Outer Range (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - The Loss - full transcript

♪ It's easy when...

♪ I tell myself...

-
- Mr. Tillerson.

We found something.

♪ That's when the phone rings
and I jump...

That's a rock.

-
- Look...

♪ Oh, dear God,
it must be him...

Where'd you find this?

A mile or so out...

...near the Abbotts'
west pasture.



-
- Have you seen it before?

Once...

as a kid...

♪ And then I die...

You find any more of this...

...I want you to
bring it right to me.

-
- Understand?

-
- Leave it there.

-
- Get outta here.

♪ On a string...

-
- Matt?

Yeah. I'm here.

Did you take Trevor's
belt buckle out of my desk?

No. Why? Is it missing?



Um... let me ask you.

How long you think
Royal was hanging around

- my office last night?
- I don't know.

Ten minutes. Wait.

You think he took it?

You know, you probably...

shouldn't leave evidence...

I know that, Matt! I know that!

Gate back there was
pretty busted.

That the one Luke drove through?

Yeah, I ought to send him
a bill.

Maybe wait
until after the funeral.

The way you brought us,
is that the only way up?

It's the only way I know.

Rigor mortis
come and gone,

so he's probably
been here awhile.

No stink though.

It's a serious shot
to the throat.

Animal maybe?

Grizzly, maybe a mountain lion?

No, he'd a been breakfast.

Maybe he fell?

Onto his throat?

And from where?

Well...

no sign of Trevor,

or... anyone else
coming from anywhere.

Royal, this your land,
where we are now?

No. It's BLM.

Our property ends at the tree
line, down by the trail head.

So what do you think?

I think we got
some figuring out to do, Royal.

Where's Rhett?

Oh, in town at Taylor's.
Running an errand.

Oh.

Okay.

Bet you didn't think
you'd be a hero today, huh?

Well, you are one in my book.

Now...

I just have to...

ask you a few things,
make sure we got all the info

- we need... I'm good.
- Sorry, did you want coffee?

I just made a pot
and we also got... didn't you...?

- What did you make?
- Banana bread... you want

- some banana bread?
- Yeah, you want some banana bread?

I'm allergic to bananas.

You're allergic to bananas?

- Yeah.
- What happens if you eat one?

Anaphylactic shock.

Huh.

So, Amy.

You were on your hike,
found Trevor,

ran home, told your grandpa,
your grandpa called me.

Do I got that right?

Yeah, I guess so.

When's the last time
you hiked that trail?

Um...

- a few days ago.
- She walks it all the time...

Sorry, Per, if you don't mind I,
I just have to hear it from her.

Did you...

notice anything
out of the ordinary

when you were up there last?

What do you mean, like what?

Tracks. People.

Trash.

Are those "out of the ordinary"?

Sorry.

No.

I didn't see anything.

Let me ask you this then.

Do you remember a few nights ago

when Luke and Billy Tillerson
came by?

Yeah.

Did you see... Luke and Billy?

They were being weird.

They were drunk.

Yeah.

And, um...

who else was at the house then,
you remember?

Uh... my dad.

And my grandma was asleep, but
then she came down to get me.

Was your grandpa here, too?

Yeah.

He was in bed. It was late.

Asleep?

Yeah, I'm pretty much dead
at 9:30.

Man could sleep through a tornado.

What about your Uncle Rhett?

Was he here?

No.

No, he wasn't here.

Do you know where he was?

No.

I don't know where he was.

Okay.

Well, thanks so much.

I'll tell you, Amy, I think you
could probably convince your dad

to let you skip chores today,
do something fun.

Can we watch
a movie with Grandma?

- Fine by me.
- Sure, honey.

Hey, um, you know...

I didn't want to...

say it with Amy around,
but, um...

...Rhett was with a girl
that night.

Oh. Do you know who?

Uh... no.

I don't know.

Okay.

All right.

Well, good to know.

Does he know about the body?

Why?

Just wondering.

We haven't been able
to reach him.

Royal, you mind
walking to my truck?

No, sure thing.

Well, thanks for calling it in.

Yeah, why wouldn't I?

Right.

You know,
funniest thing happened.

We got 12 different calls
from folks saying

they saw that mountain right
there disappear in plain sight.

No, you serious?

- Crazy, right?
- Yeah.

