[Birds chirping]
♪
Dorie: Dear June...
♪
...I've been thinkin' about my dad a lot lately.
[Spits]
♪
[Exhales sharply]
♪
[Exhales sharply]
Maybe it's bein' away from you, my heart, my everything,
that my thoughts now drift to family.
♪
Because, truth be told, my family wasn't together
nearly as long as I would've liked.
I s'ppose I could say the same thing now.
♪
[Indistinct conversations]
♪
Even though he wasn't always around,
he still imparted things to me...
♪
...things I carry to this day.
[Bell chiming]
♪
[Pencil scribbling]
♪
There's one thing he told me
that I carry particularly close.
He said, "John,
people deserve to live in a world
where they know which way is up,
but they can't know that until someone helps 'em know it."
That's why he became a cop.
Same reasonI did.
[Bell chiming]
♪
When Ginny tasked me with stepping back into that role,
I had my reservations.
You more than anyone could understand why,
given how things played out the last time I wore a badge.
♪
But this feels different.
♪
Life here is not as I imagined.
♪
People give up some freedoms to live behind these walls,
but, by and large, I'm startin' to believe
it might just be worth the cost.
[Chuckles]
[Bell chiming]
Haven't lost a soul on these grounds
since before I arrived.
246 days, last I heard.
There's comfort in knowin' that I play a part in that.
It's not the world my dad dreamed of,
but people do know which way is up here.
♪
I hope one day soon you'll be able to see that
for yourself.
If we play our cards right,
perhaps one day we can be together here.
[Knocks on door]
♪
[Knocks on door]
♪
[Knocks on door]
Man: Cameron!
You missed your shift.
♪
[Walkers growling]
♪
[Growls]
[Growling stops]
[Growling]
♪
[Growling stops]
♪
Until then,
know that I'm sendin' you all my love, always.
Yours, John.
♪
[Door creaks]
♪
Morgan: Daniel left us something big today, boy.
♪
[Sighs]
How exactly does this work?
♪
[Sniffing]
♪
What, and...
now you'll bark when we get closer?
[Grunts]
Should I take you to the last place I saw her?
[Grunts]
[Chuckles]
[Rearview mirror squeaks]
Man, is she even gonna recognize me?
[Sniffing]
Come on.
[Engine starts]
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't -- Don't move him.
I know how accidents like thesetake their toll,
especially whenit's one of our finest.
Best thing we can dois go home, alright?
'Night everybody.Hey, come on, man.
I'm -- I'm trying to secure the scene.
Understood.
But we can't go rilin' these people up.
That doesn't help any of us.
[Sighs]
I warned Cameron about his drinkin'
more times than I can count.
He must've gotten too close.
Well, there's only one way to find out for sure.
How's that?
We look into it.
You can't exactlyinvestigate bad luck.
Collect his bodyand mend that fence.
Last thing I wantis anyone else gettin' hurt.
I appreciatehow seriously you've taken
your duties here, John.
It has not gone unnoticed.
Thank you, ma'am.
[Wagon clanging]
[Clanging fades]
[Flashlight clicks]
♪
[Sighs softly]
[Blows]
♪
[Flashlight clicks]
[Vehicle approaches]
[Engine turns off, door opens] [Flashlight clicks]
Strand: John![Flashlight clicks]
[SUV door closes]Hey.
[Chuckles]
Victor. Hey, man.
You're a sight for sore eyes.
Good to see you, brother.
You too.
Look at you.
How'd you end up with that hardware?
A gold key. Ah.
Same way you wound up with that.
I guess we're all doin' what we have to in order to get by.
Pfft. What brings youaround these parts?
Well, I'm on the inter-settlement council now.
I was on my way to a meeting.
Well, you just missedsome real ugly mustard.
One of our rangers wound up dead,
tangled upin the barbed-wire fence.
Ginny thinks it's an accident.
And you?
It's too soon to say,
but I'd be lyin' if I saidI didn't have my doubts.
Anything I can do?
There are certain matterson which I seem to have her ear.
