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NARRATOR: "Gunsmoke" with Milburn Stone as Doc,

Amanda Blake as Kitty, Ken Curtis as Festus,

Buck Taylor as Newly.

And starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Well, the old place looks the same.

Been what?

Five years, Rick?

Yeah.

Long time saying hello.

Yeah, if the old man appreciates a hello.

He let us know a few things before we left.

Yeah.

Be good to see Mama anyway.

See is right, let's not waste no time.

Oh, it ain't that far out of the way.

Anyway, it's important we come.

To you.

To me, any time between me and Mexico's trouble.

We won't be staying that long, Johnny.

Nobody knows we're around here.

That may give you some peace of mind,

but then again, you don't have a hanging

sentence looking at you.

Hey, hour or two, we'll be long gone.

Come on, brother.

Are you comfortable, Anna?

[raspy breath]

Know what I almost feel like doing now?

Hitching up the buckboard, getting along up to Owl's Lake.

Don't mind dying there, under the shade of the trees.

Now, come on.

Let's hear no more talk of dying.

It's the truth though.

Don't matter.

Old enough to die.

Young enough to do it with dignity.

That's a good compromise for the Almighty.

[cow mooing]

Johnny, you put him in the barn but keep him saddled.

We might be getting told to get before we have a chance

to get our foot in the door.

Well, the prodigal sons.

Who else around here, Mrs. Bronson?

Just your mother.

Where's our Pa?

MRS. BRONSON: He's-- I guess you never heard.

About a year ago.

Buried on the hill.

Sorry.

And Ma?

She's ill.

How ill?

I'm staying with her tonight.

Doc Adams doesn't think there's any hope.

She kin?

Uh, no.

Widow Bronson lives over the way, about a mile.

Be all right to see our Ma?

You don't see the problem?

Just don't say anything to upset her.

How are we going to leave here when

somebody's able and willing to ride into town?

I was thinking on that, Johnny, when I saw her.

Well, I mean, even if you tie her up, lock her up,

whatever you do, somebody's going

to come here looking for her.

All right, Johnny.

Well I don't see more than a few

hours before a telegraph happens to cut off to the south.

All right. All right.

We'll talk about it later.

You keep an eye on her while we're with our Ma.

You bet I will.

Anybody else expected up this way, Mrs. Bronson?

Doc Adams will be by.

He's staying tonight too.

When's he coming?

I don't know.

An hour or so maybe.

If we're smart, we'll be gone before he gets here.

We'll see, Johnny.

Known the family long?

Don't think that's any of your business.

Lady, I sure wish it wasn't.

[WHISPERING] She looks so tired.

So old.

Hello Mama.

RICK: Long time, Mama.

Just heard about Pa.

Sure wish we knew.

Sure wish it.

He talked about you toward the end.

Didn't know whether you were ever coming home again.

But if you were, there was a word he wanted passed onto you.

Reckon we know what Pa thought about us, Mama.

He wanted you both to know he loved you.

Never said much, your Pa.

But he loved you.

Was what he meant after he got past the cuss words

and [inaudible].

Yeah, we loved him too, Mama.

[WHISPERING] I know you did.

That's what makes it so much work.

The waste, a terrible waste.

[crying]

We loved you too, Ma.

We did some things, crazy things.

Looking back on it, it gets kind of mixed up.

We always thought about you and Pa.

Did you get that money we sent you?

Put away in the bank in both your names.

If by chance you ever did come back.

And if by chance that money was rightfully yours.

No, money was for you, Mama.

And Pa.

And we thanked you for the thought.

Passing by?

Oh no, uh, uh, not passing.

Uh, we're home, Mama.

I mean home to stay.

Home to stay.

RAYMOND: That's right.

Rick and me to-- to work the farm, to-- to take care of you.

But the law.

Oh, well, that's all been taking care of, Mama.

You see, they said we did some things that we didn't really do

and uh, uh, the Kansas warrants, well we've already

been to the Judge in Hays and uh-- well, they

call it amnesty, Mama.

Amnesty.

RAYMOND: That's right.

I thank God.

