Sheriff Country (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

1
Previously on Sheriff Country
You think it was easy for me
to arrest Skye?
I give them two months.
You two make a great team.
It's too bad you only have
one week left together.
My resignation letter.
You made a mistake, Boone.
I don't want to lose you.
I'm still leaving. Nora.
Hi. I'm so sorry.
Boone didn't tell me he had a sister.
Nora's not my sister, Mickey.
She's my wife.
GUIDE: January 24, 1848.
James Marshall hollered,
"Gold!" and the rush began.
Rival families.
Conflicting claims.
Yessiree, the thirst for gold
made people do crazy things.
Sometimes, it even got bloody.
Not everyone who discovered gold
- lived to tell about it.
- Like that guy?
(crowd murmuring)
WOMAN 1:
Is he okay?
- WOMAN 2: Oh, my God.
- Is that an actor?
(tourists murmuring)
Y-Your wife.
Of course. Your wife.
(scoffs) Nora.
Yeah.
N-Nice to meet you.
You too.
- So you live in Oakland.
- NORA: I do, yeah.
I'm a pediatric nurse.
I just took a few days off
to help Nate pack up.
Right, Nate.
Which is totally
what spouses do.
(chuckles)
I'm gonna let you two, uh
I have to go.
I
Well, uh, this is your
office, Mickey, so maybe we
- Right. I'm gonna
- And, uh
You'll want this.
(sighs) Uh, which reminds me,
uh, you should schedule
your exit interview, Nate.
Nice to meet you, Nora.
(mutters quietly)
You guys, Boone is freakin' married.
- I am in a state of shock.
- What?
- Is she nice?
- Is she hot?
- Yes.
- Total smokeshow.
More to the point,
how has he worked here
for two years and hadn't said anything?
It's Boone, he's even less
of a sharer than you.
I mean, how well do any of us
even know him?
(gasps)
We could pull his personnel file.
That would be completely
improper. We are not doing that.
Suit yourself. I mean,
he's already got one foot out the door.
Oh, speaking of which,
we're throwing him
a goodbye party.
Tonight, at your house.
- My house?
- GINA: Well, my place is too small,
and we're not doing
lunchtime cupcakes at the ECSO.
- (phone ringing)
- It's Boone.
Are you still ducking Travis?
Wait, what's going on
with you and Travis?
It's nothing, it's just
Travis couldn't deal
with seeing Cassidy arrest Skye,
and Cassidy couldn't deal
with Travis not dealing.
- Am I wrong?
- I just need some time
to figure some stuff out, that's all.
Besides, we're not talking
about me and Travis,
we're talking about
Boone and his secret
BOONE: Hey.
We just got a call. A body's
been found in the Eel River,
just past the bend.
Looks like a homicide.
(indistinct chatter in distance)
- What's you dad doing here?
- Dad?
- Mickey.
- What are you doing here?
- It's Bill.
- MICKEY: What?
- Bill Wambach?
- Yeah.
Somebody shot him in the back.
Irv called me, I drove down.
Oh, my God, Dad, I'm so sorry.
WES:
Yeah.
The Wambachs are an old ranching family.
They've been in Edgewater
for over a hundred years.
Show some respect!
Put away your cameras!
Dad.
Just wait here.
CARLY: The guide and a couple
of tourists dragged up his body
to see if he could save him.
Best of intentions, but
They trampled the crime scene.
No hope for a shoe print.
Four entry wounds on the back.
Those powder burns on his shirt.
His killer was standing close.
This was an execution.
Hi. I'm Deputy Campbell.
I got this summons,
but I think it's a mistake.
It's for a citation that I wrote.
It's not a mistake. The
defendant decided to challenge.
It's a moving violation.
JUDGE:
Next, we have Mr. Lewis' case.
Mr. Lewis, give us a wave
if you're here.
Great. And the ticketing
officer, Deputy Campbell?
- Right here, Your Honor.
- JUDGE: Excellent.
Representing Mr. Lewis,
we have Mr. Dwyer.
Uh, actually, I'll be taking
this one, Your Honor.
