Tracker (2024) s04e02 Episode Script
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- Previously on Tracker
- Hey.
There he is, my hero.
Hey, you don't call,
you don't write, nothing?
What's the fun in that?
REENIE: Tell me
something about you.
My mom died when I was 16.
- In the line of duty?
- No, she was
shot in the-the parking lot
of a rest stop.
They never found out who did it,
so there were no answers.
No justice.
You gonna tell me why
you had me go down to Echo Ridge
to get that piece of junk?
Uh-huh, belonged to my father.
Spent a lot of time on this thing,
working on it with my dad.
I'll get you up and running again.
["CALIFORNIA STARS"
BY BILLY BRAGG & WILCO PLAYING]
I'd like to rest
my heavy head tonight ♪
On a bed
of California stars ♪
Oh. Beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah. Now I see why Dad loved it.
Been 20 years since I've been up here.
Still beautiful.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Come on, Kayla.
It's just back at that last turnoff,
I could've swore there was
somebody off the trail.
- Hiker maybe?
- No.
I don't think so.
Well, I don't see anybody up here.
What is that?
Somebody must've dropped this.
Well, let's see what's on it.
Maybe it'll tell us
who it belongs to.
What?
I told you.
Someone is following us.
[BICYCLE WHEEL SPINNING]
[LINE RINGING]
RUSSELL [OVER RECORDING]:
You know what to do.
[BEEPS]
Hey, Russell, it's your favorite
brother giving you a call.
Just want to
talk to you about, uh
Just been a while.
Haven't-haven't heard from you,
so, you know, give me a call
if you get time.
Hope you're well.
[PHONE BUZZES]
Randy, my man. Please tell me
that Reenie's finally found
an office space
that meets her standards?
[SIGHS] That's a big no.
We're working out of
Maxine's office for a bit.
They got this overflow space.
I mean, it's-it's a generic place.
I guess it's nice, but the Wi-Fi rips
and they got those
little waffle machines, so
- I'm good.
- Well, the hunt continues, right?
Yeah, man, but I don't know.
Reenie's got to hurry up, man.
I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm literally
sitting on a ball.
You know, it's a,
it's a fancy core ball,
- but it's a ball.
- Well, I mean, I'm sitting on a rock,
- so
- But I'm just saying, my posture's not
built for this, okay? My core is good.
Your core's great. I love your core.
I think your core's fantastic.
You got something for me?
All right, $15K reward, and it's nearby.
Leanne and Kayla Riley.
Mother, daughter.
They went missing
hiking a section
of the Pacific Divide Trail.
They were supposed to meet up
with the other daughter Anya
at a resupply stop, never showed.
Okay, and when was the last time
she heard from them?
Yesterday.
Kayla sent her a selfie.
They don't have GPS trackers on 'em?
Just cell phones. Both out of service.
The last ping was when they called Anya
from up on the trail yesterday.
Got it. Okay, send me the
details. I'll talk with them.
Thanks, Randy.
Anya.
Colter Shaw.
- Thanks for coming.
- No problem. You bet.
Listen, so this is the place
where you were supposed to meet
- your sister and your mother?
- Yeah.
But they didn't show. No calls. Nothing.
At first, I thought maybe
they got delayed or something,
but every hiker
I spoke to coming off the trail
didn't remember seeing them.
I-I talked to someone
named Becca this morning
who said that she was gonna hike
the trail and look for them.
Becca's with search and rescue?
She called herself a
trail angel or something.
They're volunteers.
They help hikers
get through certain sections.
She would have gotten the call
before search and rescue got here.
Listen, there's a lot of
spotty cell service up there.
Is it possible maybe
they just took an extra day?
No. No, we were supposed
to meet here this morning
and go spread my dad's ashes
up the trail from here.
He died of cancer a few months
ago, and this was his last wish.
And I would have gone
the whole way with them,
but work and the kids and
You don't have to explain
yourself. I-I get it.
The last time you spoke to them,
can you show me on the map
where that was?
Um
Kayla called me somewhere
near here yesterday afternoon.
- Right there?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay. Looks like
there's a way station about
eight miles back from there.
Lot of spur trails, lot of
branches off that main route.
It's easy to get turned around up there.
Uh, I don't think it's that. I
Kayla seemed worried
when I talked to her.
She thought someone was following them.
She know who that might be?
She just said that she [SIGHS]
she had this really bad feeling,
and I didn't think anything of it,
and now
I'm gonna backtrack to the way station.
All right? I'm gonna see
if they made it there.
Maybe I'll meet up
with this trail angel,
- see if she saw anything.
- I'm so worried.
Just please do whatever you can.
You'll be the first to know
if I find anything.
[WOMAN LAUGHS]
Excuse me.
Hi. I was wondering
if you could help me out.
I'm looking for, uh,
these two women.
They're missing.
- Missing?
- Yeah. They didn't make it
to their last stop. Have you seen them?
- I don't recognize them.
- Me neither.
You know, there's
a logbook half mile up.
Everyone signs it when they
go by, so maybe check there.
- All right. Thank you.
- Hope you find 'em.
Appreciate it.
[GRUNTS]
♪
[GRUNTS]
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm looking for two missing hikers.
A mother and daughter.
You haven't seen 'em up trail, have you?
Becca? Colter Shaw.
I'm looking for 'em, too.
Anya hired me to find 'em.
[SIGHS] Yeah, I thought
she might hire someone.
Wanted all hands on deck.
Yeah. There's no sign of them
all the way through here
- back to the resupply stop.
- Did you check the logbook?
- They didn't sign in there either.
- Huh.
There was a "K & L" sign-in
at the logbook five miles back.
Assuming that's them,
I searched the main trail
between here and there.
Okay, and I checked
every spur along the way,
which means that if they did
leave the main trail,
they did that somewhere between here
and where they signed into that logbook.
Right?
Yeah, but most first-timers
stick to the main trail.
Anya said her sister mentioned
something about being followed.
Let's hope not. I'm still going
on the idea they got lost.
If they did leave the main trail,
where would they do that?
There's only one path out
I can think of.
It's a spur trail turnoff.
It's not far from here.
- Can you show me?
- Yeah.
REENIE: Thanks for pushing that meeting.
Saved me a trip.
MEL: Sure thing.
- You see any offices you liked?
- [SIGHS] Not really.
Ah. That's okay.
This place buys us some time.
I think you'll know it when you see it.
Well, that's the plan.
Where's, uh, where's Randy?
He, uh, he found Colter a job
and went to grab breakfast.
Yeah, those missing hikers.
