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♪

-"Gunsmoke," starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

♪

-Kate, it's not the end of the world.

I can get another job.

After all, I've been a bank teller for over 25 years

before I came to Dodge -- in Wichita, Kansas City.

-A teller.

Albert, we have stayed in this cow town for 8 years

because you were going to be something more than a teller!

Mr. Bodkin sat right here in this very room

and said that you were to be the next manager of that bank!

-It wasn't Mr. Bodkin's fault.

Those people in Chicago --

-It is never, ever anybody's fault!

[ Inhales sharply, gasps ]

Albert, you're 55 years old.

What are we going to do?

-What do you want me to do, Kate?

-I want --

[ Door closes ]

♪

-[ Sighs ]

-Morning, Albert.

-Hmm? Oh, good morning, good morn--

[ Hammer clicks ]

-Just keep walking.

Keep walking, Albert.

-[ Yawns loudly ]

-You're as dependable as a rooster.

Every morning, you leave your apartment at 8:30,

and, exactly one minute later, you open the bank.

The bank can really hinge on you, Albert.

Now, open it.

♪

♪

-I, uh, I don't know the combination.

-Albert.

You've been openin' that safe every morning for 15 years.

Nix.

[ Hammer clicks ]

-Get it open,

or I'll put your brains on the ceiling.

-He means it, Albert.

The fella in Topeka didn't believe him.

Now he's wearin' a halo.

-[ Huffs ]

[ Lock clicking ]

[ Knocking ]

-Albert Schiller! I know you're in there!

It's 8:30! Open up! I have business!

Albert! Albert Schiller, can you hear me?

-Aah! -Help! Help!

The bank's robbed! [ Punch lands ]

-Oh! The bank's being robbed!

Somebody send for the marshal!

-Out the back.

-[ Shouting indistinctly ] Stay back! Stay back!

-Mr. Schiller.

-Ah. The back door.

-Come on, Newly.

-Newly, start roundin' up a posse.

-Mr. Schiller, you just be easy now,

and I'll send somebody to fetch old Doc.

Everythin' will be took care of.

Willie, let's go fetch old Doc.

-What happened?

[ Men chattering excitedly ]

♪

-He's a good friend of mine! Do you understand?

He's a good friend!

[ Excited chatter continues ]

-...job, huh?

-Is he all right, Doc?

-Well, they thumped him pretty good, Harry,

but it's not serious.

Think he oughta take it easy, though.

-Now, you go home Albert. Stay there the rest of the day.

-But -- -No argument.

-Come on, Mr. Schiller, I'll help ya get home.

-And, Albert, we owe you a debt of thanks.

And don't you come to work tomorrow, either,

unless you feel up to it.

-Thanks, Doc. -Don't mention it, Harry.

-Albert!

Albert, are you all right?

-Oh, yes, yes, Kate.

It wasn't bad, really. -Ooh.

-No, no, no, it doesn't even hurt.

[ Chuckles ]

-Oh!

[ Sighs ]

I just don't understand you.

Why did you try to stop those men?

-I don't know. I don't know, Kate.

-You could have been killed.

Well, you don't owe that bank a thing.

After 15 years, they just throw you out like trash.

Do you think they appreciated what you did?

It was a very foolish thing to do.

-Yes.

Maybe it was foolish.

[ Knocking ]

-Oh, hello, Marshal. -Mrs. Schiller.

I'd like to talk to your husband, if I could.

-Of course, come in. -Thank you.

-Well, I've been expecting you, Marshal.

-No, Albert, stay seated.

I, uh, just wondered how you're feeling.

-Doc says I've got a hard head.

Will you take a seat?

-Can I get you some coffee? -No.

No, thanks. I'll just be a minute.

I wanted to ask you about those men, Albert.

-What about the posse?

-I'm afraid they didn't have much luck.

-Well, at least they didn't get away with any money,

thanks to Albert making a hero of himself.

-Well, it looks like they did get away with something.

-Oh?

-Five thousand dollars, according to Mr. Bodkin.

He also said, if it hadn't been for you,

why, they might've gotten away with a lot more.

