Vic (Katee Sackhoff) wakes Walt (Robert Taylor) up the next morning when Malachi hasn't turned up. She thinks he was probably using it as a distraction to make his escape. Since it seems he wouldn't have anything to offer Walt especially since Knighthorse (A Martinez) had the ledgers, even if he wasn't 'abducted' by Knighthorse and Henry (Lou Diamond Phillips) doubt if he would've turned up as said. At the office Walt gets them to check out if Malachi's turned up for work and Walt is convinced Knighthorse is behind it all. Well that's not being paranoid, he is right, Knighthorse is far from trustworthy with his past, but also that he might have had a hand in Malachi's disappearance. He also wants them to check when David Wabash checked out of the motel, which Ferg (Adam Bartley) tells him was two days ago.
Vic has a court date in the Chance Gilbert (Peter Stormare) trial brought up as Ruby (Louanne Stephens) and ADA Brigitte Holder (Catherine Dent) needs her to testify today. Walt listens in and later he heads to the court but Milgrom (Patch Darragh) tells Walt he shouldn't go in. Finally telling him that Tucker is continuing with his civil suit as Barlow's estate refused to settle. He's been trying to call him, well any attorney would've left messages but also turned up in person to ell their client such news. He warns him against going inside even to sit in the gallery as the reporters will make fodder out of it, especially with the pending civil suit. Walt sees Henry who tells him about the ledgers and getting the Red Pony back, but he gave the ledgers to Knighthorse. Walt is angry he didn't get them cos he is the law around here and he would've put them to good use. Henry says Walt's paranoid with Knighthorse continually on his radar and just for once he might not be bad.
It's understandable Walt would feel that way, first there was everything with his wife, then Cady and Henry is also now keeping secrets from him. He seems to be losing his friends aside from his deputies, but they shouldn't really count cos that's more work. Ferg finds Malachi's phone has been pinging and is located in the same location without moving. A spot on the Res and he has to get Mathias (Zahn McClarnon) to go with him. He finds the phone and they also find blood and 'Hector Lives' composed of stones. Mathias tells him he tries to mix some good into his work to remind him it does exist and Walt replies unfortunately the bad always keeps him from doing that. Travis (Derek Phillips) brings by some motor home stuff and finds the pregnancy tests in the trash, wanting to have it out with Vic before the trial. He was presumptuous in thinking that he'd be the only one she'd be involved with, as he mentions how she's into law enforcement men: they're her type. When she replies she doesn't "have a type." Well he was right there with Walt and Eammon.
At the trial the ADA asks Vic how she's coping, physically she's fine but the emotional side isn't so good at times. Before we get courtroom theatrics from Chance. Not only about her 'relationship' with Walt, non-existent of course, but mentions witnesses seeing them and their kiss. Accusing Walt of bad policing but also having his own harem, knew that was coming. Continually badgering her and finally the judge has enough of it too and allows Vic to be excused from further testimony. What sort of a defence was that, no compelling questions or evidence, or witnesses to cross-examine. Even bringing up why her ex-husband wanted to divorce her, which she said was none of his business and rightly so. As well as going on about entering his place without identifying herself a a deputy, why would she, trespass and all the other spiel.
Walt finally sees Cady and he doesn't ask who she's doing but talks of Knighthorse and how he's coming between them as she and Henry are taken in by him. She mentions his paranoia too and suggests he should talk his feelings over with his psychiatrist if he's still seeing her. He asks about anything unusual and mentions Henry wanting to adopt Mingan as his father died of a drug overdose. But Mingan killed himself which was on the 13th. Back at the office he puts together dates and photos of when Hector's activities began in chasing after drug dealers, such as Jamie and burning his stash. Which all leads back to one person. Well Walt's not just a pretty face ya know; he would piece it altogether.
He comes up with Henry being a suspect again in Malachi's disappearance and he talks with Knighthorse asking for the ledgers. But he won't turn them over cos Walt will use them against him and he's no fool since he's been gunning for him since his wife's death. Adding even if he knew who Hector was, he wouldn't tell him cos he wouldn't believe him even if he did. Henry also tells Mathias how Walt's going to suspect Hector of being a killer and so they have to find Malachi or his DB and fast. They follow Darius (Joseph Daniel Havenstar) after Henry fired him, which was quite a scene to see. Adding his Polaroid to the board not to be served and also showing him that Malachi signed over the Red Pony. They find Darius digging up money. He won't talk and asks for a lwyer. Guess that'd be Cady then, knew that before she got the call. Kinda conflicted there with being Walt's daughter and obviously she still has her integrity as a lawyer.
Knighthorse turns up and says she needs help so he wants her to take on some people and he'll increase the budget for her. Giving her a list of people, adding he's thinking of getting security from outside the Res and the people here won't be happy about that. All the names she says aren't right for the job, but they're part of the Tribal Council so they'll have to do. Knighthorse touching the feather on the gun he gave her and saying sometimes they have to do these things. Don't trust him at all and that's my paranoia coming through, ha. Particularly as he now brings up the Tribal Council so he must have some ulterior motive for that too. or was it just so her clinic would continue.
Finally the showdown we were waiting for, Walt's realization that Henry must be Hector. Walt asking for a Rainier to get some Dutch courage and then confronts him about it. Henry adding that sometimes they keep secrets from him out of love and nothing more, to protect him. Mentioning he did tell him about Shane Muldoon and Walt didn't turn him into the FBI, in the same way he allowed Malachi to escape justice by not turning him in. Less about justice for Walt in some ways, but more about getting Knighthorse. But Walt is too riled up to take that from him. As punches are thrown and friendships won't be the same anymore, especially since trust has been broken. As things hot up for the season 5 finale!
Vic telling Travis he might be the father as we get flashbacks to their drunken one night stand. But also ther might be someone else. He gives her a babysitting voucher since he knows what it's like to grow up with a single mother. Also he'll be there for her as a friend. Henry's back to his "Red Pony and Continual Soiree" when he answers the phone and thinking that all's right now he's got his place back. If only things were so simple and straightforward, but this is Absaroka, Walt's county!
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