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Deadwood Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Deadwood
Sun, Mar 21, 200462 mins
After executing his last act of justice as a Montana marshal, Seth Bullock relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood in Dakota Territory, where he and partner Sol Star look to start a hardware business. Bullock soon crosses paths with another new arrival.
Episode 2
Deep Water
Sun, Mar 28, 200456 mins
As suspicions arise that "road agents" may have been the true perpetrators of a 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.
Episode 3
Reconnoitering the Rim
Sun, Apr 4, 200452 mins
Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of the Bella Union, a new gambling outfit from Chicago operated by savvy Cy Tolliver, Madame Joanie Stubbs and gaming guru Eddie Sawyer. Hickok puts up precious collateral in a poker game with McCall.
Episode 4
Here Was a Man
Sun, Apr 11, 200458 mins
Swearengen directs Farnum to buy back the Garret claim. Garret's wife, Alma, prevails on Calamity Jane and Wild Bill for help with the claim issue. Hickok's respect for Bullock grows and, as a result, he commissions Bullock to do a review of the Garret claim.
Episode 5
The Trial of Jack McCall
Sun, Apr 18, 200455 mins
Swearengen transforms the Gem into a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a cowardly murderer. With Calamity Jane off on a bender, Trixie is enlisted by Swearengen to help Alma with the orphaned child and to keep her pliable to his purposes.
Episode 6
Plague
Sun, Apr 25, 200452 mins
Bullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice. Swearengen presses Farnum to keep tabs on Alma and Trixie. After an outbreak of smallpox hits Deadwood, the camp fathers pool their resources to track down the vaccine, and Doc enlists Jane as a nurse.
Episode 7
Bullock Returns to the Camp
Sun, May 2, 200449 mins
After tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man as well as a marked one. Dan and Joanie both take a 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.
Episode 8
Suffer the Little Children
Sun, May 9, 200455 mins
Deadwood breathes easier when some riders arrive in town with the smallpox vaccine, and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. The results of Bullock's analysis of her gold claim move Alma to reassess her plans and sets up a confrontation between Bullock and Swearengen.
Episode 9
No Other Sons or Daughters
Sun, May 16, 200458 mins
With annexation of Deadwood looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Bullock and Alma compare notes on Ellsworth and each other, and Farnum gets a special-delivery letter from Hickok and a special new post. Joanie finally prepares to make a go on her own.
Episode 10
Mister Wu
Sun, May 23, 200453 mins
An opium theft leaves Swearengen, trying to find a common language with his supplier, and navigating murky waters to deal with the mess. In addition, Silas Adams, bagman for the magistrate from Yankton, arrives with bad news for Swearengen.
Episode 11
Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking
Sun, Jun 6, 200458 mins
Alma'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 involving the arriving magistrate. Jewel journeys to Doc's cabin for help with her leg. Eddie resumes work at the Bella Union.
Episode 12
Sold Under Sin
Sun, Jun 13, 200460 mins
General Crook rolls into Deadwood with his troops, known as "Custer's avengers," and the Yankton magistrate, Clagett, prompting a parade and business solicitations from E.B. Farnum and Cy Tolliver. Al Swearengen delivers a tortured soul from suffering.
