"All right, Lyndon, let's see if you can answer this one" "Short horned cattle" "Three major color patterns." "What are they?" "Red, brown, and white" "Average yield of a crop of wheat?" "Approximately around 80 bushels or 80 million individual grains" "When's your mother's birthday?" " Dad..." " Answer the question" "April 26th" "And what are the four Hs?" "My head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty..." "My hands to larger service..." "And my health to better living" "Now name me the small seeded grains" "I'll get it" "I think it went in the junk pile" "Okay!" "Dad!" "I'm stuck Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Lyndon?" "Lyndon!" "Pull your arm out now" "Run to the truck!" "Remember, folks, it's pollination season" "Watch out for the mobile apiaries rolling into your area" "Speaking of bees, the annual Sumas Honey Fest is..." " Down 6 points" " Anybody awake at the jail this morning?" "10-4, Sheriff." "We're open for business" "Hey, Slim, that coffee machine working today?" "That's a negative on the java, sir" "You need to sign the purchase order so I can take it over to Hank's and get it fixed" "Yeah, yeah, yeah" " Hey, Slim..." " Uhuh" "Why don't you lighten up a little bit?" "10-4, Sheriff" "In state legislature, the family farm relief bill stalled again" "Legislators hoped to table a new bill sometime next year" "In the meantime, farmers in distress are asked to be patient" "In sports..." "Stop and say hello to old Norbert" "Morning, Norbert" "Sumas Honey Festival" " Hi, dad" " Hey, don't stop on account of me" "That sounds pretty good, son" "Are you guys ready for the big gig down at the fairgrounds?" " What do you care anyway, huh?" " He's just doing it to impress Nadine" "Dylan." "Dylan, come on" " So how's my little blue ribbon winner, huh?" " Not yet, Dad." "You'll jinx it" "I'm not going to jinx anything." "Where's your mom?" "Upstairs" "Audrey, it's me" "I need a clean duty shirt" "Just a minute" "How come I see more of you now than I did when we were together?" "Did you get a job?" "Assistant Manager at the Dairy Castle" " Sissy called" " Oh Lord!" "Not again" "That's a pretty good honey." "Wait a second" "Your daughter made that" "You'd know that if you spent more time with them" "I'm cultivating a hive for Rural Youth" "Bees?" "She's been at it for two months, Lyndon" "I'm showing my supers at the fair" ""Supers" are what beekeepers call their hives" "So, where are you keeping this super thing?" "Behind the garage" "All right, well, as long as it stays there" "Audrey, I swear you make the best cup of coffee" "That Dairy Castle's lucky to have you" "I'm worried about him" "Dylan?" "I'll see you later!" "He'!" "How much longer am I going to have to keep ironing your shirts?" " I don't expect you to iron my..." " It's been six months, Lyndon" "What are we waiting for?" "We've got enough money saved to pay for the divorce now" "I don't know." "I thought the separation was working fine" "I don't know where I am" "The kids see us together" " We're not together" " Audrey, I don't..." "We need to get on with our lives" "Have you men somebody?" "How could I with us tripping over each other?" "You know, Audrey, when we lost the farm, your confidence in me went with it" "That is you talking, not me" "All I want is peace of mind" "All right?" "We're always at each other's throats, and for what?" "Money?" "Money's been a third wheel in our marriage for as long as I can remember" "I think we should try to stay out of each other's way" " Is that what you want?" " Mmh" "Okay, fine." "We're going to try that" "Zeke called here this morning looking for you" " You're taking his house today, aren't you?" " Don't start with me" "I cannot bear the thought of you working for that Dittwaller, Lyndon." "How could you?" "How could you even speak to him after what he did to us?" "You know, all the farmers in Sumas think you are a traitor" "You know what?" "Dittwaller didn't take our farm." "The bank did" "Lyndon, Dittwaller is the bank" "Do you think I like kicking people off of farms that have been in their family for a hundred years?" "Huh?" "It sure beats living off food stamps, don't it?" "I've got to go" "You know Audrey, when we lost the farm, your confidence in me went with it" "That is you talking, not me" "I miss this place" "What the?" "Dittwaller, I want you off of my property" "It's the bank's property now, Mr. Gillman" "Oh yeah?" "We'll see about that" "Sheriff!" "He's got a gun!" "Yeah, and it's loaded too." "Huh?" "Huh?" "Now, Zeke, let's not go and make this any worse than it already is" "Oh, you go to heck, Harris, you damn traitor" "I thought you was one of us." "Now, don't worry about it" "Don't worry about it" "The Sheriff here ain't going to be taking us off to jail for this, are you Sheriff?" "Not as long as you stop shooting at us, I won't" "Give us a little time to collect a few personals" "Go on, Zeke." "Take all the time you need" "Now, I want to press charges, you hear that?" "Whatever you say, Mayor, but it ain't going to hold up in court" "He's going for the truck!" "Well, don't you stand there!" "Go after him!" " Now mayor, let's be reasonable" " Do something" "I want him arrested!" " On what charges?" " Attempted murder" "Oh now, if Zeke wanted us shot, we would have never gotten near the place" "Well, then, grand theft auto." "That truck belongs to me now" "This place has been in his family since before the rail road went through here" "Now to you, it's just another asset, but to