Legal Revenge: A Widow’s Promise and a Stranger’s Fate

Originally Aired: February 5, 1956 In Gunsmoke #200, “Legal Revenge,” Marshal Matt Dillon is drawn into a tangled web of violence and secrets when Doc brings word of trouble at the Tebbs homestead—a sod hut on the lonely prairie. A wounded man, Ben Tebbs, claims a knife wound was accidental, but his terrified state and a six-gun hidden under the blanket suggest otherwise. As Matt and Chester probe deeper, they uncover a tense standoff between Ben and his wife Flory, who may be more dangerous than she seems. When Ben dies during the night, Flory confesses to a murder—yet nothing is what it appears. What follows is a stark tale of revenge, justice, and the broken promises of the frontier, as Matt must decide who is truly guilty and what the law can—and can’t—fix. Cast:William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Parley Baer Tags:western, drama, revenge, law, justice, marshalldillon, WilliamConrad, GeorgiaEllis, HowardMcNear, ParleyBaer, oldtimeradio, mystery, gunsmoke, classicwestern, 1950sradio, frontierjustice, psychological, vintageaudio, legaldrama