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Around God City and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's with a U.S. Marshal and the smell of gun smoke.
Gun Smoke, starring William Conrad. The transcribed 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 chancey job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.
Smells good, boy. Hold it. No need drawing down on me, boy. I'm just a harmless traveler like yourself.
How in blazes did you sneak up on me so quiet?
That ain't the friendly way to greet a guest.
I'll be friendly to anybody who comes into my camp with fair warning and guns holstered.
The bacon's burning. Well, you keep your hands where I can see them.
You gonna turn away a hungry traveler?
If you're traveling, where's your outfit? Where's your horse?
Over in the next gully there.
You alone?
You don't see nobody else.
You need the type to ride the planes alone.
You calling me a liar, son? Your bacon's getting cold.
All right, here. Bread's right there. Use your own knife.
Thank you kindly.
Oh, if I ain't the type to ride alone, what pipe am I?
You look like a storekeeper or a gambler, maybe, traveling by request.
You don't fear to say what you think, eh, boy?
Say now, this looks right good.
You can dip in the pancrease if you want.
Great. That's some bay horse you got hobbled out there.
You wouldn't consider selling?
No.
Didn't think so.
Only, looks like he might be coming down with some kind of hoof trouble.
Huh?
The way he holds his off rear.
What do you mean?
Well, you're crazy. I don't see nothing wrong with it.
Let that be a lesson, boy. Don't never trust a stranger.
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Marshall. Marshall Dillon.
Ah, hello, Moss.
Just about to send word up to your office.
Oh, what about?
Dutch George isn't home.
It's the horse right there at the bay.
Left it with me. Wants new shoes all around.
Where is he now, Moss?
Up to the Long Branch, most likely.
Thought you ought to know. Is he still wanting?
No, that jury in Ellsworth acquitted him. He's free.
Blamed if I can understand him.
Everybody in the state knows he's the biggest horse leaf west of the Mississippi.
Well, with operations as big as Dutch's, it's hard to prove.
That's a good-looking horse he's got there.
It sure is. Wonder who it really belongs to.
Yeah, I wonder. Well, thanks, Moss.
Man, I'm glad you're here.
Look at him. All clustered around like he was a governor or something.
Yeah.
Some poor man steals one horse. They string him to a tree.
He steals a thousand to make him a hero.
Well, he'll get caught too sooner or later, Kitty.
I'll be back in a minute.
Hello, Dutch.
Hello, Matt. Have a drink? Just for old time's sake?
No, I don't drink to that.
Pour it, Sandra.
To old time's.
Yeah, old times were all right, weren't they, Matt?
Now what I can remember of them.
It was a long time ago. You were just a kid. Some kid.
Always pestering me with questions.
Bound to learn every trick I knew. Be just like me.
Yeah.
Well, let that be a lesson to you.
It was, Dutch.
Well, then I did you a favor.
Yeah. Thanks.
You're welcome.
But you know, my job kind of puts us on opposite sides of the street now, Dutch.
I don't see why. I've got no trouble with the law. I'm a legitimate businessman.
I hope so, Dutch, because if your business gets illegitimate around here, I'll come after you.
In spite of old times.
Yeah, I expect you would, and you would be a rough enemy too.
Have another drink?
No, no, thanks.
Matt, I didn't know you knew Dutch, George.
Well, it was a long time ago, Kitty. I only knew him for a few months until the sheriff caught up with him.
That must have been a shock for you.
Well, like he said, it was a good lesson.
You know, the funny part of it is, Kitty, he's not really a bad man at all.
He learned to be a horse thief back in the days when it was a game every frontiersman played with the Indians.
He just never gave it up.
Well, I just hope when he does get caught, it doesn't have to be you, does it?
Yeah, I hope not too, Kitty.
Yeah, come in.
Howdy, Marshal.
What can I do for you, son?
My name's Jimmy McQueen. I got robbed.
Oh, where was this?
East of Dodge, maybe 20 miles, night before last.
I was just cooking my grub when this stranger comes up real quiet.
It seemed harmless, but he slugged me when I wasn't looking.
What'd he look like?
Tall, maybe six feet, strong looking.
With a gray mustache and an arrow scar by the temple.
Uh-huh.
What'd you lose, son?
Thirty dollars, but that's not important. My horse is.
It was a good one, Marshal, and I aimed to find him and get him back.
A bay with a white blaze on his forehead?
That's right. Have you seen him?
Let's go down to Moss Grimick's stable. Your horse may still be there.
Well, I know, Marshal.
He come and took the horse right after I finished shooting him.
I heard he left town a full dark last night.
Then we'll go after him.
Now, look, Marshal, you don't need to bother.
You just loan me a horse and I'll find him.
You know the man you're after, Jimmy?
It don't matter none to me.
It's Dutch George.
Well, I still gotta get my horse back.
You leave that to me.
I'll take you along to identify the horse, but that's all. You understand?
I don't know why you're so particular, Marshal.
A man's only a horse thief.
But a very particular horse thief.
And for the first time, we might have some real evidence against him.
I don't want you ruining it.
All right, Marshal, whatever you say.
Ah, Mars, give me Chester's horse, too. We'll pick him up on the way.
Now, let's pull up here a second.
Yeah, here's where he met his men with a herd.
You see, the ground's all trampled.
There must be a couple hundred here.
Yeah, maybe more.
I guess I don't rightly understand this Dutch George's way of horse-thieving.
He steals by the herd, Jimmy, from ranches or Indians.
Where does he take them to?
West, over into the line into Colorado.
There he meets another bunch of his men driving a herd stolen from Colorado territory.
And they exchange the horses, sell Colorado horses in Kansas, Kansas horses in Colorado.
That fellow may be smarter than I thought.
And tougher, too.
