Sheriff Country (2025) s01e08 Episode Script
Death and Taxes
1
Previously on Sheriff Country
My mom is going to make you leave
if she finds out that you're
still growing illegally.
Well, if it's between
letting Sacramento in
on a few of my secrets
or losing you, it's an easy choice.
- Hey.
- Oh, Share.
- Thanks for coming.
- Says the woman
who sat on my bathroom floor
while I showered for
my husband's memorial.
That's what family does.
BOONE: Say hello to Dawson Raines.
MICKEY: I wish I'd got a
chance to know you, Dawson.
DAWSON: Alec. That's my real name.
Boone didn't tell me he had a sister.
Nora's not my sister, Mickey.
She's my wife.
MICKEY: So, Nora was
married to Boone's partner?
NORA: Nate was his best friend.
MICKEY: You guys are together.
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.
What are you doing?
Ending our friendship.
You know, you never got that prom dance.
- Can I make it up to you?
- (laughs)
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
To get me out of this, help ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Ugh. Jay, you left the car seat.
Sorry. Sorry, I forgot.
- Sir, we should move.
- WOMAN: He's right. Just forget it.
Our meeting's in 20 minutes.
GIRL: Mommy.
Bye, Mommy.
Hi.
Hi, hi, hi, sweetie.
You be good for Grace, okay?
- Thanks for watching them.
- Of course.
We're gonna have fun today,
won't we, Maya?
We'll play Freeze Dance,
maybe watch a movie.
(chuckles) You guys be safe.
Are you gonna come back soon, Mommy?
Of course, sweetheart.
Daddy and I will be
back before you know it.
We just got to go pay our taxes.
Bye!
You know I'm an East Bay girl, but
(sighs) I have to admit,
it is so peaceful here.
- I told you you would love Edgewater.
- Mm.
What do you want to do this weekend?
What are my choices?
Well, there's music at Porter Square,
that's usually good.
- Mm-mmm.
- Okay.
There's bingo at the Rotary Club.
Bingo at the Rotary Club.
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
Really? I mean, what year is this?
- Not sure.
- (laughs)
Maybe we should skip.
Just stay home.
(vehicle approaching)
(tires screeching)
(sighs)
Man, people fly down that road.
Cass and I were just
out here running radar.
- Mm.
- (rapid gunfire in distance)
Call 911.
(gunfire continuing)
MAN: Go, go, go!
(tires screech)
WOMAN: Aah! Help!
(cries) Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- BOONE: Hey. It's okay. It's okay.
Let's set him down. Let's set him down.
- Baby, baby
- NORA: It's all right,
I'm a nurse. I got him.
He's not breathing. No pulse.
All right. Okay. I got him. Go.
MAN: They came out of nowhere.
Out of freakin' nowhere.
(indistinct chatter)
I thought my mom was
gonna kill your dad.
I'm pretty sure my dad
thought the same thing.
(laughs)
Excuse me, Sheriff. Someone
dropped this off in reception.
Thanks. It's our breakfast.
Oh
Oh, um,
Deputy Chris Whitley,
this is my sister Sharon.
We have breakfast twice
a month at The Meat Up,
but we're busy, so
Oh, mushroom omelet
with extra mushrooms.
Ew. Hers.
(chuckles)
I would never with the funguses.
Uh, actually, it's fungi.
And you don't know what you're missing.
You know, if you like mushrooms,
you should, uh,
check out the Mushroom Festival
- up in McCloud.
- Oh, yeah, I heard that was fun.
CHRIS: I'm actually from up there,
and it's a blast, so
if you ever wanted to go,
I could totally take you.
Around. I-I could
totally take you around.
Well, I, uh, will leave you to it.
It was nice meeting you, Sharon.
You too. (chuckles)
He likes you.
- Oh, my God. He does not.
- He was totally
flirting with you. Are you kidding?
He also totally works for me.
I'm not fishing in the company pond.
Well, that's too bad.
You could really use a date.
And I just say that 'cause
I want you to have fun.
I mean, when was the last
time that you even
I am not talking to you about this.
If you're not gonna talk
to your sister about it,
who are you gonna talk to?
Come on. You should put
yourself out there.
Stop telling me what to do.
I'm not telling you what to do.
I'm telling you what you should do,
maybe. (laughs)
You know, for your information,
I actually was seeing somebody.
In a cheap motel room, and it was great
and it was fun and it was hot and
Thank you very much.
And why did it stop?
(scoffs) Why don't you ask out Whitley?
No HR issues there.
I'm so sorry, that was
a dumb thing to say.
Yeah, it really was.
You're not the first person
to say that I should date.
I mean, even Vince said if
something happened to him,
I should find someone, but,
you know, that man said
a lot of stupid things.
(phone vibrates)
Go.
- Be careful.
- I will.
9.7, baby.
Ninety-seven percent accurate.
Remind me, you got a
- 9.3.
- 9.3.
- Ooh.
- Congratulations, Hank.
You outscored me on a shooting recert
for the first and last time ever.
Eh, well maybe you'll get me next time.
Get the sheriff to judge your scores.
Are you implying that Mickey
gives me special treatment?
I'm not implying. I'm saying.
Admit it, Campbell,
you're a teacher's pet.
- Whatever.
- Oh, "whatever." Okay, so,
when she and Boone had to
escort that witness out of town
and she left you in charge,
Why'd she do that?
Chang was here. Whitley was here.
They both have seniority over you.
Hell, I was here,
and we're the same rank.
- You're paranoid.
- Hmm.
Mickey treats me just like
any other deputy here.
All right, guys, we got a live one.
Cassidy, you're with me.
BOONE: The victims are legal growers.
- Jay and Luna Miller.
- MICKEY: I thought she looked familiar.
My dad is friends with
her father-in-law.
Did she give you a statement?
No, she was she was too upset.
Spoke to one of the guards, though.
The other one took two in the torso.
He's on his way to Edgewater Memorial.
I know that face.
Cole Hasby. He was in my
deputy training program.
- He dropped out.
- Oh, right, I remember.
He didn't drop out. He washed out.
BOONE: So, the Millers
were in that vehicle,
bodyguards were in this follow vehicle,
another SUV cut them off,
and three masked men jumped out.
One of the men
laid down suppressing fire,
the other two pulled
the Millers' tax money
out of the vehicle.
Bodyguards returned fire,
but they were outgunned.
Robbers got away with over 200 grand.
NORA: Wait, I'm sorry, I'm confused.
So, are you saying that
the couple was just paying their taxes?
CASSIDY: Legal cannabis growers
still have to pay their taxes,
like any other business.
Unlike any other business, though,
no bank will extend them credit,
so it's a 100% cash-based business.
These people roll up to the tax office,
pay their taxes in cash.
MICKEY: It's given rise to
a whole cottage industry
of armed transport protection.
Clearly, it didn't work in this case.
I have a feeling these guys aren't done.
They're gonna strike again.
CASSIDY: You sure?
They did just get away with 200 grand.
Nobody leaves the
casino when they're up.
MICKEY: Yeah, Boone's right.
Tax deadline is in two days.
So, for the next 48 hours,
there'll be a few million
rolling up and down these back roads,
just waiting to be stolen.
They pulled off one robbery,
they'll get more brazen now.
We got to catch these guys
before somebody gets killed.
Hey.
- Hey, Mitch. I came as soon as I heard.
- Hey, man.
- Appreciate it.
- How is he?
He's in surgery now.
Doesn't look great.
Luna and Jay didn't want to be me.
Didn't want to be outlaw growers,
so they played by the rules.
Did things the right way.
Let's, uh, let's go get some coffee.
Thanks. I-I'm-I'm not leaving
until I know Jay's all right.
That could be a while, Mitch.
You got to pace yourself, brother,
or you're not gonna be
any good to anybody.
- Oh. Hey.
- (sighs)
- Hey.
- Wes.
Thanks for coming.
