Big Sky (2020) s02e04 Episode Script

Previously on "Big Sky" You asked me to dinner for a reason.
Tell me what you want.
I need your advice on how to get through to Cassie.
Rick Legarski's twin is a dog trainer? Wolf is some kind of guru.
Ronald has shown no improvement.
Then change what you're doing.
Ronald, Ronald, Ronald.
I am here to help you.
Can you help me dump the drugs? I have a better idea we sell them.
Last week, Max said she saw this creepy dude in a van.
- Keep walking.
- I saw you! Ugh! Come on! Let's go! Hi, Tonya.
Please don't hurt me! I didn't take your money.
Please.
Sam did, and now you're responsible.
Remember that kid that came in the other day, wanting to report a crime? He didn't happen to sign in or anything, did he? - Bridger Ryan.
- Help me! I-I've been kidnapped and abducted! - Stay back! - Please hurry! Please! No! I figured Tonya was being held in the area.
I saw a construction trailer on the way.
We got a problem.
You can do this.
You see that? Somebody's in there.
Let's have a look.
Don't shoot, please! Sorry, we thought you might be somebody else.
You You scared me half to death.
Wait.
Huckleberry pie.
The diner, right? Right.
Yeah, that pie was my favorite part of the day.
So, what's with the guns? Well, I-I'm Cassie Dewell.
This is my associate, Jerrie Kennedy.
There was an incident at a diner down the road.
The owner was murdered.
We believe the suspect's still at large with a missing woman.
Oh, no.
So you two are cops? Private investigators.
We've been searching the area.
There aren't many roads.
We saw the lights and then your car.
I totally understand.
So, what are you doing out here? Well, uh, digging mostly digging over there, mostly.
Um, yeah, it's gonna be a pool.
Yeah.
It's Permits are a mess.
Company flew me in to make sense of it.
Probably lost track of time tonight.
So Do you mind if we just take a look around quick? Sure.
Not much to see but dirt so far.
Anything? Nope.
Nothing, like you said.
That's a relief.
Is something wrong? Mind if we take a look in the trailer? Well, it's a mess.
Like I said, all-nighter.
- Yeah, we just want to be sure.
- Well, I'd probably know if there was a murderer in there.
I am thorough like that.
But go ahead.
Be my guest.
Go ahead.
Told you it was a mess.
Can I help you guys with anything else? Nope.
We're good.
Just wanted to make sure.
Thanks.
Maybe you shouldn't be out here alone.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Thank you.
Good night.
- They gone? - For now.
- She's not dead.
- She looks dead.
- She bit me.
- You sure? I applied non-lethal force.
I think.
You think or you know? You can pull on that all morning, but it's not gonna come off.
What the hell is this? It's an aversive.
Uh a special choke collar.
Step out of line, it'll tighten.
And I put it on while you were asleep.
Take it off.
Only you can take it off.
Uh, not physically, of course, but based on the pyramid of trust you build.
You call this trust? I would be careful with that if I were you.
It's a sensitive contraption.
Even I have limits to my patience.
- Stop threatening me.
- Threats give intention.
This here This is a promise.
This is the last gasp, Ronald for both of us.
Please.
- Take it off.
- I need you to succeed.
Come on.
Let's take a walk.
I went to great lengths to save you, Ronald.
The people you and my brother work for, they weren't content to have you just live out in the woods, believing you'd evaded them.
I didn't plan on letting them find me.
They knew where you were.
But then I stepped in.
I made a deal for your life.
There is nothing, bought or sold, more valuable than a man's good name.
The Legarski name was tarnished.
And just as my brother used you as a tool to defile it, so too I will use you as a tool to restore it.
Well, my mother was a Catholic.
She taught me about the concept of repentance.
So, I can say some Hail Marys and a Rosary, and we can be done with these foolish games? I'm after something deeper than a few rote prayers muttered on your knees.
Rebirth.
A new you.
I'm fine the way I am.
Thank you.
No, you're not.
You just don't know it yet.
We've given life to many creatures on this ranch over the years, and many lives have been taken from us.
Painlessly.
Naturally, mostly.
You sound so crestfallen.
We're not here for games and giggles.