JUDGE:
Mr. Fraley, I'm surprised.
You're doing traffic tickets now?
Uh, there's something about this case
that's very near and dear
to me, Your Honor.
JUDGE:
Very well. You may proceed.
Bill's truck is in the parking
lot. It's being processed,
but there's no houses around,
no one reported gunshots,
so there's no one to really canvass.
All right, let's look
at his business dealings,
his circle of friends, and let's
talk to his wife, Bernice,
see if he had any enemies.
Enemies? When I used to bring
you and Sharon fishing
in this very river, who taught
you how to clean the trout?
Dad
WES: When Skye's
soccer field was flooded,
her team needed a place to play,
who cleared off a patch in his field?
Bill didn't have enemies in
Edgewater. Bill was Edgewater.
Bill! (gasps)
- No!
- Bernice.
- No! (crying)
- MICKEY: Bernice.
He's gone. He's gone. He's gone.
You better find the son of a
bitch that did this before I do.
BERNICE: This morning he was in
the kitchen, reading the box scores,
pouring his coffee.
And now he's gone.
I'm so sorry, Bernice.
I-I know this must seem soon,
but did Bill have any enemies?
- Anybody who'd want to hurt him?
- BERNICE: No. No enemies.
About a week ago, a-a
man came to the house,
asking if we were interested
in selling the ranch.
Bill said no.
"I was born on this ranch,"
he told the fella,
"and-and one day, I'll"
Anyway, the man went away.
We didn't think anything more of it.
And then a few days later
Bill found a bullet in his mailbox.
Yeah, I got one, too.
BERNICE: We were getting calls
at all hours.
"You should think about selling."
"Maybe it's not safe for you here."
And then they'd hang up.
And then last week,
the shed caught fire.
Mason and Irv helped Bill
put it out, but I was terrified.
It's these cartels moving in.
They just want to muscle us out.
It's not gonna work. Bill wasn't
leaving and we're not leaving.
Bernice, this man
who came to your door
can you describe him for us?
Well, he looked normal.
Clean-shaven. Izod shirt.
That doesn't exactly scream "cartel."
Did he leave his information?
- BERNICE: No, not that I know of.
- (chuckles)
What, do you think
they carry business cards?
Those people do not leave a paper trail.
Now, half the growers
between here and Deadwater
have gotten threats.
BOONE: And if people
are getting threats,
they should be coming to us.
Yes, they should be, but they won't.
All right, stay strong.
And just know
we are doing everything we can
to find whoever did this.
So have you also
been getting threats, Dad?
Not yet, but you can guarantee
I'll be ready if I do.
Mickey. Hey.
Um, I-I didn't want to say anything.
I'm not even sure that I should.
Mason, if you know something
(sighs) It's probably nothing.
Look, I feel bad even
mentioning it, but, uh
Bill and Bernice have been fighting.
Like, a lot.
Eight years I've worked here,
it's never been like that.
Bernice wanted to sell the ranch.
Like, she really, really wanted to sell.
Bill, he just couldn't hear it. He just
kept saying, "Edgewater is my home."
Thanks. It's good you told us.
- We should look at Bernice.
- You're crazy.
I think you're barking up
the wrong tree.
No, this is the same stuff
you pulled with Skye.
- Dad.
- It's a statistical fact, okay?
If a murder victim is married,
the most likely culprit is the spouse,
and sure, they've been together
a long time,
but we don't know what goes on
behind closed doors.
Or what secrets they might be keeping.
Look, I agree with you,
every marriage is a black box.
Some more than others.
Why don't we hang back,
wait for ballistics.
Dad, I want you to talk to Irv.
Him and Bill were tight.
There may be more to these
threats than he's saying.
All right. I'll let you know
what I find out.
- Your dad's a deputy now?
- Look,
I got to give him something to do
or he's gonna find something,
and it's not gonna be good.
TRAVIS: Deputy Campbell,
you said you saw my client
roll through a stop sign
while looking at his phone.
Are you certain he rolled through?
You had eyes on his car the whole time?
