Noah Hawleyis ready to pull back the curtain onFargo.
(Hawley and FX have announced thatthe fourth seasonwill be going into production later this year.)
And be sure to check out the official cover above.Fargo: This Is a True Storypublishes Oct. 8.
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The light draws him out into the road, where he is hit by Peggys car.
The second will be revealed later.
This sense, in 1979, that there were forces greater than us at work.
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That there were secrets our government knew and was keeping from us.
And that God had been replaced by something alien, something sinister.
We were in a loony bin.
Post Nixon, post Vietnam, post hippy.
ALLEY ACROSS FROM THE MOTEL.
SIOUX FALLS, SDNIGHT.
The Gerhardt convoy pulls inheadlights off.
The men get out.
The motel is across the street.
He points them out.
HANZEE (CONTD)They got Dodd on the bottom next to the office.
Thats their man on guard.
Milligans on the second floor.
Bear nods to Hanzee.
FLOYDYou fly like an arrowstraight and truelet nothing turn you from yer path.
Or the next grave they digll be for me.
Bear releases her, gestures to his men.
ANGLE ON THE STREET
As the Gerhardts cross, guns high.
CLOSE ON THE MEN
coming towards us in slow motion.
CUT TO: INT.
SIOUX FALLS, SDSAME TIME
Hank sits up.
He stands and starts to put on his uniform.
CUT TO: EXT.
SIOUX FALLS, SDCONTINUOUS
We are CLOSE ON the GUARD, asleep in his chair.
A SHADOW falls on him.
But then a hand covers his mouth and Ricky stabs him, holds him while he dies.
ANGLE ON BEAR
He points to the stairs.
FOUR MEN break off and move quietly (in pairs) to the two staircases.
TWO MEN move to a room on the first floor.
BEAR and Ricky move to the room beside the office.
ANGLE ON FLOYDand Hanzee watching from beside Bears truck.
CUT TO: INT.
LOUS PROWLER (TRAVELING).
RURAL SOUTH DAKOTASAME TIME
Lou has lost the Gerhardt convoy and he doesnt know where the motel is.
He prowls the streets looking.
CUT TO: INT.
PEGGY AND EDS ROOM.
SIOUX FALLS, SDNIGHT
Lying in bed, Peggy sees MOVEMENT.
ANGLE ON THE WINDOW
As two shadowy figures walk past towards their door.
CUT TO: EXT.
SIOUX FALLS, SDSAME TIME
All the men are in position.
He sees this, lifts his arm to give the signal.
Bear drops his arm and RICKY KICKS initiate the door.
ANGLE ON CAPTAIN CHENEYand the other trooper.
The Trooper sits up.
RICKY shotguns him out of bed.
Cheney sits up, terrified.
CUT TO: INT.
SIOUX FALLS, SDSAME TIME
Playing cards.
TROOPER MILCHYeah, but okaywhy is pissin in the pool so much worse than pissin in a kitchen sink?
CHIEF GIBSONWell, first of all, son, were there other people in the pool at the time?
Suddenly, they HEAR the SHOT, rise, as the DOOR FLIES OPEN.
ANGLE ON THE GERHARDT MEN who shoot.
ANGLE ON THE COPS
Milch falls, but the others dive for their guns.
He passes the cross street of the motel, HEARS GUNFIRE, turns.
We are looking at the door, as its KICKED IN.
REVERSE ON HANK
Gun up.
ANGLE ON THE GERHARDT MEN
The first falls, shot.
The second returns fire.
CUT TO: INT.
SIOUX FALLS, SDSAME TIME
Bear steps inside, gun uplooking for Dodd.
Ricky stays at the door.
Bear toes bring up the door open, goes in fast, gun up.
ANGLE ON THE BATHROOMempty.
