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Starring James Arness as Matt Dillon.

What are you setting down for?

Because I'm tired.

I always do this.

We going to the Long Branch or ain't we?

My gosh, you gonna buy me a beer?

Well, uh... Yes. "Well."

Just about the way I had it figured.

Well, golly Bill, Doc.

Now, you know I'd buy you a beer if I had there a bit of money...

You haven't bought me a beer since last July.

Well, that's a pretty cutting thing for you to say

at a time like this.

What's time got to do with it?

Well, it's just that I ain't been to working much lately.

Well, that's a chronic condition with you.

As a matter of fact, it's a disease.

Bet I could cure it.

At least I could give you a good prescription for it

if I thought it'd do any good.

What is the cure?

Ask somebody for a job.

Well, now you went and did it.

What?

You hurt my feelings, that's what.

Because us Haggens is meaner and tougher

and a little ornerier than most folks are liable to run into,

uh, people get the idea we ain't got no feelings.

And that just ain't true, Doc.

Oh, it ain't?

No, sirree, it ain't.

I've saw times when the Haggens will be a-brooding

and a-worrying and fretting about some little old thing

that maybe somebody said that they didn't even mean,

but to us Haggens it just cuts

like a sharp skinning knife.

Oh, for heaven's sakes, I'm sorry.

I apologize. I... I didn't mean it.

I don't want you to get to brooding

and fretting about it now.

It's a little late for you to be apologizing

after what you've said.

Well, now, let me ask you something.

When you get to feeling blue

and down in the mouth and everything,

isn't there some little something

that'll kind of lift you up

and make you feel better?

Well, there is times when maybe

a big, cold glass of beer could help a little bit.

For heaven's sakes.

Why didn't I think of that? A beer!

Of course, I'll buy you a beer.

- Really? - Certainly.

Well, where you going?

Well, I'm going up to the office.

I got, I got work to do.

Ain't you gonna buy me a beer?

Sure.

Next July.

Stingy old scudder.

And ornerier every dang day.

Ah, you go on in there alone.

I don't want to hang around in there.

Embarrasses you?

Nah, it's bad for business.

From now on, you can walk to work alone, too.

You don't need me.

I'll come and pick you up at night when they close.

Along with the money I earn.

How would you like for me to lay the back of my hand

right across your mouth?

And mar my beauty?

You're much too smart for that, Hal.

Go back to your gambling tables and win for a change.

I'll fix you later.

Barkeep?

I need another drink over here.

Hey, you're right on time, Honey.

I like that.

Told you when you hired me I was conscientious.

You also told me you hate this work.

I was just being honest.

It's different with you.

Men respect you, Kitty.

Well, I have to fight for it sometimes.

Did you get your room all right over at the Dodge House?

- Yes, thank you. - Good.

You know you're a real pretty little thing?

And I'm gonna buy you a drink.

Come on!

Barkeep?

Bring a drink for this little lady here.

Well, now, my name is Evers, Hy Evers.

What's yours?

Honey Dare.

What?

I said my name is Honey Dare.

"Honey Dare"?

Well... ain't that something?

You know, that's a mighty fancy name

for a saloon gal.

Well, why don't we just change it then,

and you call me Rachel?

You got an awful lot of mouth, ain't you?

And I don't like a lot of mouth on a woman.

Take it back, Sam.

The gentleman's changed his mind.

Leave it!

Now, you're gonna drink this.

And you're gonna drink it down all the way.

Come on.

I said drink!

That'll be enough of that, feller!

You shut up! I'm running this show!

You'd better leave...

You'd better watch him, Marshal.

A man like that don't forgive being made a fool of.

Throw some water on him, Sam.

He's going to jail under his own power.

All right.

Get up and get out of there.

I'm turning you loose.

Here's your gun.

You'd better keep it, Marshal.

What?

You give it back to me,

and someday I'm gonna kill you with it.

Let me tell you something, mister.

I'm gonna ride out in the country for a couple hours,

and when I get back, you'd better be out of Dodge

or you're gonna wind up back in that cell.

Now, pick up that gun, and get out of here.

Well, what'll it be, stranger?

Matt Dillon.

What?

I went over to his office, and he ain't there.

Well, what do you want with him?

