![]() ![]() Pyre discovers a letter that Dianna (Ron's wife) wrote, with Brenda's help, to LDS President Spencer W. Pyre, Taba, and Officer Morris investigate Bishop Low's empty house, which has been vandalized. Robin discovers Brenda and his niece were murdered and tearfully insists he had nothing to do with it. Allen says he now realizes he was putting Brenda in a cage. She then asks Allen to distance himself from his brothers, to which he agrees only if she puts off her career to have children. Brenda tries to convince Dan to end his anti-tax stance but he refuses. Pyre consults his bishop about violent teachings in the LDS Church's past, and is told to not question it. Sam's daughter reveals to Pyre that tensions between the brothers and Ammon reached the point of violence when Ammon didn't approve of Dan's extreme views. The list includes several prominent LDS families, and police quickly search for them. They arrest Sam Lafferty and he speaks of a list consisting of sinners that need to be cleansed by blood atonement. Story by : Emer Gillespie & Dustin Lance Black Taba finds a cabin in the woods and is confronted with a gun. He feared for Brenda's safety, recalling how Ammon once killed the family dog to punish the boys for not doing chores. Allen knew his brothers didn't like Brenda, as they considered her too independent for a woman. As a result, Dan and Robin filed lawsuits and became tax protesters. Robin explains to Pyre that the family business ran into financial difficulties and they couldn't afford to pay federal taxes. Flashbacks to 1830s Kirtland, Ohio reveal the tense relations between the Church of Latter-Day Saints and other residents, resulting in the Mormons being forced to leave. Detective Taba investigates reports of gunfire, and is lured deep into the woods by a mysterious girl. ![]() Pyre questions Robin and Allen in separate rooms at the police station. In the present, police arrest a bearded Robin Lafferty at a motel. Another set of flashbacks portrays Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, having a religious revelation and proposing to Emma Hale. Allen recalls that when his parents (Ammon and Doreen) were assigned a two-year-long mission, Ammon chose middle sons Dan and Robin to oversee the family and run his chiropractic business he purposely snubbed his eldest son, Ron. The Lafferty family is a highly respected and conservative LDS family. Flashbacks show Brenda was the vivacious daughter of an Idaho bishop, and she met Allen while attending Brigham Young University. ![]() He says he's no longer part of the LDS Church, which upsets the devout Pyre. Brenda's husband, Allen Lafferty, is arrested but claims men with beards committed the murders. In the fictional city of East Rockwell, Utah, LDS Detective Jeb Pyre and Paiute Detective Bill Taba investigate the brutal murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty, an LDS woman, and her baby daughter, Erica. Daniel Libman as Stake President Roy Ballard.Scott Michael Campbell as Brigham Young.Pierre as Jacob Lafferty, based on Tim Lafferty Megan Leitch as Doreen Lafferty, Ammon's wife and mother to Ron, Dan, Robin, Jacob, Samuel and Allen.Christopher Heyerdahl as Ammon Lafferty, Doreen's husband and father to Ron, Dan, Robin, Jacob, Samuel and Allen, based on Watson Lafferty.Britt Irvin as Sarah Lafferty, Samuel's wife.Rory Culkin as Samuel Lafferty, Sarah's husband, based on Watson Lafferty, Jr.Seth Numrich as Robin Lafferty, based on Mark Lafferty.Denise Gough as Dianna Lafferty, Ron's wife.Sam Worthington as Ron Lafferty, Dianna's husband.Chloe Pirrie as Matilda Lafferty, Dan's wife.Wyatt Russell as Dan Lafferty, Matilda's husband.Billy Howle as Allen Lafferty, Brenda's husband.Daisy Edgar-Jones as Brenda Lafferty, Allen's wife.Sandra Seacat as Josie Pyre, Jeb's mother who is suffering from dementia.Adelaide Clemens as Rebecca Pyre, Jeb's wife.Gil Birmingham as Detective Bill Taba, a Southern Paiute man and non-Latter-day Saint, another detective.Andrew Garfield as Detective Jeb Pyre, a Latter-day Saint detective for the East Rockwell, Utah police department.The faith of police detective Jeb Pyre is shaken when investigating the murder of a Latter-day Saint mother and her baby daughter that seems to involve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The series, while reigniting controversy in the Mormon faith, received positive reviews, particularly for Garfield's and Wyatt Russell's performance. Andrew Garfield and Gil Birmingham star as two detectives investigating a brutal murder and its connections to Mormonism. Under the Banner of Heaven is an American true crime drama television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |