Blue Skies (2026) s01e08 Episode Script
Whispering Pines
- Hey, kiddo. You busy?
- No, I'm just having
a night in with Blue.
- Okay if I swing by?
- Is something wrong?
- I wanna drop off a
box of Mom's stuff:
mementos, photos,
that sort of thing.
I thought it might be
nice for you to have 'em.
Plus I wanted to talk
to you about something.
- Yeah, of course. Come by.
- Sounds good, bug.
See you soon.
(engine roaring)
(tense music)
(vehicle thuds)
(vehicle thudding)
(Bill groaning)
(vehicle thuds)
(Bill groans)
(vehicle crashing)
(Bill grunts)
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(mellow music)
(coyotes howling)
(crickets croaking)
(phone rings and beeps)
- Dad. Please,
please call me back.
God, he's still not picking up.
He should be here by now.
(keys rattling)
(Blue whines)
Come on, buddy.
(door clatters)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Dad? Dad?
You're okay. I'm here.
I'm gonna get some help.
It's okay. Hi, I need some help.
I'm on a East-South, South Road,
and I- I need a- I
need an ambulance.
My dad, he was- he
was in a car accident.
(sirens wailing)
(tense music)
(people chattering)
- How is he?
- Paramedics got him out.
They're loading him in now.
- Thanks for calling.
- I'm gonna go in with him.
Can one of you take Blue?
- I'll take him. I'll
meet you at the hospital.
(tense music continues)
(doors thudding)
(alarm chirps)
(tense music continues)
(sirens wailing)
(birds squawking)
(pensive music)
- Skid marks from the
tires. They look odd.
Maybe there was another
vehicle involved.
- You're right. Look here.
Burgundy paint on the bumper.
- He got hit.
- Maybe.
- No witnesses, no cameras.
- Maybe Bill just lost
control of the truck.
- Or maybe somebody hit him,
got scared and took off.
- We have to find that
other car, if there is one.
- This wasn't a car, and based
on the height of that dent,
this was probably
a truck or an SUV.
I'll call the boss.
- Need to make a delivery first.
(box clatters)
(tense music)
- Lemme check in once more.
(phone ringing)
(people chattering)
- Jodi?
- Marlene. Oh, thank God.
- I- I just got on my shift.
What are you doing here?
- My dad, he was
in a car accident.
- Lemme go check on your
dad and see what's going on.
- Thank you.
- Okay, thank you.
Do you know her?
- Marlene, yeah, she
used to work with my mom.
She's gonna go check on Dad.
- Okay, good.
How is he?
- We don't know yet.
- We found this
in your dad's car.
Thought you might want it.
- Thanks. You guys find
anything out about the accident?
- I'll take it.
- Nothing conclusive.
- I know it's been a long night,
so if you guys wanna turn it in.
- Jodi, let us worry
about the accident.
You just worry about your dad
- Truck's out front.
- Keep us posted.
- Thanks.
- Superintendent King,
sorry to just drop by.
- Sheriff Al, not a problem.
What can I do for you?
- Well, the question is
what can I do for you?
Bill's one of my best
friends and I wanna help.
- Well, we've just gotten
started, so nothing yet.
- Look, I know that this
is your investigation,
but the sheriff's department
is at your disposal,
so anything that you need,
you just ask and
it's done, all right?
- Appreciate it. We can
always count on you.
(somber music)
- My dad being out last
night was my fault.
- What do you mean?
- He was bringing me this.
My mom's stuff.
I kept telling him that I
didn't wanna talk about it
and he must've thought
(somber music continues)
- It wasn't that.
- What?
- Your dad, he- he did
wanna talk about your mom,
but he wanted to talk about
her and Whispering Pines.
- What are you talking about?
- Jodi?
I checked on your dad.
He's gonna be okay.
(Jodi sighing)
(mellow music)
(somber music)
He's pretty shaken up, so
he'll need to stay a few days.
- Thank you. Can I see him?
- Not today. He's been sedated.
Tomorrow, and I promise you
I will keep an eye on him.
(Jodi sighs)
(mellow music continues)
- What were you gonna
say about my mother?
- There's something unexplained
about her death.
- It was an accident.
- Let's go to your dad's.
I promise I'll
explain everything.
(suspenseful music)
- There are a surprising number
of burgundy vehicles
in this state.
- We just saw Jodi.
Still no word on Bill.
- How's she doing?
- Holding up.
- Sheriff Al just stopped by.
He's giving us full
County resources,
so we should keep
them in the loop.
- This is gonna be tough.
Any Burgundy SUV or truck
from any state, any year?
- Try and narrow it down.
(keyboard typing)
(Tyson sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
- I was the one that found
your mom that morning.
There were things that
bothered me about that day.
The way your mom fell,
There appeared to be footprints
that were brushed away
at the top of the trail.
You should look at this.
- This is an official police
report. Where did you get this?
- I still have
friends at County.
- Well, could you have been
wrong about the footprints?
- I mean, sure. Yes.
But take a look at this.
There's details left out.
- Why?
- I don't know.
I brought my
suspicions to your dad,
and he found this.
(paper crackles and rustles)
Your mom was collecting
newspaper clippings
from this incident at Stone
Glass Lake and this swimmer,
Adam Bronson, died at the lake.
Adam Bronson, died at the lake.
He was hit by a jet ski.
They never found who did it.
- A big lake, middle of
the day and no witnesses?
- There was one,
but she seemed to have
recanted her statement.
Your dad's talked to her
and he also got ahold of the
original 911 audio from her.
- Stacey Kanter.
- Actually I have the 911
call. I'll text it to you.
(notification chimes)
(suspenseful music)
- [Stacey] 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.
- So she changed her story. Why?
Did she make it up?
- Or someone scared her
into changing her story.
- You think someone
threatened her?
- Your dad was.
- Someone threatened my dad?
- Someone texted
him, "Back off."
(sighs) Just, I don't think
your mom's death was
- An accident?
(suspenseful music)
(sirens wailing)
(door thuds)
- Thanks for calling us
- Anything for Bill.
- All right, so we got damage.
No paint from Bill's truck.
I guess the driver
could've cleaned off
the paint right
after the accident.
- Could've.
- The driver?
- Harold Brieta,
we're holding him
in the back of the vehicle.
(suspenseful music)
- Hi there.
You mind
telling us how you got
that damage to the
front of your vehicle?
- You know these roads at night.
I clipped a tree a
few weeks ago. Why?
- Just give us a few minutes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(paper rustles)
- Who's P?
- Your dad hasn't been
able to find that out.
Someone your mom knew?
- It could be anyone.
And the number?
- Disconnected.
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- Tyson, I'm gonna
send you a number.
I need you to check
it out for me.
- [Tyson] On it.
(keypad clicking)
(text hoots)
- What is the connection
between my mom's death
and the Stone Glass accident?
- We haven't been able
to figure that out yet.
There's pieces of
the puzzle missing.
- You should have told me.
- I'm sorry.
(somber music)
Maybe we should both
go home, get some rest.
Start first thing.
- I'm gonna stay here
and figure this out.
- Okay, then let's
go see Stacey.
(dramatic music)
(Alexander sighs)
- Thank you, Mr. Brieta.
You're free to go.
- Alibied out?
- Yeah, his night
manager confirmed he
was working past midnight.
He's not our guy.
- Sorry, burgundy SUV,
my guys jumped on it.
