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Previously on Sheriff Country. There's a company called Emerald Eden. They've

been snatching up the best cannabis producing land in Edgewater. And they're

using hardball tactics to get it. Dale! Dale!

Congratulations, Mr. Ford. Your clients continue terrorizing the residents of

this county. I have no idea what you're talking about. You need to calm down.

Who is behind Emerald Eden? You want us to do you like we did that grower? Maybe

this isn't a good idea.

I know you like her, so stop pretending. Tell her how you feel.

Hey, Mickey.

Nothing. I mean, Alec. Alec and I had a thing back when he was an undercover

agent. The DEA is making a claim on the three million you confiscated. You can't

just walk in here and take it. I'm afraid I just did, Mickey. Our three

will be leaving the sheriff's office tomorrow in an armored truck. So what's

plan? Someone stole that $39.

This town has no idea what's coming.

Long time since me and you've been up here. Yeah. What do you think, Skye?

cold.

You used to bring your mom up here fishing when she was yay high.

First time, she was four, maybe.

She caught a rainbow trout. We're not there.

It's half as big as she was.

As soon as the thing comes out of the water, she starts screaming, throw it

back! Daddy, throw it back!

So I grabbed the fish, which was not a happy fish, by the way.

And I try to take the hook out. Well, your mom, she starts flailing, and she

sets the hook. She set it right through my thumb.

I'm bleeding worse than a fish, and I got my thumb down its gullet. It's going

crazy. And your grandmother jumps down, and she snipped the line. She threw the

trout back in the water, and she scooped your mom up in a big old hug.

Your grandmother was one hell of a woman.

I see her every time I look at the two of you.

You're feeling awfully sentimental today.

You know, after Brandon died, I felt so alone. But now I realize I

was never really alone.

The two of you and Dad were always there for me.

I love you, honey.

I love you.

And I love you, Dad, more than you know.

He's flying really low, isn't he?

They're walking towards us.

They're heading towards Deadwater.

Breach and clear. Breach and clear. Move, move, move.

Put your hands up against the wall! Put your

hands up!

Don't resist!

You told you won't get hurt. Show me your hands. What the hell are you doing?

We're legal guards. We have permits.

Move. I'm okay, bitch.

That's not fine.

That's not fine.

Please.

You're hurting my arm. Please.

The federal government needs body armor for soccer moms now?

Well, maybe if you'd done your job in the first place, Deputy, we wouldn't

to be here.

What did you just say to me? You have an interstate drug cartel operating under

your nose.

This whole department has been way too friendly with these people.

You need to choose your next few words real carefully.

Boone.

Agent Kane, my office.

You said you wanted an interrogation room, not half the damn station.

You need choppers and Humvees to bring in farmers now? They stopped being

farmers the second they stole $3 million of DEA money in broad daylight.

You familiar with Joanne Henshaw? Sure. Mama Jo. She's one of the OG growers.

Lives on the mountains. Joanne Henshaw is the mastermind of a criminal cartel

operating right here in Edgewater. We're still piecing it together, but six

months ago, Henshaw used her influence over Edgewater growers to form a so

-called co -op. It's really just a homegrown cannabis cartel. The money you

recovered in the woods, that $3 million?

The money you took from my department.

It's cartel money.

The proceeds of an interstate drug deal brokered by Mama Jo and her cartel

counterparts. with some dealers out of Colorado.

We took these two days ago outside of Mama Jo's cabin. That is Tanner Cook,

years in prison on federal weapons charges.

Martin Brownie Ball, who's been in and out of your county jails for half his

life. And Luna Miller. A legal grower. Who just this year was involved in a

shootout on the open road. She was robbed, Alec, trying to pay her taxes.

Growing weed in California is not a crime. We're not charging them in

California, Mickey.

The second that they sent drugs across state line, it became the DEA's problem.

Walk me through this.

