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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.
Document on a head Mr. Dillon, he said to tell you he'd meet you there. From what you say there
isn't much use for either one of us Chester. No sir. Poor old Mr. Sawyer, he looked long dead to me.
Right in his office huh? Yes sir, that's where the boy found him. Looked like he pulled a chair
into the middle of the room and stood on it. Hanging sure is a bad way to die ain't it? I guess when
a man wants to kill himself it doesn't matter much how he does it. No sir. How come there's no crowd
outside? Well I told the boy to go on home not to talk to anybody. Oh good. And then I went in cut
Mr. Sawyer down and come looking for you and Doc. The door wasn't locked in. No sir. Hello Matt.
I guess you're too late this time Doc. It's an hour anyway. I don't understand it Matt. Sawyer
was doing fine in his hide business. He didn't have any problems at all that I know. Maybe it
was his wife dying Doc. Oh no no that was a year ago Chester. He'd got used to that. Maybe he hadn't.
Maybe he was just saving it all up for this. We'll never know now. Chester. Yes sir. When you found
him was that chair where it is now? Yes sir it ain't been moved Mr. Dillon. He stood on it and
then kicked it over just like that. That's a bad way to die. I sure wouldn't ever try it Doc.
Well I hope not Chester. No what I mean is supposing you kick the chair out Monday and then change your mind.
Oh wouldn't that be fearsome. Probably happens to a lot of suicides Chester. Ah Doc. Yes Matt.
Are there any bruises on him? I don't know Matt. I haven't looked. Let me see. Of course hanging
doesn't bruise. No wait a minute. See there is a lump here on the back of his head. Now how'd he get
that? Sawyer always kept a ten box over in that cabinet Doc. What's that got to do with this lump
on his head? He kept his ready cash in that box. It's not there now. You mean somebody stole it.
Now who'd do that? Whoever walked in here hit him in the head and hoisted him up on that rope.
I knew old Sawyer pretty well. He wasn't the kind of a man who'd kill himself. By heaven I think
you're right Matt. They didn't have any enemies. Whoever did this is going to be mighty hard to find.
That was an awful little bunch of mourners at the burying today wasn't it Mr. John?
Well I guess people kind of shy away from suicides Chester. Poor old man Sawyer. He's pretty mean
letting everybody go on believing he went and hung himself. He won't mind Chester. But if a man who
killed him thinks he got by with it he just might get careless. Yes sir. Hey who's that Miss Kitty's
walking with? I don't know. She's right pretty for Dodge. Yeah but Chester I wouldn't put it
exactly that way to her if I were you. Oh well I didn't mean nothing by it. I was... Hello Matt. Chester.
Hello Miss Kitty. How are you Kitty? Cora I'd like you to meet Marshall Dillon and Chester Proudfoot.
This is Cora Bell. How do you do? How do you do? If either of you ever come around to the long branch you'd have
met Cora a week ago. Well we've been pretty busy Kitty. Oh sure. I hope I'll see you over there soon
Marshall. You too Chester. Oh I'll be there Miss Cora even tonight maybe. Good. Kitty I promised Mel
I'd meet him at Delmonico's. I'd better hurry along. I'll see you tonight. Bye. Bye. Matt you know who this
Mel is she's meeting? No. Mel Tucker. Mel Tucker? That no good slack-jawed water...
They're in love Chester. Love my Chester. Wild in love ever since they met a week ago. I just can't believe it.
About her I mean. Sometimes there's no accountant for women Chester. I heard Mel Tucker used to be
something of a man Matt. He still carries a gun. That's not exactly what I meant. I guess he was
all right before the whiskey took it out of him. One thing he's crazy jealous about the worst I've
ever seen. Oh he ought to be. She got a look at a good man she might come to her senses.
How'd they get started Kitty? Oh Mel Tucker was over Newton. When he got on the Santa Fe for Dodge
Cora was on it too. They're even talking of getting married Matt. Do you think they will?
As soon as Tucker gets hold of some money they will. And it won't be very soon that man's been
broke for three years. I don't know Chester. A man like Tucker might do anything for money.
