The Gabby Petito Story (2022) Movie Script
1
[panting]
okay, all right.
Look, I think the problem
here is that you're just--
you're not understanding--
you're not understanding
how these guys are
looking at you, right?
Because, like, I know
you think you're being nice.
I know you think they're
being nice, but they're not.
-They're being...
-[siren wailing]
right?
You need--you need to pull over.
-Why? It's not for us.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
There's no way it's for
us, because I'm not--
the police--it is for us.
He's right behind us.
-Brian, pull over!
-Don't grab the wheel!
-Pull over!
-I am gonna pull over!
-Pull over then! It's the law!
-Yes! I'm pulling over!
[siren continues wailing]
[indistinct radio chatter]
[sighs]
go ahead and turn
the vehicle off for me.
Go ahead and set your keys
on the dash for me, okay?
What's your guys' names?
-Gabby.
-Brian laundrie.
Gabby? Brian? Okay.
What's going on? How
come you're crying?
crowd: Ooh!
What, uh, what
school you going to?
L.I.U.
C.W. Post.
Hi! Oh, my gosh!
So nice to see you!
That's cool. Living
that--that city life.
You'd love it, I'm telling you.
Just come visit me
any weekend night.
-You'd wish you went to college.
-Ah, I'll think about it.
[indistinct conversations]
yeah.
Brian?
Oh, yeah. Bye!
[chuckles]
brian.
Holy crap. Gabby.
Hi.
I did not expect
to see you here.
You know this loser?
As a matter of fact, I do.
We were really good
friends in high school.
Yeah, we were.
Wow. Uh, it's just
crazy. It's been a minute.
But I am, um, like,
really glad to see you.
Yeah, I'm gladder--gladder.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[both chuckle]
I mean, you totally ghosted me.
Mm, there's no way
that I ghosted you.
I mean, like, why the
hell would I? Look at you.
Please, I haven't heard
from you in, like, two years.
You know, I don't
know if you've heard,
but they have these
things called cellphones
where friends can keep in touch,
and I didn't even
get, like, an emoji.
Oh, an emoji. Okay.
Huh. Interesting.
'cause I...Yep. I didn't get
an emoji from you either,
so...These things
work both ways.
Fair enough.
I don't know. I mean...
I graduated, and you
had another year, and...
I-I thought you were
into what's his face.
Steve?
Yeah. [deep voice] steve.
[laughs] steve is gay.
-For real?
-Yes, for real.
We were just friends.
Oh. Then I'm just an...Idiot.
Yeah. I don't know about that,
but we are definitely not
making the same mistake twice.
[touchpad clicking]
[messaging whooshes]
"gabby, I'll pick
you up Friday at 7."
mm-hmm.
[laughs] all right.
[dance music playing]
[grunts]
oh, you gotta be kidding me!
I had no idea how
bad you suck at this.
Ow. What?
Do you want me
to go get the guy,
have him put up
the bumpers for you?
Oh, you keep going like
this, and I will start crying,
and then I will never
share my talents with you.
Oh, boy, tell me
about these talents.
Oh, my god. Where
do I even start?
Did you know that I
can solve the maze
on the back of any menu?
Wow. You're, like,
a super genius.
That's what I'm telling you.
[giggles]
-oh! -Oh!
That's what I'm telling ya.
-Touch.
-[chuckles]
what?
I just, uh, pummeled
you, by the way.
Oh, okay. Well, I've
played this game twice,
so cut me a little
slack, young lady.
Oh, okay. [laughs]
well...One thing is for sure.
Yeah.
I've actually been thinking a
lot about, like, social media,
you know, like,
being an influencer.
Oh, yeah? You wanna
be like a kardashian?
Ew! Not like that. Like, um...
Like a real-life
influencer, you know?
Like, how to live a
happy, healthy life.
That sounds great.
Who knows what the
future holds? [chuckles]
well, I already know
what my future holds.
-So...
-Yeah?
Yeah. It's, uh...
Spending as much time as
I possibly can around you.
Gabby, you wanna
know the real reason
why I didn't call you
after high school?
It was...It was too
hard to just be friends.
Well...
Why wouldn't I have
gone out with you?
[scoffs] are you kidding me?
You could have gone
out with anybody.
Oh, stop.
No, I'm serious.
Gabby, you're perfect.
[chuckles]
well...
We perfect girls need
dates, too, you know.
[chuckles]
wy family is a little nutty.
For some mysterious reason,
everyone seems to get along,
so I've got my mom
and my stepdad jim
and then my dad
and my stepmom tara.
So two moms and two dads.
Right. Right. I think
I'm just gonna--
I'm gonna say that I get it.
So what is it you said
you did again, brian?
Um, landscaping,
mostly, these days. Yeah.
So you mow yards.
Uh, yeah. Um... Well,
I mean, there's a little
more than that 'cause I
also work at the nursery, so...
Oh. And is that
part-time? Full-time?
Uh...Part-time.
Yeah. I'm still--
I'm still figuring
it out, you know?
Yeah, you know, like me.
[chuckles]
[crickets chirping]
so, you wanna pour it in here?
-Here you go.
-Oh. Thank you.
[exhales deeply]
how great is he?
Yeah. [clears
throat] I like him.
He seems like a...Nice guy.
I like him, too.
Yeah? You guys getting serious?
I don't know. I mean,
like, what's serious?
I mean, I like him a lot.
Why? Do you
think he's not, like,
getting-serious material?
Oh, watch out. The tea's hot.
No. I said I like him.
-And?
-[chuckles] what?
Mom.
[chuckles] nothing.
No, I just-- I think
a guy his age
should have a little
bit more of an idea
of where he's going in life.
-Mom, you are such a gen-xer.
Yeah. Okay, so you don't?
Well...Brian's like
me, you know?
He takes life as it comes.
Why does he have to have
a retirement plan already?
It's just that sometimes
when they take life as it comes,
it never comes, and
I just wanna see you
with the right guy, is all.
Look, mom, brian is a relief
from the other guys I know.
I mean, he's not your typical
video games and beer bong bro.
[chuckles]
yeah. I'll give you that one.
Hey...You're happy, I'm happy.
I'm happy.
-[chuckles] cheers.
-Cheers.
[crickets chirping,
dog barking in distance]
whoa.
-Ooh!
-Oh!
Oh, I'm so sorry!
Ooh, did I hit you?
Because that was a
complete and total accident...
[whispers] and you
can't prove otherwise.
Okay. All right, as
long as you know that
that was your
last one, all right?
Okay. If that's your attitude,
maybe I don't even
want this pillow. [gasps]
okay, no. That--that
actually-- that was an accident.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
-You are destroyed!
-Oh, no, no.
-You give?
-I give.
You give?
-No. Shh. [laughs]
-oh, sorry, sorry.
You don't wanna wake
my stepdad at 1 a.M.
Yep, I know. Ahh.
Might be for the best to
put me out of my misery.
[laughs] really?
Are you miserable?
I mean...I am, if
you gotta know.
[chuckles] what are
you talking about?
Okay, look... [clears throat]
uh...The thing is, is...
I...Am...
Moving to florida.
What?
Yeah. Next month.
I-I don't want to, obviously.
But...Florida? Why?
Be--my parents are
moving down there,
and I have to go with them.
-Again, why?
Because...I don't have
any money, gabby,
like, not enough to
get my own place.
And next month? Brian, when
were you going to tell me about this?
Look, this has been
killing me, all right?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I...
Like, the last thing I
wanna do is leave you.
Yeah, well, then don't, okay?
Okay? We just...We
just need to think of a way
for you to stay here.
Well...I have thought
of a couple of things.
All right, well, let's hear it.
If I thought I had a
chance in the world,
I would try to convince
you to move with me,
but that's--that's
crazy. I know that.
[sighs]
why...
Why is that so crazy?
Because... [laughs]
I'm not gonna ask you
to uproot your entire life.
Well, I mean, maybe it's time.
You'd wanna live with me
and my parents in florida?
[laughs] sure. Why not?
You know, we'll--we'll
both go down there and--
and get jobs, and
if we're working,
we can get our own
place after a while.
You know, it'll be exciting.
Wait. Hold--I'm sorry. You...
You're--you'd come with me?
Well...Yeah.
I mean, I love you, brian.
I love you, gabby.
[laughs]
[gasps]
I really can't believe
we're on our way.
To florida?
You have been to florida.
Yeah, but I've never
moved to florida before.
I mean, come on.
This is-- this is different.
Everyone we grew
up with-- they are--
they're staying in long island.
We are doing what we said.
We're trailblazers, man.
[laughs] yeah, man. They're
gonna write songs about us.
-Buzzkill.
-Ow.
Come on! New
beginnings. Don't you feel it?
I feel it.
[falsetto voice] I feel it
[giggles]
whoo-hoo!
-[brian laughs]
-I feel it! [laughs]
[engine turns off]
[squeals] brian, brian,
brian, brian, brian, brian!
Oh, god. I got a
warning. Here we go! Oh!
Okay, okay, I have
the best news ever.
-Okay, are you ready?
-Yeah, I'm ready.
-I have the best news.
-Okay, hit me.
What's the best news?
I got a job at the cute
new ice cream place.
-Oh, wow.
-Yeah!
Is this, like, national
news or just local?
-Oh, shut up. I'm happy.
-Ow. Well, you already work
at the supermarket
with me, so how--
well, I know, but the pay is
more and the hours are better,
plus I get tips.
Yeah, but I thought the whole
point of us being down here
was that we would
be together, right?
Well, babe, we're
not not together.
It's a good thing, brian.
I just--I found a new job.
You know, we can save
more. We can move out of here,
give your parents
their house back.
Seriously, gabby,
don't take this job.
I'm--I mean, like, guys
are gonna come in there.
They're gonna come in
all the time and hit on you.
-It-- -okay, come
on, mr. Jealous.
Nobody flirts in person anymore.
I'm just--I'm trying
to tell you that--
and I'm telling you
that I will tell all the guys
that come in there to hit on
me that I am already taken
by the best guy
in the whole world.
-Okay?
-Yeah, okay.
All right. So? What do we think?
Mm...I don't know. [chuckles]
come on. What's not to like?
It's got--it's got everything.
Well, it's a little...Small,
don't you think?
Gabby, we're two people. Like...
Yeah, but, like, it's really
close to the highway.
-It's pretty noisy. I'm...
-[traffic passing in distance]
well, yeah, 'cause
the window's open.
So we just, you know,
we, like, close that.
See? There. It's
better. Come on.
This place--it checks,
like, every box.
I mean, we could fit a zillion
friends in this living room.
[sighs] yeah, what friends?
Well, I like it.
Um...No, I'm not feeling it.
[groans softly]
hey, um...
What did you--what did
you mean by, "what friends?"
what?
The thing you just said.
Oh, well, just that we
don't have any friends
down here, that's all.
Yeah, it's just, uh, it
was the way you said it.
And how did I say it?
Like I'm monopolizing
all of your time,
like you're blaming me for that.
-[laughs]
-it felt ver--
oh, my gosh. Read
into it much? No. I just...
You know, we...We
just got here, you know?
We haven't made any
friends down here yet.
That's all I'm saying.
I'm not blaming you.
Okay. Whatever. Screw
it. We'll find another place.
Well, brian, I didn't
say-- I did-- [sighs]
hey. What's up?
-Nothing. I'm fine.
-No, you're--
you're clearly upset.
What did I say?
I just...It's just we've seen,
like, a million apartments,
and none of them have been
good enough for you, so...
Look, I just don't want us to
get a place and then regret it.
Or maybe you don't
wanna live with me.
Maybe that's it, 'cause you
don't wanna work with me,
and you don't wanna live
with me, and now you're saying
that we don't have any
friends, so, like, what?
You're stuck with me?
What am I supposed to think?
You're supposed to
think that I'm picky,
and you are supposed to
take that as a compliment.
Okay?
-Okay.
-Come on.
I'm sorry. I'm
sorry. I'm an idiot.
No. We all gotta release
the kraken sometimes.
[scoffs] I don't know
why I get like that,
but...You gotta admit, like,
we have seen a lot of places,
so I'll--I'l just...
What?
You know what?
Let's take it. Let's--
let's take the apartment.
-Whoa, are--are you sure?
-Yeah. You know?
Yeah, we'll--we'll make
it work. I'll make it work.
[sighs] yeah.
Yes, you will. Yes,
you will. Mm! Love it.
[crickets chirping,
dog barking in distance]
[cellphone chimes]
[chimes]
[chimes]
[seabirds calling]
[door bells jangle]
-hey!
-Hey.
um, are you all right?
Well, yeah. What do you mean?
'cause you were supposed
to be home an hour ago, so...
Oh! Oh, I'm so sorry.
Well, 'cause I
called you five times,
and you just
didn't pick up, so I--
well, babe, you know I can't
take calls when I'm working.
My phone's in my locker.
Right. Right. Well, um,
when are you done with work?
'cause, uh, I-I
wanna talk to ya.
About what?
Couple of things.
Okay. Um...
Let's see. I'm...Off in an hour.
Is everything okay?
Sounds a little ominous.
No, uh, yeah, everything's fine.
I just, um, wanna
tell you something.
Uh...Okay.
Okay. [chuckles] you gotta
tell me what's going on.
You're kinda freaking
me out. [laughs]
sorry. I'm just--I'm really
nervous 'cause I don't know...
I don't--I don't know how
you're gonna respond.
Well, you can tell me anything.
Wait. Did I do
something? No, no.
Are you in trouble?
-Yeah, I'm in big trouble.
-What?
Come on.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Uh...So I have been
doing some thinking,
and... [sighs]
I realize that...
I don't have a reason to
get out of bed in the morning
without you beside me.
Well, I'm not going anywhere.
Well, yeah, how do I know that?
'cause...
You're--you're my
everything, gabby.
Oh, you're mine, too, brian.
Okay, good. So, um,
I-I've been thinking that
m-maybe we should, um...
Uh...
Normally there's a ring in
what I'm gonna ask you next,
but I still have a little
bit of saving to do, so...
[chuckles nervously]
gabby...
You're the love of my life.
My only fear is that one
day I'm gonna wake up,
and...All of this will
have been a dream.
Marry me?
Yes.
Yes?
-Yeah. [laughs]
-okay.
[laughs]
yes, I'll marry you. [laughs]
[rustling]
[sighs] I'm so
sick of this thing.
What thing?
This ridiculous
covid. I'm done with it.
And how are we ever supposed
to put our wedding together?
Well, we don't need to invite
a thousand people, you know?
Like, we can do something
small with friends and family
or, like, not even
that, you know?
What do you mean?
Well, we don't need
a big wedding, gabby.
We can do something,
like, just for us.
-We can go to city hall.