Well, I don't got anything worthlistening to at the moment,
but if that changes,I'll be sure to let you know.
Alright. You do that. I better get to that meeting.
Yes, sir. Alright.
Take good care.
You too.
[SUV door opens, closes]
Hey, Janis.
I don't have a letter for you.
Well, that's not what I'm here for.
I wanted to talk to youabout Cameron.
What about him?
You two were close, right?
[Scoffs]
I did his laundry. Yeah.
Do you know what happened to him?
Well, I know thathe ended up tangled in the fence
with the passedmaking short work of him.
What I don't know is how or why.
This look familiar to you?I found it near the body.
It's not mine.
I know, but since you doeverybody's laundry,
I thought maybe...
[Sighs] I'm sorry.
I've never seen it.
It's okay.
John, what's goin' on?
I don't know.
But until I do,you be careful, okay?
You're the closest thing I gotto family around here.
[Ticking]
Sit down, John. What can I do for you?
Well, I went back to Cameron's house.
Now, I thought we already discussed this.
We did, but that fence,
situated as it is to the back door,
it's not exactly stumblin' distance.
It is if you're sauced.
I don't think he was drunk.
I found a bottle of moonshinein his house.
He hadn't touched a drop.
What if he ended upin that fence by other means?
What if he was pushed?
[Sighs]
By who?
Well, I found this in the dirtwhen the rangers moved the body.
I bet whoever hasthe matching one of that
is the person we're lookin' for.
[Ticking continues]
There was a man in the first place I lived
after the puzzle went to pieces.
Murdered his friend over a can of tuna.
Town's elders decided to make a show of things
to keep everyone in line,
so they tied the killer to a stake outside the walls...
and blasted music to draw in the dead.
I'll never forget
what that man's body looked likethe day after.
Picked clean to the bone, like a turkey on Thanksgivin'.
I don't want that for Lawton.
No, neither do I,
but you're talking about punishment,
and we don't even knowif this is a crime yet,
and -- and we won'tuntil we look further into it.
[Ticking continues]
I appreciate if we kept this quiet.
Place is only as safe as people feel it is.
Well, makin' people feel safe is good.
Actually makin' 'em safe,that's better.
Yeah?
You're right.
It is.
I'll double the patrols,
least till we figure out what's what.
I appreciate that. Thank you, ma'am.
Sure thing.
Jacob: There's a word in Hebrew,"tzedakah",
which we use to describe charity,
not the kind of goodwill-giving we typically think,
but a higher calling,
the need to do what is right and just.
From the day he turned up at Lawton's gates,
Cameron answered the call,faithfully serving his community
and making it a safer place until his very last breath.
His life is a reminder --
when we dedicate ourselves to tzedakah,
to justice and righteousness,
we become citizens worthy of the world we inhabit
and goodness then will prevail.
Ahlahv hashalom.
♪
[Bird calls in distance]
♪
Good job, Rabbi.
♪
[Sighs]
Hey, I'm off this stuff until my tooth gets sorted out.
You look like you could use somethin' sweet.
Thanks.
Did you know him?
He was always on my ranger detail
when we'd travel outside the gates.
It's so tragic.
She's been havin' a hard time with it.
Dakota... why don't you go on home,
and I'll meet you there?
Marcus: Hey!
Hey, hold it!
[Handcuffs click]
Hey, hey, hey. Janis?
Whoa, whoa. Take it easy.
Caught her tryin' to sneak out through the fence.
Alright.You tryin'to run off on us again?
Check her bag.
[Onlookers murmuring]
[Backpack unzips]
[Contents clatter]
[Rustling]
♪
How 'bout that?
♪
[Cell door clanks]
[Keys jangle]You lied to me.
[Cell door locks]You said those weren't your earrings
and that you really didn't know Cameron.
None of that's true, is it?
[Sighs softly]
I found this in Cameron's house --
under a mattress.
Pretty talented.
Is that you?
You know, I can't help you if you're not gonna talk to me.
You can't help me even if I do.
Ginny's had it out for me
since Tom and I refusedto kiss her ass
back at Paradise Ridge.
Did you kill Cameron?
