Tribal (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - It's All In Your Headdress - full transcript
Previously on Tribal...
How many bodies do you
think were down there?
I don't know, Sam... too many.
Do you think they were all Native?
We're gonna figure this out,
but it's just you and me
until we know who we can trust.
Woodburn.
This is Detective Marcus
Watkins, South Metro.
Marcus, long time.
I want you to run background
checks on all these people.
Need to put some distance
between us and this... tomb.
So, you're gonna hire
someone from the outside
that you have no control over?
And then when they solve
the case, I look like a hero.
- And if they don't, we blame them.
- We get a woman.
Did you kill Sydney?
I freed those people.
They're all in a better
place because of what I did.
Say you killed Sydney.
I freed them.
Admit it, you coward!
I'm not a coward!
You can't even say
their names, you coward!
Did you tell Ryan about Sydney?
No, not yet.
The headlines are coming,
they're gonna know.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
How about, "nice to see
you", or "you look great."
You know, you could
maybe lie a little bit.
Well, what's going on now?
It's just, I need a place
to stay for a couple days.
So you're ambushing me at my job?
You're not answering your phone.
Besides, I thought it was your career.
Yeah, it is.
What's up, are you okay?
Are you?
Why won't you answer your phone?
I've been kinda busy.
Mmm.
Ryan told me all about it.
Why have you been talking to Ryan?
Because you didn't leave
me much of a choice.
We're concerned about you.
Well, what did he say?
I should tell you that he's
not too impressed with you, either.
Okay.
So, what's up?
Richard's at it again.
I just... I need some space.
What, like, long-term space?
Like, I don't know yet, space.
Just... space.
- So why don't you ask Mom?
- Because!
She's still pissed at me
for staying with Richard.
Casey, I wanna help,
but I've got way too much going on.
Come on, Chief!
It's a few days, max.
No, it's not a good idea.
All right.
Uh... can I at least borrow your truck?
I need to get some stuff out of storage.
What... I'll bring it right
back. It's a few hours, max.
Ugh!
Thanks.
Keep your phone on.
You have to come pick me up later.
I, uhm... I've been
watching the headlines.
That's some pretty big
stuff for my little sister.
Oh, you're worried about me now?
Nah.
Everyone knows you're the tough one.
Keep your phone on.
Ringer on high.
Still hate how good your
butt looks in those jeans.
Why would you say something like that?
Out of cream.
Got any almond milk?
What... Is that so crazy?
Just different.
What are these?
It's from our joint account.
Bank needs your signature
if we're gonna dissolve it.
So...
How are things at the hospital?
I've scaled back some shifts.
Good for you.
So, you're a Tribal cop, now?
Yeah.
So how does that work?
You work on the reserves?
Sometimes.
I'm actually working
out of South Metro now,
with everything that's going on.
But, yeah.
Tribal now handles
anything that involves
indigenous related crime in
the city or on the reserves.
Sounds like a whole new Chuck Bukansky.
So, uhm... Hanson's
birthday's coming up.
Thought maybe we could
all grab dinner together.
You wanna play family?
Come on, it's just dinner.
Unless you get called
into work suddenly.
What did you expect, Denise?
What... you thought
I was gonna hang it up?
Bake bread, play golf all day?
You could have at least tried.
I'm not the one who moved out.
So, it's my fault?
You left me.
I left because you promised
after you recovered,
you wouldn't go back.
- I was struggling.
- You know.
You knew exactly what you were
doing, and you did it anyway.
And you still blame me for walking out.
Ha.
- I, uh... I need my lawyer to look these over.
- Lawyer?
Its... It's straight
forward, it's a signature.
Okay, great, just leave 'em with me.
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
Good morning.
I've been going over your reports.
Anything unclear?
No, and It's more of a formality.
But I'm hoping to sit down
with you and go over some facts.
Which facts?
Uh, there's been some
concern that Dennis
may not have been alone on this.
Well, what does that have to do with us?
Probably nothing.
But, since you're both
so close to the case,
there could be something you overlooked.
Well, we're happy to help.
We wouldn't want to overlook anything.
Mm-hmm.
Uh... We gotta go.
Sure, I'll catch ya later.
First priority will be continuing
to identify the victims.
Then we'll zero in on
timelines and taking statements.
Thank you, Commander.
Mm-hmm.
Thanks, everyone. Have a good morning.
Carry on.
Connie.
Daniel.
Looks like my assistant
failed to flag the briefing.
Well, I wanted to bring Daniel in.
Get him up to speed.
- Oh, you two know each other?
- Mm-hmm.
We sat on the board of the
Urban Progressive Partnership last year.
I've always admired his
leadership and community spirit.
That's good... good.
Daniel, could you
excuse us for a moment?
Please.
Sure.
You really should have
consulted me on this.
But, I thought you didn't
want me to bog you down
with the smaller details?
Victoria, no one values your competence
or enthusiasm more than I do.
And, I appreciate your
support and feedback.
But, certain discretions have
to be enforced in this case.
I'm not convinced that
Daniel's the best fit.
He's got strong relationships
across the reserves.
I've seen it, first-hand.
It's his questionable
history that concerns me.
We need an ally inside their community.
We have one.
Sam Woodburn, Chief of Tribal.
And she's great. But,
also, inexperienced.
Daniel has earned their trust and
he's been involved for 20 years.
Victoria... I want
you to feel empowered.
But, we really need to coordinate
on these types of leadership issues.
I completely agree.
But, you don't expect me
to consult you every time
I need to make a decision, right?
No, no, of course not.
I didn't think so.
Anything else?
I'm late for my 10:00 AM.
I thought Connie> was
a political animal.
She's just trying to piss us off
or does she really
think we're holding back?
I mean, we're the ones
who found the bodies.
She's just doing her job.
This doesn't bother you?
It should be our case.
I've seen her type before.
She's harmless.
Speaking of harmless...
Have you been to the
PTSD counselling yet?
Yeah.
Dr Fraser's pretty low-impact.
You?
I'll get to it.
Hey...
Sam...
You know it's not optional, right?
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Just go in there, answer her questions.
Get it over with.
Sure.
You talking to anybody?
Ryan, your mom?
