01x07 - The Natives Are Restless

[bunniefuu]

One-two.

One-two.

That's it.

Again!

Circle back.

Damn... it's official.

You're a force to be
reckoned with, Chief Woodburn.

Yeah. You worried?

About what?

You detonated the Thundercloud's

entire organization.

Someone had to.

You're gonna piss a
lot of people off, Sam.

That's kinda the point.

They're gonna come after you.

Come on. let's hit
the tires... let's go!

Come on.

- Um...
- That's it.

If I didn't stop it, no one would.

Circle back.

Go, go, go, go... Yep.

Grab a drink.

Hey.

Lookin' sexy as hell

seeing you kick a*s like this.

Oh yeah?

Yeah.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Do something about it.

Here?

Are you worried we'll get caught?

Nope.

You take cream or sugar?

Almond milk, please.

Cream's fine.

I'm out of cream.

Shhhit.

Sorry.

I'm just not really
used to having company.

It's okay.

I had a nice time last night.

You did?

Yeah.

You still get the actual paper?

Yeah, old habits die hard, I guess.

I like reading the paper too.

Patricia.

I know last night,
that... we didn't, um...

It's just...

Chuck...

when you're ready, you'll be ready.

It's nice to reconnect.

It is.

Then let's just have a cup of coffee.

Perfect.

Hey, Dad, It's me again.

Sorry, we keep missing each other.

But I'm busy like you now.

Anyway, I guess I'll
try you this weekend.

Or, call me back if you get a chance?

Bye.

Hey, Lucas.

Hey.

Are we okay to use this now?

Well, it does say neutral.

Well, I'm not neutral.

Just go in.

Which one?

It doesn't matter.

This 'cause of that
redhead in operations?

It's more confusing than ever.

Autumn, that's her name, right?

No, it's their name.

What?

Autumn. She's not a she.

She's a he?

She's a they.

How is she a they?

'Cause they identify as non-binary.

The hell does that mean?

Look it up... I have to...

And I still don't know
what's going on down there.

It's just so complicated now.

Yeah, it's not like the good old days.

It's like walking through a mine field.

One wrong look.

One word, even.

Yeah. We have to be extra careful.

It's getting so bad, I can't
even talk to people now.

Yeah, like, see, I got rules now.

Like, I don't ever
compliment women at work.

Oh, come on.

No, it's not worth it.

You know, nice haircut,
great job on those ballistics,

are those new jeans'?

Yeah, so?

So, it gets misread,
I get hauled into HR

for inappropriate behaviour.

Do you think I'm gonna risk my pension

for being kind?

No.

I don't even look at
women in the eye anymore.

You're afraid to look
a woman in the eye?

And always take
separate cars, too. Always.

Woah, woah, woah, woah.

What if you're partnered
up, chasing a lead?

A male alone in a car
with a female subordinate.

That's an HR grievance
waiting to happen.

Listen, you've gotta be careful.

You've gotta be careful,
especially with Sam Woodburn.

Why?

Because she's one of them.

Do... do you... Buke.

Do you seriously think
that she got to be chief

because of her experience?

Sam is doing a good job.

Is she?

Yeah.

Look, I was skeptical at first, but...

Really? Really?

Where would she be without you?

Think about it.

See the paper?

Your picture on page nine.

Star witness.

You're a hero, man.

More like a dead man.

Be lucky if I make it
through the afternoon.

They're not gonna touch you now, okay?

Nothing's changed.

They're still gonna sell their smokes,

make their money.

Except, now I have a target on my back.

Look, I thought you should
know that Tim and Phil,

they posted bail.

They're out.

Okay, but, don't worry, okay?

We've got you.

Tribal's sent out their best soldier

to keep an eye out for you.

Who's that?

You're lookin' at him.

Do you see what's going on?

You know, a few months ago,

people were laughing at the idea

of an integrated partnership

with Tribal Police Force.

We were a joke.

Now, they can't stop talking about us.

They're talking about
Woodburn... not you.

You really think I care?

The partnership is what's important.

Integration, inclusion.

It's working.

Did you authorize the Thundercloud bust?

I'm not gonna micromanage
every move she makes.

You need to put a leash on her.

I'm afraid it doesn't
work that way anymore.

If she's hard charging over your head

on busts like this, what's next?

Huh?

What's to stop her from
actually running Tribal?

Don't be ridiculous. It'll never happen.

You let them in, Connie.

- Do you think it's gonna get better?
- Oh, come on.

- You're just being paranoid.
- Am I?

Just think how good it would
look if they put a young,

Indigenous female face,
like Samantha Woodburn

in your chair.

