In this heartfelt and suspenseful episode of Gunsmoke, Marshal Matt Dillon sets out to find Kitty Russell after she fails to appear for several appointments, leaving her friends in Dodge City deeply concerned. A trail of clues leads Matt, Chester, and Doc Adams to uncover the involvement of an eastern gentleman, Jim Rackmill, who had taken Kitty on a moonlit buggy ride before leaving her stranded in the prairie.

As Matt and Chester track Kitty, they navigate through the challenges of the open plains, eventually finding her signaling for help with makeshift smoke signals. Kitty, unharmed but stranded due to a twisted ankle, recounts her frustrating encounter with Rackmill, who had misunderstood her fiery independence.

This episode highlights themes of friendship, loyalty, and the importance of understanding in relationships, offering moments of tension, humor, and heartfelt resolution.

Keywords: "Gunsmoke Kitty Lost episode," "December 1954 Gunsmoke radio," "Matt Dillon tracks Kitty Russell," "Jim Rackmill Dodge City drama," "Western search and rescue story," "classic Western radio series," "John Meston Gunsmoke scripts."

Cast: William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, Vic Perrin, John Dehner, James Nusser.