Don't worry about it.
I'll get to it.
Hey, Tara.
Hey.
What do we got?
Cleaning crew found her this morning.
M.E. confirmed she broke her neck.
Puts the time of death
around 11:00 to 1:00 AM.
Obviously, she fell.
Or, she was pushed.
Why was Tribal called onto this?
Her name's Rachel Chilliwack.
Did you know her?
Of her.
She's a... well, was a model.
Like, a fashion model?
Yeah, she's kinda
famous in Indian country.
She's like the first indigenous
woman to be on the cover of magazines.
Big human rights advocate.
I mean, she volunteered her
time all over the country.
So, what's with the headdress?
I thought that was a male only thing.
Traditionally, yeah.
Hey... some of the feathers are missing.
Meaning?
I'm not sure.
But, this headdress is
definitely authentic.
Someone put time into this.
What's going on?
What happened?
And you are?
I'm Cory Russel, I was hired
to shoot the event last night.
Okay, woah, woah, woah.
Back up... what event?
It was a charity auction to raise money
for the new youth centre
on the Plains Cree reserve.
That happened here last night?
Yeah.
It was a big party.
Evan Sutherland hosted it, but, uhm...
I mean, Rachel was the real star.
Yeeessss!
Okay.
Oh, I love it.
Work it!
Oh, the camera loves you, Rachel.
Avery, I need a new card.
Let's mix it up a little.
That's a great idea.
All right, show me your
inner-warrior, Rachel.
Wow.
You guys look incredible.
Evan, I thought you
weren't coming until later.
I wanted to surprise you.
I wouldn't miss this.
I mean, these pictures are gonna raise
a lot of money for the centre.
Thank you again for
sponsoring this event.
You know how much I love to
give back to the community.
When was the last time you saw her?
Around 11:00.
I was exhausted after the event.
I went home early.
Do you have any idea why
she'd be wearing the headdress?
No.
I know it belonged to her cousin, Alice.
She was here at some point
but, then, uhm, she left.
She seemed upset.
About what?
I don't know for sure.
I think it was something
about her headdress.
Rachel...
She was so happy last night.
Excuse me.
All right, let me talk to security.
I'll see what kind of cameras they have.
Yeah, uhm...
I'll get a list of who was
at the event and find out
more about her cousin.
State your name.
Marcus Watkins, Unit
Commander, South Metro Division.
Just your name is fine.
Did you have any prior knowledge
of the bodies recovered at
the water treatment facility?
No.
Did Dennis Fitz ever indicate or
expose any knowledge of said bodies?
No.
Did Officer Rollins
Gould ever indicate or
expose any knowledge of said bodies?
No.
Allistair Drucker,
Staff Sergeant, South Metro Division.
Did you have any prior
knowledge of the bodies
recovered at the water
treatment facility?
No.
Lyndsey Yates, Sergeant,
South Metro Division.
During your police
training, did you ever
see anything that would
be considered out of line
or conduct unbecoming by Dennis Fitz?
Yes.
Is there a problem Marcus?
It was Dennis...
okay... we all know it.
What makes you so sure?
He was always working back door deals.
Roughing up the locals.
Cutting cash on busts.
It was obvious.
Dennis always had his
hands in all kinds of dirt.
Did he ever discuss his
relationship to the Thunderclouds?
Yeah, of course.
But he never gave me particulars
or anything actually incriminating.
How would you characterize
his relationship with them?
He did private security
on the side for them
and probably turned a blind
eye when they needed him to.
Can you be more specific?
If someone needed correction,
I'm sure Dennis knew how to handle it.
So, to the best of your knowledge,
Dennis was the lead perpetrator?
Hundred percent.
And, he never indicated,
he was ever hiding anything?
Absolutely not.
Never?
Not to me.
Police like that make us all look bad.
Hmm.
Was Rachel in any kind of trouble?
No.
I don't think so.
Do you know anyone who
might've wanted to hurt her?
No.
When was the last time you saw her?
Yesterday... she wanted to
borrow our kookum's headdress,
and, I knew I shouldn't
have given it to her,
but, Rachel said it
was for a good cause.
And, well, she's always
made it hard to say no.
Hey, Rachel.
Alice, thank you so much
for bringing the headdress.
Keep it safe.
And no one touches it.
I promise.
I know how much this means to kookum.
To all of us.
Wow, that's gorgeous.
What kind of feathers are those?
Golden eagle.
Really?
I thought those were protected.
They are now.
They used to presented
as a gift for honor, or
bravery, or courage in battle.
It's been in our family for generations.
This one was gifted to my
great-great-grandfather,
Little Pine.
He fought at The Battle
of the Belly River...
Led the Cree's attack
against the Blood Tribe.
They used to fight against each other?
I want one.
What did she say?
My cousin believes you
just have to earn it
the old fashioned way.
You should stay for the event later.
There'll be food.
Maybe a little dancing.
It'll be fun.
So what happened?
Do you have my headdress or not?
We're processing it.
Processing?
We're checking for fingerprints or DNA.
It could have evidence on it.
Were you at the event?
Was that the last time
you saw your cousin alive?
That headdress belongs to my family.
And I want it back.
You'll get it back.
And if it could help us to find out
what happened to Rachel...
The way they treat us...
My grandfather's wore that to battle.
I'll get it back.
Thanks for coming in.
She cares more about that old war bonnet
than catching the person
who killed her cousin.
War bonnet?
That's what it's called, right?
I looked it up.
She was upset.
Or, she was hiding something.
Well, can you blame her?
The way the police treated
her elders growing up?
Not this again.
If the city cops had found her elders
off of the reserve
without their treaty card,
they would have been
arrested for being Indian.
That was long time ago.
And, they needed those treaty cards
so the police could identify 'em.
Really?
I looked that up, too.
Do you carry a card?
I mean, like, an actual card, card?
Not on me, but, yeah, I have one.
It's like a driver's license?
Yeah.
Lists your nation, date of birth,
registration number...
And, let's you buy tax free smokes.
Yeah, something like that.
You know, once forensics goes
to work on that headdress,
it's gonna end up in pretty rough shape.
Yeah.
We need to talk to Mr. Sutherland.
