Halloween

**Halloween** is the sixth episode of the second season and the 16th overall episode of **Rutherford Falls**.

## Short Summary

Reagan and Nelson attend Wayne's Halloween house party. Nathan meets Deirdre's parents.

## Full Summary

Reagan tells Nelson she can't believe how much he loves Halloween despite all the cultural appropriation. Nelson says Halloween is about celebrating their trickster side. Plus pumpkins are indigenous. Reagan says Halloween is meh to her. At best, you get candy. At worst, you're tipsy in a bar, ripping a store-bought headdress off some idiot. Nelson says he'll need help getting into his costume tomorrow. It has a lot of zippers. Nelson's amused by the Halloween-themed menu.

Deirdre comes downstairs and points a gun at a surprised Nathan. He apologizes for scaring her and then points out that she's carrying a massage gun. She tells him the spare key was for emergencies. He says he brought her a handcrafted crib for the baby. He wants the baby to have the best, so he made it himself. He admits it was wrong to break into her house to deliver it. He also has zucchini bread, but he's worried about overstepping, so he goes to leave. She says the zucchini bread can stay because the baby loves it. There's a knock at the door. It's the police, because Deirdre called them when she thought Nathan was an intruder. Nathan says it sounds like Callahan, who loves his zucchini bread. He tries to take it, but Deirdre won't give it up. He goes to handle it.

In the back seat, Jimmy laughs and his parents exchange a look. Renee asks him if he has Halloween plans. He says no. Terry doesn't believe that's true because he's cool and cool kids always have plans. Jimmy asks why they never bug Maya and Terry says because Maya's a nerd so there's no need. Renee adds that Maya is in Alberta on a cultural exchange program with the Blood Tribe, or they'd be on her, too. Jimmy says he's going trick or treating with a girl. Renee doesn't believe him, but Jimmy swears it's the truth. Renee asks who the girl is and reminds him that she knows everyone at his school. Jimmy just shrugs. Terry says until he feels more comfortable, he can just pass out candy with his mom.

At the beading circle, Reagan tells Nathan that breaking into Deirdre's house wasn't his best move. Nathan says it was a gesture of love, but also, a bad move. Rayanne asks if he really built a crib on his own. When he says yes, she says she has some nieces he should meet. Reagan tells him he should come to Wayne and Sally's Halloween party with her and Nelson. Chloe asks if Nelson is her man and she confirms that he is. They're even going in a couples costume this year. He's a hot dog and she's ketchup. Chloe says Nelson is a catch. It's hard to find men like him. There's like eight women for every Native man.

Bobbie, in a penny costume, says they can get an endorsement from the teachers' union if they agree to take down their "Overheard at Rutherford High" account. Terry's not listening, though, because he's too busy thinking about Jimmy's refusal to name the girl. As Terry talks about Renee trying to figure out who the girl is, Bobbie's already figured it out. Through social media, they learned that Jimmy is dating someone named Emma, a sophomore who is also Native. Terry asks Bobbie to remind him later about a business associate he's pretty sure faked his own death. Bobbie says there's some drama and shows Terry a picture of Emma with Feather Day. Emma is Emma Day, Feather's daughter.

At Wayne and Sally's party, Wayne comments that Nelson even smells like a hot dog. Nathan has a headset because it makes him "pop" corn guy when combined with his corn cob costume. Reagan squirts real ketchup. Wayne says they're all whack. Nathan gets a text from Deirdre asking where he got the charcuterie plate he brought over. He texts her saying he made it. He wonders if he should pop over with a refill. Reagan tells him he should stop popping over. He doesn't like the idea of his baby wanting for anything and it'll give him the chance to apologize for before. He leaves and Nelson comments that that was the wrong move, which Reagan says is what Nathan does. Reagan and Nelson lean in so they can take a selfie together, but they're interrupted by Chloe, Shauna, and Fay, who are also dressed as condiments. Chloe says Reagan inspired her at the beading circle and she told the others about Nelson and Reagan's costume and they got inspired, too. Nelson is pleased to have inspired them, but Reagan knows their true motive is to steal Nelson.

