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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.

We're going to Dodge tonight, pop around.

Take a few days, maybe a week.

Well, when do we come in?

When I tell you to.

POPE: Oh, look, we want to--

We do this my way, or we forget it.

We ain't forgetting nothing.

We got our last $500 in this and we're going through with it.

Back off.

Talbot brought us in and he calls it.

Go on.

Dodge isn't a cow town.

You don't just ride in and hold up the bank.

Dillon?

Yeah.

Dillon.

How you fixing to get rid of him?

I'll let you know.

In the meantime--

[gasps].

-Put your gun away. -Sorry, Miss.

Uh, coming up on us like that through the brush,

it kinda spooked us.

I am sorry.

I did not know anyone was here.

Well, it's a nice morning for a bath.

That water's a mite cold, but, uh,

I figure two warm-blooded and willing

bodies can heat it up in just no time.

Just, uh, volunteering for the little lady, Talbot.

She might like somebody for a little back scrubbing.

You, um, you live around here?

Yes.

Well, hope we didn't scare you, ma'am.

We was just pulling out anyway.

I-- I will come back later.

Well, maybe I'll just stick around for awhile.

Jackass.

Now you made sure she remembers us.

-Think she heard anything? -I don't know.

Find out.

What'd you do a stupid thing like that for?

She ain't much.

What the hell?

It's only 8 o'clock in the morning.

Get your gear packed.

[gasps].

Ma'am?

Uh, I'm sorry the way my friend acted.

You see, uh, we've been on the trail a long time

and uh, it's been awhile since he saw a woman,

and, uh, well, um, heh, you fixing to take a bath and all.

Well, it's just, just wanted to say I'm sorry.

It is all right, Mr. Talbot.

We're fixing to pull out, so the lake's all yours.

ELI: Woman!

I, uh, I was just going down to the lake.

Who are you?

What do you want?

Just passing through.

Get to the house!

Mr., she--

ELI: No need!

You was just passing through.

Yeah.

Well, if I ever catch you around her again--

She's your wife.

Must be hell.

You're all quiet. What's wrong with you?

Well, there ain't nothing wrong with me, Doc.

It's Old Ruth.

He just-- well, he's just a-suffering

away something powerful.

Well, what is it?

What-- what's the matter?

Well, for one thing, he ain't eating enough

to keep a blamed skeeter alive.

Oh, probably just a sore tooth.

No, it ain't no sore tooth neither,

because I went to work rubbing his mouth

and his teeth is every bit as good as mine is.

You can't tell whether he's got a sore tooth

or not by looking in his mouth.

I can too.

DOC: How?

By watching the way he chaws.

What I think it is, Doc, I think his masseaters

are bothering him.

Wait.

Say that again.

Masseater.

It's not masseater.

It's masseter.

That's the way you say it.

Well, I know that everybody and everything

that chaws has got one.

See, what it is is that there muscle-- [mumbling].

DOC: I know what it is!

The question is, how in thunder do you know?

You blamed old scutter, you.

That's the onliest trouble with you.

You think that nobody else don't know nothing

more complexicated but you.

Oh, I'm beginning to see through all of this now.

I know what it is.

Old Hank's got a bed book down there and you've been reading.

No, that can't be.

He's been reading it to you.

That's what it is.

Now you're beginning to think you're half smart.

Oh, hush, you blamed old quack-- quack.

You wouldn't even give a feller credit

for saying it's a nice day.

Pssh.

DOC: Well, let me tell you something.

Anybody that gives you any credit for anything

is going to wind up with a big bill at the loan branch!

[laughs]

[mocking laugh]

Big bill at the long branch!

Pssh.

Whoa, Buttercup.

Whoa.

Eli?

You know where I'm going.

You finish with your grocery shopping, load the wagon,

and come and fetch me.

Hear?

Mr. Bodkin?

Frank Willis.

You received my letter?

Mr. Bodkin is away on business, but he gave me your letter.

My name is Dofeny.

Ah, nice to meet you, Mr. Dofeny.

Please sit down, Mr. Willis.

Thank you.

You just rode in?

Right.

Uh, here's a letter of introduction

from my bank in St. Louis.

Very good, Mr. Willis.

I hope I can be of some assistance to you here in town.

Let me know.

Well, I'm sure you can be of help

in arranging for bank drafts when

I make my cattle purchases.

And then, of course, arrangements

will have to be made to ship the cattle east by rail.

