Sweet and Sour {reused script) | Gunsmoke (03-12-61)

Summary

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Old Time Radio Westerns – “Sweet and Sour {reused script}” | Gunsmoke (03-12-61)

Podcast Host: Andrew Rhynes
Original Airdate: October 18, 2025
Featured Story: Gunsmoke – “Sweet and Sour” (originally aired March 12, 1961, script by John Meston)
Restored Audio & Modern Listening Experience

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Episode Overview

This episode transports listeners to the golden age of radio via a digitally restored presentation of the classic "Gunsmoke" episode “Sweet and Sour.” Host Andrew Rhynes sets the stage for the drama unfolding in Dodge City, where Marshal Matt Dillon and his companions are faced with a newcomer whose presence proves dangerously divisive. Through restored sound and vintage performances, listeners revisit the timeless tale of how innocent-seeming charm can mask a catalyst for violence.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Train Station Encounter (03:28–07:27)

• Matt Dillon and Chester Proudfoot prepare to return to Dodge from Wichita.
• They meet Rena Decker, a “right pretty girl” who's also waiting on the train.
• Ab Laster introduces himself to Rena, being overly forward and offering her liquor.
• When Ab Laster tries to force Rena onto the train, Matt intervenes, disarms Laster, and warns him off.
  • “Let the lady go. You’re asking for trouble, ain’t you?” – Matt Dillon (06:09)
• Laster threatens revenge:
  • “I’ll kill you. I swear I’ll kill you.” – Ab Laster (07:06)

2. Arriving in Dodge City & Trouble Brewing (09:17–13:56)

• Rena expresses her discomfort and fears about coming to Dodge. Matt reassures her.
• Ab Laster and his partner Joe Garrett confront Dillon, airing grievances about the gun incident.
• Matt maintains order and offers Laster’s gun back anytime he wants it “at my office.”
• At the Long Branch Saloon, Matt discusses Rena’s situation with Doc and Kitty Russell.
• Kitty refuses to hire Rena:
  • “I’ve seen her kind too often. They mean nothing but trouble.” – Kitty Russell (12:51)
  • “Some women like men fighting over them.” – Kitty Russell (13:38)
• A rift emerges between the men’s willingness to help Rena and Kitty’s strong suspicions.

3. Escalating Violence (14:18–16:51)

• Two strangers are shot dead outside the Long Branch after a dispute, apparently over Rena’s attention.
  • “Looks like Miss Kitty was wrong, don’t it?” – Chester (14:21)
• Rena feigns ignorance, telling Matt she had “just been talking” to the men.
• Kitty warns Matt that Rena is trouble and seems to relish in this chaos:
  • “Some women like men fighting over them.” – Kitty Russell (13:38)
• Rena hints at the burdens of being an attractive woman, playing to Matt’s sympathy:
  • “Sometimes it’s an awful burden being a woman. You understand, don’t you?” – Rena Decker (16:42)

4. The Climax: Fatal Confrontation at the Long Branch (18:17–21:47)

• Chester and Matt observe Rena at the bar with Ab Laster and Joe Garrett, now returned to Dodge.
• Rena stirs up rivalry between the two, fanning their egos.
  • “Why, Ab, you make it sound like he’s not wanted… No man’s going to put up with that, is he, Mr. Garrett? No real man is.” – Rena Decker (20:13, 20:30)
• The men are goaded into another fight. Garrett is killed in the process.
• Matt confronts Ab Laster. Rena encourages further violence:
  • “He killed him! Don’t let him get away with it!” – Rena Decker (21:06)
• Matt reveals the truth to Laster:
  • “Reena’s tricked you with the two fights, Laster. You gonna let her do it again? She likes men fighting over her, don’t you?” – Matt Dillon (21:14)
• Ultimately, Laster is defeated. Matt, realizing his error, orders Rena out of Dodge.
  • “Four men have died because I wouldn’t believe Kitty about you. You get out of Dodge right now and don’t you ever come back.” – Matt Dillon (21:47)

