Gunsmoke Help Me, Kitty (1955–1975) Online

This episode begins with a sad looking woman named Hope Farmer comes walking out of the Dodge House. She walks up to a man named Ed that appears to be her husband and she says she has some things to do in Dodge and will be back soon. Hope then walks over to the Long Branch and talks with Kitty. She is the daughter of Nellie Farmer that worked there years ago and wants Kitty to help her. She had run away with this man Ed to get marriage but now he refuses to get married. She now wants to leave him and go back to Garden City to her mother's house and she is asking Kitty for help. But there is a draw back--Hope is pregnant.

But with Kitty knowing Nellie and her background, Kitty agrees to take Hope back to her mother's house will she is sure she will be welcomed. So the next stagecoach to Garden City the two will ride.

During the ride the stage is held-up. The driver and a passenger is killed leaving the two women alone. The two men that held-up the stage, Specter and Furnas, believes that both women are dead. But Kitty is able to get a look at the man called Furnas before being left to fend in the outback.

Two days later, Kitty and Hope come upon this stagecoach relay station. When the man comes out to ask them questions it is none other than Specter. Kitty is not sure about Specter but knows something is up since he is acting real strange. But when Furnas comes into the station, Kitty knows that they are the two that held-up the stage.

With Hope injured, Kitty may have to resort to violence to escape. And with Specter having no intentions of letting the two women go, it will come down to self preservation.

This is a nice tale that was interesting throughout. Betty Conner that played Hope was a little green in this episode and did not seem to fit in well as the poor woman victim. However Amanda Blake made up for any shortfalls in her rough and rowdy performance. A nice show with a closing scene as nice as any other. Good watch

Slow show. Could haxe been more interesting had the Hope character not been SUCH A WINER! Just okay, gave Matt a day off and I didnt have to listen to Festus. Jack Elam is always a creepy delight.