Hearst needs his ass shot and fed to the pigs real quick.  I was for sure Al's guys would notice something was wrong earlier than they did and shot at the Captain.  At least they realized Al was hurt.

Hearst's actions are really just a big yuck fou to the camp.  He doesn't care who anybody is.  He's the most important person there, plain and simple. 

It's very interesting to see how Bullock and Al have become not close companions but semi-trustworthy associates, especially with the good of the camp at stake.

Alma I think is going to die.  She really is quite pointless to the story now.  Her mining operation is going quite smoothly, although if Hearst has anything to do about that, he will.  Bullock seems to have moved on and accepted his fate of having a wife.  Ellsworth seemed extremely hurt by Alma's decision to leave sophia with the Bullocks.  However, she was looking out for his best interests due to him having past dealings with Hearst.  She could have at least told him that though instead of just telling Trixie that in front of his face.