(panting)
Okay.
(exhales)
No.
No. No. MAN: Hey!
Over there! No.
(grunting)
♪
(line ringing)
VELMA (over phone): Hey, Colter. You make it to Napa?
COLTER: I did. So tell me about the missing woman.
Quinn Ridgely, co-CEO
of a new software company.
Her wife Gray is putting up the $50k reward.
Been gone for, what, nine hours now?
Actually, almost ten.
Reenie will fill you in when you get there.
She's how we got the job.
Almost at the property now.
(engine turns off)
Treat her nice.
Hey.
You made good time. Yeah.
Thanks for doing this. Of course. No problem.
Colter Shaw.
Elliott Rusch. It's nice to meet you.
I'm Reenie's plus-one for the weekend.
Okay, well, we should really, uh, we should get to work.
Talk to the wife?
REENIE: Yes, but before you do,
please know, I really had to vouch for you with the owner.
Hmm. Okay? He was not keen
on bringing someone in, he wanted security to handle it.
Got it.
Great, okay, uh, I will catch up with you later?
Sure. Okay.
I'm here if you need me.
(clears throat) I did not want any surprises.
No, no, no, not at all.
I'm just, I'm surprised, actually,
Russell's not here.
(laughs) He told you about our dinner?
Told me about the dinner. Well, you know that he's not
exactly a "wine and corporate retreat" kind of guy, is he?
No. No, I don't think so. No.
It's not like that between us.
It's all good. It's-- you know, it is whatever it is.
But, uh, we should probably get to work.
We should. Okay. Okay.
COLTER: What is this event, anyway?
It's a corporate leadership summit.
Bigwigs from various industries
get to put their heads together.
Yacht-measuring contest, right? Got it.
Actually, some real good has come out of things like this.
Okay? They've stopped wars,
brought Internet to third-world countries.
I mean, they even workshopped the first smartphone
from an event like this. Hmm.
Impressive. I didn't realize your firm was on this level.
(laughs): It isn't, yet,
but I won a pretty big case at my last firm
for the host of the event, so...
you know, scored myself an invite.
And Elliott? He seems nice.
You know, why don't we focus on the case?
Right. Quinn Ridgely,
missing woman, what do you got?
Well, her wife
Gray thinks it was corporate kidnapping.
You're not so sure?
Corporate kidnapping? It's strictly a money play.
There's no ransom note, no call.
I don't know.
(sighs) She could have just wandered off or something.
Yeah, I-- well, I don't want to mess with your process.
My process? Yeah, that little thing you do.
I do a thing? Yeah. You do a thing.
Okay, all right. Uh-huh.
Police? No.
A lot of high-profile people here,
and the owner of the estate's afraid of bad press.
He wants to keep the whole thing under wraps.
Understood. There's a lot of cameras.
REENIE: Yeah.
COLTER: What does security say?
Looks like they're pretty staffed up.
There was no sign of her near her bungalow
nor on the grounds.
Reynolds will give you the download.
He's the head of security.
But so far, they have nothing?
Nope. That's why Gray
was able to convince him to let me bring you in.
Where is Gray now? In her villa.
Follow me.
REENIE: Hey, Gray.
This is the man I was telling you about.
Colter Shaw.
Thanks for coming. Course.
So, I need to know everything that happened
around the time your wife disappeared.
Um... (clears throat)
I was on a-a sunset hike with some of the other CEOs.
Uh, Quinn didn't want to come
'cause she doesn't like that kind of networking thing.
Um, when I got back,
uh, the shower in the bathroom was on,
but when I called her name, she didn't answer.
The door was locked, so I-I busted it open.
The room was trashed, there was blood on the floor
and she was just gone.
Reenie mentioned the idea of corporate kidnapping.
Why would you think that?
Well, it's happened once before.
One of our top engineers in Lithuania
got taken about six months ago.
And we ended up paying the ransom to-to get him back.
So it's possible they were thinking,
"They paid once, maybe they'll pay again"?
(scoffs) We were advised against paying it,
but, uh, Quinn didn't listen.
Any other indicators that you or your wife
were being targeted? Anything at all?
It hasn't been easy...
...going from garage band
to rock stars, I mean,
it happened so fast.