- Who was that on the phone?
- Our lawyer.
He says they could revoke
our growers' license
- if we don't pay our taxes.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, what?
Your taxes were stolen.
That's what I told him.
He says, to be safe,
we should scrounge up
whatever money we can and pay.
Otherwise, we'll have to reapply.
It took us two years
to get our legal growers' license. I
So, they're punishing
you for getting robbed?
How the hell is that fair?
So, the robbers cut
off the Millers' SUV,
then they boxed you
in and started firing.
That's when you and
Marcus returned fire?
Yeah.
Okay.
How's he doing?
Mr. Miller?
Still in surgery.
All right, Cole, we're gonna
test your gun for ballistics.
Yeah.
- It's standard procedure.
- Yeah.
You want a coffee
- or a water or anything?
- A water would be great.
Thanks.
You were always nice to me.
When we were in training together.
You sit tight.
Never liked that dude. He's shifty.
Shifty? What are we,
detectives from the 1940s?
You know what I mean.
Cole couldn't hack it as a deputy,
so now he's a rent-a-cop with a gun,
but no moolah.
Bet you he tipped off the robbers.
Just because he didn't
make it through training
- doesn't mean he's a criminal.
- Well,
how about the fact that he
doesn't have a scratch on him
while his poor bastard partner
is shot up in the hospital?
Or that his brother did
a stretch in San Quentin
for wait for it armed robbery.
Did a little digging.
Cole's brother is out on parole.
Lives two towns over.
Called the auto shop where he works.
Guess who called in sick today?
Let's talk to Mickey.
MICKEY: So, you think
Cole tipped off his brother, or
Was working with his brother.
Either way, it's suspicious.
How was his demeanor
did he seem nervous?
Definitely. That doesn't
mean he's guilty,
but looking at the facts
Yeah, inside job does make sense.
The robbers knew what day the Millers
were paying their taxes and what time.
And the car came from the front,
not the back.
Exactly. They knew the route in advance.
MICKEY: Okay.
Let's pull this thread,
see where it leads.
Nice work, Cassidy.
- Oh, Iglesias.
- Yeah?
Make sure Cole doesn't go anywhere.
Yeah.
Nice work, Cassidy.
Mickey, the theory about Cole's brother,
it's Hank's idea,
and I think he should get credit.
MICKEY: Why does it matter
who gets the credit?
We're all trying to solve a case.
It matters because (sighs)
I'm starting to realize that
you treat me differently
than all the other deputies.
And if Hank can see it
then they can see it, too.
And honestly, I think it
diminishes the hard work
that I put in.
So, I'd prefer it if you stopped.
I take great pains in treating
everyone in this office equally.
Not every sheriff always did.
- Mickey, I
- Here's an idea.
Instead of worrying about who
gets the most brownie points,
you and Hank should be
focusing on finding the perps.
Think you can do that?
Yes.
Ballistics came back.
Robbers were using ARs
and at least one Smith & Wesson handgun.
There was one surprise.
Get Cole in the interrogation room.
(clamoring)
What's that about?
Those folks are legal growers
who are scared that they could be next.
Can't say I blame 'em.
(door closes)
Cole.
Sheriff. Deputy Boone.
Sorry to see you again
under these circumstances.
You told Deputy Campbell that
when you and Marcus
were ambushed, you both
returned fire.
Maybe you can explain
the ballistics report.
It says that Marcus got
off multiple rounds,
but you didn't get a single shot off.
I didn't? I thought I did.
- I mean, if I didn't
- You didn't.
It must have been because the
Millers were in my line of fire.
Which would make sense,
but for the fact that
we know you were in the passenger seat.
And based off your vehicle position,
you had a better shooting
angle than Marcus did.
MICKEY: It just doesn't add up, Cole.
May I offer a different
reason why you didn't
fire your weapon?
- You didn't want to shoot your brother.
- COLE: (laughs) What?
- No, that's crazy.
- BOONE: Look, we get it.
You guys are underpaid
for the risks you take.
And driving all that money around,
- who wouldn't be tempted?
- Not to mention,
he's your brother.
If it was his idea,
it's hard to say no to family.
COLE: No! No.
My brother had nothing to do with this,
neither of us did.
Then tell us the truth, Cole.
- Why didn't you fire?
- I'm-I'm not sure.
Why?
Because you panicked.
You froze,
just like you did in your
shooting certification.
I dropped my gun.
When the shooting started,
I literally dropped it.
And now my partner's been shot,
and Mr. Miller could die,
and it's my fault.
It's all my fault.
BOONE: So, Cole
bombed his live-fire
training certification.
That's why he failed
out of deputy training.
- Oof.
- We should follow up with the brother,
- but I don't think Cole did this.
- Yeah.
Hey, Dad. What are you doing here?
How's Jay doing?
Well, he was shot.
How do you think he's doing?
All right. Just calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down.
You go tell those growers in the lobby,
you could tell them to calm down.
You see, I know how to protect myself
because I've been doing
it my whole life.
Them, they're a bunch of kids
thought it'd be hip to grow legal weed.
Well, they're sitting ducks.
I didn't create the system.
The state says that it's
legal to grow cannabis,
federal government says it isn't.
- Until they get on the same page
- What if they don't?
What if they don't get
on the same page, huh?
If going legal means you-you
jump through their hoops,
you pay their taxes,
and the government
will not lift a finger
to protect you?
The hell am I doing this for? I
- don't know.
- For me.
And for Skye.
Dad
I need you to stay the course.
Please.
All right.
- (grunts) All right.
- Thank you.
I need to ask you a favor.
Can you go talk to the growers?
They'll listen to you.
Get them to calm down.
(knocking)
Sorry.
The robbers just struck again. Same M.O.
The growers were on their
way to pay their taxes.
Two of them got shot.
One of them is serious but stable.
The other one didn't make it.
Well, I, uh
guess I need to go speak to
the growers, calm them down
before they take a torch to
this damn place and I join 'em.
(people shouting, clamoring)
All right, everybody, let's,
uh, hold it down. Let's
Hold it Listen
All right, get Hey
Shut the hell up, all right?!
Who are you, old man?
- We want to talk to the sheriff.
- Who am I? I'm Wes Fox.
Wes Fox.
I'm the son of a bitch
that's been growing
on this mountain since
before you were born.
All right, Dad, I got this.
WES: No, you need to learn
your history. If-if there was
a Mount Kushmore carved
into this mountain,
my face would be on it.
- Isn't that right, Leo?
- MICKEY: Dad.
Dad. I-I I know you're all concerned.
Rest assured, we're chasing
down several leads.
Our first priority
GROWER: We should be
your first priority.
We're paying our taxes
- Oh. Hey, firecracker.
- Wes Fox.
(laughs)
What are you doing here?
I came to bury the hatchet,
but now that I see all that
she's got on her plate,
- I'm gonna go.
- What'd she do now?
MICKEY:but if we just keep
talking over each other
It wasn't all her fault.
I kind of big-sistered her,
and then she shot back at me,
and that was too close to home.
What is all of this?
(scoffs)
How much time you got? (sighs)
(indistinct chatter)
Nice work. Now only, like, half of them
want you tarred and feathered.
It's not a good time, Share.
Hear me out. I have an idea.
I think it'll help.
Well, unless you've got
a spare armored truck
parked in your driveway,
I don't think you can.
Well, it's not parked in my driveway.
Okay, folks, we're leaving in five.
We're gonna do multiple
trips to the tax office.
Deputies will be riding with you.
Come on up.
- Hm
- CASSIDY: Okay, one at a time.
See? Big sisters
occasionally have good ideas.
Next?
Second set of victims
were on the way to the tax office
when the perps intercepted
them from the front. Same M.O.,
except for a couple key differences.
First, these growers
didn't use bodyguards.
Which rules Cole out.
He was here cooling his heels.
Second, because of the first robbery,
these victims decided,
at the last minute,
that they were gonna take a
completely different route.
