Dark Winds
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But in procedurals likeDark Winds,its rarer to encounter novelistic digression.
But that writers room knows that what holdsDark Windstogether is Joes changing, complex inner life.
But what makes the Hero Twinsheroes,Yeiitsoh amonster,and Joe aman?
The Sun gives them the Lightning and the Sunbeam, but the weapons power proves useless against Yeiitsoh.
But when the twins return home with his head, their mother cant recognize them.
They were changed by what theyd seen and what theyd done.
Monster Slayers beauty was such that it frightened his mother.
Then hes at the Kayenta police station, handcuffed to the interrogation table.
Hes relieved to see Emma walk in, but shes furious with him.
But shes through he is always putting his cases first and her needs second.
She fishes the handcuff key from the insides of a green pepper and swallows it.
He calls out, but his cousin cant hear him.
This is a heavy-hitting moment; its the first weve learned that there is child abuse in Joes past.
He cant help his cousin even as he knows what is about to happen to him.
Joe tackles and cuffs him, taking him to the stations cell, now located in his home kitchen.
But another obstacle stands in the way of Joes final confrontation with the monster-priest.
Joe tries to reason with her: The priest is a child abuser who should be behind bars.
But she cant hear him any more than Will could.
Joe wakes up in the desert just as George runs out of bullets with which to fire at Yeiitsoh.
But young Joe reminds him theyalready do; its too late.
Realization gradually dawns on Joe.
We killed him, didnt we?
Joes pistol vanishes into a finger gun, and he tackles the priest, ultimately suffocating him.
But the priest regains consciousness to explain that this is not what happened.
At the time, his death was presumed; officially, he went missing, just like B.J.
Its finally Henry, Joes dad, who knows the whole truth.
Just outside the station, Henry levels dirt on what looks to be a grave.
He tried the U.S.
Attorneys office, the courthouse, and a judge.
So, like he inspired his son to do many years later, he delivered his own Indian justice.
The situation is impossible, irresolute the B.J.
Vineses and priests of the world shouldnt get to walk away scot free.
After missing a few rounds, he is finally able to get him on the shoulder.
The sight makes him laugh incredulously, deliriously.
Most importantly, he tells Chee the suspect is not a monster; hes just a man.
It means that Joe can fight him.
He can continue to seek justice, past be damned.
With George on our side, we might be finally inching towards some answers.
For my money, Spenser and that weasel Munos have something to do it with.
