Blue Ridge: The Series (2024) s01e02 Episode Script
The Legend of Oak Miller
[HORSES GALLOPING]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[LAUGHTER]
Woo!!
KELTON: Okay, movies
from the 1960's.
I'll go first
El Dorado.
- The Magnificent 7.
- Nice.
Ride the High Country.
Peckinpah
Sweet
The Sons of Katie Elder.
The Professionals
Lee Marvin
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
Oh, and of course Woody Strode.
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid.
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid!!!
Outlaws man
What do you guys say?
I don't know, Babe
Hmm?
What do you think?
What do you think, babe?
- You only live once?
- You heard her.
ALL: You only live once!!
[ALL YELLING]
[YELLS ECHO]
OAK: Twig, what's it gonna be?
Movie, pizza, ice cream?
Mmm, pizza
and a movie!
- Ah.
You're drivin'!
- Oh, yes!
[ENGINE STARTS]
- TWIG: Now, on the gas
- Now the gas.
As you're letting
up on the clutch.
- Yeah, I know.
- You got it.
I don't have to tell you.
TWIG: I know grandpa, I know.
♪
I want a car like
this when I'm older.
OAK: Oh, I think we can get
you something a little newer.
[CHUCKLING] TWIG: I like it.
It's vintage; it has memories.
- OAK: Yes, it does.
[SUSPENSE] ♪
TWIG: Should I honk?
[SIGHS]
No.
Stay put; I'll
take care of it.
♪
Help you?
KELTON: This is a stick up.
If you'd be so kind to put
your hands up in the air.
♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I'm just going for my wallet.
KELTON: I don't want your money.
I like those boots though.
Look about my size.
Look, these are all worn out
They ain't good anymore.
KELTON: Then I'm sure you
won't mind parting with them.
♪
♪
There.
ANGEL: And uh, that
belt buckle is pretty.
No.
KELTON: I'm sorry, I didn't
catch that old timer?
I said no.
[TENSE] ♪
All right.
♪
There.
Now, you done?
- KELTON: Not quite.
I want you to dance.
You deaf?
I said dance!
- [GUNSHOT]
Next one goes through your foot.
- ANGEL: What are you doing?
LEE: C'mon man, let's ride.
♪
♪
- KELTON: Let's ride!!
- LEE: C'mon!
[ALL YELLING EXCITEDLY]
♪
["BLUE RIDGE" THEME] ♪
♪
♪
What happens if we need to
lock someone up in a cell?
Broom closet?
Broom closet?!?
In a pinch.
The mayor can't be
serious about this.
[KNOCKING]
- Yes?
Sheriff station?
JUSTIN/MAXX/RP: NO!
This is the place.
JUSTIN: Excuse me,
what you got there?
CONTRACTOR: Excuse
me one second.
You can setup electricals
right over there.
Setup right over there.
JUSTIN: What are you doing?
I've got a work
order for a remodel.
- A remodel?
- Yeah, a remodel.
Let me see that.
Mayor Brady ordered this?
That's what it says.
[SIGHS]
♪
MAYOR BRADY: Let's turn
our attention to
County Road 173
Where a bear and her
three cubs were recently
spotted in the dumpsters at
the new construction site
I need to talk to Mayor Brady.
Can I get on the
agenda for today?
[CONTINUES TYPING]
Can you put me on
the agenda for today?
MAYOR BRADY: At this time,
let us welcome our special
guest, Mr. Connor McGrath.
Thank you, Mayor Brady.
First, I'd like to thank you
all for adding this little
speech of mine to the
agenda on such short notice.
My family appreciates the
condolences of the Council
for the recent
passing of my brother,
and your fellow council
member, Cliff McGrath.
To know Cliff was
to argue with him.
[LAUGHTER]
Truth be told.
But you also know that
he respected y'all
and that he loved
this land, this
this beautiful
land we all share.
And in that spirit, and the
spirit of new beginnings,
I accept your emergency
appointment to the council seat
left vacant by my
brother's death.
I'm honored.
Thank you.
MAYOR BRADY: Thank
you, Mr. McGrath.
You can take your
seat with the Council.
And that concludes all we
have on the agenda for today.
[TENSE] ♪
[BELL RINGS]
How'd you end up doing
on your English exam?
MADDIE: Pretty good
I think I actually liked
"To Kill A Mockingbird."
Oh yeah?
That's good, I'm happy.
Me too
I stayed up all night
reading the book
Actually, I'm gonna
see you later.
- Oh, okay.
- Hey, Twig, Twig!
Are you okay?
Can you keep a secret?
♪
That was awkward.
It wasn't not awkward.
Oh, that doesn't look good.
Tell me about it.
JUSTIN (CONT'D):
So, how was school?
Uh, good, good.
- JUSTIN: Good?
♪
Look, I know that your mom is
friends with the Vice
Principal of the school.
I know they went out.
I don't know how that went
but I mean, maybe you know.
But I'm not asking that,
it's just if you want
to talk about it
MADDIE: They're dating.
JUSTIN: Dating?
So do you mean they
went out more than once?
MADDIE: I guess.
Okay, well.
As long as it's
not bothering you.
♪
♪
Oak Miller.
Why are you lurkin' around?
Barbara
I want to see your boys.
You wanna tell me why?
OAK: No.
Just need to see 'em.
♪
Alright boys, let's
see your buckles.
Hustle it up, fellas.
♪
You two can leave.
Not you.
Roll up your right sleeve.
You want me to do what now?
Roll up your sleeve.
If you ain't gonna roll it up,
I'm gonna roll it up for you.
[TENSE] ♪
I'd like to see
you try, old ma
[TWISTS ARM, CRACKS]
BIGSY: What are you
doing?! [GRUNTING]
♪
Go on, get out of here.
