Welcome to the New World

Arthur Morgan washes ashore alone on Guarma after the shipwreck. Parched, burned by the sun and barely able to stand, he follows the beach in search of water or any sign of the others. He collapses more than once before spotting smoke inland. Arthur reaches a fire where Dutch van der Linde, Micah Bell, Bill Williamson and Javier Escuella have survived as well. Dutch gives him water and tells him they are on a sugar island east of Cuba.

Levi Simon and his militia interrupt the reunion at gunpoint. Simon, who works for Colonel Alberto Fussar, has the men chained together and speaks of unrest among Guarma's labourers. He orders them taken away for imprisonment, intending to learn who they are first. The gang is marched along the coast with local prisoners. Dutch warns Arthur that the militia must not discover anything about them.

Rebels attack the guards, and Arthur takes a fallen man's weapon. He shoots the militia guards as Dutch, Micah and Bill break free. Hercule Fontaine, who leads the assault, urges them into the jungle. Javier is hit in the leg during the escape and the soldiers seize him before the others can reach him. Arthur and the gang follow Hercule to an old building, where they arm themselves and drive back the pursuing militia.

Hercule leads Arthur, Dutch, Micah and Bill through the jungle with Leon Fuentes. They describe Fussar's rule over Guarma, the forced labour on the sugar plantations, Aguasdulces and the rebel refuge at Cinco Torres. At La Capilla, Hercule offers passage from the island if the gang helps free captured slaves. Dutch agrees to consider it, then says they must also find a way to rescue Javier. As Arthur settles down to rest, he sees a deer or a coyote in a brief vision.