Around Dodge City and in the territory on west there's just one way to handle the killers
and the spoilers and that's where the US Marshal and the smell of gun smoke
Gun Smoke starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved west with young America, the story of a man who moved with it, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal
Look Mr. Dillon, there's Miss Kitty there in front of the Texas Trail
I think she's waiting to say hello Chester
What's she going to work so early for? It ain't hardly noon yet
I don't know about Kitty but the stage from Wichita is due in about noon
Oh I plumb forgot, Sheriff Benson's coming today ain't he?
That's what the telegram said
Why would the Sheriff of Wichita come all the way to Dodge Mr. Dillon? Must be mighty important
Maybe there's somebody here he'd like to take back with him
Hello Kitty
Hello Matt, Chester
Miss Kitty?
So this is what Dodge looks like at noon, it's a little too real for me
We were wondering what brought you out so early
Sam sent word he wanted to see me, come on in and say hello
Okay, we got a few minutes
Hello Sam
Marshall
Hello Sam
Hello Chester, you having a drink gentlemen?
No thanks Sam
Sam, it isn't noon yet, what am I doing here?
Thanks for coming Kitty, it's a new girl I just hired, I thought it'd be sort of nice if you'd take her over and sort of show her the ropes
Glad to Sam
She came in from St. Louis on the Santa Fe this morning, needed a job real bad
Well I hope she's not one of those innocent lambs who's been a lady all her life
I'll go get her
Sam takes pity on every lost soul that hits this town
No woman could stay lost around Dodge for long
That's true Chester, that's why most of these women ought to stay home, say she's pretty
Kara
What?
That's her name, Kara
You know her?
Yeah, yeah I know her
Kara, here she is everybody, Kara, this is Kitty and Marshall Dillon and Chester Proudfoot
Hello Kara
Aren't you going to say hello Matt?
It's been a long time Kara
Matt and I knew each other out in Arizona for a while anyway, until Matt sort of changed his mind
What are you doing in Dodge Kara?
I thought you'd be surprised, I heard you were Marshall here, somebody told me on the train
You been living in St. Louis?
I've been living everywhere Matt, I left Arizona about a year after you did, I even tried San Francisco, I made out pretty good there too
You planning on staying in Dodge?
Why not, I heard there's a lot of easy money here
Sure, sure
Any objections to my staying Matt?
Of course not
Kitty, it's real sweet of you to show me around, let's sit over there and have a talk first shall we?
Sure, maybe you can teach me a few things
See you later gentlemen
Well, I'll say one thing Mr. Dillon, she's a right pretty girl anyway
Yeah, she's changed since I knew her, she's changed a lot
Come on Chester, the stage is about to you
This is my office here Sheriff
Dodge has sure grown Marshall, been three or four years since I was here
Must look mighty small compared to Wichita Mr. Benson
Maybe Dodge will be bigger than Wichita someday
But it's Denver they say it's grown, I'm curious to see that
Are you headed for Denver Sheriff?
They're holding a killer for me up there
Sit down, sit down
I'm taking the next stage west Marshall, but I wanted to be sure to see you on the way through Dodge
There's some trouble headed here
A fellow called Jack Tolliver, he's a bank robber Marshall
And he's killed a few men along the way
He opened up the state bank in Wichita about a year ago and he's been working his way through the Dakota since then
But here he's back in Kansas, took $5,000 out of the bank at Salina a few weeks back
Well what makes you think he's going to try Dodge Sheriff?
Because he's heading south, Dodge is a natural for them
Them?
He's got a couple of partners, I don't know their names
Well what does this Tolliver look like?
That's trouble Marshall, nobody ever got a good look at him, I know of
But I can't tell you something about one of the gang
He sends this one ahead of him to sort of look things over for a week or so and then he and the other two ride in
What about the man that scouts ahead for him?
It ain't a man Marshall, it's a woman
A woman?
You don't know her name, she changes it all the time anyway
But she's right pretty, about 5 foot 7, black hair, hazel eyes
She's smart and she's tough
Right, clear
Mr. Dillon that sounds not so
That's a pretty clever operation Chester
Sheriff, sure thank you for telling me all this, we'll be watching for you
Well I better go get some dinner before that stage pulls out
See you on my way back Marshall
Goodbye Chester
Bye Mr. Benson
Thanks again Sheriff
Mr. Dillon, that sure did sound like Kara he was describing
No but of course she wouldn't be mixed up in anything like that
Well I said she'd change Chester but I hope she hasn't changed that much
I think I better go have a talk with her
Why Matt, how do you know where I was?
Kitty told me
I'd like to talk to you Kara
Sure, come in
Thank you
Is it embarrassing for you Matt, my being in Dodge?
