01x05 - Ha'íínlni

Episode transcripts of the TV show, "Dark Winds". Aired: June 12, 2022 - present.*
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Based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman and set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police as he is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes.
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01x05 - Ha'íínlni

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Did you know they're reopening
the drill site?

[Tires screeching]

Man: We don't have anything
that you'd want!

Man: Is it all there?

Every penny.

Did you bring a token?

You need to take a look.
Father Benjamin Tso.

Do you have any other family
that need to be notified?

No.

I wanted to thank Lieutenant Leaphorn

for burying my grandfather.

You are a blessing to this community.

[Woman screams]

Tell me who's hurting you.

Frank Nakai...
It's the name she gave me.

She thinks she's encountered
a dark spirit.

I know I did.



[Gasps]



[Groans]

Why'd we come here?

People who care about me are worried.

They think I'm too close to this case.

- Speed.
- All right, here we go.

Let's sell some cars, Jesus!

Action!

Every good gift is a gift
from the heavens above,

cometh down from our Father of Lights.

James : .

I believe that every
bounty on this Earth

is a gift from our Heavenly Father,

and He wants us to live
a comfortable life.

Let us pray.

♪ Little boy blue,
you're blowing too late ♪

♪ Little boy blue,
you're blowing too late ♪

Oh, Father, in Jesus' name,
we thank you for this vessel

and all of its blessings.

Its leather interior,
its . -liter engine,

and its remote control convertible top.

In Jesus' name, we thank you.

Amen.

All: Amen.

So come on down to Devoted Dan's,

where I'm devoted
to three things: one, our Lord;

two, my wife here, Betty,
and my little blessings;

and three, selling you a glorious car

at an affordable price.

Cut!

- We got it.
- Okay.

- All right.
- We got it.

Well done.

- Thanks, Daddy.
- Well done.

Aw, thank you, darlin'.

Honey, that was perfect.

Say, listen, I got
a little, uh, work to do,

so I'll be back later tonight.

- Okay?
- Okay. All right.

- We'll see you.
- Can we get ice cream, Ma?

You two be good.

Do your homework.

Now, honey, I told you to stop asking

about the darn ice cream.

Let's go. Get out.

So how did I look, huh?

Like a million, Papa Bear.

Oh, you.

[upbeat music]

[chuckles]



Okay, it's clear, darlin'.

Come on. Come on, now.

You're gonna love this.

This is what I call my second office.

- Oh.
- [chuckles]

Okay, Okay.

[both laughing]

[tense music]



It's me. Get over here now.



Yeah. I just seen something.



[van squeaking]

[moaning]

- Oh, my gosh.
- Ah!

Hey, what the hell?

Wha-what's going on? What are you doing?

This is private property!

Take her inside.

- What? No... hey.
- No.

- Let her go, come on.
- Let go!



Who are you?

The chariots rage in the streets.

They rush to and fro.

The appearance that of torches.

What is this, some kind of rain dance?

Book of Nahum, chapter two, verse four.

The words of your vengeful God.



Okay, what do you want?

I want to save your soul, Dan.

Mostly, I want you
to launder money for us.

And that truck... we'll take that truck.

- [groans]
- They say charity

provides life
for those spiritually dead.

Consider this your rebirth.



Damn it.



[engine rumbling]



f*ck me.

[moody guitar music]



[phone ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

It doesn't matter. I don't really care

if he needs care, but I need to see him.

I-I understand.

I don't think you understand exactly.

- [sighs]
- Here you go, honey.

What, no love for me?

Look, I need to get Nakai
back to Flagstaff

for questioning, and she's saying

he can't be released
until he's on the mend.

She is my wife.

[keys clacking]

Well, then maybe you
can talk to her for me.

Even if she were talking to me,

I still wouldn't do it.

Call me when he's on the mend.

You got a warrant?

[clears throat]

Geronimo went off last night
and sh*t at an FBI agent, okay?

That is federal jurisdiction.

That may well be the case,
but right now,

he's a Navajo citizen
sitting in my custody.

I'll be back this afternoon.

I will alert the press.

Hey, be happy for once, man.

You caught the bad guy.

Finally.

[door creaking]

[horse neighs in distance]

[birds chirping]

I didn't invite you here.

I know.

I'm headed out of town,
and I wanted to say goodbye.

[scoffs]

Well, goodbye, then.

That's it?

What? You got what you came for.

Okay, fine.

This is why no one's
ever been in your trailer.

