The earth erupts with oil. Members of the Osage Nation tribe slow-dance around it. Their bodies are oiled.
The Osage Nation tribe members are photographed. On the street, Ernest approaches Mollie and inquires as to her transportation needs. She enters his taxi.
On the busy street, Ernest sees Kelsie, a buddy with whom he had an argument in France. Ernest is introduced to Kelsie's wife.
Ernest observes what's happening as a few sports cars pass by on the highway. He is questioned by Mollie about leaving.
A phonograph is used to play this song. When Byron walks inside, he sees a large crowd of people interacting. Through an unlocked window, an owl glides into the home, and Lizzie Q. frightened, he observes the bird. She asks Mollie if she seen it as well, but Mollie replies that she hadn't. She is informed by Lizzie Q that the owl is a deathly symbol and a foreboding presence.
Mamie Smith - Mamie Smith Vol. 1 (1920-1921)
When Anna arrives at Mollie's house, her sister does not want to let her in since she is intoxicated, but Anna gets inside and sits on Byron's lap.
A film clip about the racial unrest in Tulsa is seen by William Hale and his family. According to the intertitles, 300 people were shot, 175 people killed, and the black neighborhood was set on fire.
Emmett Miller - I Saw the Light (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
On a mantle, one can observe the rodeo belt buckles of Henry Grammer. When William and Ernest pay him a visit in his camp, William makes him an employment offer.
Henry Roan bursts inside the butcher shop and charges right at the man inside, striking him multiple times. A halt attempt is made by Pearl.
Ernest enlists John Ramsey's assistance in his plot to get rid of Henry Road. John makes Henry intoxicated before shooting him in the back of the head as they are driving across the desert.
Roy Acuff - Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]
Rushing inside a pool hall, John pulls Ernest aside. He hands Ernest the gun he used to shoot Henry, telling him to tell William that "it is done."
Ernest approaches John Ramsey and informs him that King Hale has left him a note. He has been told to track down Acie Kirby and look after Bill. Ernest informs John that his wife is ill as well and that John cannot do it since his wife is ill. John tells Ernest that he cannot complete the task at this time despite his insistence that he must.
At night, people dance on the street while some guys fire at a bell. William is approached by Ernest, who is agitated. William grabs him by the ears and urges him to calm down when he tells his uncle that detectives visited his home.
At the movie theater, William approaches Blackie. He informs him of a bank robbery, which turns out to be a setup when police catch Blackie and his accomplice leaving the bank with the loot.
Ernest and Bryan encounter William. Ernest's uncle reassures him that he will have plenty of friends and attorneys to help him out if he is prosecuted. William assures Ernest that it will just be a formality when he becomes concerned.
Blind Willie Johnson - Public Enemies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tom White, his helpers, and John Wren spend the evening observing a home burning in the distance. They believe Bill burned his own house in order to obtain the insurance money since one of them recalls him signing a $30,000 fire policy the previous month.
Tom White tunes into a radio program that reports on the deaths of Osage Nation tribe members. Producing the program are Lucky Strike and the FBI. The show comes to a conclusion that Ernest and Byron were released on parole and that the Shoun brothers were never detained owing to a lack of proof. Henry Roan's murder was ordered by William King Hale, the plot's mastermind, who was later found guilty and taken into custody.
Osage Tribal Singers - Killers of the Flower Moon (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film)
The Osage currently hold a sizable commemoration ceremony where they honor their vibrant culture.
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