-What? No.
No, no, no, no, no. I'm--
I'm not getting married
at some courthouse wearing
a mask and rubber gloves.
Okay, well, if this thing
lasts for another year,
like, how long are
we gonna wait?
-[cellphone chimes]
-[sighs]
[chimes]
-hold on. Let me get it set.
-Can't see.
Okay.
-Okay.
-Um...Okay.
-That's good.
-Ready?
Okay. One, two, three, four.
[laughter]
[humming]
[laughter]
-[ringtone playing on
cellphone] -oh, my gosh.
Wait, wait, wait. Hold
on. Hold on. I'm sorry.
[laughs] hello?
Hey. Where you at?
Oh, I'm just goofing
around with rose.
You ruined our tiktok.
Oh, sorry. You know how much
I hate to ruin
cultural masterpieces.
Shut up, you.
So, uh, when you coming home?
Uh, I don't know.
In a bit, I think.
But, uh, we're gonna get
back to it while the sun's still up.
Okay? So I'll see
you later. Love you.
I love you, too. I was thinking
maybe we could do, like...
-[line beeps]
-...Dinner--
it's been a whole hour
without bugging you.
Well, what can I say?
He's just, like, so
in love with me.
Who can blame him?
-Gonna puke?
-No.
-Okay.
-Okay, you wanna go again?
-Yeah. Let's go again.
-Okay.
[dog barking in distance]
-[chattering
indistinctly] -[laughs]
okay, I need to...
I think actually we
should do a long video.
-Uh, no, I don't...
-I think it'd be...
[chattering indistinctly]
I thought it--I thought it
was okay. I was struggling.
-Oh! Look at my handsome man.
-Hi.
Hi, brian.
Hello, rose.
-Hey, baby.
-Yeah?
I'm going line dancing
with rose, so I gotta change.
Whoa, whoa, hold on. I
just made dinner for us.
That's, like, that's why
I was trying to call you,
but you hung up on me.
-Oh, I'm so sorry.
I really--I didn't
mean to. So sorry.
Mmm. Isn't he just the
best boyfriend ever?
He is just a dreamboat.
Hmm. Oh, hey. You know what?
We'll have dinner together
before we go, okay?
-I'll be right back.
-Okay.
[sighs]
you girls gonna have
a fun time tonight?
Oh, yeah, you betcha.
Is it gonna be lit? Gonna
be a super sick, gucci time?
Oh! It's gonna be,
like, so gold, brian.
That's great. That's
really, really great.
So why does it
bother you so much
if gabby has a good time?
Uh...Doesn't bother me.
I just--I'd like to see my
fiance every now and again.
Oh, come on, brian.
You see gabby eight days a week.
She likes dancing.
You don't like dancing.
Like, mmm. Deal with it.
Hey, rose...
Who are you?
'cause there's me, brian,
and then there's gabby,
my fiance, and
then there's you,
rose, with the input.
Look, rose, I can't decide.
Yes, both cute.
That one. Put it on.
I don't know. We're upstairs.
Will you help me pick, please?
Put it on. I'll--I'll see
what matches. Try it on.
Are you sure? I have one
with flowers I think I like more.
-Oh, that's cute.
-Hmm.
Ids, ladies?
Oh. Uh...
[indistinct conversations]
that's weird. My ids
not in here. Sorry.
-One second.
-All right.
I'm sure you just
left it at home.
Yeah, but why would I
take it out at home? I...
Damn it.
How do you not get
what a violation that is?
It was just a prank.
No, it wasn't, brian.
You clearly didn't want me
to go anywhere without you,
so you steal my id?
No one said you
couldn't go with us.
Oh, and what, sit in the
corner and be bored all night?
-[scoffs] what?
-I-I, like--
so what, I-I can't hang
out with my friends now?
I--that's not--you can hang
out with whoever you want.
-Like, what do I care?
-[gasps] you say that!
Well...I mean, look, I-I-I
planned this whole night.
-Like, I made dinner.
-[sighs]
and last week, you know,
I wanted to go to
that comic thing,
but you--you had
plans with rose. Like--
brian, you told me five minutes
before I was gonna leave.
I would have broken my
plans with a little notice.
[sighs]
[sighs]
okay, I...
I'm sorry.
Okay? It was wrong. I
shouldn't have done it.
And...Look, it's
right here. See?
[sighs]
brian...
I think maybe you need
to get back on your meds.
What? Wh--
I love you. I know you
don't like to talk about it,
but they put you on
anxiety meds for a reason.
No, no! This has
nothing to do with that.
Brian, this has
everything to do with this!
You stole my id. Doesn't that
seem a little paranoid to you?
Ugh! Goddamn it!
You--I-- you don't
call me paranoid!
No, no, no, no, no! You
know I hate that word!
And you're just
accusing it against me!
[footsteps depart]
hey.
I'm really sorry.
Come in.
Come on.
You don't have
to apologize to me.
It's not your fault. You
didn't do anything wrong.
[sighs]
what happened?
You know, you just
say the wrong word,
and he loses it.
Maybe I should clear
out half my closet for you
for every time brian
has one of his episodes.
[laughs]
no, I'm...I'm so sorry to keep
bugging you through this.
You're not bugging me.
I'm here anytime you need.
-Thank you.
-Mm-hmm.
You know, gabby,
I really don't get why you
keep putting up with this b.S.
I really don't.
[sighs] because, like, I
know you don't see it, but, like,
like, most of the time
he's like a really great guy.
You know, like, 99% of the
time things are, like, really good.
It's just...He's got this
chemical imbalance and...
It's insane jealousy, gabby.
[laughs] well...Yeah,
but, like, you know,
like, like, it wouldn't
be if we were married.
And--and he's--he's
just frustrated, you know?
Like, the world stopped,
and everything's on hold,
and we can't plan the wedding,
and I can't blame
him for that, you know?
'cause I'm not
perfect either. So it's...
[sighs]
[door bells jangle]
[door closes, bells jangle]
-hi. -Hi.
So I'm an a-hole.
Tell me something I don't know.
I...Currently have an itch in
a super embarrassing place.
[chuckles]
look, I'm--I'm really sorry.
And that's never
gonna happen again.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[chuckles]
announcer on tv: Our
returning champions
are back on the dance
floor right after this.
-[cheers and applause]
-can you believe that
it's already been half a
year since I proposed to you?
Wow. [chuckles] that's crazy.
-Yeah.
-[laughs] yeah.
So...Do you wanna
hear an idea I had?
Always. [laughs]
okay.
[remote control
clicks, tv turns off]
so... [sighs]
here's the thing. We know
when this plague is gonna end.
Right? So I was
thinking that maybe
what we do is we get out.
You know? Travel across country
like you said that
you wanted to.
Whoa. How are we gonna do that?
Well, we've saved
up a little bit of money,
and, like, look, it's
nothing fancy, right?
Like, we'd be camping,
but we'd be living in nature.
So I think that we should
just-- we hit the road
and we just see what happens.
-You know what I think?
-What?
I think that is the best
idea I have ever heard
in my entire life.
-[laughs]
-yeah?
-Yeah.
I think it'd be
really good for us.
Oh, wow.
[chuckles]
although...Your car...
Whoa, whoa. What's
wrong with my car?
Love the car,
love the car, but...
I have something else in mind.
[singsongy] there she is!
Okay, so we bought her used,
and I've been sprucing
it up in my free time.
Wow. [laughs] it
looks, um...Yeah.
Looks cozy.
Well, we're not living in
it. We're living out of it.
And look, it's got
everything we need.
I built this cool, like,
bed-couch thing,
and then I put hooks
for everything we
wanna get to quickly,
these tables that
go up and down,
and then I'm gonna put
cubbies and houseplants.
There's even room for our tent
for when we wanna camp outside.
I mean, isn't this the coolest
thing you've ever seen?
Yes, it is very, very...
[clears throat] cool.
Yeah, there's, like, this whole
culture now called van life.
It's, like, actually
pretty popular.
People just, like, pack up
their life and hit the road.
But you're not
planning on living
the rest of your life
this way, though, right?
Wh-- can I just be young
for, like, a little while?
Okay. Okay. Yeah.
I'm just... Being a mom.
You go be young.
-Okay. I love you.
-I love you, too, sweetie.
Bye!
Hello, everybody.
Uh...I can't sleep.
It's really, really late.
I'm leaving for
our trip tomorrow,
and I am just so excited.
I mean, brian and I have no
idea what this trip is gonna be like,
and I think
that's the fun of it.
See you on the trail.
I can't believe you're gonna
leave me to fend for myself.
Come on. It's four months.
You're gonna take four
months in a 5-foot square box
with little bummer boy?
Oh, wow. You've really been
saving that one up for me, huh?
Just getting the
right occasion for it.
Look...We wanna spend
the rest of our life together.
And if we can't make it a
couple of months in close contact,
we're in big trouble.
This will be good for us.
-Okay. Just--
-yeah, whatever.
All right. Let's hit
the oregon trail!
-Whatever. Send me lots of pics.
-Duh.
-You're gonna facetime me.
-Whenever you want.
-Whenever I want?
-Yes.
-Okay.
-I promise.
-You have no say in that.
-I know.
Okay. I really love you.
-Okay, I'm gonna miss you.
-Okay.
-I'm gonna see you soon.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
-Yes.
You're gonna call me.
You're gonna facetime.
-Text me.
-All the things.
All the things. Mwah.
-I love you!
-Mwah. Love you.
-All right.
-[sighs]
[starts engine]
rose looks sweet in
the rearview mirror
the rearview mirror,
the rearview mirror
[laughs] oh, my
god. Shut your face.
rose looks great in
the rearview mirror
-getting smaller
every day -[laughs] brian.
Oh, my gosh.
[camera shutter clicking]
[camera shutter clicking]
-you get it?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Okay, let me see.
-Okay.
-Uh...Can we do one more?
-Why? It's perfect.
Well, it could be more
perfect. Please? One more.
One more. Really
fast, really fast, okay?
Hold up. Uh, are you ready?
-Yeah, yeah, here we go.
-[camera shutter clicks]
brian is just stretching,
doing some...
Morning yoga.
Hello, hello, and good morning.
Um...It is really nice
and sunny today.
Me and brian just got up.
-I th--
-[taps keys]
me and brian just...
[taps keys]
me and brian just got up.
-And good morning.
-[taps keys]
what is that? Hmm?
This is for my blog.
You have a blog now?
Are you serious? Now you
really gotta start paying attention.
Oh, right. This is for your,
um...Influencer empire?
-Huh?
-Ha ha, yes, funny man.
I'm sharing our
trip with the world.
I thought you
understood van life.
Why would the world
care about our trip?
I mean, why would anybody?
Because it's cool. I've been
posting everything on instagram
since we left.
I've got almost a
thousand followers.
Well, I hate to
burst your bubble,
but a thousand followers
on the internet is kinda sad.
Well, it's just getting started.
I mean, it wasn't
even 200 a week ago,
and you know how
these things work.
Once you gain enough
followers, you can monetize.
Okay, well, not gonna
count our money just yet.
Brian, why are you
trying to discourage me?
Not trying to discourage
you. I'm just, like,
you know, trying to
manage your expectations.
Why would anybody wanna
watch our vacation pics?
Never mind. You--you
don't get it. [scoffs]
no, I totally get it.
We're #vanlifers. Yes!
Why don't you wanna expand
your life and grow, you know?
Like, instead of
putting my stuff down,
you should do your own thing.
Like your artwork. It's so good.
You should put that up online.
I don't wanna
commercialize, all right?
-That's...
-[sighs]
okay. All right. Yeah.
Let's see. Let's see what
the legions of followers
of gabby the great
have to say today.
Right?
[clicking keys]
wow. Congratulations.
You've made a
virtual men's room wall.
[sighs] no.
No.
[sighs]
yeah, why don't you
dump the cue ball?
[closes laptop]
because I love the cue ball.
-Shut up.
-It's true.
Hair on men-- it's
just, like, so over.
I can't tell you from the rock.
[chuckles]
-you done?
-Or jason statham?
-No. -Or vin diesel or...
No, no, no, no.
[speaks indistinctly]
[laughs]
babe, hey, that's cool,
too, but you know what?
I'll see you next time. I'll
see you next time. Yeah.
Hello. Wanna give
your tongue a treat?
Uh...Okay. [laughs]
yeah. Here. Try this out.
-Thanks.
-Yeah.
Mmm! My god.
I want my whole life
to be like this peach.
-This is delicious.
-Yeah, yeah. Enjoy.
-Thanks.
-[laughs]
make sure to check out
the rest of the market.
-Bye.
-Have a good one.
[sighs] can you please
try not to track dirt and sand
into the van?
Um... [scoffs]
you know, we're camping
in the wilderness, gabby,
so, like, sand and dirt--
they're gonna happen.
It's just, I worked really
hard to make this a home.
Damnit, gabby. It's
just a van, all right?
So I don't understand
why you have to be so ocd.
-It's just a little dirt.
-You're in a great mood.
Well, yeah, 'cause
I saw you flirting
with that guy back there.
-What? What guy?
The "oh, oh, mmm,
this peach is my life" guy.
-Oh, wait, the produce guy?
-Yeah.
He was just being
friendly. That's his job.
Oh, my god. So stupid. Really?
Like, I-I was right there!
I mean, like, that's
what guys do,
but you're just like,
"oh, everyone's so nice."
all those guys in here,
they're just being goofy.
You know, what
is wrong with you?
You always have to find
something to fight about!
Yeah, because I'm sick of this!
I'm not dealing
with this right now.
No! No, no, no. You
don't get to shut me out.
I have every right
to be pissed at you.
Let go of me. I
wanna get my laptop.
Why? So you can read more
comments about how hot you are?
-Brian.
-What?
Let go of me!
All right, we're gonna walk
away from each other right now
'cause you need to calm down.
[alarm chirps]
[scoffs] I wanna get in the van!
Well, you're not
gonna, all right?
Hey. Hey! Hey!
Would you stop?
Would you stop it?
Stop--
-no! -Ow!
[grunts]
[screams]
-[ringing] -how do
you like that, huh?!
[gasps]
[gabby crying]
gabby, gabby, up, up.
Hey, you're causing
a scene right now.
Causing a scene, so we need
to get out of here right now.
Get in the van. Gotta get
in the van. Get in the van.
Back up.
[moaning]
[grunts]
[alarm chirps]
[breathing heavily]
come on. You're all
right. You're all right.
-You're all right.
-Come on.
[line rings]
female dispatcher: 9-1-1.
What's your emergency?
Yeah, I'm on the corner of
main street by moonflower.
Uh, and I'd like to
report a domestic dispute.