You want to tell
me what's going on?
Someone stole three
of your horses.
♪
Does Oak Miller ever say much?
Only when he's talking
about his granddaughter.
He did tell me my three
horses were stolen.
And turns out he was right;
they weren't in the stalls.
Wranglers found
'em this morning.
He was fishin' for somethin'.
Man handled one of my ranch
hands pulling his sleeve up
like he was looking
for a scar or tattoo.
Scars and tattoos have stories.
There's a sight
more to this one.
You think Oak's
looking for trouble?
I don't know what's going on
but five, or maybe
six years back,
Oak found one of the Wade
boys breaking into his house.
Oak gave him the
choice to walk away.
Guess he decided
to pull a knife.
So, Oak disarms him.
Ties him up behind his horse
and he drags him
through his property.
Probably would have killed
him had he hadn't to drive
Twig to ballet practice.
Good to know.
♪
ELLI: Knock, knock.
Oh, hey, let me get that.
- ELLI: I got it.
- Oh.
You sure the diner
doesn't need it?
No, we're good.
Where do you want it?
I'll get it.
- ELLI: Justin
Where do you want it?
Sit it right here.
Wow, you were not
exaggerating about this place.
What's under the sheet?
A house warming present for you.
Ta-dah!
- Thanks I think.
ELLI: We're redecorating
at the diner.
Figured Harvey would
fit in better here.
You're probably right.
Alright, I gotta go.
Big plans?
Just plans.
♪
Guess it's just you and me.
Well, not really.
All of us.
♪
LEE: Okay
1950's High Noon.
Oh, good one.
ANGEL: Broken Arrow.
Winchester 73
LEE: Johnny Guitar
In honor of my darlin'.
ANGEL: Umm, The Big Country
Gregory Peck.
KELTON: The Gunfighter
Also Gregory Peck.
- LEE: Good movie.
- ANGEL: Great movie!
Cheers.
Whew, thank you.
You uh
sure you want to do this?
Outlaws right?!
♪
[TENSE] ♪
[FIGHTING]
Booster, quit playing around!
[FIGHTING]
Get 'em boy.
[FIGHTING, GRUNTING]
ANGEL: No, stop, stop!!
He's good, he's good.
Booster, that's enough.
KELTON: [CHUCKLING]
Thank you.
No hard feelings.
LEE: Alright, c'mon buddy.
Let's go.
JEREMIAH: What
did he say to you?
BOOSTER: He said
my Mama was ugly.
Well She's my sister
and I love her dearly
But he's right about that.
I like his style.
MADDIE: Dad
Can I ask you something?
If I promised someone
to keep a secret,
am I going against my
word if I tell you?
No.
Kids should be able to tell
their parents anything.
It's not because you're my dad.
It's because you're a sheriff.
JUSTIN: So, Twig told Maddie
that Oak took her here
to practice driving.
No one really comes here since
the highway went four lane.
Poor girl, I can't imagine.
JUSTIN: Barbara Banning said
that Oak was checking
the workers to see
if they had any
scars or tattoos.
Well They clearly
didn't care about
covering their tracks
because they're all here.
JUSTIN: Looks like the
truck stopped here.
I got some hoof
prints right up here.
See one's up at the front,
couple pair off to the side.
Seems like we've got
a leader of the pack.
MAXX: I don't know what
they were thinking.
Oak Miller's pretty
much the last person
I'd want to make an enemy of.
Twig said it was all a
spur of the moment thing.
It was the first
vehicle to come through.
So three people, waiting
around in the middle of nowhere
to stick up an unknown
truck for no money?
Alright, Maxx go into town,
ask around and see if there's
any similar incidents.
RP, go back to the station and
call around to the neighboring
sheriff departments and
see if anything pops.
Got it.
Where are you going?
Gonna go talk to the victim.
[GUNSHOTS, GLASS SHATTERS]
Oak.
♪
I heard something about
three people on horseback
holding you up.
Taking your boots
and your buckle.
More importantly they
shot at your feet
and pointed a gun at Twig.
I know how hard it is raising
a teenage girl in this world.
I know how hard it
is to protect them.
How's she doing?
Oak, you gotta talk to me.
You gotta tell me what happened.
You're gonna have to
file a police report.
OAK: Why?
So that I can track them down
and bring them to justice.
I'm not interested in justice.
So you're just gonna let them
get away with whatever they did?
Who said I'm gonna let
them get away with it?
[GUNSHOT, GLASS SHATTERS]
Justice means nothing to me
I'm lookin' for something else.
You need to let me handle this.
Appreciate you
stopping by, Sheriff.
♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
♪
JUSTIN: So he heard that
there was a fight
an incident here last night?
JEREMIAH: An incident?
Just another Wednesday for us.
JUSTIN: Dixie did you
notice anything unusual?
Unusual?
Well people don't
really orders shots
of Old Olsteen, but they did.
- Old Olsteen?
- JEREMIAH: Yeah.
It's the oldest, nastiest
maintained rye
whiskey in America.
Oak-y and citrus-y.
Not in a good way.
Stab of cinnamon.
Some cardamom and
rhubarb, and leather.
MAXX: Sounds awful.
JEREMIAH: Oh darlin', it's
much worse than awful.
DIXIE: Guy that started the
fight asked me who's the
toughest person in here, and
everyone knows that's Booster.
Darn straight!
JUSTIN: Did they have
any tattoos or scars?
The blond guy at
the table had one.
It was red and blue and
kinda came to a point.
Which arm?
His right arm, right about here.
Oh, you're strong.
Thanks a lot.
Jeremiah.
Deputy.
