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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

Uh-oh. Say, you got a visitor here, Doc.

I wouldn't be surprised. Who is it?

Well, it's a woman. You better go let her in.

You Doc Adams?

Well, yes, ma'am.

I seen your shingle down below.

Well, who are you?

Well, my-my name's Dillon, ma'am.

Oh. A lawman.

Ain't you gonna take a look at my arm?

Well, yes, I'll be glad to, but you-you sit down over here

and just make yourself comfortable, ma'am.

Oh, you can call me Minnie. My name's Minnie Higgins.

All right, what seems to be the trouble with your arm?

Well, it needs doctoring.

Well, I... I mean, where? Where's it need it?

Oh, here.

Well, I...

Let's take a look at it.

Well, I fell off a horse. I got scratched up some.

Ain't nothing bad.

There's just some proud flesh developing there.

I already put turpentine on it.

Mm-hmm.

Well, it's not too bad.

I'm gonna have to clean it out, though.

- Yeah, that bullet went clear through. - Doc.

Oh, well, I have to tell him about all bullets.

Well, now, uh, just what, uh...

what happened to you there, Minnie?

Well, I just said I fell off a horse.

It was a stick I hit.

You see, it run right through here.

You don't believe me, do you?

You from around here somewhere?

Well, I ain't from nowhere in particular.

But that don't mean I ain't got money, Doc.

I'm gonna pay you.

I'm not worried about it at all.

And anyway, I'm leaving tomorrow at dawn.

Well, look, you're welcome to stay in Dodge

as long as you'd like to, Minnie.

I'm still leaving at dawn.

You're not gonna tell me where you got that, huh?

It was an accident.

I was cleaning a rifle.

Well, Doc, I'll see you later.

Yeah, all right, Matt.

Now, Minnie, this, uh...

It's gonna hurt just a little bit, but...

Oh, I can take it, Doc.

Oh, all right.

Well, so long, Minnie.

Now, if you're in any kind of trouble,

anything I can help you with, why, you just tell Doc.

He'll tell you where to find me.

I ain't in no trouble.

Well, don't that hurt you?

Maybe I ought to stop over at Jonas' store

and see if he got those water bottles I ordered.

Well, he just ordered them a month ago.

They won't be in yet.

Well, they might be.

Oh, hello, Minnie.

Yeah. Morning, Marshal.

Thought you were leaving town at dawn this morning.

Oh, well, a girl can always change her mind, can't she?

I guess she sure can.

Oh, this is Chester Goode here.

Oh.

Oh. Hi.

You're kind of country even for Dodge, ain't you?

Minnie, how's your arm?

Doc fix it up all right for you?

Oh, he sure did.

Well, then, that's not what's keeping you here?

No, Marshal, it ain't my arm.

By golly, she's a character, ain't she?

Yeah, she sure is.

Well, I never seen it take so long

to get a little old cup of coffee in here before.

Well, uh, you know, you can starve to death.

We was in here before they was.

Well, Chester, if the coffee's as bad as what you make,

we're probably better off without it.

You know what you ought to do?

- What? - By golly, you ought to get married.

Then, you see, you wouldn't have any problems

with restaurants and coffee and...

Yeah, oh, sure, yeah.

- Lookie there. - Hmm?

It's awful crowded in here, ain't it?

Oh, well, yeah. Well, here, Minnie, you sit right here.

- Oh. - Oh.

Well, ain't that sweet of you.

Well, all right.

How do you like my new hat, Doc?

Oh, it's very impressive.

Oh, I thought it was pretty.

Oh, well, yeah, that's what I mean. It is.

It's-It's very pretty.

Hey, wait a minute, you.

You got any steak out there in the kitchen?

Sure have.

Well, bring me one about that thick

and put three or four eggs on top of it.

Yes, ma'am.

What's the matter with him?

He ain't never seen a lady before?

Well, I'll-I'll say one thing.

You, uh, really know how to eat good.

Oh, girl's got to keep up her strength.

- Don't she, Doc? - Mm, you betcha.

Mm.

You ain't asked about my arm.

Oh, yes. How is your arm, Minnie?

Oh, it hurt.

It hurt awful bad last...

- I almost come and got you. - Hmm.

Then I thought I'd stay over

so you could look at it again today or tomorrow.

Well, I-I will look at it today. I, uh...

Just as soon as we finish here.

I-I've got to go out in the country this afternoon.

