Anna Pigeon (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

My name is Anna Pigeon.
In this park, I'm a cop.
I'm worried about you.
- Zach's birthday this week.
- Happy birthday.
I miss you.
I don't know your name.
It's Jesse. Come to the bar.
You know where to find me.
Who's that?
Hey, Frederick, It's Anna Pigeon.
I need your help. You busy?
If I were profiling you,
I'd think you were on the run.
Jeremiah D. Paulson.
Nothing here is yours.
I don't really think you know
what you're talking about.
I get what I want.
- You're leaving, right?
- I think I'll stay.
The wild is a place where
loneliness turns into peace.
We grab joy in the silence
and the shadows.
Five four
Three Three and a half.
Three and three quarters One!
You're never gonna find me!
Mandy?
Mandy?
Mandy?
But sometimes,
that silence is a purgatory.
Mandy?
It hides our secrets, our mistakes.
Mandy!
Mandy?!
Riley picked way more huckleberries
than we could ever eat.
It smells so good.
- Glad you're staying.
- You're gonna love it.
- Don't ever do this again.
- I like your shirt.
You too,
I was standing there in just my T shirt,
and they were all singing me a song.
The horror!
I think staying here was a mistake.
I'm having buyer's remorse.
Don't get freaked out by a little pie.
- They sound friendly.
- And I got a cat.
- Something good's.
- Don't make it a thing, Molly.
Glad to see you decided to stay.
It's a brave step. Let's just leave it at that.
Running is easy.
You don't have to deal with
people or risk attachments.
My regular. Hey, did.
- Did you get my package?
- Opening it as we speak.
Nice try, Molly, but I'm not
gonna to start journaling.
- I like these, though.
- Bergdorf's was having a sale.
Anna, just take the free
$400 an hour advice
I'm giving you.
Write out your nightmares, every detail,
and they'll stop.
Unless you don't want them to stop.
- Right?
- Thank you, Charlie.
Yeah, I have my own ways of coping.
You're not open.
I am for you.
What do you
What do you drink this time of day?
We've never hung out in the morning.
A- yeah, uld I heard you're staying?
- It's, Jesse, by the way.
- Okay, I get it.
I get it.
Hey!
Yeah, take a seat anywhere.
That's pretty awkward.
Might have to keep your eagle cam on
all the time now. I-It's very popular.
The power of nature.
No, it's a beautiful thing.
The dad keeps the eggs warm,
waiting for his mate to come home.
She returns, perches up on a branch.
And while they chat about their day,
she's brought him a mouse.
You want me to bring you a mouse?
I want to know you. Like, more than
- Yeah
- Whoa.
- Did it break?
- I don't know.
But I gotta go.
I'll see you later, Jesse.
- Gotta go fix the A-Cam.
- Okay
What can I get you? You want a beer?
Yeah, I'll get you
I'll get you a beer.
Geoff for Anna.
Eagle A Cam's out.
People are freaking out.
- Yeah, I'm on it.
- Thank you.
Stop putting the calls through!
I come in peace.
What the hell?
Mandy!?
- Mandy!?
- Hey!
- Mandy, Mandy!?
- Hey, hey!
- Dad.
- What?
Hey, hey!
I'm a park ranger.
My name is Anna Pigeon.
What are your names?
Michael White and Mike Jr.
Okay. What's going on?
Tell me what's going on,
I can help you guys.
It's my daughter. She's missing!
For how long?
I don't know, like, half hour.
Hour and 12, Dad.
- Yeah, he's probably right.
- Okay. Was she upset?
Any reason she'd take off intentionally?
No, they were just playing, okay?
What's with the questions?
I gotta find my kid.
- Okay, slow down, slow down.
- She has diabetes.
Diabetes?
Would have been good to lead with that.
Do you have any idea
which direction she went?
Up that way.
The river's that way.
- Mandy!
- Mandy!
Mandy! Mandy!
I should have been more careful.
- Mom would have never lost her.