REENIE: Their company developed some controversial
applications for identifying and killing deepfakes.
GRAY: What started as a class project in grad school just blew up.
Quinn had a really hard time dealing
with all the attention, let alone navigating
the direction of the company.
Any threats? All kinds.
Quinn was really nervous about coming here in the first place,
but I convinced her that nothing bad could happen
in a place like this.
I'm sorry, I have to ask,
any domestic issues between the two of you?
Anything at all?
No. Why?
I noticed the blankets.
Someone sleeping on the couch?
You two in a fight?
It was a disagreement.
Hmm.
We have differing opinions on the direction of the company.
(exhales)
I'm gonna do everything I can to bring your wife back to you.
I need to see
where she disappeared from.
Do you mind if we...? Yeah.
Over here.
Okay. This way.
After you.
REENIE: Looks like there was a struggle.
Security thinks she fought back.
But no one heard anything?
REENIE: Well, Gray was on the sunset hike.
They do a meditation at the top of the mountain.
Meditation, huh? Yes,
meditation. I was there, too.
Sort of a hike with some mindfulness sprinkled in.
You know, you should try it sometime.
Don't you think it's strange that nothing else in this room
was broken, just the mirror?
I don't think she was pushed into it.
I think she hit it with her fist.
Okay. Why?
The blood starts here, right?
And then...
...and then...
...all the way to the window handle.
Meaning the window was opened from the inside
after she was injured.
I mean, she easily could've climbed down from this ledge here.
I don't think
Quinn was taken.
I think she left on her own.
♪ ♪
REENIE: It's a wine tasting.
Don't judge. Trying hard not to.
You know, I think you might even like it. The wine
or tasting wine with millionaires?
Both. And then, we could work in a little yoga...
(chuckles): I'm good, thanks.
Are you really? Uh, is that what you,
uh, been doing with Elliott,
in your free time, you do, uh, wine tastings, yoga classes?
Yes, he's actually open to new things.
I love new things. Can't get enough new things.
Just, you know, not any of those new things.
Okay, here we go. Your 12 o'clock? William Locke.
He owns this whole place and he's hosting the event.
He's got his security with him.
Yep. Play nice.
Mm-hmm.
William Locke.
Colter Shaw.
Colter, meet Peter Reynolds, my head of security.
You've spoken with Quinn's wife Gray?
I did. How's she doing?
You know, she's scared, and looking for answers.
Understandable. Yeah, she just wants to know
where her wife is. Well, I've already
assured her my entire team is out looking for Quinn.
We've also reached out to a corporate kidnapping consultant.
I don't think Quinn was taken by corporate kidnappers.
I think she could still be somewhere on the premises.
I doubt that.
You've scanned the entire property?
Yeah, better than that.
I've combed through the security footage myself,
and my team did a full grid search.
No trace of her since last night.
Hmm.
I'd really love to look at that footage if I could.
I wish I could do that.
Why can't you?
I've signed a mutual NDA with all of our guests here
to protect everyone's privacy.
That means all security footage is off-limits
to anyone outside of my team.
Well, I'm sure we can find an exception.
It's just paperwork.
That's not what's going on here, though.
It's, uh, something different.
You don't want me here.
You have to understand where I'm coming from.
Any leak or tweet and I'd have a real mess on my hands.
Something like this gets out,
it could tank all our stock prices. Well, how long
do you think you can keep a lid on something like this?
One of your high-profile guests is missing.
Either Quinn has been kidnapped or she's somewhere else
on this property. Now, I'm guessing
both of those possibilities would up the drama.
That is, if it got out.
Is that a threat, Ms. Greene?
Yeah, need I remind you
that you and your plus-one are guests here.
Good to know where I stand.
I was assured that this process would be fast and discrete.
It's the only reason I allowed
for you and Gray to bring Mr. Shaw here in.
In order to do my job, I need full access.
And you have it, full access to every inch of my property.
I just ask you conduct any searches discretely.
I am confident that, with the help of my security,
you'll find Quinn.
I hope you're right.
Well, if you don't mind, I need to get back to my guests.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
I know when I'm being lied to.
They're hiding something.
(Bobby chuckles)
Ooh...
(phone vibrates)
Yeah?
Bobby, we need your help.
