Previously on "Big Sky"...
MAX: Here. Make a wish and throw it.
- HARVEY: What's that?
- JENNY: I found it near the scene.
Looks like something a kid would do.
Drop the bag, or you die!
[BOTH GRUNT]
Who the hell are you?!
[g*nsh*t]
Run!
If this m*rder's connected
to the cartel,
this is much bigger than we thought.
I think this has something
to do with Dietrich.
JERRIE: Land surveyor said he saw a man
matching Ronald's description
outside a remote cabin.
He was standing with a woman
who sounds a lot like Scarlet.
And how was your conjugal
visit with Ronald?
H-He's still set on escaping.
Is that... ?
JENNY: Dietrich.
[GRUNTS] Oh! Ahh!
They were spying on you.
- Get off of her!
- Not a good idea, doll.
So why were you following me?
Because they're cops.
♪
♪
DIETRICH: Hoo, boy. This is interesting.
Just drop the g*n and we'll go.
Why were you following me?
We were just having a
little girls' night.
Let's just all walk away,
blame it on the alcohol.
- Yeah?
- How about you lower your g*n?
Come on. Nobody's gonna get hurt.
♪
See? Wasn't so hard.
Now you ladies go and have a nice night.
Go! You heard him.
[MAGAZINE CLICKS]
[g*n THUMPS]
Thanks for letting me borrow it.
♪
What the hell was that?
They were following us!
Security cameras, dumbass.
You want to execute a cop,
this ain't the place to do it.
♪
♪
♪
Hey, Dad.
- How was last night?
- Don't ask. Trust me.
Okay. Doesn't sound
like too much tequila.
- Something happen?
- What's this?
Oh, your babysitter's, I think.
Found it in between the couch cushions.
I know that look.
- I gotta go, Dad.
- Hey.
I'll be seeing you later, right?
Told you I want to show you something.
Yeah, for sure.
♪
[KNOCK ON CAR DOOR]
Hey.
You saved us, and I just...
I wanted to say thanks.
You shouldn't have been
there in the first place.
Why are you helping us?
That's my business.
♪
Thank you.
They're not gonna stop looking for you.
I know.
♪
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey, Max.
Cassie, hi.
Um, what's up?
Yeah, sorry just to show up unannounced,
but you left something at my house.
Oh, my gosh.
I have been looking
for these everywhere.
You're a life-saver.
Where'd you get this
charm? It's really cool.
It's just this thing someone
started at school.
Yeah, a lot of us have them.
It just... means that
I'm single. [CHUCKLES]
- Okay.
- Yeah. Dumb, I know.
Here you go.
T-LOCK: Do we have a guest?
Um, Cassie, this is my
mom's boyfriend, Tracy.
Tracy, this is the woman I
babysit for, Cassie Dewell.
It's T-Lock. [CHUCKLES]
You want to come in, Cassie?
I was just about to make a smoothie.
I actually gotta run.
I'm meeting up with some friends.
Thank you so much for bringing
me my keys back, Cassie.
- Really appreciate it.
- Of course.
♪
Are you sure you don't want
to come inside for a smoothie?
- I'll rain check.
- All right.
- Well, you have a nice day.
- You, too.
♪
What do you mean you can't find it?
I don't know. I always keep it
in this little dish by my bed,
but it's not there.
It could just be in your room somewhere.
Yeah, totally.
I mean, I haven't
looked hard for it yet.
I've had a lot on my mind.
Did you drop it at Harvey's house?
Maybe.
Because the way Cassie was
looking at it, I mean...
she knows.
She knows something about it.
Max, you said Cassie was cool, right?
Maybe she could help us.
[SCOFFS] We're too late for that.
We're alone in this.
Then we will figure it out.
♪
Together.
♪
_
Hmm.
[SIGHS]
Like looking at a ghost.
- It's creepy.
- Mm.
I wonder if he knew about Rick.
You and Jerrie, thinking alike.
She got his address before she left.
