by Hal Erickson
synopsis
While rustling some cattle, Army deserter Joe Trimble (Brian G. Hutton) shoots and kills a rancher just outside of Dodge. Matt (James Arness) insists upon forcing Trimble to stand trial before a civilian jury, even though Major Banker (Richard Keith) demands that the killer be turned over to him for a military court-martial. Unfortunately, Trimble is found not guilty, and it looks like the killer will return to the Army without receiving any punishment at all. But there's an ironic twist at the tail end of this story, which was adapted from the Gunsmoke radio broadcast of November 23, 1953.
