Blue Skies (2026) s01e06 Episode Script

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Come on Bug!
Come on Bug!
Let's go find some treasure.
You're so good at finding
things, little Bug. Come on
Come on, Bug
Oh, he's so cute.
I love him!
Let's go. Come one!
Come on, Bug. Come on.
Come on, little Bug
This is my Mom,
you would have loved her.
She would have loved you.
It's her birthday today.
Today's gonna be hard
Hey, everyone! Chelsea here.
I'm still in Crystal Ridge National Park,
visiting Pipers Peak.
I came out here because some of
you have commented asking
me how to deal with being nervou
traveling to a new place.
And being in a new place can be
but anything scary can be exciting, right?
And traveling is all about
being introduced to new things.
I know you want to see
this beautiful face,
but you have gotta see this vista!
Isn't it incredible?
Ahhhhh!!!!
Come on, buddy.
Welcome to the team, Blue.
Hey!
We have a new member on the team.
Hey, Blue.
Congrats.
Oh, thank you.
To you both.
Oh, you're such a good boy.
You did such a great job.
Good job, Blue.
So proud of you, boy.
Okay, back to work now.
Okay, back to work.
All right, team, let's go.
One of the team now. I know.
Okay. Tonight, you,
me, Blue will do something
very fun to celebrate.
Plus, I really need it. You
know, sometimes I feel the
small town walls closing in.
Any other night, I'd say yes.
I'm not doing anything.
Pass.
Tonight's sort of special.
Special? Okay. Who is it?
Oh, it's not that kind of
special. It's my Mom's birthday,
and we have this tradition.
My Dad always tries to make a
carrot cake, and
It's the first year without her.
Sorry, Jodes.
It's okay.
Yeah, night out with you would
probably do me a world of good.
Well. I'm around.
Always around.
- N.P.S.
- This is Officer Meeks.
Okay. Can you tell me what time
that was at?
Officer Jodi Larsen.
- N.P.S.
- Police officer Esposito.
- N.P.S.
- Tyson Bernard.
Okay.
We have a potential injury.
A woman was seen falling in the park.
Yeah, I just got the same call
happened at Piper's Peak.
Some influencer. Her followers
watched it all on live stream.
Let's check it out.
You seeing this?
Chelsea Valen, 25, up-and-coming
Travel And Lifestyle influencer.
She was last seen here live-
streaming when she fell.
According to her followers,
no one has seen or heard from
her since and she's the type of
person who stays online.
Okay, I'll work the ridge.
Copy that. Meeks and I will check below.
Come on, buddy.
Between Whispering Pines and
Stone Glass Lake,
the rabbit hole is a little
deeper than I thought.
I'm looking into a possible witn
in the Stone Glass Case.
Walk me through it.
Well, a diver was in Stone Glass Lake,
and he was hit by a jet ski and killed.
Accident?
No one was charged. They couldn'
find the owner of the jet ski
or who was driving it.
So you think that this case is
connected to what happened to Cl.
I'm not sure.
Claire did have newspaper
clippings on the incident at.
Stone Glass, and there was a 911 call.
That's the witness I was talking
about. I'm checking into that.
Okay. I'm about to meet up with
Ross from the sheriff's
department again. See what else
I can dig up.
Keep me in the loop? I'll do the same.
Yeah. Will do.
I'm looking down the river for
any signs of Chelsea.
Nothing's jumping out at me
from up here.
Everything looks clean.
Nothing to immediately report up
here, guys.
Hang on
What are you?
Scratch that. I found one of
those reflective boards that
social media people use. It
could mean that someone
else was up here.
How's it looking at the riverbank?
There's no sign of her.
Anything?
Not unless she learned how to
fly on the way down.
Well, if she did,
her phone certainly didn't.
It's a start.
I was never very good at this.
But every year you'd ask me to
bake your favorite cake.
I'll tell you what.
It was worth the work to watch
you take that first bite
and pretend it wasn't terrible.
And smile and you'd say
best one yet.
Hey. Who's that?
That's Kyle Moore, Chelsea's boyfriend.
Their trailer is in Camp 11.
Been spending quite a bit of
time talking to viewers of.
Chelsea's live stream.
Low and behold, was finally able
to talk to one
who happened to screen record it.
Fantastic. You have it?