My contacts in Colorado gave me two names, Dale Hawkins and Tanner Cook. My

agents are with Dale in the hospital now. He's not talking. So we put our

on Tanner. We surveilled him outside of Mama Jo's cabin in Deadwater, and as you

can see, they were not alone.

This morning, we served a search warrant on Mama Jo's cabin and several other

locations. We recovered a portion of the stolen money buried 10 feet outside of

Brownie's front door.

And Mama Jo?

By the time we got to her cabin, she was gone.

Looks like she's on the run.

I'll put out a bolo.

We just got a call. Building manager requesting a welfare check.

Can you handle it? I'm in the middle of this. The address belongs to Lyman Ford.

The lawyer for Emerald Eden?

Let's go.

Who's Lyman Ford?

Somebody who's been intimidating local growers, trying to get them to sell

land.

Ford is the lawyer who papered the deal.

The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration has carried... out a

dramatic early morning raids across Edgewater County.

No statement has been issued, but we're told that several arrests have been made

in a sweep reminiscent of the so -called camp or campaign against marijuana

planting. Raids of the 1990s.

What the

hell's

going on out there?

Not smart to come here, Joe.

It would have been dumber to call.

I got the warning when I heard the DEA was moving up the mountain.

Threw my dogs in the truck, hauled ass out the back.

Tried to warn the others, but it's too late.

They got Brownie, Tanner, and Luna.

They got Luna?

Someone must have talked.

Who? I don't know. Dale?

No, no, it couldn't have been Dale. No.

Well, it doesn't matter anyway. It's only a matter of time before your name

comes up. It's time to get the hell out of Dodge, old man.

I got a cousin in Alaska you can come with.

Two sets of eyes on the road are better than one. And it's easy enough to cut

into Canada on ResLand, but we gotta leave now.

I can't just leave.

You can't stay.

They put you in this time? The way you pop those heart pills, old as we are?

ain't never getting out. I got a truck packed.

Now grab a bag. Let's go.

Okay.

You go.

What? I have things to take care of. A couple hours.

I'll be two hours behind you.

I'll meet you.

I'll see you soon.

My manager says no one's seen Ford since Friday.

They've been requesting him for being involved in the land -grab campaign.

Oh.

Edgewater County Sheriff's Office.

Lyman Ford?

He was spooked. Maybe he left home.

Sheriff Mickey Fox, Mr. Ford, are you at home?

Sheriff's office.

Clear. Clear.

Nothing is locked, nothing password protected yet, not a single file

Emerald Eden LLC.

So Ford was buying up property for these guys for like six months, but their

names aren't anywhere on his computer.

Or in his filing cabinet.

The building manager said Ford worked from home. So the files should be there.

Maybe Ford scrubbed his files for some reason.

Yeah, but why go to all the trouble if you're just going to off your soul?

Maybe someone else scrubbed them, like Emerald Eden, trying to tie up loose

ends.

Ford's not the only person that works for Emerald Eden that we know about.

Frank Stokes.

Guy we arrested for intimidating growers.

He's still sitting in jail for assault. Why don't you guys go pay him a visit?

Now that he's got a dead accomplice, he might be more cooperative.

And get a rush on the autopsy. Emerald Eden's been terrorizing Edgewater for

months. I have a feeling they just graduated to murder.

What are you getting into? I'm going to go to the EXO and make sure these DA

guys aren't getting too cozy.

I seem pretty cozy to me.

Dismissed.

Good.

Didn't learn your lesson from last time, old man.

I'm not here for a rematch. I'm here to do business.

You better stop talking before I lose my patience.

Not with you, Joey.

Him.

You know who I am.

And you're going to know this is not easy for me to say.

I'm liquidating.

Everything goes.

My acreage, my trucks, my strain, all of it.

But I need the money now.

There's not going to be no haggling.

I need money that's clean and I need it today.

I'm leaving Edgewater.

And I won't be coming back.

And we're really fucked heavy in such a hurry.

Today.

Where's Joanne Henshaw?

Never heard of her.

I've got some bad news for you. We already found the money, Brownie.