Yeah, I'm looking at the socials now.
Seems like everybody on this
trail has to post a video about it.
- REENIE: That's good.
- MEL: Yeah.
I'm gonna go sit with Maxine
and go over this case
she wants me to take.
Uh, Reenie.
- Yeah?
- Could I ask you something?
Or if now's not a good time,
that-that's totally okay.
No, it's the perfect time. What's up?
Um, I was just wondering if, uh,
sometime I could talk to you
about my mom.
I-I signed up for these text alerts
whenever her name comes up online,
and it's usually just,
like, podcast transcripts
and, like, true crime forums,
that kind of stuff.
Yeah, I get it. I mean, you want to
know what happened to her, so
Yeah, yeah.
It's not just that, though, uh
What, did something come up recently?
It's probably nothing, but I just
I came across the name
of this military officer
that my mom worked with in the
weeks before she was murdered.
- Go on.
- Oh, I just saw that he retired early.
It was honorable discharge,
but it's it's just weird.
Why?
Well, when I looked into him,
his records were blocked.
I couldn't find anything.
Like I said, it's probably nothing.
It's probably just, like,
military clearance or whatever.
Yeah, maybe, but I do have some
contacts, so what's his name?
Eric Jeffries.
But are you sure?
I don't want to, I don't want to
put you out or anything.
You're not putting anyone out.
I'm happy to poke around.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
So, how long you been doing this?
Finding lost hikers?
Uh, about six years.
Got divorced.
It was brutal
and I needed something
that would reset me.
So I decided to hike
the whole Pacific Divide Trail,
and I did.
Sometimes hard things
are the only things worth doing.
What's on your list?
Snowman. Bhutan.
That's hardcore.
Yeah, well, first thing is,
I have to get my late father's old truck
up and running, and then we'll see.
[BECCA MUTTERS]
There's nowhere to go from here.
COLTER: Huh.
Wait a minute,
somebody was through here.
I hope not.
Locals call it one of the "thin places."
"Thin places"? What's that?
Bad stuff happen down there?
BECCA: Yeah,
last year a guy went exploring,
slipped down a drop, hit his head.
Found him six days later.
Another guy lost his dog,
found its head on the trail.
Coyotes maybe.
Lot of weird stuff
happens in and around here.
Yeah?
Yeah, take a look at that
right down there.
It's like a, uh, like a makeshift camp.
See it?
- Weird place to set up.
- Mm-hmm.
Doesn't look like backpackers, does it?
No, it doesn't.
We sometimes get low-life drifters
who come in off the fire road
a couple miles that way.
So maybe Kayla and Leanne
had a run-in with them.
Maybe they saw something
they shouldn't have.
Best way down is over there.
Here we go.
No one's here.
Scumbags.
We've had an uptick in reports
of stuff being stolen lately.
Some expired meds here.
Wait a minute, there's an ID.
Jonah Gammon.
Same name as on the meds.
- You think this is his site?
- That's what it looks like.
Leanne's pack.
A lot of blood.
Yeah.
Looks like it could be recent.
[MUTTERS]
Got to be some clue
where they are. [GRUNTS]
He probably got high, attacked them,
and left them for dead somewhere.
[TWIGS SNAPPING]
Wait here.
COLTER: Leanne?
What did you do to my daughter?
I didn't do anything. I'm here
to help you. Your daughter Anya
hired me to find you.
Somebody took Kayla.
- You have to help me.
- I'm gonna help you.
- I'm gonna help you.
- BECCA: Oh, my God.
- What happened?
- LEANNE: I got hit.
And I when I woke up, Kayla was gone.
COLTER: Bring the chair over.
Okay, listen, hey, we're gonna help you.
I need you to sit down
right now, okay? Just sit down.
Have a seat. Have a seat.
Okay, look at me.
Can you look at me?
All right.
Can you tell me what happened?
I I left Kayla.
I left Kayla.
We were on a dry creek bed
off the main trail,
and it was getting dark,
and Kayla was scared.
Come on, Mom. We can't slow down.
Quick, they'll find us.
You're going too fast.
Mom. Come on, we got to get out
of here. [SHRIEKS]
Kayla.
- Kayla.
- [GROANING]
Oh, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
I didn't have a choice.
She messed up her ankle.
Okay. I-I think it's just
sprained. Can you walk on it?
Let me see.
[WINCES] Ow, ow, ow, ow.
- No. I can't put pressure.
- Okay.
I think the main trail
is only a hundred yards up.
[SIGHS] I-I'm pretty sure I saw lights.
Don't leave me. What if he comes back?
Honey, it's okay.
We haven't seen anyone,
and you need help.
Okay? We can't stay here.
I'm just gonna flag somebody
from the trail.
Hurry.
- Please.
- I will.
- [MAN GRUNTS]
- [KAYLA SCREAMING]
LEANNE: When I came to,
the sun was out
and Kayla was gone.
I searched and searched,
and then there was this camp,
- and I found my pack.
- This guy must have Kayla.
LEANNE: I've been waiting
for someone to come back, but
Just real quickly, look at that guy.
Have you seen him before?
Seen that man?
LEANNE: Maybe.
It was hard to see his face.
Here, Leanne.
Why did you get off the main trail?
Kayla thought someone was following us.
I thought she was just
being paranoid at first.
And then we found the camera.
I told you.
Someone is following us.
LEANNE: This was taken this morning.
They've been following us all day.
Come on, we have to get out
of here. It's getting dark soon.
[SIGHS]
Put the camera there on purpose.
- Why would he do that?
- Scare you.
Get you off the main trail
where you'd be more vulnerable.
- If he's got Kayla, where are they?
- I'm gonna find out.
- I'm gonna come with you.
- COLTER: No, you're not coming with me.
You're gonna stay.
You need medical attention.
You're gonna stay here.
I'm gonna call some first responders.
You looping in the police?
Yeah, that would be the county sheriff.
They cover a couple thousand miles.
I'll make a call, but it'll
take them a while to get here.
You said you left Kayla
at a dry creek bed
off the main trail, right?
Yeah. We were west of the main trail.
I don't know how far we are.
- I'm sorry. I
- BECCA: It's half a mile away.
There's a switchback.
It'll lead you right to it.
Half a mile, got it.
Please find my daughter.
I'll do everything I can.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Becca.
- BECCA: Leanne's gonna be okay.
They're taking her
to the nearest hospital.
I spoke to Anya.
She's gonna meet her mom there.
Good news.
You put the word out on Jonah?
Connected with the county sheriff.
They're dealing with an
overturned rig way out in Butler.
