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NARRATOR: "Gunsmoke," starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Well, what we got here?

Can't tell a hog from a fool's hen less'n you're close enough.

[laughs]

Might be a payday, boy.

Come on.

[clucks]

Howdy, h-how do, Brother?

Howdy, how are you?

There something you boys want from me?

Uh, no, no, sir, nothing at all,

just stopped off to do a little howdying.

By Jane, we come a far piece on a short horse and you

the first friendly face we've seen, that's a solemn fact.

And I reckon I've howdied about as much as I have a mind to.

O-Oh, yes sir.

Well, we'll just be going on.

Never was one to push company.

Yes, sir.

He's mean, Charlie.

Got Spanish sticking out all over him.

See that horse?

And them supplies?

He's got some good stuff on him, that old boy.

Sure as you're born he does, Charlie.

It ain't every day you get a chance like this.

Come on.

[gunshot]

Bang on the money at a hundred yards.

Ain't no hundred yards.

'Sides, he's getting up.

[gunshot]

He ain't now.

Come on.

I get the horse.

I get the horse, Charlie.

--[inaudible] shuck the body, now get-- get you--

Charlie!

That's my horse, Charlie-- that's my horse.

CHARLIE: You can have mine.

Charlie?

You promised.

CHARLIE: Don't give me no more mouth, Boy.

Now shuck that body.

That ain't fair.

CHARLIE: Well, most things ain't.

Charlie?

I'll trade you everything I found

on him for that there horse.

No deal!

That old boy ain't got nothing I want.

You sure you don't want none of this stuff now?

Huh?

You heard me.

[laughter]

You said you didn't want none of the stuff I found on him.

Yes you did, just as sure as you're born, you did.

Ha!

You can keep that old--

You devil!

[arguing]

You gimme that money, now.

I'll kill you, Boy.

Now you get over there and get that stuff.

[laughter]

Charlie, I get half.

I get half, just as sure as you're born, I get half.

CHARLIE: All right, all right.

All right, Boy, you get half.

Now you get that stuff and you get on that horse

and let's get out of here, or as sure as you're born,

them Comanches will come hunting.

Now get!

[music playing]

There you are.

Well, Doctor?

Phoebe, you'll be very happy to know

you are in excellent health.

PHOEBE: Did I hear you correctly?

Yes you did.

Your heart is in fine shape, just excellent.

All the vital signs are perfect.

[clears throat]

But, uh, I can't sleep nights.

My-my-my stomach is sick and-- and my hands tremble.

Dr. Adams, my father died last year

of a nervous disorder that had him bedridden for seven years.

Now, I come to you with the same-- the same ailments,

the same problems, and you re telling me that there's

nothing to worry about?

Well Phoebe, sit down, sit down.

The symptoms, of course, were similar, but the cause entirely

different.

Your father died of a nervous disease.

Now what you have is a-- well, a-- a chronic anxiety.

Now, I'm a doctor, I'm not a seer,

but it's my considered opinion that you've just--

just been alone too long.

How much do I owe you?

Well, you don't owe me anything at all.

No, I'll pay.

Well, all right, if you insist on paying,

don't you think you ought to listen to my advice?

I have listened, maybe longer than I should have.

Good afternoon, Doctor.

[gasping]

[distorted sound]

[grunting]

[wind blowing]

[banging]

[whinnying]

[murmuring]

[gasping]

[screaming]

[groaning]

[panting]

Woman?

Woman?

[gasping]

Where are you, Girl?

Where-- where?

Where?

Remember-- remember one whole summer with no worries.

The valley, the lake.

You remember?

You remember what it was like up in the high country,

alone together?

You-- you remember that, Girl?

[gasping]

Oh, oh, I do.

[gasping]

[incoherent mumbling]

I never should have left you.

I never should have-- I never-- and I

wouldn't have if I'd a known.

[mumbling and gasping]

Remember that winter-- that winter I went away it

was like a-- a hundred years.

Oh, I never wanted nothing but you, Girl.

[gasping]

[inaudible]

Girl, don't-- don't die.

Don't leave me.

Don't.

I won't.

I won't leave you.

Don't.

[panting]

Good morning.

How you feeling?

Would you like some breakfast?

You hungry?

I have some chicken broth on the stove.

I'll go get some.

It's chicken broth.

I made it fresh.

I put it up this morning.

Here, you haven't eaten in three days.

You must be starved.

You know, my father was a very fussy

eater-- meat and potatoes, that's

all he ate-- meat and potatoes.

Now me, I'm different, I like a lot of different things.

But if I fixed something different for myself

I still had to fix him his meat and potatoes.

Who are you?

I'm Phoebe.

Phoebe.

What's your name?

I don't know.

Well, you must remember something.

Don't you remember being shot?

[SOFTLY] Shot?

Well, don't you remember anything?

Well-- well, don't you worry, what you need now is rest.

When you're feeling better, we'll take you in to Doc's.

I'll take you in, and you'll see, in a couple of days

you'll be feeling fine.

Don't go.

Well, I'll just be in the next room.

All you have to do is call and I'll come right back.

Please?

Please?

Well, well I'll-- I'll-- I'll stay by you.

Don't you worry, I'll-- I'll take care of you.

[hoofbeats]

[humming]

Oh, mornin' Miss Phoebe.

My goodness, Festus, what you doing out here?

FESTUS: Well, I had me a paper to serve for Matthew and--

Oh, clear out here at this hour?

Sure as you're born.

HANK MCCALL [HAZY VOICEOVER]: Sure as you're born-- sure

as you're born-- sure as you're born-- sure as you're born--

sure as you're born-- sure as you're

born-- sure as you're born.

I'm out here and all that.

If they's anything that I could help you with,

I'd be tickled to help you.

No, no, no, I-- I don't need any help, thank you.

Yessum.

I'd invite you in for coffee--

Oh no, no, that's all right, Miss Phoebe, I'll just head--

[gunfire]

[gasping]

Phoebe?

This here fellow needs to see old Doc.

Who is he?

[gasping]

Miss Phoebe?

Phoebe?

Phoebe?

You know him, do you?

He's my husband.

Um, yeah, I guess a half dozen will do.

And shirts-- work shirts.

Oh sure, Miss Phoebe.

Oh, it should be Mrs. Frazier.

Sure was a surprise to us all when

we heard you'd got married.

Now about them shirts, I seen your man a while ago

when you brung him in here and I'd say he

takes a large size in a work shirt.

Yes, I think so.

What else do you need, ma'am?

We've got some real nice work britches from Kansas City just

this last week.

Shame on you, Phoebe.

I never took you for such a deceitful woman--

running off and getting married like that

without telling a living soul.

It's downright indecent.

Ah, well it was all kind of sudden.

Well sudden or not, there's a barn dance next week,

and if he feels well enough, we expect you to bring

him and-- and show him off.

SHOPKEEPER: You bet, Miss Kitty.

We're just outfitting the groom.

Well I won't interfere, I'll be running along.

Don't you dare forget about that party.

And congratulations, Phoebe.

Oh, heh--

Now, what size did you say them trousers were, Phoebe?

Jed, you say you don't remember a thing before you were shot?

Don't even remember that.

You have no idea who did it?

No, not a one.

Well, there's not much we can do.

We're gonna need more to go on then that.

Now, Doc here says you might be getting your memory

back little by little.

I hope so.

I ain't no good to nobody like I am.

Well, thank you, Doc.

Jed, Phoebe.

You just remember what I said-- not much work, a lot of rest.

Well, just-- just do what Phoebe tells you to do.

I'll take care that he minds, Dr. Adams.

DR. ADAMS: Fine.

Thank you.

Mrs. Jed Frazier?

PHOEBE: Jed?

Can I give you some elderberry tea?

Papa used to say, "There's nothing like elderberry tea

to make you feel better."

[sighs]

It's something waking up and not

being able to remember nothing.

Oh well, you-- you were hurt, and so you're-- you're tired

and-- and-- but you know, Doc Adams said that you might

recover your memory entirely.

Phoebe, have we got any kids?

No.

No, um, there are no children.

We haven't been married long enough.

[sighs]

Phoebe?

You're gonna have to give me some time, and some help.

Well, we got time.

We got all the time in the world.

I'll make you the best wife a man ever had.

JED: Phoebe?

Phoebe?

Phoebe?

Jed, you shouldn't be out of bed.

I'm fine, fine.

It's just uh, can't seem to find any clothes

around here to fit me, 'cepting this one

you bought me in Dodge.

Oh, w-well there's a reason for that.

There is?

Yeah, it's uh-- it's kind of hard to talk about, but um,

when you went away, you didn't come

back and you didn't send word or anything, and so I thought--

You thought I'd run off and left you?

Well, we'd only been married for a few days,

and uh-- I guess I was kind of upset,

so I gave away everything that you had.

Did I have any reason to run off?

No, we didn't quarrel or anything, it--

but I uh-- I had never been married before,

and I never even-- I never even went out with-- with any men

before, so I guess I was kind of frightened.

You trying to tell me that we was never really man and wife?

Well, I'll be damned.

No wonder I run off.

[nervous laughter]

I bought you some new clothes and I

been just washing them out.

You washing new clothes for?

Oh well, I think new clothes are kind of stiff and--

You sure are one strange woman.

Have you seen my pipe?

Your pipe?

No, I ain't seen no pipe.

That's funny, isn't it?

I can't remember anything, not even my own name,

but I smoke a pipe, I know that.

Well-- I mean, I ain't seen no pipe lately.

You must have taken it with you when you went away.

You look a little peaked, you feel all right?

Oh, yeah.

Guess I'm just a little more tired than I thought I was.

Abilene, Abilene.

What?

Oh, just you said the other night

we met in Abilene-- Kansas?

Yes.

Dog if I can get a picture of that town in my head.

Oh, well, shouldn't let it bother you.

I know it shouldn't, but it does.

Well, it'll come to you.

I hope so-- save me a trip up there to find out.

[knocking]

Miss Kitty.

Hello, Phoebe.

How's the man of the house?

Oh, well, uh, uh, come in-- come in, Kitty.

Thank you.

Well he's just fine, thank you.

Mr. Frazer, I'm uh, I'm Kitty Russell.

How are you?

I thought I'd just stop by and see how you folks were doing.

Oh, fine.

And to bring you a little something.

Well, here's some um, look, some bread, and salt for the table,

and a bottle of good brandy for the soul.

Well, much obliged to you.

Uh, would you sit down?

Oh, thank you.

Well, the real reason I came by is um,

just to check and make sure that the two of you

are going to be the party Saturday night.

Party? What party is that?

Well, we're um-- we're having a barn dance

and we all want you to come into town for it-- that is,

if you're feeling well and strong enough, you understand.

No, I don't think so.

Well, there's no reason to decide right now, I--

I reckon we'd be happy to be there.

KITTY: Well, as I uh, I said before, there's

no need to decide now.

Mr. Frazer, I'm very happy to see you on your feet.

Thank you, ma'am.

Phoebe.

Oh I'll-- I'll-- I'll see you to the door, Miss Kitty.

Oh, no need for that.

PHOEBE: Uh, Kitty, thank you for coming.

[wagon departing]

Woman?

How come it is you didn't tell me about that party?

Oh well, I-- I-- I didn't think you'd be interested.

Well don't you think I ought to be the judge on that?

Well, I don't know why you'd want to go,

I mean there are big crowds, and dancing, and drinking.

Good!

Good, I need me a drink.

Need to see me some people, too, maybe

meet up with some old friends.

Friends?

Yeah, friends, that's what I said.

I mean, a man's supposed to have friends, ain't he?

Well, yes-- yes, Jed, but you don't know any of the people

there.

Well then I'll dang sure get to know them.

Now look a here, Phoebe-- I mean,

I'm getting-- I'm gettin' real confused about everything.

I mean, first I wake up, I find out

I'm Jed Frazer, who I don't know, and that I'm married.

Only I ain't really married.

And I got-- I run off, I come back all shot up.

Well I'm better now, and I've been better for a time,

and-- and we've been staying to home every blessed night

since then.

Now that ain't right, Phoebe, and it ain't natural.

Now, we got us an invite to a real party here,

and by jing, we're going.

Jed, it's so far, and it will be so late, and--

Now wait a minute, wait a minute, we got us any money?

Well yeah, some.

All right, then, we'll get us a room at the hotel

and make a night of it.

Hotel?

Oh, well-- well, all right, if you say so.

Phoebe, I'm sorry.

You sure are a pretty little thing, you know that?

I'm beginning to understand what I saw in you.

[inaudible]

Yeah, you know, uh-- too young to wear

your hair like an old woman.

Oh, oh.

Well, we'll make the calico crackle tonight.

[music playing]

[shouting]

FESTUS [SINGING]: Find your corner, find your call,

wave hi to your Ma and Pa.

Hold your hands and circle around.

[cheering]

Drop your [inaudible] and [inaudible] in good time.

[cheering]

To your home, everybody swing, and swing and whirl

that pretty little gal.

Swing that pretty gal round and round

and make that big foot down on the ground.

[rhythmic clapping]

Oh, [inaudible] left to the old left hand,

and get your [inaudible]. [inaudible] your honey

and pat her on the head--

[cheering]

Promenade her home.

To your home, everybody swing.

Swing and whirl that pretty little gal,

swing that pretty gal round and round

and make that big foot down on the ground.

Head couple bow to the couple on the right,

to the right [inaudible].

