Anna Pigeon (2026) s01e06 Episode Script
There's Always a Road
1
♪
What did that monster
do to you?
- [gasping]
- This is Anna Pigeon.
Leave a message.
She finally got tired and
went back home to New York.
You are gonna pay for that!
Someone wanted us to think
that Anna was packing
- and leaving.
- [Anna screaming]
- I'm Kay.
- I'm so sorry.
I should've stayed with you.
Did someone do something
to Anna?
We do not know who
or what is out there.
- [Anna shouting]
- [Monster groaning in pain]
- Anna!
- [dogs barking distantly]
I got the son of a bitch.
♪
Anna, wait up!
nna!
The quiet stillness
of a deep wood
can suffocate us with isolation.
- Or breathe new life into us.
- Anna, slow down.
You need to stop and rest.
Not until I look him
in the eye.
Let's see how he likes
being trapped.
Hold us hostage
or set us free.
♪
- It's gone.
- What's gone?
What are you looking for?
The rope latter I used
to climb out of the cave.
- It was right here.
- Looks empty.
Yeah, I know that trick.
- [Anna groans in pain]
- He's probably hiding.
He might be in there.
Let me go in first.
♪
What do you see?
Anything?
♪
Wait, wait.
Uh, let me help you.
One second.
- Where is he?
- Um, it's all clear.
- There's nobody down here.
- No, that doesn't--
That doesn't make any sense.
I-I swear to you,
I hit him in the head.
I-I used his ladder
to get out of here.
I-I-I hid here.
Right here.
I buried myself,
waiting for him to come.
And I hit him
with the canteen.
- There's no canteen, Anna.
- Maybe it's the wrong cave.
No, it's not.
Look, right here.
I scored this boulder
right here. See?
- To mark the time.
- I don't see anything.
He must have wiped them off.
You don't believe me?
We want to.
Wait, here!
I can prove to you,
there's a woman.
She's buried in here.
Okay, she's--
- She's in here!
- Okay, okay.
Y-You're exhausted.
There's someone in here!
There-- S-She was right here.
♪
[indistinct P.A. announcements]
Hello?!
[panting]
You're in bad shape.
You're concussed and
severely dehydrated.
I'm gonna have to keep you
overnight for observation.
No, thanks, I'm good.
Thank you for your time.
♪
Hey, do you want me
to come in?
I can make you some tea.
And I play a mean game
of backgammon.
Thanks. I'm okay.
I'm just gonna take a shower
and go to sleep.
Okay. Well,
I'll check back.
- Text me if you need anything.
- I will. Thanks.
- How is she?
- She's not good.
- But she's home.
- Yep.
[Piedmont meows softly]
- Molly
- [sighs]
- [message sent]
- [knocking at door]
Anna?
[Anna sighs]
Hey.
Come in.
I, uh, I thought
you'd want your stuff.
Police dusted it for prints,
but didn't get anything.
Jeez, you doing okay?
Oh, yeah, bar life
How you holdin' up?
Yeah, I'm okay.
I'm just, uh,
a little freaked out, you know?
A bit like a trapped mouse
being toyed with
by a sadistic cat.
If I had a moment alone
with this guy
Get in line.
You know,
the most terrifying part
was going back into that cave
to face him
and finding him gone.
He could be anywhere.
And now he's just out there.
Do you believe me?
Of course.
[winces in pain]
- Did something happen?
- No, I
No.
You know, I
I don't like the idea
of you being alone.
At least until
they catch this guy.
Let me stay here.
I'll take the couch.
- Let me keep you safe.
- Just look at me.
I'm a-- I'm a mess.
I just need a shower
and to go to sleep, okay?
I-I'll be okay.
I'll be all right.
- [Jesse sighs]
- Just, uh,
promise you'll call me
if you need anything?
I will.
- See ya.
- Thanks for the
Yeah.
[water running]
[sighs]
Is anyone out there!?
♪
He marked me?
♪
Where's my stuff?
What the hell?
[meows softly]
I hear you, bud.
I hear you.
Who's messing with me?
[shouts in frustration]
[heavy breathing]
♪
Come on, Kay, talk to me.
Where did he take you?
He'd want to hide you.
♪
[branches rustle]
Hey.
S-Sorry, sorry!
[sighs]
I figured
I'd find you out here.
If you've come to tell me
to go home,
- you can save it.
- Anna
I believe you.
So what are we looking for?
I'm looking--
I'm looking for the body of
the woman buried in the cave.
She didn't just disappear
on her own.
♪
Looks like a piece
tore off a jacket.
♪
That's her.
♪
Based on bruising, I'd say
she was sexually assaulted.
She's got a skull fracture.
Cause of death was either
a blow to the head
or a hard fall.
Yeah, we found a slab of rock
with traces of blood
and hair on it
at her campsite.
Hard fall then.
So she's assaulted
at her campsite
and then he pushes her
and she cracks her head.
She was dead before
she even ended up in the cave.
I'd like to look at
her back, please.
Sure.
- What are you looking for?
- Cuts.
Anything specific?
Other than post mortem
impact injuries,
there are
no distinguishing cuts.
- Can we have a moment?
- Sure.
Anna, did something
happen to you down there?
♪
Oh, shit!
Oh, Anna, I'm so sorry.
- Do you know what it means?
- No, I don't know.
♪
[exhales]
♪
Do you have
any other theories?
There's this college kid
that I ticketed on the beach.
A real piece of work.
He's up in my face,
blasting his music.
Classic Oppositional
Defiance Disorder.
- So smashed his radio.
- What?
I might have
my own case of ODD.