You buried it right outside your front door, dummy.

I'm a legal grower. I have permits. I pay taxes. Mickey knows me. Everybody

knows Sheriff Falken. That's not going to save you from having to watch your

kids grow up from behind bars.

How much of...

Their life do you think you're going to miss?

I'm just curious.

What kind of permits do you need for felony armed robbery?

My sources tell me that you're the real mastermind behind the Colorado deal. So

why let Dale and Mama Jo take all the credit?

Mama who?

You get it. It doesn't matter that weed is legal in California. This is a

federal investigation.

We are talking hard time. There is one deal on the table today. And the first

person to give me Mama Jo Henshaw.

Gets it.

Where

is

she? I need to speak to my wife. Her name's Luna Miller.

Jay. This is all just a big misunderstanding.

Thank God.

Do you know where Luna is? The DEA won't tell me anything. She's here. They're

holding her for questioning.

This doesn't make any sense. Luna, a cartel? I don't understand.

Maya, right?

Do you remember me?

Yeah.

Are you guys hungry?

There you go.

Let me know if you want more.

I'm not going to lie to you, Jay. These are serious allegations.

Mickey, it's Luna. She's not a criminal. She's a mom.

Just make sure the girls keep... I'll let you know what I hear. Mickey.

No one's talking.

Did you match the serial numbers on Johnny's bill to the stolen drug money?

It's in progress.

In progress?

Alec, what exactly do you have on these guys?

How about cultivation, possession, and distribution of a Schedule I controlled

substance? Luna has kids, Alec.

Do you think this is how I'm going to be spending my time?

Mickey, my ass is on the line. I was agent in charge when $3 million got

It was all I could do to keep my boss from riding into town and running this

investigation.

And Deputy Director Santos, this is not a woman you want to mess with.

So, you want to get the DEA out of Edgewater? You want us to pack up and go

home? Help me find Mama Jo Henshaw. You want to help Luna?

Convince her to make a deal.

Help me, Mickey.

And let's put this thing to bed.

I don't know anything.

Jay and the girls are here.

How are they doing?

Scared.

Confused.

They're strong.

You know, I used to love making pancakes with my mom.

So easy, but they always just turned out so good.

Her secret ingredient, vanilla.

Half a teaspoon.

One day we were in the kitchen and, um...

I just finished measuring it out, and I hear this bang, and

I look over.

I can see into the front yard, and the soldier has his knee on my father's

back.

I was so little.

Barely six years old.

I can still hear the helicopter.

And my father screaming, Maria, let her go. She doesn't know anything.

But they took my mom, too.

I spent the night on a social worker's couch.

Both my parents were in jail.

And you know what that social worker said to me?

It's okay, honey.

You're strong.

I never saw my mom again.

She contracted viral pneumonia awaiting trial and she

died in Edgewater County Jail.

I still think of her every time I go in there.

It's Luna.

The choice that you make today will affect them for the rest of their lives.

DEA thinks that Mama Jo is behind this. I don't know.

We have to find her and talk to her.

If you tell me what you know, I promise I will do everything I can to make sure

you go home to your family.

I think I should talk to a lawyer.

Stokes didn't talk the first time we questioned him. What makes you think

going to talk now? Lyman Ford is dead maybe because he knew too much about

Emily. If I'm Stokes, I'd be worried I'm next.

What is this?

My sergeant said he wanted to see Frank Stokes.

Here's Frank Stokes.

When the hell did this happen? A couple hours ago.

I've been out in the yard, but nobody's talking.

Least of all, Frank Stokes or Lyman Ford.

At the rate these guys are dropping, we are never going to get to the truth.

Lineman Ford was making buyout offers for Emerald Eden LLC.

He was the last one to talk to Dale Hawkins before Frank Stokes beat Dale

coma. But when Dale woke up, he told us there were two guys who beat him up.

Right. So, who was Stokes' mystery buddy?