They're sending a deputy, but
they're at least a couple hours away.
Anything on your end?
Found the spot that Leanne was attacked.
He could still be out there with Kayla.
Didn't return to camp,
which means he was either
spotted or he had other plans.
Drag marks here, couple sets of prints.
Someone was dragged out of here.
- Probably kicking and screaming.
- Okay.
Let me know when you land somewhere,
and I'll join back up with you.
Yeah.
♪
[BOTH GRUNT]
[GASPS]
[MAN GRUNTS]
[RUSTLING]
You coming down, or
I'm coming up there to get you?
Get your ass out of there.
[PANTING]
I'm looking for a girl.
I-I didn't do nothing, man.
[GRUNTS]
[GROANING]
Where's Kayla?
[PANTING]
- What'd you do to Kayla?
- Man, I got no idea
- who this Kayla chick is.
- She was on the trail with her mother.
You have the pack.
It's got blood all over it.
[STAMMERS] The pack was
like that when I found it.
So what do you do? You sit up
here and you-you-you watch 'em?
You found a camera, you put it
on the trail to scare 'em?
If I found a camera,
I wouldn't leave it somewhere.
Seriously, man, I didn't see them.
[STAMMERS] The pack was
just sitting there on the trail.
I take stuff. [STAMMERS] Just
trying to get by somehow, man.
I'm not proud of it,
but, like, I don't hurt nobody.
You you got to believe me.
Here's what's gonna happen.
A sheriff's deputy
is gonna come up here,
and they're gonna arrest you.
Don't, don't, don't, don't.
Jonah, I'm not gonna ask you again.
Okay, o-o-okay, yes, yes, yes, yes.
I-I-I saw her, but not like you say.
- Go on.
- [STAMMERS] That one she was with
a-a big guy in a baseball hat.
I wasn't close, but, like
[STAMMERS] she was limping bad.
That's her. Go on.
Thought they were having, like,
some kind of argument maybe.
I don't know. Like, I was just
trying not to be seen, you know?
Where'd they go?
Did you see where he took 'em?
H-He took her down to this,
like, access off the fire road.
It's where I stash my car,
and that-that's
the only reason I saw them,
'cause I-I was heading back.
I was leaving.
- This guy have a vehicle?
- Uh,
a truck, like a brown kind
I-I don't know.
Like, kind of old or something.
Old brown truck. Had you seen it before?
- The truck?
- Maybe. Maybe.
[STAMMERS] I-I might've seen it around.
Yeah, yeah, 'cause I go up
to Sierra Junction
when I'm not down here.
They-they got, um, outdoor showers.
And that's where you saw the truck?
M-Maybe. That's all I got.
Okay? The place has, like,
one road in, one road out.
Lot of folks living in vans,
that kind of thing.
- Can I go now?
- No.
Don't call the cops.
Please.
It's your lucky day. I believe you.
I got your details, all right?
And I know where your campsite is.
Anything goes missing,
anything suspicious happens,
they're gonna come get you.
Do you understand?
What am I supposed to do if?
Why don't you go get yourself some help?
Go get the help you need, man.
You stay up here,
you're gonna wind up dead.
Hey.
Go get some help.
Colter. I got your text, man.
What can I do for you?
Randy, I need you to find
a truck for me.
Uh, is this supposed to be
Jonah's truck?
'Cause all I got is
a 2000 Pontiac in his name.
No, Jonah didn't do it.
Said he saw a guy
throw Kayla into a truck.
Said he'd seen the truck before,
which means it's local.
Local to what?
You got a whole bunch
of nothing and nowhere up there.
There's a place nearby
called Sierra Junction.
RANDY: Oh, yeah.
I got it. Unincorporated.
- What's up there?
- [SIGHS] Handful of houses,
trailer park, uh, RV mechanic,
a tract of rental cabins.
What about a gas station?
The only spot that's got
a little traffic is this
food stand, it's called Rise and Shine.
Yeah, I mean, I'm guessing
they get a-a few hikers,
but trust me, this ain't
on nobody's must-eat list.
All right, do me a favor,
check Kayla and Leanne's transactions
over the past couple days,
see if they've been there.
Checking.
Hell yeah. Got it.
They were there
at Rise and Shine two days ago.
I bet that's where he first saw them.
He was following 'em.
This wasn't some random snatch-and-grab.
All right, Randy, thanks.
- Hey. Jonah didn't do it.
- Then who did?
He said he saw Kayla
being thrown into a truck
by some other guy.
Said he'd seen the truck before,
a place called Sierra Junction.
Now, I looked into Sierra Junction,
and both Leanne and Kayla
were there a couple days ago.
Yeah, Rise and Shine
popular spot with hikers.
I'll notify the sheriff
about that Jonah guy.
I don't know if he'll still be there.
I'm gonna check
this Rise and Shine place,
maybe we get lucky,
someone saw something.
Mind if I come with?
- We can cover more ground that way.
- Hop in.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Probably best if we split up.
I'll ask around about Kayla and Leanne.
I'll focus on the truck.
You let me know when you find anything?
- Same.
- Will do.
Hey. What can I get you?
Yeah, just hoping you could
help me with something.
I'm looking for this
missing young woman right here.
She came in two days ago
with her mother.
Sorry, bro, wasn't working then.
All right. Is there anyone working
here now that was working then?
Um
Oh, Diana was here. Um, Diana?
- What's up?
- PETEY: Um, this guy's
looking for somebody
that might've come through.
Yeah, looking
for a young woman right here.
She was in here with her mother,
couple mornings ago.
Oh, I was working
the pickup window, hon.
Less chatty. Sorry.
Uh, what happened to them?
She's missing off the trail.
Oh, my God. That's awful.
Missing as in lost?
Well, actually, I think
someone might've taken her.
Well, do the police know,
or search and rescue?
I contacted the sheriff.
Yeah, they've
I'm out here looking around for 'em
until they can get boots on the ground.
[DIANA SIGHS] I'm so sorry.
We get a long line
of hikers every morning.
- It's just like autopilot, you know?
- Yeah.
Coffee, burrito, bagel, bear claw.
Maybe I remember them,
I-I can't be sure.
You don't have
security cameras here, do you?
Uh, no.
Wi-Fi's pretty spotty, and it's not like
I need to worry about thieves, so
- we're pretty old-school.
- Got it.
DIANA: You know what?
If you send me that photo,
I will ask around to my regulars
and see if anybody
remembers seeing them.
Well, I really appreciate that.
Thank you very much.
- You are welcome.
- You get it?
- I got it.
- All right. Thanks again.
DIANA: No problem.