Oh, I just spoke with her this
morning. She didn't mention this.
Yeah, well, she probably has
other things on her mind.
You know, I'm gonna send
her a care package.
- [TELEPHONE RINGS]
- I swear, if this is another call
about my car warranty expiring,
I'm gonna lose my...
Dewell and Hoyt, this is Denise.
- The boiler's acting up again.
- Great.
- Hey.
- You're here.
Yeah, uh, taking over Jerrie's desk.
Kidding.
I could use you.
I'm gonna get something from my office
and we can get lunch.
Sure, I'd like to grab
lunch and... be used.
♪
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
You okay?
Other than a raging hangover, I'm fine.
So last night was interesting.
What was I supposed to do?
You did plenty.
Had your g*n pointed at Cassie's head.
- Mm.
- Told Dietrich I was a cop.
Mm-hmm. It could have
gone a lot worse, too,
if Dietrich found out about me.
♪
I just don't want to see
anything happen to you.
[CHUCKLES]
We need to cool down.
That's not what I'm saying.
I'm not gonna have another
cross happen like last night.
That would be bad news for both of us.
♪
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
♪
Son of a bitch.
T-LOCK: Sounds like someone's
been keeping secrets, Maxie.
♪
Sweetie.
We need to talk.
You told him.
How could you?
♪
You promised.
T-Lock is gonna give it to the police.
I'll call in from a pay phone.
Totally anonymous.
A pay phone?
[SIGHS] It's not ,
Tracy, okay? [LAUGHS]
- This does not sound like a good plan.
- Max, stop, please.
Please, just tell him what you found.
It's okay. If you'd feel
more comfortable
talking to the cops, go ahead.
♪
Okay.
Okay, fine. I found a bag of dr*gs.
Was there anything else,
like money, maybe?
Yeah, a little, but I spent
it all on her tooth thing.
Okay.
Where are they now?
The dr*gs.
- My friend's house.
- Ah.
You need to bring them here, now.
The longer you have those dr*gs,
the more danger you're in.
Don't worry. I'll take
care of everything.
Everything is gonna be
fine, baby, I promise.
♪
[SCOFFS]
♪
Calling my brother impulsive
would be an understatement.
We used to have these Lego fortresses
that we would build when we were kids,
but Jag would always tear
the entire thing down
if one piece didn't look or fit right.
Just days of work destroyed
because it wasn't perfect.
Me, on the other hand,
I could see the problem and fix it
without having to smash everything.
But did he listen to me, ever?
No.
[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]
What is this? What did you do?
- Scrambled eggs?
- What's in them?
Dollop of mustard.
See, this is what I'm talking about.
You men just trying to change
and destroy things.
You and your little mustard eggs.
Jag with his scorched-earth nonsense.
- It's childish.
- It's good, though, right?
- That's not the point.
- Admit that it's good.
Yes, okay, it's good.
So what are we gonna do about Dietrich?
Well, my beautiful, bearded friend,
I have an idea that I
think you might enjoy.
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
So...
Here we are.
Yeah, here we are.
Finally, right?
Right.
So what did you want
to pick my brain about?
Oh, yeah. My babysitter.
Oh, okay.
Didn't see that coming. Go on.
This key chain was found
near Harvey's body.
Max, my babysitter, has the same one.
Mm. Sounds a bit like
a coincidence, huh?
Yeah, on its own, totally.
But I know Max, and she's
lying about something.
It's just one of those feelings I get.
Well, did you tell Jenny?
- Now's not the right time.
- Why?
Afraid she'll kick down
your babysitter's door,
- g*ns a-blazing?
- That's exactly what I'm afraid of.
[CHUCKLES]
This Jenny . is a little different.
Look, so you know,
Lindor . is not gonna
stop looking for Ronald.
I have an address for
Legarski's brother.
I'm gonna pay him a visit.
Okay. You do you.
Just leave me out of it.
What about Cassie . ?
Nope. No Cassie . . Just same old me.
