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Around Dodged City and in the territory on west, there's just one way to handle the killers

and the spoilers. And that's where the U.S. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke.

Gun smoke, starring William Conrad. A transcribed story of the violence that moved west with

young America, the story of a man who moved with it, Matt Dylan, United States Marshall.

Mind if I sit here a while, Marshall. Of course not sit down, Billy.

Hey, you look worried, Billy. Boy like you shouldn't look worried. I'm 21. That's a man's age,

isn't it, Chester? Oh, sure. 21. Pretty old, Billy. Old enough for frogmouth, Kate, anyway.

Every time I come to town, that woman won't give me a minute's peace. Well, maybe she's sweet on

you, Billy. Sweet on me. Look at her at the bar over there. She'll come to and miss me pretty soon.

Old enough to be my mother. Well, then why do you stay here? Why don't you go over to the longhorn

or someplace? Aw, Kate's alright when she's sober. Just when she gets drunk, she's such a nuisance.

Well, she sure looks drunk now. She is. And when she's like this, there's no worse woman in the whole

world. I could kill her when she gets like this. Somebody's always going to kill somebody around

here. Oh, that's, that's just a way of talking, Marshall. Yeah. I hate to tell you, Billy, but I think

frogmouth, Kate has spotted you. Yeah, I knew she would. She gets along some awful fast at

woman. So that's where you went, Billy. Leave me all alone. Shame on you, honey. I got to catch my

breath once in a while, Kate. You can catch your breath with me, honey. Not with Marshall, Dylan,

and Chester, and all the rest of them. No, Kate, take it easy. I'll take it easy. You and me

will take it easy in St. Louis, Billy, boy. And quit talking about St. Louis all the time. I ain't

about to go to St. Louis. I'm broke right here in Dodge. I got the money, Billy. Almost, I got it.

Almost enough. You and me. Hi, baby. Oh, Kate. Why don't you pick on somebody who can at least buy

your few drinks? They've been buying me drinks. I don't care about them anyway. Let's get married,

Billy, boy. What do you say? Huh? You and me. See what I mean, Marshall? I hate you awful.

Well, she likes you, Billy. Sure. We're a couple of real lovebirds. Yeah. And I'll stop that.

Let go of me. I'll break your head open. I hate you, Billy. Love her. Don't.

Well, if you'll excuse us, we better be moving on.

Uh, uh, Chester. Well, all right, Chester. Yes, sir.

So long, Billy. Kate. Now you never mind them, Billy, boy. They're just a couple of crooks like

everybody else except you, sweetie. You and me, huh?

My poor Billy. Well, he's got to learn somehow. I suppose.

The time seems pretty quiet, Chester. I think I'll go to bed. Good idea, Mr. Dunn. I'll sleep in

the office tonight. No, I don't see you in the morning. Good night, Chester.

Oh, well, who is it? It's Chester, sir. Open up. Oh, well, just minute, Chester.

Oh, well, there's a Chester. There's been a shooting, sir. In that room and house next to

the Alpha Gams. Oh, well, I got dressed. Come on, decide. It's been raining a little, Mr. Dunn.

Oh, God, I like that lamp there. Would you test him? Yes, sir. They sent for dark and he woke me

up on his way out. He know what it was all about. No, sir. He just said it was in that room,

in house. What time is it anyway? Oh, you'll be daylight soon. Must be about 4.30.

Oh, it's 30. It's a pretty late at night for a gunfight, isn't it? Yes, sir. That's what I thought.

All right, Chester. I'm ready. Blow the lamp out. Yes, sir.

That rain's your help. Wouldn't it be fine if it stayed just cool all day, Mr. Dunn?

You'd be lost if you couldn't complain about the heat, Chester. Well, I'd be willing to think of

something else. Yeah, I suppose.

Mark Torvitz just still runs this woman out, doesn't she? Blast, I heard you did.

The Marshall. Down here, Marshall, Dylan. Yes, the Marshall was strong, all right.

Hello, Mark. Right in here, Marshall. Who was it, Mark?

Flow mouth, Kate. She got shot. Kate.

It's no use, Matt. She hasn't said a word, and she's not likely to know.

Who did it, Mark? Well, I was a sleep, Marshall. I heard a shot and come right down.

Send everybody else back to bed and told them to stay there. You don't know who did it.

