1990
FBI Agent Ray Levoi, a man of Sioux heritage, is sent to a South Dakota reservation to investigate the murder of Leo Fast Elk, where he clashes with local tribal police officer Walter Crow Horse and experiences visions connecting him to his ancestral past. As Ray delves deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy involving uranium mining on sacred land and the FBI's cover-up, leading him to suspect his own partner, Frank Couture, and other agents. Ray and Crow Horse discover the body of activist Maggie Eagle Bear, further exposing the extent of the corruption and the danger they face. The two men are cornered by federal agents at The Stronghold, where a tense standoff with armed tribal members ensues. Ray ultimately exposes the truth, and though he leaves the reservation, he embraces his heritage, symbolized by a sacred pipe left for him by Crow Horse.
Save the Cat beat sheet
FBI agent Ray Levoi is dispatched to a South Dakota reservation to investigate the murder of Leo Fast Elk.
Open full beat sheetRay Levoi is listed as FBI Special Agent. Intense young man, late 20s/early 30s, close-cropped black hair, 1/8th American Indian (Sioux) heritage. In the parsed data, Ray Levoi is connected to 53 scenes, 87 dialogue lines, 88 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
53 scenes / 87 dialogue linesFrank Couture is listed as FBI Special Agent. Veteran agent, 30 years in the Bureau, cynical, experienced, fatherly but tough. In the parsed data, Frank Couture is connected to 25 scenes, 61 dialogue lines, 61 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
25 scenes / 61 dialogue linesWalter Crow Horse is listed as Tribal Police Officer. Portly Oglala Sioux, late 30s, wears braids and aviator shades, expert tracker. In the parsed data, Walter Crow Horse is connected to 20 scenes, 66 dialogue lines, 66 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
20 scenes / 66 dialogue linesGrandpa Samuel Reaches is listed as Sioux Elder / Medicine Man. Rail-thin, ancient, holds deep spiritual authority. In the parsed data, Grandpa Samuel Reaches is connected to 9 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 28.
9 scenes / 3 dialogue linesOliver Clear Moon is listed as Tribal President. Small man, late 50s, wears bifocals and a straw cowboy hat. In the parsed data, Oliver Clear Moon is connected to 6 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 11 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
6 scenes / 11 dialogue linesJimmy Looks Twice is listed as Warrior of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.) leader. Militant activist, mid-30s, long braids, handsome but scowling. In the parsed data, Jimmy Looks Twice is connected to 6 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
6 scenes / 10 dialogue linesMaggie Eagle Bear is listed as Warrior / Activist. Beautiful, fierce, educated at Dartmouth, militant activist. In the parsed data, Maggie Eagle Bear is connected to 5 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 23.
5 scenes / 4 dialogue linesRichard Yellow Bird is listed as Warrior / Activist. Big Cheyenne, wheelchair-bound, heavily tattooed. In the parsed data, Richard Yellow Bird is connected to 5 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 20.
5 scenes / 3 dialogue linesCarl Podjwick is listed as FBI Agent / Criminal. Chubby, clean-shaven, white-collar criminal posing as an agent. In the parsed data, Carl Podjwick is connected to 3 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 30.
3 scenes / 1 dialogue linesRobert F. Tully is listed as FBI Number-Two-in-Command. Understated, fatherly, well-manicured. In the parsed data, Robert F. Tully is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 5.
1 scenes / 1 dialogue linesA sunrise over the Black Hills is followed by a runner being shot dead in a violent act of gunfire.
Ray Levoi drives through Washington D.C. traffic.
Ray LevoiRay meets Carl Podjwick to prepare for an undercover operation.
Ray Levoi, Carl PodjwickRay and Carl conduct a sting operation on a fencing ring, resulting in an FBI raid.
Ray Levoi, Carl PodjwickRay is briefed by Tully and Couture about a new assignment in South Dakota.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Robert F. TullyCouture and Ray travel through the reservation.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay and Couture investigate the body of Leo Fast Elk and encounter Walter Crow Horse.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Walter Crow HorseCrow Horse and the FBI agents argue over the jurisdiction of Leo's body and the investigation, ending with Crow Horse cutting a lock of hair from the corpse for a ceremony.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Walter Crow HorseRay and Cooch arrive at a bar with a 'No Indians Allowed' sign and meet Tribal President Oliver Clear Moon.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Oliver Clear MoonRay is kept awake by noise outside and observes locals harassing an Indian man.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureCooch and Ray intervene in the harassment of an Indian man, then enter the bar to talk to locals.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureCooch and Ray question locals Dennis and Brooks about the murder.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay investigates a trailer and then encounters Crow Horse in the Badlands.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay investigates Maisy Blue Legs' property and kills a rattlesnake.
Ray LevoiFBI agents Couture and Levoi stake out the home of Jimmy Looks Twice.
Frank Couture, Ray LevoiAgents raid the property and discover a sweat lodge ceremony.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Grandpa Samuel Reaches, Jimmy Looks TwiceCouture is attacked by a badger while attempting to search the house.
Frank Couture, Ray Levoi, Jimmy Looks TwiceRay Levoi is approached by Walter Crow Horse.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay meets with Grandpa Samuel Reaches to discuss the investigation.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Grandpa Samuel ReachesFBI agents monitor a W.A.R.N. protest at a Powwow.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Oliver Clear Moon, Jimmy Looks Twice, Maggie Eagle Bear, Richard Yellow BirdClear Moon asks for help while Warriors confront the FBI agents. Yellow Bird mocks Ray, and Maggie takes Yellow Bird away.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Oliver Clear Moon, Jimmy Looks Twice, Maggie Eagle Bear, Richard Yellow BirdRay stakes out Jimmy's house and observes a truck arriving.
