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01x04 - Cheat Day

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Hunting Wives". Aired: July 21, 2025.*
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Set in Maple Brook, a fictional East Texas town, Sophie, a young woman and mom, falls into an affluent socialite's seductive orbit—where a circle of housewives have dangerous secrets themselves—that culminates in her becoming a prime suspect in the death of a teenage girl.

01x04 - Cheat Day

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[Sophie] Previously on
The Hunting Wives...

What are you sending
encrypted messages for?

-You're f*cking crazy.
-[screams]

Right now, Brad feels
like your whole world.

But it's not gonna
be that way forever.

Why would I take
advice from you?

You can't afford a
pair of new boots.

[Margo] Pretty, aren't they?

Yeah.

[Margo] It's a .380,
But don't be fooled.

It's got stopping power.

Some of y'all may
have heard rumors

that I was considering
throwing my hat

in the ring for governor.

If you run, everything changes.

You really want people looking
at the way we have fun?

We should talk. In person.

Where are you?

Sounds like you're at a party.

Are you at the lake?

[bluesy music plays]

-Someone order a pizza?
-[laughs] Hey, boys.

[Brad] Hey, honey.

[Margo] I love
spin the bottle.


But you don't have
to do anything


you're not comfortable with.

-Sorry.
-[g*nsh*t]

[Flynn] Girl's name
is Abby Jackson.


If I had to guess, I'd
say it's a .380 caliber.

♪ ♪

[singer] ♪ Pills to feel
calm Pills to get high ♪


♪ It's a little too
late To be on time ♪


♪ Gin that smells
Of turpentine ♪


♪ All I wanna do Is
have a good time ♪


♪ ♪

♪ All I wanna do
Is roll the dice ♪


[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

[both laugh]

Guess what today was?

Today was the second to last
gym day of our junior year.

Yeah, we're gonna be
seniors. [whimpers]

-That's crazy.
-Happy but sad.

-That's crazy. Yeah.
-Happy but sad.

[singer] ♪ It's been
storming Since you left ♪


It's gonna be fun.
It's gonna be good.


Yeah. [squeals]

[singer] ♪ Draw the
curtains closed ♪


[indistinct chatter in video]

♪ Scatter photos all around ♪

-[both] Go, team!
-Whoo! Let's go, Brad!


[singer] ♪ Since
you've been gone ♪


♪ Since you've been gone ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Every corner, every room ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Holds a memory of you ♪

Could you at least
turn the volume down?

Sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

-[Nina] ...of our junior year.
-[music stops]

It's just so shocking.

You didn't even know her.

Well, it's a small town.

She went to our church.

Our church?

Yeah, you know what I mean.

[Graham] Well, it's morbid.

Hey, Jack.

Uh, it's time for camp, bud.

I guess I'll leave you
to your two-day hangover.

I told you I didn't
drink at Margo's.

You were gone all night.
You didn't answer my calls.

I thought you were dead
in a ditch somewhere.

And Jack kept asking for you,

and I didn't know
what to tell him.

I... I told you I
got too much sun.

-I fell asleep.
-[Jack] Ready.

[Sophie] Oh, yes.
But you're right.

I'm sorry I made you worry.

And I'm sorry that
I'm being morbid.

I will take a break
from the news cycle.

Thanks.

I'm leaving in
five minutes, bud.

Say goodbye to Mommy, OK?

You ready for camp?

Daddy told me what you did.

What?

[Jack] You k*lled a pig.

Yes.

I mean, remember I went hunting?

I thought hunting meant you
were just looking for them.

Hmm. Right. Well, I'm sorry.

But I didn't k*ll a pig.

I k*lled a boar.

And boars are big and scary.

And in Texas, there's
too many of them.

They're bad.

But still, you shouldn't k*ll.

That is very true.

You got it. No more k*lling.

Let's get you ready
for camp, bud.

Come on.

[soft music plays]

[knocking]

Hi, honey.

-These are for you.
-Oh, thank you, dear.

-It's just so awful.
-Yeah.

I'm just still so
shell-shocked, you know?

Thinking about the
last time I saw her.

She was such a polite
and sweet girl.

Oh, Jillie Bean, seriously,
how are you doing?