Mr. Dillon you ain't thinking. We'll wait and see Chester. It's all we can do.
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Hey look now there's something I've been looking for Mr. Dillon. Oh what? Over here in store window.
Look Mr. Jonas finally got him in see. You mean those paper collars and cups? No no them bootjacks.
Oh hey they're pretty fancy. Yeah they're metal Mr. Dillon. And they cost three dollars. You could
make one of your own with ten cents worth of wood. Yeah yeah but these is iron they last forever.
Chester wait a minute look inside there. Right at the counter there. Why where? Why it's Mel Tucker
and look at that pile of stuff he's bought. Yeah and look at the cash he's paying for it with.
Mr. Dillon you really think he did it? I'm gonna try to find out. How? He's coming out now.
I guess he's gonna pick up his stuff later. You'll need a wagon. Oh Tucker oh
hello Marshall. I uh noticed you're buying a lot of new clothes. You getting married?
Yeah sure am Marshall. Right soon. Going after Cora now by her some stuff. Oh that's fine.
I didn't know you were working. Well I'm not not here in Dodge. I made me some money over Newton
Marshall. You did? Yeah. How? Well I don't see as it's anybody's business how Marshall? You will
after you've been in jail a while. Jail? What are you talking about? Old man Sawyer was murdered
Tucker and I happen to know that you did it. You out of your head? I got all the proof I need.
You're a liar. The judge won't think so. Well you can't arrest me Marshall. It ain't right.
Might go easier on you if you'd admit it Tucker. I ought to kill you.
You couldn't and you know it. Now start walking you know where the jail is.
Hi Matt. Oh come on in Doc.
I'm just killing a little time Matt so if you're busy. No no no sit down sit down.
There's nothing going on here. Oh thank you thank you. Where's Chester? He's probably over working
on Mr. Jonas again. Jonas? What for? Yeah that metal boot jack. Chester won't pay more than a
dollar and Jonas is holding up for 250. He's been going on like that for a week. Ever since you
threw Mel Tucker in jail huh? Yeah yeah that's right. He is showing signs of weakening Matt.
Now he won't admit a thing Doc. Cora been to see him? Every day but uh that's beginning to work on
Tucker. What is? Being in jail he can't ride herd on her the way he's been doing.
Kitty was right he's a mighty jealous man. You still think he did it Matt? Yeah I do.
It looks like I'm gonna have a hard time proving it. Are you sure? Hey Mr. Dillon have you seen
oh oh Doc Chester. Don't see any boot jack Chester. Never mind that you better get down over to Bob
Randall's freight office. What for? Autopsy I guess he's dead Doc. What happened Chester? Well sir
I was walking by his office and his wife went out said she dropped by to see him and found him
hanging there. Hanging? Just like old man sorry exact same thing. I went in and cut him down.
This time I took a look around he'd been hit on the head all right and somebody tried to open
his safe. They didn't get nothing but they'd sure been working on it. Well Matt?
Wait here a minute Doc I'll go over with you.
Marshal when are you gonna give up and leave me out of here?
You're off Tucker. You mean it? Yeah I made a mistake about you.
I've been telling you that. What finally changed your mind? What do you care you're free. Now get
going. Get married do anything you want. I sure will. Just tell you one thing Marshal. What? I
ain't gonna forget what you done to me. I'm already thinking about how to pay you back someday. I
said get out of here Tucker.
You busy Kitty? No sit down Matt.
What's on your mind? Oh plenty. You didn't enjoy having to turn Mel Tucker loose yesterday did you?
Yeah there wasn't anything else I could do Kitty. You've made mistakes before Matt. You don't
usually take it so hard. Kitty Mel Tucker's perfectly capable of having killed old man Sawyer. But he
sure didn't do it. Yeah sometimes I gotta do my hunting like a lion in a tree. Just lie still and
wait. And you don't like that do you? I've done enough of it Kitty. I know. Well let's say one
thing about Mel Tucker Matt. A week in jail sure made a change in him. Oh what do you mean? He's
been meek as a lamb since he got out. About what? About Cora. Look at him. All three of them standing
at the bar over there. Real friendly like. Who's that other man? That's Dan Dresler. He and Cora
have been together a lot lately. Oh where'd he come from? I don't know. He rode into town a day or so
after you threw Tucker in jail. Maybe Tucker doesn't know about Cora and him huh? They're just friends.
