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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.

[gunshots and yelling]

Betty, someday they'll be gone, and this place will last long

after them, and us with it.

[screaming and yelling]

Come on outta here!

Look here what I almost stepped on.

Aw, 'tis that sorry I am, friend.

Keep your hands off me, you pigboat [inaudible].

Now, hold it, bucko, hold it.

You see, you've got to be grinning

when you call an Irishman that.

I do, huh?

'Course you do.

That way there's no offense.

Now go on, let me hear you call me that once more.

Go on, please, huh?

Or haul your mangy tail outta here, right now!

Come on.

[laughter]

Oh, excuse me, friends.

He tried to make off with my knife.

Oh, someone get a doctor, please.

Oh, get a doctor!

Please, get a doctor!

Festus, you could help me by staying here

and looking out after things.

Well, Newly can do that, Matthew.

Now, you're gonna need somebody that--

Here we go.

Much obliged, Miss Kitty.

There you are.

Like I was saying, Matthew, Newly can look after Dodge.

And besides, you know what things have came to out yonder

in that town of Hilt. Why, it's worser

than Dodge ever was its worstest.

You know what he's working up to, Matt?

He wants to go along with you.

Well, of course I do.

How in the tarnation do we know who they're fixing

to send out yonder to help him?

Could be some green-horned old galoot that don't know

his elbow from his what else.

Matt, didn't you say that whoever would be helping

would be staying on for a while after you quiet things down?

That's what the telegram said, Kitty.

Well, then why don't you take Festus with you?

I think that's a great idea.

Matt, why don't you do that?

Then we can get a little peace and quiet around here.

All right, you blamed old scudder.

If I was to ever leave Dodge, you'd

be miserabler than a flea-bit old hound dog

with a rheummy-ticky hind leg.

Besides that, you wouldn't find nobody

that's put up with your blamed pickety-pickin' hoo-ron.

Oh yes, I'm gonna miss this.

I really am.

You be careful, you hear me, Matthew?

I will, Festus.

See ya, Matt.

Well, after all this time, you'd think the goodbyes would

get easier, but they don't.

See you in a couple of weeks.

[yelling and gunshots]

Now, don't go breaking your fist, ya!

Oh, no, you just hold still now.

And don't you go flinchin', huh?

[cheering]

[gunshots and screaming]

It's gonna be Junction City all over again, Matt.

You can remember that far back, can't you?

The only difference is, we're not

gonna have old Marshal Kimbrough to back us up this time.

Hello, Luke.

Matt.

How are ya?

I don't mind saying I'm relieved to see it's you.

Well, that goes double.

It's gonna take a bit of savvy to read

the scripture to this place.

That's why I got here a day early to look things

over and see where to start.

Came two days early myself for the same reason.

Come on, I'll show you around.

All right.

[sound of glass breaking]

They drag through here all the time

for the Oklahoma territory.

Of course, they don't have to worry about the law here

anymore than they do down there.

[more glass breaking]

Bustin' windows and thievin' has gotten to be quite a pastime.

'Course with profits like they are, nobody gives a hoot.

They're practically trading sugar

for gold dust pound for pound.

You know, Matt, I'd thought I'd seen everything.

But there's something in this town you just got to see.

-What's that? -The local banking system.

Come on.

[saloon music]

You're just about to see a deposit made.

It's almost 100% robbery proof.

What if somebody steps inside that circle by accident?

They buried the most recent one this morning.

Figured this would make a pretty good hoosegow.

Well, it worked in Junction City.

Sure did.

You know, a handcuff to one of these posts for a few days

will at least get their attention.

Blacksmith close by like he is will

be handy for forging chains.

Well, Marshal, let's get to work.

[gunshots and yelling]

That's the last race in town.

Do tell.

Just once.

Stand aside.

I don't want to spoil your day.

Well, you won't.

Turn loose of those reins or you gonna get run over, mister.

I'm a US Marshal.

It's like Jimmy says, turn loose of them reins

or get run over.

You're under arrest.

[rifle shot]

Next one will be right in your breadbasket.

If you want to push it, now's the time.

Would you mind repeating that once more?

I said I never knew a Dutchman that

couldn't outclass a tea-sippin', [inaudible]

in any drinking contest.

You spoiling for a fight?

You got a fight!

Well, actually, I'm more of a drinker.

Now look, pay no mind to Mike here.

He gets a wee bit testy sometimes.

But there's one thing that we don't do, and that's sip tea.

[cheering]

All the Dutchies I know can empty their glass in four

seconds if they're of a mind.

I can do it quicker.

You can, huh?

Yeah.

Well now, Dutchie, you've met your master.

I hear the words.

Hey, gaffer, two mugs of suds here.

The same as me and the boys have, right?

Let me show him who the tea sipper is.

No, no, I'll do this.

Oh, and on top of that, drinks all around for the house.