They didn't tell a soul.
So how do these perps know
exactly where our victims are gonna be
at the exact moment
they're gonna be there?
- Drones?
- Mm
It's a ten-mile stretch
of road to the tax office.
Drones don't have that
kind of range. Tracker.
On both vehicles?
Well, how else are they
gonna know the route?
Cassidy.
How are the ride-alongs going?
CASSIDY: Good.
We're doing them in shifts.
Hank and I just got back.
Whitley and Ted are out now.
Get Hank in here, please.
Hey, I want to ask your
opinion on something.
What's up?
Cassidy has this idea that I
give her special treatment.
- You do give her special treatment.
- That's not true.
You want my opinion or don't you?
It's not a big deal,
every sheriff does it.
And it makes sense. You've known
her forever. You trust her.
HANK: Great idea, boss.
Using the ambulance as an armored truck?
Nothing like a double-barreled greeting
- to scare off the bad guys.
- CASSIDY: He's just excited
because the ambulance driver
let him play with the sirens.
The Millers' SUV is parked outside.
We think there may be
a tracker on board.
I need you to search every inch
of that car till you find it.
- Great, we'll get right on it.
- MICKEY: No, no.
- I want Hank on this one.
- Oh, well, then I'll help him.
You know I can take a car apart
and put it back together, no problem.
I want you on ambulance duty.
But, Sheriff, any deputy could do that.
Great. Then find any deputy
and take them with you.
Thank you.
(clears throat) Hey.
Oh, hey.
- Geez.
- Yeah.
I've been waiting in the
parking lot for 20 minutes.
- All right. You okay?
- Yeah. I'm fine.
We just agreed that we'd meet out front,
so when I didn't hear from you,
I got a little worried.
- You could've come in.
- No.
- I didn't want to interrupt you.
- It doesn't matter
what I'm doing,
you can always interrupt me.
Always.
You know, I keep thinking
about this morning.
(chuckles) And I am just
reminded, you know, why I'm, um,
in a pediatrician's office now.
Are you kidding?
You-you were a rock star.
Nate, you got to let me know
when you're gonna be late.
Sorry. Otherwise,
I just I think the worst.
Hey.
Hey. What's up?
This morning.
Muscle memory just kicked in,
but, I don't know, I just,
I don't think I'm in that
ER mindset. I don't know.
Okay.
Let's get to Smokey's before they close.
Maybe we can get you
in that BLT mindset.
Really? Wow.
(laughs)
That's what you have?
BLT mindset?
Okay.
(dogs barking)
WES: Hey, Mama Joe.
Did you bring me smokes?
No, those things'll kill you.
I, uh, brought you something better.
Fifty-two wiener pics.
How you like my Dolly Partons?
Your what?
Get your mind out of the gutter, Wes.
My Dolly Parton roses.
The red-orangey ones.
I got the Babe Ruth over there,
couple of Marilyn Monroes there.
They're the apricot color.
Yeah, they're beautiful.
- You should start a business.
- Nah.
Takes ten years to get them
from seedling to market.
Weed's faster, lot more profitable.
Speaking of which,
I heard a rumor you went legal.
(laughs) I heard that, I said,
"No way. Not Wes Fox."
You want the long version
or short version?
Just 'cause I'm old doesn't mean
I want to hear you prattle on all day.
All right.
The short version it is.
- Mickey made me.
- She is ornery.
Twice as mean as you are.
(laughs)
(sighs)
Have you heard about the-the robberies?
Dale was up here this morning.
Things are bad, Joe.
Worse than I've ever known them to be.
Growers are getting squeezed.
You got Big Pharma on one side,
you got cartels on the other,
and then you got the state.
They want their slice,
but they don't want to
raise a finger to help you.
It feels
feels like the end of something.
You remember the CAMP days,
- back in the '90s?
- Yeah.
Can't forget.
Damn feds and their choppers,
they busted half the mountain.
My Sam got out after three
years of good behavior.
- You, on the other hand
- (laughs)
Good behavior is boring.
It was never my strong suit,
in or out of prison.
Well, my point is,
people said that was the
end of everything, too.
The life we made.
The community we built.
Folks said it was over,
and it's a damn good
thing I didn't listen.
(laughs)
Why the hell did you come up here, huh?
Here to tell me some sob story?
- I
- If you don't want the community
we built to end,
you got to fight for it.
Hell, form your own damn
cartel if you have to.
You say, oh, good
behavior's never your thing.
Well, then prove it.
Or just step aside,
let somebody else do it.
How about you?
I'm too damn old to grow
anything but these roses.
This is your fight, Wesley Fox,
and you have to lead it.
I promised Mickey.
I respect that.
I respect whatever choice you make.
Just know this.
If you come up here again,
you better have two things:
a carton of unfiltered and a plan.
Hey, Mick.
- Can I ask you something?
- Mm.
How do you do this job
when there's someone
at home waiting for you?
- Nora?
- Yeah.
She's worried about me getting hurt.
When you were married to Travis
and you were working a dangerous case,
- what'd you tell him?
- The truth.
- How'd he take it?
- Pretty well.
He started out as a public defender,
so he's seen his fair
share of craziness.
Right.
Think it helps when
your partner gets it.
I'm not sure that's
gonna work with Nora.
Oh.
Well, then you should
probably just lie to her.
- Hello? Hank?
- HANK: In here.
Hey. Any luck?
I have been at this for hours.
All I found is a buttload
of Goldfish crackers.
The rear seats lift up.
You look under there?
Car seat's in the way.
- You can't take out a car seat?
- HANK: I trained as an airline mechanic.
I've taken apart jet engines.
I cannot figure this damn thing out.
Go ahead, Boone.
Really?
It's your hunch. Uh, you sh
(car seat unbuckles)
- (Hank sighs)
- Nothing.
The tracker is here, Boone.
- I know it is.
- HANK: Sheriff,
I've been over every inch
of this vehicle three times.
I really don't think it's here.
BOONE: Hmm.
This does not belong
to the Millers' baby.
My sister puts those in her
luggage when she flies.
Yeah, it's Bluetooth.
This is how the robbers knew the
Millers' location in real time.
I bet if we search the
second victims' car,
we'll find one just like it.
The second victims
do they have little kids?
Two. Ages two and six.
(indistinct conversation)
Grace.
There's a couple of folks here
like to have a word with you.
You babysat for both sets of victims,
the Millers and the Wileys,
in the last two weeks.
Yes, but I had nothing to do
with these robberies. I swear.
MICKEY: You don't find it suspicious?
Both families getting robbed?
Well, I work for lots of
families on the mountain.
The Carrows, the Lanes.
Whoever needs help with their kids.
I would never do anything
to hurt any of them.
MITCHELL: We consider
Grace part of the family.
Plenty others do, too.
- Gracie.
- GRACE: It's okay, Maya.
BOONE: Look, Grace,
that tracker didn't get in
that car seat by accident.
So who else has access to those seats?
Got family in the area?
Friends? You date anybody?
Grace and Danny sitting in a tree ♪
(chuckles)
K-I-S-S-I-N-G. ♪
Who's Danny?
Um, he's my boyfriend.
And we meet him at the park sometimes,
but there's no way. Uh
I mean, he would never
Daniel Wise,
priors for larceny and
aggravated assault.
Uh, oh, my God. I had no idea.
We've only been dating for a few weeks.
Mitchell, I'm so sorry.
MICKEY: Grace.
If you really are sorry, you'll help us.
Oh, hey. Hey, Luna Bird.
Uh, this is, uh, JoAnne Henshaw.
Call me Mama Joe,
just like everybody else.
We're just waiting on a few other folks,
and we'll get started.
Those are guerrilla growers.
WES: Yeah.
Dale.
You know what this
woman has been through.
Put the damn gun away.
And if you say one word to me
about your Constitutional rights,
so help me, I will exercise
mine and I'll shoot your ass.
