"John Marston exits the Morningstar ferry in Blackwater and meets two federal agents, Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham. They are to ensure that John gets on the Blackwater Train headed to Armadillo." "John Marston wakes up after being shot by Bill Williamson at Fort Mercer. He has been taken by Bonnie MacFarlane and her father Drew to their ranch, after paying the Doctor in Armadillo to remove the bullet."

"Bonnie asks John of his connection to Bill Williamson but John would rather not talk about that time, lest it bring trouble. Bonnie then insinuates that a city man like John must have some exotic secrets, then challenges him to a horse race." "As John approaches Bonnie MacFarlane's house, she will ask him to take her into town, that is Armadillo." "John wants to capture or kill Bill Williamson. Leigh says that would be very hard, as it's already tough enough for him to keep Armadillo safe. John then offers to help him with some goons hanging out at the saloon."

"Bonnie asks John to help her herd the cattle to the pen." "John and Bonnie are trying break some horses so John can capture and tame them." "John gives Bonnie and the ranch-hands some help in herding cattle back from the fields in the middle of a thunderstorm."

"John Marston encounters a strange man south of Mescalero, who seems to know a lot about John's past and claims to know him from his days running with the Van der Linde gang. However, the strange man is very coy and never reveals how he knows him. He then asks Marston to complete a couple of tasks, both of which turn out to be moral dilemmas, and the Strange Man's tone hints at what course of action he believes Marston will take in each case." "Marston comes across an elderly man named Billy West, picking flowers on the side of the road. The man wants to give his wife, Annabel, a bouquet for their Golden wedding anniversary. He asks for Marston's help in gathering the flowers." "Marston notices a campsite out on the trail and decides to ask the occupant for a short rest from his travels. He meets a man named Andrew McAllister, who welcomes Marston to his camp. After a small conversation, McAllister tells Marston about how he is searching for a rich source of water for drilling." "Outside Coot's Chapel, Marston meets an old woman named Alma Horlick whose soon-to-be husband, Peter Turner, has disappeared on her wedding day, which apparently seems to be the same day Marston is talking to Ms. Horlick, according to her."

"John stops by Marshal Johnson's office to speak to him. Before their conversation goes anywhere, Deputy Eli enters the office. Eli says that cattle rustlers have been spotted in Pike's Basin, just northeast of Armadillo." "John finds Nigel West Dickens wounded in the desert near his stagecoach." "Leigh Johnson asks John Marston to help in silencing a group of outlaws who have been terrorizing a town."

"After getting healed by the doctor, Nigel West Dickens formulates a new scheme to get money. On the way to the Farm, Nigel tells his plan. Marston will pretend to be a farmer and intermingle with the crowd." "John Marston meets Seth Briars in the cemetery of Coot's Chapel exhuming bodies, looking for valuables. Seth reveals that his partner has the other half of his treasure map. They travel to Benedict Point and Seth needs John to lure two deputies away from the jail, so Seth can break in and get to his old friend, Moses Forth."

"Nigel West Dickens begs John to race for him and win so he can earn some cash." "John finds Irish having his head dunked in a horse trough by two men intent on killing him. After he has killed the two men, John asks Irish if he might know the location of a Gatling Gun needed to assault Fort Mercer. When Irish responds that he knows the location, they travel to a shack, where Irish disappears at the sight of guards." "Seth and John venture to find another piece of Seth's map while being chased by bandits."

"Marston accompanies Seth to Gaptooth Ridge, where he helps Seth find his "treasure" after first dealing with some armed thugs in and around the mansion and nearby town of Tumbleweed." "Irish claims that some miners have found a Gatling Gun, which is needed for the assault on Fort Mercer."

"John approaches Mr. West Dickens who requests John's aid in selling more elixir." "Mr. West Dickens persuades John to follow him to Rathskeller Fork to use John's riding skills to win a race."

"After John stops Irish from robbing two nuns, he finally reveals to John that his contact Shaky knows where they can get ammunition for the Gatling Gun. When they arrive at Shaky's warehouse, through the door they hear the sounds of Shaky being roughed-up by some goons. Marston must rescue Shaky and fight his way to the ammunition stores."

"John Marston and Bonnie MacFarlane try to find Bonnie's father, who has gone missing. They find him standing among several dead men that he speculates have been killed by rustlers. John and Bonnie head back to the ranch only to find that the barn has been set ablaze by Williamson's gang. Marston must get the horses that are trapped out of the burning barn." "John Marston walks into the Armadillo Sheriff's Office to find Marshal Leigh Johnson and Bonnie's father, Drew MacFarlane. Bonnie has gone missing and her father partly blames Marston." "John Marston and his group, consisting of Marshal Leigh Johnson, Deputies Eli and Jonah, Nigel West Dickens, Irish, Seth Briars and an unnamed deputy break into Fort Mercer, and try to find and capture Bill Williamson."