Think about it.

This is our department.

Well, they're gunning for us, Connie.

It's only a matter of time.

Am I interrupting?

Where's Sam?

How should I know?

Well, you two are getting pretty tight.

Why is he here?

We need to assess the
Thundercloud's fallout.

Did you put Sam up to this?

You appointed her Chief, Connie.

She's doing her job.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Sorry I'm late.

You know, you could have consulted us

before you went after the Thunderclouds.

I need your permission to do my job?

You wouldn't have my
job if it weren't for me.

Was that like some kind of threat?

You're at a new level of police work

that you clearly don't understand.

We weren't prepared.

It'll take years before
anyone is prosecuted.

But they will be.

The Thundercloud's will push back,

claiming their Indian treaty right

to grow and distribute
tobacco on the reserve.

So, you've pissed off your
own community before we

could protect ourselves.

These people are corrupt and criminals.

People that Daniel was letting go.

You just don't get it, do you?

You've rattled a really big cage here.

Hey, Sam, Buke, we have a situation...

We're not done here yet!

Actually, you might
wanna come too, Connie.

Oh, what now?

She was shot at close range.

Based on lividity, I'd put time of death

at approximately 8:00 or 9:00 pm.

What the hell was she doing out here?

I don't know yet.

But she was definitely
walking around out here.

You see the soil on the
boot matches the terrain.

Anything on the dash cam?

No, it was shut off.

Off?

Off.

Who called it in?

Security was doing the rounds.

Any cameras?

Witnesses?

No, but it looks like
a homeless person was

squatting by that fence.

The tent's empty but
uni's are canvasing now.

sh*t.

I want you on that, too.

Let's get a BOLO out of
Phil and Tim, right away.

Go wide.

Transit, TSA, DHS, even Border.

These guys did it, they're
probably already on the run.

Hey, can you confirm
that's Justine Trueblood?

You think it's a retaliation against

the tobacco story?

This is police business.

Now, get outta here.

Get outta here!

You happy now, Connie?

Here's what happens
when your Tribal recruits

come into the city and
pretend to be real cops.

They end up like that.

Care to comment, Chief?

We just lost one of our own, Alana.

Show some damn respect.

Don't you ever talk like
that in front of the press.

Justine would still be alive

if it wasn't for this partnership, okay?

Woodburn, this is on
her, this is on you.

Oh, sh*t.

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

- Move.
- No, no, no. No.

Dennis, there's nothing
you can do for her now.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Let me look at her!

Just... just breathe, son.

Breathe, breathe.

This was retaliation, wasn't it?

Hmm... by those Thundercloud brothers.

Probably... did they know her?

Of course.

We were always getting
called out to their place.

They loved harassing her.

Why?

Easy target.

Young, inexperienced,
not afraid to push back.

I mean, that was Justine.
She was a fighter.

Okay.

Were you with her last night?

No.

Our shift ended at five.

Do you have any idea
why she was out here

at a water treatment facility?

I... we made a bunch
of drug busts out here.

Phil and Tim were out on bail.

She was probably following them.

Following them?

She hated those guys.

Maybe she wanted to catch them score.

What did Rachel say?

Who's Rachel?

Her fiancè.

Justine was two spirit?

Yeah.

She was g*y.

Two spirits?

Yeah. It's when the masculine
and the feminine

are divided into equal parts.

Two spirit.

Hey, listen.

We'll talk to her.

First, we have to find the brothers.

Come on.

Uh-uh-uh, let's take a walk.

Come on.

Cover the front.

What the hell's going on here?

Where are Phil and Tim?

Get the hell outta here!

I'm giving you one chance
to tell me where they are

- before we arrest you for harbouring.
- Harbouring?

We're not harbouring anybody.

Our boys are out on bail.

First, you destroy our company.

Then, you drag our
names through the press.

And now, this?

It's our legal right to sell tobacco.

Or did you forget?

We just want to talk to the boys, okay?

We were all together
last night, but we haven't

seen them all morning.

One big, happy family, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Gordon made his beef tenderloin
with his special gravy.

It went late, they stayed over.

We were together all night.

What does it matter?

Do you remember Justine Trueblood?

She's dead.

Well, it wasn't Phil and Tim.

Do you have any evidence, Chief?

Or you're just gonna arrest us all?

Put more of your own people in cuffs.

Get your pretty face on TV.

You're gonna burn for this.

All of you.

Come on, Sam.

Just go ahead, say it.

Say what?

That this is all my fault.

That I shouldn't have blown the whistle.

