Gunsmoke: When the Truth is Buried

Jim Cobbett had waited a long time to stop being alone. A homesteader known more for his stubbornness than his luck, Jim had finally brought a bride out to his Kansas spread - a handsome, high-strung woman named Lila, fresh from back east. Matt Dillon and Chester watched them leave the wedding celebration and ride into the prairie night, and for a while, Dodge City was content to leave them to it. But a month or so later, Hank Lewes - Jim’s long-time rival, a man with a grudge as old as a water rights dispute - came into the marshal’s office with a story: Lila was gone. Jim sat alone on the homestead, stock missing, wife nowhere to be found, and not a word of explanation to offer.Dillon brought Doc out to the homestead, already suspicious of a story that didn’t quite fit. What he found beneath those flowers was the truth - and a grief too quiet and bone-deep to be anything but real.Episode Quotes:“Loneliness’ll do that to a man sometimes.” - Marshal Matt Dillon“I just couldn’t not have planted flowers there.” - Jim CobbettSpecial Thanks to Our Sponsor, Tablet Pharmacy for supporting ThePulseCommunity.ca.Looking for more Vancouver Island Content? The PULSE Community websiteThe PULSE Community Podcast is on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok and YouTube podcasts, as well as ThePulseCommunity.ca.Check out Skookum Kid's Stories with NEW Colouring pages on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube Podcasts.#ThePulseCommunity #ThePulsePodcast #Gunsmoke #RadioArchaeology #ClassicRadio #OldTimeRadio #ParksvilleQualicumBeach #VancouverIsland #MattDillon #Western