About this episode
The episode explores the intertwined lives of a preacher's wife, an old soldier, and a lawyer, culminating in unexpected revelations.
There’s a woman from Laird Hill you haven’t met yet. Her husband spends his evenings covered in grease keeping their Cavalier running. She’s quiet. A preacher’s wife. The kind of person you pass in a hardware store and don’t think twice about. She knows exactly where she’s going this morning. Danny Ware has been carrying something since Korea that most men never have to carry. He’s made his peace with most of it. An old soldier knows what he knows. Tom Levins is running out of road. And somewhere in Duwali Bottoms a lawyer named Dave Tilton has a briefcase full of things that are going to change everything for everyone still standing. Episode 13. An Old Soldier Knows. The season finale of Duwali Bottoms Texas. Thirteen episodes. One complete story. Some debts get paid in ways nobody sees coming.
People in this episode
Host: Jerry Wayne Longmire
Topics covered
- military experience
- personal struggles
- small-town life
- relationships
- secrets
- finale
Keywords
- military
- secrets
- small-town
- relationships
- finale
- personal struggles
- Duwali Bottoms
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: An Old Soldier Knows
Places: Laird Hill, Duwali Bottoms
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