"At Brittlebrush Trawl, Irish helps John get across the river to Mexico. On the way, they get attacked by quite a few of Irish's so-called friends." "John Marston walks into Chuparosa, a dusty & quiet town, fresh off the ferry and a new arrival to Mexico. He is greeted in a rather unpleasant way by a group of banditos and they demand a toll. They continue to terrorize John but he is forced to gun them down and leaves them to rot in the sun in the middle of the town after one steals his hat and another tries to make him take off his boots. However, an old man witnessed all of this and mocks John's gun skills. He is an American too and offers to show John some techniques. The pair bond as they practice shooting. The old man is revealed to be Landon Ricketts, a retired and legendary gunslinger who was supposedly the fastest shot in the Old West. He gives John a lay of the land, talking about the local government and the smell of a revolution coming."

"Landon tells John that Emilio Fortuna knows of an Escuella, but is not sure if it is Javier Escuella. After a brief conversation, they find that Emilio's sister, Luisa Fortuna, is being sought by Colonel Agustin Allende, during which Landon and John get into a heated argument about the paths each other have taken." "Marston approaches Landon Ricketts in the town of Chuparosa, and joins his game of poker with some locals, including Andreas Müller."

"John Marston approaches the residence of the governor only to be stopped by Vincente de Santa, a captain in the Mexican Army. He intimidates John by holding him at gunpoint but soon reveals that it's all a practical joke and invites Marston in for a drink and some food." "John Marston joins Landon Ricketts for a drink at the local bar in Chuparosa, and asks for more information on Javier Escuella. Ricketts says he doesn't have any information and proceeds to ask why Marston wants Javier so bad. The two exchange stories about their life, Marston explaining why he left his gang. The two are interrupted as Luisa comes running in, saying that innocent people, writers and government officials are sentenced to death without trial, by none other than Colonel Allende."

"John Marston arrives to see Luisa Fortuna's sister comforting their mother in front of their house. Marston learns that the family expects a revolution in the near future, led by Abraham Reyes. The family is going to hide out in the hills, except for her sister, who will have to flee because of the way women are treated. Luisa herself has decided to stay. Luisa then talks Marston into take her sister, Miranda, to the docks where she'll be shipped off to work for a man in Yucatán." "In exchange for aid in locating Javier Escuella, Marston is sent to pillage and destroy the town of Tesoro Azul that is suspected of containing rebels."

"John Marston approaches Colonel Allende's villa, where he is met by Captain De Santa. He's told that they've been betrayed and that Marston needs to come with him at once." "Luisa Fortuna is distraught because Abraham Reyes, the leader of the rebels and her lover, has been captured and sentenced to execution by the Mexican Army. Luisa begs Marston to help rescue Reyes and save the rebellion."

"As John Marston arrives, he is then told that Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella are riding with the Rebel leader Abraham Reyes. Allende wants Marston to escort a train a train all across Nuevo Paraíso, a dangerous job, in exchange for 20,000 pesos and information about Escuella. Marston, of course, accepts. However, Allende does not provide Marston with the money after completing this task." "John Marston is told by Colonel Allende that Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella have been captured in Chuparosa."

"John Marston meets with a nervous Luisa Fortuna to discuss the future of the revolution. Luisa's father has been killed for treason, and she wants Marston to help fight in the revolution. Colonel Agustin Allende is sending reinforcements and supplies to fight against the rebels, and Abraham Reyes has asked that John stop them." "John Marston goes to meet with Abraham Reyes in Agave Viejo. Reyes asks to Marston to help steal a supply train from the Mexican Army."

"John Marston arrives at Luisa Fortuna's temporary camp, and is told that Vincente de Santa is overseeing a massacre in Sepulcro. Luisa asks Marston to put an end to it, by killing De Santa and all of his soldiers." "Reyes informs John Marston that he has discovered that Javier Escuella is hiding within the Mexican Army at El Presidio. He invites Marston to join him as Reyes' Rebels attack El Presidio, to kill or capture Escuella, and take over El Presidio." "The Mexican Army has executed many rebels in Escalera and has caught Abraham Reyes. John Marston arrives to see the citizens fighting the army, and eventually finds a tied-up Reyes, about to be executed."

"John Marston has arrived in Blackwater and meets up with Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham. Marston believes he has finished his job for the bureau, but finds out that they want him to take out Dutch van der Linde for them as well." "Word has it that Dutch van der Linde is coming into Blackwater to meet with the Banker. John heads to the bank joining Edgar Ross and his posse."