You don't have to worry
about parking tickets.
So, they stick up a
truck and only take boots
and a belt buckle.
Then they drink old
whiskey, start a bar fight
seemingly for the fun of it.
What's next?
Well, they've done two
stupid and dangerous things.
Let's hope they
won't make it three.
♪
♪
♪
♪
KELTON: One
minute, in and out.
What do you think?
I don't know, man
It just seems like a lot
of risk for little reward.
Yeah, like none.
That's where you're wrong.
One day you're going to be
working some nine to five job,
bored out of your
mind and hating life,
and you're gonna think back
to what we're about to do.
The single moment
in your entire life
where you felt the most alive.
Memories like that
can't be bought.
They gotta be made.
They gotta be earned.
And nobody gets hurt?
I won't even load the gun.
LEE: And as soon as it's done
[CHUCKLES]
As soon as it's done.
I don't know
Ride off into the sunset.
Yes?
Let's rob a bank!
♪
♪
Councilman McGrath
It has a ring to it.
I thought I saw
you at City Hall.
I guess nobody told
you about that?
Well
Seems like there's a
habit of not talking
to law enforcement around here.
So
[LAUGHS]
This can't be your
ideal circumstance.
JUSTIN: Ideal is definitely
not the word that
I would use to describe this.
Look, I know that
you and my brother
didn't always come to
the same side of things.
But I'm not my brother.
Cliff was difficult on purpose.
But that's not my style.
Way I see it, we all live here
and we all need one another.
I agree.
CONNOR: For example,
you being in this building.
I mean c'mon.
You know, I'm on the Council
now, and I'm at your disposal.
Mayor Brady said there's not
enough money in the budget.
Begging for money that
doesn't exist is the old way
of doing things.
I think maybe you and I could
find a new way.
A new way?
CONNOR: Something that's
mutually beneficial.
Way I figure we're
both outsiders here.
Why not stick together,
get things done?
♪
I didn't mean to
ambush you like this.
I just wanted to
say face to face
say it out loud that I'm
looking forward to seeing
things change around here
and for the better.
Sheriff.
Councilman.
Call me Connor.
♪
[SCHOOL BELL]
JUSTIN: Hey.
Uh, Twig,
Got a second?
Yeah.
I've been investigating
the situation that happened
to you and your grandpa.
Is there anything that
you can remember out
of the ordinary that
happened, anything else?
No, sir.
Do you know what your
grandpa's been up to?
No.
Do you know if he's been trying
to track down the robbers?
I hope not.
That could be really dangerous.
Uh, thanks.
Twig I-
Bye.
You did the right
thing by telling me.
JUNE: Okay, you
have a nice day now.
Hi there, Elli!
ELLI: Hey there, Juney-June.
Is it Tuesday already?
Yep.
How's your mom?
Arthritis is no fun, but
I can't keep her out of
the garden, you know that.
[CHUCKLING]
KELTON: Nobody move!
You, behind the till,
hands where I can see them!
There you go, no!
Make sure I can see 'em.
How do you want me to
hand you the money?
We aren't here for that.
[TENSE] ♪
KELTON: What are you looking at?
Oh, I get it.
You wanna draw on me.
Huh?
♪
You think you're quicker?
JUNE: He's scared.
You've got a gun in his face.
Oh
Here you go.
♪
ANGEL: What are you doing?
KELTON: Try to take
the gun before I do.
Life doesn't give you
many chances to be a hero.
You oughta take it.
♪
[ALARM RINGS]
ANGEL: Let's go, Let's go!
[ALARM RINGS]
Saved by the bell.
♪
Woo, hoo, hoo!!!
Whoa!
Go, go, go!!
[TRUCK SPEEDS AWAY, YELLING]
[ALARM CONTINUES TO RING]
ge.
All they stole was
a cheap plaque.
Do you know which
direction they went?
East.
You know the vehicle
they were driving?
A blue, El Camino.
Dual exhaust.
I didn't get the license plate,
I didn't have a good angle.
MAXX: It's okay,
we have the plate.
That vehicle was reported
stolen an hour ago.
Is there anything else that
you can remember about them?
Just what I told you.
A guy, a girl.
Cowboy hat, bandana, one gun.
Flashy belt buckle
Uh, if you remember anything
else you let me know.
Put out an APB out
on the El Camino.
Oak, listen to me.
Nobody's been hurt so far,
and I intend to
keep it that way.
I guess we can agree
to disagree on that.
This has got to stop!
Once the bull has
left the chute,
the only choice
is to ride it out.
Thank you, ma'am.
♪
[CHEERING]
[LAUGHING]
Didn't I tell you this
was going to be awesome?!
ANGEL: Why'd you
sit down your gun?
KELTON: I was doing
the guy a favor.
What favor?
You saw that sad sack.
Trust me, he's going
to appreciate life
a whole lot more after today.
You said the gun would be empty.
What's the point in having one
if you're not willing
and able to use it?
That's it We're done.
Done?
You can just leave.
Let's go.
- No.
We're done.
This is where we part ways.
It ain't that easy.
- LEE: Yes, it is.
You just committed a
felony and we're out.
I committed a felony?
We all did!
Doesn't matter We're done.
C'mon, let's go.
We're grabbing our things and
we're getting out of here.
So be it.
[DISCUSSING]
MAXX: Sir?
JUSTIN: Is everything okay?
Yes
I just remembered something
about the robbery.
Okay, here have a seat.
- Okay.
Uh so, when I got home, I
remembered what you always say.
If your stumped on
something you gotta
look at it from another angle.
Right.
ELLI: So Instead of
thinking about the gun
and June and the guard
I closed my eyes and
thought about the robber.
What did you see?
