Gunsmoke (1955) s03e19 Episode Script

starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.
What's the matter with you? Can't we do this at night? Everything's locked up at night.
Yeah, but But we've been riding since 4:00 this morning.
And we may be riding till 4:00 tomorrow morning.
Yeah Less'n we get shot.
I'll shoot you myself, you go on complaining.
Oh, come on, Jed.
Let's get it over with and ride outta here.
Why'd I get an idiot for a brother? The bank ain't even open yet! Well, let's open it for them.
All the money's in the safe.
They'll be along directly and open it for us.
Can't you understand that? Yeah, I understand.
Then shut up about it.
Oh.
Okay.
Come on back here a piece.
I want you to listen to me.
You remember what you're to do, Billy? Yeah, I remember.
You know how important this is.
We're gonna get to California on it, huh? That's right.
And there ain't nobody gonna stop us, is there? Nobody.
We'll kill everybody in sight if we have to, won't we? Everybody.
Good.
Now, set down here if you want.
I'll keep an eye on things.
Is anybody home here? Oh, Matt! I'm out back.
I'll be right in, Doc.
Oh! Take your time.
Cape Cod girls they have no comb No, they comb their hair with a codfish bone 'Cause they got lots of Hello, Doc.
Ah, Matt.
That's a heck of a way to start off the day, isn't it? What's a heck of a way to start off the day? Oh, making all those strange noises.
Noises? By golly, I was singing.
You call that singing? Well, I haven't had very many complaints.
Then you better save it till you get outside.
That's hard on my ears, you know? Well, by thunder.
I always did suspect that you couldn't appreciate the lovelier things of life.
You must be in an awful Where's Chester? Ah, I sent him over to Wichita a couple days ago with some papers.
Wichita? Why didn't you tell me? I'd like to have gone with him.
What for? Well, I'd just like to get out of this town for a couple of days.
Well, I thought you'd been outta town for a couple days.
Huh.
Being 25 miles out on the prairie trying to keep a youngster from choking to death with the whooping cough ain't exactly what I had in mind, I'll tell you that.
I'd just like to Well Mr.
Dillon, howdy.
How's Wichita, Chester? Oh, it's fine, Doc.
It's big, you know.
It's real big.
'Course I didn't see too much of it.
I wasn't there too long.
The Santa Fe got in at 10:00 and then I had to catch the next train coming back to Dodge at 12:00 noon.
Why didn't you stay overnight? Sure.
Over night you'd a had a w you'd have had a lotta fun, Chester.
Well, yeah I-I thought about it, but then again, you see, the sheriff wanted me to bring some news back to you, Mr.
Dillon.
News? Yeah.
Uh, the Gunther brothers, they was in Wichita for a while.
They was hanging around there and then they-they left, and the sheriff thinks that they're headed towards Dodge, towards this way.
I didn't even know the Gunthers were in Kansas.
Oh, well, yeah, they are.
Sheriff says they looked awful broke and hungry looking.
Well, why didn't he arrest them? They're bank robbers, ain't they? Well, uh Uh, the They're just awful hard to take, from what I hear, Doc.
If the Gunther brothers have already left Wichita, they could be here by now.
How come the sheriff didn't send me a telegram? It would've been a lot faster.
Yeah.
Well, uh I guess I don't know.
I just didn't think to ask.
I'd better get over to Botkin's bank.
I'll, uh, I'll see you later.
Doggone, why didn't you tell me you were going to Wichita? I'd of I'd of gone with you, Chester.
Jed? You think we waited long enough, yet? Maybe.
Well, let's go.
Wait.
What's the matter? Who is he? I ain't sure.
I don't like his looks.
You're up early this morning.
I went to bed early.
I'm gonna have some breakfast, then I'm going for a ride.
Where you gonna eat? Delmonico's.
I hear they got some eggs that aren't water-glassed.
Well, I'll go along with you, if you like.
I'd like it fine.
Let me give you a hand.
Oh, I gotta stop over to Botkin's bank.
Why don't you go on ahead? Well, how long you gonna be? Oh, just a couple of minutes.
I'll go along with you.
All right.
W-W-Who do you think he is? Never saw him before.
But I can smell him from here.
Uh, Mr.
Botkin in? In the office, Marshal.
Thank you.
Kitty, why don't you sit down for a minute? I'll be right back.
All right.
Come in.
Well, Marshal Dillon.
Hello, Mr.
Botkin.
Sit down, Marshal.
Thank you.
Well, have you come to deposit money or to borrow some? Neither one, Mr.
Botkin.
I, uh, came here to protect it.
Protect it? Did you ever hear of the Gunther brothers? Why, no, Marshal, I don't believe I have.