My eyes weren't the problem, his were.
They were glued to his phone.
Just so happens,
he received a very important phone call.
Maybe some calls shouldn't be ignored.
Stop signs shouldn't be ignored either.
It's against the law to ignore them,
which is why I issued the citation.
TRAVIS:
No one's arguing that, Deputy,
but my client's cell phone use
was necessary to prevent harm.
The call was from his child's doctor.
She had critical and time-sensitive
information to share with him.
As you'll see in these
phone records, Your Honor.
JUDGE: Dr. Patel. This
is your child's doctor?
Yes, Your Honor. She was calling
with test results.
- I was pretty concerned.
- I remember what that's like.
I'm going to dismiss the charges.
In the future, stop at
the damn stop sign, Mr. Lewis.
Thank you, Mr. Fraley.
You, too, Deputy Campbell.
MICKEY: You don't have to get
up to your neck in a murder case.
You're out of here
at the end of the week.
Let me tap in Cassidy or Whitley.
Oh, thanks, but I want
to help you solve it. I
I can stick around
for a few days if I need to.
- Oh, yeah? What about Nora?
- Yeah.
- She's gonna be okay with that?
- Sure. Yeah, it's no big deal.
All right, dude, what is the deal?
We worked together for two years,
you don't mention you're married?
And don't say I didn't ask.
This is me asking.
I don't like discussing
my personal life.
Boone.
Aren't you the one
who's always saying that
we have to keep the personal
and the professional separate?
I believe the word "firewall"
has been used.
I
Okay.
Fine. Maybe.
In that case, I'll go see
where we are with ballistics.
Cassi-Cassidy, wait up.
This is my job, Travis.
I don't appreciate you
making a game of it.
How else am I supposed to talk to you?
You won't take my calls,
you won't return my texts.
So you ambush me at work?
That is deranged.
Oh, God. It is deranged.
- Thank you.
- I'm so sorry.
Look, I-I know I screwed up.
I know you were just doing
your job when you arrested Skye,
- and
- I'm over that, Travis.
Not even about that anymore.
Look, I have a lot on my mind,
and I need time and space
to figure it out.
So, if I'm not picking up your calls,
it's because I'm not ready
to talk to you.
It's a stop sign.
Maybe your client
can explain that to you.
I'm telling you,
it's one of them cartels,
and if we don't watch our backs,
we'll be next.
Yeah, I I don't know. I
I've been thinking
about what Boone said.
And, uh, y-your-your
bullet in the mailbox stuff
that's that-that reads "cartel,"
but guys in polo shirts
showing up, knocking on doors,
making formal offers
on Bill's property? Come on.
A wolf in yuppie clothes
is still a wolf.
True.
And these guys are
pouring in from all over
China, Bulgaria, Central America
'cause they're armed
and they're dangerous.
They're not here to be good neighbors.
They're here to snatch up our land.
Hell, I caught a couple Bulgarian guys
sniffing around my grow last week,
and I had to chase 'em off
with a shotgun.
- Really?
- These outsiders
want to destroy everything
that we built.
Outsiders? (chuckles)
Irv, that's what they called us
growers when we showed up
here in Edgewater "outsiders."
It-it was Bill,
and it was ranchers like him
that welcomed us in.
Well, times have changed,
and if we don't draw the line now,
the community that
we built will be gone.
Oh.
Bill was shot at point-blank range
with four .50 caliber rounds
from a Desert Eagle.
- Statement gun. - Cartel favorite.
- (knock on door)
Oh, hey. Come in.
Did you talk to Irv?
Yeah. Yeah, just now.
He said that some
Bulgarian cartel-looking guys
came by his place last week.
He ran 'em off.
His land's right next to Bill's.
Bulgarian cartel-looking guys?
Our murder weapon
is definitely their style.
- Yeah.
- BOONE: They like to hang at that MMA gym
- right off of Route 9.
- MICKEY: Mm-hmm.
Might be worth paying 'em a visit.
It's not the kind of place
two deputies can just walk in
and start asking questions.
- You can't, but I can.
- Dad, forget it.