Damn, C, got the worst timing.
I was just unboxing.
Huh. Well, do you need more time or can we get to work?
No, you already ruined the moment.
Go on.
You get that winery I sent you?
Yeah.
Missing CEO,
wine, yoga.
Place is posh as hell.
It is, and Colter's loving every minute of it.
I'll bet. So, what's up?
All right, head of security says there's nothing on the cameras,
but he won't let us take a peek.
And you want me to facilitate that.
Exactly.
Whoa.
Okay. I can't even get into it.
They have it air-gapped.
Meaning it's not connected to any outside networks.
There's no way in at all?
Mm, the only way to see the footage
is to get directly into the mainframe.
Can you get a location?
Running a power draw map now.
Got it. Sending it to you now.
Not for nothing, but there's gonna be a lot of eyes.
Luckily, for me... (chuckles)
that is a "you" problem.
COLTER: All right. Thanks, Bobby.
Well, you heard him. It's a "you" problem.
Let's go.
(sighs)
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I got this. Wait, you got it how?
What are you gonna do, knock him out?
I'm not gonna knock him out. I'm not an animal.
Just gonna put him to sleep or something.
Okay, calm down. Just...
There's a much better way to do this.
Watch.
Hi!
Excuse me. Um, I was wondering,
is this where the aura cleansing
is supposed to be? Ma'am,
you can't be in this area.
Oh. Really? I... Uh...
I'm sorry, I just... I have no idea where I'm supposed to be,
and I thought the event was supposed to be here...
Whatever it is, it's got to be back in that direction.
Oh. Well...
Look, I know this is a lot to ask,
but would you be willing to walk me there?
I just really don't want to get lost again.
Please.
Okay.
REENIE: Oh, thank you so much. You know, I really
can't tell you how much I appreciate you
doing this for me. I mean, you're just so helpful,
and going out of your way. Such a good guy.
(Reenie continues indistinctly) Nice.
(lock clicks)
(Reenie sighs)
How'd you get rid of the guard?
You have your thing and I have mine.
Ah. We got about five minutes.
So, Elliott--
how'd you guys meet?
He is a lawyer at my old firm.
We used to have a thing, but it got kind of messy,
so I broke it off and then, I don't know, we started texting.
And since I'm not at the firm anymore
and I own my own outfit, I invited him here.
I see.
What? You have thoughts?
No.
No, just curious is all.
Mm. 'Cause, notice, I didn't ask about you and Billie. That was
professional. You know, she needed my help.
No need to explain yourself.
I'm not explaining myself. You never do.
Just... focus on the work?
Mm.
You see anything?
Maybe.
Look right here.
Watch the tree. Ready?
Someone messed with the footage.
Someone spliced something out.
(phone vibrates)
COLTER: Bobby, you're up. What's popping?
Someone cut something out of the footage.
Can you retrieve it?
Yeah, I could. I'd have to break into the server.
Uh, you'd have to plug me in.
Any port on the server
should give me access via your phone.
Okay.
That do anything?
In like Flynn.
Let the magician do his work.
All right. Looks like I got it. Check your screen.
Playing back now.
That's definitely Quinn.
Yeah.
But who's that?
Who'd she be meeting
in the middle of the night?
What the hell? Where'd she go?
It's the only video footage I got.
Can you rewind that for us so we can watch it again?
All right.
Here you go.
(sighs) I don't get it.
Why didn't she try running or fight them off?
She knows 'em.
That's why Reynolds lied about the footage. (door opens)
Aura cleansing, huh?
I found 'em. That your boss?
Let's go talk to him.
Why'd you lie to us about the security footage?
You deleted evidence.
Why? Who are you protecting?
I don't answer to you. (knocking)
Thanks. Okay.
Got your text.
Came as fast as I could. (door closes)
Hi. Elliott Rusch. Attorney at law.
You called your lawyer?
Oh, he's not for us.
No, she called me here for you, man.
Why would I need a lawyer?
To state the obvious, there's a missing woman out there
and you tampered with evidence,
so you're suspect numero uno.
ELLIOTT: Wait, I'm... Stop.
Sto... You-you said nothing
about tampering with evidence.
Are you kid... That's, like, serious jail time,
depending how this ends.
