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What are you missing?

What am I missing?

Come on, think, damn it.

Hey.

You still up? Was I talking out loud again?

Sorry. Why don't you come to bed?

Because I'm failing.

He's beating me.

This is a bad one, huh?

Worst I've ever seen.

Worse than the strangler.

Even so, you need rest.

Pharaoh's already planned his next attack. He's teasing me with a clue

about what it is. What clue?

I don't know. Something to do with the number 729-729-$7.29.

I don't know what it means, but it means something.

Rogue, you're exhausted.

Yeah, well, that's what the coffee's for.

I say I'm going to have to break out the big guns.

One,

two, three.

No fair.

You're gonna kill yourself, you know that?

It's the only way to save his next victims.

But you couldn't even save me.

Hey, uh, morning.

Were we supposed to meet? No, I just wanted to bounce some things off you

before I go to work.

Okay.

Is it cheat day or something?

No, sometimes.

Process sugar helps me think.

Why are you here?

I think I figured something out.

Does it have anything to do with the number 729?

No, um... I was thinking about the different weapons Pharaoh's deployed for

all the attacks.

Like the murder hornets.

The pathogens he used on the Lux Maxers. The bacteria he put in the eye drops.

And? Well, three of those are illegal to possess inside the United States.

I'm thinking... He's using a smuggler. A smuggler?

I went into a few online forums, made a couple posts.

At first, I was just looking for exotic insects.

And then the other, I was looking for different kinds of deadly bacteria. But

the interesting part is I got tons of handles for different smugglers on the

dark web. But only three names are repeated on both posts.

So you're telling me that you took confidential information from an active

investigation and put it on the internet? No, whoa, no.

It's not like that. What if Pharaoh...

was on one of the forums himself.

You could have just tipped him off that we're on to him. You realize you might

have jeopardized this entire investigation.

So damn stupid.

Not you and me for indulging your little cop fantasy.

Yeah, I... I got to get to my real job. Brian, I didn't

mean it that way. No, you did. You know what?

I think you're right. See you.

Nice.

All right, you guys.

The eagle has landed.

Jack from reception just texted.

Somebody pulled into the manager's spot. The new supervisor.

What do we know? What does she drive?

A minivan.

That sounds promising.

Family-oriented.

Practical. Just please don't let her be psycho.

Hello. Good morning, everyone.

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.

My name is Dr.

Marcia Zellner, and I will be your new call center manager.

Welcome aboard, doctor. It's good to have you. Please call me Marcia. Okay.

And you must be Kami Raleigh.

How'd you know? I had the privilege of reading all of your personnel files and

you have multiple commendations for leadership.

So when all of your peers gathered around your desk, I just suspected. And

when you spoke first, I knew.

Look, I know.

that all of you have been under a lot of strain with this mysterious new

criminal, the Pharaoh, who is just tormenting Nashville.

I have a PhD in clinical psychology and crisis management, and I promise you

that I am going to cultivate a culture where your mental health and wellness is

the top priority.

Don't think of me as a boss. Just think of me as a friend.

Moment of truth.

What? What if there are side effects?

Well, all medications have side effects. Look at this.

This is like the war and peace of adverse effects.

So if it doesn't work, then you stop taking.

You want to know something?

I admire you for doing this.

For taking a shot. Yeah, for taking a risk. To improve your health. It's

just... I'm honest. I actually... I kind of think it's sexy.

Was that all I had to do? It's all you ever have to do.

I'm so glad this bed divorce is over.

Go with me.

Well, hold on.

Who says you need a bed?

Oh.

My God, it's been so long since we've done this. Far too long.

Open up. I see y'all.

God, y'all have no shame.

There could be kids out here for all you know.

You've got to be kidding me.

Dix, you know you shouldn't be here.

Yeah, well, you gave me no choice because you ain't been answering my

calls. Well, I don't know.

I don't know.

What can I do for you, Dix? I need to talk about this tour with the woman who

owns my contract.

This humiliation tour you want to send me on, playing every podunk and asscrack

in North America.

