Joe Leaphorn is faced with a decision in the second season of AMC+’s “Dark Winds” on his quest for justice. Joe soon learned that this case was connected to the explosion at the drill site, which lost his son’s life four years prior. It began with the death of Emerson Charley and then his son, Tomas. Joe is adamant about discovering the truth despite all the obstacles in his path. He believes that locking up those responsible for the explosion will give him some closure and perhaps allow him to get past the loss of his kid. But things are a lot more tricky than he anticipated. What the ending entails for him is as follows. Spoilers follow.
Dark Winds Season 2 Episode 6 Recap
Colton Wolf managed to elude the cops at the end of the previous episode. He ends up at the Vines’ home at the start of this episode. When B.J. Vines welcomes him, it is clear, if there was any doubt, that Vines hired Colton to commit all the wrongdoing throughout this time. In theory, Joe Leaphorn has caught up to them, according to Colton. There is no way for him to demonstrate that Vines was responsible for the explosion, despite his knowledge of it. Colton is the only one who can connect Vines to the crime. Vines hands him some cash and directs him towards a car, but he shoots him in the back later.
Colton is still missing, so Vines buries him someplace where no one will ever find him. He finds Chee waiting for him when he returns home. The PI confronts him about being the People of Darkness’ commander and inquires about his wife’s whereabouts. Vines ignores him, which makes Chee even more wary. Later, he finds a camera that contains all the information while looking through some of Tomas Charley’s belongings.
Dark Winds Season 2 Ending: Is BJ Vines Dead? Did Joe Kill Him?
Two things may be seen in the photos taken by Tomas Charley’s camera. He was first sleeping with Mrs. Vines. Second, the explosion was caused by Mr. Vines. According to the initial assessment, the mine had a sizable amount of uranium. Vines altered it, nevertheless, so that the report would indicate that the mines contained little to no uranium. Vines purchased the property for a low price as a result of the explosion and this. The original report was in the box that Tomas stole, and he snapped a photo of it, which was a wise decision because Colton later destroyed the document.
Joe uses the image as strong proof to have Vines arrested. However, as Joe’s father foresaw, Vines is released on bail right away, and it doesn’t appear that he will be prosecuted because it appears that the law is on his side. Joe makes the decision to enforce the law himself as a result. Vines is taken hostage from his home and taken to a remote location. Joe feels tempted to shoot Vines and exact retribution in the middle of nowhere. His conscience, though, forbids him from carrying it out. Instead, he pulls away and leaves Vines.
Joe may not have fired the gun, but he did leave Vines to perish. Vines searches for a route home after becoming stranded in the middle of nowhere. He has no shoes on, therefore his odds of surviving are poor to none. It is snowing outside. When we next meet him, hypothermia has already set in and he is resting by the side of the road. The next day, Joe learns that Vines has a warrant out for his arrest since he violated the conditions of his bail and vanished. He’s nowhere to be seen, which proves that Vines didn’t return. He passed away overnight.
Does Bernadette Take the Border Patrol Job?
Joe executes his version of justice on Vines without informing anyone. Even if Vines is no longer alive, the fact that he would have been free if the law had been followed does not change. The indication Bernadette was looking for is here. She applied for a position with the Border Patrol at the start of the campaign. She was welcomed in the previous episode, but she wasn’t sure whether or not to leave, even though she was leaning quite strongly in that direction. Any reservations she may have had about accepting the position are dispelled when she observes B.J. Vines leaving after having committed terrible crimes.
Although Bernadette was aware that the law did not make life simple for her people, she thought it would be sufficient to apprehend the criminals. The example of Vines demonstrates that the law differs for her people and for white people. It serves no use to continue living or working in a situation where nothing can be changed. She saw Joe risk his life to apprehend Colton and gather proof against Vines. But in the end, all his efforts had been for nothing.
She shares her choice with Joe. He doesn’t like that she’s going, but he wishes her the best. She also says goodbye to Chee, who appears to be taking over for her. He takes over as Joe’s right-hand man when she leaves in the hopes that his presence will lessen Bernadette’s departure. But that does nothing to make him feel better. Bernadette and Chee kiss and profess their feelings as they part ways. Although there is nothing they can do at this point, she wishes he had entered her life sooner. As they part ways, they send each other their best wishes.
What Happens to Sally? Why Does She Leave?
By the end of Season 2, Bernadette is not the only one who leaves town. Sally spent some time with the Leaphorn family this season. She was taken in by Joe and Emma, who also assisted her in raising her kid. Sally, though, felt confined there. She had spent her entire childhood in the same town where her mother’s boyfriend had tortured her. Her son, whom she believes doesn’t like her and who will someday learn how he was conceived, crushes her heart. She wants to leave and start over since she feels stuck there.
When the baby laughs for the first time in the last episode, he participates in the First Laugh Ceremony. Maybe this is the signal Sally was looking for. She leaves a note for Joe and Emma after the ceremony explaining everything before packing her things. She wants to stop being constrained by her past and offer her son a better life, but this can only happen if she escapes her own sad and trapped situation. She starts a new life at the conclusion of Season 2.
