Under the Banner of Heaven

I can't remember--

whose birthday is it today? - It's ours!

- Oh, my gosh, how old are they?

- It's ours. We're eight. - They're eight?

- Is it your birthday? - Oh, my gosh.

You trying to pick her up? - Yeah.

Oh, gosh. Oh, gosh.

You really are eight. You're so strong.

Hey, honey, do you think

you can still make your you-know-what?

Pineapple upside down cake!

- I wanna flip it! - You wanna flip it?

I don't know, Annie, it's a science.

- Arms up. - Hey.

Arms down.

Can you do the chicken?

Can you-- -

Dad? Yeah, honey?

Will I keep wearing this?

Your CTR ring?

[Billy Ocean's "I Can Dream About You" playing on radio]

Choose the right.

See, baptism is your first covenant to heavenly Father,

and it's gonna wash away all those little baby sins.

But then after that, any new sin is yours to repent.

And this ring is gonna remind you

to obey heavenly Father's commandment.

Choose the right.

Look at me.

Come to America,

where the Prophet Joseph Smith has unearthed a New Testament

of the everlasting Gospel of Christ,

which vanquishes the lie of original sin

that our children are inherently evil,

for mankind is inherently good.

Come to America and hear a true prophet

share how the Lord God Almighty speaks directly to us all.

Come to America

for the gathering of Israel to build a new Zion.

Come to America.

Mornin'. - Good morning.

Couldn't you rest?

It was a very exciting night.

Yeah, two males in custody,

and you've kept them separate, right?

Allen didn't see Robin being brought in,

I made sure of that.

Any updates? Nothing yet.

You share any details with Robin about this case?

Zippo. So if he knows anything

about what happened here...

Think it's as good as a confession.

Morning.

Sister Seacat? - Yeah.

- Hi, how are you? I'm Detective Pyre.

Is it all right if we ask you a few questions

about what you may have seen last night?

- Um, yeah, of course. All right.

So spare no details, whatever you remember.

Okay. Um, four men.

Two in the backseat of a car parked, uh, there.

And a third one went in the front door.

When I came out for more groceries,

the fourth one was gone.

And, uh, can you describe the car?

Maybe it was blue or green.

I--I didn't look closely.

- Do you think you can recall what these--

these men looked like?

- Um, th--they had beards, like, um, pioneer men,

the kind you come across down South or--

or up the mountains here.

Like all Mormon prophets.

Do you know if that neighbor's right,

hiding in those hills would be good cover

for bearded mountain men.

Heaven knows they'd stick out down here in the valley.

Mm. - Might wanna check

with Forest Services. - Maybe she's right.

We have no motive to speak of.

We have no idea who the other three men could be

or if they could be after anyone else.

We could call in the press, get the public's eye out.

- I don't know, Chief will wanna make

that call when he gets back.

But update the APB to include three bearded men,

armed and dangerous, and see if anything unusual

is coming from Forest Services, and maybe I'll--

and I'll head back, see if I can get Robin talking...

before we need more body bags.

- Crime lab just called. - Mm.

- Allen's prints weren't at Robin's place,

but they're all over his own house.

- Well, it is his home. What about the--

the handprint on the nursery door?

It wasn't Allen's.

It wasn't his in the blood by the front door, either.

They're looking for Robin's prints now?

Yes, sir.

- Sister Dorren, it is Brother Pyre.

It is always a joy to hear from you, brother.

Hm, how can I help?

- Oh, well, I'm in a bind. I'm on a case,

and I can't get home to help with my--

my daughters' birthday party.

Oh, I know how important

those little girls are to you.

I will call my sisters into service.

Oh, Sister, you're a lifesaver.

I appreciate it so much. Thank you.

But since I have you, I heard a rumor.

Was a Lafferty hurt?

Mind if I put some music on, brother?

It's been a long day already.

I find our tabernacle choir real comforting.

["Battle Hymn of the Republic" playing]

Oh, that's good.

You know this model?

- It's top of the line, I hear, but if you could show me

around her bells and whistles,

I'd be real appreciative, Brother.

No? Never seen this one?

- I'll leave the choir on for you.

Brother?

Yeah.

Why am I here?

- Well, I--I don't wanna keep you here

any longer than I have to.

It's the truth.

So is there anything other than the bonfire in your backyard

that I should be concerned about?

I'm a good LDS man.

I've been a bishop and a seminary teacher.

Oh, no, I appreciate that.

I--when I was a boy, I got up sunrise

five days a week for seminary, so.

Let's just see if we can resolve this quickly.

Your wife said there was an electrical issue in your house.

- Yes. - But that doesn't explain

why you ran from my officers.

Well, from 1795 on,

the government began discarding God's wisdom,

restricting the very thing that our founding fathers

held dearest-- our God-given freedom,

so I ran from wrongful persecution

for failing to follow wayward laws

that harm our LDS families.

No?

Do we not risk more eternal consequence than prison bars

if we follow unjust, unholy laws, Brother?

Morning.

Get any sleep last night?

- If--if I sleep, then I'll wake up.

And if I'm still here,

then it isn't just a nightmare.

I'd like your help, Allen.

But first, I gotta clear something up.

Why did you have Brenda's blood on your knees

and on your hands?

I knelt down in it

to pray for her

and for our baby girl.

- Thought you'd lost your faith.

It was, uh...

My last unanswered prayer.

Say I believe you--

that bearded men did invade your family

and your home--

I would need names.

I would need descriptions if--if I have any chance

of finding out who did this to Brenda and Erica.

I only saw them once.

I was on a tiling job.

Dan was with me.

This would have been about a year ago.

He--he kept asking me to go to this--

go to this meeting with him that night.

I--I can't, um, remember the name of the group.

There was a group?

Yeah, something patriotic.

It was about fighting taxes.

Anyway, um, when our work was done,

this car pulled up with two men in it.

Uh, one was old.

Uh, he had white hair and, um, this long, braided beard.

He--he looked at me, right at me,

and smiled, like--like he knew everything about me.

- And then the other man? - Uh, yeah, he was round.

He had dark hair--brown.

Anyway, Dan got in the car, and--and they drove off.