- I can walk in there.
- MICKEY: No.
Whether they shot Bill or not,
these cartel guys are suspected
of a dozen murders
up and down the state.
You're not going in there.
Although
- Boone.
- Let the man speak.
BOONE:
Look,
the Bulgarians
will know Wes by reputation,
and he could get in there
under a false pretense,
maybe try to get some
information out of 'em.
No way.
- It's too dangerous.
- Well,
I would say it's risky,
it's not dangerous.
- Yeah. Thank you, Boone.
- Besides, he'll be wearing a wire.
If he gets into trouble,
we'll just pull him out.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on. No.
No. You lost me there, pal.
I've never worn a wire
and I'm not about to start now.
- Great, then you're not going in there.
- Look, I'm not a narc.
This discussion is over. If you
won't wear a wire, old man,
you're not going in,
which is fine by me anyway.
This whole thing
is against my better judgment.
No, hold-hold
Okay. Look,
Wes, Mickey's right. Look,
we-we got to have your back, all right?
You old-school growers
might have a code,
but these new players? No way.
It-It's for Bill.
All right, say something, Wes.
- I feel like a narc.
- I got him. You got him?
- Got him.
- BOONE: Okay.
All right, Dad, give me a word.
A word?
Yeah, if you're in trouble
in there, you say the word,
and we come in hot.
Moonstone.
Wish me luck.
Good luck.
(static over radio)
- The hell's he doing?
- WES: Sorry, Mickey.
If things go south and I
don't come out of there,
you don't want to hear
your old man dying.
(Bulgarian rap music playing)
- (sighs) That's it. I'm pulling him out.
- No, Mickey.
Wait. If we go busting in there,
we don't just get Wes shot,
we get all of us shot.
Best thing to do
is just sit tight.
All right, if he's not out
in ten minutes, I'm going in.
(Bulgarian rap music playing)
(man speaking Bulgarian)
What the hell you want?
We don't know you.
(music stops)
Well, you should. I'm Wes Fox.
(speaks Bulgarian)
I haven't tried it myself, but I hear
your flower sets a high bar
for the rest of us.
WES:
You're damn right it does.
I've spent 40 years refining my strain.
- And your tract up in Deadwater.
- WES: Mm-hmm.
That's good land.
You looking to sell?
No.
But if I was, it wouldn't be to you.
No, I'm here on behalf of a third party.
Bernice Wambach.
See, she doesn't want to end up
like her husband,
washed up on a riverbank
with a few leaks in his back
you and your boys left there.
Where's the property?
WES:
Don't play dumb with me.
It's the Wambach Ranch.
(speaks Bulgarian)
WES: Now, she's prepared
to sit down and negotiate,
but no more violence.
No.
It's no good.
There's no tree cover. It's all exposed.
That's what hoop houses are for.
We grow kush and critical.
Outdoor strains.
Tract's no good to us.
Well your loss.
Ah.
One more thing, old man.
- Ow! Ow.
- Oh, hold still, you big baby.
If there are any bones that need
resetting, I got first dibs.
I can't believe you.
They would've found
your wire first thing.
You could've gotten yourself killed.
Yeah, well, I didn't, so relax.
What's your read?
Were they involved?
WES: I can't stand
those sons of bitches,
but they, uh, they grow
outdoor strains, and
Bill's ranch is not gonna be
any use to 'em, so no.
- No, I don't think they did it.
- Great. All that for a dead end.
- We had to rule them out.
- WES: Yeah, no kidding.
You're welcome.
All right, let's call it.
Get some rest.
- Come back fresh.
- GINA: Perfect.
That'll give me more time to set
up for Boone's going-away party.
Broken payphone in west L.A. ♪
I tried to call you last night ♪
Wrote your name
in the glass real slow ♪
And I started to cry ♪
Will you stop cleaning?
- I'm not cleaning. I'm tidying.
- GINA: You realize
most people find
hosting a party preferable
to investigating a murder?
Have you had a chance
to talk to Nora yet?
No.
But I am so happy for Cam and Greg.
They found a surrogate.
