There's a cattle drive near town, and the cowboys are nervous about a series of cattle rustling events that have taken place recently. A cowboy comes into town to ask Marshall Dillons help and come out to the drive as it nears town. When Matt gets to the drive, new men come in to talk to the cattle owner, and ask to be hired as cowboys. They are hired, hmmmm, those newly hired cowboys looked suspicious........ The plot continues to unfold, let's just say it's a good thing Marshall Dillon and Chester came out to help the cattle drive......... There is an interesting actor item in this episode. Turns out that cowboy that came into Dodge is played by the actor Ken Curtis, who appeared in other early episodes of Marshall Dillon prior to him becoming a regular years later as Festus Hagen on the renamed Gunsmoke.. Unusual and fun to watch Ken Curtis play this other cowboy character, no "Festus" mannerisms, rather more of a cool confident Texan.