Tracker (2024) s02e06 Episode Script

1
- MONIKA: Hey, guys.
- JASON: Hey.
- Replenishments.
- Wow.
Thanks, babe.
Here you go, bud.
Oh, no, man, I can't.
[CHUCKLES] I'm tapping out.
Since when are you such a lightweight?
COOP: You're getting old, buddy.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, wow.
- Look at the moon.
- ["TIME IS TICKING OUT" PLAYING]
Oh, babe.
It's our song.
[LAUGHTER]
We'd better think about
the games we play ♪
The world went round, yeah ♪
Sam, you're staring.
Oh. Sorry, guys, my bad.
Dude, you are really wasted.
[SOFT LAUGHTER]
Guys.
We should go hike
that waterfall tonight.
We can jump in the water, sober us up.
The time went out ♪
Oh, come on, it'll be like old times.
What about Chernobyl? ♪
All right. After I take a leak.
All right, hurry up.
We don't know ♪
[MONIKA SIGHS]
Come on, Coop.
How about you?
What do we need to go on a hike for?
Fun. Remember that?
I actually don't.
That's why you're gonna come out with us
and check out this waterfall.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY] Okay.
- All right, fine. Let's go.
- [LAUGHTER]
- MONIKA: Okay, come on.
- JASON: Let's go.
♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
Velma?
VELMA [OVER PHONE]: Hey, Colter,
are you still in Utah?
Northern Oregon, actually.
Even better. Hey, I've got a
job for you in Washington state.
You have been directly requested.
- Really?
- Yeah, it was a referral
from Olivia Barnett.
Daughter ran off a couple years ago,
- found her lost in the woods?
- Yeah, that's the one.
So, Olivia knows
a Lauren Wright, who called me.
She offered $25,000 reward
to find four of her friends
who went missing.
They disappeared from a campsite
in the national forest.
Four of them? Could be they're lost.
Uh, yeah, that's definitely
the hope, for sure.
- All right. Send me the details.
- You got it.
REENIE: Hey, I'll be in the area.
I'm about to hop on a plane to Seattle.
What's in Seattle?
New client Elliott referred my way.
- That's good, right?
- Well
he's got a bit of baggage,
but also, a bit of money,
- so good with the bad.
- [PHONE BUZZES]
Oh, my car's here. I got to go.
Oh, hey. Don't forget.
- Thank you. Bye.
- Safe trip. Bye-bye.
All right, Colter, I'm gonna
send you that information, okay?
Lauren?
- Colter Shaw.
- Hi.
- How long you been here?
- About three hours.
- Touch anything?
- I don't think so.
And why didn't you go
with your friends last night?
Well, we were supposed to,
we were all really excited,
but I had a business dinner
I couldn't get out of.
The plan was to meet them this morning.
You call Park Services?
Search-and-rescue?
Both, but they're dealing with a fire
on the other side of the park, they said
they don't launch a search
until 48 hours have passed.
And you didn't want to wait?
I make good money.
I don't mind spending it if
my friends could be in trouble.
Tell me about them.
- You have photos or anything?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Okay, um, this is Coop.
This is Sam, that's Jason,
that's Monika.
They're married.
Got it. Okay.
How long have you all known each other?
LAUREN: They were friends since college.
I-I met Coop about, uh,
three years ago. Um
We went on a few dates
but there were no sparks.
We became fast friends
and I sort of just joined their group.
Y-You see why I was so worried?
I mean, who leaves their phones?
Yeah.
This food's been out all night, too.
That's pretty dangerous,
given the wildlife around here.
Any experienced camper would know that.
LAUREN: Yeah, and they all know better.
They-they do this every year.
When was the last time
you heard from them?
Um, last night. I got
a bunch of drunk texts.
Monika said she wanted to hike
"under the blue moon."
Hiking drunk at night,
not the greatest life choice.
- They could be injured out there.
- Bad feeling about this.
Is that?
- COLTER: Blood.
- LAUREN: Oh, my God, I didn't see that.
Whose tent is this? Who's
this stuff belong to?
It's-it's Sam's. That-That's his stuff.
There's a knife missing from his sheath.
There's no cell phone in this tent.
The others left theirs behind.
You try calling Sam?
Straight to voicemail.
