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Okay, Maddie.

Same pattern, this time at a trot.

- Really? -Oh, please child...

I had your Mama doing this when she was in third grade.

- Yeah, but... -Now get going!

Good, good girl.

Nice...

remember inside leg, give a good rein.

Close as you can, good.

Now to the third.

And bring her home!

Whoa boy.

And that, my dear, was excellent.

Woohoo...

What did you think?

I think you're amazing!

I'm just glad that while every 16-year-old wants

to learn how to drive a car,

you want to learn how to drive a horse.

Very funny.

But, this does not give you an "out"

for me getting my license.

Well it was worth a shot...

She's got the pedigree...

Yeah, that's a beautiful horse...

Your daughter, knucklehead.

Not the horse.

She could end up better than Elli.

You know, when Elli was her age, I watched her win more than

her fair share of buckles,

but Maddie's got that something you can't teach--

fearlessness.

She gets that from me.

And modesty.

Well... she really does love it.

Thanks to you.

Well... Sheriff...

This ranch takes a lot of work to keep it going.

And I'm not getting any younger.

This sounds like a retirement speech.

'Cause it is.

I've been doing a lot of thinking and I think it might be

time to put Banning Ranch in the hands of somebody else.

Just gonna go off into the sunset?

Heck no.

Watch the sunset from my patio

in the condo I'm gonna buy on St. Simons.

Sounds like you got it all figured out.

What to do after the ranch is easy.

It's what to do with it that keeps me awake at night.

Big ranch, big decision.

You leaning in any one direction?

Thought I was.

Now I'm not so sure.

You'll figure it out.

There we go.

You okay, boy hmm?

The boys not feed you enough tonight?

Hello?

Mason, Charlie?

You know, if you guys would spend as much time

doing your job as trying to prank me--

Rigor extends down to her arms and legs so

I'd estimate her time of death to be somewhere between

10:00, 11:00 PM.

Crime scene unit's on their way.

Who found the body?

Sheila... the housekeeper.

She didn't come down for breakfast, which was rare.

So, I went to her room to check on her

and her bed was still made.

Was that was out of character?

Miss Banning did a lot of things around here,

but bed-making wasn't one of them.

Is there anyone that you know that would want to

have harmed her?

Everyone loved her.

Was there any situations out of the ordinary?

Any arguments?

Oak Miller came by a few weeks back

and they got into it.

Screaming, name calling.

They're close.

They were...

It was out of character for both of them.

Is there anything else that you can think of?

She fired that no good Easton.

Caught him rifling through her desk.

How'd he take it?

Started screaming at her.

Said that she still owed him his last paycheck.

Miss Banning told him that he'd get another penny

from her "over her dead body."

Maxx, I need you to go through all Barabara's personal items.

Anything of interest.

Credit card charges, receipts, journals, etc...

Any angle you have in mind? - She was about to retire.

She was trying to figure out what to do with this ranch.

It could be related.

I'll try to piece together her last week?

- Last 48 hours. -Got it.

I need you to interview all the ranch hands.

Find out their alibis,

if they saw or heard anything last night.

- Okay. - There's a ranch hand named Easton.

You need to find him.

Yes sir.

Today...

This doesn't feel like a social call.

It isn't...

You haven't heard?

'Bout what?

Barbara...

She's dead.

She was my neighbor...

We were friends-- for years.

She was like family.

Tell me about the last conversation that you had.

Did you hear about her plan to retire?

She told me yesterday.

Well, she told me too.

Said she was gonna sell her place to this

farming conglomerate.

- You didn't like that? -No.

No, all those companies care about is profits

for their shareholders.

First thing they'd do is take that beautiful ranch of hers

and turn it into some factory farm.

So, what did you say to her?

Well I said

her daddy and her granddaddy's

buried on that land.

They'd be turning in their graves if they knew

what she had in mind.

What'd she say?

Ah, she said it was none of my business.

Said she was only telling me out of common courtesy.

Well, she had to sell it to someone, Oak.