5. Aftermath & Reflection (22:11–22:16)

• Matt admits his mistake to Kitty in a moment of regret:
  • “It’s not your fault, Matt.” – Kitty Russell (22:11)
  • “Yes, it is, Kitty. And I hope you never let me forget it.” – Matt Dillon (22:16)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Rena’s effect on men:
  • “Some women like men fighting over them.” — Kitty Russell (13:38)
• Matt’s realization:
  • “Four men have died because I wouldn’t believe Kitty about you.” — Matt Dillon (21:47)
• Rena’s manipulation:
  • “Sometimes it’s an awful burden being a woman. You understand, don’t you?” — Rena Decker (16:42)
• After the final showdown:
  • “Yes, it is, Kitty. And I hope you never let me forget it.” — Matt Dillon (22:16)

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Timeline of Major Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Synopsis | |-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:28–07:27 | Train station scene, first confrontation with Ab Laster | | 09:17–13:56 | Arrival in Dodge, Kitty warns about Rena | | 14:18–16:51 | First bar fight and deaths, Rena’s feigned innocence | | 18:17–21:47 | Rena provokes another deadly fight, Matt’s realizations | | 22:11–22:16 | Matt’s admission of fault to Kitty |

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Tone & Atmosphere

• The episode maintains the gritty, stoic spirit of classic Gunsmoke – mixing dry humor and hard-earned wisdom with a sense of moral ambiguity and regret.
• The performances are natural, with Matt’s steady, world-weary voice anchoring the story, Kitty’s acerbic wisdom, and Rena’s calculated innocence.
• The digitally restored audio enhances period atmosphere — the creak of saloon doors and bustle of Dodge as immersive as ever.

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Final Thoughts

The “Sweet and Sour” episode provides a classic morality tale about misjudgment, manipulation, and the peril of underestimating emotional motives. In an era (both of the episode's original airing and its period setting) where roles and reputations dictated behavior, the arrival of a seductive troublemaker sets off a chain of events Matt Dillon cannot control. Ultimately, it's a cautionary Gunmsoke tale about listening to the instincts of friends and the high cost of seemingly innocent entanglements.

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Transcript

[Sam]

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[Chester Proudfoot]

Limu is that guy with the binoculars watching us.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

Cut the camera. They see us.

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[Chester Proudfoot]

Liberty. Liberty.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

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[Matt Dillon]

Nice.

[Downy Unstoppables Narrator]

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[Andrew Rines (Podcast Host)]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now let's get into this episode.

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

Around Dodge City and in the territory on west. There's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. marshal and the smell of gun smoke.

[Matt Dillon]

Gun smoke.

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

Starring William Conrad. The story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with it.

[Matt Dillon]

I'm that man. Matt Dillon, United States Marshal. The first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful and a little lonely.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

And Doug, here we have the Limu Imu in its natural habitat, helping people customize their car insurance and save hundreds with Liberty Mutual. Fascinating. It's accompanied by his natural ally, Doug.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Uh, Limu is that guy with the binoculars watching us.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

Cut the camera. They see us.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

Only pay for what you [e-mail] Liberty.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Liberty.

[Matt Dillon]

Liberty.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Liberty Savings.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

Very underwritten by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and affiliates. Excludes Massachusetts.

[Chester Proudfoot]

I sure will be glad to get Back to dog, Mr. Jones.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, Wichita is a nice town, Chester. All right.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You like it so much, next time you can come alone. I got no business here anyway.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, it's almost over, Chester. The train leaves in about 10 minutes.

[Chester Proudfoot]

I've been worried all morning for fear we'd miss it.

[Matt Dillon]

That's gonna be a long ride. We wait outside here till they yell. All aboard.

[Chester Proudfoot]

My, you sure do hate setting down. Don't you?

[Matt Dillon]

I like fresh air, but you can get on if you want.

