Please, you don't have to do this.
Randy.
Yo, got an interesting job for you. Buffalo, New York.
- Talk to me. - His name is Finn Helms.
Electrician.
Disappeared last night, never came home from work.
His wife's offered a $10,000 reward.
Any other details?
Yeah. She's eight months pregnant.
Okay. Buffalo, New York. Yeah, I can be there in a couple hours.
Great. I'll let her know.
Hey, Randy, um... I need a favor.
- Yeah, man, what's up? - You remember that neurologist
I was telling you about, the one my dad was working with, Walt Fleming?
Yeah, yeah. You-You met his son in Boston, right?
That's the one, yeah, yeah.
So I called Yale and Stanford,
talked to a couple of the, uh, department heads,
tried to figure out what those two were working on.
- Okay, any luck? - Not much.
They were telling me that they're working on something called
The Chronostasis Institute.
- What do they do? - I-I don't know what they do.
That's the thing. I was hoping maybe you could poke around a little bit.
- Find something out for me. - Yeah, you know it.
But, you know, we're talking analog era, patchy records and all.
Yeah, I'll just take whatever you can get.
I got you, brother.
Thanks, buddy.
Hi, Colter Shaw.
- Oh. Grace. Thank you for coming. - Yeah.
- Please come in. - Thank you.
So, your husband's been missing since last night?
Yeah. Texted that he had to work late.
- Works for the DWP? - That's right.
I tried to wait up for him, but I fell asleep.
He never came home.
Now Finn's phone keeps going to voicemail
and none of his friends have seen or heard from him.
And today was my eight-month ultrasound.
We were gonna talk birth plans with our doctor.
He never would have missed that.
He was way too excited to meet our little girl.
Look, you can see for yourself.
Sure.
Almost everything in our house is a hand-me-down or used
except for this room.
He's been putting it together for months.
He wants the best for our girl.
He doesn't even want me going back to work after she's born,
so I can be there for her.
Okay. And this is his?
- This is Finn's? - Yeah.
- Do you mind if I go through it? Okay. - No, please.
Maybe your husband cut himself while he was working up here?
No, I would've seen it.
But he's come home from work with burns and bruises before.
Okay. What's that all about?
His supervisor pushes them so hard. Finn says accidents happen.
So...
Is it possible maybe something happened at work last night?
- Would they have called you about that? - Yeah, no, not this guy.
Okay, I'm going to start there. I just need the address of the job site.
As you can see, we don't have a lot of money.
But everything I've put together, everything I have, it's yours.
Just please bring Finn home.
I'll do everything I can for you.
Excuse me. Hi. Looking for your supervisor.
Yeah, Kelly's back by the box.
All right, thank you.
Geez!
This is what happens when you bond the wrong link!
- It's all right. - That's 7,000 volts!
You touch it, you're a human torch!
- I didn't know. - And that's what kills people.
Do better, or I'll put you back on scrap detail.
Excuse me.
- You from OSHA or the city? - Neither. I'm looking for Finn Helms.
He's missing.
His wife hired me to find him.
Said he was working last night. No one's heard from him since.
You said last night?
- Yeah. - Doyle, go get the conduit off the truck.
Something happen last night?
I wouldn't know. I haven't seen Finn in months.
Haven't seen him in months?
Two months, to be exact.
Fired him.
Well, his wife didn't mention that.
Guess we all got secrets.
Why'd you fire him?
Caught him taking materials off my job site.
He said he was borrowing it for another job.
- He was moonlighting? - I don't know.
Didn't ask, didn't care.
A thief's a thief.
Now... [sighs] ...if you don't mind, I got an inspector coming in two hours.
Hope you find him.
Thank you.
- Doyle, right? - Yeah?
Yeah. Yeah.
You buddies with Finn?
I noticed you seemed concerned when I brought him up.
Yeah. Look, man, um, Kelly's already on my ass, okay?
So I don't wanna attract any more attention.
- I really need this job, okay? - Nothing like that.
No, I'm just trying to figure out what happened to him, where he might have gone.
That's all. Now, your boss said that, uh, he fired him a few months ago
for stealing for another job?
I mean, I wouldn't exactly call it stealing, but yeah,
he said he was gonna borrow some stuff.
He was gonna replace it, though.
Okay. What was that job?
He's just pulling cash gigs off PowerUp.
