All characters have received a flier and are going to Paradise Falls. It is early April 1880, and winter is just leaving the mountains. The party meets while on the train traveling to the town, starting with Magnus Effing and Thaddeus Lowe. There are lots of conversations about the strange things that people have seen in their travels. In Glenwood Springs, Charlotte Vaughn and Lucille Smith get on the train. A dapper gentleman with a bowler also joins the train, and greets everyone, he is Lawrence Wilcox and shows everyone card tricks. Half a day later we get to Salida and travel toa local hotel that we all stay at. Lawrence gets comfortable and starts working with the guests. He invites all the guests for a no stakes poker game. Lucille goes to find a chicken.

He deals the cards. Thaddeus wins $20 and Charolette loses $20, but that hand doesn’t count as there were no real stakes. Charolette keeps going and loses big, $120. She starts talking her way out of it with Lawrence. He is looking to meet his old friend “Poker” Alice Ivers in Paradise Falls. She took to gambling after her husband died. Charolette asks if she can come to an arrangement and….

Meanwhile Lucille is looking for a chicken. She knocks on a farmers door and asks to buy one. After some persuasion, he sells her a chicken for 2 dollars. She gets the scrawniest chicken imaginable, but curses him on the way out of his yard (not really). She sacrifices the shit out of it (direct quote).

…..meanwhile, Charlotte proposes partnering with Lawrence’s friend Alice to help recover some of her money. He counters with a trip back to his room. She accompanies him.

Magnus and Thaddeus work the dining room. Many people are excited about Paradise falls. Others from South Fork say it is not like it used to be. Weird things happen around Paradise Falls. People disappearing. There is a silver mine in Paradise Falls. There is also a pretty hefty crime element selling items of dubious quality. Soapy Smith is one of the more powerful people in the town.

After a while, everyone heads to bed as there is a long stagecoach ride tomorrow.