Trama

The marshals try to solve the mystery behind Waldo Truth's identity, Boyd gets an opportunity to confront his two biggest competitors, and Raylan makes an intimidating new enemy.

Raylan and Lindsey collapse in bed after a vigorous coupling. "We're getting good at that," she observes. The marshal then volunteers to handle the beer delivery downstairs while Lindsey stays in bed.

In the bar, a gruff man (Randall, Robert Baker) enters and draws himself a beer over Raylan's protests. After a brief stare-down, he eventually exits, throwing a shoulder into Raylan in the process -- and tossing a bar stool on the ground.

Ellen May pays a visit to Ava at Johnny's bar. The working girl claims to have found God at the Last Chance Holiness Church. "Billy says it's never too late to live a righteous life," Ellen May explains. Ava doesn't take kindly to the revelation, insisting the girl return to work later that night... or else.

Fellow Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Patrick Massett (Don Harvey) from Bowling Green visits Art in his office and presents him with a bottle of 23 year old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon whiskey. He knows Art is approaching retirement age and he's sucking around for a recommendation that he be given the position when the time comes. Art tells him that his own marshals are more trouble than the "pussies" that the Bowling Green office deals with, and gives him an encapsulated run-down of his current staff: Tim ("an Army Ranger, a sniper in Iraq, probably has PTSD, probably an alcoholic, always looking to kill someone else"), Rachel ("lady Marshal" who brought in two of the top fifteen fugitives, "but she's always trying to prove herself... always thought she'd be the one to take over here but now she's left her husband, so it's gonna be fun to monitor her emotional state for the next year"), and Raylan ("he's been investigated so many times Internal Affairs has him on speed-dial... has a father in prison for murdering two people, including a State Trooper, and his daddy killed somebody else last night in prison, and when he comes in I get to be the one to tell him about it! Are you up for that, Patrick?"), dubious that Massett has the chops to handle such a command. A discouraged Massett notes "That's a $200 bottle of bourbon, Art."

Raylan returns to work to hear the bad news about Arlo from Art. Raylan recognized the photo of the dead man as being in the room when Raylan showed his father the mysterious bag -- a Panamanian diplomatic pouch.

Later, Ellen May returns to the church in search of Reverend Billy. "I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you taking an interest in me, but I don't think I can be part of your church," she cries. "I've done some terrible things." Billy explains that no one is beyond saving and he will shame those who say otherwise.

At the brothel, Boyd finds his new hire Colt beating Danny (George Jonson), a young man caught lurking around the premises. Turns out Danny has been peddling heroin on Boyd's turf -- a major violation. But before Boyd can exact any justice, Ava bursts into the trailer. "You've got to see this," she says. "This" is a bunch of cherubic children singing a spiritual hymn and passing out Last Chance Holiness million-dollar bills to the working girls and their patrons, an unwelcome reminder from the newest church in town.

Boyd heads to the office of Sheriff Shelby Parlow (Jim Beaver). "I can't be part of your business anymore," the sheriff says. Boyd doesn't want to hear the protests and demands to know all there is to know about the Last Chance Holiness Church. Shelby explains that Reverend Billy and his sister, Cassie, have been to five towns over the past three years, saving souls and then moving along. "This church might just be trying to help," the sheriff concludes. Boyd doesn't buy it.

Randall, meanwhile, is engaged in an informal backyard mixed martial arts contest organized by Joe Hoppus (Joshua Close) and bookie Ray (JT Alexander) for the benefit of a crowd of gambling frat boys. After winning, he complains to fight promoter Hoppus that he feels his purse should have been larger. Hoppus' gun thug Rufus pops in to dissuade that particular line of conversation. Randall asks "What about that other thing? How soon can your boys get what I want?" Hoppus tells Randall to come up with the cash and he'll make a call.

On his way out to his car Randall is confronted by two men who had lost wagers on the fight. They want their money back, but Randall isn't feeling generous after his conversation with Joe, Rufus and Ray. He quickly lays out both men, "raccooning" the second one (Jonathan Camp) with a pair of pending black eyes for his trouble.

Raylan, Tim and Art go out to look for Waldo Truth -- the name on the driver's license found inside Arlo's mysterious bag. They end up at the ramshackle house of the Truth family, including a few generations of criminals (Jud Ted Welch, Nelly Jessa French, 13-year-old Milo Ethan Jamieson et al), complete with a dead guinea pig in the home. They openly threaten the marshals. The stand-off is temporarily defused by the Truth matriarch (Beth Grant).

Soon after, a man (Dave Florek) claiming to be husband Waldo returns home, but he is quickly revealed to be Harold Shawn, a pretender for the past 15 years in order to keep the family's welfare checks coming. So where's the real Waldo? "I haven't seen him in almost 30 damn years!" Mama Truth says. Turns out Waldo left with a pilot named "Jew." "Drew... Drew Thompson?" Art asks and when Mama Truth says "Yeah, that's it!" Art announces "We're done here."

Ellen May is baptized by Reverend Billy -- and notices Boyd, Colt and Jimmy standing in the back of the tent. "Are you prepared to come forward to be saved?" Billy asks the visitors. Boyd explains that he once stood where Billy stood, and wonders aloud if the reverend might be a false prophet here to exploit the citizens. So Billy smoothly announces that, from this moment on, no member of the church is to give one single cent to his ministry. The congregation stands and applauds. On the way out, Boyd catches the glaring eyes of Cassie.

Art explains to Raylan and Tim how Drew Thompson once parachuted into a local neighborhood and brought cocaine with him. Yet new evidence from the 1983 coroner's report -- a scar on the body's butt cheek consistent with one that Waldo had received from his loving wife -- points to the crushed body as belonging to Waldo. So all these years Drew has been presumed dead, but it was Waldo all along. So where's Drew? "I don't know, but I bet your daddy knows," Art tells Raylan.

Back at Johnny's bar, Boyd explains that Reverend Billy might be the face of the church, but it's clearly Cassie pulling the strings. If they find out what Cassie wants, they find out the truth of the Last Chance Holiness Church.

Suddenly, none other than Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns), Mike (Jonathan Kowalsky) and two other Dixie Mafia gun thugs enter the bar. Turns out he was invited by Boyd due to the fact that Danny, tied to a chair, was recently caught peddling heroin.

Is Danny one of Wynn's employees? Seems that way, as Boyd demonstrates with deductive reasoning and some investigation. "I have many men in my employ," Wynn says. "If one of them strayed, I apologize." Boyd proposes a partnership with Wynn, who obviously doesn't trust the man or his offer. Wynn quickly pulls a gun and shoots Danny in the head as guns come out everywhere. "Any dealer silly enough to poach your territory is not welcome in my crew," Wynn says. "Sorry about the mess." Before leaving, Wynn tells Boyd about Arlo murdering another prisoner in Trammell, which comes as a surprise to Boyd.

At the bar, Raylan helps Lindsey close up for the night. Once again, Randall enters the bar. "Buddy, we are definitely closed!" Raylan yells. The man explains that he's there to have a word with his wife. Raylan gives Lindsey a quizzical look as she seems to be that wife.