Amish Mafia (2012) s03e03 Episode Script
The Bear
Tonight on "amish mafia" Now you have the cops on my ass.
Do you want to be in that pond? Levi's just too paranoid.
Why is he following me? Somebody had to have tipped the cops off.
Stop me around.
It's against the law to have weapons of mass destruction, but no one said anything about cow farts.
Merlin is nothing but a lying snake.
Levi, I need you to step out of the vehicle for me.
This isn't grain corn.
I'm gonna end it now.
Yes, there really is an amish mafia.
How does he keep finding us? You got no permission to video me.
Who hired you? I can't tell you that.
By law, I can't tell you.
You have no right to follow me around.
You have no reason to.
I'm not bothering you.
I'm just sitting here.
Yeah, you are.
You're bothering us.
You have no right to video me on private property.
Yes, we are.
Any other time when you're following If you're even following at my place.
You better not follow me in my place.
Well, sometimes it's hard to keep up.
You go pretty fast.
Better watch your back.
You're in my town now.
This local amish elder called me up, and he said that some kids are doing suspicious stuff in his phone shanty.
He's getting a little worried about it.
Amish kids tend to experiment with tobacco and green corn, stuff like that.
Unfortunately, there's been an increase in the hard drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and it's affecting both the English and the amish communities.
29 fugitives were arrested, over $6,000 in U.
S.
currency seized, over 20 grams of heroin, over 61 grams of cocaine.
The amish wouldn't have a problem with drugs.
If it weren't for the English.
They're the ones that bring it into the community.
The worst the English world gets, the more we have to do to protect our community.
Levi is just too paranoid right now.
He's preoccupied with everything that's going on.
Sometimes, it seems like his needs come before the community's, and I'm left picking up the slack, you know? Andrew's a dear friend.
He's very loyal.
But his wife came to me with some very disturbing news.
He's strayed from the righteous path and has fallen for English temptation.
Yeah.
I believe God is leading me to wayward souls like Andrew so I can help them and they can help me.
Andrew's sins are grave, but I know exactly how to restore his place with the church.
Why do you think he called for me? You were at the party last night.
You know what happened.
My party was out there in the middle of nowhere.
How did it ever get busted? It's too far away from anything.
Someone opened their mouth.
I got an envelope full of money for Levi for this, and I'm still gonna get on.
I can't win for losing.
Why don't you guys just stay here.
Caleb's here.
You had the cops there.
You know I don't want no cops around.
It wasn't really my fault, though.
What do you mean it wasn't your fault? Sure it was your fault.
I don't understand why Levi's getting so upset.
We made a lot of money, and no one got arrested.
You had the bishop on my ass.
Now you have the cops on my ass.
I'm getting sick and tired of these calls that you did this and you did that.
Do you want to be in that pond? I don't need you to be around here, screwing up all the time.
I can't take this anymore.
I'm gonna send you out to Indiana.
Indiana? Indiana has the largest amish communities.
Outside of Lancaster and Holmes county.
You can find pockets.
Of amish farms all over the place.
It's lots of space to get away from the English world.
Indiana amish are peaceful.
They're kind.
They're very welcoming.
And they just seem like any other amish at first.
But they're a little Wilder than we are.
They're known for their moonshine and their field parties.
I've heard of them getting up to a thousand people out there in the middle of nowhere.
There are a lot of little crews out there, and they all compete with each other to throw these parties.
I've heard it can be a little unruly out there, because no one even knows if they got a leader of amish aid.
I have a guy that works for me, and he throws great parties.
He needs some muscle.
He needs supplies out there.
And you're gonna go help him.
Don't let me down, either.
Look at me when I'm talking to you, not just look down at the ground.
Get your head out of your ass.
Get out of here.
Indiana isn't exactly my idea of a good time, but it's better than being sent to an abandoned farmhouse.
Amish guys aren't known for being talkers on the phone.
They're usually all business.
If these kids take more than a couple of minutes, I know for sure it's them.
They've been in there way too long.
This isn't green corn.
This is a lot worse.
Levi sent me out just to find this guy that's late on paying the amish aid.
I think that's him.
Looks like his carriage and horse.
Yo! You got Levi's mush! Steve can't drive a car, but everyone in Lancaster knows he's the fastest buggy driver around.
