Deadwood Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: DeadwoodIn the series premiere, Montana marshal Seth Bullock executes a last act of justice and relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood, where he and partner Sol Star look to start a hardware business. Bullock soon crosses paths with another new arrival--legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok--and clashes with the formidable boss of the Gem Saloon, Al Swearengen.
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Episode 1 - DeadwoodIn the series premiere, Montana marshal Seth Bullock executes a last act of justice and relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood, where he and partner Sol Star look to start a hardware business. Bullock soon crosses paths with another new arrival--legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok--and clashes with the formidable boss of the Gem Saloon, Al Swearengen.
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Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: Deep WaterAs suspicions arise that “road agents” may have been involved in 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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Episode 2 - Deep WaterAs suspicions arise that “road agents” may have been involved in 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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Episode 3 - Reconoitering the RimCompetition arrives for Swearengen in the form of Bella Union, a new gambling outfit from Chicago operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gambling guru Eddie Sawyer. Meanwhile Bullock and Star strike a deal with Swearengen on a lot for their store.
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Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: Reconoitering the RimCompetition arrives for Swearengen in the form of Bella Union, a new gambling outfit from Chicago operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gambling guru Eddie Sawyer. Meanwhile Bullock and Star strike a deal with Swearengen on a lot for their store.
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Episode 4 - Here Was a ManSwearengen directs Farnum to buy back the Garret claim; Alma prevails on Calamity Jane and Hickok for help; Hickok commissions Bullock in his stead; Charlie Utter leaves the camp; and Hickok’s run of luck at poker yields an unexpected return.
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Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Here Was a ManSwearengen directs Farnum to buy back the Garret claim; Alma prevails on Calamity Jane and Hickok for help; Hickok commissions Bullock in his stead; Charlie Utter leaves the camp; and Hickok’s run of luck at poker yields an unexpected return.
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Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: Trial of Jack McCallSwearengen transforms the Gem to a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a murderer; with Jane on a bender, Swearengen enlists Trixie to help Alma with the Metz child; Doc Cochran fears Cramed’s illness might threaten the camp.
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Episode 5 - Trial of Jack McCallSwearengen transforms the Gem to a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a murderer; with Jane on a bender, Swearengen enlists Trixie to help Alma with the Metz child; Doc Cochran fears Cramed’s illness might threaten the camp.
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Episode 6 - PlagueBullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice; Swearengen presses a resentful Farnum to keep tabs on Alma and Trixie; the camp fathers pool resources to dispatch riders after a precious vaccine and build a sick tent.
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Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6: PlagueBullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice; Swearengen presses a resentful Farnum to keep tabs on Alma and Trixie; the camp fathers pool resources to dispatch riders after a precious vaccine and build a sick tent.
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Episode 7 - Season 1, Episode 7: Bullock Returns to CampAfter tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man--and a marked one--while Utter must pay final respects to a fallen friend. Dority and Stubbs both take special interest when teenagers Miles and Flora Anderson arrive in camp in search of their father; Calamity Jane earns her moniker in the Pest Tent.
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Episode 7 - Bullock Returns to CampAfter tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man--and a marked one--while Utter must pay final respects to a fallen friend. Dority and Stubbs both take special interest when teenagers Miles and Flora Anderson arrive in camp in search of their father; Calamity Jane earns her moniker in the Pest Tent.
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Episode 8 - Season 1, Episode 8: Suffer the Little ChildrenDeadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with precious vaccine--and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. Awaiting Trixie's return, a pragmatic Swearengen resists counsel from a bloody-minded Farnum; results of Bullock's assay of her gold claim moves Alma to reassess her plans and sets up a confrontation between Bullock and Swearengen.
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Episode 8 - Suffer the Little ChildrenDeadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with precious vaccine--and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. Awaiting Trixie's return, a pragmatic Swearengen resists counsel from a bloody-minded Farnum; results of Bullock's assay of her gold claim moves Alma to reassess her plans and sets up a confrontation between Bullock and Swearengen.