[CHUCKLES] Impossible.
Come on, tell me something I don't know.
It's your turn to confess.
Oh, okay. Confess?
Oddly deep... for lunch.
Yes, it is.
♪
Every time you asked me out,
I should have said yes.
[CHUCKLES]
And yet, you didn't.
Until now.
If you're cool with that.
[CLEARS THROAT]
This is just how I roll.
Totally.
Totally. [LAUGHS]
This is literally the worst plan ever.
He... He said it'll all be anonymous.
Max, you can't stand T-Lock.
What makes you think you can trust him?
I don't trust him, okay?
But if I don't do what he wants,
he was gonna make me go to the cops.
And so the solution
to that is giving him
two bags full of dr*gs and money?
I mean, that doesn't really
sound right to me.
Well, I didn't mention the money,
only the dr*gs and the accident.
What about us?
He didn't ask and I didn't say.
[SIGHS]
You didn't have to do that.
We're all in this together.
Yeah. All of us.
We got your back.
God. I just... [SNIFFLES]
I just want this all to be over.
Okay.
So, give T-Lock the dr*gs.
And we still have the money.
♪
♪
[WHISTLING]
♪
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
_
_
♪
♪
[LOCK CLICKS]
Howdy.
CASSIE: Hey, Max.
Uh, hi, Ms. D.
Can I talk to you for a second?
Uh, yeah, sure.
I was wondering if you heard
about the police officer
who d*ed in the woods.
Yeah.
Yeah. It was, uh, on the news.
- Why?
- They found a key chain at the scene
just like the one you have.
Weird.
Yeah, it is.
Well, I still have mine, so...
Max, if you were out there,
if you know anything,
you can tell me.
You actually think I had
something to do with this?
I didn't,
so have a nice day.
Max...
♪
♪
Is it tricky, being someone's lapdog?
I mean, it's more than just a job.
It's a relationship that's twisted.
You've got to stay loyal to him,
but you're living in utter fear?
Ugh. That's a lot to unpack.
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
How about you and Dietrich?
What's your deal?
- Why don't you ask him?
- 'Cause that would go well.
He's one of those men who hates women.
Hates it even more when
they ask questions.
You got a point?
I just want to know if you
would die for Dietrich.
Like, are you one of those
macho, yay team,
die-with-your-boots-on types?
[CHUCKLES]
I still don't know what
you're asking me.
- Really?
- Mm.
'Cause you... you didn't strike
me as a dumb cowboy.
Is there anyone that you would die for?
Oh.
Oh, there it is. Yeah. There's someone.
It's not your boss, though.
That's interesting.
What do you want from me?
Just want to know what Dietrich
did with our dr*gs and money.
We don't have it.
- I told you he'd say that.
- Oh, God.
Such a shame.
You are so cute.
I really thought you were smart, too.
How tall are you?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
♪
Travis?
Ice cream? Something stronger?
Maybe both?
Yeah.
CASSIE: So?
So he said we should "cool things down."
There's a part of me that knows
he's probably right, but...
But you like him, and you still
haven't told him that you like him.
I don't know what's wrong with me.
You've been hurt before.
You've lost people that you've loved.
I'm no relationship expert,
but it makes sense
why you'd want to protect your heart.
I think you just need to figure
out if he's worth the risk.
Just talk to him.
What about Lindor?
- Is he worth the risk?
- How did you know?
- Denise.
- Denise. It's always Denise.
Uh-huh. Mm.
Yeah, we had a moment, and...
I could feel him holding back,
but I didn't... I didn't pry.
See, that's where we differ.
I can't stop prying.
Oh, really?
[CHUCKLES]
By the way, did you find
anything more on Harvey?
Tubb's locked me out.
I was just wondering about
that key chain we found
- at the crime scene.
- Well, we ran some prints.
It didn't match anybody in the system.
Why?
My babysitter, Max,
has one exactly like it.
- That's weird.
- Yeah.