Anyway, he threatened
that I would pay,
but I don't know
if he even knew Kay.
Okay, so he's camping
with his friends,
and-and what?
Comes across Kay?
I mean, maybe it's a crime
of opportunity
that's gone all kinds of wrong.
He covers it up.
Doesn't anticipate
being caught until he is,
- by me--
- By you, yeah.
Okay, but if he killed Kay,
why didn't he kill you?
Maybe we should go ask him.
[phones ringing]
- [gasps]
- Bethany Crocker, my hero!
With everything that's happened,
I missed breakfast.
Are these the ones
with the walnuts?
Mm-hmm.
Your fave.
- Hey, how's Anna?
- Mi amor!
- Uh, it's-- It's unclear.
- Yeah.
She took a nasty knock
to the head, though.
And after what happened
with Sheila
- Oh, it's terrifying.
- Whatever happened,
Anna's gonna need
a lot of support.
Well, we're close by.
We can keep an eye on her.
Right?
I can make her some stuff
to microwave.
- Yeah.
- I'm sure she'd appreciate that.
No one's seen Anna?
I thought she was
at home, resting.
- No, I just went to go check.
- What?
- [phone dings]
- Oh, she just messaged me.
Some girls from Washington
will show up
looking for their friend, Kay.
Let me know when they do.
Classic Anna.
♪
[knocking]
Oh, what, you park narcs
make house calls now?
Special Agent Stanton.
We want to talk to you
about a dead park guest.
I don't know anything about
what happened to you.
I believe you.
I kicked the piece of shit
in the head.
And you don't have
a scratch on you.
That's a nice watch you got.
♪
It's worth more than
this trailer.
I saw your friend wearing it.
Look, this could go two ways.
Either you're going down
for murder,
unlawful confinement,
and attempted murder of
a law enforcement officer,
or you're just
a really good friend
who got put in a tough spot.
Yeah, I helped
to move the body,
but I'm not saying any more
without a lawyer.
He's either seen
too many cop shows
or he's been coached.
Coached by someone
that can afford that watch.
Yeah, well,
there's blood in the band here.
I'll get it tested.
We should have the results
in a few days.
It's engraved.
"To Jayden Paulson Strong.
Love, Uncle J."
The kid on the beach,
he's a Paulson.
[siren blaring]
Well, let's bring him in.
But if Jeremiah Paulson's
involved, then
This just became
a chess match.
♪
[phones ringing]
- Thanks for coming in.
- Geoff.
[sighs]
Uh, you mind taking off
the, uh, hat and glasses?
No, he doesn't mind.
Ooh. Ouch.
Kick in the face
will do that to you.
Don't you wish
you could read lips?
I keep telling Geoff
we need to mic that room.
What happened to your face?
[scoffs]
I mean, that is--
It's actually a funny story.
Not relevant to
why we're here.
Mind telling me where you were
six days ago?
I was camping at the beach
with my friends.
I can get you their numbers.
O-Or you can ask, uh,
Ranger Pigeon.
- She stopped by the beach.
- [Jeremiah coughs meaningfully]
Did you leave your campsite
at any time?
No.
You know, we're here
as a courtesy, Geoff,
so if you wouldn't mind
just moving this along.
Actually, it's not a courtesy
to talk to the FBI, Mr. Paulson.
It is when you don't have
any evidence against my nephew.
Hey, Zoey.
Hey, JP
Checkmate,
you little piece of shit.
- Do you recognize this woman?
- Go ahead and answer.
- You have nothing to hide.
- Come on.
Yes, sir.
We met.
- You met and, uh, and what?
- Asked and answered.
So how'd you guys meet?
Did she come by your campsite?
Did any of your friends
meet her or?
Anna, Manny directed
two park guests to the office.
You're gonna want to
talk to these women.
They're from Washington.
Kay's friends.
Kay Wilson.
We were supposed to meet her.
I'm really sorry
to tell you this, but
Kay, um, died in the park.
Oh, my God.
What happened!?
Uh, we're still trying to
piece everything together.
I-I was hiking.
So you did leave
your campsite.
He's just answered you, Agent.
Why are you badgering JP?
There's a woman dead,
Mr. Paulson.
Yes, that is defamation,
unless you have proof.
Ooh, actually,
I'm so glad that you said that.
Look familiar?
It's got Kay's blood on it.
You see, the sand on your watch
matches the sand in the cave.
JP, look at me.
- You killed Kay.
- [JP scoffs]
You buried her in that cave,
and then Ranger Pigeon
caught you.
And then you pushed her
in there, too.
Then you tormented her.
And what?
What, you didn't think
that she would get out?
- What, you-you--
- Let's go, we're leaving.
- But she did.
- We're leaving now.
So is that why
you got your buddy Caleb
- to help you move Kay's body?
- Yeah, thank you very much.
And to think
it only cost you a watch.
- Thank you very much.
- What's happening?
I promise you,
I will get justice for Kay.
I promise.
Stay close.
Stay close. Thank you.
- Hey, I wanna talk to you.
- Oh, no, we're done talkin'.
What happened
to your face, JP?
- What'd you do to Kay?
- Can I-Can I talk--
So let me just--
L-Look, like I told your
friends in there, we met.
We had sex.
It was consensual.
- Okay, she was alive when I left.
- Bullshit!
I saw the bruises.
I saw her body.
And we both know
what you did to me.
He don't know
what you're talking about.
- I think he does.
- Get in the truck.
I think he assaulted Kay
and then you killed her.
And then you drugged me
and branded me
- like one of your cows.