[Sternly] No.
But Ginny's decided it's me.
That means it's me.
Not if I can prove otherwise.
Ginny wants people to feel safe.
That's not gonna happen if they know she's lyin'.
So, talk to me about these earrings.
I told you, they're not mine.
You think someone planted 'em?
I think shedid.
Okay.
Now, be straight with me, now.
What was goin' on with you and Cameron?
We were...
together.
Mm-hmm.
We hid it becausewe were afraid Ginny would...
use it against us,
try and split us up.
And all those supplies?
What was that plan?
A few more days,and we would've had enough
to leave this place behind for good.
[Voice breaking] I didn't wannabe here without him.
I couldn't.
Cameron wasn't perfect,
but he listened.
He cared.
I was lonely, so was he,
and we found each otherand figured...
we may as well be lonely together.
[Scoffs]I-I'm sure that sounds crazy.
Hey, no, no, no. No, it doesn't.
Virginia: Tell John I need to see him.
Marcus: John.
Dorie: Yeah?Ginny needs to see you.
Okay. [Sighs]
♪
I'mma do everything I can to set this straight.
You hear me?
I know you will.
♪
Strawberry yield's been good this year.
Makes me think we're on the right track.
Oh. In more ways than one.
[Sighs]
[Toast crunches]
[Grunts]
You should have that looked at.
[Dish clinks softly]
[Sighs] Mm.
[Toast crunches]
I wanna thank you, John.
If we hadn't had our little talk,
I'd have never doubled up on ranger rounds,
and Cameron's killer
might be halfway to Mississippi by now.
Well, Janis saidthose aren't her earrings.
She was tryin' to run away --
durin' his funeral.
I know how it looks,
but I just need to doa bit more due diligence.
There's other peopleI could talk to,
and, hell,I didn't even get a chance
to properly inspect the body.
What were you gonna do, dust him for prints?
Well... [Sighs]
I know you don't wanna believe Janis did this,
but I think you need to ask yourself
if that's comin' from intuition
or because you don't wanna lose your carrier pigeon.
♪
You read our letters.
Every single one.
Cameron made sure of it.
[Clock ticking]
[Slurps]
Don't worry.
The things you said to June showyou're believin' in this place,
that you're invested in what happens here.
[Groans]
What's gonna happen to Janis?
An example will need to be made.
[Slurps]
Go home, John.
Get some rest.
You should be proud of the work you've done here.
I know Iam.
And I think your daddy would be, too.
♪
[Indistinct talking in distance]
♪
Hey, wait.
You were a cop?
I was, yeah.
You ever kill anyone?
[Sighs]
I did, but I didn't mean to.
Look, don't listen to her.
You're doin' the right thing.
She's protectin' someone.
Who?
I dunno.
But you need to keep lookin'.
[Door opens]
Dakota.
Get back in the house.[Door closes]
[Crickets chirping]
♪
[Sighs]
[Shovel strikes]
[Dirt thuds]
♪
[Gasps]
♪
[Walker growling]
♪
[Growling]
♪
[Walkers growling]
♪
[Grunting]
♪
[Dorie grunts]
[Panting, wheezes]
♪
[Gasps]
[Spits]
♪
[Coughs]
[Grunts]
[Breathing heavily]
♪
Dorie: Come on.Strand: Alright.
You'll see.
[Sighs]
Cameron wasn't killed by the passed at the fence.
[Flies buzzing]His throat was cut,
plain as day.
How did you discern that factfrom this charnel pit?
He must've got chewed up
when the passed were trying to get at me.
Wait, you were in there,under him?
Not by choice.
Even if Virginia wanted
to get to the bottomof whatever this is,
your evidence waschewed up and spit out.
Hey, no. Not all of it.
I found this in Cameron's hand.
From the pattern, I think it's from
the grip on a knife handle.
Must've broken off when he was tryin'
to stop whoever was attackin' him.
What does this prove,
given our current predicamentwith Janis?
The way Virginia keeps weapons on lock-down,
Janis couldn't have gotten a knife out of there
without us knowin' about it.