[breathing heavily]
okay. All right. Look, I
think the problem here is that
you're just--you're
not understanding--
you're not understanding
how these guys are
looking at you, right?
Because, like, I know
you think you're being nice.
I know you think they're
being nice, but they're not.
-They're being...
-[siren wailing in distance]
-they're being-- -hey,
you need to pull over.
-Why? It's not for us.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
-There's no way it's for us.
-The police are--that is for us.
-He's right behind us.
-I'm--I'm--I'm going--
-brian, you need to pull over.
-Don't grab the wheel.
-Don't grab the wheel.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
Please stop right there!
I am gonna pull over, all right?
-Pull over then.
-I'm pulling over.
-It's the law!
-[siren wailing]
[engine turns off]
-now, like, I--
-well, I just--
I told you that he was coming,
and you needed to pull over.
Yeah, I-I was pulling over,
and you grabbed the wheel.
No, you weren't. You pulled
over when you heard the thing--
shh. Gab--
okay, turn your
engine off for me.
[engine turns off]
go ahead and set the keys
on your dash for me, all right?
What's your guys' names?
-Gabby.
-Brian laundrie.
Gabby? Brian? Okay.
What's going on? How
come you're crying?
I'm just crying. We've just
been fighting this morning.
Some personal issues.
Can I get you to step out of
the vehicle for me, ma'am?
Yeah.
Go ahead and hang
tight for me, all right?
Why don't you walk
over here with me?
I have the female passenger
separated from the male.
-Excuse me, sir.
-Yeah.
-Hey, good day.
-Hey.
-Any weapons in the car?
-No. Uh...
So what's going on?
I don't know.
Sometimes it's just, like,
like, I get really
bad ocd, and I...
I was cleaning and
straightening up
the back of the van before,
and I was apologizing to him,
saying, "I'm sorry
for being so mean,"
because sometimes...
Sometimes I have bad ocd,
and I get really
frustrated, and not, like,
mean towards him,
just, like, I don't know.
So I was saying, "I'm
sorry if I'm in a bad mood."
it's just, I'm really stressed,
and I had so much work to do
on my computer this morning.
What do you do for a living?
Well...I just quit my job
to travel across the country
and I'm trying to start a blog.
-Hmm.
-But I have a blog.
So...I'm building my website,
and it's been really stressful,
and...He doesn't even
believe I can do any of it, so...
That's kind of in my head,
and I don't--I don't know.
He's kind of a downer, and
I don't know, this morning,
we were just fighting,
and he wouldn't let
me in the car before.
Why would he let you in
the car? Because of the ocd?
He said I need to
calm down, yeah.
But...I'm, like, perfectly calm.
I'm calm all the time.
This just really
stresses me out,
and this is a rough morning.
[police radio chatter]
oh. You, uh, you spoke to
gabrielle, my, uh, fiance?
Yeah, I spoke to her. Why
don't you tell me what happened?
Um...Well, she just--you know,
she gets worked up
sometimes, and so, like,
I try to-- I try to keep
my distance. Um...
That's why I locked the
car and was walking away.
Um, but...So what-- what
happened this morning
was that she was
working on a little, like,
website blog and everything.
-[siren wailing]
-so, um...
I was, uh...Uh, I, you
know, I was giving her time
and everything, and-- and, um...
We really had a--like, a
really nice morning, if anything.
But she just got worked up
because we were
trying to get going
'cause we had to
get our day started
'cause we were supposed
to hike, uh, arches.
-[gabby crying]
-[police radio chatter]
gabby, you have some marks
on your face. Did he hit you?
We have witnesses who
say they saw him hit you.
Well, I...Yeah, but...
I mean, to be honest,
I-I hit him first.
[police radio chatter]
so...What do you wanna do?
[sighs] she says
she hit him first, but...
I mean, technically, she's
the primary aggressor,
but...How big a feather you
need to knock this kid over?
I really don't wanna
take her to jail over this.
If she said she had no
intention of giving him any injury,
we don't have to call
a domestic assault.
We could just do a
24-hour no-contact order.
Yeah, I'm good with that.
[sighs]
yeah, so they took
him to a hotel and said
I could get him in 24 hours.
-Are you sure you want to?
-Rose.
Gabby, I'm telling you,
these episodes of brian's
are not gonna stop happening.
Well, you don't know
that, and--and this--
this was just a bad fight.
I'm saying you should
get in your car. Drive away.
Come home to me.
-Yeah, come on, rose.
-I mean it.
So what, what, you're saying
I should just
abandon him in utah?
That's what I'm saying.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[animal calls in distance]
[sighs]
[switch clicks]
okay.
[sighs]
[touchpad clicking]
[exhales deeply]
[keys jangle]
[engine starts]
[brakes squeal]
[sighs]
[shifts gears]
[van approaches]
[sighs]
[gears shift, engine
turns off, keys jangle]
hey.
Hey.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
It's okay. Let's just
forget about it, okay?
Ahh.
[camera shutter clicking]
got it.
[sighs]
here. Set. Is that
perfect enough for you?
Yeah. It'll work.
[train whistle
blowing in distance]
okay.
You know, if
you're so miserable,
like, why are you trying
to project to everybody,
like, what a wonderful
life you're having?
I mean, I'm not
miserable. I'm just a little...
Confused by everything.
Okay. So, like...
What are you confused by?
Um...I don't know. Just...
Eh. It's just not as easy
as I thought it was
gonna be, you know?
Oh. Are you...
Are you talking
about, um, the trip,
or are you talking about us?
I mean...Both, I guess.
Okay, so what you're
saying is basically you thought
that everything would
be easier with me?
Easier with us. Don't you think?
You can't expect everything
to be sunshine all the time.
I don't.
Everybody has
rough patches, gabby.
Well, you don't deal
with them very well, brian.
Yeah, it's all me.
[sighs]
yeah, so you guys are getting
on each other's nerves or...
Kinda.
You don't look happy.
It's just been tough.
I mean, I-I don't know
what I expected, but it...
Well, sweetie, brian's
right about one thing.
No one has a relationship
where it's all fun and games.
Then why even be
in a relationship?
Gabby, you gotta be kidding me.
Of course I'm
kidding, mom. It's just...
It's--it's, like, so messed up.
It's like one second,
I'm--I'm so happy
and in love and the next,
he's like a total stranger.
And it's so frustrating
because, like, all we do is fight.
And I--I've been thinking
it over and over and over,
and I-I just...I...
I don't know.
I just--I feel
like-- I don't know
where this is going anymore.
Well...Look, you
are still young.
You've got plenty of time
to figure things out, and...
It's not like you
guys are married yet.
Um, I know.
You know, I look
back on your dad and I,
and well...As it turns out,
we were better
off as just friends.
No, I get it. And I don't
think we're that bad.
And I don't wanna put all
the blame on him either.
You know? Like, I've--I've
got my issues, too, but...
Something's definitely
not there that should be.
[indistinct conversations]
hey, bro. I ordered
water, like, 10 minutes ago.
Okay.
[sighs]
[crunching]
-here you go.
-Awesome.
Yeah. See how easy that was?
Chimp could do that. [laughs]
brian. What the hell
is the matter with you?
Do you know how rude that was?
How long am I
supposed to wait? Like...
You've been in a
crappy mood all day.
[indistinct conversations]
[sighs]
you know, I overheard you
talking to your mom yesterday.
What about it?
Do you...
Do you really not
love me anymore?
[sighs] I-I-I didn't say that.
Of course I love you.
It's just...I told her
things are complicated.
Okay. Well, you know
that I love you, right?
Yeah.
Great. That's great, 'cause then
we can work on everything else.
-Right?
-Yeah.
Maybe. Probably, but...Um...
Look, uh...
[sighs]
what--what happened
in utah, I can't--
no, no, no, no, no. We
don't have to talk about that.
That's over and
done with. It's over.
Yeah, but the thing is,
though, brian, is it's not.
Brian, you--you hit me.
And I apologize for that.
No, you didn't. I apologized.
Okay. All right, all
right. All right. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry. Okay? Can
we try to remember, though,
that you did a little
hitting on your own?
-Okay.
-Yeah?
Okay. Fine, and I-I admit that.
But...Don't you
think that suggests
we're in, like, a
toxic relationship?
What is with these, like, what
is with these buzzwords, huh?
Like "toxic relationship." I
don't know what that means.
Well, what would you call it?
Why do we have
to call it anything?
It is what it is. So
why--why put a label on it?
You need to stop yelling.
I don't care what
these people think.
That--that's your problem
with your blogs
and your tiktoks.
You're like all
these other girls
trying to be like a
walking advertisement
for how great your
life is, but that--
that is not how the real
world works, all right?
It's not my fault
that I can't live up
to this frickin' fantasy that
you're building online, right?
Real life-- it gets
messy sometimes.
Dirt is going to get tracked
into the van sometimes.
I'm the real brian! I can't
expect me to be the--the brian
that you're just, like,
showing off to the world!
Can we get another
basket of chips, please?!
-[door opens, bells
jangle] -I'm so sorry.
-[door closes]
-[exhales deeply]
[exhales deeply]
hey, you don't have to
look at me like this. I...
-I got it out of my system.
-It isn't about today.
Okay. So...What--what is it?
You scare me sometimes.
Gabby, I'm...
Gabby, I'm not
trying to scare you.
It doesn't matter what
you're trying to do, brian.
You get these flashes of
anger, and you scare me.
Look, I'm...
I just... [chuckles] I
wanna give you a hug.
We had an argument.
Now it's over, right?
Hey.
Okay, all right.
Okay, you're all right.
You all right? Yeah?
Okay, let's go.
I'm really sorry. Okay?
Okay.
All right.
Where to next?
-[starts engine]
-grand te-tons?
"tee-tons"? You say it. Yeah?
Let's go!
[package rustling]
hey, gabs. Gabs, could
you open this for me?
-Thanks.
-[sighs]
[rustling continues]
awesome.
[crunches]
[mouth full] oh, you know what?
We're making really good time.
I think we're gonna
get to the campsite
before, like, sunset.
You know, I was...Thinking
about what I said back there?
And, like, I think
I've been looking
at this whole blog thing wrong.
'cause some of
these influencers--
they make, like, bank, you know?
How many followers
are you up to?
I don't know. I get
more every day.
That's great!
So, like, how many more
till you can, like, monetize?
I don't know.
Well, I think that the stuff
that you're putting out there
is, like, it's way better
than most of the
other crap, you know?
Like, the dancing and the
makeovers and stuff like that.
I think I get it, you know?
I think I'm finally getting it.
We're--we're showing
people america.
Like, most people
don't get to see this.
Yeah.
Are you all right?
Yeah. I'm, um, just... I'm good.
Okay. Oh! My god.
Oh, my god! We gotta take
a photograph of that, right?
Come on. You in front of that?
We gotta stop. We gotta stop.
Come on.
Okay, do you wanna,
like, you wanna jump?
-No. -Jump into it or something?
No, just--brian,
just take the picture.
Oh, I'm so sorry. Excuse me.
Do you mind taking a
photograph of me and my fiance?
-Okay. Yeah.
-Thank you.
[camera shutter clicks]
looks good.
-Awesome. Thanks so much.
-You're welcome.
Appreciate it.
Aw, look at that.
[laughs] that's great.
All right, what do you
think? Is that for the blog?
Or is that for us?
I don't know. It's kinda creepy.
Yeah, it's, like,
the whole point.
I mean, like, 'cause of
the...Sign and everything, so...
Yeah.
You know, there's a
really beautiful view
of the mountains coming
up, so you're probably
gonna wanna get
that for the blog, right?
Probably.
[chuckles] okay. Are you
just not gonna talk to me at all?
Or is it, like...
I am talking to you.
I just don't feel like
talking right now.
Well, if we don't communicate,
we're not gonna
get anywhere, so...
Well, we're not
getting anywhere,
and you suddenly pretending
you're interested in the blog
isn't changing that.
So, what, that's it?
We're just gonna leave it--
brian! Give me a minute.
[sighs]
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[birds calling]
[fire crackling]
[animals calling]
gabby.
I'm really sorry.
And not just for the scene
in the restaurant or for utah,
but for...Everything.
Look...
I'm full of insecurity.
I know that.
I just--I think I hope that
you'd never figure that out.
You know, you--you have
always been out of my league.
Like, even back in high school.
And when a girl like
you tells a guy like me
that he's worthy?
Guys like me, we just
start to worry that one day...
You're gonna
figure out the truth.
So I tried. I tried really
hard to be worthy of you.
But I blew it.
But...
I want you to know that I
have made the decision
that from now on, I will be
the man that you deserve.
I'm gonna get back on my meds.
I'm gonna make
something of myself for you,
because I wanna
build a future together.
So this--this is gonna change,
and I just need you to give me
a chance to prove that to you.
Brian...
I love you.
I do.
I always will.
[sighs]
[sadly] hey, mom.
[upbeat voice] hey, mom.
Um...We've just been...
[clears throat] traveling
for a few days, so, um...
No, d-- no, detective.
We don't live in florida.
Our daughter does. We're
calling you from new york.
Man: Oh, I see. Okay. How
long has she been missing?
I mean, we--we
don't know, exactly.
We just know we haven't
heard from her since the 27th,
and that's unusual.
She's not responding
to anything, not from me,
not from my ex-wife.
Well, uh, okay. Let me
have her name and address.
[clears throat] well,
see, that's the thing.
She's not in florida either.
They've been
traveling the country
for the last several months.
That's a problem. If
she's not even in the state,
there's really not
much I can do.
Yeah, but that's... [sighs]
look, the last we knew,
she was in wyoming.
All right, that helps, right?
It doesn't help me,
but what you could do
is get on the phone
with wyoming.
Who in wyoming?
So...She's been missing
a week and a half,
and...We can't get
anybody to help us.
Like, the local
police keep saying--
I mean, she's been
traveling the country
with--with her boyfriend, and--
usually, she posts something
pretty much almost every day,
and all of that has stopped.
This is from around the 20th.
And how old is she?
-20-- -she's--
-she's 22.
Yeah.
[sighs] yes. I know.
She's an adult.
She can come and
go as she pleases,
and she doesn't have to check
in with her mom, but she does,
is my point.
And she always does,
with the both of us.
[telephone ringing in distance]
something about
this is not right.
I have one.
Same age.
I get it.
-Hmm.
-Okay.
Tell me everything
I need to know.
Let's see if we can't
find your daughter.
[typing]
[taps key]
[sighs]
joe: He's already
back in florida?
Since when?
Almost two weeks. And
gabby was not with him.
Well, what did he
have to say about that?
Brian hasn't said
anything at all,
and they're only speaking
through their lawyer.
Their lawyer? They've
already hired a lawyer?
That doesn't mean anything
definitively in and of itself.
