Sheriff Country (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
DISPATCHER: Edgewater sheriff's units
priority detail at 458 Ridge Road.
Two men armed with guns
currently in a 415 verbal.
MICKEY: This is Adam-1 responding
to the 415 at Ridge Road.
Look what you did, Paulie.
Now Mickey's here.
Put your guns down.
You heard her! Drop the guns,
face down on the asphalt!
It's all right, Boone.
I know them. I got it.
Their mom Brenda just passed.
All right, do your thing,
but make it quick.
Vern, Paulie.
What's going on?
He was stealing my car.
It's Mom's car.
I paid for it.
I gave up my job to come
home and take care of her.
VERN: No one asked you to.
PAULIE: He didn't even cry
when I called to tell him Mom died.
Guys, you buried your mom today.
Let's not make this day any worse.
Put your weapons down.
Just get out of here, Mickey!
This is between me and Paulie.
MICKEY: Hey, Vern, you remember
that time up at Del's place?
You challenged me
to a shooting contest with Del's .22?
You said I couldn't hit a
beer can from ten yards out.
What'd I do?
You shot it out from 20 yards.
More like 30.
Paulie?
Mickey.
A-All right.
I got nothing left. I gave up everything
to move back here.
I know.
But, hey,
because of that,
you got all this time with her.
You have memories with your
mom that Vern doesn't have.
Let him have the car.
You've got the stuff that matters.
Paulie
(moans)
(gun clatters on ground)
(exhales)
I don't want to go to jail.
It's all right.
Gonna go to the hospital.
It's your turn to let someone
take care of you, all right?
(indistinct radio chatter)
Vern said he won't press charges.
What? He made me a plate.
He also said he dated
you in high school.
- We did not date.
- Mm-hmm.
All right, maybe we dated a little.
What?
Your taste in men keeps me up at night.
Skye said she was going to work.
Mickey, you can't surveil her.
She's your daughter.
You have to trust her.
I'm trying.
(playing folk music)
Oh, no.
Skye.
You told me you were working
at the yoga studio today.
When are you gonna stop lying to me?
When you stop freaking out
every time I hang out with my boyfriend.
Hey, Brandon.
Don't forget about your
court date next week.
We're just trying to
play some music here,
and your cop car is kind
of killing the vibe.
You know what's kind of
killing my vibe, Brandon?
That my newly sober daughter
is hanging out with a dude I arrested
for selling narcotics.
Mom, back off.
What's in your pockets, Brandon?
Stop.
Hey! Brandon, stop!
Brandon!
Stop!
BRANDON: Hey!
MICKEY: Jerry, a little help?
I got this, Mickey!
MICKEY: Thanks, Jerry.
Get up.
I didn't do anything.
Yeah?
Then why'd you run?
They're empty.
Are we good now?
No. Give me your backpack.
You're on probation, Brandon.
You can't be carrying around oxy.
They're not mine, they're my friend's.
Uh-huh.
Mom. Mom, what are you doing?
Arresting your boyfriend. Turn around.
Come on.
I'm gonna tell Travis you're
arresting me unjustly.
Travis? My ex, Travis?
Yeah.
He's kind of like my lawyer now.
Oh, good.
Go to your dad's, pack your stuff.
You're moving back in with me.
Let's go.
- (doorbell rings)
- MICKEY: Travis!
- Travis.
- Yeah?
Hey, what's Everything okay?
I caught Brandon with oxy,
so I thought I'd give you a heads-up
since I guess you're his lawyer now.
What? What are you talking about?
You know what? I don't think
Skye should stay here anymore.
You're not taking her
sobriety seriously.
- Yes, I am.
- Are you even drug testing her?
Because that was the
agreement for her to live here.
Did you actually catch him selling?
No.
He was with Skye.
I asked him to empty his pockets.
Did you have probable cause?
Seriously?
Are you actually his lawyer?
No, but I am actually a lawyer,
and I take it you didn't
have probable cause.
Do you know how many kids I see OD?
Mickey, she has been clean
for four months now.
- I am testing her.
- She can't be around this kid.
He's gonna bring her down with him.
CASSIDY: Travis, where are you?
I have your smoothie
We were gonna tell you.
Uh-huh. (clears throat)
Travis, she's got your smoothie.