Well, there's some mid-sized cities in there, too. I mean, Milwaukee is a fine

town. Yeah, but look at these venues.

Empty. We ain't sold a hundred tickets between them.

God, I know you know Jack about the music business, but any self-respecting

label would cancel with numbers like these.

Don, please, just speak some sense into this woman. She's a boss.

I am telling you.

There ain't no point in going through with this except to punish me. Well, I

mean, that's not exactly a downside for me. But either way, it's in your

contract. So let's go.

Whatever.

Have a nice flight.

Everyone, Metro has an important update about the Pharaoh. Detective, the floor

is all yours. Thank you, Doctor.

We believe the Pharaoh's next attack is imminent and that it's going to be

related to the number 729.

We've looked into addresses, grid coordinates, license plates, but we

haven't gotten anything concrete so far. If any of you receive a call or come

across the number 729 in any configuration, I don't care how far

-fetched, call me. In the meantime, you need to keep an eye out around here,

too. You think we're in danger?

Farrow called 911 to threaten anyone who tries to stop him, which is literally

your job.

So, yes, with Farrow, everything's on the table.

All passengers on Key Star flight 17-19 will walk in. All plane passengers can

now board.

Did I think of my headphones?

I didn't bring any.

Well, did you bring any parents?

No. I'm Danny. I'm going to sailing camp in Milwaukee.

My parents say I spend too much time staring at screens, so I need dedicated

outdoor time.

Yeah, all right. I ain't doing this.

Ma'am, what are you doing?

Oh, relax.

It ain't real. It's just...

Smokeless helped calm the nerves. That's not what I meant. It's a $120 upgrade

fee to change to these seats.

But this plane is empty.

I'm sorry.

It's airline policy.

But you know what? This is why everybody hates the airlines.

Like, y'all use your policies to grind folks to dust, and I, for one, will not

be ground.

Hell yeah.

Fight the power. See?

I ain't the only one. Ma'am, we can't take off until every passenger is in

their ticketed seat. Just shut up and go back to your seat, you Karen.

Excuse me, I am not a Karen.

I am Dixie Bennings, who is sung with Faith and Dolly. God rest her soul.

And don't nobody tell me to shut up or stick me in some crappy seat. I don't

care who you are. If you don't get up, I'll have the police escort you off the

plane. Fine.

You know what?

This is all going to my Yelp review.

Hey. What?

Are you the same Dixie that sang Hey Lady B? You don't know that song. What

are you, like, eight years old? I'm 12.

And I had this song stuck in my head forever. I'm a huge fan, see?

Hey.

I knew I liked you, kid.

All right, what are you doing? I am greasing the drive shaft.

You know you could have the probie do that, right? Yep.

Sometimes it is good for a lieutenant to do his own work. My captain taught me

that. Ah, well, while you're at it, the ladder truck has been a little creaky,

so maybe do that next? Yeah.

Doing it after lunch.

I'm kidding.

I'm not.

You go a little deep on caffeine today?

What, is it unusual for me to be locked in at work?

Uh, lately, yeah.

I've been a little checked out the last couple weeks.

What's going on, son?

I have been reminded, in no uncertain terms, that I work for Nashville Fire

and not the police.

That's about when I snapped at you last week. No, you were right to do that.

It was, uh... It was rogue this time.

Whatever he said, I'm sure he didn't mean it.

He's under a lot of pressure. And frankly, you are too, with Sam and the

cancer.

Yeah, it's been rough.

You want to get a beer and talk about it?

Sometime.

I've been trying those NAs. They ain't half bad.

Yeah.

Yeah, that'd be awesome.

All right. All right.

And no fake beers.

The real stuff.

Even better.

You know how they say never give up on your dreams, Dylan?

Yeah. And it's Danny.

It's Krog, Dan.

I'm just making him miserable.

You want my advice?

Let it go.

You'll be a whole hell of a lot less miserable.

Excuse me, ma'am. Can I get a double vodka rocks and apple juice for my

friend here? Well, we start service from the front of the plane, ma'am.

God.

Me?