I am trying to help you.
Interesting you mentioned your mother.
My mother she was a doozy.
She did love Rick, though.
He could do no wrong in her eyes.
Yours was she loving? She believed I had potential.
Go on.
But I fell short.
I didn't achieve that potential.
I know the feeling.
She would give me this look, and I could see it the disappointment.
Do you know why you didn't live up to your potential? My urges, I guess.
Let me guess no security cameras? Don't get much crime out here.
Guy probably knew all his customers by name.
Don't know what this county's coming to.
Used to be hats off inside, open doors for a lady, please and thank you.
Now it's just all gone in the crapper.
How about we save that discussion for later? I'm sensing a trend here.
Which makes sense, 'cause my mom called it the yickety-yacks, but I-If you mean minimal chatter and focus on the job, that would be correct, Deputy.
- Noted, ma'am.
- No "ma'am" either.
- I don't know what to call you.
- How about Hoyt? It's against my upbringing to call a lady by her last name, but for you, I will make an exception, - Hoyt.
- Thank you.
Hey.
Any luck? Construction site about a mile up the road.
We met the site manager last night.
- Did you get a name? - No, but I met her in town.
She says she's new.
What are you thinking? I don't like the coincidence.
Yeah, me either.
We searched the site.
Nothing turned up.
Okay, well, if Tonya was on foot, the dogs will pick something up on the grid search.
Figure out where she came from.
We'll start there.
Can we talk? Privately? What's up? I think you need to talk to Travis.
If he's got any information on who the cartel sent, maybe you could get it out of him? I'm just trying to keep proper professional boundaries.
Oh.
How How is that working out for you? Ugh.
Fine.
Fine, but if he shuts me down, he shuts me down.
Yeah.
Jeez.
What's up? What's going on? Tonya's still missing.
Yeah? And I-I told you if someone from the cartel got her, she's not missing, Jen, she's dead.
This faction is from Vancouver, okay? And the Bhullars that took over the entire operation, they even kicked the Mexicans out of management.
They're thorough, and they are ruthless.
Look, we know that Tonya escaped from whoever took her, at least for a little bit, right? There's a chance that she could still be alive.
Can you help me? Hmm? I might know somebody I can ask.
Okay? He's a, um He's a local named Dietrich.
Runs everything, actually.
- I've heard of him.
- I'll see what I can do, but, Jenny, if this goes sideways, I'm telling you right now, I'm bailing.
That's all I'm asking.
That is not all you're asking.
It's not That's not all I'm asking.
Isn't that Stone's truck? Oh, yeah.
I think so.
- This where he stay at? - Yeah.
You check him out like I asked? Yeah, my friend in Texas said he's solid.
Yeah.
Come here.
You sure it was the same guy who tried to jump us? Same van.
It was him.
Okay, we, like, need to be super careful.
Oh, here, I got you a present.
- Oh.
- Okay, check it out when he comes at you, you just stab and then swipe.
Oh, God.
Yeah.
Badass, huh? Yeah.
Um, let's hope it doesn't come to that.
Yeah.
Well, if we're lucky, he's just a rando creeper serial killer and not somebody looking for the drugs or the money.
Are we gonna tell Madison and Bridger? Yeah.
Yeah, we will.
Let's just get this done first.
Hey! Yo.
So, is this, like, your little sidekick now, Harp? Looks like you just ate a Smurf.
Yeah? And? Okay, can we just get this over with? Sure.
Yeah.
Show me what you got.
Whoa.
Where did you get this? Remember what I said about questions? Not really.
Hey, dude, you wanna do this or not? Yeah.
Uh, why don't I just take this, and I'll get back to you with some numbers or or deal points.
Cool? Um, okay.
Hey.
So, like, we doing this or not? Um.
Hmm.
No.
No.
No, we have to go.
Bridger? Hello? No, I'm just kidding.
I'm not here, but you can leave a voicemail after the beep.
Cassie's not here.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm just stopping by.
To see Cassie.
Right.
Am I that obvious? Remember, be patient.
Let her come to you.
Yeah.
I'm starting to think that's never gonna happen.
Okay, well, plus, we are kinda busy.
I heard.