I need Levi's money now.
You better not do that again, or I'll have to beat your ass up more.
I got 10 of these chickens.
I use them for my egg supply.
We take good care of them.
Animals are very important in the amish culture, 'cause we use them to work in the fields, put food on the table.
This is my prize here, Peter, Paul, peacock, and Sarah and Mary, the girls.
Kind of the highlight of the day.
It's nice after a long, hard day of work to just come out here with the birds and the peacocks and just relax, spend time with them.
The boy peacocks are the bright blue and the colorful, and the girls are just the gray, smaller birds.
You're Flip? Flip is Levi's guy in Indiana.
He's kind of like Caleb, but he's amish, so Levi actually trusts him.
He has a bit of a wild streak.
Let's just say he's a horse that can't be broken.
Flip is one of the most popular amish kids in Indiana.
He's figured out more than one way how to bend the rules of the church.
Flip's got some big you know what.
There's a lot of amish crews fighting for territory in Indiana, and Flip's been running a small organization for Levi by himself for a long time.
Most amish people don't believe in violence, but I love to fight.
You're supposed to be Levi's big money-maker out here? Yeah.
A little redheaded guy is the party master of Indiana? I didn't think that was possible.
You don't attract the cops and get in trouble, do you? No.
The cops aren't the problem.
I'll figure out what this guy is about once we get to work.
Levi asked me to come to his construction site.
I've been around construction my whole life.
He sent me out here to be the boss.
I mean, it's construction.
It's not the biggest thing in his group that he does.
But it's a start.
Esther She came through for me, like I was hoping she would, and I figured she would after the talk we had.
She owes me.
She turned around and stabbed me brother both in the back, so that's the least she could do for me.
Levi sent me here.
I don't get people lunches.
They got to go get me lunches.
I've had a lot of time to think about the leaders' meeting, but it's very clear that some important people still respect the schmucker name.
Well, I brought you in because I have something on my mind that maybe could work out a little later down the line.
We could get married eventually at some point.
Marrying Levi can fix a lot of the problems.
That my family has had since my dad died, but I'm wondering what's in it for Levi.
When an amish person gets engaged, not only do they need to get permission from the families.
They also need to get permission from the church.
If the bishop approves of the engagement, he will give the couple a zeugnis.
The zeugnis is like a contract, and usually what they say is that the man will provide for his wife.
The wife will be submissive to the husband She's supposed to do whatever he says And that she will raise all of their children amish.
If you're denied zeugnis, it basically means you'll never be allowed to get married in the church.
Once you go to the bishop, what do you think the chances are, especially It can be done.
I don't know what type of a game that Levi's trying to play, but I do know that marrying him is going to put my family one step closer to being in charge of amish aid again.
I was told the meth lab is hidden in this junkyard.
I mean, it's the perfect place for it.
It's just gonna blend in.
So I got some looking around to do.
English drug dealers like to hide out near amish farms.
They know the amish aren't going to the cops, and they can take advantage of amish youth on rumspringa.
These kids definitely weren't lying.
I'm pretty sure this is the source of the meth, but I need to be 100% certain before I handle it.
We got to get out of here.
That is the worst stuff I've ever smelled.
I don't know how people put that stuff in their body.
I've shot rabbits from a hundred yards away.
A propane tank from here That's easy.
The amish have a saying To tend to a garden properly You have to pull all the weeds out by the roots.
Over here.
Levi sent me out here to help Flip.
He needs some muscle to make things happen.
I've heard that out here, amish crews use English moonshiners to avoid conflict with the church.
This guy has the best booze in the county, but for some reason, he won't sell it to me.
The guy's selling booze for the competition.
We need to eliminate this guy.
What's going on in here? He's got all kinds of booze.
So, what's going on? Well, I got some information for you.
Okay.
I know one of Levi's guys is selling bad milk, rotten milk.
Another one's running, like, a buggy chop shop.
A buggy chop shop? Yeah.
Don't be calling me out here in the middle of nowhere to meet you to talk about chop shops and spoiled milk.
What do you got for me? Well, how's my case going? What else can you tell me? Well, I know a little bit about Levi's schedule.
Do you know his route? Mondays, he goes around, collects all the amish aid.
Okay.
