This episode might have made a decent half-hour show. The couple that found Matt and his prisoner Kelby spent most of the time arguing about which was the marshal and whether to leave both of them chained together in the back country.
It was strange that the couple and child were headed to Dodge City from the east, but didn't seem to know which way to go when they're only eight miles from Dodge. I'm assuming most travelers in those days had a compass or at least could follow the sun accounting for the seasons. Dodge City isn't too far from the Arkansas River, so one could just find that east or south east of Dodge. There would be plenty of water and maybe fish and game for sustenance along the way.
It was strange that the couple and child were headed to Dodge City from the east, but didn't seem to know which way to go when they're only eight miles from Dodge. I'm assuming most travelers in those days had a compass or at least could follow the sun accounting for the seasons. Dodge City isn't too far from the Arkansas River, so one could just find that east or south east of Dodge. There would be plenty of water and maybe fish and game for sustenance along the way.