02x13 - The Shipping News

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Big Sky". Aired November 17,2020 - current.*
Watch/Buy Amazon


An ex-cop and private detective team up to solve a kidnapping case in Montana.
Post Reply

02x13 - The Shipping News

Post by bunniefuu »

Previously on "Big Sky"...

[CRYING] I can't believe
someone took Max.

- You guys should be looking for her.
- We need some help.

You kidnapped T-Lock's
girlfriend and her kid.

- Where are they?
- Beats me.

- Please, please, let us go.
- If your boyfriend shows up

with what he's supposed
to, then we can talk.

Drop the money and walk.

- [g*nsh*t]
- Aah!



REN: Are we really
pulling out of Canada?

Things change. That's what life is.

Of course, but why?

- Something Dad's not telling us?
- Alicia knows.

What do you know about her?

- I'll do some digging.
- Yep.

CASSIE: How did you get
Ronald in the first place?

Made a deal with the syndicate.

I am going to put him down.

- [g*nshots]
- [BOTH GRUNT]

RONALD: Look what you made me do.

You couldn't leave me alone.

[GRUNTS]

[THUD]

[SIRENS WAILING]





- Hey.
- Hey.

It's over.

[SNIFFLES]

Lindor?

He's gonna be fine.

What about Phoebe and Scarlet?

Uh, they're gone.

- That's impossible.
- We'll find them,

and as soon as we question Wolf,

we'll get more information,
but for you, it's over.

Hey.

You got him.

I'm tired.

Let's get you home.



[SIREN WAILING]



- [GASPS]
- Just relax, sir.

Y-You're gonna be okay.

Where's Wolf Legarski?

He's on his way to the hospital, okay?

[WAILING CONTINUES]

EMT: Can you hear me?

Scarlet and the girl.

Where are they?

What?

[BANGING ON ROOF]

[WAILING STOPS]

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS, BELL DINGING]

[HANDCUFFS CLINK]

What is this?

We need to tidy your mess.

My mess...

Do you remember the deal you struck?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah.

Mistakes were made.

Most of us were not on board
for your little experiment.

I didn't fail.

I didn't fail. I t...
I tried. I really tried.

Scarlet.

Where is she?

Huh?

I don't know.

You're lucky.

The b*llet missed all your vital organs.

You would have survived.

What now?

John Milton sends his regards.

No! No, no! No! No!

[GASPING]

[CHOKING]



[BANGING ON ROOF]

[WAILING RESUMES]





Go on. I'll wait for you.

[SIGHS]

Max, I am so sorry about
everything that happened.

BRIDGER: Yeah.

Being kidnapped isn't nearly
as fun as everyone says.

Bridger. Not the time.

Copy.

You know, I keep thinking,

if I hadn't wished for something
to happen in this town

when I threw that stone off the ridge...

And I gave you the stone.

And I took the bags.

I basically did nothing wrong.

Except drive the getaway car?

Yeah, that.

[CHUCKLES]

It's never gonna be the same, is it?

Well, maybe we'll see
you guys this summer.

We're being sent away
to boarding school.

- Oh.
- Who knows?

Maybe I'll meet some girls.

Not that you guys aren't girls.

You're, like, full-on girls.

Like, women, for sure.

But... maybe the hottest
I've ever seen, right?

Bridger! You are such an incel.

You're gonna, like, end up living
in my basement, eating Spam

and, like, owning people
on your podcast.

- [CHUCKLES]
- That's great. Wow.

Thank you for the faith.
Love you too, sis.

Um...

I guess we'll see you guys around.



- Bridger, come on.
- Okay.



See you guys.

[SIGHS]

So...

So... I should get going.

My mom's waiting.

Yeah.

Hey, don't be a stranger.

You know, I'm always
here if you need me.





I know you are.

I could come with you.

I mean, if your mom doesn't mind.

Okay.



[GLASS TINKLING]

TONYA: Based on the test run,

we should be able to produce
about , pills an hour.

Not too shabby.

I got this operation on lock.

Yeah, it's great watching
Tonya do all the work.

Ha. Funny.

