Plague

"Plague" is the 6th episode of the HBO original series, Deadwood. It was the sixth episode of the first season. The episode was written by Malcom MacRury and was directed by Davis Guggenheim. It originally aired on April 25th 2004. In pursuit of Jack McCall, Seth Bullock is attacked by a Native American raider. Though beaten and wounded, Bullock manages to overpower his attacker and, in a fit of rage, beats him to death with a small rock before... more

"Plague" is the 6th episode of the HBO original series, Deadwood. It was the sixth episode of the first season. The episode was written by Malcom MacRury and was directed by Davis Guggenheim. It originally aired on April 25th 2004. In pursuit of Jack McCall, Seth Bullock is attacked by a Native American raider. Though beaten and wounded, Bullock manages to overpower his attacker and, in a fit of rage, beats him to death with a small rock before collapsing into unconsciousness. At the The Gem, a patron has fallen ill with the fever that felled Cramed, confirming to Swearengen and Cochran that smallpox has indeed arrived. To make matters worse Joey, the man dispatched to Fort Kearney to pick up vaccine, has returned to the Bella Union ￢ﾀﾓ felled by the plague. Swearengen and Cochran go to see Tolliver, and they begin to plan a sit-down of the camp elders. Despite the approaching epidemic, Swearengen is still adamant to get hold of Alma￢ﾀﾙs gold claim. Farnum reports that the... less