The Big Sky (2020–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - Flesh and Blood - full transcript

Did Paige get back
to New York okay?

She sure did.

Luke thinks you're still
suspicious about him.

Look, your mum's
arriving tomorrow.

She thinks we're up here
riding horses, having fun,

not looking into
some disappearance.

Ren Bhullar said you
might be able to help me

with a problem my boss has.

Something was taken from
him and he wants it back.

Deliver them to us, and you
will be very well compensated.

- I located the targets.
- Where are they?



Camping trip.

I have always wanted
to go camping.

So, uh, what are we looking for?

It's Mark Woodman, our
missing backpacker.

That boy is gonna be the
end of you someday, Sunny.

I love you, Walter.

They're gone.

Why didn't you scream for help?

I don't know who any
of you people are.

What would've happened
if I did scream?

Nothing good.

My mom told everyone
you went home.

Your mom...

is Sunny?



Yes.

Why is Sunny keeping
you out here?

To protect me from other people.

And the police.

Okay,
a lot to unpack there.

Luke was gonna hit
you in the head

with that rock, and I saved you.

Saved me?

From my boyfriend?

He doesn't care about you!

He has already moved on.

He has been frolicking
with other women.

He's bad news.

S-So, you...

you spy on your mom's camp?

It's not spying.

I am... observing.

I have some fresh
bandages for you.

May I?

You really cut yourself bad running away from Luke.

I promise, I will protect you.

In the old days, they used
maggots to clean wounds,

stop gangrene.

If you put a maggot
on me, I swear...

Aah!

It's
antibiotic ointment.

It's a joke.

This might hurt.

I have so much good in
me, but it gets messed up.

Builds up inside,

makes my head hurt.

You know what?

I think that you've
been out here

on this whole crazy Duck
Dynasty survivalist trip

for a long time,

and maybe you just need some
direction in your life...

like, um...

a secret mission or something.

- I like missions.
- Yeah?

I was thinking...

you can maybe go into the camp

and get something for me?

Sure.

I can do that.

This is a sweet little ride.

My daughter has
wanted one of these

since she could ride a tricycle.

I'm thinking now I should
teach her to ride, you know?

- She doesn't ride?
- No, no.

- Very overprotective mother.
- Mm, got it.

So probably better
that I ask for, uh,

forgiveness than permission,
if you know what I mean.

There's just something
about daddy-daughter time, you know?

- Um, sorry. Give me a moment.
- Sure, yeah.

Oh, what's that? You've
never seen Emily so happy?

Excuse me, sir. Is
somebody helping you?

Of course not.
'Cause you took her glamping.

I gave her a bike.

Step off. Come on.
Step off the bike right now!

I mean, come on. That's...

Get your hands off me!

Whoa. Wait a second.

Hey. Hey!

- Hey, somebody help him!
- He was trying to steal the bike.

Stop!

Whoa, hey! Hey!

Sheriff's Department! Stop!

Let's go! Let's go!

Hey!

2-5-Yankee,
2-Bravo-Golf-Romeo-7-2-5-Yankee.

I got you!

7-2-5-Yankee.

Okay. Okay.

Yeah. Thank you.

CID says the body's been
here less than 48 hours.

Decomp is pretty bad.

I wonder if he died earlier
and the body was moved here.

The trail's up there, right?

Yeah. What are you thinking?

Maybe an animal
dragged him here,

or he hit his head and wandered?

Maybe.

Or this is a good
place to dump a body.

Hey, Cass, I need
to head on back now.

Gotta pick up some
new campers coming in.

But, uh, I'll be
around if you need me.

Mm-hmm. Thank you.

- For everything.
- Yeah.

You got a little...

Thanks.

You two been here all night?

I wasn't gonna leave the body.

And he wasn't gonna leave you.

Okay.

Turkey buzzards made a
mess out of this scene.

Yeah.

Okay.

Look at this.

What is that?

It's weird.

Yeah.

Speaking of weird,

I was driving through the
mountains the other day

and I ran into some guy
whose truck had broken down.