I had dreams of singing center stage at the ramen.

That's cool.

Cool?

But that is hallowed ground, my friend.

I went under those lights so many times, but I was always singing back up.

God, it would have been sweet to light that place up.

Other church or country music.

Wait, how did you know that?

Because my dad is in the music business, too.

Oh.

So how come you can't sing center stage?

Oh, God.

That's too late for me.

My time has passed.

No way.

I heard Lady B. You're amazing.

Thank you. Ever say you love?

Nope.

Never have and never will.

Now that my contract is in the hands of a snake.

Snakes don't have hands.

Don't be a smartass, Danny.

Karen in 23 days is a real piece of work, huh?

I don't know.

I feel like maybe she's just having a bad day.

Aren't we all?

Yes, Captain.

It's empty.

First Officer Charles needs to use the restroom.

Sir, please remain in your seat. I gotta go.

The captain has to use the lavatory. It's FAA policy.

Unbelievable.

We're secure.

Thank you, Selina.

If you could stay in your seats and make it a little bumpy. When you ask me,

greatness is overrated anyway.

I have seen a lot of the legends up close, and let me tell you, some of the

greats ain't so great.

You can play that thing this whole time. It helps with my anxiety.

I guess we all have our crutches.

Where'd that thing go?

I got it.

Something bit you? Yes. Come on now.

What's going on out here?

There's snakes all over this plane!

I'm sorry, did you say there's a snake on the plane?

Not us snakes!

Snakes! Lots of them!

They're cobras!

Ah! You bit me!

One bit me!

I have to get up there right now! Get out of my way! Sir, this area is off

limits.

Back off now! No one's allowed near the plane deck! Let me in there!

Come on, we gotta hurry. Where are we going?

The can.

We lock ourselves in. Hopefully we can ride this thing out.

Oh, thank goodness.

Get the bathroom.

You sit here, okay?

What the hell?

What are you doing?

I'm building a wall.

I need you to wake up.

I need you to wake up.

Please. I got you.

Which flight is it?

Flight 729.

Marsha, 729 is the flight for the Cobras. I think this is the next attack.

Okay, I'm gonna call Detective Kelly right now. I'll call National ATC and

let them know.

Ma'am, are you currently in the air?

Try to stand up in your seat. Get your feet off the ground. If you have a purse

or a backpack... Use it as a shield.

But whatever you do, do not go in the aisle.

Okay.

Oh, boy.

All right, now we call for help.

I guess I can get all this damn Wi-Fi.

Nashville ATC. We're receiving calls from passengers on Keystar Flight 729

reporting venomous snake support.

What? He said snakes.

Okay, the pilot reported hearing screaming in the cabin, but couldn't

raise a response from his crew. Now, I've got him on the radio right now. I'm

going to relay you in.

Captain Bowman? I've got Nashville 911 on the channel. They're in contact with

some of your passengers right now.

Good. Can you tell me what the hell is going on? My first officer went to the

bathroom and all hell broke loose.

Yeah, according to our caller, it sounds like a large number of cobras were

smuggled onto the flight.

Cobras? Yeah, a single...

can kill within 30 minutes so you need to get back on the ground immediately

it'll take us about 20 minutes to circle around uh hey captain if i may i have

one idea if you can lower the cabin temperature it could send the snakes

into brumation it's like a mini hibernation it makes them lethargic and

less aggressive i'll give it a shot it'll take some time i can get it down

to 50 degrees at this point anything can help good luck captain we'll meet at 9-1

-1

Little boy just got bit.

Are you on flight 729?

Yes. Where on the plane are you? In the back by the emergency exit.

Okay, I'm looking at the plane now. So you must be in the rear galley. Are you

in imminent danger?

This whole plane is in imminent danger. I made a wall full of suitcases, but it

ain't gonna hold him off long. Wait, you're saying a boy was bit. Is he

breathing? Yeah, but he looks ragged. How old is he? Twelve.

Cobra got his left hand...

Look, I am willing to suck out this poison, but you're gonna have to walk me

through it. No, that's just a myth. We don't do that. Really?

