Gunsmoke Season 9 Episode 13

Pa Hack's Brood

Quint gives Pa Hack some used horseshoes. Pa helps himself to some nails and a hammer. Pa drains his whiskey bottle. Pa tells his daughter Maybelle five guys beat him up and took the money for the new horseshoes. Lonnie, his son comes back with two chicken. Annie Montgomery's Ma has died. Mr. Willis promised to look after her. Mr Willis and his son Jeb meet Pa and his brood. Pa begs some coffee and flour, and camp nearby. Pa's looking to fix Jeb up with Maybelle to get his part of the Willis farm. Matt stops to water his horse at the Willis'. He spends the night. Pa sends his other son, Orville, to get Jeb to come see Maybelle. Jeb tells him Hack can come here. Jeb tells his Pa I think I know where two of our chickens got to. Pa tells Lonnie to kidnap Annie and leave ten or twenty miles out on the prairie. Lonny grabs Annie. She screams. Pa Willis comes running. Lonny kills him. Matt kills Lonnie. Matt takes Lonnie to Pa, who says he was a bad seed. Matt asks Pa wh