 Around Dodge 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. Marshall 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 Marshall. Oh, you call this keeping the peace Sitting around in the sun like a farmer on Sunday. Hello doc. Oh, I wish I was a u.s. Marshall Get paid with your working art. What's the matter doc lose a couple of patients last night? I am thinking of moving to San Francisco, Matt. What for you got a monopoly here in Dodge San Francisco is full of dr. Yeah, and they're probably all rich too I'm serious now forget it doc. You're some 20 years too late for the gold rush and anyway We need you here Dodge can find another doctor I'm tired of working day and night and getting paid with promises. You need some money I'll call a town meeting and shake it out of these people doc But if you try to go to San Francisco, I'll throw you in jail and you can practice from there Oh, well good, then you'll have to feed me too Gladly doc gladly if you can stand Chester's cooking. Yeah Oh, I take it all back man. The last time I ate one of Chester's meals. I was groggy for three days Oh Chester Hello doc Doc wants to know where you learn to cook Chester. Well, my uncle Arthur taught me doc I batched with him for a time when I was a boy poor old fella. He died soon after that. I bet he did That stage is kind of late today, ain't it? Well the way Hank's driving it shouldn't be but I haven't got time to look around Greeting stage coaches. I'll see you man. Oh, it's so long He's a motion that is rich Dylan. Yeah, there's something wrong Chester Wait there Marshall. I'll get right down We run into a fight Marshall anybody heard Hank killed a man. I had riding shotgun He fell off and I had to leave him there. Well, I'll send somebody out for him Where'd it happen right where the trail crosses the South Fork of the far knee There were three of them bandage Marshall But by heaven we put slugs into two of them. You mean you killed two of them No, they wrote off But I could see two of them was all hunkered up over their saddles like there was hurting pretty bad Do you recognize any of them? Well, I'd hate to be wrong and get a man into trouble Marshall But I'd swear one of them was that young Howard branch You know the fellas that moved out here with his wife a while back. Yeah, I met him They got a place up near Turkey Creek, Mr. Dylan, but I ain't never seen it Now let's write up and see how they're making out Chester. All right, sir. I'll go get our horses Howard Brandon he first come out here. Mr. Dylan Sure didn't seem like no bandit to me real gentle easy-going fella It's like a horse that won't buck when you first get on him Chester He's waiting to come loose when you least expect it Hey, there's miss brand now. She must have seen it's coming. Yeah Hello miss brand Howard in here It's important ma'am. We'll just wait on the porch here. We won't bother you. It's no use Marshall Howard won't be back till tomorrow Look down there, Chester on the steps Hey, that's blood. Mr. Dylan miss Brian chicken blood. I just killed one. I'm sorry miss brand But I'm gonna have to talk to Howard Is he bad hurt? He's dying Marshall Leave me alone. You want to show me where he is? Marsha leave him dying peace He ain't got long you'll kill him asking him questions. I don't figure he'll live through the night as it is Howard and his friends held up the stage miss Brant and they killed a man Wait Marshall, huh? I'll tell you all right Jed Butler planned it all I never heard of no Jed Butler, mr. Dylan This butler live around here miss Brant Howard knew him in Oklahoma territory Marshall He and a man named Blake come by here one night a few weeks back They didn't come into the house. So I can't tell you what they look like but they talked Howard and the holding up the stage. Is that it? I didn't know nothing about it Marshall till today. I Was inside redden up the house and I heard a shout Gonna come out and I Found Howard laying in the dirt They just dumped him there and rolled off You think they forced Howard to go along? No He probably wanted to go he disappointed me Marshall I thought Howard was an honest man Maybe it's as well. He's dying. I'm going into him now Marshall you Want me to send dark out? No It wouldn't do no good. Well if there's anything I can do for you miss Brant you let me know thanks Marshall But I reckon it's too late now Chester take this down to mr. High Tower and have him print up some wanted notices from it, huh? Yeah, I guess it's about all I can do about Jed Butler and his friend right now Oh somebody'll spot him and come tell you sooner or later, and I hope so. It's already been two days man Chester oh, hello miss kitty. Oh, what's the trouble kitty? I just went up to Doc's office to get some stuff for my throat. He isn't there Well, should he be was he expected he wasn't there this morning either When'd you see him last Matt? I come to think of it not since the day of the stage holder Why I was within that night math. He came into the Texas Trail real late Yeah, we were sitting there talking and some kid brought him a message Doc didn't say it was from but he left as far as I can find out nobody's seen him since Hey, my god, Mr. Dylan. She's