We have a clerk who does nothing else.

I'm sure you'll find him very knowledgeable in these matters.

Uh, would you mind putting this in your safe?

It's a bank draft for $10,000.

I don't like to carry it around town.

Certainly.

Put it in our safe until you're ready for it.

It's nice to do business with you.

Uh, I'll need some expense money.

Mr. Dofeny, would you mind awfully cashing

a certified check for $500?

I'd be glad to.

Step right over here.

Ah.

Thank you, Emma.

I can handle the rest.

[gasps].

Oh.

I am sorry.

I did not see you.

It's all right.

No harm done.

It is my fault. I was-- it is you, the man

down by the lake, Mr. Talbot.

You look different.

I am so clumsy.

I don't know what to say.

Well, give you a hand.

I'm gone call.

[grunts].

Just not your day, Eli.

You talking or dealing?

Looks to me Snyder got up on the wrong side of the bed

this morning.

Every morning.

Hey Eli.

Your woman's making quite a stir out there.

What are you saying?

She's got packages all over the street.

It's all right, though.

Got a good-looking fella giving her a helping hand.

Thank you.

It was my pleasure, ma'am.

ELI: I knew it!

I knew it!

KATHERINE: Eli--

Will you come on?

Don't make nothing out of it.

Don't make nothing out of it?

Caught you with her yesterday, and now here you

is again today!

Oh!

There ain't nothing between her and me, plowman.

Nothing.

So forget it.

Eli!

Get out of the way, woman!

No!

[gunshots]

He is dead.

You know, all the folks around these here parts

know'd that old Eli was bound to get hisself

killed one of these days.

Now, what makes a feller act like that?

Just mean and full of snake blood, I reckon.

Thanks.

You know, you're just blamed lucky Ms. Snyder

hollered at you when she did.

Yeah.

Well, looks like it happened like you said, self-defense.

Then I can go.

Well, I'd appreciate it if you'd

stick around a few minutes.

Uh, Mrs. Snyder's coming in.

I'd like to get her version of what happened.

Are you from out of town?

Colorado.

MATT: Cattle buyer?

Yup.

Got into town last night.

I'm sorry about your husband, Ms. Snyder.

I know it's a bad time to be asking questions, but I--

I'd like to get your version of why it was that Eli

tried to kill Mr. Willis here.

My husband, Eli, tried to shoot him in the back.

Well, I know, but, uh, why did it happen?

Why did it come to that?

We came into town for supplies.

Eli had been drinking and-- when he was drunk,

I-- I was loading the wagon and I bumped into Mr. Willis,

is it?

Yes, ma'am.

He was passing.

Then Eli came out and thought something

was going on between us.

He thought I flirted with every man around.

I never did.

You're free to go.

Thanks.

And, uh, case I need you for anything,

you'll be around town?

Yeah, a few days.

Til the herds come in.

Eli was in debt to just about everyone in town, Mrs. Snyder,

didn't you know that?

No, I didn't.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Snyder.

Thank you, Mr. Dofeny.

Ma'am.

How is she?

Not good.

Poor woman.

She'd hoped to sell the farm and go back to Holland.

I just had to tell her it didn't belong to her.

Eli had it mortgaged to the hilt.

What's going to happen to her?

I don't know.

She has no family, no friends.

I don't know.

Sorry, Mrs. Snyder.

I just don't have any need for extra help.

I understand.

Good luck.

[woman laughs]

Sure glad we got to know each other, sweetheart.

Hm.

[woman giggles]

BAR CUSTOMER 1: see you next payday.

WOMAN: Mm-hmm.

I would like to see the owner please.

That's me.

What can I do for you?

I would like a job.

A job?

You do hire girls, don't you?

[scoffs] Sorry.

You're, uh, you're not right.

Right?

Well, a man comes in here, spends his money,

he wants a warm smile, some sweet talk, some laughs.

I don't think it's in you, honey.

But I could learn.

Well, I'll need some help with the herds due in.

We'll give it a try, a day or two.

A little war paint and the right dress.

Smile, will ya?

Ah.

Well, we'll work on it.

Wh-- what's your name?

Katherine.

Make it Kate.

Why?

Because they'll ask ya.

Men.

Tell 'em you're Kate.

Katherine sounds like you're a schoolteacher.

Shirley.

Take her in the back and fix her up.

She's starting work tonight.

You're kidding.

Go on.