Gave me serious Ted
Kaczynski vibes.

Drove a blue and white Suburban,

and I remember seeing something
under a tarp in the back.

What do you think it was?

I don't know, but no
one uses that road.

And he was nervous
about something.

Let's see what the coroner
gets back on the body.

Well, this is
it. This is home base.

Oh, man. It's beautiful.

- Thank you, Cormac.
- Of course.

Hi, Carla. So
nice to meet you.

Aww, same here.

I can just see why Avery has
been raving about this place.

Well, we try.

Now, I hear you're
quite the fly fisherman.

Well, Avery likes to brag.

Nothing better than a proud man.

Why don't you let Savannah take
your bags, and you can join

Avery and Emily for
breakfast if you want to?

Okay, good. Thank you so much.

- Have fun.
- Yeah, thanks.

- Whoa.
- I told you it was nice.

I saw horses.

- Yeah.
- Wanted a pony when I was little.

I got a stick pony instead.

My dad used to chase me around
the house and hit me with it.

Hey, you're gonna
have to cool it

with those stories
while we're here.

- You got it?
- It wasn't that bad.

Okay.

So, you must be Tonya.

Yes. And this is, um...

- This is my husband, Donno.
- Hi.

Husband.

I hope it's okay that we're
joining the group so late.

Oh, no problem.

We have a spare tent, so
it worked out perfectly.

Lucky us.

I want to ride a
horse. A white one.

Uh, we can
make that happen.

- And I will name him Gandalf.
- Mm.

Well, he's already got
a name, but you do you.

So, um, why don't y'all
join the gang for breakfast?

I'll take your bags.

Thank you so much.
I'm starving.

No. This is my bag.

Or you can keep
yours, if you prefer.

Nobody touches my camping tools.

Duly noted.

Okay. Y'all enjoy
your breakfast.

Have fun.

Since when do we
take latecomers?

Since they paid double,

and since you stayed
out all night,

you don't get a say-so.

I was with Cassie.

We found the missing
backpacker...

dead.

Oh, my gosh. What happened?

Well, we can't say for sure.

What were you doing
out there helping her?

- 'Cause she asked.
- Be careful.

Pretty girl like that, just
make sure she's not using you.

Maybe I want to be used.

Cormac Barnes, I'm
still your mother.

I just don't want you to
get your heart broken.

Cassie, Cassie, Cassie, Cassie.

Getaway truck is registered
here to a Sam Dillard.

I just got a bad
feeling about this guy.

Y'know, boss, I can handle this.

It's probably just some punk kid

trying to steal
wheels for a joyride.

You really wanna blow your
day off on a minor infraction?

Hell, yeah, I
do. You know why?

That punk stabbed somebody
with a screwdriver.

Aggravated assault's a felony.

Copy that.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna
have a look for the truck

while you charm
the manager, okay?

Okay.

Hello?

Hey, there. Excuse
me? Hey. Sorry.

I was wondering if I could
ask you a few questions?

Sure thing.

Officer...?

Deputy. Poppernak.

Dep... Deputy Poppernak.

- My uncle was a cop.
- Nice.

I'm... I'm looking for a truck.

Maybe you can help me.

Haven't seen it.

- Mm.
- What's this about?

We're looking for a guy who
tried to steal a motorcycle,

hoping you might know something.

Yeah, that truck's been here for
awhile, hardly ever gets moved.

When was the last time
you saw the owner?

It's been awhile.
He must be like 90.

Customers have a
unique access code,

so we know every time when
a vehicle enters and exits.

All right.
I might need that.

Sure.

Son of a bitch.
That's it right there!

Pop, hey! You seeing this?

Truck's leaving
the lot right now.

What's your 20?

Pop!

Hey.

Hey, girlfriend.
Whadja got for us?

Your backpacker, Mark
Woodman's, personal effects.

Wait, don't you need
this as evidence?

The coroner ruled his
death an accident.

It's to give back
to his parents.

There's no way this
was an accident.