"John Marston is visiting Harold MacDougal when Nastas enters and says he knows where Dutch Van Der Linde and his gang are located, and that young men from the reservation are joining him and performing mischief, and that he and his gang are holed up in the hills in Cochinay. The three head out after the gang." "Nastas has set up a meeting with some of Dutch's men, for what MacDougal claims will be "a meeting of the minds: Indians and whites, academics and criminals coming together to find a common understanding!" Marston will accompany the Professor and Nastas to what turns out to be a set-up." "When John meets with the Professor Harold MacDougal, he finds MacDougal nervous and packing his bags for his return to Yale. MacDougal has had one too many brushes with death for his liking and decides he is not cut out to study "the savages". Their conversation is interrupted when Dutch Van Der Linde shoots out one of the windows and calls out to John."

"John Marston returns to his ranch, where he is reunited with his wife and son. Despite the fact that Uncle was supposed to maintain the ranch whilst the Marston's were away, all the livestock are missing, either eaten by wildlife or, stolen by rustlers. So John decides to take Jack with him to MacFarlane's Ranch the next day to get some more cattle." "Abigail asks John to stop the crows from eating all the corn from the ranch silo by scaring them away." "The Marston's receive a telegram from Bonnie MacFarlane. Abigail is suspicious and gets John Marston to read it aloud as she can't read. The telegram says that Bonnie needs corn urgently because all the harvest has been eaten by pests."

"John meets Jack reading an adventure book under a tree. John convinces Jack to take him out and teach him how to track, kill, and skin wild animals. In this case, elk." "Wolves have been attacking the cattle in the ranch, and John brings Jack and Rufus along to scare the wolves away."

"The lazy and asleep Uncle has neglected to herd the cattle out to the pasture, and John is forced to do it with him. After herding the cattle up, the two lead the cows out to a pasture, expecting a peaceful time." "Uncle has spotted some high-quality horses and delayed telling John about it. John brings Uncle with him to round some of the horses up for the ranch." "The stories Jack has heard and read about hunting grizzly bears inspired him to hunt one for himself. After being informed by Uncle about his son, John follows their dog, Rufus, to save Jack."

"Uncle yells for John from outside. John knows what's coming, so he immediately tells Jack to run into the house and lock all the doors and windows, and not to come out "no matter what". "A man, with a striking resemblance to John, looks down at the burial site, putting Marston's hat on and revealing himself to be the nineteen-year-old Jack Marston on the hunt and ready to track down Edger Ross."

"Marston returns home on a stormy night with an uneasy feeling he can't quite put his finger on. John then inquiries about Uncle's whereabouts, but Abigail was under the impression that John and Uncle had been together. She tries to assuage John's apprehension by making light of the situation and reminding John that Uncle can take care of himself. This does not, however, set John's mind at ease, and the family has dinner without Uncle." "Upon arriving in Blackwater seeking the aid of a doctor for Abigail and Jack, John finds the town deserted and assumes the townsfolk are hiding."

"In Tanner's Reach, Marston will come across a frightened frontiersman shooting randomly into the wilderness and yelling about Sasquatches." "Marston approaches the Old Bacchus Place to find Seth Briars 'playing' poker with his friend, the newly Undead Moses Forth. John declines the invitation to join the card game and begins questioning Seth about an explanation for the Undead Plague. Seth seems disinterested in the conversation and makes light of the situation, saying: "It ain't nothin'." "Once John Marston has cleared MacFarlane's Ranch of the undead, he was greeted with open arms by Bonnie MacFarlane, who is relieved to see him considering the current crisis." "Marston visits Marshal Leigh Johnson in his office."

"Nigel West Dickens is selling his tonic to the residents of Fort Mercer when John Marston interrupts him and is disgusted at Dickens selling it to the miserable people for 100 gold coins, forcing Dickens to give to the people for free." "Marston finds D.S. MacKenna in a tent in Plainview with his camera and a hogtied zombie. MacKenna tells John about his dream of making a movie about the zombies and asks John to capture a Retcher for his film." "Inside Fort Mercer, Marston encounters the American Army Captain putting up a poster. Thinking that the captain has been given the work of underlings, Marston jokes with him about it. The captain rounds on John, tersely pointing out that the posters are of people who are missing throughout the frontier and need to be found before they meet a grisly fate. Seeing that it is not a laughing matter, John decides to help rescue the missing person."

"Nigel West Dickens has heard reports and rumors that the undead plague is not as pronounced in Mexico and suggests Marston go there to see if he can discover if those rumors are true and to see if he can find out how they're handling the plague, and maybe even discover the cause along the way."

"As Marston approaches Las Hermanas, he finds the Mother Superior being choked by one of the Undead at the train station there. She puts up a struggle before breaking free of the zombie and then manages to shoot it in the head, saving herself." "When Marston reaches Casa Madrugada, he finds that while it is not overrun with the Undead, it is also not completely free of them either. John discovers very quickly the town is relatively safe because it is being protected single-handedly by Landon Ricketts." "Upon entering the mansion in Escalera, Marston encounters an undead Abraham Reyes chasing a young woman around the large dining table. John shouts at Reyes and orders that Abraham stop chasing the girl. The undead Reyes then gives John his full attention and begins advancing..."