: In Chihuahua, Billy meets Melquiades Segura (Guillermo Alonso), a charismatic local who becomes a quick friend.
: Broke and desperate, Billy is forced to use his gun and bullets as stakes in a high-stakes poker game. After he catches the crooked Don Ortiz (Emilio Merritt) cheating, Billy and Segura walk away with a significant win.
Reviewers from TV Fanatic and IMDb describe this episode as a "fantastic filler" that manages to be just as compelling as the main plot. It highlights Billy’s transient nature—always meeting new people and gaining experiences, but never staying long enough to set down roots. By the end of the episode, the two friends part ways; Segura heads to New Mexico for family business, while Billy initially considers Texas before ultimately deciding to follow his path back toward the looming conflicts in New Mexico.
After his brief and complicated involvement with Barbara, the girlfriend of his old associate Jesse Evans, Billy heads south to Mexico.
: Billy demonstrates his lethal proficiency by using his campfire to illuminate and pick off Ortiz’s men one by one from the darkness.
: Faced with being penniless again, Segura suggests robbing a bank. Billy, however, refuses to steal from innocent people, drawing a hard line between "righteous" outlawry—like rustling from corrupt cattle rings—and victimizing common citizens. The Turning Point: Crossing the Line
: In a departure from his previous acts of self-defense, Billy intentionally executes Don Ortiz. Even after Ortiz pleads for his life and offers a partnership, Billy chooses to kill him, a decision that signifies his transition from a "misunderstood kid" to a deliberate killer. Critical Analysis
: Their victory is short-lived. The duo is charmed and eventually drugged by two women, who steal their entire haul while they are unconscious.
