Longmire: Season 2
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for Longmire Season 2. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points. Omit details not in the material. Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Sheriff Walt Longmire and deputy Vic Moretti face a truck stop prostitution ring, a cattle theft and more.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for Longmire Season 2.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points.
Omit details not in the material.
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content.
Output: Valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: Factual 160-220 word summary of the season's narrative arc.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points summarizing essential previous lore, character positions, and stakes.
TMDB Synopsis: "Sheriff Walt Longmire and deputy Vic Moretti face a truck stop prostitution ring, a cattle theft and more."
Source [1]: "A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife."
Source [2]: Cast & crew info (no specific plot).
Source [3]: "Longmire is an American neo-Western crime drama television series... developed by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin. The series is based on the Walt Longmire Mysteries series of novels by Craig Johnson. It centers on Walt Longmire, a sheriff..."
Source [4]: "A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the 'Walt Longmire' series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson."
Source [5]: Mentions an actor (McClarnon) starred in "Longmire".
Overview (Season 2 Narrative Arc):
The provided synopsis for Season 2 states: "Sheriff Walt Longmire and deputy Vic Moretti face a truck stop prostitution ring, a cattle theft and more."
The general series overview states: "A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife."
Constraint Check: I need 160-220 words.
Problem: The provided text is extremely sparse. It only mentions the truck stop prostitution ring, cattle theft, and the general premise of Walt rebuilding his life after his wife's death.
Conflict: If I only use the provided text, I cannot reach 160-220 words without inventing details. The instructions say: "You never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess."
Strategy:
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Unquiet Mind
May 27, 2013 · 43 min
A prison transfer goes awry and Walt urgently pursues a serial killer and his fellow escapees, who have taken hostages, up a mountain. Facing an impending storm with very limited r
Carcasses
Jun 3, 2013 · 43 min
When a body is found in a compost heap, the victim's history of abusive behavior leads to a varied list of suspects. Walt and the team must cross county lines to track down the kil
Death Came in Like Thunder
Jun 10, 2013 · 43 min
Walt and the team explore Absaroka's Basque community when a shepherd and his dog are found dead. Branch walks a thin line in his alliance with Jacob Nighthorse. Meanwhile, Cady lo
The Road to Hell
Jun 17, 2013 · 43 min
A cattle heist sends the team on an urgent search for the missing livestock and driver as well as the thieves. Walt is concerned by Vic's fearful behavior when she receives a myste
Party's Over
Jun 24, 2013 · 42 min
When a teenage girl is found dead, Walt and the team investigate ties to the illegal sale of prescription drugs. Meanwhile Henry reconnects with an old flame and Cady returns home.
Tell It Slant
Jul 1, 2013 · 42 min
Walt is tipped off to the murder of a supposed psychic by the Contrary Warrior, a Cheyenne who does the opposite of what people expect. While deciphering his backwards clues, Walt
Sound and Fury
Jul 8, 2013 · 43 min
After Henry overhears a disgruntled husband try to order a hit on his wife, Walt and the team must use what little information they have to prevent her murder. Vic is wary when an
The Great Spirit
Jul 15, 2013 · 43 min
When a wild horse is found dragging a dead body, Walt discovers evidence of an illegal rodeo at a local farm. Detective Fales comes to town to talk to Henry.
Tuscan Red
Jul 29, 2013 · 42 min
Following an explosion on the reservation and the discovery of a charred dead body, Walt is bombarded with public confrontation as the Cheyennes blame the blast on gas leaked from
Election Day
Aug 5, 2013 · 43 min
On election day, Walt and Branch aren't thinking about politics when Cady is badly injured by a hit-and-run driver. Vic and Ferg investigate, and Walt has a flashback to when Cady
Natural Order
Aug 12, 2013 · 42 min
When a game warden is killed alongside an elk that was poached, Walt discovers a connection to a rare expensive supplement. Walt completes his sacrifice, and Branch closes in on th
A Good Death Is Hard to Find
Aug 19, 2013 · 43 min
Longmire investigates after he receives a safe deposit box from a just-murdered inmate that contains a severed finger that is linked to both a new murder and a 20-year-old armed ro
Bad Medicine
Aug 26, 2013 · 43 min
Walt and Branch team up when an apparent suicide is connected to Cady's accident. Meanwhile, Detective Fales returns with warrants, forcing Walt and Henry to face what happened in