[cheering]

-One little side bet. -Yeah?

If I win, you personally see to it

that your track crews hang their fun on a lower limb from here

on out.

What if you lose?

You can name it.

[laughter]

Ha!

Hey, where are those beers?

And one of you fellas go look for a one-way ticket

on the next outgoing stage for me marshal friend here.

[cheering]

Well, now, now, don't go hurting yourself, huh?

Oh, that was a darlin' blow, McCoy, a darlin' blow.

Now you just remember, on the lower limb from here on out.

I gave you me word, now I'll keep it.

That's good.

You know, I haven't downed a beer like that in 15 years.

I was wondering about that.

What if you hadn't made it?

I don't know.

You reckon he might have gone for two out of three?

[gunshots and screaming]

McCurdy.

Well, I heard we had us some law in town.

That's right.

Marshal, my men had every reason

to suppose that that man was making a play for the money.

You won't need this banking setup anymore.

Come back and tell me that in a couple of days,

if you're still around.

I'm telling you now, and I'm telling you once.

[rifle shot]

Hold off.

All right, hold it.

Marshal, the first thing people learn when they come in here

is what happens to anybody that sets foot inside that circle.

I've got a right to protect what's mine.

From now on, you'll be protecting

what's yours up to the law.

Anybody else gets killed inside this circle,

I'll see you hanged for murder.

[hammering]

[woman screaming]

All right.

This place has changed some.

You boys aren't wanted around here anymore.

We planned on going anyhow.

You do just that.

Next time.

I'll be looking forward to that.

Now git!

Dang town's depressing anyway.

It'd sure be good to forget everybody

else's problems for a while and tie one on, wouldn't it?

The only trouble with wearing this badge.

Six bit piece of tin can sure cost

a man a heck of a lot in life.

You know, old man Kimbrough had the right idea.

He once said, in this job you never take on nothing personal

that you can't easy give up.

Whatever happened to him?

He's dead, Luke.

Did he ever get out from behind his badge?

Nope.

Well then, there's hope for us, Matt.

Times are changing.

You know what I do?

Tie one on?

Luke, you think you're going to get along all right here?

Standing on my head, Matt, thank you.

Matt, do you think times are changing too fast for us?

That's something I try not to think too much about, Luke.

Take care.

This is the Hilt Hotel, lady, right here.

What in the world are you doing here?

Caleb and I are on our way to San Francisco.

Oh?

Luke, we talked it all out.

I told you it was over.

Well, you're sure taking the long way around to get there.

Well, Caleb begged to see you.

It was only right.

Well, I sure appreciate that.

I said this time, and I meant it.

I know.

Luke!

Hey!

Hey, boy.

Luke I was scared you would have already gone.

No.

Say, that new suit's something.

Finally got long pants, huh?

It ain't the pants, it's the man wearing 'em.

Seems like I've heard that somewhere before.

You used to tell me that all the time.

We're going to San Francisco, Luke.

So your mother said.

But we can't get any seats on the stage for two days.

The man at the freight office said so.

Now look, it's just about time for supper.

You hungry?

Yes, sir.

We ain't had nothing but beans and meat

since we left Fort Smith.

Don't say ain't.

It isn't polite.

If we go now, we can get in ahead of the crowd.

No, you two go on.

I'm tired from the trip.

I think I'll just go to bed.

But we were just going to get something to eat.

Let's go.

You gonna let her go, Luke?

Well now, there's just some things in life a man's

got no right to change, Caleb.

Come on.

Luke!

Hi, boy.

-Come over here and sit with us. -Martha.

Morning.

You sit there.

I'm through anyway.

Caleb, you haven't eaten a thing.

I'm not hungry, Ma.

Besides, I want to go look around.

Hey, watch it boy.

Place has got growing pains.

Thanks, Luke.

More coffee?

Please.

-Thanks. -Thank you.

Were things as bad as you expected?

Oh, nothing ever really is.

They sent me a man I started with, a good man.

You heard me talk about him, Matt Dillon.

Oh, you'd never know to look at the place, though.

It's so quiet.

It's still quivering though.

It's still got a few kicks left in her.

With Caleb you talked about the town's growing pains,

and now you talk as though it's dying.

The old way is dying.

The new is getting born.

Luke Rumbaugh, undertaker and midwife.

$40 a month lawman.

One of the best.

Just following the rule book and the man

that wrote it, that's all.

I know all about that rule book.

Luke, I love you, but I love my son more, differently.

I can understand that.

That difference is the reason we're going to San Francisco.

Now, these past eight years, they were my years, our years.

Now Caleb needs a father.

He's come to be quite a boy than the sprout I first met.

No little thanks to you.

That'll be a good place to raise a boy.

The place doesn't matter, Luke.

Then why go?

Because it's a long way from Fort Smith, and I'm

going to give Caleb a father.

