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

♪

-Daddy!

-Hi, Daddy!

-Hi, dad!

-Daddy!

-Hi there, monsters.

How are ya? -We both got 100 in spelling.

-"I" before "E," except after "C."

-And work before fun, except after school, huh?

[ Hoofbeats approach ]

-Yoo-hoo! Children!

-Ezra. Louise, how are you?

-All right. [ Laughs ]

-Here. -Thank you.

-Oh. Hello, you little angels.

Well... [laughs] darlings!

-Ezra.

-Ray.

I, uh, I thought you were gonna have this seeded last week.

-Well, that was the plan.

I-it just didn't work out. I --

-Well, the weather won't hold forever, you know?

-Well, it's not only the weather, Ezra.

I-I just...

-I brought something for you. It's in the back.

-Come on, let me show you what your Uncle Ezra got for ya.

Cornmeal!

-Things ain't so bad I can't put food on the table, Louise.

Louise, you didn't happen to mention to Ezra

about me gettin' a loan, did ya?

-You know Ezra.

He -- he won't talk about those things outside the bank.

-Yeah, I know Ezra.

Thank you for your kindness, uh, Ezra.

-Much obliged.

A man has a responsibility for his relatives.

-What do you say?

-Thank you, Uncle Ezra. -Thank you very much...

Uncle Ezra.

-I just might drop in on ya at the bank tomorrow, Ezra.

-Anytime between 9:00 and 3:00.

-See ya, Ezra.

-Why do you wanna talk about money with Uncle Ezra?

-Well, you see now,

if a man wants to grow things -- wheat or kids --

he got to have himself a mighty chubby pocketbook.

-Are you going to get some money from Uncle Ezra?

-[ Sighs ] I'm gonna try, darlin'.

About all I can do.

Now, you two get inside, there. I still got work to do.

-Race ya.

♪

-Quit that. -What?

-Well, every time you get that badge on,

you strut up and down the street like

a banty rooster with a stiff neck.

-All right. You ornery ol' bat.

There you go again, just pick, pick, pick, pick.

-You're some deputy.

If you can't handle somebody like Drew Narramore

in a simple fist fight,

I don't know how Matt can pin that badge on you,

leave town, and go away -- -Whoa, whoa.

Wait, wait, wait! Hush, hush!

"Simple fist fight" my foot!

He whanged me upside the head with a singletree

when I wasn't looking.

That's what he done.

-Yeah, that's your story. -Well, it's true.

-Well, I'll just give you a medical fact.

If he'd have whanged you up against the head

with a singletree like you said, you'd be dead.

-All right, Mr. Smart Aleck.

Now, which is it you're gonna chew at me about,

wearin' the badge and a-deputyin'

for Matthew or my hard head? Which is it?

-Exactly. -Exactly what?

-Your badge goes to your hard head.

-"Simple fist fight." My foot!

-Go ahead.

-Well, I can, uh, wait till you're done, Ezra.

-I can listen and count at the same time.

-Well, t-this -- this is important, now.

-Well, so -- [ Sighs ]

All right. All right.

-I -- I, uh... -Let's hear it.

-...imagine that, uh, Louise mentioned this to you, did she?

Uh... -Nope.

-Well, Ezra, I'm askin' ya for a loan.

Uh, it's -- it's all wrote down there, uh,

for seed and fixin' up the place.

And, uh, it'll only take one good crop,

and, uh, I'll be...

-Before I read this, Raymond, I would like to explain

that my first responsibility is to the bank.

The fact that you're my brother-in-law

has no bearing on this matter at all.

-Well, Ezra, I-I'm not askin' you for no favors.

-Good.

So...

There's no collateral.

-Well, it's not as if I was askin' you

for $1 million, Ezra.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

I truly am, but, uh...

-Don't shut me off, Ezra.

-We already hold the mortgage on your farm,

and, uh, I can't possibly loan you any money

if you don't have any collateral to show.

-Well, I got a good name in Dodge.

-[Scoffs] Well, you, uh, you had a good name in Dodge,

Raymond, but, uh...