[Rena Decker]

No, no, no.

[Matt Dillon]

You could be finding us a couple of seats.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You know, the train guarantees a seat to everybody who buys a ticket, Mr. Dillon.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I was only trying to give you an excuse to get off your feet, Chester.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Well, I ain't so tired as all that. Well, I do declare. Look what's coming.

[Matt Dillon]

Where?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Yonder.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, the right pretty girl.

[Chester Proudfoot]

She is, ain't she? Say, you reckon she's going to Dodge too?

[Matt Dillon]

Why don't you ask her?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Oh, my goodness, Dylan, I don't even know her.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, that's not gonna stop him. Who? That gentleman standing by the car. He's seen her too.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Gentleman? He looks more like a drunk rowdy to me.

[Matt Dillon]

It's kind of mosey over there, huh?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Say, maybe he does more me stone. Maybe I misdoubt it, though. He's too mean and ugly looking.

[Matt Dillon]

As long as we're gonna be traveling together, we'd best get acquainted. Now. My name is Laster. Ab Laster.

[Rena Decker]

How do you do?

[Matt Dillon]

How do you do? I'm meeting my partner in Dodge, Joe Garrett. Maybe you know him.

[Rena Decker]

I'm sorry, but I've never been in dodge.

[Matt Dillon]

No, make two of us @ least. We ain't gonna be lonely, are we?

[Rena Decker]

Well, that depends.

[Matt Dillon]

It depends on what?

[Rena Decker]

If you're a gentleman.

[Matt Dillon]

If I'm. Oh, of course. Course I am, honey. Hey, I know. Look, I got a bottle here. Let's just get a board and then we have a little drink, huh?

[Rena Decker]

Please, Mr. Lass.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, come on.

[Chester Proudfoot]

No, it trained.

[Matt Dillon]

What's the matter with you? Start out real friendly and then you freeze up. Come on, get in that train like I say.

[Rena Decker]

Let me go.

[Matt Dillon]

What do you want? Let the lady go. You're asking for trouble, ain't you?

[Sam]

No, he.

[Rena Decker]

He tried to force me onto the train and he wanted me to drink with him.

[Matt Dillon]

Now, don't you worry, miss. He won't bother you anymore. She wasn't minding it none until you busted in. Ab Laster, huh? How do you know my name? Well, I heard you tell the lady. You're real snoopy, ain't you? Sometimes you. Do you know what you're getting into, mister? Now you tell me. I'll show you that. You're carrying a gun. But I don't always use it.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You hit him.

[Matt Dillon]

The gun's safer with me here. Chester put his gun in your belt. Yes, sir.

[Chester Proudfoot]

He's gonna be pretty mad, ain't he? Oh, I'll kill you. I swear I'll kill You.

[Matt Dillon]

You tricked me, you know that? Got aboard while you can still walk. Mischief. When we get to Dodge, you're gonna wish you never had seen me. I'm wishing not already. Now move.

[Rena Decker]

Oh, I'm sorry for all the trouble.

[Matt Dillon]

No trouble, miss.

[Rena Decker]

I didn't mean to get you into a fight.

[Matt Dillon]

It wasn't your fault.

[Rena Decker]

But I always feel that it is.

[Matt Dillon]

What?

[Rena Decker]

Well, just my being a woman, I guess. You know.

[Matt Dillon]

There won't be any more trouble, miss.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Not till we get the Dodge anyway.

[Matt Dillon]

Come on, let's get aboard.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

And Doug, here we have the limu emu in its natural habitat helping people customize their car insurance and save hundreds with Liberty Mutual. Fascinating. It's accompanied by his natural ally, Doug.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Uh, limu is that guy with the binoculars watching us?

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

Cut the camera. They see us.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

Only pay for what you need@liberty mutual.com.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Liberty Liberty. Liberty.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

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[Gain Ad Narrator]

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[Rena Decker]

Ooh, you smell amazing, James.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, thanks, mom.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

I love you too.