You make it so hard for people.

[speaking Diné]

At least I know who I am.

I know where I belong.

Yeah.

There's nothing here for me.

I'm here.

I'm here.

[tense music]



I'm sorry.

Just go.

You know, for the record,

my clan is Todich'ii'nii.



Thank you.

Hey.

I need access to Nakai
as soon as possible.

He's in the ICU.

Can he walk?

You can't interrogate him.

He's been under anesthesia.

He's on painkillers.

Yeah, but can he walk?

[phone ringing]

Yes.

Well, then he can leave the hospital.

That's a nasty crash.

We found a similar wound
on a local petty thief,

Raymond Begay.

Forensics guy estimates
that they were k*lled

at least three weeks apart.

[bag rustling]

We also found this

down near the south bank.

Oh, let me guess. Same caliber?

Yes.

We got it last night
down at the Tso hogan.

All right, follow these bodies

back to Flagstaff.

See if you can get ballistics

to match those holes to that casing.

Yes, sir.

Congratulations, Chee.

Sir?

I put in for your transfer to D.C.,

just like I promised.

K bonus and your own office.

You leave on Tuesday.

Thank you, sir.

Well, you do good work here, Chee.

[soft music]



[handcuffs clinking]

[phone ringing]

[gate creaks]

[lock clicking]

[faint radio chatter]

Listen, I need you to collect

everything we have on the Big Rock.

We only have a few hours with him

before the feds show up, okay?

Why didn't you tell me Chee was FBI?

I could have told you that.

The feds have Anna's file
buried over there.

This was a chance to have
someone on the inside for once.

That doesn't explain why you lied to me.

I didn't lie to you.

Well, you didn't tell me either.

Since when do I
have to tell you everything?

Well, I guess you don't.

But you partnered me up with someone

you knew I couldn't trust,

and that's my life on the line.

I'm sorry.

You're right.

I wanted to protect you.

I'm a cop.

I don't need your protection.

I need your respect, Lieutenant.

[tense music]



[indistinct chatter]

[chair scraping]

Where's he at?

Where you two been holing up?

Not the Holiday Inn, I'm guessing.

Wound like that must hurt
worse than when your buddy

left you to die alone out there.

He knows I can't die.

They could.

What's this?

Oh, you don't know.

That's your partner's grandfather.

And that...

That's a girl I knew.

Oh, wait, he didn't tell you, did he?

Your partner k*lled that little girl

and his own grandfather.

He gouged out his eyes.

So much for saving the Navajo, huh?

You wouldn't know the first thing

about saving the Diné.

Couldn't even save your own son.

[clanging]

My son d*ed in an accident.

Accident?

You're asking the wrong
questions, Lieutenant.

What do you know about my son, huh?

What do you know about my son?

[breathing shakily]

[gate clanks]

[lock clicks]

[funky upbeat music]



[horn honks]

♪ Hey



[engine rumbles, stops]

Let me take a look.

[engine hissing]

Whoa.

[engine hissing]

Hot car.

[speaking Diné]

[sizzling]

It's a old car, huh?

[tense music]



[speaking Diné]



[chickens clucking]

You tell Eddie
if he wants them colts back,

he can pay me the bucks he owes me.

That's not why I'm here.

Anna?

No, but we're close.

Wanted to thank you
for bringing her back.

Not really necessary.

Yeah, well, never got
a chance to say it, so...

[in Diné] Thank you.

That's not why I'm here.

Need to talk to you
about something else.

It's about Joe Jr.

Last time we talked
about him, you sh*t me.

Yeah, I know.

It was a mistake, and I'm... I'm sorry.

[horse nickers]

I got a man up in holding right now that

claims the rig expl*si*n
wasn't an accident.

I need to know why you didn't
go to work that day, Guy.

We've gone through this.

[fence creaks]

I don't know what more
you want me to say.

I need you to tell me
what happened to my son.

Just like you need to know
what happened to your daughter.

There was a rumor going around at work.

Some geologist was working on the rig,

started talking about
everybody was getting sick.

Rashes, bloody noses and sh*t.

[dog barking in distance]

I didn't think nothing of it.

I'd noticed guys
coming down with the flu,

but it ain't like none of them
lived the healthiest of lifestyles.

A couple weeks later,

the same guy said they found uranium

down in the well shaft.

Told us to steer clear of work

while they run the proper tests.

I didn't hear nothin'
about no expl*si*n.

I didn't know Joe Jr.
Was gonna be in any danger.