He must have fallen
from a height.

He had broken ribs, which
means he could've walked

or crawled away before he died.

Ok... What about the
photo I gave you?

Still waiting.

Okay, CID said he died days
ago, and if that's true,

his parents got that
e-mail after he died.

And where's his phone?
It's not in here.

It wasn't recovered.

Okay, call me a conspiracy
theorist... actually, don't...

But I'm telling you
that this is connected

to the Bleeding Heart murder.

That was 20 years ago.

No, no, no, but I can
feel it in my bones.

The coroner ruled this
death an accident.

His parents are gonna be
here in a couple hours.

Okay, we should just
stick with the facts

unless you find evidence that it wasn't an accident.

Hey.

What happened?

- I'll be right there.
- What is it?

It's Poppernak.

If you're waiting on an apology,
you're gonna be disappointed.

I'm not gonna apologize for
trying to help my own son.

Well, it's my job
to protect you,

especially from the things
that you can't see coming.

I draw a hard line
when it comes to my own blood.

Now, like it or not,
Walter's mine, and I get it.

You don't want him
to make a mess.

We made a deal that Cormac would
never know about any of this.

I know that.

If that ever happens,

we'll just cross that
bridge when we get there.

Yeah, well...

he tell you about how
he and Cassie Dewell

found the backpacker?

He did.

Are you gonna tell
me the whole story?

Walter brought the boy to me.

- Why?
- 'Cause he was hurt, bad.

Wasn't nothing anybody
could do to help him.

Walter do something to him?

No. The boy fell.

Walter was trying
to save his life.

Like he saved the
folks that adopted him?

They weren't worth saving.

Did the world a
favor, if you ask me.

- What about Paige?
- Oh, don't go there.

Oh, we're already there.

We know he's capable. What
if he did something to her?

How many people
does he have to hurt

before you see him
for what he really is?

I'm his mother.

It doesn't matter what he
does. I'll always love him.

Well, if you think I'm gonna
stand around and watch him wreck

everything that we've built,

you are sadly mistaken.

Well, what would you have me do?

Maybe it's time to
let the law handle it.

I mean, if... If it's
like you say it is.

Can't do it.

I let him use the old truck
to move the backpacker's body,

and Cassie Dewell
saw him driving it.

Okay, here's what we
got to do, then...

Okay, before you have any
ideas, let me tell you.

We're gonna move
Walter far away.

You already tried that, Sunny.

I know, but this time
he's not gonna have a say in it.

Come hell or high water,

he's gonna do exactly
what I tell him to do.

Are you with me?

Always, babe.

Till they bury me
deep in the ground.

Come here.

I mean, I literally watched
the truck speed off.

I didn't know Pop was in it.
I've been trying his cellphone.

Where were you when it happened?

I was talking with
the lot manager,

about to get the lot
logs, and then I...

You hear that?

It's his phone.

Okay.

Radio.

Oh, come on.

What is this?

It's a paddock stand.

Somebody was working
on a motorcycle here.

Maybe it was the guy
that I was chasing.

Maybe Poppernak surprised him.

But why take a cop?

It's not like he
needs another felony.

That's a good question.

Unless it was to cover
up something bigger,

you know, like a... Like
a-a bike theft ring,

and they're using the truck
to hide the stolen goods.

Do you know who the owner is?

Some 90-year-old in
the North Valley.

Doesn't make any sense, right?

No, but we gotta
figure this out fast.

We're talking about
my partner here.

We gotta let him go.

Too late. He saw you.

So it's my fault
you grabbed a cop?

I think he's choking.

Too bad.

You
gotta let me go now.

Shut him up!

Now! Or I will!

I told you bringing your
girlfriend was a bad idea.

- Heather's cool.
- Mnh-mnh. She's green.

She's soft. She
can't handle this.

You think I'm not tough enough?

Watch me.

Hey, hey, hey.
It's just one job.

We'll be in and out of
the bank, quick and easy.

You want my mom's stuff or not?

We play by my rules.

We're hitting this bank.