I'm OK.

-Shaken up, obviously.
-[Margo] Yeah.

How's Brad?

[Jill] Oh, he is a mess.

-You know, he loved that girl.
-[Margo] Yeah.

He was practically catatonic
after we told him yesterday,

just crying and moaning.

Poor baby.

[Jill] I know.

And today, they want him
to go in for questioning.

I mean, it's ridiculous.

He's going to Baylor,
for gosh sake.

[Margo] Jill...

you do have a lawyer, right?

Of course. Mel Osborn.

He does small group on Mondays.

Sweetie, this is a m*rder case.

You might want someone
a bit more aggressive.

But why?

Bradley didn't do
anything wrong.

No, no, of course not.

Just... might as
well lawyer up.

Better be safe than sorry.

[soft dramatic music plays]

Of course.

You're right.

Whatever we need to do to
get it over with quick.

I mean, the good news is,
he was home all night.

Is he home now?

I've got this for him.

You know, teenage boys, they
just feel so much better

with something in their stomach.

[Jill] Mm. Go ahead and try.

He hasn't eaten a thing
since we heard the news.

[sighs]

OK.

♪ ♪

[knocking]

Brad, it's Mrs. Banks.

I tried calling yesterday.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

-Oh.
-[sobbing softly]

Yeah. It's OK.

[sobbing softly]

Brad, sweetie,

look at me.

I need to know what
happened that night...

with Abby.

Are you really f*cking
asking me that?

You think I k*lled her?

No, I didn't say that.

I just need to
know where you went

after you left my place.

Jamie drove me straight home.

f*ck you for asking.

-[sniffles]
-[Margo] Brad, I believe you.

I know you.

Of course you had
nothing to do with it.

But I'm just trying to have
your back here by telling you

these are the type of questions
people are gonna be asking you.

They're gonna ask you questions

about where you were that night.

So I need you to
have my back too.

[Brad] f*ck.

Maybe if I'd been
there that night,

I could've saved her.

Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda.
Stop torturing yourself.

You loved Abby, and I
know you would have done

anything to protect her.

But right now, we
gotta think about

who else needs protecting.

You know, I love your mother.

She's my best friend.

I just can't help to
think, God, what if...

[sighs]

I would just appreciate
if she never found out

where you were that night.

It's not like I go around
telling her when I sneak out.

OK, good.

And if anyone else asks, you
know, like the police or...

I got it.

OK?

♪ ♪

I'm not trying to put
you through all that,

or my mom.

And you'll tell Jamie too?

[scoffs]

Whatever. Yeah.

♪ ♪

[sighs]

-[line ringing]
-[Sophie] Come the f*ck on.

[Margo] This is Margo.

Go on and say
something sweet now.


Hi. Um, holy sh*t.

Uh, this Abby
Jackson thing is...

is so weird and...
and awful and sad.

And I'm so sorry.

I know that you knew her.

Um, anyway, I think, uh, I
left something at your house.

And I'm just gonna
pop by and grab it.

I hope that's OK.

And this is Sophie, by the way.

-[phone pings]
-[Callie] Let me guess.

She's calling to complain
about what a b*tch I am.

Well, you were a
little hard on her.

Oh, come on.

Who gives a sh*t about that?

This whole Abby
situation is crazy.

I know, right?

First that Kaycee
girl gets kidnapped,

and now this?

I mean, who would have
thought that Maple Brook

was gonna become one of
those true crime towns?

-[Callie laughs]
-It's all over the news.

Jonny better get a hold on this.

Oh, yeah, believe me,
he's working on it.

I've never seen him so fired up.

The whole department's
working overtime.

Well, they have any suspects?

Mm, it's early days.

[pop music playing]

Well, Jill's worried sick,
as any mother would be.

You don't think that Brad...

Oh, God. No.

Absolutely not.

I mean, I don't think so.

He's heartbroken.

If I were Jonny, I'd focus
a little further south,


if you know what I mean.

OK, OK. You're right.

You are so right.

The way I see it, it's just like

Jed and Jonny have
been going on about.

Crime is skyrocketing.

Who knows what's coming
across the border?

It is just not
safe here anymore.

