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S3E1 · The Law of Vacant Places

A petty sibling rivalry between two brothers escalates and brings chaos to a small Minnesotan community.

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In East Berlin, 1988, a man is falsely accused of the murder of Helga Albrecht, committed by "Yuri Gurka", because the men lived at the same address at different times. In December 2010, St. Cloud, Minnesota, parking lot realtor Emmit Stussy denies his estranged parole officer brother Ray's request for a loan so he can buy a ring for his parolee and girlfriend Nikki Swango. Ray blackmails parolee Maurice LeFay into stealing the last remaining stamp from their deceased father's valuable collection. LeFay goes to the wrong house and kills its occupant, the elderly Ennis Stussy. Ennis's stepdaughter and Eden Valley chief of police Gloria Burgle finds his body, as well as a box hidden under his floorboards. Emmit and his confidant Sy Feltz are visited by V.M. Varga, a representative of a company they took a loan from, who announces his plan to partner with them. LeFay meets Ray at Nikki's apartment and tries to blackmail him for money. As he leaves, Nikki has Ray help her drop an air conditioner on LeFay's head, killing him.

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