- We appreciate it.
We're swimming
upstream on this thing,
so having your department
with us is a godsend.
- Yeah, you bet. All right.
- All right.
(suspenseful music)
(engine roaring)
(door thuds)
(suspenseful music)
(Blue sniffing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door knocking)
- This is Detective
Larsen, NPS. Anyone home?
(Blue sniffing)
(suspenseful music continues)
Is anyone here?
(door clatters and creaks)
Hello?
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hello?
- We're outta luck.
She cleared out.
(door thuds)
(bird squawking)
(pensive music)
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- Hey, it is Tyson.
- [Jodi] Tyson, you must have
gotten two hours of sleep.
- Just got a coffee.
Still going strong.
How's your dad?
- I'm gonna go and see him now.
Hey, I have a question.
Is there any way to
track old 911 calls?
- Sure.
- [Jodi] Even if it's
been tampered with?
- What do you mean?
- Well, I'm looking
at the police report
of the 911 call from the
witness, Stacey Kanter.
And it says it was 35 seconds,
but I heard the
call, it's only 23.
- I mean, it could
just be a mistake.
Send over the audio file.
I'll be in the office in five.
- Copy. I'll send it now.
(suspenseful music)
(keypad clicking)
(Blue panting)
- [Bill] Oh, hey, buddy.
- Hi.
- Hey, kiddo.
(Jodi chuckling)
(Blue panting)
- Come on.
(Dog grunts)
- I'm okay.
- Don't scare me like that.
(Bill chuckles)
- Well, believe me, I
didn't plan for any of this.
- I thought I
almost lost you too.
- I'm not going anywhere.
- This should have
never happened.
You could have told me.
Mom, Stone Glass.
This is my job.
Our family.
- Ryan.
- I'm so sorry.
I wanted to tell you
what happened. I just
I was afraid.
(door knocking)
- Hey, you should see
the other guy, right?
- Oh.
- (chuckles) We just
wanted to ask your dad
a few questions about
what he can remember
from last night.
- There was this
light in my rear view
and I thought someone was
trying to pass me, but,
And they banged into
me a couple times.
Not sure what kind
of car it was.
I think they ran
me off the road.
After the crash I couldn't
see anything else except
- Except?
- There was this big card, a
piece of paper in the window.
I just got a flash of it though.
- Anything else?
- I think I saw someone
walking towards the truck.
I'm not sure though.
- Any idea who
would wanna do this?
That's all we need for now.
- We'll leave you to it.
(suspenseful music)
- You get some rest, okay?
- [Tyson] Boss?
- [Liza] Anything?
- I was looking to see if
I could catch Bill earlier,
and I did.
Three different cameras
caught him before the crash.
He was definitely
being followed.
(suspenseful music)
(keyboard typing)
It looks like an older
burgundy SUV, 4 x 4.
- That narrows it down.
- Too dark to get a visual
on the plates or the driver.
- [Liza] I need you to get a
message out to Meeks and Nora.
- Ready when you are.
- There's definitely someone
out there we need to find.
- And that someone may
have tried to kill my dad.
- Are you ready for this?
Tyson just found footage that
your dad was being followed
that night by someone
in a Burgundy SUV.
- We found scuff marks
with burgundy paint
on your dad's truck.
- King just got off the
phone with hospital security
and absolutely no one will
be allowed in your dad's area
without first getting clearance
from the sheriff's office.
- Thanks, guys.
You both should know
that my dad told Ryan he
was receiving
threatening text messages
from an unknown sender.
He and Ryan were working on
the Stone Glass Lake case
where the diver was killed.
They think it's connected
to my mom's death.
- And maybe your Dad's accident.
Okay, King wants us to report
back to headquarters ASAP,
including Ryan, so we
can figure this out.
(suspenseful music)
(feet clacking)
(door knocking)
- (snorts) Hey,
what are you doing
wasting your time out here?
Should be out solving crimes.
- You're my friend, Bill.
- Oh, don't get all
sentimental on me.
- Well, it's better than
me getting angry at you.
- Angry, for what?
- You went and spoke
to Stacey, didn't you?
I told you, Bill,
she's not to be trusted.
- Well, you don't
think that she had-
- Well, I don't know what
to think at the moment,
but I can tell you
that her name has gone
to the top of my list.
You've always been so stubborn.
- What was I supposed to do?
It had to do with Claire.
- If I was in your shoes,
I'd have done the same thing.
But (sighs) let's
focus on the positive:
you're alive and
you're gonna be okay.
I'm working with NPS on this.
And I promise you, we're
gonna wrap this thing up.
All of it.
- I know you will.
(suspenseful music)
- Bill and I have been
working on this a while
and we think that
Whispering Pines
and Stone Glass
might be connected.
- Why didn't you tell us sooner?
- We didn't have proof.
- I got it.
The 911 call, I
found the original
The 911 call, I
found the original
- Play it.
(keyboard typing)
- This is what we have.
- [Stacey] 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.
- And then here is the original.
- [Stacey] 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 left.
Then another jet ski appeared.
It was green and going
too fast and hit him.
Oh my God.
I think the guy's dead.
- Did they ever find these teens
or someone with a green jet ski?
- They talked to the teens
but they didn't say anything
about a green jet ski.
And if Stacey recanted,
the police never
would've looked into it.
- Why would she make it up?
And if she made it up,
then why was it tampered with?
- And who did it?
- No telling how many people
had access to this audio file.
- We need to tread lightly.
We need to find Stacey,
confront her and get the truth.
- What are our marching orders?
- Meeks, I want you to
stay with the hit-and-run.
Visit the crash site.
See if we can find something
we might have missed.
Jodi, visit your dad. Take Ryan.
See if there's
anything he remembers
that'll help us find her.
And, Esposito, visit Sheriff Al.
See what he can tell
us about Stone Glass.
- Tyson, I'm gonna send
you my mom's phone records.
Could you look through them?
I need to know what happened
leading up to her death.
- Gotcha.
- [Bill] Your dad and
I were always getting
in trouble as kids.
Who would've thought your dad
would become our Sheriff Al?
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Yeah. (chuckles)
- Hey, bug.
- Ricky?
- Hey, Jodi.
- Hey, how Sheriff Al?
- He told me about your dad.
- [Bill] We were talking
about how Sheriff Al
would pay you to babysit him.
(Jodi chuckles)
- I'd better get going. Give
you all some time together.
- Good to see you.
- So we came to talk to
you about Stacey Kanter.
Seems like she's taken off.
- Well, it doesn't surprise me.
- We found the original 911
audio. It was tampered with.
- And the group of teens
had nothing to do with it.
It was someone on
a green jet ski.
- Did she mention a name?
- I left them in the car.
- I'll get it.
- Oh, look what I found
in the box of mom's stuff.
Our favorite game.
- (chuckles) We used to
love playing that game.
- It's Mom's diary.
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(tense music)
(food crunching)
(people chattering)
(food crunching)
(people chattering)
- Hey.
(door thuds)
Sheriff Al?
- Detective Esposito.
Any updates?
- Nothing we haven't sent over.
Um, I'm actually just looking
for a bit of information.
- Anything you
need. You know that.
- Wish NPS would spring
for something like that.
(box thuds)
- So what can I help
you with? Thank you.
- It seems Bill has been
looking into an old case.
Something about
Stone Glass Lake.