Yep. It should be here. Right,
Now!
Dang! That would have been cool
though
But no, it should be coming any second.
They're just emailing it
Now!
Dang
In the meantime,
do you think we can pull
anything off this phone?
I checked. It's registered in her name.
It's definitely Chelsea's.
Okay, well, it's in pretty bad shape, but I'll
see what kind of magic I can do.
If anyone can pull off this kind
of magic, it's
You.
Okay. You're just gonna steal my trick.
Okay. What have we got?
| | You need to go. Try a little harder. | | .
Now a good time?
I got a minute.
Can you just take over for one
second. Thank you.
Hey.
I have a couple questions about
the Whispering Pines case.
Claire Larsen's fall, right? I didn't work it.
I know, but you read the file
before you gave it to me.
Of course. I'm a cop.
So what do you want to know?
We're here at Crystal Ridge
National Park.
For those of you following, you know,
I have been talking about coming
up here for weeks.
It's the perfect romantic
getaway with your boo.
There are crazy adventures to
experience and more hiking
trails than I can count.
And next stop: Piper's Peak.
But first.
Can we fast forward to see if
anything actually happened?
Wow, she really did fall.
Did you think she didn't?
Can you take it back a few frames?
Yeah.
Who is that?
Boyfriend, maybe.
So if he saw Chelsea fall,
then why did he call it in?
Or he ate it as well.
Either way, we now have two
missing people or
one person of interest.
I'll go check out their trailer.
It doesn't make sense.
If the incident happened on park land,
that's N.P.S.'s jurisdiction.
So why did County take it over
so quickly?
Sheriff Al was insistent that we take it on.
Why?
Sheriff wanted to take on the
case for Bill and his wife.
It's personal. The Sheriff and
Bill Larsen have known each
other for years. He thought it
was the least he could do.
You know, it's tough when cops
show up and deliver news like th.
Maybe it's a little easier
having it come from a friend.
I gotta go. You have my number
if anything else comes to mind.
Thanks.
Just arrived at Kyle and
Chelsea's camper van.
Loud and clear. Anyone around?
I'm about to find out.
This is Detective Larsen with
N.P.S. Is anybody here?
This is Detective Larsen.
Is anybody in here?
I'm checking out inside. No one's here.
Here we go. Let's see what Stace
Kanter called into the police.
Emergency response call log.
Incident number.
Blah blah blah. Here we go.
I just saw a guy get hit by a jet ski.
Stone Glass Lake. I I saw three teens.
They were on their
jet skis, and they just
Oh my God. I think the guy's dead
Hey.
Uh, you know, hanging in there.
Listen, are you around at all for a chat?
Fishing? Huh? I guess even Sheri
need a day off now and then.
Got an extra pole?
Meeks.
What do you got?
I've been reviewing gate footage.
Kyle was last seen leaving the
park at 8:37 a.m.
Meaning he left shortly after
the incident occurred.
Where is he now?
That, I don't know. Tracking
CCTV footage,
but, lost his car.
We have officers alerted and
searching for him in town.
There's an incident reported at
the diner in Mimi's Motel.
A small dispute ending in a
drink being thrown on someone.
You'll never guess who the
victim of the assault is?
Kyle Moore.
Benefit of living in a small town, right?
Tell Jodi to head to the inn.
Meet her there.
Copy.
Catch anything, Sheriff?
A whole lot of nothing.
Maybe my luck will change
now that you're here.
Good to see you.
Good to see you, too.
Got drinks and sandwiches in
the cooler, so help yourself.
Oh, thanks. Won't be staying
long. Just want to
run a few case related things by you.
Oh. Well, you know, I got a rule, right?
There's no work while I'm fishing.
Make an exception for an old friend?
Maybe.
It's his truck.
Kyle Moore?
I'm Detective Larsen, N.P.S.
This is Detective Meeks.
Yeah, I was told somebody's
coming to talk to me.
You were also told to stay put.
You should only make somebody
wait so long.
We'd like to ask you a few questions.
Here's the deal with the drink situation.
That girl needs to be
arrested or something.
She literally threw an
entire drink in my face.
Mr. Moore, we'd actually like to
talk to you about Chelsea's
live stream this morning. It seem
odd to us that we've been
receiving calls all day from
worried Chelsea fans following
the fall, but not a single call from you.
