Sheriff Country (2025) s02e05 Episode Script

[wind howling]
[sign banging, creaking]
[wind continues howling]
[sighs]
Haven't seen you this stressed
since the Giants on Opening Day.
A's didn't start much better.
Debatable.
All right, come on, man.
How many burning buildings
have you raced into?
This is nothing.
Are you you giving me a pep talk?
- Depends. Is it working?
- Debatable.
[inhales]
[lively muffled chatter]
The one and only, Bode Leone.
[cheering, excited chatter]
Yo, Bode Coyote!
[cheering]
You got this, buddy!
Let's go! Make me proud!
Now, who wouldn't want to spend
the night "aloney" with Bode Leone?
Cal Fire and ECSO getting together
to raise money for a great cause.
You know what? You look very hot.
[crowd cheering, whooping]
Oh, my
[mouthing]
What are those for?
I don't know. We'll find out.
Ooh. Some lucky donor will
find out what those are for.
[laughter, whooping]
It's for a good cause.
- My happiness.
- [laughter]
Manny, why aren't you getting auctioned?
Uh, because I'm in a happy relationship.
BOONE: So is Bode.
And I just started seeing Emmy.
This is all for charity, man.
- Yeah.
- My date gets it.
[laughs]: Yeah.
Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
Let's just say that I had a bad
experience a few years back.
- Oh. Oh.
- Auction date from hell.
Well, that's perfect, man.
You're a firefighter. Just
- [imitates fire hose]
- [cell phone beeps]
Oh, man. I got to call Sharon and Jake.
- Everything all right with Cribb Valley?
- Yeah, as far as I know.
- It's still under High Wind Alert though.
- All right.
At least it hasn't extended here, right?
- Yet. But if it does
- GINA: Oh, no, just turn.
Let the ladies see what they're buying.
All the way around would be good.
Keep going.
- [women whooping]
- Don't touch the merchandise,
- but I'm going to, all right?
- [laughter]
And stop.
[lively chatter continues]
Hey.
What a great turnout. Congrats.
Thanks.
It would've been bigger if we
didn't have to move it inside, so
I know. I'm sorry.
I spoke to Sharon,
and it feels like the winds
out in Cribb Valley are
really intense, so
Take the win.
- It's a huge success.
- Thanks.
- Can you speak in Morse code?
- SKYE: I put on a ton of events
for Fraley Horizons.
I used to think I'd have a career there.
A future. And now
You're back in school.
You'll get your degree.
Yeah, and then what?
I feel like every time I get some momentum,
I hit a big speed bump.
I feel like I'm just
going around in circles.
Hey.
I know how it feels to
not know your next step,
but trust me when I tell
you you'll figure it out.
Like, "Please bid on me."
- [whooping]
- I can do that, too,
but I need to use my hands.
[laughter]
I got to tell Gina to keep it moving.
Where were you?
You missed out on your
chance to bet on all this.
[Boone chuckles]
I'm worried about her, Boone.
BOONE: Who, Skye? She's doing great.
Isn't she about to get
her ten-month chip?
Yeah, but both times that she relapsed,
she was feeling adrift,
like she was going in circles.
And she was "doing great" then, too.
I feel like, when it comes to her,
I can't let my guard down.
Let's start the bidding at $100, ladies.
- $100.
- June!
- Seriously?
- What?
I can handle two dates.
- [laughter]
- [electricity buzzing]
[cell phone beeping]
[crowd murmuring, quieting]
All right, uh,
I'm gonna need everybody's
MANNY: Attention, everyone!
I just received word that a wildfire
has started in Cribb Valley.
And as a result,
the High Weather Alert is gonna be
extended to neighboring counties,
including Edgewater.
So that means that Cal Fire
and the ECSO need to leave immediately
so we can start an Emergency
Operations Center.
But wh-what about the auction?
- Unfortunately, it's canceled.
- [crowd grumbling]
He means it's postponed.
It's just postponed.