All right. (clears throat)
You're among friends here, darling.
- How's Jay?
- He's no longer critical,
but it's gonna be a long recovery.
Well Dale.
(snaps fingers)
Maybe this'll make it easier.
We passed the hat.
All of us.
Everybody. This is to
help with your taxes
and medical bills,
whatever you need, it's yours.
I don't know how to thank you.
Oh, you don't got to thank us.
We take care of our own.
Okay. Sounds good.
We're ready to go.
I can't believe Danny did this. I mean,
How can I ever look Luna
and Jay in the eyes again?
Or the Wileys,
or anyone that I work for?
Grace, Danny used you.
He took advantage of you.
You have to stop him before
somebody else gets hurt.
Believe me, you don't want
this on your conscience.
If you just stick to the script,
you'll do great.
Okay?
(line ringing)
(phone rings)
What's up, babe?
GRACE: Danny, I can't talk.
- I'm at the police station.
- What?
They're asking about a robbery.
I don't know what you did,
but they're onto you.
Get out of there.
Just get out of there now.
Yo, we got to bounce.
You did great.
Now we sit tight, okay?
They're coming your way.
Copy.
All right, here we go.
Sheriff's office! Don't move!
Don't shoot.
- BOONE: Got him?
- Don't shoot.
(siren wailing)
(grunting)
Don't move!
I will shoot you.
On your knees.
Hands on your head.
- You good?
- Yeah. Great. You find the money?
Not a penny. Searched
the whole apartment.
Where is it?
Fine. Grace already told us the
whole thing was your idea, man.
How you put the tracker
in the kids' car seats.
That bitch said what?
This was her idea. She came to me.
Told me I'd never believe
how much cash her bosses were moving.
You want to know where the money is?
She has it.
- Fox.
- BOONE: Mick.
The money's not here.
Danny said Grace is
behind the whole thing.
("Nothing Personal"
by Stella and the Storm playing)
But I'm leaving ♪
In the morning ♪
And I just want you to know ♪
It's nothing personal. ♪
Living for this feeling ♪
(siren chirps)
(siren wailing)
Out of the car, now!
MICKEY: It's over, Grace.
BOONE: Get out of the car!
Get out of the car now!
Hands on your head.
Turn around. Down on your knees.
How'd you find me?
I liked your idea so much
I stole it.
- DANNY: What's up, babe?
- Danny.
Um, I can't talk,
I'm at the police station.
Plus, whoever put the tracker
on the victims knew how
to take a car seat in and out,
and Danny the convicted felon
- with no kids
- BOONE: And after you sold him out,
Danny was more than
happy to share the app
that you guys used to tail
the Millers and the Wileys.
Oh.
I think he might want to break up.
A lotta little sips become a bender ♪
A lotta little hits
make you surrender ♪
A lotta little touches
leave a deep groove ♪
A lotta little nudges
make your feet move ♪
- Hey.
- Hey. Hi. How'd it go?
- Amber said that you caught the guys.
- We caught the guys.
Yeah. They went down without a fight.
- Good.
- Yeah.
- What do you feel like pancakes?
- Pancakes?
(laughs) It's, like, 7:00 p.m.
Waffles it is.
(laughs)
Let me guess more busywork?
You don't know from busywork.
When I started out as a deputy,
they called it PANTY duty.
Parking enforcement,
animal control, noise complaint,
trespassing, youth outreach.
Basically, anything
male deputies didn't want to deal with,
but having ovaries and good hygiene
- made me a shoo-in for.
- That's awful.
Eh. I kicked ass at PANTY duty.
I can still boot a car
in ten seconds flat.
Plus, when Fred found out about it,
he put a stop to it.
The other deputies started
calling me his pet.
That was one of the nicer names.
Walk with me.
Said that I give you special treatment.
You're right. I do.
But I'm not doing anything that
any of these former sheriffs
didn't do for their boys.
That doesn't make it right.
I should do better, and I will.
But I didn't treat you different
because you're a woman
or because you and I have a history.
I did it because you have something
that can't be measured
on any recert test.
You care.
More than any other
deputy in this office.
More than me, even.
You care.
And I will never apologize
for seeing that.
("Bad Dreams" by Damien Jurado playing)
I have fell ♪
Victim to you ♪
Troubles I have seen ♪
Many years ♪
So remember that time we didn't
speak for, like, a decade?
That sucked.
From high windows ♪
I have called you ♪
I'm sorry, uh,
about what I said yesterday.
About you asking Whitley out.
That was really insensitive.
I deserved it.
I was telling you what to do.
I just want you to be happy,
and after I lost Vince,
I guess I just know how
fleeting it all is.
And I know it's hard for
you to talk about this,
so I just want you to know
that you can and I can listen.
Come rest your tired body ♪
Just listen?
- Maybe with a few questions.
- (laughs) Here we go.
Like who is Mr. Cheap Hotel Room?
And was the sex good enough
to ignore the low thread count
and awful shower pressure?
Oh, well
the shower was actually pretty great.
(laughs) - You've got to say
more words right now, please.
His name was Dawson.
Well, it's-it's actually Alec, but I
knew him as Dawson. DEA agent.
It's a long story.
It was just physical, um
It could've been more.
He wanted it to be more.
But you didn't?
I was scared.
To let him in. To become
emotionally involved.
Because the last time I
let myself fall in love
with somebody, like,
really fall in love
Was Travis.
I mean, losing Vince it,
like, broke me, yeah?
He-he was my work partner
and my life partner
and I will never share that
much with someone again.
And I'm not ready to date yet.
But, you know,
even with all that heartache
and all of that pain,
I'm not gonna let it
stop me when I am ready.
And I know Travis hurt you,
but I hope you don't let that stop you
from falling in love again.
Thank you.
Oh. I got this round.
I am not even gonna
fight you about that.
Do you see all that progress
I'm making right here
in front of your eyes?
I will find us a table.
Save me from this fire ♪
So come ♪
Save me from this fire. ♪
I remember when I first came
to this town, to this mountain.
I was 19 years old and I was adrift.
I saw these redwoods, I saw this
blue sky, and I knew that
I had found my home.
Because here, we had a garden.
Well, I'm here to tell you,
our garden has gone to seed.
Prop 215 passed, weed became legal,
and suddenly, money starts
raining down from the sky.
Suddenly, our neighbor
wasn't our neighbor.
He-he was our competitor.
We started to lie, we started to cheat.
Neglected our families.
We started to kill each other.
Big Pharma, cartels,
the-the sons of bitches
that shot Luna's husband
they all smell blood in the water,
and they're circling
'cause we've been busy stabbing
each other in the back.
And that ends tonight.
We grow the best flower
in the whole world.
And if we combine our distribution,
then, hell, we can go
toe-to-toe with those big boys.
We got to band together.
We're gonna protect our
garden against all comers.
And any of them dares
mess with one of us,
they're gonna be messing with all of us.
You talk like we're some cartel.
Hell, Wes, we're farmers.
Who's gonna protect us?
DALE: Oh, pipe down,
old man, we'll square up
if you can't. We got plenty of muscle.
I didn't go legit to
end up back in prison.
Yeah, well, prison's a
lot better than a coffin.
What are we supposed to do, stand around
and just let 'em pick us off one by one?
I'm in.
You just think the government's
gonna look the other way?
We got to look out for each other.
- Speak up, honey.
- (overlapping arguing)
OLDER GROWER: We're farmers,
not gangsters.
I'm in.
My husband almost died yesterday.
I thought the law would protect us,
but now I see
you can only count on your neighbors.
I'm in.
DALE: I'm in, old man.
MAN: I'm with you.
WOMAN: I'm in. Thanks, Wes.
I'm in, too.
WOMAN 2: Thanks, Wes. Great idea.
OLDER GROWER: This ain't legal.
If you join together like this
and start moving product in the dark
we'll be outlaws.
You damn right we will.