[Rena Decker]

I never said that.

[Gain Ad Narrator]

Add gain scent boosters to your laundry. Add joy to your day.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, what do you think of Dodge, Rena?

[Rena Decker]

Marshall, I. I can't tell much from the depot.

[Matt Dillon]

I will show you the rest. Chester, go get a baggage, will you?

[Rena Decker]

Well, Dodge kind of frightens me, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, why?

[Rena Decker]

Well, I'm only a woman and I've. I've heard so much about the terrible things that go on here.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, don't you worry, Rena. Nothing's going to happen to you.

[Rena Decker]

I do feel safer when you're.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, excuse me a minute. Rena. Yeah, what do you want, Lester? Well, now they tell me that you're Marshall Dillon. That's right, Marshall Dillon. I just wanted to let you know that now there's two of us. Marshall, this here is my partner, Joe Garrett.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Lasser says you made things bad for him in Wichita, Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

Is that so?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Yes. He says you stole his gun, too.

[Matt Dillon]

He can pick it up at my office sometime. I'll do that. I don't like what you did, Marshall. Well, I didn't do it for you. Yeah, all right, I know. Now, we're going to take some horses up north for just a few days, Marshall, and then we're going to be back. Well, I'LL be here. I'll be here every day.

[Rena Decker]

What did those men want, Marshall?

[Matt Dillon]

There was nothing, Rena. Nothing important.

[Rena Decker]

Oh, I'll bet there's going to be more trouble over me, isn't there?

[Matt Dillon]

Now, don't you worry about it. We'll find you a room and then I'll take you over to the Long Branch and introduce you to Kitty Russell. She's the owner of the place. Come on. Chester's waiting. There he is.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Come on in, Matt. It's your office.

[Matt Dillon]

Ah, how have you been, Doc?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Oh, fine, fine, fine. Oh, Matt, Chester's been telling me about this new girl, Arena Decker. Oh, sounds like Amonie's sweet little apple.

[Matt Dillon]

Is that what Chester said?

[Chester Proudfoot]

No, I didn't say no such a thing. Well, that's what you meant. Is it true?

[Matt Dillon]

Man, you can go see for yourself, Doc. She'll be working at the Long Branch.

[Sam]

What?

[Chester Proudfoot]

The little Kitty hired her.

[Matt Dillon]

I left them talking together about an hour ago.

[Sam]

Good. I'll drop by there tonight if I have the time.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You'll find time, Doc. Well, I will. If somebody doesn't fall off his horse or jump out of a window or go get himself shot. Leave him die. It'll be worth it. It's a good thing nobody has to depend on a sybarite like you, Chester.

[Matt Dillon]

Duh.

[Chester Proudfoot]

I don't know what that means, but it sure don't sound nice. Well, then don't ever let me catch you safe.

[Sam]

Well, Miss Kitty.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Come on in, Kitty. Join the fun.

[Sam]

I'm afraid I'm gonna spoil the fun, Doc.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, what's the trouble, Kitty?

[Sam]

I thought I'd better come tell you before you hear it from her.

[Matt Dillon]

Matt. What?

[Sam]

Rena Decker isn't going to be working at the Long Brunch.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, why not?

[Sam]

I didn't hire her.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You didn't hire her?

[Sam]

I'm not saying she's not pretty and all that, but I've seen her kind too often. They mean nothing but trouble.

[Matt Dillon]

I don't understand, Kitty. She seems like a nice little girl.

[Sam]

You men are all alike. Pretty face throws you every time.

[Matt Dillon]

No, no, Kitty. I have no interest in her beyond trying to help her way.

[Sam]

I'd help anybody who started that fight in Wichita.

[Matt Dillon]

Matt, A.B. laster. He was annoying her.

[Sam]

She didn't lead him on.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, now, Kitty, you're being unfair. That girl's here all alone. She doesn't know anybody and she needs a job.