Well, I'm sorry, but in the past four years,

you've been arrested a number of times for public drunkenness,

and, uh, I simply have to take that into account.

-Well, now, that's not exactly so, Ezra.

Marshal Dillon did, uh, lock me up three times.

I'm not denyin' that,

but it's just to let me sleep a bit.

And there weren't any charges against me.

And all three times was on Karen's birthday,

and a man just don't lose a wife like her without painin' some

on days like that.

-But the fact remains that you don't own anything.

And if you don't own anything, you don't have any collateral.

And if you don't have any collateral,

the bank cannot lend you a cent.

-Well, then, I'm askin' you personal.

Please.

-[Sighs] Please, don't make it any more unpleasant

than it already is.

-Ezra -- -I don't have the money.

It's as simple as that. [ Clears throat ]

-Well, you're lyin' in your teeth.

-No man has ever called me a liar.

-Well, you're a liar, and I'll call ya a liar

if you're a liar, and worse!

-That is my personal financial statement.

Now, if you'll care to look at it,

you'll see that I have obligations that preclude --

-Oh, you just forget it, Ezra.

You can't afford to give me none,

and I can't afford to lick your boots no more.

But if you ever get yourself robbed,

don't expect no sympathy note from me.

-[ Sighs ]

-Look, here's a penny.

Now, you go over and see what Mr. Jonas might have

in his candy counter that's of interest.

I'll be back directly.

-Oh, yeah, that shipment came in three days ago.

-Well, I think maybe we'd better take an inventory, Sam.

-All right. -Miss Kitty.

-Ray. -How's my credit runnin'?

I'd like some whiskey. -Sure thing. Sam?

-Sir.

-I'll pay you when I can.

-[ Chuckles ] No problem.

-Yeah.

No problem.

-'Cause we don't have any "collaberal," that's why.

-Yeah.

What's that?

-It means somethin' valuable what you get money for.

-We own Poorly, and he's valuable.

-Yeah.

Come on.

-What do you two want?

Are you deaf?

I said, what do you want?

Children...

[ Poorly barking ]

Oh, God, stop it, you beast! You brute!

Get him off of me!

-Bad dog! [ Barking continues ]

-Aah! Help, help!

Oh! -Don't! Don't!

No, Poorly! -Bad dog! Bad dog!

[ Barking continues ] -Bad dog.

-How dare you! -Get down, Poorly.

[ Barking continues ] -Ezra!

-Look at my files! -What in the devil?

-I'll get 'em, Uncle Ezra!

-I don't know, Mr. Bodkin.

I-I was just going over the files here, and --

and these children brought this monster in here to assault me.

-Is that your niece and nephew?

-Yes, sir, they are. That's true.

But, uh, y-you see, I -- No.

I-I was just going through the files, Mr. Bodkin.

-Uncle Ezra, when we're done,

could we talk to you about... -Come on! Let's go!

-But we haven't talked to him about --

[ Poorly barking ]

-I don't understand children.

-Well, who does?

Put that stuff away.

-Yes, sir.

[ Sighs ]

-But that's stealing.

-Maybe he woulda lent it to us anyway.

-I don't think even Poorly is worth that much.

-We did a bad thing, I bet.

-Huh, a singletree? -Yeah, a singletree.

That's what he hit me with,

and I'm gettin' tired of you and Doc a-hurrah-in' me

about it, too.

[ Both gasp ]

-Let's get out. -Come on.

-Well, what's goin' on here?

-Nothin', Marshal.

-Hold it!

You dropped somethin'.

-We got it for our dad.

-You got to tell him pretty soon.

-I will -- just waitin' to finish the dishes.

That's all.

-That's it.

-Maybe there's some more on the bottom.

-[ Sighs ]

-We finished the dishes, Dad.

-Mm.

-I'll wash this cup for you.

-Mike.

Dad, Mike wants to talk to you.

-Hm.

What is it, Mike?

-About goin' to the bank and not gettin' the money.

-Wait, now, wait. Whoa up, there, little fella.

Now, people your age are supposed to worry

about catchin' frogs and flyin' kites

and not about makin' money.