[exhales] I don't know what's worse:
High Wind Alert or having to go
on that stage at a later date.
Ah, come on, man.
You didn't seem nervous at all.
MICKEY: We close the
road to Cribb Valley
and put people here,
here and here in downtown.
With all due respect, Sheriff,
shouldn't we just position
everyone near the fires?
Having a presence downtown
prevents looting and keeps people calm.
I love keeping people calm, but Cal Fire
doesn't have the manpower,
not with budget cuts.
Maybe I should call Sharon.
Sharon and I agreed that
while she's in Cribb Valley,
I'm gonna be the one
making all the decisions.
Hey, okay, hey.
We're on the same team here, right?
We should talk about worst-case
scenarios and evacuations.
Are there any parts of
Edgewater that are in danger?
No. Not imminently.
This whole northern area of Edgewater,
that's the one that's closest to
Cribb Valley, and all I want to do is
issue an evacuation
order as a precaution.
MICKEY: But the winds and the fire
aren't moving in Edgewater's direction.
Yeah, but that could change, Mickey.
Trust me, I know how fire moves.
And I know how people act.
If we cry wolf and the winds
don't change, we erode trust.
Why would anyone listen to
our future evacuation orders?
- It's not about trying to erode trust
- [stammering]
What if, what if there was a compromise?
Bode and I will secure evacuation routes
just in case the wind changes,
and then we could evacuate
at a moment's notice.
MANNY and MICKEY: Fine.
What is up with those two?
- You don't know?
- What?
A few years ago, Sharon bid on
Manny at the Bachelor Auction,
and she set him up with Mickey.
Mickey was Manny's
auction date from hell?
Yep.
[exhales]
[entry bell jingling]
Okay, look, don't forget,
inmate firefighters are not allowed
to interact with civilians, okay?
Really? That's only, like,
the eighth time you've told me that.
- Oh, hey, Eve.
- EVE: Hey, Goldie.
- You done clearing debris?
- I wish.
Goldie, I'm sorry to spring this on you,
but can I get 30 burgers for the
inmate firefighters on-site?
Thirty?
We'll whip 'em up as fast as we can.
Thank you.
Hey, Skye, what's up?
GOLDIE: We need 30 burgers for 42.
- FREDDY: On it.
- EVE: Skye!
Maybe if you say it eight times.
[chuckles]
Thanks, Freddy.
[chuckles]: Eve. Hey.
Uh, sorry, I'm just finishing
my Managerial Economics essay.
EVE: I'm sure you're killing it.
So, what are you gonna
do after you graduate?
Good question.
MANNY [over radio]: Eve,
we got a report of a downed power line.
I need you and Three Rock to
respond and give me a sitrep.
Seriously? Our guys have been
working for 18 hours straight.
- What are you
- What?
I was interacting with you.
Or Chief Perez.
No civilians.
I know the rules.
- I won't tell.
- [mouthing]
BODE [over radio]: Boone and I will
respond to that downed power line.
We've secured evacuation routes.
Three Rock could use a break.
[siren wailing]
Oh, you guys have sirens, too.
That's-that's cute.
If Boone was driving,
we'd be there in 30 minutes.
But as long as he doesn't
write me a speeding ticket,
we should get there in five.
Appreciate that, Bode.
We're spread pretty thin here,
and with these winds,
one spark can get out
of control real quick.
Hey. Is, uh, Bode
taking Boone on a call?
Yeah. Is that a problem?
No, but don't you think
you should check in with me?
I mean, this is a joint
operation, right?
Okay. Yeah, of course.
Can I, can I ask you a
question real quick?
All right, let's clear the air.
About "The Night to Remain
Silent"? I'd love to.
"The Night to Remain Silent"?
That's really funny.
I call it "The Auction Date from Hell."
Ok-Okay. First of all, you were late.
Yeah, but come on, like, five minutes.
I'm a firefighter. Things come up.
I'm a cop. You think things
don't come up for me?
You know what? I'll let that slide.
