him.
Kitty, you don't know this man.
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 sent for myself, would you?
Ain't nobody.
You shouldn't take my word for it.
I just down there a bit ago.
Who is that house?
Ain't nobody.
Well, I just saw some movement there.
You're lying, old man.
No, no, no.
Ain't nobody.
That's my wife, yourself.
Well, you said there was nobody else here.
And I meant, besides her.
You turn around.
Oh, no.
Turn around and lead the way.
That's good.
I'm out of my bag.
Do as I say, old man, or I'll keep you.
All right.
All right.
See?
Ain't nobody here?
Where's that door leads to?
Just a bedroom.
All right, Dean.
If you're in there, come out.
Don't try anything.
I'll kill you, old man.
All right.
We're coming in.
Move.
I'll open it.
Don't do it, Roddy.
Drop a gun, mister.
Catch it.
I'll open it.
Don't do it, Roddy.
Drop a gun, mister.
Get your hands up.
No, look.
Drop a gun, I said.
All right.
Pick it up, Roddy.
Now you get out of here, mister.
I'll kill you.
He's in there, anyway.
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.
You killed him.
Yeah.
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 the back,
you sure got well in a hurry.
I owed him him bullets.
Or at least now my money's safe.
We're going to have a clear trailer, California knife, kiddie.
You and me.
You're losing your mind.
Come on, Rod.
Let's get him back.
Come on, Rod.
Let's get him back to bed.
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Hello, Doc.
Well, Matt, when did you get back?
A few minutes ago.
We had a little excitement about you, Doc.
Yeah, so I hear Moss Grimmick was telling us
some about it out of the stable that I better come over here
and get the full story.
Well, kiddie should be the one to tell her.
She was right in the middle of it.
The 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 fell as in the next room, then.
Kiddie's been watching over him like a schoolgirl
with a lame kitten.
She has?
How's this Murdock doing?
Oh, fine, fine.
So all I do is keep him dead.
Or nearly a man as bad off as he was when we found him
would be laid up for a couple of weeks.
But not him.
Now, 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 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.
Yeah.
What'd you bring Murdock in the dodge, Doc?
Well, not until the next morning.
I didn't want to move in that day.
And it's a good thing I didn't, too.
He started to run a bad fever.
So Kiddie and I spent the night at Rudd's place.
You should have seen her, Matt.
She was up most of the night keeping wet claws on his forehead.
And 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 for the time I got there.
He'd broken jailed.
Well, wow.
He might have I gone and talked to Murdock.
No.
Oh, come on.
Dean, this is Marshall Dylan.
He wants to talk to you.
Oh.
Hello.
Dean.
Didn't know this town was big enough to have a Marshall.
I don't tell me Kiddie hasn't told you about Marshall Dylan.
Oh.
She then.
Well.
Well, I'll be in the other room 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.
Oh, 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.
A five days ago, the partner came back,
killed the sheriff, and let Grant out of jail.
Marshall, I don't know nothing about that.
I just got in from Springville.
I was supposed to bring Grant back here for trial.
Well, all I know is Marshall.
He's a man tried to rob me if it's the same one.
They tell me you'll keep your money in that saddlebag.
That's right.
If you don't mind, I think I'll take a look now.
Hey, Miss Kiddie.
Hey, Miss Kiddie.
Chester.
Wait up, Miss.
Chester.
Hello, I seen you from Crosace 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.
I've just gone there myself.
Oh, I'll walk with you.
Sure?
We heard all about what happened to you 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. Some light to come to the dark.
Let's go.
Matt.
Hello, kiddie.
What happened, Mr. Don?
I had to shoot a man in there, Chester.
Dean.
Oh, Dean.
Kiddie, wait.
He's dead.
Oh, no.
Matthew.
Kiddie, you better tell Kiddie what happened.
Yeah. Maybe a better.
Well, Kiddie.
Dean Murdock had a partner.
Blade 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 he came back and broke Grant out of jail
and killed the sheriff.
I can't believe that.
It'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, Kiddie.
It's in there if you want to see it.
Well.
Why'd you have to kill him?
Because he drew first, Kiddie.
When he knew I had him dead to rights.
I'm sorry it happened the way it did.
Understand how you felt about him.
There's no reason for you to be sorry in that.
You're a job.
I guess.
Part of your rotten job.
If you'll excuse me, I think I better get back to the long branch.
Kiddie.
Be in Saturday and all.
Kiddie, I'll walk you back Miss Kiddie.
Yeah.
Thank you, Chester.
Now, 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 then...
You went on the long branch.
Back to your drinker.
Yeah.
I think she'd like that.
Yeah.
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