Season One, Episode Six: Plague

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. Swearengen proudly collaborates on an article in the Deadwood Pioneer meant to minimize the threat of the outbreak.

This episode maybe falls a bit in quality as it largely sets up the story lines that will conclude the season. Not to say it's a dog, as it has one of the most brutal sequences in the series, but it does take a lot of time setting up future events. Still a solid 8+ episode! And it introduces PEACHES into the story👍😂