Sub extracted from file & improved
Previously on Sheriff Country
My mom is going to make you leave
if she finds out that you're
still growing illegally.
Well, if it's between
letting Sacramento in
on a few of my secrets
or losing you, it's an easy choice.
- Hey.
- Oh, Share.
- Thanks for coming.
- Says the woman
who sat on my bathroom floor
while I showered for
my husband's memorial.
That's what family does.
BOONE: Say hello to Dawson Raines.
MICKEY: I wish I'd got a
chance to know you, Dawson.
DAWSON: Alec. That's my real name.
Boone didn't tell me he had a sister.
Nora's not my sister, Mickey.
She's my wife.
MICKEY: So, Nora was
married to Boone's partner?
NORA: Nate was his best friend.
MICKEY: You guys are together.
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.
What are you doing?
Ending our friendship.
You know, you never got that prom dance.
- Can I make it up to you?
- (laughs)
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
To get me out of this, help ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Send lawyers, guns, and money ♪
Ugh. Jay, you left the car seat.
Sorry. Sorry, I forgot.
- Sir, we should move.
- WOMAN: He's right. Just forget it.
Our meeting's in 20 minutes.
GIRL: Mommy.
Bye, Mommy.
Hi.
Hi, hi, hi, sweetie.
You be good for Grace, okay?
- Thanks for watching them.
- Of course.
We're gonna have fun today,
won't we, Maya?
We'll play Freeze Dance,
maybe watch a movie.
(chuckles) You guys be safe.
Are you gonna come back soon, Mommy?
Of course, sweetheart.
Daddy and I will be
back before you know it.
We just got to go pay our taxes.
Bye!
You know I'm an East Bay girl, but
(sighs) I have to admit,
it is so peaceful here.
- I told you you would love Edgewater.
- Mm.
What do you want to do this weekend?
What are my choices?
Well, there's music at Porter Square,
that's usually good.
- Mm-mmm.
- Okay.
There's bingo at the Rotary Club.
Bingo at the Rotary Club.
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
Really? I mean, what year is this?
- Not sure.
- (laughs)
Maybe we should skip.
Just stay home.
(vehicle approaching)
(tires screeching)
(sighs)
Man, people fly down that road.
Cass and I were just
out here running radar.
- Mm.
- (rapid gunfire in distance)
Call 911.
(gunfire continuing)
MAN: Go, go, go!
(tires screech)
WOMAN: Aah! Help!
(cries) Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- BOONE: Hey. It's okay. It's okay.
Let's set him down. Let's set him down.
- Baby, baby
- NORA: It's all right,
I'm a nurse. I got him.
He's not breathing. No pulse.
All right. Okay. I got him. Go.
MAN: They came out of nowhere.
Out of freakin' nowhere.
(indistinct chatter)
I thought my mom was
gonna kill your dad.
I'm pretty sure my dad
thought the same thing.
(laughs)
Excuse me, Sheriff. Someone
dropped this off in reception.
Thanks. It's our breakfast.
Oh
Oh, um,
Deputy Chris Whitley,
this is my sister Sharon.
We have breakfast twice
a month at The Meat Up,
but we're busy, so
Oh, mushroom omelet
with extra mushrooms.
Ew. Hers.
(chuckles)
I would never with the funguses.
Uh, actually, it's fungi.
And you don't know what you're missing.
You know, if you like mushrooms,
you should, uh,
check out the Mushroom Festival
- up in McCloud.
- Oh, yeah, I heard that was fun.
CHRIS: I'm actually from up there,
and it's a blast, so
if you ever wanted to go,
I could totally take you.
Around. I-I could
totally take you around.
Well, I, uh, will leave you to it.
It was nice meeting you, Sharon.
You too. (chuckles)
He likes you.
- Oh, my God. He does not.
- He was totally
flirting with you. Are you kidding?
He also totally works for me.
I'm not fishing in the company pond.
Well, that's too bad.
You could really use a date.
And I just say that 'cause
I want you to have fun.
I mean, when was the last
time that you even
I am not talking to you about this.
If you're not gonna talk
to your sister about it,
who are you gonna talk to?
Come on. You should put
yourself out there.
Stop telling me what to do.
I'm not telling you what to do.
I'm telling you what you should do,
maybe. (laughs)
You know, for your information,
I actually was seeing somebody.
In a cheap motel room, and it was great
and it was fun and it was hot and
Thank you very much.
And why did it stop?
(scoffs) Why don't you ask out Whitley?
No HR issues there.
I'm so sorry, that was
a dumb thing to say.
Yeah, it really was.
You're not the first person
to say that I should date.
I mean, even Vince said if
something happened to him,
I should find someone, but,
you know, that man said
a lot of stupid things.
(phone vibrates)
Go.
- Be careful.
- I will.
9.7, baby.
Ninety-seven percent accurate.
Remind me, you got a
- 9.3.
- 9.3.
- Ooh.
- Congratulations, Hank.
You outscored me on a shooting recert
for the first and last time ever.
Eh, well maybe you'll get me next time.
Get the sheriff to judge your scores.
Are you implying that Mickey
gives me special treatment?
I'm not implying. I'm saying.
Admit it, Campbell,
you're a teacher's pet.
- Whatever.
- Oh, "whatever." Okay, so,
when she and Boone had to
escort that witness out of town
and she left you in charge,
Why'd she do that?
Chang was here. Whitley was here.
They both have seniority over you.
Hell, I was here,
and we're the same rank.
- You're paranoid.
- Hmm.
Mickey treats me just like
any other deputy here.
All right, guys, we got a live one.
Cassidy, you're with me.
BOONE: The victims are legal growers.
- Jay and Luna Miller.
- MICKEY: I thought she looked familiar.
My dad is friends with
her father-in-law.
Did she give you a statement?
No, she was she was too upset.
Spoke to one of the guards, though.
The other one took two in the torso.
He's on his way to Edgewater Memorial.
I know that face.
Cole Hasby. He was in my
deputy training program.
- He dropped out.
- Oh, right, I remember.
He didn't drop out. He washed out.
BOONE: So, the Millers
were in that vehicle,
bodyguards were in this follow vehicle,
another SUV cut them off,
and three masked men jumped out.
One of the men
laid down suppressing fire,
the other two pulled
the Millers' tax money
out of the vehicle.
Bodyguards returned fire,
but they were outgunned.
Robbers got away with over 200 grand.
NORA: Wait, I'm sorry, I'm confused.
So, are you saying that
the couple was just paying their taxes?
CASSIDY: Legal cannabis growers
still have to pay their taxes,
like any other business.
Unlike any other business, though,
no bank will extend them credit,
so it's a 100% cash-based business.
These people roll up to the tax office,
pay their taxes in cash.
MICKEY: It's given rise to
a whole cottage industry
of armed transport protection.
Clearly, it didn't work in this case.
I have a feeling these guys aren't done.
They're gonna strike again.
CASSIDY: You sure?
They did just get away with 200 grand.
Nobody leaves the
casino when they're up.
MICKEY: Yeah, Boone's right.
Tax deadline is in two days.
So, for the next 48 hours,
there'll be a few million
rolling up and down these back roads,
just waiting to be stolen.
They pulled off one robbery,
they'll get more brazen now.
We got to catch these guys
before somebody gets killed.
Hey.
- Hey, Mitch. I came as soon as I heard.
- Hey, man.
- Appreciate it.
- How is he?
He's in surgery now.
Doesn't look great.
Luna and Jay didn't want to be me.
Didn't want to be outlaw growers,
so they played by the rules.
Did things the right way.
Let's, uh, let's go get some coffee.
Thanks. I-I'm-I'm not leaving
until I know Jay's all right.
That could be a while, Mitch.
You got to pace yourself, brother,
or you're not gonna be
any good to anybody.
- Oh. Hey.
- (sighs)
- Hey.
- Wes.
Thanks for coming.
- Who was that on the phone?