- Off of PowerUp? - Yeah.
What's that? What's-What's PowerUp?
PowerUp is, like, an app some of the guys around here
use just to get extra work and stuff.
Like upgrade a board, bypass a meter, stuff like that.
Why would he lie to his wife about something like that?
I don't know. Maybe 'cause not all the jobs on there are above board.
Okay, and is he still doing that kind of work?
Yeah. I mean, sometimes he kicks me cash to help out.
- Was he working last night? - Yeah.
He called me, asked if I wanted to help him on a rewire job,
but I had a date.
Yeah, okay.
Did-Did he mention where that-that job might be?
You find something on Finn?
Found his van. No sign of him.
This house job he was working on,
it looks like they were tapping into fiber,
probably stealing information.
Okay. Explains why he didn't want to call his wife.
Something went wrong here, though. Someone got electrocuted.
On the ladder, there's melted rubber.
- Can't be good. - Finn?
I don't know. There's two sets of tools here.
It's definitely not a job you'd want to do solo.
Okay, so someone else must have been there and left in a hurry, yeah?
Listen, there's a security camera on the house that I spotted.
It's pointing in this direction. Can you tap into that thing?
Okay.
All right. [sighs] I'm in. Sending you the feed now.
Looks like they're carrying a body.
Really hope that's not Finn in that tarp.
I need to know where that truck's going.
I'm looking.
Okay, I got it on a traffic cam across town,
but then I lose it.
Anything in the area? A place they could hide or dump a body?
Yep. Looks like woods. Some undeveloped lots, maybe.
Great. Can you send me a pin?
Already did.
All right, I got it. Thanks, Randy.
The liability shield is a nonnegotiable, Jerry.
The clause stays.
Okay. Well, if you want to contest it, you can put it in writing.
Great. I look forward to getting it.
- Sorry to interrupt. - No, no worries. What's up?
You have a visitor.
Oh. I didn't see anything on the schedule.
Yeah, yeah, I think it's more of like a walk-in type of thing.
Um, he's cute.
Hey, come in.
Mark.
Um...
What are you doing here?
Well, I'm in town for work. I remembered you lived here.
Turns out there's only one lawyer named Reenie in Denver.
Well...
Wait, aren't you a bartender?
Close.
I'm a brand rep for a mezcal company.
We're launching a new product and Denver's one of our test markets.
I'm sorry to drop in like this.
I just wanted to see if you were free for dinner.
I am flattered, really, but I am just slammed, so...
Well, if you do need to come up for air,
I'll be at the Howland downtown. You can call or drop by.
No pressure.
I will keep that in mind.
Uh-uh. Not a word.
Hey!
What do you guys got?
Who the hell are you?
Who the hell is that?
None of your business.
I know you ain't a cop.
Why don't you crawl down in that hole and unwrap that tarp?
Don't move.
This guy don't have the balls.
Crawl down in the hole and unwrap the tarp.
Okay, now hold on. We didn't kill him.
It was an accident.
Who is he?
Some tweaker we picked up to help with the job we were working on.
- Illegally tapping lines. - That's right.
But this guy must've been high or something.
He never should've been up on a ladder.
Then he goes and touches the transformer and fries himself.
We told him to watch his ass.
This guy is a screwup. He will not be missed. You understand?
And what about Finn? He feel the same way?
- Finn freaked out after the accident. - Did he call the cops?
No, man. Paolo talked him down.
Who's Paolo?
The guy who hired us. Said he was gonna take Finn for a couple beers.
Well, Finn never made it home.
You know something, or something you want to tell me?
Where Paolo might have taken Finn?
He has a building downtown.
Downtown? Okay. We're gonna call this in. All right?
You Paolo?
You got to help me, man.
Finn do this to you?
No.
I was just...
gonna scare him into keeping quiet.
I mean, we screwed up, but calling the cops...
I couldn't let him do that.
I drug... I drug myself in here.
I mean, you got to call somebody. You gotta help me.
Did you see who hit you?
Some crazy chick.
But you didn't know who she was?
No, but Finn sure did.
She got out of the car. She went straight for him.
I think she was his wife.
This woman, was she pregnant?
No, no, not this lady.
Wait, you think Finn was having an affair?
I don't know. I think it's possible.
Can you check his socials, see if he's had contact with anyone?
Not seeing anything sus.
