Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go

"**Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go**"
"Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go"
Defiance episode
	Datak (Tony Curran) during the "cleansing" ritual
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 2
Directed by	Michael Nankin
Written by	Kevin Murphy; Anupam Nigam;
Original air date	April 22, 2013
Guest appearances
	Dewshane Williams (Tommy LaSalle); Trenna Keating (Doc Yewll); Justin Rain (Quentin McCawley); Jesse Rath (Alak Tarr); Nicole Muñoz (Christie McCawley); Fionnula Flanagan (Nicolette "Nicky" Riordon);
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Pilot"	Next →; "The Devil in the Dark"
	Defiance season 1
	List of episodes

"Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go" is the second episode of the first season of the American science fiction series Defiance, and the series' second episode overall. It was aired on April 22, 2013. The episode was written by Kevin Murphy & Anupam Nigam. It was directed by Michael Nankin.