ELLI: His fingers were
taped up and he had
chalk all over him.
- JUSTIN: Chalk.
♪
They're climbers!
♪
If they're serious climbers
there's only one place to go
It's right here,
Little Elk Mountain.
Good job.
Learned from you.
Alright, let's go.
♪
Just grab anything that will
identify us and get out of here.
JUSTIN: Freeze,
Sheriff's department!
Stay here, there's a third guy.
♪
Freeze.
Sheriff department.
♪
[GRUNTING, RESISTING]
Don't even think about it.
Put your hands up, hands up.
[GRUNTING]
You have the right
to remain silent
Anything you say can and
will be used against you.
JUSTIN: Load them up and take
them back to the station.
MAXX: Yes sir.
Howdy Oak
Well Looks like
there's one more to go.
♪
JUSTIN: Sit right here.
Keep an eye on 'em.
What do we got?
Lee McCabe
Camden, Maine.
Angelina Russo
also Camden, Maine.
- No, Angel
- JUSTIN: Angel?
You're no angel.
What else we got?
- Check these out.
"Western Films of The
Fifties and Sixties."
They've also got
"The Buscadaros"
"The Buscadaros"
That's what you guys were doing.
You're playing cowboys.
Robbed a bank.
Got into a bar fight.
And held up Oak
Miller on horseback.
Oak Miller.
There's a whole exhibit
of Oak Miller over there.
The man's from a different era.
He's a different breed.
When he rode bulls, he broke
every single bone in body.
He rode with broken
neck, a broken back.
And when he pulled El
Diablo at the Nationals,
no one thought he
could ride that bull.
But he did.
For eight long seconds.
♪
[BULL SNORTING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
TWIG: Grandpa, I found
this around back for you.
He left a note, too.
♪
JUSTIN: Buscaderos
you have no idea you're
dealing with a real cowboy.
♪
And you're lucky we found you.
Before he did.
♪
♪
- So You caught two of them?
- JUSTIN: Yep
One more to go.
You'll catch 'em.
You always do.
I don't know about this one.
Justin for all your faults
of which there are many
Determination is
not one of them.
Once you set your
mind to something
you follow through with it.
Darn tootin', and
don't you forget it.
[DOOR CHIMES] Uh-oh.
MADDIE: I told her she could
trust you with anything Dad.
JUSTIN: Absolutely.
♪
Meet me at the old
mining street ASAP.
Where they first held up Oak.
♪
I hope I'm not too late.
♪
[TENSE] ♪
♪
KELTON: It's all
yours old man
If you got the
gumption to take it.
♪
[GUNSHOT, GRUNT]
[GRUNTING]
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
- OAK: Nope
I don't think you are.
But you're gonna be.
♪
JUSTIN: Oak!
Put the gun down!
Put the gun down!!!
He needs to pay for what he did.
JUSTIN: And he will.
You think of your granddaughter.
Who's gonna raise her?
Oak.
Put the gun down.
♪
Think of Twig.
Who's gonna protect her?
Self-defense.
You saw it.
♪
All this for a buckle?
♪
Nah, it ain't nothing
but a piece of tin.
You said it yourself, Sheriff
It's tough raising a teenager.
You gotta protect 'em.
You tell Twig I said hi.
I will.
♪
Councilman.
Thank you for
coming after hours.
Sit here.
- Glad to do it.
I've been thinking
and reflecting about
what you talked about
us being two outsiders.
You know, on the same team.
You know, trying to
find a a new way.
Yeah, I'm happy to hear that.
The problem is I'm
hopelessly old school.
I do things by the book.
It's what I was elected to do.
So what you're proposing,
I'm sure it'll make
my life easier, but
that's not how I operate.
That's not how my
deputies operate.
In fact,
it may be the sort of thing
that we would investigate
if we caught wind of.
♪
Oh wow.
♪
♪
I guess we'll have to
leave it at that, Sheriff.
For now.
JUSTIN: Councilman.
Okay, Country fried
steak and mashed potatoes
and red-eye gravy.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
Where's Maddie?
Uh, she's studying
at a friend's house.
So how come you're
not on another date?
Very funny.
Is that why you married me?
My sense of humor?
That is very funny.
Was it my rugged good looks?
Meh.
My fashion sense?
You're kinda punchy tonight.
I'm tired.
So how's it going?
How's what going?
Y'know
You didn't really come
here to talk to me
about my dating life, did you?
No. I've had a day.
Justin, you've had a week.
Maybe even a year.
You know, actually I came
here to apologize to you.
I was so caught up in
the robbery that I
I didn't see how you were.
And I know how traumatizing
that probably was.
I'm fine.
But thank you for
checking on me.
Did you get them?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
I knew you would.
Justin, I married you
because you're a good man.
And because I knew you'd
make a good father.
And I mean your rugged
good looks didn't hurt.
♪
I love the diner at
night when no one's here.
It's so nice.
[EXHALES]
Me too.
The quiz was definitely
difficult, but-
- It was difficult this time.
- Yeah.
Hang on a second.
Hey?
We're good, right?
Yes, yes.
We're good.
- How's your grandpa?
- Great, honestly.
He looks, you know, relaxed.
Back to his normal,
chill grandpa self.
- Good, I'm glad.
- Yeah.
I'll call you later?
- Okay, bye.
♪
Hey.
Your dad's here.
Yeah, yours too.
- Oh.
- I'll see you later then.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Why don't you drive us home?
- You got it.
- JUSTIN: Hey, pumpkin.
- Hey, dad.
♪
How was school?
Pretty good.
Hey, how you doing?
JEREMIAH: Good.
How was your day?
BLADE: Good.
Yeah, it's a good day.