Well, whoever she is, there's no obvious digital connect.
Maybe they met at work. You check his PowerUp account?
PowerUp.
- Oh. This might be something. - What do you got?
Okay, um, a woman named Adelle Mucino
hired Finn to install some lighting a few weeks ago,
and they got some messages on the app.
- This chat is awfully personal. - So, what are they saying?
She says,
"So crazy seeing you after all this time. Felt like fate."
Smiley, blushy face, heart, heart.
And then he says, "Yeah, really good seeing you. Later."
Any idea how they met?
Okay.
Looks like they met on a dating app about three years ago.
He was seeing his wife at that time, right?
Yeah. I got the archives of their chat.
So it looks like they met when Finn and Grace were on a break,
and then they got back together and he ended things with Adelle and...
- been no contact since. - Until she hired him for that job.
Okay, so maybe they rekindled things and seen each other on the DL.
That would explain why he didn't check in with his wife last night.
Uh, maybe. I don't know.
You, uh, gonna tell Grace about this?
No. No, I'm not gonna tell anyone till I know for sure.
I could use the address of that Adelle if you have it.
That's why I sent it.
Perfect. Got it. Thanks, Randy.
Hey.
What happened?
You were shot.
But luckily the bullet went right through, so I was able to patch you up.
Don't worry.
No hospitals, no police. No one knows where you are.
Especially not your wife.
I need to go home or call or something.
I don't think that's a good idea.
It's for your safety.
Reenie, what's up?
Adelle Mucino is not at all who she says she is.
She changed her name eight years ago from Adelle Livers.
And Adelle Livers was arrested for stalking and attacking her ex-boyfriend.
I mean, she was eventually remanded into psychiatric treatment,
but she's been in and out of facilities ever since.
Yeah, I'm at her place right now. She seems, uh, unstable at best.
Oh, no. What'd you find?
Found her journal.
She's got endless love letters to Finn. She's fantasizing about a life with him.
She... She edited her own face into his wedding photo.
And I don't even want to tell you about this bear that I'm staring at right now.
Wow. Okay, so she wasn't having an affair with Finn then.
No, no, I don't think so.
I think she was stalking him. I don't know for how long.
Uh, I'm thinking maybe if she was following him last night,
she saw him in an altercation, she intervened.
So, if she didn't bring him back to her place, then where are they?
Yeah.
There's something here. It's a luxury home rental that she manages.
It's a brochure. Maybe she... Maybe she took him there.
What are you doing?
I was just trying to get some water.
I'm really thirsty.
Here.
That is what the restraints are for.
So you don't hurt yourself any more than you are.
Thank you.
- What are we doing here, Adelle? - You remember our first date?
I got that flat tire on the bridge, and you changed it for me in the rain.
I... I remember.
Almost got hypothermia.
You were so sweet and so kind.
I knew right then that we just had this special thing,
this spark.
I know you felt it too.
Right?
Oh.
And you went back to Grace anyway.
I've got to admit I was, uh...
I was really heartbroken after that.
I went to that bridge numerous times, just wondering what went wrong.
I even thought about jumping.
But then the universe was...
I swear, it was just testing me.
It was telling me I needed to be patient.
That you would come back to me. And look. [chuckles] Here you are.
I think I should go home.
But this could be your home, Finn.
Our home.
We have everything here that we need to be happy.
It doesn't have any of that garage sale crap your wife puts in your house.
How do you know what's inside my house?
When Grace posted her maternity announcement, I had to go.
I had to see for myself if it was true.
It wasn't a coincidence that you hired me for that job, was it?
Of course not.
But I had to find a way to get us together.
And then I saw you working on this place,
and it was like we were already building something so beautiful together.
It was just a wire job, Adelle.
It was a cry for help,
when you confessed to me that you were fired,
and you couldn't even tell your own wife.
- That is not what I meant. - You don't have to explain.
You confided in me, and I am so honored that you did.
I want to help you.
- So you've been following me since... - Following?
I don't think following is the right word.
"Looking out for you" is more like it.
And I was right there when you needed me, when that man tried to kill you.
Everything happens for a reason.
And you are here. And you're safe.
We can start over.
Listen, Adelle.
I am so thankful for everything you've done for me, truly.
But I can't just leave my wife and child. I...
But what if they were to go away?
What if Grace had an accident? It happens all the time.