- Get in the truck.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
What I can't figure out
is the sandwiches.
- That's pretty messed up.
- Hey, would you stop yelling?
Listen to me.
My nephew's a disappointment,
but he's not a master criminal.
Where was he three nights ago?
Three nights ago he was at
the Lewiston Cattle Exchange.
Check his socials.
These kids,
they document everything.
- Good luck.
- Hey!
- [pounds on window]
- This isn't over.
You hear me?
It's not over!
♪
Anna!
Anna, it's so good to see you.
We heard about the camper.
It's terrible.
- How are you doing?
- Uh, I'm okay.
Make sure you keep
your doors locked.
Hey, where's Riley?
I sent her
to stay with my mom.
- Just until you catch this guy.
- Smart.
- Is there anything we can do?
- Just look out for each other.
Make sure this doesn't happen
to anyone else.
- We'll stick together.
- [phone buzzing]
Oh!
Riley's calling
to say goodnight.
- I'll catch you in a bit.
- See ya.
I'll walk you.
It's like you said,
we gotta stick together.
Watch out for each other.
Is anyone gonna be
with you tonight?
I'll be fine.
What?
You can't be alone.
I've got Manny
and I am still freaked out.
I am taking every precaution.
I've got bear spray
and panic whistles and
Maybe I should be
walking you home.
You're so sweet to be
worried about everyone else.
What makes you so brave?
My husband was murdered.
My perspective might be
a little skewed.
Oh, gosh, that's a-awful
[shaky breath]
- Ow!
- [gasps]
Got some sore spots.
I'm sorry.
Thanks for the escort home,
all right?
Get home safe.
♪
We need a gun, Manny.
Th-this-this isn't
what we signed up for.
You're being dramatic.
Did you know that
her husband was murdered?
Yes.
Well, maybe this has
something to do with that.
We have to leave.
First Sheila, now Anna.
- Now next me? Who?
- We--
- I--
- But we can't afford to go.
You know this.
We-we could
- Call my dad.
- No.
Bethany, no.
I really think that
if we just ask him,
he would help us.
I don't want a handout
from a man
I never even met.
I know you think you have
a relationship with him,
but as far as I can tell,
he doesn't want
to acknowledge you
or even know you.
I want a dream
beyond the park, no.
He's never been
there for you.
Where is he?
What's his name?
Why doesn't he
come over for dinner?
Fine, fine.
Maybe something bad
will happen to me.
And we don't need
to worry about it.
- Don't say that.
- Well
bad things come in threes, so
[sighs]
We're gonna be okay,
all right?
Nothing bad is
gonna happen to you.
Hmm?
You saw it with Anna
in the park.
Everyone's got you.
We're safe.
Hmm?
We're safe.
♪
Uh, mind if I keep you company?
Pull up a stump.
[sighs]
♪
You think Anna's safe?
No.
♪
Hmm
♪
Who the hell packed this box?
Oh.
Did you find
who dropped off the box?
Not yet,
but I got a couple vehicles
on a speed camera
by the general store.
On this one,
the time stamp is 6:45.
And that's around the time
your box is dropped off.
Get a plate?
No, but check this out.
You can see the decal.
J. Paulson Ranch.
It's circumstantial.
Jayden Paulson is lawyered up.
We need more than just
his uncle's truck
driving around on local roads.
He's too rich to pay
for his crimes.
At the beach, even here
at the Ranger Station,
JP was running his mouth.
Yeah, and Jeremiah was
protecting him hard.
JP owes him a thank you card.
Jeremiah said JP
is a disappointment,
not a criminal mastermind.
But JP thinks he's
a criminal mastermind.
So what if we play into that?
What are you thinking?
There are cameras everywhere,
so I go alone.
I act weak,
so he feels powerful.
I bait him, get him to take me
back down into the cave.
Once we're there, he'll think
he has the upper hand.
Then he'll be more likely
to brag about his exploits
if he thinks I'm taking them
to the grave.
Anna, he tried to kill you.
I can't use you as bait.
It's a solid plan,
and our best chance at getting
a confession out of him.
Man, you don't get it.
You have people now.
I know,
but I'm not letting him
get away with this, okay?
It's a good plan.
Let's go.
And Anna won't be alone.
We'll be right there waiting.
Hey, I was eavesdropping.
I'm on the radio if you guys
need extra backup.
That moniyaw Paulson,
he's crafty.
- Watch yourself out there.
- Thanks, Frieda.
[distant dog barking]
♪
[door knocker clanking]
♪
Ranger Pigeon,
it's nice to see you again.
Sadly, I'm not supposed to
talk to you without my lawyer.
Look, I--
This isn't official.
I'm not in uniform.
This whole thing has really
got me feeling off balance.
And honestly,
I came to apologize.
Can I come in?
Thanks.
Is your uncle home?
He's out.
You know, I was just
about to have lunch.
Would you join me?
Sure, thanks.
Look, um
I'm sorry I came after you
in the parking lot.
- And on the beach.
- [Anna chuckles]
To be fair, I went after
your friend at the beach.
Caleb.
Maybe he's the one that
pushed me into the cave.
You know, he is
a little less refined
than some of my other friends.
Look, JP
I don't think
that you did this.
But Kay deserves justice.
I was held against my will.
I mean, if I could sleep,
I'm sure I'd have nightmares.
I keep reliving it
over and over again.
Sometimes I wonder
if it would have been better
had I not gotten out.
JP, if you know something,
I need your help.
Please.
Maybe we can go back
to that cave together
a-and may-maybe you'll see
something that I missed.
Okay, sure.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I-I can help you
piece it together.