To shoot him.

What else?

Well, you'll have to wait till evening.

He'll be back then.

Well, I waited ten years.

Couple of more hours won't matter.

I'll have whiskey and wait here.

Uh, bartender, make that a bottle

and a couple of glasses.

There you are.

No point in waiting alone, is there?

Ben Stack's the name.

I'd, uh, like to share this bottle with you.

Thank you.

My name is Honey Dare.

"Honey Dare."

Pretty as a quail.

Oh, I, uh, I drink to you with gratitude.

Thank you.

Well, I've seen a lot of women in my time,

but nothing your equal.

Well, I'm grateful,

but I find that a little hard to believe.

Well, I'll be honest.

I have to wait around here until this evening.

Then I'm not so grateful.

You know, it's not just that you're so pretty.

There's something about you that's different.

Makes me feel strong.

Uh...

makes me feel like I want to give you shelter.

That make any sense at all?

Yes, it does.

Who are you?

A drifter.

Then you won't be here long?

Well, I don't know, Honey.

I don't know.

What's it depend on?

Well, luck like everything else.

Is that all you believe in... Luck?

Well, so far.

Unless you think you'd like to, uh,

try changing my mind.

I'd be a fool to try to change you.

Well, here's to the prettiest little fool I ever met.

Hello, Hank.

Hello there, Marshal.

I've just been sitting here waiting for you.

Well, that's mighty nice of you.

Somebody else been waiting for you, too,

over at the Long Branch.

Who's that?

I don't know the fella's name.

But Kitty sent Sam over to tell me

because he knowed I'd be the first

to see you when you got back.

Sounds important.

Well, that all depends on the way you look at it, Matt.

They say this fella's been over there bragging

and blowing around about how he come to town

to shoot you.

That so?

Well, I didn't say it was so.

I just said I heard it.

And they say this fella's a pretty cool customer.

Spending a lot of money,

been squiring one of the saloon gals around town all day.

Even took her to supper at Delmonico's.

Is that so?

Don't that sound like a gunfighter to you?

Well, I don't know, Hank.

You know, these gunfighters are like stablemen.

There's all kinds.

Yeah.

I'll see you later, Hank.

I've heard the same thing

from a hundred men.

Now, why is it I believe it when you say it?

Maybe it's because you know I mean it.

Maybe.

It's been a wonderful day, Ben.

Don't worry, Honey.

There's gonna be a lot more of them.

You staying in Dodge?

Well, I hadn't planned on it.

That is, until I met you.

It's really something, isn't it?

I just met you this morning.

We haven't even known each other ten hours.

Sweetheart, if it's right,

it doesn't matter.

If you say so.

I say so.

I thought he'd be drunk by now.

I think he's too smart for that.

Are you sure Hank got the message straight?

Yes, ma'am, he understood.

He said he'd tell the marshal as soon as he came in.

New Orleans, Kansas City, San Francisco,

a hundred towns I can't even remember the names of.

Is that what you really want?

Wandering from place to place?

No, Honey, nobody wants that.

'Cause when a man wanders, he doesn't have any roots.

Either that or he's looking for something.

And sometimes if he's lucky, he finds it.

Well, let's not talk about me.

Let's talk about you.

How come a pretty girl like you isn't married?

What's the matter?

The man I've been waiting for.

Kitty, say, uh, what's this I hear

about somebody looking for me?

Right over there.

I heard you were wearing a badge.

I just had to come and see it.

Ben Stack.

Well, Ben, now that I'm wearing a badge,

maybe you'll behave yourself for a while.

Oh, I'm reformed.

I'm a real good boy now.

Yeah, you're a real good liar probably.

Ben, come on over and meet somebody here.

Ben, this is Kitty Russell.

Ben Stack, Kitty.

- Ben. - Kitty, how do you do?

This is Sam, Ben.

- Sam. - Ben.

Well, Matt, I rode a long ways for this.

Well, you sure took your time getting here.

How long's it been?

Well, I'd, uh, rather not count the years.

Let's just say that, uh, we were younger then, huh?

That's fine.

Would you mind explaining to me

why you've had everybody around here

on edge?

Oh, what do you mean?

Well, you told me you was gonna shoot the marshal.

