The episode begins when a long time friend of Marshal Dillon comes up asking for help. Jeanne Wells, who has been married to Bert the blacksmith, tells Matt that she just saw Ed Beaudry in town. Beaudry was a man that Jeanne was suppose to marry but she left him and he has been hunting for them ever since that day.
Beaudry even tells Matt his intention of killing Bert but before that can happen, Beaudry is found dead after being beating in the head. With that evidence only, Matt places Bert in jail for the murder. But Matt gets more information that might suggest another suspect.
The story was quite interesting but there was a problem with the ending that left viewers shaking their heads. Cannot give the ending without providing too much information but it just seemed that Matt was easy to arrest with very little information and just as quickly release with even smaller evidence. Anyway this was a nice show that was entertaining from beginning to end.
Beaudry even tells Matt his intention of killing Bert but before that can happen, Beaudry is found dead after being beating in the head. With that evidence only, Matt places Bert in jail for the murder. But Matt gets more information that might suggest another suspect.
The story was quite interesting but there was a problem with the ending that left viewers shaking their heads. Cannot give the ending without providing too much information but it just seemed that Matt was easy to arrest with very little information and just as quickly release with even smaller evidence. Anyway this was a nice show that was entertaining from beginning to end.