Stop it.

I'm not doing that.

It's not your fault.

You did your job.

You did it well.

It's Mitch.

She was k*lled with a '38.

Single shot, close range.

Based on blood spatter, and pooling,

she wasn't shot in the car.

Doesn't exactly narrow
down our crime scene.

Did you have any luck
with the traffic cam?

No.

What about forensics?

It was covered in prints,
but nothing we could use.

She did have some rust
under her fingernails.

Any idea where it came from?

We'll analyze the compound,
but it's pretty generic.

Could be from anywhere.

What about the GPS in the vehicle?

Well, we're tracing
her route, but it's odd.

She drove around for
hours, almost randomly...

Almost like she was on patrol.

Or following someone?

Possibly, yeah.

Maybe Dennis was right.

She could have been tailing Phil and Tim

while they were looking to score.

You think they lured her
there when no one was around?

Send us a copy of that GPS route.

Maybe we get lucky with the traffic cam.

See if she was on these guys.

Why would she turn off
her dash-cam, though?

There's one more thing.

I found this.

What is that?

Some kind of bird made out of wire.

I found it lodged inside her mouth.

Her mouth?

Is this some kind of,
two spirit, native thing?

I don't know.

I don't know what that is.

I know this is really hard.

Do you have any idea what
she was doing last night?

She texted me around ten,

said she had some work to do.

But then she never came home.

What do you mean?

She loved being a cop.

That's all she ever wanted to do.

She revered you.

Did Justine have any connection with the

Thundercloud family?

She mentioned them a few times.

Mentioned them, how?

Justine always kept
me out of that stuff.

She said it was to protect me.

Protect you from what?

Thanks for meeting us, Justine.

What's going on, Chief?

This is Gordon Thundercloud.

You know him?

Not really.

Nice to meet you.

Daniel tells me that you're
a promising young officer.

Naaah.

The Thunderclouds run
a shipping company out of here.

They've had some nasty
break-ins recently.

b*stards trashed my office,

ripped through my inventory.

It cost me thousands.

I want you to keep an eye
on this place after hours.

In... instead of patrol?

We're pretty short-staffed.

This is priority now.

We've gotta look out for our own.

Right, Justine?

Of course.

We really appreciate your help.

Report directly to me on this.

Hours may get a little rocky, but,

I'll make it worth your while.

She was too scared to report it.

Then Daniel got pushed out.

And she didn't know who to trust.

Daniel put her up to this.

No wonder he was so eager

to keep her on the reserve.

Great job, Justine.

You earned that.

Mmm... no.

It's okay.

We're sorry for your loss.

Four thousand bucks.

You really think Daniel
would k*ll Justine for this?

Not over four grand.

I'll get Mitch to run the money.

It's probably a dead end,
but it's worth a shot.

And what about the hangar?

Unis are posted.

If they show up, we'll know.

You know, this might be
out of our hands now, Sam.

What are you talking about?

You saw the plane, right?

Yeah.

So?

So, Phil and Tim, they take out Justine,

you really think they're
gonna hang around?

Yeah, but I'm not gonna
sit here and wait around.

What about the trucking company?

What about it?

Well, I... maybe someone there knows

where they're hiding.

Nobody's gonna talk to us.

Then, we'll get creative.

Isn't that what you used to do?

What?

If they k*lled Justine,
why would they stick around?

And why would they
have a g*n in the house?

Where are you going with this?

These guys had access to a plane,

to a fleet of shipping containers.

So, what?

You k*ll a cop, and
then you stick around,

get high where you
know we're gonna look?

Doesn't make sense.

What, so you think they're innocent now?

Whoever k*lled Justine
knew what they were doing.

They didn't leave any trail.

That doesn't happen by accident.

What... so, you got some other theory?

Something just doesn't track, Sam.

It was pay back.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Come on.

Buke.

Hold up.

I was just calling you.

You find anything?

Yeah.

We get 'em or not?

g*n didn't match.

We got nothing out of the house.

But, I found something else.

Yeah, I know.

You'll have it by tomorrow, right?

Okay.

Thanks.

So, what's up?

I talked to Mitch.

And?

He didn't find anything on Tim and Phil.

So, you came over to rub it in my face?

You know that payoff
money Rachel gave us?

Sure.

Mitchell ran the serial numbers.

It came from inside the department.

Holy sh*t.

Which department?

Tribal.

And Justice.

I don't get it.

It was drug money.

It was re-appropriated
for a casino sting in 2016.

But the op went sour.

The money disappeared.



That would have been
under Daniel's command.

Yep.

And it gets better.