Thanks for coming in.
Nothing cures a hangover
like a police interrogation.
Rough morning?
Actually, I've been pretty
shattered since I heard the news.
You and Rachel were close?
More than close.
We, uh... we met at
a fashion show in Milan
years ago and we've been
good friends ever since.
She asked me to host the
charity event, so I said yes.
Why did she ask you?
'Cause most of my friends are bored.
Have too much money.
What happened at the event?
Come on, Rachel.
Someone's gotta have
some fun around here.
This is a disaster.
Nobody's bidding.
People are gonna leave if
we don't spice things up.
How about auctioning off your headdress?
No way.
That's not gonna happen.
Relax, just, you know...
I'll outbid everyone
and give it back to you.
I don't know.
Yeah, that's just wrong.
But you could model
it around for everyone.
How about you strut
your stuff and get these
trust-fund babies all worked up?
That'll get 'em spending.
Women don't wear headdresses, Evan.
They should.
Didn't you say your
great-grandfather's,
or something wore that
thing before a battle?
Yeah.
Sweetheart, this is your war.
For your generation.
Come on, Rachel.
They're gonna love it.
Just work it like the runway.
I shouldn't.
Hey, just one song.
Come on.
Put on some real music.
One song only.
All right, come on!
Who's ready to get this party goin'?
OK everybody, we've
got a surprise new item!
An authentic Plains Cree Headdress.
Don't be shy.
Come on. How much you got?
What's it gonna take?
It's for a great cause.
We'll start the bidding at 1000 dollars.
Come on. You can do better than that.
How about you?
We have 2000 over here...
What are you doing?
No... Alice.
This isn't what it looks like.
You think I'm an idiot?
I can't believe you.
I swear, nothing's gonna happen to it.
Take it off.
Can you wait?
I'll explain later.
Hey, everything okay here?
Alice.
Rachel, show off that headdress.
I never saw Alice again.
But the rest of the night was amazing.
I mean, Rachel really
knew how to work a room.
And then what happened?
People started spending,
all because of her in that headdress.
And what did you do after the event?
Had some scotch backstage
and Rachel took off.
She, uh, she got a text.
Said she had to go meet someone.
Who?
No idea.
She just left.
What time was this?
Uhm...
I don't know.
It was after the party.
I think that's it for now, thanks.
Any progress?
Absolutely.
But, one thing's clear, they're
all still blaming Dennis.
You don't?
Well... in my experience, the
real answers never come that easy.
I'm still digging.
I like your instincts.
Hmm... What was your
relationship with Dennis?
I didn't have one.
But, you had an office downtown Metro
and based on some of the statements,
sounded like there
was a lot of interface.
Hardly knew the man.
Did I say something wrong?
Look, I know what you're asking,
and the answer is no.
Now, do you have any new evidence?
Yes we've ID'd...
two more indigenous victims.
Yeah, I was wondering about that guy.
Anthony Redclaw.
He's no stranger to Metro.
You recognize him?
I'll see what I can find out.
I would like you to answer my question.
And I told you,
I don't recognize any of these people.
Detective Chuck Bukansky.
Isn't your wife an ER
doctor over at St John's?
That's right.
I didn't put it together before.
My son broke his wrist playing soccer.
She was the on-call doctor.
I really liked her.
Yeah, she's a good lady.
Heard you and Woodburn
are workin' a tough one?
It's kind of sadder when
a public figure goes down.
Does it ever get any easier?
Why don't you just ask me
what you really wanna ask me?
I appreciate your candor.
You wanna do this on camera?
Maybe later.
Do you believe that Dennis is
solely responsible for this?
I believe Dennis was good police.
But, it looks like he made
some terrible mistakes.
But, I also believe that
he deserves a fair trial
like everyone else,
based on the evidence.
Were you surprised?
Any time one of your own
turns, it's difficult.
So, yes, I was surprised.
Oh, but you had to feel betrayed, too.
I mean, one of your own,
doing something like that.
Wasn't he your friend?
Commander, I know you're
just doing your job,
but back... off.
Right.
Do you remember Anthony Redclaw?
Redclaw?
You arrested him a few years back.
Oh, yeah, I remember Tony.
Great guy.
Put his girlfriend in the
hospital with a broken cheekbone.
How do you think he
ended up in the Tomb?
What?
Redclaw was on of the
victims we ID'd recently.
And how would I know that?
Right.
Please say hello to your wife for me.
Morning.
What was that?
Nothing.
Good news.
I heard back from the security team.
Cameras on the main stage
and in the dressing rooms.
They were useless.
Is that good?
Let me finish.
They were working in the lobby.
I found out who Rachel was meeting with.
Meet the ex-boyfriend, Dallas Bullhead.
Check out his record.
DUI's and aggravated assault.
We have him entering the building
just as the afterparty was breaking up.
Then, leaving 15 minutes later.
Right in our time window.
What's up Chief?
Hey... we need to ask
you some questions.
Hmm... fire away.
Where were you last night?
You know where I was.
I was at the auditorium.
Well, why don't you
tell us what happened?
Alice called me.
Asked me to talk some
sense into her cousin.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
You think I wanna be here?
Alice told me what happened.
You dancin' around.
Embarrassing.
She doesn't know the full story.
Well, she saw you trying to sell
off your own family's headdress.
Because she ran off
before I could talk to her.
You think you're all
high and mighty now, huh?
Some kind of beauty queen.
You care more about your
stupid Instagram followers
than you do about your own family.
You know, not that long ago,
they would have burned
you for wearing that.
My stupid followers?
That's how I'm gonna make a difference.
Having a voice.
Influence.
Instead of waving signs
and hiding behind a bandana.
Always blaming other people.
Little too close to reality, hey Dally?
Watch yourself, Rach.
She did deserve a
smack for what she did,
but, wasn't me.
Charming.
Well, there's cameras all over, so...
We'll know if you're lying.
I'll call over and get them
to pull up the lobby footage.
Won't make a difference.
She ran off, locked
herself in one of the
dressing rooms with some dude.
What dude?
I don't know.
It's none of my business.
Cory, we need to ask
you a few more questions.
What was Rachel doing in your
dressing room after the party?
