Dark Winds (season 4)

eason four of Dark Winds brings the Navajo Tribal Police deeper into a dangerous and tightly wound mystery that threatens the fragile peace of the reservation in 1971. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito must track down a missing Navajo girl whose disappearance pulls them far beyond their usual jurisdiction and into the underbelly of Los Angeles. The investigation unfolds as a desperate race against time, with the officers locked in a tense game of cat and mouse against a ruthless and highly skilled adversary who leaves a trail of violence in her wake. As Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito follow the clues from the stark landscapes of Navajoland to the neon glare of the city, their professional partnership is tested by old wounds, clashing loyalties and fresh betrayals. Along the way, Chee is forced to confront buried parts of his past, including unresolved childhood trauma and the spiritual weight of what Navajo tradition calls ghost sickness. His struggle to reconcile duty and identity becomes inseparable from the case, blurring the line between justice and vengeance and putting his future on the reservation at risk. Leaphorn, meanwhile, continues to grapple with the long-standing consequences of his earlier choices, as decisions made years ago come back to haunt both his family and his community. Through a series of intense confrontations and emotional reckonings, all three officers push themselves to the limit, knowing that the outcome could change not only their own lives but the very fabric of life on the rez.