- Our lawyer.
He says they could revoke
our growers' license
- if we don't pay our taxes.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, what?
Your taxes were stolen.
That's what I told him.
He says, to be safe,
we should scrounge up
whatever money we can and pay.
Otherwise, we'll have to reapply.
It took us two years
to get our legal growers' license. I
So, they're punishing
you for getting robbed?
How the hell is that fair?
So, the robbers cut
off the Millers' SUV,
then they boxed you
in and started firing.
That's when you and
Marcus returned fire?
Yeah.
Okay.
How's he doing?
Mr. Miller?
Still in surgery.
All right, Cole, we're gonna
test your gun for ballistics.
Yeah.
- It's standard procedure.
- Yeah.
You want a coffee
- or a water or anything?
- A water would be great.
Thanks.
You were always nice to me.
When we were in training together.
You sit tight.
Never liked that dude. He's shifty.
Shifty? What are we,
detectives from the 1940s?
You know what I mean.
Cole couldn't hack it as a deputy,
so now he's a rent-a-cop with a gun,
but no moolah.
Bet you he tipped off the robbers.
Just because he didn't
make it through training
- doesn't mean he's a criminal.
- Well,
how about the fact that he
doesn't have a scratch on him
while his poor bastard partner
is shot up in the hospital?
Or that his brother did
a stretch in San Quentin
for wait for it armed robbery.
Did a little digging.
Cole's brother is out on parole.
Lives two towns over.
Called the auto shop where he works.
Guess who called in sick today?
Let's talk to Mickey.
MICKEY: So, you think
Cole tipped off his brother, or
Was working with his brother.
Either way, it's suspicious.
How was his demeanor
did he seem nervous?
Definitely. That doesn't
mean he's guilty,
but looking at the facts
Yeah, inside job does make sense.
The robbers knew what day the Millers
were paying their taxes and what time.
And the car came from the front,
not the back.
Exactly. They knew the route in advance.
MICKEY: Okay.
Let's pull this thread,
see where it leads.
Nice work, Cassidy.
- Oh, Iglesias.
- Yeah?
Make sure Cole doesn't go anywhere.
Yeah.
Nice work, Cassidy.
Mickey, the theory about Cole's brother,
it's Hank's idea,
and I think he should get credit.
MICKEY: Why does it matter
who gets the credit?
We're all trying to solve a case.
It matters because (sighs)
I'm starting to realize that
you treat me differently
than all the other deputies.
And if Hank can see it
then they can see it, too.
And honestly, I think it
diminishes the hard work
that I put in.
So, I'd prefer it if you stopped.
I take great pains in treating
everyone in this office equally.
Not every sheriff always did.
- Mickey, I
- Here's an idea.
Instead of worrying about who
gets the most brownie points,
you and Hank should be
focusing on finding the perps.
Think you can do that?
Yes.
Ballistics came back.
Robbers were using ARs
and at least one Smith & Wesson handgun.
There was one surprise.
Get Cole in the interrogation room.
(clamoring)
What's that about?
Those folks are legal growers
who are scared that they could be next.
Can't say I blame 'em.
(door closes)
Cole.
Sheriff. Deputy Boone.
Sorry to see you again
under these circumstances.
You told Deputy Campbell that
when you and Marcus
were ambushed, you both
returned fire.
Maybe you can explain
the ballistics report.
It says that Marcus got
off multiple rounds,
but you didn't get a single shot off.
I didn't? I thought I did.
- I mean, if I didn't
- You didn't.
It must have been because the
Millers were in my line of fire.
Which would make sense,
but for the fact that
we know you were in the passenger seat.
And based off your vehicle position,
you had a better shooting
angle than Marcus did.
MICKEY: It just doesn't add up, Cole.
May I offer a different
reason why you didn't
fire your weapon?
- You didn't want to shoot your brother.
- COLE: (laughs) What?
- No, that's crazy.
- BOONE: Look, we get it.
You guys are underpaid
for the risks you take.
And driving all that money around,
- who wouldn't be tempted?
- Not to mention,
he's your brother.
If it was his idea,
it's hard to say no to family.
COLE: No! No.
My brother had nothing to do with this,
neither of us did.
Then tell us the truth, Cole.
- Why didn't you fire?
- I'm-I'm not sure.
Why?
Because you panicked.
You froze,
just like you did in your
shooting certification.
I dropped my gun.
When the shooting started,
I literally dropped it.
And now my partner's been shot,
and Mr. Miller could die,
and it's my fault.
It's all my fault.
BOONE: So, Cole
bombed his live-fire
training certification.
That's why he failed
out of deputy training.
- Oof.
- We should follow up with the brother,
- but I don't think Cole did this.
- Yeah.
Hey, Dad. What are you doing here?
How's Jay doing?
Well, he was shot.
How do you think he's doing?
All right. Just calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down.
You go tell those growers in the lobby,
you could tell them to calm down.
You see, I know how to protect myself
because I've been doing
it my whole life.
Them, they're a bunch of kids
thought it'd be hip to grow legal weed.
Well, they're sitting ducks.
I didn't create the system.
The state says that it's
legal to grow cannabis,
federal government says it isn't.
- Until they get on the same page
- What if they don't?
What if they don't get
on the same page, huh?
If going legal means you-you
jump through their hoops,
you pay their taxes,
and the government
will not lift a finger
to protect you?
The hell am I doing this for? I
- don't know.
- For me.
And for Skye.
Dad
I need you to stay the course.
Please.
All right.
- (grunts) All right.
- Thank you.
I need to ask you a favor.
Can you go talk to the growers?
They'll listen to you.
Get them to calm down.
(knocking)
Sorry.
The robbers just struck again. Same M.O.
The growers were on their
way to pay their taxes.
Two of them got shot.
One of them is serious but stable.
The other one didn't make it.
Well, I, uh
guess I need to go speak to
the growers, calm them down
before they take a torch to
this damn place and I join 'em.
(people shouting, clamoring)
All right, everybody, let's,
uh, hold it down. Let's
Hold it Listen
All right, get Hey
Shut the hell up, all right?!
Who are you, old man?
- We want to talk to the sheriff.
- Who am I? I'm Wes Fox.
Wes Fox.
I'm the son of a bitch
that's been growing
on this mountain since
before you were born.
All right, Dad, I got this.
WES: No, you need to learn
your history. If-if there was
a Mount Kushmore carved
into this mountain,
my face would be on it.
- Isn't that right, Leo?
- MICKEY: Dad.
Dad. I-I I know you're all concerned.
Rest assured, we're chasing
down several leads.
Our first priority
GROWER: We should be
your first priority.
We're paying our taxes
- Oh. Hey, firecracker.
- Wes Fox.
(laughs)
What are you doing here?
I came to bury the hatchet,
but now that I see all that
she's got on her plate,
- I'm gonna go.
- What'd she do now?
MICKEY:but if we just keep
talking over each other
It wasn't all her fault.
I kind of big-sistered her,
and then she shot back at me,
and that was too close to home.
What is all of this?
(scoffs)
How much time you got? (sighs)
(indistinct chatter)
Nice work. Now only, like, half of them
want you tarred and feathered.
It's not a good time, Share.
Hear me out. I have an idea.
I think it'll help.
Well, unless you've got
a spare armored truck
parked in your driveway,
I don't think you can.
Well, it's not parked in my driveway.
Okay, folks, we're leaving in five.
We're gonna do multiple
trips to the tax office.
Deputies will be riding with you.
Come on up.
- Hm
- CASSIDY: Okay, one at a time.
See? Big sisters
occasionally have good ideas.
Next?
Second set of victims
were on the way to the tax office
when the perps intercepted
them from the front. Same M.O.,
except for a couple key differences.
First, these growers
didn't use bodyguards.
Which rules Cole out.
He was here cooling his heels.
Second, because of the first robbery,
these victims decided,
at the last minute,
that they were gonna take a
completely different route.