You making progress on the, uh - Tonya case, is it? - Not that I can share.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I did find something on Ronald.
- Okay.
- Got three solid messages on that tip line we set up.
I followed up, and let's just say crazy.
Ah.
Yeah.
Tip lines are the "Dr.
Phil" of the lonely and crazy.
But this one seems plausible.
Land surveyor said he saw a man matching Ronald's description - outside a remote cabin.
- Go on.
Also said he was standing with a woman who sounds a lot like Scarlet blonde.
Okay.
Yeah.
Interesting.
And it's pretty close by.
Hmm.
Is this any different than the apartment complex you checked out last week? Or the caller who said, "Ronald is staying in that trailer park east of downtown?" Denise thinks I'm wasting my time.
I did not say that.
But I think we all need to make peace with the fact that this guy is gone.
How about we take a ride up to this cabin? - Okay.
Let's go.
- What - Wait, really? - Really.
Bye.
Hey.
Got your text.
Travis give you anything? Nothing solid.
He was gonna ask a contact of his, a guy named Dietrich.
Local, runs things around here.
You trust Travis is telling you the truth about this, not trying to protect his case? I do.
He's a good guy.
I bet he is.
I'm just You know.
He makes me happy.
Kinda takes a load off things, you know? - Okay.
Good for you.
- Mm-hmm.
You deserve it.
Hell, we both do after what we've been through.
- Life is short, right? - Mm.
What about you? What about me? Lindor.
- Oh.
- You ever gonna give him a chance? Maybe.
Uh I've got Kai to consider.
I'm just gonna take things slow.
Screw slow.
Yeah.
Okay, cool.
The K9 unit found something.
Hey, Dietrich? Stone.
Listen I just wanted to say, if you ever need something done Like what? Like finding the shipment you never got.
Listen, man, I'm just saying.
I wanna be your man.
Why are you staying in a motel? Just in between places.
Right? You know how it is.
You wanna ask me anything else? You carrying? Always.
Why? Just cover my back, got it? Hey! Where the hell are you taking me? Well, it depends on your cooperation.
Let me out! Listen, man, I'm a good kid.
I-I'm a first-chair clarinet.
- I-I-I-I get straight Bs.
Please! - Well, that's great, kid, but I wanna talk about the crime that you wanted to report.
Listen, man, that was nothing.
I was just testing local law enforcement response for, um, a-a school project.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
Yeah, right, kid.
It's the truth, man, I swear! Well, here's the truth for you.
The lady I work for, she wants her stuff back.
Now, I know you have it.
And you don't give it to me, she's gonna do a whole lot worse than I will.
Go ahead say it.
Not who you thought they'd send? It's true.
Nothing's the same anymore.
Meet the new boss better-looking, more tasteful undergarments.
Hmm.
More power to you.
Now, let's just get to it.
Where are my drugs and money? That's funny, 'cause I was gonna ask you the same thing.
'Cause the way I see it, your man stole from us.
The drugs and the money disappeared from the crash before my guy got there, right? Big Sam screwed us both.
Now, I already told your daddy that I was gonna handle this, and then you show up to what? Fix things? My father's thorough.
So am I.
I'm gonna find it with or without your help, Dietrich.
Look, lady, you think you can come down here and tell us how to do things? I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I'm doing.
Yeah, well, you're not gonna like how that goes.
- How many times? - I don't know.
I mean, these guys are exactly - They're always the same.
- I know.
Oh, my gosh.
Sexy cowboy got the drop on you, Donno.
That's impressive.
Let's just go.
They have the dogs sweeping the "unreachables" riverbeds, ridge lines, what have you.
Faint trail of blood takes us straight to the water, which means we gotta dredge the pond.
Or she was injured.
- Could be from that.
- This is Tonya's.
You found this in here? Yeah, I think your friend's fish food.
Her name's Tonya, and until we find a body, we're operating under the idea that she's still out there.
Sorry, I didn't mean it like that.
- Just keep looking, Poppernak.
- Yes, ma'am.
My bad.
Yes, Hoyt.
"Yes, Hoyt.