Straight to voicemail.
Listen, I know he's your
friend, I hate to ask,
but is there a chance
that Sam could be dangerous?
To himself or to others?
Uh, I mean, he's wound
a bit tight, and, um,
when he drinks, I've seen him
get a little out of control.
"Out of control," what does
that mean? Is that, uh
is that dangerous?
He has a temper, but he would
never hurt one of us.
Okay. I hope you're right.
- I'll call the police?
- Yeah.
I'm gonna get started, see if there's
any sign of them
along this hiking trail.
Don't go anywhere, okay?
Okay.
Name's Samuel Nelson.
BOBBY: Yeah, I got him
pulled up right here.
Not exactly
a "set the world on fire" type.
Worked in sales, did decent
but didn't stay anywhere too long.
History of violence?
Yeah.
Got multiple drunk and disorderlies.
Lost a job after allegedly threatening
one of his coworkers.
Even got a year of probation
after an assault outside of a bar.
So, not a Boy Scout.
Think he did something
to the other three?
Hoping not.
Listen, I got to go,
I just cut their trail.
Do me a favor, will you?
Look into the others?
You got it.
SAM [DISTANT]: Help!
♪
Can anybody hear me?
Help!
Help!
Can anyone hear me?
Help!
Hang on. Hang on.
You're Sam, right?
Yeah. Who are you?
I'm Colter.
Lauren hired me to find you
and your friends.
I don't think I can move my leg.
You're gonna be all right.
Here, some water.
Where are the others?
- I don't know.
- Thought you went off together.
No, we were all getting ready
to go on a hike and I just
stepped off to take a leak.
I fell down the hill and landed
on this broken branch.
- I heard some gunshots.
- Heard gunshots. When was that?
- Uh, a few hours before dawn.
- Okay.
I'm gonna have to stabilize this leg
so I can get you help, okay?
Can you take the wood out?
No. No, that's a bad idea.
It would damage the tissue,
could tear an artery, a vein.
- Okay.
- Okay?
You ready?
- Yep.
- Here we go.
- [YELLS]
- You're all right.
You're all right. Deep breath, okay?
- Hanging in there?
- Yeah.
[STRAINS]: Ow.
Now I'm gonna have to tie
this off so I can move you.
- All right.
- On three? One, two, three.
[YELLS]
- Oh, God.
- That's it.
[MUTTERS] We're good, we're good.
- [BAG ZIPS]
- Let's get you out of here.
You're gonna put your weight on me
- and this leg, okay?
- Yeah.
Nice and slow. Ready?
Here we go. One, two, three.
Good job, good job.
SAM: I was trying to find my way back,
but I was, like,
crazy drunk.
Yeah. Could be the elevation.
Body processes differently.
Maybe.
And then I slipped, fell.
Must have passed out.
- Got a wicked headache still.
- Yeah.
I need you to tell me
about those gunshots, Sam.
[GRUNTS]
There were two of them.
What'd they sound like?
Loud, sharp, with an echo
or was it a muffled pop?
Uh, they were loud, like a boom.
- They echoed.
- How far apart were they?
A few seconds, I guess.
Not one right after the other?
No. Why?
It would indicate a high-powered rifle.
Long-range.
The distance between the shots
is a shooter calculating the shot.
There was some, uh, blood on your tent.
Any idea what happened there?
Broke a bottle.
Sliced my hand on it
earlier in the night.
Oh, yeah?
There's a hunting knife missing.
Empty sheath in your tent.
Any idea where that might be?
I didn't have it on me.
Like I said, I was just
trying to hit the head before
we did this crazy hike
Monika wanted to do.
Where exactly was she taking you?
Some waterfall she said
she'd been to before.
We were all a little messed up,
but that's Monika.
Those gunshots you heard,
they in the same direction
as the waterfall?
Maybe. Don't know for sure.
Easy. Hey, I got him.
Oh, my God, Sam, are you okay?
Thanks for getting help.
What happened?
Uh, he had a nasty fall.
I need you to get him to the hospital.
Got it. Where are the others?
No trace of them yet.
SAM: I don't know what happened to them.
COLTER: If they're also hurt,
we got to find them quick.
LAUREN: Okay, well, cops are on the way.
No idea how long it's gonna
take them to get here.