I guess an accident happened
out there a while back.
I'm not too familiar
with the details.
- Yeah, well, that
was a sad one.
A diver got hit by something
and we never did
determine what it was.
- I heard it was a jet ski.
- Hmm, the Stacey Kanter 911
call, I gave that to Bill.
- You don't think she was there?
- Oh, she was there, but
let's just say that Stacey has
a very tenuous relationship
with the truth.
- Well, she said there
were three teens.
- Yeah, I interviewed
them myself
and they didn't see anything
and there was no damage
to their jet skis
and there would've been damage.
We all know it doesn't
matter what we think.
- Only what we can prove.
- Exactly.
And I always felt in
the pit of my stomach
that Stacey Kanter knew
more about what happened
to Mr. Bronson than
she ever let on.
- And that's why she recanted?
- You and I both
know what it means
when somebody
changes their story.
- Hmm. Well, it won't
be easy to find out now.
Looks like Stacey skipped town.
- Doesn't surprise me.
Personally, I don't
think it was a jet ski.
I think it was a small boat.
But you know how
these things go.
Sometimes we never
get to the truth.
- Okay. I appreciate your help.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Staff Member] See ya.
(Sheriff Al sighs)
- Stacey Kanter has a sister.
- What?
- Just called my guy at County.
Stacey's has some
run-ins with the law.
He checked old arrest records.
Turns out Stacey was once
bailed out by her sister.
- Maybe she knows
where her sister is.
- What's her name?
- Monica Broyles.
- I'll get Tyson
a run an address.
- Did you find anything
at the crime scene?
- Piece of the
hit-and-run vehicle.
Now we just need
to find a match.
- How'd it go with the Sheriff?
- He seems to think there's more
to Stacey's involvement
on the lake that day.
(text hoots)
And so do I, but
something's not adding up.
- Uh, it's Jodi.
Stacey Kantar has a sister.
Monica Broyles. I'll
try to find her.
- Text. Jodi back. I need
to speak to both of them.
- On it.
(text dings)
- We just need to step out
for a second. We'll be back.
I'll leave Blue to
keep you company.
- It's you and me, buddy.
(Blue sniffing)
(Bill chuckling)
- How'd it go? Any connections?
- If we can find Stacey Kanter,
then maybe she can tell us.
- I just got something.
Stacey Kanter's sister
lives in the next County.
Sending you her location.
- No, Nora, you go. See
if you can find Stacey.
If not, see what
her sister knows.
- Boss, I'd like
to question Stacey.
- I want you to
talk to your father.
See what was going on with
your mother leading up
to her accident.
We really need to know.
- I can do it.
- Meeks, you check
out Bill's car.
See if there's anything that
we might have forgotten.
Anything that we
might have missed.
We need to treat these two
cases as if they're connected.
All right, let's get to work.
(dramatic music)
(sirens wailing)
- I need to know what
happened that night.
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
Why was she out that early?
- I don't know.
I had a trial the next morning,
so I went to bed before her.
The last time I saw her,
she was in the kitchen,
baking your favorite cookies.
She was sending
you a care package.
- Everyone was always so
jealous of my care packages.
I told her I didn't need them.
- The next morning when
I got up, she was gone.
I went downstairs. I
tried to look for her.
Thought maybe she'd fall
asleep in front of the TV.
And then I got the call,
and they found her
in Whispering Pines.
- She always taught me
the rules of the trail.
You never hike in
the dark alone.
Why was she so careless?
Was it the birds?
When she would camp out at dawn
to watch the birds in
the morning, is that why?
- Maybe, you know your
mom would go anywhere,
anytime in the park
to watch her birds.
- She left us.
And I can't explain it,
but I'm so mad at her.
I didn't even get
to say goodbye.
I haven't even cried for her.
- Hey, you'll grieve
when you're ready.
- Your mother loved you and
she knows that you loved her.
You never have to doubt that.
(soft music)
(Alexander sighs)
(truck whirring)
(brakes squeaking)
(truck hisses)
(door thuds)
- I got a call.
I just got clearance to move it.
- Where are you taking it?
- County Impound.
(suspenseful music)
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- [Nora] Hey, I'm
staked out in front
of Stacey's sister's house,
but no one's home,
so I'm waiting.
What's going on?
- The traffic camera
caught something
in the front windshield of
the hit-and-run SUV, correct?
- Yes, about the size of a sheet
of paper in the corner
of the windshield.
- And Bill saw it too, right?
- Correct.
- It wasn't a sheet of paper.
It's an impound sticker.
(dramatic music)
(door knocking)
- Sorry to interrupt. Just
need to get a few vitals.
Put this under your tongue.
Your dad sure has been popular.
It was nice to see Ricky again.
- How do you know Ricky?
- Everyone at the hospital does.
The kid used to be
quite the daredevil.
- Yeah, I remember those days.
- You know, last
time he was in, well,
it was a good thing
your mom was here.
- Why?
- You know how she was
with the difficult patients.
- Ricky, difficult?
Was Ricky having a hard time?
- Jodi.
- You don't have
to gimme details.
Just tell me when he was here.
- Look, the only thing
I can tell you is
it was towards the
end of last year.
- Thanks, Marlene.
- Yeah.
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle whirring)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(dramatic music)
(vehicle whirring)
- Hey?
(dramatic music)
Wait, stop!
(tires screeching)
(feet thumping)
NPS.
- Excuse me?
- That vehicle is evidence.
(dramatic music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
- Stacey Kanter?
Detective Esposito, NPS.
(Stacey sighs)
- Where were you taking it?
- It's scheduled for demolition.
- Who would've known
this particular vehicle
was set for demolition today?
- Only ones that would've
known are the employees.
- I need to see
your CCTV footage
from last night into
early this morning.
- I'm afraid you're running
behind the race pal.
Someone from County
already got the footage.
- You're kidding?
- No, good thing I got a backup.
- My man.
- Originally when you called,
you said that there
was a green jet ski.
Why did you change your mind?
- I was told it would
be better for me.
- By who?
Okay, but for the record,
there was a green jet ski?
- It was more of a blue-green.
- Yeah, and it had a
kind of symbol on it.
- Can you describe the symbol?
I can't really describe it,
but I can draw it.
(dramatic music)
- Maybe there's
something in mom's diary
that might help us
figure out the accident.
- I looked at the day of
the accident at Stone Glass,
there was nothing in there.
- Not the day of the accident,
but a few weeks later, here.
Look, "I have to help Patrick.
I'm worried about him."
This was around the same
time Ricky was here.
- Right. But Patrick?
- Mom hated nicknames, remember?
- Oh, I can't believe that.
We called him Ricky for so long.
- But Mom didn't.
She called him by his
real name, Patrick.
Patrick is the P we've
been looking for.
Everyone called him Ricky
because he was the spitting
image of his Uncle Rick.
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music continues)
- (sighs) Come on.
(keyboard typing)
(computer chirping)
You need to see this.
- What is it?
- What is it?
- Jodi asked me to run her
mom's phone records leading up
to her death.
Sending you a picture now.
I found out who the
disconnected number belongs to.
It's the same person who
called Claire all night.
(text dings)
- Oh, call you back.
- [Tyson] Copy.
(keyboard typing)
- Nora talked to Stacey
and figured out that the jet ski
that killed Bronson
was registered
to the Sheriff's Department.
And Meeks called in, they
found the burgundy SUV.