How many men were there, Albert?

-Well, I think there were three.

-You think? -Oh, well, I --

I can't say for -- for sure.

One came upon me from behind on the street.

But I -- I didn't see the others 'til we got inside.

-But you did see them?

-Oh yes, yes.

But, uh...

-Well, can you describe them at all?

-Well, I -- I hardly --

hardly glimpsed them.

Uh...uh...

I'm afraid I'm -- I'm still a bit shaky.

Perhaps, uh, later when my head clears up,

I'll be able to tell you.

-Well, if you remember anything, I, uh,

I'd appreciate you letting me know.

-Oh, yes, I will.

-Bye, Marshal.

[ Door closes ]

♪

[ Horse approaching ]

-Took ya so long?

-Read it.

-Uh... [ Clears throat ] Read it, boy.

I got somethin' in my eye.

-Says here we got away with $5,000!

-Five?

They lie!

-Now, why would they lie, hmm?

It says Schiller couldn't give a description of the bandits.

-But he got a good look at all of us!

-Could count the gold in our teeth.

-That's right.

So why didn't he tell the law?

-[ Laughs ]

Why, little old Alfred,

that hard-workin',

decent citizen.

-Mm.

-Them skinny little fingers of his got piggy,

and he muddied the water by saying it was us!

-Strike the camp, Nix.

-Yes, sir.

-Albert, could I see you

when you get through there for a moment?

-Yes, sir, uh, right away.

-Come in, come in.

Sit down, Albert, sit down.

I wired the Board of Directors in Chicago,

and I told them that if it hadn't been for you, those men

would have gotten everything.

I hoped that they would reconsider.

But they wouldn't.

I am, however, instructed to commend you for your courage

and to give you a check for $25.

-I appreciate your effort, Mr. Bodkin.

-Your wife, Albert, how is she taking it?

-Oh, she'll be all right.

-Now, Albert, I --

I always hoped that you would succeed me.

I still do. But my hands are tied.

Those people in Chicago

are convinced that they want a younger man.

I think they're making a big mistake, and I told them.

-Well, uh, how long do I have, Mr. Bodkin?

-The new man will be here in a week.

I'm sorry, Albert.

Albert?

Things will work out.

[ Door closes ]

[ Door closes ]

-Oh, Mr. Bodkin?

Mr. Bodkin!

-Oh, hello, Albert. -Working late?

-Well, I was, but I'm just leaving.

My wife will be along.

We're having supper at Delmonico's.

-I want to say something to you.

It's important.

-Well, of course, Albert.

-Mr. Bodkin,

that robbery yesterday morning...

-Harry?

-Oh, hello, dear.

-Oh, evening, Mrs. Bodkin.

-Good evening, Albert.

-I'll be right with you.

Yes?

-Well, it can wait 'til tomorrow morning.

-Are you sure?

-Oh yes, yes.

Uh, have a nice supper, Mrs. Bodkin.

-Thank you, Albert.

-Thank you, Albert, good night.

-[ Chuckles dryly ]

-Where have you been?

You've been drinking!

-I'm sorry I'm late, Kate.

-[ Sighs ]

We have guests.

-Hello, Albert.

Bet you never thought you'd see me again.

[ Laughs ]

-Thank you.

-You're a good cook, Mrs. Schiller.

-You, uh, you said you were a cattle buyer, Mr. Hubbard?

-Make it Jim, ma'am.

Like everybody else, we're waitin' for those herds

that are comin' in next week.

Nix is my ramrod.

I'm breakin' young Tom here into the business.

He got tired of being a farm boy.

-Uh, I knew Jim before you came to Dodge, Kate,

nine, 10 years ago.

-Hmm.

Where you from, ma'am?

-Pennsylvania.

-Really? Hey.

How'd ya ever lay a rope on her, Albert?

One of them church socials?

-I was working at the Long Branch.

-[ Chuckles ] You a saloon girl?

-Nix is a good ramrod, ma'am,

but I'm afraid he left his manners back on the prairie.

-Um, pass me them biscuits, would ya, ma'am?

Hmm.

