Sheriff Country

Previously on Sheriff Country...

Say hello to Dawson Raines.

Based off his record alone,

he's our best suspect.

You could've blown your cover.

You can't be carrying around oxy, Brandon.

You said you grabbed the knife.

-What did you do with it? -I dropped it.

Cassidy just got back from the crime scene.

The murder weapon's gone, Mickey.

I'd advise you not to leave Edgewater County.

I bought the knife.

You bought the knife?

Michaela Francis Fox, we have a warrant

to search the premises.

I need you to step out

of the house, please.

-(knocking on door) Hey, are you here?

Open up, it's Skye.

: I'm sorry about earlier.

Can we talk?

Please?

Are you here?

Brandon?

Brandon?

Brandon?

Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.

Brandon, wake up.

: No, no. No...

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-Any sign of the knife? -Nothing so far.

I can't believe this is happening.

It's happening.

You have no right to be here.

Don't say you have a warrant, 'cause I don't give a damn

-what a piece of paper says. Dad.

Hey. A heads-up would've been nice.

I thought you moved off of Skye.

What happened to the other suspects?

You know I can't talk to you, Mickey.

I just want to know what grounds you have for the warrant.

What grounds? How about you handcuffed Brandon,

threw him in your car and confiscated his drugs

without writing a report?

That's what this is about? I let him go.

Yeah, and 48 hours later, he was dead, Mickey.

It's suspect.

You know the kind of cop who arrests someone

and doesn't report it.

A dirty cop.

The kind of cop who would help her kid

cover up a murder.

Of course the judge signed their warrant.

Skye bought the knife.

The receipt is upstairs in her room.

I was going to call you, before...

We're looking for the receipt for the murder weapon, a knife.

Check the bedrooms, focus on Skye's.

Why didn't you tell me?

I'd have gotten rid of the receipt.

No, no, you can't take that. It's not mine.

-Mom, Brandon gave that to me. It's his. -Okay. All right.

-It's okay. Hey. -His songs are in there, he trusted...

That doesn't matter right now.

Okay? I need you to stay calm.

Come here, sit down.

What is she doing here?

Standard protocol is the occupants

-wait outside. -This is my house, Ruben.

-I'm still the sheriff. -At the moment, Mickey,

you're the subject of a search warrant.

Hey, Mickey. I got here as fast as I could.

Left a message for Katie, she's gonna fight this warrant.

This is a baseless fishing expedition.

-Hey. Hey, I know, I know. -(whimpering)

-It's gonna be okay. District Attorney,

we found the receipt.

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Mom?

Uh, uh, Boone, wait, wait.

-Skye Fraley... Mom?

...you're under arrest for the murder of Brandon Debrauske.

-What? -This is garbage.

This is your case? A-A receipt? That's nothing.

-It's just a receipt. Your daughter had a blowout

fight with the victim, then lied to deputies about it.

She had motive and she had means.

And the murder weapon that so conveniently

-went missing, she bought it. -(handcuffs clicking)

Does that sound like nothing to you?

Just stay with her, please,

and don't take her in the front entrance.

You're gonna be okay. I promise you.

-I will see you at the station. -All right.

I'm right behind you.

What the hell were you thinking?

I wasn't. I...

If I thought detaining Brandon was gonna lead to a warrant...

I'm not even talking about that.

You jacking that kid is the only thing

you've done that I actually understand.

You practically handed Boone the receipt.

What about you? You told her to lie to me.

-The hell I did. -"Don't talk to the cops,

don't tell them anything"?

-I was talking about Boone. -I'm a cop, Dad!

She took your advice. She didn't tell him about the knife,

and she's on her way to jail.

You still don't get it, do you?

No, you think that you can just go and check off

the little boxes and the system's gonna protect you.

Well, you're the damn sheriff,

and they just jacked your kid out the door

-for a crime she didn't commit. -You cost us time.

If I'd known about it,

I-I could've gotten ahead of this thing,

I-I could have talked to Boone,

but instead, you had to stick it

-to the man. -All right, stop it!

We can either sit here and-and keep aiming blame

at one another or we can come up with a plan

that's gonna help our girl.

'Cause every second that we waste

is time that she doesn't have.

And whose fault is that, that we're out of time?

I was crazy to think that you could ever change.

Gina.

She's fine, Mickey.

They're just getting ready to process her.

I need Brandon Debrauske's case file now.

Gina, Gina, don't move.

-Don't move. -Don't tell her what to do.

Case files, now. -Mickey.

Please go home. You're only making things worse.

You need to leave, Mickey.

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I answer

to the voters of Edgewater County.

They get to tell me when to leave, not you.

If you don't walk out of here right now,

I'll charge you as an accessory to murder.

This is about the election, isn't it?

You want to be attorney general.

No, no, it is. Everyone knows you're running.

"Crusader D.A. puts away sheriff's daughter"?

That should get you some headlines.

-Get her out of here, Boone. Mickey,

we are still gathering evidence.

You know me.

I will chase down every lead.

There are no other leads.

And no other suspects.

With all due respect,

I've been running this investigation.

I've got a better read on the players,

and frankly, I don't feel comfortable...

I don't care about your comfort level, Deputy.

You are way too close to this case.

My office will be taking over this investigation.

And make no mistake, I will bring charges

against anyone in this department who is compromised.

Do not let her back in the building.

You know what?

I am stepping back.

I've worked in this office 20 years.

I've taken, what, four days off?

Hold my calls, Gina.

Mickey, please, please,

whatever you are thinking about doing, don't.

I'm out of the office.

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I can't do this right now, Dawson.

I heard about Skye, I just wanted

-to see if you were okay. -My daughter

is gonna spend the rest of her life in jail

if I don't find who killed Brandon.

Want to ask me again?

Look.

This Brandon kid, he was in the game, right?

He's small-time, he wouldn't be on the DEA's radar.

I got sources up and down the food chain. I can help you.

-It would totally blow your cover. -Let me worry about that.

You've spent an entire year building your case.

Completely cut off from all your family and friends,

and everyone you know.

Not everyone.

I-I'm not gonna let you do this for me.

You don't trust me. That's why you won't let me help.

-I don't have time for this... -No, no, listen, that's it.

-You don't trust me. You don't trust anybody. -Fine, I don't trust you.

I don't know you.

I don't even know if your real name is Dawson.

I messed up. I messed up so bad.

I wasn't there when she needed me.

-Just... -I-I have to go.

Hey! Do I have to hand out tickets for loitering?

This office does not grind to a halt

because Mickey Fox decides to take a vacation.