All right, I'm not gonna
wait around. I'm gonna see
if I can find that waterfall
she was gonna take you to.
- Okay?
- Okay. Here.
♪
♪
[FOOTSTEPS CRUNCHING IN ROCKS]
Hey!
Hey, stop!
You out here on a hike?
Yeah.
With a handgun?
Makes two of us.
We gonna shoot it out now?
COLTER: You law enforcement?
I can see it in your stance.
[CHUCKLES]
Tacoma PD, retired.
Name's Keaton.
Colter Shaw.
You always carry your service weapon
on waterfall hikes, Keaton?
There's lots of mountain lions up here.
People with questions.
What are you doing up here?
You first.
Looking for three hikers,
went missing last night.
Friend of theirs says he heard gunshots.
Interesting, hiking
to this waterfall at night.
- The information I have.
- But you haven't asked
if those gunshots came from me.
Shots came from a rifle, not a handgun.
Your turn.
The hell you doing up here, Keaton?
I was driving around
that old access road
down there last night.
I heard those gunshots.
Hell of a place to be driving around.
- I got my reasons.
- Yeah?
I like to track the moon cycle.
Super blue moon last night.
Sure was.
See 'em every two or three years.
That makes you want to
drive around old access roads?
It's related to an old case of mine.
Two gunshot victims.
The shootings happened a decade apart,
but both bodies were found within
a five-mile radius of here.
Same caliber bullet,
no prints,
and the only thing I got
is they happened during
a super blue moon.
I never thought it was random,
never could make the case,
so here I am,
spending my time
still looking for the guy.
You know, some people
just restore old boats.
[CHUCKLING]: That's on my list, too.
Soon as I close this case.
Gonna learn French, too.
You able to find out where
those shots came from?
Not yet.
And I'm not saying it's my guy, but
You got three missing campers, right?
I'm headed up that way now.
You want to join?
Après vous.
Got something.
Could be one of their backpacks.
[GRUNTS]
Look at this.
Monika.
One of the missing campers.
So they were here. Damn it.
That's a bullet hole, right?
Went through and through.
No blood.
Hey, check this out.
That's definitely from the bullet.
In order to hit the rock on that side,
that shot must've been fired
from that direction.
Which means after the first shot,
they'd have ran like hell
in that direction.
Maybe they were being hunted.
Hey, look.
Son of a bitch.
Same caliber as the prior
gunshot victims, isn't it?
And both their entry wounds
came from a steep downward trajectory.
Were those bodies found
at the base of the falls?
No. They'd both been moved.
Left in the woods
in two different random spots.
But we think the killings happened here.
Yeah? Why's that?
The bodies looked
like they'd been dragged,
and forensics matched each of
the soil samples back to here.
Those bullet wounds
are awfully small, right?
That means they were shot
from a distance.
Exactly.
Can I see that?
Take a look.
Those trees there.
I'll be damned.
Sure matches the angle, doesn't it?
Let's get up there.
All right, look, it's quite a hike.
Why don't I go up there,
I'll come back down and
report to you what I find.
You think I can't make it?
- I didn't say that.
- Don't worry about that.
If my guy's up there,
you're gonna need backup.
Let's go.
[BIRDS SINGING]
[KEATON EXHALES SHARPLY]
You all right back there?
[CHUCKLES] Easy there, youngblood.
Don't you worry about me.
I'll get to the top, same as you.
Copy that.
Whoa.
- I got you, I got you.
- Come on.
- [GRUNTS]
- You and me, here we go.
Whew.
Almost ended up back
at the bottom there. Thanks.
- Don't mention it.
- [PANTING]
Whew.
All right, look here.
This is definitely the
right angle, isn't it?
The shooter, even at night,
would've had a perfect shot,
would've gone unnoticed.
Hell of a living you chose
for yourself, Shaw.
Yeah, well
Tell me, how's retirement coming?
[CHUCKLES] Point taken.
Why are you still looking
for this guy, anyway?
Well, those victims had families.
They have to go on living
knowing he's still out there, free,
doing whatever the hell he wants.
Doesn't sit right with me.
And the day that it does,
stick a fork in me, I'm done.
I can relate to that.
You had one, too?
Made a promise you couldn't keep
no matter how hard you tried?
