What happens
Marshal Matt Dillon investigates a case in Dodge City after a man named Sam is charged with assaulting a woman. The witness, a young woman named Kitty, appears hesitant, and Sam's wife is shown to have been mistreated at home. Dillon weighs the complaint against Sam, who tries to pay a fine with money from the sale of his boat. Sam's grief and anger over his marriage come through as he talks with the marshal and the judge. Gunsmoke is a CBS Radio western from the 1950s, starring William Conrad as Matt Dillon.
Dodge City, a frontier town in the American West
Characters: Matt Dillon, Sam, Kitty, Chester, Doc, Judge
Listen for: Sam's complaint against the marshal's handling of his case, and his disturbing remarks about his wife and the fine he tries to pay
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.