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Around Dodge City and in the territory on west, there's just one way to handle the
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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.
Chester. Chester. Chester! What? How can I think with that racket going on? Oh, well I'm all
through now, Mr. Dillon. What are you doing anyway? I'm nailing up a picture. Here, I'll
show it to you. Ain't that a beautiful thing, Mr. Dillon? It's got an awful lot of
color, yeah, but what is it? Why, that's William Henry Harrison whipping them
Indians at tip of canoe. Oh, now this is the first time I knew he ever did it by
himself. Well, now what do you know? I never noticed that, but it sure is pretty
though, ain't it? Marshal Dillon. I come in, ma'am. So you're Matt Dillon. Yes, what can I do for you?
Call me Amy for one thing. My name's Amy Slater. All right, Amy. I'm 50 years old and I
look 60. The prairie done that. Prairie and some other things, Marshal. Where are you
from, Amy? I've been living in Wichita the last year and I heard you were here, so
I took the Santa Fe Railroad and I come to Dodge. Oh, why'd you want to see me?
I've been waiting a long time to see you. I've been living for it, but I'm about
through living. What? I come here to die, Marshal. Oh, well, if you're sick, maybe
Doc Adams can help you. I ain't sick. Then why are you talking about dying? I've only got
enough money to last me about two days, Marshal. Well, if it's money you need, maybe I
can help. Oh, you're gonna help me, but not that way. Well, how? You're going to kill me, Marshal.
What? I said you're going to kill me. Now, Amy, wait. I've been waiting, Marshal. A long time.
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The Prairie does different things to different people. Some it gives knowledge
to and strength. Others it breaks and leaves lost and twisted and wandering.
Amy Slater was one of the lost. I let her go without trying to reason with her. I
thought in a day or so I'd find her and buy her a ticket back to Wichita and
that'd be the end of it. But it didn't work out that way. She found me first. It
was the next morning just before noon. Chester and I were crossing the plaza
when I saw her standing about 30 yards away holding the rifle. What's she up to Mr.
Dillon? She's aiming that rifle at me Chester. You better get out of the way.
She's crazy. Shoot her Mr. Dillon she'll kill you. I can't shoot a woman Chester.
Come back Mr. Dillon. Next shot will go through your heart Marshal. I won't do
you any good Amy. I mean it. I'm not gonna draw Amy. You afraid to fight?
Give me that rifle. All right take it. I will. You're afraid. You're a coward. Why did
you try to make me shoot you Amy? What's this all about? You wouldn't fight. You
weren't trying to kill me. How do you know I wasn't? You were shooting close. You were
trying to make me draw. I'll destroy you yet Marshal. By making me shoot a woman is
that it? That'd be the end of me as a lawman wouldn't it? It'll be the end of you
as any kind of man. You must hate me an awful lot if you're willing to die for
it. Why Amy? What have I done to you?
Amy?
Ain't you gonna arrest her Mr. Dillon? You just gonna let her walk off like that?
Arresting her wouldn't do any good Chester. After what she done? It didn't work Chester.
She's licked now. I feel kind of sorry for her. This is really gonna drive her
crazy.
Just look at the men lined up at that bar Mr. Dillon. My I wish I owned this
saloon. Cheap whiskey at fancy prices is always a good business Chester. Well I ain't
getting none of my money. Oh what did you come in here for? To play a little
Pharaoh. Oh that makes sense. Yes sir. I ain't squandering a nickel at that bar.
Not me. Well good luck Chester. Thank you.
Evening man. How are you Kitty? Sit down. Thank you. That looks like a busy night.
It'll get worse. Wait till some of those boys really get a skin full. I hope they
play general. I've been shot at once today. I heard about that. Some old woman with a
rifle. Yeah Amy Slater. What's she after you for? I have many ideas Kitty.
She feels pretty strong about it. I guess she does. Anyway her plan didn't work so
maybe that's the last I'll hear of her. You don't give women enough credit man.
She'll think of something else. I hope not. Why don't you throw her in jail? Oh I'd
look fine throwing an old woman in jail wouldn't I? Especially one that's after
me. You got a right to. Besides when a woman gets to hating somebody it's
usually worse than when a man does. Women don't do things by halves. With them it's
all or nothing. Well all I know about women is that some of them are pretty and
some aren't. You're lying but I won't argue with you. Good. Marshal Dillon.
Yeah it's Amy. She's got a six gun. Stand up Marshal. You better get out of the way
Kitty. Yeah you better.
Step out here Marshal.
What are you up to now Amy? I want to show you how I can handle a six gun. I want to show you what I can do with it. Throw the gun down Amy. Not till I'm through with it. You can't fool me this time Marshal. Throw it down Amy. No.
You shot me. You shot me.
I'll kill you.
Oh hello man. Well how is she Doc? Oh she's about the same. She's asleep now.
You scared her half to death man. Hell I had to shoot that gun out of her hand Doc another second and she'd have killed me.
I guess she really was after you this time. What I don't understand is a woman brave enough to go gunning for a man fainting like that. Well she's got a fever man. She's not well. Oh?