REENIE: But you might have a way out of it
if you answer our questions.
ELLIOTT: I know I'm not technically your lawyer yet.
I advise you to take this deal.
So, who are you protecting?
(soft droning)
We need to talk, don't we?
We know you have Quinn. We saw the footage.
Uh, what footage?
(phone clicks)
Reynolds gave you up.
Where is she?
And don't wave that NDA in my face.
Um... Thank you.
So, look, I-I... I didn't do anything to hurt her, I swear.
She came to me looking for help.
She had some stresses in her life
that she was having a hard time dealing with. Like what?
Her and Gray just had a huge fight.
They're selling a big stake in the company
and Gray wanted to sell to the highest bidder,
but Quinn-- she was having an ethical dilemma.
She comes to you for guidance?
She knew that I'd helped people resolve difficult issues
in the past using, um...
well, therapeutic substances.
Drugs. What drugs?
Well, it's not heroin.
Toad venom.
Like, actual toad venom?
Yeah. That's not something you want to mess around with.
Well, it has its uses.
Uh, so, after she fought with Gray
and had a bit of a temper tantrum,
you know, smashed her fist against the mirror,
climbed out the window and she came to see me.
I gave her the toad venom and I directed her to take it
over by the lookout point in the pond.
So, why lie?
If you didn't hurt her, why not just come clean?
I was freaked out.
I-I didn't know what happened to her.
You don't understand. I was trying to help her.
I-I feel terrible about what happened
a-and I want to make it right.
So-so, please, just tell me what to do.
You can start by taking us to that lookout point.
I'm telling you, m-my guys have searched that entire area.
COLTER: I don't care.
I need you to show me exactly where you told her to go.
Yeah. Y-Yeah, okay.
Uh, this way.
♪ ♪
LOCKE: The lookout point
is about quarter of a mile away.
We turn left at these tractors and head up the hill.
Yeah, I don't think she went that way.
How do you figure that?
Think something...
something made her go off this way.
Look at these branches. See, they're broken.
I think there's blood on the edge.
All the way up here.
It's on the wire here. See that?
And I'm guessing she came through here,
she wasn't stable, and she was using the vines
and the wire for support.
So, over here,
blood. Look at this.
You see that? So, she...
Yeah, she went off this way.
Maybe the drugs you gave her kicked in.
Maybe something grabbed her attention.
I-Is this part of the property?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, I am
having some villas built.
Uh, permits finally came through.
We break ground next week.
No cameras?
There's no need. There's nothing here yet.
Mm-hmm. But Reynolds and his team
searched this area already.
They didn't find anything.
You got a cistern here?
Yeah, it's an old water trap.
One of the quirks of being an older vineyard.
How long's it been boarded up?
Years. As long as I've had the property.
We always keep it covered
to make sure there's no accidents.
Someone's been messing with these boards here.
Look at this. See these screws?
That one's missing. Here. Right?
That doesn't make any sense.
Construction hasn't started yet.
Someone's been down here.
(grunting softly)
REENIE: Doesn't look like
there's anyone down there.
Do you mind? Yeah.
Thanks.
REENIE: What is it?
Quinn's glasses.
What was she doing down there?
There's something else.
There's no way that's Quinn's foot.
How can you be so sure?
Quicklime. It's used
to decompose bodies.
That's the white residue you see.
And judging by the way that foot looks,
it's been buried for at least three months.
Plus, the soil around it--
there were other body parts buried with it.
Wait, but if it's not Quinn's, whose is it?
And where the hell is she?
Maybe she saw something she shouldn't have.
You were planning on breaking ground next week?
Yeah. Which means this whole area
was about to be dug up. Whoever buried that body
knew they were up against the clock.
They had to move it.
They weren't expecting Quinn to come stumbling through,
catching them in the act.
Why leave all the evidence?
Maybe Quinn interrupted 'em
midway through the removal.
They had to hurry.
Judging by the amount of quicklime
and the organic matter in that soil...
...more than one body was buried down there.
What the hell is happening here?
Why are there so many bodies
buried on my property? I don't know.
We need to figure out a way
to find Quinn, and fast.
What is it?
Tire tracks. They look fresh.
From a utility vehicle.