[CAR STARTS]
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[HORSE NEIGHS]
[LAUGHTER]
Woo!!
KELTON: Okay, movies
from the 1960's.
I'll go first
El Dorado.
- The Magnificent 7.
- Nice.
Ride the High Country.
Peckinpah
Sweet
The Sons of Katie Elder.
The Professionals
Lee Marvin
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
Oh, and of course Woody Strode.
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid.
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid!!!
Outlaws man
What do you guys say?
I don't know, Babe
Hmm?
What do you think?
What do you think, babe?
- You only live once?
- You heard her.
ALL: You only live once!!
[ALL YELLING]
[YELLS ECHO]
OAK: Twig, what's it gonna be?
Movie, pizza, ice cream?
Mmm, pizza
and a movie!
- Ah.
You're drivin'!
- Oh, yes!
[ENGINE STARTS]
- TWIG: Now, on the gas
- Now the gas.
As you're letting
up on the clutch.
- Yeah, I know.
- You got it.
I don't have to tell you.
TWIG: I know grandpa, I know.
♪
I want a car like
this when I'm older.
OAK: Oh, I think we can get
you something a little newer.
[CHUCKLING] TWIG: I like it.
It's vintage; it has memories.
- OAK: Yes, it does.
[SUSPENSE] ♪
TWIG: Should I honk?
[SIGHS]
No.
Stay put; I'll
take care of it.
♪
Help you?
KELTON: This is a stick up.
If you'd be so kind to put
your hands up in the air.
♪
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I'm just going for my wallet.
KELTON: I don't want your money.
I like those boots though.
Look about my size.
Look, these are all worn out
They ain't good anymore.
KELTON: Then I'm sure you
won't mind parting with them.
♪
♪
There.
ANGEL: And uh, that
belt buckle is pretty.
No.
KELTON: I'm sorry, I didn't
catch that old timer?
I said no.
[TENSE] ♪
All right.
♪
There.
Now, you done?
- KELTON: Not quite.
I want you to dance.
You deaf?
I said dance!
- [GUNSHOT]
Next one goes through your foot.
- ANGEL: What are you doing?
LEE: C'mon man, let's ride.
♪
♪
- KELTON: Let's ride!!
- LEE: C'mon!
[ALL YELLING EXCITEDLY]
♪
["BLUE RIDGE" THEME] ♪
♪
♪
What happens if we need to
lock someone up in a cell?
Broom closet?
Broom closet?!?
In a pinch.
The mayor can't be
serious about this.
[KNOCKING]
- Yes?
Sheriff station?
JUSTIN/MAXX/RP: NO!
This is the place.
JUSTIN: Excuse me,
what you got there?
CONTRACTOR: Excuse
me one second.
You can setup electricals
right over there.
Setup right over there.
JUSTIN: What are you doing?
I've got a work
order for a remodel.
- A remodel?
- Yeah, a remodel.
Let me see that.
Mayor Brady ordered this?
That's what it says.
[SIGHS]
♪
MAYOR BRADY: Let's turn
our attention to
County Road 173
Where a bear and her
three cubs were recently
spotted in the dumpsters at
the new construction site
I need to talk to Mayor Brady.
Can I get on the
agenda for today?
[CONTINUES TYPING]
Can you put me on
the agenda for today?
MAYOR BRADY: At this time,
let us welcome our special
guest, Mr. Connor McGrath.
Thank you, Mayor Brady.
First, I'd like to thank you
all for adding this little
speech of mine to the
agenda on such short notice.
My family appreciates the
condolences of the Council
for the recent
passing of my brother,
and your fellow council
member, Cliff McGrath.
To know Cliff was
to argue with him.
[LAUGHTER]
Truth be told.
But you also know that
he respected y'all
and that he loved
this land, this
this beautiful
land we all share.
And in that spirit, and the
spirit of new beginnings,
I accept your emergency
appointment to the council seat
left vacant by my
brother's death.
I'm honored.
Thank you.
MAYOR BRADY: Thank
you, Mr. McGrath.
You can take your
seat with the Council.
And that concludes all we
have on the agenda for today.
[TENSE] ♪
[BELL RINGS]
How'd you end up doing
on your English exam?
MADDIE: Pretty good
I think I actually liked
"To Kill A Mockingbird."
Oh yeah?
That's good, I'm happy.
Me too
I stayed up all night
reading the book
Actually, I'm gonna
see you later.
- Oh, okay.
- Hey, Twig, Twig!
Are you okay?
Can you keep a secret?
♪
That was awkward.
It wasn't not awkward.
Oh, that doesn't look good.
Tell me about it.
JUSTIN (CONT'D):
So, how was school?
Uh, good, good.
- JUSTIN: Good?
♪
Look, I know that your mom is
friends with the Vice
Principal of the school.
I know they went out.
I don't know how that went
but I mean, maybe you know.
But I'm not asking that,
it's just if you want
to talk about it
MADDIE: They're dating.
JUSTIN: Dating?
So do you mean they
went out more than once?
MADDIE: I guess.
Okay, well.
As long as it's
not bothering you.
♪
♪
Oak Miller.
Why are you lurkin' around?
Barbara
I want to see your boys.
You wanna tell me why?
OAK: No.
Just need to see 'em.
♪
Alright boys, let's
see your buckles.
Hustle it up, fellas.
♪
You two can leave.
Not you.
Roll up your right sleeve.
You want me to do what now?
Roll up your sleeve.
If you ain't gonna roll it up,
I'm gonna roll it up for you.
[TENSE] ♪
I'd like to see
you try, old ma
[TWISTS ARM, CRACKS]
BIGSY: What are you
doing?! [GRUNTING]
♪
Go on, get out of here.