- That's all right.
Where is your wife?
She's at home.
Mandy!
- Mandy!
- This hers?
- Dad, that's hers.
- Mandy!
- Can she swim?
- Yeah, but I don't see her.
The current's too strong.
She'd be swept downstream.
- Mandy!
- Mandy!
Dad, that's her!
- Hold on Mandy!
- Dad!
- Mandy!
- Mandy!
You okay? You okay?
Hey, hey, you okay?
You okay? I'm Anna.
Can I feel your hands?
Yeah, they're pretty cold.
S-She's okay. We're okay.
I thank you.
I-I'm sorry I was a wreck,
but we're good now.
It's okay.
- Okay. Here we go.
- Sweetie, pull it tight.
Tuck it in here.
Okay, how many fingers have I got?
- Three.
- Who are these guys?
- My dad and my brother.
- All right. Good job!
Put these under her armpits.
You're a pretty good swimmer,
I am, but Lion's gonna drown.
I gotta get him!
It's okay. Hey, hey, it's okay.
I'll deal with that. I'll get 'em for you.
Be right back, okay?
You got a free bath.
Yeah, I'll see you later. Okay.
Mrs. Pigeon.
Mr. Paulson. You need something?
No, I'm just visiting an old friend.
Thought I put your friend in jail?
I've got lots of friends.
Yeah, I bet you do.
And you are just a down-on-her-luck,
rapidly aging widow
and everything you touch turns to shit.
You'll be gone soon.
I don't scare that easily.
You're not gonna last out here, girl.
That is a Paulson Promise.
Come on, let's go.
What will we do
when the eaglets start to fly?
We're trying to get that A Cam up ASAP.
People don't like the B cam angle
on the eagle cam.
What do they think this is, Hollywood?
What's wrong?
- Just found a missing kid.
- Well, that seems good.
Why are you all glowery?
I'm second guessing it, I think.
Can you look up the campsite
for Michael White?
Mandy's short for Amanda.
Maybe?
There is no Michael White
registered at the park.
Shit!
There's something weird
about that family.
Hey, Zoey,
they were near the eagle cam.
You want me to scrub the footage?
Please.
There are two kids, actually.
A teenage boy and the girl, Mandy.
I think her initials are A.D.
- And Mandy has diabetes.
- Okay, I'm checking ViCAP.
Great. We'll wait.
The ever patient Pigeon.
You want me to hum something
while you hold?
- Yes, please.
- We're good on humming.
Let's keep a professional
relationship with the FBI.
Well, you wouldn't get results so fast.
Okay.
I got an Amanda Davies from Utah.
Brother Austin, Dad Jake.
Mom is Sarah.
The whole family disappeared
six months ago.
Wait, they disappeared?
Yeah, the kids' grandma filed a report.
Vanished, no trace.
Dad's got a rap sheet.
Petty criminal with a violent streak.
B and E's, scrap metal theft, bar fights.
I'll send his sheet.
Shit! That's him.
Those kids aren't safe.
Thanks, Stanton.
I think I got something on the B Cam.
Is that him?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, that's him.
Looks like he's goin' to the lake.
- Is that a crossbow?
- Yeah.
He spotted my A cam.
Bastard shot out my camera!
- Hey, Geoff!?
- He's got good aim.
- You find something?
- Yeah.
Can you see if you can find
the grandma?
We got a lead on the kids.
Come on, Ace, focus.
Here.
That work?
They're doing it in Maine.
Why do you always take him?
He's, like, our most difficult horse.
He wouldn't get out otherwise.
I think he's picking something up.
Hopefully not just clover.
Whoa.
Dry. Not recent.
This isn't camping.
This is living off the grid.
Hunting squirrels.
Could use a crossbow.
Kids clothes.
This is definitely their camp.
No one's here.
Got a pharmacy receipt
for passport photos.
Someone's planning a trip.
- That's an insulin pen.
- Yep.
With Amanda's name on it.