He comes with.

- You're gonna kill a cop?
- Depends.

No, no, no, no. No.

Okay, people, listen up.

I want an officer with
Poppernak's mother,

and I want a patrol car sitting
out in front of her house.

I ran the entire family
of the truck owner.

Found a grandson, Trent Dillard,

who had a record of disorderly
conduct and shoplifting.

That is the guy
from this morning.

There's more. Trent is a
former motocross rider.

When did he escalate to grand
theft auto and kidnapping?

Good question.

All right, I've
got the lot logs.

Cross-check these logs
with the crime database.

I want to see everything
that was happening

whenever that
truck left the lot.

We're thinking alike.

Son of a bitch.

He's stealing a lot
more than bikes, Hoyt.

Hey, you
don't have to do this.

It's not too late
to change your mind.

You got your whole
life ahead of you.

Stop talking.

Good afternoon.

Is everything all
right, Officer?

Follow my instructions
or she shoots him.

Hand me your pass card and
the master safety deposit key.

Do anything stupid,
people will get hurt.

- Do what he says.
- Come on, come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Don't! Hey.

That would be stupid.

You two, come out! Come out!

Everybody else, face
down on the ground,

hands on the back of your head!

Eyes shut, mouths closed!

Disobey and there
will be consequences!

Trent Dillard has
robbed three banks

in the past six years.

Always gets away
on a motorcycle,

just disappears into thin air.

He always kills a hostage.

State and federal
authorities have been alerted

and we are notifying
every local bank.

Meanwhile, I need
a police cruiser

and two armed police officers

out in front of
every local branch.

We are putting together
a central strike team

in case anybody gets the call.

Talk to dispatch about
your assignments.

Guys, let's go.

This wasn't the plan.

You didn't have to shoot her.

Would you rather I shot you?

Uh-huh.

Time to prove how tough you are.

Come on.

Nobody move.

Anybody calls an ambulance,
this man is dead!

Face down!

Go.

I've been thinking about
the person in the woods.

The one that you said
that you saw the night

that Paige left or went missing.

Look, I told you I
don't remember anything.

And if you're smart,
you'll stay out of it.

Is that a warning?

Yes.

About what, exactly?

Okay, look.

Paige isn't...

Little Miss Innocent, okay?

There's things about
her that are...

Hi. Mind if we join you?

Oh, not at all, no. Um,
welcome to the trip.

Thank you. I'm
Tonya. This is Donno.

We're married.
Happily ever after.

Don't listen to him.

The sun makes him
say stupid things.

- Oh, well, I'm Emily.
- Luke.

Are you two here together?

Oh, no.

I'm... I'm here with
my mom and my stepdad.

A family trip, sorta.

He came with his girlfriend.

- Girlfriend?
- Where is she?

She, um, had to go home.

Um, nice talking to you.

I think I'm gonna hit
the trails, get a run in.

So, uh... bye.

"Death by misadventure"?

What does that even mean?

That they think that Mark was
careless and had an accident.

We don't
believe that. At all.

And if you'll let me, I'd
like to keep pursuing this.

We know that your son was
an experienced backpacker

and that he has trekked
some of the most

dangerous places in the world.

He always came home
safe and sound.

Here are some of Mark's things.

We thought you'd
want to have them.

And I wanted to
ask you about this.

It was found in his pocket.

Some sort of
talisman he carried?

No.

I've never seen it before.

Maybe someone gave it to him?

No. Mark
would've just tossed it.

He hated stuff like this...

junk and trinkets, he called it.

I'm going to find out
what happened to your son.

I promise you that.

You know that Poppernak is
just talking the guy's ear off

about some species of
Montana Woodpecker, right?

Almost makes you feel
bad for the bank robber.

If anyone can get through
this, it's Poppernak, right?

You're damn right.

I'm gonna give you a hug.

We'll find him.

What do you got?

Green Meadow Savings and Loan

hasn't picked up our calls.

Let's check it out.

Hurry up!

30 seconds!

I can't find it. She
must've switched boxes.

