The Red Road (2014–2015): Season 2, Episode 1 - Gifts - full transcript

Man: Hey, let go of me!

Man: You and your
father were a team.

Is that a fair statement?

No.

- He killed four cops.
- Yeah, I heard you the first time.

I wasn't there, so...

Face already looked like
hamburger when they brought you in,

so we can beat on you all night,

nobody's gonna
know the difference.

I told you, I wasn't
working with my father...

I was driving the
prisoner to the station,



we were stopped at a red light,

car pulls up alongside.

Three guys inside, two
have automatic weapons

aimed at my vehicle.

They told me to pull over
or they'd start shooting.

I pulled into an
abandoned lot...

I wanted to lead them as far
away from civilian traffic as possible

before I stopped the truck.

We don't have any
witnesses who say

they saw these
guys pull up on you.

Yeah, well, that's
what happened.

Detective #1: Hm. Keep going.

They followed us into the lot.
The officer got out of the truck,

and he started
trying to talk to them.



Detective #1: And you're claiming
you've never met these men before?

That's right.

Probably some guys
my old man screwed over.

Detective #2: That's 'cause
you two are a team, right?

No, but, unfortunately,
I'm his son,

so smart people like
you and these Albanians

usually end up thinking
we work together.

Detective #1: You
never asked if he's alive.

- You're right, I haven't.
- Detective #1: He's still holding on.

If there's a God, your dad
will be dead by morning.

Then I guess he'll
probably live, won't he?

Detective #1: So the officer
tries talking to these guys.

Then what?

They told him to drop his
gun and get back in the truck.

So you surrendered your
weapon and your prisoner?

I guess you would have
done something different.

Nobody's making any judgments.

We just wanna make
sure you're protected.

Go ahead.

Well, after I got in the truck,
they started beating on him,

so, you know, it looked
like they had intent to kill.

So I grabbed a pistol
from the glove box

that I confiscated earlier

and fired several
shots out the windshield.

I hit one of them,

then they returned
fire as I got out,

and while using
the truck as cover,

I managed to take
out the second.

What about the one
with the broken neck?

That was an accident.

I was just trying to keep
him from shooting the cop.

See, it's like I said...

My dad is a cop
killer. I'm a cop saver.

Detective #1: We got it
covered. Out. Let's go.

- Man: Get him out!
- Can you confirm for the record

that after the shootout, while
you and the prisoner were waiting

for help to arrive, there was
no discussion whatsoever

- between the two of you?
- That's correct.

What's gonna happen to him?

Well, he's a repeat offender...

Assaulted two of our
guys. He'll do some time.

Well, I want it noted in the
report that he saved my life.

- Warren: You saved his first.
- Make sure it's in there, all right?

That's your call.

So am I gonna lose
my job over this?

Warren: Well, you did your
duty, put your life on the line.

One of those dirtbags you
killed was wanted for killing

a DEA agent in the Bronx.

Lose your job? Shit, Harold.

You'll probably be promoted.

Man: Let's go!

Right here!

- Man: That's infected, buddy.
- Man #2: How'd you get that?

All I can say is, when it comes
to improvising a prison weapon,

you can't beat the Albanians.

Don't get these two talking.

Wanna finish this
stretch before lunch.

Think it was the Fourth
of July or something.

They know it's
their last weekend

to use the mountain
before it's ours.

No doubt they'll do their
damnedest to leave it a holy mess.

Truck driver: Ow! Whoo!

Man: Hey, Officer.

Jensen: Hey!

You gonna pick that up?

Indians can pick it up.

You're what, 16?

Come on, pour all
that out. Every can.

If I find any empties laying
around, I'll come find you.

- Officer: It's not open for debate.
- Reed.

Guys, you know damn well

you can't hunt black
bear up here till December.

Won't be our
mountain in December.

There's a lot of mountains in
the world. Go find another one.

Hey, Dispatch, could you please
relay this message to all units?

This is Lt. Jensen, reminding
you all that until Monday

our department is
still solely responsible

for public safety
on this mountain.