Oh, God.
She was gonna find out.
I'm She was gonna find out.
Come on.
Skye might act all tough,
but she's barely hanging on, all right?
I see you around her again
and I'm not gonna be so nice.
You're not arresting me?
If you're interested in rehab,
let me know.
I can help you find a place.
Can I get my pills back?
Get out of here.
("My Boots Made Me Do It"
by Tori Darke playing)
Last night ♪
I might've gone a little too far ♪
I stumbled into ♪
Sorry I'm late, Punch.
Hey.
I heard Jerry tackled
- a guy you were chasing.
- Yeah.
Maybe Jerry should be the sheriff.
(Mickey laughs)
So, like I said in my email
thank you I'm looking to close a gap
in my campaign fund, and
you and the guys at the Rotary
have always been very
generous in your support
There have been three burglaries
in my neighborhood in the past month.
Edgewater used to be a place
you didn't have to lock your doors.
And now my own neighbors are asking me,
"Hey, Punch, you've always been tight
with the sheriff's office.
What's going on over there?"
We're underfunded, Punch.
Why do you want to be sheriff?
Sheriff Fred died.
(stammers)
- I-I stepped in
- That's right.
The job fell into your lap.
You were made interim sheriff,
but now the election to
make you the actual sheriff
is a month away and you can't
even say why you want the job.
- That's not true.
- Rotary thinks
we need someone with a clear vision.
We're going with another candidate.
- Hey, Gina.
- Good morning.
Can you package this up for destruction?
Yeah.
Your father filed permits
to grow weed legally.
The Tribune wants to know if
you want to make a comment.
Wait, wait.
- My father's going legit?
- Yeah.
I thought something like, um,
"My father's been many things:
Town elder, illegal weed grower,
"notorious ladies' man.
"I'm thrilled he's adding law-abiding
citizen to his long résumé."
Let's go with, "no comment."
Okay.
Did I ever tell you your
dad and I had a thing
back in the day?
You have. Many times.
- Hmm.
- BOONE: No, Teresa.
Ter Teres Teresa?
Teresa, I'm not gonna tell Josh
that we're gonna arrest him
if he won't take his nap.
Are you serious? She's calling again?
Give me the phone.
No No, no, I don't
want to talk to Josh. Yep.
Teresa, hi, it's Mickey.
We are a busy law enforcement agency.
It's not our job
I know, I know it's hard.
Maybe try a sticker chart.
I-I No, no, no, no,
I don't want to
Hi, Joshy. Yeah, it's Sheriff Mickey.
I know, buddy, but you know what?
It's nap time.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, night-night.
Wow, you really took charge there.
That was inspiring.
- I hate you.
- You love me.
How was the meeting with Punch?
Terrible.
Do you know about these break-ins
that are going on in his neighborhood?
Oh, yeah, nothing major taken.
They just ransacked the
kitchens like rabid raccoons.
Well, how come I didn't know about it?
They stole Pop-Tarts.
I decided it wasn't worth
elevating to the sheriff.
I'm sorry.
Punch is threatening to run somebody
against me in the election.
But loop me in on
everything that goes on
in his neighborhood from now on, okay?
Okay.
Cassidy, not now.
So, Travis and me, it's new. Relatively.
At your sister's house,
after Vince's funeral,
Travis was drunk and
he was gonna walk home,
so I gave him a ride.
Then the next day,
he called to thank me.
And then he kept calling me and
Oh, God. It was a mistake,
we both knew it was a
mistake and I guess I just
rationalized it because you guys
have been divorced awhile, but
if you don't want me
to see him, I won't.
I don't want you to see him.
("It Ain't the Whiskey"
by Jake Worthington playing)
Last night we headed home
'bout a quarter till ten ♪
- (gunshot)
- Oh!
God.
Mickey, you you snuck up on me.
Hey, Dad.
Margaret keeps dropping
'em off, next door.
How many grapefruit can
one man eat? (chuckles)
So, I-I heard the news.
You really going legit?
Well, I figured if I was gonna see you,
one of us was gonna
have to change, so
So you did it for me?
Weed's legal. Big Pharma's
gonna come in here,
they're gonna pay top dollar
for the best product, so
- You did it for me and Big Pharma.
