Gunsmoke Season 8 Episode 31
Panacea, an elderly lady, is waiting to board the stage for Dodge. She pickpockets a watch off Shelby Little. She doesn’t have the fare, but says Kitty is her daughter. The driver. Alvy, says she’s good for it. In Dodge Alvy gets the $1.75 from Kitty. Pan tells Kitty many a time you said I was like a mother to you. Kitty’s dad was a gambler. When Kitty’s mom died Pan took her in. Pan steals money and jewelry from Kitty. Appleton Foote suggests Shelby offer a reward for his watch. Pan says doctors set me on edge. Pan reminds Kitty she took her in for two years. Sam says there is a whole case of whiskey missing. Pan has a poker game in her room selling the whiskey. Kitty breaks it up. Foote tells Pan he knows why she left New Orleans. Foote details Pan’s lighthandedness in various cities. In New Orleans jewels were stolen and a gambling house owner was knifed. Foote wants to be Pan’s partner. Pan says she will give her answer that evening. Pan sends a telegram to the
Serie: Gunsmoke
Episode Title: Panacea Sykes
Air Date: 1963-04-13