Like, uh, something small enough to not make a ruckus
but powerful enough to carry something heavy out of here.
Yeah, we have things like that all over the property.
The grounds people use them all the time.
Where's your maintenance shed?
Right... Just down that way.
And, uh, Reynolds is fully at your disposal.
Nobody knows the property like him.
Thank you.
You know, I think I need to get the police involved.
And for that, I'm gonna need a lawyer.
I'll draw up the contract now,
but you owe me one.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
Can I help you? Maybe.
Is this yours?
We have a fleet of them.
But I'm sorry, guests really aren't
supposed to be on this part of the grounds,
so if you don't mind.
Not a guest, actually.
Colter Shaw.
Rona.
I was wondering
if you could help me out with something.
Depends.
Could you tell me who moved that ATV last night?
I was off yesterday.
But I can certainly ask around.
Thank you. Thank you, I appreciate that.
Well, while you're doing that, uh...
could you find out who moved those three barrels
that were resting right over there?
Barrels?
Yeah, if you look at the floor there,
you see those rings?
That indicates that there were three metal barrels
up until recently. Say, maybe yesterday.
There were three metal barrels resting right over here.
And if you take a look at these marks here...
that...
these right here, that would indicate
that the barrels were tipped over on their side,
right, and then rolled out
right toward the UTV.
Which, of course,
is usually the best way to roll barrels like that,
since they're generally pretty heavy.
How did you know that?
Occupational hazard.
Part of my job.
Strange line of work you must be in.
You have no idea.
Anyway, would you mind looking into that--
who might have moved these barrels?
Well, it's a winery.
Lot of barrels.
But I'm happy to ask.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Thanks again. Mm-hmm.
All right.
(door closes) (line ringing)
Hey. Yeah, we got a problem.
Find out who she's calling?
BOBBY: Working as fast as I can here,
my guy. Not exactly easy, what I do.
I got it. We're kind of on a time crunch.
Always is.
Okay, I can't get
an ID. Whoever she's calling
is using a burner.
But I am getting a ping
from inside the property.
Any location?
Uh, barrel room, basement level.
Dropping you a pin.
♪ ♪
♪
♪ ♪
Oh...
♪ ♪
(grunting)
I don't want to hurt you any more than I have to.
Who sent you?
Give me a name.
Give me a name! Pardue.
Jesse Pardue. I work for him.
Doing what?
He's a builder.
He pay you to move those barrels?
Were you there when he dug up those bodies?
(exhales)
What did you do with Quinn?
Nothing, man. Aah!
I'm... I'm telling the truth.
Last I saw, she was alive.
Where is she?
You ready?
I warned your guy Haddock
about Shaw snooping around looking for her.
I told him to move the barrels.
But if Shaw finds them...
What are you doing?
I thought we had a deal.
I'll get you your money in two days.
You don't understand.
My company is set to sell in 48 hours.
It is worth more money than you could spend in your whole life.
You just need to wait.
I don't have that kind of time anymore.
Yeah, I'll-I'll give you whatever I have now.
I'll empty my bank account. I just
need a phone and I can literally
wire it to you in ten minutes.
You must think I'm pretty dumb, don't you?
Giving you a phone... so you can call for help?
I would never.
I promise, if you let me go, I would never say a word
to anyone about what I saw. I promise.
Can't take that chance.
REYNOLDS: I can't believe I missed it.
I fired a contractor a few years back
for not adhering to safety protocols.
Guy's name was Jesse Pardue, did some work around here.
That'd explain how he knew where to bury the bodies
where no one would look for 'em. Mm-hmm.
Plus, he had an in with the groundskeeper, right?
He could sneak on to the property.
Just can't believe I missed it.
The only thing that matters right now
is that we find Quinn before they get rid of her.
Reenie?
Hey. How far out are you?
On our way to Pardue's house right now.
ETA five minutes.
Okay, the cops are on their way, too.
They might make it there first.
Anything else from Pardue's guy?
No. Says he won't talk without his lawyer.
But in the meantime, I did some digging,
and it sounds like several workers mysteriously disappeared
over the years. I've got Velma pulling files now.
No one looked into it?
Well, rumor had it that they were
migrant workers who returned to their home countries.
No one thought to look into it.