What's the ETA on the first shipment?

Should be ready by tomorrow morning.

- Boom.
- You are doing such a good job.

Dad's gonna want one
of us to oversee, so...

Yeah, that's gonna have to be you.

Really? We might want to
talk to Dad about that.

You can, but he's got me setting
up a sit-down with Dietrich, so...

That's news to me.

Well, I'm just doing what I'm told.

Uh, you find anything on Alicia?

Not yet, but I will.

We're having lunch. How about you?

I got my girl Priti
building a file on her.

Great.

Look at us.

We're like Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard.

- Is that a sports boy thing?
- It's the only NBA championship

in Canadian history.

- What kind of Canadian are you?
- I'm not just Canadian,

I'm Desi. I'm part of the Diaspora.

Okay, whatever. Just pass me the ball.

- More sports. I really don't care.
- Just pass, I'll catch it...

- [DOOR OPENS]
- ... sh**t, make it, and boom.

- I don't care at all.
- What?

- I hate everything that you're saying.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

Found this one lurking outside.

What do you mean "lurking"?

How else would you describe it?

Loitering, maybe.

Okay, Ren, can I talk to
you in private, please?

Sure.

That's my cowboy.

Gross.

- Oh.
- Win-win.

- How did you get this?
- Don't worry.

- I got my ways.
- Well, that sounds kind of sexy.

So what now?

Well, you get a gold
star and a smiley face.

Okay. And in the, uh...
In the meanwhile?

Um, oh.

Our first shipment's almost done.

You can help Donno and Tonya
make sure it goes smoothly.

Yeah?



I mean, don't get me wrong,
I'm glad Cassie's okay.

- Cassie's far from okay.
- And I get it.

And Ronald Pergman is dead,
and that's a good thing.

But you can't just up
and leave like you did.

This Bob is still on the loose.

He's a kidnapper and a m*rder*r.

Cassie's my friend,

and there was nothing else for
me to do at the crime scene.

But she is not your partner
anymore, Jenny.

Poppernak is.

I know.

Good. Don't forget it again,

'cause right now the
Bhullars are the focus.

We don't get control of things,
it reflects very badly on me.

And me.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

This is Tubb.

Okay, text her the address.
She's on her way.

That was your partner.

He's got a location on your kidnapper.

Call you later.

[DOOR OPENS]

How we looking, boys?

Nix, Harris, do you read?

DEPUTY NIX: First floor is clear.

Looks like we got a basement.

Heading down.



[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

Hey.

Heard Cassie got Pergman.

I'll fill you in later.

Got some of our people inside?

Two.

DEPUTY NIX: Oh, man.

This is Hoyt. What is it? Are we clear?

Yeah, but there's something
you guys need to see.




What's going on?

- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Did you guys find something?

Uh, you could say that.

You know how you've, uh, been
looking for that special friend

who will never get sick
of all your stories?

Guys.

Here he is.

- Ha, ha.
- Ha.

Yeah, very funny.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

DEPUTY NIX: Bring him
to poker night, yeah?

Guys, all right, let's wrap
it up and head back.

Something's not right.

What's up? What's the matter?

Come on. We should go.

- Don't touch anything. Let's go.
- You heard her, fellas. Let's go.

Come on. What about your new buddy, huh?

Bye, Pop.

- I said don't...
- [BEEPING]

b*mb!

[GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Hoyt.

It's okay. Don't move.

The others...







Stone!

Yeah?

[CHUCKLES]

You don't write, you don't call...

I've been busy.

With the Bhullars, or, uh,
bedtime stories with Blondie?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, that and trying
to find your friend Bob.

He's really messed things up, D.

I've got bigger problems than Bob.

Veer Bhullar reached out.

He wants to talk.

What about?

Mm, I came here to ask you that.

I got nothing for you, man.

[SIGHS]

Well, maybe he wants
to make things right.

D, I got, uh... I got
some advice for you.

Okay, the Bhullars, they
don't need you anymore.

You're of no value to them,

and I think you're walking
into a trap right now.

Maybe.

But I'm as good as dead if I don't go.