I got nothing.
- [ENGINE ROARS]
- Look out!
[SCREAMS]
[GROANS]
Don't move.
- My arm. My arm, my arm, my
- Don't move.
- [BECCA SCREAMS]
- COLTER: Okay your shoulder, too.
Look at me. Can you open your eyes?
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- You're not okay.
I need to make sure
you're not going into shock.
I'm okay. Go.
Go find her. Go find her.
- All right?
- Just take deep breaths.
- [BECCA MUTTERING]
- Shh
- BECCA: I'm okay. I'm okay.
- Kid! Come here.
You, come here. What's your name?
- Alex.
- Alex, can you hold her head?
- Can you do me a favor?
- Yeah.
I need you to talk to her.
- All right? Hold her head still.
- Yeah.
You talk to her, okay?
- ALEX: Yes.
- This is Alex.
- He's gonna talk to you, okay?
- Just go.
- Just go.
- I'm gonna go call an ambulance.
- Keep talking to her.
- Uh, wh-what's your name?
Hi, Alex. I'm Becca.
- Help's on the way, Becca. Don't worry.
- Mm-hmm.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
♪
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
Just want to know where Kayla is.
[GROANING]
I know you're hit.
Come on out, toss the weapon.
I can treat that wound.
I know Kayla's alive.
That's all I care about.
You wouldn't understand.
- [GUNSHOT]
- No!
[SIGHS]
[MUTTERING]
♪
[LINE RINGS]
Randy, I need everything
you can find on a Jack Owens.
- He's the one that took her.
- You got him?
I had him. Decided to take
his own way out.
Sent you a pin. I need you
to call the authorities
for me, tell them
where they can find the body.
Yeah, man, let me see what I can find.
He had her in his truck.
Well, maybe he stashed her
somewhere nearby.
That's what I'm thinking.
You know, he hears me
asking around
about her, he gets spooked, he bolts.
I don't know if he's a local guy
or if he's passing through,
so just check everything for me.
Huh. Local boy.
Oh, my gosh, get this,
he works at Rise and Shine.
Which is probably
where he first found her.
You got a home address for me?
Yeah, I'm a step ahead of you.
Just sent you the pin.
Listen, you're close, all right?
You're like a few minutes out.
I hope she's still alive.
Yeah, so do I. Thanks, Randy.
♪
[PANTING]
[DOOR CREAKING]
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
[DOOR OPENS]
[PANTING]
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry it's gonna
end this way, sweetie.
Need information on a Diana Owens.
As in related to Jack Owens?
His mother.
Oh, damn, man.
Did they do this together?
Or she's protecting him.
It's the only way he could've
known we were coming.
RANDY: I got her.
Diana Sanders, not Owens.
[SIGHS] Okay, uh,
listen to this,
she was in a psych ward
30 years ago. She got pregnant
while she was a patient there
but was released
on a probationary period
to have the baby.
Father was being
treated there, too.
Killed himself
while he was inside.
Okay.
She's got Kayla.
[SIGHS] Can you get a location
on her phone?
- [TYPING]
- Yeah, I'm looking.
I got a location.
That's weird, man.
It looks like she's 200 yards
away from you.
There any other houses on the property?
- Not listed, no.
- Maybe it's an outbuilding
or a shelter. Can you drop me a pin?
Yeah, I just did.
I got it, Randy. Thanks.
[CRYING]: Please, just let me go.
Oh, dear heart.
That's just not the way the world works.
Why are you doing this to me?
My poor boy,
just like his father,
has had these urges,
for a long time.
I thought I could protect him.
Hoped it wouldn't escalate,
but he thought you were special.
Now here we are.
What is it with men? They see something,
they want it, they take it.
Please
- Please
- But it's my job to protect him.
Take care of his needs,
no matter what they are.
The problem is,
he can't have you.
Let me go!
[GRUNTS, COUGHS]
Time to go.
- Where are you taking me?
- Can't stay here.
That man's looking for you,
and he'll be back,
especially after Jack
hit that woman with his truck.
Please.
Please, I won't tell anyone, I promise.
Let's go.
To the right.
Keep moving.
Get in the truck.
If I get in there,
you're just gonna kill me?
Dump my body somewhere?
Well, that depends on you, sweetheart.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[KAYLA PANTING HEAVILY]
♪
[TWIG SNAPS]
[RIFLE RACKS]
COLTER: Put the weapon down.
Put it down now.
I'm not gonna ask you again.
Maybe I don't want to spend
the rest of my days in a cell.
Been there, done that.
So you're either gonna have to shoot me
or I'm gonna shoot you.
You don't want to do this.
Put it down.
- [SCREAMS]
- [GRUNTS]
[KAYLA PANTING]
You okay?
Come here, come here. You're all right.
- You're okay.
- KAYLA: Is my is my mom okay?
Your mom's okay. She's at
the hospital with your sister.
They're both okay.
You're safe now. I got you.
Thank you.
[PHONE CHIMES]
["CHANGE" BY BIG THIEF PLAYING]
Change ♪
Like the wind ♪
MEL: Hey. I'm gonna head out,
unless you need anything else from me.
Uh, no. All good.
Hey, Mel?
Change ♪
Yeah?
Um
Like the leaves ♪
Have a good night.
You, too.
Would you live forever,
never die ♪
While everything around
passes? ♪
Hey.
- Enjoy a couple days?
- Yeah, I wanted to see
a few things before I hit the road.
Wanted to make sure that you all
were healing up properly.
KAYLA: Despite everything,
I get why Dad loved it.
ANYA: We're driving to Bishop Lake.
Another one of his favorite spots.
Easier for Kayla's ankle.
I think knowing that we're
still gonna spread his ashes
would make him really happy.
Yeah, I agree. I agree.
I think he'd be proud of all of you.
Well, we should get going.
- Thank you again.
- You're very welcome.
- And this is for you.
- COLTER: Oh, thank you.
Thank you for everything.
Yeah. Take care of each other?
Yep.
Okay.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Would you stare forever
at the sun ♪
How's the arm?
- Still broken.
- Yeah.
But I'll be fine. Can still hike.
Maybe not today, though.
I'm already planning
my Appalachian trail trip.
Of course you are.
You know, I want to say, I think
these people here they're
they're lucky to have
someone like you around here.
The secret
of the quiet night ♪
People are lucky to have
somebody like you out there.
Hope you get to Bhutan.
Yeah, maybe someday.
Just don't let someday become never.
Would you live forever ♪
Yeah. Have fun on the trail.
I will.