[inhales shakily]

I swear I didn't know.

Who was this man?

This geologist?

Name was, uh, Lebeck, I think.

Thanks.

Listen, Joe.

Yeah.

I said a lot of things to you
over the years

- that I regret...
- No, you don't have to...

Let me finish.

I said a lot of things to you
over the years...

that I really shouldn't have.

I didn't know the pain
you were going through,

losing your son.

You don't have to
explain yourself, okay?

And now...

now that I know...

I'll never forgive myself.

I'm sorry, Joe.

I'm so sorry.

[crying]

I didn't know the pain
you were going through.

[sniffling]

Hey.

You're a good man, Guy.

It was my left.

[insect buzzing]

What'd you say?

[buzzing continues]

[tense music]



Your partner's been lying to you.

They've all been lying to you.



What'd you say?

Hey!

[buzzing continues]



Look who's all alone now.



With nobody to save her.

[thud]



Look at who's all alone now.

[dramatic music]



[upbeat music]

What I need to know

is how a blanket weaver can afford

to drive off your lot
in a brand-new car.

Like I told you,

a man comes here with money

and a list of names.

Okay? I take their old junkers,

they drive a new car off the lot

along with whatever cash
was left over in the wash.

That's illegal.

Yeah, well, so is extortion.

Okay?

I got a reputation to uphold here,

you know, and I...

Look, I am a weak man

when it comes to the temptation
of the flesh.

Okay?

As well as gambling...

and a bit of drinking.

But these guys are squeezing me.

I can't believe it took you
so long to get here.

I don't understand.

Wh... you don't?

Well... well, then talk
to the other agent.

Okay? I explained everything to him.

What other agent?

He came in a couple weeks back.

Wait, you don't know
anything about this?

You don't know
about those two Indian fellas

that are blackmailing me?

Did one of them have a scar?

Yeah, like his face has been dragged

across an asphalt highway.

And the other wore glasses?

Big thick gold-rimmed glasses.

Yeah, like some kind
of Indian Elvis Presley.

Elvis is Indian.

[laughs] Yeah, right.

So who is this agent
that came in and talked to you?

Um, I got his card.

[clattering]

Here you go...

Nope, that's not it.

Ah, here we go.

Oh, no, that's not it.

Mm-kay.

[clattering]

Seeketh, and you shall findeth,
sayeth the Lord.

[tense music]

Whitover.



I need to use your phone.



And I take it you want me
to leave my own office.

Hey.

Elvis is one of ours.

[beeping]

[door slams]

You sure there's, uh,

nothing under the name
Dan DeMarco or Devoted Dan's?

Sorry, sir,

nothing has been filed
under either name.


Actually, since I've got you,

can you pull the Atcitty/Tso
m*rder case file for me?

[tense music]




The file is not here.



That can't be.



[tense music]



Might seem like an unusual
place for a graveyard.

Yeah.

Round these parts,
I guess it's a little odd.

Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Navajo Police.

B.J. Vines.

How can I help you?

I was hoping that I could speak to you

regarding the oil rig
you purchased recently.

Of course.

Are you seeing okay out of that?

- Rough day.
- This way.

You know, I guess
I'm just trying to figure out

who would want a burnt-out
oil rig that's been drained.

[chuckles] Yeah.

Drained, yes.

Mined, no.

Uranium?

That's impressive, Lieutenant.

Yeah. Uranium.

When you leased the land,

did you know anything
about the rig expl*si*n?

Not much, really.

I know a few...

Workers got k*lled, and, uh,

got some activists' panties in a bunch.

Which activists?

They call themselves
the Buffalo Society.

They've been recruiting Navajos

to buy up the surface land
surrounding my mine.

Did any of them go by the name

of Edwin Yazzie, by chance?

[heartbeat thumping]

[discordant music]



[dramatic music]



- Manuelito for Leaphorn.
- Manuelito for Leaphorn.

Go for Leaphorn.

Joe, you gotta get back here right now.



Hey.

I need you and Sally
to pack your things.

Go to Guy and Helen's.

What's going on?

Nakai escaped.

He'll come here for Sally.

Hey, Sally.

Everything's fine, okay?

- Go back to your room, honey.
- Get some rest.

Did you hear what I just said?

He's not gonna come for her.

- He's the father of her child.
- He will come.

He's not the father.

What?

Then who is?

The Father is the father.

How's that for irony?

Why didn't she tell us that
in the first place, Emma?