Tuesday, he goes to the bank, deposits everything.
Okay.
I know every Thursday, he has a meeting.
Have you been at these meetings? He don't let me in these meetings.
Stop me around.
Might be able to get a lot more information for you.
The only reason why I'm talking to the constable is to make sure I don't end up in jail.
I can end up in a lot worse a place.
There's no promises in this, all right? I'll let you know where to meet up.
Come on.
I haven't been to church with my wife.
For quite some time, but Merlin insisted that we come together, and she's not happy with that.
A beloved preacher recently passed away, and the community is coming together for one of the most important church services, breddicher maha.
Breddicher maha is an election for a preacher, and it's a huge deal in the amish community.
First, several men are nominated by the community so that they can become the next preacher.
The bishop places a stack of bibles in front of them.
One Bible has a special piece of paper placed in it.
One by one, the nominated men pick up the bibles.
The person that opens the Bible with the special paper on the inside is the one that God has chosen to be the next preacher.
Preacher is a lifelong position.
And is vital to the amish community.
They're the eyes and the ears of the bishop, and that holds a lot of power.
I don't know how Merlin did it, but it scares the daylights out of me that he could rig something like this.
Andrew should be happy.
A preacher's wife is held in the highest regard in the amish community.
When he asked for my help, he should have known that God works in mysterious ways.
Merlin might have made things better for me and my wife, but I'm more afraid for my family than before.
Merlin is not what he seems.
He's dangerous.
Whether Andrew likes it or not, he owes me.
Now that I have another ally in the church, it's just a matter of time before Holmes county's mine again.
This isn't God's doing.
This is the work of the devil.
I've been running my family's lumber company.
For over 10 years now.
I started out as my dad's assistant, dragging saplings around, and he taught me the ins and outs of being a lumberjack.
What brings you here? With everything that's happened, it really hurt when she took that peacock feather from Merlin.
Thank you for the feather.
It's very pretty.
It was the least I could do for a beautiful girl like you.
You're my girlfriend.
Why the hell would he give you something like that? If you give somebody a peacock feather, it means they want to be with you.
I didn't realize what he was doing.
If becoming amish is what you want me to do, I will.
I've been having some problems.
With this guy who won't sell booze to me.
Caleb has a plan to go into this dairy farm.
Cows' farts are very flammable, so that's how we're gonna use it.
We're gonna bag it up and use it on the shed.
Come on.
Got to hurry up.
There's a couple different ways to collect cow farts.
The traditional method is they use a jar and catch it.
But that's a little too primitive for what we need to do.
We're gonna have to step our game up.
Whoa, girl.
Extracting the methane gas from a cow is not really the prettiest thing to see or watch or do, but in the end, it's definitely worth it.
Oh, yeah.
Just not good.
We're harvesting.
Boy, she was full, though, wasn't she? Now that we have our fuel, all we need is a little bit of fire.
Now that I have Andrew installed in the church, it's time that I unleash ruck to take care of Wayne.
I don't have a driver's license, but I know how to drive a tractor.
It can't be that much different.
I'm pretty sure I have quite a bit of anger issues, but I believe that it says that in the Bible, what you sow, that also shall you reap.
So I believe he's reaping what he's done, and he's getting his fair reward.
Get out of the truck now.
The unrighteous will not inherit the earth.
I am washed, and I am sanctified and justified in the name of my lord, Jesus Christ.
Wayne is just like Judas.
If he betrayed Merlin.
I won't stand for that.
Who's ride is that? I had gotten a confidential tip that there may be some stuff that Levi may or may not be up to.
Why is he following me? I just want to try and prevent any incidents.
From occurring in the near future.
Levi, how are you doing okay? Great.
Why you following me? I need you to step out of the vehicle for me real quick.
We're just gonna have a conversation real quick.
How you doing? All right.
I just got some information I wanted to pass on to you.
Word got out of some things that you all may be planning.
I don't know nothing about it.
Well, I'm sure you're gonna tell me that you don't.
Honestly, I don't.
I'm here to tell you that I know otherwise.
You're definitely gonna be under a microscope here.
So, you guys, you know, you probably don't want to do anything dumb, because obviously, if you do, you know, you're gonna face charges, okay? Yeah.
That's fine with me.