So I recommend you
all get off your asses,

get the hell up here,
and do your jobs.

Dispatcher: 10-4. Will notify.

Junior: We ought
to be hunting men.

Mac: Told you
not to talk like that.

Your friends in
juvie talk like that.

Junior: I don't have
any friends in juvie.

So you probably don't
want to go back, do you?

I heard your friend Kopus
just got out of big-boy prison.

He almost made a
murderer out of me.

I don't trust that guy no more.

I wish Marie would
follow your lead.

Did you go see her yesterday?

She's your mother.

She's not my mother.
My mother's dead.

She raised you.

I know. I love her for it,
but she's not my mother.

Why don't we wait till
Monday to go hunting?

We'll have to whole
place to ourselves.

I feel like hunting today.

So we're gonna hunt.

Junior: I've never
seen this place before.

Mac: Yeah.

I'm probably one of the last
ones who know how to find it.

Now you know how to find it.

Man who owned
the mines lived here.

My dad worked for him.

He crawled in tunnels,
digging iron out of the earth...

Iron the country
used for cannonballs

and chain link.

He mounted that in there.

Made this rifle a lot
heavier, a pain to carry.

Not lightweight, like that
nice one you've got there.

Looks brand new.

Yeah. Like it?

Who'd you buy that off?

It came in the mail.

I've never kept
anything he sent me.

It doesn't mean
anything if I keep it.

Marie told you that he
abandoned your mother

after you were born.

He knew she was having
problems with drugs,

but he didn't raise
a hand to help her.

Or you, for that matter.

He did some things
worth admiring in his time.

But it's all changed now.

You wanna trade?

This here's a fine rifle.

Of course, on the other
hand, you could say

it's a piece of crap not
worthy of hunting squirrels,

let alone a deer.

We'll see.

- Hey, my parole officer call?
- Marie: No.

You mind sharing Junior's room?

Thought he was staying with Mac.

He is. I meant with
our new guests.

The Hendricks are
here. The Deckers.

Whole lot of people coming back.

Right. Government's gonna
tell us we're a real tribe.

- Here I thought we already were.
- Listen to you.

Don't have a clue what
you're talking about.

You know how much federal
aid we're gonna be getting?

I guarantee it won't be much,
so let's stop taking in people

- you're gonna have to share it with.
- You mean, people like you?

Marie: Oh. Shh,
shh, shh, shh, shh.

Okey-doke. Here we go.

Oh, I got you.
Look at that big boy.

Look at those eyes.

Can't believe he'd just
run off and leave this baby.

- Who are you talking about?
- Mike.

- Hmm?
- Sonya: He's hungry.

Here you go.

Okay.

I think I'm gonna find
someplace else to stay.

Well, don't sleep in your truck.

More room in there
than there is in here.

Why don't you go to
Mrs. Spronk's house?

Phillip: I haven't seen
her since I was a kid.

She didn't like me much then.

She passed away
about a month ago.

Cancer came back.

That doesn't mean yours will.

The point is, her
place is sitting empty.

Yeah. All right.

Hold on a second.

Ahem.

Man: Is there any left?

You're gonna need some light.

Where you been?

I hope you got some
decent firewood.

One of those
jackasses left it to rot.

Well, those jackasses,

they had nothing to do
with the death of that deer.

That's paint sludge.

We're gonna sue that
car company, right?

Damn right we are.

We got to get her in the ground.

Sometimes I don't
like this world too much.

You remember what I told you?

"This world isn't real.

It's just a shadow
of the real one."

so he drowned himself.

- This doesn't hurt him.
- It's not the letter, but the spirit.

Man's voice: He's
buried in the ground.

Woman's voice:
This doesn't hurt him.

Man's voice: The cure
is produced by prayer.

Man's voice: All day
long I have been afflicted,

and every morning
brings new punishments.

Man's voice: more sensitive...
One's a more sensitive species

when it comes to
the environment.