right. I ain't seen Doc neither. That was two days ago Matt Well sometimes Doc's out on a call longer than that you're trying to fool yourself Matt Yeah, yeah, I guess I am I heard about two of those bandits being shot Well sure couldn't have been miss Brandt who come for Doc no you mean one of those men was Howard Brandt Well, they left him at his house. I didn't see him, but I believe miss Brandon. Oh, he probably died last night I feel sorry for her than him. I guess I do too kitty But what about Doc Matt? What are you gonna do a kitty if I knew where those men are I'd have gone after him before now They're holding him. They might even kill him kitty I can't go out and ride around on a prairie hoping to bump into him somewhere if anything happens to Doc I'll go after those men myself Matt. Well, maybe they'll just turn him loose when he's through a doctor and the man. I Wish I could believe that. Yeah Yeah, so do I We waited The rest of that day and through the night, but nothing happened The next morning, however, I was walking down to the office when I saw ms. Brandt drive by in a wagon I Waved but she went on past me without a sign And as she did I noticed a figure lying in the back of the wagon wrapped in a blanket As I watched her drive down the street and on out of town. I realized she must be headed for boot hill. I Got Chester and we followed her out to the very end ground She'd stopped and was taken a shovel out of the wagon when we walked up to her I don't need no help Marshall The grounds hard ms. Brandt We'll get a hold for you me be he's my man and I'll bury him myself Right where he deserves Among the rest of these murderers and outlaws. What are you looking at Marshall? Your face what happened to you shows does it? Yeah Jed Butler did that Marshall. He came by yesterday Knock me around so he did what for Where is he I Was gonna come tell you Once I got Howard Berry will tell me now. He's got doc with him at least I think he has doc was there all tied up sitting on a horse He didn't say nothing Butler said he'd shoot him if he did why'd he beat you? What he won't you want to know if you'd been around if we told you anything Howard was still alive Marshall. I don't know how he lived so long But he died after butler got to shaking him and slapping him What did you tell him? Nothing, that's why he beat me. Well, at least we know for sure. He's got doc with him. Yeah, but we're no closer to finding him You sure you won't let us help very Howard man. I Kind of wish you wouldn't know Marshall I'm just about wore out I just can't stand just waiting around doing nothing much longer couldn't organize a posse or something Butler it gets scared if he got wind of a posse Chester We need to shoot doc and try to get away. Yeah, I might it's a safer bet just to wait it up Well to be ill but come on in How are you to be ill? To be ill always good Chester. Oh, are you been the last month anyway out scalp and white men? To be ill no scalp white man long time Maybe too long for a tame Indian. You sure got a wild look in your eye What you doing here to be ill hunt antelope on prairie way off see two white man One ride very funny. So we'll go very close They know see but to be ill see what did you see to build white medicine man doc? Good man Take bullet out of to be a long time ago No, like him all tied in rope come quick. Tell Marshall. Do you know where they are? Can you track them white man easy to track like buffalo herd always big fool? When was this to be yesterday long ride from here? All right, just to go get our horses and find a fresh one for to be ill Maybe Maybe we won't be too late We will return for the second act of gun smoke in just a moment But first a man just out of prison emerges to freedom packed with panic Monday night on CBS radio Suspense stars Bradrick Crawford in parole to panic a spine tingling production. Well calculated to keep you in suspense It's entirely possible under certain circumstances that prism might be preferable to freedom Here suspense Monday night on most of these stations and you'll agree fully with that premise Now the second act of gun smoke It was 60 miles to where to be ill it seemed dark and jet-butler, but we rode hard and covered it in a very few hours From our own however with to be ill tracking. We had to slow down It was growing dusk when the trail finally led to the edge of a small bluff and then turned and dropped down around the side of it We dismounted and followed it the rest of the way on foot To where we could see a small cabin hidden in the clump of box elder at the base of the cliff And there we waited for the dark When it came we sneaked up to the cabin and stood close to the wall listening I've told you before butler the man's dying listen you he's the only man I ever called friend Better not die. I'm a doctor butler. I do anything in my power to save a life even that of a murderer You go on talking like that. I'll blow you open with a shotgun duck shot Why don't you carry a pistol like ordinary men? Are you too much of a coward doc? You're either a fool or you're a plum cradle. Oh, why because I'm not afraid to die Well, you're going to die just as soon as he does I ain't gonna leave you around to spread