Come on, honey.

Thank you.

Yeah, sure.

[saloon music]

Boopie, boopie, boo! [laughter]

Three whiskeys.

And there I was, wandering around like I'd been snakebit

between the eyes! [laughter]

Hey, come on, honey.

You got to catch up.

We've got ourselves a semi-full bottle here.

Ohh.

Hey, you're-- you're sipping that like

it was tea at a church social.

Come on, honey. Drink up.

Drink up.

Hey, what's your name?

KATHERINE: Kate.

HARKEY: Kate?

Aw, that's a pretty name.

It's kind of like a leaf falling to the ground.

Ain't he a smooth-talking booger?

Hey, she's still a little skittish.

BAR CUSTOMER 3: That's-- that's cuz she's seen

guys like you before.

HARKEY: Kate, relax honey.

We got a whole night to spend together,

so you might as well start getting used to it.

How long you been salooning, girl?

Not long.

Hey.

What's the matter?

I thought we was getting to be friends.

I-- I don't feel very well.

Well, here's the cure right here.

It fixes everything from snakebite to the droops.

No.

I don't want anymore to drink.

What's the matter with you, anyway?

I think she's making eyes at a fellow at the bar.

Don't look you're doing too good, Harkey.

Well, she's with us.

Now, we been paying for your time all night.

Don't start getting no roving eye.

You're drinking with us, and you ain't

pretty enough to be choosy.

Come on.

I'll buy you a drink.

She's busy.

Let her go.

[screams]

Sit down, friend, if you want to enjoy good health.

They fired you, huh?

Yes.

Yeah.

You know something?

Trouble follows you like a-- a whirlwind.

You are angry.

Yeah.

Why?

Because you keep getting me involved in it, that's why.

Then leave me alone.

I can take care of myself.

What are you going to do?

Sleep in the street?

Look, uh, I got a room at the Dodge House.

It's yours for the night.

I'll get myself another room.

You are a strange man.

Yeah, you could say that.

What happened to those two men I first saw you with?

They went their way.

I went mine.

And you came here to Dodge.

And you call yourself Willis.

Why?

Look, I'm a cattle buyer.

I carry lots of money.

You meet somebody on the trail.

Sometimes it's not a great idea to let

them know everything about you.

So I told them my name was Talbot.

When I first saw you, the way you talked,

I thought you were a cowhand.

It's room 21.

The second floor on top of the stairs.

Thank you for everything.

It's all right.

Um, Ms. Snyder, look, since you're not cut out for saloon

work, this is a trail town.

There's not much left for a woman.

There's an eastbound stage in the morning.

Be on it, and go to something meant for you.

And what would that be?

Good, settled man.

Yeah.

A woman like you should be having kids, making

bread, sowing memory quilts.

I will take your room for one night, but not your money.

Goodnight.

You been killing 'em for two days.

What are you gonna do when you get 'em all?

I don't know.

Talbot, good to see ya.

It's about time.

How's it look?

Not good.

What's the matter?

-I had to kill a man. -In Dodge?

Yeah.

Broad daylight, the middle of town.

Well, what'd you do that for?

Because they'd be putting me in the ground instead of him.

Who's the man?

Farmer.

Dumb, bone-headed farmer.

I think we oughta call it off.

We can't!

We've been counting on this job.

We don't have any money.

POPE: All the money we had you been

spending to scout that bank.

Living in a nice hotel, eating good.

Shut up.

We don't go through with this, what do we do?

Talbot, I'm almost 60.

This could be my last chance.

Everybody in town knows my face now, including the law.

So we'll work out some other way.

I don't know.

Well, you'll think of it, Talbot.

You always do.

We depended on you, at least I did.

Well, I'll work something out.

When?

It'll take a few days.

Aw!

There's a Wells Fargo shipment coming in, cattle money.

It'll be worth the wait.

That bank should be bulging with cash.

The town will be filling up with buyers, [inaudible].

You ought to be able to go unnoticed.

Come into town day after tomorrow and get a room.

No drinking and women.

We'll go over the details then.

Miss Kitty, Mrs. Snyder wants to talk to you.

Morning.

Miss Russell.

You wanted to see me?

I need a job.

With the cattlemen coming in, I wondered

if you could use some help.

Serving drinks?

Yes.

I heard what happened at the Bull's Head.

Oh.

Well, thank you.

Ah, but I could use some help.

Doing what?