Oh, you do?

Hey, uh, Chester, I think maybe

we better, uh, get back to the office.

We got some work to do.

Oh, I-I think you're right, Mr. Dillon.

Good-bye, Marshal.

- Good-bye, Minnie. - Bye, Chester.

Oh, here now, hold on. I'll go right with you...

Oh, Doc, just take your time. Take your time.

Doc, you can't leave a lady to eat alone.

Why, of course not, Doc.

Now, you just sit right there with this young lady

and enjoy yourself.

Toodle-oo.

Now...

you just go on with your dinner.

And I'll sit here and look at you.

Well, I'm, uh...

Um, I'm just not very hungry.

Doc, you know what I-I was thinking?

Uh, how'd you like some company this afternoon

on your trip out to the country?

Well, uh, uh... No, no...

- Doc? - No, no, I couldn't, uh...

Uh, no, I couldn't do that.

When'll you be back?

Well, I'll be back... I'll be late.

Be awful late.

All right.

I'll be waiting for you.

Moss?

Moss, are you here?

He still ain't back yet, Minnie.

Why don't you go on home and go to bed?

Well, it's going on 20:00.

Is he usually this late?

He ain't usually anything.

Doc don't work on no schedule.

Well, there he is.

That's him.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, boy. Whoa.

Doc!

Doc.

- Oh. - You're awful late.

What in the thunder are you doing here?

She's been pestering me all evening.

Well, I didn't mean to pester nobody.

I was just worried about you.

I'll unhitch him for you, Doc.

Thanks, Moss.

Did you have a long drive?

Yes, I did.

You look tired.

By golly, I am tired.

- What you need is a drink. - I know it.

Well, come on, and we'll go get one.

Well, now, wait a minute.

Well, what's the matter? Don't you want a drink?

Well, yes, I do, and I'm going to get one, too.

Right now. Alone.

You won't take me?

Well...

I thought you was gonna unhitch my horse!

Oh, oh, sure, sure, Doc.

Well, Minnie, ladies just don't go into saloons.

That's all there is to it. You know that.

You can come see me about your arm in the morning.

- Kitty. - Well, howdy, Doc.

- Matt. - Doctor.

I need a drink.

There it is. Help yourself.

Yeah, you look like you need one.

Well, yeah, I do, and you would, too,

if that woman was chasing you.

Doc, I don't know what you got, but it must be pretty powerful.

Yeah, that's about as much sympathy

as I'd expect out of you.

No, I'm just jealous of you. That's all.

Well, she's yours.

Matt, lay off of him. He's got trouble.

I haven't got any trouble.

There's no woman gonna force me into...

No, sir.

That's the spirit, Doc. Have another drink.

I will.

Doc?

- You lied to me, Doc. - What? What?

About there being women in here.

Now, what do you call her?

Oh, now, look here, Minnie...

Oh, well, now, wait a minute.

Maybe I can explain this, Minnie.

You see, uh, well, women are always welcome in here.

It's just that, well, some ladies might not approve.

Well, you look like a lady to me.

- I'm staying. - Good for you, Minnie.

You shut up. Now, listen, Minnie.

Uh, well, Miss Kitty owns this place.

What's the difference?

Well, there is a difference, you see,

because, well, the men in here.

You see, if you came in here,

well, you'd get a bad reputation. It...

Oh, I know about men.

Barkeep, drinks for the house.

That'll take care of the men.

Doc, you come and sit down at a table with me.

Oh, no. We...

I'll start to holler. I'll set up a fuss.

Kitty?

Well, I don't want her to start hollering in here.

- I will. - Matt?

Doc, you better go along with her.

Oh, well, he's coming.

There ain't no question of it.

- Well, I-I'm... - Now, come on, Doc.

Now, come sit at a table with me.

She's kind of rough, but I like her.

Yeah, I tell you, I don't think

Doc's enjoying this very much, but I sure am.

Ah, Mr. Dillon.

Where you going?

Well, I'll tell you, I've got to go out

to Jake Worth's place and drop this stuff off.

You want me to go with you?

No, you might as well stay here. I'll be back before dark.

Let me in.

What's the matter, Doc? Uh, somebody chasing you?

Shut the door. Shut the door.

Say, Chester, maybe you better lock Doc up in a cell

and give him a cup of coffee to calm his nerves.

Yeah.

Well, by golly, Doc.

