Sarahs Search

Originally Aired: February 22, 1959 Gunsmoke #359, "Sarahs Search," Marshal Matt Dillon and Chester come across a stranded woman on the prairie road between Wichita and Dodge City. Sarah Howell's buggy wheel has broken, and she reveals she's traveling alone to find her fiance, Guy Porter, a tall, handsome, tow-headed man who headed west and never returned. Though it's highly unusual and improper for a woman to travel unescorted across the territory, Sarah is determined to find him, convinced something terrible has happened. Matt agrees to help locate Porter, though he doesn't recognize the name. Meanwhile, back in Dodge City, Sarah's inquiries and her detailed descriptions of the man she's seeking attract unwanted attention. A nervous man named Rance realizes Sarah's description matches his companion Joe, who's apparently hiding out after making off with money in Wichita. As Sarah settles into Moss Smalley's boarding house and takes an evening stroll hoping to encounter her beloved, Rance and Joe make ominous plans to ensure she won't be able to identify Joe to the marshal.