Well, like I said, Frisco's a pretty good

place to shop for one.

You get yourself a nice, secure man

with a nice, easy way of life.

I hope so.

A man that'll give you 100% flat-out

commitment, with the odds-on chance

that he'll be able to keep it.

Who has that?

Well, for sure nobody wearing one of these.

I never asked you to take that badge off.

I know that.

When I get out of bed in the morning,

I don't know whether I'm going to see it again that night

or not.

Who does?

When I put on my badge, the only thing on my mind

is doing the job and staying alive.

I know.

I don't expect anymore than that.

But you and that boy, that's, that's

something I can't easy give up.

But you are giving us up.

You're letting us go to San Francisco.

-It's, it's not the same thing. -I don't understand.

Not many would.

So here we are, right back where we started from.

That was a mistake, starting in the first place.

Luke, do you really regret that?

You mean now, right this moment?

I sure do.

Look, there's nothing on God's earth

that I'd trade these last eight years for, nothing.

Now, you take good care of your Ma, hear?

Some city man will do that.

Aw, there's lots of good fellers in the city.

The only life for a real man is with his boot in the soil

or his rump in a saddle.

Where did you hear that?

You told it to me.

Oh.

You forget?

You forget all those other things you said too?

Well son, there's lots of things a man does in his life

that he wishes he could do different.

Why?

Because it's, because it's right.

A man always does what's right if he wants to stand square

with himself and his maker.

I won't stay there.

Come on, give it a try.

Luke, I want to stay here with you.

Yeah, I wished you could too, son.

But it just can't be.

Now, you go on with your Ma and grow up and be something solid

like your pa, hear?

You're the only pa I ever known, Luke.

STAGECOACH DRIVER: We're moving out.

Tell me something, Luke.

How come in just about every town I've ever operated in,

I could always get around the law one way or the other,

but never around you?

What?

Never mind.

You've been staring a that fly speck on the wall

for the last 15 minutes.

I just wanted to see if you were listening.

Well, I guess I just feel like being quiet.

If you felt like being quiet, you

could go to your hotel room.

And if you felt like drinking, you

could go to one of the saloons that you

haven't closed down yet.

Now, you came in here for a reason, Luke.

And since you're not one to take free samples of anything,

it must be to talk.

Come, let me buy you a drink this time.

Thanks.

What's her name?

What's whose name?

The woman you saw off on the stage.

You remember, the one with the kid.

Do you know everything that is going on in this town?

Uh huh.

If she's as important to you as you're acting like she is,

you better go and do something about it.

Am I really that obvious?

Oh, probably not to another man.

Well, anyhow, it's too late now.

The only thing it's too late for is to be born.

Oh, go on.

Go on and get out of here and find her.

I mean, you're depressing with what

little business I got left.

Thanks, Kate.

How come I always get kissed goodbye?

STAGECOACH DRIVER: Come on folks, we're ready to go.

The stage is leaving.

Thank you, Caleb.

Mom, Mom, it's Luke!

Tell the driver to get your bags down, boy.

Yes, sir.

I figure to write a new chapter in that rule book.

Oh?

Traveling parson came by, and nobody in Hilt

had ever seen one there before.

So I latched on to him.

Made him promise to wait till we got back.

Oh, Luke.

[ominous music]

Whoa.

Caleb, you get the bags down.

While I'm taking this rig back, you

go pound on room number five.

Tell that parson feller we're back.

Yes, sir.

Tell him your mother and best friend are getting married.

Yes sir!

There are times when a man can do no wrong.

We're back, let's go.

With the cards running like this?

What did we come up here for?

Part of what we came up here for, I'm doing.

Now if you're in a hurry, you go take him yourself.

You might be lucky this time.

If he comes around tonight, that's one thing.

If not, tomorrow's soon enough.

Hurry up, deal.

[knock on door]

Yes.

Aren't you ready yet?

Luke Rumbaugh, I have planned this day, or night,

over and over in my mind for years.

And I'm not gonna be hurried.

Well now, if I've got to put up with this all my life,

I can just call the whole thing off.

Not on your life.

Oh, now wait a minute, wait a minute.

Now, don't fix yourself up too fancy.

I kinda like you just like you are.

Oh, Luke.

Oh.

They do that all the time.

Oh, you're just in time, preacher.

Obviously.

Son, why don't you step over here by the bed,

right over there?

You sir, if you'd turn around this way a little bit,

right about in here. -Right here?

Fine.

Are you ready?

Parson, I've been ready a long time.

That just about tells it all for both of us.

Dearly beloved, we're gathered together

here in the sight of God and the face of this company

to join together this man and this woman

in holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate instituted

of God in the time of man's innocency,

signifying unto us the mystical union that is

betwixt Christ and his church.

Into this holy estate, these two persons

present come now to be joined.