They didn't tell a soul.
So how do these perps know
exactly where our victims are gonna be
at the exact moment
they're gonna be there?
- Drones?
- Mm
It's a ten-mile stretch
of road to the tax office.
Drones don't have that
kind of range. Tracker.
On both vehicles?
Well, how else are they
gonna know the route?
Cassidy.
How are the ride-alongs going?
CASSIDY: Good.
We're doing them in shifts.
Hank and I just got back.
Whitley and Ted are out now.
Get Hank in here, please.
Hey, I want to ask your
opinion on something.
What's up?
Cassidy has this idea that I
give her special treatment.
- You do give her special treatment.
- That's not true.
You want my opinion or don't you?
It's not a big deal,
every sheriff does it.
And it makes sense. You've known
her forever. You trust her.
HANK: Great idea, boss.
Using the ambulance as an armored truck?
Nothing like a double-barreled greeting
- to scare off the bad guys.
- CASSIDY: He's just excited
because the ambulance driver
let him play with the sirens.
The Millers' SUV is parked outside.
We think there may be
a tracker on board.
I need you to search every inch
of that car till you find it.
- Great, we'll get right on it.
- MICKEY: No, no.
- I want Hank on this one.
- Oh, well, then I'll help him.
You know I can take a car apart
and put it back together, no problem.
I want you on ambulance duty.
But, Sheriff, any deputy could do that.
Great. Then find any deputy
and take them with you.
Thank you.
(clears throat) Hey.
Oh, hey.
- Geez.
- Yeah.
I've been waiting in the
parking lot for 20 minutes.
- All right. You okay?
- Yeah. I'm fine.
We just agreed that we'd meet out front,
so when I didn't hear from you,
I got a little worried.
- You could've come in.
- No.
- I didn't want to interrupt you.
- It doesn't matter
what I'm doing,
you can always interrupt me.
Always.
You know, I keep thinking
about this morning.
(chuckles) And I am just
reminded, you know, why I'm, um,
in a pediatrician's office now.
Are you kidding?
You-you were a rock star.
Nate, you got to let me know
when you're gonna be late.
Sorry. Otherwise,
I just I think the worst.
Hey.
Hey. What's up?
This morning.
Muscle memory just kicked in,
but, I don't know, I just,
I don't think I'm in that
ER mindset. I don't know.
Okay.
Let's get to Smokey's before they close.
Maybe we can get you
in that BLT mindset.
Really? Wow.
(laughs)
That's what you have?
BLT mindset?
Okay.
(dogs barking)
WES: Hey, Mama Joe.
Did you bring me smokes?
No, those things'll kill you.
I, uh, brought you something better.
Fifty-two wiener pics.
How you like my Dolly Partons?
Your what?
Get your mind out of the gutter, Wes.
My Dolly Parton roses.
The red-orangey ones.
I got the Babe Ruth over there,
couple of Marilyn Monroes there.
They're the apricot color.
Yeah, they're beautiful.
- You should start a business.
- Nah.
Takes ten years to get them
from seedling to market.
Weed's faster, lot more profitable.
Speaking of which,
I heard a rumor you went legal.
(laughs) I heard that, I said,
"No way. Not Wes Fox."
You want the long version
or short version?
Just 'cause I'm old doesn't mean
I want to hear you prattle on all day.
All right.
The short version it is.
- Mickey made me.
- She is ornery.
Twice as mean as you are.
(laughs)
(sighs)
Have you heard about the-the robberies?
Dale was up here this morning.
Things are bad, Joe.
Worse than I've ever known them to be.
Growers are getting squeezed.
You got Big Pharma on one side,
you got cartels on the other,
and then you got the state.
They want their slice,
but they don't want to
raise a finger to help you.
It feels
feels like the end of something.
You remember the CAMP days,
- back in the '90s?
- Yeah.
Can't forget.
Damn feds and their choppers,
they busted half the mountain.
My Sam got out after three
years of good behavior.
- You, on the other hand
- (laughs)
Good behavior is boring.
It was never my strong suit,
in or out of prison.
Well, my point is,
people said that was the
end of everything, too.
The life we made.
The community we built.
Folks said it was over,
and it's a damn good
thing I didn't listen.
(laughs)
Why the hell did you come up here, huh?
Here to tell me some sob story?
- I
- If you don't want the community
we built to end,
you got to fight for it.
Hell, form your own damn
cartel if you have to.
You say, oh, good
behavior's never your thing.
Well, then prove it.
Or just step aside,
let somebody else do it.
How about you?
I'm too damn old to grow
anything but these roses.
This is your fight, Wesley Fox,
and you have to lead it.
I promised Mickey.
I respect that.
I respect whatever choice you make.
Just know this.
If you come up here again,
you better have two things:
a carton of unfiltered and a plan.
Hey, Mick.
- Can I ask you something?
- Mm.
How do you do this job
when there's someone
at home waiting for you?
- Nora?
- Yeah.
She's worried about me getting hurt.
When you were married to Travis
and you were working a dangerous case,
- what'd you tell him?
- The truth.
- How'd he take it?
- Pretty well.
He started out as a public defender,
so he's seen his fair
share of craziness.
Right.
Think it helps when
your partner gets it.
I'm not sure that's
gonna work with Nora.
Oh.
Well, then you should
probably just lie to her.
- Hello? Hank?
- HANK: In here.
Hey. Any luck?
I have been at this for hours.
All I found is a buttload
of Goldfish crackers.
The rear seats lift up.
You look under there?
Car seat's in the way.
- You can't take out a car seat?
- HANK: I trained as an airline mechanic.
I've taken apart jet engines.
I cannot figure this damn thing out.
Go ahead, Boone.
Really?
It's your hunch. Uh, you sh
(car seat unbuckles)
- (Hank sighs)
- Nothing.
The tracker is here, Boone.
- I know it is.
- HANK: Sheriff,
I've been over every inch
of this vehicle three times.
I really don't think it's here.
BOONE: Hmm.
This does not belong
to the Millers' baby.
My sister puts those in her
luggage when she flies.
Yeah, it's Bluetooth.
This is how the robbers knew the
Millers' location in real time.
I bet if we search the
second victims' car,
we'll find one just like it.
The second victims
do they have little kids?
Two. Ages two and six.
(indistinct conversation)
Grace.
There's a couple of folks here
like to have a word with you.
You babysat for both sets of victims,
the Millers and the Wileys,
in the last two weeks.
Yes, but I had nothing to do
with these robberies. I swear.
MICKEY: You don't find it suspicious?
Both families getting robbed?
Well, I work for lots of
families on the mountain.
The Carrows, the Lanes.
Whoever needs help with their kids.
I would never do anything
to hurt any of them.
MITCHELL: We consider
Grace part of the family.
Plenty others do, too.
- Gracie.
- GRACE: It's okay, Maya.
BOONE: Look, Grace,
that tracker didn't get in
that car seat by accident.
So who else has access to those seats?
Got family in the area?
Friends? You date anybody?
Grace and Danny sitting in a tree ♪
(chuckles)
K-I-S-S-I-N-G. ♪
Who's Danny?
Um, he's my boyfriend.
And we meet him at the park sometimes,
but there's no way. Uh
I mean, he would never
Daniel Wise,
priors for larceny and
aggravated assault.
Uh, oh, my God. I had no idea.
We've only been dating for a few weeks.
Mitchell, I'm so sorry.
MICKEY: Grace.
If you really are sorry, you'll help us.
Oh, hey. Hey, Luna Bird.
Uh, this is, uh, JoAnne Henshaw.
Call me Mama Joe,
just like everybody else.
We're just waiting on a few other folks,
and we'll get started.
Those are guerrilla growers.
WES: Yeah.
Dale.
You know what this
woman has been through.
Put the damn gun away.
And if you say one word to me
about your Constitutional rights,
so help me, I will exercise
mine and I'll shoot your ass.