There were a few people there.
Like who?
I don't know.
I was so tired, I passed out.
So, you can't remember?
You think I did this to her?
What about you, were you there?
No.
Come on, Avery.
Did you see anything?
I, uh... I found some
pictures on a camera card.
I didn't know what to say.
What pictures?
I... I never took those!
Wh... what is this?
Avery, did you take these?
Cory, you need to come with us.
You too, Avery.
Well, they're both
sticking to their stories.
Any word from forensics?
I'm still waiting on Mitch.
He's still processing the dressing room.
You call the shrink?
I'm getting to it.
You start dreamin' about 'em yet?
No.
Just...
I keep hearing the sound
of that water dripping.
When my little girl was about 4...
I went in to give her a kiss goodnight
after chasing a murder case all day.
And she had this little doll on her bed.
And the next thing I know, the
victims face is staring up at me.
Like, it was unfair of me
to kiss my girl goodnight...
because he'd never be at peace.
You can't outrun it, Sam.
At least talk to your mom.
The last person I want
to talk to is my mother.
Fine.
Then talk to Ryan.
Ryan and I split.
Yeah, he moved out.
So, you're all alone.
Do you think these were taken
by a professional photographer?
They're completely out of focus,
I mean... the composition is terrible.
Hey.
Hey.
You grew up on the Plains
Cree reserve, right?
Yeah.
I though you should know, we have
a positive ID on another body.
A woman named Carol Nipawin.
I, uh...
I kind of grew up with her.
She was a close friend of my sister.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Thanks.
It comes with the job.
True, but, uhm, you
don't have to go in alone.
What do you mean?
Looks like you and
Buke work well together.
Not at first.
That's not surprising.
He's been around the old boys.
Marcus, Drucker, Chris
Langford, and Dennis.
Buke is different.
Do you find it hard
to believe that Dennis
wouldn't have told one of them?
I really don't know Dennis.
Buke does.
And, uh, he was the one
that found those bodies.
That was because of a missing woman case
I asked him to look into.
That's one way of looking at it.
And the other?
I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
Someone else had to know.
Stands to reason that...
that person was connected to Dennis.
What am I interrupting?
We were actually talking about you.
Really? Well, don't let me stop you.
So, they went through the
dressing room and it turns out
that someone ordered booze
from a delivery service
20 minutes before
those photos were taken.
Bottle service?
Mm-hmm.
The order included an
$800 bottle of scotch.
Thanks for coming in again.
Of course.
Anything I can do to help.
So, how much money did you end
up raising for the youth centre?
Just over $20,000.
Wow.
You must've been thrilled.
I was, at the time.
Is that why you had an
$800 bottle of scotch
delivered to the dressing room?
What?
Probably around the time you
took these photos of Rachel.
Why don't you tell us
what really happened?
Eighteen-hundred dollars?
That's it?
That's all we raised?
They are a bunch of wanna-be's.
Sorry, my love.
I don't know what else I can do.
I'll tell you what.
I'll put up twenty grand myself, if...
What?
Drop the dress.
Put that thing on for me.
We can have our own little pow-wow.
I'm not doing that.
Come on.
Show me your inner Pocahontas.
You're disgusting.
Twenty thousand bucks
for all those kids.
It's your call.
I'll be waiting.
We shared a bottle of
scotch and I went home.
And that's it.
Why was she in her underwear?
How should I know?
Because you're lying.
Really?
Are you chargin' me?
If so, I need to call my lawyer.
Is this what you want?
Wow.
It's my white man fantasy.
Hold on.
No pictures.
I said no pictures!
Okay, woah-woah... hold on.
Stop it!
You pig.
Rachel!
Rachel trusted you.
Didn't she?
Hey.
Hey.
So... what do you think about
the new rooster running the task force?
Cock-a-doodle-doo.
She's been diggin' pretty deep.
You know they found
Tony Redclaw in there?
I heard.
So, you talked to her, too?
Yeah.
I told the truth. Why?
What'd you tell her?
There's nothing to tell.
Except about Dennis.
Right.
Yeah.
What'd'ya think?
Isn't it obvious to you?
They're lying to us.
All of them.
Hey!
Did you know that the feathers
on an indigenous headdress
are awarded for bravery?
Are you stalking me now?
Stalking!
Call it a happy coincidence.
More like an ambush.
Got more papers for me to sign?
Thank you for handling that.
What do you want, Chuck?
Hmm?
I'm sorry for going back to the job.
I didn't know what else to do.
I was afraid it would
kill me not to go back.
Bein' a cop, it's all I really know.
You are more than just
a job and you know that.
You should have been
part of that decision.
But, you blame me for walking out?
No.
Not anymore.
I was wrong.
You know we could've worked
through it all... together.
I know that now.
Hanson's coming over
for dinner on Thursday.
I was thinking about getting him
a new camera for his birthday.
Think he'd like that?
Yeah, I do.
Dinner's at seven.
So, does this mean you
know who killed Rachel?
We have a suspect, but
we don't have enough
to press charges yet.
So?
You're just gonna let him go?
It's not over yet... I promise.
Yeah.
More promises.
Look what they do to us.
Doesn't that make you mad?
Yeah. At times.
I knew those guys were gonna hurt her.
One way or another.
They have no respect.
No tradition.
Hey, Alice... what's up?
Hey.
What's with her?
You don't wanna know.
Do you remember Carol Nipawin?
Nippy?
Ha, yeah of course.
Remember when we used to 'borrow'
her dad's truck all the time?
We were, like, thirteen.
Yeah, I do remember.
And you accidentally
slammed into Johnny's store,
and we ran away.
And Carol was grounded for 3 weeks.
Boy, did we get the belt for that one.
My ass was sore for a week.
You got the belt.
You didn't even tell Dad I was there.
So... Carol?
You arrest her, or what?
She's dead.
Yeah... she's, uh...
one of the bodies we
found in that sewer.
Serious?
Yeah. She had been missing for a year.
Did you tell her mom yet?
No.
What?
I think I saw her down in that sewer.
Or, what was left of her.
I saw her ripped clothes,
and the dirty water
going over her leg.
It's gonna be okay.