them, it's their family history" "I'll come back later and smooth things out with Zeke" "Don't worry, you'll get your truck" "You just make sure it's sooner than later" "How did it go with Zeke?" "Oh, I gave him another week" "I bet Mayor Dittwaller wasn't very happy about that" "You know, I don't care what Dittwaller thinks" "You can't kick a man out of his house and expect him just to pack up just like that" "Well, yeah... it's been three weeks, Lyndon" " Well, it's going to have to be four, isn't it?" " Hey you know, you're the sheriff, right?" "Oh, gee, Ed Stillwell called out on 15" "Said some kids were at his place the other night busted up a chicken coop, let the hogs out, you know" "Seems to be a lot of that going on" "Do me a favor." "Drive out there and talk to him for me" "Ever since I've become the law, me and the farm boys just don't see eye to eye" "Alright" "Oh, hey" "Sissy called" "Lord." "Doesn't she ever give it a rest?" "It's about time you come and did something about them trucks speeding into Sumas" "Well, these trucks are here to pollinate the crops, Sissy, I mean..." "You're right in the middle of the main thoroughfare." "What can I do?" "The whole place shakes every time they go by" "Every year, there's more and more of these things" " Well, I..." " See?" "Can't you divert them to the state road?" "Sissy, you're going to have to talk to the Mayor about that, now" "I mightjust do that it seems that the only way things get done around here is if Dittwaller gets involved" "Yeah well, he's done so much for the town" "I haven't seen you before, mister" "Why are you contracting all the way up here?" "Oh yeah, you don't speak English?" "Well, the price is good enough, that's for darn tooting" "If May would've been here..." "she would be smiling" "Danger." "Living bees" "Well, I'll be..." "The Sumas honey queen has lost her crown" "What can I get for you, Zeke?" "Give me one of them honey glazed" "That's 37 cents" "That man of yours come by to bring me a little greeting this morning" "Well, unfortunately, that is not an uncommon occurrence around these parts" "Audrey that's a shame. he's got to be right in the middle of all of this" "Yes, Zeke, it is" "I put an extra one in there for you" "You take care" " Alright" " Okay" "She survived all those tornadoes" "Though they drove her to the brink" "Yeah" "Now I'm drunk again and owing" "Cause of little mama dying m "In." "What the heck?" "Darn" "What the heck are you doing?" "You can't drive like that" "Oh, man!" "Hey, amigo?" "You stopped right in the middle of the darn road" "There was no way I could avoid you" "Your truck don't have a scratch on it..." "Mine is just trashed" "Insurance." "Give me your insurance papers" "Insurance-o" "What the heck are you doing?" "Hey!" "That's Dittwaller's truck" "He's going to get you" "He gets everything" "This is Dittwaller's truck" "Have a nice truck, Mr. Dittwaller" "Yeah, I'll handle this, Sissy" "53 in a 35 mile-an-hour zone." "That ought to make your daddy proud" "My father says those things ain't accurate" "Is that a fact?" "Come on, Sheriff." "I'm in the same class with Dylan" " Is that a fact?" " Yeah" "Base to unit one, got a vehicle abandoned on FTM 17 at the 11 mile marker" "Looks like Zeke's" "I'm all over that, Slim" "So, can I go?" "You can now" "Yeah, Slim, it's Zeke's truck, all right, but no sign of the old man" "Zeke..." "Zeke" "Yeah" "Well, I guess your troubles are over now" " Slim?" " Yes Sheriff" "I found Zeke" "He's dead" "Call the doc and tell him to put his coroner's hat on 10-4 Sheriff" "Dad!" "I'm sorry about Mr. Gillman" "Oh, sweetheart" "I'm sad too." "He was a good man" "You know, in the bee world, the women, known as the workers do all the jobs" "Gathering the pollen... tending the hive" "Well, that's a nice change of pace, isn't it?" "Hey, what are you doing here?" "I'm watching Cassidy" "Well, Dylan was supposed to baby-sit." "Help me" "Well, she called me up and asked me to do it" "I can't believe I'm helping my wife get ready for a date" "It's not a date." "It's dinner" "Well, whatever it is" "Your babysitter would like to know when you're going to be back from dinner" "Dad, please pay attention" "I'm sorry, sweetheart" "The male, or a drone's, sole purpose in life is to mate once with the queen after which he dies" "Unlike us humans, who die a thousand deaths" "Oh, whoa, where are you going, cowboy?" "Out" "Out" "Dad, relax." "I'm going to meet up with some buddies and jam, okay?" "Calm" "He's hoping to scope out Nadine" "Mind your own business, little sister" "Nadine, huh?" " I want you home by 10 o'clock" " Come on..." "Mom?" "11:00" "All right, 11:00, but not a minute later, you hear me?" "Promise" "'Night, Ma." "Have a good time" "You're too damn easy on him" " He's 16" " I know he's 16" "Like you weren't staying out late when you were 16?" "Yeah, well, he's a good kid, and I want him to stay that way" "Oh he will." "You just have to cut him a little slack" "Hey." "Stay away from that window." "You're going to scare him off" "'Night, honey" "Dang it." "I gave her that perfume, too" "Where were we?" "Hey." "Hey, Harris" "You want to ride with my posse tonight?" " No, man, I'm kind of busy" " Oh, come on, Harris" "My radio's busted." "We could use some music, bro" "Yeah, and Jarrod's singing isn't exactly melodic" " Here are your fries" " Thanks" " Hey" " Hey." "Ride with us" "Two against one" "All right, good" "The sheriffs son's riding with us which means you have to behave, Jarrod" "That's