All right. (clears throat)
You're among friends here, darling.
- How's Jay?
- He's no longer critical,
but it's gonna be a long recovery.
Well Dale.
(snaps fingers)
Maybe this'll make it easier.
We passed the hat.
All of us.
Everybody. This is to
help with your taxes
and medical bills,
whatever you need, it's yours.
I don't know how to thank you.
Oh, you don't got to thank us.
We take care of our own.
Okay. Sounds good.
We're ready to go.
I can't believe Danny did this. I mean,
How can I ever look Luna
and Jay in the eyes again?
Or the Wileys,
or anyone that I work for?
Grace, Danny used you.
He took advantage of you.
You have to stop him before
somebody else gets hurt.
Believe me, you don't want
this on your conscience.
If you just stick to the script,
you'll do great.
Okay?
(line ringing)
(phone rings)
What's up, babe?
GRACE: Danny, I can't talk.
- I'm at the police station.
- What?
They're asking about a robbery.
I don't know what you did,
but they're onto you.
Get out of there.
Just get out of there now.
Yo, we got to bounce.
You did great.
Now we sit tight, okay?
They're coming your way.
Copy.
All right, here we go.
Sheriff's office! Don't move!
Don't shoot.
- BOONE: Got him?
- Don't shoot.
(siren wailing)
(grunting)
Don't move!
I will shoot you.
On your knees.
Hands on your head.
- You good?
- Yeah. Great. You find the money?
Not a penny. Searched
the whole apartment.
Where is it?
Fine. Grace already told us the
whole thing was your idea, man.
How you put the tracker
in the kids' car seats.
That bitch said what?
This was her idea. She came to me.
Told me I'd never believe
how much cash her bosses were moving.
You want to know where the money is?
She has it.
- Fox.
- BOONE: Mick.
The money's not here.
Danny said Grace is
behind the whole thing.
("Nothing Personal"
by Stella and the Storm playing)
But I'm leaving ♪
In the morning ♪
And I just want you to know ♪
It's nothing personal. ♪
Living for this feeling ♪
(siren chirps)
(siren wailing)
Out of the car, now!
MICKEY: It's over, Grace.
BOONE: Get out of the car!
Get out of the car now!
Hands on your head.
Turn around. Down on your knees.
How'd you find me?
I liked your idea so much
I stole it.
- DANNY: What's up, babe?
- Danny.
Um, I can't talk,
I'm at the police station.
Plus, whoever put the tracker
on the victims knew how
to take a car seat in and out,
and Danny the convicted felon
- with no kids
- BOONE: And after you sold him out,
Danny was more than
happy to share the app
that you guys used to tail
the Millers and the Wileys.
Oh.
I think he might want to break up.
A lotta little sips become a bender ♪
A lotta little hits
make you surrender ♪
A lotta little touches
leave a deep groove ♪
A lotta little nudges
make your feet move ♪
- Hey.
- Hey. Hi. How'd it go?
- Amber said that you caught the guys.
- We caught the guys.
Yeah. They went down without a fight.
- Good.
- Yeah.
- What do you feel like pancakes?
- Pancakes?
(laughs) It's, like, 7:00 p.m.
Waffles it is.
(laughs)
Let me guess more busywork?
You don't know from busywork.
When I started out as a deputy,
they called it PANTY duty.
Parking enforcement,
animal control, noise complaint,
trespassing, youth outreach.
Basically, anything
male deputies didn't want to deal with,
but having ovaries and good hygiene
- made me a shoo-in for.
- That's awful.
Eh. I kicked ass at PANTY duty.
I can still boot a car
in ten seconds flat.
Plus, when Fred found out about it,
he put a stop to it.
The other deputies started
calling me his pet.
That was one of the nicer names.
Walk with me.
Said that I give you special treatment.
You're right. I do.
But I'm not doing anything that
any of these former sheriffs
didn't do for their boys.
That doesn't make it right.
I should do better, and I will.
But I didn't treat you different
because you're a woman
or because you and I have a history.
I did it because you have something
that can't be measured
on any recert test.
You care.
More than any other
deputy in this office.
More than me, even.
You care.
And I will never apologize
for seeing that.
("Bad Dreams" by Damien Jurado playing)
I have fell ♪
Victim to you ♪
Troubles I have seen ♪
Many years ♪
So remember that time we didn't
speak for, like, a decade?
That sucked.
From high windows ♪
I have called you ♪
I'm sorry, uh,
about what I said yesterday.
About you asking Whitley out.
That was really insensitive.
I deserved it.
I was telling you what to do.
I just want you to be happy,
and after I lost Vince,
I guess I just know how
fleeting it all is.
And I know it's hard for
you to talk about this,
so I just want you to know
that you can and I can listen.
Come rest your tired body ♪
Just listen?
- Maybe with a few questions.
- (laughs) Here we go.
Like who is Mr. Cheap Hotel Room?
And was the sex good enough
to ignore the low thread count
and awful shower pressure?
Oh, well
the shower was actually pretty great.
(laughs) - You've got to say
more words right now, please.
His name was Dawson.
Well, it's-it's actually Alec, but I
knew him as Dawson. DEA agent.
It's a long story.
It was just physical, um
It could've been more.
He wanted it to be more.
But you didn't?
I was scared.
To let him in. To become
emotionally involved.
Because the last time I
let myself fall in love
with somebody, like,
really fall in love
Was Travis.
I mean, losing Vince it,
like, broke me, yeah?
He-he was my work partner
and my life partner
and I will never share that
much with someone again.
And I'm not ready to date yet.
But, you know,
even with all that heartache
and all of that pain,
I'm not gonna let it
stop me when I am ready.
And I know Travis hurt you,
but I hope you don't let that stop you
from falling in love again.
Thank you.
Oh. I got this round.
I am not even gonna
fight you about that.
Do you see all that progress
I'm making right here
in front of your eyes?
I will find us a table.
Save me from this fire ♪
So come ♪
Save me from this fire. ♪
I remember when I first came
to this town, to this mountain.
I was 19 years old and I was adrift.
I saw these redwoods, I saw this
blue sky, and I knew that
I had found my home.
Because here, we had a garden.
Well, I'm here to tell you,
our garden has gone to seed.
Prop 215 passed, weed became legal,
and suddenly, money starts
raining down from the sky.
Suddenly, our neighbor
wasn't our neighbor.
He-he was our competitor.
We started to lie, we started to cheat.
Neglected our families.
We started to kill each other.
Big Pharma, cartels,
the-the sons of bitches
that shot Luna's husband
they all smell blood in the water,
and they're circling
'cause we've been busy stabbing
each other in the back.
And that ends tonight.
We grow the best flower
in the whole world.
And if we combine our distribution,
then, hell, we can go
toe-to-toe with those big boys.
We got to band together.
We're gonna protect our
garden against all comers.
And any of them dares
mess with one of us,
they're gonna be messing with all of us.
You talk like we're some cartel.
Hell, Wes, we're farmers.
Who's gonna protect us?
DALE: Oh, pipe down,
old man, we'll square up
if you can't. We got plenty of muscle.
I didn't go legit to
end up back in prison.
Yeah, well, prison's a
lot better than a coffin.
What are we supposed to do, stand around
and just let 'em pick us off one by one?
I'm in.
You just think the government's
gonna look the other way?
We got to look out for each other.
- Speak up, honey.
- (overlapping arguing)
OLDER GROWER: We're farmers,
not gangsters.
I'm in.
My husband almost died yesterday.
I thought the law would protect us,
but now I see
you can only count on your neighbors.
I'm in.
DALE: I'm in, old man.
MAN: I'm with you.
WOMAN: I'm in. Thanks, Wes.
I'm in, too.
WOMAN 2: Thanks, Wes. Great idea.
OLDER GROWER: This ain't legal.
If you join together like this
and start moving product in the dark
we'll be outlaws.
You damn right we will.
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