Feeling optimistic.

Like I said, me and the old man,

we've gotten along for a long time.

[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

No. I do not need this in my life.

I told you.

And I hate you.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You know, your father
thinks you've gone native.

I don't know about that.

Well, you do have a real
handle on the local culture.

I don't know if you can call
huckleberry pie "culture,"

but I will take the compliment.

I mean, Montana.

I am surprised my dad likes it.

Mm, well, "like" is not
how I would describe it.

Well, how would he describe it?

Your father is not one for sentiment.

I know that.

Especially after Mom...

Okay, here we go.

Did you think I wasn't gonna ask?

I would have been disappointed
if you hadn't.

[CHUCKLES]

What would you like to know?

- Everything.
- It doesn't work that way, honey.

You gotta ask.

Accountant.

[SIGHS]

I was doing some work with your father

and sparks flew.

It's really that simple.

And now you're just both here,
and you're gonna stay?

Simple?

More like weird. Not like my dad.

You know, I'm surprised you're
not more happy about it.

Wasn't Montana your idea?

Do we have trouble in Canada?

I think those are questions
that you need to ask him.

You don't know my dad.

I kinda do.

You do know that we don't
have to do this, right?

I like to think us girls
could find a better way.

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

Of course you do.

It has been so great to
get to know each other.

[CHUCKLES]



[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]

Hey, Jenny, Jenny.

Hell. You okay?

I'm fine.

What the hell happened?

Bob rigged the place.

k*lled two deputies, and
Poppernak's in the hospital.

Jesus.

Robert MacIntyre.

Well, at least we know who he is,

so it's not gonna be so
hard to find him now.

Bob's probably already gone.

Hey, hey. You don't know that, okay?

All I know is I got two
deputies that are dead,

and I got to do something about it.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[WATCH WINDING]

DIETRICH: I'm happy you're here, Veer.

Hap... Happy? H-How so?

Well, things have been
complicated for a bit.

I'm aware.

They weren't complicated.

One of your men stole from us.

He was acting on his own,

and, uh, not getting my money back,

- I think, was a fair price to pay.
- It's not your money.

You keep forgetting that.
It's our money.

Everything that you
have is because of us.

You bet. Sure.

So what now?

You and I, we've always
had a good relationship.

I'm hoping that there's
a road back to normal.

You've been useful to us in the past,

and, you know, maybe
you'll come up with a way

of being useful to us in the future,

but first, I need to make
something very clear.

Go on. I'm listening.

We are not equals.

I'm gonna give you one
last chance to grasp this.

What the hell is this?

Son?

With pleasure.

No.

No, you, beta.

Not Dhruv.

- What?
- You.

I want you to take care of this.
I want you to get your hands dirty.

[SIGHS]

This is a test.

For both of you.





[SIGHS]

Go on.



[GRUNTS]

Is that all you got?

[BOTH GRUNT]

That's enough.

I will tell you when it's enough!

This man threatened
your sister, your blood.

If you do not put him on the ground,

I will have Dhruv do the same to you.

[YELLING]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[PANTING]



I believe this belongs to you.

Consider it severance

until you can prove
yourself useful again.



Hey, you shaved.

Looks good, more professional.

Yeah. How's all this gonna work?

Simple.

Donno's gonna give you one parcel each.

You hide it with your legitimate cargo,

and then you each make a side trip

to a destination indicated
in these envelopes.

What if we're searched?

You won't be, because you're not
gonna give the cops a reason

to pull you over in the first place.

Once you deliver the parcel,

we'll be notified by the receiver.

Don't look like much.

Why'd you need two of us?

Split the risk. Okay?

Let's go. [CLAPS HANDS] Clock's ticking.

[SIGHS] Is there a problem?

You make it all sound so easy.

What's the catch?

There is none, if you
follow the instructions.

And if you don't want the gig,

there's always another guy in line.

- Is that so?
- Just listen to her, okay?

Leave it, J...

- You want to tread on me?
- W-W-What are you gonna do?

- I'll tread right back, friend.
- [CHUCKLES]

All right, enough of the
cowboy crap, Jamison.