Nice and soft and white, just the way I like 'em.

-Take your hands off of her!

-Nix!

I told you about business and pleasure.

-Albert, who are these men?

-Now, you go take a look around.

Go on!

-You're no friend of Albert's.

-Oh, that's very true, ma'am.

But we have met before, a few days ago, at the bank.

-Albert, what is all this?

What's he looking for?

-Albert! That's a very bad sign,

when a man stops confiding in his wife.

-What's he talking about?

-Is this what you're looking for?

-You should be very thankful we're not the law,

Albert, otherwise you wouldn't be enjoyin' our company.

You'd be lookin' at life from behind iron bars.

I don't much like what you did to us.

-It wasn't nice.

You doin' all the stealin', us takin' all the blame.

-How would you feel?

We did all the work,

you're the only one who showed any profit.

-You got the money.

Now take it, and get out!

-We don't want charity, Albert.

That's your money.

You keep it.

We want the money in that safe.

-No!

[ Grunts ] -Albert!

-Paper says that you're leavin' the bank, Albert.

When? Hmm?

-Uh, uh...S--

Uh, Saturday, Saturday.

[ Coughs ]

-Town's full of cattle buyers.

Lot of money in Dodge right now.

I'll be most of it's gonna be in that safe.

Now today's Thursday.

By Saturday, that bank'll be bulging.

That's when we'll take it.

And you're gonna help us, Albert.

On Saturday, you'll open that safe for us.

In the meanwhile, we're gonna be your guests.

You'll go to work, you'll come and go as usual.

-[ Exhales ]

I can't do that.

♪

-[ Chuckles ]

-You know, I bet you was a sweet little thing

when you was saloonin'.

-Now, you just remember, Albert, wherever you go

and whatever you do,

there'll always be somebody here with your wife.

-Hmm.

♪

[ Footsteps ]

-Hmm.

-Where's my husband?

-Outside with Spence, gettin' told how it is.

You still a mighty fine lookin' woman.

Why you wastin' your valuable time with that ol' ringtail?

You might not have noticed up 'til now,

but, uh, I got all the makin's of bein' a mighty cozy friend.

Cozy as old sock.

Hmm.

I'll bet you used to get them saloon fellas all goosebumpy.

I'll bet you still could.

-What are you doing in here?

Get out of here!

-Just makin' a little sweet talk.

-Get out!

-Nix.

[ Door closes ]

-[ Sighing ]

Oh...

Oh, you can't do what they're asking,

Albert, you can't.

-They're not asking.

They're telling, Kate.

-Did you take that money?

-Yes.

-Why?

-I'm not sure why.

-Well, it wasn't because the bank let you go.

I know you better than that.

-Do you know me, Kate?

Do you really know me?

[ Knocking ]

-We didn't really finish our little talk yet, Albert.

Got a few odds and ends to clear up about Saturday.

-Thank you.

-May I have change for $50, please?

♪

-Thank you.

-Albert Schiller?

I'm short 50 cents! -Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

I guess my mind was somewhere else.

-Hmph!

-Albert, are you feeling all right?

-Well, I didn't sleep too well last night.

-Why don't you go home and take a nap?

I insist.

-Thank you. I guess I could use the rest.

♪

-You got no pictures in this darn thing.

-Uh, ma'am, why don't you sit down over here

and teach me how to read, kinda show me --

-Ms. Schiller, may I have another cup of coffee, please?

[ Knocking ]

-Who is it?

-Marshal Dillon.

[ Hammer clicks ]

-Ms. Schiller?

-Hello, Marshal.

-I'd like to talk to your husband.

-Well, he's not here.

Uh, this is...

-Name is Jim Hubbard, Marshal.

-Mr. Hubbard.

-Mr. Hubbard is a friend of my husband's.

-I'm a buyer from Abilene.

I'm, uh, waitin' in town to take a look at some of the herds

when they come in.

It's been a while since I've seen Albert.

I, uh, didn't know he'd taken himself a bride.

-Huh. Do you know where your husband is?

-At that bank. -I was just there.

Mr. Bodkin thought he might be home.