While everything
around passes ♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
Would you smile forever,
never cry? ♪
- Previously on Tracker
- Hey.
There he is, my hero.
Hey, you don't call,
you don't write, nothing?
What's the fun in that?
REENIE: Tell me
something about you.
My mom died when I was 16.
- In the line of duty?
- No, she was
shot in the-the parking lot
of a rest stop.
They never found out who did it,
so there were no answers.
No justice.
You gonna tell me why
you had me go down to Echo Ridge
to get that piece of junk?
Uh-huh, belonged to my father.
Spent a lot of time on this thing,
working on it with my dad.
I'll get you up and running again.
["CALIFORNIA STARS"
BY BILLY BRAGG & WILCO PLAYING]
I'd like to rest
my heavy head tonight ♪
On a bed
of California stars ♪
Oh. Beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah. Now I see why Dad loved it.
Been 20 years since I've been up here.
Still beautiful.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Come on, Kayla.
It's just back at that last turnoff,
I could've swore there was
somebody off the trail.
- Hiker maybe?
- No.
I don't think so.
Well, I don't see anybody up here.
What is that?
Somebody must've dropped this.
Well, let's see what's on it.
Maybe it'll tell us
who it belongs to.
What?
I told you.
Someone is following us.
[BICYCLE WHEEL SPINNING]
[LINE RINGING]
RUSSELL [OVER RECORDING]:
You know what to do.
[BEEPS]
Hey, Russell, it's your favorite
brother giving you a call.
Just want to
talk to you about, uh
Just been a while.
Haven't-haven't heard from you,
so, you know, give me a call
if you get time.
Hope you're well.
[PHONE BUZZES]
Randy, my man. Please tell me
that Reenie's finally found
an office space
that meets her standards?
[SIGHS] That's a big no.
We're working out of
Maxine's office for a bit.
They got this overflow space.
I mean, it's-it's a generic place.
I guess it's nice, but the Wi-Fi rips
and they got those
little waffle machines, so
- I'm good.
- Well, the hunt continues, right?
Yeah, man, but I don't know.
Reenie's got to hurry up, man.
I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm literally
sitting on a ball.
You know, it's a,
it's a fancy core ball,
- but it's a ball.
- Well, I mean, I'm sitting on a rock,
- so
- But I'm just saying, my posture's not
built for this, okay? My core is good.
Your core's great. I love your core.
I think your core's fantastic.
You got something for me?
All right, $15K reward, and it's nearby.
Leanne and Kayla Riley.
Mother, daughter.
They went missing
hiking a section
of the Pacific Divide Trail.
They were supposed to meet up
with the other daughter Anya
at a resupply stop, never showed.
Okay, and when was the last time
she heard from them?
Yesterday.
Kayla sent her a selfie.
They don't have GPS trackers on 'em?
Just cell phones. Both out of service.
The last ping was when they called Anya
from up on the trail yesterday.
Got it. Okay, send me the
details. I'll talk with them.
Thanks, Randy.
Anya.
Colter Shaw.
- Thanks for coming.
- No problem. You bet.
Listen, so this is the place
where you were supposed to meet
- your sister and your mother?
- Yeah.
But they didn't show. No calls. Nothing.
At first, I thought maybe
they got delayed or something,
but every hiker
I spoke to coming off the trail
didn't remember seeing them.
I-I talked to someone
named Becca this morning
who said that she was gonna hike
the trail and look for them.
Becca's with search and rescue?
She called herself a
trail angel or something.
They're volunteers.
They help hikers
get through certain sections.
She would have gotten the call
before search and rescue got here.
Listen, there's a lot of
spotty cell service up there.
Is it possible maybe
they just took an extra day?
No. No, we were supposed
to meet here this morning
and go spread my dad's ashes
up the trail from here.
He died of cancer a few months
ago, and this was his last wish.
And I would have gone
the whole way with them,
but work and the kids and
You don't have to explain
yourself. I-I get it.
The last time you spoke to them,
can you show me on the map
where that was?
Um
Kayla called me somewhere
near here yesterday afternoon.
- Right there?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay. Looks like
there's a way station about
eight miles back from there.
Lot of spur trails, lot of
branches off that main route.
It's easy to get turned around up there.
Uh, I don't think it's that. I
Kayla seemed worried
when I talked to her.
She thought someone was following them.
She know who that might be?
She just said that she [SIGHS]
she had this really bad feeling,
and I didn't think anything of it,
and now
I'm gonna backtrack to the way station.
All right? I'm gonna see
if they made it there.
Maybe I'll meet up
with this trail angel,
- see if she saw anything.
- I'm so worried.
Just please do whatever you can.
You'll be the first to know
if I find anything.
[WOMAN LAUGHS]
Excuse me.
Hi. I was wondering
if you could help me out.
I'm looking for, uh,
these two women.
They're missing.
- Missing?
- Yeah. They didn't make it
to their last stop. Have you seen them?
- I don't recognize them.
- Me neither.
You know, there's
a logbook half mile up.
Everyone signs it when they
go by, so maybe check there.
- All right. Thank you.
- Hope you find 'em.
Appreciate it.
[GRUNTS]
♪
[GRUNTS]
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm looking for two missing hikers.
A mother and daughter.
You haven't seen 'em up trail, have you?
Becca? Colter Shaw.
I'm looking for 'em, too.
Anya hired me to find 'em.
[SIGHS] Yeah, I thought
she might hire someone.
Wanted all hands on deck.
Yeah. There's no sign of them
all the way through here
- back to the resupply stop.
- Did you check the logbook?
- They didn't sign in there either.
- Huh.
There was a "K & L" sign-in
at the logbook five miles back.
Assuming that's them,
I searched the main trail
between here and there.
Okay, and I checked
every spur along the way,
which means that if they did
leave the main trail,
they did that somewhere between here
and where they signed into that logbook.
Right?
Yeah, but most first-timers
stick to the main trail.
Anya said her sister mentioned
something about being followed.
Let's hope not. I'm still going
on the idea they got lost.
If they did leave the main trail,
where would they do that?
There's only one path out
I can think of.
It's a spur trail turnoff.
It's not far from here.
- Can you show me?
- Yeah.
REENIE: Thanks for pushing that meeting.
Saved me a trip.
MEL: Sure thing.
- You see any offices you liked?
- [SIGHS] Not really.
Ah. That's okay.
This place buys us some time.
I think you'll know it when you see it.
Well, that's the plan.
Where's, uh, where's Randy?
He, uh, he found Colter a job
and went to grab breakfast.
Yeah, those missing hikers.
Yeah, I'm looking at the socials now.
