 Around Dark City and at the territory on West there's just one way to handle the killers and 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 The story of a man who moved with it Matt Dillon United States Marshal You want to see the prettiest side north of the Pekas Sight come over here to the window and look what's are coming down the street Out of it's anything besides trouble a little surprise me she must have come in on the side of feet from the east Wow Say I think she's coming here Yeah, it looks that way Why I should have shaved this morning or even yesterday morning now What could a lady like that be doing in Dodge City? Say maybe she's gonna work in one of the saloons mr. Dillon. I hope not Chester. Good morning, ma'am How do you do? I'm looking for the United States Marshal. Well, I'm the My name's Dylan Matt Dillon I'm Catherine Blair, mr. Dillon. Oh, it's a pleasure miss Blair may I introduce my deputy? This is Chester propfoot. How do you do? I? Yeah, just got in on the train from Boston mr. Dillon. Oh the station master said that You might be able to help me. Well, I'd be glad to I'm looking for my brother Martin Blair. Why say mr. Dillon Chester. Well, will you punch up that fire? It seems a little chilly in here? chilly Yeah, sure Right away mr. Dillon. Do you happen to know my brother mr. Dillon? Yes, yes, I know him. Oh good then You can tell me where to find him. Well, I I'm not too sure that I can you see he He moves around a lot. Yes, I know He left home and came out West two years ago and every time he's written this it's been from a different address He's always been that way Restless, I guess you might call it Yes, yes, I guess you might Mothers always thinking he might get into trouble out here by himself But I tell her not to worry He's young yet He'll grow out of it. I see Meanwhile though, you'll you'll need some place to stay I imagine Yes, I suppose there's a Hotel I think the wood of Markham may have an extra room. You'll be better off there than at the hotel Your baggage at the station. Yes, Chester Will you go to the station with miss Blair and then take her over to with a Markham's and get her settled in a room sure thing mr. Dillon This is awfully nice of you not at all and Chester, will you explain the situation to miss Markham? I mean that? We don't know where miss Blair's brother is at the moment Chester Yes, sir I'll explain it to her mr. Dillon After you ma'am. Oh, thank you You're very kind mr. Dillon Goodbye. Goodbye Jack Wake up Jack I'm not asleep Martin What do you want? The jail cell usually softens a man up Not this one Dylan Not now or 20 years from now. Yeah. Yeah, I know You want something or are you just making conversation? Your sister's in town Martin Kathy Kathy's here in Dodge. She just left the office. She's looking for you What'd you tell her? Nothing yet. It seems like a fine girl You got to get her out of here Dylan Don't let her find out You're on a train and get her out of here. No, why? Maybe I'm no good, but there's no reason why Kathy should pay for it It's got nothing to do with me Then you won't help You won't keep her from finding out. I don't know if I can Martin. I Don't think about it Dylan hello Chester Anything come up. No, sir. It's been the quietest night in weeks. Yeah, no trail herds in town. I guess that's the reason Miss Blair's all right, I suppose. Yeah. Yeah, she's all right Chester Have you told her about her brother mr. Dylan? Well, I I told her that he's out of town and we're trying to get word to him The truth is bound to get to her somehow sooner or later. Yeah, I know Only reason it hasn't already is because everybody in town knows him as Boston Jack Yes, but his real name will come out at the trial next week. Well, I've been trying to get her to leave before then go back home, but She won't leave until she sees him He's sure gonna go hard with her when she finds out her brother's gillie cattle wrestling and murder and horse stealing And this time we got a witness. Yes, sir. I Don't rightly see how you can keep her from finding out mr. Dylan. Come on Chester. Let's have a talk with Martin Nice night, mr. Dylan. Yeah, it's fine Great night for taking a walk Don't you think so Martin? Anything's better than rotting in that cell Well, where did you expect to end up? All you got is old man Hawks word against mine He's lying Jury will believe him If he could see me so plain how come he couldn't tell you who was with me It was dark. He saw your face in the gun flash When you shot his foreman in the back, that's a lie As far as that's concerned, I know who was with you, but I haven't got a case against him read polly Wasn't it? I wouldn't know I Wasn't there Well, suppose we leave it to the jury here's a way to mark his place, mr. Dylan. Yeah All right, Martin, let's get it straight now You're here because you want to keep your sister from knowing the truth about you Now we're going in there and talk to her Then you're going back to jail You know the story I'm planning to tell her I Know I just want to make one thing clear you are going back to jail Chester'll stay on the front porch and cover you through the window and I'll be inside with you Also wearing a gun Don't try anything foolish Wouldn't want to kill you in front of