User Reviews

Classic episode and great acting from the regulars and guest stars. Harry Townes played a great sleazeball as Ivy. I loved when Dillon told him he belongs under a rock. Robert Gist played a great hired gun as Cam Speegle. Loved the shootout in the end and Dillon's 65th confirmed kill on the show. J Pat O'Malley played the honest and sympathetic Trimble. You rooted for him but it did not work out for him. Even the bit part by Clegg Hoyt as Bob Adams was good and got the story rolling.

You had Chester being a klutz, Doc wishing he had railroad fare to leave Dodge (I liked his reasoning on why he liked Dodge so much at night "When its dark you can't see its a plain") and Kitty as honest as ever, even with $300 to lie.

Dillon really shows his anger and distaste for the Ivy and Speegle. I also liked in the end when Dillon states to Doc "One of these days I'm going to save up railroad fare with you".

The only problems I had with the episode was Dillon letting Speegle intimidate Trimble right in front of him, letting him say over and over that Trimble's stubborn. Also, when Kitty came to Dillon's office, Dillon wasn't practicing gun safety while loading his gun with the barrel pointing at Kitty's face.

This episode starts out with Chester in a great clown act with a mop and bucket. In reality, not many people would use them, outside of "Swampin' Out" the better taverns. They would, no doubt, sweep up/out the dust. Great observation by another reviewer about Matt's safety with his Colt. Kitty's outraged by bad guy's behavior is nice to see. And Doc's observation that Matt shooting Speegel dead was good because "a jury wouldn't convict him" was spot on with the general attitude of the day. We also gotta face the fact that Matt goaded him into the draw.

Kitty didn't give Chester a free drink; both dead guys were still layin' right on the barroom floor in front of them, and Matt threw everyone out instead of having the dead guys taken to the undertaker's. Makes me wonder why he gave Ivy's money back when Joe needed a proper burial; with a nice stone for him and his wife. Speegal's would've been a short wood plank with his name, and "Dirt to Dirt" on it.

Who got the freighting businesses? Joe and Cam's guns, and Cam's tack and other gear went to the Marshal's office, but there was a big hole in the transport biz after these deaths. , and Matt scarin' Ivy out of town.

(*Jake Ivy quote*) - "Now, I'm sure you'll agree that a man can change."

Jake Ivy is an Eastern businessman who's come to Dodge to open up a freight shipment business that's meant to put all others out of business and put him in full control.

Ivy hires sadistic killer, Cam Speegle as his bodyguard to assure that no one will refuse his offer of a takeover.

When Joe Trimble is targeted as Speegle's next victim, Marshal Dillon steps in to set things right.