Honestly, I'm shocked you guys
couldn't tell,
the whole live stream thing was fake.
What do you mean, fake?
That's what it takes to create a
moment online these days.
You've got to be willing to go t
drastic lengths to keep people's
eyes on the screen. Keep their
thumbs from scrolling.
Good to know it looked real though.
It read very real.
That's why we have N.P.S. Police on it.
I mean, from an optics
standpoint, that is pretty cool.
If the whole thing was fake, Kyl
then where's Chelsea now?
I dob't know where she is. She's
supposed to be back by now.
Back where?
The trailer.
I went to your trailer.
Chelsea wasn't there.
What are you trying to say?
I'm saying that your fake
missing girlfriend appears
to be actually missing.
We're going to need you to
come down to headquarters
until we can sort this out.
We got a call from Stacey Kanter.
What is Stacey Kanter want
with a lawyer?
She said she wanted to talk.
You haven't spoken to her yet?
No. Not yet.
I know that she was a
witness in the Stone Glass case.
I know how much an
unsolved crime could be
a thorn in your side.
Between you and me,
I think Stacey is the key to
a lot of what's missing.
Ah. So that's why you
requested access to the.
Emergency response call logs.
That got back to you quick.
Who do you think approved the request?
Look, Bill, I'm here to help.
So use me as a resource.
But fair warning.
Stacey Kanter is only in it for herself.
And she will lie through her
teeth to the highest bidder.
We've had problems with her in the past.
Look, I'm sorry for the stunt, okay?
Honestly, we didn't think the
cops were gonna get involved.
Look, I know it was dumb,
but I'm worried about her.
I hear you. And we're doing
everything we can to help.
And you can too.
How?
You can start by filing a
missing person report.
Okay. I'll do anything.
There was a box in your van.
It was for a tent, but it was empty.
Does that ring any bells?
Sure. We were going to take one
with us in case we actually
wanted to try camping one night,
but we left it at home.
We just ended up bringing
an empty bag with us.
Chelsea's kind of scatterbrained
like that sometimes.
Do you have any idea where she
could have gone,
if not the camper van?
Yeah.
Have you even looked into
Chelsea's stalker yet?
Who's her stalker?
That crazy girl who threw a drink on me.
Lana Lester.
Okay, let's talk about Lana Lester.
I don't know what there is to
say. She's been stalking Chelsea
for a while now. She shows up to
places we're at all the time.
It's creepy.
Why'd she throw a drink in your face?
She saw the live stream, I guess.
Probably got it in her sick head
that I pushed Chelsea.
Did she have reason to believe
you killed Chelsea?
Other than the video of Chelsea
appearing to fall?
The reason? She's nuts!
I don't know, go ask her.
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down the hallway | | .
Hey, Ryan.
Hey.
Have either of these two come
into the Rock n' Roast
in the last 24 hours?
No, not that I can recall.
What's going on with them?
These two may have faked a fall
for social media.
The only problem is now she is
nowhere to be found.
Man, the things people do for attention.
Tell me about it.
Well, I just got the call,
so I'm just gonna clean up here,
and then I'll join the search.
Great.
Hey, um, I don't suppose you
want to hang tonight.
I asked Jodi, but she's got a thing.
And, you know, my next choice
would be Blue.
But he's hanging out with Jodi.
Yeah, sure. I'm honored to be
your third choice.
Uh, the Cliff's Edge has karaoke
tonight. What about that?
That's perfect.
Great. Okay.
See you then.
See ya.
I was able to find a bunch of
stuff on Lana Lester.
Lana has several social media accounts.
Looks like Lana's trying to be a
influencer herself.
Problem is, not many followers
on any of her accounts.
Lana learns. Lana lives. Lana le
You get it?
Any idea of her current whereabouts?
CCTV footage has her entering the park.
She drove to Paper Birch Trail
as of a few minutes ago.
She'll be there a while. You guy
can catch her there.
You want to come on a hike?
Come on, buddy.
Come on.
Come on, buddy.
Looks like we're in the right
place. Lana learns, Lana lives.
Who are you?
I'm Bill Larsen.
I was hoping I could ask you a
few questions.
You a cop or something?
No, no, nothing like that.
A lawyer, actually.
Oh. Only thing I hate more than
cops are lawyers.