I truly thank God.

You sleep now, Mama.

We'll talk about it when you wake up.

I always thought I was the liar in the family.

Sorry.

She looked so unhappy I just tried to think up anything

to give her some peace of mind.

Yeah, well that's fine, brother.

What's it going to feel like when

she wakes up and finds us gone and the law still after us?

We can't let that happen.

Rick, we owe Mama that much.

You can see it in her eyes.

She's not lasting the night.

I told Johnny we'd be out of here in an hour.

He ain't going to like it.

It can't be helped, Rick.

We can't just run out and leave her now.

Can we?

No.

I'll tell Johnny to head on out of here.

We'll meet him later.

Rick! Somebody's coming.

It's only Doc Adams.

Put it away, Johnny.

Put it away!

Hey.

It's going to be all right.

Morning, Doc.

I didn't know you two were back.

What's going on here?

What seemed like a good idea just didn't turn out.

Were going to ride in, say hello, go on.

Now you and the Widow Bronson knowing we're in these parts--

well, you can see our situation.

[door opening]

Morning, Doc.

Well, how's Anna?

Not too good.

Has she had any nourishment?

Nothing Doc.

Just sipped some tea is all.

Let's fix her some broth.

I'll make some up.

Uh, how long's it going to be?

Well I don't make those kind of predictions.

The way she looked in there, she could be closing

her eyes for the last time.

Very possible.

Well, there is something-- she's been told

the law ain't after us anymore.

Got amnesty.

I'd appreciate it if you'd keep it that way for her sake.

One more thing, and let me make this clear right now, Doctor,

you and the widow, you do not leave the house at any time

until we do.

You're going to ride with us.

That's going to be our guarantee to the border.

Have to take one of you with us, Doc.

Not one of them.

Both of them.

It's a four day ride and it could be one of these people

just might possibly not make it.

Two of them, that's going to be some insurance.

Also keep the law off.

Little inconvenience.

Nobody get hurt.

I wouldn't count on that.

Now just a minute, Doc.

We got no choice in this matter.

Johnny here, he's our partner.

And we're going to look after him no matter what.

We don't really like to do things this way, Mrs. Bronson.

Yeah, she can get it in her head too.

All this hometown politeness is going to disappear

if we get backed into a corner.

Come Ray, let's unhitch that buggy.

Come on.

Sorry about the situation.

That don't excuse you none, Rick.

Mrs. Bronson, you know Ray and I got the greatest

respect for you and Doc.

And not too much for yourselves,

leading the life you do.

Maybe not.

A lot of changes in Dodge since we left, I imagine.

Town keeps growing.

Yeah.

Probably a lot of new faces, a lot of old ones missing.

You asked me about Prudence Bennett?

She'd be long married by now, I suppose.

No, that's something she never got around to.

The kindest thing you could have done

was written to her, just to tell her you were never coming back.

Mrs. Bronson, Ray and me is always coming home.

We just waiting up there for the governor

to pardon everybody involved in that Ashland range war.

Which the governor did.

Yeah, but it was too late by then.

We had a lot of posters out on us.

And rustling became the answer?

Became the easy answer, I guess.

Pru still sewing for the [inaudible] store?

She's opened up her own seamstress business in Dodge.

My boys were never mean bad, Doc.

Never that.

Looking for something, I guess. Something never there.

Shame of it is, take's it to your dying

day to learn the truth of it.

We lived here a long time, Ed and me.

Before you or the Marshall.

Even before Dodge City.

Wasn't the sound of another voice in a day's ride

back then.

Buffalo used to graze right where Dodge is today.

I kept thinking the land would die along with me.

Now the boys are back.

Maybe it's meant something after all.

I'm glad it has.

Sure it has now.

Anna, you're going to follow doctor's orders.

I want you to go right to sleep.

We friends, Doc?

Well, non better, Anna.

None better.

It would be a help if I knew it was the end.

Everybody smiles, lies.

It would be a help.

I've accepted tonight is-- is my last.

Can you look at me and say it isn't.

No one knows that for sure, Anna.