It's at the County
Impound. And, Jodi?
- [Jodi] Yeah?
- Tyson cracked who
the disconnected cell
phone belonged to.
- Patrick Buford, right?
- How'd you know?
- I had some help.
- Okay, well there's
something else.
Patrick called your
mother multiple times
that night leading
up to her fall.
- I'm headed to Ricky's now.
- [Liza] Copy that.
(vehicle whirring)
(suspenseful music)
(door clatters)
(doors thudding)
(Blue panting)
(door knocking)
(vehicle whirring)
- He's gonna run.
- Don't do it. Don't do it.
Don't do it.
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(dramatic music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(sirens wailing)
(engines roaring)
(sirens wailing)
(dramatic music continues)
(sirens wailing)
(doors clattering)
(door thuds)
(Blue grunting)
(Blue sniffing)
(door thuds)
Blue, search!
Blue, search!
(Blue barking)
(dramatic music)
(Ricky panting)
(bushes rustling)
(Blue growling)
Blue, yield!
(Blue whines)
(Ricky grunts)
(feet thumping)
Ricky, stop!
Ricky, please,
don't. Don't do it.
Please.
(Blue barking)
(suspenseful music)
(Blue barking)
- I just wanna talk to you.
- I don't wanna talk.
- I know everything.
I know about Stone Glass.
Just tell me. Tell me
what happened with my mom.
(suspenseful music)
- Patrick?
(dramatic music)
Patrick, what are
you doing here?
- I can't live with it anymore.
- Can't live with what?
- I think you know, or suspect.
It was me who killed that diver.
- I have known you all your
life. I know you didn't mean to.
- It doesn't matter.
- Your dad will understand.
- Don't you get it?
He already knows everything.
It's too late.
- It's not too late
to do the right thing.
- I'm about to.
- No, you're not.
(Ricky and Claire whining)
(rocks crumbling)
- I got you.
(Claire grunts and whines)
(rocks crumbling)
Don't let go.
- Please lift me. Please, Ricky!
- Don't worry. I have you.
(Ricky groans and grunts)
- Oh my god. (grunts)
(Ricky grunts)
- We all love you, Patrick.
- You're gonna make it.
- No. (whining)
It's no good.
We're both going over.
(Ricky and Claire grunting)
You have your whole life
ahead of you. Make it count.
- No, no, no.
(Ricky grunting)
No!
(Claire crashes)
(rocks crashing)
(suspenseful music)
- Your mother died
saving my life.
It should've been me.
(Ricky sobbing)
- Don't let her
death be for nothing.
She wanted you to live.
(Ricky sobbing)
(Ricky crashes)
- I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.
It's okay, Ricky.
- I- I should have
admitted what happened.
I just didn't wanna
ruin my dad's life.
- She forgives you.
I know she forgives you.
- But can you ever
forgive me? (sobbing)
- It's okay. I forgive you.
(somber music)
(wrench cracking)
(vehicle whirring)
(doors thudding)
- Hey, Jodi.
Is your dad all right?
- My dad will pull through.
He's a fighter. You know that.
- I guess I do, don't I?
So what brings you
all the way out here?
- We had to arrest Ricky today.
- For what?
- I think you already know.
Stone Glass, my mom.
I know you tried to
cover both of them up.
- What are you
talking about, Jodi?
- You covered for Ricky by
changing Stacey's 911 call.
- Jodi, that's crazy.
- Is it? Then how did you know
to pull the impound footage?
- Because I wanted to help
with the investigation,
'cause Bill is a friend of mine.
- Stop. Do not say another
word about my father.
- Jodi, I don't even know
what's gotten into you.
- How did you know to
pull the impound footage?
No one told you to do that.
All you were told is that Bill
Larsen got ran off the road.
But we didn't need to
tell you that, did we?
You were the one who did it.
(dramatic music)
(phone slaps)
(dramatic music continues)
(vehicle whirring)
(tires scratching)
(ground crackling)
(dramatic music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle whirring)
(sirens wailing)
- So tell me what happened.
- Ricky was responsible
for the accident on
Stone Glass Lake.
Al covered it up.
He bribed Stacey Kanter
to recant her statement
and he changed her 911 call.
The same one he sent to you.
But Ricky couldn't
handle the guilt.
So he started acting out.
Mom was trying to help.
Ricky made a few references
to a talked-about accident,
but he was also
irrational and paranoid.
He was clearly hiding something
but nothing she
could make sense of.
And you know Mom, she was
gonna get to the bottom of it.
The more evasive Ricky
got, the more she dug in.
At some point, mom
made the connection
between Ricky's ramblings
and the diver's death
at Stone Glass Lake.
That's what the note,
"P knows more" meant.
The night of Mom's accident,
Ricky decided he couldn't
live with it anymore.
He called Mom and
told her he wanted
to tell her everything, the
one person he could trust,
to meet him at Whispering
Pines and to not tell anyone,
especially his dad.
That's why she was
out that night.
What she didn't know is
that Ricky was planning
to kill himself
after he came clean.
Mom's death was an accident.
She died saving Ricky's life.
And then Sheriff Al
covered up mom's death
just like Stone Glass.
And you, Dad, well, you were
getting too close for comfort,
so Al took an impounded car
that he knew was scheduled
to be demolished and he
ran you off the road.
(car crashes)
(suspenseful music)
And lucky for us, he must
have thought you were dead.
(suspenseful music)
- I can't believe it.
- Al would've done
anything to protect Ricky.
- I understand protecting
your kids but (stammers)
- Mom was out there
trying to protect someone.
I can't be mad at that.
- I love you, kiddo.
- I love you too.
(mellow music)
(Blue pattering and sniffing)
(somber music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi sobbing)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi sobbing and whimpering)
(Blue whining)
(Jodi whimpering)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi continues whimpering)
Hey, buddy.
Hi, we'll be okay.
We're gonna be okay.
(Jodi sobs)
(birds chirping)
(water burbling)
(Blue sniffing)
- So how you feeling
after everything?
- Ah, I'm not sure yet.
That was some fine
police work you did.
Without you, I would've
never have known
the truth about my mom.
Thank you.
- Anything.
- King wanted me to
tell you something.
It looks like she might have
a position open in the NPS team.
And it's yours if you want it.
I'd be proud to work with you.
- Are you asking me to
become your partner?
- No. That position's
been filled.
(Blue sniffs and whines)
(Ryan snorts)
I should go. I've got
a lot of paperwork.
- Of course, Jodi?
Anyone would be lucky
to have you as their partner.
(mellow music)
You were looking for something
funny to say, weren't you?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Got nothing.
(Ryan chuckles)
- Me either.
(mellow music)
(people chattering)
(water crashing)
(Jodi panting)
(mellow music)
(Jodi sighs)
I'm sorry I haven't made
it out here yet, Mom.
It's been hard to face.
But I'm here now.
(mellow music)
(Blue sniffing)
I am learning to enjoy the
good, Mom. I'm learning.
(door thuds)
(mellow music continues)
(Bill groaning)
(Jodi giggles)
- Mom sure liked it windy.
God's way of saying hi.
(Jodi chuckles)
(Jodi sighs)
(mellow music continues)
- Her favorite.
Oh, buddy.
(mellow music)
(soft music)
- No, I'm just having
a night in with Blue.
- Okay if I swing by?
- Is something wrong?