Animal sentinels...

Woman's voice: All day
long I have been afflicted,

and every morning
brings new punishments.

Man's voice: canary
in a coal mine.

Man's voice: Stand still and
consider these wondrous works of God.

Woman's voice: hanged himself.

You're not sleeping enough.

It helps.

- All the books say it helps.
- Mm-hmm.

- What are you doing?
- Filling out your financial aid form.

We need to get it
in before Monday.

Can you print me up another one?

What? I was gonna
throw it away for you.

I'll throw it away.

Why can't I see it?

Because I'm your mother,
not your test subject.

I want to switch to
the generic clozapine.

Well, they told us the
one you're on now is better.

Look, don't worry
about the money, okay?

I'm gonna get this promotion,
and we're gonna be fine.

Just concentrate on yourself.

I'm tired of concentrating
on myself, Harold.

I want to do something
useful around here.

You're moving up in the world.

Yeah. I've seen your house.

Ain't nothing to write
home about, either.

- How'd you find me?
- I asked your mother.

Just want to talk, find
out what your plans are.

Other than burning this
garbage, I got no plans.

Well, take it to the dump.

We got a local ordinance
against burning trash.

Or what? You're
gonna write me a ticket?

No, I'm warning you
so I don't have to.

But, yeah, I'll
write you a ticket.

Jesus.

You're as fun as ever.

I'm gonna miss you when
the Tribal Police take over.

Well, the Feds are
having us back 'em up

while the BIA trains them,
so don't get too excited.

What is that?

Lieutenant?

So we lie, we cheat, you get
a promotion, and I get prison.

- God bless America.
- Amen.

Oh, and they're making
me captain before long,

so don't go making
any trouble for me.

Hear what I'm saying?

Yeah.

Now are you here because
you think casinos are coming?

See that? That's the
only reason I'm here.

Soon as it's off, I'll
be somewhere else.

All right.

Well, you just stay far
away from me and my family,

obey the law, and we'll be fine.

You don't owe
me. I don't owe you.

- You have a nice life.
- I will. Thank you.

Sorry to make you
come over here, Harold,

but I can't lift him.

He's been hitting it pretty hard

since we found
out I have cancer.

I'm more worried
about you than him.

I'm fine.

I'll get him some water.

Hey.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

We should get you in
the shower, Captain.

We got it. You all right?

I didn't mean to get that drunk.

You don't have to
say anything, Captain.

I am gonna talk to
the mayor for you...

Tell him I want you to take over
for me when I retire next year.

I told you, you
don't have to do that.

If you want the job, I do.

It's not gonna be enough.

You know they like
Lieutenant Aschell better.

Who does?

The guys you're gunning to lead.

You keep to yourself too much.

So serious all the time.

Aschell's out at the bar
with them almost every week.

You got to lighten up a
bit, learn to be more social.

Schneider: Getting
old, that's all.

Olson: The worst
game I ever saw.

I fell asleep before the
end of the first quarter.

Olson: Had nothing
to do with the game.

Hey.

Listen, I'm sorry if, you know,

I got a little heated on
the radio the other day.

What are you guys doing tonight?

Thought we weren't
allowed any more overtime.

No, not work. I mean, you
guys want to come over?

We'll grab some
beers. We'll play cards.

What do you like?
Texas Hold 'em?

We play deuce-to-seven
triple draw.

Deuce-to-seven
triple draw it is, then.

What do you say, 7:00?

Hey.

Tell your wife to stop
leaving things on our doorstep.

She's scaring my son.

Man on radio: 6-1-6,
you still with me?

My son found
another one yesterday.

They're shooting
anything and everything,

just leaving them to rot.

People from Walpole, they still
using that same access road?

All the time. They all
know it's sacred land.

Well, there are probably things
we could do to discourage them.

Only problem is, I'm on parole,

and I can't afford to get
my hands dirty with anything.

But maybe I could supervise.

Now we're talking.

♪ Got 13 months of bad luck ♪

- ♪ Bound to be some pain ♪
- Whoo-hoo!