Seems like everybody on this
trail has to post a video about it.
- REENIE: That's good.
- MEL: Yeah.
I'm gonna go sit with Maxine
and go over this case
she wants me to take.
Uh, Reenie.
- Yeah?
- Could I ask you something?
Or if now's not a good time,
that-that's totally okay.
No, it's the perfect time. What's up?
Um, I was just wondering if, uh,
sometime I could talk to you
about my mom.
I-I signed up for these text alerts
whenever her name comes up online,
and it's usually just,
like, podcast transcripts
and, like, true crime forums,
that kind of stuff.
Yeah, I get it. I mean, you want to
know what happened to her, so
Yeah, yeah.
It's not just that, though, uh
What, did something come up recently?
It's probably nothing, but I just
I came across the name
of this military officer
that my mom worked with in the
weeks before she was murdered.
- Go on.
- Oh, I just saw that he retired early.
It was honorable discharge,
but it's it's just weird.
Why?
Well, when I looked into him,
his records were blocked.
I couldn't find anything.
Like I said, it's probably nothing.
It's probably just, like,
military clearance or whatever.
Yeah, maybe, but I do have some
contacts, so what's his name?
Eric Jeffries.
But are you sure?
I don't want to, I don't want to
put you out or anything.
You're not putting anyone out.
I'm happy to poke around.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
So, how long you been doing this?
Finding lost hikers?
Uh, about six years.
Got divorced.
It was brutal
and I needed something
that would reset me.
So I decided to hike
the whole Pacific Divide Trail,
and I did.
Sometimes hard things
are the only things worth doing.
What's on your list?
Snowman. Bhutan.
That's hardcore.
Yeah, well, first thing is,
I have to get my late father's old truck
up and running, and then we'll see.
[BECCA MUTTERS]
There's nowhere to go from here.
COLTER: Huh.
Wait a minute,
somebody was through here.
I hope not.
Locals call it one of the "thin places."
"Thin places"? What's that?
Bad stuff happen down there?
BECCA: Yeah,
last year a guy went exploring,
slipped down a drop, hit his head.
Found him six days later.
Another guy lost his dog,
found its head on the trail.
Coyotes maybe.
Lot of weird stuff
happens in and around here.
Yeah?
Yeah, take a look at that
right down there.
It's like a, uh, like a makeshift camp.
See it?
- Weird place to set up.
- Mm-hmm.
Doesn't look like backpackers, does it?
No, it doesn't.
We sometimes get low-life drifters
who come in off the fire road
a couple miles that way.
So maybe Kayla and Leanne
had a run-in with them.
Maybe they saw something
they shouldn't have.
Best way down is over there.
Here we go.
No one's here.
Scumbags.
We've had an uptick in reports
of stuff being stolen lately.
Some expired meds here.
Wait a minute, there's an ID.
Jonah Gammon.
Same name as on the meds.
- You think this is his site?
- That's what it looks like.
Leanne's pack.
A lot of blood.
Yeah.
Looks like it could be recent.
[MUTTERS]
Got to be some clue
where they are. [GRUNTS]
He probably got high, attacked them,
and left them for dead somewhere.
[TWIGS SNAPPING]
Wait here.
COLTER: Leanne?
What did you do to my daughter?
I didn't do anything. I'm here
to help you. Your daughter Anya
hired me to find you.
Somebody took Kayla.
- You have to help me.
- I'm gonna help you.
- I'm gonna help you.
- BECCA: Oh, my God.
- What happened?
- LEANNE: I got hit.
And I when I woke up, Kayla was gone.
COLTER: Bring the chair over.
Okay, listen, hey, we're gonna help you.
I need you to sit down
right now, okay? Just sit down.
Have a seat. Have a seat.
Okay, look at me.
Can you look at me?
All right.
Can you tell me what happened?
I I left Kayla.
I left Kayla.
We were on a dry creek bed
off the main trail,
and it was getting dark,
and Kayla was scared.
Come on, Mom. We can't slow down.
Quick, they'll find us.
You're going too fast.
Mom. Come on, we got to get out
of here. [SHRIEKS]
Kayla.
- Kayla.
- [GROANING]
Oh, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
I didn't have a choice.
She messed up her ankle.
Okay. I-I think it's just
sprained. Can you walk on it?
Let me see.
[WINCES] Ow, ow, ow, ow.
- No. I can't put pressure.
- Okay.
I think the main trail
is only a hundred yards up.
[SIGHS] I-I'm pretty sure I saw lights.
Don't leave me. What if he comes back?
Honey, it's okay.
We haven't seen anyone,
and you need help.
Okay? We can't stay here.
I'm just gonna flag somebody
from the trail.
Hurry.
- Please.
- I will.
- [MAN GRUNTS]
- [KAYLA SCREAMING]
LEANNE: When I came to,
the sun was out
and Kayla was gone.
I searched and searched,
and then there was this camp,
- and I found my pack.
- This guy must have Kayla.
LEANNE: I've been waiting
for someone to come back, but
Just real quickly, look at that guy.
Have you seen him before?
Seen that man?
LEANNE: Maybe.
It was hard to see his face.
Here, Leanne.
Why did you get off the main trail?
Kayla thought someone was following us.
I thought she was just
being paranoid at first.
And then we found the camera.
I told you.
Someone is following us.
LEANNE: This was taken this morning.
They've been following us all day.
Come on, we have to get out
of here. It's getting dark soon.
[SIGHS]
Put the camera there on purpose.
- Why would he do that?
- Scare you.
Get you off the main trail
where you'd be more vulnerable.
- If he's got Kayla, where are they?
- I'm gonna find out.
- I'm gonna come with you.
- COLTER: No, you're not coming with me.
You're gonna stay.
You need medical attention.
You're gonna stay here.
I'm gonna call some first responders.
You looping in the police?
Yeah, that would be the county sheriff.
They cover a couple thousand miles.
I'll make a call, but it'll
take them a while to get here.
You said you left Kayla
at a dry creek bed
off the main trail, right?
Yeah. We were west of the main trail.
I don't know how far we are.
- I'm sorry. I
- BECCA: It's half a mile away.
There's a switchback.
It'll lead you right to it.
Half a mile, got it.
Please find my daughter.
I'll do everything I can.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Becca.
- BECCA: Leanne's gonna be okay.
They're taking her
to the nearest hospital.
I spoke to Anya.
She's gonna meet her mom there.
Good news.
You put the word out on Jonah?
Connected with the county sheriff.
They're dealing with an
overturned rig way out in Butler.
They're sending a deputy, but
they're at least a couple hours away.