I just got word. Police are arriving to Pardue's place now.
Did you hear that?
I got it.
(hangs up)
Go! Go! Go! Move.
Entry clear!
Clear!
Kitchen clear.
Closet, clear.
Clear! Clear. All clear.
Clear the bedroom. I'm there!
All rooms clear.
No one's here.
(phone vibrates)
You all right? What is it? The house is empty.
Quinn's not there.
She's not there? Then where the hell is she?
VELMA: Hey, Colter.
Velma, I need your help, and fast.
I know Reenie's got you looking up
files on Pardue. Already on it.
What are you looking for? Remote job sites
he was working on.
Got one.
PARDUE: He's not answering.
He was supposed to move those barrels.
Something must have happened.
Shaw must have found them.
We got to kill her and get out of here.
What-what if we don't?
What if there's a plan B? I've been thinking,
maybe we should reconsider the lady's offer.
The kind of money she's talking about, we could go anywhere.
You think the cops will just stop looking for us?
We could explain.
What happened to those guys were accidents.
Things like that happen on construction sites all the time.
You didn't actually kill anyone.
You just buried their bodies. Don't you get it?
I gave the orders to cut corners.
Those guys died on my watch.
I covered it up.
We're not murderers.
You're right.
No.
Do not do this.
(grunting)
What are you gonna do after you shoot?
People are looking for me.
You can't just hide my body anymore.
They'll find it.
Eh, I don't think that's gonna be an issue
with this wood chipper.
♪ ♪
We should probably split up.
(motor running in distance)
QUINN: No! No! No!
No! (screaming)
No! No! No! Hey!
Right there. That's far enough. Stop.
I'm not here to arrest you. I just want Quinn.
Just hand her over. We'll leave.
I don't think you're in a position to negotiate.
Now, drop that gun!
You know I can't do that.
I'm not a threat.
Those other bodies--
accidents, right? Construction's
dangerous, I get it.
No one else has to get hurt. Just give me Quinn,
and we'll leave.
Lot of nerve you got
saying that, pointing a gun at me.
She's innocent.
You want to kill an innocent woman?
I'll do what I have to do.
Hey!
(gunshot)
That's what you get, you son of a bitch.
Hey!
(chipper whirrs)
(motor slows, stops)
Let's get you home.
(cries softly)
You're all right. You're all right.
(sirens wailing in distance)
Thank you.
(siren whoops)
(car door opens)
(car door closes)
(soft chuckle)
(speaks indistinctly)
(chuckles)
Wasn't sure how this was
all gonna shake out,
but it worked out.
Thank you.
I misjudged you. Sorry.
All good. Quinn's safe and sound, right?
The other bodies?
You were right. They're all missing migrant workers.
At least the families have closure.
Can you imagine going years not knowing what really happened?
(engine starts)
("Real Good Love" by Pete Yorn playing)
♪ Sometimes we get high, sometimes we get low ♪
♪ Movin' so fast but nowhere to go... ♪
(car doors open, close)
REENIE: (sighs) He's around here somewhere.
There he is.
Ta-da! Mm.
Your payment.
Gray wanted me to say
how grateful she was
for everything that you've done.
She even offered some stock options,
but I told her that you always prefer a traditional payment.
And did you take the same deal for your cut?
No, I did not.
What can I say? I like options.
♪ Some say fast and some say... ♪
So, uh, you guys heading out?
Yeah, Elliott has a deposition he has to prep for.
(chuckles) This, uh, wasn't exactly
the restful weekend that we had in mind.
No, but it-it did have a surprising dose of adventure.
It's not every day you can say you helped find a missing woman.
It's incredible, what you do.
Thank you.
And thanks for letting us rope you in. It was good
to meet you. Yeah, likewise.
It was, uh, really nice to put a face to the name.
I've heard a lot of interesting things.
(chuckles)
I'll meet you at the car.
I just wanted to say thank you.
You know I can really count on you.
Especially with work.
♪ Give me the chance... ♪
Hope he knows how lucky he is.
Oh, he knows.
♪ You know well as good as I ♪
♪ That real good lovin' is so hard ♪
♪ To find ♪
♪ You know well as good as I ♪
♪ That real good lovin' is so hard to find. ♪
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