[sighs]
but you need to
know what's going on.
Gabby is now officially
a missing person,
and he is a person of interest.
Reporter: ...Been
able to come up
with a cure in two years.
The government has beefed
up the research fund by $2 million
in hopes of speeding
up work on a cure.
Reporter #2: A
north port resident
has gone missing while
on a cross-country trip
with her fianc.
22-year-old gabby petito
left florida in early July,
but according to her family,
she hasn't been heard
from in two weeks.
Reporter #3: The
disappearance of a florida woman
is raising concerns.
22-year-old gabby petito
and her fiance, brian laundrie,
left on a camping
adventure cross country,
but only he returned.
[amplified voice] that
is what we have so far
from the various local
law enforcement agencies.
So at this time, I'm
going to allow joe,
gabby's dad, to come
up and say a few words.
[indistinct conversations,
camera shutters clicking]
-thank you.
-Okay.
[camera shutters
continue clicking]
[amplified voice] hi.
What I need from
everyone here is help.
'cause the goal
is still not met,
and the goal is to
bring gabby home safe.
I'm asking help
from everyone here.
I'm asking help from
everyone at home.
I'm asking help from
the parents of brian.
You know, there's
a-- there's a tip line
that you can call
in anonymously,
whatever you can do to make
sure my daughter comes home.
I'm asking for that help.
There is nothing else
that matters to me.
This girl--this is what matters.
Thank you.
[indistinct conversations]
uh, what is brian's
side of the story?
Brian laundrie
continues to exercise
his fifth amendment
rights to remain silent.
All I can tell you is that
two people went on a trip,
and one of them returned.
And that person who returned
isn't providing us
any information.
At this time, I want
to read a statement
on behalf of the petito
family to brian laundrie.
If you or your family
have any decency left,
please tell us where
gabby is located.
Tell us if we are even
looking in the right place.
All we want is for
gabby to come home.
Please help us make that happen.
We haven't been
able to sleep or eat,
and our lives are falling apart.
Reporter: Dramatic video of
missing person gabby petito
and her fianc brian laundrie
has just been made available
in this exclusive first look.
Gabby: And it's
been really stressful,
and he doesn't really
believe I can do any of it,
so that's kinda in my
head, and I don't know.
He's just-- he's
kind of a downer.
And I don't know. This
morning, we were just fighting,
and he wouldn't let
me in the car before.
Yeah.
Officer: Why wouldn't
he let you into the car?
She's crying. He's laughing.
Reporter: The couple
were apparently pulled over
after a 9-1-1 call...
Don't you guys see
what's going on?!
...The incident of
domestic abuse.
Reporter #2: In a story that
has captured national attention,
everyone seems to be
asking the same question.
Where is gabby?
[crowd clamoring]
man: Bring gabby home!
[siren wails]
-[helicopter blades whirring]
-woman: Arrest brian!
[siren wails]
[clamoring continues]
man: Where's gabby?!
Ooh. We got officers
on the scene. Okay.
[clamoring continues]
man: Come on! Speak up!
[clamoring continues]
where's gabby?! Where is she?!
Woman: Get him!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
give up your son!
[indistinct shouting continues]
woman: Bring her home!
[indistinct shouting continues]
justice for gabby!
[clamoring continues]
come on!
[clamoring continues]
get his face when
they bring him out.
Ooh, and go tight on the cuffs.
[indistinct shouting]
[clears throat]
[helicopter whirring]
is brian under arrest?
Man: Did he tell
you where gabby is?
What are you charging him with?
All right, listen, an
arrest warrant was issued
for brian laundrie because
it is believed that he used
gabby petito's debit
card without authorization.
So you are arresting him?
Folks, brian isn't here.
Man: Well, where is he?!
-Everybody!
-[clamoring continues]
now...According to his parents,
brian left a few days ago.
-[gasps]
-what?
And...No one has
any idea where he is.
[helicopter whirring,
clamoring continues]
tell us about your
friendship with gabby.
What kind of things did you do?
Uh, we pretty much
just hang out and chill,
and she would
follow me everywhere.
Uh, we have this joke that,
um, she was my...Um...Uh...
What do we call her?
Uh...My emotional
service human. [laughs]
and just, she would just always
be cheering me up, you know?
Reporter: And what was her
relationship with brian like?
Uh, I'm sorry. What is it like?
Thank you. Uh...
On the outside, he
could be very charismatic.
I mean, there's no
doubt in my mind
that gabby loves him.
But you know, just,
like, any couple,
like, they had their arguments.
Reporter: Brian is not
talking to the police.
What is your message to him?
If he just gave us
any bit of information,
anything that would...
It would give us
a place to start.
I just wanna find my friend.
Man: So now right
there, you'll see
brian's mother is heading
to the shed in their backyard.
Right here, you can see
that she wants to make sure
no one's watching.
And there you can see
him. Brian's in the shed.
It's clear they're
keeping him back there.
I don't know why
the hell the cops
aren't taking this seriously.
[sighs]
man #2: I think all
of them are wrong.
I think she's still alive
and out there someplace.
I think they just got
into another big-ass fight.
I mean, this guy's a hothead,
but he doesn't look like
he could kill her to me.
Now you can always tell a
killer by his eyes. Always.
Brian's got eyes
more like you'd see
in a wall street bad guy.
I can see him driving away,
leaving her stuck by herself.
But nah, he'd never
actually kill her.
[sighs]
woman: On August 29th,
my boyfriend and I
actually picked up brian
at grand teton national
park sometime that night.
Uh...When I saw him on tiktok,
I recognized him
as the same guy.
Anyway, he said that he
needed to go to jackson,
and we said, "hop in"
because we were going there.
We made small talk, and he
said that he had been camping
for multiple days
without his fiance.
He did mention his
fiance and said that
she was back at their van
working on their
social media page.
Um, and then all of a
sudden, he just freaks out.
He's like, "I've gotta
get out right now!"
[scoffs] so we pulled
over at the jackson dam,
and he kinda, like,
hurried out of the car.
Um...He had some scruff,
but for someone who had
been camping for several days,
he didn't look dirty.
He didn't smell dirty.
And that part was kinda weird.
Weeding out all the
nutjobs, we've got
several eyewitness accounts
that are clicking together
to give us maybe
a useful narrative.
Let's talk about
the couple that said
they picked up brian
laundrie hitchhiking.
And let's assume for the
moment he did kill this poor girl.
He has just killed his fiance.
He's panicking.
He decides to just
leave everything behind,
get the hell out of there.
[panting]
[whispers] okay.
[exhales deeply]
he's picked up by miranda
baker and her boyfriend.
He makes up an alibi
about camping by
himself while gabby
is back at the van alone.
Maybe his story's gonna be
some stranger found her out there,
killed her while he was away.
Who knows?
But at some point on
his way out of dodge,
he realizes this is a bad plan
because he has left
all the evidence behind.
As she tells it, he freaks
and decides to bail.
Six minutes later,
he gets another ride,
this time taking him back to
the campground he came from.
But here's the thing.
Not all the way.
The driver said he was willing
to take him further
into the camp,
which is a huge,
spread-out site.
But he says he'd rather walk.
I mean, wouldn't want them
to drive him right to the
murder scene, would he?
He buries her. He cleans
the site best he can.
He packs up everything that
will show he was ever there,
and he drives off.
-[engine starts]
two days later, he arrives back
in florida all by his lonesome.
So if these witnesses
are credible,
and I believe they are,
if laundrie did,
in fact, kill gabby,
she'd be somewhere out here
in these 5 or 6 square miles.
See anything? Nope.
-[dogs panting]
-come on, boy.
[dog whimpers and barks]
and we are live in 4, 3...
Searchers are trying
to keep up hope,
but so far, the
search for gabby petito
remains a frustrating dead end.
Reporter: Officials from
the national park service
as well as local law
enforcement agencies
say they will continue
ground surveys
as long as daylight allows.
Man: We spotted something
about a half mile
east of your location--
patch of earth that you
might wanna take a look at.
-[radio beeps]
-roger that.
[siren wails]
[helicopter whirring]
what do we got?
Look.
Hey, hey, hold on.
[whispers indistinctly]
[whispering] okay. [sighs]
one moment. Come on.
[cellphone rings]
[continues ringing]
[breathes shakily]
hello?
And we're out here at the
wyoming command center
in search for missing
woman gabby petito,
and I've just received
some very sad news.
-[sobbing] -I've
just been informed
that a search party has
come across the remains
of a young woman,
and by all indications...
[voice echoing] it appears to
be the body of gabby petito.
[continues sobbing]
[birds chirping]
[engine turns off]
[breathing heavily]
reporter: Since brian laundrie's
whereabouts are still unknown,
there's been speculation
he may have received help
from his parents
to avoid questioning,
and his parents are
still not cooperating
with the authorities.
Man: Hand me those.
It's just his damn mother.
You need to tell your
clients that they're coming
dangerously close to
an obstruction charge.
Brian's parents,
as I've said before,
have no knowledge of
their son's whereabouts.
Right. His mother just
happened to know where her son
parked his mustang in
25,000 acres of wilderness.
It would appear so.
Did you read the
coroner's report?
Of course I read it.
Official cause of death--
manual strangulation
and throttling.
I'm waiting for a point.
The point is this is
who you are protecting.
[sighs]
oh.
Hi.
-Um...
-[chuckles]
I'm...
I know who you are,
rose. Come here.
[sighs]
-I just...Uh...
-[water pouring]
[voice breaking] I just
can't shake this feeling
that I have in my gut that
there was something else
I could have done.
There wasn't.
-[whispers] thank you.
-Um...
[chuckles]
I mean...I knew her
relationship was rocky,
and I just let her go.
[clears throat] do
you--do you think
she would've let you stop her?
[laughs] no.
[crying]
yeah, so...
What could you have done?
Look...
Gabby--she, uh... [chuckles]
she lived her life exactly
how she wanted to.
You know, that's part of
what we all loved about her.
Some of these, uh...Thoughts
that you've been having,
they've, uh...
They've been torturing me, too.
But we can't let them.
You know, we're--
we're gonna be...
[crying]
we're gonna be missing
her for the rest of our lives,
so...We have to figure out,
uh, a way to live with that.
How?
[sniffles]
um...Just...
By remembering the good.
[voice breaking] I
mean, it's--it's, uh...
It's--it's r--it's--it's rough.
It's going to be rough.
[sobbing]
but...There are--there
are a lot of us, rose.
And we're gonna get
through it together.
I just have a lot of this anger
that I don't know
what to do with,
and that son of a
bitch is still out there.
Mm. Yeah, well, for now.
-[bell tolling] -woman:
Such a tragedy.
I wanna thank you guys
for coming out and...
And showing your
respects for gabby.
But I don't want you to be sad.
Gabby didn't live
her life that way.
She always made
people feel welcomed.
She...She treated
people with respect.
She cared.
She genuinely cared.
[crying in background]
my daughter lived a short life,
but she lived an inspiring one.
I want you to
look at the pictures
around this room and...
I want you to be
inspired by them.
We've gotten emails
from around the country
from people that gabby touched--
people who wanna
live their lives bigger,
people who wanna... [chuckles]
they wanna get rid of the
things that are holding 'em back.
And that's the most
important thing.
If you're in a...Relationship...
That might not be the
best thing for you, leave it.
Leave it now.
[birds chirping]
gabby's the most amazing
person I've ever met.
I could not be more
proud of her as a...
[sobbing in background]
...As a father.
I really am sorry.
Gabby, I need you to
forgive me if I'm going to...
[breathes heavily]
[exhales deeply]
you'd probably let
me do it, wouldn't you?
You'd let me do
it if you were here.
Okay.
[exhales deeply]
[gunshot]
I mean...
That's the question,
isn't it? [chuckles]
what finally made brian snap?
I'm gonna get back on my meds.
I'm gonna make
something of myself for you
because I wanna
build a future together.
So things are
gonna change, okay?
And I just need you to give
me the chance to prove that.
Brian...
I love you.
I do.
I always will.
But...We're not good together.
-No, gabby, no, no, no.
-Listen to me.
-That's--
-listen.
You're not a bad person.
I'm not a bad person.
It's just this trip has shown
me what it would be like
if we stayed together,
and all we do is fight.
That's not true. We don't--
that's not all we do. We--
brian, we fight every day.
And I don't want
my life to be like that.
And I don't--I don't know
what I want it to be, exactly,
but not--not that.
And I...
Ooh. I...
[sighs]
I need to be with
someone whose life
is more than just about me.
You suggested this whole trip.
I...I thought you
wanted to travel
and see the world
together, but...
It feels like you just
want me all to yourself.
You know, most
girls--they-- they would--
they would love
that kind of attention.
Well, not this one.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
brian...
It's not your fault, okay?
It's not. You don't have to
want the same things that I do.
You know? I think a lot
of the time I was projecting
what--what I wanted on
to you, and that was selfish.
And I'm--I'm sorry.
That was my fault.
I'm--I'm really sorry.
Gabby, gabby, look, I need
you to think about this, please.
Brian, brian.
This is all I have been
thinking about for weeks.
It isn't fair for either of
us to hold on to something
that we know isn't working.
Brian.
You have to know
it isn't working.
I think we should take
the van back to florida,
and I can get on a bus
back home to new york.
Brian?
C'mon brian, talk to me.
Hey.
Hey, brian, it's not--
it's not your fault, okay?
It's not. It's not your fault.
It's not your fault,
okay? It's okay.
It's okay.
No.
Brian.
Brian.
Brian. Brian.
-No. -Brian.
Brian! Brian! Brian!
-[thunderclap]
-[panting]
[continues panting]
[thunderclap]
reporter: Flood waters that
made the search for brian laundrie
in the carlton nature reserve
so difficult have receded,
and brian's parents are now
finally seeming to cooperate
with the authorities.
-[dogs barking]
they've mentioned several
places in the reserve
where they think brian
may have taken refuge.
Searchers are now
examining those areas.
Over here.
Joe: You wanna know
what I got to say about him?
What's there to say?
[dog barking in distance]
the bastard admitted what he
did in that notebook they found.
Like there was any doubt.
Brian laundrie was a coward.
I mean, how else do you
define a guy like that?
He destroyed a thing of beauty
that brought nothing
but joy to people.
Then he ran away and
took the easy way out.
[flies buzzing]
he won't be missed.
Gabby, on the other hand, she--
she'll be missed.
I have learned so many
things on this trip so far.
I have learned that
my country is beautiful.
I mean, look at this.
I learned that the
people are beautiful.
But the most positive
thing I've learned is that
we live in a really good world.
I mean, yeah, bad stuff happens,
but a lot of really
good stuff happens, too,
and it's up to us
which to focus on, so...
I choose the good stuff.
