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First while on Fargo.

Oh, you think this is the one that killed all those people over in Bemidji?

Could be.

I mean, you're saying this is all some big coincidence?

Suddenly we got four victims in 24 hours, yourself included.

My wife is dead, and you're harassing me. Just leave poor Lester alone, will

Found this on my windshield last week. You got bronzer on your blackmail note.

I'm taking over.

I ran his plate, and it turns out that the car was registered to one of your

victims. 30 milligrams.

I don't think two of these think you're going to nap. It's basically speed.

Like a nightmare.

I told you. I know a guy.

You know a guy.

A guy.

Better be some guy's daughter.

He gave up everything.

Gave up? What did we have?

Death.

Screaming phone call.

Bill collectors at the door.

At least it was warm.

What? You brought that.

Five dollars. It was all I had.

Idiot. The boy's gonna freeze.

We can't stay here.

I know.

I'll think of something. Think of what?

Gasoline? Yeah, from your brain into... Will you shut up? I gotta think.

Lord, let me get through this.

That's my gas and a warm bed.

Let us prosper even in the smallest of ways.

I'll be your humble servant for the rest of my days.

Oh, God.

My God.

Oh, God, my God.

Thank you, God.

I

can't believe

he wouldn't stop.

A family vehicle.

A baby in a car.

Who doesn't stop for a baby in a car?

God is real.

We're going to freeze to death because a man that hasn't showered since the 70s

couldn't be bothered to apply the brakes. God is real.

God is real.

Nothing here.

No wildlife in your pipes?

Water heater's clean?

I'm not sure how you got blood in your shower.

Are you sure it wasn't rust?

Listen to me.

It sounded like a band -aid fell out.

It was buckets.

Literally buckets of blood.

Oh. Like in a horror film, huh?

And with the dead dog you mentioned, too. Sounds like a bad day.

Yeah. Do you see any signs of tampering?

Tampering?

Yeah.

Screws loosened recently or holes that blood could have been injected.

Injected? What the heck do you think had happened here?

Nothing.

Thanks for your time.

You know, I think your commercial's on TV.

July and January.

You got any, like, gift certificates?

The wife, she... Get the hell out of here. Sure. Okay.

Uh, say, you ever read the Bible?

What?

The Bible.

You know, the big book.

All that blood made me think of it. You know, Moses and the, like...

And God sent a plague of blood upon the land.

Better get right with the Lord. You know what I'm... What did you say?

Nothing.

Say it again.

No. What did you say to me? Say it again!

Let him go. What did you say?

He's just a damn woman. Let him go!

He's crazy.

You're crazy!

Ah, hold your horse.

Car 39, this is dispatch.

Come in.

Yeah, the 39, over.

Car 39, you need to follow up on a report. Murdered canine at 1301 Bird

Over.

Is that a... Can you call it a murder if it's a... Anywho, that's animal

controls purview.

Yeah.

Come on, that guy is always sick. What's he got, the cancer?

Over. Yeah, leukemia.

Over.

Gee, that is, that's awful.

Uh, okay.

Well, uh, 3 -9, car 3 -9 responding.

Over and out.

Oh, gee.

It's him.

It's him.

Freeze!

Don't... Put your hands where I can see... Where I can see them.

I'm just on a call.

Drop it.

Yeah, just as soon as I finish.

This is to leave.

Package requested.

Frank Peterson.

Okay, all good. See?

Put it down.

It's a new phone.

Now!

Okay.

Okay, um... Uh, uh, turn around and put your hands on your head.

What's this all about, officer?

You know what this is about.

Okay, um, put your, uh, your left hand around your, uh, the back of your...

Yeah.

Okay.

Now the other one.

Slowly.

Am I under arrest?

You're handcuffed. Of course you're under arrest.

On what charge?

It, uh... We'll figure that out at the station.

Okay.

Alright.

Back to the car.

You're making a mistake.

Be quiet.

You're making a mistake.

I said quiet.

That's what you're going to say a couple hours from now.

You're making a mistake.

Got one.

What was he? Mean to a cat?

