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Join Wondery Plus in the mountains of northern Idaho.

Randy Weaver helps his wife Ficky off the back of their snowmobile and into their pickup truck,

which is parked just below their property on Ruby Ridge.

Before he climbs into the truck himself, Randy takes a quick look around, scanning the trees for any movement.

But the snowy forest is silent.

Six months ago, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives approached Randy

with the deal. The ATF wanted him to pass along information about his friends in the Aryan

nations, a white supremacist neo-Nazi group. In return, they promised to drop charges stemming

from an illegal sale of sought-off shotguns. Randy refused to cooperate, though, and a month ago, he was indicted.

But so far, he's refused to turn himself in and has instead remained at his family's

remote mountain compound.

But now the weavers are running low on supplies, and Randy and Vicky have no choice but

to head into town.

Randy starts up the truck and pulls out onto the highway.

All right, Vicki, what do we need from the store?

I figure it needs to last at least another month.

Well, the best bang for the buck is potatoes.

Probably get two of the 50-pound sacks.

Milk for the kids, feed for the chickens.

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