If any man can show just cause why they may not lawfully

be joined together, he may speak now, or forever

after hold his peace.

Ring?

With this ring, I thee wed.

With this ring, I thee wed.

Those whom God hath joined together, let no man

put asunder.

I pronounce that you are husband and wife.

Luke, oh Luke.

Hello there, son.

Luke.

Yeah?

Oh.

How much do I owe you, preacher?

The usual donation is $3.

Well, since it's the middle of the night.

I'm afraid I don't have change for this amount.

Oh, just keep the change.

We just both thank you.

You're most welcome.

And I hope the three of you will be very happy.

[rooster crowing]

Good morning, Mrs. Rumbaugh.

That's an awful nice way to start off that new chapter.

Isn't it though?

It will work, Luke.

You bet it will.

Boy!

Yes, sir?

Didn't I see you with the marshal last night?

Yes, sir.

That's what I thought.

I got something really important to tell him.

You think you can get a message to him for me?

Yes, sir.

You have put a spell on me.

I feel like I'm 19 all over again.

That is no spell, Mrs. Rumbaugh.

[knock on door]

Hey.

What you got there, kid?

Caleb, breakfast, how sweet.

Luke, a man stopped me down at the cafe.

Yeah?

What man?

He said he came back with friends

to keep the town from dying.

Where are they now?

At the cafe.

Luke?

-How many were there? -Two.

Are you sure?

Yes, sir.

At least, two was all I saw.

[ominous music]

Good morning, Marshal.

You're under arrest.

Both of us?

Put your hands on the table.

I said, put your hands on the table.

Them too?

[gunshots]

Get on your feet.

Get up!

Marshal, you better get that shoulder looked after.

There's four more.

Just keep moving.

Marshal, looks like you done run out of time

to get that shoulder looked at.

Not twice in the same day.

[gunshot]

[scream]

[gunshots and yelling]

[gunshots outside]

[knock on door]

Hello, Matt.

Come in.

Luke.

That's my wife Martha.

She sent you the wire.

How do you do, ma'am?

Marshal Dillon.

That's Caleb.

Hello, son.

You all right?

I will be.

Sorry to put this on you, Matt.

Who did it?

A man named Badger.

You won't have any trouble finding him.

How'd it happen?

I got caught up by the dumbest stunt of all.

Well, I guess that's happened to all of us.

Well, it's the last time for me.

I'm quitting.

Truth is, I knew I was ready to quit when I made up my mind

to ask Martha to marry me.

Lost the edge, Matt.

But how do you explain something like that to a boy, huh?

[saloon music and chatter]

That's him over there.

Your name Badger, is it?

That's right, whiskers.

There's a big feller out yonder with a marshal's

badge pinned on his shirt.

He told me to tell you something.

He did?

Either you come out yonder or he's fixin' to come in here

and get ya.

You tell him I got the message.

If I was you, I wouldn't settle down on my nest.

Appeared to me like he meant business.

Bad eyeball.

Don't make a move.

Badger?

Right here.

You're under arrest.

The fools they're hiring get bigger and bigger.

[gunshots and screams]

Hold it right there.

Get your hands up.

All right, now move over.

I'm gonna say this one more time, and you better hear me.

The lid's on this town.

Anybody tries to take it off is gonna wind up like them.

The law's come to Hilt, and it's gonna stay here.

Now you better think about that.

Think about it hard.

Luke, ma'am.

Now Luke, I just talked to Newly and Festus.

They said they'll stay on till the new deputy gets here.

Thank you, Matt.

I wish you both luck.

I think your boy'll come around.

I'd like to believe that, but these last days

tell me different.

So long, Luke.

Take care, Matt.

Goodbye, Marshal.

Mrs. Rumbaugh.

They'll be sending another deputy in a week or so.

Well, Matthew, don't tell old Doc

it'll be that quick so's he can enjoy hisself for a few days.

Festus, Doc won't be fit to live with until you get back.

Well, fiddle, I know that, Newly.

And old Doc, he knows it, too.

But if he knowed that I knowed that he knowed, why,

he'd turn seven ways of purple and deny it.

We'll see you directly, Matthew.

All right.

I was afraid I was going to miss saying goodbye to you.

Goodbye, Marshal Dillon.

Caleb, I know what you're thinking about Luke,

but you're wrong.

You're dead wrong.

But he's a coward.

Luke's a coward.

No, he isn't, son.

Luke's one of the best lawmen that ever was.

Was.

Luke wasn't afraid of doing his job.

He wasn't even afraid of dying if he had to, because he didn't

have anything he felt was that worthwhile that he

was going to leave behind.

But now it's different.

He's got your ma, and he's got you.

The reason he did what he did was so you'd have a pa.

You think about that.

You'll see I'm right.

Luke, oh Luke.

I love you, Luke, and I'm sorry.

[theme music]