I always thought it so cruel to take away the last hours,

to-- to have a person believe there's

more time than there is.

As a friend, Doc.

A friend would say it's best to get things said.

No harm in getting it all said.

No.

Never any harm saying it all.

That's a chance, leaving them two alone inside.

They ain't got nothing on their mind

except taking care of our Mama.

I'd like to hear you come on out and say it, Rick.

We not holding that woman and the doctor as a bluff, huh?

Law sticks their nose out here, they block us on the trail,

the law gets a body.

Don't like that kind of talk, Johnny.

You'd like if you were facing a rope instead

of a little prison time.

I want a straight out answer.

What happens in a show down?

It's not going to come to that.

Well, if it does, Ray, Johnny's going to be calling the tune.

You be the loser.

We're going to look on the bright side.

I'm going to get cleaned up.

Going into town after dark for a while.

You going into where?

Town.

Town?

There's law in there.

Did you forget that?

Johnny, I ain't forgetting anything.

Then I think you maybe going a little too far.

I know what I'm doing.

You calling me down on this?

You damn right I am.

I come here. I took time.

You're supposed to see your sick mother.

You done that.

You going to ride into town and show yourself?

You liable to get in a bind and not be able to get out of it.

Well, you don't like it, partner,

you just ride on out of here.

We can meet you the other side of Laredo.

Uh uh uh.

That's OK for you to say that, but how

do I know if things turn sour?

Huh?

I mean, could be you'd be caught.

They'd cut me off the trail and I wouldn't even

know they was after me.

Look, Rick, I think you better start thinking about putting

this thing together.

It's beginning to turn bad.

If I get in trouble, Rick, I'm going to get out of it.

Anyway I can.

Any way I can.

You remember that.

Pru.

Been a long time, Pru.

[WHISPERS] So long.

You look real fine.

You better not stay.

Mrs. Ames said she'd be by tonight with her party dress.

[muffled voices]

RICK: I don't want to think about it.

I don't want to apologize for it.

I just want to forget it.

PRUDENCE: But you can't can't forget it, Rick.

And neither can I.

Well, I can change, can't I?

If you help me, I can change.

I came back here for you.

Because of my Ma and you.

I've got to have you with me.

How, Rick?

I can't live the life you do.

I know you still feel the same way about me.

I guess I always will.

But I got common sense along with the feelings.

Then use it and listen to me.

Now Ray and me and this partner of ours,

we got 500 head down south of Laredo.

That land down there has all been bought and paid for.

Pru, we could start a whole new life together.

If you're not wanted for killing, why hide in Mexico?

Hiding.

You don't have to hide in Mexico.

You know what I mean.

I am trying to start a new life.

You've got to understand that.

I'm trying.

And If things go wrong again, Rick--

[ANGRILY] Now, stop that, Pru.

Will you come when I send for you?

I'll come with you right now.

To the Marshall's office.

Rick, I'd wait for you.

Forever if you wanted me to.

Do you know I'd rather be dead than rot in prison.

One of these days soon you'll be dead

if you don't stop running now.

[SOFTLY] You know I love you.

[door closes]

[dramatic music]

Hold up right there, Wilson.

We got something to talk about, Deputy.

We'll do our talking at the jailhouse.

Come on.

Wilson was right, Festus.

This John Mophet says if he sees a badge come riding out there,

he's going to start shooting.

That's trouble for Doc and the Widow Bronson.

They all right now, are they?

Yeah, but Doc says it's serious.

This Mophet says if we don't free Rick and have him

out there within an hour, the law

is going to be wishing they'd used their heads.

I'll take my gun.

You send for the Marshall.

You bet you.

That's just what I done.

Then let him handle things.

I don't want to see anything happen out at that farm

any more than you do.

Let me tell you one thing, Wilson.

You better not depend on heading for that border.

If anything happens to them folks out yonder.

Deputy, you tell Marshall Dillon me

and my brother's going to take mighty

good care of those folks.

As long as we don't get spooked on the trail.

What are we going to do, Festus?

Well, I've done sent Sam out looking for Matthew

but I don't even know if he's still at Four Corners.