Murder and car thievery, all right? This fella's wanted for the triple homicide

in the midget. Oh, now, hold on a sec.

It's like I told this young fella. This is a boondoggle, plain and simple.

Save it, Cochise.

Now, I'm going to ink your right hand.

Press each finger individually against the book.

If you try anything, I can't promise your fingers won't get broke.

Okay, message received, young fella.

You won't get no pushback from me.

Son of a... Molly, call on two.

Yeah, it's Albertson. Yeah, hey, it's Gus.

I got him.

Who's this then?

Yeah, Gus Grimley from over Duluth. You know, we had the milkshakes the other...

Oh, yeah. Hey, how's it going?

Yeah, real good.

So, I was on patrol earlier responding to a 613 and... What's that?

Dead dog, the foul play suspected. And I see this fella, and he's standing by a

van, and it was him.

Him who? The fella from Mr. Nygaard's car.

The driver?

Yeah, yeah, the one I let go.

But there he was. I mean, just, you know, just standing there making a call

his... So what did you... I stopped and arrested him, of course.

Arrested him?

Yeah, for the murders.

I am looking at the guy right now.

The lieutenant's going to have a chat with him. I thought you might want to...

Yeah, yep. Okay, I'm getting in my car.

Great.

I'll be there just as soon as I am.

Yeah, I'll tell the lieutenant to wait for you.

Thanks. Yeah, you're welcome.

Yeah, okay, so we've been putting in a lot of hours on the cheat, but the

weather service is tracking a big storm.

They're looking at Wednesday night, Thursday early a .m. High winds,

the whole shebang. So if you want to make extra money plowing, see Cindy.

Same goes for traffic duty, et cetera.

But I don't want this impacting everyday doings. So don't sign up unless your

workload is cleared. Chief, they got him.

Who? Duluth PD.

You know who they get?

Oh, yeah. A fella driving Lester's stolen car.

Deputy pulled him in an hour ago.

How come they called you?

Pardon? Well, you're not even on the case. How come they called you?

I just, well, the other day a deputy drove down from Duluth, and, you know,

and I talked us all.

Well, that's irregular.

They should talk to the officer in charge.

Yeah. Yeah, so I was thinking I'd drive up there, you know, talk to the suspect.

On account of, you know, I think he's the fella who put the naked guy in the

trunk. Nah.

Should be me.

You said he was driving Lester's car. That's my case.

Plus, Vern takes precedent.

Okay, but he... Knutson, you're in charge until I get back. Okie dokie,

down four.

Can I

pick up a

few things?

You've been waiting in the car.

No, Kitty said I should. I mean...

I want to be here for you. Oh, jeez.

They just... They leave it like that?

You know, the blood?

Yeah, it's, uh... You know, they gave me a number to call, a service.

Let's try. I got it.

all time I think you won the lottery but I think that you need to ask yourself

was it worth it worth what

Press me up? No, we're good. Just the chat, please.

Everything okay?

He's just not there.

For Christ's sake, man!

You got two minutes.

Okay, thanks a lot, sir.

Don Chump?

Uh, yeah?

There's a phone call for you.

A what now?

A telephone.

You can take it right here at the counter.

Hello? I have them.

Who is this?

Well, let's figure this out together. Who knows you're at the pet store right

now? My mom.

Do I sound like your mom?

Uh, no.

Hold on. Does your mom know why you're at that pet store right now?

She thinks I'm getting a cat.

Okay, I don't have time for this.

Can I have them, yes or no?

Yeah, but only a hundred.

Okay, well, there are three other pet stores in the city, so hit them all.

I'm in jail. I'll be out in a few hours.

What?

Time's up.

Okay, two hours. Come get me.

And this is the deputy who affected the arrest?

Yeah, nice work there.

He give you much of a fight?

Uh, no, sir.

Bill Oswalt's the chief over Bemidji.

Ah.

Molly come?

Who? Uh, deputy over my office.

Sounds like your man's got a thing for her.

Lock that shit down, Grimley.

This is a murder case.

Yes, sir.

So we got a name on the guy?

Yes, sir. Driver's license is Frank Peterson and an address up in Baudette.

