Range War (Hell on Wheels)

"Range War"
Hell on Wheels episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 3
Directed byDennie Gordon
Written by
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Production code303
Original air dateAugust 17, 2013 (2013-08-17)
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"Range War" is the third episode of the third season of the American television drama series Hell on Wheels, which aired on August 17, 2013 on AMC. The twenty-third episode of the series is co-written by Mark Richard and Reed Steiner and directed by Dennie Gordon. In the episode, when his railroad crew is attacked, Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) first suspects the natives but learns Thomas Durant (Colm Meaney) might be behind it. Declan Toole (Damian O'Hare) arrives in town to claim Eva (Robin McLeavy) and her baby to honor his brother's memory and Irish custom. The Swede (Christopher Heyerdahl), now calling himself "Mr. Anderson," helps a stranded family.