What I won't let slide
is where you took me.
A murder mystery dinner show?
And I thought you'd
get a kick out of it.
You think I want to solve
crime on my time off, Manny?
Even fake crime?
Do you go around putting
out fires on your downtime?
You're law enforcement. I'm an ex-con.
- I thought it'd bring some levity.
- [scoffs]
Look, this wind event,
it's for real, Mickey.
Now, we got to work together.
So, why don't you tell me what
your real problem is with me.
- I don't have a problem with you.
- I think you do.
And I think it's the same problem you
had with me on the night of our date.
It's 'cause I'm an ex-con.
- That's ridiculous.
- [stammers]
[laughs]: Half my family are ex-cons.
You said that you were shocked
that an ex-con could rise to my rank.
I meant it as a compliment.
It's a compliment to you that an
ex-con can maintain steady employment?
It wasn't that, okay?
Then what was it?
It's none of your damn business.
[sighs]
I'm gonna call Sharon for
an update on Cribb Valley.
- Great.
- And I'm gonna thank her again
for setting us up.
[siren wailing]
- [tires screeching]
- [electricity crackling]
What do we do?
Stay clear of that live end.
I'm gonna deal with these fires.
You set up a 30-foot safe zone.
Then we got to wait for a utility
crew to get here to secure that wire.
BOONE: Hey!
Bode!
Leg and wrist irons.
There's two more over there.
Sheriff One, Adam Two.
We've got a Department of
Corrections transport van
over the embankment on Route 9.
Multiple inmates missing.
I'm gonna need additional units now.
Whoa, whoa, hey, hey! Hey.
I've got missing inmates.
There could be injured
people inside that van.
Hey, wait!
Bode, hold up.
I'll cover you.
[moans]
Are you alone in there?
- Yeah.
- Try not to move!
We're gonna get you out of there!
- Come on.
- [groans]
They got away.
Three of 'em.
[explosion]
BODE: I'll grab my med bag.
Sheriff One, Adam Two.
Code Three medical to my location.
And confirmed, we have
three inmates that have escaped. Repeat.
Three inmates have escaped.
[tires screeching]
It's windy out there.
Get in.
I've got a better idea.
You get out.
GORDON: Please.
Do what they say.
Now get out!
My lieutenant is still at the crash site.
Okay. Keep me posted.
What did the warden say?
Was it a planned escape?
We don't know, but we have
to assume that it was.
The warden confirmed that there were
two guards in the van with the inmates
when they left Juniper Correctional.
So the inmates must've taken
the other guard with them.
I had their rap sheets
sent to the printer.
- Can you grab it for me?
- Yeah.
It's a hell of a day for a jailbreak.
Right in the middle of a wildfire,
and it's too damn windy to send up a drone.
I'm redirecting half of
all of the ECSO resources
to finding the escaped inmates.
Look at that fire.
It's a monster,
and it's one county over.
- Look, if the wind turns
- I'll reassess.
You'll reassess. Okay,
it's gonna be too late for that.
And if Sharon wasn't in Cribb Valley
I would tell her the same thing, Manny.
Here are those rap sheets.
Let's see who we're dealing with.
Kendra Worley, a former ER doctor
who realized she could
make a lot more money
supplying medical-grade opioids
to the Criminales Cartel.
[vehicle approaching]
GORDON: We just need to go
to our friend's place.
Are are-are you sure
we can't get through?
Sorry, all the roads to Cribb Valley
are closed due to the wildfire.
You got to turn around.
Thanks, will do.
You stay safe in this wind.
That doesn't look good.
MICKEY: Paige Dalton.
Convicted of arson,
murder and multiple armed robberies.
The warden says that she
and Kendra were cellmates.
KENDRA: I'll be fine.
What's the map say?
Firefighter was right. Every
road to Cribb Valley is closed.
We could force our way through.
And then what? They radio the cops?
That'll get us way too much attention.
Guess you got your wish, Crystal.
We'll drop you off in Edgewater.