You-you look like

that you got a price on your head or something.

Well, that's about the way I'm beginning to feel.

You know where that woman was this morning?

Oh, Doc, you-you...

you don't have to tell me now, if you don't want to.

Oh, shut up.

Well, I was...

I was just a-kidding you, Doc.

- Well, this is serious. - Well, I know it's serious.

I know it is.

Now, where-where was she?

Well, she was waiting for me

at the crack of dawn at Delmonico's.

Well, you know, a body's got to keep up their strength.

My golly, she's gonna grow into a lion.

She had a steak that thick and four eggs

smeared all over the top of it and potatoes.

Oh.

- For breakfast! - For breakfast?

Yeah. Disgusting.

She eats like a horse.

Well, she's, uh, she's gonna be an expense.

Yeah, that's for sure, an expense.

Didn't Matt tell you to make me some coffee?

Well, the funny thing there, Doc,

there-there just ain't no coffee.

You know, uh, what you ought to do, Doc?

- Yeah. - About her.

What?

I think you ought to marry her.

Yeah.

Then you wouldn't have these kind of problems.

With me, about the coffee.

I'm going to the office.

Well, I'll go with ya.

I got to go down to the store.

I think I'll go to San Francisco.

Won't do you no good, Doc.

She's determined.

Doc!

Oh, Doc!

You better run, Doc. This may be your last chance.

Oh...

Minnie!

What happened to you?

I bought me some clothes.

I got tired of looking the way I did.

What'd you follow me here for anyway?

Follow you here?

You been gone two days!

And I'm gonna be gone a lot longer than that!

You look like a crazy woman in that hat!

You leave my hat alone!

What are you doing?!

That's my pretty hat!

- You leave my hat alone! - Give me that hat!

Oh! That's the prettiest hat in town!

You stop that, you big ox!

He's got no right to do that.

Well, who is he?

Well, I don't know, but he'll be beating up on her next.

Why, you ugly old thing!

You mangy old goat!

That did it.

Woman, you got plumb out of hand!

No! Stop! Now, now, now, now!

Now, just leave her alone.

Now, beating up women don't go in this town.

He ain't carrying a gun, Jake.

Well, what's he doing messing around without one.

Well, just never you mind.

You just leave her alone.

Now, there's such a-a...

Who are you?!

Well, I'm Doc Adams.

He's the one that fixed up my arm, Jake.

You mean it took two whole days to fix her arm?

By golly, now I think I know who it was that shot you.

I told you to keep your mouth shut.

Well, I couldn't fool him.

He's too smart.

Then-then it was you that done it.

Oh, he... he didn't do it on purpose.

It was an accident.

Minnie, is he your husband?

Not no more, he ain't.

What do you mean, "Not no more he ain't"?

I'm leaving you, Jake.

I got me a lover here in Dodge now.

You got what?!

I got me a lover!

A real gentleman, not an ol' hog wallower like you.

Where's he at, Minnie?

I'll kill him dead.

Just let me reach him.

I'll tear his heart out.

I'll show you what kind of gentleman he is.

Who is he, Minnie?!

Well, say his name, woman!

No!

Ain't gonna tell you nothing.

- Then I'll beat it... - Now, now, now, now, now, now!

I-I said just leave her alone now.

I'll leave her alone.

I'll leave you all be.

Minnie, I'm gonna get me a drink,

then I'm gonna go looking for this lover of yours.

And when I'm finished with him, I'm gonna start on you.

And you,

or nobody else, better get in my way.

He means it, Doc.

He's gonna do something terrible.

Well, what did you have to go tell him

that you had a lover for?

I feel that way, Doc.

I feel that way real strong.

Well, you just quit feeling that way.

I'm... I'm not your lover.

And I'm not ever gonna be.

You'll come around.

All men are kind of shy at first.

Minnie, you listen to me.

You are a married woman.

- Jake is your husband. - Yeah.

Now, you've got no right to go chasing around

- after other men. - No.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Doc is right, Minnie.

I mean, it ain't fitting.

When a woman has been churched,

why, she-she's got a duty to her husband.

It don't make no difference whether he's good or bad.

He'll find out, Doc.

He'll kill you for sure.

Well, I know it.

Why don't you just go tell him the truth?

We've got to run right now while there's a chance.

We'll get a head start and then by the time he finds out,

we'll be on our way.

Minnie...

no!

Now that is just as simple as I can put it.