Left came back, and how are you?

[cheering]

Pig in the pen, [inaudible] slop that pig

and pick a little dime.

[shouting]

Do si do, now you're gonna go, chicken in the bread pan,

picking out dough.

Hurry up, fellas, and don't be slow.

One more turn and on you go--

Kitty?

Roger.

Doc.

Jed, you're looking fine.

How do you feel?

Oh yeah, I feel fine.

I think I growed some, is that a good sign?

Well, we're delighted to have you.

How about some punch?

We will have some, thank you.

FESTUS [SINGING]: Swing and whirl your pretty little gal.

Swing that pretty gal round and round

and make that big foot down on the ground.

OUTLAW [HAZY VOICEOVER]: Sure as your life.

Sure as your life.

FESTUS: [SINGING] Left hand back, and how are you?

[cheering]

PHOEBE: Jed?

Jed?

Oh, thank you.

Jed, what is it?

What's the matter?

I knew we shouldn't have come.

Are you all right, Jed?

Reckon I-- I'm fine.

Fine, thank you.

Well, when the dance is over, we'll

introduce you to everybody, but in the meantime,

I'd like to propose a toast to the newlyweds.

I give you Mr. And Mrs. Jed Frazer.

[cheering]

[distorted buzzing]

[shouting] TOWNSMAN: He's got a gun.

TOWNSMAN: Hurry and get him.

[gunshot]

[screaming]

TOWNSMAN: Jed!

Jed, Jed, hold on.

Let's get him over to the office.

Jed?

What's wrong?

Why did you jump him?

I-- I don't know, Marshal.

I just don't know.

[music playing]

Jed, nobody attacks a man for no reason.

You must have some idea of why you did it.

No, I don't, Marshal.

I wish I did. Sorry.

There's something wrong with your head, Mister.

That's enough, McCall.

Why are you siding with him?

He's the one that started it, Marshal.

I'm not siding with anybody, but nobody

goes around firing off a gun in a crowded room in this town.

Well what was I supposed to do?

He come running at me like some kind of wild Comanche.

What was I supposed to do, stand there and let him kill me?

Where do you know him from?

Why don't you ask him?

I don't know him.

You heard him say so.

Well then how come he jumped you tonight?

Look, I don't know this feller and I don't care to know him.

You never saw me before tonight?

That's what I said, Mister.

How many times do I have to tell you?

I never seen you afore.

All right, all right.

Lock him up, Festus.

Hey, now wait a minute-- when you gonna let me out of here?

When I find out about the wounded man.

Now, if he's hurt bad, you're in for a good long stay.

Come on, come on.

[cell door closing]

MATT DILLON: Jed, you better stay in town tonight.

We'll talk to him again in the morning.

Me and the missus got us a room at the Dodge House.

We'll be there, Marshal.

[door closing]

Phoebe, who am I?

Why, uh, what are you talking about?

You know who you are.

No, I don't.

No, I don't, and you don't either, do you?

Jed, I-I'm just too tired to talk about this right now, I--

[ANGRILY] Woman, Woman!

I almost killed a man tonight.

I-I-I would have, too, if they hadn't stopped me.

Now, I have got to know why.

Why would I try to kill a man I don't even know?

Can you answer me that, Phoebe?

Can you?

Phoebe, Phoebe, what do you know?

I mean, what are you keeping a secret from me?

H-have I killed somebody?

Does somebody want to kill me?

Why?

I mean, where do I come from?

What have I done?

[SHOUTING] Who am I?

[WEEPING] I don't know, I don't know.

Honest, I don't.

Look, Phoebe, I got to know-- I got to.

You're-- you're Jed Frazer, you're my husband.

Phoebe, Phoebe, I got to know the truth,

and you're lying to me, ain't you, Girl?

[SOBBING] No.

What are you doing?

I'm going to Abilene.

But why?

I got nothing again' you, Girl, it's just if you can't tell me,

then I got to find out some other way.

I'm going to the railroad station.

If there's a train for Abilene, I'm gonna be on it.

Marshal comes looking, you tell him-- tell him when I find out

more about me, I'll be back.

[door closing]

[spurs jingling]

[LOUD WHISPER] Hank?

Hank?

Hank, you in yonder?

Charlie?

Charlie, that you?

CHARLIE: Yeah, it's me-- who'd you 'spect it to be?

HANK MCCALL: Charlie.

I've come to say so long to you, Boy.

So long?

Charlie, you got to get me out of here.

You know that, don't you?

Get you out?

Now how in the wide world do you expect me to do that?

