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Jul 2021
29m 42s

PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 2 | “Assault Wit...

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The cattle baron of Pleasant Valley believes the Tewksbury brothers are stealing his animals. He sends three men to the Tewksbury ranch to discover the truth, and the confrontation turns into a shootout. The first gunshots of the Pleasant Valley War are fired, and they trigger a chain reaction of reprisals. Sign up for HelloFresh today! Use our link and prom ... Show More
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 3 | “Bad Blood”
The Graham brothers form a secret pact with cattle baron Jim Stinson. In the process, the Grahams betray their friends, the Tewksburys. The betrayal ends the friendship between the two families and leads to a gunfight, courtroom trials, and more secret schemes … and then outlaws ... Show More
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Jul 2021
PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 4 | “The Disappearance of Martin Blevins”
In August 1887, the simmering feud heats up to a boil when the notorious Blevins family becomes an ally of the Graham family. When a member of the Blevins family disappears, a search party finds itself in a deadly shootout with a Tewsbury brother. A Tewksbury ally discovers that ... Show More
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 5 | “Lock, Stock, and Barrel”
When members of the Graham family feel they were denied justice after the deadly ambush of Bill Graham, they team up with the Blevins brothers to take the law into their own hands. They attack the Tewksbury family and commit two brutal murders. After the attack, the Blevins famil ... Show More
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