You want to tell
me what's going on?
Someone stole three
of your horses.
♪
Does Oak Miller ever say much?
Only when he's talking
about his granddaughter.
He did tell me my three
horses were stolen.
And turns out he was right;
they weren't in the stalls.
Wranglers found
'em this morning.
He was fishin' for somethin'.
Man handled one of my ranch
hands pulling his sleeve up
like he was looking
for a scar or tattoo.
Scars and tattoos have stories.
There's a sight
more to this one.
You think Oak's
looking for trouble?
I don't know what's going on
but five, or maybe
six years back,
Oak found one of the Wade
boys breaking into his house.
Oak gave him the
choice to walk away.
Guess he decided
to pull a knife.
So, Oak disarms him.
Ties him up behind his horse
and he drags him
through his property.
Probably would have killed
him had he hadn't to drive
Twig to ballet practice.
Good to know.
♪
ELLI: Knock, knock.
Oh, hey, let me get that.
- ELLI: I got it.
- Oh.
You sure the diner
doesn't need it?
No, we're good.
Where do you want it?
I'll get it.
- ELLI: Justin
Where do you want it?
Sit it right here.
Wow, you were not
exaggerating about this place.
What's under the sheet?
A house warming present for you.
Ta-dah!
- Thanks I think.
ELLI: We're redecorating
at the diner.
Figured Harvey would
fit in better here.
You're probably right.
Alright, I gotta go.
Big plans?
Just plans.
♪
Guess it's just you and me.
Well, not really.
All of us.
♪
LEE: Okay
1950's High Noon.
Oh, good one.
ANGEL: Broken Arrow.
Winchester 73
LEE: Johnny Guitar
In honor of my darlin'.
ANGEL: Umm, The Big Country
Gregory Peck.
KELTON: The Gunfighter
Also Gregory Peck.
- LEE: Good movie.
- ANGEL: Great movie!
Cheers.
Whew, thank you.
You uh
sure you want to do this?
Outlaws right?!
♪
[TENSE] ♪
[FIGHTING]
Booster, quit playing around!
[FIGHTING]
Get 'em boy.
[FIGHTING, GRUNTING]
ANGEL: No, stop, stop!!
He's good, he's good.
Booster, that's enough.
KELTON: [CHUCKLING]
Thank you.
No hard feelings.
LEE: Alright, c'mon buddy.
Let's go.
JEREMIAH: What
did he say to you?
BOOSTER: He said
my Mama was ugly.
Well She's my sister
and I love her dearly
But he's right about that.
I like his style.
MADDIE: Dad
Can I ask you something?
If I promised someone
to keep a secret,
am I going against my
word if I tell you?
No.
Kids should be able to tell
their parents anything.
It's not because you're my dad.
It's because you're a sheriff.
JUSTIN: So, Twig told Maddie
that Oak took her here
to practice driving.
No one really comes here since
the highway went four lane.
Poor girl, I can't imagine.
JUSTIN: Barbara Banning said
that Oak was checking
the workers to see
if they had any
scars or tattoos.
Well They clearly
didn't care about
covering their tracks
because they're all here.
JUSTIN: Looks like the
truck stopped here.
I got some hoof
prints right up here.
See one's up at the front,
couple pair off to the side.
Seems like we've got
a leader of the pack.
MAXX: I don't know what
they were thinking.
Oak Miller's pretty
much the last person
I'd want to make an enemy of.
Twig said it was all a
spur of the moment thing.
It was the first
vehicle to come through.
So three people, waiting
around in the middle of nowhere
to stick up an unknown
truck for no money?
Alright, Maxx go into town,
ask around and see if there's
any similar incidents.
RP, go back to the station and
call around to the neighboring
sheriff departments and
see if anything pops.
Got it.
Where are you going?
Gonna go talk to the victim.
[GUNSHOTS, GLASS SHATTERS]
Oak.
♪
I heard something about
three people on horseback
holding you up.
Taking your boots
and your buckle.
More importantly they
shot at your feet
and pointed a gun at Twig.
I know how hard it is raising
a teenage girl in this world.
I know how hard it
is to protect them.
How's she doing?
Oak, you gotta talk to me.
You gotta tell me what happened.
You're gonna have to
file a police report.
OAK: Why?
So that I can track them down
and bring them to justice.
I'm not interested in justice.
So you're just gonna let them
get away with whatever they did?
Who said I'm gonna let
them get away with it?
[GUNSHOT, GLASS SHATTERS]
Justice means nothing to me
I'm lookin' for something else.
You need to let me handle this.
Appreciate you
stopping by, Sheriff.
♪
[ENGINE STARTS]
♪
JUSTIN: So he heard that
there was a fight
an incident here last night?
JEREMIAH: An incident?
Just another Wednesday for us.
JUSTIN: Dixie did you
notice anything unusual?
Unusual?
Well people don't
really orders shots
of Old Olsteen, but they did.
- Old Olsteen?
- JEREMIAH: Yeah.
It's the oldest, nastiest
maintained rye
whiskey in America.
Oak-y and citrus-y.
Not in a good way.
Stab of cinnamon.
Some cardamom and
rhubarb, and leather.
MAXX: Sounds awful.
JEREMIAH: Oh darlin', it's
much worse than awful.
DIXIE: Guy that started the
fight asked me who's the
toughest person in here, and
everyone knows that's Booster.
Darn straight!
JUSTIN: Did they have
any tattoos or scars?
The blond guy at
the table had one.
It was red and blue and
kinda came to a point.
Which arm?
His right arm, right about here.
Oh, you're strong.
Thanks a lot.
Jeremiah.
Deputy.
You don't have to worry
about parking tickets.