Even so, even if Harvey
was the one sh**ting at us,
I don't think it was your babysitter.
Yeah, and I asked her about it,
and she denied knowing anything.
[SIGHS]
Try it.
[CHUCKLES] You're just
not a good influence.
That's what this is.
[CHUCKLES]
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Okay?
Okay.
- Big bag.
- Yeah.
Probably worth a lot of money, right?
T-Lock is risking himself
for our safety.
Yeah.
Listen to your mother.
You'll thank me later.
It's all gonna be much better.
♪
♪
[SIGHS]
♪
♪
Hey.
Where did you go last night?
What do you mean?
You thought I was asleep, but
you got up and left the room.
[CHUCKLES] Where does
anybody go late at night?
But where did you go?
[TROWEL THUNKS]
Don't interrogate me.
I'm not interrogating you.
I'm asking you a simple question.
I was in the bathroom.
It was a long time.
[VEHICLE APPROACHING]
♪
♪
[g*n COCKS]
♪
I went out to look at Venus.
Was that before or after
you went to the bathroom?
After.
Do I need your permission to
look at distant planets now?
No, I just didn't know that
you were an astronomer.
There's a lot of things
you don't know, Ronald.
♪
I thought you told me everything.
- I don't tell you everything because...
- AGATHA: Ronald?
Scarlet? I need the two
of you to come with me.
- But I'm not done with...
- It's okay.
We'll do it later.
♪
Hello, friend.
Welcome to Holy Wolf Ranch.
How can I be of service?
SCARLET: What are you doing?
AGATHA: I'll explain later.
Just be quiet, Scarlet.
[GRUNTS]
- What?
- In there.
There's someone here, isn't there?
Don't make a sound.
- Help!
- [ELECTRICITY BUZZES]
Agatha!
- [GASPING]
- Oh, my God!
I can't be the only fan of your
book to just show up like this.
No, but most of them have
a troubled dog in tow,
and from what I can tell...
and I can tell a lot...
Jim the Dog isn't troubled at all.
Cats.
I'm sorry?
My girlfriend has them.
We just moved in together,
and Jim the Dog's been
showing me his frustration
- by devouring half my socks.
- [JIM WHINES]
And you came up here to get some
advice on how to deal with that?
Yeah, if you don't mind.
What did you say you did for a living?
Oh, I own a roofing business.
[LAUGHS]
[JIM BARKING]
- Oh, my God!
- I'm sorry,
but that's the last warning
he's gonna get.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
[RONALD GASPING]
- [JIM BARKING]
- Mark the roofer, is that it?
T... That's right.
Why don't you tell me why
you're really here, Mark?
I thought I just did.
Jim the Dog, quiet.
There's no reason for alarm.
Sit.
Dogs aren't the only animals I can read.
Your name might be Mark,
but you're not a roofer,
and you certainly don't
have a girlfriend.
This is about my brother, isn't it?
Hey.
How was the drop-off?
My mom's an idiot for trusting T-Lock.
Yeah, I get it.
But worst case, he gets
caught with the dr*gs.
Max...
what else is going on?
Nothing.
[SNIFFLES]
Come on. You're gonna
be late for your shift.
Hey.
You're not in this alone.
♪
♪
What was that for?
I just wanted to feel good for a moment.
You're the only thing...
that makes me feel like...
like the sky isn't falling.
♪
♪
We're done with it now.
It's over.
♪
[CLEARS THROAT]
Travis?
Travis?
♪
Travis?
♪
[SIGHS]
♪
- [THUD]
- TRAVIS: [GROANS]
Ahhh!
[GROANS]
You know, I gotta be honest.
This is not how I thought
this was gonna go.
Call me a bleeding-heart
optimist or whatever,
but I really thought that
Dietrich was gonna be
like the fat girl at our pool party.
We were gonna... We were gonna
mean girl the hell out of him.
- You people are insane.
- Yeah, well. Good times.
Donno?
♪
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
♪
♪
[LAUGHING]
♪
[LAUGHS]
- I think we popped his brain.