Guess who authorized
it from inside Justice?

Lucas Fielding.

What did Connie say?

I came here first.

You don't think Connie's
caught up in this?

No, I doubt it.

But we need to be very careful.

Who else knows?

Just Mitch.

He said he'd keep it quiet
until I spoke with you,

but the clock is ticking.

What do we do?

I don't buy Tim and Phil
for Justine's m*rder.

There were no prints, no cameras,

not a shred of evidence.

Nah.

Whoever did this was smart.

They knew what they were doing.

And now, with this money trail...

We need to seriously
consider that either

Daniel or someone inside Justice

k*lled her because she
could implicate them

in the Thundercloud enterprise.

Yeah.

It's no secret that Daniel
and Lucas are allies.

If he protects Daniel, then...

Okay.

Right there.

Look whose here.

All right.

Team Tribal out on the prowl.

You guys connect the
dots on Phil and Tim yet?

We're working on it.

Work a little faster.

Let's nail those little b*stards, huh?

Well, do you have anything
we can use on them?

Like what?

Past cases, inside dirt.

No.

Nothing at all?

Not really, no.

Tell me, what do you know
about that casino sting

in 2016 that went south?

That was Daniel's show.

But you authorized the
money out of Justice?

So?

I wasn't the one that bungled it.

What does that got to do with anything?

Well, it might look pretty bad for you

if that money ended up
in Phil and Tim's hands.

What happened, Lucas?

Look, it was just a
counterfeit cash scam

out of Blackfoot Casino.

Okay? Daniel's crew were running point,

but the frontmen pinched
the cash and fled.

And Connie was pissed.

When it all went t*ts up,

he asked me to get the money back.

But, um...

But, what?

It got messy.

Great job.

Couldn't find this b*stard anywhere.

I thought you were gonna talk to him.

There was a discrepancy.

Don't worry.

We'll get the money back.

What is she doing here?

Relax.

She's part of the team.

You're doing a great job.

Wait for me in the car.

She's one of mine.

Falls out of line, I'll handle it.

He had Justine all twisted up.

And when you guys blew the whistle,

that changed the game.

How?

Well, Daniel on the outside,

and this Thundercloud kid in custody,

it was only a matter of time
before Justine came clean.

So, with her out of the
way, Daniel's protected?

It's his words against
the Thunderclouds.

- Yeah.
- Come on.

You really believe that
Daniel would k*ll Justine?

Listen, I never liked that guy.

He's always skating on the edge.

And I've heard rumours.

Don't look so shocked, Buke.

If someone was threatening
to air your dirty laundry...

What the hell does that mean, Lucas?

Who knows what anyone
really does, huh Buke?

'Scuse me.

What was that about?

What a mess.

So, you're saying Phil
and Tim are innocent.

Well, that's a stretch.

But we can't connect
them to the crime scene.

Well, who else knows about the money?

Just us, and Mitch.

Gotta keep this thing contained.

Daniel... the man's like a virus,

infecting the entire program.

So, what else have we got?

The money.

And Lucas's testimony.

Any evidence connecting him to Justine?

Not yet.

Might be too late, but we
can try searching his place.

A judge would never grant a warrant

based on what we have.

It depends on the judge.

Look, if we accuse
Daniel of k*lling Justine

and we're wrong, the
entire native community

will come after us.

Never seemed to bother you before.

This is different.

We're talking about
arresting the ex-Chief

for murdering his own Tribal cop.

The longer we wait,
the more chances he has

to slip through.

I'll talk to him.

And expose our hand?

Well, Daniel and I go
back a lot of years.

If the man's lying, I'll know about it.

Trust me.

Daniel's dirty, but, a cop k*ller?

I don't know, Sam.

You really think he's capable?

I think, in this business,
right and wrong

get all twisted up sometimes.

He's corrupt, and
conniving, and self-serving,

but he's loyal, especially to his own.

If Daniel was boxed in, if
he felt threatened by her,

he'd protect himself.

Maybe I just don't wanna believe it.

Want a beer?

What, are you drinking again?

Slummin' it, hey Connie?

Nice place.

Is that a new truck?

Pretend to protect us.

You've never even been out here.

Never invited me, did ya?

Let's just call this what it is.

You always were a pain in the a*s.

The inconvenient Indian.

Look, I can't protect you anymore.

I never asked for it.

We need to talk about Justine.

Never would've happened
if I was still chief.

Talk to me.

What really happened?

You tell me.

How deep are you in on this?

So, I'm k*lling my own people now, huh?

No, we just want answers!

Well, I don't got 'em.