Why should it be Kara?
Well we were pretty good friends once
We can still be friends
You mean that Matt? You really mean it?
You know what I mean Kara
Why'd you come here? What do you want?
Well just to talk a little
About what?
About you, where you've been, did you ever get married, things like that
No, I never got married and I told you I've been everywhere, what else?
What have you been doing lately? Why'd you leave St. Louis?
I haven't been in St. Louis
You said you just came from there
You didn't let me finish, I haven't been in St. Louis very long and I had no reason to stay there
Matt, what's this all about? You don't want me in Dodge, say so, I'll leave
You're welcome in Dodge Kara
I don't know whether to believe you or not
Maybe I'm being too curious, I'll shut up
Oh, it isn't that, I guess it's just that there's a lot of things I don't want to talk about, you understand that
Sure, sure, but I won't be bothering you anyway, I have to go out of town for a few days tomorrow
Oh, where you going?
Salina, they're holding a prisoner for me there
Salina?
Yeah
And you're going tomorrow?
Yeah, I'll be back in a couple of days
Matt, couldn't you put it off for a while, say another week?
Why, Kara?
I don't know, I'd like you around, I feel like such a stranger here
I'll be more at home in another week, please Matt
Sure Kara, doesn't make much difference
You'll let me know if there's anything I can do for you
Thanks Matt, I will
What's she there Mr. Dillon?
Yeah
Did you find out anything?
Only if she is mixed up with this man, Talibah, she can't get in touch with him for a week
But we won't worry about it till then
It'd be kind of too bad
I don't know, I'm not sure
But we won't worry about it till then
It'd be kind of too bad, I mean you being a friend of hers and all
The sheriff said Talibah's killed a number of men Chester
I won't mind stopping him, if I can
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Now the second act of gun smoke
A few days passed and as I'd thought nothing happened
Kara worked at the Texas Trail
And although we kept an eye on her, she'd talk to so many strangers every day there was no way of telling
Which might have been her bank robber friend Jack Tolliver
Would have been easy for him to just ride into town anytime he wanted
Buy Kara a drink and get what information she'd gathered
I'd talk to her now and then
And although she tried not to show it I was pretty sure she was aware that I was suspicious of her
And then one day I was real sure
Doc and Chester and I just finished a game of three handed stud in the office
Six fifty, six seventy five and seven
Seven fifty, eight dollars
You have to count it out loud Doc
Eight fifty, nine, nine fifty
Ah, there we are
Well I do it to teach you a lesson Chester
You got my money, ain't that enough?
Oh, you're always thinking of money Chester
Money isn't the only pleasure in the world
Why there's also, oh my there's
Well, there's also um
Also what?
You better think hard Doc, he's following you mighty close
Did you ever go out in the night Chester and look at the stars?
What?
Did you ever watch them and feel close to nature?
And enjoy the great and wondrous beauty of it all?
You talk like you had a drink Doc
Oh Chester
Of course I watched the stars
Whenever it wasn't raining or snowing or blowing the wind down out of the north
Or whenever I wasn't just two dogs on a saddle wearing tuckered out to keep my eyes open
You're a hard man to inspire Chester
Saving you from the devil would be a full time job
And I'm afraid it's too late
The world has corrupted you Chester
It's touched your soul
It's withered it like a, oh my, like a bean
Like a bean?
Now Doc, don't let you listen here Doc
Oh Kitty
Oh, look upon her Chester
The beauty of womanhood in all its passionate splendor
What?
It sure beats the stars anyway
Are you too drunk?
Doc's been trying to teach Chester to take a larger view of life Kitty
Doc got all my money and he's just crowing about it, that's all he's doing
Money huh? Well that's just what I came here for
Oh what do you mean Kitty?
I need twenty dollars Matt
Oh well sure
Here you are
Before I take it I better tell you it isn't for me
What?
Kara needs it
She came to me and I didn't have her but I said I thought I could get it for her
I think she knows where
She could have come to me herself
Too proud maybe
How come she's broke? She's been working
I didn't ask her what it's for Matt
It's alright Kitty, give it to her
I will, but I'll tell you something
What?
I've met some pretty tricky women here and there
But your old friend Kara has them all beat
I'll give her the money
Chester
Yes?
Call her Kitty
Don't let Kara out of your sight until you find out what that money's for
I'll wait here for you
Okay Mr. Dillon
Music
The depot's already crowded Chester, it must be close to train time
Yes sir, and Kara will be here, I know she will
The agent told me she bought one ticket to St. Louis and asked what time the next train leaves
Well I hope she's here
Maybe she's innocent after all Mr. Dillon
We'll soon find out Chester
Oh there she is over there
Yes, all dressed up too
Kara's always all dressed up
Hello Matt, Chester
Miss Kara
You're staring at me Matt
I'm just wondering why you didn't come and say goodbye
If you're leaving Dodge
What makes you think I'm leaving?
