Seems like Hoyt got the drop on Harris from either Roland or some sort of tracking on Harris' car. Seeing as Harris served his purpose, Hoyt isn't too keen on moving forward on prosecuting so long Hayes and Roland play ball and keep quiet on the case.
Hayes, in his dementia at a later date, may have forgotten about the deal and blown the whistle on Hoyt. After the blown whistle Hoyt gets the goons to murk Amelia (we still don't know how she passed IIRC).
I feel like the man with one eye may have been the "muscle" to get things done.
Seems like Hoyt may have tried to kidnap the Purcells and take them on as their own. Hence Julie saying "the man acting like my father" in reference to Tom.
I hope next week episode is like 90 mins. This season has been piff. 9/10.
Netflix might be the hot hand in the game, but HBO still knows how to crank out top line TV.
I could be wrong but I predict amelia dies in the 90s based on what I noted above...old hayes having the pic of the kids trick or treating that she promised to return the next day...only 2 possible ways I can see her not returning the photo...it’s possible they may have left town immediately once hayes returned from talking to hoyt or maybe the chic who she borrowed the photo from was killed...idk I get the sense the wife was killed @ that time tho...would also explain why the second book wasn’t finished and also why she wasn’t there to drop the daughter off to college...granted that was further down the road..damn is it sunday yet? can’t wait lol