So who would?
Well...
Hey, with your new position on the council,
do you have access to the armory?
♪
Hey, the Gunsmith's shift starts in five minutes.
Knife's missin'.
That surprises you?
Who'd be dumb enough to bring a murder weapon back?
Need to find out who checked it out.
Okay, it's gonna be my ass if Virginia finds us in here.
38 --
Six-inch blade,
folding knife,
hand-carved bone handle.
When was it checked out?
That's a good call.
♪
Page is missin'.
Because someone doesn't want you to find it.
Virginia.
♪
John, John, hey. Where you goin'?
Gonna go find the knife.
No one's come in or out of these walls
since Cameron passed, save for the funeral.
That knife's gotta be here.
Or just outside the gates. I can find it.
If you do that, then what?
Well, Ginny said it herself.
People are only as safe as they feel.
If they know what's really goin' on...
Okay. You think she'll sit bywhile you go public with this?
Look, she won't have a choice if I can prove it.
Even her own sister thinks she's protectin' someone.
Okay. [Chuckles]
Do me a favor, John.
Take the afternoonto think long and hard
about this course of actionbefore you commit to it,
because if you go down this path,
there's no goin' back.
[Door creaks]
[Door closes]
♪
[Footsteps approach]
Janis.
Hey, Jan-- hey.
You shouldn't be here.
Well, I woulda been here sooner,
but I just had to make sure it was safe for us to talk.
About what?
Virginia is protectin' somebody.
I don't know who. I don't know why.
Maybe one of the rangers, Marcus or Hill.
If I can find a weapon that there's no way
you could've gotten your hands on --
John, stop. No, no.
Just -- Just listen, alright?
I just need you to sit tight for just a little while longer.
John, I said stop.
I can get you outta here.
[Door opens]You can't.
Why not?
Virginia: Ranger Dorie.
Wasn't expectin' you here on your time off.
John, I see you got my message.
Thanks for joining us.
We're gonna be witnesses.
To what, Victor?
Her confession.
I know I said I was innocent...
but...
I did it.
I killed Cameron.
Janis, what are you talkin' about?
I lied to you before.
I wasat Cameron's place the night he died.
We were planning on running away together.
But that night, he told me he couldn't go anymore.
He didn't think what we had was worth it.
I was hurt, angry, the fight spilled outside,
things...
I...
got outta control.
Come on, Janis.
Virginia: Go on.
♪
[Inhales shakily]
♪
I pushed him into the fence
and watched the dead tear him apart.
[Sighs]
♪
Thank you for finally unburdenin' yourself.
I hope you'll be able to make peace with what you done.
Now, she confessed.
That's gotta count for somethin'.
I understand that you were invested
in this goin' a different way, but people need to feel safe,
and we're gonna make sure they do.
♪
I'll give you some time alone to say your goodbyes.
♪
[Door opens]
[Sighs]
[Door closes]
♪
Why you makin' this easy for her?
You know she's not gonna take mercy on you.
It's okay.
I don't have anyone left.
Tom's gone...
Cameron.
There's nothing more for me.
But there is for you.
There's a loose floorboard underthe bed in Cameron's place.
We hid a few extra cans of gas
we've been siphoning offfrom the generators.
There's a spare keyto a dirt bike Cameron hid
seven miles northpast mile marker 39.
No. Take it.
Find June.
Get outta here.
This place is rotten.
It spoils everything it touches,sooner or later.
Listen, there -- there's gotta be somethin' we can do.
Don't you give up on me yet.[Sighs]
Come on, kid.
I'm not.
I'm setting us free.
I-I'm not just talkin' about -- about your life.
I'm talkin' about the truth.
♪
It's okay, John.
Let me go.
♪
[Crickets chirping]
[Knock on door][Inhales sharply]
Yeah?
[Door creaks]
Thought you might needsome company.
I guess you heard about Janis.
She's set to be executed at daybreak.
[Sighs]
I just spoke to her
as her officially-sanctioned spiritual advisor.
She's a brave woman facing a cowardly act.
You know, um...