Oh, my God.
Mickey, is that
Crystal Wallace.
She's serving life without parole
for kidnapping and homicide
after she found her boyfriend
with another woman.
It took dental records
to ID their bodies.
And I take it you're
the one who busted her?
Yeah, back when I was a deputy.
She accused me of planting
evidence and swore
that if she ever got out,
she'd kill me.
Yeah, a food truck that follows Three
Rock around could be kind of lucrative.
Dude, what are you saying?
And why are you yelling?
I'm merely projecting my voice
in case there's anyone
nearby who's hunting
for a, uh, business idea
after they graduate.
It's not a terrible idea.
Well, you know what is a terrible idea?
You flirting with the
sheriff's daughter.
You're the sheriff's daught?
She's the sheriff's daughter?
EVE: Why are you still talking?
[wind blowing]
GOLDIE: Oh, great.
It's okay, Goldie. I have some plywood
in my truck, and we can board it up.
Thank you. Both of you.
Grab those burgers. Let's go.
Hey, guy.
Are you okay?
Oh, yeah, I, um, was changing
a tire and the jack slipped.
I'm looking for a first aid kit?
Yeah, let me ask Goldie.
Thanks, that's nice of you.
We should've stayed on the road.
You and I put a lot of
work into this plan.
We need you fixed up.
That psycho got lucky she was
in our van when we escaped.
It's time to cut her loose.
Hey.
So, me and Kendra,
we planned this escape, obviously.
You're welcome.
But this is where we
go our separate ways.
[scoffs] Good riddance, nut job.
BODE: See you guys later.
Hey, I'm gonna head back to the
command center if you want a ride.
I should've followed my gut
and gone after those inmates.
What if they kill someone?
- That's on me. I let 'em go.
- Bro, you can't think like that.
Thinking like that is my job.
Look, firefighters and cops,
we've just got different priorities.
How many times am I gonna
have to say this today?
We're on the same team.
Look, that driver,
he's alive right now because of us,
- so take the win.
- [cell phone ringing]
What's up, Mick?
Boone, the prison van driver
just regained consciousness.
He's at Edgewater Memorial.
He might be able to
tell us what happened,
if this was a planned escape
or a crime of opportunity.
Great, I'll get Bode to give me a ride.
No, no, no. Wait, hang on.
No, no, no. I said I would give
you a ride to the command center.
Edgewater Memorial is on
the other side of town.
Dude, I got to be working the fire.
Uh, yeah, I agree with that, Bode.
MICKEY: Manny.
What? I can't have my guys driving
your deputies around, running errands.
BOONE: And I cannot pull any deputies
from working the search right now.
We are spread way too thin.
And we're not?
What if the wind shifts? I can't just be
driving people around town.
Look, Manny, this driver might
be able to tell us something.
The sooner we find those inmates,
the sooner Cal Fire can get
all of the ECSO resources
back to fighting the fire.
All right, Bode, take Boone.
But make it quick.
Thank you.
Here you go.
Thanks so much.
Hey, do you happen to know, uh,
any back roads to Cribb Valley?
They closed the main road.
Yeah, you could try Deadwater,
but I wouldn't
- advise it.
- Deadwater?
Yeah, it's pretty lawless up there.
And no road names or street signs, so
KENDRA: Well, thank you.
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
- Of course.
- [door closes]
Ma'am, do you need medical assistance?
Nah, I'm good, thanks.
I'm actually a doctor.
Oh. Sorry.
Sorry.
Babe.
We've been made.
Everyone, on the ground!
Face down or you're all dead!
Faces and hands on the ground.
Now, get down.
- Now!
- Get 'em all over there!
Move!
- Get 'em over there!
- It's okay.
GORDON: Move! Move!
Just do what she says, all right?
- Get down!
- Tex. Tex.
[clattering]
- KENDRA: Everybody down.
- GORDON: Move!
Move it! Down!
Get all of their phones.
Check them for weapons.
This is Edgewater.
GORDON: Paige.
Give me your phones. Put 'em in.
- Put 'em in!
- Lower the blinds.
Lock the doors.
This was supposed to be an
easy getaway. This damn fire.
Look, there's still time for you
to get in your vehicle and leave.
KENDRA: We will, as soon
as we make sure you people
can't call the cops
the moment we're gone.
Phone. Phone!
Phone!
[phone clatters in basket]
Find something to tie them up with.
Uh, in the pantry, maybe.
Give me your phone.
PAIGE: Get up.
- What are you staring at?
- Nothing.
PAIGE: Phone.
Now!
[sputtering]
Hey!
You don't get a gun.
Come and get it.
KENDRA: Fine.
Keep your little toy.
PAIGE: Phone.
Great work, Cassidy.
Cassidy just found three guys
stranded on a remote road.
Looks like the inmates
took their car at gunpoint.
She's gonna send over the plate.
Will you put out a BOLO?
The inmates are armed? Fantastic.
Yeah, I'm guessing they took
the prison guards' guns.
They also weren't in prison attire,
which suggests they had outside help.
Are you on with the warden?
Did he find anything in their cells?
I'm on hold. There's just personal
letters. They're sending them over.
MANNY: Copy that. Great work.
I appreciate you.
One of my firefighters
turned away three women
who match the description
of the inmates, and one man,
at a roadblock. They were trying
to get up to Cribb Valley.
What kind of car were they driving?
Dodge Challenger.
That's them.
Wait, they were heading towards a
raging wildfire? Why would they do that?
[cell phone chimes]
No clue.
Oh, my God.
What's up?
Skye.
She's at The Meat Up.
She just texted me, "Help."
Manny, that roadblock that your
firefighter saw the inmates?
State Road 60.
Not half a mile from there.
Go. Go, go, go, go.
I'll run things from here, all right?
DRIVER: We'd just turned onto Route 9.
I heard some commotion coming
from the back of the van.
I turned around.
And that's when he hit me.
I swerved, lost control.
That's the last thing I remember.
Thanks, that's helpful. But I think
you mean, "she" hit you, right?
I mean, "he."
My partner Gordon.
BODE: Wait.
The prison guard.
He helped them escape?
I knew something was off with him.
I should've trusted my gut.
[cell phone buzzing]
Bode, we got to go now.
Mickey thinks the inmates
took The Meat Up hostage,
and Skye is in there.
I should've gone after them.
Doesn't mean you would've caught them.
Yeah, I guess we'll never know, will we?
- [whizzing]
- [grunts]
[whizzing]
[sucking air]
- Skye.
- [zip tie whizzing]
That text you sent.
My mom.
The sheriff's coming?
Shh.
They can't know that Skye
is the sheriff's daughter.
Well, we can't let
them know this, either.
The only upside to getting arrested
one too many times.
There's this trick.
If you tighten it enough,
the pressure
Okay. Tex, whatever you're
thinking about, don't.
We got to get these
people out alive, okay?
You doing okay?
- Not really.
- Okay.
- Hang in there.
- KENDRA: Ah. That's good enough.
Just cut the suture there.
[winces]
PAIGE: Everybody's tied up.
KENDRA: Just give it to me.
That Deadwater?
Yeah, that's it.
And we can get to Cribb
Valley through here?
Cribb-Cribb Valley's
just on the other side.
Let's hit the road, babe.
The faster we finish our
business in Cribb Valley,
the-the faster we get
out of the country.
Well, first, we need
to get a new hostage.
Your cover's been blown, babe.
Take me.
I'm a firefighter.
My truck's outside.
It's got four-wheel drive.
It'll get you through Deadwater.
You'll need firefighter equipment.
Especially if you're going through
Cribb Valley, you're gonna need it.
PAIGE: If we're driving through a fire,
a fire truck would be helpful.
"Take me"?
You said you wanted to
keep everyone alive.
If you go with them, you won't be.
Yeah, if they're gonna need a hostage,
it should be me.
[wind howling]
That's not a fire truck.
Where's the hose?
You're thinking about a fire engine.
The truck is just as good.
There's fire extinguishers,
supplies, gear.
No, no, we're not taking a truck.
PAIGE: That's never gonna work.
There's a real fire out there.
We need a fire engine.
- EVE: Tex.
- PAIGE: There's no way
- we're gonna get through there without
- EVE: Tex!
- What are you doing?
- Kendra!
Get away from her!
- Kendra!
- [Tex grunts]
[screaming]
[groaning]
[tires squealing]
[Paige groaning]
[gunshots]
Sheriff One, Adam One, all available
units to The Meat Up. Shots fired.
I repeat, shots fired.
[people whimpering]
[panting sharply]
Anyone else want to be a hero?
You burned me, you bitch.
I'll treat it in the car.
Come on, we got to go now.
[sighs]
GORDON: There's a cop outside.
Now we're never getting out of here.
KENDRA: Oh, no, she did us a favor.
The cops would've nabbed us either way.
Hey! You stay right there.
Look, you're a doctor.
You got to help him.
Because if he dies, you lose leverage.
This is a hostage negotiation now.
- Eve?
- [people whimpering]
[breath trembling]
[Eve grunts]
You firefighters,
you got medical training, right?
Yeah, I can, I can help him.
But cut her free, too.
No, just look at her.
She's not gonna hurt you.
And I just need an extra
pair of hands, okay?
- [gasps]
- Go.
Come on, Skye.
Okay, Tex, come on. Turn.
He's gonna be all right.
We're all gonna be all right, okay?
You don't know that.
You're right.
But I'm gonna try everything I
can to make sure that we are.
What are you gonna do?
Okay. How can I help?
Incoming units, if we breach,
we walk into a kill zone.
When you arrive, establish a perimeter.
This is Edgewater
County Sheriff's Office.
[over loudspeaker]:
I'm calling the landline.
Pick up.
[line ringing]
[phone ringing]
[sighs]
Who am I talking to?
First, I need to know if there's anyone
that needs medical attention.
A convict firefighter. He hit his head.
He's got scalp lacerations
and a possible concussion.
Let the injured man out.
I want a fire engine.
This is Kendra, right?
"Lacerations."
So you know I'm a doctor.
Clever. Officer
[sirens approaching]
We have a wildfire
in Cribb Valley, Kendra.
We don't have any fire
engines available.
[chuckling]
I have five guns and 16 hostages,
and I want a fire engine.
Figure it out.
[line disconnects]
I need a report on the power grid
and the reservoir levels, all right?
What are those?
GINA: Confiscated letters
from the escaped inmates' cells.
To be honest, they don't
make a whole lot of sense.
PSA to stay in school
if there ever was one.
MANNY: You're right,
this one doesn't make a lot of sense.
But I think I know why.
Random capitalizations.
Odd word choices.
It's coded.
I bet you anything all
these letters are coded.
- GINA: Really?
- Yeah. [sighs]
Wh Oh, right.
Uh, before I landed at Three Rock,
I wasn't quite the, uh,
model citizen that you see before you.
Me and my boys on the outside,
we'd use coded letters
when we didn't want the guards to know
what we were talking about.
You really got to look at them, though,
try to find some patterns
like repeating letters.
Stuff like that.
Well, decode away,
Mr. Murder Mystery Theater.
Word travels, and Gina knows all.
- [cell phone chimes]
- [chuckles]
- What's wrong?
- The winds have shifted.
[line ringing]
Hey, Mickey, we got a situation.
MICKEY: We've got two.
I'm at The Meat Up.
The inmates are inside,
and they've got hostages.
I'm sorry, Mickey. Skye?
Yeah, and Eve, too.
Wait, Eve's in there?
I think they're all right,
but one of your Three Rock guys is injured.
It's got to be Tex. H-How bad is he?
I don't know.
They won't release him
unless I give them a fire engine.