And with Jonny's reelection
coming up, I hate to say it,

but catching the right guy
could be an opportunity.

[phone ringing]

-Hey, hey, busy boy.
-[Jonny] Hey, baby.

I brought you a fresh shirt.

Want the blue tie or the red?

Well, what in the world
is this for, exactly?

m*rder of a cheerleader is huge.

You're gonna be on
the news, mister.

Well, I guess blue goes
better with my eyes,

but it's not like I'm trying

to make this about me, you know?

No. Baby, you care.

That's why if this had
to happen anywhere,

she's lucky, we're all lucky
it happened on your watch.

Why do I get the feeling

that you're buttering
me up for something?

No. It's just like you said.

All-American town haunted
by two violent crimes,

Kaycee Krummell and
now sweet Abby Jackson.

National news is gonna
be all over this.

So this could be an opportunity
to deliver a message.

What message?

They want to open
up our borders, OK.

Don't say we didn't warn 'em.

You think the immigration
angle plays here?

It plays if you play it.

-Mm.
-[Jonny] Hmm.

[Callie chuckles]

Oh, I got your meds.

Drop 'em, baby.

Here comes your muscle juice.

All done.

-Wah-sah!
-[laughs]

Well, sh*t don't fire...

you know that hunter
who found Abby's body?

Yeah.

Undocumento.

Well, there you go.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

You have to cut
at the five-leaf.

Clint, are you listening to me?

We need to do something
about the situation.

I am organizing the
candlelight vigil.

What else do you
want me to do, Jill?

I am not talking about Abby.

She's in God's hands now.

I am talking about Brad.

You know the boyfriend is
always the first suspect.

Yeah, on TV, Jill.

Margo was here earlier, said
we need a better lawyer.

That means she thinks he did it.

Or at the very least, she thinks

other people think it.

Look, we need to get
ahead of this thing,

or Brad's gonna be a victim too.

If Brad had anything
to do with this,

may the Lord have mercy
'cause I certainly will not.

How could you even think that?

Mom?

[Jill] Oh, hey.

Honey, I'm so glad to see
that you're out of bed.

Listen, I didn't want
to bother you yesterday

because you were so upset.

But now we need to talk
about the other night.

What about it?

[Jill] Well, obviously,
you know, about...


...where you were.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

I was grounded, home
in my room all night.

[Jill] Of course.

It's just...

maybe it sounds a little better

if we were more... together.

OK, yeah.

You were here with me.

We had tacos.

We binged Outer Banks.

You made muddy buddies.

[Jill] That's right.

Now, get dressed.

Let's head to the station
and tell the sheriff

just how good my
muddy buddies are.

♪ ♪

Honey, I know it's hard,

but you have to keep
your strength up.

Carol brought sandwiches,

and someone sent over some fruit

cut up to look like flowers.

Could you just eat some fruit?

I don't want fruit.
I want justice.

♪ ♪

Margo, it's Sophie.

♪ ♪

[latch clicks]

♪ ♪

[phone rings]

-Flynn.
-[Neilson] Detective Neilson

calling about the
sh**ting in Winnsboro.


-What's that?
-[Neilson] At the Penny Pantry.

A sh**ting at the Penny
Pantry in Winnsboro.

-No, I haven't heard anything.
-[Neilson] Well, no sh*t.

You haven't returned
any of my calls.


Well, believe it or not,
we got enough going on

here in Maple Brook.

[Neilson] Look, I've got some
information on the g*n used.


Can I call you back?

[Neilson] We can help
each other out...


[Flynn] Dang it, Salazar.

-Aren't you supposed to be at...
-[Salazar] Home. I know.

But something's
been bothering me

since the crime scene.

What am I looking at?

Abby Jackson's ring finger.

Now, you see that?

That little dent and tan line?

It's like she had a ring she'd
been wearing for a long time.

And so what? What, the
k*ller took the ring?

But not her wallet? No. I
think she took the ring off.

So was she secretly
engaged and called it off?

Or was it a... a...

Purity ring, promise ring...

Yep. Yep. One of those.

Points to love interest,
don't you think?

Hmm.

Well, I spoke to Abby's
best friend this morning.

She was the last one to see
Abby alive at the party.

And she said that
Abby was looking

for her boyfriend that night.