They're all out of cartridges.
I'll try that pharmacy.
Goldenseal.
You can tell someone's homesteading
when they start a garden.
No.
This is a grave.
Where there's a grave,
there's usually a body, Geoff.
Doesn't mean it's human.
Too many people bury
their pets in the park.
It's a regular pet cemetery.
When I asked, the boy said,
"Mom's at home."
The encampment is their home.
He lied about his identity.
- He could have killed her.
- You're gonna need 20 permits
and a team of archaeologists
to dig in the park.
Then better get started.
Stick with your brother, all right.
Hey, man, I just need
some insulin cartridges.
- Listen.
- One moment, please.
I just need your prescription
and insurance.
Here, no insurance.
I want a stuffy like the one from Mom.
Yeah, then I get a knife.
I'm in kind of a hurry.
$79.
Daddy, I want a stuffy.
Not right now, sweetie.
You're $2 short.
It's my little girl.
Can you just help me out
this time, please?
You have to pay in full.
It's two-it's two It's two dollars.
Correct.
Dad.
Dad!?
Give it to me!
Give it to me.
Kids, we gotta go! Coo-coo!
Hey!
I'll come back for you.
- Dad! Dad!
- Kids, stay.
Daddy! Daddy!
It's okay, it's okay.
Guys, it's okay. It's okay.
It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay.
They're just kids.
Talk to them like small people.
Small, angry people that can see
into the depths of your soul.
Okay.
Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna
I'm goin' in.
We've got people looking for your dad.
Do you guys know
where he might have gone?
Where's the other one?
Well, the dad's been gone
a little longer than usual,
and the mom's freaking out, like,
Where you at? I'm hungry.
Taking his sweet time.
It's okay.
He'll be back, just like dad.
Do you live here?
I live on ranger housing,
but my family live all around the park
and on the Blackfeet Reservation.
Your grandma should be here soon.
Where do you guys live?
Where the medicine grows.
He's resilient, like you.
I gotta take this.
- What's his name?
- Leo.
Aww, that's cute.
Yeah, I heard you found Jake Davies
and then lost him again.
Yeah, well, I have his kids,
so they're safe.
I think the mom's buried
at a grave where they were living.
Well, it's not your case anymore.
FBI has jurisdiction on this.
Why, "".
Just doing my bedbug check.
Glamorous.
Where'd you see Jake last?
Meadowridge.
- And he was heading north?
- Yeah, he was.
We-we found passport photos
at their camp.
- Why? You think he's headed.
- Heading for the border.
I think you're wrong.
- Why?
- I would have thought that.
I-I did think that.
But I think he's coming back for his kids.
Men don't come back for their kids.
Look, I don't know. I.
The two kids,
Austin and Mandy, they're tight.
They remind me of me and my sister.
Well, kind of. They're.
Short version, when I was little,
me and my sister were
watching Titanic on DVD.
My parents went out and they.
They didn't come back for three years.
Wait, what?
It's a long story. Another time.
But basically, Molly
became my mother overnight.
She had to step up
because she knew
my parents were useless.
But these kids believe
that their dad is coming back.
They're still being parented,
which makes me believe.
That this guy loves his kids.
Yes.
Well, when I was 14,
my dad went out for a pack of smokes.
And he didn't come back?
No, he came back.
But he did die of lung cancer.
If the mom is dead and buried,
it seems likely that Jake killed her.
He's not coming back, Anna.
If he does come back,
you know you're leaving us
with no backup, right?
Don't let the bedbugs bite.
You're the worst.
Cheers!
Zach?
Coffee?
Thanks.
Hey, you didn't hear any screaming
or anything, did you?
No.
Okay, that's good.
And that's why there
are two eagle cameras,
one of which is still working.
They're still calling about the eagle cam?
He doesn't like my tone.
But camera A.
Well, cameras are very expensive.
I can direct you to
the park's donation page
if you'd liked to help with.
Of course not.
You don't want to answer it?