Let's go. Pack it up.



You trust them?

I do.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- He's just got to let everybody know

he's a tough guy.

Yeah? Well, tough guys get k*lled.

Tough guys get us k*lled.

We paid him to drive, not to talk.

You need to tell him to do just that.

I hear you.

You got a backup plan?

No, but just to be safe,

I'll follow Jamison till
he makes the drop-off.

That's a good idea. I'll do the same.

DONNO: That wasn't part of the plan.

You need me to ride shotgun with you?

No, thanks. I got this.

Look what we have here.



[MONITOR BEEPING]

Hey, Hoyt.

How you doing?

Think I should be the
one asking you that.

How you feeling?

You know, cracked ribs,
maybe a concussion.

I'll be out of here as soon as
they tell me my head is right.

That could take a while.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Ah, funny.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah.

We got lucky.

Nix and Harris...

I know.

A*F is taking over the case,

but I'm gonna get this guy.

I promise you that.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

[SIGHS]

What?

You got no one to watch
your back while I'm in here.

Oh, I got Travis.

Yeah, Mr. Undercover.

It's... It's not much
better, in my opinion.

Not that you asked,

but promise you'll watch
your back with him, too.

Noted.

- Rest up.
- Yeah.

[CHUCKLES]

"A World Without Email."

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah.

Jenny?

Thank you.

Yeah.

- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- [KEYS CLACKING]

Hey.

Did your girl Priti find
anything out about Alicia?

- I don't trust her.
- [MESSAGE SWOOPS]

She's not like Dad's other girlfriends.

I mean, she told me if I
wanted to know something,

I should just ask Dad myself.

Like that's ever worked.

We got to figure out why he just
suddenly wants to leave Canada.

- Ren, just leave it alone.
- No, we need to know everything, Jag.

No, we don't need to know everything.

You need to know everything,

because you've got to be
in control all the time,

but I'm begging you, leave it alone!

What happened?

I don't want to talk about it.

What did you do?

What do you think?

I did what Dad told me to do.

Are you okay?



Just be grateful you weren't there.

[DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS' "THE
RIGHTEOUS PATH" PLAYS]

♪ Nah, nah, nah, nah,
nah nah, nah, nah ♪

♪ There's this friend of mine ♪

- What the hell?
- ♪ I've known all my life ♪

♪ Who can't get it right no
matter how hard he tries ♪

What are you doing?

♪ Got kids he don't see
and several ex-wives ♪


Why are you stopping?

The checkpoint's not
for another five miles.

I don't know. There's some horse on fire

in the middle of the road.

There's a what?

Uh, a flaming horse!

♪ He's a long way off,
but if you was to ask ♪


♪ He'd say he's trying to... ♪

[BIRDS CAWING]

- [g*nsh*t]
- [GASPS]

[BREATHING SHAKILY]



[KEYS JINGLE]

[g*n CLICKS]





- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- [TRUCK DOOR CLATTERS]



Guessing there's a side of
dr*gs with all these steaks?

Good answer.

Means you get to live.





[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Thanks.

- So who is he?
- Cal Jamison.

Works for a local trucking company.

Well, then, where's his truck?

Good question.

You thinking this is cartel-related?

Can't say I'd be shocked.

[SIGHS]

I'm gonna run this for prints,
see if we get lucky.

Okay.



[TEAPOT WHISTLES]

Any advice?

On what?


How to tell Ren we lost a shipment?

"We" didn't lose anything.

[SIGHS] Donno.

You need to take responsibility
for your actions.

There was nothing I could do.

You could have k*lled the hijacker.

- [SIGHS]
- That's what I would have done.

I would have.

- Fine, next time I'll do that.
- Good.

Learn from your mistakes.

If there is a next time for you.

What?

Ren doesn't really do
well with news like this.

Well, that's why I'm
asking you for advice.

Mm.

Good point.

[GASPS] Thank you.

How'd it go?

We...

I lost a shipment.

The truck was h*jacked.

Where was Stone?

Following the other truck.



We're gonna fix it.

We'll get the shipment back.

