Gunsmoke Season 7 Episode 23
Married Oren Conrad is seeing bar girl Pearl. Hank Ives wants some of Pearl’s time. Oren draws his gun, Matt shoots him. Oren’s wife Cornelia vows revenge. She tries to hire Pete Wellman to Kill Matt. He declines, but knows who might. Jim BLake also says no. She says she will exact an eye for an eye herself. She tries to shoot Matt’s woman, Kitty, but Matt stops her. Ben Hardin has a score to settle with Matt. Ben sparks Cornelia. She tells Ben she must punish Matt to be free. She tells Ben she loves him. Ben says he’ll set her free. Matt goes to meet Ben at Indian Wells. Cornelia realizes she really is in love, and rides out to stop Ben. Ben gets the drop on Matt. Matt convinces him to holster his gun and make it a fair fight. Matt kills him, he dies in Cornelia’s arms.
Serie: Gunsmoke
Episode Title: Reprisal
Air Date: 1962-03-10