Well, they're bank robbers.
But, uh Well, why are you telling me? Got word they may be headed for Dodge.
Oh.
My goodness.
What do you plan to do, Marshal? That's up to you, Mr.
Botkin.
How do you mean? As you probably know, the government won't pay for any deputies unless a crime's already been committed.
But I think it might be worth your while to hire yourself a half a dozen armed men, and let 'em hang around out here for a few days.
Why, certainly.
Certainly, Marshal.
I don't mind a little expense.
Put that gun down and get back outta the way.
They're robbing my bank- shoot them.
Don't be a fool.
Kitty's out there, and they got a gun right in her back.
Well, can't we do anything? Yeah.
Put it down.
All right, now, you get your hands up and follow me.
Of all the Come on.
Come on out.
You try anything and she dies.
Billy! Yeah? Get around there and start filling that sack.
All right.
Thought so.
Caught the marshal himself, huh? Matt It's all right, Kitty.
Shut up.
Unbuckle that belt.
With your left hand.
Easy like.
And keep the other one in the air.
Throw it over here.
On the floor, Marshal.
You can put your hands down now.
Jed Gunther, huh? So it is him.
How did you know my name? It doesn't matter.
I got a proposition for you, Gunther.
I'll kill her, you try anything.
I'm not gonna try anything.
Now look, take your money.
I'll ride along with you.
Nobody'll try to stop you that way.
No, Matt.
Never mind, Kitty.
Now, look, if I'm along with you, nobody'll try to stop you.
You can get away easy.
We'd be followed.
Take me as far as you want.
I got a better idea, Marshal.
We're taking this this Kitty.
Don't do that, Gunther.
'Course I'll do it.
I'll tell you something.
First time we're being chased, whoever it is will find her laying in the trail, fresh-killed.
Don't take her.
It's up to you what happens, Marshal.
If you don't think I'll do it, I'll tell you something else.
The first person I ever killed was a woman.
I hate to lose such a pretty girl.
It's all right, Matt.
Come on, Jed.
I got the money.
Cover the door.
You two stand right where you are.
Seems nobody heard me kill the cashier, or maybe the citizens ain't too brave.
Just don't anybody run out and tell them.
Oh, Marshal.
I promise you one thing, if I do shoot Kitty, I'll do it with your gun.
Mr.
Dillon, you you think that they'll take care of her? You know, feed her breakfast and all like a-that? Nope.
No? Well, food is not the most important thing, Chester.
People can go for days without any food at all.
Well, Doc, I know that people can go without food.
I mean, you know, if they're used to it.
Miss Kitty just ain't the kind that's used to living like that is all.
Well, that doesn't make much Water.
That's the important thing, and they'll have lots of water.
They'll have water if they took it with them.
You know it's awful dry out there this time of the year.
Oh, no, Chester, they can find water.
Any fool can find water sooner or later.
Well, yeah, Doc, they can find water if they follow a buffalo herd around long enough, maybe for two or three weeks.
There's other ways.
What? What other ways? A diving rod, for instance.
Did you ever hear of a divining rod? Of course I've heard about a divining rod.
What I want to know are what are outlaws gonna do with a divining rod out there? I wasn't talking about outlaws.
Well, what was you talking about then? Well, I'm just talking.
For heaven's sakes! Can't a man talk around here? Doc.
What? What time's it getting to be now? Huh? Oh Well, it's 20 minutes after.
It's 20 I think we've waited long enough.
Is everything ready here? Everything I can think of, Mr.
Dillon.
I figure by now they oughta be three, four miles outta town.
That'll give us enough distance to keep outta sight.
Doc Yeah, I know, now.
You don't want anybody to follow you and they won't.
I'm gonna see to it.
It may be a long time before we get back, Doc.
Howdy.
Traveling far? Where you from, cowboy? Nowheres.
Just drifting.
Traveling alone? Why, sure.
Ain't nobody for miles around here.
You sure of that? I camped at Cross Creek last night.
Used to be an old fella in that cabin there.
But he must have died or took off.
Ain't nobody around there now.
But that's a long ride yet.
Especially for a woman.
Never you mind the woman.
She don't look much like she belongs out here.
I'm beginning to think you don't either.
Aw, leave him be, Jed.
He's harmless.
You shut up.
Who are you men, anyway? You got even less manners than you got brains, cowboy.
Do you want to tell me who you are, ma'am? Please, mister, please, just keep riding.
Don't start anything.
That's enough, Kitty.
Looks like I've already started it, ma'am.
You sure have.
We've wasted enough time on you.
No! You coward! You dirty pig! You want me to fetch you up good? Want I should shoot him again, Jed? No, leave him be.
Take his horse.
He won't walk far.