He must have jumped out that window right there. You'll go get him, Marshall. He's got a head tart

already. Oh, mo. Well, that kid, Billy Don't, must have been. Well, why do you think it was Billy?

Because he was drinking with her all night over at the Olive Regan, so that's why.

Then with her old yesterday, I heard, too. Couldn't mean nobody else. He stole her money, too.

How do you know he did, mo? Well, she showed me once. She kept it right under the mattress there,

and it's gone. She had quite a lot of it saved up, too. Everybody knew that. She planned on

going back to see Louis with it. She wanted Billy to go with her, but I guess he couldn't wait

a little, rat. I assure her hope I see him, hung. Just to stop looking for him, I'll join you in a few

minutes. Yes, sir. I'll walk back for you. She's dead, man. Oh, that poor girl.

To wonder, she lived this long, being shot so close up. She didn't say anything, not a word, man.

She was unconscious the whole time. Yeah. Well, I love Chippen Tord Berry and her doc,

seen as how she sort of broke when she died. Nonsense. Kate was a good girl, and I'll be responsible

for her getting a fine burial, finest there is, but you catch that devil, Billy, don't,

Marshall. Don't you let him get away? We'll find him, more. Well, you sure better.

Well, let me know if you hear anything. I'll see you later, doc. Sure, man.

Chester and I spent the next couple of hours looking for Billy, don't, but nobody had seen him since

he and Kate had left the elephant against her together the night before. We did learn, however,

that he'd been riding for Luke Atkins, and since it was our only lead, we decided to go out to the

ranch and have a talk with Luke. It was mid-morning when we rode up to the main house,

and at first the place was deserted.

Anyway, it's cool here under the cottonwood. Maybe looks out on the prairie somewhere. Well,

if he's smart, he's keeping away from the sun right there in the house. Oh.

God, leave the horses, Chester, they'll stand.

Who's there? It's Matt Dulland, Luke.

Oh, just rest in little Marshall. Oh, Chester.

Hello, Luke. It's cool out here. Sit down. My gracious, what happened to you?

Does it look bad? Bad enough to skip church this Sunday, Luke. Black eye, huh? I ain't got a mirror.

You're jaw swallowing, too. Who kiddo never saw him like that before?

Must've been drunk. Billy, don't. He's been spending his parents' guards the last couple of days,

say that why you're here, Marshall? Billy, getting trouble there? Maybe. What do you beat you up for, Luke?

Why, this road in here this morning early and said he needed a better horse and his and one of my

buckskin juggling. He was all excited and I started arguing with him. He jumped me before I knew

what was happening. Not me out for a minute, I guess. He's gone, man. Sure, he's gone.

I came up to the house here and got my rifle and washed them go.

Funny thing, though, he didn't leave right away. What do you mean? He pulled around down

there on the barn for more than an hour. I don't know what he was up to. But I just sat here on a

porch with my rifle in case he got any more crazy ideas. He finally wrote off them, headed west.

Well, we're after him, Luke. Do we get in bad trouble, Marshall? Yeah, it looks like it.

I'm sorry to hear that. He's always been a pretty good boy.

By the rest of your men, Luke, Dylan Dodge, Marshall's spending their pay.

Well, you take care of that eye. So long. Goodbye, Marshall.

Yes, sir. Bye, Luke.

How about it?

Well, there's not much question about Billy now, is it?

Yeah, the sure isn't.

Start looking for tracks, Chester. Yes, sir, I have been.

The ground's still damp from the rain last night. We ought to cut this trail easy.

I don't see anything.

Now look there, over there. Those are fresh tracks.

Yeah, they're fresh, all right, but they lead toward the ranch, not away from it.

Yeah. Let's follow them anyway, Chester.

What? Come on, let's ride.

Chester figured either Billy was riding backwards, or I was crazy.

But he stopped arguing after a couple of hours, and we wrote in silence the rest of the day.

Long about dusk, I figured we were catching up with him, but we couldn't afford to lose the trail.

And when night came, we made camp.

Next morning, at daylight, we went on. By noon, it was clear Billy hadn't taken any rest at all.

A couple of hours later, we began to wonder how much longer his horse could hold up.

This is the dog-gun this turn I was ever on.

Billy just isn't very smart, that's all.

Why must we have crazy?

Beating up Luke atkins like that?

Well, a man's on a panic, he'll do almost anything, Chester.