right, sonny boy." "I don't want to see no cow tipping" "Oh yeah, wouldn't want Dylan to get caught" "Sheriff might lock him in his room" "Come on" "Well, where are we headed?" " Want to go up to the bluffs?" " Hey" " Let's go for a drive man" " Hello" "Jarrod, I thought you said we weren't going cow tipping" "Oh, I've got something much more exciting in mind" "Yo, this is gonna be fun" "Let's go" "Check this out man" " What are you up to, Jarrod?" " Shh" "He's sleeping" "Come on, man." "This is crazy" "No, it'll be like taking candy from a baby" " This isn't funny." "No" " Or should I say honey from a bear?" "I don't know about this Jarrod" "No." "Take this, man." "Bzz!" "What the heck is he doing?" "Yo, dude, open the gate" "Jarrod, man, it's like 11:30" "I promised my parents I'd be home half an hour ago" "Anyone else got to go, huh?" "Nadine?" " Alright then" " Hey, dude" "I promise you'll be entertained" "Yo, come on man" "Hop in, bro" "Hey man, this is Dillard's farm" "Come on." "This isn't cool Jarrod" "We should've gone cow tipping" "We should've gone home" "Yo, Chucky, open the door, man" " All right, kick the box, man" " What?" "No, Jarrod, come on" "Dylan..." "Band practice went a little late, huh?" "12:15?" "Yeah, Dad." "I'm really late." "Sony" "That's all right, son." "I'm just glad you're home" "Now, get some rest" "Good night" "Good night" "Now, the farmer said he found them when he went to milk the cows this morning" "Must've been one angry swarm to take down these heifers" "YEP" "The cows must've made them pretty mad" "Makes it worse, panic with bees, you know" "Bees can smell fear" "What do you know about bees?" "My uncle was a beekeeper" "So, what do you think, some kind of kids' prank or what?" "Probably so" "Oh, Sheriff, I almost forgot, Dr. Kirney called about Zeke Gillman..." "Blood test results" "Well, what did he say?" "Oh, are you ready for this?" "He said old Zeke... was poisoned" " Poisoned?" " Poisoned" "Congratulations, Sheriff" "You've got yourself your first murder" "Hey, Harris" "Jarrod" "You didn't say anything to your old man about last night?" "No" "Good, good" "Just make sure it stays that way" "What we've got here, Sheriff, is a real puzzler" "Traces of acid, phosphatase, and melatine" "Who'd want to poison old Zeke?" "Well, that's what we're going to try and find out" "Now, you see this discoloration around the neck?" "Now that's very unusual and that's where we're going to start" "What are you doing?" "To look inside, I have to get the mouth open" " This is your first autopsy, isn't it?" " Yeah" "Well, if you feel the urge, go in there, not on the body" "Thanks, doc" "Ah!" "Sheriff!" "It looks... like we have a suspect" " There you go" " That's okay" "Oh, go take it." "It can't sting twice" "Yeah." "Zeke died of toxic substance, all right" "What, bee toxin?" "Well, two or three stings in the throat could easily swell it up enough to close off the trachea" "The poor guy couldn't breathe, huh?" "Bee stings aren't unusual this time of year, but..." "For the life of me, I can't remember the last time we had a bee-inﬂicted death" "Nice going, doc" " I'm sorry, Lyndon." "I forgot about your dad" " No." "It's all right, doc" "You know, Dillard's farm just lost three head of heifers to bees this morning ls there any connection here?" "Forensic entomologist, that's what you need" "Now, I may know somebody who can help you with your bee problem" "Riley Muir." "Now, she knows bees" "If anybody can help you, she can" " Thank you, Doc." "I appreciate it" " All right" "1" " God, I'm sorry." "I heard something" " It's okay, Ranger Rick" "The bees work for me" " Yeah." "I don't like bees" " Yeah." "I can see that" "Feel better now?" "Thank you" "Yes." "Thank you" " I..." "I'm Sheriff..." " Harris" "Doc said you'd be stopping by." "I'm Riley Muir" "Muir?" "The sign says "Houseman"" " Riley Muir Houseman." "I'm divorced" " Ah, sorry to hear that" "You?" "Oh, you know I'm separated" "So what's with the bees?" "I have MS" "It's an experimental therapy using bee venom to boost the immune system" "Really?" "I've never seen that" "I got sick." "Bees made me feel better" "So let's see the little troublemaker" "Here you go" "You might want to stand back" "I'm going to open this" "Very funﬂY" "Has your victim been out of the country recently?" "Out of the country?" "Like South America, maybe?" "This just happened over at Ferrill Creek" "Old man Zeke, he's never been out of the county no less the country" "These critters you've got here are usually found in a place like..." "Peru, Guatemala and parts of Brazil" "Not the Evergreen state" "Have you ever heard of the African scutellata?" "The species commonly referred to as the killer bee?" "The killer bee?" "What, up here in Washington?" "Well, they've been found places further south" "Like Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California" "Well, just the whole thing sounds so far-fetched" "Well, you must've suspected something out of the ordinary" "Otherwise, why'd you come all the way out here?" "What would you say if I told you a farmer just lost three head of his prize cows to bees?" "Now you've really got my attention" "So what do you think?" "I'd say Sumas has a killer bee problem" "And a pretty serious one" "I read about them in National Geographic" "They've got the regular sting of a bee" "But they're like 10 times more aggressive, is that about right?" "That's right" "Outbreak of killer bees" "That ought to bring Sumas some attention" "Maybe the kind of