What happens
Marshal Matt Dillon encounters Chester and a group of men who have hanged a suspected horse thief, a man named Digger, near Dodge. Chester argues that the lynching is wrong, and the marshal must weigh the threat of more violence against the men involved. The story unfolds in Dodge as Matt Dillon tries to control a tense situation while the townsfolk and Doc watch events closely. This episode of Gunsmoke aired on CBS Radio on October 9, 1960, with William Conrad as Matt Dillon, Parley Baer as Chester, and Howard McNear as Doc. Its opening section follows the marshal's efforts to deal with the men and the consequences of the hanging.
Dodge, in the American West
Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Digger, Roble, Glick, Pete
Listen for: Matt Dillon confronting Chester and the men over the attempted lynching of Digger
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.