Dark Winds Season 4 must address these 5 burning questions left unanswered in the third chapter

Dark Winds Season 4 has a lot of explaining to do. Season 3 ended with solved murders solved, secrets uncovered, and yet, the messes left behind feel far from being wrapped up and over just yet.

From Joe Leaphorn’s broken marriage to Chee and Bernadette’s complicated reunion, fans are practically screaming for answers.

So, what exactly should the next season fix or continue? Here are five burning questions we need answered when Dark Winds Season 4 returns.

5 burning questions Dark Winds Season 4 must address

Q1. Can Joe Leaphorn and Emma ever truly forgive each other?

Let’s be honest, Joe and Emma’s relationship has been the emotional heart of this show since day one. Season 3 ended with Emma walking away after learning that Joe really did kill BJ Vines. Her heartbreak was about years of grief eating away at their marriage. Joe’s still stuck replaying her words, hoping she will forgive him someday. But will that day ever come?

Dark Winds Season 4 has to deal with this. Joe can’t just keep staring at fences and old tapes forever. For Emma, forgiveness isn’t just about Joe’s crime, but it is also about whether he can finally make space for her again in his life, instead of letting guilt rule him.

Q2. Did Tom Spenser really get away with everything?

This man literally slipped out of the country after running a drug and human trafficking ring. Like, how? Everyone else got what was coming to them, but Spenser’s sipping cocktails somewhere with his wife. His line about “covering his tracks” felt way too smug.

If Dark Winds Season 4 doesn’t make him face justice, fans are going to lose it. His narrative taps into one of the show’s biggest themes, i.e., the ugly truth about privilege and “white man’s justice.” Spenser’s freedom is proof that power and money can still twist justice. The question is, will someone (maybe Joe or Bernadette) finally make him pay?

Q3. What’s next for Bernadette and Chee’s relationship?

That smile they shared at the end of Season 3? Yeah, fans melted. After everything from the shootouts, betrayals, and Ivan’s lies, it felt like a well-deserved soft moment. But let’s not forget: Their relationship has always been complicated. Bernadette’s moral compass points true north, and Chee’s been trying to find his own balance between law and conscience.

Dark Winds Season 4 could finally give them a fresh start, or it could test them again. Now that Bernadette’s back home, can they build something real? Or will new cases and old wounds pull them apart all over again? Either way, these two have serious unfinished business.

Q4. What happens to Chee after killing Dr. Reynolds?

This moment with Reynolds still stays rent-free in my mind. Joe hesitated, but Chee didn’t, and he pulled the trigger. The act may have saved lives, but it left Chee tied to something dark. Remember when Gordo said that killing a man “binds” you to him? Yeah, that’s not going away easily.

In Dark Winds Season 4, Chee might start feeling the weight of that choice. Maybe it changes him. Maybe it pushes him closer to Joe’s mindset, or maybe it makes him realize he doesn’t want to walk that path. Either way, it’s not just a physical act, but if you look closely, then it is spiritual, emotional, and bound to haunt him in ways he hasn’t even seen yet.

Q5. Will redemption ever be enough in this world?

If there is one thing Season 3 showed us, it is that redemption in this show is complicated. Joe’s trying to make peace with himself. Bernadette’s seeking closure. Even Ivan tried to do one good thing before everything fell apart. But can people who have done bad things ever really come back clean?

Dark Winds Season 4 might dive deeper into that idea of what “making it right” actually means when the past won’t let go? Maybe we will see Joe and Chee both face their choices, learning that peace doesn’t come easy, especially in a world that’s always blurred between justice and revenge.

Dark Winds Season 4 isn’t just about solving crimes, but it is about solving the people left behind. The new season has to pick up these moral loose ends and finally give fans the closure they deserve. Whether it’s forgiveness, justice, love, or redemption, one thing’s for sure: the storm hasn’t passed yet, and it is only getting darker.