Who's in charge when she was k*lled?

Oh, don't you pin this on me.

You're the one that
brought her into this.

She trusted you.

Get off my land.

I will get answers.

Let's check the GPS.

What's up, Nate?

We've looked everywhere, Sam.

No one recognizes the tent.

Keep looking.

Uh, well, we've got a lot
of ground to cover, Chief.

Could use your help.

Okay, I'll come out and help.

All right, thanks.

What?

I'm gonna go help Nate.

You're gonna go canvas, now?

For a potential eyewitness?

Yeah.

You work the GPS and
then see if we can tag

who she was following.

Any closer, Buke?

We are all over it, Dennis.

Is it true what they're
saying about Daniel now?

We don't know yet.

You know, I keep seeing
her face in that vehicle.

I should have been there for her.

It's not your fault.

But, I know the feeling. I do.

No sh*t. So, what
are we doing, waiting around?

Let's take him.

Look, it's better to be sure.

What, do you need her permission now?

It's not like that.

Sam's never gonna
turn on one of her own.

You know that.

Okay, it's up to us, Buke.

You know, it's time
that Daniel finally got

what's coming to him.

Call you later.

No.

I said I'll call you later.

Daniel, we have a signed
warrant to search your property.

You're a disgrace, Bukanksy.

Hey.

Looks like a 38.

Same caliber that shot Justine.

Call ballistics.

Get it to the lab right away.

Come on.

That's not mine.

Do you really think I'd be that stupid?

Huh?

Hey.

Have you seen this tent?

No.

Thanks.

Hey Buke.

You did what?

Why all the cloak and dagger?

You heard about Justine being shot?

I told you, Daniel
would never have done it.

How well do you know him?

You grew up with him.

Yeah, but he's not
the person I remember.

Power and money changed
him into something else.

Tends to do that.

Didn't the community see all this?

Why didn't dad see it?

Well, that's why they didn't talk.

A federal judge has to distance himself

from anyone like that.

Dad knew that Daniel was dirty?

Well, he didn't have proof.

Your dad was never good
at living in the past.

It wasn't his fight.

And he didn't get involved
because I became a Tribal cop.

He was still proud of you.

Where does Gordon Thundercloud
fit into all of this?

You gonna stand there, let
them treat me like this?

I didn't k*ll Justine.

She was one of us.

Don't you see what this is?

Mitch just sent word.

Prelim Ballistics confirm
it was the same g*n used

to k*ll Justine.

I still can't believe it.

I mean, I can, but...

I thought you'd be mad.

Oh, I was.

But, then... I think I get why you did

what you did without me.

If we were wrong and this
thing blew up in our faces,

Connie would cut bait
throw you under the bus.

No way you'd recover.

But I figured people
already hate me, so...

These are from Bosco.

You're not gonna join 'em?

I'm good here.

What?

You.

I mean, sharing a drink
with an Indian like me

instead of the good ol' boys?

Stop it.

Who would've thought?

It wasn't that long ago
you could barely stomach

the idea of talking to someone like me.

That's not true.

Or worse... working
with someone like me.

That's kinda true.

You weren't exactly thrilled, yourself.

Still not.

Chuck Bukansky as a Tribal cop.

Could you blame me?

To Justine.

Justine.

Where'd you find the g*n anyway?

In his house.

What?

Nothing, it's just...

Hey, isn't that Patricia?

Patricia!

- Hi.
- Hey

I was gonna call you,
but it's been a busy day.

I heard.

Connie told me you might be here.

You talked to Connie?

I saw the news about Daniel.

Yeah, we caught a big one.

Hey, you want a drink?

Bosco just sent this over.

Or, I can buy you one.

I don't want a drink.

Okay.

So, what's going on?

We've had a file on Daniel for years.

We knew he was dirty, but
it was always small time.

Looking the other way
on DUI's, pinching drugs.

Plus, he was protected
as Chief of Tribal.

Wasn't worth the political
capital to go after him.

What's going on here?

That all changed when the two of you

sounded the alarm on the
Thundercloud operation.

Changed how?

Until then, we had no idea how big

their network really was.

How much money was involved.

My bosses got interested very quickly.

The minute your story broke,

we put a tail on him.

We had a unit posted outside his house

the night Justine was k*lled.

Okay.

So?

They said Daniel was inside all night.

There's no way he could
have k*lled Justine.

I am sorry to tell you,
but this will come out.

You better get on top of it.

But you... you saw the g*n at his house.

'Cause somebody wanted me to find it.

You think someone planted it?

We were set up, Sam.

By who?