See if you remember
anything about
whoever did this to you.
I'll drive.
Great.
You know where the cave is, right?
- Yeah.
- Hey, you two.
♪
Who's hungry?
Bethany, what are
you doing here?
♪
Oh, you don't look
so good.
Let's get you some air.
I don't-- No.
What did you do to her?
Oh, shut up.
Follow my lead.
[door opening]
It's a good thing I stepped in
because that idiot was gonna
walk right into your plan.
You drugged the tea?
Hurry up!
Hurry up.
- Grab her.
- Okay.
God!
Okay, okay. I need to--
Keys.
Yeah, get her keys.
Get her truck off the property.
Take it to a trailhead somewhere.
Are you serious?
- Yeah, go!
- Okay, okay.
Your friends don't
need to hear this.
[phone beeping]
Now it's just us girls.
You're not recording anymore.
♪
- [static crackling]
- Anything?
Nothing topside.
Anything on the ground?
- [static crackling]
- No, all quiet here too.
[sighs]
Anna should have
been here by now.
Something's wrong.
I knew it.
♪
Where are you taking me?
Well, I can't take you to
where your friends are waiting,
that's for sure.
Oh, you're always in the way.
You pushed me in the cave.
[shouting]
JP pushed you.
I'm cleaning up this mess.
Don't worry, I'll make it
look like an accident.
Everyone knows how much
you love to drink.
Ooh!
You're crazy.
[grunts]
I was only gonna
keep you down there
long enough to scare you
into leaving.
- [Anna shouts]
- I drugged you.
- I cut you.
- Stop!
You're too brave, Anna.
I have to do this.
[shouts, grunts]
- [gasps]
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[electricity crackling]
[screaming]
If I learned anything
in that cave,
it was to sip my tea slowly.
[Bethany grunts]
[sirens blaring]
[police radio chatter]
[door opens]
Thanks, Manny.
Manny!
♪
Looks like the knife.
We found it
and a bottle of xylacine,
which is a horse tranquilizer
she could have used to drug you.
And we got JP.
Yeah, looks like we got
everything we need.
It's so weird.
Ah!
- Even these.
- My underwear?
Yeah, well, they're mine now.
Might be time for boxers.
[groans]
All right, take care
of yourself, Pigeon.
Thank you.
Well, I mean it, Anna.
[engine starts]
♪
- Anna!
- Hey.
Feels a little strange
around here.
Yeah, it's been
a hell of a week.
A woman I thought was
my friend tried to kill me.
Jeremiah Paulson wants
my head on a platter.
Maybe that box
Bethany packed was a sign.
I don't really know
what's here for me.
Hey, I'm still here.
I know you are.
I know-- And I know that
you were the first person
to start looking for me
before a-anyone even
realized I was missing.
And that means a lot.
I just need some time.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
[distant siren blaring]
[Manny breathes heavily]
[sighs, sniffles]
I feel like I don't
even know you anymore.
I hardly recognize myself.
I never had anything
that was just-just mine.
My parents never got married,
so my dad wasn't around.
I never had love 'til I met you.
When you joined the army,
I became an army wife.
When your injury
turned you into an addict,
I went to Nar-Anon.
So when we finally came here,
I thought, "This is it.
This is home."
And did it all for us.
Bethany
And everything was coming
together perfectly
until she
I need help, I need help.
I need help, I need help.
- I need help, I messed up.
- What happened?
I was-I was fooling around
with this girl
in-in-in the park.
She hit her head,
and it was bad.
It was really bad.
I tried to hide her body,
so I-I buried her in this cave.
Hey, you need
to call the police.
No, no, no, no.
You have to help me, okay?
You are the help.
Just tell them
it was an accident.
It doesn't matter
because a ranger saw me,
so I pushed her in, okay?
It was that Pigeon.
Something Pigeon.
Don't do anything.
Don't say anything. I
I'll do it.
You leave it to me.
I'm the help.
What exactly did
that little shit do now?
Your nephew accidentally
killed a girl
on his camping trip.
[sighs]
Almighty.
Say the word and I can help.
You are asking me
to have a lot of faith
in you, Bethany.
I just want what's best
for you and this family.
Don't disappoint me.
I won't.
[sniffling]
I'm gonna get you help.
I'm gonna put a call to the VA
tomorrow in the morning.
- No, Manuel.
- And I'm gonna get--
- And I'm gonna--
- No, Manuel, Manuel.
- I'm gonna--
- I don't need help from them.
Bethany
Call my dad.
His number's in my phone.
Please call my dad.
♪
[phone line ringing]
[phone vibrating]
♪
♪
You're not gonna push me
off the edge, are you?
Only if you try to yodel.
Wow.
How did you know
they'd be here?
I have my I-nis'kim.
My buffalo rock that
brings me good luck
in bringing them near.
Growing up, I heard stories
on how the ground here
would shake with
the thunder of hooves.
As far as the eye could see,
there was buffalo.
Then, the Plains here
stood empty for a long time.
But the buffalo
made its way back.
With a little help from us.
I brought you up here
to remind you
that this place
is worth fighting for.
And also that even
a lone wolf circles back
to its pack sometimes.
I just want you to know
that we've got you.
Thank you.
♪
Any chance you wanna
carry me back?
We got a truck
parked up the road.
- There's a road?
- There's always a road.
Nature has a way of
carving herself a path.
I came here to disappear.
But I realized if we don't
give in to our despair,
darkness has no hold over us.
And the path back to the light
is around every corner.
Sing to the pines ♪
like the wind ♪
to the trees ♪
And I sing to the pines ♪
like the wind
through the leaves ♪
♪
♪
What did that monster
do to you?
