Where it all comes crashing down in many ways, especially for Vic (Katee Sackhoff). As the day arrives for Walt's (Robert Taylor) civil hearing and the voir dire. We actually call that a trail within a trial to set aside certain issues that may arise, such as relating to evidence, not for jury selection per se. Though of course in English Law jury selection and preemeptive challenges per se are a thing of the past. Anyway Vic sees Walt before the start to tell him she's here about the Chance Gilbert (Peter Stormare) trial which has also been set for the same day. Milgrom (Patch Darragh) breaks them up cos people will think they're still continuing their little trieste. However they both reply they were never together. Though how will small minds determine that as shown by that potential juror number 3. The little runt trying to be a show off by saying he hates the way he's been treated by law enforcement. Well if you can't hack it then don't be a criminal to begin with.
Remember when the judge shows bias towards a particular lawyer, here the lawyer for the plaintiff, then things are not going to bode well, especially for our Walt. Already showing favourtism towards Tucker Baggett (Brett Rice) and judges who do that should be booted off. As was Juror number 3 as Millgrom asks Walt who he wants him to have struck out. Walt thinks Sam Poteet (hank Cheyne) since he didn't raise his hand when Judge Drood (Mike Pniewski) asked if anyone knows Walt, or has had dealings with him. Joking how his name rhymes with 'screwed.' Walt telling Millgrom to ask about his work. As well as working for Knighthorse. He thinks Sam may be spying for Knighthorse. Just as he asks for Walt's help last episode. (Incidentally where was Cady this ep?) Just as Milgrom is about to ask for Sam to be removed, Walt
changes his decision and wants Sam to stay as he's a White Warrior and will have more integrity than anyone else. So Number 3 is removed asking if he's still going to get paid for this. See it's only money that motivates.
ADA Brigitte Holder (Catherine Dent) tells Vic she won't have to testify or anything and this shouldn't take long. Chance enters and wants all the charges read out. Judge Mayhew (Ralph Alderman) getting bored with that since there are 15 pages to be read out. he makes some more comments about being here and how he's pleading guilty out of honour. As Chance leaves to be transported back to Death Row he sees Walt and wants to say goodbye to him. Well not really.
When Walt goes back to court, Vic rushes in telling her she needs him as chance has escaped and taken one of the prison guards, Rudolph (Bill Tangradi) hostage, wearing a gasmask as he goes outside. They follow but he vanishes into a crowd of others dressed just like him, that Ferg (Adam Bartley) refers to as a flashmob. Walt wants Ferg to get their names and Vic finds his gasmask on the ground round the corner. Walt says they'll get the surveillance camera footage from the tattoo parlour and see him getting away on a motor bike. Which was left there in the night for him. As they search for him and use the surveillance at the courthouse to search for his family, Walt thinks it's safer if she stays at work cos he'll be after her. But she doesn't believe he'll come after her, he disagrees especially as she put him away to begin with.
Milgram gets Walt's hearing postponed just so we can have it dragged out longer as the Chance loose end is tied up for the final season. They see a man enter the toilets in a check shirt. Checking out the toilets after the two prison guards give their version of events and uncuffing Chance to change back into his prison orange. One says he spat on his hand and he left him uncuffed in the toilet. Knew one of them was in on it since it was too easy for him to escape. Ferg finds that one of the flashmob was Bob (John Bishop). He responded to a Craigslist ad and would get paid for this. But he's getting neither. Walt has Ferg check out the IP address of the ad. Ferg was pretty much absent for this ep when he could've been helping out more.
At the prison they speak with Chance's cellmate, Hawk (Charles Halford) who doesn't know much. He was on the computer progamme but he couldn't stand the noise of the keyboard. Chance didn't tell him anything but when he hears Vic's name he recalls how much Chance hated her and spoke about her all the time. He also used to read books about Payne and Jefferson. In the prison library Walt speaks with Aaron two Rivers (Gary Farmer) who has his own way of doing things and tells them where he can find the books he read, including the Federalist Papers. Walt finds a page has been torn from each book, page 76. Chance was the only one who checked the books out.
Further reasons for having Walt keep her at the station. Walt's called by Travis (Derek Phillips) as Vic didn't show up for their steak dinner he was going to cook for her as two masked men turn up and graffiti her trailer. He follows them and calls Walt. Walt leaves Vic there and she has a nightmare about Chance coming after her. But wakes up to find Henry (Lou Diamond Phillips) there instead.
Walt dresses as Chance with the red bow tie as Travis ties it for him, pretending to be Chance on the bike. He drives through the compound but he's not there. He returns leaving Travis to wait for the Marshalls. They check the footage again and see the man go through to the toilet. The only other people to have contact in the library were the two guards. Walt beings them and questions them, thinking it's Rudolph cos he has similar views as Chance. However it turns out to be Eubell (Graham Shiels) the one who was spat on. He admits he helped him cos he was seeing a woman, Sharon (Rachel Michaela) and he wanted her gone cos she wouldn't end it. So he helped him in return for Chance taking care of her.
As they drive to her house, they find it empty but Vic finds he's already been and gone as he ate fried belloni there. Walt tells Travis to take Vic home and she confronts Travis about telling Walt about Vic. As said, last ep it wasn't for him to tell him and Vic says the same. That it wasn't his "secret to tell." Travis says they're worried about her and she should say thank you more often and appreciate what they're doing. Especially since he cooked steak and she missed their date. Vic replying it wasn't a date but a "nutritional consultation." Yeah that makes it sound better but she doesn't need anyone. She drives away in his car as Walt returns to the compound. Chance wasn't going to go through with killing Sharon.
Walt enters the storage bunker and the ladder's removed. There I was saying he doesn't need a ladder! Ha. Chamce hasn't killed the Marshall and he didn't want to kill anyone but that census taker wouldn't leave him alone. He's going to leave Walt in there and it gets cold in there too. Vic arrives in the nick of course and they have a shooting match. Walt tries to get out and Chance tells Vic he didn't want to die but to live in freedom. She finally kills him by firing off practically the entire round as Walt climbs out. She's shot in the knee and when he carries her, she thanks him.
And therein ends the saga of Chance, being dragged on for a long time. Of course Vic will have self defence on her side but now she doesn't have to look over her shoulder for him, that doesn't mean his family won't come after her. Which doesn't seem likely. Such an elaborate escape plan and where did it get him: death! Walt told him earlier how he was committing suicide by state since he wanted to be on Death Row. Vic also saying how she let him escape and should've listened to Walt when he refused his request. Walt wanted to see him suffer and be alive but she didn't. Maybe cos as happened here, deep down she really wanted to see him dead so she could get out of having to deal with him, especially with her baby on the way. Also we get to see Walt in a suit for court, which was shortlived for now. Though we saw him changing into it, luckily (or not!) we didn't get any shirtless scene this time round! Well you know, could've had him put it on you know!! Ha.
Gotta hand it to Longmire, after 6 years it still entertains and never failed to thrill. Just when you think the hearing will be getting underway, they add in a new case and leave us hanging more to see how Walt will fare! A bit of a tongue in cheek ep title cos not only did Vic get to say thank you more than once, but also perhaps for shooting Chance and putting everyone out of their misery.
Reminds me I should've added how in Supernatural, Lucifer called Bobby Longmire in season 13 cos of how he dresses, more likely! See even Walt gets a mention in one of my fave shows!!
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