Gunsmoke (1955) s01e05 Episode Script

Announcer: Starring james arness as matt dillon.
Place looks even better than we heard.
Well, with all his money, he can afford a nice place.
Look.
Hello.
Why don't you get down and rest a while? You get down.
Sure.
Well, why don't you both get down? I got a pot of coffee boilin' on the stove in the kitchen.
Might even scare up a little bacon If you're real empty.
You might? We've had.
You have? Camped in that clump of trees out there last night.
Why didn't you ride in? Could of slept you in the barn.
Don't get much company out here.
We know.
You're all alone out here, ain't you? Always, been all alone.
Ain't either of ya hungry? Obie tater.
That your name? That's right, mister.
How come you knowed it? Oh, you- You must've heard them stories.
Everybody's heard about you, obie.
Fellow that spends money the way you do gets kinda- Kinda known around.
Oh, that.
Yeah.
That.
I don't spend money no more.
That's when I first come out here.
I'm broke now.
Come on in, get some breakfast.
Oh, that ain't the way we heard it, obie, That you don't spend it no more.
Yeah, we heard you drove a mule back from sacramento, obie, Just loaded with gold.
Double eagle.
Oh, that ain't so.
It ain't? Oh, 1,000 dollars is all the gold money I scratched out of california.
That was a couple years ago.
I spent it buildin' this place.
I don't know why people keep talking About how rich I am.
They won't talk anymore.
What? You ain't gonna be rich anymore, obie.
What are you talking about? I'm gonna ask you real nice, obie.
Where you got the gold hid? Now, wait a minute.
What are you fellows up to? You gonna tell us? Ain't no use robbing me, Since there's nothing to rob.
I told you it would be this way.
That's what I told him.
No.
We ain't gonna hang you, obie.
No, we're just gonna- We're gonna give you a little ride.
You ain't gonna drag me? It's what we gotta do.
Afterward, if you can, You'll tell us where you got it hid.
Tear down the house.
Search every inch.
Any gold you find you can have.
Oh, you'll talk better than that, obie, In a little while.
Come on.
No! No! my daddy come west to kansas to make his home in kansas my home is Well, obie tater.
Hello, chester.
Marshal.
Sit down, obie.
What bring you to dodge? I had to see doc adams.
You are kind of pale.
You got marks on your face.
You been sick? I been hurt.
What happened? Three weeks ago, marshal, I like to died.
What did you do? Fall off your horse or something? I got dragged.
You what? Two fellows, they come by my place, Throwed a rope on me, dragged me across the prairie.
Well, who did? What for? I never seen 'em before.
Both 'em medium height, One dark, the other fair.
'bout all I can tell you.
They get your gold, obie? Even you believe I got gold.
I've been hearin' it around for a long time.
I tried to stop that talk, marshal.
But nobody listens.
They think if you come back from a california strike, You got to be rich.
I guess you're right.
People talk.
Those two fellows I- I told 'em and told 'em.
They wouldn't believe me.
You think they'll come back? They said they'd- They'd find a way to open me up.
It's too bad that rumor got started in the first place.
I tried to stop it.
But you know how I am.
I ain't very smart.
Why, I can hardly sign my name, marshal.
I guess that's why I Always got jobbed By just about every fast-talker that come along.
All my life it's been like that.
Well, we can't stop what people think.
I bet we can find those two men.
Would you recognize 'em? I sure would.
Well, they might be hangin' around dodge.
Let's go look the town over.
Yes sir.
We must've been in every saloon and gambling house in dodge, Mr.
Dillon.
I'm gettin' sore eyes looking.
Well, there's only a couple of places left.
Let's try the long branch.
What you gonna do if you find them, marshal? Put 'em in jail? If there's enough left of 'em when I get through.
Well, he ain't here.
Well, let's go.
Couldn't we sit down a minute? I guess I ain't got my full strength back yet.
Wanna sit there? I'd like that.
I ain't talked to a woman In I don't know how long.
I'll be at the bar, mr.
Dillon.
Sit down, matt.
Kitty, this is obie tater.
I'm glad to know you, obie.
This is ella mills.
How do you do? Glad to know you, ma'am.
It's "miss," obie.