Peterson, eh?

I knew a Jay Peterson once. Had a dwarf arm.

What about evidence?

Sir? Yeah, proof of his connection to the crime.

You see, you stopped him driving Lester's car?

Yes, sir, but I didn't know that it was stolen. Why let him go?

Yeah, but you pulled prints from the impounded vehicle?

No, sir.

Tech said it was wiped clean.

Yeah.

Well, we got a photo, though, right? I mean, dashboard camera from the car

You know, proof he's our guy.

No, sir. My camera hasn't worked for weeks, but Molly's got a picture. It's

the file she showed me. Yeah.

She did?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, this fella... It's kind of hard to see, though.

It's grainy.

You sure this is our guy?

Yeah, no, that's our guy.

I'm positive.

Yeah, I'm Lieutenant Schmidt.

This is Bill Oswald, Chief over Bemidji.

Yeah, Frank Peterson. I'm the minister up in Bodette.

Go Bears.

Minister.

Yeah, Bodette Lutheran. Six years now. Frank Peterson for that Aberdeen.

So, you know, I'm not used to having a firearm stuck in my face, which I know

the Lord tests you in all kinds of ways, but who, partner, that's a heart

stopper.

Cut the shit.

You were pulled over Tuesday night driving a stolen car. No, sir.

I think I'd remember that.

Plus, Tuesday's bingo night at the church. We had a full house.

Florence Nightgarden won the entire pot, if I'm not mistaken.

And we can check on that.

Oh, sure. Yes, sir.

You could call Florence herself.

Or Jim Avery. He's our alderman.

Deputy Grimley. Oh, that's the fella.

Deputy Grimley pulled his pistol, pointed it right at me, thought I was

have a heart attack.

But, you know, after he told me about those homicides over Bemidji, I thought,

Frank, I mean, you can't blame the guy for being a little jumpy, horror show

like that.

I have a cousin who lived in Bemidji back in the 90s, out near Leech Lake,

he moved to Anchorage in 03.

I said, what, Minnesota's not cold enough for you?

We had a good laugh about that.

Also, you're saying you weren't pulled over for speeding.

No, sir.

I'm a cautious driver by nature on account of my eyesight.

Glaucoma, they say it is.

Only in the one eye, but you can't be too careful. That's what I tell my

parishioners.

Forgiveness, that's the heart of the good book.

Turn the other cheek, second chances, amen.

So no, I don't hold a grudge against the deputy.

Though I'm lucky I had my nitroglycerin pills with me, I tell you.

Okay,

well, sit tight.

We're going to make some calls. Check your story.

Just pick a name out of the phone book. Everybody up there knows me.

Yeah.

like a call was placed to your motel from the victim's house the night Pearl

Nygaard was killed.

You said that on the phone.

Great.

So, uh, you remember any CD types checking in last week?

Possible, uh, head injury?

I thought on it on the way over. There was a fella checked in around then. Had

bump on his head.

Gave me guff when I asked him if he had any pets.

Oh, yeah?

This fella, maybe?

Yeah.

That's him.

Huh.

You don't sound too happy about it.

Well, he just wasn't very nice, is all.

Brought my book like you asked.

Fella paid cash, I think, but I make everyone put their name in the ledger.

There you go.

Yeah.

Lauren Malvo.

See, uh, you remember finding anything odd when you cleaned his room?

What do you mean, add?

Like, out of the ordinary.

Memorable, I guess.

Well, he had some tokens from over the lucky penny.

You don't say.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

All right, then. Well, it looks like he's a pretty well -respected member of

community up there.

We just had to call and verify. Thanks for your time.

Grimley. Where you been? I've been trying to call you all day.

Thought you were coming.

Tried. Are you in the room?

Yeah, they just talked to him.

Why not you?

Me? No, I do animal control mostly.

Listen, I got a name for the suspect.

Lorne Malvo.

He used it to check into a motel.

Lorne Malvo, huh?

Oh, they're coming out. I'll call you back. Sorry again for the confusion,

Pastor. We're just glad nobody got hurt.

You're letting them go? Death's duty, two weeks.

