Summary
- In this week’s episode, Dot fights the assailants who attack her house which electrocutes her husband and burns her house down.
- A weird situation arises as she has to explain the situation to the cops and they are not buying a word.
- The FBI finally discovers the true identity of Dot as Nandine and that she is one of the wives of Sheriff Tillman.
Fargo season 5, episode 4, is a buffet of shocking revelations and plot twists.
The final scene from last week’s episode kept Gator’s fate hanging, and his crew found Dot’s house on Halloween night.
This week’s episode, titled “Insolubilia”, delivers on the expectation by portraying the badass skills that Dot has developed from her experience of leading a double life as a timid housewife all these years.
Gator and his gang vandalize Dot’s house, leaving her husband, Wayne, grievously injured.
Meanwhile, Ole plays a twisted cat-and-mouse game with the Tillmans, threatening them with an icy expertise before unleashing the fatal blow.
Agent Meyer and Joaquin are also back to expose the dark cult-like community that Tillman leads and spearheads the law-enforcement operation against him.
So, after this intriguing premise, let’s dissect every event of this week’s episode without further ado!
1. Dot Escapes. Again.
Tillman’s henchmen are duped again as they invade Dot’s house, but she manages to escape without a scratch. It becomes a ‘Home-Alonesque’ sequence of events as Dot’s meticulously set booby traps decimate the invaders one by one.
The traps take care of Most of the attackers except for Gator, who manages to escape out of sheer luck. The scene also hints at an uncanny familiarity between Dot and Gator when he alternates between calling her ‘Nandine’ and ‘Mama.’
2. Wayne Learns about his Wife’s Truth (And Gets Electrocuted!)
Wayne’s suspicions about his wife’s true identity have been growing throughout the season, and they reach their boiling point in Insolubilia when the assailants refer to Dot as ‘Nandine’.
Although the attackers are taken care of by the traps, one of them manages to electrocute Wayne, leaving him injured.
In the hospital, he tries to confront Dot by calling her Nandine. However, she disregards the suspicions by accusing Wayne of being delirious.
3. Dot’s House Burns to the Ground
This week’s episode also sees Dot’s house burnt to the ground due to Wayne’s electrocution. Dot explains this weird event to the cops in a highly sketchy conversation.
She blames the ‘bad wiring’, but no one buys that explanation. Indira declares that the fire department will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the fire. Therefore, Dot’s deception is coming to an end very soon.
4. Lorraine Pulls the Strings on Indira
Indira’s investigation of Dot’s kidnapping has come under severe pressure when Lorraine’s debt collection agency reminds the former of her harrowing debt.
Indira borrowed $2671.43 from Lorraine to pay her husband’s medical bills.
Now, Lorraine will surely use this to pressure her to drop the case.
5. Sheriff Tillman’s Second Missing Wife
Agent Meyer and Joaquin are hell-bent on uncovering the heinous police brutalities of Sheriff Tillman. They plan on launching a high-profile investigation, but their superior refuses to provide the manpower.
During the heated conversation, they mention how people always seem to disappear around Tillman. They also list some of the murders covered up by the man and that two of his wives have gone missing. One of them is obviously Dot, but who is the other one?
Meyer and Joaquin’s investigation uncovers that many weapons and armor have gone missing from the FBI inventory.
6. Tillman’s Own Army Scares the Bejesus Out of the FBI!
However, their superior seems apprehensive about rocking that boat and asks the two to step back.
It seems like the FBI itself is scared of starting a war against Tillman and his army. Moreover, the militia’s presence further proves his emergence as a cult leader.
7. The FBI Finally Tracks Dot Down
After being told to stop investigating Tillman’s shady affairs, Meyers and Joaquin reveal that they know the location of one of his wives, Nandine.
She’s hiding in plain sight under the pseudonym of Dorothy Lyon, and they also have her address. As expected, they find her house burned to the ground when they reach the address.
8. Tillman Kills the Abusive Husband in the Second Attempt
In Fargo season 5, episode 2, Tillman reprimanded an abusive husband for assaulting his wife. However, he spared the man’s life after he promised not to repeat his wrongdoings.
In this week’s episode, Tillman pays a visit to check on the couple. During the visit, the husband pulls a gun on Tillman, but the latter is quicker and shoots the husband dead.
As this week’s episode draws to a close, we realize that Tillman’s sharpshooting skills will be handy as we reach the business end of the season.
So, what did you make of this week’s episode of Fargo? Comment your thoughts below!
9. About Fargo
Fargo is a black comedy crime drama that airs in an anthologized format. Each season of the show is set in different eras of time. Every season a new story and a host of new characters are introduced. Fargo has starred Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Kirsten Dunst, Ted Danson, Ewan McGregor and Chris Rock.
Fargo is based on the 1996 film of the same name, directed by the Coen brothers. The series is created by Noah Hawley.
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