Yeah,

that's why I offered to buy it.

You?

You have that kind of money? - No.

No, not nearly as much as

their offer but enough

to set her up in Georgia

and leave a chunk of change for that nephew of hers.

Nephew?

I didn't know she had any family.

Yeah, Kenny's it.

Well, why wouldn't she leave it to him?

Keep it in the family?

Well, at one point that was the plan.

What changed?

He didn't.

That boy's a degenerate gambler and a pathological liar.

And he always knew exactly

how to manipulate his sweet Auntie Barb.

He was the one pushing her to sell to the highest bidder.

What did she think about your offer?

She accused me of trying to make her feel guilty

so I could lowball her for my own financial gain.

Last thing I said to her was that what she was doing

was like sending an old mare to the glue factory.

That I'd misjudged her character all these years.

I'm sure she knew you were just upset

and that you didn't mean it.

No sir...

I'm not so sure she did.

Sheriff?,

Shot of Old Olsteen?

Not right now.

Were these three guys in here last night?

Yep...

All night.

This got anything to do with what happened

to Barbara Banning?

I can't say, Jeremiah.

It's a shame what happened there.

She was a strong woman.

Her land was beautiful.

Family's been here as long as mine...

You tell the Sheriff, if he needs our help on this...

We've got his back.

Can I help you?

I'm good.

Who are you?

Kenny.

Aunt Barb's nephew.

I got the news and came up from Charlotte.

It was tragic.

Kenny?

Yeah?

Is there a reason

you're tampering with potential evidence

in an active crime scene?

Oh...

I thought because she was killed out there...

No.

Ummm.

I just need to look over a few

documents to make sure things keep operating

without a hitch, you know.

I've collected everything of substance from her desk.

So, it might be better if you take some time

to grieve while we investigate.

Hmm.

Think I might could take a quick look-see

through that box, darlin'?

Hey, once it's in this box,

it's official evidence.

And it's Deputy.

Alright, Deputy.

Here's the deal...

as her next of kin I am entitled to have access

to that will along with the deed to this ranch.

You understand?

Which I'm sure her lawyer will gladly provide you,

seeing as though you're entitled to them.

Are we clear?

Crystal.

What you got for me?

All the ranch hands have confirmed alibis.

What about this Easton fella?

None of them like him.

Drugs, fighting, stealing.

Just all around bad news.

Why would Barbara hire someone like that?

Apparently only reason he got the job is because

her nephew pushed for it.

Any idea where he's living now?

Living, no.

But I did get us an address.

Might be able to find him.

Any news on the Banning case?

Not yet, ma'am, but we're working it.

Barbara was a pillar of this community.

Just make sure your Sheriff knows how important this is.

Dad.

He knows, ma'am...

He knows.

Go in the back.

Sheriff's office!!

We're looking for Easton Klein.

Sheriff's office!

Open up!!

Which one's Easton?

Pick one!

Stop!!!

Sheriff's department, freeze!

You Easton Klein?

- No. - Where is he?

- Behind you. - Nice try.

Ah okay, okay.

Alright.

Look man, I didn't even know she was dead.

So why'd you run?

I heard my name man, I figured that maybe

you were busting me for something else.

So you assault a police officer?

I may have partaken in a substance that is known

to amplify one's aggression.

Allegedly.

Well, allegedly the county lockup is a good

place to dry out.

C'mon man.

Look, I already got two strikes on me.

I can't have a third.

Okay, you better play ball

and you better talk.

Kenny!

Kenny?

Miss B's nephew, Kenny.

He killed her for sure man.

You just told us that you didn't even know she was dead.

All of a sudden you know the killer's identity?

Look, he paid me $500 to sneak into her office

and find the draft of the revised deed to her ranch.

Did you find it?

Yeah, yeah, yeah...

And her new will.

I got the pics right on my phone, man.

Look, back pocket.

What's the password?

1-2-3-4.

Might want to add a special character or two.

If someone wants to steal my identity, they can have it man.

So, Barbara was going to turn the entire

property over to charity?