Usually he's went out yonder to Forks to look over them herds.

Well, you want me to ride out and get him?

Best do that, Burke.

And when you find him, tell him to meet me at Owl Ridge,

out at the Wilson farm.

[clang]

I told you it was going to turn out like this.

Save it, Johnny.

It happening maybe for the best.

What do you mean maybe for the best?

It's been spelled out to the law now.

They'll be as anxious as we are that nothing happens

between here and the border.

[dramatic music]

-Festus. -Newly.

Just got the word.

What's going on here?

They got old Doc and the Widow Bronson down yonder.

NEWLY: How many of them are there?

FESTUS: Well, there's them two Wilson boys

and a gunslinger, Johnny Mophet.

What if the Marshall doesn't come back?

Are we supposed to sit here and watch

them ride off with Doc and Mel.

No sir, we w-- Who's that a coming in?

Martha Beal.

What can we do for you?

Howdy.

I heard Doc was out here.

Yeah, well, what do you want, Ma'am?

I just want to see Doc.

Oh Doc.

Mrs. Beal.

Doc I didn't want to bother you none, knowing you'd

be busy with Mrs. Wilson, but my Ed be out of town

and along about dark I got to be feeling poorly.

RAY: No.

Now we ain't got any time for this.

Hold on.

Mrs. Beal's a patient of mine and she wants to see me.

Well, what's wrong with her, Doc?

She shouldn't be riding in a buckboard

And let me tell you something else.

Any patient that comes out here to see me is going to see me.

MARTHA BEAL: Doc, I don't want to bother you none.

Oh, nonsense.

Come on now.

[grunting]

Now what's going on here?

A little problem, Martha.

Let's get you inside.

You running a hospital?

Let's get the buckboard over to the barn.

Reckon we could slip down there close

enough where we could jump them without them expecting nothing?

It's pretty risky, Festus.

Mophet's a killer.

But they don't know me.

Maybe I could figure out a way to see Doc.

Well, Martha Beal, she rode in there

just pretty as you please.

She sure did.

I tell you something, Newly.

It's going to be risky, like you say.

Cause they're blame sure fixing to search you.

Yeah, they would.

But I got an idea I think would work.

You keep an eye on things, Festus.

I'm going back to town.

All right, Newly.

Is Mrs. Beal all right?

It's going to be an early delivery.

Tonight, in fact.

Uh, can I give you any help?

It might help all around if you,

your brother, and that partner of yours

would ride out of here.

Well, I can't do that.

In the morning when my Ma wakes up, I got to be here.

If she wakes.

That's important to you.

Important to her.

Makes it so with me.

JOHNNY: How much longer for your Mama?

I don't know, Johnny.

She's lingering.

Rick.

This whole thing don't have a good smell to it.

I mean all this folksy business, you and Raymond

hometown boys all that.

I told you not to worry about that, Johnny.

We're not going to let you down.

All right.

Let me just say this one thing.

We've been together a year now.

And there was never a time that you and Raymond

didn't have me backing you up.

Tight spots, now.

And never once saw me looking for my own skin.

I know that, Johnny.

JOHNNY: I'm getting to something, Rick,

and you may not like it.

We're taking the widow woman with us.

We're taking the doctor with us.

And you know that the Marshall, he's

going to be right behind us.

I figured that.

JOHNNY: All right, then you figured soon as we turn

those people loose and we cross the border,

Dillon's going to be right behind us still.

We'll just deal with that when we come to it.

Why come to it?

I don't want the Marshall tracking us.

Not at the border.

Not any place else.

I'll have to think on it.

No thinking, Rick.

Somewhere to south we call him in.

We talk to him.

We kill him.

Marshall's either dead or he's tracking us.

You see a choice?

Ray won't go for it.

Will you?

I don't know.

Suppose you go along with me on this and Raymond doesn't?

Ray will do as I say.

[cries of pain]

Oh, I'm surprised at those Wilson boys.

What?

Taking advantage of their own mother's home.

The Wilson boys.

Well, let me tell you something.

Let's don't think about the Wilson boys.

