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Swearengen is on the mend as Alma begins to take ill - mostly in the mornings. Cy is suspicious of Joanie and Maddie's operation, and makes an unexpected discovery about George Hearst's agent, Wolcott. Bullock attempts to control an outlaw mob and protect the Commissioner, who directed Merrick to print a provocative statement regarding gold claims.

The ranch where the Deadwood set was constructed lay beneath the flight paths of four Los Angeles area airports, and aircraft noise was a constant problem during shooting. There was also a commuter rail line nearby. According to director Gregg Fienberg the scene where Trixie and Alma converse outside the hardware store was interrupted 43 times by various train and aircraft noises. It more than doubled the time it took to shoot the scene.

This episode marks the first time we see the interior of Merrick's newspaper office. Signs on the door and the exterior indicate that the paper is called the Deadwood Pioneer. In the first season a banner visible on the paper reads "Black Hills Pioneer" - the real life name of the newspaper. As of 2018 the Black Hills Pioneer is still in publication.

As Merrick and Commissioner Jarry are conversing in the printing office a pair of signs are visible on the wall reading " Cheyenne and Black Hills Telegraph" and "coming soon." This foreshadows the arrival in the next episode of Mr. Blazunov, the telegraph operator.