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Despite several warnings, hard-bitten buffalo hunter Jase Murdock (Peter Whitney) heads into hostile Indian territory. Close on his heels is Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness), willing to risk death in order to arrest Murdock on a prior charge. Crucial to the outcome of this story is Golden Calf (Richard Gilden, Murdock's youthful Indian skinner. This episode is based on an oft-heard Gunsmoke radio play, first broadcast on June 7, 1952.