Yeah, I know.
You still need a place to stay?
How many bodies do you
think were down there?
I don't know, Sam... too many.
Do you think they were all Native?
We're gonna figure this out,
but it's just you and me
until we know who we can trust.
Woodburn.
This is Detective Marcus
Watkins, South Metro.
Marcus, long time.
I want you to run background
checks on all these people.
Need to put some distance
between us and this... tomb.
So, you're gonna hire
someone from the outside
that you have no control over?
And then when they solve
the case, I look like a hero.
- And if they don't, we blame them.
- We get a woman.
Did you kill Sydney?
I freed those people.
They're all in a better
place because of what I did.
Say you killed Sydney.
I freed them.
Admit it, you coward!
I'm not a coward!
You can't even say
their names, you coward!
Did you tell Ryan about Sydney?
No, not yet.
The headlines are coming,
they're gonna know.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
How about, "nice to see
you", or "you look great."
You know, you could
maybe lie a little bit.
Well, what's going on now?
It's just, I need a place
to stay for a couple days.
So you're ambushing me at my job?
You're not answering your phone.
Besides, I thought it was your career.
Yeah, it is.
What's up, are you okay?
Are you?
Why won't you answer your phone?
I've been kinda busy.
Mmm.
Ryan told me all about it.
Why have you been talking to Ryan?
Because you didn't leave
me much of a choice.
We're concerned about you.
Well, what did he say?
I should tell you that he's
not too impressed with you, either.
Okay.
So, what's up?
Richard's at it again.
I just... I need some space.
What, like, long-term space?
Like, I don't know yet, space.
Just... space.
- So why don't you ask Mom?
- Because!
She's still pissed at me
for staying with Richard.
Casey, I wanna help,
but I've got way too much going on.
Come on, Chief!
It's a few days, max.
No, it's not a good idea.
All right.
Uh... can I at least borrow your truck?
I need to get some stuff out of storage.
What... I'll bring it right
back. It's a few hours, max.
Ugh!
Thanks.
Keep your phone on.
You have to come pick me up later.
I, uhm... I've been
watching the headlines.
That's some pretty big
stuff for my little sister.
Oh, you're worried about me now?
Nah.
Everyone knows you're the tough one.
Keep your phone on.
Ringer on high.
Still hate how good your
butt looks in those jeans.
Why would you say something like that?
Out of cream.
Got any almond milk?
What... Is that so crazy?
Just different.
What are these?
It's from our joint account.
Bank needs your signature
if we're gonna dissolve it.
So...
How are things at the hospital?
I've scaled back some shifts.
Good for you.
So, you're a Tribal cop, now?
Yeah.
So how does that work?
You work on the reserves?
Sometimes.
I'm actually working
out of South Metro now,
with everything that's going on.
But, yeah.
Tribal now handles
anything that involves
indigenous related crime in
the city or on the reserves.
Sounds like a whole new Chuck Bukansky.
So, uhm... Hanson's
birthday's coming up.
Thought maybe we could
all grab dinner together.
You wanna play family?
Come on, it's just dinner.
Unless you get called
into work suddenly.
What did you expect, Denise?
What... you thought
I was gonna hang it up?
Bake bread, play golf all day?
You could have at least tried.
I'm not the one who moved out.
So, it's my fault?
You left me.
I left because you promised
after you recovered,
you wouldn't go back.
- I was struggling.
- You know.
You knew exactly what you were
doing, and you did it anyway.
And you still blame me for walking out.
Ha.
- I, uh... I need my lawyer to look these over.
- Lawyer?
Its... It's straight
forward, it's a signature.
Okay, great, just leave 'em with me.
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
Good morning.
I've been going over your reports.
Anything unclear?
No, and It's more of a formality.
But I'm hoping to sit down
with you and go over some facts.
Which facts?
Uh, there's been some
concern that Dennis
may not have been alone on this.
Well, what does that have to do with us?
Probably nothing.
But, since you're both
so close to the case,
there could be something you overlooked.
Well, we're happy to help.
We wouldn't want to overlook anything.
Mm-hmm.
Uh... We gotta go.
Sure, I'll catch ya later.
First priority will be continuing
to identify the victims.
Then we'll zero in on
timelines and taking statements.
Thank you, Commander.
Mm-hmm.
Thanks, everyone. Have a good morning.
Carry on.
Connie.
Daniel.
Looks like my assistant
failed to flag the briefing.
Well, I wanted to bring Daniel in.
Get him up to speed.
- Oh, you two know each other?
- Mm-hmm.
We sat on the board of the
Urban Progressive Partnership last year.
I've always admired his
leadership and community spirit.
That's good... good.
Daniel, could you
excuse us for a moment?
Please.
Sure.
You really should have
consulted me on this.
But, I thought you didn't
want me to bog you down
with the smaller details?
Victoria, no one values your competence
or enthusiasm more than I do.
And, I appreciate your
support and feedback.
But, certain discretions have
to be enforced in this case.
I'm not convinced that
Daniel's the best fit.
He's got strong relationships
across the reserves.
I've seen it, first-hand.
It's his questionable
history that concerns me.
We need an ally inside their community.
We have one.
Sam Woodburn, Chief of Tribal.
And she's great. But,
also, inexperienced.
Daniel has earned their trust and
he's been involved for 20 years.
Victoria... I want
you to feel empowered.
But, we really need to coordinate
on these types of leadership issues.
I completely agree.
But, you don't expect me
to consult you every time
I need to make a decision, right?
No, no, of course not.
I didn't think so.
Anything else?
I'm late for my 10:00 AM.
I thought Connie> was
a political animal.
She's just trying to piss us off
or does she really
think we're holding back?
I mean, we're the ones
who found the bodies.
She's just doing her job.
This doesn't bother you?
It should be our case.
I've seen her type before.
She's harmless.
Speaking of harmless...
Have you been to the
PTSD counselling yet?
Yeah.
Dr Fraser's pretty low-impact.
You?
I'll get to it.
Hey...
Sam...
You know it's not optional, right?
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Just go in there, answer her questions.
Get it over with.
Sure.
You talking to anybody?
Ryan, your mom?
Don't worry about it.
I'll get to it.