" Look, Travis thinks Tonya was taken because she knew something about the missing drugs or money, so either the cartel has her in which case, Poppernak might be right Or Travis's contact, Dietrich, has her.
Either way, if they don't find what they're looking for, there's about to be a war.
Hey.
- Where's Bridger? - We have a problem.
Bridger is gone.
- What do you mean, "gone"? - He's gone.
I found his phone by his car.
I mean, he wouldn't just leave it like that.
I'm worried something bad happened to him.
We have to find him, like, now.
- Yeah, we will.
- We will.
Don't worry.
It's okay.
That was a great start.
But we're gonna need to dig deeper.
Can you remove the collar for now, please? Uhhhhhh I promised you a treat.
What is today? I don't know.
Today is Tuesday, so Two-for Tuesday! You can have a bowl of cereal tonight and, um, some private time with Scarlet.
That's really swell of you, Wolf.
All right, go on.
Now? - Go on.
- Yeah? Yeah.
- Hello, Ronald.
- Hi.
Did you make any progress? A little.
Well, I believe in you.
You have to be careful.
He has the remote for it.
And? You could get it.
I don't think that's a good idea.
He made me talk about my mother today.
- How was that? - It was weird, at first.
But he's a good listener.
Yeah, he is.
You really believe all this crap? Well, I believe that Wolf is trying to heal you.
What if I don't need "healing"? Well, he thinks you do, and he makes the rules.
You okay? It's like the day we got him.
You mean the day you got him.
Anybody here? Looks like their vacation's over.
Sure as hell didn't make much of it, either.
They definitely had time to get comfortable.
Maybe this wasn't worth the drive.
Land surveyor said he saw a man matching Ronald's description.
- Jerrie - And it makes sense that Ronald wouldn't be too far away.
I mean, if he didn't leave Helena before, - why would he leave now? - Listen to me.
Jerrie.
What? I want to get him as much as you do, but I mean, we are looking for a needle in a stack of needles at this point.
I'll have the place dusted for prints.
But in the meantime, I have a confession to make.
What kind of confession? Well, the kind where I admit to Googling you and watching old videos of you singing.
You have a great voice.
Okay, hold on, are are you cyber-stalking me? Um, I think the kids call it "sleuthing.
" Hmm.
Singing, songwriting that was another life.
A life before Ronald and Legarski.
Doesn't have to be.
I'm not the only woman that they took.
Okay, what about the ones who who can't get revenge? Or the ones that Ronald might hurt in the future? I need to see this through.
And if there was anyone to see this through with me right now, I'm glad it's you.
You want a cola? Listen, a-are you gonna do something freaky to me? What, like sing show tunes in my undies? Yeah, I might, kid.
And I might do worse if you don't start telling me the truth.
Listen, I-I really don't know what you're talking about.
Like, seriously.
Now, you went down to the police station to file a report.
It was right after that wreck the one near your little hideout.
Here's what I think.
I think you took something that does not belong to you.
No, sir.
No, sir.
I wouldn't I wouldn't do that.
I'm I'm a good kid.
What, you think I'm gonna hurt you? Come on, I'm an officer of the law.
Draw the line at hurting kids, you know? I coach Little League.
Now, all you gotta do is tell me who if not you has the stuff.
Just a name.
If I give you your stuff back, will you let me go? Oh, you got my word.
Otherwise, I'm just gonna have to start doing stuff I don't want to do.
You hear me? Tell me.
Tell me a name.
Madison.
My sister.
Okay.
- Hello? - Who is this? Who is this? Well, Madison, listen closely, 'cause I'm not gonna repeat myself.
You have something that does not belong to you, and I have your brother.
I'd like to make a trade.
A-A trade? What do you mean? The bags from the wreck bring 'em.
Don't call your parents.
Don't call the police.
Just you, alone.
I'll send you the location.
You have one hour.
Or else.
Okay, come on, let's go.
Mm, that poor, poor girl.
Maybe she just knew too much.
- I'm good.
- Eat it.
No, I-I have to believe Tonya doesn't know anything.
If she knew what Sam was involved in, why would she hire me? Right, but there's gotta be a reason why somebody wanted her dead.
- And if it's the cartel? I mean - Cass.
Tonya.