You better.

This is not the kind of thing
that my father will tolerate.

Neither will I.

[COIN CLANKS, RATTLE]

[TIRES SQUEAK]

Hey. What's going on?

Bob h*jacked a truck.

- What?
- Yeah.

And k*lled the driver.

Wait a minute. How you know that?

- You got witnesses?
- No,

but his prints were on a shell
casing at the crime scene.

What is this guy doing, Travis?

He has to hijack a truck
just to get out of town?

H-He's got a big bag of money.
It just doesn't add up.

Ren just called.

They had a shipment h*jacked.

It must have been the truck.

[SIGHS]

Is Dietrich involved in this?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Let's go ask him.

Okay.



I already told you, I've got
nothing to do with Bob.

TRAVIS: Yeah, but it doesn't mean

he's not gonna reach
out with an offer, D.

JENNY: Or that you
won't take him up on it.

And why would I do that?

I don't know. 'Cause you like money.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

Helping Bob unload a stolen shipment

would be a pretty sweet revenge.

Yeah, you know, you're right.

Now I'm hoping he reaches out.

Yeah, well, that'd be a
death sentence for you, D,

'cause the Bhullars will find out.

And guess what? If they
don't, I'mma tell them.

Oh, yeah.

I imagine a rat like you would do that.

♪ Hit all the joints around
like a young boy do ♪

You know, I'm hoping for one of
you to start acting like a cop.

If it was up to me,
you'd be behind bars.

Mm-hmm.

But I'm not, and neither
are the Bhullars.

Hey, hey, hey, those options
you were talking about,

you don't have any, D, except with me.

Okay? So just remember that.

So is it his tough-guy act that
gets you all hot and bothered?

You have no idea.

Call us if Bob reaches out.

[POOL BALLS THUNK]

♪ When we got down to the
park be actin' crazy ♪

♪ As a lark like a young boy do ♪



- [POOL BALLS CLACK]
- [DOOR CLOSES]

♪ But you know I'll mean
when I make love to you ♪

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

Hell, I thought they'd never leave.

What do you say?

We friends again?

No.

But I am sick of people
telling me what to do.

Let's sell some dr*gs.



Mm.

Fascinating. Has a
surprising sweet flavor.

Mm-hmm.

Plus, bison is leaner than other beef.

I mean, not that I think
you should be eating

- any red meat right now.
- Please, darling.

I need some pleasures.

- Other than you.
- Mm. [CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS]

Now, explain to me what happened.



We lost a driver.

And a shipment.

But it's one of the hazards
of this occupation.

Yeah, I-I don't... I don't want excuses.

I want solutions. Who...
Who's responsible?

We don't know yet, but
we're gonna find out,

and we're... we're gonna
get our stuff back.

- Well, perhaps Tonya can tell me.
- Tonya is solid.

Leave her out of this.

These, uh... these
things happen, darling.

You remember the Hendricks account,
when I misplaced the decimal...

You caught your mistake
before it cost me anything.

This is not the same.

I have a question.

I need to know what's going on.

Why are we pulling out of Canada now?

I know a good opportunity
when I see one.

I mean, this is your idea.

B-Both of yours, right?

Ren, maybe we talk about this later.

No, we're doing this now.

I've been trying to get us
out of Canada for years.

Why is it suddenly a good idea?

Things change.

- Now, eat.
- Just tell us what's going on.

Reenu, I said eat.

Mr. Bhullar.

You have a telephone call.

Not during family dinner, Donno.

Who is it?

It's good.

Might replace dessert.

You really think Bob's
gonna go to Dietrich?

If he wants to move what
he took, yeah, I do.

And you trust him to tell you?

Dietrich has no choice but to trust me.

In the meantime, roadblocks are set up,

and an APB on the truck.

In with Dietrich, working the Bhullars.

I got a question you're not gonna like.

Oh, okay. Well, sure.
It's a free country.

Why haven't you made an arrest?

I mean, it seems to me
you got what you need

to at least get the Bhullars
out of my town.

Uh, well, I've been on the
case about half a year.

I'm gonna make it stick.