A fire engine. Are you kidding me?
In the middle of a wildfire?
I can negotiate. I just need more time.
There is no more time, Mickey.
There's no more time.
That's why I'm calling you.
The winds have shifted.
The fire's now blowing toward Edgewater,
specifically toward The Meat Up.
You have to convince those
inmates to evacuate.
They won't believe me.
They're gonna think I'm
trying to get them to leave
without a fire engine.
I-I-I have no idea how they'll react.
Yeah, then if you don't
tell them about it
and the fire arrives, then what?
I don't know how they'll
react to that, either.
Manny, that inmate that I put away,
Crystal Wallace,
if she finds out that
Skye is my daughter
You know, first it was the ECSO
resources, then it was Bode.
Now I might as well get
you a fire engine, too.
I didn't make the request.
I know you didn't, Mickey.
I want to save those hostages
just as bad as you do.
So I'm gonna try to
find you one, all right?
Thank you.
Thought our Auction Date
From Hell was bad, huh?
[chuckles]: Yeah, no kidding.
I liked it better when
the crime was made up.
Manny, how long till this Cribb
Valley fire reaches The Meat Up?
Maybe 20 minutes, tops.
All right, Manny,
then you got 20 minutes
to find me a fire engine,
and I've got 20 minutes
to get these people out of here alive.
EVE: Be careful.
[groaning]
TEX: That's a lot of blood.
EVE: You're gonna be fine,
bud, all right?
Just need to get something for that.
Um, keep him calm and conscious.
How do I do that?
The dude has been flirting
with you since earlier.
I think you can figure it out.
Okay?
What are you doing?
I need the first aid kit
for his cuts and burns.
Let her take whatever she needs.
Um
So, why'd you go to prison?
You don't want to know.
You'll think even less of me.
Trust me, I'm not one to judge.
[sighs softly]
I robbed a mansion in
the Hollywood Hills.
It was stupid.
Almost as stupid as me
trying to play hero.
I thought you were brave.
Yeah, right.
- I didn't hit my head that hard.
- [laughs]
Honestly, you were braver than me.
You risked your life to text your mom.
That was brave.
EVE: All right, Tex.
- [electricity buzzing]
- [people gasping]
Ugh, what the hell?! Kendra.
Watch the door.
Eyes open.
[phone ringing]
I ask you for a fire engine
and you cut the power?
Do you want me to start
executing hostages?
[people whimpering]
I didn't cut the power,
and I am working on your fire engine.
"Working on" isn't good enough.
Kendra, I-I read your file.
You're not a violent criminal.
And you've never been
in a hostage situation.
[scoffs] And I'm guessing you have?
I have. Many.
The first rule of negotiation is trust,
so I-I'm gonna lay it all out
on the table for you, all right?
The winds changed directions.
That's what cut the power.
Now, we have 20 minutes before
the Cribb Valley wildfire
reaches The Meat Up.
We need to evacuate.
KENDRA: If you think
lies are gonna get you
out of getting me a fire engine,
you're wrong.
- It's the truth. So is this.
- [siren whooping]
If you release the injured hostage
as a sign of good faith, I promise
I will let you and your
accomplices drive away unharmed.
Kendra?
We spoke to Manny.
You're not really letting them
leave in a fire engine, are you?
There's a fire on the way.
You rather I let everybody burn alive?
I like the plan.
Get the inmates out of there,
save the hostages.
Look, Mick, if we let
those inmates leave,
then they're back out in the open,
we lose control of them.
There are no good options, Boone.
Oh, I've got an option.
I eat at The Meat Up every day.
I know it like the back of my hand.
Give me a SWAT team, we go in, we
take out the inmates, rescue the hostages.
No one's dead yet.
Who cares if they get away
if it'll get the hostages
- out of there alive?
- Who cares?
Can you guarantee these inmates
won't drive down the road
and take Smokey's hostage next?
Can you guarantee that Skye, Eve,
Tex or anyone else isn't gonna
get killed in your rescue?
