After gunman, Sam Kercher is killed by Matt, his 16-year old brother arrives to fight Matt.

A father and son bully a farmer and his wife who won't sell their land, but the farmer is oddly reluctant to let Matt arrest the two, even when they resort to gunfire.

A speculator in land is already unpopular in Dodge, but when he is acquitted of the murder of a man he killed, he finds himself "sent to Coventry": no one in town, not even Kitty, will buy, sell, or even speak to him.

Festus takes part in a horse race in which big money is at stake, tempting some to sabotage the race in order to make sure of the outcome.