Shea and Thomas struggle to manage a large group of ill-prepared European immigrants, led by English-speaker Josef . After James saves Elsa from a rape attempt by a drunken intruder in their hotel, he realizes he cannot protect his family alone and agrees to join Shea’s wagon train. Main Cast & Characters
The episode begins with a flash-forward to a brutal confrontation on the Great Plains, where Elsa Dutton is shot with an arrow while defending herself against a band of Lakota warriors. [S1E1] 1883
Months earlier, Pinkerton agent Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott) loses his wife and daughter to smallpox. Devastated, he burns down his family home and nearly takes his own life before being convinced by his partner, Thomas , to take a job guiding German immigrants. Shea and Thomas struggle to manage a large