- Stop laughing!
[LAUGHING]
Listen, if you think that Dietrich
gives a damn about me,
well, then, you're stupider
than... Wait, I'm sorry,
- what's your name again, friend?
- Donno.
Then you're stupider than
fatass Donno here, okay?
See? I knew you would
be a good mean girl.
"Gretchen, stop trying to make
fetch happen." [CHUCKLES]
You've seen it. It's so funny.
- You want Smiley.
- Who's Smiley?
Dietrich, he's his... his
nephew. Works at the bar.
He thinks of him like he's his own kid.
- All right, get to the point.
- [CHUCKLES]
He's been skimming for months,
and I wouldn't be surprised
if it was him and Big Sam
who were the ones that
ripped y'all off, so...
Dietrich's blind to all of it.
He's not willing to die for Dietrich.
[SIGHS]
I would like an address, please.
♪
[GROANS]
Oh.
[COUGHING]
You okay?
♪
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[SCOFFS]
State your business.
We're looking for your guy, Stone.
We've got an arrest warrant for him.
[CHUCKLES] For what?
Blowing off some steam?
For pulling a g*n on an officer.
Where is he?
If I remember correctly,
Smiley here, he hit you a few times.
You want to take him too?
And if I remember correctly,
I hit him first.
Always believed in a fair fight.
Stone drew his w*apon.
Pretty sure your girlfriend drew first.
Cassie Dewell?
Just tell me where he is.
Haven't seen him.
Where's Stone?
I tell you what...
if I see him, I'll drive him
down to the station myself.
Not if I pick you up first.
♪
Don't say that. Come on. Let go.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
Mm.
[COUGHS]
Okay, out with it. Why are we here?
[SIGHS]
Remember that ranch we used to
ride at when you were little?
Yeah.
Feels like a lifetime ago.
I did not have two nickels
to rub together,
and Mr. Coleman let us ride for free.
Gave me the idea for the Black rodeo,
and now more people know
that Black cowboys
and cowgirls exist.
Haven't we always existed?
Existing and being seen
are two different things.
I always wanted my own ranch, though.
I'm thinking of buying this one.
- What do you think?
- What?
[BOTH LAUGH]
You can bring Kai here,
and he can learn to ride.
Someday, Kai's children.
♪
What do you really think?
I need your blessing.
I think it would be amazing.
Amazing.
♪
♪
Smiley, hey.
What's up, old buddy?
Damn, T-Lock. Been a hot minute.
Can I talk to you for a second, alone?
Yeah. Go on.
Okay, okay, you got
my dandelions waving.
♪
- Where the hell'd you get this?
- Never mind that.
Plenty more where that came from.
Hey!
You been stealing our product, man?
I... I didn't steal anything.
- My boss will k*ll you.
- Hey, okay.
I can get it for you
and you can give it back to your boss,
or just... just hear me out.
Just hear me out.
We can sell it ourselves.
Who else knows about this?
Nobody, I swear.
Just think about it.
♪
♪
AGATHA: Would you like some coffee?
Or tea? She makes the perfect cup.
No, thank you.
It would be rude to not partake.
You'll have to excuse my husband.
He can get rather sensitive
when it comes to his brother.
Yes, dear, but he did come
here under false pretenses.
Let's give him a chance to explain, hm?
[SIGHS]
I'm a U.S. Marshal.
I'm looking for Ronald Pergman.
Do you know who that is?
Of course. My brother's
partner in crime.
Did you brother ever talk
to you about Ronald?
About what they were doing together?
Is that a serious question?
I'm just doing my job.
Unless, of course, you
have something to hide.
Do you? Have something to hide?
Shame.
♪
It's okay.
My husband did not know
what Rick was doing,
but he knew he was broken.
He feels he should have
helped his brother.
LINDOR: Helped him?
I'm sorry, what... what
could you have done?
♪
I could have fixed him.
♪
You know, uh...
