Backstrom and the S.C.U. are plunged into the zany,provocative world of a performance art festival when one of theparticipating artists is found dead. Their investigation turnsup a slew of potential killers, all of whom are creative typesinvolved in the festival. In the process of solving themurder, Backstrom reveals a surprising appreciation for visualartwork, and a moment of passion between him and a fierysuspect turns into its own piece of performance art.
After hearing of Captain Warren’s suicide, Harold, Jean andher parents discuss their uneasiness. Marie meets with theTribal Council to discuss the issue of a casino, which Sky isfiercely opposed to. They take their argument back to Marie’shouse, where they are held up by two hooded men who arelooking for the missing money. A shootout ensues at Marie’suntil Kopus arrives, saving Marie and Sky. Jean’s parentstell Jean they are planning on moving to upstate New York andwould like Harold and Jean to come with them. Jean takes Kateto go to her parents’ house, where she searches for a ventshe remembers from her youth. Harold joins Frank in the searchfor the hooded men and returns home to Jean who tells himCaptain Warren confessed to killing his wife right before hetook his own life.
Fall season in the Arctic means the final preparation is infull swing for the long winter months ahead. In Kavik, Suesets off on a quest for food to survive the coming freeze. InEagle, Andy and Kate race to get their fish wheel turningbefore the chum salmon run hits. With their annual caribou hunton the horizon, the Hailstones build a cache to store theirmeat for the season. And in Chandalar, Glenn sets out on themost critical hunt of his year as he hopes to harvest a moosethat will yield nearly six months’ worth of meat.