Oh, I just told you that because you were getting nosy,

and I wanted to shut you up.

Sounds like he's reformed, doesn't it?

Hey, Ben, how about coming over to Delmonico's

and having some supper with me?

We'll talk over old times.

Well, I already had supper with the lady over there,

but, uh, I'll keep you company.

Wait till I say good-bye to her.

Rode together for five years, Kitty.

Down in Arizona.

Did a little cowboying, a little hell-raising.

Mostly the latter, I'm sure.

I got to go with the marshal.

You're old friends.

Yeah.

I'll probably spend the rest of the evening with him.

But tomorrow's gonna be

for just you and me.

I'd like that.

I'll find you here?

In the evening.

Uh, there's one thing you don't know about me.

I'm a very jealous man.

But I wouldn't be jealous if I didn't like something, would I?

See you tomorrow.

Okay.

Good night, Kitty.

- Come back when you can, Ben. - You bet.

See you later, Kitty.

Good night, Matt.

There's your key, Mr. Stack. Number eight.

Thank you.

Well, you've seen most of the town, Ben.

Well, enough for one night.

It's been a long day.

I'm glad we're turning in early.

Sure, we can see the rest later

as long as you're gonna be around a while.

Yeah, I got no place in particular to go right now.

Good. Maybe you ought to find yourself a girl

and settle down in Dodge.

Now, wouldn't that be something?

Stop by the office in the morning.

I will. Good night.

Good night.

Good night, sir.

Evening, Doc.

Howdy.

You get that fella all bedded down, did you?

Yeah, finally.

How long do you think he'll stay here?

Eh, I don't know, Doc.

It's hard to say.

By golly, he could do worse, Matt, than stay here.

This is not a bad town, you know it?

Mm-hmm.

I was just sitting here thinking, Matt.

What is it that makes this town seem different

than a hundred others just like it?

Same dirty streets and same clapboard buildings

and same kind of people, you know?

All scratching, trying to make ends meet one way or another.

You ever think about that?

- Yeah. - Well, why is it?

Why does this town seem different?

Well, maybe it's not the town so much, Doc,

as the investment you got in it.

"Investment"?

All the people whose lives

kind of got mixed up with yours.

Yup, that's... that's about it, I guess.

Yes, sir, that's it.

Well, I'm gonna turn in.

Don't you want a cup of coffee?

No. No, thanks.

I'll, I'll see you in the morning.

- Good night. - All right, Doc, good night.

Well, I couldn't sleep,

so thought I'd walk around for a little bit.

Honey?

Well, you're out late, Honey.

The Long Branch is closed.

Remember what I told you?

I'm a very jealous man.

Ben, I'm sorry, I... Look, mister.

When Honey's working at the Long Branch,

you can talk to her all you want.

So long as you're buying the drinks.

Come on.

Honey?

I know it happened fast.

But I thought we had something going for us.

Why didn't you give it a chance?

Ben...

Why don't you go on about your business

and leave us be?

Couldn't wait for me, huh?

Had to take a bum like him.

All right, that does it.

Oh!

Ben, you killed him.

What'd you want him to do... Kill me?

But he's never worn a gun in his life!

You're right. He acted like he was going for one.

The most important thing is you get out of here.

Why?

So you can tell them I killed him?

He's my husband, Ben.

- What? - Look, we can talk about it later.

You've got to get out of here. That's the most important thing.

Out that alley.

I think you're right.

What's happened here?

Well, we were just walking along

and this man I never saw before

drew his gun and shot him.

Where'd he go?

Well, I don't know.

I was with him, and he must've run away.

Any of you men see this happen?

No, Marshal.

Who's this?

Hal Biggs.

You work at the Long Branch, don't you?

Yes, I'm Honey Dare.

Where you staying?

At the Dodge House.

Hello, Matt.

Well, hello, Ben.

You're up early.

Couldn't sleep.

Ah, guilty conscience, huh?

Uh, me? Why should I have?

Oh, about a hundred reasons maybe.

What are you doing?

Well, something I've been meaning to do for a long time,

but traveling around the country,

it isn't too easy to come by tools, so, uh,

I borrowed yours out of the drawer.

What are you doing?

Putting a hair trigger on that?

Trying.