It's an awful pretty name Ella mills.
Why, thank you.
Ella's new here.
She's only been in dodge about a week.
I like it, though.
I might even stay a while.
You're nice, obie.
Those marks on your face.
Looks like you had a bad time.
You feelin' better now? Oh, I'm fine.
Doc adams can hardly find anything real wrong.
Just said, Take it easy for a while.
You been sick, obie? Couple of fellas come by my place and treated me Kind of rough is all.
You look fine.
Can't hurt a young man like you.
Why, I ain't so young no more and- Not pushin' 50, I ain't.
Fifty? I don't believe it.
You look more like 35 to me.
I do? Of course, you do.
Ella- I mean, miss mills- Ella.
I'd be proud to take you over to the bar and- And buy you any kind of a drink you'd want.
Now, wait a minute, obie, we still got a couple places To look into first.
Y-you wait a minute, marshal.
What? I know what I am.
I know what I look like, And I know what ella's doing to me.
I like it anyhow.
No such thing I'm doing to you.
Yes, you are.
You're pretty and young.
And you wouldn't even speak to me If you hadn't heard I got gold hid away.
Well, I ain't got none.
But I like the way you look at me when- When you think I have.
Obie, I didn't mean to- Yes, you did.
But I don't mind.
Obie, we still got a couple of places to look For those two that roughed you up.
That can wait, marshal.
It ain't as important as- As this minute right now.
Sometime tomorrow.
W-will you have that drink with me? I'd love to.
Maybe you'll tell me about yourself, In california, though.
Oh, that ain't nothing.
I'd rather hear about you.
Anything, miss ella? Whiskey, mr.
Obie? Well, that sure didn't take long.
What do you know about her? Not really anything.
Ella's a good talker, But she doesn't say much about herself.
She come to dodge alone? As far as I know.
She have any friends around here? I mean, have you seen her with anybody in particular? No, but I- I haven't paid much attention.
Somethin' wrong, matt? Well, not yet.
But I'm afraid there's gonna be.
Good morning, matt.
Good morning, doc.
Found obie tater yet? No, no.
Not yet.
Chester's out lookin' for him again.
Well, maybe you haven't tried the right places.
Even that ella mills just plain disappeared.
Well, no use us worrying about him.
He'll show up, I guess.
I hope so.
It's been the second day now.
Well, obie tater.
'bout time you showed up.
Or maybe you quit caring whether those abrasions On your chest healed.
What's all the fuss about finding me, marshal? You'd think I was a criminal or something.
Oh, we just been worried about you, obie, is all.
Where you been? Oh, I been- I been honeymoonin', that's where.
What? At the dodge house.
I paid the clerk 10 dollars not to tell nobody we was there.
Guess I shouldn't have been worried About those abrasions either.
You mean to say you married ella mills? It was love at first sight for me.
I never thought she'd go that far.
She's a fine girl, marshal.
I know what you're thinking, about my money.
But I got a feelin' we'll make out all right.
You do? Well, you got any reason to say we won't? You remember the other night when you first met ella? I sure do.
How she asked you if you were feelin' better? Ain't that just like ella, Always considering other people, And me in particular, I'm happy to say.
Tell me, How'd she know you'd been hurt? What? You came straight here from doc's office that day.
Nobody knew what had happened to you Outside of doc and chester and me.
Now, who told ella? WhyI don't know? She saw the marks on my face.
Well, what difference does it make? The marks on your face tell her you'd been to california? She knew that too.
Are you gonna listen to me? I guess I will.
The woman you married, I think she's tied up with the two men Who dragged you.
I don't know just how.
But they're the only ones Who could've told her what she knew.
She's mrs.
Obie tater now, marshal.
You got no reason for what you said.
None that you can give me.
No proof, you mean.
I thought you were my friends.
You and doc, chester.
We are, obie.
Not anymore.
Not any of you.
But I got me a wife now, And she half-believes already About me not having any gold money.
So I don't need any of you.
You'll see.
Hello? Anybody home? Who is it? That you ella? Marshal dillon.
What are you doin' out here? Oh, just going by.
I thought we'd stop and say hello.
Thanks.
I wish I could ask you in, but I can't.
I'm- I'm busy cleaning.