your sister, but if it comes to it, I'll do it. You understand Sure, I understand All right, let's go. I'll be there at the first one to mr. Dylan's Parlor's on the left. All right, Chester. It's up Chester. Yes. Good evening, miss Blair Why mr. Dylan? I uh, I've brought you a visitor a visit. Hi, Cathy You're now take it easy Martin why didn't you write you know how it is sis? Oh Say maybe we could all go inside, huh? Oh, of course Come on in coming in. I couldn't imagine who was knocking. Mrs. Markham is going to bed and oh Here sit down Thank you, miss Blair. Oh, mr. Dylan Where on earth did you find him? Well, I uh, I guess I better confess to you miss Blair I uh, I knew all along where he was What the only trouble was I just couldn't produce him I'm afraid I don't understand you. Uh, well, you see Martin's been doing some work for me Sort of secret work you might say We're trying to dig up evidence on a gang of cattle rustlers around Just wait a mother hears about that. Oh And she was so worried about you Yeah, it's Quite a job It's pretty hard for your brother to get away from the gang without stirring up suspicion. In fact, he He's only got about an hour this evening. Oh But you will manage more time in the next day or so I'm afraid not sis. I May not be able to get away again for a month. In fact I've been thinking it over and I think the best thing you can do is to take a train back home right away But I just got here Martin. It's no place for you Kathy. Uh, he's right, miss Blair That city's no time for a girl alone, but I came all this way to see Martin. It's like I told you though sis it may be a month before I can Manage to get away again I Tell you what? After this job is finished Maybe I can get back east for a week or so. Oh Martin if you only could We'd all be so happy. I can't guarantee it, but I'll sure try I'll admit. I'm a little nervous here But the very first thing Mrs. Markham showed me was a revolver. She keeps hanging out there in the hall In case of intruder she said good heavens. Well, this is the frontier miss Blair the law is still pretty much for the man who shoots first Except sometimes Yeah That sounds awful Martin you will be careful, won't you? I'm always careful I suppose I had better take your advice in a range to leave in the next day or two But meanwhile we have an hour at least Tell me about yourself Martin Tell me everything you've been doing It's cold in here mr. Dillon. Oh, yeah, you better get a fire started Chester. I'll take Martin back and lock him up I could use a little heat back in that cell you got plenty of blankets Well, come on, let's go now you walk ahead of me Dillon Suppose the jury brings in a conviction What's the Senate's gonna be that's not up to me. I'm just asking for information. It means hanging Right probably all right stand right there while I open the cell. I don't want much to hang Marshall. Nobody does All right, Martin get in slow and easy Dillon Put your hands up slow good Now keep them that way Where'd you get the gun in the hall of Mrs. Markham? I slipped it under my coat when I was kissing Kathy. Goodbye. I'll take your gun now Dillon It feels good to be holding a pair of guns again. You won't be holding them long. Maybe One thing though If you take me again, you'll have to take me dead any way you want it In the cell Dillon Come on move tell Chester. Goodbye for me. Will you I? Think I'll just go on out the back way. What about your sister? I Guess she wouldn't want to see me hang either When you come right down to it so long don't he will return for the second act of gun smoke in just a moment But first if you've ever had delusions of grandeur or a particularly soul satisfying daydream You'll understand the predicament of my little Margie tomorrow night on CBS radio Convents that she's a princess my little Margie played by Gale storm gives her father He's Charles Farrell a royal pain in the neck. It's another comedy episode of CBS radio's news Sunday night Laugh program my little Margie tomorrow night on most of these same stations Now for the second act of gun smoke. It's just girl. I've got to say is it a better fit. Yes, you know, that's not it It would be a fine how to do we had to call in a blacksmith to get you out of your own jail Yes, sir, it'd be started like the time never mind Chester. Just get the door open. Yes, sir. Oh I know how you feel all right, mr. Well, I declare There you are mr. Dillon come on I'll get the other gun out of the office safe fine. Thanks. You get for trying to help people man gets careless And he winds up in a jam like this. Let's see now Right 27 69 You sure gonna be hard to explain why you took Martin out of jail, mr. Dillon. Yeah, I know If he gets clean away, we're gonna look pretty foolish He's not gonna get away Chester. Yes, sir Ten to one Martin will try to team up with his sidekick pulley before he heads out of town Let's try the saloons first see if we can pick up his trail. Yes, mr. Dillon Martin said we'd never bring him in alive So don't take any chances. Oh Sign of him in here, mr. Dillon not unless he's in the back room Let's walk over toward the bar bad business Chester Martin's already shot one man in the back We'll never catch him in the open if he's got anything to say about