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Suffer the Little Children

Episode Number: 8    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Sunday May 9, 2004    Prod Code: 99752
Deadwood breathes easier when riders arrive with precious vaccine--and word of a possible treaty with the Sioux. Awaiting Trixie's return, a pragmatic Swearengen resists counsel from a bloody-minded Farnum; results of Bullock's assay of her gold claim moves Alma to reassess her plans and sets up a confrontation between Bullock and Swearengen; and Tolliver teaches Stubbs a deadly lesson at the expense of a couple of con artists.
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Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff
Director: Daniel Minahan
Star: Bree Seanna Wall (Sofia Metz),  W. Earl Brown (Dan Dority),  Paula Malcomson (Trixie),  Powers Boothe (Cy Tolliver),  Keith Carradine (Wild Bill Hickock),  Timothy Olyphant (Seth Bullock),  Brad Dourif (Doctor Amos "Doc" Cochran),  Geri Jewell (Jewel),  Peter Jason (Con Stapleton),  Keone Young (Mr. Wu),  Ray McKinnon (Rev H.W. Smith),  William Sanderson (E.B. Farnum),  Titus Welliver (Silas Adams),  Jim Beaver (Ellsworth),  Dayton Callie (Charlie Utter),  Timothy Omundson (Brom Garret),  Ricky Jay (Eddy Sawyer),  Ian McShane (Al Swearengen),  Molly Parker (Alma Garret),  Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane),  Sean Bridgers (Johnny Burns),  Kim Dickens (Joanie Stubbs),  Garret Dillahunt (Jack McCall),  Leon Rippy (Tom Nuttall),  John Hawkes (Sol Star)
Recurring Role: Zach Grenier (Andy Cramed),  Geri Jewell (Jewel),  Ricky Jay (Eddie Sawyer),  Kim Dickens (Joanie Stubbs),  Sean Bridgers (Johnny Burns),  Ray McKinnon (Rev H.W. Smith),  Jeffrey Jones (A.W. Merrick)
Guest Star: Bethalyn Staples (),  David Nelson (III) (),  Jim Cody Williams (Terrence),  Monty Stuart (),  W. Scott Mason (),  Greg Cipes (Miles Anderson),  Kristen Bell (Flora Anderson)
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Starting with this episode, it appears that Charlie Utter suffers from Hemophobia (Fear of Blood), after fainting immediatly after getting his smallpox vaccine. (Also see "Jewel's Boot Is Made For Walking") (edit)
The music in the closing credits is "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" by June Carter Cash. (edit)

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Al: That's what the 'B' in E.B. Farnum stands for...
Dan: Bold. (edit)
Swearengen: I wouldn't trust a man who wouldn't try to steal a little. (edit)
Rider: God bless you, Mr. Swearengen.
Swearengen: Well, not likely. But my prospects have just improved. (edit)

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