Well, I think maybe we'd better camp here tonight.
They're at least two hours ahead of us.
I'd have put them over on Crooked Creek, probably, at the forks.
Why don't we go on, come up on them in the dark?
Yeah, we can do the same thing, but starting early, a couple of hours before dawn.
And our horses need the rest.
Not to mention me. I'm sure we'll be happy to get down.
You notice all the Cheyenne trail sign, Marshal?
Well, some.
Some? I've been seeing it all day.
This territory's thick with Cheyenne.
They must be camped close, too.
How do you know so much about Cheyenne, son?
Well, I was raised with them, Marshal.
My pa worked at the Cheyenne agency at Darlington.
Maybe I underestimated you, Jimmy.
Maybe you're not as green as you look.
I told you I could handle this myself, Marshal, but you wouldn't listen.
Yeah, it's just as well.
Maybe you'll take care of the horses.
Chester and I'll rustle up some wood for a fire.
Sure, Marshal.
Heard you like me snagging Mr. Dillon right over there.
Okay, Chester, let's go see if we can carry it.
If you go and draw, it'll be...
Mr. Dillon!
Why, that little whippersnapper...
He's riding on.
Yeah, I sure did underestimate him.
What do you expect he's up to?
He's probably headed for Crooked Creek, wants to face Dutch George alone.
Then he's gonna get hurt.
Well, come on, we'll try to catch him before it's too late.
How that's their camp, Chester, on the edge of the bluff there.
Yeah, but where's the horses?
Down on the creek bottom, out of sight, probably.
I count four men, three asleep and one on guard.
Reckon that's all.
Except for those riding night guard on the herd, yeah.
I don't see the kitten, the horse.
No.
Maybe he's around somewhere in the dark.
What are we gonna do?
You stay here.
Now, when I get up by that big tree there,
you make some noise, but just enough to draw the guard out, okay?
All right.
Who's that?
Tex?
Hold it right there.
Drop it.
Drop it, I said.
All right, Chester.
Hack.
Is that you?
Hack.
It's me, Dutch, Matt Dillon.
I got your man with my gun on his back and I'm coming in.
Now, you throw all your guns on the ground beside the fire, do you hear me?
I hear you, Matt.
You'll never do what he says, boy.
All right, Chester, let's go.
You too, hack.
All right, everybody, rest easy.
Well, Matt, you got more nerve than I thought.
Where's the kid, Dutch?
What kid?
The boy you stole the bay horse from.
Well, I left him for, I know.
You haven't seen him tonight?
Around here.
Is he on the trail, too?
He's probably out there in the dark right now, drawing a bead on you.
You sure you didn't plan it this way, Matt?
It could save you a lot of trouble.
You'll stand trial, Dutch, if I have my way.
Matt, I don't want to see you get hurt.
But I don't want to go to jail either.
Well, you'll have to decide that, Dutch.
What about old times sake?
I decided about old times before I became a lawman.
I see.
Mr. Dillon, there's something going on down there in the creek bottom.
There's a stampede.
Somebody's stampeding the horses.
Matt, is this some of your doing?
Use your head.
Why would I want a stampede?
I need them for evidence.
We've got to do something.
Stay still.
You got on that bluff and you'll be trampled to death.
Up here, maybe we're safe.
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They're trampled to death just like the other one.
Oh Dutch, your night herders are dead, your horses are gone.
Looks like the Indians have put you out of business this trip.
Yeah, but you haven't got any evidence against me now.
Even if you do find them horses, it'll be the Indians, not Dutch George has them.
Maybe you can arrest them.
You know something Dutch, in a way I'm glad.
I'd rather it was somebody else finally put you behind bars.
Nobody's gonna do that.
Yes they will Dutch, sooner or later.
Unless I can talk you out of this business.
Now Mark, what else would I ever do?
Damn, I don't know.
You've got a long walk ahead of you.
Oh don't worry about us.
We will find some horses, somewhere else.
I suppose you will.
Now come on, we'll bury these men.
Then Chester and I'll head back to Dodge.
Well Mr. Dillon, Dodge looks just the same.
You didn't expect it to change much in three days, did you Chester?
Oh no, what I mean is it looks good.
Chester, look up ahead there, in front of the office.
Well, that's Jimmy McQueen's bay horse.
Yeah.
Howdy Marshall.
Hello Jimmy.
I just brought your horse back Marshall.
I'm very to his trail.
Much obliged.
You're welcome.
Is that all you've got to say Jimmy?
Where in the world did you go to?
Oh, well I'm sorry about that.
But I kind of had an idea I didn't think you'd cotton to, so I just left.
Well I guess your idea paid off.
You got your horse back.
Yeah, funny thing I found him running loose out on the prairie.
Very lucky I guess.
Ah, Jimmy.
What Marshall?
I know you and your Cheyenne friends ran off those horses.
And two men died.
A man gets trampled in a stampede, that's an accident, ain't it Marshall?
Especially if he stole the horses to start with.
Yeah, I guess it is an accident Jimmy.
Well, so long Marshall.
Mr. Don, that boy sure tricky.
I know it Chessie.
Yeah, let it be a lesson to us.
How?
We're not going to trust a stranger.
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You know a frontier peace officer was always ready to face someone who wanted to kill him.
But on our next gun smoke, a marshal faces someone who wants to be killed.
Until then, good night.
Gun Smoke, produced and directed by Norman McDonald, stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal.
The special music for Gun Smoke was composed and conducted by Rex Corey.
Sound patterns by Tom Hanley and Bill James.
Featured in the cast were John Danaer, Vic Perrin, and Jim Nusser.
Harley Bear is Chester, and Georgia Ellis is Kitty.
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Join us again next week for another specially transcribed story as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal,
fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the West in Gunsmoke.
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