[panting]
okay, all right.
Look, I think the problem
here is that you're just--
you're not understanding--
you're not understanding
how these guys are
looking at you, right?
Because, like, I know
you think you're being nice.
I know you think they're
being nice, but they're not.
-They're being...
-[siren wailing]
right?
You need--you need to pull over.
-Why? It's not for us.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
There's no way it's for
us, because I'm not--
the police--it is for us.
He's right behind us.
-Brian, pull over!
-Don't grab the wheel!
-Pull over!
-I am gonna pull over!
-Pull over then! It's the law!
-Yes! I'm pulling over!
[siren continues wailing]
[indistinct radio chatter]
[sighs]
go ahead and turn
the vehicle off for me.
Go ahead and set your keys
on the dash for me, okay?
What's your guys' names?
-Gabby.
-Brian laundrie.
Gabby? Brian? Okay.
What's going on? How
come you're crying?
crowd: Ooh!
What, uh, what
school you going to?
L.I.U.
C.W. Post.
Hi! Oh, my gosh!
So nice to see you!
That's cool. Living
that--that city life.
You'd love it, I'm telling you.
Just come visit me
any weekend night.
-You'd wish you went to college.
-Ah, I'll think about it.
[indistinct conversations]
yeah.
Brian?
Oh, yeah. Bye!
[chuckles]
brian.
Holy crap. Gabby.
Hi.
I did not expect
to see you here.
You know this loser?
As a matter of fact, I do.
We were really good
friends in high school.
Yeah, we were.
Wow. Uh, it's just
crazy. It's been a minute.
But I am, um, like,
really glad to see you.
Yeah, I'm gladder--gladder.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[both chuckle]
I mean, you totally ghosted me.
Mm, there's no way
that I ghosted you.
I mean, like, why the
hell would I? Look at you.
Please, I haven't heard
from you in, like, two years.
You know, I don't
know if you've heard,
but they have these
things called cellphones
where friends can keep in touch,
and I didn't even
get, like, an emoji.
Oh, an emoji. Okay.
Huh. Interesting.
'cause I...Yep. I didn't get
an emoji from you either,
so...These things
work both ways.
Fair enough.
I don't know. I mean...
I graduated, and you
had another year, and...
I-I thought you were
into what's his face.
Steve?
Yeah. [deep voice] steve.
[laughs] steve is gay.
-For real?
-Yes, for real.
We were just friends.
Oh. Then I'm just an...Idiot.
Yeah. I don't know about that,
but we are definitely not
making the same mistake twice.
[touchpad clicking]
[messaging whooshes]
"gabby, I'll pick
you up Friday at 7."
mm-hmm.
[laughs] all right.
[dance music playing]
[grunts]
oh, you gotta be kidding me!
I had no idea how
bad you suck at this.
Ow. What?
Do you want me
to go get the guy,
have him put up
the bumpers for you?
Oh, you keep going like
this, and I will start crying,
and then I will never
share my talents with you.
Oh, boy, tell me
about these talents.
Oh, my god. Where
do I even start?
Did you know that I
can solve the maze
on the back of any menu?
Wow. You're, like,
a super genius.
That's what I'm telling you.
[giggles]
-oh! -Oh!
That's what I'm telling ya.
-Touch.
-[chuckles]
what?
I just, uh, pummeled
you, by the way.
Oh, okay. Well, I've
played this game twice,
so cut me a little
slack, young lady.
Oh, okay. [laughs]
well...One thing is for sure.
Yeah.
I've actually been thinking a
lot about, like, social media,
you know, like,
being an influencer.
Oh, yeah? You wanna
be like a kardashian?
Ew! Not like that. Like, um...
Like a real-life
influencer, you know?
Like, how to live a
happy, healthy life.
That sounds great.
Who knows what the
future holds? [chuckles]
well, I already know
what my future holds.
-So...
-Yeah?
Yeah. It's, uh...
Spending as much time as
I possibly can around you.
Gabby, you wanna
know the real reason
why I didn't call you
after high school?
It was...It was too
hard to just be friends.
Well...
Why wouldn't I have
gone out with you?
[scoffs] are you kidding me?
You could have gone
out with anybody.
Oh, stop.
No, I'm serious.
Gabby, you're perfect.
[chuckles]
well...
We perfect girls need
dates, too, you know.
[chuckles]
wy family is a little nutty.
For some mysterious reason,
everyone seems to get along,
so I've got my mom
and my stepdad jim
and then my dad
and my stepmom tara.
So two moms and two dads.
Right. Right. I think
I'm just gonna--
I'm gonna say that I get it.
So what is it you said
you did again, brian?
Um, landscaping,
mostly, these days. Yeah.
So you mow yards.
Uh, yeah. Um... Well,
I mean, there's a little
more than that 'cause I
also work at the nursery, so...
Oh. And is that
part-time? Full-time?
Uh...Part-time.
Yeah. I'm still--
I'm still figuring
it out, you know?
Yeah, you know, like me.
[chuckles]
[crickets chirping]
so, you wanna pour it in here?
-Here you go.
-Oh. Thank you.
[exhales deeply]
how great is he?
Yeah. [clears
throat] I like him.
He seems like a...Nice guy.
I like him, too.
Yeah? You guys getting serious?
I don't know. I mean,
like, what's serious?
I mean, I like him a lot.
Why? Do you
think he's not, like,
getting-serious material?
Oh, watch out. The tea's hot.
No. I said I like him.
-And?
-[chuckles] what?
Mom.
[chuckles] nothing.
No, I just-- I think
a guy his age
should have a little
bit more of an idea
of where he's going in life.
-Mom, you are such a gen-xer.
Yeah. Okay, so you don't?
Well...Brian's like
me, you know?
He takes life as it comes.
Why does he have to have
a retirement plan already?
It's just that sometimes
when they take life as it comes,
it never comes, and
I just wanna see you
with the right guy, is all.
Look, mom, brian is a relief
from the other guys I know.
I mean, he's not your typical
video games and beer bong bro.
[chuckles]
yeah. I'll give you that one.
Hey...You're happy, I'm happy.
I'm happy.
-[chuckles] cheers.
-Cheers.
[crickets chirping,
dog barking in distance]
whoa.
-Ooh!
-Oh!
Oh, I'm so sorry!
Ooh, did I hit you?
Because that was a
complete and total accident...
[whispers] and you
can't prove otherwise.
Okay. All right, as
long as you know that
that was your
last one, all right?
Okay. If that's your attitude,
maybe I don't even
want this pillow. [gasps]
okay, no. That--that
actually-- that was an accident.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
-You are destroyed!
-Oh, no, no.
-You give?
-I give.
You give?
-No. Shh. [laughs]
-oh, sorry, sorry.
You don't wanna wake
my stepdad at 1 a.M.
Yep, I know. Ahh.
Might be for the best to
put me out of my misery.
[laughs] really?
Are you miserable?
I mean...I am, if
you gotta know.
[chuckles] what are
you talking about?
Okay, look... [clears throat]
uh...The thing is, is...
I...Am...
Moving to florida.
What?
Yeah. Next month.
I-I don't want to, obviously.
But...Florida? Why?
Be--my parents are
moving down there,
and I have to go with them.
-Again, why?
Because...I don't have
any money, gabby,
like, not enough to
get my own place.
And next month? Brian, when
were you going to tell me about this?
Look, this has been
killing me, all right?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I...
Like, the last thing I
wanna do is leave you.
Yeah, well, then don't, okay?
Okay? We just...We
just need to think of a way
for you to stay here.
Well...I have thought
of a couple of things.
All right, well, let's hear it.
If I thought I had a
chance in the world,
I would try to convince
you to move with me,
but that's--that's
crazy. I know that.
[sighs]
why...
Why is that so crazy?
Because... [laughs]
I'm not gonna ask you
to uproot your entire life.
Well, I mean, maybe it's time.
You'd wanna live with me
and my parents in florida?
[laughs] sure. Why not?
You know, we'll--we'll
both go down there and--
and get jobs, and
if we're working,
we can get our own
place after a while.
You know, it'll be exciting.
Wait. Hold--I'm sorry. You...
You're--you'd come with me?
Well...Yeah.
I mean, I love you, brian.
I love you, gabby.
[laughs]
[gasps]
I really can't believe
we're on our way.
To florida?
You have been to florida.
Yeah, but I've never
moved to florida before.
I mean, come on.
This is-- this is different.
Everyone we grew
up with-- they are--
they're staying in long island.
We are doing what we said.
We're trailblazers, man.
[laughs] yeah, man. They're
gonna write songs about us.
-Buzzkill.
-Ow.
Come on! New
beginnings. Don't you feel it?
I feel it.
[falsetto voice] I feel it
[giggles]
whoo-hoo!
-[brian laughs]
-I feel it! [laughs]
[engine turns off]
[squeals] brian, brian,
brian, brian, brian, brian!
Oh, god. I got a
warning. Here we go! Oh!
Okay, okay, I have
the best news ever.
-Okay, are you ready?
-Yeah, I'm ready.
-I have the best news.
-Okay, hit me.
What's the best news?
I got a job at the cute
new ice cream place.
-Oh, wow.
-Yeah!
Is this, like, national
news or just local?
-Oh, shut up. I'm happy.
-Ow. Well, you already work
at the supermarket
with me, so how--
well, I know, but the pay is
more and the hours are better,
plus I get tips.
Yeah, but I thought the whole
point of us being down here
was that we would
be together, right?
Well, babe, we're
not not together.
It's a good thing, brian.
I just--I found a new job.
You know, we can save
more. We can move out of here,
give your parents
their house back.
Seriously, gabby,
don't take this job.
I'm--I mean, like, guys
are gonna come in there.
They're gonna come in
all the time and hit on you.
-It-- -okay, come
on, mr. Jealous.
Nobody flirts in person anymore.
I'm just--I'm trying
to tell you that--
and I'm telling you
that I will tell all the guys
that come in there to hit on
me that I am already taken
by the best guy
in the whole world.
-Okay?
-Yeah, okay.
All right. So? What do we think?
Mm...I don't know. [chuckles]
come on. What's not to like?
It's got--it's got everything.
Well, it's a little...Small,
don't you think?
Gabby, we're two people. Like...
Yeah, but, like, it's really
close to the highway.
-It's pretty noisy. I'm...
-[traffic passing in distance]
well, yeah, 'cause
the window's open.
So we just, you know,
we, like, close that.
See? There. It's
better. Come on.
This place--it checks,
like, every box.
I mean, we could fit a zillion
friends in this living room.
[sighs] yeah, what friends?
Well, I like it.
Um...No, I'm not feeling it.
[groans softly]
hey, um...
What did you--what did
you mean by, "what friends?"
what?
The thing you just said.
Oh, well, just that we
don't have any friends
down here, that's all.
Yeah, it's just, uh, it
was the way you said it.
And how did I say it?
Like I'm monopolizing
all of your time,
like you're blaming me for that.
-[laughs]
-it felt ver--
oh, my gosh. Read
into it much? No. I just...
You know, we...We
just got here, you know?
We haven't made any
friends down here yet.
That's all I'm saying.
I'm not blaming you.
Okay. Whatever. Screw
it. We'll find another place.
Well, brian, I didn't
say-- I did-- [sighs]
hey. What's up?
-Nothing. I'm fine.
-No, you're--
you're clearly upset.
What did I say?
I just...It's just we've seen,
like, a million apartments,
and none of them have been
good enough for you, so...
Look, I just don't want us to
get a place and then regret it.
Or maybe you don't
wanna live with me.
Maybe that's it, 'cause you
don't wanna work with me,
and you don't wanna live
with me, and now you're saying
that we don't have any
friends, so, like, what?
You're stuck with me?
What am I supposed to think?
You're supposed to
think that I'm picky,
and you are supposed to
take that as a compliment.
Okay?
-Okay.
-Come on.
I'm sorry. I'm
sorry. I'm an idiot.
No. We all gotta release
the kraken sometimes.
[scoffs] I don't know
why I get like that,
but...You gotta admit, like,
we have seen a lot of places,
so I'll--I'l just...
What?
You know what?
Let's take it. Let's--
let's take the apartment.
-Whoa, are--are you sure?
-Yeah. You know?
Yeah, we'll--we'll make
it work. I'll make it work.
[sighs] yeah.
Yes, you will. Yes,
you will. Mm! Love it.
[crickets chirping,
dog barking in distance]
[cellphone chimes]
[chimes]
[chimes]
[seabirds calling]
[door bells jangle]
-hey!
-Hey.
um, are you all right?
Well, yeah. What do you mean?
'cause you were supposed
to be home an hour ago, so...
Oh! Oh, I'm so sorry.
Well, 'cause I
called you five times,
and you just
didn't pick up, so I--
well, babe, you know I can't
take calls when I'm working.
My phone's in my locker.
Right. Right. Well, um,
when are you done with work?
'cause, uh, I-I
wanna talk to ya.
About what?
Couple of things.
Okay. Um...
Let's see. I'm...Off in an hour.
Is everything okay?
Sounds a little ominous.
No, uh, yeah, everything's fine.
I just, um, wanna
tell you something.
Uh...Okay.
Okay. [chuckles] you gotta
tell me what's going on.
You're kinda freaking
me out. [laughs]
sorry. I'm just--I'm really
nervous 'cause I don't know...
I don't--I don't know how
you're gonna respond.
Well, you can tell me anything.
Wait. Did I do
something? No, no.
Are you in trouble?
-Yeah, I'm in big trouble.
-What?
Come on.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Uh...So I have been
doing some thinking,
and... [sighs]
I realize that...
I don't have a reason to
get out of bed in the morning
without you beside me.
Well, I'm not going anywhere.
Well, yeah, how do I know that?
'cause...
You're--you're my
everything, gabby.
Oh, you're mine, too, brian.
Okay, good. So, um,
I-I've been thinking that
m-maybe we should, um...
Uh...
Normally there's a ring in
what I'm gonna ask you next,
but I still have a little
bit of saving to do, so...
[chuckles nervously]
gabby...
You're the love of my life.
My only fear is that one
day I'm gonna wake up,
and...All of this will
have been a dream.
Marry me?
Yes.
Yes?
-Yeah. [laughs]
-okay.
[laughs]
yes, I'll marry you. [laughs]
[rustling]
[sighs] I'm so
sick of this thing.
What thing?
This ridiculous
covid. I'm done with it.
And how are we ever supposed
to put our wedding together?
Well, we don't need to invite
a thousand people, you know?
Like, we can do something
small with friends and family
or, like, not even
that, you know?
What do you mean?
Well, we don't need
a big wedding, gabby.
We can do something,
like, just for us.
-We can go to city hall.
-What? No.
