Lonesome Dove

Lippy almost drowns when his wagon goes into a river. Bolivar resigns from the company shortly after. He’d had a dream about his wife and believes he should be with his countrymen. He leaves, and Newt doesn’t understand how he does it so easily. Bolivar had fired the shot that scared Lippy’s mules, leading to them dragging the wagon into the river.

Gus notices that Call is depressed. To cheer him up, they agree to go into San Antonio to hire a cook. They pass settlements on the way. Gus says they’re to blame for making the land safe. They’ve killed the people that made life interesting.

They visit a saloon called the Buckhorn, which is run by a man named Willie Montgomery, whom Gus knows well. Willie isn’t there, however, and the bartender ignores them. He tells them they should have cleaned up before coming in. Gus smashes his face into the bar and points his gun at him. He tells the man that their pictures are on the wall behind him. Then he throws a glass into the air and shoots it, before hitting the bartender on the ear with the pistol and knocking him out. Call looks at the picture of Gus, Jake, and himself.