And she was royally PO'd.

Well, there you go.

Guess who's coming in
for a little interview

right about now.

Let me guess.

The boyfriend.

Lucky me. Maybe I'll sit in.

Look, Salazar,

doctor said if you
push yourself too hard,

you'll end up having a seizure.

Alright, and I for one
don't want to be pulling

your tongue out of your
mouth, or whatever it is.

How are you gonna find
my tongue when you can't

find your a*s with two hands?

What's that supposed to mean?

You have no witnesses.

The power outage knocked out
all the cameras by the lake.

And the body was moved.

So you don't even have
a real crime scene.

But tell me again how
you don't need my help.

[whispering] How do
you know all that?

I'm still in the
office text chain.

Now, come on, let's
go get some snacks.

f*ck.

[Margo] See anything you like?

Oh, uh, hi.

Sorry. Um, I'm so sorry.

This is...

I'm... mortified.

What are you doing here?

I left you a voicemail, um,

'cause I... I thought I left
something here the other night.

And, um, I've looked everywhere.

I can't find my f*cking g*n.

Jesus, are you kidding me?

I know. I know, I
know. I'm so f*cked.

I'm... I'm f*cked.
And... and with Abby...

What, you think your g*n had
something to do with that?

No. God, no. I just...
I don't... I don't know.

I don't... I barely remember
the other night at all,

so I don't... I don't know.

But you don't think
that Brad or Jamie

had anything to do with it?

No.

I mean, I don't think so.

Brad did mention once that

Jamie had a thing
for Abby, but...

What? What the f*ck
does that mean?

Wait, do you think that Jamie
had something to do with this?

Probably not.

I don't think so.

I mean...

[sighs] Jesus, listen to us.

We gotta stop. We sound
like crazy people.

Of course they had
nothing to do with it.

Jamie took Brad straight
home from my place.

And Abby probably got k*lled

by some crazy
person in the woods

that had nothing to do
with you or your g*n

or any of us, OK?

Yeah. No, you're
right, of course.

Yeah.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

You really don't remember
anything from that night?

I mean, uh, between the
Xanax and the tequila

and the beer, there's...

there's not a lot
left, and... and...

It's OK.

Everything's gonna
be OK, all right?

Just breathe.

-Breathe.
-[breathes deeply]

Deep breaths.

In and out, OK?

Just you and me, all right?

Say it.

-Just you and me.
-That's right.

It's just us.

It's just us.

Good girl.

Now look at me.

[soft dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

I know you don't remember
much from that night.

Do you remember this?

♪ ♪

I remember.

♪ ♪

Just want to grab a seat.

Thank you for coming in today.

Just so you know,

I have briefed Mr. Thompson

on what he will and
will not talk about.

Yeah, of course. That's
fine. That's fine.

Brad, last time I
saw you was the night

you played Southlake Carrol.

How many points you
have that night?

What was it, 30?

You can answer that.

[chuckles]

I think it was 33.

Amazing.

So basically, what
we're doing here today

is constructing a timeline
of Abby's last night.

So she was last seen leaving
the Whitaker residence.


You know it?

Yes, sir. That's
Creampie's house.

[Jonny] Do you know why
Abby would have been walking


the woods alone at night?

No, but...

No, and that is all
you have to say.

But it's my fault.

-No, no. Brad...
-No, it is.

I should have been there.

I was supposed to be there.

And if I was there,

she never would have left.

Instead, she was all alone

when she needed me most...

[scoffs]

...'cause I was
grounded for cussin'.

[sighs] Poor Abby.

Hey, man, listen,
anyone with eyes

could see how much you
two loved each other.

And I know you want to help.

But right now, helping
means I gotta ask

all the basic questions.

OK?

So, Brad, you said
that you were grounded.

Does that mean
that you were home?

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

Yes, sir.

I was home all night
with my mom, watching TV.

Oh, and...

[chuckles]

...she made muddy buddies.

It was her cheat day.

[laughs]

I know all about that.

But there's not
anybody or anything


that's gonna tell me different,

put you someplace else?

Friends, enemies,
smartphone data?


Nope.

I mean, no, sir.

Well, that's that.

Thank you.

