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Ed returns home to find Peggy guarding a bound Dodd Gerhardt, who thinks Peggy is delusional after she appears to be conversing with a non-existent motivational speaker. Ed and Peggy put Dodd into the trunk of his car, then drive to a relative's hunting cabin outside Canistota, South Dakota to hide out. They escape just before Lou and Hank arrive and discover the two dead Gerhardt men. Hanzee is following the Blumquists in short pursuit. At a gas station, Ed makes several unsuccessful phone calls to bargain Dodd's freedom with the Gerhardts, though none seem interested. He then calls Mike Milligan, offering him Dodd in exchange for being rid of the Gerhardts; they agree to meet at a motel in Sioux Falls the following morning. Meanwhile, Dodd gets loose, incapacitates Peggy, and strings up Ed when he returns. Peggy revives and knocks Dodd unconscious in time to save Ed. While searching for leads on the Blumquists' whereabouts, Hanzee encounters several racist bar patrons who he shoots in the legs, after which he kills the bartender and two police officers responding to the call, resulting in a manhunt for Hanzee. Following a clue from the Blumquist home, Hanzee finds Constance in her hotel room at the seminar. When Peggy calls, Hanzee forces Constance to prompt Peggy into revealing the Blumquists' location, but to little avail. However, he learns just enough to pinpoint their general whereabouts. He stops at the same gas station where Ed used the phone booth and coerces the attendant into revealing more information. Recognizing Hanzee from his mugshot in the newspaper, the attendant calls the police. Hanzee finds the cabin and holds Ed and Peggy at gunpoint before shooting Dodd in the head. Proclaiming he wants to be free of "this life", Hanzee asks Peggy to give him a professional haircut. Lou and Hank burst through the rear door and exchange gunfire with Hanzee as Peggy stabs him in the back with the scissors. Hanzee flees out the front door.