-Oh, no. No. He's not here.

-Well, I just wanted him to take a look at these posters.

-Oh, uh, Albert told me about that robbery.

Any luck so far, Marshal?

-No, I'm afraid not.

Well, just, uh, tell him to stop by

and see me when he can, will ya?

-I'll tell him.

-Mr. Hubbard.

-Pleasure, Marshal.

-Posters.

-There's no posters on Tom.

You?

-Might be.

-[ Sighs ]

Well, then you stay outta sight, you hear?

-What if that old ringtail took off?

-He's not goin' to stray,

not as long as we got his wife.

♪

[ Saloon doors open ]

-Oh, hi, Marshal.

Can I get you anything? -No.

No, thanks, Sam. -Hello, Marshal.

-Hello, Albert.

I was just by your place.

-Oh?

-Yeah, Mr. Bodkin said he thought you'd gone home.

-Well, I started to. But I didn't want to worry Kate.

-Ah.

Albert, take a look at these.

See if any of 'em brings anything back to you.

-No, I'm sorry, Marshal.

-Albert, uh, that fella

that's over at your house right now, that Hubbard...

-Mm, yes.

-How long have you known him?

-Oh, a number of years.

Cattle buyer.

-Yeah, that's what he said.

Funny, I thought I knew most of the cattle buyers came to Dodge.

Well, look, I'll be getting some more of these in in a few days.

I'd appreciate it if you'd come by and take a look at 'em.

-All right, Marshal.

-Wouldn't do it.

Nix and Spence are both with your wife right now.

Talkin' to the marshal's like squeezin' the trigger.

-You fellas are watchin' me all the time.

-Just about.

You know, you're just like my old man.

He was a farmer.

Makes no difference to your town,

and he was a dirt-scratcher.

Little by little, the ground took him.

Drought finally put him under.

I watched that stinkin' land bend him

and beat him and bury him.

You scratchin' a livin' just like he spent

his whole life doin',

except you ain't got dirt under your fingernails.

But you sure got the same look about ya, just like my old man.

But you got $5,000.

If my pa had had just a small part of that...

-[ Exhales ]

It wouldn't have bought him rain.

-[ Exhales ]

And you got a woman and a home.

That's a lot.

Do like Spence says or you'll lose 'em.

♪

[ Saloon piano playing ]

[ Patrons chattering, laughing ]

[ Harmonica continues ]

-Nice.

Where'd you learn it?

-Well, my pa taught it to me, used to sit out on the porch,

look at a day's work and play it.

♪

-[ Laughing ]

[ Continues laughing ]

Hey!

How about somethin' a little livelier, huh?

♪

-Too bad we ain't gonna be around when the herds come in.

[ Laughs ]

I remember when I was drovin' on the Chisholm.

We grass-bellied them cows.

And then got ourself all roostered up,

and we tore that town right up by the roots.

[ Laughs ]

And them girls...

Ooh hoo hoo!

Ooh.

[ Chuckles ] Of course, nothin' like the little lady right here.

Hmm.

[ Clatter ]

-[ Chuckles ]

Since this here's our last night, how about you and me

gettin' together for a little giggle, doll?

You know, we ain't never had the chance to get cozy.

-Leave her be, Nix.

-You just play that thing, plow pusher!

Me and the little lady here...

you know, we got a thing.

-Get off her!

-Try cuttin' in, boy.

-[ Scoffs ]

You been drinkin' too much, Nix.

-You better play.

♪

-Hmm.

♪

-Ah ha ha! [ Cackling ]

[ Continues cackling ]

[ Drawer opens, gun clatters, drawer closes ]

-[ Gasping ] -Come on.

-You dance, mama. -No more!

-Come on. -No more!

-You can't stop now!

-[ Screaming ] Please! -Come on!

Get up, woman! -Let her be!

-Get on and play something, boy! -Please!

-Come on! -No!

-Now ya can't stand!

-[ Sobbing ]

-Stop it!

[ Men grunting ]

-Albert! Albert!

-[ Gasping ] -Albert!

Let go of him, Albert!

Let go of him!

Let go!

