We pick up in this second part after the Stark Gang has just robbed the Dodge City Bank. But because of Marshal Dillon and Festus, things did not go as planned and some of the gang members are killed before getting out of town.
When things went wrong, the one gang member that posed like a regular citizen, Les McConnell, kidnaps Doc Adams and then sets some random fires around Dodge so that Matt cannot form a posse until the danger of the fires are quieted. This will give the remaining gang members some extra time before making their way to Oklahoma.
With the gang members at odds with each other on what is best for the group, it will lead to a cleansing of the group. The large gang will be reduced to only a few as Matt and Festus keep tracking the gang across the state.
It will all come down to a final stand with Doc Adams in the middle. As Matt and Festus approach the group the leader, Jim Stark, demands that he be the one to kill the Marshal. And when the first shot rings out the pressure will be too high for some to take.
With the first part packed with action, the tracking across the prairie and desert seemed rather slower. But it was so germane to the story that it had to be done and actually went by rather quickly. I have never been fond of two part episodes but will say this is the exception. A very well written story that was interesting the entire two hours. Good Watch.