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The Trial

Gunsmoke · March 22, 1959 · 23 min · 3,263 words

The transcript of “The Trial”, an episode of Gunsmoke first broadcast March 22, 1959. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gunsmoke plays Gunsmoke free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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God City and in the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that's where the U.S. Marshall and the smell of gun smoke. Gun smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved West with young America and the story of a man who moved with it. I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshall, the

first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchful at a little lonely. Well, I'm not too dark. I'll be right in.

Thank you. Hey, Doc. How's the coffee? Fine, fine. Pour yourself a cup of tea. Well, gee, thank you. What were you doing out there, man? Water in the prisoners? I haven't got any prisoners out, Doc.

Oh, then you're falling down on the job. Offhand, I can think of a dozen men around, Doc. and all the energy and you give me a list i'm going to need somebody to bring trial next week you are what do you mean there's a new circuit court judge coming gonna be disappointed if there's nothing for him to do

a new judge what happened to judge breccan or he does need a help i guess after all he has to cover about the whole of western canada who is this new man what's his name is a little bit of stokes judge stokes that's all i know about it hope is a good one

I've seen some remarkably unlearned judges in my case. That is not an easy job, Doc. And out here it doesn't pay enough to make it worthwhile to most men. You know, judge Brookings could probably do twice as well back east.

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