No, no, no, no, no. I'm--
I'm not getting married
at some courthouse wearing
a mask and rubber gloves.
Okay, well, if this thing
lasts for another year,
like, how long are
we gonna wait?
-[cellphone chimes]
-[sighs]
[chimes]
-hold on. Let me get it set.
-Can't see.
Okay.
-Okay.
-Um...Okay.
-That's good.
-Ready?
Okay. One, two, three, four.
[laughter]
[humming]
[laughter]
-[ringtone playing on
cellphone] -oh, my gosh.
Wait, wait, wait. Hold
on. Hold on. I'm sorry.
[laughs] hello?
Hey. Where you at?
Oh, I'm just goofing
around with rose.
You ruined our tiktok.
Oh, sorry. You know how much
I hate to ruin
cultural masterpieces.
Shut up, you.
So, uh, when you coming home?
Uh, I don't know.
In a bit, I think.
But, uh, we're gonna get
back to it while the sun's still up.
Okay? So I'll see
you later. Love you.
I love you, too. I was thinking
maybe we could do, like...
-[line beeps]
-...Dinner--
it's been a whole hour
without bugging you.
Well, what can I say?
He's just, like, so
in love with me.
Who can blame him?
-Gonna puke?
-No.
-Okay.
-Okay, you wanna go again?
-Yeah. Let's go again.
-Okay.
[dog barking in distance]
-[chattering
indistinctly] -[laughs]
okay, I need to...
I think actually we
should do a long video.
-Uh, no, I don't...
-I think it'd be...
[chattering indistinctly]
I thought it--I thought it
was okay. I was struggling.
-Oh! Look at my handsome man.
-Hi.
Hi, brian.
Hello, rose.
-Hey, baby.
-Yeah?
I'm going line dancing
with rose, so I gotta change.
Whoa, whoa, hold on. I
just made dinner for us.
That's, like, that's why
I was trying to call you,
but you hung up on me.
-Oh, I'm so sorry.
I really--I didn't
mean to. So sorry.
Mmm. Isn't he just the
best boyfriend ever?
He is just a dreamboat.
Hmm. Oh, hey. You know what?
We'll have dinner together
before we go, okay?
-I'll be right back.
-Okay.
[sighs]
you girls gonna have
a fun time tonight?
Oh, yeah, you betcha.
Is it gonna be lit? Gonna
be a super sick, gucci time?
Oh! It's gonna be,
like, so gold, brian.
That's great. That's
really, really great.
So why does it
bother you so much
if gabby has a good time?
Uh...Doesn't bother me.
I just--I'd like to see my
fiance every now and again.
Oh, come on, brian.
You see gabby eight days a week.
She likes dancing.
You don't like dancing.
Like, mmm. Deal with it.
Hey, rose...
Who are you?
'cause there's me, brian,
and then there's gabby,
my fiance, and
then there's you,
rose, with the input.
Look, rose, I can't decide.
Yes, both cute.
That one. Put it on.
I don't know. We're upstairs.
Will you help me pick, please?
Put it on. I'll--I'll see
what matches. Try it on.
Are you sure? I have one
with flowers I think I like more.
-Oh, that's cute.
-Hmm.
Ids, ladies?
Oh. Uh...
[indistinct conversations]
that's weird. My ids
not in here. Sorry.
-One second.
-All right.
I'm sure you just
left it at home.
Yeah, but why would I
take it out at home? I...
Damn it.
How do you not get
what a violation that is?
It was just a prank.
No, it wasn't, brian.
You clearly didn't want me
to go anywhere without you,
so you steal my id?
No one said you
couldn't go with us.
Oh, and what, sit in the
corner and be bored all night?
-[scoffs] what?
-I-I, like--
so what, I-I can't hang
out with my friends now?
I--that's not--you can hang
out with whoever you want.
-Like, what do I care?
-[gasps] you say that!
Well...I mean, look, I-I-I
planned this whole night.
-Like, I made dinner.
-[sighs]
and last week, you know,
I wanted to go to
that comic thing,
but you--you had
plans with rose. Like--
brian, you told me five minutes
before I was gonna leave.
I would have broken my
plans with a little notice.
[sighs]
[sighs]
okay, I...
I'm sorry.
Okay? It was wrong. I
shouldn't have done it.
And...Look, it's
right here. See?
[sighs]
brian...
I think maybe you need
to get back on your meds.
What? Wh--
I love you. I know you
don't like to talk about it,
but they put you on
anxiety meds for a reason.
No, no! This has
nothing to do with that.
Brian, this has
everything to do with this!
You stole my id. Doesn't that
seem a little paranoid to you?
Ugh! Goddamn it!
You--I-- you don't
call me paranoid!
No, no, no, no, no! You
know I hate that word!
And you're just
accusing it against me!
[footsteps depart]
hey.
I'm really sorry.
Come in.
Come on.
You don't have
to apologize to me.
It's not your fault. You
didn't do anything wrong.
[sighs]
what happened?
You know, you just
say the wrong word,
and he loses it.
Maybe I should clear
out half my closet for you
for every time brian
has one of his episodes.
[laughs]
no, I'm...I'm so sorry to keep
bugging you through this.
You're not bugging me.
I'm here anytime you need.
-Thank you.
-Mm-hmm.
You know, gabby,
I really don't get why you
keep putting up with this b.S.
I really don't.
[sighs] because, like, I
know you don't see it, but, like,
like, most of the time
he's like a really great guy.
You know, like, 99% of the
time things are, like, really good.
It's just...He's got this
chemical imbalance and...
It's insane jealousy, gabby.
[laughs] well...Yeah,
but, like, you know,
like, like, it wouldn't
be if we were married.
And--and he's--he's
just frustrated, you know?
Like, the world stopped,
and everything's on hold,
and we can't plan the wedding,
and I can't blame
him for that, you know?
'cause I'm not
perfect either. So it's...
[sighs]
[door bells jangle]
[door closes, bells jangle]
-hi. -Hi.
So I'm an a-hole.
Tell me something I don't know.
I...Currently have an itch in
a super embarrassing place.
[chuckles]
look, I'm--I'm really sorry.
And that's never
gonna happen again.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[chuckles]
announcer on tv: Our
returning champions
are back on the dance
floor right after this.
-[cheers and applause]
-can you believe that
it's already been half a
year since I proposed to you?
Wow. [chuckles] that's crazy.
-Yeah.
-[laughs] yeah.
So...Do you wanna
hear an idea I had?
Always. [laughs]
okay.
[remote control
clicks, tv turns off]
so... [sighs]
here's the thing. We know
when this plague is gonna end.
Right? So I was
thinking that maybe
what we do is we get out.
You know? Travel across country
like you said that
you wanted to.
Whoa. How are we gonna do that?
Well, we've saved
up a little bit of money,
and, like, look, it's
nothing fancy, right?
Like, we'd be camping,
but we'd be living in nature.
So I think that we should
just-- we hit the road
and we just see what happens.
-You know what I think?
-What?
I think that is the best
idea I have ever heard
in my entire life.
-[laughs]
-yeah?
-Yeah.
I think it'd be
really good for us.
Oh, wow.
[chuckles]
although...Your car...
Whoa, whoa. What's
wrong with my car?
Love the car,
love the car, but...
I have something else in mind.
[singsongy] there she is!
Okay, so we bought her used,
and I've been sprucing
it up in my free time.
Wow. [laughs] it
looks, um...Yeah.
Looks cozy.
Well, we're not living in
it. We're living out of it.
And look, it's got
everything we need.
I built this cool, like,
bed-couch thing,
and then I put hooks
for everything we
wanna get to quickly,
these tables that
go up and down,
and then I'm gonna put
cubbies and houseplants.
There's even room for our tent
for when we wanna camp outside.
I mean, isn't this the coolest
thing you've ever seen?
Yes, it is very, very...
[clears throat] cool.
Yeah, there's, like, this whole
culture now called van life.
It's, like, actually
pretty popular.
People just, like, pack up
their life and hit the road.
But you're not
planning on living
the rest of your life
this way, though, right?
Wh-- can I just be young
for, like, a little while?
Okay. Okay. Yeah.
I'm just... Being a mom.
You go be young.
-Okay. I love you.
-I love you, too, sweetie.
Bye!
Hello, everybody.
Uh...I can't sleep.
It's really, really late.
I'm leaving for
our trip tomorrow,
and I am just so excited.
I mean, brian and I have no
idea what this trip is gonna be like,
and I think
that's the fun of it.
See you on the trail.
I can't believe you're gonna
leave me to fend for myself.
Come on. It's four months.
You're gonna take four
months in a 5-foot square box
with little bummer boy?
Oh, wow. You've really been
saving that one up for me, huh?
Just getting the
right occasion for it.
Look...We wanna spend
the rest of our life together.
And if we can't make it a
couple of months in close contact,
we're in big trouble.
This will be good for us.
-Okay. Just--
-yeah, whatever.
All right. Let's hit
the oregon trail!
-Whatever. Send me lots of pics.
-Duh.
-You're gonna facetime me.
-Whenever you want.
-Whenever I want?
-Yes.
-Okay.
-I promise.
-You have no say in that.
-I know.
Okay. I really love you.
-Okay, I'm gonna miss you.
-Okay.
-I'm gonna see you soon.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
-Yes.
You're gonna call me.
You're gonna facetime.
-Text me.
-All the things.
All the things. Mwah.
-I love you!
-Mwah. Love you.
-All right.
-[sighs]
[starts engine]
rose looks sweet in
the rearview mirror
the rearview mirror,
the rearview mirror
[laughs] oh, my
god. Shut your face.
rose looks great in
the rearview mirror
-getting smaller
every day -[laughs] brian.
Oh, my gosh.
[camera shutter clicking]
[camera shutter clicking]
-you get it?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Okay, let me see.
-Okay.
-Uh...Can we do one more?
-Why? It's perfect.
Well, it could be more
perfect. Please? One more.
One more. Really
fast, really fast, okay?
Hold up. Uh, are you ready?
-Yeah, yeah, here we go.
-[camera shutter clicks]
brian is just stretching,
doing some...
Morning yoga.
Hello, hello, and good morning.
Um...It is really nice
and sunny today.
Me and brian just got up.
-I th--
-[taps keys]
me and brian just...
[taps keys]
me and brian just got up.
-And good morning.
-[taps keys]
what is that? Hmm?
This is for my blog.
You have a blog now?
Are you serious? Now you
really gotta start paying attention.
Oh, right. This is for your,
um...Influencer empire?
-Huh?
-Ha ha, yes, funny man.
I'm sharing our
trip with the world.
I thought you
understood van life.
Why would the world
care about our trip?
I mean, why would anybody?
Because it's cool. I've been
posting everything on instagram
since we left.
I've got almost a
thousand followers.
Well, I hate to
burst your bubble,
but a thousand followers
on the internet is kinda sad.
Well, it's just getting started.
I mean, it wasn't
even 200 a week ago,
and you know how
these things work.
Once you gain enough
followers, you can monetize.
Okay, well, not gonna
count our money just yet.
Brian, why are you
trying to discourage me?
Not trying to discourage
you. I'm just, like,
you know, trying to
manage your expectations.
Why would anybody wanna
watch our vacation pics?
Never mind. You--you
don't get it. [scoffs]
no, I totally get it.
We're #vanlifers. Yes!
Why don't you wanna expand
your life and grow, you know?
Like, instead of
putting my stuff down,
you should do your own thing.
Like your artwork. It's so good.
You should put that up online.
I don't wanna
commercialize, all right?
-That's...
-[sighs]
okay. All right. Yeah.
Let's see. Let's see what
the legions of followers
of gabby the great
have to say today.
Right?
[clicking keys]
wow. Congratulations.
You've made a
virtual men's room wall.
[sighs] no.
No.
[sighs]
yeah, why don't you
dump the cue ball?
[closes laptop]
because I love the cue ball.
-Shut up.
-It's true.
Hair on men-- it's
just, like, so over.
I can't tell you from the rock.
[chuckles]
-you done?
-Or jason statham?
-No. -Or vin diesel or...
No, no, no, no.
[speaks indistinctly]
[laughs]
babe, hey, that's cool,
too, but you know what?
I'll see you next time. I'll
see you next time. Yeah.
Hello. Wanna give
your tongue a treat?
Uh...Okay. [laughs]
yeah. Here. Try this out.
-Thanks.
-Yeah.
Mmm! My god.
I want my whole life
to be like this peach.
-This is delicious.
-Yeah, yeah. Enjoy.
-Thanks.
-[laughs]
make sure to check out
the rest of the market.
-Bye.
-Have a good one.
[sighs] can you please
try not to track dirt and sand
into the van?
Um... [scoffs]
you know, we're camping
in the wilderness, gabby,
so, like, sand and dirt--
they're gonna happen.
It's just, I worked really
hard to make this a home.
Damnit, gabby. It's
just a van, all right?
So I don't understand
why you have to be so ocd.
-It's just a little dirt.
-You're in a great mood.
Well, yeah, 'cause
I saw you flirting
with that guy back there.
-What? What guy?
The "oh, oh, mmm,
this peach is my life" guy.
-Oh, wait, the produce guy?
-Yeah.
He was just being
friendly. That's his job.
Oh, my god. So stupid. Really?
Like, I-I was right there!
I mean, like, that's
what guys do,
but you're just like,
"oh, everyone's so nice."
all those guys in here,
they're just being goofy.
You know, what
is wrong with you?
You always have to find
something to fight about!
Yeah, because I'm sick of this!
I'm not dealing
with this right now.
No! No, no, no. You
don't get to shut me out.
I have every right
to be pissed at you.
Let go of me. I
wanna get my laptop.
Why? So you can read more
comments about how hot you are?
-Brian.
-What?
Let go of me!
All right, we're gonna walk
away from each other right now
'cause you need to calm down.
[alarm chirps]
[scoffs] I wanna get in the van!
Well, you're not
gonna, all right?
Hey. Hey! Hey!
Would you stop?
Would you stop it?
Stop--
-no! -Ow!
[grunts]
[screams]
-[ringing] -how do
you like that, huh?!
[gasps]
[gabby crying]
gabby, gabby, up, up.
Hey, you're causing
a scene right now.
Causing a scene, so we need
to get out of here right now.
Get in the van. Gotta get
in the van. Get in the van.
Back up.
[moaning]
[grunts]
[alarm chirps]
[breathing heavily]
come on. You're all
right. You're all right.
-You're all right.
-Come on.
[line rings]
female dispatcher: 9-1-1.
What's your emergency?
Yeah, I'm on the corner of
main street by moonflower.
Uh, and I'd like to
report a domestic dispute.
[breathing heavily]
okay. All right. Look, I
think the problem here is that
you're just--you're
not understanding--
you're not understanding
how these guys are
looking at you, right?
