Mean Spirit

Belle notices the destruction that the oil boom has brought to Osage country. The land is scarred, and it is obvious that the process of resource extraction is damaging the once-healthy flora and fauna of the area. She hears that white men are planning to shoot as many bats as possible to prevent a rabies outbreak, and she intervenes. Bats are a sacred part of Osage medicine, and she does not want a repeat of the eagle slaughter that happened a few months ago. Belle threatens the bat killers with a gun, and the sheriff gets involved. More Osage people arrive to support Belle. She will not back down, and the sheriff has to go back for reinforcements. The bats retreat further into the cave, and Belle and the rest of the Osage people gathered find a narrow passageway that leads to an old Osage burial chamber. When the sheriff returns, several of the Osage people have escaped, and the bats have flown away. He arrests Belle and Moses. The white men are angry that the bats have disappeared and they cannot kill them.

Stace realizes that Ballard has been reading his mail, and becomes convinced that he is part of the conspiracy.