it. Yes, sir. I've been thinking about that Kind of makes a man spine crawl. Hi, you boy. Oh, yeah You had to so you were caught robbing a bank. I've always suspected Chester of having a shady past Have a drink man. No, no, we haven't got time. We can't stay we're looking for a fellow by the way Who went bail for Boston Jack? What do you mean? Well, he was in here about ten minutes. He was in there Yeah, he talked to red poli and the two of them left together. I thought he must you know where they went kitty No, man. I haven't got any idea, but they sure left here in a hurry He broke out of jail. There's 40 ways. I'm standing. They could have ridden mr. Dillon. Yeah, I know But if they're not in dodge, there's only one way they'd hit the circle be yeah Martin knows Hawks is the only witness. I've got against him. Come on Chester We've been making time maybe we out wrote them if they're even headed this way now they better be Somebody standing there at the side of the house. Yeah, I see It's the Marshall Matt Dillon Is that you Ezra? That's right I'm sort of counting on an old acquaintance of yours showing up here sometime tonight. What are you talking about Boston Jack? How to jail Matt, how'd that happen? Well, I doubt it could serve any good purpose to go into that right now He hasn't been here I take it no Matt he's a mad dog got to be shot long time ago. I'd kill him on site Well, I came out here to make sure he doesn't kill you Chester put our horses in the barn get him out of sight huh, all right, mr. Dillon and You may as well stay there Chester and cover the yard What about us Matt? What are we gonna do go inside the house and put the lights out and wait? That's all just wait. I think you're on a cold trail Yeah He's had enough time to get here Maybe not enough courage, so they figured the odd to two to one in their favor Shouldn't take much courage People who've never killed anybody don't understand The killer's worst enemies his own nerve. Yeah, I Take your word for it Matt. I Guess you've sat waited like this plenty of times. Yeah, too many Yeah Does it ever bother you Matt? Do you ever get to wondering wait a minute our is room where Matt over there by the corral you see They're walking the horses into the yard Yeah Yeah, I see him. What are you gonna do Matt? Go out and call them. Oh, they'll fire from the dark without no warning. Yeah, I know I'm getting off their horses Gonna walk up here. I guess All right, Ezra stay in the house and keep out of this chest, and I can handle them. Yeah, Matt. Good luck. Thanks Martin Paulie you're under arrest Drop Paulie Martin's running into the corral Martin I climb out of that corral. He didn't shoot you back. No He fell off right in front of the stampede They went right over him. I hope she believes me. Don't worry, Mr. Dillon She will I'll be out in a couple of minutes. Evening miss Blair. Why mr. Dillon? This is a surprise. Do you mind if I step in? Of course, I don't mind. Thank you Friend of Martin's is welcome any mr. Dillon There's something wrong I'm afraid so miss Blair I've got bad news for you It's Martin Something's happened to Martin. Yes, ma'am He's hurt. It's worse than hurt ma'am No Martin was killed in a fight If it's any consolation miss Blair he He died hard with all the odds against him Martin never asked for faith. He fought a good fight That's something to remember Martin has always been fine and clean He was just restless People didn't understand No, I suppose they didn't miss Blair But he died on his feet fighting I Guess that's the way Martin wanted it Yes, I think so ma'am. I suppose miss Markham's here. I Wouldn't want to leave you alone. Yes. She's here I'll be all right mr. Dillon. Well, I'll come by and see you in the morning Um If there's anything at all I can do you've been very kind mr. Dillon. I'm grateful to you I'm sorry about this miss Blair Marshall. I'll be leaving tomorrow Yes, goodbye Goodbye miss Blair Dillon. I think so Chester. Did she believe what you told her how what I told her was true Well, there's no harm in letting her think the best of it Martin paid his debt. No reason his sister should suffer. That's right. Mr. Dillon Chester if I remember correctly kitty offered us a drink earlier this evening. That's right. Well, let's go Gun smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald stars William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshal Tonight's story was specially written for gun smoke by Les Crutchfield with music composed and conducted by Rex Corey Featured in the cast were Gene Bates Sam Edwards and Ralph Moody Parley Bear is Chester and Georgia Ellis is Kitty Gun smoke a sir bar troops overseas through the worldwide facilities of the armed forces radio service Join us again next week as Matt Dillon US Marshal fights to bring law and order out of the wild Islands of the West in Gun smoke plays the wisecracking English teacher Connie Brooks of Madison High Sunday nights on CBS radio And when our miss Brooks calls the roll-on comedy, there's laughter enough for all takers Sunday nights and most of these same stations join Eve Arden is our miss Brooks for high-class classroom comedy This is Roy Rowan speaking America now listens to 105 million radio sets and listens most to the CBS radio network