The Sport of Kings, and Liars
Red Dead Redemption - S1 - E18
Mr. West Dickens persuades John to follow him to Rathskeller Fork to use John's riding skills to win a race. He'll use the money John earns from winning to "outfit" his stagecoach for the assault on Fort Mercer.
Red Dead Redemption: Season 1 - 25 Episode s
1x1 - Exodus in America
May 18, 2010
When federal agents threaten his family, former outlaw John Marston is forced to hunt down the gang of criminals he once called friends.
1x2 - New friends old problems
May 25, 2010
John Marston wakes up after being shot by Bill Williamson at Fort Mercer. He has been taken by Bonnie MacFarlane and her father Drew to their ranch, after paying the Doctor in Armadillo to remove the bullet.
1x3 - Obstacles in Our Path
June 1, 2010
Bonnie asks John of his connection to Bill Williamson but John would rather not talk about that time, lest it bring trouble. Bonnie then insinuates that a city man like John must have some exotic secrets, but John responds saying "no city man". Bonnie then challenges him to a horse race, and afterward suggests that he see the Sheriff in Armadillo.
1x4 - This is armadillo USA
June 8, 2010
As John approaches Bonnie MacFarlane's house, she will ask him to take her into town, that is Armadillo.
1x5 - Women and cattle
June 15, 2010
Bonnie asks John to help her herd the cattle to the pen.
1x6 - wild horses Tamed Passions
June 22, 2010
John and Bonnie are trying break some horses so John can capture and tame them. After a long ride to Cholla Springs, John herds all of the horses to the canyon, but one - a Kentucky Saddler, breaks away, and it's John's job to go lasso and tame the stallion. Once the stallion has been broken, John rides it back to Bonnie.
1x7 - A tempest looms
June 29, 2010
John gives Bonnie and the ranch-hands some help in herding cattle back from the fields in the middle of a thunderstorm.
1x8 - The burning
July 6, 2010
John Marston and Bonnie MacFarlane try to find Bonnie's father, who has gone missing. They find him standing among several dead men that he speculates have been killed by rustlers. John and Bonnie head back to the ranch only to find that the barn has been set ablaze by Williamson's gang. Marston must get the horses that are trapped out of the burning barn.
1x9 - Political Realties in Armadillo
July 13, 2010
John enters the Sheriff's Office where he sees deputy Jonah sleeping in an open jail bed and another prisoner in a locked jail cell. The prisoner sees Marston and wakes Jonah, saying he has company. Jonah stands up and asks why he has come, and John, thinking that Jonah is Marshal Leigh Johnson, says he's from Fort Mercer. Suspecting he is one of Bill Williamson's goons, Jonah pulls out his gun, but John pulls out his gun too and says he should calm down, and at the same time the real Leigh Johnson comes in. Marston says he wants to capture or kill Bill Williamson. Leigh says that would be very hard, as it's already tough enough for him to keep Armadillo safe. John then offers to help him with some goons hanging out at the saloon.
1x10 - Justice in pikes basin
July 20, 2010
John stops by Marshal Johnson's office to speak to him. Before their conversation goes anywhere, Deputy Eli enters the office. Eli says that cattle rustlers have been spotted in Pike's Basin, just northeast of Armadillo. When Eli says that the rustlers have taken Mr. Gulch's ranch hands and cattle into the basin, the Marshal calls Eli, John, and Jonah to arms. All four of them race to Pike's Basin to save the ranchers and their cattle.
1x11 - Spare the rod Spoil the bandit
July 27, 2010
Leigh Johnson asks John Marston to help in silencing a group of outlaws who have been terrorizing a town. They form a posse consisting of Marston, Marshal Johnson, Eli, Jonah and Dell Hopkins and ride out towards Ridgewood Farm.
1x12 - Hanging Bonnie MacFarlinr
August 3, 2010
John Marston walks into the Armadillo Sheriff's Office to find Marshal Leigh Johnson and Bonnie's father, Drew MacFarlane. Bonnie has gone missing and her father partly blames Marston. Just then, a member of Bill Williamson's gang rides up, claiming to have Bonnie under the danger of rape and murder. The gang member demands Norman Deek, who was previously arrested, in exchange for her. Bonnie's father pleads with Marston to get his daughter back. Leigh and Jonah grab Deek from his jail cell and the group takes him to Tumbleweed, only to be ambushed by the gang, with Deek dying in the crossfire. John must then fight his way through the gang to rescue Bonnie.