I have no plans.
All right.
Have a good day.
Well, the constable was following me, so I stopped, see what he wants.
I don't give a what he says.
I got to do my business and take care of my people.
He can go mind his own damn business.
I'm gonna do what I got to do.
Levi's proposal is a chance for my family to get control of amish aid again.
If he is going to the bishop to get the zeugnis, then I have to do what every amish woman needs to do You will never hear an amish woman talk about it, but we all have to learn how to become a wife.
Your mom teaches you the ins and the outs of the housework, but you have to go to an expert to teach you about bundling.
Bundling is an amish tradition that helps couples get closer to each other while still keeping their honor intact.
You have to spend every night for two weeks tightly wrapped together in blankets, and you can't even touch each other.
The idea behind it is to get closer to your loved one without giving in to temptation.
The problem is a tightly wrapped sheet is no match for temptation.
The only amish bundling place in the country is in Ohio, and it's run by this amish woman who everybody knows but nobody ever wants to cross, Mary Troyer.
She is swartzentruber amish, and even the old order amish think they're crazy.
They barely bathe, they're really mean, and if you cross one of them, they will come after you.
Mary she's a smart lady and tough as nails.
I heard a story that a couple tried not to pay her for bundling lessons, so she wrapped the guy in a bundling blanket and beat him until the girl went and got the money.
Mary is an amish badass.
You just do not play games with her.
How many times do I have to keep coming? Till you get married.
Oh, really? The Lancaster amish whine about everything.
They might as well be English.
Are they done or Yeah.
They're going into the soaking room.
What's a soaking room? An amish woman Esther's age should definitely know what soaking means.
It's where the guy puts it in the girl, but they don't move.
They just lay there.
I don't even know where to start with that.
That makes no sense.
Isn't this to practice to lay by each other and not touch, and then they go back and just Yeah.
They're not allowed to have sex.
But that is having sex.
It's not sex.
Where I come from, if you don't move, that's not having sex.
I would never allow that.
But Well, a lot of my customers love it.
Oh, I'm sure they do.
I'm sure they do.
If karrie's gonna convert, we need to get the bishop's approval.
I'm her amish sponsor, but if the bishop suspects we're anything more than friends, I'm screwed.
He can strip me of amish aid on the spot.
Wayne.
I appreciate it.
Mm-hmm.
By sponsoring karrie, I'm staking my name to her becoming amish.
If she's not accepted, the community and the church will view me as a failure, and it could mean the end of running amish aid.
Whatever you can carry.
Got to hurry.
We didn't want to let all this booze go to waste.
I'm sure we can find a good use for it.
Here.
I got you.
Are you sure this is gonna work? I know Flip's a little nervous about how this is gonna go, but, I mean, he's just gonna have to trust me on this.
Run this real quick.
It's a little tangled up here.
Hurry up, man.
I'm trying.
Come on.
All right, this will give us plenty of time.
Let's get out of here.
Stay here.
This guy's making booze in a shed in the woods.
You think he's gonna call the cops on me? Get down.
Go, go, go, go, go! There's a traditional amish game.
That swartzentruber amish play at weddings.
It's called hot ass.
You lean over, and someone slaps your ass as hard as they can, and then you try to guess who did it.
If you guess who did it on the first try, you will win all that money for that round.
The longer it takes for you to guess correctly, the more money people will take back, and there will be none left, and you will lose.
It's my favorite game and a real money-maker.
Ohh! Run this real quick.
Come on.
All right, this will give us plenty of time.
Let's get out of here.
Out here, there's no Levi to tell me how to do things, so when I send a message, I don't have to worry about a backlash.
Get down.
Go, go, go, go, go.
So, how's Levi been? His field party got busted.
You know, like, the cops show up, completely shut down the party.
Somebody had to have tipped the cops off.
He's gonna find out who it is.
He always does.
If Levi and I are going to get married, he has to get the zeugnis from the bishop.
It's tradition.
It's also one of the few times that you will see Levi driving his buggy.
He cannot drive up to the bishop's house in his car.
Hi, Levi.
Hi.
Okay.
Whoa.
Next week on "amish mafia" He thinks he's such a man of faith, but I'm gonna show this sinner what happens when you mess with me.
Welcome to your new home, guys.