Well, you'd think he'd at least have since after rest his horse now, man.

That'll be easier for us if he doesn't.

Chester, look up ahead there.

Hey, by heaven, it's a horse.

That's a buckskin. It's not saddled.

There isn't a thing around, sir. This side of that bluff anyway.

The bluff's too far away for an ambush.

The horse doesn't look very good, does he?

He's not even eaten.

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He may never be any good again.

That fool kid.

Well, he can't be very far away unless he's found another horse.

Look at the buckskin's hooves, Chester.

Why, he isn't even sure.

Now, Billy pulled his shoes when he left him.

He sure made a mistake though.

What do you mean?

That's what he was doing at Luke's barn,

putting the shoes on backwards.

Now he's pulled them.

He wasn't fool anybody.

All it did was help wear his horse out even more.

He had me fool for a while.

Anyway, we'll catch him pretty soon now.

Now, there's tracks lead toward the bluff there.

Probably into that clump of trees.

Well, if that's where he is, he can see us.

All right, we'll write in from different directions.

He can't get both of us.

Oh, okay, sure.

A half hour later, Chester and I had reached the trees

about the same time and without being shot at.

There was a spring there.

And a tiny cabin deserted.

One set of footprints led up to the place

and two sets led away from it.

Billy had taken whoever lived there along with him.

Figuring there wasn't too much hurry now.

We watered our horses and let him breathe for a while.

The way I figured, Mr. Dylan, Billy was here about dawn this morning.

I didn't want to be far away.

Not more than 15 or 20 miles at the moose.

As he's found a horse.

Well, that's why he's carrying his saddle, isn't it?

Yeah.

Only Billy isn't carrying the saddle.

What?

He's saving his strength.

Whoever was in this cabin is doing the hard work.

You mean Billy took him along just to carry his saddle?

Yeah, he found himself a pack horse, Chester.

Mr. Dylan, I'm getting to have less use for Billy Don to every minute.

Come on, let's ride him down.

For it's too late for this poor fella, whoever he is.

All right, Chester.

All right, let's go.

Don't bother to watch the trail any more, Chester.

It's headed right for that nesters shack there.

So keep your eyes open.

You think Billy might still be there?

Now he might be.

Oh.

Maybe he's in time, Mr. Dylan.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Let's spread out a little.

No, wait a minute.

The door.

Who are you?

All right.

Are you alone, then?

You the law?

I'm Marshall Dylan from Dodge.

You're too late, Marshall.

You mean he's gone?

He's gone.

Take a look around at the side, Marshall.

Right around there.

Go on, look.

Both of you.

Oh, my goodness, Mr. Dylan.

Yeah.

He was killed with a knife.

I'm guessing he sure was.

That's your husband, ma'am?

Yeah.

I'm sorry it happened, but it's only comfort to you.

We'll catch that boy.

I promise you that.

Don't matter now.

Uh, he had another man with him.

First he.

Inside.

I've been trying to fix him up.

It was near dead when they got here.

Claib?

75 years old, Marshall.

And that's too old to be used like an animal.

Rotten kids.

I'd like to talk to him, ma'am.

Come on inside.

It's all right, Claib.

Marshall Dylan from Dodge.

We've known Claib for 10 years, Marshall.

Ever since we've been here.

Never hurt nobody.

I'm sure.

Uh, can you talk a little, Claib?

Uh, I'll be all right, Marshall.

I just kind of wore out 20 miles, packing a saddle in this weather.

Fast two had me walk fast.

How long go to the boy leave here?

Three, four hours, Marshall.

Took our mule, but he won't get far.

Oh, why not?

Two old after 10 miles.

Just quit.

Your husband tried to stop him, is that it?

Yeah.

He got mad when he saw what the boy done to Claib.

And the boy knifeed him.

Never gave him a chance.

It's wild, crazy.

Are you sure, is Marshall?

It's scared, too.

I never saw anybody that's scared.

He's in a real panic, Claib.

But how come he used a knife?

That doesn't sound right.

And so he's gone, that's why.

What?

He ain't armed.

Except for that knife.

He doesn't have a gun.

He took our rifle, but there's no ammunition for it.

We run out.

Took it anyway.

But when he came to your place, Claib, didn't he have a six gun?

No, sir. Just that knife, that's all he had.

I got no maybe pistol, but it's busted.

I ain't been able to get it fixed.