Well you bought a ticket to St. Louis with the $20 I gave Kitty for you
Yes I did
I knew you'd figure it all out Matt
And I knew you'd think I'm leaving
I wanted you to
Why Kara?
Because I've enjoyed making a fool of you
Have you?
A friend of mine's leaving on that train Matt
Jack Tolliver?
I knew you were on to us
I'll watch Kara if you want to go after him Mr. Dillon
There are 20 strangers down here Chester, how do I know which one's Tolliver?
You know I could arrest you Kara
You're wanted in a lot of places
You're too smart for that Matt
Arrest me and you'd never find Jack
Sure, but once Tolliver's on that train I can find him
How?
I'll have the whole train put under guard when it gets to Abilene
And one by one every man on it will have to clear himself
We'll get him
No you won't, he'll jump off
He won't know what I'm going to do and you can't warn him now
He's pulling out Mr. Dillon
We'll make it Chester, so long Kara
No Matt, wait
Come on Chester, run
Matt, come back
Well we made it
You sure fooled her Mr. Dillon
Kara doesn't think I fooled her Chester
What do you mean?
She thinks she fooled me
Well how?
She wants me on this train, she planned the whole thing for it
Well, why are we here then?
Well we won't be for long
There's a ranch close to the tracks about ten miles from here
I'll have the conductor stop the train and we'll get off there and then borrow a couple of horses
And ride on back to God?
Jack Tolliver's in Dodge Chester
He's thinking he can hold up the bank anytime he wants to now
There's nobody to stop him
I tied the horse way over yonder Mr. Dillon
Plumb out of sight
Oh good
It's almost dark anyway, they've never seen him
Yeah, things look quiet enough
Come on, let's get inside the bank, we'll wait for him there
How are we going to get in Mr. Dillon, ain't it locked?
There isn't more than a couple of hundred dollars in there Chester
Mr. Barton's been keeping the bank's real money in a safe at his home ever since I heard about Jack Tolliver
He gave me a key to the rear door here
Well if there's nothing for him to steal, what do we care?
Well I'll let you figure that out for yourself
Hmm?
Where'll I get at Mr. Dillon?
Uh, over there by the window there, or you can see them
Oh, what if they try to come in the front?
No they won't, it's too exposed, I'll wait over here
When they come, we'll leave them alone until they get clear inside, you understand?
Yes sir, I won't shoot until you do
Alright good
Now, don't stand right in front of the window Chester, they'll see you
Yeah but I can't see good if I'm at one side
You don't have to be at one side, just stand a few feet back from it
Yes sir
Now, that's better
My, I sure do wish there was a moon tonight
It'll be a help alright
Uh oh
What?
There's some horses, they're heading this way
How many?
Four I think, yep four
Yeah that's them
Here they come
They're getting down, three of them are
They're handing their reins to the other one
I hope now he's getting down too
She Chester, that's probably Carol
My god I think it is
Alright quiet now
Yes sir
Not so much noise till you take me to hear us all the way down Front Street
All clear Kara?
Okay Jack
Alright, go ahead you two I'll follow
Behind the bank is Death's Air according to Kara
Alright get your hands in the air Oliver, all of you, you're coming
I can't see
I got two up Chester
Kara will run outside but I hit him, he's wounded
Look, Kara's having to help him
Hold it, Kara, get away from him
No you don't Kara, you stay right here
Don't hide behind me Jack, you'll kill me
He won't kill you, but if you move I will
No, let me go
Get around behind him Chester
Yes sir
You're trapped Oliver
Now let Kara go
You just stay right where you are, both of you
I'll kill her if you don't
You coward Jack, get away from me
I warned you
There you got him Mr. Dillon
He's dead
I didn't get him soon enough
Let's see how Kara is
Kara
I'm sorry Kara, it's too dark, I couldn't shoot any quicker
Kara
I don't think she hurt me Chester
He shot her right in the back Mr. Dillon
Yeah
Well sir, that's the end of Jack Oliver's gang
It's the end of a lot of things Chester, a lot of things
A lot of things Yes sir, I guess it is
Gunsmoke under the direction of Norman MacDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal
Tonight's story was specially written for Gunsmoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey
Featured in the cast were Harry Bartel, Jill Jarmon, Vic Perrin and John Danaer
Harley Bear as Chester, Howard McNear as Doc and Georgia Ellis as Kitty
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