No, not my limo! The bear is the only guy that the amish fear more than Levi.
Do you want to be in that pond? Levi's just too paranoid.
Why is he following me? Somebody had to have tipped the cops off.
Stop me around.
It's against the law to have weapons of mass destruction, but no one said anything about cow farts.
Merlin is nothing but a lying snake.
Levi, I need you to step out of the vehicle for me.
This isn't grain corn.
I'm gonna end it now.
Yes, there really is an amish mafia.
How does he keep finding us? You got no permission to video me.
Who hired you? I can't tell you that.
By law, I can't tell you.
You have no right to follow me around.
You have no reason to.
I'm not bothering you.
I'm just sitting here.
Yeah, you are.
You're bothering us.
You have no right to video me on private property.
Yes, we are.
Any other time when you're following If you're even following at my place.
You better not follow me in my place.
Well, sometimes it's hard to keep up.
You go pretty fast.
Better watch your back.
You're in my town now.
This local amish elder called me up, and he said that some kids are doing suspicious stuff in his phone shanty.
He's getting a little worried about it.
Amish kids tend to experiment with tobacco and green corn, stuff like that.
Unfortunately, there's been an increase in the hard drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and it's affecting both the English and the amish communities.
29 fugitives were arrested, over $6,000 in U.
S.
currency seized, over 20 grams of heroin, over 61 grams of cocaine.
The amish wouldn't have a problem with drugs.
If it weren't for the English.
They're the ones that bring it into the community.
The worst the English world gets, the more we have to do to protect our community.
Levi is just too paranoid right now.
He's preoccupied with everything that's going on.
Sometimes, it seems like his needs come before the community's, and I'm left picking up the slack, you know? Andrew's a dear friend.
He's very loyal.
But his wife came to me with some very disturbing news.
He's strayed from the righteous path and has fallen for English temptation.
Yeah.
I believe God is leading me to wayward souls like Andrew so I can help them and they can help me.
Andrew's sins are grave, but I know exactly how to restore his place with the church.
Why do you think he called for me? You were at the party last night.
You know what happened.
My party was out there in the middle of nowhere.
How did it ever get busted? It's too far away from anything.
Someone opened their mouth.
I got an envelope full of money for Levi for this, and I'm still gonna get on.
I can't win for losing.
Why don't you guys just stay here.
Caleb's here.
You had the cops there.
You know I don't want no cops around.
It wasn't really my fault, though.
What do you mean it wasn't your fault? Sure it was your fault.
I don't understand why Levi's getting so upset.
We made a lot of money, and no one got arrested.
You had the bishop on my ass.
Now you have the cops on my ass.
I'm getting sick and tired of these calls that you did this and you did that.
Do you want to be in that pond? I don't need you to be around here, screwing up all the time.
I can't take this anymore.
I'm gonna send you out to Indiana.
Indiana? Indiana has the largest amish communities.
Outside of Lancaster and Holmes county.
You can find pockets.
Of amish farms all over the place.
It's lots of space to get away from the English world.
Indiana amish are peaceful.
They're kind.
They're very welcoming.
And they just seem like any other amish at first.
But they're a little Wilder than we are.
They're known for their moonshine and their field parties.
I've heard of them getting up to a thousand people out there in the middle of nowhere.
There are a lot of little crews out there, and they all compete with each other to throw these parties.
I've heard it can be a little unruly out there, because no one even knows if they got a leader of amish aid.
I have a guy that works for me, and he throws great parties.
He needs some muscle.
He needs supplies out there.
And you're gonna go help him.
Don't let me down, either.
Look at me when I'm talking to you, not just look down at the ground.
Get your head out of your ass.
Get out of here.
Indiana isn't exactly my idea of a good time, but it's better than being sent to an abandoned farmhouse.
Amish guys aren't known for being talkers on the phone.
They're usually all business.
If these kids take more than a couple of minutes, I know for sure it's them.
They've been in there way too long.
This isn't green corn.
This is a lot worse.
Levi sent me out just to find this guy that's late on paying the amish aid.
I think that's him.
Looks like his carriage and horse.
Yo! You got Levi's mush! Steve can't drive a car, but everyone in Lancaster knows he's the fastest buggy driver around.
I need Levi's money now.
