Keys to the Kingdom

Tubb is taken to an ambulance after an attack.

**Keys to the Kingdom** is the sixteenth episode of the second season of *Big Sky* and the thirty-second episode of the series overall. It was written by Sharon Lee Watson & Dominique A. Holmes and directed by Claudia Yarmy. It aired on May 5, 2022.

## Synopsis

Relationships are put to the test all over town as Jenny senses something is off with Travis. Ren and Jag's suspicions of their father and Alicia grow. Cassie, Jerrie and Lindor find themselves at a crossroads.

## Plot

Jenny leaving the station when she sees Stone in a pickup nearby. Stone is with Donno who says tell her to get in and they’ll go for a drive, he is going to make sure he gets the job done. Jenny asks Stone if there is a problem, he says no ma'am, they are just passing through. She says she can write them a ticket for loitering and bring them into the station. Then she tells them to give her a heads up if they are going to make this a habit, whatever this is, and walks away.

Mark stayed overnight at Cassie’s place, and made her breakfast. He tells her there wasn’t much in her fridge, he made her a Spanish version of French toast. Mark gets multiple messages from Jerrie and Denise. He confesses to Cassie that there was a moment between him and Jerrie, they kissed. He didn’t plan for it, it sorry of happened. He says they got caught in the moment. Mark says he has to go, they need him at the office regarding the Richard Ford case. She says the breakfast gets a seven out of ten, she will take it to go.

Jenny comes down her stair and Travis is there, Bhullar wants her dead.

Ren is with Jag, she doesn’t like that their father wants to kill Cassie, and that he cut the drugs. She feels they didn’t get a straight answer from Alicia who walks in just then and reminds them that their father wants the lab reopened. Ren says they were just raided by the sheriff's department, they should lay low. Alicia offers to visit the sheriff's office and have a talk.

Mark and Cassie walk in, Jerrie just knows they spent the night together. Jerrie says Richard didn’t go home after Denise spoke to him, his family is worried sick. Cassie says Richard wants revenge and he wants to kill the people who killed his son.

Tonya is in the office with Bryce when Richard knocks on the door, he wants to speak to the person in charge and she says that is her. He says he wants to talk to a Bhullar, Bryce shows him his gun and tells him to start walking. Bryce tells Tonya that the guy is bad new, she has to be careful.

Poppernak tells Jenny that there is a lawyer there to see her, Alicia. Jenny asks what her reputation is with Bhullar, she says she is representing them, they are her clients. She is giving them a friendly request to cease and desist, they are business owners that are serious about civic responsibility. Tubb says he denies her request. Alicia pulls out the warrant, she wants to know know how they got it. She says they can’t back up the warrant and when they got there they found nothing, that could cause a civil lawsuit.

Mark gets a call, he needs to go to the deposition for Wolf’s death. She asks about Phoebe and Scarlett, but he hasn’t heard anything, there are no trails on the two of them. Jerrie comes in the office and says they got a hit on Richard’s SUV.

Jerry says to Tubb that Alicia got to him, he says she is right, he did lie to get that warrant. He says they need to get ahead of this, the Bhullar’s can’t win. She tells him that she has his back.

In the truck, Jerrie and Cassie talk, Jerrie tells her that they are good together and she is totally fine. Cassie asks her about back home, Jerrie says it was hard, she is still trying to process it. They go outside, Richard’s truck is there and it has been parked for about 24 hours according to a security guard. Cassie tells her to find out if he had access to any other vehicle.

Jenny meets with Bryce, he is her informant and he is really nervous. Jenny asks about Tonya, he says she is a good person. Jenny wants proof the drugs were at the ranch, she tells him that she is counting on him.

Stone is with Ren, he tells her that she needs to speak to her dad, they can’t kill a cop. Ren says she knows that, but when her father sets her mind to something, he doesn’t give up. He tells her that she caught him and Donno, she knows something is up. Ren says it is all good, Alicia went to the station as their lawyer to get them off her back.

Tubb arrives home to find his cat looking for food. He takes out a can of food and hears something. Richard is there with a gun and he wants to know who runs the Bhullar cartel. Tubb says they are building a case but it takes time. Richard wants information. The cat distracts them and Tubb reaches for the gun, Richard shoots him. Tubb falls to his knees and hits the floor. Richard calls 911, tells them a man has been shot and to hurry, he runs out the door.

Cassie meets with Jenny, she says they can’t find Richard Ford. Just then, Poppernak runs in and says Tubb has been shot.
Tonya is with Ren, she tells her that a man stopped by and wanted to speak to the Bhullar family, he was creepy.
Jenny and Cassie are at Tubb’s house, he tells her that Richard shot him. Cassie goes to the station and tells that an immediate man hunt has to start and they need to put in their best effort. Bryce messages Cassie, he has something for her and wants to meet.

Cassie is putting in gas waiting for Bryce. Jenny calls hers, she wants her to go to the office when she is done to talk about Mona Ford.

Tonya calls Bryce to her office, she says the operation is back up and running, she has some runs for him. She tells him that someone took a shipping manifest from her desk and she wants to know if it is him. He denies it, and says he doesn’t know what she is talking about. Donno comes out of the office with a gun, Tanya says the truth and Donno won’t kill him. He says he didn’t have a choice, then he gives up Jenny’s name. Tonya says it is ok, he had no choice, he should just go home and she will sort this all out. She hugs him, she says Donno won’t kill him and neither will the Bhullar’s, she hired him and that makes him her responsibility. She stabs him dead. She tells Donno that she thought it would be harder, he tells her that some people are just naturals.

Cassie and Jenny go see Mona Ford and shows her coded messages that she has been sending back and forth for months. They tell her that she shot Tubb. She says she would text when she needed more drugs, they would reply with a meet time. She tried to stop, she swears. She was on painkillers for a fall and got addicted. Richard doesn’t know any of this.

Mark arrives in the office in a rush, he has something, someone matching Scarlett’s description was seen, they have a surveillance video and Pheobe is with her. Mark says Scarlett could be looking at crossing the border, Jerrie grabs her gun and says lets go to Idaho.

Ren and Jag are cancelled all the current shipments and cancelling routes, Stone walks in and she tells him that Tonya found the CI. Ren tells him it was Bryce and Tonya killed him. She is going to need Stone to handle all the new shipments with Tonya and Donno. Outside, Stone calls Jenny and says her CI is dead, he sees someone driving up and hangs up. As the truck nears Stone, he asks Richard if he needs something, he replies he hopes so, he is there to see Mr. Bhullar and pulls a gun on Stone.

## Cast

### Starring

* Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt
* Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell
* Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane
* Anja Savcic as Scarlet Leyendecker (credit only)
* Janina Gavankar as Ren Bhullar
* Logan Marshall-Green as Travis Stone
* Omar Metwally as Mark Lindor

### Guest Starring

* Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Tonya Walsh
* Dallas Roberts as Richard Ford
* Patrick Gallagher as Sheriff Walter Tubb
* J. Anthony Pena as Deputy Mo Poppernak
* Ryan O'Nan as Donno
* Vinny Chhibber as Jag Bhullar
* Travis Hammer as Bryce
* Constance Zimmer as Alicia Corrigan

### Co-Starring

* Melissa Chambers as Madge Crowder
* Laurel Harris as Mona Ford

## Trivia

* This episode scored 2.40 million viewers.