BreakDown Gunsmoke 55-64: Home Surgery S1Ep4

In this episode of Gunsmoke, Matt and Chester find themselves far from Dodge City, hungry and on edge, when a young woman named Holly arrives asking for help. Her father, injured and sick, has been waiting a week for a doctor who never returned. Assessing the situation, Matt agrees to stay, while Chester forages for food. Inside the cabin, Matt discovers Mr. Hawtree’s leg is infected and realizes amputation is the only way to save him. With Holly and her father assisting, they improvise surgical tools and stitch blood vessels with horsehair, giving him alcohol for courage and antisepsis. As Matt operates, Chester and Holly grapple with the tension of waiting, and finally, the surgery succeeds. Later, when the father dies peacefully, Holly faces her loss while Matt confronts the threatening suitor Ben, forcing him into custody. The story asks: how far will one go to save a life, and how do courage and ingenuity meet the harsh realities of frontier medicine? 

Music: “Western Ride” by Sonican
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