You better not do that again, or I'll have to beat your ass up more.
I got 10 of these chickens.
I use them for my egg supply.
We take good care of them.
Animals are very important in the amish culture, 'cause we use them to work in the fields, put food on the table.
This is my prize here, Peter, Paul, peacock, and Sarah and Mary, the girls.
Kind of the highlight of the day.
It's nice after a long, hard day of work to just come out here with the birds and the peacocks and just relax, spend time with them.
The boy peacocks are the bright blue and the colorful, and the girls are just the gray, smaller birds.
You're Flip? Flip is Levi's guy in Indiana.
He's kind of like Caleb, but he's amish, so Levi actually trusts him.
He has a bit of a wild streak.
Let's just say he's a horse that can't be broken.
Flip is one of the most popular amish kids in Indiana.
He's figured out more than one way how to bend the rules of the church.
Flip's got some big you know what.
There's a lot of amish crews fighting for territory in Indiana, and Flip's been running a small organization for Levi by himself for a long time.
Most amish people don't believe in violence, but I love to fight.
You're supposed to be Levi's big money-maker out here? Yeah.
A little redheaded guy is the party master of Indiana? I didn't think that was possible.
You don't attract the cops and get in trouble, do you? No.
The cops aren't the problem.
I'll figure out what this guy is about once we get to work.
Levi asked me to come to his construction site.
I've been around construction my whole life.
He sent me out here to be the boss.
I mean, it's construction.
It's not the biggest thing in his group that he does.
But it's a start.
Esther She came through for me, like I was hoping she would, and I figured she would after the talk we had.
She owes me.
She turned around and stabbed me brother both in the back, so that's the least she could do for me.
Levi sent me here.
I don't get people lunches.
They got to go get me lunches.
I've had a lot of time to think about the leaders' meeting, but it's very clear that some important people still respect the schmucker name.
Well, I brought you in because I have something on my mind that maybe could work out a little later down the line.
We could get married eventually at some point.
Marrying Levi can fix a lot of the problems.
That my family has had since my dad died, but I'm wondering what's in it for Levi.
When an amish person gets engaged, not only do they need to get permission from the families.
They also need to get permission from the church.
If the bishop approves of the engagement, he will give the couple a zeugnis.
The zeugnis is like a contract, and usually what they say is that the man will provide for his wife.
The wife will be submissive to the husband She's supposed to do whatever he says And that she will raise all of their children amish.
If you're denied zeugnis, it basically means you'll never be allowed to get married in the church.
Once you go to the bishop, what do you think the chances are, especially It can be done.
I don't know what type of a game that Levi's trying to play, but I do know that marrying him is going to put my family one step closer to being in charge of amish aid again.
I was told the meth lab is hidden in this junkyard.
I mean, it's the perfect place for it.
It's just gonna blend in.
So I got some looking around to do.
English drug dealers like to hide out near amish farms.
They know the amish aren't going to the cops, and they can take advantage of amish youth on rumspringa.
These kids definitely weren't lying.
I'm pretty sure this is the source of the meth, but I need to be 100% certain before I handle it.
We got to get out of here.
That is the worst stuff I've ever smelled.
I don't know how people put that stuff in their body.
I've shot rabbits from a hundred yards away.
A propane tank from here That's easy.
The amish have a saying To tend to a garden properly You have to pull all the weeds out by the roots.
Over here.
Levi sent me out here to help Flip.
He needs some muscle to make things happen.
I've heard that out here, amish crews use English moonshiners to avoid conflict with the church.
This guy has the best booze in the county, but for some reason, he won't sell it to me.
The guy's selling booze for the competition.
We need to eliminate this guy.
What's going on in here? He's got all kinds of booze.
So, what's going on? Well, I got some information for you.
Okay.
I know one of Levi's guys is selling bad milk, rotten milk.
Another one's running, like, a buggy chop shop.
A buggy chop shop? Yeah.
Don't be calling me out here in the middle of nowhere to meet you to talk about chop shops and spoiled milk.
What do you got for me? Well, how's my case going? What else can you tell me? Well, I know a little bit about Levi's schedule.
Do you know his route? Mondays, he goes around, collects all the amish aid.
Okay.
Tuesday, he goes to the bank, deposits everything.
Okay.