Stokes was in the Death Merchants, right? Yeah. So what does a motorcycle

known for dealing in meth want with the best weed land in Edgewater? Good

question. Maybe we should get the DEA guys to take. Who, Alec Kane?

Yeah. He was undercover with them, right? Yeah, whole scumbag rodeo.

So?

Maybe he's got some insight.

When I want to turn a traffic stop in World War III, I'll give Al Kane a call.

Until then, how about we do some actual police work?

Any ideas?

Always.

Oh.

How is that chili burger?

Not bad.

You mind? I haven't eaten in all day.

Mac, help me out with something, man. Lyman Ford.

Never seen him.

No?

Tough break.

All right, well, you're someone I know you do know.

Frank Stokes, member of your crew.

Now, look, we know that Lyman Ford was making land offers for Admiralty and

and we know that Stokes and a partner of his were roughing up anyone who

refused. Hey, Amber.

You want to get me the check?

Mmm.

Way too much salt.

You know what I think back? I think whoever's behind Emerald Eden is getting

of any of the people who are doing their dirty work. Making sure that they

cannot talk. If I was Stokes' partner, I'd stop wondering.

Am I not?

Is there anything else?

It told us nothing.

It told us one thing.

That's not a guy who's worried about being tied up as a loose end. That's the

guy who's doing the tying.

Couldn't meet me inside?

I just... Fresh air, so... And the ginger ale you asked for. What was

that for?

You. You're being so sweet.

Don't start spreading that rumor.

Wes, what is going on?

I need to disappear for a little while. Why?

Did something happen?

I spoke to Amber, and she's going to see to it that you get back and forth.

She'll take care of it.

Oh, Wes.

What did you get yourself into?

You have a sec?

Yeah.

I had no idea.

That story that you told Luna about your parents getting arrested.

I'm so sorry, Mickey.

It's not something I like talking about.

I know this must be hard for you, all of this, but this isn't the camp raids.

We're not talking about farmers with a few rows of pot plants. We're chasing

criminals. This co -op or grow -up or whatever you want to call it.

This operation has scale.

I know. I know.

It's just hard seeing people like Luna facing jail time.

It's like there's this edgewater that was this town that I want this place to

and the edgewater that is.

And they're like two trains moving in opposite directions and I'm in the

trying to hold them together or keep from being torn apart.

Can you excuse me? I'll be right back.

Dad.

Mickey.

Everything okay?

Whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's up? You heard about Mama Jo and Luna?

Yeah.

Thank you for going legal.

That could have been you, Dad.

That could have been you all over again.

Lieutenant Boone.

Emmy. Emmy. That's all you have to say for yourself.

Oh, Nathan didn't tell you.

He has a thing for making karaoke dates with good -looking medical examiners. He

meets on law enforcement dating apps and then canceling at the last minute.

I deal with lots of dead guys, but this is my first ghost.

I have yet to complete a full autopsy, but...

Given the nature of the crime and the importance of communication and a

relationship, I'm happy to share my preliminary findings.

This man did not commit suicide. Based on arterial bruising, he was strangled

death before he was hung from the ceiling fan.

Look how clean both abrasion lines are. No signs of a struggle here, but... See

here? I extracted skin from underneath the fingernails. He clearly put up a

fight. My guess is that he was knocked unconscious before he was strangled.

I'm still waiting on x -rays to come back, but I bet you I find some cranial

hemorrhaging.

Oh.

Huh. What is this?

Hand me those clippers.

Yep. The blast. Yep.

D -M -M -C?

Death Merchant's Motorcycle Club.

Same as the knuckle duster Mack McGuire was wearing at the meetup.

Okay.

Call Judge Pete. Tell him that we want to charge Mack McGuire in connection

the murder of Lyman Ford. I'm texting you this photo. Make sure you attach it

the application for the warrant. I will be sure to communicate that.

Uh... Emmy, I'm so sorry. I should have called.

Whoever she was, the reason you canceled.

I hope she was worth it.

We are all hands on deck until we find Mack McGuire.

Thank you.

Just going to you.