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Episode 9 - Season 1, Episode 9: No Other Sons or DaughtersWith annexation looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Bullock and Alma compare notes on Ellsworth, and each other; Farnum gets a special-delivery letter from Hickok; Utter offers Jane a job; and Stubbs prepares to make a go on her own, with Tolliver's avowed blessings.
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Episode 9 - No Other Sons or DaughtersWith annexation looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Bullock and Alma compare notes on Ellsworth, and each other; Farnum gets a special-delivery letter from Hickok; Utter offers Jane a job; and Stubbs prepares to make a go on her own, with Tolliver's avowed blessings.
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Episode 10 - Season 1, Episode 10: Mister WuAn opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier, as well as navigating tricky waters to deal with the mess. Meanwhile, Silas Adams, bagman for the magistrate from Yankton, arrives with bad news for Swearengen; Bullock regrets having raised his hand at the government meeting.
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Episode 10 - Mister WuAn opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier, as well as navigating tricky waters to deal with the mess. Meanwhile, Silas Adams, bagman for the magistrate from Yankton, arrives with bad news for Swearengen; Bullock regrets having raised his hand at the government meeting.
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Episode 11 - Jewel's Boot is Made For WalkingAlma's father, Otis Russell, arrives from New York to "help" with her claim; Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage; Jewel journeys to Cochran's cabin for help with her leg; Utter hazards an opinion on the safety of Nuttall's saloon; Leon and Sawyer resume work at the Bella Union; Bullock is angered by the choice of a new sheriff.
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Episode 11 - Season 1, Episode 11: Jewel's Boot Is Made for WalkingAlma's father, Otis Russell, arrives from New York to "help" with her claim; Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage; Jewel journeys to Cochran's cabin for help with her leg; Utter hazards an opinion on the safety of Nuttall's saloon; Leon and Sawyer resume work at the Bella Union; Bullock is angered by the choice of a new sheriff.
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Episode 12 - Sold Under SinThe U.S. Army--under General Crook a.k.a. "Custer's Avengers"--rolls into Deadwood, prompting a parade...and business solicitations from Farnum and Tolliver. Swearengen delivers a tortured soul from suffering; Bullock reacts decisively to Russell's intentions regarding Alma; and Bullock and Alma have a late-night meeting.
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Episode 12 - Season 1, Episode 12: Sold Under SinThe U.S. Army--under General Crook a.k.a. "Custer's Avengers"--rolls into Deadwood, prompting a parade...and business solicitations from Farnum and Tolliver. Swearengen delivers a tortured soul from suffering; Bullock reacts decisively to Russell's intentions regarding Alma; and Bullock and Alma have a late-night meeting.
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Episode 13 - Season 2, Episode 1: A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1Silas brings Al bad news about the new division of the hill country. In the meantime a shooting at Tom Nuttall's saloon requires the Sheriff's presence. Insulted by Swearengen and in defence of Alma's honor, the latter and Seth Bullock engage in a violent fight.
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Episode 14 - Season 2, Episode 2: A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 2In the aftermath of the fight, Al enquires about Seth's condition. Meanwhile, the Sheriff is concerned about his future with Alma, not knowing what he should do now that his wife and son have arrived in camp. At the same time he is determined to return to Al, to recover his badge and gun.
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Episode 15 - Season 2, Episode 3: New MoneyFrancis Wolcott, agent for the mining magnate George Hearst arrives in Deadwood. Al's condition severely deteriorates from his kidney stones; enclosed in his room and unable to speak, nobody knows how ill he is. Farnum tries to con Wolcott by lying about the contents of Hickok's letter.
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Episode 16 - Season 2, Episode 4: Requiem for a GleetWolcott is confronted by Ellsworth for snooping around Alma Garret's gold claim. Doc Cochran tells Al that his situation is critical and that they have to act, giving him the unpleasant options he has to choose from. Commissioner Jarry comes into camp bearing news about the gold claims.
