‘Big Sky: Deadly Trails’ Recap – ‘Flesh and Blood’

Written by Emily Auskaps

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 305 of ‘Big Sky: Deadly Trails’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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We begin with Paige, who is being held hostage by Walter out in the woods. Walter asks her why she didn’t scream for help when she had the chance, she retorts that she has no idea who any of these people are. Paige learns that Sunny is Walter’s mother who keeps him out in the woods. Walter seems to think he rescued Paige from Luke because she had wounded herself running from him when Walter found her. Paige expresses sympathy for Walter as he cleans the deep gashes in her leg. She wants Walter to embark on a secret mission for her to retrieve some of her things from camp.

Motorcycle shopping for Emily takes a turn when Beau witnesses a man attempt to steal one of the bikes and then stab the employee who tries to stop him with a screwdriver before he runs off. Beau chases after him on foot, but the man jumps into a truck and races away, although not before Beau memorizes the license plate.

Beau and Poppernak pay a visit to the lot they traced the truck to, Poppernak looks around while Beau goes to chat with the lot manager. Unfortunately, Poppernak encounters the occupants of said truck, who force him at gunpoint to join them on their criminal endeavor. Beau witnesses the truck he’s looking for speed off the lot as he talks to the manager, not yet realizing Poppernak is being held inside.

After recovering Poppernak’s phone and radio at the scene, Jenny and Beau get to work figuring out who is using the truck. They trace it to the truck owner’s grandson, Trent Dilliard. As they read over his rap sheet, they realize he is stealing way more than motorcycles. He robs banks, he always kills a hostage, and gets away on a bike. Jenny and Beau immediately enlist all available help to alert the area banks, but it’s a bit late.

Trent, his accomplice Heather, and their hostage Poppernak are already in a bank, with Heather holding a gun to Poppernak’s back to keep him compliant. Trent demands the key to the safe deposit boxes from one of the bank employees. She hands him the keycard and he promptly shoots her.

Everyone in the bank is properly horrified, and Trent orders everyone to lay face down. He warns them that he will shoot Poppernak should anyone call an ambulance.

Trent and Heather proceed to tear through the safe deposit boxes, while Poppernak stands helplessly by. Heather is searching for her mother’s safe deposit box. Trent comes across a box loaded with cash and decides he’s satisfied, but Heather is intent to keep looking. Trent tells her he’s over her mommy issues and raises his gun to kill her. Desperate, Poppernak uses his body weight to swing shut the safe’s massive door, blocking Trent’s shot, but also trapping him in with an armed Heather.

Beau and Jenny arrive at the bank in time to see Trent escaping on a motorcycle. Beau hops on another motorcycle and proceeds to chase Trent though traffic, weaving among cars until Trent manages to lose Beau. Beau continues to pursue Trent when Beau drives past the waiting truck that Trent’s been using. Beau whips around to take the driver into custody and wait for Trent.

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Trent drives his bike directly in the back of the truck. Whooping, he yells to get going. Beau appears the with the driver and his gun drawn. Trent is forced to surrender himself.

​Jenny calls an ambulance for the wounded bank employee, and the enters the safe where she finds Heather holding Poppernak at gun point. Heather makes Jenny to put down her gun, so Jenny is forced to negotiate with her. When Heather finally lets her guard down a little, Jenny takes the opportunity to grab a safe deposit box and whack her in the head, then handcuff her.

Meanwhile, Cassie continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the formerly missing backpacker, Mark Woodman, despite the coroner ruling his death accidental. His parents tell Cassie how careful and experienced Mark was, the idea of him being careless enough to fall to his death doesn’t make sense. Cassie shows the wooden carved figure that they found on Mark. His parents assure Cassie that Mark would have considered such a trinket junk, he would have tossed it.

Sunny’s son Cormac pays a visit to Dewell and Hoyt later that day at Cassie’s request. Cormac is unable to offer any helpful information regarding the creepy man lurking around camp or the blue and white Suburban she saw him driving. However, while the carved figure is unfamiliar to him, he recognizes the heart carved into the figures foot. Cormac tells Cassie he’s seen it on the trees around camp.

Back at camp, Sunny is annoyed by Cassie’s continued meddling and Buck is not satisfied with the way she’s been handling the situation with Walter. Realizing there’s no choice, Sunny orders Buck to burn their beloved old Suburban since Cassie’s seen it and it’s full of DNA. Buck dutifully complies.

Cassie is looking through the woods where Cormac told her he’d seen the heart carved in the tree. As she finds the red heart carving she was looking for, she notices flames through the trees. Cassie moves closer to witness the Suburban engulfed in flames. She watches it burn.

Cassie is not alone here. Walter is also watching the vehicle burn with a smile on his face. It’s unclear if he can also see Cassie. She certainly doesn’t see him.

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