Listen, I'll, uh, build a little fire,

we'll have some coffee when I get back.

Where you going?

Well, I'm going up to the stable.

I'm hunting for a man.

The stable's always a good place to get information.

What'd he do?

He murdered a man last night.

That so?

Yeah, in cold blood down the street,

about 1:30 in the morning.

I didn't hear any gunfight.

Well, it wasn't a gunfight, it was out-and-out murder.

The other man wasn't even armed.

That's bad.

As a matter of fact, uh,

he was walking with that girl you were drinking with

in the Long Branch yesterday.

Well, I'll be doggoned.

Small world, isn't it?

Yeah.

Well, I'll be back in a few minutes.

Well, I'll go with you. I need the air.

What, you're just gonna leave your gun there?

You mean to tell me it's not safe

for a man to walk in this town even with the marshal?

I wouldn't guarantee it.

Well, let's find out.

Hello, Hank.

Oh, hello, Marshal.

You riding out again today?

No. No, I'm not.

- Howdy, mister. - Morning.

What's up?

Hank, I'm looking for a man.

What's his name?

Well, I don't know what his name is.

Well, what's he look like?

Matt!

Get Doc quick, Hank!

Now, Ben, don't try to move.

Just, just lie still.

Well, you know, Doc,

by rights you should've been taking this bullet out of me.

Well, an inch to the left,

and I wouldn't have had to take it out at all.

I still can't get over it.

I don't even know what happened.

Well, we were over at the stable talking to Hank,

some fella was laying for me up in the hayloft,

and I had my back to him.

Ben here was wearing an empty holster.

But he reached for it like he was pulling a gun.

He drew this man's fire, Doc.

He saved my life just as sure as I'm standing here.

Friends like that don't come along very often, do they?

I didn't know he was that kind of a friend.

Guess you never do till the chips are down.

What are his chances, Doc?

Well, I don't know.

Well, when will you know?

Well, I don't know that, either.

I... I'll do what I can.

Hello, Festus.

Matthew.

Look any better for that friend of your'n, does it?

No, not much I'm afraid.

That sure is a shame.

I heared from old Hank what he'd done.

And I took that feller that shot him over to the undertaker's.

You know something, Matthew?

He's the same ugly yahoo

you had locked up in jail here a couple of days...

the same one that kicked up that ruckus at the Long Branch.

That's right, Festus.

I gave him back his gun.

He said he'd kill me with it.

I thought he was just talking.

Well, at least you can quit looking

for the feller that shot Hal Biggs.

It just natural stands to reason

that this Evers is the same one that done that, too.

Well, it would be except for Honey's

description of the killer.

You mean it don't fit?

No. She said he was a heavy-set, sandy-haired man.

Evers was slight and dark-haired.

Was that the only description

she was able to give you on him?

Well, she thinks she may have seen him in the Long Branch.

If it's the same man, he's got kind of a stammer in his speech.

A "stammer"?

Well, golly Bill.

Just this morning I seen a feller

that kinds of fits that description.

He sure don't look like no gunman, though.

What was his name?

Well, I don't know.

I-I seen him when I was having breakfast

over at Delmonico's.

He was with a woman.

And, uh, now that I come to think of it,

he acted awful nervious, too.

Well, now wait a minute.

What makes you think he had a stammer?

Well, I heared him talking to the waiter.

Well, I can't actual say it was a stammer.

It was, uh, kind of a more

of a nervious way of talking.

When they got done eating,

why, they both went a-walking off towards the Dodge House.

Maybe I'd better just get over

and check that out, Festus.

Thanks.

Well, he's sitting right over there.

Well, what's his name?

Gregory Bellow.

Thanks, Howie.

Mr. Bellow?

Yes?

I'm the United States Marshal here in Dodge.

I'd like to ask you a question or two.

Uh, a-a U.S. Marshal? A que-question about what?

Look, I've never had a run with the law in my life.

I obey the law and respect it.

I'm plumb against those who don't.

Now, I've never done anything wrong in my life.

Why should you be after me?

Well, now hold on just a minute.

All I want to do is ask you a question.

Well, uh, question me, uh,

what-what-what a... what about?

Where were you last night after midnight?

Well, I-I was in bed like any decent citizen.

Where was this?