I know every Thursday, he has a meeting.
Have you been at these meetings? He don't let me in these meetings.
Stop me around.
Might be able to get a lot more information for you.
The only reason why I'm talking to the constable is to make sure I don't end up in jail.
I can end up in a lot worse a place.
There's no promises in this, all right? I'll let you know where to meet up.
Come on.
I haven't been to church with my wife.
For quite some time, but Merlin insisted that we come together, and she's not happy with that.
A beloved preacher recently passed away, and the community is coming together for one of the most important church services, breddicher maha.
Breddicher maha is an election for a preacher, and it's a huge deal in the amish community.
First, several men are nominated by the community so that they can become the next preacher.
The bishop places a stack of bibles in front of them.
One Bible has a special piece of paper placed in it.
One by one, the nominated men pick up the bibles.
The person that opens the Bible with the special paper on the inside is the one that God has chosen to be the next preacher.
Preacher is a lifelong position.
And is vital to the amish community.
They're the eyes and the ears of the bishop, and that holds a lot of power.
I don't know how Merlin did it, but it scares the daylights out of me that he could rig something like this.
Andrew should be happy.
A preacher's wife is held in the highest regard in the amish community.
When he asked for my help, he should have known that God works in mysterious ways.
Merlin might have made things better for me and my wife, but I'm more afraid for my family than before.
Merlin is not what he seems.
He's dangerous.
Whether Andrew likes it or not, he owes me.
Now that I have another ally in the church, it's just a matter of time before Holmes county's mine again.
This isn't God's doing.
This is the work of the devil.
I've been running my family's lumber company.
For over 10 years now.
I started out as my dad's assistant, dragging saplings around, and he taught me the ins and outs of being a lumberjack.
What brings you here? With everything that's happened, it really hurt when she took that peacock feather from Merlin.
Thank you for the feather.
It's very pretty.
It was the least I could do for a beautiful girl like you.
You're my girlfriend.
Why the hell would he give you something like that? If you give somebody a peacock feather, it means they want to be with you.
I didn't realize what he was doing.
If becoming amish is what you want me to do, I will.
I've been having some problems.
With this guy who won't sell booze to me.
Caleb has a plan to go into this dairy farm.
Cows' farts are very flammable, so that's how we're gonna use it.
We're gonna bag it up and use it on the shed.
Come on.
Got to hurry up.
There's a couple different ways to collect cow farts.
The traditional method is they use a jar and catch it.
But that's a little too primitive for what we need to do.
We're gonna have to step our game up.
Whoa, girl.
Extracting the methane gas from a cow is not really the prettiest thing to see or watch or do, but in the end, it's definitely worth it.
Oh, yeah.
Just not good.
We're harvesting.
Boy, she was full, though, wasn't she? Now that we have our fuel, all we need is a little bit of fire.
Now that I have Andrew installed in the church, it's time that I unleash ruck to take care of Wayne.
I don't have a driver's license, but I know how to drive a tractor.
It can't be that much different.
I'm pretty sure I have quite a bit of anger issues, but I believe that it says that in the Bible, what you sow, that also shall you reap.
So I believe he's reaping what he's done, and he's getting his fair reward.
Get out of the truck now.
The unrighteous will not inherit the earth.
I am washed, and I am sanctified and justified in the name of my lord, Jesus Christ.
Wayne is just like Judas.
If he betrayed Merlin.
I won't stand for that.
Who's ride is that? I had gotten a confidential tip that there may be some stuff that Levi may or may not be up to.
Why is he following me? I just want to try and prevent any incidents.
From occurring in the near future.
Levi, how are you doing okay? Great.
Why you following me? I need you to step out of the vehicle for me real quick.
We're just gonna have a conversation real quick.
How you doing? All right.
I just got some information I wanted to pass on to you.
Word got out of some things that you all may be planning.
I don't know nothing about it.
Well, I'm sure you're gonna tell me that you don't.
Honestly, I don't.
I'm here to tell you that I know otherwise.
You're definitely gonna be under a microscope here.
So, you guys, you know, you probably don't want to do anything dumb, because obviously, if you do, you know, you're gonna face charges, okay? Yeah.
That's fine with me.
I have no plans.
All right.
Have a good day.