A surrogate? Like, for a
A baby. They've been looking
for a year. Did you not know?
They're your deputies, Mickey.
I guess I forgot.
Okay. Mingle.
Let me tell you
how I miss your face ♪
I've got to quit this scene. ♪
Well, I've had about enough
of your two-cent words ♪
And the way
you're running your mouth ♪
No, you haven't got a clue
or another thing to do ♪
Except to take another picture ♪
Call him yet?
Did Mickey ever talk to you
about her breakup with Travis?
No, but Gina made sure I knew
all the sordid details.
(laughs)
Sounded gnarly.
Yes and no. There was a lot
of hard feelings.
I think Mickey especially
wanted it to work,
but they always respected each other
and they found a way to stay friends.
I mean, how many people do you know
have a picture of their ex on display?
Yeah, it's a little weird.
(Cassidy chuckles)
Says the guy who kept his
marriage a secret for two years.
(laughs) Walked into that one.
It may have come so easy
and happened so fast ♪
But the harder they come, they fall ♪
Tell me ♪
Chip?
Oh. No, thanks.
But this edition is so cool.
I mean, was Skye an Oz kid?
We read a few of them,
but then we stopped.
They completely freaked
her out. (chuckles) - Well, yeah,
because they're totally freaky.
But my son was obsessed,
so we ran the whole series.
- Son?
- Yeah, Henry.
He's at Sacramento State, which is
so crazy to me because he was
just in his footie pajamas
reading Ozma of Oz.
- Makes your head spin.
- Yeah. It does.
So, what about Skye?
Is she in college or
Oh, uh, she's taking some time off.
She's backpacking right now
in the Sierras with friends.
- Wow, very cool.
- Yeah.
You know, I just wanted to clarify,
Nate is not Henry's dad.
I mean, just in case you were wondering.
At this point, nothing
would surprise me.
Yeah.
(knocking)
Excuse me.
Course.
- TRAVIS: Hey.
- Hi. Come in.
Wow. You're having a party.
(door closes)
You don't have parties.
I know. I didn't have a choice.
It's for Boone.
- Why are you here?
- Wait, is Cassidy here?
I can't do this to her twice in one day.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh
- I'm an idiot. I should go.
- Travis,
- why are you here?
- All right, look,
I know it's totally
inappropriate for me to ask you
about my relationship with Cassidy
But can you ask me about
your relationship with Cassidy?
Mm.
Only because it beats refilling
the chips for the 11th time.
Okay, uh she told me
she needs some space.
- So give her space.
- Right, but
- you didn't hear about
- I don't need to, Travis.
I know you. Your heart moves so fast.
Not everyone is like that.
Some hearts move a little slower.
You mean like yours?
We're not talking about mine.
If Cassidy is asking for space,
give her space.
- MAN: Speech!
- WOMAN: Speech! Speech!
- (cheering)
- GINA: Speech.
Speech, Boone.
- No.
- Yes. Give a speech.
Um
Well, this is pretty much
my worst nightmare.
Um
Thank you, Gina, for organizing, and
and to Mickey for hosting.
- Your worst nightmare.
- Yeah.
BOONE: (chuckles) And, uh
Uh
it's nice to be at a party
and know where the bathroom is.
Well, uh, where everything is, actually,
thanks to that search warrant.
(crowd groans)
(laughs)
(woman exclaims)
Too soon?
Um
This, uh
This town, Edgewater,
it's a special place.
You know, I've-I've moved around a bit
and seen my share of departments,
and I can honestly say that this is
this is the only place
that feels like home.
It's been an honor
working with you guys.
If I have one regret,
it's that, maybe, um
Maybe
That maybe I didn't live up
to certain expectations.
But I do know this,
I'm gonna miss every
single person in this room.
Because you guys are what
makes this place special.
You let a stranger
become a friend, so
Thanks for that.
For everything, really.
Where's the music?
(laughing)
What you looking at?
- Uh, nothing.
- Right.
Definitely not Boone's
personnel file, because that
- would be completely improper.
- Fine.