- [gasping]
- This is Anna Pigeon.
Leave a message.
She finally got tired and
went back home to New York.
You are gonna pay for that!
Someone wanted us to think
that Anna was packing
- and leaving.
- [Anna screaming]
- I'm Kay.
- I'm so sorry.
I should've stayed with you.
Did someone do something
to Anna?
We do not know who
or what is out there.
- [Anna shouting]
- [Monster groaning in pain]
- Anna!
- [dogs barking distantly]
I got the son of a bitch.
♪
Anna, wait up!
nna!
The quiet stillness
of a deep wood
can suffocate us with isolation.
- Or breathe new life into us.
- Anna, slow down.
You need to stop and rest.
Not until I look him
in the eye.
Let's see how he likes
being trapped.
Hold us hostage
or set us free.
♪
- It's gone.
- What's gone?
What are you looking for?
The rope latter I used
to climb out of the cave.
- It was right here.
- Looks empty.
Yeah, I know that trick.
- [Anna groans in pain]
- He's probably hiding.
He might be in there.
Let me go in first.
♪
What do you see?
Anything?
♪
Wait, wait.
Uh, let me help you.
One second.
- Where is he?
- Um, it's all clear.
- There's nobody down here.
- No, that doesn't--
That doesn't make any sense.
I-I swear to you,
I hit him in the head.
I-I used his ladder
to get out of here.
I-I-I hid here.
Right here.
I buried myself,
waiting for him to come.
And I hit him
with the canteen.
- There's no canteen, Anna.
- Maybe it's the wrong cave.
No, it's not.
Look, right here.
I scored this boulder
right here. See?
- To mark the time.
- I don't see anything.
He must have wiped them off.
You don't believe me?
We want to.
Wait, here!
I can prove to you,
there's a woman.
She's buried in here.
Okay, she's--
- She's in here!
- Okay, okay.
Y-You're exhausted.
There's someone in here!
There-- S-She was right here.
♪
[indistinct P.A. announcements]
Hello?!
[panting]
You're in bad shape.
You're concussed and
severely dehydrated.
I'm gonna have to keep you
overnight for observation.
No, thanks, I'm good.
Thank you for your time.
♪
Hey, do you want me
to come in?
I can make you some tea.
And I play a mean game
of backgammon.
Thanks. I'm okay.
I'm just gonna take a shower
and go to sleep.
Okay. Well,
I'll check back.
- Text me if you need anything.
- I will. Thanks.
- How is she?
- She's not good.
- But she's home.
- Yep.
[Piedmont meows softly]
- Molly
- [sighs]
- [message sent]
- [knocking at door]
Anna?
[Anna sighs]
Hey.
Come in.
I, uh, I thought
you'd want your stuff.
Police dusted it for prints,
but didn't get anything.
Jeez, you doing okay?
Oh, yeah, bar life
How you holdin' up?
Yeah, I'm okay.
I'm just, uh,
a little freaked out, you know?
A bit like a trapped mouse
being toyed with
by a sadistic cat.
If I had a moment alone
with this guy
Get in line.
You know,
the most terrifying part
was going back into that cave
to face him
and finding him gone.
He could be anywhere.
And now he's just out there.
Do you believe me?
Of course.
[winces in pain]
- Did something happen?
- No, I
No.
You know, I
I don't like the idea
of you being alone.
At least until
they catch this guy.
Let me stay here.
I'll take the couch.
- Let me keep you safe.
- Just look at me.
I'm a-- I'm a mess.
I just need a shower
and to go to sleep, okay?
I-I'll be okay.
I'll be all right.
- [Jesse sighs]
- Just, uh,
promise you'll call me
if you need anything?
I will.
- See ya.
- Thanks for the
Yeah.
[water running]
[sighs]
Is anyone out there!?
♪
He marked me?
♪
Where's my stuff?
What the hell?
[meows softly]
I hear you, bud.
I hear you.
Who's messing with me?
[shouts in frustration]
[heavy breathing]
♪
Come on, Kay, talk to me.
Where did he take you?
He'd want to hide you.
♪
[branches rustle]
Hey.
S-Sorry, sorry!
[sighs]
I figured
I'd find you out here.
If you've come to tell me
to go home,
- you can save it.
- Anna
I believe you.
So what are we looking for?
I'm looking--
I'm looking for the body of
the woman buried in the cave.
She didn't just disappear
on her own.
♪
Looks like a piece
tore off a jacket.
♪
That's her.
♪
Based on bruising, I'd say
she was sexually assaulted.
She's got a skull fracture.
Cause of death was either
a blow to the head
or a hard fall.
Yeah, we found a slab of rock
with traces of blood
and hair on it
at her campsite.
Hard fall then.
So she's assaulted
at her campsite
and then he pushes her
and she cracks her head.
She was dead before
she even ended up in the cave.
I'd like to look at
her back, please.
Sure.
- What are you looking for?
- Cuts.
Anything specific?
Other than post mortem
impact injuries,
there are
no distinguishing cuts.
- Can we have a moment?
- Sure.
Anna, did something
happen to you down there?
♪
Oh, shit!
Oh, Anna, I'm so sorry.
- Do you know what it means?
- No, I don't know.
♪
[exhales]
♪
Do you have
any other theories?
There's this college kid
that I ticketed on the beach.
A real piece of work.
He's up in my face,
blasting his music.
Classic Oppositional
Defiance Disorder.
- So smashed his radio.
- What?
I might have
my own case of ODD.