Hey, Tara.
Hey.
What do we got?
Cleaning crew found her this morning.
M.E. confirmed she broke her neck.
Puts the time of death
around 11:00 to 1:00 AM.
Obviously, she fell.
Or, she was pushed.
Why was Tribal called onto this?
Her name's Rachel Chilliwack.
Did you know her?
Of her.
She's a... well, was a model.
Like, a fashion model?
Yeah, she's kinda
famous in Indian country.
She's like the first indigenous
woman to be on the cover of magazines.
Big human rights advocate.
I mean, she volunteered her
time all over the country.
So, what's with the headdress?
I thought that was a male only thing.
Traditionally, yeah.
Hey... some of the feathers are missing.
Meaning?
I'm not sure.
But, this headdress is
definitely authentic.
Someone put time into this.
What's going on?
What happened?
And you are?
I'm Cory Russel, I was hired
to shoot the event last night.
Okay, woah, woah, woah.
Back up... what event?
It was a charity auction to raise money
for the new youth centre
on the Plains Cree reserve.
That happened here last night?
Yeah.
It was a big party.
Evan Sutherland hosted it, but, uhm...
I mean, Rachel was the real star.
Yeeessss!
Okay.
Oh, I love it.
Work it!
Oh, the camera loves you, Rachel.
Avery, I need a new card.
Let's mix it up a little.
That's a great idea.
All right, show me your
inner-warrior, Rachel.
Wow.
You guys look incredible.
Evan, I thought you
weren't coming until later.
I wanted to surprise you.
I wouldn't miss this.
I mean, these pictures are gonna raise
a lot of money for the centre.
Thank you again for
sponsoring this event.
You know how much I love to
give back to the community.
When was the last time you saw her?
Around 11:00.
I was exhausted after the event.
I went home early.
Do you have any idea why
she'd be wearing the headdress?
No.
I know it belonged to her cousin, Alice.
She was here at some point
but, then, uhm, she left.
She seemed upset.
About what?
I don't know for sure.
I think it was something
about her headdress.
Rachel...
She was so happy last night.
Excuse me.
All right, let me talk to security.
I'll see what kind of cameras they have.
Yeah, uhm...
I'll get a list of who was
at the event and find out
more about her cousin.
State your name.
Marcus Watkins, Unit
Commander, South Metro Division.
Just your name is fine.
Did you have any prior knowledge
of the bodies recovered at
the water treatment facility?
No.
Did Dennis Fitz ever indicate or
expose any knowledge of said bodies?
No.
Did Officer Rollins
Gould ever indicate or
expose any knowledge of said bodies?
No.
Allistair Drucker,
Staff Sergeant, South Metro Division.
Did you have any prior
knowledge of the bodies
recovered at the water
treatment facility?
No.
Lyndsey Yates, Sergeant,
South Metro Division.
During your police
training, did you ever
see anything that would
be considered out of line
or conduct unbecoming by Dennis Fitz?
Yes.
Is there a problem Marcus?
It was Dennis...
okay... we all know it.
What makes you so sure?
He was always working back door deals.
Roughing up the locals.
Cutting cash on busts.
It was obvious.
Dennis always had his
hands in all kinds of dirt.
Did he ever discuss his
relationship to the Thunderclouds?
Yeah, of course.
But he never gave me particulars
or anything actually incriminating.
How would you characterize
his relationship with them?
He did private security
on the side for them
and probably turned a blind
eye when they needed him to.
Can you be more specific?
If someone needed correction,
I'm sure Dennis knew how to handle it.
So, to the best of your knowledge,
Dennis was the lead perpetrator?
Hundred percent.
And, he never indicated,
he was ever hiding anything?
Absolutely not.
Never?
Not to me.
Police like that make us all look bad.
Hmm.
Was Rachel in any kind of trouble?
No.
I don't think so.
Do you know anyone who
might've wanted to hurt her?
No.
When was the last time you saw her?
Yesterday... she wanted to
borrow our kookum's headdress,
and, I knew I shouldn't
have given it to her,
but, Rachel said it
was for a good cause.
And, well, she's always
made it hard to say no.
Hey, Rachel.
Alice, thank you so much
for bringing the headdress.
Keep it safe.
And no one touches it.
I promise.
I know how much this means to kookum.
To all of us.
Wow, that's gorgeous.
What kind of feathers are those?
Golden eagle.
Really?
I thought those were protected.
They are now.
They used to presented
as a gift for honor, or
bravery, or courage in battle.
It's been in our family for generations.
This one was gifted to my
great-great-grandfather,
Little Pine.
He fought at The Battle
of the Belly River...
Led the Cree's attack
against the Blood Tribe.
They used to fight against each other?
I want one.
What did she say?
My cousin believes you
just have to earn it
the old fashioned way.
You should stay for the event later.
There'll be food.
Maybe a little dancing.
It'll be fun.
So what happened?
Do you have my headdress or not?
We're processing it.
Processing?
We're checking for fingerprints or DNA.
It could have evidence on it.
Were you at the event?
Was that the last time
you saw your cousin alive?
That headdress belongs to my family.
And I want it back.
You'll get it back.
And if it could help us to find out
what happened to Rachel...
The way they treat us...
My grandfather's wore that to battle.
I'll get it back.
Thanks for coming in.
She cares more about that old war bonnet
than catching the person
who killed her cousin.
War bonnet?
That's what it's called, right?
I looked it up.
She was upset.
Or, she was hiding something.
Well, can you blame her?
The way the police treated
her elders growing up?
Not this again.
If the city cops had found her elders
off of the reserve
without their treaty card,
they would have been
arrested for being Indian.
That was long time ago.
And, they needed those treaty cards
so the police could identify 'em.
Really?
I looked that up, too.
Do you carry a card?
I mean, like, an actual card, card?
Not on me, but, yeah, I have one.
It's like a driver's license?
Yeah.
Lists your nation, date of birth,
registration number...
And, let's you buy tax free smokes.
Yeah, something like that.
You know, once forensics goes
to work on that headdress,
it's gonna end up in pretty rough shape.
Yeah.
We need to talk to Mr. Sutherland.
Thanks for coming in.