- I wanna drop off a
box of Mom's stuff:
mementos, photos,
that sort of thing.
I thought it might be
nice for you to have 'em.
Plus I wanted to talk
to you about something.
- Yeah, of course. Come by.
- Sounds good, bug.
See you soon.
(engine roaring)
(tense music)
(vehicle thuds)
(vehicle thudding)
(Bill groaning)
(vehicle thuds)
(Bill groans)
(vehicle crashing)
(Bill grunts)
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(tense music)
(tense music continues)
(tense music continues)
(mellow music)
(coyotes howling)
(crickets croaking)
(phone rings and beeps)
- Dad. Please,
please call me back.
God, he's still not picking up.
He should be here by now.
(keys rattling)
(Blue whines)
Come on, buddy.
(door clatters)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Dad? Dad?
You're okay. I'm here.
I'm gonna get some help.
It's okay. Hi, I need some help.
I'm on a East-South, South Road,
and I- I need a- I
need an ambulance.
My dad, he was- he
was in a car accident.
(sirens wailing)
(tense music)
(people chattering)
- How is he?
- Paramedics got him out.
They're loading him in now.
- Thanks for calling.
- I'm gonna go in with him.
Can one of you take Blue?
- I'll take him. I'll
meet you at the hospital.
(tense music continues)
(doors thudding)
(alarm chirps)
(tense music continues)
(sirens wailing)
(birds squawking)
(pensive music)
- Skid marks from the
tires. They look odd.
Maybe there was another
vehicle involved.
- You're right. Look here.
Burgundy paint on the bumper.
- He got hit.
- Maybe.
- No witnesses, no cameras.
- Maybe Bill just lost
control of the truck.
- Or maybe somebody hit him,
got scared and took off.
- We have to find that
other car, if there is one.
- This wasn't a car, and based
on the height of that dent,
this was probably
a truck or an SUV.
I'll call the boss.
- Need to make a delivery first.
(box clatters)
(tense music)
- Lemme check in once more.
(phone ringing)
(people chattering)
- Jodi?
- Marlene. Oh, thank God.
- I- I just got on my shift.
What are you doing here?
- My dad, he was
in a car accident.
- Lemme go check on your
dad and see what's going on.
- Thank you.
- Okay, thank you.
Do you know her?
- Marlene, yeah, she
used to work with my mom.
She's gonna go check on Dad.
- Okay, good.
How is he?
- We don't know yet.
- We found this
in your dad's car.
Thought you might want it.
- Thanks. You guys find
anything out about the accident?
- I'll take it.
- Nothing conclusive.
- I know it's been a long night,
so if you guys wanna turn it in.
- Jodi, let us worry
about the accident.
You just worry about your dad
- Truck's out front.
- Keep us posted.
- Thanks.
- Superintendent King,
sorry to just drop by.
- Sheriff Al, not a problem.
What can I do for you?
- Well, the question is
what can I do for you?
Bill's one of my best
friends and I wanna help.
- Well, we've just gotten
started, so nothing yet.
- Look, I know that this
is your investigation,
but the sheriff's department
is at your disposal,
so anything that you need,
you just ask and
it's done, all right?
- Appreciate it. We can
always count on you.
(somber music)
- My dad being out last
night was my fault.
- What do you mean?
- He was bringing me this.
My mom's stuff.
I kept telling him that I
didn't wanna talk about it
and he must've thought
(somber music continues)
- It wasn't that.
- What?
- Your dad, he- he did
wanna talk about your mom,
but he wanted to talk about
her and Whispering Pines.
- What are you talking about?
- Jodi?
I checked on your dad.
He's gonna be okay.
(Jodi sighing)
(mellow music)
(somber music)
He's pretty shaken up, so
he'll need to stay a few days.
- Thank you. Can I see him?
- Not today. He's been sedated.
Tomorrow, and I promise you
I will keep an eye on him.
(Jodi sighs)
(mellow music continues)
- What were you gonna
say about my mother?
- There's something unexplained
about her death.
- It was an accident.
- Let's go to your dad's.
I promise I'll
explain everything.
(suspenseful music)
- There are a surprising number
of burgundy vehicles
in this state.
- We just saw Jodi.
Still no word on Bill.
- How's she doing?
- Holding up.
- Sheriff Al just stopped by.
He's giving us full
County resources,
so we should keep
them in the loop.
- This is gonna be tough.
Any Burgundy SUV or truck
from any state, any year?
- Try and narrow it down.
(keyboard typing)
(Tyson sighs)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
- I was the one that found
your mom that morning.
There were things that
bothered me about that day.
The way your mom fell,
There appeared to be footprints
that were brushed away
at the top of the trail.
You should look at this.
- This is an official police
report. Where did you get this?
- I still have
friends at County.
- Well, could you have been
wrong about the footprints?
- I mean, sure. Yes.
But take a look at this.
There's details left out.
- Why?
- I don't know.
I brought my
suspicions to your dad,
and he found this.
(paper crackles and rustles)
Your mom was collecting
newspaper clippings
from this incident at Stone
Glass Lake and this swimmer,
Adam Bronson, died at the lake.
Adam Bronson, died at the lake.
He was hit by a jet ski.
They never found who did it.
- A big lake, middle of
the day and no witnesses?
- There was one,
but she seemed to have
recanted her statement.
Your dad's talked to her
and he also got ahold of the
original 911 audio from her.
- Stacey Kanter.
- Actually I have the 911
call. I'll text it to you.
(notification chimes)
(suspenseful music)
- [Stacey] 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.
- So she changed her story. Why?
Did she make it up?
- Or someone scared her
into changing her story.
- You think someone
threatened her?
- Your dad was.
- Someone threatened my dad?
- Someone texted
him, "Back off."
(sighs) Just, I don't think
your mom's death was
- An accident?
(suspenseful music)
(sirens wailing)
(door thuds)
- Thanks for calling us
- Anything for Bill.
- All right, so we got damage.
No paint from Bill's truck.
I guess the driver
could've cleaned off
the paint right
after the accident.
- Could've.
- The driver?
- Harold Brieta,
we're holding him
in the back of the vehicle.
(suspenseful music)
- Hi there.
You mind
telling us how you got
that damage to the
front of your vehicle?
- You know these roads at night.
I clipped a tree a
few weeks ago. Why?
- Just give us a few minutes.
(suspenseful music continues)
(paper rustles)
- Who's P?
- Your dad hasn't been
able to find that out.
Someone your mom knew?
- It could be anyone.
And the number?
- Disconnected.
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- Tyson, I'm gonna
send you a number.
I need you to check
it out for me.
- [Tyson] On it.
(keypad clicking)
(text hoots)
- What is the connection
between my mom's death
and the Stone Glass accident?
- We haven't been able
to figure that out yet.
There's pieces of
the puzzle missing.
- You should have told me.
- I'm sorry.
(somber music)
Maybe we should both
go home, get some rest.
Start first thing.
- I'm gonna stay here
and figure this out.
- Okay, then let's
go see Stacey.
(dramatic music)
(Alexander sighs)
- Thank you, Mr. Brieta.
You're free to go.
- Alibied out?
- Yeah, his night
manager confirmed he
was working past midnight.
He's not our guy.
- Sorry, burgundy SUV,
my guys jumped on it.
- We appreciate it.
We're swimming
upstream on this thing,
so having your department
with us is a godsend.