Anyway, he threatened
that I would pay,
but I don't know
if he even knew Kay.
Okay, so he's camping
with his friends,
and-and what?
Comes across Kay?
I mean, maybe it's a crime
of opportunity
that's gone all kinds of wrong.
He covers it up.
Doesn't anticipate
being caught until he is,
- by me--
- By you, yeah.
Okay, but if he killed Kay,
why didn't he kill you?
Maybe we should go ask him.
[phones ringing]
- [gasps]
- Bethany Crocker, my hero!
With everything that's happened,
I missed breakfast.
Are these the ones
with the walnuts?
Mm-hmm.
Your fave.
- Hey, how's Anna?
- Mi amor!
- Uh, it's-- It's unclear.
- Yeah.
She took a nasty knock
to the head, though.
And after what happened
with Sheila
- Oh, it's terrifying.
- Whatever happened,
Anna's gonna need
a lot of support.
Well, we're close by.
We can keep an eye on her.
Right?
I can make her some stuff
to microwave.
- Yeah.
- I'm sure she'd appreciate that.
No one's seen Anna?
I thought she was
at home, resting.
- No, I just went to go check.
- What?
- [phone dings]
- Oh, she just messaged me.
Some girls from Washington
will show up
looking for their friend, Kay.
Let me know when they do.
Classic Anna.
♪
[knocking]
Oh, what, you park narcs
make house calls now?
Special Agent Stanton.
We want to talk to you
about a dead park guest.
I don't know anything about
what happened to you.
I believe you.
I kicked the piece of shit
in the head.
And you don't have
a scratch on you.
That's a nice watch you got.
♪
It's worth more than
this trailer.
I saw your friend wearing it.
Look, this could go two ways.
Either you're going down
for murder,
unlawful confinement,
and attempted murder of
a law enforcement officer,
or you're just
a really good friend
who got put in a tough spot.
Yeah, I helped
to move the body,
but I'm not saying any more
without a lawyer.
He's either seen
too many cop shows
or he's been coached.
Coached by someone
that can afford that watch.
Yeah, well,
there's blood in the band here.
I'll get it tested.
We should have the results
in a few days.
It's engraved.
"To Jayden Paulson Strong.
Love, Uncle J."
The kid on the beach,
he's a Paulson.
[siren blaring]
Well, let's bring him in.
But if Jeremiah Paulson's
involved, then
This just became
a chess match.
♪
[phones ringing]
- Thanks for coming in.
- Geoff.
[sighs]
Uh, you mind taking off
the, uh, hat and glasses?
No, he doesn't mind.
Ooh. Ouch.
Kick in the face
will do that to you.
Don't you wish
you could read lips?
I keep telling Geoff
we need to mic that room.
What happened to your face?
[scoffs]
I mean, that is--
It's actually a funny story.
Not relevant to
why we're here.
Mind telling me where you were
six days ago?
I was camping at the beach
with my friends.
I can get you their numbers.
O-Or you can ask, uh,
Ranger Pigeon.
- She stopped by the beach.
- [Jeremiah coughs meaningfully]
Did you leave your campsite
at any time?
No.
You know, we're here
as a courtesy, Geoff,
so if you wouldn't mind
just moving this along.
Actually, it's not a courtesy
to talk to the FBI, Mr. Paulson.
It is when you don't have
any evidence against my nephew.
Hey, Zoey.
Hey, JP
Checkmate,
you little piece of shit.
- Do you recognize this woman?
- Go ahead and answer.
- You have nothing to hide.
- Come on.
Yes, sir.
We met.
- You met and, uh, and what?
- Asked and answered.
So how'd you guys meet?
Did she come by your campsite?
Did any of your friends
meet her or?
Anna, Manny directed
two park guests to the office.
You're gonna want to
talk to these women.
They're from Washington.
Kay's friends.
Kay Wilson.
We were supposed to meet her.
I'm really sorry
to tell you this, but
Kay, um, died in the park.
Oh, my God.
What happened!?
Uh, we're still trying to
piece everything together.
I-I was hiking.
So you did leave
your campsite.
He's just answered you, Agent.
Why are you badgering JP?
There's a woman dead,
Mr. Paulson.
Yes, that is defamation,
unless you have proof.
Ooh, actually,
I'm so glad that you said that.
Look familiar?
It's got Kay's blood on it.
You see, the sand on your watch
matches the sand in the cave.
JP, look at me.
- You killed Kay.
- [JP scoffs]
You buried her in that cave,
and then Ranger Pigeon
caught you.
And then you pushed her
in there, too.
Then you tormented her.
And what?
What, you didn't think
that she would get out?
- What, you-you--
- Let's go, we're leaving.
- But she did.
- We're leaving now.
So is that why
you got your buddy Caleb
- to help you move Kay's body?
- Yeah, thank you very much.
And to think
it only cost you a watch.
- Thank you very much.
- What's happening?
I promise you,
I will get justice for Kay.
I promise.
Stay close.
Stay close. Thank you.
- Hey, I wanna talk to you.
- Oh, no, we're done talkin'.
What happened
to your face, JP?
- What'd you do to Kay?
- Can I-Can I talk--
So let me just--
L-Look, like I told your
friends in there, we met.
We had sex.
It was consensual.
- Okay, she was alive when I left.
- Bullshit!
I saw the bruises.
I saw her body.
And we both know
what you did to me.
He don't know
what you're talking about.
- I think he does.
- Get in the truck.
I think he assaulted Kay
and then you killed her.
And then you drugged me
and branded me
- like one of your cows.
- Get in the truck.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
What I can't figure out
is the sandwiches.
