At the River - Recap

The scene opens with Dwight and Whitehead arriving on a scene of a crime. A police officer has been shot. His name is Don Ekler and Dwight says that he knows him and says that he was a good guy. He asks Officer Sutton to look around for the gun that killed Don. Lt. Rice comes up and tells that his partner, Clay Williams, went for some coffee and Dwight tells that they are going to need to get the schedule for the patrol car. Rice tells that she took them so that they wouldn’t get “borrowed”. She tells Whitehead and Dwight that Don was being investigated by Internal Affairs. She says that she wants Dwight to work with Internal Affairs on this and make sure that they honor Don. Whitehead takes offense and tells her that she can’t split them up. Dwight agrees and asks if they could have someone else. She says that she has to report this to Don’s wife and tells Dwight to go with her. Dwight tells Whitehead that it is nothing and says that they just have to find the killer.

Lt. Rice and Dwight go to see Stacy Ekler and Rice tells Dwight that they are going to find enough information that is going to confirm that Don was a good cop. If not, then they need to avoid giving him honor for it. The door opens and Stacy is there. She asks what is wrong. Jack, Don’s son comes up and Dwight distracts him so that Rice can tell Stacy the bad news. Outside, Dwight talks to Jack some more and Jack tells that Don yelled at him for touching his gun. Dwight says that he knows the anger that was felt and says that he shouldn’t touch guns and if he sees one, he needs to report it. Rice tells that she has a list of Don’s associates and tells that he can share it with Internal Affairs. Later at the station, Dwight and Whitehead talk to Officer Williams and he says that Don told him that he did something that he wished that he didn’t do. He says that Don told him that it has to do with “The Whiskey Snake” bar. Dwight goes to meet Internal Affairs Detective Ryan and she introduces herself to him.

Meanwhile, Whitehead and Lt. Rice visit the person involved in a fight at “The Whiskey Snake”. He says that there were two people who jumped him. Lt. Rice tells that the report only mentioned one. The man says that a police officer matching Don’s description was there too that took one of the men aside and yelled at him. Rice says that Don let a man go on an assault charge, but not enough to cause him to get fired. Rice tells that she saw that Whitehead took the Lieutenant exam. She tells him that she will give him some time to study and says that anyway she can get him out of her department, the better. Meanwhile, Dwight sits down with Detective Ryan and she says that Don was allegedly part of the White Supremeness group. Dwight gets upset with her that she is trying to destroy Don’s reputation. Back at the station, Sutton talks to Greenback about how he was when he first started on the force. He says that he imagined that he would get robot parts. Greenback says that the bullet had a special armored tip on it and says that the killer wanted to kill Don.

Dwight and Ryan go to Stacy’s place and she doesn’t understand why Internal Affairs is involved. Dwight says that he is going to look for Don’s interest. Joey Ekler, Don’s cousin comes in and tells that he is going to the funeral parlor. Dwight asks if they could talk to Jack. Afterward, Dwight and Ryan find a bunch assault rifles and illegal guns in a box. They get back to the station and Dwight is fighting for the honor of Don while Ryan is claiming that they have proof. Lt. Rice intervenes and tells every to dress in their best uniforms for the funeral. Lt. Rice tells Ryan to go to her office and asks her what she knows of Dwight. She tells that he sings on the side and Rice tells that his father died in the line of duty. Rice tells her to finish the investigation before they point the blame on anyone. Later at the Wake, Officer Williams gets up and tells that Don was a good man. Dwight starts singing “When the Saints Go Marching”. Everyone joins in on the song and they give their final goodbyes to Don.

The next morning, Dwight is hungover when Ryan comes in. She looks around and sees all of Dwight’s collection and is amazed. She tells that she has a lead and he says that he will get his pants on. They go to a trailer and hear someone running. The man runs away and they chase after him. After they get a ways out of the way, the trailer blows up. Afterward, the ambulance and fire crew come and Dwight and Ryan give descriptions. They conflict, but get the right description. Greenback says that the man was making armor piercing bullets. Rice doesn’t think that Don was right, but Dwight tells her to give him until sunup to find the guy. She tells that he has until then to find the killer. At the station, Dwight’s mother brings in Dwight’s father’s old hat and tells that he can wear it. Whitehead brings in wrenches and Dwight recognizes them to be a certain brand where only one place makes them. He says that the guy who tried to blow them up works at the store.

Later that evening, they bring in the guy and he tells that he was only paid to make bullets. He tells that Don was there when he took the job, but he was trying to tell his friend who is in the gang to get out. Dwight goes up to Lt. Rice and ask if that is enough for a good honor burial. She says that it is. She tells that Ekler’s “friend” might show up at the service. Later at the funeral, Dwight walks up to Jack and tells him that he is there for him. After the funeral, Dwight sees a man leaning against a car. The man punches Dwight and the officers take him into custody. Whitehead talks to him at the station and pretends to play a radio and tells that the walls have ears. The man writes down names of people involved in a raid. Later that night, Dwight and Ryan are on stakeout and Ryan tells that his team are doing good in the investigation and asks why he sings. Dwight says that he likes to perform. She reaches for another SD card and they kiss.

The next day, they look at the pictures and Lt. Rice comes up and tells that the FBI thought that the militia was out because of the arrest of the leader. She says that the trial is not over yet on it. Dwight realizes that the judge residing in the case has received death threats. They find Judge Winslow and find that he doesn’t have his vest on. Suddenly there is a gun fired and Dwight shoots at a truck and kills the guy driving. Dwight shows the pictures of men to Stacy and she says that Joey has been a security guard in the area where Judge Winslow is. Sutton shows pictures to the man who was assaulted and he picks out Joey as the second person. Sutton takes him to Dwight and he says that Don knew about the militia members and Joey tries to go away. Dwight tells that he is protecting others. Joey admits that he was the one who killed Don. Later, Lt. Rice asks about the paperwork and Whitehead says that he is done with it. He says that he is not coasting. The episode ends with Dwight meeting with Ryan about the report. She tells that it is already written and Dwight smiles when he reads it.

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