Uh, in-in a rooming house.

Uh, what was the name of it, Maude?

- T-Tell him. - Ma Smalley's.

Ma Smalley's.

Uh, this is Mrs. Bellow?

Uh, yes, yes, it is.

Uh, I-I was with her.

Tell him we were together.

Of course we were together.

I never let him out of my sight.

Not even to get his hair cut.

Don't trust him.

Never did and I never will.

Now, what was this all about?

Uh... Nothing, Mr. Bellow.

Nothing at all.

How is he?

Well, he... he's no worse.

What does that mean?

Not much better, either.

Pretty critical.

Has he been unconscious like that the whole time?

Yeah, most of the time.

He wakes up once in a while.

Well, that's good.

How about you?

You got a line on who killed Biggs?

Nah, not a thing so far.

I'm going over at the Long Branch now

and have another talk with Honey Dare.

How's she taking it?

She isn't exactly in mourning, Doc.

I'll look in on him later.

Honey, let me ask you something.

You still can't think of anybody,

any enemies Hal might've had?

Well, he had enemies, Marshal.

But we weren't in Dodge long enough

for him to have gotten any here that I know of.

Well, it doesn't take a gambler long to make enemies.

I know.

Well, that's probably what happened, Matt.

Biggs cheated some man,

the man waited until he came along,

shot him, and then left town for good.

That makes sense to me, Kitty.

How'd you and Hal get along, Honey?

We didn't, not at all.

Yet you stayed with him?

I thought a bad man was better than no man at all.

I can't say I go along with that.

Well, I got to make my rounds.

I'll see you later.

Just in time for a cup of coffee.

How is he?

Why don't you go ask him?

Ben?

Hello, Matt.

Hey, you're sleeping in kind of late, aren't you?

Well, a man's entitled

to a day off now and then.

I guess you are, all right.

You did a pretty good day's work yesterday.

Well, you would've done the same for me.

Well, you did it for me, Ben.

And I'm grateful to be alive.

Now we're both alive.

Hey, you know something?

That fella hardly hurt me at all.

All right, you two, that's it.

You can visit later.

Yeah, Ben, I'll, uh,

I'll be back to see you later on today.

Anytime.

You're looking good.

Well, he's doing fine, isn't he?

Amazing, just amazing.

How long before he'll be up?

Well, he wants to get up right now,

but I'm gonna keep him like that for about a week.

I guess maybe I'll have a cup of that coffee.

Marshal?

Marshal Dillon?

I'm Sol Durham. You don't know me.

But I come here to do the right thing.

What do you mean?

Well, that killing that took place last week,

that fella Biggs who got hisself murdered?

What about it?

Well, I seen it happen.

What?

I wasn't no more than 50 yards away.

But I run off.

I didn't want to stay around.

Why not?

So I didn't have to tell you who done it.

I don't understand.

Well, supposing Carter... Carter who?

Herb Carter, the murderer!

Now, supposing Carter found out

that I was the one that told you about him.

And supposing you didn't catch him right off.

Well, he'd have found me and murdered me, too, Marshal.

Then, what are you telling me now for?

'Cause now I know you can catch him.

I've been waiting a whole week for this minute.

He's over to the general store.

You can walk right in and take him easy.

There he is.

That's the one, Marshal.

Now, watch out... He's a tricky one.

What is this?

He says you murdered Hal Biggs last week.

Me?

Well, that ain't true, Marshal.

I seen it.

And I'll testify in court that I seen it.

You ain't getting away with this, Carter.

You know them, Roy?

Oh, yeah, they're both crazy.

They hate each other's insides.

All right, that's enough now.

Come on!

No, I ain't hurt him enough!

That's all!

Let me go!

All right, I ain't gonna do nothing.

Murderer!

Why didn't you let me kill him

to save the law a lot of trouble?

You lying... No, that's all now, come on!

Ain't you gonna arrest him, Marshal?

No, I'm not. I'm gonna arrest you.

- What?! - Maybe a day or two in jail

will teach you a little respect for the law.

Good for you, Marshal.

- Will you...? - Now, hold on here!

You just keep still or I'll throw you in jail, too.

Now, let's go.

That Sol Durham's crazy!

Don't tell me your troubles.