They back like a big happy family Matt. I see. Uh Tucker and Cora still planning on getting married?
Well not for a while. Cora says they're broke. Broke? With three hundred dollars? Who's got three
hundred dollars? Mel Tucker. It's what he had when I jailed him. It's what I returned to him yesterday.
Well that doesn't make sense does it?
Maybe it does Kitty. Uh look will you do something for me? What? It won't be easy and it'll make you
look pretty bad. Then it must be important or you wouldn't ask me to do it. It is Kitty. You see
that table over there in the corner just inside the hallway? Yes sir. I want you to get Cora and
Tucker and this Dresler over there. Offer to buy them a drink or something huh?
And then what? Let's go out back before they happen to see us. I'll tell you there.
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Now be quiet with this door Chester.
That's good. All right now follow me.
Good thing this hallway ain't creaky.
Now this is far enough. Is that thing at the table yet? Yeah I think so. I do hope this notion
works Mr. Don and I hope this kiddie don't get hurt out of it. I don't try to stop anything like that
Chester. Look I'm gonna get closer. You wait and then follow me. Yes sir. Appreciate your buying this
all a drink kiddie but I don't know why you're doing it. Kiddie's a nice girl Mel. Not enough reason?
Yeah I guess. Most people I know don't do nothing for you without wanting something out of it.
No Dan. Dressler's right Carl. What? I'm not a nice girl. There's something I want. There you see.
I told you. What do you want kiddie? I want Mel Tucker to know about you and Dan Dressler. To know
about me and Dan. I don't like to watch a man being made a fool of the way you're doing it.
What are you talking about? Now. You better explain yourself kiddie. I will Tucker.
You think Dan Dressler's a friend don't you? Go on keep talking. Well he's a friend all right.
But Cora's friend not yours. They were out together every night you were in jail and every day too.
That's a lot. Shut up leave her talk. Everybody in Dodge knows what they've been doing except you.
I guess I'm the only person who's not afraid to tell you. You think she's in love with you?
Kiddie. Get up Dressler. Oh wait a minute Tucker. You ain't gonna listen to that fool.
You gonna get up or I'm gonna shoot you right there. No Mel it's a trick or something.
Now Carl you better shut up. You better stop it Mr. Dan. I can't Chester not yet. All right Dressler.
I paid you to hang Bob Randall. I didn't pay you to make love to my girl. All right that's it.
Get up now fool Tucker. That's enough Tucker.
He was gonna shoot Cora Matt. Chester get Tucker's gun. Yes sir I will. Dressler dead Mr. Dillard?
Yeah. You sure wallop Tucker a good one? Mel was gonna kill me.
The marshal hadn't hit him he would have killed me. I'm sorry I had to do it Cora. Mel was gonna kill me.
He shouldn't have been jealous of me. He shouldn't have been jealous of me. Cora.
You hired Dan Dressler to hang Randall didn't you? Yes but Mel made me do it. But you're an
accomplice. I only did what Mel told me. It wasn't my idea. I didn't murder the man.
I loved Mel. I had to do it. I loved him. I loved him. Now that's just too bad you loved him Cora
because now you're as guilty as he is. Come on.
In a moment our star, William Conrad...
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You know, on the frontier a newcomer could almost always find some land and a little
water to build himself a ranch. But next week, trouble comes to Dodge when two men
claim title of the same area. And that was the West. Good night.
Gun Smoke, produced and directed by Norman MacDonald, 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. Featured in the cast were Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia
Gregg, and John Danaer. Harley Bear is Chester, Howard McNear is Doc, and Georgia
Ellis is Kitty.
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