Matt steps in to defend Cope Borden, a former convict, when Rance Bradley claims Cope has stolen a horse and rallies a lynch mob. Although Cope is exonerated, he later finds himself in a deadly confrontation, killing Bradley's nephew during a gambling argument. This puts Matt in a difficult position as he tries to protect the morally questionable Cope from the respectable citizens of Dodge who are outraged by the violence.
Show
Gunsmoke
Episode
S01E02
Air Date
Sep 17, 1955
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Matt Gets It
S01E01
The Presentation
S01E02
Hangin' with Michelle
S01E02
Hot Spell
S01E03
On the Rebound
S01E03
Word of Honor
S01E04
Please Pass the Jock
S01E04
Home Surgery
S01E05
Cheers
S01E05
Obie Tater
S01E06
Warriors (1)
S01E06
Night Incident
S01E07
Warriors (2)
S01E07
Smoking Out the Nolans
S01E08
Torn Between Two Teachers
S01E08
Kite's Reward
S01E09
My Dinner with Mark
S01E09
The Hunter
S01E10
Miracle in Oaktown
S01E10
The Queue
S01E11
Unforgettable
S01E11
General Parsley Smith
S01E12
In Vanessa We Trust
S01E12
Magnus
S01E13
Reed Survives
S01E13
Forbidden Fruit
S01E14
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
S01E14
Professor Lute Bone
S01E15
Valentine's Day Massacre
S01E15
No Handcuffs
S01E16
Boyz in the Woodz
S01E16
Reward for Matt
S01E17
Boys Don't Leave
S01E17
Robin Hood
S01E18
The Unteachables
S01E18
Yorky
S01E19
Piano Lesson
S01E19
20-20
S01E20
P.M.S.: Post Moving-in Syndrome
S01E20
Reunion '78
S01E21
A Moving Experience
S01E21
Helping Hand
S01E22
Livin' a Large Lie
S01E22
Tap Day for Kitty
S01E23
Indian Scout
S01E24
The Pest Hole
S01E25
The Big Broad
S01E26
Hack Prine
S01E27
Cooter
S01E28
The Killer
S01E29
Doc's Revenge
S01E30
The Preacher
S01E31
How to Die for Nothing
S01E32
Dutch George
S01E33
Prairie Happy
S01E34
Chester's Mail Order Bride
S01E35
The Guitar
S01E36
Cara
S01E37
Mr. and Mrs. Amber
S01E38
Unmarked Grave
S01E39
Alarm at Pleasant Valley