1x13 - The Assault on Fort Mercer
August 10, 2010
John Marston and his group, consisting of Marshal Leigh Johnson, Deputies Eli and Jonah, Nigel West Dickens, Irish, Seth Briars and an unnamed deputy break into Fort Mercer, and try to find and capture Bill Williamson. West Dickens provides an armored stagecoach, Seth distracts the gang, Irish provides a Gatling Gun, and the Marshal and his deputies provide firepower. When the gang members are dealt with, a search of the rest of the Fort reveals Williamson is not there, and the only inhabitants are a few of his goons.
1x14 - old swindler blues
August 17, 2010
John finds Nigel West Dickens wounded in the desert near his stagecoach. Marston helps him get on his feet and on the stagecoach. Because Nigel is too wounded, John has to drive the stagecoach to Armadillo for a doctor. On the way, Marston has to shoot some unhappy customers of West Dickens who are trying to kill him. When arriving at Armadillo, he says he needs some time to recover.
1x15 - You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit
August 24, 2010
After getting healed by the doctor, Nigel West Dickens formulates a new scheme to get money. On the way to the Farm, Nigel tells his plan. Marston will pretend to be a farmer and intermingle with the crowd. Nigel will use Marston as a "random test subject". Marston will impress the crowd, and Nigel will sell his medicine. Marston must fight a farmer, shoot long distances and use Dead-Eye Targeting so the crowd will buy Nigel's 'elixir
1x16 - Liars Cheats and other proud Americans
August 31, 2010
Nigel West Dickens begs John to race for him and win so he can earn some cash.
1x17 - Can a Swindler Change His Spots?
September 7, 2010
John approaches Mr. West Dickens who requests John's aid in selling more elixir. This time, half-way into the performance, two riders appear and denounce Dickens as a fraud. The crowd grows hostile and a chase ensues, in which John must protect Dickens at all costs.
1x18 - The Sport of Kings, and Liars
September 14, 2010
Mr. West Dickens persuades John to follow him to Rathskeller Fork to use John's riding skills to win a race. He'll use the money John earns from winning to "outfit" his stagecoach for the assault on Fort Mercer.
1x19 - Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies
September 21, 2010
John Marston meets Seth Briars in the cemetery of Coot's Chapel exhuming bodies, particularly the one of Josephine Byrd, looking for valuables. Seth reveals that his partner has the other half of his treasure map. They travel to Benedict Point and Seth needs John to lure two deputies away from the jail, so Seth can break in and get to his old friend, Moses Forth.
1x20 - A Gentle Drive with Friends
September 28, 2010
Seth and John venture to find another piece of Seth's map while being chased by bandits.
1x21 - Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
October 5, 2010
Marston accompanies Seth to Gaptooth Ridge, where he helps Seth find his "treasure" after first dealing with some armed thugs in and around the mansion and nearby town of Tumbleweed.
1x22 - A Frenchman, a Welshman and an Irishman
October 12, 2010
John finds Irish having his head dunked in a horse trough by two men intent on killing him. After he has killed the two men, John asks Irish if he might know the location of a Gatling Gun needed to assault Fort Mercer. When Irish responds that he knows the location, they travel to a shack, where Irish disappears at the sight of guards.
1x23 - Man is Born Unto Trouble
October 19, 2010
Irish claims that some miners have found a Gatling Gun, which is needed for the assault on Fort Mercer. Marston has to storm the mine, then push a mine cart with the Gatling Gun inside it and ride the rails out of the mine. Irish raises John and the gun to the surface with a lift and they load the gun on a cart. Irish then leaves with the cart to bring the Gatling Gun to West Dickens.
1x24 - On Shaky's Ground
October 26, 2010
After John stops Irish from robbing two nuns, he finally reveals to John that his contact Shaky knows where they can get ammunition for the Gatling Gun. When they arrive at Shaky's warehouse, through the door they hear the sounds of Shaky being roughed-up by some goons. Marston must rescue Shaky and fight his way to the ammunition stores.
1x25 - We Shall Be Together in Paradise
November 2, 2010
At Brittlebrush Trawl, Irish helps John get across the river to Mexico. On the way, they get attacked by quite a few of Irish's so-called friends. Once they arrive, Irish leaves, and John is left by himself in Nuevo Paraiso.