[Sam]

Sure, and when I had to leave her at the bar a few minutes after you brought her in, she almost got another Fight started. What?

[Matt Dillon]

Kitty. Why would she do that?

[Sam]

Some women like men fighting over them.

[Matt Dillon]

Kitty, what really is it that you don't like about her?

[Sam]

Doc, you haven't seen her yet, huh? No, no, no.

[Chester Proudfoot]

But I sure am interested.

[Sam]

Now, Kitty, you'll be just as stupid as they are.

[Matt Dillon]

Now, Kitty.

[Sam]

All right. Just to show you our Harris. But don't blame me when somebody gets killed, because it's bound to happen.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Mr. Dillon.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah, what, Chester?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Looks like Ms. Kitty was wrong, don't it?

[Matt Dillon]

That's been two days. But she didn't put any time limit on it.

[Chester Proudfoot]

What do you think she's got again, Reena?

[Matt Dillon]

Anyway, sometimes a woman takes a dislike to another woman and nobody ever knows exactly why.

[Chester Proudfoot]

They sure are hard to track, ain't they?

[Matt Dillon]

They got their ways, I guess. Then so have we.

[Sam]

That's right.

[Chester Proudfoot]

We ain't always so plain and simple, are we? Where you going?

[Matt Dillon]

Those men in front of the long branch.

[Chester Proudfoot]

What about them? Hey, they're gonna fight. Ms. Dillon.

[Sam]

Look at them.

[Chester Proudfoot]

They're about to draw.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, hold it.

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

Your man.

[Chester Proudfoot]

They're both down. They both got hit.

[Matt Dillon]

Go get Doc Chester.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Well, they look dead to me.

[Matt Dillon]

Get him anyway. I'll see if I can find out what this is all about. Yes, sir. Anybody know these men? I never see you here, Kitty.

[Sam]

Hello, Matt.

[Matt Dillon]

Maybe you knew these men.

[Sam]

He has a couple of riders. I don't even know their names.

[Matt Dillon]

What started it?

[Sam]

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

[Matt Dillon]

What do you mean?

[Sam]

Talk to her about it.

[Matt Dillon]

Who?

[Sam]

Oh, I'll go with him.

[Matt Dillon]

All right.

[Rena Decker]

Oh, Marshall. Oh, wasn't it terrible? I was so scared.

[Matt Dillon]

Rena, have you any idea what started this?

[Rena Decker]

Marshall, I don't know. I was talking to them at the bar, and then suddenly they got mad at each other. And then they came out here. That's all I know.

[Sam]

What were you talking about, Rena?

[Rena Decker]

Why, nothing. Just talking.

[Sam]

Then why'd they get mad?

[Rena Decker]

You know how men are.

[Sam]

Yeah, I know. I know how some of them are. See you later, Nat.

[Rena Decker]

Marshall.

[Matt Dillon]

What? Reina.

[Rena Decker]

Marshall. Sometimes it's an awful burden being a woman. You understand, don't you?

[Matt Dillon]

I don't know, Reyna. I'm not sure what I understand. Limu Emu and Doug.

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

Here we have the Limu imu in its natural habitat helping people customize their car insurance and save hundreds with Liberty Mutual. Fascinating. It's accompanied by his natural ally, Doug.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Limu is that guy with the binoculars watching us?

[Narrator (Liberty Mutual Ad)]

Cut the camera. They see us.

[Liberty Mutual Voice]

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[Matt Dillon]

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[Chester Proudfoot]

My ding. Mr. Dun. I sure would hate to be buried that way. Nobody not knowing who you are. Not even a marker on your grave. It's a sad poor way to end us.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Chester Proudfoot]

It's been a troubling you too, ain't it?

[Matt Dillon]

Some, yeah.

[Chester Proudfoot]

You've been awful quiet ever since yesterday, Mr. Dillon.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, I've been thinking trusted. I'm gonna go to the long branch. You want to come?

