Damnation Spring

The Gundersens attend another company fish fry. Rich confronts Eugene and accuses him of shooting Scout. A drunken Eugene denies any wrongdoing. They trade barbs and Rich starts to choke Eugene. He tells Eugene to think about why his baby can’t crawl yet and says he should watch about burl poaching. Eugene reveals Merle is in on it. Before things get out of hand, Colleen pulls Rich away and the family leaves under a cloud.

Someone burns Helen and Carl’s house to the ground. They make it out alive and flee town to stay with Helen’s relatives on the reservation. Rich promises Colleen things will calm down, but his words ring hollow.

Rich drops by Lark’s to let off some steam. The pair chat about the latest goings-on. Lark jokingly calls himself a “dying man.”