That's my department.

-Boy, I never saw two such glum faces in all my born days.

You two look as sad as the people in the corn-bread story.

-What corn-bread story?

-Well, for heaven's sake!

Haven't I ever told you that story?

Well, I tell ya, it's a bedtime story.

And if the two of you just get yourself into bed,

I'll tell it to you.

-[ Sighs ]

Now, it's not lost.

It's, uh, it's just misplaced. That's all.

It's, uh, probably someplace very obvious.

But it's not lost.

It just can't be lost!

Mm.

All right, all right, all right, let's see.

Let's just see now.

Miss Flanner took it out of the vault

when we first opened, yes.

And she gave it to me to double-check.

So I-I didn't get to it until around 11:00.

Then, I sat down at my desk,

and I started to count it when --

when Ray Jarvis came in.

That's right.

And I, uh, I put it away in the file.

Then, we talked about his loan, and he left.

Then...

No.

No, I went to the filing cabinet while he was still here.

I had my back turned to him.

He could've...

We've been robbed.

-I don't give two hoots in Hades what you're sayin'.

I just know that Ray couldn't

have did what you're sayin' he done.

-I am saying that he had the opportunity to take that money.

-And if I understand Ezra correctly, he also had a motive.

-Exactly. -Well, golly, Bill.

Ray wasn't the only-est one in that bank this mornin'.

You must have had 100 people in there.

-I know that, but -- -And we're just gonna see

if you can't remember who they was,

and we're gonna get us up a posse.

And we're gonna go out and talk to every last one of 'em.

-You mean to say that you're not going to question Ray

about this money?

-Well, of course I'm gonna question him about the money.

Looks to me like you ain't gave me no choice.

-Festus, if anybody else woulda said anything like that to me,

I'd drag him off that mule

and dig a posthole with his head!

-All I done was to ask, Ray.

-Well, fine, then! You've got your answer.

-Well, all I done was to tell you what I hear from --

Don't you see, Ray?

I got to get up a posse.

But wouldn't ya be willin' to go along and help us out?

-Well, if I didn't, Ezra would be tellin'

everybody in Dodge I'm guilty -- if he hasn't already.

-Well, why -- why don't you just saddle up, then,

and join us in town?

We'll see ya in town directly.

-Mike, Annie, come here quick, will ya?

[ Door opens ]

You're gonna have to get your own breakfast.

I got to join up a posse.

Some rotten lowlife has gone and robbed the bank in Dodge.

-But you said -- you said the bank ought to get robbed.

-Mike, you ought to know better.

A man gets steamed up,

he's liable to say any dumb thing.

In some ways, uh, stealin' is worse than murder.

Killing's quick.

Stealin', you bleed a man slow.

You take away money that a man saved,

you take away part of his life,

a part that he just can't never get back, a part that's gone.

No, I'm sayin' it.

As far as I'm concerned, they can throw away the key

when they find out whoever did it.

You two be good, now, you hear?

-Let's go, Annie.

-Come on, Poorly. Here, boy.

-Whoa!

Mike, Annie, what are you doing here?

Why aren't you in school?

-It's a holiday.

-It is? What holiday?

-Thanksgiving.

-Come here, children.

-Come on, Poorly.

-All right, fellers. Water 'em down.

Get yourselves a little rest for a spell.

-Wonder what Louise is doing here.

-Ray, I-I'm sorry to tell you this,

but I found Mike and Annie out along River Road.

They were playing hooky.

-Hm.

Thank you, Louise.

I'll handle this from here on out.

-It seems to me that a man who won't teach his children

to stay in school probably wouldn't hesitate to rob a bank.

-[ Scoffs ] -Playin' hooky isn't exactly

a hangin' crime, Mr. Thorpe.

-Maybe, but I never did it.

-I can believe that.

I pure can believe that.

-Festus! Festus!

That dog!

He has the money that was stolen from the bank.

-[ Whistling ]

Come on, Poorly. [ Smooches ]

Come on, Poorly. Bring it here.

Attaboy.

-If I told you once, I told you a thousand times

that goin' to school is the most important thing for you to do.

