Sixteen Hands

S2 E10: Frank Martin has been hired to transport a thoroughbred racehorse, Daksha, worth ten million dollars, from her stables in Kentucky to the racetrack of the prestigious Belmont Stakes race in New York. Frank and Jules Faroux arrive at the stables just as an armed intruder has broken in and is attacking the stable’s security guard and Daksha’s jockey, Alice Budd. Frank and Jules intervene but the attacker escapes. Although there is little proof, both Alice and Daksha’s owner, Rae Henson, believe the attack is somehow linked to casino and fellow racehorse owner, Howard Woyczyk. Before beginning their 12 hour journey, Frank surreptitiously moves Daksha from one vehicle to another in order to maintain secrecy and goads the assailant-at-large into following them. After a car chase, the masked attacker is caught and revealed to be Tommy Sands, who worked as a horse trainer for Rae’s father before he began sabotaging horses for money. Frank is all too aware that anyone could be a suspect at the moment, particularly as Rae is in real financial difficultly herself. Rae fiercely denies this accusation and decides to call Woyczyk, angrily demanding they meet alone. Howard offers her a deal: he will have fake bets placed on his own racehorse through his internet betting sites, which he will then split in half with her if she agrees to let his horse, Snowclash win the Belmont. Rae cannot hide the temptation, but she refuses to comply.