No!

Come on, Chester.

Hey, barkeep, two beers.

Coming up.

Hey, was you in here last night, Hank?

Probably.

I don't remember too good.

All I remember is that dame buying drinks for the house.

Oh, what dame?

Minnie, Winnie something.

Big horsey dame.

Dressed fit to kill.

What was she buying drinks for?

I don't know.

Must have been feeling romantic, I guess.

Not for me though.

She had ol' Doc Adams cornered.

Did you say Doc Adams?

Yeah.

Was you here?

No, but I am now.

What's that mean?

Means I'm gonna kill Doc Adams,

that's what!

Doc.

Jake Higgins found out about you.

Well, now, I don't like the way you put that.

Well, you know what I mean.

I don't-I don't... I-I...

What are you doing with that?

Well, well, he said he was gonna kill ya, didn't he?

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Chester, there's not going to be any shooting over this.

Well, now, Doc.

This here ain't your play, it's his.

Oh, I don't care whose play this is.

Put that thing away!

Let me tell you something, Doc.

He's a jealous man.

And he's armed.

And he's got a belly full of liquor.

And he's a buffalo hunter.

And you know as well as I do,

that there ain't a buffalo hunter alive

that's even halfway civilized.

Well now, Chester, I'm not thinking

about palling around with him.

Well, you better think about something.

Jake Higgins is not the kind of man

that's gonna go away just 'cause you ignore him.

Oh, this thing's ridiculous.

Well it-it... yes, it was ridiculous.

It's got a little bit serious now, I'd say.

Well, I'll tell you one thing,

no woman's gonna drag me into anything like this.

Well, she don't have to. You're already drugged.

Oh, I'll just... I'll talk to him.

I'll explain the whole thing to him.

Doc, you can spit at bad weather,

but you sure enough can't change it now.

Uh-oh.

Well, just like I said, he's coming up here.

Well, let him come. I'll talk to him.

I'll get the whole thing straightened out.

Doc, you're just too valuable a man.

Chester!

Chester!

That's Doc Adams' office, ain't it?

Yeah, but you ain't going up there, Jake.

Well, he's the one that's been courting my Minnie.

No, he ain't.

And you ain't going up there now, Jake.

I got to shoot you first?

Well, that could be just about the size of it, yeah.

What's your part in this anyway, mister?

Well, let's just say that I'm a friend of Doc's.

- Jake? - There you are.

Doc, get back in there!

Now, you be still.

Jake, I want to talk to you.

I'm gonna kill you.

No, you're not.

You're not gonna kill me. I'm unarmed.

You wouldn't shoot an unarmed man.

Doc, I got a right to shoot you standing, sitting,

lying down; anyway at all and you know it.

Now, Jake, you ain't got no such thing,

and if you don't go on and get out of here,

I'm gonna put a bullet in your belly.

Now you stop talking like that, Chester.

I never seen a man wanting to die so bad.

I'll shoot you first if I have to.

Well, then why don't you just start and quit talking about it?

Now, hold on here!

There's not gonna be any shooting here at all!

Jake! Wait!

Now, there ain't no call for a shooting.

Reckon I'll decide that.

I was wrong, Jake.

I'm going back with ya.

I made a mistake. That's all.

Look! I even got rid of my fancy clothes.

I ain't gonna try to be no lady no more.

What about him?

Oh, he didn't do nothing.

It was me.

I just got to feeling girlish is all.

You know what you said back there,

about me being married and all?

Well, you was right.

It brung me to my senses.

Good.

You know, Jake, now you never did have no quarrel

with Doc here at all.

Is that true what you're saying?

It's true.

I belong with you, Jake.

Back there on the prairie, skinning buffalo for ya.

I never was cut out to be no lady.

You're lady enough for me, Minnie.

You always was.

City fellers don't know everything.

Come on, Jake. Let's get out of here.

Never did mean to shoot you, young fella.

Well, I-I never really meant for it to come to that neither.

So long.

Wait until I pay Doc for fixing my arm.

Oh, no.

No, Minnie, you don't owe me anything.

You just keep the money.

Or why don't you buy Jake a bottle with it?

Well, that's right neighborly of you, Doc.

My pleasure.

Bye, Chester.

Bye, Minnie.

Bye, Doc.

Bye, Minnie.

Come on, woman. Let's go.

My golly, Doc, that...

that might be the last chance you'll get in a long time.