| 1 | Frank Black investigates the murder of a Native-American man, finding a cult who wish to bring about the end of American civilization. |
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| 3 | !!!Tropes |
| 4 | * BadMoonRising: The mysterious symbol is the different phases of the moon. |
| 5 | * BigApplesauce: Where the episode takes place. |
| 6 | * CrossoverCosmology[=/=]TipisAndTotemPoles: The site of the Native American sacrificial ritual has symbols painted on the walls, and each come from several different native cultures but all concern communication with the spirit world. |
| 7 | -->'''Dr. Michaels:''' This is a mishmash of various cultural symbols from half the tribes of the US. It's nonsense. |
| 8 | * MagicalNativeAmerican: The elderly mentor. |
| 9 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: The construction foreman accuses of Dr. Michaels of being just as bad as he is. Since she's digging up the bones herself, though she screams that she has a responsibility. |
| 10 | * TheProphecy: The Native-American cult believe Frank is "the one from the West". The events of the episode happen, according to that prophecy. The man's death "summoned" Frank to them. A travelling rodeo loses track of four buffalo, which run free through the city streets. |
| 11 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Frank tells the cult the prophecy is made up and that the leader created it out of his own desperation. This doesn't phase him at all, as he believes in his own lies. Then, Frank tells him the prophecy already came to pass. |
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