See some bumps coming up.
Make sure you secure that load.

- You got it, boss.
- Yeah!

♪ Tombstone shadow ♪

Go! Whoo!

- ♪ Stretching across my path ♪
- Whoo!

- You want a beer?
- Phillip: Nah.

Only drink when
I'm not having fun.

♪ Every time I get
some good news ♪

♪ Ooh, there's a
shadow on my back... ♪

I feel so ridiculous.
Why did I do that?

I'm getting better. I really am.
I know you don't believe me.

Of course I believe you.

Look, you're still willing to
trust me after everything I did.

Okay? I know how
hard you're trying.

I don't think I can even
return any of this stuff.

I mean, we need the money,
and I'm just throwing it away.

- It doesn't matter.
- This boy...

He's always thinking about
what a horrible person I am,

- and I just want him to stop.
- Okay, no, he's not thinking that.

Honey, he's not
thinking about you.

Hey.

He's okay.

He's a happy, healthy kid now.

Hey.

You're still getting better.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Really.

Come here.

Didn't you say you had
something to do tonight?

I was thinking of having the
guys over for a poker night.

I'll tell them we'll
do it next week.

What? Why? No. They should come.

- I'll make something.
- No.

You said that these guys
need to like you. I want to help.

That was a stupid idea anyway.

I don't even know how to play
the kind of poker they're into.

Look it up on the computer.
I'll make something nice.

I'm not going to embarrass
you. You don't have to worry.

I'm not worried.

So, how about... how about that?

Probably should have
folded, Lieutenant.

All right. I guess
it's been a while.

Okay, this is spicy.
No wimps need apply.

Ooh. Hey, you want to play?

- I don't know how.
- Schneider: Oh, that's all right.

- Neither does your husband.
- Ha.

You boys have fun.

Look at you.

You trying out for a job
at the Lenape Casino?

Haven't you heard? They're
not building any casinos.

Hey, do we really have to
work with their rent-a-cops?

Only if they need
us... And they will.

They're only gonna
have one patrol car.

BIA sent a Fed to train them.

Schneider: I think my radio's
gonna go out when I get that call.

Myers: Mm-hmm.

Jean: Excuse me. Our
daughters are hungry.

You know he's out now...

The Lenape whose
ass you saved last year?

Mm. And?

He ever thank you
for doing that for him?

- No.
- 'Course he didn't.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm off duty.

He's where?

Well, if nobody's available,
he'll just have to wait.

Tell him to stay in his car.

All right.

The rookie blew the
axle on his cruiser.

He's stuck on the mountain.

Let's go have some
fun with this kid.

Yeah. All right,
we'll take my truck.

- Olson: Grab the beer.
- Myers: Let's do it.

All right.

Sorry, Lieutenant. I didn't
even see those things.

Schneider: Didn't they teach
you how to drive in the academy?

Myers: Look at him. Kid's
ready to piss his pants.

Jensen: Hey, hey, hey.
Don't give him a hard time.

He's not used to being
out without his mommy.

Myers: How did you run over...

Schneider: Look at that.

They put them there on purpose.

Jensen: What?

Hey, put that away.

Believe it or not,
kids play out here.

Kids play in Iraq, too.

Yeah, hold it right there.

Sounded like you
guys needed some help.

You trying to tell us

you were out there
waiting to help somebody?

My home's just a
hundred yards away.

- You got my dog barking.
- Yeah, we're good. Thanks.

He's the chief. Just
put your guns away.

Schneider: Be happy to as soon
as the chief here drops that rifle.

Hey, don't make
me ask you again.

He's got a gun.

Jensen: All right, lower your
weapons. That's an order!

Him first. We're the
cops, Lieutenant.

Olson: Bet he's the one who
dumped those logs on the road.

Shit!

- All right, give me your gun.
- I'm sorry.

Give me your gun.
Go wait in the car,

and don't get out until
the tow truck gets here.

