Hard Virtue

May 6, 1961

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Gunsmoke - S6 - E33

Hot tempered Andy Coe and his wife want to sell their wagon to Moss, but can't when Ed Fallon's team spooks and crashes into their wagon.

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Gunsmoke: Season 6 - 38 Episode s

6x1 - Friend's Pay-Off
September 3, 1960
Matt is summoned to help an old friend, Ab Butler, who has been shot in the back and left for dead. However, Matt faces a difficult situation when Ab's partner shows up and tells his side of the story.
6x2 - The Blacksmith
September 17, 1960
Troublemakers trick an immigrant blacksmith into leaving his house on his wedding night, then burn it down.
6x3 - Small Water
September 24, 1960
Matt arrests Finn Pickett after recognizing his face from a wanted poster. On the way back to Dodge, Pickett's vengeful sons try to free their father as Matt and Chester face a water shortage.
6x4 - Say Uncle
October 1, 1960
Lee Nagel suspects his visiting uncle of murder when his father is killed in their store in an apparent accident.
6x5 - Shooting Stopover
October 8, 1960
While transporting a prisoner with Chester on a stagecoach to Wichita, Matt learns that the stagecoach is also carrying a shipment of gold, and he suspects the coach might be targeted by outlaws.
6x6 - The Peace Officer
October 15, 1960
Matt is called in to deal with a corrupt sheriff in Tascosa.
6x7 - Don Matteo
October 22, 1960
Matt's old friend, Esteban Garcia, tracks a man into Dodge and plans to kill him for stealing his wife.
6x8 - The Worm
October 29, 1960
Murders follow when a buffalo hunter and his browbeaten partner come to town.
6x9 - The Badge
November 12, 1960
Out on the prairie, Matt is shot and taken captive by two outlaws, one of whom is a weakling abused and bossed around by the other.
6x10 - Distant Drummer
November 19, 1960
A young army drummer named Raffie is terrorized by two bullying mule skinners.
6x11 - Ben Tolliver's Stud
November 26, 1960
Jake Creed accuses his young hired hand, Ben Tolliver, of horse theft.
6x12 - No Chip
December 3, 1960
The vicious Dolan brothers move in on a tough cattle rancher and his non-violent son.
6x13 - The Wake
December 10, 1960
Gus Mather arrives in Dodge in a wagon, carrying the coffin of his best friend, Orson Boggs, to give him a proper wake. There's only one problem: according to Mrs. Boggs, her late husband didn't have any friends.
6x14 - The Cook
December 17, 1960
A young drifter takes a job as cook at Delmonico's but accidentally kills a crazy buffalo hunter who complains about his cooking.
6x15 - Old Fool
December 24, 1960
A scheming woman (Else Hedgepath), who is after the money and wealth of Hannibal Bass, makes a play for Hannibal, but runs into some serious, SERIOUS trouble though when she tangles with *MRS* Bass!
6x16 - Brother Love
December 31, 1960
In a family that believes in taking care of its own--including administering punishment within the family for crime--one of two grown brothers appears to have committed murder, but which one?
6x17 - Bad Sheriff
January 7, 1961
A man shoots his partner, flees, and is caught by two men claiming to be lawmen.
6x18 - Unloaded Gun
January 14, 1961
Red and Joe Lime are no-good murderous brothers, and Matt has to track 'em down out on the prairie. Trouble is, Matt comes down with a fever due to missing out on so much sleep in the last couple of weeks. This situation causes some serious problems for all involved when Matt has to return to Dodge because he is too sick to pursue the Lime brothers.
6x19 - Tall Trapper
January 21, 1961
A man and his wife come across a lone trapper and make camp with him. Next day, the husband comes to Dodge to report to Doc that his wife is sick, but Doc finds the woman beaten to death, and the husband accuses the trapper.
6x20 - Love Thy Neighbor
January 28, 1961
The theft of a sack of potatoes leads to increasingly violent hostilities between the Scooper and Galloway families.
6x21 - Bad Seed
February 4, 1961
Matt rescues teen-aged Trudy Trent from a life of isolated poverty with her incestuous and alcoholic father, but he subsequently learns that "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when he rejects her misguided romantic overtures toward him.
6x22 - Kitty Shot
February 11, 1961
