Matt and Festus bring a particularly notorious killer into a town on the edge of a desert, where the sheriff cheerfully informs the killer that "tomorrow we start working on the gallows." The sheriff spoke too soon: the killer gets the drop on him, murders him and flees into the desert....
Festus might put him under the protection of the law. The three won't listen though. They all start to draw and Coltrane draws and shoots them all. Later when Festus is telling Matt Dillon (James Arness) what happened, he tells him it was the clearest case of self-defense, no question...
"Big Jim sort of loused that one up," an observer noted, "but I'll bet you 2-to-1 that Andy gets it right back the way he wanted it, once it's in the cutting room. Jim's really a very decent guy," he added, almost defensively. "He's just feeling his oats." Production No...
When a stranger leading some immigrants planning on settling outside of Dodge wants Matt to give him a badge to avert trouble, Matt gets suspicious and rides out to their camp to see what is really up. Where to Watch Episode 10 Lynching Man ...
An old lawman friend of Matt's comes to town. He just retired and wanted to catch up with an old friend. When his friend is shot in the back and left to die, a stranger in town points out someone who could've done it - his drinking buddy Tony Serpa.Show more ...