Please, Miss Kanter, I'm not
trying to get anybody in trouble.
It's about Stone Glass Lake.
You're representing the case or
something?
Not really.
You can call me a concerned third party.
Lana Lester?
Yes.
I'm Detective Larsen with the
N.P.S. police.
This is Detective Meeks. Blue, sit.
Is it okay if we ask you a few questions?
Sorry. Dogs make me nervous.
Oh, he's really friendly.
Unless he thinks you're lying.
You have nothing to be nervous about.
Is this about the whole thing with Kyle?
We'd like to ask you about that but no,
this is about Chelsea Vallon.
You don't think I had anything
to do with it, do you?
We have no reason to believe
you've done anything wrong.
Except throwing your drink on Mr. Moore.
Which was funny, but wrong.
He had that coming.
Why did you come to town?
I just I've always wanted to come here.
So. Not because Chelsea Vallon is here.
Okay. Yes. I knew Chelsea was
coming to the park.
And also I've always wanted to
come here.
The timing was perfect.
Both things can be true.
You said that Kyle deserved what
you did to him. Why?
Because he's a murderer.
Lana, we've spoken with Kyle.
We can't get into the details,
but this is not a murder case.
Have you not seen the video?
When was the last time you saw
Chelsea in person?
I haven't actually seen her in
person in a while.
I'm not really allowed near her, so.
I wondered if anyone would ever
smart enough to ask me about it.
You're a witness to the incident
at Stone Glass Lake,
where a diver named Adam Bronson
was killed.
You even signed a witness report
that was withdrawn.
Your call to Emergency Response
Services stated that you saw
three teens driving a jet ski an
that one of them ran over Adam.
Is there a question coming?
Why did you withdraw your statement?
It happened so long ago.
I don't remember why, I just did.
So you didn't see anything?
Can't remember.
Can't, or won't?
I stay awake at night thinking
about how things would be better
if I hadn't gone to the lake that day.
Do you know who killed Adam
Bronson that day or not?
I don't know. What I do know is
you're doing a pretty dumb thing
asking questions about something
so dangerous.
Dangerous?
How?
Wait.
Let me be honest with you.
You're a lawyer.
I don't think you know how.
There's something about this case
that might be connected to
my wife's death.
So please.
Do you know which officer was
working the case?
I can't help you.
So we review the gate footage.
She wasn't seen entering the
park until this afternoon when
she went on a hike. Lana was in
town the whole time.
Great. Another dead end.
We're nowhere at the moment. We
have no suspects.
No evidence of a dead body if
there is one.
No evidence of how or why
Chelsea disappeared,
if she faked her fall.
Then maybe she's hurt, or hiding
on purpose.
I could go back to the campsite,
see if Blue can pick up a scent.
It's worth a shot.
So we're just gonna head to the right.
Let's check over there.
Blue. Come here.
Okay. Search.
Blue's picked up a scent. I'm
tracking it now.
Copy that. N.P.S. has officially
joined Search And Rescue.
Blue.
Blue.
Blue.
K-9 down. I repeat K-9 down.
Blue's been bit by a rattlesnake
I'm off scene. I'm taking him to the vet.
You're okay.
How's Blue?
His front left leg is swollen
and he's not responding.
We need to move fast. You can
wait in the Equine clinic.
Okay? Please! Please!
We'll do everything we can.
This is Bill Larsen.
Hey, Bill, this is Superintendent King.
I'm calling because Blue was
bitten by a rattlesnake.
Oh, no.
Jodi took him to the vet.
I just wanted to inform you.
How's he doing?
We don't know yet.
Thanks for telling me. If you
talk to her first,
can you tell her something for me?
Hi.
Thank you for coming.
Of course.
We're all very worried for him.
In the army.
I was on patrol.
And it was all routine until we
spotted a security breach.
My partner and I went in early.
He got hit. He was fine, but I
should have waited for backup.
It was my job to keep us safe.
It was my call.
And it was a bad one.
I can't help but think that Blue
getting bitten was my fault.
No.
No.
These things happen.
You know that.
Hey, you're good at what you do, Jodi.
In fact. You're great at it.
Come on, let's go sit down.
How did all the details of this
case get leaked?
There's been a tight lid on this all day.
Finding something?
Looks like their little stunt worked.
