Show Notes
INNOCENT BROAD Air Date: April 26, 1958 A young woman named Linda Bell arrives in Dodge to meet her fiancé, Lou Paxton, but trouble follows close behind. A jealous and volatile man named Joe Bassett rides in on the same stagecoach, and although Lou insists he doesn't know him, Matt Dillon senses something isn't right. When Lou steers his 17‑year‑old bride‑to‑be toward a job at the Long Branch, Matt's suspicions deepen. Hidden connections, jealousy, and deception collide as Matt works to uncover the truth and keep Linda safe in a town where innocence can be a dangerous thing.
⭐ JOHNNY RED Air Date: October 3, 1959 A stranger arrives in Dodge claiming to be Billy Crale, the long‑lost son of a local widow who believed her boy died in the Civil War. The reunion seems joyful — but Matt Dillon knows the real Billy Crale was reported dead at Shiloh. When Matt discovers a wanted poster revealing the newcomer is actually the outlaw Johnny Red, he faces a painful dilemma: arrest the man and shatter a mother's fragile happiness, or risk letting a dangerous criminal walk free. It's a tense, emotional story of identity, deception, and the fine line between justice and mercy on the frontier.
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