Just get this stuff together here,

and that's $1.95.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Hello, Marshal.

Honey.

- Mr. Stack. - Morning.

Last I heard of you, you were in pretty serious condition.

Well, my grandpappy lived to be 93,

and I plan to break his record.

Well, I hope you do.

You take care of him, Marshal.

I'll do my best.

It's nice to see you up and around again, Mr. Stack.

Thank you.

Here's your key, sir.

You want me to give you a hand up the stairs?

No, I don't want you to give me a hand up the stairs.

I ain't no little old lady.

Well, you're not exactly a wildcat, either, you know.

This is your first day up.

Oh, no, I was up yesterday at Doc's.

Well, we won't argue about it. I tell you, I'll stop by

and bring you something to eat later.

Fine, you do that, and tonight I'll take you to Delmonico's.

I'm buying.

All right, well, we'll talk about that.

We sure will.

That first night after you were shot,

I sat up all night long right there,

wondering if I'd ever see you again.

You know, that little old bullet hardly hurt me at all.

Oh!

You're standing up too long.

Oh, I'm in pretty good shape.

I would've been out before this,

but the doc put up such a holler,

it was easier for me to stay there

than it was to listen to him.

Well, you sit down.

You're worse than the doc.

Would you like a drink?

Yes, ma'am, I would. Thank you.

Now... here's to us.

It's the best thing I ever drank to in my life.

All right.

Where do we go from here?

I don't know, Ben.

I never thought you'd come back to me.

Well, you know now.

You know, Matt Dillon's a smart man.

We're gonna have to play this thing cozy.

What do you mean?

I mean we have to sit tight.

Sooner or later, Matt's gonna give up

and forget the whole thing.

And little by little,

we can appear in public together.

And one of these days, we'll get on the stage.

And we'll leave town.

I'm surprised at you, Ben.

I don't know Matt Dillon very well,

but he's not the kind of man that gives up

and starts forgetting.

Well, it's the only chance we've got.

You could leave town.

Well, so could you.

He wouldn't suspect a thing.

That's right.

Providing one of us stayed here long enough.

A few months at least.

Well, that settles it.

We stay and take our chances.

Well, you said it, Ben,

and I'll remember it all my life.

But I'm gonna leave Dodge alone.

Come here.

You're my girl.

And you're not leaving this town without me.

We stay. Do you understand that?

Would you like another drink?

No, thanks.

I'd better be getting back to my room.

Matt's gonna show up any minute.

Must be hard on you, playing this game with Matt.

It's the worst thing I ever had to do in my whole life.

Ben?

You know, you never once asked me about Hal Biggs.

I'm a jealous man.

But I'm not jealous of things that happened in the past.

Whatever you did,

I'm sure you had good reason for.

Thank you, Ben.

Well, evening, Ben.

Ah, hello, Matt. I've been waiting for you.

Well, what do you say we go over to Delmonico's

- and grab something to eat? - Fine, let's go.

Let's just hope we don't run into Doc on the way.

Yeah, I hope not.

Any luck today?

No, not a thing.

I covered a half a dozen ranches,

couldn't find the man at all.

Well, so what's your next move?

I don't know, Ben. I'm kind of stuck.

You mean you're, uh, gonna give it up?

Oh, nothing like that.

I think I'll just operate on a different theory maybe.

Oh. What do you mean by that?

Well, I'm gonna assume that maybe

there's no such man as Honey described.

I don't follow you.

Well, maybe she was so upset when all this happened,

she just didn't see the man clearly.

That sounds reasonable.

Just a theory.

But I got nothing to lose.

Come on, let's go eat. I'm starved.

All right.

I suppose the way you're feeling,

you want to go out carousing around after supper, huh?

Well, yeah, now that you mentioned it.

Hello, Sam. Four drinks over here, please.

Coming right up.

- Kitty. - Well, Ben.

It's good to see you up and around again.

Well, it's good to be up and around again.

That Doc runs a pretty good place up there,

but he's a little short on the drinks.

Well, I can't imagine any reason for that.

Well, neither can I.

I bet you never asked him.

I bet I never will.

How's the murder case coming, Matt?

Nothing new on it so far, Kitty.

Well... here's to a long life.

Ooh.

