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S01E04 - "Return"
Aired on Feb 9, 1989, 2:00 AM
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Retired Texas Rangers Gus McRae and Woodrow Call are content to live out their remaining years in the tiny Texas town of Lonesome Dove. Then their old friend Jake comes to town, and tells them about the incredible opportunities for cattle ranching in Montana. Encouraged by this, Call convinces Gus and many other townspeople to go on a perilous cattle drive to Montana. Gus has another agenda though: his former sweetheart now lives in Nebraska, and he hopes for a second chance with her. As the drive goes on it takes on an epic scale, ultimately becoming what could well be called the central event in the lives of all involved.
Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)
E1
Leaving
Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel inspired this four-part paean to the Old West, which spins a colorful yarn around the exploits of two former Texas Rangers as they lead a cattle drive to Montana.
Feb 5, 1989
140 min
E2
On the Trail
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.
Feb 6, 1989
140 min
E3
The Plains
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.
Feb 7, 1989
140 min
E4
Return
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas.
Feb 8, 1989
140 min
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