Well, what the hell am I supposed to do? The plane will be on the ground in 20

minutes. We're already sourcing the anti-venom. As long as there aren't

complications, he should be okay until then. For now, you need to keep the

wound below his heart. That'll slow how fast it spreads through his bloodstream.

Thanks, Dixie.

Dixie?

Is this Dixie Bennings? Yeah, how did you know? I thought I recognized your

voice. This is Cammie Raleigh.

blot's sister-in-law good to know all the riley's ain't evil you see which

home feels funny uh uh cammy his mouth is swelling up in his reason i thought

you said we had time what's happening it sounds like anaphylactic shock it's rare

but it can happen after a snake bite he needs an epi pen i got one of those well

i'm seeing your plane has a first aid kit at the front of the cabin near the

flight deck had to be in front how long does he have

Without an epi, I'd say five minutes tops.

You have any bright ideas how I can get up there without getting bit?

I'm seeing a fire extinguisher in the rear galley. Snakes are repelled by

cold. So CO2 comes out at around minus 102 degrees.

I'm just supposed to spray my way through?

That's the hope.

Be right back, kid.

It's working, Kimmy. Glad to hear it.

All right.

All right, I'm up front. We're off on this kit.

The frontmost overhead bin.

It's not here.

I have it. Take it.

I just need the epic bin.

I'm so sorry. It was a pill.

All good.

Be careful.

All right, Kimmy, I'm on the move.

What? I think I just ran out of juice. All right, let me think.

Screw it.

Thank you.

Anytime.

What's happening? I made a back fit.

Oh, God, he's in bad shape.

Where do I drop this thing? It's fine.

He's not breathing. God, I think it was too late.

Give the medicine time to work.

Oh, come on, Danny. Come on, buddy.

Come on, breathe.

Come on. Come on, son.

Okay, he should be okay now until he gets the antivenom. Did you hear that,

Danny? You're gonna be okay.

All right, folks.

Good news.

We've begun our final descent.

We should have you on the ground in just a few minutes.

Oh, thank God.

Nashville, 729er on our final approach.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Nashville?

We have a problem.

What's going on, 729er?

Nose gear won't go down.

Sensor's saying it's blocked.

You think it's the snakes?

I think that's a good bet. But either way, I can't land this plane.

Sounder, our main gear is coming down, but the nose gear still won't deploy.

I've gone through the emergency checklist.

Tell me you've got something else we can try. According to the manual, you can

physically override the sensor if you go to the gear and manually lift the up

-lock actuator. Negative. I executed the emergency procedure with no luck.

The snakes must be wrapped around the microswitch.

Tower, can you relay me back to Nashville 911?

Men, stand by.

Captain, we're on with 911.

This is Captain Bowman. Can you give me an update on the status of my passengers

that you're talking to?

Not good, Captain.

We have a lot of people with bites, including a young boy who's barely

breathing. How much time do they have? Without the antivenom, by my count, less

than ten minutes.

Understood.

Tower, I'm going to need you to clear that runway after all. Stop what you

said yourself. You can't land without the nose gear. Then I'll do a belly

landing.

I'm responsible for the soles aboard this ship.

Prepare for an emergency landing. You've got too much fuel. If you come down too

hard, it could combust.

I'm dumping the fuel now.

So get ready, because we're coming in hot.

I'll mobilize the airport rescue and fire.

Godspeed, Captain.

Don't have time to foam the runways.

That thing lands, we're going to hit it with two and a halves.

Prepare to rescue.

You know where that plane's coming in from? Yeah, it was Nashville to

Milwaukee, and then they had to turn around.

Oh, my God.

What? My mom's on that flight.

I'm freezing, Dixie.

Yeah, me too, baby.

You know what? If we are, then so are them snakes.

Here, come here.

Passengers, prepare for an emergency landing.

God help us all.

Okay.

911,

what's your emergency?

This is Selena Noriega. I am a flight attendant.

Keystar flight 729.

Yes, ma'am. We're aware of the emergency.

I need a favor.

My husband's in a client meeting and my daughter is in school.

