Deliverance Creek (2014) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Belle decides to join the robbery because she wants revenge against the Crawfords for Caleb's death. Caleb was shot dead during a posse search at her farm, and Belle holds those responsible accountable. Additionally, she needs the money to help reunite Kessie's family and secure a future for her own children.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Belle treats the wounded deserter Toby and learns about the payroll scheme, planting the seed for her involvement.

• belle barlow
• payroll robbery
• revenge
• caleb death
• crawfords

A posse searches Belle's farmhouse looking for Union deserters who had been hiding there. During the search, Caleb is shot dead. The posse had retrieved remnants of the Union soldiers' belongings from the fire where the deserters burned their coats.

Foreshadowing: Belle had earlier heard the deserters conspiring to rob the payroll, making her property a target.

• caleb
• posse search
• shot
• belle farm

After Caleb is killed and buried, Belle tells Toby that Caleb was his son. Toby had arrived at Belle's farm wounded, and she treated his injuries before the tragedy occurred.

Foreshadowing: Toby's presence at Belle's farm with a wound establishes his connection to the deserters and hints at deeper family ties.

• toby
• caleb
• father
• revelation
• belle

Kessie escapes from an Arkansas plantation with her husband Moses and their children to avoid being separated, since Moses is to be sold at auction. However, when Kessie arrives at Deliverance Creek, she discovers that Moses and the children were separated and his fate is unknown.

Foreshadowing: Kessie copied the safe key and forged freedom papers before leaving, showing her determination to be reunited with her family.

• kessie
• moses
• separated
• family
• escape
• slavery

Nate Cooper finds Belle's necklace at the crime scene after the bank robbery. This discovery implicates Belle in the heist and creates a confrontation between her and Nate, threatening their relationship and her freedom.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Nate visits Belle's farmhouse and tries to get her to leave with the kids, but she refuses, showing her deepening involvement.

• belle necklace
• crime scene
• nate
• evidence
• confrontation

The deserters hide in pine boxes, posing as a family who died from smallpox, to enter the funeral home next door to the bank. Four men are sneaked inside this way. Ben stands watch over the safe overnight while they crack the bank's vault and haul away the gold.

Foreshadowing: Belle had previously visited Nate's office to deduce when the gold would arrive, providing crucial timing information.

• deserters
• bank robbery
• pine boxes
• funeral home
• heist

Cordelia works at the bank, and when the robbery is discovered, she is told she will be held responsible for the value of all missing funds. This places her in grave danger as she cannot repay such a large sum.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Cordelia sent Belle a financial notice, showing her unsympathetic role at the bank.

• cordelia
• bank
• held responsible
• robbery
• blame

Belle realizes the posse will soon search her premises, so she sends the deserters away to protect them. She also hides Toby and her own children to keep them safe from discovery and harm.

Foreshadowing: Belle had heard the deserters conspiring to rob the payroll, knowing her property would become a target.

• deserters
• posse
• belle
• hide
• flee

Cyril, one of the deserters, plans to keep all the stolen gold for himself rather than dividing it among the group as agreed. The deserters planned to meet a month later to divvy out the earnings, but Cyril schemes to betray them.

Foreshadowing: The tension among the deserters during the planning shows competing motivations for the gold.

• cyril
• gold
• betrayal
• deserters
• robbery

Belle discovers that several of her calves were wrongly branded by Jeb Crawford. She confronts him at gunpoint and convinces him to return the branded calves, demonstrating her fierce protection of her family's livelihood.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Jeb hits on Belle and she rejects his advances, establishing their contentious relationship.

• jeb crawford
• calves
• brand
• confrontation
• belle farm

Belle's sister Hattie decides to participate in the Underground Railroad. She goes to collect people to hide, beginning with Kessie's family, but discovers there are more escapees than space permits. She persuades the saloon owner to shelter Kessie's children.

Foreshadowing: Hattie's involvement in the Underground Railroad expands the network of people relying on Belle's help.

• hattie
• underground railroad
• escapees
• help
• saloon

Nate Cooper, Belle's deputy lover, visits her farmhouse and tries to convince her to leave with the children before the posse arrives. He wants to protect her from the danger brewing over the deserters and the planned robbery.

Foreshadowing: Nate's relationship with Belle makes his discovery of her necklace at the crime scene particularly devastating.

• nate cooper
• belle
• protect
• leave
• posse