[Chester Proudfoot]

Yes, sir. Thank you.

[Sam]

My land.

[Chester Proudfoot]

They're busy, ain't they?

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah.

[Sam]

Hello, man.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Heather. We're at home, Miss Kitty.

[Matt Dillon]

I missed you at the very.

[Sam]

Oh, that must have been real fancy.

[Matt Dillon]

Is Rena around?

[Sam]

Right over there at the bar. Two men as usual.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Oh, doing it's Ablaster and that Garrett fell. Yeah, I didn't know they'd come back in town.

[Sam]

Didn't take Rena long to find out.

[Matt Dillon]

What do you mean?

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

Kitty?

[Sam]

She brought him in with her when she came to work. But then of course, she and lass of old friends.

[Matt Dillon]

Aren't they kidding?

[Sam]

Why don't you go over there, Meth, have a drink at the bar, listen to her a few minutes. You might learn something.

[Matt Dillon]

All right, I will. Oh, Sam, give me a beer. Serena, honey, it's sure good to see you.

[Rena Decker]

Are you really going to take me to dinner, Anne?

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, you bet I am.

[Chester Proudfoot]

What about me? What ain't I invited?

[Rena Decker]

Oh, well, I guess that depends on Ann.

[Matt Dillon]

Yeah. Some other time, Garrett. This gonna be my night tonight.

[Rena Decker]

Why, Ab, you make it sound like he's not wanted.

[Matt Dillon]

He ain't.

[Rena Decker]

But you don't have to treat him like he's a dog or something.

[Matt Dillon]

I ain't treating him like he's no dog, am I?

[Sam]

Gad, no, of course you are, Ab.

[Rena Decker]

Now, no man's going to put up with that, is he, Mr. Garrett?

[Sam]

No real man is.

[Matt Dillon]

Well, no, no, by golly.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Now you take it back, Plaster.

[Sam]

Huh?

[Matt Dillon]

Oh, gonna leave us alone, will you, Ab?

[Chester Proudfoot]

I ain't taking no more. Now get your gun out.

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

If that's how you want.

[Matt Dillon]

All right. Wait a minute. Oh.

[Rena Decker]

You killed him. You killed him.

[Sam]

Ab.

[Matt Dillon]

Give me your gun, laster. No. Give it to me. No. I expect to take a man's gun when he's already got it in his hand, Marshall. And don't be a fool, Marshall.

[Rena Decker]

He killed him. Don't let him get away with it.

[Matt Dillon]

Shut up, Rena. Stay where you are, Marshall.

[Chester Proudfoot]

Don't you back away from me.

[Matt Dillon]

Reena stricked you with the two fights, laster. You gonna let her do it again? Stand still.

[Sam]

You here.

[Matt Dillon]

She likes men fighting over her, don't you? You leave her out of this and stand still. You put your gun up. Lester.

[Sam]

No.

[Rena Decker]

Oh, marshall. I. Oh, I. I was so worried. I thought sure he killed you. I. Oh, I was so scared.

[Matt Dillon]

Renown, four men have died because I wouldn't believe kitty about you. What? You get out of dodge right now. And don't you ever come.

[Sam]

Well, kitty, it's not your fault, man.

[Matt Dillon]

Yes, it is, kitty. And I hope you never let me forget it. Sam.

[Gun Smoke Narrator]

Gun smoke, produced and directed in hollywood by norman McDonald, stars william conrad as matt dillon, u. S. Marshal. The story was specially written for guns folk by john meston. Featured in the cast were lynn allen, lawrence dobkin and vic parrott. Charlie bear is chester, howard mcm is doc and georgia ellis is kitty. This is george walsh inviting you to join us again next week when cbs radio presents another story of the western frontier when matt dillon, chester proudfoot, doc and kitty together with all the other hard living citizens of dodge will be with you once more. It's america growing west in the 1870s. It's gun smoke.

[Andrew Rines (Podcast Host)]

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