She was ashamed, Joe.

It was her mother's boyfriend.

Where are you going?

To do my job.

Let someone else
catch the bad guys for once.

I need you here.

You haven't been here for three years.

- Really? Are we...
- Are we gonna do this now, Emma?

Is that what you want? Right now?

I know, it's not the right time.

No, it's not the right time.

Joe, please don't go.

Emma, I can't. I have to do my job.

You say "I can't," but you can.

You can, Joe. You always could.

But three years ago, you sat there,

and you said nothing.

Wait a second, Emma.

You wouldn't let me get a word in.

- That's not true.
- Yes, it is true.

Emma, you pushed him,
and you knew if you pushed him,

he would do the exact opposite.

So it's all my fault?

No, that's not what I said to you, Emma.

And you don't think I know that?

You don't think I replay
that day in my head?

In my heart?

I'm sorry, Emma.

He would have listened to you, Joe.

The last thing that boy would ever want

is to disappoint you.

And you said nothing

when you could have said anything.

You wanted him to go to college,

but you never said it.

Why?

Why, Joe?

Because I didn't want him
to go, Emma, that's why.

What?

[crying]

[quietly] Oh, Joe.

Emma, I just wanted him to stay.

That's all I wanted.

That was my boy.

Oh, Joe.

- I have to go.
- Joe.

Joe.

Emma, I have to go.

[both speaking Diné]

[indistinct chatter]

Whiskey, neat.

So,

what, you just invite me down here
to rub D.C. in my face?

I actually wanted to ask you
about that Atcitty/Tso case.

- What?
- I told him.

I told him you'd be sniffing
around after that file.

Whitover.

- What's this?
- The file.

Whitover ordered me to get rid of that.

Now, why would he ask you
to get rid of it?

I don't know.

And I don't care.

Good luck in D.C.

Thanks.

[tense music]



[phone ringing]

[line ringing]



[engine rumbles, stops]

[birds chirping]

[engine rumbles, stops]

Navajo Police! I have a warrant.

[ominous music]



[crashing]

[breathing heavily]



[insects buzzing]

[eerie music]



[indistinct whispering]



[thud in distance]

[buzzing continues]



- Ahh!
- [both grunting]

[grunting]

[dramatic music]



[shouting]

[hair rips]



[glass shattering]



[buzzing intensifies]

We have to send you away, Bernie.

Your parents d*ed.

There's nothing here for me.



[chuckles]



[both grunting]

[glass shatters]



[cackling]

No!



[screams]



[fire crackling]

Grab me. I can get you out.



[window shatters]

[gasping]



[screams]

[gasping]

[fire crackling]

[screaming]

I need immediate assistance
at Two Point Loma Road.

Get me all the water trucks
and an ambulance.



[quietly] What?



[groans]

[tense music]



[birds chirping]

[tense music]



[engine revving]

Where is he?

Who, Leaphorn?

He came tearing in here
about a half hour ago.

Grabbed a bunch of a*mo.

sh*t.



[phone ringing]

Go for Manuelito.

Bernadette?

Yeah, who's this?

It's McGinnis.

I think I got something

you and Leaphorn ought to check out.

Listen, I don't got time
for another shoplifter.

No, no. It's about the priest.

Wanda's awake.

She's talking.

You know Wanda.

She's got a whole lot to say.



- I got a warrant for frag...
- What the hell happened to you?

Who are you?

I'm FBI.

Well, you're late.

What are you talking about?

The Growing Thunder woman
broke Nakai out,

but I know where he's headed.

What are you holding?

Uh, I got my nine mil.



You're gonna need this.

Let's go.

All right.



[fire crackling]

[footsteps approaching]

Happy to see you alive, brother.

You took off on a horse,

left me in a gunfight with two cops.

How would I know you're alive?

They told me
you k*lled your grandfather.

Who said that?

The cops?

You believe them?

[tense music]

I don't know who to believe.



Believe in the cause, brother.



[tires squealing]

[suspenseful music]



How did McGinnis know about this?



Um, his wife was in on it.

They were using black magic
to keep it quiet.



Well, it must have wore off.

Yeah...

something like that.



[animals howling in distance]



[ominous music]



On the next episode of "Dark Winds"...

Why didn't you tell me Chief was FBI?

Every good gift is a gift from
the heavens above.

Navajo Police! I have a warrant!

[Grunts]

Man: Be happy for once, man.

You caught the bad guy.



Where are you going? To do my job.

[dramatic music]

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