Chelsea's followers have gone up.
Disgusting.
Kyle's doing well too.
We don't have any updates as of
yet. I recommend you go home.
This could be a while.
How is he?
We're having a hard time stabilizing him.
We're concerned he'll go into
organ failure,
but he's strong.
He was bitten on the leg,
which is a good thing.
He's got a fighting chance.
I'll keep you posted. Until then
there's not much we can do.
Let me know if you need anything.
I'll be with the search parties,
but I've got my phone.
Will do.
Hey, thanks for coming.
It means a lot.
How's he doing?
Oh, we don't know yet.
I'm so sorry.
We're just hoping for the best.
Why don't you go home for the
night and get some rest?
We have people out there searching.
There's nothing else we can do.
I just, I need to work.
I understand. I talk to your dad earlier.
Oh. My Dad.
No. It's okay. I told him about Blue.
How did he seem?
He said to tell you it was the
best one yet.
Said, you know what that means..
If you are still on the clock.
I think Tyson has an update.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey. How are you?
We'll know more soon. Thank you.
Why is Kyle still here?
He asked to stay until we hear
news about Chelsea.
King said you had something for me?
I certainly do. Was finally able
to get into Chelsea's phone.
What'd you find?
Nothing.
Nothing.
That's the interesting thing.
The phone's completely blank,
except for one social media app
signed into Chelsea's account.
There's nothing else on there?
No contacts, no other apps,
no texts, no calls.
The phone's brand new,
and it's barely been used.
That is interesting
I know that look. You're getting an idea.
In fact, I am.
Babe. You're okay?
Fans have been worried sick about you.
Give him a few words.
Hi, everyone. I'm okay.
I've had a harrowing experience,
but not a moment passed
that I didn't feel your love and support.
I knew you were thinking of me.
Let's get you to sit down.
I fell down a mountain. I'm
lucky that I didn't hurt myself.
I was trying to find my way
back, but I got lost out there.
I am so grateful for all of you.
I'm okay. I'm safe.
And I would like to thank the
N.P.S. Police department for
What's happening?
What are you doing?
Answer your phone,
Chelsea. The real one.
Answer it.
You were hiding this whole time.
You were both in on it.
I'm sorry. I just wanted to
You're both under arrest.
What? What for?
Filing a false missing person report.
That's a felony to start.
And you'll be paying restitution
because this is federal land.
You know, your little stunt left
my partner seriously injured.
And if he dies, it's on you.
Negligent homicide of a police
officer will be added
to your list of charges.
Woah. Woah.
I hope it was worth it.
Hey.
Hi.
Thanks.
Hey.
Jodi, how you doing?
You good? Huh? Hey.
Everything okay?
Sorry about all this.
Thank you.
That means a lot.
You'll be happy to know.
Chelsea and Kyle admitted the
whole thing was fake.
All of it. Not just the first fall.
She was out camping in the
woods, watching her follower
count grow by the minute.
I'm so glad you got a full
confession out of them.
Turning point was you proving
that Chelsea always had a real
phone on her. I only wish I
could have been there
to witness you catch her.
Good work today, Military.
I know it may not always seem like it,
but I'm glad you're on the team.
Thank you, Grumpy.
Grumpy, huh?
Well, you always call me "Military",
I need a nickname for you.
You can do better.
Hey, kiddo.
Hey.
I'm sorry I missed Mom's birthday.
You have nothing to apologize for.
Anything yet?
You okay?
Blue is going to be okay.
You want to see him?
Yes.
Close. Close. Call.
Get back to work now.
What? I'm going to bed.
What?!
Hi, buddy.
You scared me.
I've got you, partner.
I've got you.
You didn't have to wait.
I know.
But I'm your dad. It's what I do.
How is he?
Good.
He's a tough one.
Like someone else I know.
They're gonna keep him overnight.
Should be back on his feet in a few days.
That's good.
I brought you some of that
birthday cake I made.
Ah. Ohhhh
Thank you.
Yep. Best one yet!
Dad.
Yeah, Bug.
You haven't called me Bug since
I was a kid.
I had a dream about Mom.
And she was talking to me like I
was a little kid.
And everything felt really strange.
And then Blue appeared.
And he ran right up to her as if
he'd always known her.
And suddenly I felt
at ease.
She wants that for all of us.