- Yeah, you bet. All right.
- All right.
(suspenseful music)
(engine roaring)
(door thuds)
(suspenseful music)
(Blue sniffing)
(suspenseful music continues)
(door knocking)
- This is Detective
Larsen, NPS. Anyone home?
(Blue sniffing)
(suspenseful music continues)
Is anyone here?
(door clatters and creaks)
Hello?
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hello?
- We're outta luck.
She cleared out.
(door thuds)
(bird squawking)
(pensive music)
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- Hey, it is Tyson.
- [Jodi] Tyson, you must have
gotten two hours of sleep.
- Just got a coffee.
Still going strong.
How's your dad?
- I'm gonna go and see him now.
Hey, I have a question.
Is there any way to
track old 911 calls?
- Sure.
- [Jodi] Even if it's
been tampered with?
- What do you mean?
- Well, I'm looking
at the police report
of the 911 call from the
witness, Stacey Kanter.
And it says it was 35 seconds,
but I heard the
call, it's only 23.
- I mean, it could
just be a mistake.
Send over the audio file.
I'll be in the office in five.
- Copy. I'll send it now.
(suspenseful music)
(keypad clicking)
(Blue panting)
- [Bill] Oh, hey, buddy.
- Hi.
- Hey, kiddo.
(Jodi chuckling)
(Blue panting)
- Come on.
(Dog grunts)
- I'm okay.
- Don't scare me like that.
(Bill chuckles)
- Well, believe me, I
didn't plan for any of this.
- I thought I
almost lost you too.
- I'm not going anywhere.
- This should have
never happened.
You could have told me.
Mom, Stone Glass.
This is my job.
Our family.
- Ryan.
- I'm so sorry.
I wanted to tell you
what happened. I just
I was afraid.
(door knocking)
- Hey, you should see
the other guy, right?
- Oh.
- (chuckles) We just
wanted to ask your dad
a few questions about
what he can remember
from last night.
- There was this
light in my rear view
and I thought someone was
trying to pass me, but,
And they banged into
me a couple times.
Not sure what kind
of car it was.
I think they ran
me off the road.
After the crash I couldn't
see anything else except
- Except?
- There was this big card, a
piece of paper in the window.
I just got a flash of it though.
- Anything else?
- I think I saw someone
walking towards the truck.
I'm not sure though.
- Any idea who
would wanna do this?
That's all we need for now.
- We'll leave you to it.
(suspenseful music)
- You get some rest, okay?
- [Tyson] Boss?
- [Liza] Anything?
- I was looking to see if
I could catch Bill earlier,
and I did.
Three different cameras
caught him before the crash.
He was definitely
being followed.
(suspenseful music)
(keyboard typing)
It looks like an older
burgundy SUV, 4 x 4.
- That narrows it down.
- Too dark to get a visual
on the plates or the driver.
- [Liza] I need you to get a
message out to Meeks and Nora.
- Ready when you are.
- There's definitely someone
out there we need to find.
- And that someone may
have tried to kill my dad.
- Are you ready for this?
Tyson just found footage that
your dad was being followed
that night by someone
in a Burgundy SUV.
- We found scuff marks
with burgundy paint
on your dad's truck.
- King just got off the
phone with hospital security
and absolutely no one will
be allowed in your dad's area
without first getting clearance
from the sheriff's office.
- Thanks, guys.
You both should know
that my dad told Ryan he
was receiving
threatening text messages
from an unknown sender.
He and Ryan were working on
the Stone Glass Lake case
where the diver was killed.
They think it's connected
to my mom's death.
- And maybe your Dad's accident.
Okay, King wants us to report
back to headquarters ASAP,
including Ryan, so we
can figure this out.
(suspenseful music)
(feet clacking)
(door knocking)
- (snorts) Hey,
what are you doing
wasting your time out here?
Should be out solving crimes.
- You're my friend, Bill.
- Oh, don't get all
sentimental on me.
- Well, it's better than
me getting angry at you.
- Angry, for what?
- You went and spoke
to Stacey, didn't you?
I told you, Bill,
she's not to be trusted.
- Well, you don't
think that she had-
- Well, I don't know what
to think at the moment,
but I can tell you
that her name has gone
to the top of my list.
You've always been so stubborn.
- What was I supposed to do?
It had to do with Claire.
- If I was in your shoes,
I'd have done the same thing.
But (sighs) let's
focus on the positive:
you're alive and
you're gonna be okay.
I'm working with NPS on this.
And I promise you, we're
gonna wrap this thing up.
All of it.
- I know you will.
(suspenseful music)
- Bill and I have been
working on this a while
and we think that
Whispering Pines
and Stone Glass
might be connected.
- Why didn't you tell us sooner?
- We didn't have proof.
- I got it.
The 911 call, I
found the original
The 911 call, I
found the original
- Play it.
(keyboard typing)
- This is what we have.
- [Stacey] 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.
- And then here is the original.
- [Stacey] 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 left.
Then another jet ski appeared.
It was green and going
too fast and hit him.
Oh my God.
I think the guy's dead.
- Did they ever find these teens
or someone with a green jet ski?
- They talked to the teens
but they didn't say anything
about a green jet ski.
And if Stacey recanted,
the police never
would've looked into it.
- Why would she make it up?
And if she made it up,
then why was it tampered with?
- And who did it?
- No telling how many people
had access to this audio file.
- We need to tread lightly.
We need to find Stacey,
confront her and get the truth.
- What are our marching orders?
- Meeks, I want you to
stay with the hit-and-run.
Visit the crash site.
See if we can find something
we might have missed.
Jodi, visit your dad. Take Ryan.
See if there's
anything he remembers
that'll help us find her.
And, Esposito, visit Sheriff Al.
See what he can tell
us about Stone Glass.
- Tyson, I'm gonna send
you my mom's phone records.
Could you look through them?
I need to know what happened
leading up to her death.
- Gotcha.
- [Bill] Your dad and
I were always getting
in trouble as kids.
Who would've thought your dad
would become our Sheriff Al?
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Yeah. (chuckles)
- Hey, bug.
- Ricky?
- Hey, Jodi.
- Hey, how Sheriff Al?
- He told me about your dad.
- [Bill] We were talking
about how Sheriff Al
would pay you to babysit him.
(Jodi chuckles)
- I'd better get going. Give
you all some time together.
- Good to see you.
- So we came to talk to
you about Stacey Kanter.
Seems like she's taken off.
- Well, it doesn't surprise me.
- We found the original 911
audio. It was tampered with.
- And the group of teens
had nothing to do with it.
It was someone on
a green jet ski.
- Did she mention a name?
- I left them in the car.
- I'll get it.
- Oh, look what I found
in the box of mom's stuff.
Our favorite game.
- (chuckles) We used to
love playing that game.
- It's Mom's diary.
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(tense music)
(food crunching)
(people chattering)
(food crunching)
(people chattering)
- Hey.
(door thuds)
Sheriff Al?
- Detective Esposito.
Any updates?
- Nothing we haven't sent over.
Um, I'm actually just looking
for a bit of information.
- Anything you
need. You know that.
- Wish NPS would spring
for something like that.
(box thuds)
- So what can I help
you with? Thank you.
- It seems Bill has been
looking into an old case.
Something about
Stone Glass Lake.
I guess an accident happened
out there a while back.
I'm not too familiar
with the details.