It's his service records
from down in Oakland.
Multiple commendations for bravery.
Want to see my favorite part?
Boone's partner in Oakland
was Jason Rothe.
He awarded Boone the Medal of Valor.
- There is a picture.
- Oh, wait. That's Nora.
Yeah. Okay, now,
here are Boone's dependents.
Nora and her son, Henry Rothe.
The same last name.
Wait, so Nora was married
to Boone's partner?
Did they have an affair?
Well, if I knew that,
I could retire happy.
- Hey.
- Two black coffees, coming right up.
(sighs)
So, I know you don't think
that we should look into Bernice.
But you went ahead and did anyway.
Pretty much. I just talked
to your buddy, Punch.
How is our favorite
real estate agent-slash-
Rotary Club president?
Great. He's got a hot new listing.
The Wambach ranch.
Bill just died.
It-It's a little quick, don't you think?
Mason mentioned that
Bernice wanted to sell.
I don't know. Is it all that surprising?
Maybe not, but Bernice told Punch
to start soliciting offers
three weeks ago,
before Bill died.
And then she specifically asked Punch
not to say anything about it to Bill.
Yeah, that is odd.
I still think it's a reach,
but let's go talk to her.
Boone.
Sherriff's office.
Bernice?
Clear.
Kitchen's clear.
Bernice?
Bernice?
- Bernice?
- Bernice!
(gun cocks)
Boone.
(gasps)
BERNICE:
I was upstairs.
Somebody kicked in the door.
I-I grabbed Bill's shotgun
and I hid in the closet.
I didn't have my phone.
I couldn't call anybody.
I-I thought I was gon
You did great.
Whoever did this
should feel lucky they didn't
stumble in on a mountain woman
with a shotgun.
"Give 'em both barrels,"
Bill always said.
BOONE:
Mickey.
House is clear.
We spoke to Punch,
and he mentioned you asked him
to list the ranch
a few weeks ago.
Now, you told us that
Bill refused to sell.
So is it true? Are you selling?
I-I hated to go behind Bill's back,
but I don't feel safe here.
And my Wilfred Wambach was the
stubbornest damn man I ever met.
And the best.
He just couldn't face
that the old days are gone.
So many of our friends are selling.
Cheryl and David, the Sloanes.
- Irv.
- Irv? Are you sure?
He made it sound like
he would never sell.
BERNICE: Well, sure, he has to
sound tough in front of the boys,
but he's closing escrow in a week.
I know because of the water rights.
Water rights?
We've got an aquifer
that runs beneath our ranch,
but Irv's place is dry as a bone.
For as long as
I could remember, Bill just
let Irv divert the water
for his own grow,
and Irv would pay him what he could.
MICKEY: If Irv's grow relies
on Bill's aquifer for water,
the property would be useless
to a new buyer
without the same deal.
So, maybe Bill made a deal
with the new buyers.
Yeah, maybe, but they'd need
more than a handshake agreement
on the chain of title.
You know what?
(dialing)
CASSIDY:
Mickey, hey.
Hey, Cassidy, I need you
to pull the chain of title
on the Wambach and McCall properties.
Grants, easements,
anything on water rights.
Everything you can find, okay?
Water rights, on it.
(dialing)
(line rings)
- WES: Hey.
- Hey, Dad, did you know that
- Irv was planning on selling his land?
- No.
There's no way that's true.
According to Bernice, it is.
Well, I'll just ask him.
He's sitting right here.
- We're at The Meat Up.
- No. Don't.
Why don't you just try to keep
him there as long as you can.
Yeah.
Sure, um, I'll pick it up at
the store on the way from home.
All right? Okay, I'll see
I'll see you at the house.
That Mickey on the phone?
Yeah, yeah.
Sounds like maybe she wanted you
to ask me something.
Yeah, wanted to know
about, uh, those Bulgarians
trying to buy your house.
She wants to know
if you got their names.
Huh. No.
- No names.
- No?
You know, I never asked you.
Your daughter being sheriff and all.
You ever get her to look
the other way on something?
- No.