Reminded me of when there were
all those folks talking

about a flying saucer up
in Montana, you remember that?

No.

You take anything
out of my office?

What?

Did you take something
from my office?

- When, last night?
- Last night.

No.

- You sure about that?
- Yeah.

Why, you missing something?

Yeah.

Oh.

Well, I hope you find it.

Okay.

I'll be seeing you, Royal.

Yep.

Matt, you there?

- Found Rhett.
- I need you

to go ask him what he did
after the fight with Trevor.

But look, this is important:
don't let him

answer his phone, okay?

He doesn't know about the body.

- Call your brother.
- I'm on it.

Choose enter.

Cancel.

Cancel again.

And that's how you
open an account.

Hey, Rhett!

- Hey.
- Hey.

Wow. Hey, you two.

Rhett, can we chat?

Uh...

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

I, uh...

Matt, hold on a sec.
My brother's been trying...

Rhett, I'm gonna ask that you
don't answer that telephone.

- What? Why?
- What's going on?

Talk to me for one sec.

Don't answer that phone,
all right?

- The guy can use his phone.
- No, I got this. It's fine.

- Matt...
- I just got to ask him one thing.

I'm sorry, my brother's
been trying to get me...

Where'd you go after the
fight with Trevor?

What? Why?

Where were you
after the fight with Trevor?

Don't answer that phone.

I'm sorry, I got to...

- Hey.
- They found Trevor.

- Rhett.
- You got to tell them

you were with a girl that night.

Rhett?

Rhett, I'm not
gonna ask you again.

Where'd you go after you got
into a fight with Trevor?

I was with a girl.

You were with a girl?

Yeah.

Who were you with?

Rhett?

He was with me.

Rhett, is that true?

Yeah.

All right.

Well, thanks.

That's all I had for you.

You're on
the clock here, honey.

Billy!

Please, can you quit it?

Sorry.

I made an extra sandwich.

It's for you.

♪ Not if my love
can't bind your heart...

What?

Jesus Christ.

You scared me.

Why are you out here?

I was looking for you.

They found a body
on the hillside there.

Our neighbor.

God.

Do you know anything about that?

No.

You sure?

Yeah.

Is that hillside west pasture?

Why?

My camp's west pasture.

It is.

Okay.

Is there anything
you need from us?

How about a picture
of your wife?

What?

Well, I've been
all around this area.

Maybe I've seen her.

Stranger things happen.

Hello?

Hi, Todd.

Sorry, today is a bad day to...

Why that soon?

All right.

I'll see what I can do.

Okay. Bye.

I'm gonna grab a drink.
You want something?

What was that? About Trevor?

No. Lawyer calling about
the Tillerson land situation.

You doing all right?

He didn't have to call
that in right away.

Yes, he absolutely did.

What else would you have him do?

You want to explain
to your daughter

why her family
isn't reporting...

Why the hell did he put
the body up there

in the first place?

He said he didn't.

Then how'd it get there?

County assessor set
the west pasture hearing

for the end of the month.

Yeah, well, that can't happen.

So what do you want to do?

I'll pay him a visit.

If, uh, you didn't do it,

then how did that body
get up there?

Trust me, I wish I knew.

You think that girl had
something to do with it?

I mean, she saw you
that night, right?

It'd have to be her.

Yeah, I don't, I don't think so.

Why not?

- Royal.
- What?

Please don't make me
draw this out of you.

I'm-I'm tired of pushing you.

I can't tell you
what I don't know, Ceci.

This-this is not
the same kind of quiet

that I've put up with
for 30 years.

Okay, you have no idea what
I did for our boys that night.

I'm not talking about that.
T-This is different.

This is something more.

I see it. The boys see it.

Okay, there's a lot
I can't explain.

- Well, try!
- I am trying.

That's all I do, is try!

And if you'd just trust me...

I have stood by you
at every turn!

Every single injury,
every drought, every fire,

every time you fucking
couldn't pay the goddamn bills.

Through Rebecca. Through this.

And-and, holy shit,
we made it, we stuck together,

because we had to.

And all a sudden,
you're telling me

you want to go it alone?

Do you know
what that feels like?

- Thank you.
- Yep.

Hi, Maria. You got a minute?

Sure. I'm on a break in ten.

How about you take
your break now?

How long you been
working at the bank?

A few weeks.

- You like it?
- It's all right.