I think I will have some of that coffee.
[CHUCKLES] Splendid.
♪
[INSECTS CHIRPING]
SMILEY: [INHALES]
♪
[LINE RINGS]
All right, T-Lock. I'm in.
[SNIFFS] Yeah, come
by my place tomorrow.
We'll, um, bash out all the details.
♪
♪
Everything okay?
Perfect.
I'm sorry I lied to you.
The job sometimes demands it.
Hard habit to break, I guess.
Every habit can be broken.
With the proper training.
You are an apt pupil, aren't you?
[BANGING ON DOOR]
Hey!
♪
[GRUNTING]
♪
[GRUNTING]
♪
[GASPING BREATH]
[SCREAMS]
♪
You thirsty?
Maybe some milk.
♪
These Cheezy Bites
expired five years ago.
How do people live like this?
♪
DONNO: I found something.
Is that a used condom?
♪
Oh, I need glasses.
These are ours.
It's too late to ask this chucklehead
- where he got them.
- We don't need to.
Dietrich had our dr*gs the whole time.
He k*lled Harvey, and
he lied to my face.
I hate liars.
It's time to show this guy
who's actually in charge.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]
- Ugh. Not now.
- [PHONE THUMPS]
Are you kidding me, sis?
[CHUCKLES]
Pack your bags, Dhruv.
We're going to Montana.
♪
♪
One coffee to go. Cream
and sugar, like you asked.
- Thank you.
- You pulling an all-nighter?
Yeah, something like that.
You're, um... You're
Max's friend, right?
- Yeah.
- I'm Cassie Dewell.
She babysits my son.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I hear
about him all the time.
D... Good things, I hope?
Just that they are starting
the next great rock band.
Yep. Yep. The world better watch out.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Don't want that to get cold.
- Mm-hmm.
- Enjoy your coffee.
- You bet.
♪
[BELL JINGLES, DOOR CLOSES]
♪
♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [SIGHS]
- You're mad.
You're alive.
I thought my text said leave me alone.
I've been looking for you all damn day!
[GROANS]
- Oh, my God. You're hurt.
- It's nothing.
I knew something was wrong.
- What happened? What happened?
- I had worse. It's nothing, Jenny!
And I'm not gonna tell
you, and you know it.
♪
♪
[INHALES SHARPLY]
I did it.
I'm under the wing of the dragon.
- The cartel?
- Yeah.
They need someone they can
trust to run distro now.
That's the only reason that I'm alive.
♪
All right.
I'm gonna get you some ice.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Thanks for your time.
Sorry we got off on the wrong foot.
You recovered nicely.
Drive safe.
The turns are hard to see
down there in the dark.
I'll be okay.
Thanks again.
Be good, Jim the Dog.
[CHUCKLES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
♪
♪
[ENGINE TURNS OFF]
"I could have fixed him."
What do you think he meant by that?
Nothing?
Really?
No twin brother conspiracy theories?
No secrets?
Yeah, you're probably right.
Still.
♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
♪
[TRASH CAN LID RATTLES]
[ENGINE IDLING]
♪
♪
Help... me...
Oh, my God.
- Does it hurt?
- Mnh-mnh.
[SCOFFS] Liar.
[CHUCKLES]
I just need to know you're okay.
Don't make me come
hunting for you again.
Mm.
Maybe I like Jenny Hoyt chasing me.
[LAUGHS]
I'm serious.
Mm.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
DIETRICH: Stone! Open the door!
It's Dietrich. Hide, now.
You listen to me. Do not come out.
You do not say anything. Promise me.
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
TRAVIS: What the hell?
What took you so long?
What... What is going on?
- Someone in here?
- No, no. It's just me.
[SIGHS]
- Let's go for a ride.
- Dietrich.
Come on, man. It's been...
It's been a day, okay?
I don't remember asking.
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[MAGAZINE CLICKS]
Today, Stone.
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Come on. We're gonna go meet Smiley,
clear the air between us.
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