Thanks for coming down today.

[Salazar] What the f*ck?

He's not gonna press him?

He's just... he's just
sending him on his way?

[Flynn] Admittedly,
that was not

the most thorough
investigation I ever seen.

I'm surprised he didn't
ask him for an autograph.

Now, what'd I tell
you? Wasn't that easy?

-Painless.
-Oh, good.

Now, listen, I want you
to focus on healing up

because you got a big
future ahead of you.

-That's right.
-Thank you, sir.

That's what Abby
would have wanted.

-Ain't that right, son?
-Yes, sir.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[dramatic music plays]

♪ ♪

What the hell is going on here?

Why isn't he in handcuffs?

Ms. Jackson, this
is police business.

I'm gonna need you to just
go ahead and calm down.

Business?

It looked like you two
were gonna crack open

a couple of beers.

That boy k*lled my daughter.

Now, hold on a minute.
That's not what this is.

My baby girl is dead,

and you're telling
me to hold on?

Can't you just get off your
asses and do something?

Can he go, please?

-Yes.
-OK. Yeah, of course, right?

'Cause Mama will fix everything.

-[Jonny] Starr, please.
-No!

You people think that you
could do whatever you want,

right, 'cause your
fancy little friends

and your fancy little lawyers
are gonna protect you.

The truth is gonna come out.

And you can't lie to God.

We're all praying
for you, Starr.

♪ ♪

How about I buy you a coffee?

All right.

Yeah, come on.

[Starr] So you're
that detective


trying to find that girl?

Kaycee Krummell? Yeah.

Right. Well, are
there any leads?

[scoffs]

Just about the only
thing I remember

is the way he smelled.

I swear it burned
right into my nose.

Vodka and cinnamon gum.

One to cover up the
other, you know?

My dad used to do
the same thing,

try to mask the
tequila with Tic Tacs,

but instead, you could smell
him coming a mile away.

I just feel like no one
is trying hard enough.

You have to trust the process.

We're gonna check the
kid's alibi, run his phone.

I know it's hard.

And I know what I saw that day.

What'd you see?

Well... [sighs]

...they were fighting
in front of my house,

Brad and Abby.

Oh, he has a temper, and
not like a boy, mind you.

There is a darkness there.

I've... I've seen it before,
and I see it in him, and...

...and I just stood there,

watching her take it.

[soft music plays]

[breathes deeply]

Promise me that you will
find out who did this.

I can't make promises,

but I'm gonna do my best.

I know you will.

And I have faith in you.

♪ ♪

OK.

[Margo] Seems like
you've done that before.

Once,

like a million years ago.

I want to know all your secrets.

What happened here?

Um...

...a couple years ago, um,

Graham and I were
trying for a second.

But there was,
um, complications.

And when I wouldn't
stop bleeding,

they said that there was
nothing they could do,

so...

they had to give me an
emergency hysterectomy.

Oh, honey.

I don't know, I just...

I lost it.

'Cause, you know,

that's that.

And Graham, he tried to help me.

He tried to understand,
but he didn't get it.

I don't think he ever did.

And so I started drinking a lot.

And the night of the
accident, I was...

I was really f*cked up.

And I know that what I lost

doesn't make me any
less of a woman.

But I can't help feeling like...

...I don't know...

...I'm broken.

[Margo] No.

Sophie,

you're perfect just
the way you are.

You hear me?

There's something about you that

makes me want to protect you.

That's why it scares me.

People are gonna
be asking questions

about that night,

about Brad and Abby.

And so I'm just worrying about

how it's gonna look to people...

you know, Jed, Graham...

that the boys were here.

[Sophie] Oh, f*ck.

Yeah, the boys, I know.

So maybe if anyone asks,

it was just us here that night.

♪ ♪

Just us.

How you holding up, Pete?

It's been hard.

The kids are upset.

Bev saw you drinking.

Drinking something
out of a paper bag


is what she said.

I won't deny you your grief,
but there is a feeling

that maybe you were
too close to Abby.

OK... Clint, I would never.

These kids look up to you.

How are you going to
guide them through this

when you're too
broken up yourself?

Come on now...

look, I'll pull it together.

But these kids have questions.