- So, a few years back,
when Fred was sheriff,
and Mickey and Fred
confiscated a bunch of my plants.
But they didn't touch any of yours.
I wasn't even speaking
to my daughter two years ago.
And you know damn well
there is no way I would
ever drop a dime to a badge.
No.
Just live under her roof.
Here's to Bill, our friend.
CASSIDY: Okay, I pulled
everything that I could find
on Bill and Irv's properties.
Sure enough, there's an easement
establishing shared water rights.
- When was it signed?
- A month ago. Ink's still fresh.
William Wambach and Irving McCall.
Wait, wait, wait. Bill's legal
name is Wilfred, not William.
Irv must have forged the signature.
Another?
No, I should go.
Yeah. Me too.
You got something to tell me, Irv?
You.
You did it, didn't you?
This is how it's gonna go.
Either I can call the sheriff
or you can get in my truck
and we will drive in together.
You're gonna turn me over to the cops?
Yeah.
What the hell happened to you, Wes?
You killed our friend.
What the hell happened to you?
So what's it gonna be?
Okay. Uh
All right.
I'll, uh, I'll drive.
You you get in.
(groaning)
(sirens wailing in distance)
I'm sorry, Wes.
(engine starts)
Irv.
- It was Irv.
- Get in.
Go.
MICKEY:
Dad.
- Dad, Boone and I'll handle it.
- WES: Like hell.
He's not even armed.
Hey! Hey!
I can't look at this
this river without thinking of Connie.
Summer of '76. Us all down
here, fishing and boating.
WES:
You know what I'm gonna remember
about this river from this day forward?
Bill laying dead on the bank of it,
and I want to know why.
What's done is done.
What does it matter now?
It matters because he was your friend.
For 40 years.
Yeah, that's right. 40 years.
He shook my hand. He told me
we were gonna share the water.
I'm broke, Wes.
And all these damn cartels
coming in here
and Big Pharma moving in,
growers like you and me?
We're done.
- You did it for money.
- Selling my land
is the only way that I can survive,
and I found a buyer willing to pay cash.
But Bill said, "No, no, no."
He he wouldn't sign over
the water rights.
"My deal's with you,
not any of these new fellas."
He turned his back on me.
And you used it for target practice.
He gave me no choice.
- I got nothing, Wes.
- You had a brother,
and you shot him in the back.
That's what you had.
(exhales)
- I couldn't look him in the eye.
- 'Cause you're a coward.
You always did keep
that Colt under your seat.
BOONE: Gun.
- Dad, move!
- Drop the gun! Drop the gun! - No! No!
- Dad, get down! Move!
- Drop the gun! - No!
No!
Remember me like I was.
- Drop the gun!
- Irv! No!
Irv
(gunshot)
(sighs)
(body thumps)
BERNICE:
I don't believe it.
Irv was family.
He was broke.
He needed to sell. To leave Edgewater.
But why'd he have to go through my Bill?
So does-does that mean
that Irv broke into my house?
Irv was at The Meat Up with my dad.
So was it the cartel?
We don't believe so.
So all those scare tactics
the bullet in our mailbox,
the shed catching fire
who was that?
We don't know yet,
but we're gonna keep looking.
You're gonna need a smaller box.
(both chuckle)
You should see his house.
Shouldn't take more than an hour
to pack up the last two years
of his life.
And that is so Nate.
He won't buy or do
a single thing for himself
unless somebody makes him.
Oh, and Jason.
Jason was the same way.
MICKEY:
Boone's partner Jason?
NORA:
And Henry's dad.
We were together for 15 years.
Is he, uh, still down in Oakland?
(clears throat)
In-in a way.
St. Mary's Cemetery.
- I'm so sorry.
- No.
It's okay. He was dying for a long time.
Maybe since the day
he got his badge, actually.
What you see on this job
it is not normal.
No. It's not.
And then it just built up.
So he would have a beer
and then a vodka, a drink,
and then a whole bottle.
Nate was his best friend, and we tried.
We tried to save him, but
there was just nothing we could do.
And Jason and I,
we never got married. I mean,
what's a piece of paper, right?