- That's pretty messed up.
- Hey, would you stop yelling?
Listen to me.
My nephew's a disappointment,
but he's not a master criminal.
Where was he three nights ago?
Three nights ago he was at
the Lewiston Cattle Exchange.
Check his socials.
These kids,
they document everything.
- Good luck.
- Hey!
- [pounds on window]
- This isn't over.
You hear me?
It's not over!
♪
Anna!
Anna, it's so good to see you.
We heard about the camper.
It's terrible.
- How are you doing?
- Uh, I'm okay.
Make sure you keep
your doors locked.
Hey, where's Riley?
I sent her
to stay with my mom.
- Just until you catch this guy.
- Smart.
- Is there anything we can do?
- Just look out for each other.
Make sure this doesn't happen
to anyone else.
- We'll stick together.
- [phone buzzing]
Oh!
Riley's calling
to say goodnight.
- I'll catch you in a bit.
- See ya.
I'll walk you.
It's like you said,
we gotta stick together.
Watch out for each other.
Is anyone gonna be
with you tonight?
I'll be fine.
What?
You can't be alone.
I've got Manny
and I am still freaked out.
I am taking every precaution.
I've got bear spray
and panic whistles and
Maybe I should be
walking you home.
You're so sweet to be
worried about everyone else.
What makes you so brave?
My husband was murdered.
My perspective might be
a little skewed.
Oh, gosh, that's a-awful
[shaky breath]
- Ow!
- [gasps]
Got some sore spots.
I'm sorry.
Thanks for the escort home,
all right?
Get home safe.
♪
We need a gun, Manny.
Th-this-this isn't
what we signed up for.
You're being dramatic.
Did you know that
her husband was murdered?
Yes.
Well, maybe this has
something to do with that.
We have to leave.
First Sheila, now Anna.
- Now next me? Who?
- We--
- I--
- But we can't afford to go.
You know this.
We-we could
- Call my dad.
- No.
Bethany, no.
I really think that
if we just ask him,
he would help us.
I don't want a handout
from a man
I never even met.
I know you think you have
a relationship with him,
but as far as I can tell,
he doesn't want
to acknowledge you
or even know you.
I want a dream
beyond the park, no.
He's never been
there for you.
Where is he?
What's his name?
Why doesn't he
come over for dinner?
Fine, fine.
Maybe something bad
will happen to me.
And we don't need
to worry about it.
- Don't say that.
- Well
bad things come in threes, so
[sighs]
We're gonna be okay,
all right?
Nothing bad is
gonna happen to you.
Hmm?
You saw it with Anna
in the park.
Everyone's got you.
We're safe.
Hmm?
We're safe.
♪
Uh, mind if I keep you company?
Pull up a stump.
[sighs]
♪
You think Anna's safe?
No.
♪
Hmm
♪
Who the hell packed this box?
Oh.
Did you find
who dropped off the box?
Not yet,
but I got a couple vehicles
on a speed camera
by the general store.
On this one,
the time stamp is 6:45.
And that's around the time
your box is dropped off.
Get a plate?
No, but check this out.
You can see the decal.
J. Paulson Ranch.
It's circumstantial.
Jayden Paulson is lawyered up.
We need more than just
his uncle's truck
driving around on local roads.
He's too rich to pay
for his crimes.
At the beach, even here
at the Ranger Station,
JP was running his mouth.
Yeah, and Jeremiah was
protecting him hard.
JP owes him a thank you card.
Jeremiah said JP
is a disappointment,
not a criminal mastermind.
But JP thinks he's
a criminal mastermind.
So what if we play into that?
What are you thinking?
There are cameras everywhere,
so I go alone.
I act weak,
so he feels powerful.
I bait him, get him to take me
back down into the cave.
Once we're there, he'll think
he has the upper hand.
Then he'll be more likely
to brag about his exploits
if he thinks I'm taking them
to the grave.
Anna, he tried to kill you.
I can't use you as bait.
It's a solid plan,
and our best chance at getting
a confession out of him.
Man, you don't get it.
You have people now.
I know,
but I'm not letting him
get away with this, okay?
It's a good plan.
Let's go.
And Anna won't be alone.
We'll be right there waiting.
Hey, I was eavesdropping.
I'm on the radio if you guys
need extra backup.
That moniyaw Paulson,
he's crafty.
- Watch yourself out there.
- Thanks, Frieda.
[distant dog barking]
♪
[door knocker clanking]
♪
Ranger Pigeon,
it's nice to see you again.
Sadly, I'm not supposed to
talk to you without my lawyer.
Look, I--
This isn't official.
I'm not in uniform.
This whole thing has really
got me feeling off balance.
And honestly,
I came to apologize.
Can I come in?
Thanks.
Is your uncle home?
He's out.
You know, I was just
about to have lunch.
Would you join me?
Sure, thanks.
Look, um
I'm sorry I came after you
in the parking lot.
- And on the beach.
- [Anna chuckles]
To be fair, I went after
your friend at the beach.
Caleb.
Maybe he's the one that
pushed me into the cave.
You know, he is
a little less refined
than some of my other friends.
Look, JP
I don't think
that you did this.
But Kay deserves justice.
I was held against my will.
I mean, if I could sleep,
I'm sure I'd have nightmares.
I keep reliving it
over and over again.
Sometimes I wonder
if it would have been better
had I not gotten out.
JP, if you know something,
I need your help.
Please.
Maybe we can go back
to that cave together
a-and may-maybe you'll see
something that I missed.
Okay, sure.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I-I can help you
piece it together.
See if you remember
anything about
whoever did this to you.