And no offense, but
it is me, not you,


that they come looking
to for answers.

You are too familiar with them.

And this is not Louisiana.

Louisiana.

You know, when you
brought me here,

you said fresh start.

And I thought all that
Louisiana nonsense...

There's not going to be a
third act for you here, Pastor.

Now, this is not
me casting you out.


This is me asking
you to step aside

for the greater good.

Do you understand me?

I understand you
clear as a damn bell.

[tense music plays]

♪ ♪

[soft country music playing]

♪ ♪

[knock on door]

[sighs]

[Jill] Hi.

This was out here for you.

I just wanted to
see how you're doing

away from all the chaos.

Looks like you've had
plenty of visitors, though.

I did send over an
edible arrangement.

Did you get it?

Uh-huh.

Look, I understand

why you were so...
protective earlier.

I get it.

You and me aren't so different.

I'm a mama bear too.

So anyway, I spoke to Clint,

and the church is going
to put up a reward.

A reward?

I know the police
are doing their job,

but maybe they could
use a little help

encouraging the public.

I mean, whatever it takes
to find whoever did this

and bring them to justice.

As long as whoever isn't Brad.

[soft dramatic music plays]

Well,

anything you need,

you just let us know.

Yeah, sure.

♪ ♪

[somber music plays]

♪ ♪

[crying]

♪ ♪

Well, that was really something.

Yeah, it was, wasn't it?

Yeah. [laughs]

So I guess I'll see you.

Not if I see you first.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Hey, everything's gonna be OK.

[Graham] So how was your day?

-It was good.
-[Graham] Mm.

It was really good. It's fine.

[Graham] What'd you do?

[Sophie moaning]

I... I went through some
of the boxes in the garage.

[Graham] Great.

Well, how was camp, bud?

Wyatt K. is mean.

-[phone pings]
-[Graham] Oh, no.

What happened?

[Jack] He called me stupid.

[Graham] Well, that wasn't
very nice of him, was it?


Maybe he was just
having a bad day.


Hey, Mom, no phones
at the table.

Mom.

Sorry, baby. You're right.

Who was that?

Uh, just Margo.

She was just telling me
about the vigil tonight

for Abby Jackson.

The whole town is
gonna be there.


sh*t. You're right.

I guess I should
make an appearance,

get some face time with Jed.

I'll call the babysitter.

You want to watch a
movie tonight, bud?

Yeah.

There you go.

Good. Great.

That works out well.

[Jed] Everybody's making
hay about this, huh?


This is not how I
expected the spotlight

to come to Maple Brook.

I can already tell I'm
gonna be sick of Jonny

preening around on Fox News.

You hear what Clint's doing?

He's putting up a reward.

Yeah, well, it's
not a competition.

A girl is dead.

I know that,
obviously. Obviously.

It's just, everybody else
is pitching in and helping.

Is it wrong of me to hear
the call to serve as well?

No, it's not wrong.

Well, thanks for that.

Appreciate you being supportive.

[soft guitar music playing]

♪ ♪

[Nina] ♪ Thou my best thought ♪

♪ By day or by night ♪

♪ Waking or sleeping ♪

♪ Thy presence my light ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Be thou my wisdom ♪

♪ And thou my true word ♪

♪ I ever with thee ♪

[Jamie] There you go.

And we're gonna
be lighting these


soon as the sun goes down,
so thank you all for coming.

[Graham] Hi.

[Jamie] Hey.

So glad you made it.

[Sophie] Oh.

I'm sorry for your loss.

-Thank you.
-Uh, excu... excuse me.

Uh, do you two know each other?

Oh, um, Graham, this is Jamie.

Jamie is a family
friend of the Banks's.

Oh, OK.

It's nice to meet you, Jamie.

I'm sure we'll, uh...
we'll see you around.

Yeah, dude.

Sophie, Graham, come over here.

Guess the g*ng's all here.

Uh, where did you meet that kid?

Oh, um, you met him
too, at the car wash.

-[Graham] Oh.
-[Sophie] Remember?

-[Margo] Hi.
-[Sophie] Hi.

Graham.

Good of you to come.

Yeah, of course, of course.

-Hi, Margo.
-Hi, Graham.

