Dirty Bill's Girl: Gunsmoke (October 28, 1956)

“Dirty Bill's Girl” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 28, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A woman gambler named Rose arrives in Dodge City and wins consistently at blackjack at the Long Branch, drawing suspicion from Marshal Dillon. When Dillon questions her about the straight game she's running, Rose reveals she's been searching for a specific man for four years—and she's found him in Dodge. She declares her intention to kill him.

Dodge City, Kansas, at the Long Branch saloon

Characters: Matt Dillon, Rose, Doc, Chester, Elco Dean, Slim

Listen for: Rose's revelation about her four-year search and her deadly purpose in coming to Dodge

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.