You can't leave him out here to suffer! Get riding.
Cross Creek cabin.
Cross Creek Here, take some of this now.
You save it, Marshal.
I'm done for anyway.
Oh, go ahead and take some.
Now is that all you heard? That's all.
You go now.
You go catch 'em.
We'll catch them, I promise you that.
Marshal Well Said he thought they were headed for that cabin at Cross Creek.
Oh, I know that one.
We'll have to get him buried somehow and then we'll ride.
Did you find anything, Mr.
Dillon? There's a house up there.
We'd better go the rest of the way on foot.
Well, are they there? Did you see 'em? Well, there are four horses staked out back.
It's got to be them.
Why don't we sneak up to the window and poke a gun through it or something? 'Cause I've got more faith in Jed Gunther than you have, Chester.
What do you mean "more faith in him"? He said he was going to kill Kitty, didn't he? He'll do it without thinking twice.
Come on.
Jed, maybe we oughten to have no fire going.
It don't matter.
It don't matter none.
Ain't nobody gonna follow us, is they, Kitty? Somebody's going to catch up with you sooner or later.
But not the marshal.
He won't get me.
He don't want to see you killed, Kitty.
He's smart.
He knows I'll do it.
Do you always hide behind a woman? I'm not sure I like that.
Not if you're any kind of a man at all.
You still need fetching up, don't ya? The stew's about ready.
Serve it up when it's ready.
Don't stand there yapping about it.
All I'm doing is the cooking.
She's the one who ought to be working.
She probably don't even know how.
She's too much of a lady.
You too much of a lady to do any work, Kitty? Maybe you never did any work.
Maybe you never had to- a woman like you.
Now, if you was mine, you'd never have to work.
I'm rich.
Got a lot of money.
I'm going to California, Kitty.
It's real nice out there.
You're still nothing but a killer.
A cheap, rotten killer.
I'm the most man you ever met, and you know it.
It ain't much, but it's hot.
That's mine.
That one's yours, Billy.
Well, there's plenty.
I'll get one for me.
I said that one's yours.
Sit down and eat it.
But she hasn't had Sit down.
Hungry, Kitty? I said, are you hungry? No.
That's good.
'Cause you ain't gonna get anything to eat.
You ain't even gonna get coffee.
Not unless you decide to be a little more friendly-like.
Gonna be a long night.
We just gonna stay here and do nothing? We don't have much choice, Chester.
Yeah, I guess I keep forgetting that.
I just hope they wait till morning, that's all.
Why, what difference does it make? We'll have a better chance at 'em.
Well, yeah, I know, but But what? Mr.
Dillon, I just hate the thought of knowing that Miss Kitty is in there with them two all night.
If they do anything to her, by I'll tear their throats out.
Get to bed, Billy.
Stop it! Jed What? I helped you rob that bank, didn't I? What about it? Well, half the money's mine.
Ain't it? What are you talking about? About we're partners.
Let's split the money before I go to bed.
I'll kill you as fast as anybody.
Oh, come on.
I didn't mean nothing.
Then do what I told ya.
And, Billy Anytime Kitty needs shooting, you're to do it the same as me, understand? You mean if we get followed? Yeah, I'll shoot her, too.
He's a good boy.
He don't mean no harm.
He just gets out of hand once in a while.
Yeah.
Why, you're talking.
Now that's better.
What have you been thinking about, Kitty? That marshal? He ain't nowheres around here.
He's too smart.
But you ain't smart.
There's still some stew left, and some coffee.
How about it, Kitty? Want some coffee? You're not going to shoot me.
I stand between you and the law, remember? I could still fetch you up good.
You just try it, mister, and I'll scratch your eyes out.
Chester, stop dreaming.
Oh, yeah.
Stay down and don't make any noise.
Nothing happened yet? No.
They got a fire going.
Must be cooking breakfast.
Yeah.
Well, at least Miss Kitty's gonna get something to eat.
Mr.
Dillon, you you think that she's all right? She's better be.
Don't move.
What are we going to do, Mr.
Dillon? We're gonna kill 'em, Chester.
You mean, from here? Just shoot 'em in cold blood? How do you want to do it? Shoot 'em.
All right, you take the one on the left, I'll take Jed.
Mr.
Dillon? Yeah? I can't use this shotgun, not from this far away.
That's right.
I'm not thinking.
All right, I'll have to take both of them.
I'll take Jed first and then his brother.
Let's go around the back.
Oh, Matt! Are they dead? Yeah, they're dead, Kitty.
Oh, forever more, Mr.
Dillon.
You think she's all right? I think she just fainted, Chester.
Let's get her inside and see if we can get her something to eat.
I got an idea they didn't feed her anything at all.