Let's not worry about them, for heaven sakes.

Tell you what you and I think about, both of us.

Let's think about this beautiful new daughter

you're going to have.

Oh.

Hey, Doc, you promised me that last time.

DOC: I did?

You know, you're not winning any prizes

with your predictions.

Well, you're not helping me much.

I'll tell you that.

You know, you just seem to insist

on populating the whole state of Kansas with sons.

I can't help that.

Oh.

I'm going to go downstairs.

Just for a minute, not long.

I'll be right there.

You just rest. I won't go away.

All right, doctor.

You're doing fine.

Be about an hour, I think.

Somebody's coming.

Who are you?

I'd ask the same of you.

Just head on back where you came from.

I'd like to but-- Doc, this is Aaron.

Well, Aaron.

What is it?

My arm, Doc.

I've been waiting over at your office.

They told me I'd find you out here.

It's hurting something fierce.

I don't want you hanging around here, mister.

Wait a minute.

This will happen as long as I'm here.

I don't care about that, Doc.

Well what are you going to do, shoot me?

Come on, Aaron.

Get down.

Figured maybe you ought to take a look at this--

Just hold on a minute.

You said if I felt any pain I ought to come right over

and see you, Doc. -Yep.

Come right on in. Come on.

Doc, you've got 10 minutes.

Another one, huh?

I don't see what one more is going to make any difference.

Oh, I know.

You don't see much of anything anymore.

This keeps up, we're going to half of Dodge out here.

Ray, you keep an eye on him.

Fixed this thing so it would break apart

if I hit it on anything hard.

Gun in there?

NEWLY: Yes, sir.

Sit down.

We're not supposed to make a move

until the Marshall's gets back.

Doc, it's up to you to figure out a way to keep me.

Well, Aaron.

Let's, uh, let's get this out of the sling here.

Let me have a look at this.

How about your fingers? They numb?

They sure are.

Well, Aaron.

I don't like to, but I-- I may have

to take this out of the cast.

You should be hanging your shingle up out here, Doc.

I'll get my bag.

Newly O'Brien.

What happened to your arm?

I broke it last week, Mrs. Bronson.

Last week?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh.

Is something wrong?

No.

I was thinking.

Feels kind of good to be home, don't it?

I mean, don't seem no time since we left.

People look the same.

Old Doc.

You know, Rick.

The land looks good.

I mean, we used to talk about the work

and how to get away from it.

But it wasn't that bad, really.

Just wish we'd been here when Pa.

Maybe able to tell him we wish it'd all been different.

Oh, Ray.

I reckon he knew that.

It wouldn't have done him any good, anyway.

We wasn't the easiest kids to handle, you know.

He sure tried though, didn't he?

I can still feel that razor strap across my backside.

Oh, he's just trying to raise us up proper, only way he knew.

It's just that running it just don't

seem like you got time to think, you know, just keep moving.

Rick, did you ever think about hanging it up?

For dirt farming?

We could sell them cattle.

And we could spend some time in jail.

Wouldn't be so long.

We'd be clear.

Could start over.

You're kidding yourself, boy.

No I ain't.

I ain't.

Maybe got a chance at it.

Maybe right now.

You better spell out what you're talking about, Raymond.

Well, it's just that uh, that farmer in there,

he ain't who he pretends to be.

What?

How long is he going to be in there?

Johnny, we got a problem.

Now you tell him.

Tell me, Raymond.

Now, it ain't nothing I'm sure of.

It's just that that farmer in there,

seems like he got him two different names

and the widow's real surprised about his broken arm.

Why'd you wait for so long?

Don't do it.

Johnny.

Johnny.

All right now.

I played your game long enough and it done got me way behind.

Now we going to play my game.

This is how it goes.

In the morning, the doctor and the widow's

going to ride with us to the south.

And anybody that gets in our way,

I'm going to kill these people one at a time.

Just like we planned it.

Just like we planned it.

Always been truth between us, Raymond.

When it counted.

Always truth.

Well, sure Mama.

Goes without saying.

ANNA: Does it?