Tell me about it.
It's, uh
A little over ten years ago,
a girl went missing, Gina Picket.
She, uh, finished her shift
at the mall, and vanished.
I was really close with her
sister at the time and, uh
I made her a promise that
I would never stop looking.
You made that promise
to yourself, not her.
It hurts 'cause your word
still means something.
- Yeah.
- Damn right.
Any man doesn't do what he promised
ain't worth a pile of salt.
Sure could've used a partner
like you back in the day.
Hang on.
What do we got?
Look at that.
Oh, .308.
He's been here.
All right, we should get
the hell out of here.
- We're sitting ducks.
- Amen to that.
- You lead.
- Okay.
You see that?
♪
Oh. I thought I knew
these mountains, but
I never saw that before.
Great place to hide.
Keaton.
[GUNSHOT]
Just get down, Keaton!
Keaton!
[GROANING]
[GUNSHOTS CONTINUE]
I got him worse than he got me.
- Come on. No, let me help.
- Go on, get out of here.
- Hey. No, it ain't mortal, go on.
- Stop.
Get that son of a bitch
before he gets the drop on us.
- Yeah.
- [PAINED GROAN]
[PANTING]
[GUNSHOT]
[GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GRUNTS]
Nope. Don't point that thing at me.
Put it down. Drop it.
Lower your weapon, now.
- Let's talk.
- Stay back.
Drop it.
There's nothing I'd love better
than to put one in your brainpan.
Last chance, amigo.
SHOOTER: Okay.
Okay.
[DROPS RIFLE]
[CHUCKLES]
Good work.
COLTER: What do we know about this guy?
Shooter's name is Marcus Wilson.
High IQ, psychopathic tendencies,
been in and out of mental
institutions his whole life.
Got this delusional idea that
the mountains belong to him.
He told you all that?
I wouldn't mind talking to him.
Hey, you mind giving us a minute?
Three hikers, waterfall last night.
We know you shot at them.
Maybe they shouldn't
have been in my mountains.
But the bullet decided to skip 'em.
I let it pick for itself
What does that mean?
[GRUNTS]
Answer the question.
[COUGHS] Some get lucky, some don't.
Spin of the wheel.
How about I spin the wheel for you,
see if your number pops up?
Too late, old man.
I think you moved those bodies,
just like you did
- your other victims.
- Why would I do that?
Maybe you get off
on seeing them up close.
Makes you feel powerful.
Like I said, they got lucky.
COLTER: No, they didn't.
I think you got off a bad shot, right?
Didn't account for drop, windage.
Maybe you pulled the trigger too hard.
It happens.
Either way, I don't think
you're the king of this place
- like you thinkyou are.
- Wrong.
If I wanted them dead, they would be.
Then why shoot at 'em
in the first place?
I thought about killing 'em, but
they were already hell-bent
on killing each other.
What do you mean?
These two here had a big knife,
had the other guy down on his knees,
hands tied behind his back,
begging for his life.
I settled in and watched the show.
I had the power, not them.
Did they kill him?
Nah. They stood him up
and marched him off into the forest.
I fired two shots
just for the hell of it.
Then what?
They led the guy at knifepoint
to the south falls trail.
That's an exit trail.
They made it off the mountain.
The shooter's been arrested,
but I don't think he hurt your friends.
Well, that's good, isn't it?
Well, he saw them.
Monika and Jason were holding
Coop hostage at knifepoint.
Now, do you have any idea
why that might be?
That's crazy. Maybe the guy's lying.
What do you think, Sam?
You're not so sure, are you?
I don't know what to think anymore.
I mean, a couple hours ago,
I would have said the same thing,
but something's messed up.
What're you talking about?
The doctor,
she came in a little while ago
and she asked if I wanted to see
a mental healthcare professional.
Said the tox screen they ran
showed unusually high levels
of anxiety meds in my system.
I don't take anxiety meds.
Hmm.
Monika does.
I saw the prescription bottle
in her tent.
Wait. You think Monika did this to me?
I think it's looking that way, yeah.
Kind of hard to believe. I mean,
we've all been friends, for so long.
I don't think they wanted you to go
on that hike with them, Sam.
Can you think of anything at all
between the three of them?
Bad blood, an old beef,
anything that didn't involve you too?
