List of Deadwood episodes
Season 2 (2005)

List of Deadwood episodes

Section Title: Season 2 (2005)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)

13	1	"A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)"	Ed Bianchi	David Milch	March 6, 2005	2.79

Anxious about Deadwood’s future, Swearengen calls out Bullock over the Sheriff's relationship with Alma; the resulting confrontation turns inadvertently public—and violent.

14	2	"A Lie Agreed Upon (Part II)"	Ed Bianchi	Jody Worth	March 13, 2005	3.41

As the day’s injured recoup, the night brings a new set of tensions. Alma and an increasingly self-destructive Bullock face an abrupt decision on their future, even as the Sheriff seeks to make good a family pledge to recover his badge and guns from Swearengen, with help from Utter and a newly returned Jane.

15	3	"New Money"	Steve Shill	Elizabeth Sarnoff	March 20, 2005	N/A

Francis Wolcott, chief geologist for a powerful mining operation, arrives to shake up the status quo – beginning with Tolliver. Dority, Burns and Trixie fret as an ailing Swearengen refuses visitors and medical attention.

16	4	"Requiem for a Gleet"	Alan Taylor	Ted Mann	March 27, 2005	2.51

Cochran contemplates a procedure that could cure Swearengen or kill him. His employer indisposed, Dority must attend to a former fellow-bushwacker come to request Swearengen’s permission to pull a job, and to Wu, who attempts to convey news of a "tong" newly arrived from San Francisco who appears to be an associate of Francis Wolcott.

17	5	"Complications" (formerly "Difficulties")	Gregg Fienberg	Victoria Morrow	April 3, 2005	2.17

As a convalescing Swearengen bridles, Cochran schools Burns and Dority how best to assist his recovery. Alma too is feeling unwell in the mornings which leads her to believe she is pregnant, making her look for Trixie and Doc's counselling.

18	6	"Something Very Expensive"	Steve Shill	Steve Shill	April 10, 2005	2.16

Alma proposes the formation of the Deadwood bank, and looks to familiar faces to run it. To test himself, Swearengen grants audience to a long line of supplicants; talks with Farnum and Miss Isringhausen, Alma's teacher for Sofia Metz, prove most illuminating.

19	7	"E.B. Was Left Out"	Michael Almereyda	Jody Worth	April 17, 2005	2.38

Tolliver enlists Lee to clean up the aftermath of Wolcott's anger in the Chez Amis. Stubbs confides in Utter, who overreacts when Wolcott "steps on his toe" in a queue and badly beats the geologist, leading to an emergency town meeting in which Tolliver tips his hand.

20	8	"Childish Things"	Tim Van Patten	Regina Corrado	April 24, 2005	2.42

Wolcott offers on a rich claim operated by two ornery brothers, and reports to his boss on their progress overall. Tom Nuttall proudly unveils his new "Bone-Shaker" bicycle—but some doubt he can ride it.

21	9	"Amalgamation and Capital"	Ed Bianchi	Elizabeth Sarnoff	May 1, 2005	2.16

Merrick goes overboard printing rumors in The Deadwood Pioneer, earning rebuke from Swearengen. Tolliver aims to fleece Mose Manuel of his bloodstained profits.

22	10	"Advances, None Miraculous"	Dan Minahan	Sara Hess	May 8, 2005	N/A

In the wake of a tragic accident, Cochran delivers a dire prognosis as the entire camp stands vigil. Swearengen enlists Star and Adams to help improvise a con on the newly-returned Commissioner Jarry as he deals with the Pinkerton agent.

23	11	"The Whores Can Come"	Gregg Fienberg	Bryan McDonald	May 15, 2005	2.02

Telegraph lines to Yankton heat up as Jarry fears Bullock and Hearst have each thrown their weight behind Montana as their ruse begins to fall into place.

24	12	"Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To"	Ed Bianchi	Ted Mann	May 22, 2005	2.42

As Deadwood readies for a celebration, George Hearst's arrival in camp brings upheaval. Swearengen's manipulations extract a counter-offer from Yankton.

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Sara Hess wrote the episode "Advances, None Miraculous".

final_sentence: Sara Hess wrote the episode "Advances, None Miraculous".