Well, the girls' dresses-- taking them in, letting

them out, keeping them clean.

Do you happen to sew?

Yes.

Well, then the job's yours.

Oh, Miss Russell.

Come on.

I'll show you where to start.

Mr. Willis.

Ah.

Hello.

You changed your mind.

No.

I just came to give you this.

The clerk told me it was $2 a night.

Where'd you get the money?

Miss Russell.

She owns the Long Branch.

She gave me a job.

Ma'am, I told you.

Work in a saloon.

I am not serving drinks.

What are you doing?

Sewing.

Oh.

She gave me an advance, so I'm paying you back, and putting

the rest in the bank.

Take it.

It's not necessary, Mrs. Snyder.

I insist.

I do not like owing.

You don't have to worry about me.

I will be all right.

I'm sure you will be, Mrs. Snyder.

Uh, do you have a place to spend the night?

Miss Russell arranged a room for me at [inaudible].

Goodbye, Mr. Willis.

Mrs. Snyder.

Well, that's-- that's old news you're looking at, Mr. Willis.

These are-- these are the latest cattle prices.

Now, if you're, uh, if you're looking for a place

to put your money, the word is that Barkay

out of Omaha's got the best ramrod in the business.

They're bound to get here first.

It's tough to buck that eastern money.

They come in, buy up all the prime cattle.

All that's left for a fella like me

is steers with the ribs sticking through 'em.

A small rancher like me needs help.

Man, you don't suppose the herd'll

get here before the moneystage arrives, do you?

Nah, I don't think so.

You see, the-- the stage is gonna arrive on the 16th.

Yeah, but that's two days off.

That's right.

Barkay isn't due to arrive until the 20th.

Rough luck?

Yeah.

Well, thanks anyway.

Ladies.

Out for a stroll, Mr. Willis?

Ah.

This a new dress?

Yes.

I bet it's been a long time since you had on a new dress.

A long time.

It's a nice evening.

Yes, it is.

Well.

Um, excuse me.

Mrs. Snyder, would, um-- would you,

uh, care to join me for dinner?

You're sure you don't have other plans?

No.

No, no.

No other plans.

I came from Holland when I was 15.

My father was a watchmaker, but where

we settled it was mostly farmland,

so there was no need for a watchmaker.

He became a carpenter.

He died almost five years ago.

And your mother?

She died soon after.

Their marriage was arranged.

She was convinced she was going to be

very unhappy married to a man she hardly knew.

She learned to love him very much.

Hm.

How'd you end up in Dodge?

I was a mail-order bride, a catalog woman.

I did not like being alone.

You were right about me.

I wanted a family, children.

Eli and I corresponded for a year before I came.

His letters were gentle and sincere.

That's what I wanted.

But it turned out he hadn't written the letters at all.

He paid the schoolmaster to write them.

All he wanted was someone to cook for him, clean his house,

a woman to-- it's crazy.

Three days ago, my husband was killed,

and today I'm having dinner with the man who killed him.

Don't cry.

I am sorry.

Well, if it ain't the little lady from the lake.

You taken any bathes lately?

Drink your drink.

Now she's getting better looking all the time.

You're, uh, awfully quiet today.

Oh, my nature, I guess.

Here we go.

Ooh.

Haha.

It's a great sound.

What's wrong?

Oh, nothing, just that those two men

who were with you down by the lake,

they came into the Long Branch today.

Oh?

They say anything?

No, just rude.

Who are they?

Like I told you, just drifters I met on the trail.

You have told me nothing about yourself.

Katherine, I don't want to tell you about me because there's

nothing I want to remember.

As far I'm concerned, you and me, we were just born.

Let's play it that way.

Let's drink to it.

Ah, just born.

Haha.

I still want to know about you.

Someday.

Will there be a someday?

Well, I've been saying someday a long time.

Someday it'll change.

Someday-- well-- Katherine, when I leave, come with me.

Someday-- well-- Katherine, when I leave, come with me.

Where to?

I don't know.

Doesn't matter.

This is so fast, and-- I am afraid.

I know nothing about you.

I need time.

Well, I leave tomorrow.

You've got until then, Katherine.

Sally, I have a question to ask.

Ask away.

Uh, pull in the waist a bit more.

This man I've been seeing, he's asked me to go away with him.

Oh, I've heard that before.

No, he really means it.

Well, what's your problem?

I don't know anything about him.

What do you have to know?

Look, do you love him?

