Around Dodge City and in the territory on west there is just one way to handle the killers
of the spoilers and that's with a US Marshal and the smell of gun smoke.
Gun Smoke starring William Conrad, the 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 looked for and the last
they want to meet.
It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.
So today, go more, take their pleasures with them.
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So think young, say Pepsi please, take Pepsi wherever you go.
So go ahead and pick your drinks, and let you drink, young as you think.
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Now it's Pepsi for those who think young.
Well, liberty, Grant, Luke has come to town, are you Grant?
I'm fine, Sam, just fine.
First drinks on the house, what did you have?
Well, I was going to have a beer.
One whiskey coming up.
Is Miss Kitty around today, Sam?
Yeah, she's upstairs.
She's going to be coming down soon.
How's my beer?
Fine, fine.
You going to be in town long, Grant?
Just after the trial.
Oh, yeah, I plumb forgot, you and the marshal are testifying against the Psi Welsh, ain't
you?
That we are.
Well, go ahead, make yourself at home.
Thank you.
Hey Sam, who's the little girl at the end of the bar?
Oh, her, that's Mae Talmy.
Some looker, huh?
She's getting better looking every time I come in here.
Oh, she didn't waste any time spotting you either.
I'll see you, Grant.
Thanks, Sam.
Hello.
That's a big bottle you've got.
Yeah.
Want to help me with it?
I hate to see a man drink alone.
Sam, glass?
Thank you.
I'm Mae Talmy, you're Grant Lucas, aren't you?
Now, how'd you know that?
Heard Sam say it, I seen you come in.
Cheers.
You know, I like the way you smile, Grant.
There's other things I'd rather be admired for, Mae.
We could talk about it at dinner.
Dinner?
Didn't you ever take a lady to dinner?
I did once.
Was it that much of a hardship?
It was all right.
Till her husband walked in and started pot shooting at her.
It wasn't so darn funny, I tell you.
Well, don't worry about me, I ain't married.
Good.
I got a room at the Grand Hotel.
I thought the mice had taken over that place.
That's why I like it real quiet.
Do you mind eating late?
I guess not.
Pick me up about ten tonight.
I might even give you a drink.
All right.
I'm on the ground floor, fifth window to the right of the entrance.
Fifth window?
Just wrap on it, I'll come out.
You don't want me seen in the lobby, is that it?
People gossip about a lone wolf.
All right, Mae.
Uh-oh.
Don't look, but the marshal just came in and he saw you.
You ain't in trouble.
Not hardly.
He's a friend of mine.
Well, then I'll leave you.
Don't get too drunk now.
Don't you worry.
I'll be there in ten.
I'll be waiting.
Ah, Grant Lucas.
How are you?
Fine, Matt.
How are you?
Oh, good.
I'm sorry, the trial's four days off.
Yeah, it was a good excuse to get away from my camp,
I might.
I just turned the horses loose and rode in.
I'm glad you did.
You'd stay out of trouble now, yeah?
Oh, I done was by the gal a drink.
So far.
Yeah, it sure takes one old thief to catch another, don't it?
Hello, Grant.
Matt.
Hello, Kitty.
What are you doing in town, Grant?
I come in for Cy Welch's trial.
Oh, that's right.
You two are witnesses against him, aren't you?
Yeah, for once, duty's gonna be a pleasure, Kitty.
Well, I've never liked Cy Welch.
I hope they hang him.
Not a hanging church.
Well, he killed old Charlie upside.
He didn't kill him, he just robbed him of his stock in his land.
Well, old Charlie died.
It was a natural death, Grant and I were right there.
He sure was.
That's when he told us how Cy forced him in to sign over his ranch.
How come Cy Welch hadn't been in jail all this time?
The judge let him out on bail, Kitty.
Well, then why hasn't he run for it?
He'll get a prison, he said this morning.
I think he'll go to prison all right, but why he hasn't run, I don't know.
Maybe he thinks the judge will find him innocent.
It's an open and shut case against him once the judge hears from Grant and me.
Well, I'd sure think so.
Then Cy must have an ace of some kind up his sleeve.
Well, let us soon find out.
Man, it's dark here.
It's just when the...
Three, four, five, zero.
Grant?
It's me.
How do you ride on time?
Well, I ain't one to keep a lady waiting.
Anybody see you?
No, nobody. Good.
Hey, you're not dressed to go to dinner. You ain't ready yet.
You're wrong about that.
I'm ready. I'm always ready.
Man!
Would you let me through here, folks?
Would you stand back, please?
What happened here, Mae?
Oh, Marshal.
Who killed Grant Lucas?
I did. I shot him.
But why? What for?
I didn't know it was him. I didn't know who it was.
What do you mean?
Look at that window, Marshal. That busted window.
You're saying that Grant did that?
He didn't get that way by itself.
You mean he tried to break in here?
Yes.
Suppose you told me the whole story, then?
Sure I will.
I keep that gun because of this, Marshal.
A brooch?
Yes. Those are diamonds. It's an heirloom from my mother.
Worth a lot of money, but I've never parted with it.
What's this got to do with Grant Lucas?
I met him at the Long Branch today.
We got to talking and fooling that I am. I told him about this.
You tried to tell me that Grant Lucas came over here to rob you?
I was in bed, the light was out, and he smashed the window.
He didn't think anybody was here.
I see.
What are you going to do to me, Marshal?
Nothing, I guess.
I can't very well arrest a woman for defending her property.
Then you do believe me.
Well, is there any reason why I shouldn't?
No, Marshal. No, there isn't.
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Oh, oh, there.
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Chester.
Oh, there Doc.
What are you doing here at the stable? Robbing the place?
No, I ain't robbing the place. I'm just over to have a little game of cards with Moss Grimmie.
Oh, same thing. Where is Moss anyway?
I guess he must have went out somewhere.
That's too bad. I wanted him to take the buggy.
A grown man can't even unhitch his own buggy.
You ought to get yourself a coachman, Doc.
I just got one.
What?
You.
Come on. Come on.
Well, I guess somebody's got to help a poor, busted down old saw bones who don't know nothing.
Come on, let's go.
You just hold his head, Doc. I'll do the work.
You know, these lines could sure stand a little saddle soap, Doc.
Chester, isn't that Cy Welch?
Poor.
Yeah.
I wonder what he's doing in town.
Up to no good, more than likely.
Hello there, Doc. Chester, how are you?
I'm fine, up to a mile.
How did you come into town today and haven't seen the marshal around?
He rode out to Grant Lucas' place. Won't be back till real late tonight.
Oh, yeah, yeah, I heard about Grant. That's too bad. Some girl did it, huh?
Sloane Dow or at the Long Branch.
Downright shame for a man to go like that, leaving a bad name behind it.
That's a fine thing for you to be saying, Cy Welch.
What do you mean, Doc?
You couldn't care less about his death or his reputation or anything.
Oh, all right, all right. I didn't like the man. He was going to go into court in a couple of days and lie about me, wasn't he?
And he brought all this trouble on me in the first place.
Now, that doesn't mean I can't feel bad about the way he died. I'd feel bad about any man, even if he wasn't.
You're glad he's dead and you know it.
Well, how are they making a difference to me?
Marshal Dillon still testified against me, isn't he? One less witness doesn't matter.
Yeah, that's true, thank heavens.
But don't think I'm not going to win that case anyway. I'll make the marshal look like a fool.
Oh, you seem awful sure of yourself.
Doc, I'd be in California by now if I wasn't sure.
Yeah, well, you're the kind who'd run out all right. Yeah.
I've been called a lot of things, maybe, but never a fool.
See you at the trial.
Well, that's one fella I sure would hate to claim as a friend.
Or as an enemy, Chester.
Barty, bring me a beer.
Yes, sir.
Want some company, mister? I've got my own beer.
No, thanks. I like to drink alone.
All right, then. Drink alone.
I know you're kind, mister. Fancy clothes and empty pockets.
You just leave me alone, will you?
Oh, I sure will, yeah.
All right with you if I stand at the same bar?
You can stand anywhere you like.
Thanks, I'm fine right here.
Here you are. Thanks.
The new girl you've got's real anxious, huh?
Oh, don't get edgy, mister. May just be in friendly.
You don't mean no harm. Oh, yeah.
May.
Yeah?
There's only two days left.
I know that.
Don't turn around to me.
Now, what about the Marshal?
He's like a cat.
I don't think anybody could shoot him even in the back.
Don't let that badge fool you. He's just a man.
You could have shot him by now and got away easy.
Nobody suspect a woman.
He already suspects me.
What?
Grant Lucas. I know he does.
He's a good guy.
I should have hired a man for this job.
Go ahead and hire one, but you pay me first.
I pay you nothing if you don't finish it.
You try that and I'll talk.
What, and hang yourself?
Might be worth it to have you hang with me.
You listen to me, May.
You get that Marshal, you get him tonight one way or another.
Also help me, I'll carve you up so no man will ever look at you again.
I'll bet you will.
I mean it, May.
All right, I'll get him.
Quit worrying about it.
I'll quit worrying after he's dead.
You just have the money ready tomorrow.
Is that you, Marshal?
Oh, hello, Moss.
I've been waiting for you.
You needn't have. I can put the horse up.
No, I'll take him.
You had a long enough day.
You're right about that.
You get things took care of, did you?
I did what I could.
Grant Lucas is a good man.
He must have been drunk or something.
Yeah.
Well, I've got to go to bed, Moss.
Good night.
Good night for sleeping.
