Amy’s Good Deed: A Reckoning of Grudges and Grace

Originally Aired: November 27, 1955 In Gunsmoke #190, “Amy’s Good Deed,” an embittered woman named Amy Slater arrives in Dodge City, convinced she must die at the hand of Marshal Matt Dillon. But Matt’s compassion and restraint thwart her bizarre attempts to provoke a fatal showdown. As Amy’s troubled mind heals under the care of Doc and a quiet life with Ma Smiley, she reveals a dark secret from Matt’s past: her brother was Jim Band, a man Matt shot in self-defense years earlier. Now, his old partner, Emmett Gould, has come to town. Amy warns Matt of danger, trying to settle her debt in an act of redemption—but the truth may not be what any of them expected. A story of grudges turned grace, and the unexpected peace that comes from letting go. Cast: William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Parley Baer, Howard McNear Tags: Western, redemption, AmySlater, MattDillon, revenge, JimBand, pastreturns, Gunsmoke, classicradio, 1950sradio, oldtimeradio, psychologicaldrama, frontierjustice, forgiveness, westernpodcast, suspense