Review of The Patsy

Gunsmoke: The Patsy (1958)
Season 4, Episode 2
3/10
You Learn Slow, Don't Ya Matt
28 July 2013
Warning: Spoilers
The whole episode is based on who killed Dave (John Alderman) and leads Dillon to investigate like Chester would. First, he tells Holly Fanshaw (Jan Harrison) he will protect her if he tells her who she saw kill Dave, after she says who, she tells her to go with Miss Kitty and that she would protect her. I know it wasn't meant to be funny, but I found that hilarious.

Next, Dillon brings the suspect Fly Holt (Peter Breck) back to Dodge, and their waiting to taunt the suspect is Thorp (Martin Landau) and Dillon lets him until he draws his gun. Then, amazingly, Dillon tells Fly WHERE the witness is and to WAIT for him there. Understandingly, Kitty didn't believe Fly and kicked him out of there.

Then, Dillon hears a shot and Holly is dead with Fly in the room (how did he get by Kitty?). Dillon finds Fly's gun on the floor and said it was shot. Fly said he was knocked out. Unbelievably, Dillon gives Fly back his gun. I don't care if Dillon believed him, you make your right in your belief before giving back the gun (so quickly). Kitty was so right in telling Dillon "You learn slow, don't ya Matt".

The end shootout with Thorpe was stupid, as Dillon already had his gun drawn, what was Thorpe thinking. This was Dillon's 64th confirmed kill on the show.

Some of the positives of the episode was seeing Miss Kitty working at the saloon at the beginning, I like to see more of how she works there. Also, Ken Lynch played a great mean trial boss as Jim Cavanaugh. Too bad his role was small.
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