No, just a... Three weeks. For P... You're making a mistake.

Grimley, with me, now.

You pointed your service weapon at a civilian. No, a damn minister on a

street. No evidence, no fingerprints, nothing.

What about the picture?

That's the Pruder film in the file.

Hell, son, that could be a photo of my mama for all I know. No, no, it's him. I

know it's him.

Negatory. We checked his story. It tracks.

He's lying.

You have a blessed day.

How can you do that?

What's that, son?

Just lie like that.

I sure hope you catch that fella killed all those people.

I'll be praying on it.

Lauren Malvo.

Did you know the human eye can see more shades of green than any other color?

What? I said, did you know that the human eye can see more shades of green

any other color?

My question for you is why?

Just hold on.

When you figure out the answer to my question, then you'll have the answer to

yours.

Where are they?

In the back.

Can't you hear?

They're driving me crazy.

Yeah? Yeah, Mr. Neidhart, this is Dave from Dillard Denso. Oh, yeah, I'm going

to pick her up probably Friday.

No, sir, I'm supposed to tell you your car is not ready yet.

What do you mean?

It's, uh, well, forensic team is looking at it.

Forensic? Yes, sir, just routine, but I can't release the car to you until they

release it to me, so I'll call you when it's done, okay?

Bye now.

Hey, mister.

I'm in a meeting.

I said I'm in a meeting.

I think I might be in a bit of trouble here.

Or are you not?

What kind of trouble? Well, I'm in the trunk of a car.

What? A car.

In the trunk.

You're in the trunk of your car?

No, not my car. It's these two fellas. You see the thing?

I think I may have been kidnapped is the thing.

What? Yeah, they got me in the trunk.

I don't even know where we're going.

Did you say you got kidnapped?

Lester, where are you?

I'll call the cops.

No, no, no.

Don't, don't, don't call them.

Yeah, I guess I'm pranking you.

What?

That's all.

They're going to say it.

I, Lester Nygaard.

You're going to say it.

I, Lester Nygaard.

I, Lester Nygaard.

Letter.

What? I, Lester Nygaard. Kill. No, no, you see, I did not kill. Lester. They're

going to say it. One way or the other. Okay? All right? Killed Sam House.

I didn't kill him?

Yes, you did.

No, I didn't. Okay.

Then who was it? The man.

Who's the man?

The man.

Who's him?

Who? Who is him?

What? Who? What God?

Is this your car, sir? What?

Is this your car? No.

No.

I need a ride back to town.

Not a taxi service. What?

I said we're not a taxi service. Please, I just... I just need... Just give me a

damn ride. Oh.

Hey, sir.

No, I gotta arrest you. Oh, good, good. Let's go.

Yeah, this guy's 3108.

I'm coming in with a 313.

Copy, 3108. Yeah, guy punched me.

Not for Christ's sake.

How many times?

Not now.

Not now.

Look, I want to talk about mom. I said not now. You're not being very nice.

Nice?

You think we go down to the car dealership by a car with nice?

You think the girls at the pudding bar care about nice?

This pillow will be killed, son.

No Don't killer be

killed

And then the little tequila guy.

Looks like you already had a few. Well, then they're working, right?

What are you looking at?

You know,

I'll tell you something.

will put your

He was about to send a search party.

Yeah. Sorry.

Then he said Bill's on his way back. What happened?

Well, they let him go.

Malvo.

Yeah, he had an alibi. It checked out. But it's him.

How do you know?

Because I said the name Lorne Malvo and he stopped and he looked at me real

funny.

And then he said like a riddle.

Is that about a riddle?

Like, um...

How come the human eye can see more shades of green than any other color?

Because of predators.

Used to be we were monkeys, right? And in the woods, in the jungle,

green. So in order to not get eaten by panthers and bears and the like, we had

to be able to see them, you know, grass and trees and such.

Predators.

So what do we do now?

That chicken pot pie?

Leave it up, Rummy.

Yes, and I like that! Ask the question all over this country.

Have you ever mistreated anybody in order to advance yourself?

If you have, it's coming up again.

Now I get it.