Okay. Please tell them that I love them and I'm so grateful.

Everyone take your seats and lean your head to your knees.

The pilot wants us to sit down for landing. Then you probably should. But

what about the snakes?

Hopefully by now the cold air has taken effect.

You see any of them?

Yeah, it's coiled up.

That means it's trying to maintain its body temp.

Stanley, would you pray with me?

Of course.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.

Hey, Cammie.

Yeah. If gravity gets the best of us, will you let Blue know that I'm proud of

him? Of course, Dixie.

Are we going to die, Dixie?

Oh, God, I hope not, baby.

Can you sing me a song?

the sound that saved

a wretch like

me I once

was lost but

now I'm found

Mama. Check him out as they come off.

I'm okay, I'm okay. I ain't bit, but he is.

Can we get some help?

Were you bit anywhere else?

Hey, Don. You okay?

Like you give a damn.

Four victims dead. Two were on critical condition.

Flight 729.

How could I have been so stupid?

Got some dead ones if y'all want to see.

They all Cobras?

Not just Cobras. Egyptian Cobras.

I never seen one in person.

Can't even get these in the States. So he would have had to smuggle them in.

Got a hint that the Pharaoh, he knows his brand.

He also knows how to piss these poor guys off.

Look how pronounced these vertebral ridges are on this one.

He starved them. Make sure they'd be ready to hunt.

Do we know how they got onto the plane? We suspect a cargo hold.

You suspect?

You didn't check?

NTSB is on their way. They said no one goes in until they get here.

I won't tell if you don't.

You sure you don't want me to clear it first? I'll take my chances.

You are a very lucky boy.

You know that?

I got you. I got you. Come on.

Get this guy somewhere safe.

Copy that.

How'd you do it, Pharaoh?

Gotcha. How do you know it's that one?

Blue Lotus.

to a tropical water lily big into the nile valley you hid the snakes under the

flowers and then use the time device to open detective listen to me very

carefully whatever you do do not

The Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many

of them.

Officer, I borrow your walkie.

Nashville TSA, do you copy?

This is Detective Kelly, Metro PD.

Copy, Metro. What's going on? I'm looking at a USDA inspection tag on a

crate of flowers. I need the name of the inspecting agent.

ID number Delta 689.

agent Sam Duncan I need to speak to him now that's gonna be a problem why he's

in the ICU all

right kiddo I got you the biggest chocolate bar that they had in that

machine and a very very special gift from your cellmate over there thank

you

You are very welcome, honey.

You're a really good flight attendant.

Even if the plane crashed.

Danny!

Danny!

Oh, my God.

Danny.

Oh, I'm so sorry it took me so long to get here.

It's okay.

Dixie was with me the whole time.

Oh, hey, I'm Russell.

Hi.

Yeah, Danny, you did not tell me your daddy was Russell Dickerson. I told you

he was in the music business.

Dad. Dixie sang the Lady B song.

The diss track?

Oh, wow. We probably listened to that one million times.

Did you ever reveal who that song was about?

No, there were some legal issues.

Dixie saved my life.

She fought cobras for me.

Thank you.

How could I ever repay you?

Oh, God.

I was on that plane today thinking my life was over.

And that was before the snakes.

Trust me, meeting this kid was payment enough.

You done good with him.

I appreciate that. He's a good one, huh? Mm-hmm.

Seriously, if there's ever anything I can do to pay you back, please let me

know. I will.

All right, kiddo.

And take care of yourself, all right?

You know what?

Come to think of it, There is this one thing.

You doing okay, Stanley?

Apparently, snakes are bad for my digestion.

My heart.

Like, I'm still at 130.

I've had hard calls on my day, but that one takes the cake.

Never seen anything like that before.

You know, Stanley, the last thing your nervous system needs...

is more caffeine.

You might want to try this.

Got peppermint tea for energy and chamomile for serotonin.

It will soothe your mind.

That's very thoughtful, Marsha. Thanks.

You know, I just... I wanted to check in with all of you after that call, see how

you were feeling.