-Ray, come out here.

There's something you ought to see.

-Look, Festus, whatever it is, it can wait.

-Ray, come here a minute.

-[ Sighs ]

-I had to get you out here, away from your young'uns,

'cause I got to arrest you.

-Arrest?

-For robbin' the bank.

-Well, you don't have any evidence.

-Oh, yeah, we do, Ray.

-Your -- your dog come 'round the corner of the house

with this envelope in his mouth just a minute ago.

See there?

-Well, I'm not guilty, Festus.

-Ray, just don't cause trouble. -There's no...

-I just ain't guilty, now, fellas!

I ain't guilty! -Dad!

-He didn't do it! -Stay here.

Everything will be all right.

Your Uncle Ezra and I will... -Dad!

-Dad! -Children, stop!

-No! Daddy!

-No, Dad! Don't go, Daddy!

[ Both shouting indistinctly ]

-Listen to me, please! -You got to!

-Daddy!

[ Sobbing ] Daddy! Daddy! -[ Sobbing ] Let him go!

-Daddy! -Please!

[ Poorly whining, yowling in distance ]

-And he will stay out.

At all times, he will stay out of this house.

A dog in a dining room.

[ Sighs ]

Well, eat, children.

-[ Slurping ]

Michael, soup is meant to be eaten silently.

-Yes, sir.

[ Spoon clatters ]

-You know, I'll bet you can't guess

what we're going to have for supper tonight.

I'll bet it's something you've never had before.

-[ Chuckles ] Don't you want to guess?

[ Sighs ] All right.

I guess I'll just have to tell you, then.

Liver and eggplant.

[ Piano plays ]

-[ Sighs ]

Festus, will ya please stop beatin' yourself?

You had plenty of reason to put Ray in jail.

-Miss Kitty, I had plenty of evidence,

but all the evidence in the world

don't make up no good reason why a feller like Raymond

ought to get throwed in jail.

Does any of you think that he done it?

-Make any difference what we think,

or you either, for that matter.

A judge and a jury's gonna decide it.

-Well, I'll just tell you one thing --

I ain't a-gonna be a-deputyin' for Matthew no more.

-Oh, for heaven's sake. -Oh, now, Festus,

you can't mean that. -I mean it.

I mean it. No more.

I ain't gonna do it.

I'd just as rather take over old Doc's job here.

-Whoa, wait a minute. You'd rather what?

-Doc, it's a whole heap better to be a-patchin' folks up

than it is a-tearin' 'em apart like I did.

A whole heap better.

-Whoa.

-Evenin', Mrs. Thorpe. Mike, Annie.

-Evening, Festus.

-Did y'all come to see your papa, did ya?

-We sure did, Festus. -Aw, that's nice.

-Ezra didn't think it was the wise thing to do,

but he relented.

-Well, it blame sure is the right thing to do,

and that's a whole heap better than wise.

-My daddy didn't rob the bank.

-Well, Mike -- -Me and Annie did.

-They've been telling me that all day.

-Lord, love you both.

Well, that there does you proud.

-Well, it's so.

We did rob the bank. -All right, Annie.

Now, you -- you all run in and see your papa, now.

Come on, sweetheart.

-You don't believe me, Festus?

-Mike, I'll tell you what we'll do.

We'll talk on that later.

You go on and see your papa now.

Just go right through that door over yonder, right in there.

-Hi, kids.

-We -- we snuck you a piece of pie, Dad.

-Oh!

Well, looky here, now.

That's just about the nicest-lookin' piece of pie

I ever saw.

-Dad. -What, Mike?

-We've got something to tell ya, Dad.

-Right nice evenin', ain't it?

-Mr. Haggen, what will happen to Mike and Annie

if their father is found guilty?

-Well, Mrs. Thorpe, you and Ezra,

you bein' their closedest kin,

I-I reckon they'd be stayin' with you.

-Oh, that doesn't seem quite fair.

-Well, now, if you feel like maybe that's puttin'

you and Ezra out a-keepin' them young'uns, maybe we --

-Oh, I didn't mean it was unfair to us.