That means the Bhullars are in
your town a little bit longer.

I don't care. I don't give a damn.

You, uh...

You got any more questions, uh, Walt?

- No.
- Good.

- I'll call you, Jenny.
- Yeah.

What you thinking?

That you don't trust him, either.

[SIGHS]

What time is this buyer getting here?

- Supposed to be here an hour ago.
- [SIGHS]

They're drug distributors,
Bob, not Realtors.

How do you know them again?

You want every single detail?

They're some guys from Texas
who want to expand west.

I didn't interview them.

I let their money do the talking.

Isn't that what you're here for?

[DOOR OPENS]

[g*n CLICKS]

- What the hell is this?
- Told you we weren't friends.



Mr. Bhullar thanks you.
He'll be in touch.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]



[ACID SPLASHING]

That should be good.
He's got a little body.

Gonna t*rture me, huh?

Ooh, I'm shaking in my boots.

No t*rture. We're just gonna k*ll you,

then dissolve your body in acid.

It was her idea.

Oh.

Well, it's easier than digging a hole.

And, plus, it's better for his back.

Yeah, the real question is,

are we gonna chop him
up into little pieces

and dissolve those, or do we
just chuck his whole body in?

We could flip a coin.

[CHUCKLES]

Ask yourself before you
die, are they in love?

[CHUCKLES]

SURVIVALIST BOB: You let them k*ll me,

you're never gonna figure out my secret.

- Really?
- A man like me

could be of service to
someone such as yourself.

There's always a last-ditch effort.

- You'll learn this.
- Mm.

Please, do tell us.

What do you think is
gonna save your life?

Well, for starters, you
have yourselves a mole.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

Do I?

A cop.

Stone.

Stone is a cop.

[CELLPHONE VIBRATES]

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

- Hey.
- REN: Hey, good looking.

I'm gonna need you to stop by the house.

We have something important to discuss.

Okay, no problem.

Great. See you soon.

[CELLPHONE CLICKS]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Ms. Hoyt.

Lila Dodge.

- I'm Travis's handler from State.
- [SIGHS]

I've been trying to reach you,

but we could have done
this over the phone.

Something like this,
I prefer to do face-to-face.

You have concerns about Travis.

So do I.

So, how long have you been his handler?

Oh, first things first.

Can I get one of those?

And you might need a refill yourself.



Hi.

Come on in.

We have company.

[DOOR CLOSES]



I believe you know Bob.

Yeah.

Howdy.

He said some really interesting
things about you.

- Such as?
- I suddenly don't remember.

Donno, will you give us the highlights?

He said you're a cop.

g*n.

The small of my back.



So all this time, Travis still
hasn't checked in with you?

No. [SIGHS]

Why do you think that is?

I know he doesn't like
dealing with suits,

thinks they get in the way.

I used to work undercover.
I can understand that.

Plus, you're sleeping together,
and I imagine that makes you

- much more understanding.
- Ooh.

Careful. Careful.

We're long past "careful," Ms. Hoyt.

What did Travis tell
you about the Bhullars?

He told me that they k*lled his partner,

that the case was personal to him.

Is that not true?

The personal part is.



She's beautiful.

Who is she?

Kate Garza.

She was Veer's mistress.

Travis turned her into his informant,

and then he fell in love with her.



[SIGHS]

So what happened to her?

- Where is she now?
- No one knows.

One day, she just disappeared.

The assumption was, and still is,

that Veer discovered
she was an informant

- and had her k*lled.
- And Travis is trying to find out?

I believe he wants more than that.

Okay, Stone...

if that's even your name...



- ... are you a cop?
- No!

And he's a psychopath.

He's just trying to save
his own ass, Ren.

Come on, you know me.

Do I?

You gonna believe him over me?

SURVIVALIST BOB: Of course she is.

She's smart.

And you know what?

This was supposed to be
my last meal, but, uh...

- now it's going to be yours.
- I made it. It's good.

Okay. Okay. Okay. You want to k*ll me,

then let me... let me ask you a
question before, then, all right?

Would a cop do this?

[GASPING]



Post Reply