attention Sumas doesn't need right now" "I mean, until we know for sure maybe it's best we don't go around spreading rumors" "Yeah, especially in the middle of pollination season" "Well, you're the expert" "Riley, if you don't mind my saying so, you're looking a little peaked" "Sheriff, I think her blood sugar's a little low" "Why don't you take her down to the Castle and get her something to eat?" " Well..." " She won't bite" "Unless provoked" " Okay" " Go" "What are they doing up here in Washington?" "Well, they originated in Brazil" "After a few queens were brought over for experiments" "Then a few of them got loose, interbred and..." "Well, have been wreaking havoc ever since" "How your bees got here" "I don't know for sure" "Maybe they were blown in by a wind system or they hitched a ride on a vegetable truck?" "It's hard to say for sure" "It's difficult to read their little passports and they're not very good about getting them stamped" "But most likely they were brought here on purpose" "Well, why would anybody want to do that?" "Sumas County" "Hundreds of thousands of acres blooming right now and without the pollen being carried from ﬂower to ﬂower, the plants won't yield" "Unfortunately, there aren't enough bees to go around" "So keepers from across the country truck in their supers" "The hives" "You're learning" "It's a highly migratory industry with keepers following blooms from Florida to California all the way up here to Washington state" "You know what I think?" "I bet some of those truckers probably got themselves a few boxes of AK bees and doesn't even know it yet" "Hey, Lyndon" "Audrey" "This is Riley Muir." "She's an entomologist" "She's the one that's helping me with that, you know, bee problem" "Oh yeah, the bee problem" "Let me get this straight" "You want us to stop pollinating our crops?" "Just until we can figure out where these bees are coming from" "I mean, you don't have to move the hives, just..." "Leave the lids on until I can figure out whether or not they're killer bees" "Lord, help my time" "The sheriff wants to put us out of business, just like he did himself" "Do you really want to drive us to the poor house that bad, Lyndon?" "Look this is the height of pollinating season, Sheriff" " We'll lose our crops" " Yeah!" "That's right" "These bees have already killed three head of livestock and one of your own" "Zeke Gillman" "Now I'm just asking for a week, boys, one week" "A week?" "Without pollinating?" "Well, the trucks will just move on to the next county and we'll lose our contracts" "These bees are unpredictable and dangerous" "Look, look." "I would rather sleep out in the pasture and pick corn out of horse droppings." "No, sir..." "I ain't having none of this" "Let's get out of here." "Come on" "Here you go, another four points off your license" "Not a real good week for you, is it?" "No, it isn't, Sheriff" "You could've given me a break" " That sign wasn't here last time" " Well, it is now" "You know, Jarrod" "I was hoping you might be able to tell me what happened out at Dillard's farm the other night" "Beats me" "Somebody dropped a beehive off in his barn" "Some of his livestock got stung to death" "Really?" "Killer bees" "Whoa!" "Killer bees?" "No kidding" "Got any suspects?" " I've got a few" " Well..." "As a matter of fact, I might just go easy on somebody if they told me where those bees came from" "No idea, Sheriff" "Well, you ask around for me, okay?" "I'll definitely let you know if I hear anything" "I'm sure you will" "We're hearing a lot of talk about your damn bees, Harris" "You're stirring up hell with a long spoon, and I don't like it" "There was a man killed" "And I heard he drank too much" "Well, the doc confirmed it" "It was bees." "Killer bees" "Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds?" "Now, look, you're the sheriff, so you investigate" "But do it quietly" "We don't need to be stirring up a panic" "Yes, sir." "I'll be as discreet as possible" "Well, you'd better be" "Now, look, Harris we've got Meglo Mart preparing to break ground right here" "I mean, they could really put Sumas on the map" "Now, we can't have any bad PR screwing up the future of this town." "Can we?" "Sheriff..." "You'd better come quick" "Killer bees" "Killer bees attacking people over at the Farmer's Market" "Yeah..." " So that's..." "D?" " E" "You know, I think it's awful how your father is being treated" "Jarrod, shut up, okay?" "Just leave him alone" "You know you're right, Nadine" "The sheriffs boy could've ratted on us, but he didn't" "Say, we're all going out this weekend" "You want to come?" "Oh, your musician boyfriend can tag along, too, if he wants" " I'll be sure to put it on my social calendar" " Alright" "I'll be checking in with you later, Harris" "Now I'd best "bee" going" "Where were we?" "Hey, sweetie" "How was YA today?" "My cooking has never had much of a following" "Well, my sheriffing hasn't had much of a following, either" "Before, half the county hated me, and..." "Now it's unanimous" "Oh!" "You're just doing your job, Lyndon" "Al least your problem will eventually go away" "Mine will just get worse" "What's it like?" "MS I mean" "I get fatigued." "It's the most common symptom" "But then there's the tremors where I lose coordination and balance" "That's the worst" "There's no cure?" "Not as of yet, and I've tried everything" "Salves, pills, physical therapy and then I discovered apitherapy" " Bee venom" " Oh!" "That just sounds so medieval" "Believe me, if there was a cure