Find it or forget it.
We leave in 25 seconds.

This is a huge mistake.

Nope.

Payday! Let's
head to the bikes.

All right, time to go.

We didn't get her stuff!

Turns out I don't need it.

I got enough.

And I'm sick of
your mommy issues.

I'm not leaving without it.

You're not cut out for this.

You weren't gonna make
it out of here anyway.

No! What the hell did you do?

Sheriff's Department.

Everybody stay down.

That's gotta be him.

Go. I got this.

Move out, quick!

I got you.

It's Hoyt. Need an
ambulance and backup now.

Hello again.

What are you...
Get out of my tent.

Sure thing.

But first... Where's
your girlfriend?

- Paige.
- I already told you.

- She went home.
- Mm.

Actually, we know she didn't.

I'll yell.

Then I'm gonna hit you in
the eye with this hatchet.

Look, I-I don't have what
you're looking for, okay?

She took it.

Took what?

The $15 million.

She took it and left.

As long as we're in
the camp, you stay here.

You try to run, Donno
will find you, and...

Chop, chop.

- Drop the gun.
- Come one step closer

and I'll blow his head off.

- Careful, Hoyt.
- Drop your gun.

- We can talk about this.
- Drop it now

or I'll kill this guy!

Okay, okay.

You okay, Pops?

Gotta say, I've been better.

I have no weapon.

Now let my partner go.

No way.

Not until I get what I need.

And what's that?

A way outta here.

I don't think
that's gonna happen.

Then your friend's gonna die.

Okay!

You think I'm not serious?!

I believe you. Just calm down.

Calm down, and I will help you.

Whoo!

Wyatt!

Let's move!

Oh, Wyatt can't do that.

Hands where I can see 'em.

Okay, understood.

Look, it's gonna take some
time to get you all your money.

This bank doesn't
have enough cash.

- What about my car?
- It's on its way.

And a plane's on standby.

Look, I did everything
that you've asked for.

- Let my partner go now.
- No!

No, he stays with me until
I'm safe and far away.

I know how this works.

As long as I can put
a bullet in his head,

you won't screw with me.

I saved your life, Heather.

This isn't personal.

It's all personal...

all because you're
mad at your mom.

Shut up! You don't
know anything.

The bitch cut me off,

stole my inheritance.

I'm just supposed
to forget that?

I'm her flesh and blood.

Flesh and blood doesn't
always make you a good parent.

Look, I get how she
hurt you, Heather.

But don't let her ruin
the rest of your life.

It's... It's too late for me.

No, it's not. I can help you.

Oh.

There's no car or
money coming, is there?

- You're playing me.
- Heather...

This is what
you get when you mess with my friends.

Okay, nothing like
old-fashioned card games

- in the great outdoors, right?
- Mm-mm-mm.

- This is killing you.
- Are you kidding me?

This is so much fun.

- No way.
- I love this. This is the best!

Yeah, right.

Now, I know it's not your
speed, but, um, babe,

will you please come fly
fishing with me tomorrow?

Uh, I think I will just watch.

No, you're gonna do.

Oh, I'll do, will I?
Oh, well, if you insist.

Sorry.

- I'm sorry.
- It's fine. I don't...

- Um, Em...
- Mom?

There's something that I've been
meaning to talk to you about.

Uh-oh. Serious Mom voice.

Well, I saw you talking
to that boy earlier,

the one whose girlfriend left?

And I overheard some of the
campers talking about them, too.

Oh, Mom, really?

Whoa. What's this?

- Look at you two, thick as thieves.
- No, it...

And for the record, Avery
has told me nothing, okay?

- So spill it.
- Spi...

Okay, I'm not, like, into him,

if that's what you're asking.

Okay, good. All right.

I just want to find out
exactly what's going on...

for my podcast.

About relationships.

Okay. And what did you learn?

I'm not entirely sure that
his girlfriend made it home.

So something bad happened?

Emily, do any of the
other campers think this?

- Some of them do.
- I can't believe you.