- Yeah, well, that
was a sad one.
A diver got hit by something
and we never did
determine what it was.
- I heard it was a jet ski.
- Hmm, the Stacey Kanter 911
call, I gave that to Bill.
- You don't think she was there?
- Oh, she was there, but
let's just say that Stacey has
a very tenuous relationship
with the truth.
- Well, she said there
were three teens.
- Yeah, I interviewed
them myself
and they didn't see anything
and there was no damage
to their jet skis
and there would've been damage.
We all know it doesn't
matter what we think.
- Only what we can prove.
- Exactly.
And I always felt in
the pit of my stomach
that Stacey Kanter knew
more about what happened
to Mr. Bronson than
she ever let on.
- And that's why she recanted?
- You and I both
know what it means
when somebody
changes their story.
- Hmm. Well, it won't
be easy to find out now.
Looks like Stacey skipped town.
- Doesn't surprise me.
Personally, I don't
think it was a jet ski.
I think it was a small boat.
But you know how
these things go.
Sometimes we never
get to the truth.
- Okay. I appreciate your help.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Staff Member] See ya.
(Sheriff Al sighs)
- Stacey Kanter has a sister.
- What?
- Just called my guy at County.
Stacey's has some
run-ins with the law.
He checked old arrest records.
Turns out Stacey was once
bailed out by her sister.
- Maybe she knows
where her sister is.
- What's her name?
- Monica Broyles.
- I'll get Tyson
a run an address.
- Did you find anything
at the crime scene?
- Piece of the
hit-and-run vehicle.
Now we just need
to find a match.
- How'd it go with the Sheriff?
- He seems to think there's more
to Stacey's involvement
on the lake that day.
(text hoots)
And so do I, but
something's not adding up.
- Uh, it's Jodi.
Stacey Kantar has a sister.
Monica Broyles. I'll
try to find her.
- Text. Jodi back. I need
to speak to both of them.
- On it.
(text dings)
- We just need to step out
for a second. We'll be back.
I'll leave Blue to
keep you company.
- It's you and me, buddy.
(Blue sniffing)
(Bill chuckling)
- How'd it go? Any connections?
- If we can find Stacey Kanter,
then maybe she can tell us.
- I just got something.
Stacey Kanter's sister
lives in the next County.
Sending you her location.
- No, Nora, you go. See
if you can find Stacey.
If not, see what
her sister knows.
- Boss, I'd like
to question Stacey.
- I want you to
talk to your father.
See what was going on with
your mother leading up
to her accident.
We really need to know.
- I can do it.
- Meeks, you check
out Bill's car.
See if there's anything that
we might have forgotten.
Anything that we
might have missed.
We need to treat these two
cases as if they're connected.
All right, let's get to work.
(dramatic music)
(sirens wailing)
- I need to know what
happened that night.
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
Why was she out that early?
- I don't know.
I had a trial the next morning,
so I went to bed before her.
The last time I saw her,
she was in the kitchen,
baking your favorite cookies.
She was sending
you a care package.
- Everyone was always so
jealous of my care packages.
I told her I didn't need them.
- The next morning when
I got up, she was gone.
I went downstairs. I
tried to look for her.
Thought maybe she'd fall
asleep in front of the TV.
And then I got the call,
and they found her
in Whispering Pines.
- She always taught me
the rules of the trail.
You never hike in
the dark alone.
Why was she so careless?
Was it the birds?
When she would camp out at dawn
to watch the birds in
the morning, is that why?
- Maybe, you know your
mom would go anywhere,
anytime in the park
to watch her birds.
- She left us.
And I can't explain it,
but I'm so mad at her.
I didn't even get
to say goodbye.
I haven't even cried for her.
- Hey, you'll grieve
when you're ready.
- Your mother loved you and
she knows that you loved her.
You never have to doubt that.
(soft music)
(Alexander sighs)
(truck whirring)
(brakes squeaking)
(truck hisses)
(door thuds)
- I got a call.
I just got clearance to move it.
- Where are you taking it?
- County Impound.
(suspenseful music)
(keypad clicking)
(phone ringing)
- [Nora] Hey, I'm
staked out in front
of Stacey's sister's house,
but no one's home,
so I'm waiting.
What's going on?
- The traffic camera
caught something
in the front windshield of
the hit-and-run SUV, correct?
- Yes, about the size of a sheet
of paper in the corner
of the windshield.
- And Bill saw it too, right?
- Correct.
- It wasn't a sheet of paper.
It's an impound sticker.
(dramatic music)
(door knocking)
- Sorry to interrupt. Just
need to get a few vitals.
Put this under your tongue.
Your dad sure has been popular.
It was nice to see Ricky again.
- How do you know Ricky?
- Everyone at the hospital does.
The kid used to be
quite the daredevil.
- Yeah, I remember those days.
- You know, last
time he was in, well,
it was a good thing
your mom was here.
- Why?
- You know how she was
with the difficult patients.
- Ricky, difficult?
Was Ricky having a hard time?
- Jodi.
- You don't have
to gimme details.
Just tell me when he was here.
- Look, the only thing
I can tell you is
it was towards the
end of last year.
- Thanks, Marlene.
- Yeah.
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle whirring)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(dramatic music)
(vehicle whirring)
- Hey?
(dramatic music)
Wait, stop!
(tires screeching)
(feet thumping)
NPS.
- Excuse me?
- That vehicle is evidence.
(dramatic music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
- Stacey Kanter?
Detective Esposito, NPS.
(Stacey sighs)
- Where were you taking it?
- It's scheduled for demolition.
- Who would've known
this particular vehicle
was set for demolition today?
- Only ones that would've
known are the employees.
- I need to see
your CCTV footage
from last night into
early this morning.
- I'm afraid you're running
behind the race pal.
Someone from County
already got the footage.
- You're kidding?
- No, good thing I got a backup.
- My man.
- Originally when you called,
you said that there
was a green jet ski.
Why did you change your mind?
- I was told it would
be better for me.
- By who?
Okay, but for the record,
there was a green jet ski?
- It was more of a blue-green.
- Yeah, and it had a
kind of symbol on it.
- Can you describe the symbol?
I can't really describe it,
but I can draw it.
(dramatic music)
- Maybe there's
something in mom's diary
that might help us
figure out the accident.
- I looked at the day of
the accident at Stone Glass,
there was nothing in there.
- Not the day of the accident,
but a few weeks later, here.
Look, "I have to help Patrick.
I'm worried about him."
This was around the same
time Ricky was here.
- Right. But Patrick?
- Mom hated nicknames, remember?
- Oh, I can't believe that.
We called him Ricky for so long.
- But Mom didn't.
She called him by his
real name, Patrick.
Patrick is the P we've
been looking for.
Everyone called him Ricky
because he was the spitting
image of his Uncle Rick.
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music continues)
- (sighs) Come on.
(keyboard typing)
(computer chirping)
You need to see this.
- What is it?
- What is it?
- Jodi asked me to run her
mom's phone records leading up
to her death.
Sending you a picture now.
I found out who the
disconnected number belongs to.
It's the same person who
called Claire all night.
(text dings)
- Oh, call you back.
- [Tyson] Copy.
(keyboard typing)
- Nora talked to Stacey
and figured out that the jet ski
that killed Bronson
was registered
to the Sheriff's Department.
And Meeks called in, they
found the burgundy SUV.