I don't know.

Yes.

I think I do.

That's close enough for now.

He is a good man, Sally.

And he wants me.

Does it make any sense?

No, but anything having to do a man usually doesn't.

Aha.

Look, you want him, and he wants you.

Now, that's a tough act to beat.

Yes.

Just do me a favor.

If you decide not to go with him, toss him my way.

Good evening, Howie.

Evening, ma'am.

It'll sweeten the pot by $25,000.

When do we hit?

Tomorrow night, soon as the banks close.

How do we get in the safe?

The manager, I get him to let me

in and give me my bank draft.

And then after the safe's open, we walk in.

Right. RED: What time?

9 o'clock.

RED: And what about Dillon?

TALBOT: There's a farm five miles out of town

[inaudible] set fire to.

The Marshall and deputies take a couple of hours to clean it up.

By that time, we'll be long gone, and rich.

What about your cut, Talbot?

Meet me at Granite Junction in three days.

Be there.

Go on.

See you tomorrow, men.

So.

Your name is Talbot after all.

What are you doing here?

I just came to tell you I'd made up my mind.

Katherine.

Now I don't have to wait to know about you.

I just heard.

It's buying us a life.

We don't need it.

Why?

Because we have each other?

Yes.

Dreams are nice.

They cost money. -Don't do it.

I can't pull out.

It's too late.

-Why? -I'm in too deep.

If you do go through with it, you leave without me.

Talbot should have been here by now.

He'll do it the way he thinks it's got to go.

And he'll be here when the time's right.

Well, I don't like the way he's been acting anyways.

[knock on door]

Who is it?

TALBOT: Talbot.

Where you been, anyway? We were just saying--

[inaudible].

I'm pulling out.

Hey, we've been through that before.

This time I'm staying out.

You can't.

We need you.

You'll get by.

You got a good reason?

Yeah.

I got a chance at something better.

There's over $100,000 in that bank.

Now, what's better than that?

I'm leaving Dodge today.

I advise you two to do the same.

No.

Now we're going through with our plan.

You brought us into this, and you're not going to walk

out and leave us high and dry.

He's right.

We've got everything in this.

You walk out, we've nowhere to turn.

You owe us, Talbot.

There's $400 left.

Take it.

Uh, Talbot.

It ain't enough.

No!

Bring in the law.

Well I'm not settling for any $400.

When are we going to get another chance like this?

That bag just waiting.

I reckon now.

[knock on door]

Yes.

I'm pulling out.

I'm not going through with it.

What made you change your mind?

You.

All my life, I've wanted things.

Some things I just took.

Some things I had to work for.

The things that meant most to me, that lasted the longest,

didn't come easy.

Well, anyway.

Henry.

Don't make me more soft-headed.

I'm leaving.

Are you coming?

Yes.

Well, now, how long will it take you to get ready?

I have a few things to do.

I'll be ready in about an hour.

All right.

Marshall Dillon!

Get the Marshall, quick!

Marshall!

What's the matter?

Better come quick, Marshall.

It's the Jackson place.

It's on fire!

What about Jackson?

He's dead.

Somebody shot him.

All right, boys.

Round up.

[inaudible].

All set.

I'll be with you in just a moment, Mr. Willis.

Freeze.

Well, if it ain't the bath lady.

Over there.

-You Dofeny? -Yes.

Open the safe.

Now.

Thanks.

Give me a hand, Red.

[gunshots]

[screams]

Let's get out of here!

Drop the guns!

[gunshots]

NEWLY: Throw your guns out!

Either you let us right out or the lady gets killed.

Well, what's it gonna be, Deputy?

Do we ride out or does she die?

Leave the lady alone and you can ride out.

No.

She stays with us until we ride clear.

I can't let you do that.

Well you got no choice.

I'll blow her brains out.

Now you got one minute, Deputy.

Keep back, Mister.

Talbot dropped the deputy.

And he's coming in.

Let's get out of here.

She stays.

No.

Without her, they'll cut us down.

You're right.

Come on lady.

You first.

Get out of here!

You--

[gunshots]

Hold it!

Don't move.

Get inside.

Are you all right?

Well, this, uh, this changes our plans a little.

You are the cryingest woman.

What's going to happen?

Nothing's changed.

I'll just give up cattle buying, that's all.

Ah.

We'll go into ranching.

So you like ranching?

Sounds good.

Someday.

Someday.

[theme music]