I sure don't understand it, Mr. Neillin.

He's like a wild animal.

That's what he is. He oughtin' to be loose.

He won't be for long, ma'am.

Claib, I hope you'll be all right.

And I'm just plum, wore out.

Claib's gonna stay right here, Marshall.

Too old to be living by himself anyway.

Good.

Well, well, we'll be gone now, ma'am.

But we'll bury your husband first.

Now if you'll just show us where you'd like to have the grave.

Thank you, Marshall.

The woman wanted her husband buried right where he'd fallen.

So we dug the grave there and made him into it.

She watched straight face without a tear.

And she said goodbye and went back into the house.

It was just after sunset when we caught up with Billy.

Just as the woman had said the mule had gone ten miles and quit.

Billy saw us comin', started running across the prairie on foot.

His panic at medium is nearly brainless as a man could get.

Look at him, Mr. Bill, and did you ever see anything like it?

He's still got a knife, Chester.

Oh, that Billy, you can't get away.

Right up on the other side of him, Chester.

Yes, sir.

You've run far enough, Billy.

You have to shoot me, Marshall.

No, we won't.

Take your rope down, Chester.

Good idea, sir.

All right, Chester, let's rope him.

We've all got it.

Now, stay on your horse, Chester.

Keep your rope tight.

No, hold on.

I'll touch you, Marshall!

Let's go the night, Billy.

All right, Chester, slack up a little.

All right, drop your rope, Chester.

I'll tie him up with it.

Go on me.

Hey, you're a wild one, Billy.

You'll never get me back.

Not alive, you won't never.

I think we will.

Let me walk back, Mr. Bill.

Hold on.

You can drag me, but I won't walk.

No, we'll throw him across your horse, Chester.

You and I can ride double till we make camp.

Maybe that'll calm him down.

That Billy won't eat a thing, Mr. Dillon.

He's just been crouched over there looking like a cornered animal.

Ever since I woke him up this morning.

Still pretty spooky, huh?

He sure is.

All right, let's go talk to him.

There, uh...

There's something...

There, uh...

There's some bacon over there, Billy, if you want it.

Aren't you hungry, Billy?

I didn't kill her, Marshall.

Oh?

You've been running off all hard for an innocent man.

I didn't kill her, I tell you.

I will let the judge decide that, Billy.

I was waiting for outside, and I heard the shot.

I went around.

Her window was open, and she was lying there.

I didn't kill her.

And why did you run, Billy?

I knew you'd be after me, I had to get away.

I ain't going back to Dodge.

I ain't going.

Yeah.

All right, let's get back to our sister.

How is he, Chester?

He just keeps standing there looking up cell bars,

but he did drink some of the coffee I left him.

I don't know, Chester.

Sometimes I think just the act of running itself

makes a man afraid.

The more he runs, the more panic he gets.

Anyway, getting healthy, a young boy like Billy.

Maybe you'll come out of it in time.

Morning, Marshall.

Yes, sir.

Morning, Mr. Green.

You're up early, Mr. Green.

I heard you brought Billy Don in last night, Marshall,

so I figured I'd better turn this over to you.

Sixth gun.

Who's this is?

It's Billy's gun, Marshall.

I've been fixin' it for him.

Billy's gun.

That's right, Mr. Don.

Billy didn't have a gun, remember?

How long have you had at Mr. Green?

Well, he brought in the first day,

came to come, Marshall.

A cylinder was loose and shaving lead.

It's okay now, I fixed it fine.

You've had it all the time?

Yes, sir.

I've just keep it from him.

Could I have already been arrested?

I see.

Well, thanks, Mr. Green.

I'll see that you're paid for your work.

Oh, sure, Marshall.

That's all right.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Mr. Green.

Looks like Billy was telling the truth.

Yeah.

I sure can't convict him out of a shoot

and if he didn't have a gun.

No, sir.

But there's that mystery killed.

And all for nothing.

Yes, sir.

Now, Chester, it's pretty hopeless now,

but let's see if we can find out who did kill Kate.

Probably just some thief.

Heard about her money?

Yeah.

Probably.

Gunsmoke, under the direction of Norman MacDonald,

stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall.

Tonight's story was specially written for Gunsmoke by John Meston,

with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey.

Harley Bear is Chester, Georgia Ellis is Kitty,

and Howard McNier is Doc.

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Join us again next week as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall,

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