You were with Rhett
the night Trevor disappeared,

is that right?

Yeah.

You go to school with Rhett?

- High school.
- High school.

So did Rhett drive you home
that night?

Yeah.

What time was that?

1:00, 1:30.

Great.

Great.

Now, if I call your parents,
can they confirm that?

Well, they were asleep
when I got home,

so I doubt they can.

Maria, Trevor Tillerson
was found this morning

near the Abbotts' ranch.

He's dead.

Look, it's completely normal
to want to protect a friend.

But this is likely a homicide.

And believe me when I tell you,
the best thing for anyone to do

when being questioned
in conjunction with a homicide

is to tell the truth.

'Cause when you don't
tell the truth,

even for what can seem
like the right reasons, well,

there are really bad
consequences.

Not nine times out of ten.

Ten times out of ten.

You understand
what I'm telling you?

Yeah.

So...

...was there anyone else
behind the bar

when Rhett and Trevor
got in the fight?

Hello?

Let's start with

what happened after
the fight with Trevor.

I grabbed Perry and we left.

Did you drive home
in your truck or Rhett's truck?

Rhett's.

He dropped me off,
and I guess he went back out.

You know where?

To see Maria, I think.

To see Maria, yeah.

And what'd you and Maria do?

Look, I don't really remember...

Maria confessed to me
that she lied.

That you guys didn't go
back out that night.

Do you know why
she would lie about that?

I-I don't know
why she'd lie to you.

Ask Rhett.

- Ask Rhett what?
- What happened.

He told me what happened.

Is there something you're not
telling me about Perry?

What about your dad?

Do you think your dad's
hiding something from me?

If you weren't with Maria,
then where were you?

With Perry?

I know he's your brother,
but be smart.

Think about that rodeo career.

Look...

I assume Rhett
was telling me the truth.

Maria said the last person
she saw in that parking lot

was you.

Perry, you and I been
through a lot.

Last thing I want to do
is drag you and your family

through another tragedy.

Especially Amy.
This is important, okay?

Do you know where Rhett went
after you got home?

No. I don't know.

You told Matt
you were with a girl.

Yes.

But you weren't,
so where were you?

Maria says she doesn't know.

Your brother says
he doesn't know.

That's what Perry said?

He verified exactly
what Maria told me.

Nobody knows where you were

for two very important hours,
Rhett.

Your brother's blood

was on Trevor's belt buckle,
not yours.

Perry was the last one
seen with Trevor, not you.

So I'll ask you one last time.

Is there something you want
to tell me about your brother?

All right, boys!
Let's get you home.

- What happened?
- We're okay.

- What the fuck did you say about me?
- What?

- Nothing. Why?
- Rhett, let's do this at home.

Think twice before
you throw me under the bus, Per.

All right?

I swear to God,
if you're throwing this

- towards your brother...
- Course I'm not. I'm...

What am I supposed to do?

Dad, you want me to go
back in there and confess?

I want you to keep
your fucking mouth shut.

I want you to buck up
and be smart for once.

Goddamn it.

What do you need me to do?

I don't know.

Turn back time?

Billy.

How could you not push them
to investigate sooner?

I'd like to mourn my son

without you breaking
my balls, Patricia.

Wayne, he was missing
for five days.

Well, if you cared so much,
you should've stuck around.

Oh, please, don't you dare.

You're the one who wouldn't
let me take them with me.

Because this is their home.

Wyoming is their home.

Not Aspen.

Wyoming!

Wyoming!

Jesus.

Oh...

Fuck.

Have you thought
about a funeral?

Something small.
I don't want to be speaking

to a bunch of glad-handers.

Luke thinks the Abbott boys
killed him.

You think that's true?

They're hiding something.

Always have.

Something about Trevor?

About the land.

It'll be mine.

County assessor's
got it covered.

Oh, my God,

if this is that west pasture
nonsense Luke told me about...

It's not nonsense, it's valuable.

And if you're still concerned
with your lousy 10% stake...

'Cause you are
certi-fucking-fiably insane.

No! Do us all a favor,
cut the superstitious bullshit!

I got news for you,
there's more, there's more,

there's more than money

at play here, toots.

Going after a few lousy acres
is a waste of everyone's time.

Stop!

Pick up that rock.

What is it?

That, Patty...

...is what we've all
been looking for.