I'll drive.
Great.
You know where the cave is, right?
- Yeah.
- Hey, you two.
♪
Who's hungry?
Bethany, what are
you doing here?
♪
Oh, you don't look
so good.
Let's get you some air.
I don't-- No.
What did you do to her?
Oh, shut up.
Follow my lead.
[door opening]
It's a good thing I stepped in
because that idiot was gonna
walk right into your plan.
You drugged the tea?
Hurry up!
Hurry up.
- Grab her.
- Okay.
God!
Okay, okay. I need to--
Keys.
Yeah, get her keys.
Get her truck off the property.
Take it to a trailhead somewhere.
Are you serious?
- Yeah, go!
- Okay, okay.
Your friends don't
need to hear this.
[phone beeping]
Now it's just us girls.
You're not recording anymore.
♪
- [static crackling]
- Anything?
Nothing topside.
Anything on the ground?
- [static crackling]
- No, all quiet here too.
[sighs]
Anna should have
been here by now.
Something's wrong.
I knew it.
♪
Where are you taking me?
Well, I can't take you to
where your friends are waiting,
that's for sure.
Oh, you're always in the way.
You pushed me in the cave.
[shouting]
JP pushed you.
I'm cleaning up this mess.
Don't worry, I'll make it
look like an accident.
Everyone knows how much
you love to drink.
Ooh!
You're crazy.
[grunts]
I was only gonna
keep you down there
long enough to scare you
into leaving.
- [Anna shouts]
- I drugged you.
- I cut you.
- Stop!
You're too brave, Anna.
I have to do this.
[shouts, grunts]
- [gasps]
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[electricity crackling]
[screaming]
If I learned anything
in that cave,
it was to sip my tea slowly.
[Bethany grunts]
[sirens blaring]
[police radio chatter]
[door opens]
Thanks, Manny.
Manny!
♪
Looks like the knife.
We found it
and a bottle of xylacine,
which is a horse tranquilizer
she could have used to drug you.
And we got JP.
Yeah, looks like we got
everything we need.
It's so weird.
Ah!
- Even these.
- My underwear?
Yeah, well, they're mine now.
Might be time for boxers.
[groans]
All right, take care
of yourself, Pigeon.
Thank you.
Well, I mean it, Anna.
[engine starts]
♪
- Anna!
- Hey.
Feels a little strange
around here.
Yeah, it's been
a hell of a week.
A woman I thought was
my friend tried to kill me.
Jeremiah Paulson wants
my head on a platter.
Maybe that box
Bethany packed was a sign.
I don't really know
what's here for me.
Hey, I'm still here.
I know you are.
I know-- And I know that
you were the first person
to start looking for me
before a-anyone even
realized I was missing.
And that means a lot.
I just need some time.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
[distant siren blaring]
[Manny breathes heavily]
[sighs, sniffles]
I feel like I don't
even know you anymore.
I hardly recognize myself.
I never had anything
that was just-just mine.
My parents never got married,
so my dad wasn't around.
I never had love 'til I met you.
When you joined the army,
I became an army wife.
When your injury
turned you into an addict,
I went to Nar-Anon.
So when we finally came here,
I thought, "This is it.
This is home."
And did it all for us.
Bethany
And everything was coming
together perfectly
until she
I need help, I need help.
I need help, I need help.
- I need help, I messed up.
- What happened?
I was-I was fooling around
with this girl
in-in-in the park.
She hit her head,
and it was bad.
It was really bad.
I tried to hide her body,
so I-I buried her in this cave.
Hey, you need
to call the police.
No, no, no, no.
You have to help me, okay?
You are the help.
Just tell them
it was an accident.
It doesn't matter
because a ranger saw me,
so I pushed her in, okay?
It was that Pigeon.
Something Pigeon.
Don't do anything.
Don't say anything. I
I'll do it.
You leave it to me.
I'm the help.
What exactly did
that little shit do now?
Your nephew accidentally
killed a girl
on his camping trip.
[sighs]
Almighty.
Say the word and I can help.
You are asking me
to have a lot of faith
in you, Bethany.
I just want what's best
for you and this family.
Don't disappoint me.
I won't.
[sniffling]
I'm gonna get you help.
I'm gonna put a call to the VA
tomorrow in the morning.
- No, Manuel.
- And I'm gonna get--
- And I'm gonna--
- No, Manuel, Manuel.
- I'm gonna--
- I don't need help from them.
Bethany
Call my dad.
His number's in my phone.
Please call my dad.
♪
[phone line ringing]
[phone vibrating]
♪
♪
You're not gonna push me
off the edge, are you?
Only if you try to yodel.
Wow.
How did you know
they'd be here?
I have my I-nis'kim.
My buffalo rock that
brings me good luck
in bringing them near.
Growing up, I heard stories
on how the ground here
would shake with
the thunder of hooves.
As far as the eye could see,
there was buffalo.
Then, the Plains here
stood empty for a long time.
But the buffalo
made its way back.
With a little help from us.
I brought you up here
to remind you
that this place
is worth fighting for.
And also that even
a lone wolf circles back
to its pack sometimes.
I just want you to know
that we've got you.
Thank you.
♪
Any chance you wanna
carry me back?
We got a truck
parked up the road.
- There's a road?
- There's always a road.
Nature has a way of
carving herself a path.
I came here to disappear.
But I realized if we don't
give in to our despair,
darkness has no hold over us.
And the path back to the light
is around every corner.
Sing to the pines ♪
like the wind ♪
to the trees ♪
And I sing to the pines ♪
like the wind
through the leaves ♪
♪