I always been oneto follow the rules.
Maybe 'cause the rulesalways made sense to me.
But, ooh...
You thinkin' of runnin' away?
Janis wants me to.
She says, "Find Juneand get the hell outta here."
[Sighs deeply]
But I ain't gonna do it.
What are you gonna do?
I'm gonna get Janis out.
There's only a few rangerson tonight
during the shift change.
My dad...
he had a case,when I was just knee high.
Women were goin' missin'in the Houston area.
Bodies showin' up miles away.
The term didn't exist then,but I suppose the fella doin' it
is what we'd call a serial killer.
Detectives found him
livin' on this compoundout in the desert
with a bunch of peoplehe brainwashed
into thinkin' he wasthe second comin' or somethin'.
Really, he was justsome two-bit mortician
spoutin' on about death and new beginnings,
just -- just a bunch of nonsensedressed up to sound profound.
Well, they askedthe local police force,
my dad included,to search that place.
Everybody knewthis guy was guilty.
They couldn't pin any of the murders
directly to him,
at least not with anythingthat would stick in court.
Then, my dad found somethin',
a purse belongin'to one of the missin' women,
squirreled away in the backof that guy's closet.
That was enough to put that sumbitch away
for the rest of his life.
Sounds like your father was a hero.
He planted that purse.
He knew this man was guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt?
Yes, sir.
He broke the rules to set things right
so that people could feellike they were livin' in a world
where they knew which way was up.
The people that knewwhat my dad had done,
his friends on the force,
you know, they were happy
to get a dangerous guyoff the street,
save the women he mighta hurt,
that he woulda hurt,
but they never looked at himthe same way again.
It was likethey weren't certain
they could trustanything he did now.
Marriage to my mama fell apart.
He moved up north.He started drinkin'.
[Sighing] God.
He did the right thing,and it cost him.
It cost him somethin' hard.
This is gonna cost you something,
and you seem to know that.
[Sighing] Yeah.
Yeah.
I ain't worried about me.
And I -- and I trust Ginnynot to hurt June,
'cause she needs peoplewho know medicine.
But I... [Sighs]
I know I'll never see her again.
♪
And when my dad disappeared,that was hard on my mama.
That was hard on me.
But he had to do what he did.
I-I-- It's who he was.
And I -- I know...
there's people alive todaywho probably wouldn't have been.
He chose life,
even if it cost him the one he was living.
Yeah.
That's the choice I'm makin'.
John, [Inhales deeply] we can find another way.
I can talk to her,
buy more time.
Th-- There's none to buy.
♪
So, Rabbi...
♪
I want...
I want you to make sureJune gets this letter
so she knows why I had to...
♪
Thank you.
♪
Who knows, John?You may yet see her again.
♪
Well...
Hey, let's hope so.
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
[Stifled sobs]
♪
[Crying]
[Crickets chirping in distance]
[Bag thuds]
[Blows]
No. No.
No, no, no, no.
♪ Ahhhhh♪
♪ And if my dreams never do come true♪
♪ And every plan that I've made falls through♪
♪ I won't care♪♪ I won't care♪
♪ I won't cry♪♪ I won't cry♪
♪ If you're there♪♪ If you're there♪
♪ I'll get by♪♪ I'll get by♪
♪ I won't care♪
♪ 'Long as I, 'long as I have you♪
♪ As I have you♪
[Walkers growling]
♪ And if the sky♪
♪ Should shatter and fall♪
♪ And tumble down to the sea♪
♪ You just, just let it fall♪
♪ No, it won't matter at all♪
♪ If you still♪
♪ If you still believe in me♪
[Walker growls]
♪ So if the oceans♪
♪ All turn to sand♪
♪ Just as long♪
♪ As our love will stand♪
[Weakly] Oh, Janis...
♪ I won't care♪
Oh, no.♪ I won't cry♪
♪ If you're there, I'll get by♪
♪ I won't care ♪
♪ 'Long as I, 'long as I have you♪
[Gun clicks]
♪ 'Long as I ♪
[Gunshot]♪ Long as I have you♪
♪ I won't care♪
God!♪ 'Long as I ♪
♪ 'Long as I have --♪
[Electricity crackles]
[Crickets chirping]
[Inhales sharply]
[Groans softly]
[Sighs]
[Door opens]
John...
