Deadwood

In 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.

As 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."

Competition arrives for Swearengen in the form of Bella Union, a new gambling outfit 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.

Swearengen 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.

Swearengen 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.

Bullock 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.

After tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man, while Utter must pay final respects to a fallen friend. Dority and Stubbs both take special interest when Miles and Flora Anderson arrive in camp in search of their father.

Deadwood 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.

With 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, and Utter offers Jane a job.

An 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.

Alma's father arrives from New York to "help" with her claim; Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage; Jewel heads to Cochran's cabin for help with her leg, and Utter hazards an opinion on the safety of Nuttall's saloon.

The 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.