Dillon goes after cowboy Jake Bayloe after he guns down his partner in the Long Branch , shooting Kitty in the crossfire and critically wounding her.
6x23 - About Chester
February 25, 1961
While Chester is out searching for Doc, his horse is injured. Chester goes to a house for help and is instead taken prisoner.
6x24 - Harriet
March 4, 1961
After witnessing the callous murder of her kindly father, Harriet Horne disregards Matt's advice and unwisely attempts to extract revenge from the perpetrators by making them jealous rivals for her attention.
6x25 - Potshot
March 11, 1961
A concealed gunman takes a shot at Chester, and it may have been a bank robber, or it may have been someone who's been making trouble at the Long Branch.
6x26 - Old Faces
March 18, 1961
Hot-headed Tom's new wife used to be a river-boat girl, and when a gunman from her old life recognizes her, a battle between the two men is brewing.
6x27 - Big Man
March 25, 1961
To protect Kitty, Matt is forced to physically (and publicly) subdue fractious troublemaker Pat Swarner. When Swarner is subsequently found murdered, oft-inebriated Jud Sloan's claim that the Marshal was the killer seems uncomfortably credible.
6x28 - Little Girl
April 1, 1961
Marshal Dillon must find a suitable home for Charity Gill, a young orphan, after the little girl's father dies when his cabin catches fire. Charity insists that she should live with the Dodge City lawman.
6x29 - Stolen Horses
April 8, 1961
A horse thief murders a man to get his horses. Matt tracks the criminal to a Kiowa camp.
6x30 - Minnie
April 15, 1961
Rough and rowdy Minnie comes to Dodge City and sets her designs on Doc Adams, much to the delight of Matt, Chester and Kitty. Trouble comes though when Minnie's husband comes to Dodge and finds out that his Minnie is sweet on Doc.
6x31 - Bless Me Till I Die
April 22, 1961
Vengeful former convict Nate Bush sets off a tragic series of events when he informs Matt that well-liked new arrival Cole Treadwell is actually Cole Trankin, an escapee from the Arizona Territorial Prison.
6x32 - Long Hours, Short Pay
April 29, 1961
A gunrunner supplies the Pawnee with weapons. Matt arrests him, but when the Pawnee find out, they capture Matt and free his prisoner.
6x33 - Hard Virtue
May 6, 1961
Hot tempered Andy Coe and his wife want to sell their wagon to Moss, but can't when Ed Fallon's team spooks and crashes into their wagon.
6x34 - The Imposter
May 13, 1961
A man claiming to be a sheriff from Texas comes to Dodge and asks Matt for help tracking down a named fugitive, but the man may not be a lawman.
6x35 - Chester's Dilemma
May 20, 1961
A pretty girl arrives in town and chases Chester, who's happy for her to do so, but the young woman has a secret that may land her in jail.
6x36 - The Love of Money
May 27, 1961
When an ex-marshal passing through town is shot in the back, Matt suspects a new saloon gal might have had something to do with it.
6x37 - Melinda Miles
June 3, 1961
When Roy Tayloe is murdered following a poker game, quick-tempered Harry Miles is certain that daughter Melinda's suitor Tom Potter is the killer. Miles quickly becomes impatient with Matt's methodical investigation of the crime and threatens to kill Potter himself unless he stays away from Melinda.
6x38 - Colorado Sheriff
June 17, 1961
Matt and Chester find Rod Ellison shot and paralyzed on the prairie and return him to Dodge for surgery. Ben Witter abrasively advises Matt that he is a deputy sheriff from Pueblo who has come to Dodge to arrest Ellison for robbery, but Matt is suspicious of Witter's refusal to produce a valid arrest warrant.

6x1 - Friend's Pay-Off

6x2 - The Blacksmith

6x3 - Small Water

6x4 - Say Uncle

6x5 - Shooting Stopover

6x6 - The Peace Officer

6x7 - Don Matteo

6x8 - The Worm

6x9 - The Badge

6x10 - Distant Drummer

6x11 - Ben Tolliver's Stud

6x12 - No Chip

6x13 - The Wake

6x14 - The Cook

6x15 - Old Fool

6x16 - Brother Love

6x17 - Bad Sheriff

6x18 - Unloaded Gun

6x19 - Tall Trapper

6x20 - Love Thy Neighbor

6x21 - Bad Seed

6x22 - Kitty Shot

6x23 - About Chester

6x24 - Harriet

6x25 - Potshot

6x26 - Old Faces

6x27 - Big Man

6x28 - Little Girl

6x29 - Stolen Horses

6x30 - Minnie

6x31 - Bless Me Till I Die

6x32 - Long Hours, Short Pay

6x33 - Hard Virtue

6x34 - The Imposter

6x35 - Chester's Dilemma

6x36 - The Love of Money

6x37 - Melinda Miles

6x38 - Colorado Sheriff

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