legend has it they descended from the stars and landed on a vast territory in the middle of what is now the united states. the land would eventually make the osage some of the richest people in the world. that's a fancy car. >> lincolns and cadillacs were their favorites. >> the objects of racist envy. >> people were resentful. why should that dirty indian have all that money? >> and targets of manipulation, bribery, and worse. >> they -- >> they were systematic. >> everybody was in on it. >> i'm headed to oklahoma to learn more about the osage, how they became so rich -- >> the rush was on. >> -- and who wanted them erased from their towns. so she was 21 years old.