Norman Deek

Norman Deek is a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption.

Red Dead Redemption
Deek is the second-in-command of the Bill Williamson gang, based at Fort Mercer.

Deek is first encountered in the mission Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit. He is also mentioned in Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies He is situated along with Williamson on the escarpment, holding a gun on Marston and Marshal Johnson's posse. Deek then leads the assault immediately after this encounter. Deek survives, being only minorly wounded, and is arrested by Johnson.

Johnson intends to interrogate Deek and exploit him to assist Marston's planned assault on Fort Mercer. Several days after his capture, the Williamson gang kidnaps Bonnie MacFarlane from Hennigan's Stead, and is held under threat of rape and execution. A Williamson gang member rides to Armadillo to deliver the ultimatum to Johnson, initiating the mission Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane.

Johnson pragmatically accepts the exchange, carrying a restrained Deek to Tumbleweed alongside John, Eli and Jonah. The gang members awaiting their arrival attempt to ambush them during the exchange and open fire on the posse. Deek is promptly killed in the cross fire. His death is announced in a newspaper. The newspaper also says he is 43 years old.

Mission appearances

 * Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit
 * Hanging Bonnie MacFarlane (Killed)

Trivia

 * If Deek is not shot by Marston, he is killed by one of his fellow gang members, shot in the chest.
 * In campfire gossip, it is said Deek survived but is to be executed very soon, even though he is seen killed. There may be some truth to this because even Jack hears of this rumor.