involving leeches, I'd be all over that one loo" "You do what's necessary to survive" "If I've learned anything it's that you've got to be grateful for every day you've got" "Well you know, speaking of days, I really should be going" "We have an awful lot of trucks to check tomorrow" " Was it the microwave cooking?" " No, no, that was fine, really" "I had a great time" "I'll see you tomorrow" "What the sam hill is this all about, Sheriff?" "We're trying to isolate an outbreak of AK bees" "African Killer bees" "Oh yeah." "I saw that movie on late-night TV "Attack of the..."" "No maybe it wasn't bees, maybe it was piranhas" "Or maybe it was alligators" "A real bee movie" "He)', are you okay?" "Just a little tremor" " I'll be all right in a minute" " Okay" " Are you alright?" " Yeah" "Hey!" "Dylan!" "Dammit" "All right, guys, that sounds excellent" "Good 'gob" "Thanks, Dad" "Do you guys mind if we take a five-minute break or something?" "Those piano lessons finally paid off, huh, Kyle?" "You guys take it easy, all right?" "You rode right by, you didn't wave or nothing" "That's something I might expect from somebody in this town but not from my own son" "Is she your girlfriend?" "Well, she's a girl, yeah, and she's my friend" "So she's your girlfriend then?" "Dylan, we're just working together" "Listen, son." "You know what's happened between me and your mother" "We wouldn't never wish that on anybody 0k, I mean, if you've got any ideas on how to fix it, I'm all ears but..." "We've been trying, and it's just not working" "So you're giving up, then?" "Oh boy!" "Dylan..." "You know I hope you don't have to find out like your old man, the hard way but..." "Not everything in this life lasts forever" "Gee, Dad, I can't wait to grow up" "Well, I'm sure glad the doctor gave you a clean report" "Yeah, me too" "Thank you for today" "Of course" "Usually when that happens, I'm all alone and it's kind of scaly" "I'm glad you were there" "Now I'm the one who's weak in the knees" "It's your wife, isn't it?" "What, Audrey?" "You're still in love with her, aren't you?" "Oh!" "I'm still working on that" "You're a good man, Lyndon" "I'll see you later" " Good night" " Good night" "Danger, living bees" "Ben brought a lot of supers" "So Cass, you know, I'm sorry if I've been a little more involved than usual lately" "It's okay, Dad" "Being a policeman's a very stressful job" "Right up there with air traffic controllers" "Yes, it is" "So I was thinking that, you know seeing how a real beekeeper might work could help you with your presentation" " I thought you didn't like bees" " I don't." "I hate them" "But you like her?" "Well, she's a real smart lady, and I think you're going to like her loo" "No, no, Slim..." "That's just... that's not gonna cut it" "Well, I don't care" "Call the teamsters or highway patrol or somebody" "Get me a roster of all the truck pollinators" "Well, did you try the web?" "On the computer, Slim" "Okay, well, start with the power button" "Each colony contains about 50,000 bees which will yield about 60 pounds of honey" "Are you scared?" "No, I like the bees" "Me too" "I think it's a shame most people think of bees like that angry insects just waiting to attack any poor person who comes near them" "If someone filled my house with smoke, I'd be pretty angry too" "You'd have every right to be" "Actually, the smoke just calms them" "Otherwise we'd be facing an angry swarm right now" "I wish I was a bee when the bank took our farm" "I'd have given that Mayor Dittwaller a good sting" "Must have been a pretty place, huh?" "It was really pretty." "I had a calf, and..." "Riley?" "Yes, Cassidy?" "Dad said you were sick" "I have MS" "MS?" "What's that" "It's Multiple Sclerosis" "It's a disease that attacks the nervous system" "Are you gonna die?" "I don't think about dying, only living" "Take this little worker bee here" "She only lives for about 30 days" "If she pondered her fate as much as we do, she'd never get any work done" "That's why they say busy as a bee" "I forgot to give you those" "The bills" "Right on time" "So your daughter thinks that Riley is nice" "You two going out?" "Are you going out with Dave from Pick N'Save?" "I think we had this conversation back in high school, didn't we?" "Lyndon, people are beginning to talk" "About me and Riley?" " No about you and those bees" " Oh for the love of Pete!" "Look the kids are getting it from their friends" "I'm hearing it in town, the customers now are shooting me looks" "You know, you go ahead and mention to somebody in this county that a twister's coming" "They jump in their storm cellar quicker than hell can scorch a feather" "But mention killer bees" "And everybody thinks my six shooters a few bullets short" "Sheriff" "What is it, Slim?" "Cardiac, Sissy Hephron's place" "All right, I'm on my way" " Think it's legit?" " I sure hope not" "Coffee" "She was having difficulty breathing, and then she lost consciousness" "Heart attack" "Did you see this?" "It's a bug bite" "That's a bee sting" "What if she's allergic to bees?" " Are you sure, Lyndon?" " My dad died this way" "So does Sumas have a killer bee problem, Miss Muir?" "Sumas may have a bee problem but I can't put all the blame on the African killer bee" "Sissy Hephron had a severe anaphylactic reaction brought on by the sting of a common European honeybee" "And what about all those pollinator trucks that you've been harassing?" "You find anything there?" "I've no further evidence of killer bees, sir, but I really think..." "Well, then