Oh? You come back some other time.
I'd like to see you then.
Sure.
Where's obie? He went off somewhere early this morning.
I don't expect him back till late.
Next time, marshal.
You come see us next time.
I'll fix your dinner or something.
All right, ella.
We'll see you another time.
Sure.
You do that.
Both of you.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Well, I've never been treated like that.
Not in my whole life.
She wasn't expecting us.
Had her upset.
That's some excuse for not offering a man A cup of coffee.
Uh, she doesn't want us in the house.
She doesn't want us anywhere around here.
Come on.
Where are we going? I'm gonna take a look in the barn.
The barn? If obie's not in there, we're goin' back to the house.
Stay right where you are.
Don't move, either of you.
It's dillon, obie, and chester.
I couldn't be sure.
You can be sure, obie.
Sorry, marshal.
What are you doin' in here? Ella told us you weren't around.
Ella does a lot of talkin' these days.
Something wrong between you and your wife, obie? Something wrong? Marshal, I- I owe you an apology.
You was right about the whole thing.
All that girl married me for was the gold money She thought I had.
And I told her and told her I ain't got none.
But she won't listen.
Keeps telling me I'm a liar.
Well, her talk can't hurt you, obie.
What's been the matter with your wife, obie? Won't cook for me.
Won't even boil my coffee.
Won't let me anywhere near her.
It all started the first night we got home.
She allowed, as soon as I show her my gold money, She'll be a good wife.
What caused you to come out here with a shotgun? I guess you know, marshal.
You was right about ella.
When I found that out, I figured you was right about her being tied up With them two that dragged me.
I been waitin' for 'em to come back.
I'd have the drop on 'em from here.
Well, we better get back in the house Where we can be ready for 'em.
Dillon.
They wasn't here before.
There was only our horses.
They come back, marshal.
They're here, but where are they? They're gonna think we're in the house.
I'm the one they come for.
I'm going into the house.
Don't either of you come with me.
You stay here and be quiet, obie.
Watch him, chester.
No, marshal.
You don't know where they are.
They- They'd get you as you cross to the house.
I won't let you go.
Don't leave this barn, obie.
I need you to identify 'em.
You're just a hired hand, same as anybody else.
You got a job that calls for risk, yes, But don't call for gettin' yourself killed For somebody else's mistakes.
Especially after you warned me.
You stay here, obie.
You hear me? No, I won't.
You got no call to go out there.
It ain't your trouble.
You don't know where they are any more than I do.
I'm what they come for.
And I'm going.
Stand still.
Just stand still.
Well, they got here sooner than I expected, obie.
Would you mind movin' back Into the middle of the barn, marshal? You wanna identify 'em, obie? It's too bad you're here, marshal.
What? Well, our business was just with obie.
Now that you're here, We're forced into business with you.
That'll be the day.
You know what we mean.
No matter how we get along with obie, We can't very well leave you around to tell about it, Now can we? We tried to make it easy for you, obie.
You could of told a pretty girl like ella.
But you fooled her.
We're not gonna drag you this time.
We're gonna stretch your neck until you talk.
Until you talk for us or you'll never talk again.
And both of you are in bad enough trouble already For draggin' obie.
Trouble? No! Easy now.
Go ahead.
Real easy.
I told you he hasn't got any money.
That why you signaled us, to tell us that? Yes.
So we walk in here and find a marshal.
Wha-? I didn't know he was coming.
Don't do it, not murder.
I wouldn't have come out here with him if I thought- He doesn't have anything you want.
He's broke.
He's been good to me.
Better than you have.
Don't do this.
Marshal! Stay still.
The stiller the better.
She's dead, marshal.
Y-you suppose she Did what she did for me? She's so pretty.
Why couldn't she have knowed, If they had tightened that rope another inch I- I'd have told 'em.
You'd told 'em what, obie? About my gold money.
Your money? In the rain barrel, Outside the kitchen.
A whole big sack full.
Double eagles More than anybody ever thought I had.
Oh.
But She wouldn't have stayed around much After she used it up.
Oh, I wouldn't have blamed her.
She was so pretty.
The gold money wasn't worth it.
I'm never rich, I guess.
She was So doggone pretty.