I'll answer.
I'm on my last nerve. Please.
Zoey Bear Child speaking.
How may I direct your call?
Direct the call to you.
You're taking the call.
I'm trying to be professional.
Zoey.
Now they're gonna call back.
This excavation paperwork is killing me.
Please.
- I'll look at it.
- Thank you.
You should try boring them with stories
of your knitting club.
Then they won't call back.
There is plenty of drama
in my knitting club,
thank you very much.
No, I don't know where the male eagle is.
Yes, the A cam is down.
Tell them we're fixing it.
You do it.
All right.
This is Geoff Miller, park supervisor here.
I just want to let you know that we are
currently fixing the camera,
and it's It'll be.
I beg your pardon?
Hi, it's me again.
Yes, I'm sure the female eagle
feels very lonely.
You're doing a great job.
You really are.
Do you kiss your mother
with that mouth?
- It's okay.
- Hey, Frieda.
I think you scared that eagle off.
He's not coming back.
Hey, he is coming back.
Can you watch them?
Just one second.
Grandma's supposed to be here soon.
She texted me anyway.
What do you guys like?
Coffee? Cigars?
Just kidding.
I got some Junior Ranger
coloring pages for you.
Here, sit at my desk.
Frederick said this is FBI's case now.
Yeah, I give gratitude to the universe.
Hey, do me a favor.
Give this to those kids
and leave me alone.
She can't have this. She's diabetic.
What's going on with the body?
Paperwork's started.
It's an off-limits are.
It's gonna take me forever.
Coo-coo!
- Where's the restroom?
- Coo-coo!
Back there.
She has to go, too.
All right.
Come on.
Coo-coo!
That's weird.
I don't hear
mourning doves around here.
Shit.
Hey, where are the kids?
Whoa!
Frieda, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
- Where are the kids?
- They're in the bathroom.
Go to the assembly point.
They're gone. That was a distraction.
They use bird calls to communicate.
That everybody?
FBI is already blocking off
the border crossing.
I think he's gonna hike out on foot.
The border's only 20 miles from here.
Okay.
I'm gonna make sure everyone got out.
Okay, can you drive up
the other direction after
just to make sure, in case I'm wrong?
- Okay.
- Where are my grandkids?
You're Lori Grant. They're-they're okay.
They're - Where are my grandkids?
They're with their father. They're okay.
I'm going to get them. I need you to wait
- I'm going with you.
- No, you're not.
No, you're not.
Honey, I was serving a desert storm
when you were barely out of diapers.
I am going with you.
No. Geoff!
Getting in or what?
Shit.
Anna.
I'm here. Anything on your end?
Not yet.
Do you always drive
like it's Easter Sunday?
Can you hustle up?
What?
I've got company.
Give it another 10 miles
before you head back.
Copy.
You're never gonna catch anyone
traveling at a snail's pace.
If it helps, I don't think he'd hurt his kids.
Why? Because he loves them?
He loves my daughter, too.
Didn't stop him from taking her from me
when she needed me the most.
What did she have?
My girl got cancer.
Real young, in her cervix.
She wasn't gettin' any better.
So one day I wake up and they're gone.
Sarah left me a text.
She was goin' to the woods
because the dumb-ass.
Thought he could cure her
with tea and flowers.
"Where the medicine grows."
Goldenseal, I found it
growing in the camp.
It's potentially anti-cancerous.
She needs doctors.
She is back at the camp, right?
She must be too sick to
to care for them.
Lori
I think your daughter died in the park.
No.
I'm really sorry.
No
It's just up here.
Hey, Frieda just spotted Jake's car
at the Kintla Lake Trailhead. I'm going in.
Send backup.
Copy.
I'm going to get them.
Be right back, okay?
Wait here.
Dad, slow down.
We can't leave Mom.
It's gonna be okay, you guys.
Dad, I'm sure if you
explain what happened
at the drugstore,
the rangers would understand.
They're working for your grandmother.
