A man named Ward Spicer arrives in Dodge City after a secret meeting with a Cheyenne named Wildhog, during which they arrange a dangerous deal for money. Spicer spends lavishly in the local saloon, drawing attention from a stranger who becomes suspicious of his sudden wealth and evasive behavior. When Spicer gets drunk and violent, he ends up in Marshal Dillon's custody.

With Matt Dillon, Chester, Ward Spicer, Wildhog, A stranger in the saloon.

Listen for: The tense negotiation between Spicer and the Cheyenne scout Wildhog, Spicer's boastful drinking at the saloon, and Marshal Dillon's cool handling of a potentially dangerous situation.

First aired August 2, 1952.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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