Hey the dude freaked when he found out that she was gonna

blow all his money on old horses.

Define "freaked."

He busted all the windows in his fire chicken,

and he loved that car.

That doesn't mean he killed her.

Well, he came back later he said that he needed the money back.

Wanted to put together five G's for...

taking care of a problem with his aunt.

And you assume it was for her murder for hire.

Everyone knows that five grand is what a hitman goes for.

Allegedly.

Allegedly.

of Barbar.

The original where her nephew inherits the ranch.

And a revised, unexecuted version.

In this one,

the property is gifted to a horse sanctuary

on the outskirts of Charlotte.

She had a meeting with her lawyer to execute the updated

will and the deed to the ranch Monday.

So, if Barbara lived through the weekend,

Kenny loses everything?

Exactly.

Sounds like a compelling motive to me.

What about her last forty-eight hours?

Barbara was old school, so it's a work in progress.

Oh, but I did confirm she made three phone calls yesterday.

First one to her lawyer.

Another to Cliff Saunders...

who's the owner of the horse sanctuary.

And the third is unlisted.

You try calling it?

Yeah, a few times.

No one picked up, no outgoing voicemail.

Alright.

RP, I need you to confirm

the supposed alibi by Easton.

Yeah, will do.

Maxx, keep doing what you're doing.

And get Kenny in here for questioning.

Done.

Give me the address to this horse sanctuary.

I'm going to see if the owner has any insight.

Good work deputy.

I was in shock.

I still am.

So, Barbara was a big supporter?

Oh yeah.

Yeah, she was the biggest.

I know this place isn't too much to look at but,

between this location and a few others we have,

this year alone we managed to save over

a hundred horses from the slaughterhouse

thanks to Barb.

So, the plan was to

relocate to Banning Ranch?

No.

Now, the original plan was she was going to sell

her ranch and make a sizable donation.

Then, out of the blue, God bless her soul,

she thought up the idea of donating her entire property.

So, you spoke to her yesterday?

She called.

She wanted to confirm our appointment on Monday with

her attorneys just to make it all official.

Did she seem concerned?

Anything unusual?

She warned me to keep an eye out for her nephew.

Kenny?

He wasn't on board with her decision making.

Apparently, he's got anger issues

or a violent streak.

Don't quote me on that.

So, Barbara's final wish isn't gonna come true?

That your organization gets her land?

We'll see.

My lawyer's going to contest it on the grounds that

it was her intent to donate it.

Think you got a shot?

He said it's gonna be difficult to...

What's that word?

...countermand

a legal document,

but we're gonna try.

So in other words

her land's gonna be tied up for a while.

My guess is it's gonna get ugly.

Not that it hasn't already.

Man you brought me back from Charlotte.

And then now you're accusing me of murder?!

We're not accusing you of murder.

Your buddy Easton is.

Okay, Easton is lying!

When's the last time you spoke to your aunt?

A week ago.

Is that when she informed you about her intention

to donate the land?

I did not know what she was considering

until I spoke with her lawyer this morning.

Per your suggestion.

Easton said that you wanted

the revised will for him to steal?

Why would Easton have it on his phone

unless you asked him to do it?

I don't know, ask him!

He's sleazy, that's what he does.

He said that you wanted five

thousand dollars to take care

of the problem of your aunt.

Again, he's lying.

He's making up stories to cover his butt.

He's the one you should looking into.

So where were you last night?

I have an alibi.

That's not what I asked but go ahead.

What was your alibi? - The Charlotte PD.

So you were with a police officer?

I went out for a few adult beverages.

May have over indulged as I've been known to do and

wind up in the drunk tank.

You can check all this out with them.

Oh, you can count on it.

So...

your aunt was going to meet

with the lawyers on Monday.

If she signs that deed...

you lose everything.

It would seem for once in my life that

time's a friend of me.

Maybe... Maybe not...

The lawyers are contesting the will right now.

That was never made official, Sheriff.

