Sin of Origin

**Sin of Origin** is the third episode of the Paramount Plus series Coyote. It was released for internet streaming on 7 Jan 2021.

## Synopsis

Faced with few options, Ben takes drastic steps to try and move himself and his family to safety.

## Plot

A flashback reveals the contrast between Ben and his partner Javi. Ben is seen trying to run down a suspect who ultimately escapes, and Javi is seen lounging against the Border Patrol truck while he is watching Ben's efforts. It's the end of shift and Ben wants to go home but Javi insists that they go for a drink. They come across a party where Javi is intrigued by some girls. Joining the party, Javi fits right in while Ben observes a young man stealing Javi's utility bag. Ben and Javi give chase and Ben corners the suspect at the end of an ally. Thinking that the suspect is reaching for a gun, Ben shoots and kills him. Javi examines the man and shows Ben that he was reaching for a cellphone. Ben realizes the terrible mistake he made and as he is calling in to report the situation, Javi tries to convince him to plant a pistol on the body so that the killing would appear justified. However, Ben will not go along with that and tells the truth.

Back to the present, it is the morning after Ben's trek across the desert and his meeting with Juan Diego. He wakes up in the trailer and finds a strange woman folding his clothes and cleaning. Ben demands to know who she is but she leaves after showing him some ointment for the wound in his side that somehow has been stitched up. Ben follows her up to the main road and gets on a bus with her that takes them to a small community. Entering a hardware store, Ben asks the proprietor if he can use his phone. He tries to contact Jill, but finally reaches Frank. He tells them that they are in danger and that they need to leave as soon as possible and fly to Vancouver. Ben buys some building supplies and asks the english speaking proprietor if he can deliver them later that day.

Upon leaving the hardware store, Ben comes across a funeral procession that is in honor of the two men Ben had killed when helping Maria escape. Silvia is part of the procession and she tells him that she knew the two dead men since they were boys.

Ben begins to walk back Javi's property and is picked up by Jack Conway who has his truck loaded with the supplies that Ben had requested. At the property, Ben convinces Jack to help him work on the cabin. Jack receives a call that is apparently from Frank, who says that he is with jill and Kate and they are just taking off for Vancouver.

Ben asks Jack if he knows where Javi kept the gun that they used to use when doing some shooting. Ben finds it, and the next scene has Ben kidnapping Neto at gunpoint and forcing him to drive to a small airfield where Ben plans to hire a plane to take him into the U.S.

Ben hires the plan and they take off, however, just a few minutes later, the pilot prepares to land on a small road surrounded by grape vines. The plane is greeted by Dante and Sultan, and they take Ben to a small pavilion where Juan Diego is waiting.

Shortly, a car drives up and Sultan opens the trunk where there is a man who is tied up and blindfolded. Forced to his knees, the man is revealed to be Frank, who Ben believes to be flying to safety with his wife and daughter. Ben pleads for Franks life, but Dante, to the surprise of Juan Diego, shoots and kills him.

## Cast

* Juan Pablo Raba as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora
* Adriana Paz as Silvia Peña
* Kristyan Ferrer as Dante Zamora
* Octavio Pisano as Sultan
* Julio Cedillo as Neto Mendez
* Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Holly Vincent
* Jose Pablo Cantillo as Javi Lopez
* Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Paloma Zamora
* Ross Philips as Jack Conway
* Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Lugo Peralta
* Mark Feuerstein as Frank Kerr

## Galleries

### Main Characters

Ben ClemensJuan Diego "El Catrin" ZamoraSilvia PeñaDante ZamoraSultanNeto MendezHolly Vincent
### Supporting Characters

Jill KerrJavi LopezPaloma ZamoraJack ConwayLugo PeraltaFrank Kerr