Anna Pigeon (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

1
- I love you.
- I love you too.
[gasps]
Write out your nightmares
and they'll stop.
That's a good start.
I think staying here
was a mistake.
Having buyer's remorse.
You have to move.
I know you can do it.
We need a better dynamic than
you not following my orders.
You'll be gone soon.
Oh, I don't scare
that easily.
I'm dating.
I'm worried I'm
getting too attached.
I heard about
the dead ranger.
For a minute,
I thought it was you.
[hawk screeching]
♪
[sighs]
Come on, let's pick up
those knees.
Let's go.
One day we will be
on time.
Crushing it, mama.
Use those powers
for good, kid.
Copy that.
Oh, Jesus
I think I'm gonna die.
[Bethany laughs]
How can you be so fast?
My body's my temple, amore.
- Maybe I'll become a ranger.
- Oh, yeah?
And you can stay home
and tend to my needs.
Girl
Get a room, you dorks.
[chuckling]
- I gotta get to work.
- Okay.
What? Gotta get to work?
She got a job?
A few weeks ago.
She said she
called in a favor.
It's part-time.
We were really struggling,
so it's all good now.
- Nice.
- Oh, my God.
Oh!
- Right on time.
- Firefighters.
I love
fire suppression season.
Oh, really?
I don't know, man.
Dude, I'm telling you,
this is perfect.
I hear what you're saying, but
there's no such thing
as a perfect crime.
No, no, I could
pull it off.
I watch a lot of
true crime docs, man.
Dude, you can't even
keep your drip torch
from getting clogged.
Oh.
Ew
[knocking on door]
Anna, it's Jesse.
I, uh-- can I come in?
I'm here
to fix your sink?
[knock on door]
Anna?
- Hey.
- Hey.
You guys seen Anna?
I'm supposed
to fix her sink.
Uh, I don't know,
like two days ago,
but I haven't seen
her since.
Yeah, I've been off.
When's the last time
any of you locked your doors?
Never.
Hey!
You guys know where
Ranger Pigeon is?
Hoping she turns up
at your bar later.
Had a bit of fun
with her last year,
and, uh, hope she missed me.
Hey, ignore that guy.
Besides, you're the one
fixing Anna's sink.
Right? Huh?
- [chuckling]
- Yeah!
Not at the moment.
Oh
♪
Anna!
[groans]
[groans, gasps]
[coughs, heaves]
[gasps]
[groans]
I once read about
a kind of dungeon
called an oubliette.
A hidden hole with
only one escape route
through a hatch in the top.
Often an unfathomable
punishment.
Question is
What the hell did I do?
[groans]
Hi, Charlie.
Need some sawdust
for the bar.
Jumbo bags are
on back order,
but I got
a couple 20s left.
Yeah?
I'll take them both.
Any mail?
♪
Any chance you can
take this back to Anna?
Found it waiting for me
with 40 bucks on top
when I open it.
The zip code's smudged,
so I can't send it.
I can take it back to her.
Okay, there you go.
Put sawdust on my tab.
- Pick it up before close.
- Sure.
- Thanks, Charlie.
- Later.
Headache, brain fog, nausea
I got blackout drunk and fell
in this hole while hiking?
I don't smell like booze.
And I don't have
wine mouth.
An accident while caving?
I wouldn't wear
this gear to cave.
And I don't have
any ropes on me.
[sighs]
I'm gonna have
to free solo out.
[bone cracking, screaming]
I fell.
I fell while hiking,
and now I have
a concussion
and my bad shoulder's out
and I have no rope,
which means that I'm trapped.
I'm trapped
and I can't even remember
how I got here.
What would Molly do?
Molly would tell me to stop
being a drama queen
and do the next
most necessary thing.
♪
This is gonna suck.
[bone cracks, screams]
♪
No Anna tonight, huh?
I think
she's just lying low.
Well, I tried
to get a hold of her.
I'm starting to worry.
I get it, bro.
Anna ghosted me
last year, too.
You gotta take
what you can get
with that kind of
woman, right?
Last round for them.
What? You mean us?
Yeah, you can finish
your drinks and get out.
What's your problem, man?
I mean, it's obvious
you can't handle Anna Pigeon.
Hey, maybe you should
let me handle her for you.
- [grunts]
- Oh, boy.
Oh, boy.
[grunts]
Hey, hey.
Hey!
Get them out of here,
and lay down some sawdust
to soak up this mess.
You heard him.
I'm going.
Come on.
[phone ringing]
- [voicemail]
- This is Anna Pigeon. Leave a message.