I think the property's gonna be in legal

proceedings for the foreseeable future.

Are we done?

Yeah, just keep your phone on.

We got a lot of questions.

Let me see your notepad.

You're gonna want to answer that, Kenny,

because it's me.

That's a different number than I called him on to bring him in.

Why do you have two phones?

Just do.

Is that a crime?

No, but it's a crime to lie to authorities.

Someone called your aunt yesterday morning

from that phone.

You said you hadn't talked

to your aunt in a week.

For seven minutes.

Yep, that's right.

Slipped my mind.

We discussed Sunday dinner.

Any more questions, feel free to give me a call.

You have my number, right?

Both of them.

Problem is, assuming his alibi holds up...

it's a good one. - Yeah.

Premeditated one.

Like one you'd orchestrate if you just paid someone to

commit a murder on your behalf.

How's Maddie doing?

She's okay.

She's strong.

How are you doing?

I mean, I just can't believe it.

Barb had such a big heart, I just don't know...

I don't know why anybody would want to hurt her.

Answer it. Go ahead.

It's okay.

It's your turn.

- Sorry. - Go ahead.

Sheriff Wise.

Sheriff!

Sheriff, this is Cliff Saunders.

Remember you told me to call you if something comes up?

Well...

something's come up.

Just as soon as I pulled out, somebody started shooting at me

from the woods right over there.

I swerved into the fence,

and I hopped out that side right there

and I started returning fire.

I did.

The shooting stopped.

A minute or two later, car fired up down the driveway.

Muffler so loud you could probably hear it a mile or two away.

You doing all right?

I'm a little shook but I'll be fine.

You think this has anything to do with her nephew?

I can't comment on that.

But I'd keep that by your side.

Yes, sir.

So, you make Kenny aware that the will's being contested

and then a few hours later they kill the contester?

Definitely not lacking for motive.

Yeah well, it's pretty impulsive.

Kenny doesn't strike me as the introspective type.

I bet if we put a tail on him for a day

he'd give us enough to arrest him.

Why don't we?

He lives outside the county,

outside our jurisdiction.

Unless...

Hey, Beth.

Justin!?

Been a while.

Yeah.

When was the last time we saw each other?

Oh yeah, it was the day you dumped me.

other in what, nearly 20 yearsh

and you show up looking for a favor?

I wouldn't ask unless it was important.

There's no way I can give you a team on such short notice.

I only need you.

Heard that one before.

I only need your jurisdiction.

I only have authority within my county,

but if I'm part of a joint task force with the FBI then...

That would require permission from my superiors,

which I won't get.

Okay,

What's the least you can do?

Officially? Nothing.

Unofficially?

Nearly twenty years, Justin.

This is personal.

A really good woman lost her life.

You got eyes on him?

Yeah.

How should we proceed?

Okay. RP,

he's never seen you before.

Go buy a beer,

and keep an eye on him.

Today is the one and only day

we need to catch Kenny doing something

incriminating.

Maxx, stay with the vehicle.

Don't let it out of your sight.

Got it, boss.

A beer.

You said it was personal?

Yeah.

It's a friend of the family's.

My daughter's riding instructor.

Also my wife's-

back in the day.

Ex wife.

Oh.

When did you and Elli split up?

A few years back.

It's my fault.

I assumed.

You married? Kids?

No and definitely no.

What can I say? I'm a

cliche.

Married to my job.

So, I know that we didn't

end things all that well and-

You dumped me for another woman

on my birthday.

Well, in my defense

I did end up marrying the other woman.

In your defense.

Yeah, I mean, I didn't just dump you for anyone.

Well...

I'm sorry.

Don't flatter yourself too much, Casanova.

I was over you a long time ago.

I just wanted you to feel badly for a while.

I do.

I mean, I did.

Thanks.

You gonna tell me who you are before

or after I gut you?

The guy who brought a gun to a knife fight.

Drop it.

I said drop it!

Hands on the wall.

Suspect's running! - Which direction?

Northeast. - Northeast.

Okay, we'll try to cut him off.

