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In the Gunsmoke episode titled Lost Rifle, the tranquility of Dodge City is shattered when U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon discovers the body of Frank Parris, shot in the back while fishing. Nearby, a young boy named Andy Spangler is found hiding in the brush, raising immediate suspicions about his involvement in the murder. The tension escalates as Ben Tipple, a hot-tempered man with a known animosity towards Parris, becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the townsfolk.
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