She moved up that execution.
I know.
Did you tell her?
Someone told me.
Hey, John, John.
Put the gun down.
Did you tell him?
Hey, he didn't have to.
I know you better than you think.
You arrange that confession?
It was Janis' idea.
You told Ginnywhat I was gonna do?
I told her that Janis was a flight risk.
Oh, God! J--
[Strand groans]
[Panting] No --
[Shouts]
Stop. Stop!
John!
[Both grunting]
Youkilled her!
[Groans]
John.
Youkilled Janis!
Janis was alwaysgonna take the fall.
I kept youfrom goin' down with her.
We coulda got away!
Virginia would've hunted you down
and killed you both.
[Panting]
[Winces]
Come on.
Let -- Let me -- Let me clean you up.
Janis was right.
This placedestroys everything.
[Birds chirping in distance]
Virginia: We're all after the same thing.
Not just in Lawton
but in all the settlements of our great franchise.
Towns where people can feel safe and secure
without fear of the dangers that lurk beyond.
A place we can call home.
Cameron's murder was a test for all of us,
but I am proud to say civility's won.
Goodness has prevailed,
all because of one man's dogged pursuit of the truth.
With good, decent men like him on watch,
the future of our little enterprise
is bright with promise.
You were a hero in our hour of need.
Please accept this small tokenof our gratitude --
a key to the future,
ourfuture.
[Applause]
Congratulations, Ranger Dorie.
I think you'll find this honorwill afford you many privileges.
[Indistinct conversations]
[Birds chirping in distance]
[Knock on door]
[Sighs]
Whatchu doin' here?
Ginny didn't tell you?
No. She transferred me.
I'm based out of Lawton now.What?
Look at you.
What is it?
Nothing, June-bug.
Why don't you come in, unpack?Let me clean up.
I wasn't expecting to see you.
[Bags rustle]
♪ And if my dreams never do come true ♪
♪ And every plan that I've made falls through ♪
♪ I won't care ♪ I won't care
♪ I won't cry ♪ I won't cry
♪ If you're there ♪ If you're there
♪ I'll get by ♪ I'll get by
♪ I won't care [Exhales sharply]
♪ 'Long as I, 'long as I have you ♪
♪ As I have you
♪ And if the sky
♪ Should shatter and fall
♪ And tumble down to the sea
[Exhales sharply]♪ You just, just let it fall
♪ No, it won't matter at all
[Groans]
♪ If you still
♪ If you still believe in me
[Groaning]
♪ So [Grunts]
♪ If the oceans
♪ All turn to sand
♪ Just as long [Wrench clangs]
♪ As our love will stand
♪ I won't care ♪ I won't care
♪ I won't cry ♪ I won't cry
♪ If you're there ♪ If you're there
♪ I'll get by ♪ I'll get by
♪ I won't care
♪ 'Long as I, 'long as I have you ♪
♪ I won't cry if you're there
♪ 'Long as I, 'long as I...
We're almost there.
[Groans]
I'm not gonna lie.
Gulch is the last place in the world I want to go.
If that's what it takes, right?
[Chuckles]
Here I am,
talking to you like you're not a --
[Tires screech]
[Metal creaking]
[Breathes heavily]
You okay?
[Whimpers]
Aw, man.
[Groans]
You stay here.
[Door opens]
Hey.
Was that an accident?
'Cause now would be a good time to say "sorry."
Where's Emile?
Virginia knows exactly where he is.
[Door opens, closes]
Who the hell's Virginia?
♪
We just want the keyEmile was getting for us.
I don't know what you're talking about.
And, you, stay back.
I don't wanna hurt nobody.
Young man: Oh, you won't.
♪
[Grunts]
[Grunting]
♪
[Panting]
♪
[Grunts]
[Knife clatters]
[Breathing heavily]
♪
What the hell do you unlock?
♪