Nothing cures a hangover
like a police interrogation.
Rough morning?
Actually, I've been pretty
shattered since I heard the news.
You and Rachel were close?
More than close.
We, uh... we met at
a fashion show in Milan
years ago and we've been
good friends ever since.
She asked me to host the
charity event, so I said yes.
Why did she ask you?
'Cause most of my friends are bored.
Have too much money.
What happened at the event?
Come on, Rachel.
Someone's gotta have
some fun around here.
This is a disaster.
Nobody's bidding.
People are gonna leave if
we don't spice things up.
How about auctioning off your headdress?
No way.
That's not gonna happen.
Relax, just, you know...
I'll outbid everyone
and give it back to you.
I don't know.
Yeah, that's just wrong.
But you could model
it around for everyone.
How about you strut
your stuff and get these
trust-fund babies all worked up?
That'll get 'em spending.
Women don't wear headdresses, Evan.
They should.
Didn't you say your
great-grandfather's,
or something wore that
thing before a battle?
Yeah.
Sweetheart, this is your war.
For your generation.
Come on, Rachel.
They're gonna love it.
Just work it like the runway.
I shouldn't.
Hey, just one song.
Come on.
Put on some real music.
One song only.
All right, come on!
Who's ready to get this party goin'?
OK everybody, we've
got a surprise new item!
An authentic Plains Cree Headdress.
Don't be shy.
Come on. How much you got?
What's it gonna take?
It's for a great cause.
We'll start the bidding at 1000 dollars.
Come on. You can do better than that.
How about you?
We have 2000 over here...
What are you doing?
No... Alice.
This isn't what it looks like.
You think I'm an idiot?
I can't believe you.
I swear, nothing's gonna happen to it.
Take it off.
Can you wait?
I'll explain later.
Hey, everything okay here?
Alice.
Rachel, show off that headdress.
I never saw Alice again.
But the rest of the night was amazing.
I mean, Rachel really
knew how to work a room.
And then what happened?
People started spending,
all because of her in that headdress.
And what did you do after the event?
Had some scotch backstage
and Rachel took off.
She, uh, she got a text.
Said she had to go meet someone.
Who?
No idea.
She just left.
What time was this?
Uhm...
I don't know.
It was after the party.
I think that's it for now, thanks.
Any progress?
Absolutely.
But, one thing's clear, they're
all still blaming Dennis.
You don't?
Well... in my experience, the
real answers never come that easy.
I'm still digging.
I like your instincts.
Hmm... What was your
relationship with Dennis?
I didn't have one.
But, you had an office downtown Metro
and based on some of the statements,
sounded like there
was a lot of interface.
Hardly knew the man.
Did I say something wrong?
Look, I know what you're asking,
and the answer is no.
Now, do you have any new evidence?
Yes we've ID'd...
two more indigenous victims.
Yeah, I was wondering about that guy.
Anthony Redclaw.
He's no stranger to Metro.
You recognize him?
I'll see what I can find out.
I would like you to answer my question.
And I told you,
I don't recognize any of these people.
Detective Chuck Bukansky.
Isn't your wife an ER
doctor over at St John's?
That's right.
I didn't put it together before.
My son broke his wrist playing soccer.
She was the on-call doctor.
I really liked her.
Yeah, she's a good lady.
Heard you and Woodburn
are workin' a tough one?
It's kind of sadder when
a public figure goes down.
Does it ever get any easier?
Why don't you just ask me
what you really wanna ask me?
I appreciate your candor.
You wanna do this on camera?
Maybe later.
Do you believe that Dennis is
solely responsible for this?
I believe Dennis was good police.
But, it looks like he made
some terrible mistakes.
But, I also believe that
he deserves a fair trial
like everyone else,
based on the evidence.
Were you surprised?
Any time one of your own
turns, it's difficult.
So, yes, I was surprised.
Oh, but you had to feel betrayed, too.
I mean, one of your own,
doing something like that.
Wasn't he your friend?
Commander, I know you're
just doing your job,
but back... off.
Right.
Do you remember Anthony Redclaw?
Redclaw?
You arrested him a few years back.
Oh, yeah, I remember Tony.
Great guy.
Put his girlfriend in the
hospital with a broken cheekbone.
How do you think he
ended up in the Tomb?
What?
Redclaw was on of the
victims we ID'd recently.
And how would I know that?
Right.
Please say hello to your wife for me.
Morning.
What was that?
Nothing.
Good news.
I heard back from the security team.
Cameras on the main stage
and in the dressing rooms.
They were useless.
Is that good?
Let me finish.
They were working in the lobby.
I found out who Rachel was meeting with.
Meet the ex-boyfriend, Dallas Bullhead.
Check out his record.
DUI's and aggravated assault.
We have him entering the building
just as the afterparty was breaking up.
Then, leaving 15 minutes later.
Right in our time window.
What's up Chief?
Hey... we need to ask
you some questions.
Hmm... fire away.
Where were you last night?
You know where I was.
I was at the auditorium.
Well, why don't you
tell us what happened?
Alice called me.
Asked me to talk some
sense into her cousin.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
You think I wanna be here?
Alice told me what happened.
You dancin' around.
Embarrassing.
She doesn't know the full story.
Well, she saw you trying to sell
off your own family's headdress.
Because she ran off
before I could talk to her.
You think you're all
high and mighty now, huh?
Some kind of beauty queen.
You care more about your
stupid Instagram followers
than you do about your own family.
You know, not that long ago,
they would have burned
you for wearing that.
My stupid followers?
That's how I'm gonna make a difference.
Having a voice.
Influence.
Instead of waving signs
and hiding behind a bandana.
Always blaming other people.
Little too close to reality, hey Dally?
Watch yourself, Rach.
She did deserve a
smack for what she did,
but, wasn't me.
Charming.
Well, there's cameras all over, so...
We'll know if you're lying.
I'll call over and get them
to pull up the lobby footage.
Won't make a difference.
She ran off, locked
herself in one of the
dressing rooms with some dude.
What dude?
I don't know.
It's none of my business.
Cory, we need to ask
you a few more questions.
What was Rachel doing in your
dressing room after the party?
There were a few people there.