I told you, she wants to
take you guys away from me.
And I'm gonna do whatever it takes
to make sure that doesn't happen.
- You got me?
- Yeah.
We're a family.
Who's disturbing you?
Jake! That was real dumb!
Put it down.
Walk away.
No one's gonna get hurt today.
Put the crossbow down now.
I'm leaving this park with my kids.
Nice try, but you're out of bolts, buddy.
Put it down! What are you doing?
Throw it to the side.
Turn around and get on your knees.
Jake, get on your knees.
Put your hands behind your back.
- You can't take them!
- Get down! Jake, no!
- You can't take them!
- Jake, get down right now!
- Do you understand me?
- Dad! Dad, don't!
I wanna go home!
Aussie, Mandy, come to Nana.
You can't take my kids.
You're going to have to kill me.
Dream come true.
Lori, your grandkids will
never forgive you for this.
You have to put the gun down now.
You killed her, Jake.
You took her from me.
- He was trying to help.
- No, I I just
I didn't I didn't her. No.
I just
I just tried something different.
The-the poison you put in
her veins, it-it didn't work.
And you.
And you had her hooked up
to all these machines.
The kids couldn't even see her.
She was so sick.
She didn't want to die in a hospital, Lori.
She-she wanted to die in peace
someplace beautiful.
Yeah.
Lori.
Lori, give him the gun.
Come on. It's gonna be okay.
It's okay.
I never even got
a chance to say goodbye.
Jake, you have to stop.
For your kids' sake, you gotta stop this.
No, you can't you can't take my kids.
Please. They're all I have.
- Please.
- Dad, dad. Come on.
- Dad, stop!
- No, please. Come on.
Austin, what do you want?
Dad.
Mandy doesn't even have her insulin.
It's gonna be okay, Daddy. We love you.
Come on. Come on.
I love you.
Okay. It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
Why you take Mandy
to go pick flowers, okay?
I'm sorry.
Put your hands behind your back.
We did this all ourselves.
My dad can hunt, fish, butcher deer,
not waste a thing.
Forage.
You guys are really self sufficient.
Must have felt good.
What's gonna happen to my mom?
They'll lay her to rest near your home.
Jesse.
Put me down for five.
That eagle ain't coming back.
He's gettin' while the gettin's good.
Okay.
Are people betting on whether or not
a father's going to abandon his kid?
- You judging?
- No.
Just an angry observation.
Heard you had a rough day.
Run of the mill, cuts and bruises.
What can I get you to drink?
Water, sadly.
Here. Wait.
I brought you a mouse.
It's soft.
- What is it?
- Open it.
It's a lovely mouse.
Okay, look. I-I'm gonna be honest.
I don't have a lot to offer.
I'm a down-on-her-luck widow.
Everything I touch
turns to shit, apparently.
- So, just know that.
- Thank you.
It's nice.
It's a nice gesture.
You're welcome.
- Get you that water.
- Okay.
Where do you see yourself long term?
Well
Department of the Interior.
And if I'm being honest, Mr. Paulson,
- retire early.
- Good for you.
- Yeah.
- That sounds nice.
We have a place out by the river.
Do you?
My wife, Yasmina, she loves it.
You got a place by
the river? Whereabouts?
Ten acres, not far from the park.
Damn.
I will give you $600,000.
Which is more than fair, right now, cash.
Well, I-I would have to talk to my wife.
And I don't really feel like selling.
Well, I really feel like buying.
Now listen to me.
I can either pay you,
or I can get it for free.
Think about it. Don't take too long.
- Hey, Anna.
- Hey.
New eagle cam arrived.
You want me to come with you?
No, I got it. Thank you.
I'll see you later.
People are objectively worse
than any other creature.
Pigeon
I imagine she was bullied as a child
with a name like that.
We can't fly, and we can't forget.
Camera A's back!
Woah!
Time goes forward. That's the miracle.
Whether you go with it or not.
The dad came back!
Don't worry, little mama.