Captain Woodrow F. Call Timeline & Summary
MoreCaptain Woodrow F. Call Timeline & Summary
- Bored with bossing everyone around in the Hat Creek Cattle Company, Captain Call leads a cattle drive to Montana.
- Call steals cattle and horses from a rival rustler in Mexico and hires local boys to join the team.
- Along the drive, Call basically maintains his role as stubborn leader.
- At a pit stop in a bar, Call and Gus rough up a bartender who disrespects his elders.
- Later, Call almost beats a man to death who hurts Newt. Newt is Call's son, although Call won't admit it.
- After Gus dies, Call gives Newt his best horse and puts him in charge.
- Then Call rides all the way back across the country to bury Gus.
- On the way, Call sees Blue Duck, the man who kidnapped Lorena, hanged for his crimes.
- Then Call buries Gus and returns to Lonesome Dove. Will he stay there a while?