Doubtful Zone: Gunsmoke (February 17, 1957)

“Doubtful Zone” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 17, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A boy breaks into Tom's store and steals supplies including clothing, food, a gun, and ammunition. Marshal Dillon investigates the theft and discovers the young burglar may have had help from a girl, as he found a bottle of perfume at the scene. Dillon tracks down the boy at the Dodge House hotel and demands answers about why he committed the robbery.

Dodge City - a general store, Marshal Dillon's office, the Dodge House hotel, and the surrounding town

Characters: Matt Dillon, Tom, Doc, Mr. Gobi, The Boy (age 16)

Listen for: The investigation of a warehouse burglary and the marshal's discovery of clues like perfume that suggest the young thief may not have acted alone

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.