- Ah-ah!
Ah-ah.
Who's gonna take care
of me in my old age?
You know what?
Funny you should mention that.
Um, I came here
to ask you a favor.
Um
I need help with Skye.
I want you to move in with us.
- In town?
- Just for a little while.
I-I'm worried she's gonna relapse
and Travis is distracted,
and I can't always be around.
I'm busy.
(stammers) I mean, I got my crops.
You're literally shooting grapefruits.
I thought you said that
Skye was doing good.
She's got this boyfriend.
He's a bad influence.
(laughs) What, you
you think that I'm a good influence? Me?
Weirdly, yeah, I do.
(buzzing)
My bees.
- What do I do with my bees?
- (cell phone ringing)
Hey, Boone.
All right, what do we got?
BOONE: The owners of
the house are on vacation.
Silent alarm indicated
someone got in through the back door.
Hey.
Do you live here?
Are you alone?
(shouts)
- Ah! Damn it!
- What? I
Hey, calm down.
- Get off me!
- Calm down.
- BOONE: I got him, I got him.
- Okay.
- Stop!
- MICKEY: Calm down.
- I got it.
- Stop.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey. Calm down.
- (boy groans)
- It's all right.
- They'll hurt her.
If they hear I did this,
they'll blame my sister
and they'll hurt her.
BOONE: Did the kid tell you his name?
Nope.
I got a few.
"Kindergarten Killer."
"Baby Bludgeon."
He did say he was sorry.
At least he didn't get your pretty face.
So, no reports of missing
or kidnapped children.
- Maybe a runaway?
- Mm.
His clothes are too clean,
decent haircut,
no dirt under the fingernails.
Look at you noticing tiny details.
Right, I'm a noticer.
Like I'm noticing you following me.
I want some of the chili.
What chili?
GINA: Mickey.
You can't make the
chili cook-off tomorrow
and they want you to be a judge,
so I said they could
bring the chili to you.
Um, Jim Stoeffel's is the best.
Isn't he your boyfriend?
One of them.
(chuckles)
I can't be unbiased with
you standing right here.
Okay.
- Mm.
- GINA: Leaving.
This job is all fundraising
and judging cook-offs.
Maybe I don't actually
want to be sheriff.
Oh.
Her boyfriend really does
make a mean bowl of chili.
- Yeah? Hmm.
- Try it.
Okay, so maybe we should
take the kid's picture
- to the local schools?
- Way ahead of you.
Sent Cassidy out this morning.
Did you know about her and Travis?
What about her and Travis?
- You did know.
- No, I No.
Don't lie to me.
You can't even look at me.
I told you, I'm a noticer.
What else are you lying to me about?
(cell phone ringing)
Cassidy.
Did you get his name?
Simon Gimble.
He went to Edgewater Elementary
with his stepsister Maddie.
They don't go there anymore?
Maddie's mom died a few years ago.
Her dad, John, got remarried
to Simon's mom, Carol.
Maddie tells her teacher that
her new stepmom hates her.
- Hmm.
- The school
tells John and Carol,
Carol felt attacked,
they pull both kids into homeschool.
Does the school ever check on them,
follow up and see if Maddie's okay?
No.
Sheriff's office.
Is this about Simon? Do you have him?
Is he okay? Can you
tell me if he's okay?
We have Simon. He's okay.
Oh, thank God. John, they have him!
Come here! I, uh, I went
to, uh, wake him up like 15
minutes ago and he wasn't there,
- and it's just, uh
- What-what happened? Where is he?
Child Protective Services
has a hold on him
until I clear him for release.
Well, is he okay?
Can I come in?
Simon mentioned that he was
worried about his sister Maddie.
She lost her mom recently.
CASSIDY: I spoke to her teachers.
They mentioned some tension at home.
(sighs) And what would
that have to do with Simon?
That's what we're trying
to figure out, John.
Is Maddie here? Can I talk to her?
No, she's at her friend's house.
Uh, uh, Julie something or other.
Where does Julie live?
You know what? Maddie doesn't really
tell us very much.
She's at that age, so, um
But she rode her bike
over there this morning.
So
I saw a girls' bike out
there on the porch.
Do you mind if I have
another look around?
John?
