![]() ![]() Dority agrees to leave the girl for the time being, but he takes the Doctor with him to explain to Swearengen. ![]() ĭority goes to kill the Metz girl at Swearengen's behest, but Doc Cochran stands him down. The assumed collusion makes it even more difficult for Bullock and Star to buy their lot. This pairing once again draws the notice of Swearengen, who becomes even more convinced that the men are working together. Having anticipated the attack, Hickok had asked Bullock, also at the saloon, to watch his back. As would be expected, Mason is gunned down before he even manages to draw iron. Mason makes the attempt while wildly drunk, tipping off Wild Bill. Swearengen enlists Tom Mason to kill Hickok, inciting the road agent to do the deed under the guise of revenge for his fallen brother. Later, Garret's wife Alma wonders if he'll be able to recruit Hickok in a plan to reclaim the $20,000 investment. Farnum claims that drunkenness caused him to bid on the claim in the first place. Farnum, who had feigned interest to drive up the price Garret had paid. When Brom Garret returns to the Grand Central after a fruitless day of prospecting, he feigns a hurt back and tries to sell the property to E.B. Swearengen and the Doc then cross paths in the street, and Cochran's fears that Swearengen has ill intent towards the child are confirmed. He leaves without incident, but not before he pinches the child on the arm, causing her to open her eyes for the first time since the attack. Jane tries to stand up to him, but his presence causes her to break down instead. Cochran then has to leave to attend to the women of the Gem, and while he's gone, Swearengen goes to see the girl. īack at Cochran's office, the Doc entrusts Jane with the task of protecting the Metz child. Swearengen tells Phil about Ned's actions the previous night, then throws the bandit to the floor, demanding that he help straighten out the entire mess. Although Swearengen didn't authorize this attack, it's clear that he's hired these agents in the past. He's furious that the attack on the "Squareheads" was done without his approval and that loose ends were left to be dealt with. There, Swearengen angrily confronts Phil. As the two leave without a deal, Tom and Phil arrive at The Gem, and are quickly ushered upstairs by Swearengen. Meanwhile, Bullock and Sol Star approach Swearengen to negotiate the purchase of their lot, but the landlord expresses his concern that the duo may have ulterior motives or unnamed partners in their endeavor. Johnny Burns tells Swearengen that he's learned that Ned Mason was behind the Metz attack and was likely working with his brother Tom and another man named Persimmon Phil. Another prospector, Whitney Ellsworth, happens upon the pair, and winds up raising Garret's suspicions when he mentions that if the claim was good, they would have probably found some flakes of gold already. The city dude Brom Garret tries to work his claim with the assistance of Dan Dority, but finds no gold anywhere on his land. Eventually, Utter does manage to broker a deal of this sort, to ensure that Wild Bill has a source of income. Later, Utter tries to convince Hickok to take "appearance" money to gamble in one of the local joints, but Hickok rejects this, as he doesn't want to be a shill. Charlie Utter asks Bullock to set Hickok up with some prospecting equipment, but the gunslinger isn't happy that his friend has so loudly announced his intentions. īack in the Grand Central, Hickok and Bullock cross paths again. Calamity Jane takes a special interest in ensuring the safety of the still unconscious girl, while Doc Cochran does his best to hide her from Swearengen, realizing that if the attack were indeed committed by criminal "road agents"-and not Indians, as Ned Mason had claimed-anything she said about the incident would all but sign her death warrant. The little girl who survived the Metz massacre has become the focus of attention of several inhabitants of Deadwood, including Bullock and Swearengen. Smith determines that his name was Ned Mason. ![]() Going through the effects of the man that Seth Bullock and Wild Bill Hickok killed, Reverend H.W. Plot Ī new day begins in Deadwood, everybody is edgy after the violent events of the early morning. As suspicions arise that 'road agents' may have been the true perpetrators of the massacre, Swearengen takes a special interest in the health of its sole survivor-a young girl ministered to by the unlikely team of Doc Cochran and Calamity Jane. ![]()
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