Nathan puts the charcuterie board on Deirdre's porch. At he goes to leave, he knocks something over and makes noise. Deirdre opens the door and he explains what he was doing there. He asks her not to call the cops because he can't get a mug shot in the corn costume. Deirdre points out that he's apologizing for stopping by unannounced by stopping by unannounced. Mrs. Chisenhall comes up behind Deirdre and Nathan says hi to her. She tells her husband that the deadbeat is there. After she's walked away, Deirdre admits that she told her parents Nathan didn't want anything to do with the baby. He asks why and she says her parents are extremely judgmental. They won't accept that she's choosing to be a single mom. Instead of having to tell them, it's easier to let them hate him. She thanks him for being an ally. James Chisenhall comes to the door and tells Deirdre to let him in. Deirdre tries to get out of it, but James wants to see if he's as corny as the costume he's wearing. Nathan comes in, saying it's the perfect time to meet the parents.

Feather finds Terry at the casino and asks where her daughter is. He says he doesn't know, but Feather says Emma left with Jimmy after school and accuses Jimmy of kidnapping her. Terry says Jimmy is at home with Renee passing out candy. He pulls out his phone to confirm only to see that Renee doesn't know where Jimmy is. Feather says she had a bad dream last night and should have known something bad was coming.

Nathan, now wearing just the green pants and shirt from his costume, tells Deirdre this isn't the outfit he was hoping to meet her parents in. He decides tucking it in was a bad idea and pulls it out. Deirdre tells him it's fine. She begs Nathan to let her parents hate him for one night for her benefit. James brings Deirdre her dinner while Mrs. Chisenhall drops a frozen frozen dinner down in front of Nathan. He asks if it's supposed to be heated and she makes a joke about her forgetting that like he forgot a condom. He tries to make an excuse, but only digs himself in deeper.

Wayne asks Reagan where Nelson is. She gestures over to where Nelson is surrounded by women dressed as condiments. Wayne is just happy Nelson is taking heat off him for the night, even though he's married. He makes a comment to Vanessa as she passes, only to have her be disgusted by him. After he leaves, Ray comes up to Reagan and asks her for some ketchup, which she gives him. He asks her about Nelson and says his mom says he's a great guy. Reagan says yes, she's a big fan and so are all the other women. As Ray says he better watch out or Ray will have to rough him up, Nelson notices Ray and Reagan talking and starts to make his way over to Sally to ask who Ray is. Sally tells him that Ray's her ex. Before Nelson can reply, Bobbie comes up in a costume that covers their face, saying they're Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala. Nelson thinks Sally means that Ray is Josh, but Bobbie is quick to show Nelson what Josh really looks like while Sally says that Reagan is a strong, independent Native woman who loves and leaves them quickly. Bobbie's sure Nelson will be different.

Feather and Renee have a tense meeting. Renee is only there to make sure her son gets home safely, far away from Feather's daughter. Feather thinks it's all Jimmy's fault. Jerry asks them to focus and has Renee check the locator for Jimmy's phone. Renee thinks they're heading to the convenience story. Terry suggests driving together and working as a team to find the kids. Feather tries to call shotgun, but Renee won't allow it.

James asks if Deirdre has called about setting up the 529 yet. She says no because she's been busy with the pregnancy. Her mom reminds her it's all on her because Nathan won't be helping. Nathan plays along, allowing them to hate him. He lies about other negatives, including failing out of juvenile hall. James says you can't fail out of juvenile hall and he knows that the two of them went to the same high school. Mrs. Chisenhall remembers him trying to read a poem at graduation. They also listened to the podcast about Nathan and it never mentioned anything like that.

Nelson and Reagan leave the party. Outside, Nelson introduces himself to Ray and tries to show Ray up. It turns into a pissing contest when Sally asks one of them to start the bonfire.