Not without a search warrant.
WES: Keep pumping the smoke, Skye.
Calms 'em down.
They're aggravated with
this move into town.
I can't believe you
agreed to move to town.
You know, Mom'll be all over you,
so no smoking weed in the house.
WES: I'm I am going legit,
so me and your mom, we are just fine.
Seems like you're the
only one around here
with a problem with your mom.
She doesn't trust me.
Should she?
Look
I know I've had a bunch of relapses,
but this time is different.
I'm different.
But I feel like Mom can't see it.
Well, you gotta make her see it.
Like, uh, all right,
look at your cousin Bode.
What about Bode?
He turned his life around.
Rush headlong into fires and
people tend to forget things.
Oh, so I gotta run into fires now?
No, you gotta run away from trouble.
If you want your mom to trust you,
you gotta act trustworthy.
Simple.
Do you trust me?
(Skye chuckles)
It's okay, I wouldn't trust me, either.
- It's fine.
- Hey, hey, wait, wait, wait, wait.
You know who I don't trust?
I don't trust the government.
- (laughs) - Not when it
comes to my money. Mm-mm.
I make my own banks.
Come here.
Okay, now, the drones
protect their queen
and my money.
Now, nobody knows about this, except me.
And now you.
So
MICKEY: Hey, Boone.
The judge says I don't have
probable cause for a warrant.
We're gonna have to get Simon to talk.
Can you call the youth center,
have him brought back
in for questioning?
- Okay, thanks.
- There you are.
- What are you doing here?
- Well, you're not
returning my calls,
so I came down here to look for you.
I want to talk about yesterday.
Well, I don't.
Hey, you know Punch.
Do you know who he's planning on
running against me in the election?
No, don't change the subject.
I got a whole speech, so buckle up.
First of all, I care as much
about Skye's sobriety as you do.
I am all over her.
Seemed to me like you
were all over Cassidy.
That's funny. You're funny.
I'm not trying to be funny.
Look, that is not how we
wanted you to find out.
We wanted to tell you,
but Cassidy was scared
because of what you did for her.
She worships you.
She became a deputy because of you.
You made her believe in herself.
Is that it? Is that the speech?
- I guess.
- Okay.
So, you know Punch
and you know all those
guys at the Rotary.
Do you know who they're
planning on running?
Mick
you need to inspire this county
the way you inspired Cassidy.
(cell phone ringing)
TRAVIS: You can do it!
Boone, what's going on?
The county youth center said John
picked Simon up an hour ago.
The court didn't approve his release.
John forged the judge's signature.
John and Carol Gimble? Sheriff's office.
Search warrant.
Sweep and cover.
No one's in the house, car's missing.
They're either out to
dinner or on the run.
- Toothbrushes?
- What about them?
You don't take your toothbrushes
if you're going out to dinner.
Check the bathrooms.
- CASSIDY: Is that Maddie's mom?
- Yeah.
MICKEY: There's a lot
of grief on these walls.
Just a little girl screaming for help.
Boone, Cassidy, get in here.
There's someone hiding in the walls.
Sheriff's office. Come out now.
This is the sheriff.
I'm coming in there.
(gasping)
Are you Maddie?
Maddie, can I help you out of there?
Okay. You don't have to go anywhere.
Just stay right there, okay?
Did someone put you in here?
She came to get me out
because we had to go.
- And I pushed her and ran.
- Your stepmom?
Tell her I came back.
Tell her I'm in the
closet and I'll be good.
We're not gonna let anyone
hurt you anymore, okay?
Deputy Campbell. She's gonna
come and stay with you here.
Make sure she walks out on her own.
It's important for her healing.
I know.
I know you do.
BOONE: Spoke to the
lady across the street.
She said Carol was
always yelling at Maddie.
Even saw her hit her once.
Did she call CPS?
She didn't think they'd do anything.
Gave me an earful about the failure
of our government agencies
- to protect their citizens.
- Mm.
Sounds like she's been
talking to Punch Elliot.
Maybe they're not wrong.
What does that mean?
Hey.
What is this, an earbud?
Maybe they dropped this
as they were leaving.
- We can track the other one.
- My breakfast with Punch.
I didn't tell anybody about it,
but you knew.
It's you, isn't it?