All right, enough.
I've made my decision.
They release Tex, we let them go.
We decode the letter and figure out
where they're headed. They won't get far.
That fire isn't headed our way.
I bet you the cops pulled the power.
GORDON: I'll tell you this,
they definitely aren't gonna let us leave.
Maybe we should turn ourselves in.
No. Surrender's not an option, babe.
We can still make it to the Dominican.
She just said that if we let him go,
that's how she'll know she can trust us.
But how do we know we can trust her?
You know that cop you're talking to?
She's the sheriff.
And she's the sheriff's daughter.
Someone's coming out!
- Skye.
- Stand down. They're clear.
- Boone.
- I got you.
- Come on, let's go.
- No, Mom.
- I have to go back inside.
- What?
You told them releasing Tex
would prove you can trust them.
They're willing to let everyone go,
but in-in order for them to trust you,
you-you need to let me go back in
and be their only hostage.
Mom, they know I'm your daughter.
You have to let them take me.
It'll free the other hostages.
No. I I can't.
You can't be my mom.
You have to be the sheriff.
I can't be one or the other. I'm both.
I know. That's why I'm choosing for you.
It's okay, Mom. I'm gonna be okay.
Come here.
[cell phone ringing]
All right, Manny,
tell me that you managed to find
a fire engine and that
you're on your way here.
MANNY: I'm not on my way, Mickey.
- I'm here.
- [fire engine horn honks]
[siren whooping]
MANNY: When the winds turned, Sharon
and Jake headed back to Edgewater with 42.
I was able to snag this engine.
I don't know what to say.
Hey, it was never a question,
Mickey. Never.
All right? I can't imagine what
you're going through with Skye.
And Eve and Tex in there in danger,
it's bad enough.
If it was Gabriela, I don't
know what the hell I would do.
[phone rings]
Pull the fire engine right up front.
That should block any snipers
you're thinking about.
You got my daughter in there, Kendra.
You think I'm gonna take potshots?
Two minutes and we're coming out.
I see any cops on the road to Deadwater,
and we'll kill her.
All right, uh, move the truck in.
MANNY: Copy.
Get her.
It's okay. Your mom's coming for you.
I know.
Let's go.
What the hell are you doing?
What are you doing?
- You're in charge.
- What are you doing?
Hey, take me instead.
You're going to Cribb Valley,
right? Through Deadwater?
I'm Deadwater born and raised.
I will guide you.
- We have a map.
- Through a place
that's unmarked? No street signs?
With a fire closing in? Come on.
I'm the most valuable hostage you got.
We can't take a cop.
She knows how to fight.
We'll cuff her.
- Go.
- Put 'em on.
- No, Mom. No.
- MICKEY: You go to Bode.
Go to your cousin and Boone now. Go.
CRYSTAL: Sheriff now, huh? Congrats.
I've had a lot of time
to think about you.
You okay?
- Keys!
- MANNY: I don't know
how useful they're gonna be to you,
unless one of you guys knows how to work
air brakes or compression brakes,
all these toggles, gauges, switches.
And that's before you factor
in that it's a 26-ton vehicle.
Guess you're coming with us, then.
Manny.
I know what I was signing myself up for.
I couldn't live with myself
I let someone else do it.
Besides, couldn't let you go
on an even worse date without me, right?
KENDRA: Toss the sheriff's phone, too!
PAIGE: Kendra, there's only five seats.
Someone's got to stay behind.
I'll stay. We haven't killed anyone.
And I'll get the lightest sentence.
I said surrender wasn't an option.
Babe, I promise,
I won't tell anyone anything.
I know you won't.
Who's got eyes?! Move in,
move in, move in!
MICKEY: Stand down!
I repeat, stand down!
Tell them not to follow us!
I see any cops on this road,
you and this fireman are dead!
MICKEY: Nobody follow us.
Focus on the fires and evacuations.
Go! Let's go!
[engine starts]
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