James and Mrs. Chisenhall continue to take digs at Nathan. He starts to defend himself, but then backs off. Deirdre eventually steps in and talks about Nathan trying to make things right. She finally admits that Nathan's not a deadbeat. He's a good guy. They're not together by her choice. She prepares for their judgment, but they tell her they support her. She's always done things her own way and come out on top.

Reagan confronts Chloe, Shauna, and Fay and tells them to stay away from her man. They tell her she doesn't have what it takes to keep a man like Nelson. She sprays them all with ketchup, starting a physical altercation.

Chloe, Shauna, and Fay take turns shoving Reagan. Bobbie suggests she fall to the ground and play dead, but Wayne and Sally tell her that will make things worse. Reagan calls for Nelson, saying they need to leave now. Nelson struggles to start the first and asks for one more minute. He and Ray are racing to be first to get fire.

Renee says Jimmy's phone must have died as his dot disappeared. Feather's contact at Rutherford PD doesn't have any updates. Renee calls her a bootlicker for being friends with a cop. Terry says he'll call his contact.

Bobbie's phone rings. They tell Terry they don't have much time because Reagan's in a rez fight. Terry asks for help finding Jimmy. Before he can even tell Bobbie what he knows, Bobbie has found him. They're holding bags of candy near Big Larry in the picture Emma posted.

Terry says it appears the kids were actually just trick or treating. Feather wonders how they raised such dorks.

Chloe, Shuana, and Fay have Reagan in a chokehold as they continue to insult her. Reagan manages to push them all off her and then concedes victory. Shauna tells Fay to finish Reagan off, as she's an MMA fighter. She takes Reagan down with a kick to the face.

Feather, Terry, and Renee watch from a distance as Jimmy and Emma kiss. They think it's actually kind of cute. Then the kids pull out cans of spray paint and start to paint the statue. The adults go to stop them. Then they see that the spray paint says, "Colonizer," which Terry and Renee decide they aren't mad about. Feather wants to call the cops of them. Terry says they agree the kids need to be punished, but anything public would reflect poorly on both campaigns, but hers worse than Bobbie's. Feather suggests they agree that the night never happened. Terry agrees to that. Feather takes Emma and leaves.

As she ices her jaw, Reagan tells Nelson she spent the whole night fighting off condiments while Nelson says he spent the whole night trying to keep her ex from stealing her back. Reagan says that Ray is married. She tells him she doesn't want Ray back and he says he only wants her. Nelson says next year, they can stay home and pass out candy. Reagan tries to kiss him, but it's too painful. Nelson says they'll go to the emergency room.

Deirdre sees Nathan out and tells him she's so relieved now. He's glad it worked out for her. Deirdre was dreading it, but him being there helped a lot. They did it. Nathan reminds her that her parents would give her all the credit. Deirdre leans toward him, but he says they shouldn't. She likes him sometimes, but he wants to be with her all the time. Maybe her parents are right to say they aren't good together. He says good night and leaves.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Ed Helms as Nathan Rutherford
* Michael Greyeyes as Terry Thomas
* Jana Schmieding as Reagan Wells
* Jesse Leigh as Bobbie Yang
* Dustin Milligan as Josh Carter (credit only)

### Guest Stars

* Dana L. Wilson as Deirdre Chisenhall
* Julia Jones as Sally
* Bobby Wilson as Wayne
* Dallas Goldtooth as Nelson
* Kimberly Guerrero as Renee Thomas
* Kaniehtiio Horn as Feather Day
* Geraldine Keams as Rayanne
* Martin Sensmeier as Ray
* June Carryl as Mrs. Chisenhall
* Karl T. Wright as James Chisenhall
* Crystle Lightning as Shauna
* Janae Collins as Chloe

### Co-Starring

* Cha-tah Ellem as Jimmy Thomas
* Brandy Lewis as Fay
* Isabella Madrigal as Emma Day
* Tazbah Rose Chavez as Vanessa

## See Also

 **#02** | "The New Curator"
 **#03** | "Aunt Sue"
 **#04** | "Land Back"