We can only guess that the writers wanted to show a soft side of Marshal Matt Dillon but it appears that they went well over the line as they used some questionable tactics, or even unlawful tactics, to fulfill the point they were trying to create. The story seemed to push the limits of what Marshal Dillon has been preaching to people when concerning respecting the law.
The story begins as three people rob the train that is heading toward Dodge. They get the money that train was carrying but end up shooting and killing a train clerk before getting away. Matt and Chester trail the bandits and find a father, Dan Everly, and his two teenage children, Jerry and Janet. They confess to the robbery but will not reveal the location of the money.
When they get to Dodge, a train employee by the name of Krocker is telling everyone that the reason the money is not returned is because the Marshal is going to run away with the young girl, Janet, and take the money with him. And it even looks worse when the family breaks out of jail and is on the loose. Matt will again have to track the family in order to bring back the money and hopefully justice.
They story, even with some flaws, is going fairly well at this point. However it is about to take a turn that would not follow the usual logic set forth by Marshal Dillon. Matt tends to violate the same law that he uses to arrest and prosecute others on the Kansas prairie. He threw out the law that he preaches to others and took it upon himself to rewrite the law on his own terms. Just did not set right and decreased the value of the show. The ending ruined the watching experience for this episode.