I have no idea.
What's happening?
Why-why would they drug Sam
and-and pull a knife on Coop?
I'm trying to figure that out.
MONIKA: I can't believe this.
Why would someone be shooting at us?
I don't know, some whack job?
Let's just stay focused.
That doesn't matter.
What if it does?
Maybe it's a sign that we're marked,
we deserve to pay.
Shut up, Coop.
Why are you doing this to us?
- Why now? We all moved on.
- COOP: I didn't.
I relive it every hour of every day.
It's torture.
We have a family now,
and we're not gonna let you ruin that.
COOP: Was this part of
your plan all along?
I came to you weeks ago, man,
so that we could fix this together,
put the past to rest.
What did you say? You said, "Yeah,
"we've been thinking about it, too.
Let's talk about it
at the camping trip."
But that was all a lie.
At the waterfall,
you would've killed me.
Don't put this on us.
We're not throwing away our lives.
My life ended eight years ago.
What'd you think was gonna happen?
I didn't think you guys
would try and kill me.
I thought maybe you were
hurting like I was,
that you'd need peace.
I thought I could convince you.
JASON: You must've not
been so sure about that.
That's why you set up your
little insurance policy, right?
It's like I told you before,
you're not gonna be able to stop it.
Kill me, don't kill me,
it doesn't matter.
It's coming out either way.
No, it's not.
You're gonna fix this.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Bobby.
Hey, what's up, C?
You get the details on Sam?
He said he didn't have anything
to do with them going missing.
Did you look into James Cooper?
Jason and Monika marched him
into the forest at knifepoint.
Oof.
All right.
Well, I did get some weirdness.
Not "led into the forest
at knifepoint" weirdness,
but weirdness
all the same.
Well, I just need something
to figure out
what the hell's going on here.
Well, uh,
Cooper's been making
payments every month
to a woman named
Natalie Perry in Seattle.
Well, that could be anything.
Yeah, that's what
I thought at first, but
he can barely pay his bills.
But the strange thing is,
is he's been going
out of his way to make sure she
doesn't know it's coming from him.
How so?
Well, he set up a dummy company
to cut checks from.
Really hard to trace it back to him
unless, of course, you're me.
Good stuff, Bobby. Thanks.
Didn't expect to see you.
You helped me out with my problem.
I want to help you out with yours.
It's the least I can do.
Well, I wouldn't say no.
KEATON: So, you figure out
what the hell's going on
with your missing campers?
Yeah, nothing concrete.
The only thing that doesn't add up
is one of them was sending
money to a woman in Seattle.
- Affair, maybe?
- I don't think so.
Appears to be a stranger.
Money went out blind.
Well, I don't think
I can help with that.
No need, I've got a friend
in town doing business.
She's a lawyer.
There's your first problem.
Lawyers don't have friends,
- just clients.
- Well, we're a little bit of both.
- Ah.
- Was gonna have her visit this woman
that Coop's been sending money to.
- And in the meantime?
- I've got addresses.
I was gonna see
if any of them made it home
since they left the woods.
Well, that I can help with.
You want some company?
Sure, hop in.
All right.
NATALIE: I don't know
where the money comes from,
I'm just grateful to have it.
Not easy being a single mom.
Am I in trouble?
No, no.
I think a man
named James Cooper
has been sending you payments.
He goes by "Coop" to his friends.
You know him?
No, I don't know who that is.
I guess I just wanted to believe
there was someone out
there who knew I needed help.
Hmm.
Is this your husband?
Brian.
He passed eight years ago.
I'm sorry.
You mind if I ask what happened?
He went out for a run one night,
and never made it home.
I don't know.
We think it was a hit-and-run.
You don't know?
Well, the police never found his body.
But there was broken glass on
the corner a few streets over,
and a signpost was bent
like someone hit it,
blood on the road,
and they found one of
Brian's shoes in a bush, so
Okay.
So, they think that someone hit Brian
and then took the body?
There was a hotline for tips, you know?
A lot of people called in.
What'd they say?
[SIGHS] Couple people
remembered hearing a crash.
Someone said they saw some college kids
driving erratically around that time.
Drunk,
they thought.
And the police never
found out who did it?
No, they didn't have much to go on.