Because, like, I know
you think you're being nice.
I know you think they're
being nice, but they're not.
-They're being...
-[siren wailing in distance]
-they're being-- -hey,
you need to pull over.
-Why? It's not for us.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
-There's no way it's for us.
-The police are--that is for us.
-He's right behind us.
-I'm--I'm--I'm going--
-brian, you need to pull over.
-Don't grab the wheel.
-Don't grab the wheel.
-Brian, you need to pull over.
Please stop right there!
I am gonna pull over, all right?
-Pull over then.
-I'm pulling over.
-It's the law!
-[siren wailing]
[engine turns off]
-now, like, I--
-well, I just--
I told you that he was coming,
and you needed to pull over.
Yeah, I-I was pulling over,
and you grabbed the wheel.
No, you weren't. You pulled
over when you heard the thing--
shh. Gab--
okay, turn your
engine off for me.
[engine turns off]
go ahead and set the keys
on your dash for me, all right?
What's your guys' names?
-Gabby.
-Brian laundrie.
Gabby? Brian? Okay.
What's going on? How
come you're crying?
I'm just crying. We've just
been fighting this morning.
Some personal issues.
Can I get you to step out of
the vehicle for me, ma'am?
Yeah.
Go ahead and hang
tight for me, all right?
Why don't you walk
over here with me?
I have the female passenger
separated from the male.
-Excuse me, sir.
-Yeah.
-Hey, good day.
-Hey.
-Any weapons in the car?
-No. Uh...
So what's going on?
I don't know.
Sometimes it's just, like,
like, I get really
bad ocd, and I...
I was cleaning and
straightening up
the back of the van before,
and I was apologizing to him,
saying, "I'm sorry
for being so mean,"
because sometimes...
Sometimes I have bad ocd,
and I get really
frustrated, and not, like,
mean towards him,
just, like, I don't know.
So I was saying, "I'm
sorry if I'm in a bad mood."
it's just, I'm really stressed,
and I had so much work to do
on my computer this morning.
What do you do for a living?
Well...I just quit my job
to travel across the country
and I'm trying to start a blog.
-Hmm.
-But I have a blog.
So...I'm building my website,
and it's been really stressful,
and...He doesn't even
believe I can do any of it, so...
That's kind of in my head,
and I don't--I don't know.
He's kind of a downer, and
I don't know, this morning,
we were just fighting,
and he wouldn't let
me in the car before.
Why would he let you in
the car? Because of the ocd?
He said I need to
calm down, yeah.
But...I'm, like, perfectly calm.
I'm calm all the time.
This just really
stresses me out,
and this is a rough morning.
[police radio chatter]
oh. You, uh, you spoke to
gabrielle, my, uh, fiance?
Yeah, I spoke to her. Why
don't you tell me what happened?
Um...Well, she just--you know,
she gets worked up
sometimes, and so, like,
I try to-- I try to keep
my distance. Um...
That's why I locked the
car and was walking away.
Um, but...So what-- what
happened this morning
was that she was
working on a little, like,
website blog and everything.
-[siren wailing]
-so, um...
I was, uh...Uh, I, you
know, I was giving her time
and everything, and-- and, um...
We really had a--like, a
really nice morning, if anything.
But she just got worked up
because we were
trying to get going
'cause we had to
get our day started
'cause we were supposed
to hike, uh, arches.
-[gabby crying]
-[police radio chatter]
gabby, you have some marks
on your face. Did he hit you?
We have witnesses who
say they saw him hit you.
Well, I...Yeah, but...
I mean, to be honest,
I-I hit him first.
[police radio chatter]
so...What do you wanna do?
[sighs] she says
she hit him first, but...
I mean, technically, she's
the primary aggressor,
but...How big a feather you
need to knock this kid over?
I really don't wanna
take her to jail over this.
If she said she had no
intention of giving him any injury,
we don't have to call
a domestic assault.
We could just do a
24-hour no-contact order.
Yeah, I'm good with that.
[sighs]
yeah, so they took
him to a hotel and said
I could get him in 24 hours.
-Are you sure you want to?
-Rose.
Gabby, I'm telling you,
these episodes of brian's
are not gonna stop happening.
Well, you don't know
that, and--and this--
this was just a bad fight.
I'm saying you should
get in your car. Drive away.
Come home to me.
-Yeah, come on, rose.
-I mean it.
So what, what, you're saying
I should just
abandon him in utah?
That's what I'm saying.
[sighs]
[sighs]
[animal calls in distance]
[sighs]
[switch clicks]
okay.
[sighs]
[touchpad clicking]
[exhales deeply]
[keys jangle]
[engine starts]
[brakes squeal]
[sighs]
[shifts gears]
[van approaches]
[sighs]
[gears shift, engine
turns off, keys jangle]
hey.
Hey.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
It's okay. Let's just
forget about it, okay?
Ahh.
[camera shutter clicking]
got it.
[sighs]
here. Set. Is that
perfect enough for you?
Yeah. It'll work.
[train whistle
blowing in distance]
okay.
You know, if
you're so miserable,
like, why are you trying
to project to everybody,
like, what a wonderful
life you're having?
I mean, I'm not
miserable. I'm just a little...
Confused by everything.
Okay. So, like...
What are you confused by?
Um...I don't know. Just...
Eh. It's just not as easy
as I thought it was
gonna be, you know?
Oh. Are you...
Are you talking
about, um, the trip,
or are you talking about us?
I mean...Both, I guess.
Okay, so what you're
saying is basically you thought
that everything would
be easier with me?
Easier with us. Don't you think?
You can't expect everything
to be sunshine all the time.
I don't.
Everybody has
rough patches, gabby.
Well, you don't deal
with them very well, brian.
Yeah, it's all me.
[sighs]
yeah, so you guys are getting
on each other's nerves or...
Kinda.
You don't look happy.
It's just been tough.
I mean, I-I don't know
what I expected, but it...
Well, sweetie, brian's
right about one thing.
No one has a relationship
where it's all fun and games.
Then why even be
in a relationship?
Gabby, you gotta be kidding me.
Of course I'm
kidding, mom. It's just...
It's--it's, like, so messed up.
It's like one second,
I'm--I'm so happy
and in love and the next,
he's like a total stranger.
And it's so frustrating
because, like, all we do is fight.
And I--I've been thinking
it over and over and over,
and I-I just...I...
I don't know.
I just--I feel
like-- I don't know
where this is going anymore.
Well...Look, you
are still young.
You've got plenty of time
to figure things out, and...
It's not like you
guys are married yet.
Um, I know.
You know, I look
back on your dad and I,
and well...As it turns out,
we were better
off as just friends.
No, I get it. And I don't
think we're that bad.
And I don't wanna put all
the blame on him either.
You know? Like, I've--I've
got my issues, too, but...
Something's definitely
not there that should be.
[indistinct conversations]
hey, bro. I ordered
water, like, 10 minutes ago.
Okay.
[sighs]
[crunching]
-here you go.
-Awesome.
Yeah. See how easy that was?
Chimp could do that. [laughs]
brian. What the hell
is the matter with you?
Do you know how rude that was?
How long am I
supposed to wait? Like...
You've been in a
crappy mood all day.
[indistinct conversations]
[sighs]
you know, I overheard you
talking to your mom yesterday.
What about it?
Do you...
Do you really not
love me anymore?
[sighs] I-I-I didn't say that.
Of course I love you.
It's just...I told her
things are complicated.
Okay. Well, you know
that I love you, right?
Yeah.
Great. That's great, 'cause then
we can work on everything else.
-Right?
-Yeah.
Maybe. Probably, but...Um...
Look, uh...
[sighs]
what--what happened
in utah, I can't--
no, no, no, no, no. We
don't have to talk about that.
That's over and
done with. It's over.
Yeah, but the thing is,
though, brian, is it's not.
Brian, you--you hit me.
And I apologize for that.
No, you didn't. I apologized.
Okay. All right, all
right. All right. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry. Okay? Can
we try to remember, though,
that you did a little
hitting on your own?
-Okay.
-Yeah?
Okay. Fine, and I-I admit that.
But...Don't you
think that suggests
we're in, like, a
toxic relationship?
What is with these, like, what
is with these buzzwords, huh?
Like "toxic relationship." I
don't know what that means.
Well, what would you call it?
Why do we have
to call it anything?
It is what it is. So
why--why put a label on it?
You need to stop yelling.
I don't care what
these people think.
That--that's your problem
with your blogs
and your tiktoks.
You're like all
these other girls
trying to be like a
walking advertisement
for how great your
life is, but that--
that is not how the real
world works, all right?
It's not my fault
that I can't live up
to this frickin' fantasy that
you're building online, right?
Real life-- it gets
messy sometimes.
Dirt is going to get tracked
into the van sometimes.
I'm the real brian! I can't
expect me to be the--the brian
that you're just, like,
showing off to the world!
Can we get another
basket of chips, please?!
-[door opens, bells
jangle] -I'm so sorry.
-[door closes]
-[exhales deeply]
[exhales deeply]
hey, you don't have to
look at me like this. I...
-I got it out of my system.
-It isn't about today.
Okay. So...What--what is it?
You scare me sometimes.
Gabby, I'm...
Gabby, I'm not
trying to scare you.
It doesn't matter what
you're trying to do, brian.
You get these flashes of
anger, and you scare me.
Look, I'm...
I just... [chuckles] I
wanna give you a hug.
We had an argument.
Now it's over, right?
Hey.
Okay, all right.
Okay, you're all right.
You all right? Yeah?
Okay, let's go.
I'm really sorry. Okay?
Okay.
All right.
Where to next?
-[starts engine]
-grand te-tons?
"tee-tons"? You say it. Yeah?
Let's go!
[package rustling]
hey, gabs. Gabs, could
you open this for me?
-Thanks.
-[sighs]
[rustling continues]
awesome.
[crunches]
[mouth full] oh, you know what?
We're making really good time.
I think we're gonna
get to the campsite
before, like, sunset.
You know, I was...Thinking
about what I said back there?
And, like, I think
I've been looking
at this whole blog thing wrong.
'cause some of
these influencers--
they make, like, bank, you know?
How many followers
are you up to?
I don't know. I get
more every day.
That's great!
So, like, how many more
till you can, like, monetize?
I don't know.
Well, I think that the stuff
that you're putting out there
is, like, it's way better
than most of the
other crap, you know?
Like, the dancing and the
makeovers and stuff like that.
I think I get it, you know?
I think I'm finally getting it.
We're--we're showing
people america.
Like, most people
don't get to see this.
Yeah.
Are you all right?
Yeah. I'm, um, just... I'm good.
Okay. Oh! My god.
Oh, my god! We gotta take
a photograph of that, right?
Come on. You in front of that?
We gotta stop. We gotta stop.
Come on.
Okay, do you wanna,
like, you wanna jump?
-No. -Jump into it or something?
No, just--brian,
just take the picture.
Oh, I'm so sorry. Excuse me.
Do you mind taking a
photograph of me and my fiance?
-Okay. Yeah.
-Thank you.
[camera shutter clicks]
looks good.
-Awesome. Thanks so much.
-You're welcome.
Appreciate it.
Aw, look at that.
[laughs] that's great.
All right, what do you
think? Is that for the blog?
Or is that for us?
I don't know. It's kinda creepy.
Yeah, it's, like,
the whole point.
I mean, like, 'cause of
the...Sign and everything, so...
Yeah.
You know, there's a
really beautiful view
of the mountains coming
up, so you're probably
gonna wanna get
that for the blog, right?
Probably.
[chuckles] okay. Are you
just not gonna talk to me at all?
Or is it, like...
I am talking to you.
I just don't feel like
talking right now.
Well, if we don't communicate,
we're not gonna
get anywhere, so...
Well, we're not
getting anywhere,
and you suddenly pretending
you're interested in the blog
isn't changing that.
So, what, that's it?
We're just gonna leave it--
brian! Give me a minute.
[sighs]
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[birds calling]
[fire crackling]
[animals calling]
gabby.
I'm really sorry.
And not just for the scene
in the restaurant or for utah,
but for...Everything.
Look...
I'm full of insecurity.
I know that.
I just--I think I hope that
you'd never figure that out.
You know, you--you have
always been out of my league.
Like, even back in high school.
And when a girl like
you tells a guy like me
that he's worthy?
Guys like me, we just
start to worry that one day...
You're gonna
figure out the truth.
So I tried. I tried really
hard to be worthy of you.
But I blew it.
But...
I want you to know that I
have made the decision
that from now on, I will be
the man that you deserve.
I'm gonna get back on my meds.
I'm gonna make
something of myself for you,
because I wanna
build a future together.
So this--this is gonna change,
and I just need you to give me
a chance to prove that to you.
Brian...
I love you.
I do.
I always will.
[sighs]
[sadly] hey, mom.
[upbeat voice] hey, mom.
Um...We've just been...
[clears throat] traveling
for a few days, so, um...
No, d-- no, detective.
We don't live in florida.
Our daughter does. We're
calling you from new york.
Man: Oh, I see. Okay. How
long has she been missing?
I mean, we--we
don't know, exactly.
We just know we haven't
heard from her since the 27th,
and that's unusual.
She's not responding
to anything, not from me,
not from my ex-wife.
Well, uh, okay. Let me
have her name and address.
[clears throat] well,
see, that's the thing.
She's not in florida either.
They've been
traveling the country
for the last several months.
That's a problem. If
she's not even in the state,
there's really not
much I can do.
Yeah, but that's... [sighs]
look, the last we knew,
she was in wyoming.
All right, that helps, right?
It doesn't help me,
but what you could do
is get on the phone
with wyoming.
Who in wyoming?
So...She's been missing
a week and a half,
and...We can't get
anybody to help us.
Like, the local
police keep saying--
I mean, she's been
traveling the country
with--with her boyfriend, and--
usually, she posts something
pretty much almost every day,
and all of that has stopped.
This is from around the 20th.
And how old is she?
-20-- -she's--
-she's 22.
Yeah.
[sighs] yes. I know.
She's an adult.
She can come and
go as she pleases,
and she doesn't have to check
in with her mom, but she does,
is my point.
And she always does,
with the both of us.
[telephone ringing in distance]
something about
this is not right.
I have one.
Same age.
I get it.
-Hmm.
-Okay.
Tell me everything
I need to know.
Let's see if we can't
find your daughter.
[typing]
[taps key]
[sighs]
joe: He's already
back in florida?
Since when?
Almost two weeks. And
gabby was not with him.
Well, what did he
have to say about that?
Brian hasn't said
anything at all,
and they're only speaking
through their lawyer.
Their lawyer? They've
already hired a lawyer?
That doesn't mean anything
definitively in and of itself.
