This episode marks the eight anniversary - over 400 weeks - of Gunsmoke on the air and William Conrad gives thanks and appreciation to the listeners.

Vince Wilson promised his brother Billy Wilson that he would avenge his death by killing Marshall Matt Dillon Billy had drawn first on a man and Matt had arrested him and he had been hung for murder. Now Vince was in Dodge using the name Wiley and he was doing his best to goad Matt in to a fight.