So, they stick up a
truck and only take boots
and a belt buckle.
Then they drink old
whiskey, start a bar fight
seemingly for the fun of it.
What's next?
Well, they've done two
stupid and dangerous things.
Let's hope they
won't make it three.
♪
♪
♪
♪
KELTON: One
minute, in and out.
What do you think?
I don't know, man
It just seems like a lot
of risk for little reward.
Yeah, like none.
That's where you're wrong.
One day you're going to be
working some nine to five job,
bored out of your
mind and hating life,
and you're gonna think back
to what we're about to do.
The single moment
in your entire life
where you felt the most alive.
Memories like that
can't be bought.
They gotta be made.
They gotta be earned.
And nobody gets hurt?
I won't even load the gun.
LEE: And as soon as it's done
[CHUCKLES]
As soon as it's done.
I don't know
Ride off into the sunset.
Yes?
Let's rob a bank!
♪
♪
Councilman McGrath
It has a ring to it.
I thought I saw
you at City Hall.
I guess nobody told
you about that?
Well
Seems like there's a
habit of not talking
to law enforcement around here.
So
[LAUGHS]
This can't be your
ideal circumstance.
JUSTIN: Ideal is definitely
not the word that
I would use to describe this.
Look, I know that
you and my brother
didn't always come to
the same side of things.
But I'm not my brother.
Cliff was difficult on purpose.
But that's not my style.
Way I see it, we all live here
and we all need one another.
I agree.
CONNOR: For example,
you being in this building.
I mean c'mon.
You know, I'm on the Council
now, and I'm at your disposal.
Mayor Brady said there's not
enough money in the budget.
Begging for money that
doesn't exist is the old way
of doing things.
I think maybe you and I could
find a new way.
A new way?
CONNOR: Something that's
mutually beneficial.
Way I figure we're
both outsiders here.
Why not stick together,
get things done?
♪
I didn't mean to
ambush you like this.
I just wanted to
say face to face
say it out loud that I'm
looking forward to seeing
things change around here
and for the better.
Sheriff.
Councilman.
Call me Connor.
♪
[SCHOOL BELL]
JUSTIN: Hey.
Uh, Twig,
Got a second?
Yeah.
I've been investigating
the situation that happened
to you and your grandpa.
Is there anything that
you can remember out
of the ordinary that
happened, anything else?
No, sir.
Do you know what your
grandpa's been up to?
No.
Do you know if he's been trying
to track down the robbers?
I hope not.
That could be really dangerous.
Uh, thanks.
Twig I-
Bye.
You did the right
thing by telling me.
JUNE: Okay, you
have a nice day now.
Hi there, Elli!
ELLI: Hey there, Juney-June.
Is it Tuesday already?
Yep.
How's your mom?
Arthritis is no fun, but
I can't keep her out of
the garden, you know that.
[CHUCKLING]
KELTON: Nobody move!
You, behind the till,
hands where I can see them!
There you go, no!
Make sure I can see 'em.
How do you want me to
hand you the money?
We aren't here for that.
[TENSE] ♪
KELTON: What are you looking at?
Oh, I get it.
You wanna draw on me.
Huh?
♪
You think you're quicker?
JUNE: He's scared.
You've got a gun in his face.
Oh
Here you go.
♪
ANGEL: What are you doing?
KELTON: Try to take
the gun before I do.
Life doesn't give you
many chances to be a hero.
You oughta take it.
♪
[ALARM RINGS]
ANGEL: Let's go, Let's go!
[ALARM RINGS]
Saved by the bell.
♪
Woo, hoo, hoo!!!
Whoa!
Go, go, go!!
[TRUCK SPEEDS AWAY, YELLING]
[ALARM CONTINUES TO RING]
ge.
All they stole was
a cheap plaque.
Do you know which
direction they went?
East.
You know the vehicle
they were driving?
A blue, El Camino.
Dual exhaust.
I didn't get the license plate,
I didn't have a good angle.
MAXX: It's okay,
we have the plate.
That vehicle was reported
stolen an hour ago.
Is there anything else that
you can remember about them?
Just what I told you.
A guy, a girl.
Cowboy hat, bandana, one gun.
Flashy belt buckle
Uh, if you remember anything
else you let me know.
Put out an APB out
on the El Camino.
Oak, listen to me.
Nobody's been hurt so far,
and I intend to
keep it that way.
I guess we can agree
to disagree on that.
This has got to stop!
Once the bull has
left the chute,
the only choice
is to ride it out.
Thank you, ma'am.
♪
[CHEERING]
[LAUGHING]
Didn't I tell you this
was going to be awesome?!
ANGEL: Why'd you
sit down your gun?
KELTON: I was doing
the guy a favor.
What favor?
You saw that sad sack.
Trust me, he's going
to appreciate life
a whole lot more after today.
You said the gun would be empty.
What's the point in having one
if you're not willing
and able to use it?
That's it We're done.
Done?
You can just leave.
Let's go.
- No.
We're done.
This is where we part ways.
It ain't that easy.
- LEE: Yes, it is.
You just committed a
felony and we're out.
I committed a felony?
We all did!
Doesn't matter We're done.
C'mon, let's go.
We're grabbing our things and
we're getting out of here.
So be it.
[DISCUSSING]
MAXX: Sir?
JUSTIN: Is everything okay?
Yes
I just remembered something
about the robbery.
Okay, here have a seat.
- Okay.
Uh so, when I got home, I
remembered what you always say.
If your stumped on
something you gotta
look at it from another angle.
Right.
ELLI: So Instead of
thinking about the gun
and June and the guard
I closed my eyes and
thought about the robber.
What did you see?
