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As we make our way further into 2021, David E. Kelley's ("Big Little Lies") gripping tale is making its way back to the screen for more heart-stopping action. The mid-season pre- miere of "Big Sky" airs Tues- day, Jan. 26, on ABC. The first half of the series starts on a deserted highway in Montana. When sisters Dani- elle (Natalie Alyn Lind, "The Gifted") and Grace (Jade Petty- john, "School of Rock") are kidnapped by a truck driver named Ronald Pergman (Brian Geraghty, "Chicago P.D."), pri- vate detectives Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury, "Under the Dome") and Cody Hoyt (Ryan Phillippe, "The Lincoln Law- yer," 2011) join forces with Hoyt's estranged wife and ex- cop, Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Win- nick, "Vikings"). Together, as they work to track down the girls, they soon discover that the sisters aren't the only girls missing in Montana. With this basic plot informa- tion out of the way, it is at this point that we caution any readers who are not up to date with "Big Sky" to continue reading at your own risk: Sea- son 1 Part 1 spoilers lie ahead. The first half of the ABC se- ries premiere season was emotionally exhausting — but in a good, thriller way — and audiences couldn't exactly make out who the leading bad guy was for quite some time. Ronald, the truck driver, is quick to anger, doesn't think about the consequences of his actions and kidnaps two girls. He also doesn't treat his moth- er well, and is shown choking her when she accused him of being a pervert. That being said, he appears never to in- tentionally want to hurt the sisters … unless, of course, they manage to provoke him emotionally. Former state trooper Rick Legarski (John Carroll Lynch, "The Founder," 2016) teamed up with Cody to investigate the abductions. In a shocking twist, viewers learned that he runs an underground sex-slave trade and hired Ronald to kid- nap the girls — all of them. But when Cody started getting too close to his secret, Legarski shot him. In an act of "what goes around comes around," Dewell stepped in and killed Legarski. Of course, this creates huge problems for her, even though Legarski pulled his gun on her first. Jenny Hoyt, who unlawfully tracked Legarski, was arrested, and now there's no incriminating evidence against the corrupt, presumed- dead ex-trooper. In the law's eyes, Dewell committed mur- der for no reason. Bad guys and dropped jaws aside, we can't forget first-sea- son romance entanglements. Cassie and Cody are not only law enforcement partners but romantic partners as well. The problem is that Jenny and Cody are still married. It was only because of Danielle's boy- friend, Justin, who is Cody and Jenny's son, that they got in- volved with the investigation together in the first place. Perhaps one of the more sig- nificant moments of the sea- son so far has been the intro- duction of Jerrie's (Jesse James Keitel, "Miller & Son," 2019) character. Jerrie, a nonbinary transfeminine sex worker and aspiring singer, was kidnapped by Ronald prior to Grace and Danielle. Portrayed by Keitel, who also identifies as nonbina- ry, the representation of a non- binary trans person by a nonbi- nary actor is groundbreaking in television. At first, Keitel was uncomfortable with the char- acter, finding Jerrie to be too simplistic. However, after Keitel and the directors sat down and fleshed out the character some more, Jerrie became someone they believe better represents a queer person in 2020. Jerrie, Danielle and Grace are last seen together in the season's winter finale. The three of them have plotted their escape multiple times from the storage bin in which they're kept and have yet to succeed. Jerrie even tried to convince Ronald to let the oth- er two girls go. He seemed re- gretful, but we don't know that he'll act on that regret. Even if the girls do manage to make a break for it, no one has any idea how Grace's leg will hold up. (She was shot with ar- rows, of all things, in episode three.) Missing in Montana: 'Big Sky' is getting big reactions featurestory Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Phillippe and Kylie Bunbury star in "Big Sky"

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