How's that?
No moon.
I can't remember at night as black as this one.
Oh, yeah.
Good night.
Good night, Marshal.
All right, who's there?
No, no, don't shoot.
It's me, Marshal. May tell me.
May?
What are you doing back there in the alley?
I didn't know it was you.
I was afraid.
I was trying to hide.
I almost shot you.
Well, I was trying to get to my room.
I got lost.
Too many drinks, I guess.
You alone?
Of course I'm alone.
I simply got lost, I tell you.
Don't you believe me?
Sure I believe you, May.
If you tell me the truth, I might even believe that.
I am telling the truth.
I got lost.
Oh, Marshal, that awful business last night,
I hadn't been myself today.
I haven't been able to think or anything.
I can't get it out of my mind.
All right, May, come on.
I'll take you to your room.
Well, how's it going?
Esther, hello Doc.
Yeah, Mac. How'd it go?
Well, everything's taken care of.
Grant has some relatives back east.
Tomorrow I'll have Mr. Butkin contact them
and settle the estate.
It sure is a waste when a man like Grant Lucas has to go.
What are you doing up so late?
Oh, I thought I'd stop by and have a cup of coffee with Chester
before I turn in.
It's a dead town tonight, man.
There weren't more than six men over at the Long Branch.
They were just closing up on their left.
Well, I guess that's why May told me to lift early.
No, she wasn't there.
Yeah, I know.
I ran into her on the way from the stable.
I took her to her room.
What?
Yeah, she said she was lost.
I think maybe she had a little too much to drink.
Miss Jones, that cousin Cy Welch was in town today.
Yeah, that's good.
Clouds day after tomorrow, you know.
If you ask me, the law's been a long time
catching up with that man.
It's only been a few months, Doc.
Oh, I don't mean just this business here.
I mean from years back.
From years back?
When I first ran into him, he wasn't any good then either.
Why, Doc, you didn't ever tell us you knew Cy Welch before?
Oh, I just knew him in passing.
He never was the kind of a crook that I have any admiration for.
Where was this that you knew him?
From the river.
There were a thousand just like him.
The river? You mean the Mississippi?
Yeah, the Mississippi.
Now, what other river would I be talking about?
Mr. Jones, what's bothering you?
May told me.
Well, what about it?
Kitty told me that she used to work the river boats.
That's right, she did. I think I remember now.
She used to?
Well, that's mighty interesting, isn't it?
Yeah, Doc, it sure is. Chester?
Yes, sir?
Put on your hat.
We're gonna call on a lady.
Who is it?
It's me, open the door.
Cy, you shouldn't be here.
Suppose you're gonna tell me you got the marshal coming here, huh?
Gonna try to pull the same trick on him you did on that Grand Lucas?
Of course not.
Well, then what are you gonna do?
What are you gonna get rid of the marshal, May?
Why don't you leave me alone?
Oh, I'll leave you alone.
I'll give you a thousand dollars just like I promised,
and then I'll leave you alone for good and all.
But first you've got to finish your job.
All right, all right.
No, it's not all right.
You leave me alone.
I think you're scared.
Now, you hear? I think you're so scared that marshal you're not gonna do a thing.
No.
That's right, isn't it?
No, no, it isn't.
Stop lying to me.
Stop it.
Woof, rotten beast.
I will tell him. I'll tell him everything.
Oh, you hear?
I don't care. Let him get me, but they'll get you, too.
Oh, they're not gonna get me.
Why, you.
What are you doing?
Tell her to show you what I'm doing.
My gun? Oh, no.
Go away.
You were gonna shoot me.
You were gonna kill me, a woman like you.
Kill me.
What was that?
The maid of dark.
Be quiet.
Hey, are you in there?
That's a marshal?
Come in, marshal. Come in.
I'm gonna have to kill you now, maid.
All right, hold it, son.
Oh, no, marshal.
Is he dead?
Yeah, he's dead.
Miss Dillon, looks like she is, too.
May?
May, can you hear me?
Oh, very much.
I'm hurt bad.
Always sent for dark.
No.
No, it's too late.
Marshal.
What, May?
I was...
gonna kill you.
Yeah.
Then I got scared.
I couldn't do it.
I won't get paid now, will I?
Will I? Will I? Mark II.
Is he dead?
Yeah.
My goodness, what a time to worry about getting paid.
Yeah, she got paid all right, Chester.
She got paid good.
I just wonder if the job was worth it.
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I was so worried I couldn't think straight?
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Gunsmoke, produced and directed in Hollywood by Norman MacDonald,
stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal.
The story was specially written for Gunsmoke by John Meskin
and adapted for radio by Frank Perris.
Featured in the cast were Lynn Allen, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartel, and John Dana.
Harley Bear is Chester, Howard McNear is Doc, and Georgia Ellis is Kitty.
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