Plot summary
Cullen searches for the man known only as "Harper", one of the men who murdered his wife, but he loses him after Harper shoots his horse. Lily arrives at Hell On Wheels to learn more about Durant, her deceased husband's employer, and his railroad, while she keeps him in the dark about saving the maps. Lily gives the ransom to Joseph, but he is reluctant to take it, eventually accepting it as a donation for the church. Elam finds solace in the arms of another social outcast, Eva ( Robin McLeavy ), a prostitute who had been marked by Indians with a facial tattoo during their captivity among them, which makes her a weird figure. The McGinnes brothers' show business, about city photos from Europe, does not go well. Cullen saves Bolan's life after a gunpowder explosion.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Hell on Wheels season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.