It's at the County
Impound. And, Jodi?
- [Jodi] Yeah?
- Tyson cracked who
the disconnected cell
phone belonged to.
- Patrick Buford, right?
- How'd you know?
- I had some help.
- Okay, well there's
something else.
Patrick called your
mother multiple times
that night leading
up to her fall.
- I'm headed to Ricky's now.
- [Liza] Copy that.
(vehicle whirring)
(suspenseful music)
(door clatters)
(doors thudding)
(Blue panting)
(door knocking)
(vehicle whirring)
- He's gonna run.
- Don't do it. Don't do it.
Don't do it.
(engine roaring)
(tires screeching)
(dramatic music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(sirens wailing)
(engines roaring)
(sirens wailing)
(dramatic music continues)
(sirens wailing)
(doors clattering)
(door thuds)
(Blue grunting)
(Blue sniffing)
(door thuds)
Blue, search!
Blue, search!
(Blue barking)
(dramatic music)
(Ricky panting)
(bushes rustling)
(Blue growling)
Blue, yield!
(Blue whines)
(Ricky grunts)
(feet thumping)
Ricky, stop!
Ricky, please,
don't. Don't do it.
Please.
(Blue barking)
(suspenseful music)
(Blue barking)
- I just wanna talk to you.
- I don't wanna talk.
- I know everything.
I know about Stone Glass.
Just tell me. Tell me
what happened with my mom.
(suspenseful music)
- Patrick?
(dramatic music)
Patrick, what are
you doing here?
- I can't live with it anymore.
- Can't live with what?
- I think you know, or suspect.
It was me who killed that diver.
- I have known you all your
life. I know you didn't mean to.
- It doesn't matter.
- Your dad will understand.
- Don't you get it?
He already knows everything.
It's too late.
- It's not too late
to do the right thing.
- I'm about to.
- No, you're not.
(Ricky and Claire whining)
(rocks crumbling)
- I got you.
(Claire grunts and whines)
(rocks crumbling)
Don't let go.
- Please lift me. Please, Ricky!
- Don't worry. I have you.
(Ricky groans and grunts)
- Oh my god. (grunts)
(Ricky grunts)
- We all love you, Patrick.
- You're gonna make it.
- No. (whining)
It's no good.
We're both going over.
(Ricky and Claire grunting)
You have your whole life
ahead of you. Make it count.
- No, no, no.
(Ricky grunting)
No!
(Claire crashes)
(rocks crashing)
(suspenseful music)
- Your mother died
saving my life.
It should've been me.
(Ricky sobbing)
- Don't let her
death be for nothing.
She wanted you to live.
(Ricky sobbing)
(Ricky crashes)
- I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.
It's okay, Ricky.
- I- I should have
admitted what happened.
I just didn't wanna
ruin my dad's life.
- She forgives you.
I know she forgives you.
- But can you ever
forgive me? (sobbing)
- It's okay. I forgive you.
(somber music)
(wrench cracking)
(vehicle whirring)
(doors thudding)
- Hey, Jodi.
Is your dad all right?
- My dad will pull through.
He's a fighter. You know that.
- I guess I do, don't I?
So what brings you
all the way out here?
- We had to arrest Ricky today.
- For what?
- I think you already know.
Stone Glass, my mom.
I know you tried to
cover both of them up.
- What are you
talking about, Jodi?
- You covered for Ricky by
changing Stacey's 911 call.
- Jodi, that's crazy.
- Is it? Then how did you know
to pull the impound footage?
- Because I wanted to help
with the investigation,
'cause Bill is a friend of mine.
- Stop. Do not say another
word about my father.
- Jodi, I don't even know
what's gotten into you.
- How did you know to
pull the impound footage?
No one told you to do that.
All you were told is that Bill
Larsen got ran off the road.
But we didn't need to
tell you that, did we?
You were the one who did it.
(dramatic music)
(phone slaps)
(dramatic music continues)
(vehicle whirring)
(tires scratching)
(ground crackling)
(dramatic music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(vehicle whirring)
(sirens wailing)
- So tell me what happened.
- Ricky was responsible
for the accident on
Stone Glass Lake.
Al covered it up.
He bribed Stacey Kanter
to recant her statement
and he changed her 911 call.
The same one he sent to you.
But Ricky couldn't
handle the guilt.
So he started acting out.
Mom was trying to help.
Ricky made a few references
to a talked-about accident,
but he was also
irrational and paranoid.
He was clearly hiding something
but nothing she
could make sense of.
And you know Mom, she was
gonna get to the bottom of it.
The more evasive Ricky
got, the more she dug in.
At some point, mom
made the connection
between Ricky's ramblings
and the diver's death
at Stone Glass Lake.
That's what the note,
"P knows more" meant.
The night of Mom's accident,
Ricky decided he couldn't
live with it anymore.
He called Mom and
told her he wanted
to tell her everything, the
one person he could trust,
to meet him at Whispering
Pines and to not tell anyone,
especially his dad.
That's why she was
out that night.
What she didn't know is
that Ricky was planning
to kill himself
after he came clean.
Mom's death was an accident.
She died saving Ricky's life.
And then Sheriff Al
covered up mom's death
just like Stone Glass.
And you, Dad, well, you were
getting too close for comfort,
so Al took an impounded car
that he knew was scheduled
to be demolished and he
ran you off the road.
(car crashes)
(suspenseful music)
And lucky for us, he must
have thought you were dead.
(suspenseful music)
- I can't believe it.
- Al would've done
anything to protect Ricky.
- I understand protecting
your kids but (stammers)
- Mom was out there
trying to protect someone.
I can't be mad at that.
- I love you, kiddo.
- I love you too.
(mellow music)
(Blue pattering and sniffing)
(somber music)
(door clatters)
(door thuds)
(somber music continues)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi sobbing)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi sobbing and whimpering)
(Blue whining)
(Jodi whimpering)
(somber music continues)
(Jodi continues whimpering)
Hey, buddy.
Hi, we'll be okay.
We're gonna be okay.
(Jodi sobs)
(birds chirping)
(water burbling)
(Blue sniffing)
- So how you feeling
after everything?
- Ah, I'm not sure yet.
That was some fine
police work you did.
Without you, I would've
never have known
the truth about my mom.
Thank you.
- Anything.
- King wanted me to
tell you something.
It looks like she might have
a position open in the NPS team.
And it's yours if you want it.
I'd be proud to work with you.
- Are you asking me to
become your partner?
- No. That position's
been filled.
(Blue sniffs and whines)
(Ryan snorts)
I should go. I've got
a lot of paperwork.
- Of course, Jodi?
Anyone would be lucky
to have you as their partner.
(mellow music)
You were looking for something
funny to say, weren't you?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Got nothing.
(Ryan chuckles)
- Me either.
(mellow music)
(people chattering)
(water crashing)
(Jodi panting)
(mellow music)
(Jodi sighs)
I'm sorry I haven't made
it out here yet, Mom.
It's been hard to face.
But I'm here now.
(mellow music)
(Blue sniffing)
I am learning to enjoy the
good, Mom. I'm learning.
(door thuds)
(mellow music continues)
(Bill groaning)
(Jodi giggles)
- Mom sure liked it windy.
God's way of saying hi.
(Jodi chuckles)
(Jodi sighs)
(mellow music continues)
- Her favorite.
Oh, buddy.
(mellow music)
(soft music)