I meant it seems so unfair to the children.

Liver and eggplant.

-I believe ya, Mike,

but you're not to tell another soul, ya hear?

-But, Dad, it's true.

-I know it's true.

But if I was to tell that to a judge,

he'd just think that I was usin' the two of you.

-But we'll tell him we done it.

-I know, honey.

That'd just put us right back where we were --

three church mice without a church to go to.

Now, this way, you're gonna have somebody to tend for you,

a better house, better clothes, better everything, I imagine.

You understand what I'm sayin'?

Now, I want you to go back with your aunt and your uncle,

and I want you to do everything that they tell you to do.

[ Children sniffle ]

-It's gettin' late, Ray.

-You get along now, kids.

-Goodbye, Daddy. -Goodbye, Daddy.

-Festus, you know that lawyer you were talkin' about,

that Josephson you were going to see tomorrow?

-Yeah.

-Well, when you see him,

you tell him that I'm gonna plead guilty.

-The chances are he'll get a much lighter sentence

this way -- five, maybe six years at the most.

-Five or six years?

-Now, don't jump on me, Louise.

I don't make the laws.

-Well...

-Dad's gone to jail for us,

and we'll have to live here with them.

Do you want that?

-No.

But Dad said we had to do everything they told us.

-All they told us was to brush our teeth and sleep tight.

They didn't tell us we had to sleep here.

Come on.

-It will be quite a change for us,

but we'll just have to adjust.

-You make it sound as if the children

were two unruly house pets.

-Well, that's not altogether unfair, is it?

-Ezra, they're my brother's children!

-Oh, of course they are, Louise.

I know that.

And I will do my best to maintain an even temper, Louise.

I promise you that.

-That's like a turtle solemnly swearing never to fly.

-What?

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-I should think so.

-No, by heaven, I'm not sorry.

-What the devil is the matter?

-I want a drink.

-Louise!

-Are you going to forbid me to have one?

-No, no. You're an individual.

You're capable of making your own --

-[ Coughing ]

-Oh, Louise, Louise.

-Why didn't you forbid me to have one?

[ Coughs ]

I'll tell you why --

because you don't care enough to get mad.

That's why.

-Well, that's not so.

-You don't know howto get mad.

Or if you do, you're -- you're too afraid to let it out.

And if you can't let anger out,

then you can't let anything out, including love.

-Well, I just try to be a rational man.

-Why don't we have any children, Ezra?

-What?

Well, you --

you know that we can't afford to have them right now.

-Ezra, we can't afford not to have them.

-Well, I'm -- I'm just -- I'm just trying to be,

uh, logical, Louise.

I, uh...

-Yes, dear.

You've always been logical.

I suppose...

you are about the most logical man

I have ever known.

-[ Sighs ]

[ Creak ]

-Festus! Festus!

-Ezra, what in the tarnation you so fussed up about?

-[ Sighs ] Those children ran away.

I just started up to bed about 10 minutes ago.

I looked in on them, and they're gone!

-Well, you go over to the livery stable and wake up Ed.

I'll wake up Ray.

-Why are you gonna wake him up?

Just a minute!

You're -- you're not gonna let him out, are you?

-Well, of course I am!

-Ray? Ray! Get up and get crackin'.

Young'uns run off from Louise and Ezra's place.

We need you to help find 'em.

-It's absolute madness to let him out.

First time you turn back, he'll be off into the hills.

-If he does, it'll be a-lookin' for them young'uns?

-Why'd they run off? Did you do something to them?

-Of course not.

-Well, if you did anything to them, Ezra, so help me,

I'll tear your head off.

-Raymond, you want me to unlock this here door, or don't ya?

All right.

Behave yourself, and let's get goin'.

[ Owl hooting, chittering ]

-Annie!

-[ Sighs ]

-It's the marshal.

-But, Mike, he don't know we -- we done anything.

-Okay.

Hi, there, Marshal Dillon.

-What are you kids doin' out here?

You're a long way from home, aren't ya?

-Mm, sure.

That's 'cause we got to visit our aunt in Chicago.