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Episode 17 - Season 2, Episode 5: ComplicationsAs a convalescing Swearengen bridles, Cochran schools Burns and Dority how best to assist his recovery. Alma is also feeling unwell, mornings. Unexpected profits at the Chez Ami lead Tolliver to an unexpected discovery about Wolcott. Merrick posts a provocative statement from Yankton on title to the claims; Bullock protects Commissioner Jarry from an angry mob.
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Episode 18 - Season 2, Episode 6: Something Very ExpensiveAlma proposes forming a bank, and looks to familiar faces to run it. To test himself, Swearengen grants audience to a long line of supplicants; talks with Farnum and Miss Isringhausen prove most illuminating. The arrival of low-priced Chinese whores begins the next phase in Tolliver and Wolcott's arrangement.
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Episode 19 - Season 2, Episode 7: E. B. Was Left OutTolliver wrecked Merrick's newspaper office in retribution for not publishing the county commissioner's notice. Con Stapleton and Leon are having difficulty generating business for Tolliver's new Chinese whores. Utter learns that Wolcott is in possession of Hickok's last letter. Joanie returns to Tolliver to "turn tricks".
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Episode 20 - Season 2, Episode 8: Childish ThingsWolcott offers on a rich claim operated by two ornery brothers, and reports to Hearst on their progress overall. Nuttall proudly unveils his new "Bone-Shaker" bicycle--but some doubt he can ride it. Swearengen and Bullock discuss alternatives to annexing the Hills to Dakota. Miss Isringhausen strikes a deal with Swearengen.
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Episode 21 - Season 2, Episode 9: Amalgamation and CapitolEagar for the latest news from Yankton, Swearengen enlists Farnum to keep tabs on Blazanov and his telegrams, and admonishes Merrick for over-hyping the Montana rumors in his paper. Wolcott gets a new moniker; Jane and Joanie continue their unlikely alliance; Sweargengen strikes a departure deal with Miss Isringhausen.
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Episode 22 - Season 2, Episode 10: Advances, None MiraculousThe camp waits vigil for Doc Cochran's prognosis of William Bullock. Martha regrets her move to Deadwood after her son is severely injured. Commisioner Jarry returns to Deadwood to discuss possible annexation with Swearengen, who then asks Sol Star to school Silas Adams on Montana policy. Trixie forces Alma to make a decision on Ellsworth's proposal.
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Episode 23 - Season 2, Episode 11: The Whores Can ComeBullock's corroboration of the Montana offers complicates Commissioner Jarry's counter-efforts - and sends Blazanov's telegram lines to Yankton to overdrive. Swearengen uses a Deadwood tragedy to delay an altercation between Wu and Lee, while buying time to improve his own standing with the Hearst delegation.
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Episode 24 - Season 2, Episode 12: Boy-The-Earth-Talks-ToSwearengen's shrewd manipulation of the rumor mill pays off in a Yankton counter-offer that requires only slight amending. Meanwhile, George Hearst's arrival in Deadwood has shaken up the camp's status quo from Wu to Farnum to Wolcott. Tolliver, for his part, seeks to avoid marginalization by offering the tycoon damning nuggets about his engineer's nasty habits.
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Episode 25 - Season 3, Episode 1: Tell Your God to Ready for BloodDeadwood's first true elections are nearly here, with the offices of sheriff and mayor to be decided. One of Hearst's Cornish workers is killed at the Gem, leading Swearengen to suspect that the incident was a staged Hearst power play. Ellsworth and Doc Cochran are alarmed by complications involving Alma's pregnancy.
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Episode 26 - Season 3, Episode 2: I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me ForCaptain Turner tips off Swearengen with a cryptic note to another bloody incident at the Gem; later, Hearst makes his intentions known in a more straightforward way. While Jane finds a captive audience for her oratory skills, the candidates for mayor and sheriff aren't as fortunate. Alma's health raises the issue of Sofia's stewardship.