Anything on your end?
Found the spot that Leanne was attacked.
He could still be out there with Kayla.
Didn't return to camp,
which means he was either
spotted or he had other plans.
Drag marks here, couple sets of prints.
Someone was dragged out of here.
- Probably kicking and screaming.
- Okay.
Let me know when you land somewhere,
and I'll join back up with you.
Yeah.
♪
[BOTH GRUNT]
[GASPS]
[MAN GRUNTS]
[RUSTLING]
You coming down, or
I'm coming up there to get you?
Get your ass out of there.
[PANTING]
I'm looking for a girl.
I-I didn't do nothing, man.
[GRUNTS]
[GROANING]
Where's Kayla?
[PANTING]
- What'd you do to Kayla?
- Man, I got no idea
- who this Kayla chick is.
- She was on the trail with her mother.
You have the pack.
It's got blood all over it.
[STAMMERS] The pack was
like that when I found it.
So what do you do? You sit up
here and you-you-you watch 'em?
You found a camera, you put it
on the trail to scare 'em?
If I found a camera,
I wouldn't leave it somewhere.
Seriously, man, I didn't see them.
[STAMMERS] The pack was
just sitting there on the trail.
I take stuff. [STAMMERS] Just
trying to get by somehow, man.
I'm not proud of it,
but, like, I don't hurt nobody.
You you got to believe me.
Here's what's gonna happen.
A sheriff's deputy
is gonna come up here,
and they're gonna arrest you.
Don't, don't, don't, don't.
Jonah, I'm not gonna ask you again.
Okay, o-o-okay, yes, yes, yes, yes.
I-I-I saw her, but not like you say.
- Go on.
- [STAMMERS] That one she was with
a-a big guy in a baseball hat.
I wasn't close, but, like
[STAMMERS] she was limping bad.
That's her. Go on.
Thought they were having, like,
some kind of argument maybe.
I don't know. Like, I was just
trying not to be seen, you know?
Where'd they go?
Did you see where he took 'em?
H-He took her down to this,
like, access off the fire road.
It's where I stash my car,
and that-that's
the only reason I saw them,
'cause I-I was heading back.
I was leaving.
- This guy have a vehicle?
- Uh,
a truck, like a brown kind
I-I don't know.
Like, kind of old or something.
Old brown truck. Had you seen it before?
- The truck?
- Maybe. Maybe.
[STAMMERS] I-I might've seen it around.
Yeah, yeah, 'cause I go up
to Sierra Junction
when I'm not down here.
They-they got, um, outdoor showers.
And that's where you saw the truck?
M-Maybe. That's all I got.
Okay? The place has, like,
one road in, one road out.
Lot of folks living in vans,
that kind of thing.
- Can I go now?
- No.
Don't call the cops.
Please.
It's your lucky day. I believe you.
I got your details, all right?
And I know where your campsite is.
Anything goes missing,
anything suspicious happens,
they're gonna come get you.
Do you understand?
What am I supposed to do if?
Why don't you go get yourself some help?
Go get the help you need, man.
You stay up here,
you're gonna wind up dead.
Hey.
Go get some help.
Colter. I got your text, man.
What can I do for you?
Randy, I need you to find
a truck for me.
Uh, is this supposed to be
Jonah's truck?
'Cause all I got is
a 2000 Pontiac in his name.
No, Jonah didn't do it.
Said he saw a guy
throw Kayla into a truck.
Said he'd seen the truck before,
which means it's local.
Local to what?
You got a whole bunch
of nothing and nowhere up there.
There's a place nearby
called Sierra Junction.
RANDY: Oh, yeah.
I got it. Unincorporated.
- What's up there?
- [SIGHS] Handful of houses,
trailer park, uh, RV mechanic,
a tract of rental cabins.
What about a gas station?
The only spot that's got
a little traffic is this
food stand, it's called Rise and Shine.
Yeah, I mean, I'm guessing
they get a-a few hikers,
but trust me, this ain't
on nobody's must-eat list.
All right, do me a favor,
check Kayla and Leanne's transactions
over the past couple days,
see if they've been there.
Checking.
Hell yeah. Got it.
They were there
at Rise and Shine two days ago.
I bet that's where he first saw them.
He was following 'em.
This wasn't some random snatch-and-grab.
All right, Randy, thanks.
- Hey. Jonah didn't do it.
- Then who did?
He said he saw Kayla
being thrown into a truck
by some other guy.
Said he'd seen the truck before,
a place called Sierra Junction.
Now, I looked into Sierra Junction,
and both Leanne and Kayla
were there a couple days ago.
Yeah, Rise and Shine
popular spot with hikers.
I'll notify the sheriff
about that Jonah guy.
I don't know if he'll still be there.
I'm gonna check
this Rise and Shine place,
maybe we get lucky,
someone saw something.
Mind if I come with?
- We can cover more ground that way.
- Hop in.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Probably best if we split up.
I'll ask around about Kayla and Leanne.
I'll focus on the truck.
You let me know when you find anything?
- Same.
- Will do.
Hey. What can I get you?
Yeah, just hoping you could
help me with something.
I'm looking for this
missing young woman right here.
She came in two days ago
with her mother.
Sorry, bro, wasn't working then.
All right. Is there anyone working
here now that was working then?
Um
Oh, Diana was here. Um, Diana?
- What's up?
- PETEY: Um, this guy's
looking for somebody
that might've come through.
Yeah, looking
for a young woman right here.
She was in here with her mother,
couple mornings ago.
Oh, I was working
the pickup window, hon.
Less chatty. Sorry.
Uh, what happened to them?
She's missing off the trail.
Oh, my God. That's awful.
Missing as in lost?
Well, actually, I think
someone might've taken her.
Well, do the police know,
or search and rescue?
I contacted the sheriff.
Yeah, they've
I'm out here looking around for 'em
until they can get boots on the ground.
[DIANA SIGHS] I'm so sorry.
We get a long line
of hikers every morning.
- It's just like autopilot, you know?
- Yeah.
Coffee, burrito, bagel, bear claw.
Maybe I remember them,
I-I can't be sure.
You don't have
security cameras here, do you?
Uh, no.
Wi-Fi's pretty spotty, and it's not like
I need to worry about thieves, so
- we're pretty old-school.
- Got it.
DIANA: You know what?
If you send me that photo,
I will ask around to my regulars
and see if anybody
remembers seeing them.
Well, I really appreciate that.
Thank you very much.
- You are welcome.
- You get it?
- I got it.
- All right. Thanks again.
DIANA: No problem.
I got nothing.