But what she's really suffering from is hysteria. There just isn't much I can do for that. Well she can't go on like this. No I suppose not. She'd probably be alright if she got over this business with you. She won't even say why she's after me Doc.
What are you going to do with her? You can't keep her here. Well I can't throw her out in the street. You told me she doesn't have any money. Yeah.
Doc I got an idea. Yeah well what's that? You know Ma Smiley. Oh of course I know Ma. She's been doing my laundry for years. Oh she lives alone. Maybe she'd like company. Amy could help her with the work. Amy shouldn't do any work at all for a couple of weeks Matt.
Then I'll pay for her room and board. You'll pay for her room and board? So you're being awful good to a woman who just tried to kill you. No I feel sorry for her Doc. Maybe Amy won't like the idea of you helping her. Now don't you tell her. Tell her you're doing it huh?
Alright. Look why don't you go see Ma right now and I'll stay out of it. Alright I'll go. But there's one thing that you ought to keep in mind Matt. Oh what? Just because she didn't make it tonight doesn't mean Amy won't try to kill you again.
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Doc talked to Ma Smiley that night and the next day Amy moved in with her. I didn't have to worry about any trouble for a while. Doc ordered her to bed and he saw to it that she stayed there. That she never talked. She never told anybody why she was after me.
A couple of weeks passed before Doc reported she was up and about again and that she'd soon be able to go to work. At least I hoped it was work she'd be doing, not gunning for me. A few days later I found out Chester and I were sitting in the office after dinner.
Mr. Dune, do you remember that fellow Jeremy Cracker who used to live around here?
It'd be hard to forget him Chester. I was thinking about the time he ran a rusty nail into his foot. Remember how he went over to the Texas trail and bought himself two pints of raw whiskey and he went outside and filled his shoe with one pint and his self with the other and slopped around town that way for days until he got cured.
Why, my gracious, he like, he... Hello Amy. Hello Marshall, Chester. Hello. It's alright Marshall, I ain't got a gun. Sit down Amy. Here, here's your chair. Thank you. How you feeling? Pretty good Marshall.
I'm going to feel a lot better when I tell you what I come for. Oh? I'll say it simple Marshall. I've been wrong. Hating you the way I have. It's done me more harm than you. I wanted to ruin you but it's near ruined me instead. You understand?
Well what's changed your mind Amy? Doc. Doc? He took it on himself to tell me. Figured out a no. Told me how you been paying for my keep with my smiley and after all I tried to do to you.
Well you needed help Amy. I don't bear grudges. I do. At least I have till now. I want to pay you back Marshall. Now Amy there's no need to repay me anything.
I've got to for my own sake. I've got to. But I don't mean money. I've got no money. Well what do you mean? Jim Band had a partner Marshall. Jim Band?
Dakota territory you remember? Well yeah a long time ago Jim Band tried to shoot me. He hit me but I killed him. That's right. Amy what's your name? I'm his sister Marshall.
Oh I see. Jim's partner's name was Emmett Gold. Yeah I remember him. I never saw him after the shooting. Until today. Until today? About half hour ago. He was walking into the Texas trail. He's come to dodge after you Marshall. I know he has.
He must have heard you was here somehow and he's come to kill you. After all these years huh? I didn't forget did I? No. It's not easy to warn you about him Marshall.
Like I say I'm doing it for my own sake. I won't be troubled no more now. I've done what's right. Yeah. We're even now ain't we? You and me. Yeah we're even Amy. And I'm mighty happy about it.
You just gonna walk in on this fellow Mr. Dillon? Might as well get it over with Chester. You stay out of the way huh? Yes sir.
Hell there he is. Emmett Gold? Hello Dillon. You remember me? Sure I do. Yeah you're Marshall now. Yeah that's right. Been a long time.
We was never friendly Marshall. No. And what do you want? What are you doing in Dodge Gold? I'm riding through. He headed for Colorado. As soon as I finish his drink. Is that all? That's all.
What do you think I'm doing here? Looking for me. Looking for you? What for? I shot Jim Band didn't I? It was a fair fight. Yeah of course it was. You got shot too didn't you? I didn't get killed.
Wait a minute Marshall. You think I'm after you for killing Jim Band don't you? Yeah. Well if that don't beat all. What? You remember where that fight happened? I was on the prairie somewhere.
And Jim's bullet knocked you out. When you come to again we was gone wasn't we? Well you packed him off and buried him. No I didn't. I didn't bury him. He wasn't dead. You didn't kill him. He changed his name and went out to Virginia City. That's where he got killed in a brawl with the law about two years ago.
So long Marshall. Well I never heard anything like that in my whole life Mr. Dillon. No. You think it's true? I have no reason to lie Chester. Well what's Amy going to think? She isn't going to know Chester. What? Why not? Amy did a big thing for herself telling me about Gold being here.
But it was all useless. No. Not unless we tell her it was. And I wouldn't spoil what Amy's done for anything.
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Gun smoke produced and directed by Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal. Our story was specially written for gun smoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey. Sound patterns by Tom Hanley and Bill James.
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