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Episode 27 - Season 3, Episode 3: True ColorsNew arrivals on the stagecoach usher change into Deadwood: Jack Langrishe, a stage promoter and friend of Al Swearengen, and Aunt Lou Marchbanks, Hearst's longtime cook. Also returning to town is a newly westernized Wu, with news for "Swegin" about a soon-to-arrive group of imported Hearst workers.
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Episode 28 - Season 3, Episode 4: Full Faith and CreditWhile Alma officially opens the bank of Deadwood, Langrishe asks Joanie whether she is willing to sell the Chez Ami, so he can make it into a theatre. Stapleton sets his eye on one of the new actresses in town and Jane receives a telegram from Fields. Hostetler and the latter arrive in camp and engage Steve with regard to the ownership of the livery, forcing Bullock to intervene.
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Episode 29 - Season 3, Episode 5: Two-Headed BeastAs Tolliver tries to find a respectable employee suitable to be his liaison with Hearst, Swearengen tries to understand the reasoning behind Hearst's actions. The conflict becomes more tense as Dority and Captain Turner violently settle their differences.
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Episode 30 - Season 3, Episode 6: A Rich FindWhile Hearst still lies in jail, Al pays the Sheriff a visit, asking about last night. Sofia is worried about Mr. Ellsworth's absence, which saddens Alma even more. Bullock releases Hearst from prison. Aunt Lou's son, Odell, arrives in camp and Cy Tolliver presents Hearst with a method of setting his hands on Alma's gold claim. Trixie confronts Mrs. Ellsworth in regard to her drug habit.
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Episode 31 - Season 3, Episode 7: Unauthorized CinnamonBullock's proposal carries the day during a meeting held at the Gem to discuss the Hearst conundrum; Aunt Lou fears for Odell's well-being after his latest gambit; Fields is skeptical of Steve's offer to remain in camp; Cochran finds other uses for a tailor's swatches; Chesterton's illness postpones Langrishe's theater plans.
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Episode 32 - Season 3, Episode 8: Leviathan SmilesMerrick and Blazanov deliver the day's edition of "The Pioneer" around camp. A stagecoach arrives accompanied by the sound of gunfire as two strangers (Wyatt and Morgan Earp) come into town, unsettling the Sheriff and Al, who wonder if they're Hearst's men. Swearengen talks to Wyatt Earp, evaluating his story, while Fields prepares for his departure.
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Episode 33 - Season 3, Episode 9: Amateur NightAs Deadwood is overrun by Hearst's men, Bullock issues contingency plans to Martha. Wu is caught in a Pinkerton stampede and delivers a cryptic message, that is solved by the unlikeliest person, to Swearengen. Barrett makes Merrick pay for embarrassing Hearst in "The Pioneer," while Morgan Earp calls out one of the "Pistoleros".
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Episode 34 - Season 3, Episode 10: A Constant ThrobWith the Sheriff out of camp, Alma is assailed by Hearst's men and as she never would have expected, shelter comes from Swearengen. Barrett is sent to the Gem, but Al resorts to old fashion methods of inquiring to his employers plans. Meanwhile, Langrishe recruits a new actor.
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Episode 35 - Season 3, Episode 11: The Catbird SeatBullock holds an impromptu morning meeting to determine which emergencies warrant wiring him in Sturgis, where he and Harry are delivering campaign pitches. The first summons doesn't take long, as Hearst follows up Alma's close call with one that's decidedly more on-target. In the aftermath, Alma takes refuge at the Gem, again, while Trixie decides to take matters into her own hands.
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Episode 36 - Season 3, Episode 12: Tell Him Something PrettyIn the third season finale the camp turns out to vote, but as Bullock notes, the election may already have been decided. In light of the populace's mood, Langrishe delays the opening of his theater, and ponders his future in Deadwood. After detouring at Nuttall's Number ten, Hawkeye arrives at the Gem with "almost 18" men to complement Wu's contingent.
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