Not as many fancy
doorbell cameras back then.
So, when did the payments start?
[BUZZING]
Reenie, what do you got?
REENIE: Get this,
Natalie's husband Brian
was killed in
a hit-and-run eight years ago.
Some circumstantial evidence,
but the body was never found.
And then, Coop started
making anonymous payments.
So, maybe Coop
was in the car that hit him,
feels responsible?
There's no other
connection between them.
Except the location.
Right, and the accident site was only
a couple of miles away
from the main drag
with all the college bars.
Maybe he was drunk,
didn't report it.
They had to get rid of the body.
Jason and Monika were
probably in the car with him.
They all agree to keep it a secret,
move on with their lives.
Or try to, but
Starts getting to Coop, right?
And he starts sending payments
to the widow as penance.
I mean, I've seen it before.
People think they can sweep things
under the rug, but eventually,
their conscience gets to them.
Maybe Cooper was gonna
come clean, tell their secret.
Then Jason and Monika
would go down with him.
Unless they got to him first.
They're gonna kill him,
if they haven't already.
Just give her the password, Coop.
I told you, it's gonna come out
no matter what you do to me.
Try his birthday.
- [COMPUTER BEEPS]
- That's not it.
COOP: You're not gonna get it.
Tomorrow morning that email's
set to go to the police.
Nothing you do will bring that guy back.
- He's dead.
- Because of us.
It was an accident.
Not something we should have to pay for.
Well, his wife and son deserve closure.
We all made a promise.
Are you really gonna go back on that,
after all this time?
Think about it, man.
I tried to live with it.
But but then I saw her.
And her son.
They were in a sporting goods store,
and she was buying him a fishing rod.
Do you remember when your dad bought you
your first fishing rod?
- [SCOFFS]
- It's all I could think about.
That his dad should have
been there that day with him,
but he wasn't because of us.
Nothing's working.
What was the name of Coop's band?
In college.
For like a year, what were they called?
Five O'Clock Frenzy.
[TYPING ON KEYBOARD]
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
How about with the number five?
[CHIMES]
- Yes!
- MONIKA: Got it.
JASON: What's it say?
MONIKA: He tells them everything.
That we were drunk.
That you were driving
when we hit the man.
That we got rid of his body.
Everything.
What's the map for?
He's showing them
exactly where the body is.
So this was the insurance policy.
If we didn't agree to turn ourselves in,
you had a backup plan.
If we didn't go along with you,
you would've given us up anyway.
I didn't want it to go like this.
MONIKA: How did we get here?
We were friends.
Stop! Stop!
Stop it! Stop!
[GASPS]
No, no.
What have you done?
I'm sorry. It was an accident.
- I'm so sorry.
- [GRUNTS]
[CRYING][DROPS KETTLEBELL]
♪
We got a body.
Still warm.
This just happened.
- [SIGHS]
- [LINE RINGS]
Police. Yeah.
Uh, we've got a dead body here.
Probable homicide.
Someone used the laptop.
Yeah, thanks.
What'd they need the computer for?
Looks like Coop had written a letter.
He confessed to the hit-and-run
that killed Brian Perry.
Son of a bitch.
My guess is they came here
to get rid of this.
Things got out of control.
Bloody kettlebell here.
But this isn't what killed Jason.
Nope. Sure isn't.
Someone else was attacked here.
Jason and Monika had everything to lose.
Now, Monika's husband is dead.
Monika attacks Coop.
She leaves in a panic.
Forgets to delete the email,
and now she's got to get rid
of Coop's body once and for all.
Where's she headed?
I got a hunch.
Don't know if I'm right.
They never found Brian Perry's body.
Uh, your hunch is the best we got.
Let's roll.
[MONIKA GRUNTING, PANTING]
[COOP COUGHING]
[GASPING]
Oh, my God.
- [COUGHING]
- Oh
Monika, please, please,
don't do this, please.
You did this! You could've stopped it.
- Please, Monika
- No!
My husband is dead.
My kids don't have a father
because of you.
COLTER: Monika.
Monika, stop.
Put the knife down. It's over.
No. No, it can't be.
COLTER: Look at me.
Monika, look at me.
A lot of bad decisions have been made.
So far, you haven't killed anyone.
Which means you still have
a chance at a life.
