Hot Spell Gunsmoke : Season 1 Episode 2
TV-PG CBS 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: September 17th, 1955 @ 12:00 AM EST on CBS
Matt intercedes on behalf of ex-con Cope Borden, when Rance Bradley accuses Cope of horse theft and attempts to lynch him. Cope is proven innocent of the charge, but later kills Bradley's nephew in a fair fight during a gambling dispute. Matt is caught in an awkward situation when he must defend the unsavory Cope against the decent people of Dodge.