Schneider: Harold, you know
they put that on the road...

Let's go.

Thanks for sitting down with me.

I'm sure you're busy getting
ready for your big celebration.

He doesn't want it.

Fair enough.

But that's not what
I came to talk about.

You know...

I think I'm probably the
only chief in the Northeast

who hasn't spent
the last 15 years

trying to kill your
recognition bid.

That's true.

But not trying to kill us
doesn't make you a friend.

Well, as long as my son

is a member of your
tribe, I'm a friend.

But tomorrow, when
you're officially recognized,

you're going to wake up
to a thousand enemies.

You've accomplished
something here, Mac.

You should be proud of that.

But your problems
are just beginning.

We went through it ourselves.

Other tribes, the mob,
your own people...

They'll all be coming after
you looking to wipe you out

or exploit you.

It's a gold rush.

And you can tell them

that you don't plan
on building casinos,

- but they'll never believe you.
- We'll survive.

There's so much more
to life than just surviving.

So if you should come around

to wanting to build
something here...

And you will... I can
help make that happen.

Money's a white man's weapon.

If I fight the way they do,

I'm not really fighting.
I'm disappearing.

I bet my son just loves
to hear you talk like that.

It's inspiring stuff, Mac.

So, congratulations on
your accomplishment,

and give my
regards to your sister.

Man: All right,
I've heard enough.

Get the hell out of here.

Phillip: Hey.

Man: I need to talk to you.

What'd you end up doing with all
that old fence lumber we pulled up?

Sell it for salvage,
like I asked you?

Don't bother making up a story.

Melvin and Bernard
already confessed.

We're just trying to keep
those idiots off the mountain.

Figured being a member of
the tribe, you'd appreciate that.

It's funny you bring that up.

'Cause I called the
chief this morning

and asked him
what your deal was.

He told me he disenrolled you
after you got arrested last year.

"Disenrolled"? What
the hell does that mean?

It means he kicked you out.

I'm sorry, but I can't have
you work for me anymore.

The only reason I
hired you was 'cause

I thought I was helping
out a fellow Lenape.

God made me Lenape,
asshole. Not Mac.

Marie: Be careful
with those fireworks.

Don't be blowing up my boy.

This ain't the first
time I've done this.

Remember, when Mac gets back,
I want a picture of you and him.

You and me, too.

- And I want smiles.
- I always smile.

No, you and Mac always have
that same stupid expression.

So damn serious.

Where's Mac? I
need to talk to him.

Some manners on you.

Phillip: They're going
to get a lot worse

the longer you keep
me standing here.

- Where is he?
- Went home.

Wanted to be alone for a bit.

Said he'd be back
before the fireworks.

Mac!

You up there?

I want to talk to you.

- Hey.
- What are you doing here?

Junior. Listen, hold up.

Junior: Get off me. Get off me!

Don't go up there.

Don't go up there. Junior...

Mac!

Oh, no.

Phillip: I didn't
do that, Junior.

It wasn't me, man.

Woman: 911. What's
your emergency?

Yeah. Someone was shot.

Jensen: Tribal Police
want to take you in.

They think you were
looking for payback

because he disenrolled
you from the tribe.

Yeah, I shot him
when I was on parole,

then I called the cops to
come and arrest me afterwards.

Hey, Junior. Hey, hold up.

I got here first.

- Did he tell you that?
- Hey, you're in shock, Junior.

You don't have to
say anything right now.

I got here first, then
he drove up afterwards.

- Is he pressuring you to say that?
- Nobody's pressuring me.

Okay, well, you can
tell that to the Feds

when they get
here in the morning.

Feds?

Yeah, this mountain's
sovereign land now.

Our department's only
allowed to offer support.

The FBI handles homicides.

You make sure you stay local.

I'm gonna call
your parole officer,

make sure he checks
the GPS on that thing.

Hey.

You didn't have to do that.

But I appreciate it.

I promise you we're gonna
find out who did this, okay?

I already found him.

And I'm gonna kill him myself.