Hello?
Can anyone hear me?
Is anyone out there?
There's gotta be
something I can use
to get out of here.
Oh, yes, come on.
Come on, work.
Please work.
♪
Well, my compass is toast.
♪
Hope is the thing
with feathers.
I could really use
some feathers right about now.
And a bottle of water.
♪
[groans]
♪
[screams, groans]
[coughs]
I'm weak.
I need food and water.
I've been in here
a while.
At least a day.
Hey.
Hey!
Hello?
Hey, help!
♪
Hey!
You can't leave me here.
Please!
I didn't fall,
and it wasn't an accident.
Someone put me here
on purpose.
♪
Enough Anna!
Our first place in the Heights
was about this size.
[gasps]
Though
It had more natural light.
When I died, you couldn't
leave our apartment
for six weeks.
You wanted the walls
to close in and smother you.
I don't think this
is what you meant.
I
[chuckles]
I must be losing it
if you're here.
Hey, come on.
I'm fun to have around.
When you were alive.
You being here now
Maybe I'm going insane.
Maybe I'm dying.
Maybe both?
If Molly were here,
she'd know what to say.
She'd say my subconscious
conjured you up
to bring me comfort.
Third Man Syndrome.
Right, right.
Man, Molly is so smart.
Very clever, Zachary.
Some asshole
did this to you,
but you can't remember
who or why.
I keep having
these flashes of memory,
but I can't
piece it all together.
I'm so thirsty,
I can't even think.
My head's pounding.
Remember what they
told you in grief therapy
about trauma triggers?
Sounds, tastes,
smells, textures.
They're all memory triggers.
What if I don't
want to remember?
Anna, it's okay to
remember the bad stuff.
♪
[distant laughter]
[loud music playing]
[bottle clanging]
You have five minutes
to return this beach
to its natural splendor.
Or what?
I'm banning you
from the park.
- Come on
- Okay, okay, guys,
you heard the ranger.
Come on, let's go.
Hi, hi.
Look, we have five days left
of our trip, okay?
Please don't bounce us.
all right?
It won't-won't happen again.
Scout's honor, uh,
Ranger Pigeon.
My name's, uh, J.P.
We're good?
[whistling, urinating]
No urinating within
200 feet of a water source.
No drinking on the beach.
No camping on the beach.
No disturbing others'
quiet enjoyment of the park.
Sorry, I didn't.
[music volume increases]
Sorry-sorry, what was that?
What was that last part?
I just didn't catch
that last part.
Officer, was it?
I guess, uh,
one-one more time.
You are gonna
pay for that.
Is it possible that
little shit did this to me?
If he did, Anna,
you only have two days left
before they leave the park.
And I die in this hole.
Now why would Anna send
all this personal stuff
back to New York?
None of this makes sense.
Maybe because of
her fight with Geoff.
They had a real blowout
three days ago.
That's why she booked
a week off work.
She finally got tired
and went back home to New York.
She wouldn't leave without
saying goodbye to me.
She definitely
wouldn't leave
without saying goodbye
to me either.
Anna doesn't really seem like
the goodbye party potluck type.
True.
Okay, but Anna's always
been there for me.
Whatever is happening,
I'm there for her, too.
Me too.
♪
Starting a fire
to signal for help.
So resourceful.
Geoff would have sent
a search party out by now.
He'll see the smoke.
You sure?
You sure that'll be
enough, Anna?
You cannot smash
property of park guests.
He instigated it
to get a rise out of me.
Congratulations.
You got outsmarted
by a drunk 23-year-old.
And now they're
filing a complaint.
For what?
Destruction of property
and harassment.
Okay, here.
Here's 50 bucks
for the radio.
And as for the harassment,
they can shove it up their ass.
Apologize.
You apologize,
I can make this go away.
Over my dead body.
If you saw what they did
to the beach you would have--
Every day is
something with you,
but today you
are going to follow
the path
of least resistance.
- I can't.
- I'm not asking.
Great.
Then this conversation--
Enough, Anna.
I would take
the rest of the week off.
♪
Devil's coming
for me now ♪
There's nowhere
I can run ♪
And if I-- ♪
If I bring it,
I'll just use it
to hate-text Geoff.
♪
I better
get my gun ♪
He says that I
should just give in ♪
No one's looking for me.
No one even knows
I'm missing.
Zach?
[gasping]
♪
♪
All this because
I broke your radio?
Say something!
I'm down here and I don't
even know what I did!
Oh, shit.
[grunting]
[groaning]
♪
[lock clicking]
♪
Anna?