Haven't you got anything better than that

for a special occasion?

Of course I do.

Sam, um,

break out a bottle of that private stock back there.

Yes, ma'am.

- I'll get it. - Thank you.

You know?

The way he was carrying on up there in that office,

I thought I was gonna have to be there for the rest of my life.

He likes to make money.

I know.

Well, this looks a little better.

I guarantee you it is.

Here's to you getting Hal Biggs' killer.

I'll drink to that.

Uh, sure.

Well, I got to be going, Kitty.

You just sat down.

Yeah, I know, but I, uh, got to make my rounds, Kitty.

See you later.

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Hey, Roy?

- Morning. - Morning, Hank.

You hear the news?

What news?

Fella up the street told me about it.

He got it from a fella who'd been to the telegraph office.

The telegraph operator told him about it.

About what for gosh sakes?

The marshal.

What about the marshal?

He quit.

Marshal Dillon quit?

Sent a telegram to Washington this morning,

giving them his resignation effective immediately.

Oh, I don't believe that.

Well, a lot of the others didn't believe it, either.

I've told a half a dozen people about it already.

Well, he must've, uh,

he must've had some reason.

No, didn't give no reason at all.

Just quit like that.

Well, I've got to get on up the street.

Lot of other people want to hear about this.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Stack.

- Morning. - Uh, Mr. Stack?

You wouldn't tell me why he done it, would you?

Who?

Marshal Dillon. Why he quit.

- Quit what? - Being marshal.

I thought since you and him was

good friends and all, you'd know.

You mean to say Matt Dillon resigned his job?

You didn't know? Why, he sent a telegram

to Washington this morning.

Said he was through as of right now.

That so?

Yeah.

It's true. You're leaving.

Yeah, it's true, Doc.

Well, where you going?

I don't know yet.

Well, how long you figure you're gonna be gone?

Don't know that, either, Doc.

I just haven't figured it all out yet.

Just, uh, just giving up, huh?

Giving up the law.

Well, if I'm not too inquisitive, why?!

'Cause the law's given me a problem I can't handle.

Well, by thunder, you must have a very low opinion

of my ability to comprehend

unless this is awful complicated.

Nothing complicated about it, Doc.

It's real simple.

Ben Stack murdered Hal Biggs.

What?

That's it.

He saved your life.

Either I got to go out there and arrest the man

that saved my life,

or I got to take off that badge.

You know anything else I can do?

No. Well, no.

Well, I suppose you told Kitty.

No, I haven't told her yet, Doc.

I...

just been putting that off as long as I could, I guess.

Hiya, Doc.

- Riley, how are you? - Good.

How are things over in Jetmore?

They're fine.

Matt, I'm sorry I was late getting here.

I was out of town when your telegram arrived.

My telegram? What are you talking about?

Is somebody playing games?

Here.

If this is a joke, Matt, it ain't very funny.

I near killed two horses getting here.

Sam? Whiskey.

You bet.

Excuse me.

Ben, I can hardly believe it.

He's leaving in the morning for good.

Nothing can happen to us now.

We're free.

I'm, uh, sorry I didn't come over to your room

this afternoon like I promised.

Oh, that doesn't matter.

It's only hours.

We can be together all the time.

Well, here's to us.

No matter what happens.

What do you mean "no matter what happens"?

Well, sometimes a man does things

that a woman doesn't understand.

And especially if the woman happens to be in love with him.

What did you do, Ben?

What is it?

Ben?

Matt.

This here's James Riley,

he's the sheriff over in Jetmore.

That so?

Somebody sent him a telegram signed with my name,

saying he was needed in Dodge right away.

I just thought maybe you'd know something about it.

Yeah, I do.

You see, Matt Dillon and I are old friends.

And last night he found out

I killed somebody a few days ago.

And rather than arrest me,

because we were old friends,

he took off his badge and resigned his job.

Honey?

I understand.

Marshal, it was a mistake.

Ben thought Hal was reaching for his gun.

I figured it was something like that.

If I've got anything to say about it,

the jury'll know that, too.

I'm, uh, sorry I put you in that spot, Matt.

I was just afraid I'd lose something

I'd been looking for for a long time.

You're my girl.

Don't you forget it.

You know I won't.

♪♪