Gunsmoke – The Coward, Joseph Kearns (Reused Script). ep352, 590104

Finding a note on his door, Matt is summoned to Doc’s office. A man was shot and killed, sitting in Matt’as office, apparently mistaken for Matt. In the Long Branch, an informant claims to have overheard a plot to kill the marshall. Why is Heeby coming forward now? Will the news relieve any of Matt’s fears for his life?

Chester is worried for Matt’s safety, and the cowaardly tactics that are used to terrorize the marshal. Will a body guard do the trick? Is an open season on Matt Dillon in affect?

Gunman keep coming. The lucky ones get run out of Dodge, the others catch lead from Matt’s blazing sixguns. When an innocent man is shot, Matt confronts Heeby. What’as the coward going to do now?