[sighing]
All right,
let's look around.
There's nothing up here.
Her closet's empty.
So are her drawers.
- What about her hiking gear?
- No, that's gone too.
But her fridge is full.
Fruits and vegetables.
I found this little guy.
Maybe she was
packing to leave
and then went on
a hike instead.
So you don't think
she left for good?
Mm-mmm, she wouldn't leave
all this stuff.
And him, too.
What about the box?
Someone wanted us to think
that Anna was packing
and leaving so we wouldn't
look for her.
[groaning]
[gasping]
Uh
No bruising, no trauma.
[groaning]
What did that monster
do to you?
He drugged the canteen
and he cut me.
Why is he toying with you
instead of just--
I don't know.
I'm so thirsty, Zach.
A little drugged is better
than dying of dehydration.
You're not dying
in this hole, Anna.
You're gonna do what you
need to do to survive.
Understand me?
Geoff, we need to send out
a search party for Anna.
Is this about
the damn box?
Maybe she went
back to New York.
You know this is
the fifth park Anna's worked at
in the last three years.
How long did you think
it was gonna last?
You're not listening.
There was somebody
at Anna's house
packing up her stuff.
You need to get your head
out of your ass
and go look for her.
Be careful who you model
yourself after, Zoey.
Hey, you're a good kid.
Where are you going?
Taking a sick day.
I got cramps.
Hey, Frieda.
See if Anna put in for
a backcountry walk up permit.
And get the general store
on the phone, please.
Close the door.
58 Mississippi.
59 Mississippi.
60
A line for every
passing minute.
One capful every
15 minutes.
Enough to keep me alive,
but not enough
to knock me out.
I hope.
You're gonna
get out of here.
So she took
her trekking poles.
I'm guessing steep,
uneven terrain,
- slippery sections.
- Belly River Trail.
- It's one of her favorites.
- Ready?
- Let's hit the road.
- Let's go.
♪
[rocks clicking together]
♪
Dolomite rock contains
magnesium carbonate,
also known
as climbing chalk.
Maybe it'll help me
stay on this damn wall.
I'm so tired and wobbly.
I hope I can do this.
♪
[grunting]
[grunting]
♪
[groaning]
[shouting in pain]
[screaming]
[eagle screeching]
♪
Take only memories,
leave only footprints.
♪
[eagle screeching]
Looking good, you two.
♪
♪
- [groaning]
- No, no, no, no, no.
Goddamn it! Shit!
♪
♪
[footsteps approaching]
[screaming]
That was the monster.
Doubled back
and pushed you into the cave.
When he came out,
he was frantic.
What do you think he was doing
down here in the first place?
I've been so
busy looking up.
Anna.
What are you looking for?
♪
♪
♪
Anna! Anna!
Anna?
Hello?
Hello? Is anybody home?
Tent's empty.
Maybe they have to go pee.
Is this blood?
It's blood and hair.
Still don't know
if it's Anna's,
or if this is
even her site.
Yeah, we do.
What if she's one of
the girls from the beach?
All you know for sure is
you witnessed someone
covering up a murder,
and you got tossed down here
to shut you up.
Those guys said
they come to the beach
every year to climb.
The spatial behavior
of violent criminals
shows they're drawn
to hiding their crimes
in places
they're familiar with.
What happened to you?
How did a stage manager
turn into someone
who knows what spatial
behavior means?
Things change when
your husband gets murdered.
You develop new interests.
Any of these beach bros
seem capable
of murdering one
of their friends?
Anyone's capable of anything
under the wrong circumstances.
Your lips are cracked
and blistered.
You need to drink.
Drugged water is
better than no water.
I've stopped
counting the time.
I'm going by feel now.
When this water runs out
I'm screwed.
[clanging]
Oh!
[laughing]
I thought
you were a bear.
I'm a pigeon, actually.
- Anna Pigeon. Hey.
- Um, I'm Kay.
I would get up, but I twisted
my ankle on a tree root
- setting up camp.
- Oh, um
I'm an off duty ranger.
Can I take a look at it,
make sure it's nothing serious?
Yeah, sure.
Thank you.
My best friends are
coming up from Washington,
and I will never live it down
if we have to cancel camping
because I had an oopsie.
Okay, on a scale
of one to ten,
how much does this hurt?
Um, zero compared
to my pride.
It's just
a level one sprain.
Very minor, but
- I'll give you that.
- Thanks.
Ice it for 20 minutes,
and then just make sure
- you keep it--
- Keep it elevated.
I know the drill.