- Emily, you need to keep your distance from this kid.
- Look, Carla, you're...

- you're getting ahead of yourself.
- No, no, Luke was about to tell

- me something really important...
- No. You know what?

- We should... We should tell your father about this.
- No, no,

- we do not need to call Beau.
- He's the Sheriff.

- He can get to the bottom of it.
- That's not necessary!

- Sunny says everything's all right.
- Oh, yeah? Really? Is it?

- You think it's all right?
- Carla, please, just... just... just stop.

Just stop.

Breathe.

Who built a panic
room in our house?

And who insisted on
museum-grade security?

You did.

That's right.

Because I'm a
professional worrier.

And if I were to sense
something even slightly off...

I'd sound the alarm, okay?

Okay.

Trust me.

Um, someone's here
to see you, Cass.

Hey. Come in.

So, yeah, Denise, I got this.

Okay, well, call me
if you need anything.

Yep. I won't need you.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Thanks for coming.
- No, thank you.

Your, uh... Your
call made my day.

- Really?
- I mean, I had to come and grab

some more supplies anyway.
- Mm.

So, uh, what's going on?
What can I do for you?

Um...

I'm looking for a creepy
guy I saw near your camp

a couple days ago, drove
a blue and white Suburban.

Well, that doesn't
sound at all like me.

- Can you focus?
- Absolutely, yes.

- Thank you.
- Um...

Honestly, I haven't seen a soul
up there except for our group.

And, uh, no blue
and white Suburbans.

What about this?

Ever seen anything like this?

Um, it doesn't look familiar.

But I have seen this before.

Heart?

Seen this carved on some of the
trees in the woods near camp.

Where exactly?

It was so strange being
with the bad guys this time.

Everyone just seemed...

I don't know... scared.

Gotta say, glad it was
you two coming for me.

Yeah, about that...

There's something
we need to tell you.

You're fired. Sorry, buddy.

Wait...

We had no choice. I'm sorry.

It was terrible police work.

Terrible police
work. The worst.

Really?

Oh, we're just glad you're safe.

All right, we need more beers.

- Yeah.
- For the good guys.

That was good.

How you holding up?

I don't know.

Just, today got me
thinking about my mom.

Thinking about
robbing some banks?

Maybe.

Well, Hoyt, listen.

All we can do is the
best that we can.

And at the end of the day,

all relationships have
to be a two-way street.

Even blood.

Maybe especially blood.

I hate it when you do that.

Do what?

The whole... cowboy
wisdom thing.

Well, my bad.

All right, fine. I
actually kinda like it.

Oh.

Well, look, we don't
really blush in Texas,

so, uh, I will just
accept that compliment.

And, uh...

And maybe we just get drunk.

Okay.

To family.

To family.

Yeah.

You know I'm just trying to
protect all of us, don't ya?

So you've said.

And I'm gonna
keep on sayin' it.

Walter's my firstborn,
and I'll always love him,

but that doesn't mean I love
you and Cormac any less.

Are you sure you
can handle this?

Oh, yeah, I can handle it.

I sure am gonna
miss that ol' gal.

Got no other choice with the
blood and the DNA evidence.

I'm sorry.

Shh.
Quiet a minute.

- Shh, shh, shh, shh.
- What is it?

Don't.

What the hell?

What?

Walter's out
there creepin' around.

Once.

Destroy.

Hazard.

Excuse me?

Forever. Midnight. Risk.

What the hell is this, Avery?

I was an early
investor in Ethereum,

so I know a seed
phrase when I see one.

- A what?
- A seed phrase.

A code that opens
up a crypto account.

Don't act like you don't know.

I saw Paige's journal...

and her gun, before she...

While you were looking
for her underwear?

Why were you even going
through that stuff anyway?

I have a stepdaughter
to think about.

And now my wife is here, so...

if you're in any
kind of trouble...

you need to tell me.

I don't need to
tell you anything.

Luke, I can help you.

- Because there's nothing to tell.
- Really?

I just want to enjoy
the rest of this trip.

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