-Visit your aunt in Chicago?

Does your pa know about this?

-Well, uh, he's the one what sent us.

-What's your aunt's name?

-Sally. -Carol.

-She's got two names, see?

-Uh-huh.

Well, uh, I'd offer you somethin' to eat,

but, uh, I guess you're probably in a hurry to get started, huh?

-Well, maybe just a bite or two.

-Can Poorly have some, too?

-Oh, I guess we could spare him a little.

-All right, then.

Now, you fellers go and feed and water your horses

and get some vittles for yourselves and come on back.

We'll be leaving in about a hour, all right?

-Yes, sir.

-Raymond, I want you to quit frettin' about them young'uns

because we're gonna find 'em.

I promise you that. We'll find 'em.

Come on.

Matthew! -Hello, boys.

-Am I glad to see you.

Did you know that Ray's young'uns is...

-Yeah, Ray, your kids are right in there.

-You mean you found 'em?

-Yeah, they're -- they're asleep.

-Matthew, I don't know how in the world you done it,

but you sure took a heap of frettin' off of me.

With them young'uns running off and all them other things,

well, I's just about frazzled plumb down.

-What do you mean?

-Well, you know, Raymond,

he ain't just in there visitin' them young'uns, Matthew.

He's gonna have to stay.

I mean, I just don't see that there is anything else

I could have did.

-No, I guess not.

-And them little young'uns,

they just like to busted my heart, Matthew.

You know what that little feller done?

He come to me, and he told me that theystole

that bank envelope, him and his sister.

-Wait a minute.

You mean this money was in an envelope?

-Yeah, about so big.

-Now, when was this, along about, uh, last Tuesday?

-Tuesday morning.

Then, them little ol' tykes were comin' over and tryin'

to take the blame for it.

-Festus, I'm gonna tell ya something.

Those two little tykes are to blame for it.

Matthew, how could you even think a thing like that?

-Festus, I saw it. I was out in front.

They came runnin' around the corner, bumped right into me

and, uh, dropped this envelope right on the boardwalk.

-Well, Matthew, if you seen 'em, why'd --

-Festus, I saw it, and let's just leave it at that now.

[ Door opens ]

-Festus, you mind if I get a cup of coffee?

Raymond, I don't give a hoot if you go clean to Kansas City

and get yourself a bucket of champagne.

Matthew just told me you didn't do it.

-That's right, Ray.

I saw Mike and Annie with the bank money.

-Did you really, Marshal?

-Sure did.

[ Door opens ]

-Festus, uh, the horses are all taken care of, and --

and as soon as the m--

Oh, hello, Marshal.

-Ezra. -Huh.

Well, a-anyway, we can leave in 15 minutes or so.

-Well, w-we ain't gonna -- -No need for that.

You can tell the men to go home, Ezra.

I found the kids. -You did?

-He did.

As quick as they get done takin' theirselves

a little snooze there, well, Ray's fixin'

to take 'em on home.

-Ray is gonna take them home?

-What's going on here?

-Ezra, you got yourself robbed by a mongrel and two kids.

Poorly knocked some papers out of your hand,

and then Mike saw the envelope with money in it and took off.

I'm sorry.

-Well, why did you confess?

-Well, I just been gettin' pushed so hard lately

I didn't know what else to do.

That's why.

-[ Chuckles ]

You don't believe that!

-Got a witness, the best there is.

-Who? -Me.

-Well, uh, uh...

Now, it doesn't seem to me that a man can be a fit parent

when he teaches his children to be little sneak thieves.

-Ezra, you say one more word about my kids and I'll --

-Now, I have been out to that farm

and seen those children so dirty that you just --

-Not half as filthy as the inside

of your money-grubbin' skull!

-Marshal, there is no point in avoiding the issue

that this man cannot raise those children properly.

-Ezra, I've heard all I care to from you about me and my kids.

Now, where was you when I needed help, huh?

-Don't push me. -Where was you

when I asked you personal for help, huh?

-Don't push me, Ray.

-I'll tell you where you was.

You was out bitin' rattlesnakes

and killin' the poor things, that's where!

