Deadwood | Season 1 | Episode 5

The Trial of Jack McCall

TV-MA | 55 MIN

Swearengen turns the Gem into a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a murderer. With Jane on a bender, Trixie is enlisted by Swearengen to help Alma with the Metz child and to keep her pliable to his purposes.

1.Deadwood

Marshal Seth Bullock and partner Sol Star relocate to the gold-mining camp of Deadwood.

2.Deep Water

In the wake of a horrifying massacre, Swearengen takes an interest in its young sole survivor.

3.Reconnoitering the Rim

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

4.Here Was a Man

Swearengen directs Farnum to buy back the Garret claim. Alma prevails on Calamity Jane and Hickok for help.

5.The Trial of Jack McCall

Swearengen transforms the Gem into a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to try a cowardly killer.

6.Plague

Bullock encounters native resistance in his quest to bring a murderer to justice. Swearengen presses Farnum to keep tabs on Alma and Trixie.

7.Bullock Returns to the Camp

After tracking down a murderer, Bullock returns to Deadwood a changed man -- and a marked one.

8.Suffer the Little Children

Deadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with vaccine -- and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux.

9.No Other Sons or Daughters

With annexation looming, Swearengen calls a meeting to set up an informal government. Bullock and Alma compare notes on Ellsworth.

10.Mister Wu

An opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier, as well as navigating other tricky waters.

11.Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking

Alma's father, Otis Russell, arrives to "help" with her claim. Swearengen strikes a bargain with Adams to rid him of some legal baggage.

12.Sold Under Sin

The U.S. Army -- under General Crook, a.k.a. "Custer's Avengers" -- rolls into Deadwood.