I know this sounds crazy, but it was a cop who killed the restaurant owner.
A-A cop? Did you get a name or a description? Sheriff's Department Deputy Harvey.
I saw his badge.
I'm sure of it.
Deputy Harvey Uh, can you explain? He told me that he wanted to talk to me about Sam's disappearance.
I told him I didn't know anything, but he kept asking.
And he hit me messed up my nose.
Okay, wait.
Deputy Harvey picked you up for questioning.
Yes.
He wouldn't let me go.
You escaped? I went into the cafe for help.
I feel terrible.
Someone died 'cause of me.
Tonya, everything's gonna be fine.
The most important thing is that you're safe.
He told me he killed Sam and he was gonna do the same thing to me.
Please, just be careful.
We'll get him.
We gotta get this up in front of Tubb.
Yeah.
This isn't gonna work.
So negative.
I like Tonya.
She's got potential.
Yeah, she's got potential to tell them everything.
No, you underestimate her.
She's smart, likable - I'm not underestimating her.
- Fine.
If I'm wrong, you can kill her whole family.
Your favorite thing.
Okay, so, she points the finger at Harvey.
- Then what? - Leave the heavy thinking to me.
Just gonna try things a little differently here.
I don't know what that means.
We get to Harvey before the cops do.
Wait, we should leave one of the bags here.
You heard him.
He said bring both.
Okay, wait, stop, stop.
Do you really think that he's just gonna give us Bridger - if we give him what he wants? - That's what he said.
Yeah, we also saw him shoot two people.
We're gonna need leverage.
Okay, I'm thinking.
So, after you saw him kill the guy in the cafe, you escaped again, and then walked all the way to Dewell and Hoyt? Yes.
Why didn't you just go directly to the police station? Deputy Harvey told me he would kill my family.
- Please, you've got to stop him.
- Tubb, she's been through this.
A word? I'll be right back.
So, what, you don't believe her? I didn't say that, okay? But those are big accusations she's making.
We need to talk to Harvey.
- Well, his shift starts in an hour.
- We aren't waiting.
You heard her he's dirty.
He's either in with the cartel, or he's working for Dietrich.
They're both looking for the same shipment.
I'm with Cassie.
What makes you think he's just gonna waltz in here knowing she could have reported him? What we are not going to do is tip our hand.
- I can't believe this.
- Well, believe it.
Like it or not, Harvey is a cop with no previous write-ups not even one complaint, okay? I need to be absolutely sure before we bring the hammer down.
Well, what if there's more to it? Sam's death and his link to the crime world.
For all we know, Harvey could have tipped off the syndicate that blew up our case on Ronald.
That is a huge leap to take for an even bigger gap, Jenny.
Let's get him and bring him in.
We have a signed witness statement.
- What more do we need? - Be that as it may, I am your boss.
I'm ordering you to follow my lead, and that is final.
So, we aren't waiting, right? - Nope.
- Cool.
What's taking her so long? She's late to everything.
She's late to wake up.
She's late to class.
She's late to soccer practice.
And she's so indecisive, too.
Oh, my gosh.
She's probably, like, picking out - what to wear or something.
- All right.
Hey, kid.
Just Just shut up.
Yeah, sorry.
No one gets up this road.
You sure you don't want me to take care of Harvey? Nah, it's better I do it.
He'll never see me coming.
Get out of the car.
Now what? Let's go up and see if we can see Bridger.
- What if that guy sees us? - He won't.
I mean, he can't, so let's just be careful.
Okay, Madi, you go around back and try to stall him.
Max and I will look for Bridger and then try to create a diversion.
What are we, a special ops team? All I know is we're not going inside that house without knowing what to expect, okay? Good point.
Okay.
Let's go.
Let's just change the little dynamic in here real quick.
All right, that's enough chit-chat.
Time for some peace and quiet.
Here we go.
Took you long enough.
Where is it? If you want the bags, you'll have to follow me.
But I need to see that my brother is okay.
- You ain't in charge here.
- My brother, now.
Listen, spicy just get in here.
Figure out what you're gonna say to Harvey when you see him? Pretty sure he knows his rights.
What the hell? Augh! Ah! Ah!