Well, you best find out.

Because if you don't, I'm gonna tell the law who

it was that shot that old boy.

They'll have your head in a sling in about as long

as it takes to tell a short joke.

I can't get you out.

You expect me to go gunnin' against Dillon and them others?

Huh? Do you?

Then there's only one thing to do, ain't there?

Ain't there?

You gotta shoot that old boy like

you meant to the first time, because I ain't sitting

in this here jail and waitin' for that feller

to get his memory back.

He ain't gonna member nothin'-- he

done lost his memory entirely.

Well, how'd you like to sit here in jail

and be betting on that if you was me, Charlie?

No sir, you gotta shoot him like you meant to the first time--

that's what you got to do.

Because if you don't, I'm going to tell the Marshal on you.

I'll do like you said, yeah, you gotta give me some time,

though, two, three days or so. -No sir, Charlie--

CHARLIE: Two, three days or such.

No sir, I ain't, I ain't giving you no time at all.

Why, you could be in tall grass by then.

No sir, I ain't.

Charlie?

Charlie?

Now you listen to me-- I gotta hear

that that feller is dead by breakfast time tomorrow.

Because'n if I don't, you'll be right in here

with me-- that is if the Marshal don't shoot you first.

[panting]

I'm giving you till tomorrow, Charlie--

till tomorrow-- you hear me?

[crickets chirping]

[knocking]

Oh, who are you?

What do you want?

Well, I don't mean to be bothering you, ma'am,

but just trying to find your husband, that's all.

Well, he's not here, so you can leave.

W-well, I-I know that he ain't, the desk clerk

allowed us how he went out.

The question is, where is he at?

Well, what business is that of yours?

Well, oh, well, the fact is, ma'am, you see,

me and him's good old friends.

Yessum.

Well--

Hey, that's right, ma'am, yes ma'am,

uh, you see, in the old days, me and him compadre'd

around quite a bit, yessum.

Uh, I'll tell you, me and him, we had a poke together once,

gold it was, ma'am, and uh, quite a bit of it,

and he never got his part.

He's got it coming-- that is, if I can find him.

Oh, and I come to hear as how he had himself a accident and flat

run out of remembering and figured

I could help him with that, too.

Oh, I hope so.

He went down to the station to see if he could

catch the train to Abilene.

Maybe if you could catch him before he left?

I thank you kindly, ma'am.

I do for a fact, now.

I'll just go on down yonder and I'll see that old Jed Frazer

gets what's coming to him.

[THOUGHTFULLY]: Jed Frazer?

He said Jed Frazer.

Marshal?

Mrs. Frazer?

You gotta help Jed, he-- there's

a man followed him tot he train station--

I think he aims to kill him.

Well, Ms. Frazer, what makes you think the man would

want to kill your husband?

He ain't my husband, and his name ain't Frazer.

I-- I give him that name 10 days ago when I first met him.

Please, Marshal, he's in terrible danger, I know it.

[crickets chirping]

Jed Frazer?

MATT DILLON: Trouble, Mister?

[gunfire]

All right, Jed.

CHARLIE [GROANING]: Marshal?

What is it?

Hank-- the one you got in jail--

he's the one that shot that one there,

out on the prairie-- tried to kill him for his horse.

Jed, I think a few things are going

to start clearing up for you.

MATT DILLON: Recognize any of this?

Well, I couldn't say.

Well, according to the prisoner it's yours,

and so is that horse outside.

Good outfit.

MATT DILLON: Yeah.

JED: Well, I uh, I reckon I'll see if I can't

find out what goes with it.

Thank you, Marshal.

Good luck, Jed.

[door closing]

I'm so sorry, Jed.

[sighs]

I couldn't have made it without you, Girl, but I can't stay.

When I first found you, or found me,

I was afraid of you, why, later when you were better,

I was sitting beside the bed-- I-I tried to leave,

but you wanted me to stay.

You took my hand, and at first I--

I thought that you were telling it to me.

You-- you told me about a life with a woman.

Oh, about a mountain valley, and a lake.

You spoke with such fondness, such passion I--

you didn't know what you were telling to me, of course,

and but I-- I suddenly felt a part of something so-- so very

beautiful, so-- , so rare.

Well, that was a feeling I had never known before,

and I wanted so, so much to-- to-- to be a part of it,

to share-- to share it.

But well, you were broken and bleeding,

you needed taking care of, and-- I hoped that you'd stay

and that you-- that you'd care for me.

But well, I-I understand that you have to go.

Gotta find out what I lost, Phoebe.

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from our next "Gunsmoke."

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