we can call off all the hysterics" "I really think this is a bit premature" "Your sheriffs career is premature if you don't stop this." "Are we clear?" "There are no killer bees in Sumas" "Fine." "If you say so" "Well, then" "How's that little investigation of yours coming, Jarrod?" "I'm still working on it, sir" "Really?" "Well, so am I" "Why don't you come by the office tomorrow and we can compare notes?" "Tomorrow..." "I'm kind of busy" "It's not an invitation you can turn down, son" "Whatever you say, Sheriff" " ls Dylan around?" " Actually, Dylan's a little busy today" "Well, tell him I was here" "I'll do that" "Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow" "Yes, sir" "Were you talking to somebody?" "Jarrod just stopped by, but I told him you were busy" "Dad, I was supposed to go hang out with some buddies I mean..." "I've got an errand, I want you to go on with me" "Okay" "I..." "I don't even have my Learner's Permit yet, Dad, I mean..." "I can get in some serious trouble here" "Well, do me a favor if we get pulled over by the police, just let me do the talking, all right?" "You still hanging outwith that Jarrod Wiley son?" "Jarrod?" "He's up to no good" " Yeah, he's kind of a jerk" " Those are my feelings exactly" "You still hanging around with that girl?" "Riley?" "No, Dad, the other girl." "Yes, Riley" "As a matter of fact, she was kind enough to help us outwith our investigation" "What investigation?" "You know the bees" "Well, I thought that whole thing was just some big false alarm" "Well, wasn't it?" "We've had a few bee-related deaths in a short period of time, son" "It sure scared the heck out of me" "Yeah, but that's cause you're afraid of bees, Dad." "Everybody knows that" "Oh, everybody, huh?" "Maybe not everybody, I don't know" "Yeah, a few free samples" "Awesome!" "Help me!" "Somebody" "Get out of here" "Help!" "Help!" "What's the matter, son?" "You know what happened over at the Dillards' farm with the bees?" "Yeah?" "I was there" "Unit one to base" "Lyndon Harris..." "Sheriff" "Go for it, Sheriff." "I'm still here" "Slim, I've got an I.D. on that bee trucker" "It's a state bed with Mexican plates" "I want you to put an APB out on all the surrounding counties and make sure you notify the highway patrol" "Sheriff, I thought we were done with that bee thing" "No, we ain't" "And listen to me when you're done with that" "I want you to go find Jarrod Wiley and bring him in" "Can't" "Why not?" "After he didn't show up for supper, his ma called here" "Thought we might've locked him up again" "He'll show up eventually where he's not wanted." "He always does" "It's not an easy choice" "Sheriff Harris!" "Come over here for a moment" "I could use your powers of observation" "How can I help you, sir?" "Lately you've become quite a bee expert" "So how about deciding which one of these lovely honeybees is crowned queen" "Well, I believe we should leave that decision up to the judge" "In this town, I am judge and jury in all matters and don't you forget that, Harris" "There will be no more talk of killer bees" " If you say so" " Oh, I do say so" "And now, if you can get the widow Gillman moved out" "I'll be a happy man again" "Girls, girls" "Come down here" "I do believe our sheriff doesn't have a honey festival pin" "Well now, there we are" "Now, Sheriff Harris, you're one of us" "Sheriff, a call from highway patrol." "Bee truck with Mexican plates spotted on FTM-13" " Roger that, Slim..." "I'm on my way" " Whoa!" "Now, you can't leave" "Who's going to move all that stuff?" "Looks like you've got a stay of execution, Mrs. Gillman" "That's him" "Come on, come on" "All right, Slim, I've got him" "We're headed east on 13 towards Ferrell Creek" "Roger that, Sheriff" "Be careful." "Remember, that truck might be filled with lethal bees" "Now, how could I forget that, Slim?" "Whoa." "Whoa, easy!" "All right, Slim." "He's running" "The rummy thinks I'm immigration" "I bet anything he's illegal" "I want you to call the highway patrol" "Set up a road block there at Ferrell Creek crossing okay?" "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Easy!" "Dammit" "Where'd he go?" "Base, uh..." "He's bought it." "We're about three and a half miles outside of Ferrell Creek" "You'd better send an ambulance, Slim" "It don't look good" "We got trouble Slim, the bees are swarming" "Sheriff?" "Sheriff?" "They're coming right for me, Slim." "They're coming right for me" " Sheriff?" "Sheriff, are you ok?" " Yeah" "Yeah, I'm okay, Slim" "Tell Riley that... that swarm is on the loose" "We have all seen bees swarm" "That doesn't mean they're going to attack" "These are African killer bees" "Nobody is sure of anything right now" "Mr. Dittwaller, please, with this swarm on the loose we have to call off the festival" "Harris, we have got the Meglo Mart head honchos here to see our town at its best" "Now, we can't shut down the festival because of one man's crazed bee phobia" "Now, where are you going?" "I've been stung once but it ain't going to happen again" "I've got to tend my hive." "The show is tomorrow!" "Nobody in this family is going anywhere until that swarm goes away" "Where's Dylan?" "He went to the lake, but he said not to say anything about it" "Great" "My dad used to bring us here when we were kids" "It's beautiful" "Look, he's going" "It's cold" "Maybe we should sit closer" "Okay" "NW..