Call rejoins the party and tells Newt to get two horses for Sean and Allen. The horses are branded with HIC, which is Wilbarger’s brand. Call is angry because they can’t charge Wilbarger for his own horses, so the night might be a waste. To salvage the work, he sends Jake and Deets back with the horses. Gus goes to fetch Sean and Allen as Call takes Newt and Pea Eye to wrangle the horses. Newt hears a shot in the distance and the horses stampede. They’ve run into a herd being driven by four other bandits who are also stealing from Pedro. They separate and make it back to Lonesome Dove.

Back at Hat Creek, Wilbarger offers Call 38 horses in exchange for the Hell Bitch but Call refuses. Wilbarger tries to hire Dish before he goes, but Call says they’re taking him to Montana. Wilbarger advises against it and leaves.

The men tease Pea Eye about getting married. He remembers hearing Maggie talk to Call; he’d been surprised that Call would be with her since he never had anything to do with women. Gus always urges Pea Eye to marry a woman named Mary Cole, whose husband had been killed by lightning.