Dark Winds
At the oddment ofDark Windsseason 3 , episode 1,the dead body of the murder missing male child , Ernesto Cata , is found with an arrowhead shove into his oral fissure , a strange act full of dark symbolisation . Dark Windsseason 3 , which has embraced horror elements , kick off with Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee investigating the worrying disappearance of two teenage boy from the booking , Ernesto Cata and George Bowlegs . While George was confirmed animated – for now – Ernesto was still missing and the bloody gouges forget on his bike indicate he ’d descend to a bad end .
Indeed , he had , and the adolescent ’s cadaver was found shoved into a drain pipe in the desert , sustain that his death must have been lonely and horrendous . It ’s clear that the boys were either postulate in some shady patronage or , more potential , realize something they should n’t have seen and Ernesto was killed to keep him quiet , with George next on the list . It ’s a deeply troubling suit for theDark Windscharacters , and Joe Leaphorn seems to think the arrowhead ascertain in Ernesto ’s rima oris is primal to breaking launch the mystery .
Why Leaphorn Is So Focused On The Arrowhead With Ernesto Cata’s Death
It Doesn’t Fit Into The Puzzle
The arrowhead find in Ernesto ’s sass at theend ofDark Windsseason 3 , episode 1is exceedingly foreign , the kind of call carte a serial killer would leave , or someone with a personal grievance . In fact , that ’s what Sheriff Gordo guess when he informs Joe the slaying weapon was likely something like a clawed hammer , speculating that perhaps Ernesto and George had gotten into a engagement and Bowlegs snapped and take out his rage on his ally . But Leaphorn quickly snap that down , knowing that a Navajo would never do that to another Navajo .
" The arrowhead does n’t make sense , Gordo . It ’s a sacred object , " he explicate . " If you ’re pose an arrowhead in the mouthpiece of a dead … It ’s like a Catholic maculate a rood . Whoever did this is n’t Diné . " Leaphorn knows that , rather than proving the engagement of another of the Diné people , the arrowhead almost sure enough rule out someone Navajo , at least not one who still respects his culture , further change the whodunit ofDark Windsseason 3 ’s story .
Dark Winds time of year 3 introduces a terrifying young entity from Navajo folklore know as Ye’iitsoh & its mien has big implications for Joe Leaporn .
Adding to Leaphorn ’s misgiving , the arrowhead is fake . Archaeologist Dr. Reynolds points out that the edging on the arrowhead was made with a motorcar rather than a hand tool and that Leaphorn could corrupt a dozen of them if he went down to the trading post that sells keepsake and trinkets to tourists . The reveal further supports Leaphorn ’s theory that the killer is n’t Diné ; a Navajo would n’t have to resort to buying a flash miniature if they wanted an arrowhead .
What Could The Arrowhead In Ernesto Cata’s Mouth Really Mean For The Dark Winds Killer?
Whatever The Motivation For The Arrowhead, The Meaning Behind It Is Dark
Whoever kill Ernesto Cata and put the arrowhead in his rima oris , it ’s percipient they have a deep - rooted hatred of the Navajo people . Clearly , they knew enough to make out that the arrowhead holds emblematic meaning in the refinement , but maybe did n’t know that place it in someone ’s lip would be considered sacrilegious , show their callous disregard for Diné spirituality and custom . Worse would beif they had known that it was blasphemous and think it to be , defiling the boy ’s body in a room that carry on past his death .
Another possibility that is equally colored is that the killer could be prove to set up a native of the reservation to take the fall , thinking that the arrowhead would automatically be associated with the killer being Navajo .
Another possible action that is equally drab is thatthe killer could be adjudicate to set up a native of the reservation to take the downfall , thinking that the arrowhead would mechanically be associated with the slayer being Navajo . Still , consider the brutality of the kill and the methodical direction Ernesto Cata ’s body had been thrust into the drainpipe tobacco pipe , the killer does n’t appear to be someone who does n’t think thing through , indicating he would have cognise precisely what the arrowhead intend . WithDark Windsseason 3 tilt into a horror - thriller vibe , it ’s probable the motivation behind the arrowhead will be a disturbing one , whatever it may be .
Dark Windsseason 3 is currently airing on AMC on Sundays at 9/8C.
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