Like who?
I don't know.
I was so tired, I passed out.
So, you can't remember?
You think I did this to her?
What about you, were you there?
No.
Come on, Avery.
Did you see anything?
I, uh... I found some
pictures on a camera card.
I didn't know what to say.
What pictures?
I... I never took those!
Wh... what is this?
Avery, did you take these?
Cory, you need to come with us.
You too, Avery.
Well, they're both
sticking to their stories.
Any word from forensics?
I'm still waiting on Mitch.
He's still processing the dressing room.
You call the shrink?
I'm getting to it.
You start dreamin' about 'em yet?
No.
Just...
I keep hearing the sound
of that water dripping.
When my little girl was about 4...
I went in to give her a kiss goodnight
after chasing a murder case all day.
And she had this little doll on her bed.
And the next thing I know, the
victims face is staring up at me.
Like, it was unfair of me
to kiss my girl goodnight...
because he'd never be at peace.
You can't outrun it, Sam.
At least talk to your mom.
The last person I want
to talk to is my mother.
Fine.
Then talk to Ryan.
Ryan and I split.
Yeah, he moved out.
So, you're all alone.
Do you think these were taken
by a professional photographer?
They're completely out of focus,
I mean... the composition is terrible.
Hey.
Hey.
You grew up on the Plains
Cree reserve, right?
Yeah.
I though you should know, we have
a positive ID on another body.
A woman named Carol Nipawin.
I, uh...
I kind of grew up with her.
She was a close friend of my sister.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Thanks.
It comes with the job.
True, but, uhm, you
don't have to go in alone.
What do you mean?
Looks like you and
Buke work well together.
Not at first.
That's not surprising.
He's been around the old boys.
Marcus, Drucker, Chris
Langford, and Dennis.
Buke is different.
Do you find it hard
to believe that Dennis
wouldn't have told one of them?
I really don't know Dennis.
Buke does.
And, uh, he was the one
that found those bodies.
That was because of a missing woman case
I asked him to look into.
That's one way of looking at it.
And the other?
I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
Someone else had to know.
Stands to reason that...
that person was connected to Dennis.
What am I interrupting?
We were actually talking about you.
Really? Well, don't let me stop you.
So, they went through the
dressing room and it turns out
that someone ordered booze
from a delivery service
20 minutes before
those photos were taken.
Bottle service?
Mm-hmm.
The order included an
$800 bottle of scotch.
Thanks for coming in again.
Of course.
Anything I can do to help.
So, how much money did you end
up raising for the youth centre?
Just over $20,000.
Wow.
You must've been thrilled.
I was, at the time.
Is that why you had an
$800 bottle of scotch
delivered to the dressing room?
What?
Probably around the time you
took these photos of Rachel.
Why don't you tell us
what really happened?
Eighteen-hundred dollars?
That's it?
That's all we raised?
They are a bunch of wanna-be's.
Sorry, my love.
I don't know what else I can do.
I'll tell you what.
I'll put up twenty grand myself, if...
What?
Drop the dress.
Put that thing on for me.
We can have our own little pow-wow.
I'm not doing that.
Come on.
Show me your inner Pocahontas.
You're disgusting.
Twenty thousand bucks
for all those kids.
It's your call.
I'll be waiting.
We shared a bottle of
scotch and I went home.
And that's it.
Why was she in her underwear?
How should I know?
Because you're lying.
Really?
Are you chargin' me?
If so, I need to call my lawyer.
Is this what you want?
Wow.
It's my white man fantasy.
Hold on.
No pictures.
I said no pictures!
Okay, woah-woah... hold on.
Stop it!
You pig.
Rachel!
Rachel trusted you.
Didn't she?
Hey.
Hey.
So... what do you think about
the new rooster running the task force?
Cock-a-doodle-doo.
She's been diggin' pretty deep.
You know they found
Tony Redclaw in there?
I heard.
So, you talked to her, too?
Yeah.
I told the truth. Why?
What'd you tell her?
There's nothing to tell.
Except about Dennis.
Right.
Yeah.
What'd'ya think?
Isn't it obvious to you?
They're lying to us.
All of them.
Hey!
Did you know that the feathers
on an indigenous headdress
are awarded for bravery?
Are you stalking me now?
Stalking!
Call it a happy coincidence.
More like an ambush.
Got more papers for me to sign?
Thank you for handling that.
What do you want, Chuck?
Hmm?
I'm sorry for going back to the job.
I didn't know what else to do.
I was afraid it would
kill me not to go back.
Bein' a cop, it's all I really know.
You are more than just
a job and you know that.
You should have been
part of that decision.
But, you blame me for walking out?
No.
Not anymore.
I was wrong.
You know we could've worked
through it all... together.
I know that now.
Hanson's coming over
for dinner on Thursday.
I was thinking about getting him
a new camera for his birthday.
Think he'd like that?
Yeah, I do.
Dinner's at seven.
So, does this mean you
know who killed Rachel?
We have a suspect, but
we don't have enough
to press charges yet.
So?
You're just gonna let him go?
It's not over yet... I promise.
Yeah.
More promises.
Look what they do to us.
Doesn't that make you mad?
Yeah. At times.
I knew those guys were gonna hurt her.
One way or another.
They have no respect.
No tradition.
Hey, Alice... what's up?
Hey.
What's with her?
You don't wanna know.
Do you remember Carol Nipawin?
Nippy?
Ha, yeah of course.
Remember when we used to 'borrow'
her dad's truck all the time?
We were, like, thirteen.
Yeah, I do remember.
And you accidentally
slammed into Johnny's store,
and we ran away.
And Carol was grounded for 3 weeks.
Boy, did we get the belt for that one.
My ass was sore for a week.
You got the belt.
You didn't even tell Dad I was there.
So... Carol?
You arrest her, or what?
She's dead.
Yeah... she's, uh...
one of the bodies we
found in that sewer.
Serious?
Yeah. She had been missing for a year.
Did you tell her mom yet?
No.
What?
I think I saw her down in that sewer.
Or, what was left of her.
I saw her ripped clothes,
and the dirty water
going over her leg.
It's gonna be okay.
Yeah, I know.
You still need a place to stay?