Freeze!

Come here.

What are you doing here?

You needed back up.

Who's watching Kenny?

Who's watching Kenny?

I saw RP chasing this guy and made a judgment call.

You made the wrong one. Now get back,

quick, both of you. I got him.

I'm Sheriff Wise. This is Special Agent Yates with the FBI.

We want to talk to you about your dealings with Kenny Banning--

Look, if you're gonna arrest me, go ahead and do it.

I got nothing to say.

You're under arrest for murder.

What?-- My deputy

saw you exchange money

for your services as a hitman.

Whoa, I'm no hitman.

You've got five seconds to convince me otherwise...

Four... three... Okay, okay.

I work for a bookie.

Kenny made a bet on credit and I was trying to collect.

How much money could he have won?

Five grand.

Five grand.

He's a criminal, just not the one we're looking for.

All right, let's go.

He's gone!

What should we do?

Got to go look for him.

Kenny's car is back at his house.

JUSTIN Is he there alone?

Not sure, but there are no other cars.

JUSTIN Proceed with caution.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry I lost him.

That's okay.

Let's go find him.

I see him. He's in a chair with a needle in his arm.

I can't say for sure, but I don't think he's breathing.

What should I do?

Go in.

Sheriff's department!

Kenny!

I get that the timing is suspicious but

unfortunately, overdoses are a regular occurrence in this area.

How long till we can get the toxicology report back?

I'll get forensics to put it at the front of the line.

Well, that'd be great.

I owe you one.

You owe me way more than one, Justin.

And I plan on collecting next time I'm up the mountain.

This isn't your fault.

You made a judgment call.

You're going to make a lot more of them too.

Some will be right.

Some won't.

Let's go home.

All right.

The way I see it...

there's four potential scenarios.

One... Kenny accidentally OD's.

Which leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions.

Two... he knows that we're on to him

so he purposely OD's.

Three... he hired a killer to take out his aunt and Cliff.

But he didn't pay him,

so the killer takes him out

and makes it look like he OD'd.

Or four...

There's someone else out there

that has a motive to want them all dead.

Who?

I don't know.

Let's get Easton's take on this.

Yeah. Got it.

And Maxx...

you looked at Barb's last 48 hours.

In the morning, look at her last two weeks.

Yes, sir.

Let's call it a night.

Want to grab a mountain coffee?

Nah thanks.

I think I'm just going to head to bed.

Be right after you.

Okay. Night. - Night.

Hi, it's Deputy Covington calling...

again.

I really need to speak with you

about Barbara Banning.

Please...

it's imperative you call me back.

You have my number.

That just don't make no sense, man.

Kenny OD'ing?

I mean, he would drink with the best of 'em, but that was it.

You sure?

Yeah, yeah man. The dude was...

I mean um...

sanctimonious about it, you know?

Trust me, I tried.

What about suicide?

No way.

Dude was way too full of himself.

Nah, especially if there was a chance

for him to make some bank.

Yesterday you were convinced it was him.

Well, yesterday I was high as a kite, man.

Okay, I don't care about that. Why did you change your mind?

Kenny.

He hit me up right after I talked to your sheriff,

was all mad; you know,

saying that money wasn't for a hitman,

he wanted it for a lawyer. - What for?

He was gonna claim that Miss B was losing her marbles;

he wanted to fight all the changes to the will.

That's the "problem" he was talking about.

Allegedly.

Can I- can I go now, man?

What's the latest? Turns out

Kenny contacted a lawyer the same day

he got a copy of his aunt's will.

And I did confirm that

he told Kenny he has a five thousand dollar retainer.

So, it wasn't for a hitman?

Why wouldn't Kenny just tell us

why he needed the money?

I mean, he claimed Easton was a liar,

and that he had no idea he was written out of the will, right?

Maybe he just didn't want to get caught up in a lie

make himself seem more guilty when he really isn't.

So the odds are that Kenny did accidentally overdose.

For what it's worth,

Easton is convinced that he didn't.

