It is 1899. The Van der Linde gang is on the run after a botched job in Blackwater. While Arthur Morgan and Dutch deal with the heat in the heartlands, a low-level associate named finds himself separated from the main group after a narrow escape from Pinkerton agents near the Dakota River. The Story
Along the way, he encounters a "Stranger"—an old veteran who offers him a choice. Silas can help the man defend his homestead from a rival gang, earning , or he can rob the man for supplies and flee into the night. Silas chooses to stay and fight. In the ensuing shootout, he uses Dead Eye to take down four attackers in seconds, a skill honed from years of lawlessness. It is 1899
Silas eventually reunites with Arthur Morgan at a campfire near Valentine. He doesn't get a hero's welcome; instead, he's tasked with crafting ammo and hunting carcasses for the camp cook, Pearson. As Silas watches Dutch Van der Linde deliver another speech about "freedom" and "one last job," he realizes the world is changing too fast for men like him. The Story Along the way, he encounters a
Silas had always been a "survivor"—a word he used to justify the blood on his boots. After the chaos in Blackwater, he was left with nothing but a half-starved Hungarian Halfbred horse he’d stolen from a debt collection job and a rusted Schofield Revolver. In the ensuing shootout, he uses Dead Eye