We're getting through it. You know, Lorna, you promising that mother that

you would tell her family that she loved them?

That really choked me up.

And Stanley, you praying with that collar, it gave me chills.

It came from the heart.

Yeah.

We get invested around here.

We do. It's who we are.

Well, it shouldn't be.

Wait, what?

When you involve yourself emotionally, praying, crying, oversharing,

You open yourself up to all kinds of problems. It's called empathy and

rapport. It's called cortisol and hypertension.

The more you identify with a caller, the more your body produces stress hormones,

which can cloud your judgment and also cause numerous physical ailments like

indigestion, cardiac issues, and even strokes.

So what do you suggest we do?

This isn't customer service. It's 911.

This is the worst moment of our caller's lives.

But it should not be the worst moment of your lives. It is simply unsustainable.

It's part of my job to make that decision.

What does that mean?

It's my duty to evaluate your mental fitness and determine if you have what

it takes to handle these trying circumstances.

And what if you determine that we can't?

I think you know the answer to that question.

She doesn't seem so friendly anymore.

Ready to go?

Yep. Thinking Roddy's or Clem's?

Let's do Roddy's. It's more quiet. We can talk. I like that.

Rogue? Hey.

I was hoping I could talk to Ryan in private.

Yeah, anything you want to say to me, you can say in front of my dad.

Fair. I wanted to apologize for going off on you.

You're under a lot of pressure.

I get it. It's okay.

No, you don't.

Not really.

The Staten Island strangler killed my wife.

What?

In the podcast... I wouldn't let him put it in the podcast because it was too

painful.

And it was all my fault.

Sorry to hear that. I'm sure it wasn't your fault.

Yeah, it was.

He told me himself.

I strangled him.

Chloe and I were separated.

My obsession with the cases would cause the split.

He called me from her phone.

So that I could hear her die.

Said it was my fault because I couldn't catch it.

Damn. Anyway, I take it personally when I can't solve a case because every day I

don't, more people get hurt.

And the last thing you need is some wannabe detective slowing you down with

half-assed theories.

My sleuthing days are done.

Well, that would be too bad.

Because you're pretty damn good at it.

What do you mean?

Your instinct to go after smugglers to find Pharaoh?

Spot on.

You got something? The crate Pharaoh used to smuggle the snakes onto the

plane. It was inspected by a USDA agent, Duncan. He put in the log that he

personally searched it and vouched that it was only flowers.

You think he could be Pharaoh? Or assisting him.

Either way, this could change everything.

So why don't you have him in cuffs right now? Because he's in a coma.

He went to the ER for a venomous snake bite two hours before the plane took

off. Is he going to wake up?

Hopefully, in the next few hours.

I was wondering if you'd like to go with me to interview him.

Me?

Uh, why me?

Because you earned it.

I got plans tonight. I can't... Well, it was worth a shot.

Night, fellas.

Good night.

Hold on.

Ryan.

You should go.

No, no, I'm not going to bail on you.

You're not bailing on me.

Go.

Yeah? Go on.

Thank you.

Captain. Detective.

We have a very special guest for you this evening. Not only is she an

incredible artist, but a true hero.

Please welcome to the Ryman Auditorium, Dixie Benny!

It has been a dream of mine my whole life to stand up here on stage.

A dream I thought would never come.

But a friend of mine recently reminded me that it ain't too late if you never

give up.

So thank you, Danny.

Your mom is awesome.

Thank you.

Now this song is one that is very near and dear to my heart.

One that I am honored.

to share with you all here tonight it's called hey lady b

she's performing the diss track did you know she was doing it

no idea i guess some of y'all heard the youtubes huh i know y'all been wondering

who this song is about but i was threatened with a lawsuit so i kept my

mouth shut don't do it but screw it

Hey, lady, be listen to me. Spilling your secrets is just too easy.

I played nice. You played nice. It's hubby and me.

Went all night.

Oh, my. This is going to be so pissed.

Yeah. I'm holding steady.

We're in for so much fun.

Hey, baby girl.

Well played, Dixie.

We only just begun.