Don't lie to me, my boy.

Not now.

Lie?

About what, Mama?

I heard it all.

You and your brother and another man.

And a fight.

I'm sorry, Mama.

You could hurt people.

Our friends.

Mama, I promise you, nobody's getting hurt.

Why, Raymond?

Why?

Like Rick always says, sometimes

you've got to do things--

ANNA: Like Rick says.

A boy who could never listen, always saying.

He's got a hold over you, my baby.

A bad hold.

But then, he always did.

Mama, you mustn't blame Rick.

Really.

I left home with him because I wanted to.

And I owe him.

There's nothing he wouldn't share with me, Mama.

Why, I even owe him my life, Mama.

No way to separate you, then?

I owe him.

I understand, Raymond.

He's been more than my brother, Mama.

He did as much as Pa could've done for me.

[slap]

[baby crying]

That's Martha Beal's baby, Mama.

A happy sound.

I remember your first cry.

It was such a long time ago, Raymond.

You sleep, Mama.

You'll see me in the morning, you and Rick.

You know we will.

There was a time we figured this

a pretty good idea, Mathew.

Have you seen anything of Newly since then?

No, but I seen old Doc.

He come to the door like he was getting some air.

Well, they probably know somebody's

out here watching them.

And when they go to saddle up, it

will probably be two of them.

Maybe Newly can make a move then.

Let's get a little closer.

Morning, Martha.

Morning.

How's the new girl?

Oh, fit as can be, Mel.

Thank you.

Well, here's something for the new Mama.

Ah.

MRS. BRONSON: Doc says she's the spitting image of you.

So that should make your day brighter.

If that's possible.

My boys.

You want to see them?

Yes.

My boys.

Your mother wants to see you boys.

Morning, Mama.

Mama.

Can we do anything for you, Mama?

Please, God.

Mama, no.

Please, God, give me strength.

Please, God.

Mama.

Mama.

Doc!

She wanted to kill you.

She wanted to kill you.

What happened?

She's dead.

Well, that's it then. Let's go.

Come on, Doc.

I ain't going, Rick.

Not anymore.

Come on, Rick.

Leave the kid.

Rick!

Leave the kid.

What are you going to do?

You going to wait for the law to come and cart you away?

No go on upstairs and get the woman and let's go.

Come on, Rick.

It's all over, Rick.

I'm all done running.

He's going to go out there and kill that old man.

And it's our fault. Rick.

JOHNNY: Come on, Rick.

That there's Mophet coming out now.

Keep down, he's got a gun on Doc.

Johnny!

Let him go.

What are you talking about?

He's our only chance.

That may be, but I ain't letting you take him.

Well, you ain't got anything to say about it anymore.

US Marshall, Mophet.

Put your gun up.

Let him go, Johnny.

Let him go.

[inaudible]

Doc.

Sorry, brother.

I had this one all wrong.

No, Rick.

This time I think we did something right.

[knocking at door]

Just a moment.

RAY: Howdy Pru.

Ray.

Ray.

Oh.

I don't believe it.

You don't look a day older.

Well, I guess you don't get old when you've got

something to look forward to.

Why didn't you warn me?

Well, wanted to surprise you.

Well, you certainly did that.

When did you get out?

Oh, three days ago.

How's Rick?

Fine.

Uh, fine when I left him.

You mean you haven't heard from him?

Well, I got a letter from him last week.

Actually, it was half a page.

Well, you should be grateful for that.

See, it takes him three days looking

up the words in a dictionary so he can spell them right.

[laughing]

Is he really all right?

Yes, Pru.

He's really all right.

Oh, I miss him so much.

Listen, I'm going to close the shop.

And I'm going to fix you the best dinner

that you've had in a long time.

Hold on now.

Hold on.

I brought you a Christmas present.

What? No, don't tell me.

Don't tell me.

I want to open it on Christmas morning.

I'll open it tomorrow morning.

Oh, you don't have to open it.

It's right behind you.

PRUDENCE: Rick.

[laughing]

NARRATOR: Stay tuned for exciting scenes

from our next "Gunsmoke."

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