ELLI: His fingers were
taped up and he had
chalk all over him.
- JUSTIN: Chalk.
♪
They're climbers!
♪
If they're serious climbers
there's only one place to go
It's right here,
Little Elk Mountain.
Good job.
Learned from you.
Alright, let's go.
♪
Just grab anything that will
identify us and get out of here.
JUSTIN: Freeze,
Sheriff's department!
Stay here, there's a third guy.
♪
Freeze.
Sheriff department.
♪
[GRUNTING, RESISTING]
Don't even think about it.
Put your hands up, hands up.
[GRUNTING]
You have the right
to remain silent
Anything you say can and
will be used against you.
JUSTIN: Load them up and take
them back to the station.
MAXX: Yes sir.
Howdy Oak
Well Looks like
there's one more to go.
♪
JUSTIN: Sit right here.
Keep an eye on 'em.
What do we got?
Lee McCabe
Camden, Maine.
Angelina Russo
also Camden, Maine.
- No, Angel
- JUSTIN: Angel?
You're no angel.
What else we got?
- Check these out.
"Western Films of The
Fifties and Sixties."
They've also got
"The Buscadaros"
"The Buscadaros"
That's what you guys were doing.
You're playing cowboys.
Robbed a bank.
Got into a bar fight.
And held up Oak
Miller on horseback.
Oak Miller.
There's a whole exhibit
of Oak Miller over there.
The man's from a different era.
He's a different breed.
When he rode bulls, he broke
every single bone in body.
He rode with broken
neck, a broken back.
And when he pulled El
Diablo at the Nationals,
no one thought he
could ride that bull.
But he did.
For eight long seconds.
♪
[BULL SNORTING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
TWIG: Grandpa, I found
this around back for you.
He left a note, too.
♪
JUSTIN: Buscaderos
you have no idea you're
dealing with a real cowboy.
♪
And you're lucky we found you.
Before he did.
♪
♪
- So You caught two of them?
- JUSTIN: Yep
One more to go.
You'll catch 'em.
You always do.
I don't know about this one.
Justin for all your faults
of which there are many
Determination is
not one of them.
Once you set your
mind to something
you follow through with it.
Darn tootin', and
don't you forget it.
[DOOR CHIMES] Uh-oh.
MADDIE: I told her she could
trust you with anything Dad.
JUSTIN: Absolutely.
♪
Meet me at the old
mining street ASAP.
Where they first held up Oak.
♪
I hope I'm not too late.
♪
[TENSE] ♪
♪
KELTON: It's all
yours old man
If you got the
gumption to take it.
♪
[GUNSHOT, GRUNT]
[GRUNTING]
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
- OAK: Nope
I don't think you are.
But you're gonna be.
♪
JUSTIN: Oak!
Put the gun down!
Put the gun down!!!
He needs to pay for what he did.
JUSTIN: And he will.
You think of your granddaughter.
Who's gonna raise her?
Oak.
Put the gun down.
♪
Think of Twig.
Who's gonna protect her?
Self-defense.
You saw it.
♪
All this for a buckle?
♪
Nah, it ain't nothing
but a piece of tin.
You said it yourself, Sheriff
It's tough raising a teenager.
You gotta protect 'em.
You tell Twig I said hi.
I will.
♪
Councilman.
Thank you for
coming after hours.
Sit here.
- Glad to do it.
I've been thinking
and reflecting about
what you talked about
us being two outsiders.
You know, on the same team.
You know, trying to
find a a new way.
Yeah, I'm happy to hear that.
The problem is I'm
hopelessly old school.
I do things by the book.
It's what I was elected to do.
So what you're proposing,
I'm sure it'll make
my life easier, but
that's not how I operate.
That's not how my
deputies operate.
In fact,
it may be the sort of thing
that we would investigate
if we caught wind of.
♪
Oh wow.
♪
♪
I guess we'll have to
leave it at that, Sheriff.
For now.
JUSTIN: Councilman.
Okay, Country fried
steak and mashed potatoes
and red-eye gravy.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
Where's Maddie?
Uh, she's studying
at a friend's house.
So how come you're
not on another date?
Very funny.
Is that why you married me?
My sense of humor?
That is very funny.
Was it my rugged good looks?
Meh.
My fashion sense?
You're kinda punchy tonight.
I'm tired.
So how's it going?
How's what going?
Y'know
You didn't really come
here to talk to me
about my dating life, did you?
No. I've had a day.
Justin, you've had a week.
Maybe even a year.
You know, actually I came
here to apologize to you.
I was so caught up in
the robbery that I
I didn't see how you were.
And I know how traumatizing
that probably was.
I'm fine.
But thank you for
checking on me.
Did you get them?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
I knew you would.
Justin, I married you
because you're a good man.
And because I knew you'd
make a good father.
And I mean your rugged
good looks didn't hurt.
♪
I love the diner at
night when no one's here.
It's so nice.
[EXHALES]
Me too.
The quiz was definitely
difficult, but-
- It was difficult this time.
- Yeah.
Hang on a second.
Hey?
We're good, right?
Yes, yes.
We're good.
- How's your grandpa?
- Great, honestly.
He looks, you know, relaxed.
Back to his normal,
chill grandpa self.
- Good, I'm glad.
- Yeah.
I'll call you later?
- Okay, bye.
♪
Hey.
Your dad's here.
Yeah, yours too.
- Oh.
- I'll see you later then.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Why don't you drive us home?
- You got it.
- JUSTIN: Hey, pumpkin.
- Hey, dad.
♪
How was school?
Pretty good.
Hey, how you doing?
JEREMIAH: Good.
How was your day?
BLADE: Good.
Yeah, it's a good day.
[CAR STARTS]
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