♪ ♪

[officer] Let's follow up
in the morning, though.

Oh, Detective Flynn, I
know you're headed out.

Oof!

Just about gave
myself a Charley horse

running over here.

But that detective over
in Winnsboro called again

about the shootout
at the Penny Pantry.

-Mm-hmm.
-There's something about a g*n.

[tense music plays]

[Clint] Abigail Lynn Jackson.

Abby's going home now.

And I look out at this crowd,

all these people who
loved her so much.

And I want to tell
you something.


My family,

Jill and Brad and I,

we are hurting just like you.

Now, grief isn't the
only thing we're feeling.


We're also feeling anger.

[crowd mutters]

Impatience for
justice to be served.


And that is why

Holy Horizon will be putting up

a $100,000 reward for
information that leads

to the arrest of Abby's k*ller.

[crowd muttering]

Showtime.

[Clint] So... so
that means, y'all,


if you know something,

if you see something,
tell the police.

-So sorry, Starr.
-Let the authorities know.

-[person] Ms. Jackson.
-[person] Mr. Banks.

[crowd muttering]

Thank you, Reverend.

I believe Jed Banks
has a word to say.

[microphone whines]

Thank you, Reverend.

Your generosity of spirit
will not be forgotten.

A beautiful girl like Abby

with a future brighter
than the stars at night

should be able to
walk home safely

without fear in her heart.

But that ain't the
world we're living in.

Living in a dangerous world

among dangerous people.

Porous borders.

Statehouse chickens
that don't give a damn.


No, they don't.

I see crime as a cancer.

And you can't stop a cancer till
you dig it out from the root.

That's why every
God-fearing American

must have the right to bear arms

-the way they see fit.
-[crowd cheering]

And that's a right that
needs to be protected

and exercised.

And I'll make damn
sure that it is

when I become the next governor
of the great state of Texas.

[cheers and applause]

That's right.

Now, Margo, will you
come up, please, darling?

Come on up.

[crowd chattering]

Ladies and gentlemen,
my wife, Margo Banks.

[cheers and applause]

The next First Lady of Texas.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you all. Thank
you, everybody.


I know I can count
on your support.


[sirens wailing]

I'm gonna need every
single one of you.


Thank you all and God
bless Abby Jackson.


[sirens wailing]

[dramatic music plays]

What's going on?

Maybe they found
something out about Abby.

Evening, folks.

♪ ♪

Sophie O'Neil,

I'm gonna need you to come
down to the station with us.

What? Why?

Sir, we'd rather not get
into all that out here.

Well, uh... well, she's
not going anywhere.

So what the hell is this?

Your wife's handgun was used
at a robbery down in Winnsboro.

And we need to speak
with her about it.

[Graham] No, no.
That's ridiculous.

She doesn't... she
doesn't have a g*n.

We're not g*n people.

I don't even know
where Winnsboro is.

Ma'am, if you can
just come with us.

No, no, no. This is insane.

You cannot just come
up to people and...

Sir, I need you to step aside.

You need me to step aside?

Sir, we ran the ballistics.

I... I don't... I
don't understand.

Your g*n was used to
k*ll Abby Jackson.

[crowd gasping]

[person] What is
he talking about?


♪ ♪

I just need you to come with us.

We're just gonna
talk about it, OK?

[Graham] No, that's ridiculous.

[Flynn] Everything's
gonna be OK.

-[Graham] Sophie, just...
-Get me a lawyer.

[Graham] Yeah, yeah, I will.

Excuse me, sir, do not
put your hands on me, sir.

Soph, I will take care of it.

[singer] ♪ Agony
seems to follow me ♪


♪ Why won't it let me be? ♪

♪ Dragging me down ♪

♪ Memories always find a way ♪

♪ In the end they stay ♪

♪ Dragging me down ♪

♪ It won't be long now ♪

♪ So hold fast ♪

♪ Go down with the ship ♪

♪ Letting go Gets the
crack of the whip ♪


♪ ♪

♪ The only constant
Now is change ♪


♪ ♪

♪ Hold fast ♪

♪ Go down with the ship ♪

♪ The only constant
Now is change ♪


♪ ♪

♪ Break the chain ♪

♪ Break the chain ♪