The Captives

Season 1, Episode 15, Aired
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Jack McCall, who murdered Wild Bill Hickok, ends up in Laramie, holed up in Johnny's ailing 'Uncle' Jess' cabin. When Johnny shows up with the doctor, they are held captive. Then Johnny is sent to town for provisions so the killer can make his escape, and a suspicious Dan Troop follows at a distance. In the end, everything is resolved.moreless
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      • This episode deals with the real life murder of Wild Bill Hickok by Jack McCall. McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head on August 2, 1876. Wild Bill was only 39 years old when he died. At the time of his death, Hickok was playing poker at the Nuttal and Mann's Saloon in Deadwood. McCall claimed that Hickok killed his brother in Abilene, Kansas. McCall was tried in Deadwood and found innocent. He moved on to the Wyoming territory and bragged about the killing, even going so far as to claim it was a fair fight. Wyoming authorities refused to recognize the innocent verdict claiming Deadwood was an illegal settlement. McCall was re-tried in Yankton, Dakota Territory and hanged on March 1, 1877 at the age of 24. Edit
      • More character development: Apparently this man, who is not really Johnny's 'Uncle', is known to him as his Uncle Jess, and is the man who raised him since he was orphaned at 10 years old. Edit

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