Abby presses on in her investigation by infiltrating Sheriff Davidson's office, and Calian lends a hand to the Reyes family's rustling problems. Hoyt's past as a con man-preacher catches up with him, and business interests in Independence clash.
W:I's characters are still works in progress, and introduced here are the sisters Margaret and Molly Sullivan, storekeepers who spend most of the day bickering at each other. Deputy Augustus is starting to be drawn into Davidson's mind games, and we also get a look at the Reyes ranch, a bit more realistic-looking than the Ponderosa. Thrown in for action fun is a variation on the stagecoach robbery - but this time a hijacking of a whiskey freight wagon (cannot imagine the typical Western highwayman would expedite a fast getaway after discovering that particular cargo).
While it used to be a somewhat firm rule of tv Westerns that the "respectable" women and the saloon girls did not mix, social relationships are apparently more relaxed in Independence. Also of note is the existence of a whiskey distillery in the nearby town of Angel Springs - maybe someone with local expertise can weigh on, but is Texas whiskey even a thing? Finally, we get some apparently authentic Native language dialogue from Calian's tribal setting, but why Apaches are living in what geographically the Comancheria at least offers a substantial challenge for the writers to overcome.
Now that the character introductions are largely accomplished, hopefully the storylines will strengthen in the coming weeks.