-Don't push me, Ray!

-You get out of here!

I'll tear you apart!

-Hey, get in there. Come on.

-Come on, Ezra. [ People shouting indistinctly ]

-Festus?

Uh, pour me a cup of coffee, would ya?

-Now, Matthew?

-Look at all this mail stacked up here.

-Well, y-you don't know

what's goin' on out yonder, Matthew!

-Just a lot of noise. Why don't you close the door?

-But Matthew, I -- -Festus, close the door.

[ People shouting indistinctly ]

-Marshal?

Marshal, do you know what's going on out there?

-Oh, yeah, Burke. We know all about it.

-Well, there's two men out there,

and they're really -- -Burke!

We done know about it.

Here's your coffee, Matthew. -Thank you.

[ Shouting continues ]

-Here, stop that! -No, Doc!

Leave them alone! -He's gonna be hurt!

-[ Chuckling ] I know!

It's not logical at all, is it?

[ Shouting continues ]

[ Both grunting ]

-Whew! Ol' Ray's tearin' him up like a sow's bed, Matthew.

Funny thing is, neither one of 'em know how to duck!

[ Shouting continues ]

[ Laughter ]

-You know, Ezra is surprisin'.

I'll tell ya, he is.

[ Shouting continues ]

[ Laughter ]

-Ezra! Ezra, are you all right?

-[ Breathes heavily ] Yeah.

I lost my tooth.

-Oh! -My gold tooth.

-Uh-oh. Here comes Ray, Matthew.

-[ Sighs ]

Marshal... [ Sighs ]

I've come for my kids.

-They're right in there, Ray.

-[ Sighs ]

Oh, thank you, Louise.

I, uh -- I'm sorry you had to see that.

-Why?

You were magnificent.

-I was?

-I --

W-Well, you were like a --

a wild bull, Ezra.

-A wild bull?

-I've never seen such, well, such...

-[ Laughs ]

Well...

still waters, you know? [ Chuckles ]

-In all these years.

-A wild bull, huh? [ Chuckles ]

Hm.

[ Gasps ]

-Good day, Marshal.

-Good day, Ray, Mike, Annie.

-I hope you all take care of yourselves, you hear me?

-We will, Festus.

Come on.

-Oh, Ray!

-Uh, Louise, let me handle this.

-Oh, now, Ezra, don't you think -- -Louise.

-Doc.

-Ray?

[ Clears throat ] Ray, I, uh...

I would like to invite you and the children

out for Sunday supper.

I think we've got a few things to talk over.

-I can't think of one.

-Now, don't be stubborn.

-You mind standin' out of the way?

-There is the matter of the farm and of a loan,

comes right down to it,

and a few other things, too.

-A loan?

-It, uh, it will have to be a strictly personal loan.

I-I mean, I have my responsibilities to the bank.

-Oh, Ezra.

-Well, shall we say, uh, around 5:00?

That'll give us time for a drink or two before supper.

-Why don't you come to my house?

There's more room for the kids to play there.

-Oh.

Well, that -- that could be arranged, I suppose.

Louise? -Oh, absolutely, dear.

-[ Chuckles ]

-It's a deal.

-Good.

Well, Louise? [ Clears throat ]

-Wait a minute, Daddy!

-Bye, Marshal! Thank you! [ Poorly barking ]

Come on, Poorly.

-I don't know when I've ever seen anything quite like it.

I'll bet you that that is almost as good

as Drew Narramore whammin' you up against the side of the head

with a singletree. -Oh, there you go with it again.

-With what again? -Oh, twistin' things

around so you'll get a chance to pick, pick, pick.

I'll swear, Doc, if a day was to ever go by

when you didn't find something to hurrah me about,

I'd know blamed well you was ailin'.

-Is that a fact? -But don't you quit.

-Oh? -No, you keep it right up

because I want to see you keep feelin' as good

as you can for as long as you can...

-Well, thank you. Very nice. -Because as ornery as you are

when you're feelin' good, I sure wouldn't want

to be around you when you're a-feelin' peaky.

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

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