no tales I'm going to kill you and get out of here and it won't be very long butler Blake will go most in the minutes Maybe ought to shoot you now Just leave him here. Well, I thought you said that he was your friend. He is But I'm getting a spooky feel Chester Toby. Oh, let's get back out of you talking on a one-way Yeah You better bust in there for it too long. Oh, no, he killed Doc. Sure. We do that. Yeah, Tobias, right Chester But we got to do something Doc said himself that wounded man's gonna die You know, I'm thinking just if plenty time could wait and shoot when come out in morning Yeah, but we've got no time there might be a chink somewhere in that cabinet. I could poke a gun through And say him very spooky now One little noise shoot up fast. Hey, I know I wouldn't dare take the chance to be a no many trick all kind But here nothing Butler used a pistol Doc might have a better chance than that cussing shotgun. Wait a minute. Wait a minute That shotgun It's not the six shooter and it's not a repeating rifle. What do you mean? He can shoot it once and then he's got a reload once is all it takes to kill one man. It is Chester What are you doing, Mr. Dylan? Here take my gun belt Chester. Huh? Here take it Yes, sir, but what for? I'm going in there Unarmed what now when I get inside you and for be will sneak up close And you'd be ready to come through that door when you hear his shotgun go off. Mr. Dylan, you can't do that Yes, I can you can be a sugar may be that if you two don't get in there fast if he does you he'll club Doc to death. All right, I'm quiet over by the door doc. Oh, don't don't open it yet Doc Adams is standing by that door. I got a shotgun aimed at his back Now who is it? I'm unarmed Open the door I'll come in with my hands in front of me All right Open it doc And it's Rex. I'll shoot doc Go ahead doc. Hello doc Matt He's unarmed but let and get in here and close that door Matt villain Dylan Marshall That's right. You got some men outside, huh? Well, I won't do no good Marshall I'll shoot you before they can get anywhere near me. I got two men out there butler In the second they hear a shot. They'll be in here. I'll be too late one Marshall How it depends on how you look at it butler won't be too late to take you That shotgun only shoots once Take me You'll be dead Yeah, Matt Matt you shouldn't have done this Why not doc? Well, it's bad enough me getting killed. He can only kill one of us duck He shoots me to be in Chester or get him And if he shoots you I'll kill him with my bare hands You got it all figured Ain't you Marshall? Yeah well I'd rather kill a US Marshal than a doctor any day You know that Matt Matt he's right. You should have stayed outside And stand there waiting for him to shoot you Now I Haven't liked that much doc Well, maybe maybe you shoot me anyway. Maybe But at least there's some kind of a chance now shut up minute you two shut up I Don't quite figure this No, no Are you mean the you come in here knowing I'll probably kill you rather than doc You got right Yes, but there that's right. Yes That's what he did Why for no reason but no no reason at all except we're We're friends. I guess there's just something like that What's being friends got to do with it? You wouldn't understand but lady You know Rotten scum he He's willing to die for you any I never heard nothing like that him Marshall and everything Willing to die That's your friend but I better take a look. He's dead now. We'll make up your mind, but I Just don't understand man like that greater love have no man than this That a man lay down his life for his friends. What's that? You ain't saying that That come from something Scripture, huh? Is that what is? Blake's the only friend I ever had a while ago. You were willing to leave him here to die alone You don't know anything about friendship but No, I guess I don't Anyway easy if I was in this spot like you there ain't nobody Nobody in the world Would have walked in here to do for me what the marshals willing to do for you And I feel sorry for you butler real Sorry, if it'll still give you pleasure to shoot Go ahead. I just get killed anyway. All right. Give me the gun butler Sure, and never know people like you in the dock for Marshall you sure you ain't crazy or something Maybe Maybe we are a little butler Who knows gun smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall Tonight's story was specially written for gun smoke by John Meston with music composed and conducted by Rex Corrie Featured in the cast were Joyce McCluskey John Dana Frank Gerstle and Ralph Moody Harley Bear as Chester Howard McNair is Doc and Georgia Ellis is Kitty Join us again next week as Matt Dillon US Marshall fights to bring law and order out of the wild violence of the West in Gun smoke Tomorrow afternoon for its 11th feature report to America the CBS radio Department of Public Affairs tells the story of the wetbacks The thousands of illegal immigrants who cross our southern border through America's big back door to look for work and wages Here wetbacks Sunday afternoon on most of the same station George Walsh speaking John longed as yours truly Johnny dollar brings you colorful mystery Tuesday nights on the CBS radio network