The Hunter

Cal meets the men at the pub later in the evening. The Ardnakelty men talk about how easy it was to trick Rushborough. Johnny explains how the next step of the plan is to let Rushborough pay them for digging on their land. A couple of the men grumble about how they do not want to give their land over for a couple thousand euros if Rushborough finds gold on it. Johnny tells them that they should invest more in Rushborough’s company to get a bigger profit if he does find gold. Cal understands that Johnny is laying out the next phase of his plan. Johnny tells them that he invested a couple thousand and if they want to do the same, then they should tell Rushborough before he starts digging on their land. Cal starts to tell the men about Johnny's scam when Trey shows up. She places a small bag on the table. She tells them that she found it in the mountains. Johnny looks inside the bag and pushes it to the center of the table, showing the men the gold in the bag. The men start talking about where to find more gold. Johnny gives the gold back to Trey, and she leaves without looking at Cal. The men demand to know where Trey started digging, but Johnny says that he will tell them soon. Cal keeps quiet about confronting Johnny because he does not want the village to turn on Trey.

Cal waits outside the pub and wonders about Trey’s reasoning for helping Johnny. He thinks that there may be aspects of Johnny’s personality that remind her of Brendan, drawing her to him. When Johnny comes out of the pub, he tells Cal that Rushborough does not like him because he is not Irish. He says that Rushborough does not want Cal to be part of their plan anymore. Johnny asks Cal to stop coming around because if Cal makes Rushborough nervous, then he supposedly might go back to London. This would ruin the plan for everyone involved. Cal tells Johnny that he and Rushborough can run whatever scam they want, but he doesn’t want Trey involved in it. She will continue living in Ardnakelty, and her involvement could ostracize her further. Johnny pretends to not know what he is talking about, but Cal tells him that he knows that he gave Trey the gold to bring to the pub. Cal tells Johnny that he has until Monday to leave Ardnakelty. Johnny tells Cal that he owes Rushborough money and that Rushborough is a dangerous man. Johnny says that he has seen him abuse children to get their father to give him money. Cal instigates a fight, eventually pinning Johnny down. Cal tells him that if he is still in Ardnakelty on Monday, then he will shoot him and dump his body in the bog.

Trey sits on the couch with Banjo, waiting for her father to come home from the pub. She thinks about how she went to Cal’s house earlier to warn him about what she was going to do at the pub, but he was not home. When Johnny gets home, Trey sees that someone broke his nose. He accuses her of telling Cal about the scam. Trey says that Cal figured it out by himself because he is not stupid. Johnny tells Trey that the next morning, they are going to go to Cal’s house together and tell him to keep quiet.

Mart arrives at Cal’s house in the morning. Mart assures Cal that Trey will be all right, even if the village turns on Johnny. He tells Cal that the village thinks of Trey as Cal’s child more than Johnny’s, so if Cal can convince Johnny and Rushborough to leave, then Ardnakelty will not take it out on Trey. Cal tells Mart that Johnny owes Rushborough money. Mart does not seem surprised by this. He tells Cal to talk with Trey and make sure she does not continue working for her father.

Lena goes up the mountain to the Reddy house. Lena and Sheila used to be friends, but Lena cannot remember the last time that they spoke. Lena tells Sheila that she can bring the kids and stay with her at her home. Sheila says that she will not leave her own home, especially since Johnny has not hit her. Sheila talks about how she hates that the town abandoned her after she married Johnny, as if they were punishing her for marrying him. Lena offers to take the children for her, but Sheila wants to keep them with her. Lena and Sheila reminisce, and Sheila talks about how she has changed from the carefree girl she once was.

Trey arrives at Cal’s house. They have not spoken alone in a few days and Cal wonders if she plans on staying. Trey asks Cal why he and Johnny fought. Cal tells her that he does not like what Johnny is doing and that he worries that she will get hurt. Cal reminds her that she has a lot to lose now because she has built a reputation for herself in the community. However, Trey tells Cal that she wants to help Johnny. Cal does not like this, so Trey tells him to pull his money out of the scheme. Cal explains that if he pulls his money out before the other men discover Johnny’s plan, then they will figure out that he knew and did not tell them. Trey asks why he cares so much about Ardnakelty, but Cal tells her that he just wants to live in peace.

In the middle of the night, Trey hears engines revving outside their house. She goes to her parent’s room, and Sheila and Johnny come out. The other children are awake, and Johnny opens the front door with Liam. Trey sees high beams pointed at their door. Johnny calls out and asks what they want because his children are trying to sleep. The lights are so bright that Trey cannot see who is in the car. They hear the men threaten to burn them out of their home. Johnny pulls the children back inside and tells them that it is just someone who has had too much to drink. In the morning, Johnny tells Trey that they must find out who was outside in the middle of the night. When she wakes up in the morning, Trey goes out walking in the mountains with Banjo. Suddenly Banjo runs ahead, and he howls. When Trey rounds the bend, she sees a dead man lying on the road in front of her.