-[ Gasps ]

-Albert, the only reason

you're alive at this moment

is because we need you tomorrow.

That's the only reason.

-You did it for me.

Taking that money.

You did it only for me.

-I do everything with you in mind, Kate.

-Last night, the way you fought with Nix...

that was a very brave thing to do.

-That wasn't bravery.

-Albert, you --

you asked if I really knew you.

I don't think I have.

-Albert Schiller is mad.

He loves his wife.

-Please forgive me.

Oh!

Oh...

-Get him.

-It's almost 8:30.

-Albert?

I want my husband back, Albert.

Please.

-Bank closes at noon.

Five minutes later, the kid and I'll knock on the back door.

You'll open it.

Nix is going to stay with your wife

until I give the signal.

-If he touches her...

-He knows better.

It's your last day at the bank, Albert.

Any tricks, it's gonna be your last day

on Earth.

And hers, of course.

-Matthew?

I just seen Albert goin' into the bank.

He hasn't saw them new posters yet, has he?

-No, he sure hasn't.

I'll tell you somethin' else, I haven't gotten any reply

to that wire I sent inquiring about that Hubbard fella

I met over at his place, either. Look, do me a favor, will you?

Go on down to the telegraph office

and see if somethin's come in.

-You bet ya, Matthew.

-Albert, I'd, um, I'd like to buy you a drink

after you close up at the Long Branch.

-Well, uh, thank you.

You don't mind if I'm a little late?

I have a few things to finish up.

-Oh, no, of course not.

I'll see you there.

-Well, somethin' finally came in, Matthew.

-Oh.

-What's it say?

-No Jim Hubbard in Abilene.

[ Knocking ]

♪

[ Knocking continues ]

-Check the door.

♪

-Don't.

-Nix has got your wife.

-And I have you.

I'll make a deal.

Leave the money.

Signal Nix, and go.

Get out of town, and I won't say a word.

-No deal.

You pull that trigger, your wife is dead.

You know that.

Now, give me that gun.

[ Hammer clicks ]

-Festus, wait a minute.

Why don't you on over and check Schiller's place?

I'll have a look at the bank. -Okay.

-Don't push it, Spence.

Come on, let's ride.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshot ]

♪

-[ Gasping ]

-No, Spence!

-Hold it!

-Turn around, face that way.

-Somethin' went wrong!

-Aah!

Help!

-Drop it, mister. Just stand real easy.

-[ Gasping ] Albert, Albert!

-My wife, Marshal! My wife!

-Albert!

Albert!

-Albert! -Ah, Kate. [ Laughs ] Kate.

I'm all right, Kate, yes, yes, baby.

-Albert. -I'm all right.

I'm all right. Yes. [ Laughs ]

-Marshal.

-Hello, folks. I thought you were leavin' town.

-We're stayin' for that boy's trial, Marshal.

If it wasn't for him, I'd be dead.

-Well, I'm sure the judge will take that into consideration.

-I understand, Marshal, but there are certain things

that have to be said at that trial.

-Oh, there you are, Albert.

Well, they finally listened to me in Chicago.

The job is yours.

And you will replace me when I retire.

-[ Gasps ]

Well, I -- I'm afraid I --

I can't accept that position, Mr. Bodkin.

-What?

-Mr. Bodkin, Marshal, there's something you don't know.

The money that was missing from the first robbery,

that $5,000?

Those men didn't take it.

I did.

-We know that, Albert.

-We've been conferring about it

ever since I discovered that the missing money

had been returned.

-We had to come to the only possible conclusion.

-But you -- you just offered me a job taking your place.

-Albert, you could have walked away with that money,

there was nothing stopping you,

no way for anyone to prove that you took it.

But you put it back.

And I say that that makes you a pretty honest

and trustworthy man.

-I still can't take that job.

-You see, Mr. Bodkin, my husband and I,

we've made some plans.

-Yes, we have.

We'll be in town, Marshal, for the trial.

After that, it doesn't matter much...

where we go.

♪

[ Door closes ]

♪

-Stay tuned for scenes from next week's "Gunsmoke."

♪