Ray LevoiRay confronts Maggie Eagle Bear, who is leaving the house with a child.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Maggie Eagle BearGrandpa Reaches performs a morning prayer.
Grandpa Samuel ReachesRay watches Maggie's house and is passed by Crow Horse on a motorcycle.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay and Crow Horse discuss the murder case and the evidence.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay and Crow Horse consult Grandpa Reaches, who gives them a vision.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Grandpa Samuel ReachesRay and Crow Horse argue about the vision, and Grandpa reveals he speaks English.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Grandpa Samuel ReachesRay and Crow Horse have a tense exchange before Grandpa intervenes and Ray leaves.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Grandpa Samuel ReachesFBI agents meet to discuss the investigation into Jimmy Looks Twice.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Carl PodjwickCooch and Ray discuss the case and Ray's role.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay is ambushed while watching Maggie's house.
Ray LevoiCooch and Ray drive to the scene of the ambush.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay and Cooch find the killer's car in the Little Walking River.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay confronts Crow Horse in a bar, leading to a fight with locals.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay confronts Maggie at the memorial.
Ray Levoi, Maggie Eagle Bear, Richard Yellow BirdRay sits in his car, reviewing files and reflecting on the history of the reservation and the Wounded Knee monument.
Ray LevoiRay experiences a terrifying vision of a horseman chasing him while he is at the burial grounds.
Ray LevoiCooch wakes Ray from his nightmare and informs him they have captured Jimmy.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureFBI agents raid Grandpa's trailer to capture Jimmy Looks Twice.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Jimmy Looks Twice, Grandpa Samuel ReachesCooch and Ray discuss the operation and future promotions.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureRay finds a note from Maggie and investigates files on Yellow Bird.
Ray LevoiRay confronts Yellow Bird about his involvement with the FBI and the death of Leo Fast Elk.
Ray Levoi, Richard Yellow BirdRay visits the Wounded Knee gravesite and discovers the name Thunder Heart on the stone.
Ray LevoiRay is attacked by Crow Horse while looking for Maggie.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay and Crow Horse discuss visions and the significance of Wounded Knee while driving.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay and Crow Horse discover uranium test holes and the body of Maggie Eagle Bear.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Maggie Eagle BearRay and Crow Horse arrive at Clear Moon's house.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Oliver Clear MoonRay and Crow Horse find Yellow Bird's shack empty.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Richard Yellow BirdRay confronts Cooch about the cover-up and uranium mining.
Ray Levoi, Frank CoutureCrow Horse is chased and his motorcycle is destroyed by federal cars.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow HorseRay and Crow Horse are cornered by federal agents at The Stronghold.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Walter Crow Horse, Oliver Clear MoonRay and Cooch arrive at the Stronghold, where they are surrounded by armed locals and tribal members, leading to a standoff.
Ray Levoi, Frank Couture, Walter Crow Horse, Oliver Clear Moon, Grandpa Samuel ReachesRay and Crow Horse share a final moment before Ray leaves the reservation.
Ray Levoi, Walter Crow Horse, Grandpa Samuel ReachesRay discovers the sacred pipe left for him in his car.
Ray LevoiLeo Fast Elk was sitting in the outhouse at Maisy Blue Legs when a car pulled into the yard. He came out, approached the vehicle then saw that the man behind the wheel was Jimmy. He tried to get back into the trailer, but the car came highballing at him. He started running for the open grass. With the car moving, Jimmy hung his shotgun out the window, took aim -- missed once, hitting the shitter -- fired again, and severed Leo's spine. Leo fell, rolled, and came to a stop in the grass. And some chicken feed. Stale chicken feed with four days mold. Electromagnetic printing.
The man you want... stepped outta the car, dragged Leo out, laid him down. Then walked over here and made a circle in the earth with a stick. I can't find the stick. He stuck an eagle plume in the circle, got back in his car, dustin' his own prints with a pine bough for about six feet, but he missed a print, right here, see. He got in his car and went Hell-bent-for-Holy-Sunday outta here. He ditched that pine bough three miles across the flat, in the Little Bear River, it floated down to Thundershield Gap. The car hit paved road, and was outta here.
See those Black Hills out there, Ray? When the people lost the land in 1868, the government took everything but those hills. They allowed us to keep those Black Hills, to live there. Signed a treaty. Until they found gold. Then they told us we had to leave because of National interest. They broke that treaty. Anyone who fought or spoke out against it, wound up dead or in jail. And the people wound up here. On a reservation.
You weren't sent here to go off on your own detail, Ray. You were sent here to assist in a Selective Operations Unit. These regional agents are inept -- that's why they were sent out here to The Graveyard, to Indian Country. I need you behind me, Ray. Not pulling against me.
What is that that you honor there, uncles? After all the Wasi'cu country has done to you, after all he still does to you, you honor that flag?! That flag has been desecrated by the United States, because they have not honored what that flag represents!
I guess he had this vision some time ago, in the Moon of the Popping Trees -- uh, back in the winter. He says you come from Wasi'cu city in the East but that your people... way back... are of the Minniconjou Sioux. But you yourself don't know that.
He says he knew you'd be coming to Bear Creek. He was told. It is the will of Tunkasilia -- the grandfather that you come here. He says let's smoke the caanunpa the sacred pipe, symbol of truth. So that there will be no lies between us.
The owl told him about Leo. That's incredible. I guess we just broke the back of this investigation, didn't we? Evidence doesn't get any harder than that -- not for my money. Is there anyway we can seduce this owl into Federal Court?
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