All right.
If it gets worse tomorrow,
go to the doctor, okay?
Fine, but I'll be sending
you a therapy bill.
Deal.
Take these.
They'll help you get around.
Thanks.
Just drop them off
at the visitor center
- on your way out.
- You're a full service ranger.
I'm glad I met you
when I did.
- Take care.
- Yeah.
Thanks.
It's her tensor bandage.
♪
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I should have stayed with you.
I should have waited
'til your friends got there.
I'm so sorry.
But this is what you do.
What?
You leave.
When we need you the most,
this is what you do.
- You left me all alone.
- I know.
I know, I know
I shouldn't have
drank so much.
I should have locked
the damn door.
I'm sorry.
This is your fault, Anna.
[distorted party noises]
You're drunk, Anna.
[party music plays, distorted]
♪
Why weren't you there
to protect me?
You didn't even notice
I was dead!
[crying]
Whatever happens to you now,
you deserve it.
[whimpering]
Leave me alone!
[panting]
♪
[birdsong]
[Anna whimpers]
No please.
Zach, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Please come back.
I didn't mean it.
[sobs]
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Damn it, Anna!
Damn it, Anna,
you can't just give up on life
and go live in the forest.
- Some parks are in the desert.
- Don't be snippy with me.
And don't think that bringing me
to a public place
is gonna stop me from
telling you exactly how I feel.
Go on, then.
I watched your grief
swallow you for a whole year.
I was the one that
was on suicide watch.
I was the one
that forced you to eat
and forced you to
get out of your apartment,
to remember that there
is life outside out here,
still worth living.
That's where you're wrong,
Molly.
Nothing out here
is better than what I had
in that apartment with Zach.
So you're gonna be
a park ranger
and everything's gonna
be fixed then, right?
- You really don't get it.
- No.
[scoffs]
No, I really don't.
I don't want to start over!
I want to disappear.
♪
[sighs]
I guess I got my wish, Molly
But I was wrong.
I don't wanna disappear
I wanna live.
[water dripping]
[rain falling]
[Anna gasps]
♪
[chuckles]
♪
Everyone knows
their assignment.
- Yeah.
- Get to it.
This guy?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hear you had a little dust up
at the bar over Anna?
- Yeah, so?
- Timing seems suspicious.
[scoffs] Hang on.
I've been working my ass off
trying to keep this park
from going up in smoke.
I didn't mess with Anna.
We were in the air
when she went missing.
Yeah, I'm sure
you got record of that.
Yeah, we got record of that.
Tell them to call the number
if they see Anna
or any sign of her.
Please stress that
they're not supposed to
put themselves in danger
for any reason.
Jesse, take the sat phone, okay?
Whoa!
What kind of danger?
Did someone
do something to Anna?
Should we be
locking our doors?
Hey, baby,
everything is okay.
- You're safe. I'm here, okay?
- I don't feel safe.
- Manny, if some--
- Shh!
if something bad
happened to her
- any one of us could be next.
- I know.
But we have three hours
of daylight left,
and we need to find Anna, okay?
Can we talk about this later?
- Okay?
- But I don't feel safe.
One thing I learned from
working in theater
is that the mind
is too impatient
to wait for a full report.
Our brains make snap decisions
based on what we perceive.
When the monster
looks down here
and sees the things
he left for me
but doesn't see me,
he'll believe I'm passed out
in a shadowy corner
of the cave.
Audiences are less interested
in the seen
than in the unseen.
Open doors are dull.
Those partially ajar
are captivating.
♪
When the curtain rises
on an empty stage,
all eyes turn towards
the entrance most likely
to spew forth
the expected players.
And that's when you've got 'em
right where you want 'em.
♪
♪
♪
Come and get me.
♪
[grunts]
♪
[shouts]
[The Monster groans in pain]
[Anna straining]
[shouting]
[Anna straining]
[shouts]
♪
[panting]
[The Monster shouts]
[panting]
[Anna groaning]
♪
♪
♪
Team one will head to
Belly River from here.
Team two will drive
to the trailhead.
Civilians, please stay close
to your ranger escorts.
We do not know who
or what is out there.
[dog barking]
- We got a scent.
- Everybody stay behind the dog.
Do not contaminate the trace.
- Hey, what did I just say?
- I'll be back.
- [dog barking]
- Anna!
[Anna groans in pain, sighs]
[dog approaching]
I got the son of a bitch.
You say it ain't so ♪
Beware the rumbling stone ♪
You're scared of
what you stole ♪
Beware the rumbling stone ♪
♪