Well, the constable was following me, so I stopped, see what he wants.
I don't give a what he says.
I got to do my business and take care of my people.
He can go mind his own damn business.
I'm gonna do what I got to do.
Levi's proposal is a chance for my family to get control of amish aid again.
If he is going to the bishop to get the zeugnis, then I have to do what every amish woman needs to do You will never hear an amish woman talk about it, but we all have to learn how to become a wife.
Your mom teaches you the ins and the outs of the housework, but you have to go to an expert to teach you about bundling.
Bundling is an amish tradition that helps couples get closer to each other while still keeping their honor intact.
You have to spend every night for two weeks tightly wrapped together in blankets, and you can't even touch each other.
The idea behind it is to get closer to your loved one without giving in to temptation.
The problem is a tightly wrapped sheet is no match for temptation.
The only amish bundling place in the country is in Ohio, and it's run by this amish woman who everybody knows but nobody ever wants to cross, Mary Troyer.
She is swartzentruber amish, and even the old order amish think they're crazy.
They barely bathe, they're really mean, and if you cross one of them, they will come after you.
Mary she's a smart lady and tough as nails.
I heard a story that a couple tried not to pay her for bundling lessons, so she wrapped the guy in a bundling blanket and beat him until the girl went and got the money.
Mary is an amish badass.
You just do not play games with her.
How many times do I have to keep coming? Till you get married.
Oh, really? The Lancaster amish whine about everything.
They might as well be English.
Are they done or Yeah.
They're going into the soaking room.
What's a soaking room? An amish woman Esther's age should definitely know what soaking means.
It's where the guy puts it in the girl, but they don't move.
They just lay there.
I don't even know where to start with that.
That makes no sense.
Isn't this to practice to lay by each other and not touch, and then they go back and just Yeah.
They're not allowed to have sex.
But that is having sex.
It's not sex.
Where I come from, if you don't move, that's not having sex.
I would never allow that.
But Well, a lot of my customers love it.
Oh, I'm sure they do.
I'm sure they do.
If karrie's gonna convert, we need to get the bishop's approval.
I'm her amish sponsor, but if the bishop suspects we're anything more than friends, I'm screwed.
He can strip me of amish aid on the spot.
Wayne.
I appreciate it.
Mm-hmm.
By sponsoring karrie, I'm staking my name to her becoming amish.
If she's not accepted, the community and the church will view me as a failure, and it could mean the end of running amish aid.
Whatever you can carry.
Got to hurry.
We didn't want to let all this booze go to waste.
I'm sure we can find a good use for it.
Here.
I got you.
Are you sure this is gonna work? I know Flip's a little nervous about how this is gonna go, but, I mean, he's just gonna have to trust me on this.
Run this real quick.
It's a little tangled up here.
Hurry up, man.
I'm trying.
Come on.
All right, this will give us plenty of time.
Let's get out of here.
Stay here.
This guy's making booze in a shed in the woods.
You think he's gonna call the cops on me? Get down.
Go, go, go, go, go! There's a traditional amish game.
That swartzentruber amish play at weddings.
It's called hot ass.
You lean over, and someone slaps your ass as hard as they can, and then you try to guess who did it.
If you guess who did it on the first try, you will win all that money for that round.
The longer it takes for you to guess correctly, the more money people will take back, and there will be none left, and you will lose.
It's my favorite game and a real money-maker.
Ohh! Run this real quick.
Come on.
All right, this will give us plenty of time.
Let's get out of here.
Out here, there's no Levi to tell me how to do things, so when I send a message, I don't have to worry about a backlash.
Get down.
Go, go, go, go, go.
So, how's Levi been? His field party got busted.
You know, like, the cops show up, completely shut down the party.
Somebody had to have tipped the cops off.
He's gonna find out who it is.
He always does.
If Levi and I are going to get married, he has to get the zeugnis from the bishop.
It's tradition.
It's also one of the few times that you will see Levi driving his buggy.
He cannot drive up to the bishop's house in his car.
Hi, Levi.
Hi.
Okay.
Whoa.
Next week on "amish mafia" He thinks he's such a man of faith, but I'm gonna show this sinner what happens when you mess with me.
Welcome to your new home, guys.
No, not my limo! The bear is the only guy that the amish fear more than Levi.