- [ENGINE ROARS]
- Look out!
[SCREAMS]
[GROANS]
Don't move.
- My arm. My arm, my arm, my
- Don't move.
- [BECCA SCREAMS]
- COLTER: Okay your shoulder, too.
Look at me. Can you open your eyes?
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- You're not okay.
I need to make sure
you're not going into shock.
I'm okay. Go.
Go find her. Go find her.
- All right?
- Just take deep breaths.
- [BECCA MUTTERING]
- Shh
- BECCA: I'm okay. I'm okay.
- Kid! Come here.
You, come here. What's your name?
- Alex.
- Alex, can you hold her head?
- Can you do me a favor?
- Yeah.
I need you to talk to her.
- All right? Hold her head still.
- Yeah.
You talk to her, okay?
- ALEX: Yes.
- This is Alex.
- He's gonna talk to you, okay?
- Just go.
- Just go.
- I'm gonna go call an ambulance.
- Keep talking to her.
- Uh, wh-what's your name?
Hi, Alex. I'm Becca.
- Help's on the way, Becca. Don't worry.
- Mm-hmm.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
♪
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
Just want to know where Kayla is.
[GROANING]
I know you're hit.
Come on out, toss the weapon.
I can treat that wound.
I know Kayla's alive.
That's all I care about.
You wouldn't understand.
- [GUNSHOT]
- No!
[SIGHS]
[MUTTERING]
♪
[LINE RINGS]
Randy, I need everything
you can find on a Jack Owens.
- He's the one that took her.
- You got him?
I had him. Decided to take
his own way out.
Sent you a pin. I need you
to call the authorities
for me, tell them
where they can find the body.
Yeah, man, let me see what I can find.
He had her in his truck.
Well, maybe he stashed her
somewhere nearby.
That's what I'm thinking.
You know, he hears me
asking around
about her, he gets spooked, he bolts.
I don't know if he's a local guy
or if he's passing through,
so just check everything for me.
Huh. Local boy.
Oh, my gosh, get this,
he works at Rise and Shine.
Which is probably
where he first found her.
You got a home address for me?
Yeah, I'm a step ahead of you.
Just sent you the pin.
Listen, you're close, all right?
You're like a few minutes out.
I hope she's still alive.
Yeah, so do I. Thanks, Randy.
♪
[PANTING]
[DOOR CREAKING]
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
[DOOR OPENS]
[PANTING]
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry it's gonna
end this way, sweetie.
Need information on a Diana Owens.
As in related to Jack Owens?
His mother.
Oh, damn, man.
Did they do this together?
Or she's protecting him.
It's the only way he could've
known we were coming.
RANDY: I got her.
Diana Sanders, not Owens.
[SIGHS] Okay, uh,
listen to this,
she was in a psych ward
30 years ago. She got pregnant
while she was a patient there
but was released
on a probationary period
to have the baby.
Father was being
treated there, too.
Killed himself
while he was inside.
Okay.
She's got Kayla.
[SIGHS] Can you get a location
on her phone?
- [TYPING]
- Yeah, I'm looking.
I got a location.
That's weird, man.
It looks like she's 200 yards
away from you.
There any other houses on the property?
- Not listed, no.
- Maybe it's an outbuilding
or a shelter. Can you drop me a pin?
Yeah, I just did.
I got it, Randy. Thanks.
[CRYING]: Please, just let me go.
Oh, dear heart.
That's just not the way the world works.
Why are you doing this to me?
My poor boy,
just like his father,
has had these urges,
for a long time.
I thought I could protect him.
Hoped it wouldn't escalate,
but he thought you were special.
Now here we are.
What is it with men? They see something,
they want it, they take it.
Please
- Please
- But it's my job to protect him.
Take care of his needs,
no matter what they are.
The problem is,
he can't have you.
Let me go!
[GRUNTS, COUGHS]
Time to go.
- Where are you taking me?
- Can't stay here.
That man's looking for you,
and he'll be back,
especially after Jack
hit that woman with his truck.
Please.
Please, I won't tell anyone, I promise.
Let's go.
To the right.
Keep moving.
Get in the truck.
If I get in there,
you're just gonna kill me?
Dump my body somewhere?
Well, that depends on you, sweetheart.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[KAYLA PANTING HEAVILY]
♪
[TWIG SNAPS]
[RIFLE RACKS]
COLTER: Put the weapon down.
Put it down now.
I'm not gonna ask you again.
Maybe I don't want to spend
the rest of my days in a cell.
Been there, done that.
So you're either gonna have to shoot me
or I'm gonna shoot you.
You don't want to do this.
Put it down.
- [SCREAMS]
- [GRUNTS]
[KAYLA PANTING]
You okay?
Come here, come here. You're all right.
- You're okay.
- KAYLA: Is my is my mom okay?
Your mom's okay. She's at
the hospital with your sister.
They're both okay.
You're safe now. I got you.
Thank you.
[PHONE CHIMES]
["CHANGE" BY BIG THIEF PLAYING]
Change ♪
Like the wind ♪
MEL: Hey. I'm gonna head out,
unless you need anything else from me.
Uh, no. All good.
Hey, Mel?
Change ♪
Yeah?
Um
Like the leaves ♪
Have a good night.
You, too.
Would you live forever,
never die ♪
While everything around
passes? ♪
Hey.
- Enjoy a couple days?
- Yeah, I wanted to see
a few things before I hit the road.
Wanted to make sure that you all
were healing up properly.
KAYLA: Despite everything,
I get why Dad loved it.
ANYA: We're driving to Bishop Lake.
Another one of his favorite spots.
Easier for Kayla's ankle.
I think knowing that we're
still gonna spread his ashes
would make him really happy.
Yeah, I agree. I agree.
I think he'd be proud of all of you.
Well, we should get going.
- Thank you again.
- You're very welcome.
- And this is for you.
- COLTER: Oh, thank you.
Thank you for everything.
Yeah. Take care of each other?
Yep.
Okay.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Would you stare forever
at the sun ♪
How's the arm?
- Still broken.
- Yeah.
But I'll be fine. Can still hike.
Maybe not today, though.
I'm already planning
my Appalachian trail trip.
Of course you are.
You know, I want to say, I think
these people here they're
they're lucky to have
someone like you around here.
The secret
of the quiet night ♪
People are lucky to have
somebody like you out there.
Hope you get to Bhutan.
Yeah, maybe someday.
Just don't let someday become never.
Would you live forever ♪
Yeah. Have fun on the trail.
I will.
While everything
around passes ♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
Would you smile forever,
never cry? ♪