You do that, and that is over.
You understand? Think of your children.
Monika.
You want your children
to grow up with no parents?
Don't do that to them.
Think of your kids.
Why couldn't you leave the past alone?
I tried,
but I couldn't.
- It was wrong.
- COLTER: Monika.
Give me the knife.
It's okay. It's over. Give me the knife.
[MONIKA CRYING]
Coop! Oh, my God.
Coop! Are you hurt?
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm ready for whatever
the consequences are gonna be.
Just wish I'd done it sooner.
How come you never told us, man?
You were lucky not to be
in the car that night.
Didn't need to ruin your life, too.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Colter, thank you so much
for finding them.
$25,000.
Thank you.
I know this didn't turn out
exactly how we wanted.
I'd still be out there,
or worse, if not for you.
I just can't believe it.
They've been like family.
Feels like we should've
sensed something, you know?
I guess everyone has secrets.
Well, I got to hit the road.
You two take care of each other.
And Monika and Coop, too.
They got a tough road ahead of them.
They're gonna need friends
to get through it.
Police have Monika in custody.
Mm. Cops are gonna dredge
the lake first light tomorrow.
Look for Brian Perry's remains.
That's good.
His family will finally
have some closure.
Mm.
Thank you.
Same.
So what's next for you?
Might be time to get a boat,
fix it up, go to Paris.
Hell, I don't know.
You serious?
It's that or
stick around just waiting to croak out.
[LAUGHS] You closed your case.
- That's worth celebrating.
- Eh.
I'm not one for victory laps.
[SIGHS]
You're the only one who
knew he was out there.
You saw something no one else did.
Wilson is going to prison
because of you.
Yeah. Appreciate that, Shaw.
I guess sometimes you just
got to trust your instincts
and keep at it.
They always make a mistake
sooner or later.
Just got to hope somebody's
looking when they do.
You know, I was thinking maybe, uh
Maybe you could help me out.
That old case I was telling you about.
The one that got away?
Yeah, it's pretty cold.
That's how I like them.
Remind me the name.
- Gina Picket.
- Gina.
- How old?
- 19.
Where she go missing from?
Welltown, Missouri.
About an hour outside
of Lake of the Ozarks.
You said she disappeared after work,
right?
Yeah. Welltown Mall.
Worked at Hot Topic.
Well, that I might have to look up.
Her sister's name is Camille.
Appreciate it if you'd
leave her out of this.
I've been looking for ten years.
And you want some fresh eyes on it, huh?
Couldn't hurt.
Well, I owe you.
I'll poke around. Put some
old-school legwork into it.
Appreciate that.
Let you know if anything shakes loose.
Good night, youngblood.
[DOOR OPENING]
S-Still haven't moved it?
No, come on in.
Just, you know, invite yourself.
I just, I cannot believe
that you interrupted me
with a favor while I was meeting
with a potentially huge client.
You know that I run
my own firm now, right?
I can't just be at your beck and call.
I'm sorry about that. Guess this
is really gonna cost me, huh?
[SIGHS] In-person services.
You think? For the record,
I was only in the area
to land that client.
Oh, please don't tell me
I messed that up for you.
You did not mess that up for me.
I nailed it.
- You got it?
- I got it.
- She got it.
- [LAUGHS]
And I was gonna go back to my hotel room
and drink crappy minibar Chard
and eat smoked almonds, but instead,
I bought some not-so-crappy bubbly
and came here.
Thought we could celebrate.
Sure. Yeah, no,
that sounds great. I, uh
I got, uh I got mugs.
Mugs are perfect.
I hope you don't mind.
I could really use the company.
No. No, great.
- Tell me about this fancy client.
- I can't say much,
but what I can say is that
he is very rich
Mm-hmm.
and very powerful and needs a lawyer.
- Sounds right up your alley.
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Well, not without risks.
Nothing good comes without risks.
I will drink to that.
You know what?
I'm happy for you. This is good.
Going out on your own, it's, uh
can be scary.
Thank you.
You know it better than anyone.
First time for me.
To being on your own.
But not alone.
[CHUCKLES]
I'm just gonna say it, delicious.
- You're welcome.
- Thank you.
I've got an eye.
- New things.
- Uh-huh.
[LAUGHS]