Who benefits from murdering Barbara, Kenny,

and Cliff, almost.

What happens to the land if nobody has a legit claim on it?

The county puts it up for auction.

What about that farming conglomerate?

You know, the one Oak said she initially

was going to sell it to?

Or Oak, who wanted to buy it?

You don't really think...

I don't know.

I'm going to go out to the horse sanctuary

see what Cliff has to say about it.

Where's Maxx?

No idea. She just texted me,

said she was gonna be a little late.

Where have you been?

Louisville.

Kentucky?

Drove through the night.

What were you doing there?

Hmm... nothing... just

solving our case.

Barbara's things.d PI ag

I left him a few messages, he never got back to me.

Turns out he had a valid reason.

Which is? - He's dead.

Strangled to death in his home

the morning after Barb was murdered.

- There is no way that's a coincidence. - No, it wasn't.

From what I've been able to piece together,

Barb wanted to do her due diligence

before giving away her ranch,

so she hired a PI to look into the charity.

Any idea what he found out?

That Cliff Saunders is a con man.

Barb had this Lexington address written down.

Turns out it's the future location of a retirement community.

I still don't understand what this has to do with Cliff.

He sold the developer the land.

It was technically a horse sanctuary prior,

but according to the person I talked to on the phone,

there weren't any horses there.

Okay.

So, the land was donated to his charity

a few years earlier by an elderly woman.

And after she died under mysterious circumstances,

he sold it for millions.

How much you want to bet that phone call

that she made to Cliff the day she was murdered,

had nothing to do with signing over the deed.

And that it wasn't going to happen

and she was going to reveal his scam.

So he murders her AND the PI to not only keep it quiet,

but to maintain the claim to the ranch?

Exactly.

And maybe killed Kenny too.

Sheriff's on his way to the sanctuary.

He might already be there. - We need to tell him! - Yeah.

I don't understand.

You know, people like Kenny overdose all the time.

What makes you so suspicious this may be a murder case?

The timing.

But I'm hopeful that the toxicology report

will shed some light on it.

Well, in the meantime I'm going to keep my Winnie close by.

Having the only legit claim to the ranch

probably made me an even bigger target.

That's right.

You have the only legit claim.

You said that people like Kenny overdose all the time.

Yeah?

I thought you never met him before.

I'm just going off what Barb told me about him.

Why she didn't want to leave him her ranch.

Excuse me.

Hey, Beth.

Got something?

Yeah, Kenny's tox screen.

He died from a drug called xylazine.

Is there a street name? Tranq.

It's a horse tranquilizer.

It's actually becoming a real

problem in the city.

So, Kenny did accidentally overdose.

Unlikely.

What makes you say that?

He had enough in his system to kill an actual horse.

This was suicide or murder.

What's the clinical name?

Xylazine.

So, Kenny's death

is officially an accident.

Justin, I just said that it wasn't.

I'm just glad it wasn't related to what happened to his Aunt.

Is there something you can't say out loud? Yeah.

Make sure you tell my deputies what you just told me.

Thank you. -Uh uh.

I don't suppose you're gonna let me answer that.

Why don't you go ahead and toss me over your gun and your phone.

Cliff, you don't have to do this.

Oh,

I think we both know I'm beyond

the proverbial point of no return, Sheriff.

Why did you do it?

She dug up some stuff on me.

So, no one actually took a shot at you, huh?

Had to keep you focused on Kenny.

Honestly, it was just dumb luck I was able kill him without you catching me.

Now, I ain't gonna tell you again.

Toss me the gun

and the phone.

My deputies know where I am.

They're going to be able to piece this together pretty easy.

Eventually.

But not before I'm...

on a beautiful beach somewhere

in a country far away

without an extradition treaty.

You sure are a popular one today.

Ah!

To everything, there is a season

and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

A time to be born...

and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to pluck up

that which is planted.

A time to kill...

and a time...

to heal.

She loved Blue Ridge.

She would have wanted us to heal.

You brought her justice.

We all did.