Jennifer Lutheran

Al's shrewd manipulation of the rumour 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.

The camp turns out to vote but the election may already have been decided. In light of the overall mood, Langrishe delays the opening of his theatre. After detouring at Nuttall's Number ten, Hawkeye arrives at the Gem with "almost 18" men to complement Wu's contingent.

Eagar for the latest news from Yankton, Al enlists Farnum to keep tabs on Blazanov and his telegrams, and admonishes Merrick for over-hyping the Montana rumours in his paper.

Bullock'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.

Merrick and Blazanov deliver the day's edition of "The Pioneer" around camp. A stagecoach arrives accompanied by the sound of gunfire as two strangers come into town, unsettling the Sheriff and Swearengen, who wonder if they're Hearst's men.

Raylan makes his way to California, hot in pursuit of criminal Roland Pike who has managed to escape Raylan twice before.