What do you mean? It's valuable?

There's something out there.

All right.

You know what?

Here's how this is gonna work.

I'm gonna plan this funeral,

and then I'm gonna find out
who murdered my son.

And then I'm gonna make sure
Luke saves this ranch

while you slowly lose
your mind and die.

It's good to have a list.

Still got a fine nutcracker,
Patty.

Yeah?

Hi, there. Karl Cleaver?

Yeah, our lawyer mentioned

that you chatted about
the Tillerson dispute.

I was already in town,
so I thought I'd just...

Oh, right, right, right,
come on in, Roy-boy.

Thank you.

How's the first few months been?

- Shelley's not riding you too hard, is he?
- Ha!

Old Softy Shelley?

Man's as weak as a whisker.

So, what can I do you for?

Well, I was hoping
we could clear up

this west pasture issue.

You know, that land's belonged
to my family for over...

Well, the hearing will be
at the end of the month.

We'll just have to see
how it goes.

Mm-hmm.

Karl, you and I both know
that that claim's not legit.

- The Tillersons...
- Hearing will be end of the month.

Huh.

So, I heard you had
quite some commotion

up at the ranch there.

Angry neighbors, dead bodies.

Where you from, Karl?

Texas, born and bred.

What you think of Wyoming?

Well, I'll tell you...

I don't know why you folks

put up with all the oddities
coming through here.

Y'all got buffalo and immigrants
and Indians running around.

Heck, somebody told me
that, um...

Was it... Kanye West
and Kimmie Kardashian,

they're buying up whole towns.

Yeah, well, live and let live.

You know, we stay out
of people's business around here

if you catch my drift,
which is why...

Hell in a hand basket,
you ask me.

Why I wanted to chat
about this west pasture.

Put down the Fritos, pal.

Now you listen to me,
you slack-jawed tub of guts,

I know the Tillersons
are paying you off,

but hear me when I say
my west pasture

is my west pasture, and if you
don't call off that hearing,

I might just have to show you
a nice big hole in the earth

that you do not want
to be acquainted with.

'Cause guess what you're not
gonna find in that hole, Karl.

- Fritos?
- There are no Fritos in that hole, Karl.

So munch up while you can,
big boy,

'cause I got plans for you.

Shelley. Nice hat.

- Joy, this is Trevor's...
- Oh, no, we know each other.

From when you started.

Under Burt.

I'm glad you finally made it.

Welcome back.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I know this can't be easy.

It'll be a lot easier
when you all make an arrest.

Well, why don't I, um,
get started?

I don't blame you
for being frustrated.

We're doing our best.

I know that.

No, we're all just
so eager to move on.

I had Gary speed things up here
so we could bury Trevor Friday.

I hope you'll come.

Hell, you might even snag
a few votes.

I'm sorry.

Gary, you've been so patient.

All right, well...

Hold on, Ms. Tillerson,
you can't be in here

for the coroner's report,
it's against the law.

Well, can you make an exception?

I'd really rather be here.

Why is that?

It took five days
to find my son's body,

four days for your office
to even show any concern,

and you've never
handled a murder,

so I don't actually trust
that you know what you're doing.

There's a lot of folks
around here that feel the same.

They're all pretty reticent
to vote for someone like you,

and after all this, well,
I can't say I blame them.

If you want to win that
election, you'd do well

to remember who it is you serve.

I serve the people
of Amelia County.

And I do that by upholding
the law, and like I said...

Well.

Please be quick.

Died from blunt force trauma
to his windpipe.

The big question we ran into
is how come it's so clean?

- Clean how?
- Aside for some metal lacerations

on his torso, there's no
residue, no drag marks, nothing.

For showing up on a mountain,
that's what I'd call an anomaly.

But here's the hardest part:

He was dead less than ten hours
from when he was found.

Are you sure?

Ran it three times.
Surprised us, too.

When was he last seen?

Eight days ago.

A time to mourn
and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones

and a time
to gather stones together.

A time to embrace
and a time to...

Nobody told you to stop.

...and a time to refrain
from embracing.

A time to get
and a time to lose.

A time to keep
and a time to cast away.

A time to rend
and a time to sow.

A time to keep silence
and a time to speak.

It was Perry.

Beautiful singing.

Who are you?

I'm Autumn.

Where's Rose?

Playing with Matt.