I got a conference call with my deputy director.

Make a track of his award. We might just need a table clear. Make yourself at

home, why don't you?

No need for the tone, deputy. I'm just doing my job. Your job? You're a

to your job.

Are we going to have a problem?

No.

As long as you stay out of my way.

What, you got something to say? Say it.

What are you going to do? Do something.

Hey, hey.

Hey, what the hell's going on?

What the hell was your problem?

I had him, Mick. I had our guy. Who?

Matt McGuire. The leader of the Death Merchants Motorcycle Club is the guy who

killed Lyman Ford. I had a warrant from Judge Pete. Okay, amazing. So what's the

issue? Hank.

went to arrest McGuire, and he's gone. It looks like he ran. And I'm telling

you, Mick, I had him, like, not three hours ago. I'm sitting across from him

the meetup. I should have put a tail on him. All right, all right. Cut yourself

some slack, okay? We'll find McGuire.

You really think he's behind Emerald Eden? Maybe not behind it, but an

yeah.

I'm gonna go ask Alec. No, no, no, no. No way.

He was undercover with the death merchants. He probably met McGuire. He

offer us some insight.

The faster that Alec Kane is out of his XO, the better off that we will all be.

Hank and I will go find McGuire.

What is your problem with Alec, Boone?

My problem with... I'll tell you what my problem with Alec is.

The DEA is terrorizing Edgewater, and we're just sitting around watching.

That guy does everything that's wrong with policing, and you used to know

Hang on.

Do I love the helicopters and the militaristic BS? Of course not.

Everything that's wrong with policing, that's a stretch, and you know it. So

what is your actual problem?

I just told you. No, you didn't. I'm not going to let you stand there and lie to

me. I know you too well for that. There is a killer on the loose, and you won't

turn to the one guy who could help us?

I don't have time for this, Mick.

Do not turn your back on me.

This isn't about police tactics, and it's not about manners. This is about

something more personal, and you know it. So I'm going to ask you one more

What is your problem with Alex? I'm crazy about you, Mick, okay?

I've been crazy about you. You have to see that.

I think I'm in love with you.

Boone, I... It's okay. You don't feel the same way. Hey, no, I... It's fine.

don't have to say anything.

I love you.

You're my family.

You'll always be my family.

That's all it's ever going to be.

I have to go away for a while.

I've really messed up now.

I'm going to need you to look after Mickey and Skye.

I wish you were here to tuck me out of this.

Agent King.

Sorry. I was upset about a case.

Forget about it.

We both got a lot going on.

This case you're working, Mickey said the death merchants were involved?

I'm looking for Mack McGuire. I knew him when I was there. Not a man to be

messed with.

If McGuire needs somewhere to lie low. There was a safe house the death

merchants used to use.

It was up near Salt Valley. It's on a ridge so they could see anyone

approaching. I'll send you a pin.

Appreciate it.

Yeah. Hey, we're on the same team, right?

Yeah.

Oh,

Boone, if you're going out to Matt McGuire, go arm for bear.

The death merchants are dangerous.

Our target is Matt McGuire. He is also our best lead on whoever is behind

Emerald Eden LLC, so we have to take him alive. Everybody, lock it up.

We're out.

and running.

Stay with the glaciers.

Hold

the

house. Hold the house. Lieutenant, he's not breathing.

No, no, no.

All right, come on, Hank. Talk to me, man.

Hank, talk to me.

Talk to me.

Oh, geez.

Hey, let's call an ambulance. We got broken ribs.

Call an ambulance. You're laughing. You're making it worse. Stop moving.

You look cool.

No, not at all.

Grandpa?

I'm home.

Grandpa? In here, hon.

Oh, Dad.

What are you doing here?

Ah.

Your grandpa called me.

He has something he needs to tell you. We need to talk, hon.

Take a seat.

I've been putting the pieces together on how the co -op stole the DEA's $3

million. I put in a call to the sheriff in Drake County where it happened. He

just got back to me.