But I couldn't touch his
death benefits or his pension.
So Henry and I had nothing until Nate
- Married you.
- Yeah.
- He saved me.
- Right.
He's always, always been there for me.
Even when he moved here.
How could I not know that about him?
He's ashamed, I think.
Nate feels like he failed Jason.
Everything he's ever done
for me since Jason died
is him trying to make up for that.
But there's more there
than just guilt, right?
I mean, you guys are together.
Uh, I mean, there's
a lot of feelings there.
But no.
All the hurt doesn't really leave
a lot of room for anything else.
(keypad beeps)
(door buzzes)
Thanks.
- Thanks for coming.
- Cass, uh,
listen, I'm so, so sorry about yesterday.
Pulling you into court
it was out of line.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Remember when you and Mickey
had me over for enchiladas?
The two of you were cooking.
You ended up
Oh, I almost sliced my finger off. Yeah.
Mickey wanted you to go to the hospital.
You didn't want to go.
Then you two started fighting about it.
She was being ridiculous.
I started feeling really uncomfortable.
And then Mickey said,
well, maybe you'd be lucky
and the doctors would pull
your head out of your ass
after they stitched up your finger.
And you started laughing so hard.
- Yeah.
- And so did she, and
and then so did I.
Still have a scar.
Yeah.
I wanted that.
I wanted a relationship that felt safe.
I'm not saying it was perfect.
Wh-Wh
What are you saying?
It was real.
And after everything happened with Skye,
the fight that we had
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I realized I have two settings
in relationships.
I'm either terrified or I'm hiding.
I don't know how to do "real" yet.
I want what you and Mickey had.
But I have a lot of work
to do on myself first.
I'm sorry, Travis.
Cassidy.
(sighs)
Thank you.
(door buzzes, opens)
(knocking)
Is now a good time
for my exit interview?
Thinking we'll hit the road
early tomorrow.
You know, I never thought,
um, I'd become sheriff.
Never really wanted it.
Then Fred died, and it's like
I didn't want to let him down, you know?
- Mm.
- So I put up a wall.
My job on one side and my life
my mess on the other.
I know there are some people
in this town
who think I don't belong in this office.
Mickey
Those people are idiots.
I'm a damn good sheriff.
In part because of that wall.
I'm not a great sheriff.
Not as good as Fred was.
In part, also because of that wall.
So, if you have to go, I get it.
I wanted you to know that
you have exceeded all of my
expectations.
And I'm terrified to see you go.
Because I cannot picture
this place without you.
Mickey.
I made plans.
I know.
I know.
I get it.
I just wanted to tell you,
because I think if I didn't,
I would regret it for a long time.
(groans softly)
(sighs)
Wow.
Skye's been gone, what, two days?
- Look at us.
- Uh-huh.
We gin up all this gloss, but we are
We're nothing but animals.
No grace, no honor. Just
a bunch of wild animals
eating each other.
You okay?
I never thought I was one
who needed fairy tales
told to me before I put my head
to a pillow at night, but
I just been telling myself
stories all these years
about who we were, how it was.
They're not fairy tales.
I was little, but I remember.
Potlucks at Bill and Bernice's.
Looking for sea glass
on Moonstone Beach.
You said they were mermaid's tears.
Mom told me that.
("Before the Sun"
by Gregory Alan Isakov playing)
That sounds like something she'd say.
Dad, what Irv did
that was about him.
You created a community, a family.
Yeah, but
everything's changed.
There's no going back.
Thunder crack and ♪
All right.
While something else inside ♪
Then move forward.
Fourth of July ♪
You drive me up the damn wall, Dad.
But you're still one of the good ones.
On my own ♪
Go it on my own ♪
Go it on my own ♪
Sand City bus ♪
Kicking up dust, kicking up dust ♪
Before the sun comes up ♪
BOONE:
What's on the agenda, boss?
On my own ♪
Sand City bus ♪
Kicking up dust, kicking up dust ♪
You're six minutes late.
(laughs): Okay.
Before the sun comes up. ♪
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