Punch approached me about the job,
but I did not say yes.
- Did you say no?
- DEPUTY: Sheriff?
911 got a call about reported gunshots,
but dispatch doesn't want to
transmit it over the radio.
What? Why?
Because the shots were
fired from your house.
(sighs)
They were warning shots.
I didn't shoot the guy.
What-what guy? What happened?
Eh, I don't know.
Somebody messing with my hives.
Tipped one of them over.
MICKEY: Uh, did you warn the guy
- or did you just pull out your gun?
- Look, would you relax?
Nobody got hurt.
Four people dialed 911, Dad.
- This is a family neighborhood.
- (cap pops)
That's why I didn't shoot the guy.
(drawer closes)
MICKEY: Okay, I cannot have chaos.
I can't relive my childhood.
Oh, God, here we go.
Back to the childhood.
Hey. It's not a joke.
It hurts to relive that day.
It might be funny for you.
Mom, stop yelling at him. He didn't
I had to watch him get
taken away by the FBI.
A social worker told me
to pack my toothbrush
because my daddy was being
arrested for growing weed.
I said to her, "You got it all wrong.
My daddy's a tomato farmer." She said,
"Oh, honey, your daddy's
been lying to you,
- your whole life."
- I messed up.
Look, I know it.
I wanted you to have a better life
than the one I had, so
I got to get back to work.
Try not to kill anybody.
(door opens)
(door closes)
So, is there any money missing?
Yeah.
It's only about 600 bucks, though, so
Wh how'd you hear anything
way back in your room?
I didn't. I was up and I was waiting.
I figured he couldn't resist
some easy money, so
Wait, you know who it was?
- Do not play dumb with me.
- (scraping)
Your mom told me you
were dating some loser.
So, I figured you'd probably
tell him my little secret,
and then he'd do something
stupid, just like this.
- No, I didn't.
- Mm-hmm.
I didn't tell him anything.
Yeah, well, maybe when you
see his face all stung up,
it'll help you see him for who he is.
And that will be the best
600 bucks I have ever spent.
Benadryl.
Help with his bee stings.
(Skye scoffs)
I'm not leaving.
I told the other lady.
Mickey.
That's her name.
I was kind of like you.
Except it wasn't my parents,
it was a boyfriend.
He used to hit me.
One night, I called the
police and Mickey showed up.
I was scared to go to the shelter.
But she said she knew I could do it
because I had called 911.
She said that showed how strong I was.
Just like the fact that you
ran away from your stepmom.
You already did the hardest part.
CASSIDY: Maddie finally opened up to me.
The stepmom regularly kept
her locked in the closet.
Said it was for her own good.
Maddie's aunt is at the
hospital with her now.
She's applying for temporary custody.
Any hits on John and Carol's car?
Nope. And their phones are turned off.
I tried tracking them using the earbud,
couldn't find anything
on the home computer.
- Friends? Relatives?
- BOONE: The last year,
they've kind of isolated themselves.
John's law partner assumed it
was due to his health stuff.
What health stuff?
John's losing his hearing.
- It's not an earbud.
- It wasn't an earbud.
- (fingers snap)
- It was, it was a hearing aid.
O-Okay. I'll get back
on their home computer,
see if I can find a
hearing device on there.
Yeah. Worth a shot.
Follow up with the aunt.
(door closes)
I didn't say no to Punch because,
ultimately, it's not about me, or you.
It's about this town,
and Edgewater deserves someone
who wants to be sheriff.
All of these guys do.
Is that you?
All right, the tracker says
that the other hearing aid
is inside that house.
Now, the property belongs
to one of Gimble's clients.
He's out of town, so, presumably,
it's just John,
Carol and the two kids inside.
Boone and I will make
the first approach.
Hang back, wait for instructions.
Sheriff's office.
John? Carol?
Gun!
SKYE: My mom always says I
should reach out to you,
but you've been through so
much with your dad and stuff,
I didn't want to bother you.
I'm glad that you called.
What's up?
My boyfriend Brandon,
he stole s-some money from my grandpa.
And I went to go get it back,
but he didn't have it anymore.
But I found his stash of pills
so I stole some.
Turn around ♪
And I really want to take them.
So badly.