And? The robber staged a construction hole. That's how they got the armored

truck to stop.

I asked the sheriff to send me all the traffic cam footage he had. He just sent

me this.

That's Luna.

That's our patch. That's the Edgewater County Sheriff's uniform.

It's not just any uniform, Mickey. Look at the stars on Luna's collar.

Where'd you get the uniform?

Where did you get my uniform?

Where? Mickey.

Like you don't know?

Some mistakes in my... I've made a lot of mistakes in my life.

I don't regret them, though.

All of them have led me right back here, into your life.

You don't get no better than that.

Grandpa, what's going on?

I'm going away for a while.

What do you mean?

Where are you going?

Dad?

Your dad helped me. He drew up a trust.

I, uh...

I sold most of my land. The money is clean. It's enough for you to do

you want to do in this world. At least it'll get you started.

I don't want your money. Where are you going?

The place that we went this morning, where we went hiking.

It's the first land I ever owned.

I bought it when I moved to Edgewater.

But it's clean. They can't touch it. Who can't touch it? That land and that

money, it's all yours. Who can't touch it?

Fox or Fraley, you're the best of them.

We all make mistakes.

But don't you ever be ashamed of the mistakes that you've made because all of

those mistakes, they led you right back here into my life.

Forget something, Dad?

I think you left us at the dry cleaners.

This whole time?

This whole time?

What's going on? Mickey, why don't you have a seat? I just thought I was doing

what was best.

Don't!

Don't! You dare!

Best for who?

Me. I was doing what was best for me.

Like I always do.

I did it.

I formed a co -op. I stole the DEA money.

Luna and Mama Jo, they didn't do nothing. I thought I was doing best for

people.

I

lied to

myself.

Same as I lied to you.

You girls are the greatest gift this life's ever given me.

You deserve better than me.

Honey, I'm really... I am sorry.

Mick, Wes called me this morning. He's ready to turn himself in. He knows he

to face the consequences for what he did.

Mom.

Please, say something.

Fox, you have the right to remain silent.

Anything you do, Cannon, will be used against you in a court of law. No, Mom,

don't. Grandpa, please.

No.

Oh, my, my, every light has to die.

Every song that we sing has to end.

I'm out with a lantern looking for myself tonight All the

things that we do to survive

Lord knows we try

It was my dad.

It was my dad.

He was behind the call the whole time and I didn't see it.

I'm so blind. I'm so blind.

I'm so blind.

Hey. I heard about what?

I know what you must be feeling, and, uh... Is there anything I can do?

No, thanks.

Couple broken ribs?

Keeping him for observation.

What happened out there at the safe house?

Suicide by cop.

McGuire opened fire as soon as we got into range.

His knuckle dusters matched the bruising on Lyman Ford's skull. He had an

outgoing call on his cell phone to the county jail two hours before Frank

was stabbed to death. He was our guy. Now he's dead.

And we don't know who he works for.

But we will.

I will not rest until we find this son of a bitch.

Good.

Neither will I.

Excuse me. Can I help you?

Mickey, I'd like for you to meet my boss.

Deputy Director Eva Santos.

How do you do, Sheriff Fox?

It's very nice to meet you.

Agent Kane speaks very highly of you. He speaks very highly of you, too. If only

everything I heard about you were so positive.

I'm sorry?

Don't look so surprised, Sheriff Fox. Surely you can guess why I'm here.

Actually, I can't. Your father.

A twice -convicted federal offender just confessed to running a criminal cartel

and stealing millions of dollars from the government all while living under

roof. And he used your uniform in commission of the latter crime. I had no

Alec can tell you. Agent Kane is not conducting this investigation.

I am.

Investigation? The Department of Justice has asked me to conduct a comprehensive

review of the Edgewater County Sheriff's Office to determine if your department,

and specifically you, are corrupt. Make no mistake, if I find so much as a whiff

of impropriety, I will personally see to it that you are removed from your

office and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

I suggest you get a good lawyer, Sheriff Fox.

You're going to need one.