-." "Oh, my God!" " Run." "Run!" " Help!" "Help!" "Help!" " Go for the tent" " Ah!" "I'm scared" "Run!" "Go away!" "Leave us alone!" " What if they get in?" " They won't." "Hey they won't, okay?" "It bit me!" "Get back!" "I promise it's going to be okay" "Help me!" "Get back!" "Dylan?" "Nadine?" "Dad!" "Dad, we're in here!" "I Dad!" "Help!" "Okay son, listen to me" "Listen to me." "Just stay still, try not to agitate them anymore" "It'll be okay, son" "Come on" "Dylan!" "Dylan!" "Dylan, they're gone!" "Dad?" " Are you okay?" " Did you see them?" "They were everywhere" "They've got to believe you now." "Look!" "Come on, come on." "Let's go to the car" " Did you get stung, huh?" " Yeah." "Just a couple of bites" " Are you ok?" " Better off than that guy" "It's horrible what they did to him, Mr. Harris" "Yeah, well, I'll send the coroner out for him" "Let's get out of here before the bees come back" " Come on." "Come on." "Go." "Go." "Go" " Get in, Dylan." "Get in!" "What happened with your kid was miles away" "A man died" "Parker Lake isn't even in the county" "It is not your jurisdiction" "Who are you to play God and do nothing about it?" "Now, Sheriff, if you can't deal with us civil-like and stop your ranting" "I'm going to have to ask you to turn in your badge" "You can take my badge, Dittwaller just like you took my farm but you cannot stop me from warning these people about these bees" "What the heck do you all care about Sumas anyway?" "You done sold us out years ago to Meglo Mart" "Hi, Sidney" "We're just warning people that there are some really aggressive bees that have come up from Mexico on some of the trucks, so just be careful" "You know, follow what it says there, stay inside..." "Did they finally come to their senses?" "Yeah." "We could use some help here, Slim" "Actually, ma'am, it's Sheriff Slim now" "And I couldn't think of a more qualified man for the job" "Now, would you help me gather up these signs and put them in the truck, please?" "Actually, you've got to stay inside" "Slim, I know that, but not until I take these signs down to the parade" "The councilmen want you to stay put, just till the parade's over" "You can't stop me" "They just don't want you anywhere near Main Street for a while" "Come on... just do it for me" "Just sit here and wait until it's over" "All right, Slim, I'll see you later" "Riley" "Thanks" "You have a good man there, Audrey" "Had" "Oh, I think he's still there" "You know, maybe I should just spend the night in case something happens" "Okay." "Sure, that's fine" "You're welcome to stay too if you want" "Oh no, I'd better head home" "Some good bees will wonder what happened to me" " Good night, folks" " Good night" "We'll see you later, Riley" "You've got to get over here right away and do something, Sheriff, or I will" "Sissy, I don't know." "I'm not even the sheriff anymore" " Then, who do I call?" " You're just going to have to call Slim" "I don't have his number 0-1-1" "I don't need no 9-1-1" "I've got my old shotgun." "That's all I need" "Maybe you'd better stop by one last time" "One last time" "They could come in the vent" "The ﬂue" "I have to close the ﬂue" "Leave me alone!" "Somebody help" "Leave me alone" "Sissy?" "Are you there?" "Sissy!" "God!" "She's dead!" "Sissy's dead" " It was horrible" " What?" "The whole place is just infested with hives, but the bees are gone" "If they tried to make her home into a colony and left" "Either it wasn't suitable for the queen or it wasn't big enough" "That swarm's got to be huge" "How are we going to stop them?" "Unfortunately, there isn't a can of bug spray big enough" "What we've got to do for now is just get everybody out of the open until the swarm just naturally disperses" "Large gatherings, loud noises, strong odors, fragrances that's what the bees are attracted to" " Large gatherings?" " Yeah" "Like a fair with a loud rock band and people walking around eating cotton candy and pizza, that sort of thing?" "The honey festival" "When one of these bees stings, it releases something called pheromones a chemical alarm message that causes other bees to become agitated and not just African bees, European honeybees as well" "With all the pollinators in the area" "Do you have any idea how many bees that could be?" "Dang it." "I told them not to go out today" "It's Cassidy's presentation, Dylan's debut with his band" "Maybe we'll get lucky and that swarm will just ﬂy right over" "And maybe they'll drop little jars of honey with sympathy notes" "This year's Honey Festival is the best by far" "We have a bench for all ladies" "For the kids, we have free meals and rides" "Remember, with the purchase of any two jars of honey" "You receive a Honey patched T-shirt absolutely free" "Three years?" "It's just..." "I never would have thought that you..." "You look so young" "It's a great company to work for, Meglo Mart" "I mean they've been so successful" "Hey thanks" "A bee swatter" "Pretty nice" "Little bees" "So, would you like to see a little bit of our little town?" "You have 2 days to choose everybody" "Making their debuts on main stage" "We're proud to present Sumas' own "Sky Rider"" "Where's Dad?" "I'm sure he'll be here any minute" "He wouldn't want to miss this" "Unit one to base, come in, base" "Unit one, there's no one at base." "We're all down here at the fair" "Wait a minute, Lyndon, is that you?" "Yeah, this is me, Slim" "I'm glad you called" "Look, we need to get that police car back" "Well, how about..." "I just drive it over there, right now, Slim, huh?" "Now?" "Sure, all right" "Ah!" "Slim, you don't happen to have any bees over that way right now, do you?" "Bees!" " Killer