Look, I'm sorry, I don't,
I don't know why I called you.
You're holding yourself accountable.
And you usually do that
with your boyfriend,
but he's slipping, so
Tag. (sniffles)
You're it.
I'm gonna go flush these.
- Okay?
- Wait. Bode?
(sniffles)
(laughs softly) As if I'm
not pathetic enough
I don't have 600 bucks
to pay my grandpa back.
How much do you have?
Till my next paycheck
37 bucks.
(sniffles)
Now you have 87.
Give that to Wes.
Okay? A-And tell him that
you're good for the rest.
All right?
Skye
You're not pathetic.
I'm glad I called you.
Me, too.
How long since the gunshot?
22 minutes.
I don't like this silence.
Mickey.
Don't shoot! I have my kids here!
Stand down.
(child crying)
Just want to go home and see Maddie.
She's not there, John. We've got her.
Put the gun down and you can see her.
(Bella crying)
No, I just want to go home.
I got to take my family home.
They're safe at home.
Do you have a clear shot?
Nope.
All right, John,
just take it nice and easy, okay?
Don't do anything stupid.
We'll be right behind you.
Okay, let's go. Let's go.
(muttering): Fast.
Come on, come on. Go. Go.
All right, Boone, get out
ahead of them, clear a path.
Everybody, we're gonna ride them out.
- We lay down spike strips?
- No, no strips. No roadblocks.
Nothing to escalate. Let's go.
The longer that the kids
are with those parents,
the more dangerous it is.
No. It's my call.
- (car door closes)
- (engine starts)
(coffee beans grinding)
SKYE: Grandpa.
Hey.
I broke up with him.
Um, $87.
It's not the whole amount,
but it's a start.
(bills rustling)
Cool.
(Skye sighs)
OFFICER (over radio):
This is Aerial One, we have a visual.
We'll circle your location. Standing by.
Do we have a 10-21 on the father?
DISPATCH: Adam One. Affirmative.
Sending now.
(phone chimes)
(line ringing)
(phone ringing)
Who is this?
MICKEY (over phone): John,
it's Sheriff Fox.
Thanks for picking up.
JOHN: I love Maddie.
All right? Carol loves Maddie.
But Maddie was out of control.
(crying): She was out of control.
Look, at least, l-let's get
the kids out of the car,
make sure they're safe, John.
JOHN: Just let me get them home,
let me get them home, please.
And then I'll talk to you.
All right. Okay.
Just stay with me, all right?
What is this? What is this?
What is this?
You said I could take them home!
- John, I
- You lied to me!
JOHN: I'm hanging up.
Who the hell ordered a roadblock?
(Carol screams) - JOHN:
They're not taking our kids.
Oh, my (gasps)
Hold your fire!
- Watch your cross fire. Move on me.
- MICKEY: Hold your fire!
(tires screech)
CAROL: John, what are you doing?
What are you doing!?
SIMON: Daddy, stop!
CAROL (crying): No! John!
(engine revving)
(Carol sobbing)
MICKEY: Stabilize the car.
Get on the bumper.
- (grunting)
- (metal creaking)
CAROL: Stop, John! Stop!
(screams) No! Don't, no,
don't do anything!
(indistinct shouting)
This car's not stable.
Okay.
- Whoa!
- Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Simon, you're gonna
unbuckle your sister,
then you're gonna unbuckle yourself,
and when I tell you,
you're gonna jump out, okay?
No, no, no, baby.
Simon, you can stay with me.
No, no, don't look at her, look at me.
Now help your sister.
Mickey, if we're gonna do this,
- it's got to be right now.
- Okay. All right.
MICKEY: You two, grab
the parents, I'll grab the baby.
Ready? One, two, three.
Doors.
All right. Okay. Good job, Simon.
Now, Boone is gonna help you out, okay?
Good job, buddy. Good job.
All right, on my count.
One, two, three, go.
(indistinct radio chatter)
MICKEY: Take them to investigations.
Put them in separate rooms.
They're looking at attempted murder.
I said no roadblocks.
That could have been catastrophic.
He has a weapon and two kids in his car.
We're just gonna ride him out?
- The more time he has them
- Hey!
- it's not gonna go well!
- This is
not up for debate, Boone.
It's my call.
My call.