[sighs]
but you need to
know what's going on.
Gabby is now officially
a missing person,
and he is a person of interest.
Reporter: ...Been
able to come up
with a cure in two years.
The government has beefed
up the research fund by $2 million
in hopes of speeding
up work on a cure.
Reporter #2: A
north port resident
has gone missing while
on a cross-country trip
with her fianc.
22-year-old gabby petito
left florida in early July,
but according to her family,
she hasn't been heard
from in two weeks.
Reporter #3: The
disappearance of a florida woman
is raising concerns.
22-year-old gabby petito
and her fiance, brian laundrie,
left on a camping
adventure cross country,
but only he returned.
[amplified voice] that
is what we have so far
from the various local
law enforcement agencies.
So at this time, I'm
going to allow joe,
gabby's dad, to come
up and say a few words.
[indistinct conversations,
camera shutters clicking]
-thank you.
-Okay.
[camera shutters
continue clicking]
[amplified voice] hi.
What I need from
everyone here is help.
'cause the goal
is still not met,
and the goal is to
bring gabby home safe.
I'm asking help
from everyone here.
I'm asking help from
everyone at home.
I'm asking help from
the parents of brian.
You know, there's
a-- there's a tip line
that you can call
in anonymously,
whatever you can do to make
sure my daughter comes home.
I'm asking for that help.
There is nothing else
that matters to me.
This girl--this is what matters.
Thank you.
[indistinct conversations]
uh, what is brian's
side of the story?
Brian laundrie
continues to exercise
his fifth amendment
rights to remain silent.
All I can tell you is that
two people went on a trip,
and one of them returned.
And that person who returned
isn't providing us
any information.
At this time, I want
to read a statement
on behalf of the petito
family to brian laundrie.
If you or your family
have any decency left,
please tell us where
gabby is located.
Tell us if we are even
looking in the right place.
All we want is for
gabby to come home.
Please help us make that happen.
We haven't been
able to sleep or eat,
and our lives are falling apart.
Reporter: Dramatic video of
missing person gabby petito
and her fianc brian laundrie
has just been made available
in this exclusive first look.
Gabby: And it's
been really stressful,
and he doesn't really
believe I can do any of it,
so that's kinda in my
head, and I don't know.
He's just-- he's
kind of a downer.
And I don't know. This
morning, we were just fighting,
and he wouldn't let
me in the car before.
Yeah.
Officer: Why wouldn't
he let you into the car?
She's crying. He's laughing.
Reporter: The couple
were apparently pulled over
after a 9-1-1 call...
Don't you guys see
what's going on?!
...The incident of
domestic abuse.
Reporter #2: In a story that
has captured national attention,
everyone seems to be
asking the same question.
Where is gabby?
[crowd clamoring]
man: Bring gabby home!
[siren wails]
-[helicopter blades whirring]
-woman: Arrest brian!
[siren wails]
[clamoring continues]
man: Where's gabby?!
Ooh. We got officers
on the scene. Okay.
[clamoring continues]
man: Come on! Speak up!
[clamoring continues]
where's gabby?! Where is she?!
Woman: Get him!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
give up your son!
[indistinct shouting continues]
woman: Bring her home!
[indistinct shouting continues]
justice for gabby!
[clamoring continues]
come on!
[clamoring continues]
get his face when
they bring him out.
Ooh, and go tight on the cuffs.
[indistinct shouting]
[clears throat]
[helicopter whirring]
is brian under arrest?
Man: Did he tell
you where gabby is?
What are you charging him with?
All right, listen, an
arrest warrant was issued
for brian laundrie because
it is believed that he used
gabby petito's debit
card without authorization.
So you are arresting him?
Folks, brian isn't here.
Man: Well, where is he?!
-Everybody!
-[clamoring continues]
now...According to his parents,
brian left a few days ago.
-[gasps]
-what?
And...No one has
any idea where he is.
[helicopter whirring,
clamoring continues]
tell us about your
friendship with gabby.
What kind of things did you do?
Uh, we pretty much
just hang out and chill,
and she would
follow me everywhere.
Uh, we have this joke that,
um, she was my...Um...Uh...
What do we call her?
Uh...My emotional
service human. [laughs]
and just, she would just always
be cheering me up, you know?
Reporter: And what was her
relationship with brian like?
Uh, I'm sorry. What is it like?
Thank you. Uh...
On the outside, he
could be very charismatic.
I mean, there's no
doubt in my mind
that gabby loves him.
But you know, just,
like, any couple,
like, they had their arguments.
Reporter: Brian is not
talking to the police.
What is your message to him?
If he just gave us
any bit of information,
anything that would...
It would give us
a place to start.
I just wanna find my friend.
Man: So now right
there, you'll see
brian's mother is heading
to the shed in their backyard.
Right here, you can see
that she wants to make sure
no one's watching.
And there you can see
him. Brian's in the shed.
It's clear they're
keeping him back there.
I don't know why
the hell the cops
aren't taking this seriously.
[sighs]
man #2: I think all
of them are wrong.
I think she's still alive
and out there someplace.
I think they just got
into another big-ass fight.
I mean, this guy's a hothead,
but he doesn't look like
he could kill her to me.
Now you can always tell a
killer by his eyes. Always.
Brian's got eyes
more like you'd see
in a wall street bad guy.
I can see him driving away,
leaving her stuck by herself.
But nah, he'd never
actually kill her.
[sighs]
woman: On August 29th,
my boyfriend and I
actually picked up brian
at grand teton national
park sometime that night.
Uh...When I saw him on tiktok,
I recognized him
as the same guy.
Anyway, he said that he
needed to go to jackson,
and we said, "hop in"
because we were going there.
We made small talk, and he
said that he had been camping
for multiple days
without his fiance.
He did mention his
fiance and said that
she was back at their van
working on their
social media page.
Um, and then all of a
sudden, he just freaks out.
He's like, "I've gotta
get out right now!"
[scoffs] so we pulled
over at the jackson dam,
and he kinda, like,
hurried out of the car.
Um...He had some scruff,
but for someone who had
been camping for several days,
he didn't look dirty.
He didn't smell dirty.
And that part was kinda weird.
Weeding out all the
nutjobs, we've got
several eyewitness accounts
that are clicking together
to give us maybe
a useful narrative.
Let's talk about
the couple that said
they picked up brian
laundrie hitchhiking.
And let's assume for the
moment he did kill this poor girl.
He has just killed his fiance.
He's panicking.
He decides to just
leave everything behind,
get the hell out of there.
[panting]
[whispers] okay.
[exhales deeply]
he's picked up by miranda
baker and her boyfriend.
He makes up an alibi
about camping by
himself while gabby
is back at the van alone.
Maybe his story's gonna be
some stranger found her out there,
killed her while he was away.
Who knows?
But at some point on
his way out of dodge,
he realizes this is a bad plan
because he has left
all the evidence behind.
As she tells it, he freaks
and decides to bail.
Six minutes later,
he gets another ride,
this time taking him back to
the campground he came from.
But here's the thing.
Not all the way.
The driver said he was willing
to take him further
into the camp,
which is a huge,
spread-out site.
But he says he'd rather walk.
I mean, wouldn't want them
to drive him right to the
murder scene, would he?
He buries her. He cleans
the site best he can.
He packs up everything that
will show he was ever there,
and he drives off.
-[engine starts]
two days later, he arrives back
in florida all by his lonesome.
So if these witnesses
are credible,
and I believe they are,
if laundrie did,
in fact, kill gabby,
she'd be somewhere out here
in these 5 or 6 square miles.
See anything? Nope.
-[dogs panting]
-come on, boy.
[dog whimpers and barks]
and we are live in 4, 3...
Searchers are trying
to keep up hope,
but so far, the
search for gabby petito
remains a frustrating dead end.
Reporter: Officials from
the national park service
as well as local law
enforcement agencies
say they will continue
ground surveys
as long as daylight allows.
Man: We spotted something
about a half mile
east of your location--
patch of earth that you
might wanna take a look at.
-[radio beeps]
-roger that.
[siren wails]
[helicopter whirring]
what do we got?
Look.
Hey, hey, hold on.
[whispers indistinctly]
[whispering] okay. [sighs]
one moment. Come on.
[cellphone rings]
[continues ringing]
[breathes shakily]
hello?
And we're out here at the
wyoming command center
in search for missing
woman gabby petito,
and I've just received
some very sad news.
-[sobbing] -I've
just been informed
that a search party has
come across the remains
of a young woman,
and by all indications...
[voice echoing] it appears to
be the body of gabby petito.
[continues sobbing]
[birds chirping]
[engine turns off]
[breathing heavily]
reporter: Since brian laundrie's
whereabouts are still unknown,
there's been speculation
he may have received help
from his parents
to avoid questioning,
and his parents are
still not cooperating
with the authorities.
Man: Hand me those.
It's just his damn mother.
You need to tell your
clients that they're coming
dangerously close to
an obstruction charge.
Brian's parents,
as I've said before,
have no knowledge of
their son's whereabouts.
Right. His mother just
happened to know where her son
parked his mustang in
25,000 acres of wilderness.
It would appear so.
Did you read the
coroner's report?
Of course I read it.
Official cause of death--
manual strangulation
and throttling.
I'm waiting for a point.
The point is this is
who you are protecting.
[sighs]
oh.
Hi.
-Um...
-[chuckles]
I'm...
I know who you are,
rose. Come here.
[sighs]
-I just...Uh...
-[water pouring]
[voice breaking] I just
can't shake this feeling
that I have in my gut that
there was something else
I could have done.
There wasn't.
-[whispers] thank you.
-Um...
[chuckles]
I mean...I knew her
relationship was rocky,
and I just let her go.
[clears throat] do
you--do you think
she would've let you stop her?
[laughs] no.
[crying]
yeah, so...
What could you have done?
Look...
Gabby--she, uh... [chuckles]
she lived her life exactly
how she wanted to.
You know, that's part of
what we all loved about her.
Some of these, uh...Thoughts
that you've been having,
they've, uh...
They've been torturing me, too.
But we can't let them.
You know, we're--
we're gonna be...
[crying]
we're gonna be missing
her for the rest of our lives,
so...We have to figure out,
uh, a way to live with that.
How?
[sniffles]
um...Just...
By remembering the good.
[voice breaking] I
mean, it's--it's, uh...
It's--it's r--it's--it's rough.
It's going to be rough.
[sobbing]
but...There are--there
are a lot of us, rose.
And we're gonna get
through it together.
I just have a lot of this anger
that I don't know
what to do with,
and that son of a
bitch is still out there.
Mm. Yeah, well, for now.
-[bell tolling] -woman:
Such a tragedy.
I wanna thank you guys
for coming out and...
And showing your
respects for gabby.
But I don't want you to be sad.
Gabby didn't live
her life that way.
She always made
people feel welcomed.
She...She treated
people with respect.
She cared.
She genuinely cared.
[crying in background]
my daughter lived a short life,
but she lived an inspiring one.
I want you to
look at the pictures
around this room and...
I want you to be
inspired by them.
We've gotten emails
from around the country
from people that gabby touched--
people who wanna
live their lives bigger,
people who wanna... [chuckles]
they wanna get rid of the
things that are holding 'em back.
And that's the most
important thing.
If you're in a...Relationship...
That might not be the
best thing for you, leave it.
Leave it now.
[birds chirping]
gabby's the most amazing
person I've ever met.
I could not be more
proud of her as a...
[sobbing in background]
...As a father.
I really am sorry.
Gabby, I need you to
forgive me if I'm going to...
[breathes heavily]
[exhales deeply]
you'd probably let
me do it, wouldn't you?
You'd let me do
it if you were here.
Okay.
[exhales deeply]
[gunshot]
I mean...
That's the question,
isn't it? [chuckles]
what finally made brian snap?
I'm gonna get back on my meds.
I'm gonna make
something of myself for you
because I wanna
build a future together.
So things are
gonna change, okay?
And I just need you to give
me the chance to prove that.
Brian...
I love you.
I do.
I always will.
But...We're not good together.
-No, gabby, no, no, no.
-Listen to me.
-That's--
-listen.
You're not a bad person.
I'm not a bad person.
It's just this trip has shown
me what it would be like
if we stayed together,
and all we do is fight.
That's not true. We don't--
that's not all we do. We--
brian, we fight every day.
And I don't want
my life to be like that.
And I don't--I don't know
what I want it to be, exactly,
but not--not that.
And I...
Ooh. I...
[sighs]
I need to be with
someone whose life
is more than just about me.
You suggested this whole trip.
I...I thought you
wanted to travel
and see the world
together, but...
It feels like you just
want me all to yourself.
You know, most
girls--they-- they would--
they would love
that kind of attention.
Well, not this one.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
brian...
It's not your fault, okay?
It's not. You don't have to
want the same things that I do.
You know? I think a lot
of the time I was projecting
what--what I wanted on
to you, and that was selfish.
And I'm--I'm sorry.
That was my fault.
I'm--I'm really sorry.
Gabby, gabby, look, I need
you to think about this, please.
Brian, brian.
This is all I have been
thinking about for weeks.
It isn't fair for either of
us to hold on to something
that we know isn't working.
Brian.
You have to know
it isn't working.
I think we should take
the van back to florida,
and I can get on a bus
back home to new york.
Brian?
C'mon brian, talk to me.
Hey.
Hey, brian, it's not--
it's not your fault, okay?
It's not. It's not your fault.
It's not your fault,
okay? It's okay.
It's okay.
No.
Brian.
Brian.
Brian. Brian.
-No. -Brian.
Brian! Brian! Brian!
-[thunderclap]
-[panting]
[continues panting]
[thunderclap]
reporter: Flood waters that
made the search for brian laundrie
in the carlton nature reserve
so difficult have receded,
and brian's parents are now
finally seeming to cooperate
with the authorities.
-[dogs barking]
they've mentioned several
places in the reserve
where they think brian
may have taken refuge.
Searchers are now
examining those areas.
Over here.
Joe: You wanna know
what I got to say about him?
What's there to say?
[dog barking in distance]
the bastard admitted what he
did in that notebook they found.
Like there was any doubt.
Brian laundrie was a coward.
I mean, how else do you
define a guy like that?
He destroyed a thing of beauty
that brought nothing
but joy to people.
Then he ran away and
took the easy way out.
[flies buzzing]
he won't be missed.
Gabby, on the other hand, she--
she'll be missed.
I have learned so many
things on this trip so far.
I have learned that
my country is beautiful.
I mean, look at this.
I learned that the
people are beautiful.
But the most positive
thing I've learned is that
we live in a really good world.
I mean, yeah, bad stuff happens,
but a lot of really
good stuff happens, too,
and it's up to us
which to focus on, so...
I choose the good stuff.