Pretty ballsy showing up here.

Maybe they're telling the truth?

Either that or Royal Abbott
is a damn good con man.

Thank you
so much for coming.

I know, it is tragic.

Hey, can we talk?

I never should have let you say
that you were with me.

I-I froze. I'm sorry.

Maria, this isn't me.

- I promise.
- Look, I like you.

But whatever you're wrapped up
in with your family,

I don't want any part of it.

I'm sorry, I just can't.

Quite a service.

Yeah, quite a family.

You find what you were
looking for?

No, actually.

Mm.

Well, retrace your steps.

That's just the thing.

It doesn't feel like
there's any steps to retrace.

Everything's just kind of
disappearing.

- Hmm.
- You know?

Yeah, it's a crazy world.

Strange times. What can you do?

Same as I've always done.

- Be patient, keep looking.
- Mm.

Something will show up.

World is not that crazy.

You ever wonder if the world's
not what you think it is?

What are you talking about?

No law, no order.

Just chaos all the way down.

Heck, look around.

We just put a man
into the earth,

and it's all folks can do
but drink themselves silly...

...fending off the dark.

Fending off the end.

I'm gonna hit the Jakes.

Mrs. Abbott? Karl P. Cleaver,
county assessor.

Your husband paid me
a visit this week.

Yes, well, I've been meaning
to pay you a visit myself.

No need. Your hearing's
been moved up to next week.

What? Why?

You tell your husband
I don't take well to threats.

Right.

You much prefer bribes,
don't you?

You got some sauce
on your tie, Karl.

Read 'em
and weep, boys.

- Goddamn.
- Yeah!

♪ But I got
a clear conscience...

You cheat these guys
out of their paychecks?

Oh, hey, Royal.

Hey, yourself.

Mind if I sit down?

Sure.

How about five-card?

I'll deal.

What's your ante? Ten? 20?

- Oh, it's whatever you...
- Let's do 20.

Feeling lucky or something?

I'm feeling something.

Before we start, though,
you mind showing me your feet?

- What?
- Your feet.

You got to show me your feet.
It's a custom around here.

What the fuck
are you talking about?

Well, while back,
some guys were playing cards.

They were sitting at a table
just like this,

in a place not too far
from here,

in some dark
kind of night and...

...bang.

What-something comes
knocking through the door

was a tall pale man
in a long coat,

says he wants to play.

Tall pale man
sits down at the table,

and they get
into a couple three-hands

and one of them drops
a card on the floor.

Guy grabs a lantern,

goes to pick it up, shines
the lantern under the table

and you know what he sees?

The pale man's feet are hooves.

They knew right then they
were playing with the devil.

He grabbed the card,
looked back up.

Devil was gone.

You're the tall pale one, buddy.

Why don't you show me yours?

Nah, I'm square.

You thirsty?

You look like you need a beer.

Yeah, I want a beer. Yeah.

Can we get a couple of beers?

- And a whiskey.
- Christ.

You're like a walking cliché,
Royal.

You want a pack
of Marlboros, too?

Aw, you're still angry,
aren't you?

I thought we said all that
was water under the bridge.

Everyone, Royal Abbott is angry

because I pushed him
into a goddamn hole.

Now, ain't that some
schoolyard shit?

I'm sorry...

Let's play.

What are we playing for?

How about you let me stay
on your land forever?

What?

All right.

I lose, you get to stay
as long as you want.

You lose, I get the whole story

behind that rock
around your neck.

Fine.

You want to up it?

Yeah, I want to up it.

How about the thing itself?

I want that doodad
around your neck.

What do you want
with my necklace?

Well, I'm guessing same as you.

Maybe it's like
you've been saying.

Something's been happening
around here.

Something more than we can know.

So what do you say?

I tell you what.

You put up that rock
around your neck

and I'll put up my west pasture.

- What?
- You heard me.

Your entire west pasture?

All 1,200 acres.

Are you serious?

You wager that rock...

and I'll put up all that land
you seem to be so fond of.

All right.

All right.

Gun smoke
starring James Arness

as Matt Dillon.

Oh, goddamn it!

Hey!

Come on, motherfucker,
show me something!

I'm gonna find you.

Come on, motherfucker!

Show me something!

Oh, me, oh, my.

Who could you be?

I got you. No!

Where you headed?
No, do not!