Get out of here.
CASSIDY: I was at the hospital
and heard about the standoff.
Thank God the kids are safe.
They're gonna need a lot of help.
We can do that.
Right?
That's what you did for me.
You went out of your way
to make sure I was okay.
I'm gonna be at The Meat Up in an hour.
Spread the word.
I got some things I want to say.
REPORTER (over TV):
Hikers along the Pacific Coast
caught dramatic footage today
of Sheriff Fox and deputies
rescuing a family
(applause)
- (cheering)
- (excited chatter)
All right, all right.
Thank you. It was a team effort.
I'm proud of everybody at my office.
You proud of that roadblock?
That thing nearly got those kids killed.
I'm not here to Monday-morning
quarterback, Punch.
But at the end of the day,
I'm responsible.
We'll strive to do better next time.
Uh, thanks for coming out.
I just wanted to say something.
So, most of you know,
when I was a kid,
my dad was sent to prison.
And I spent some time in foster care.
But this town
saved me.
Neighbors took me in.
Teachers looked out for me.
Total strangers donated
money for my care.
So I know firsthand
what this town can be.
Someone asked me recently
why I wanted to be sheriff.
The truth is, I don't.
I want to be sheriff of Edgewater.
But I'm gonna need your help.
I challenge you and me
to imagine the community that we want
and to work together
to make that happen.
Let's-let's start with those
kids that we saved today.
Their aunt is gonna take care of them,
but she can't do it alone.
Let's show that family who we are.
I got beds, barely used,
just sitting in my storage unit.
Great.
- Okay, I'm making a list.
- JERRY: And, uh,
I can donate all the clothes
they need from my store.
Thank you, Jerry.
I'll represent their aunt pro bono,
make sure she gets custody.
Thanks, Travis.
Punch?
Can I count on a big cash donation?
You and the boys at the Rotary,
you've always been so generous.
Anything for the sheriff.
(applause)
- (whoops)
- (whistling)
MICKEY: Cassidy,
can you coordinate with Tina
about all the donations?
Yep. And I sent a text to the aunt.
She's really grateful.
Like you said, we can do this.
Mickey
I'm gonna date Travis.
I can't let another person
make decisions for me.
Not even you.
Okay.
(softly): Okay.
Mick.
That was great.
Listen, when the board was
naming an interim sheriff,
it was gonna be me or you, and
(chuckles) I didn't think
you wanted it, so
I thought it was gonna be me, and
I was so sure, I called my dad.
- (laughs softly)
- And then it wasn't me.
After today
I see why it was you.
And I told Punch he's an
idiot to back anyone but you.
I took my name out of the running.
What's this?
It's my letter of resignation.
You don't think you can work under me?
Is two weeks enough time for
you to wrap up your caseload?
WES: Okay.
The day that I was arrested.
I have been haunted by that day, too.
I really thought that I'd
ruined my little girl's life.
But look at you.
(door opens)
- Hey, Skye.
- Hey, we got your supper.
(Skye crying) -WES: Come in.
Got it from the diner.
Might want to heat it up in the micro
Skye, are you okay?
Brandon texted and he
said he was going to rehab
and he-he wanted to say goodbye.
Then I get to his house,
and he's on the ground.
And there's blood and a knife.
And I-I tried to save
him, but-but he was dead.
Did you call 911?
- No.
- Was there anyone else there?
No.
- Are you sure he's dead?
- Did you touch the knife?
We got to go. We got to get that knife.
- We got to get the knife. Come on.
- Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Okay.
Hey. I can only help
you if you do not lie to me.
Did you have anything to do with this?
You mean, did I kill him?
No.
(whispers): Okay. Okay. I believe you.
Now you have to do exactly as I say.
Can you do that?
Train's coming but I'm
stuck on this road ♪
(unbuckles)
Moon's rising and my blood ♪
Hey.
Don't be scared.
You got this.
Preacher man can't ♪
Save a soul like mine ♪
(truck door closes)
Miracles are just too
damn hard to find ♪
Just tell them the truth, please.
Just tell them the truth.
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
- Hi, Skye.
- (crying softly)
Ain't bringing me home ♪
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
Ain't gonna drown in the water ♪
'Cause the good Lord
ain't bringing me home. ♪
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