bees!" " Slim!" "Slim." "Are you there?" "Killer bees!" "Go!" "Get inside!" "Bees!" "Killer bees!" "Okay." "I want everybody to remain calm" "Please, whatever you do, do not panic" "I would like everybody to make their way slowly towards the parking lot" "Why?" "Do not panic." "It's..." "Just remain calm, all right?" "Get away" "I have a terminal illness Lyndon so it doesn't make much of a difference what happens to me but you might want to think twice about what you're about to do" "although I've heard these guys in Vienna are pretty close to finding a cure" "Someone's going to have to get that rail road light fixed" "Dylan!" "Slim, what's your 20?" "By the barbecue" "Slim, where is my family?" "I don't know" " The bees... where are the bees?" " I don't know" "Damn, my first day as sheriff, and it's a total freak show" "Where were you during all this?" "I tried to warn them, but they wouldn't listen" "They just panicked and ran in every direction and then I hid in one of them trucks and when I came out, everybody was gone" "All right, Slim, I want you to go check farm implements and dairy home" "I'm going to cover livestock and poultry and then the young agrarians hall" "All right" "Darn!" "This is so weird" "Wait a second." "Do you hear that?" "I found them" "Looks like they must have run inside the hall for shelter" "The bees are calm now" "Busy forming a new colony but if we disturb them, they will sting everything that moves and we've got to keep them inside or they'll swarm again" "Dad!" "Look who I found pa!" "I made Mom bring me" "It's okay." "It's okay..." "Hey" "I'm glad you're safe" "This is all my fault" "I'm scared, Mom" "Soaml" "All right, so what are we going to do?" "That is one enormous super" "If I were trying to pull honey out of there" "I would just fill it up with smoke" "Okay." "Slim... here's the keys to the 4x4" "Look, we don't have to do that now" "Would you just listen to me?" "I want you to go to the squad car and grab all of Riley's bee equipment and bring it back here now" "Oh, okay, I get it" "Son" "Look, I don't want you to worry, okay?" "I'm going to get your mother and your sister out of there" "I'm going in" "No it should be me" "Whoever goes in there is going to get stung" "With the immunity my system has built up my body can probably withstand 20 times the lethal dose of bee toxin" "Whereas with your family history" "Mom, they're making a hive, and we're in the middle of it" "Don't disturb them" "Okay" "Oh, hey, hey, are you okay?" " Just a little tremor" " What's the matter?" "That last episode I had, I'm still not over it" "Well, why didn't you tell me?" "With me, there's always something wrong" "I can't let you go in there" "Just let me go." "I have nothing to lose" " You have a family who needs you" " I don't know" "I'm going in there" "What's the worst that can happen?" "I get stung?" "I can think of a heck of a lot worse" "Look, let me tell you something lfl let you go in there, I don't want any heroics, okay?" "You be careful" "I will be." "Don't worry" "Let's kick some killer bee butt" "It's her, Mom!" "It's Riley" "Get a hold of yourself, girl" "0k." "Two or three at a time" "Go ahead." "Don't disturb the bees" "Don't worry." "She'll get to us" "Come on" "Slow down, slow down." "Slow" "Slow down" "Inside." "Inside the building" "Run for the car!" "Now!" "Riley!" "I can't see!" "..." "Hey, that's them" "It sure is." "Riley must've gotten to them" "Something ain't right" "What do you mean something isn't right?" "What are you talking about?" "That's Morse code." "They're sounding out an 8.0.8." "s.o.s.?" "What are we going to do?" "Looks like I have to go in there" "What do you mean you've got to go in there, Dad?" " The place is just crawling" " Just calm down, Dylan" "And run and get me that other beekeeper suit." "Now!" "You know, if we had a ﬂame thrower, we could just burn them out" "Burn them out..." "You know Sheriff Slim, that might just be the smartest thing you've said all day" " It is?" " I mean, it's a bit radical, but..." "We're going to start us a little fire of our own" "Look for the keys" "Thanks, Slim" "Oh, by the way, did I ever mention that I was afraid of bees?" "Hey, don't do anything stupid, okay?" "Just..." " get Mom and Cass out" " I will, son" "And Riley" "I'm gonna go get everybody out" "Time to burn" "LYﬂdon!" "I'll be right back" "Hey, Dad." "Dad, all the firemen are really impressed" "That was a wicked stunt" "Well, it's easy when they leave the keys in the visor" " He';" " He';" "I thought you were afraid of bees" "Well, I thought we'd lost her for a minute back there" "Sony to disappoint, Doc" "Sure an awful lot of stings you took" "Maybe enough to put the MS into remission" "Well, wouldn't that be something?" "Thank you for everything" "Hey, Cassidy?" "While I'm recuperating, I'll need someone to watch over my supers" "Do you know any good beekeepers?" "Dad could I?" "Oh, I don't know." "We'd better check with your Mom about that one" "Hey, Sheriff!" "I've got some bad news" "What is it now, Slim, giant locusts?" "Worse" "With the bee scare, the Meglo Mart people are pretty shaken up" "They're stopping all future development plans for Sumas" "They're pulling out!" "You're really good with the bees, honey" "When processed, wheat typically yields what percentage of ﬂour?" "40 percent" "What's your Mama's birthday?" "Come on, Dad" "It's March 11th." "Write it down" "Think we've seen the last of those bees?" "From where I stand, son, there's nothing but clear skies ahead"