You're crazy.
You need to let me go.
After everything I've done for you?
And I won't tell anyone about this. I swear.
Hey, hey. This could be our little secret.
Adelle.
Hey.
I, uh, I finished organizing the affidavits
and everything's ready for tomorrow's meeting with Maxine.
Great, thank you. I think that's everything
if you want to head home for the night.
You sure? 'Cause I-I don't mind.
No, we're all good.
Well, in case you wanted to go to the dinner?
What?
With your friend?
Uh, yeah, no, I-I can't. I'm way too swamped.
Right, yeah. You've taken on a lot. I get it.
I do the same thing sometimes, actually.
What does that mean?
Well...
I used to run track in high school.
400-yard dash, that was my, uh, my event.
But after my mom died, I... I kind of threw myself into it.
I was doing it before school and on the weekends.
I don't know, maybe I thought that if I pushed myself hard enough, I could...
I could, like, outrun the grief.
And I know that sounds like barfy Hallmark crap,
but yeah, it's pretty much what I was doing.
And I'm assuming that didn't work out for you?
You would be correct. Yeah.
I tore my ACL and ended my running career.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. It's...
Well, no, actually it sucked,
but I learned some things about myself.
I figured some things out.
- Uh-huh. - Mm-hmm.
And so what?
Do you think I'm pushing myself too hard, just like you did in high school?
And so does Colter and so does Randy.
- I didn't mean to overstep. - And I get it.
And I appreciate that, but this is how I handle things.
Okay? Someone's got to keep working.
My mom, my sister, they're feelers. They feel everything all the time,
and it hinders them from getting things done.
I'm like my dad, you know? I'm a doer.
When he got sick, I was the one that got the groceries
and I was the one that made sure the bills were paid.
And I sat by his bedside and gave him his shots
when he couldn't do it himself anymore. Like,
we had to keep going.
That's me. Someone's got to keep the ship running. You know?
Yeah.
You know, maybe we're not so different.
Yeah, okay.
I hear you.
And I will take a breath soon.
Okay.
Well, good.
Now, we can sit here and we can go through all these files,
but just so you know, I'm gonna be oversharing like this all night.
- No. - Yeah.
Don't do that.
Or you could go to that dinner.
It's okay. It's okay. Sorry about that.
My name's Colter Shaw. Your wife hired me to find you. Are you okay?
Yeah.
Where's Adelle?
She stormed out of the room with a gun. I think she's going after Grace.
Let's get you out of here. Come on.
Hi. Can I help you?
- Are you Grace? Finn's wife? - Yeah, I am. What's this about?
There's been an accident. I found your husband on the side of the road.
- Is he all right? - I don't know,
but he was asking for you and he... he told me to give you this,
that you would know that it was his.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- I can take you to him though, now. - Okay. Yeah, yeah.
She's not picking up.
You think Adelle would hurt her?
She is crazy. She thinks we're meant to be together.
When I said I had to go home, she lost it.
Your house has a... a door camera, right?
Maybe try to access it from my phone? Get the passcode?
- Yeah, yeah. - Give it a whirl.
Okay.
- Oh, my God. - What do you got?
Adelle's already got Grace.
All right, if Adelle was gonna stage an accident, where might she take her?
- Can you think of anyplace at all? - I-I have no idea.
Just think back. Someplace, uh, maybe you two spent time together,
something that has meaning to her, anything.
The Honor Bridge.
We-We got stranded there at our first date.
The Honor Bridge. Is it isolated?
It's been closed for repairs for months.
It's about five miles south of here. You can make a left.
Okay, that's gotta be the place. No witnesses, right?
- Left here? - Yeah.
Hold on. Here we go.
No, no. Please, please, please. I'm begging you.
Please, let me go.
If not for me, then-then do it for our baby.
Step onto the railing.
- That's Adelle's car. - Okay.
You wait here. Call the police, all right?
Adelle.
Stay back.
Or I will kill her, I swear.
You don't want to do this.
You don't know what I want.
I know you care about Finn. I know you don't want to hurt him.
I'm doing this for Finn so we can be together.
It doesn't have to happen this way, Adelle.
I love Grace more than anything in this world.
If you take them away...
you might as well kill me too.
But what about us?
I'm sorry, but there is no us.
Put the gun down. Put it down.
No, but we were supposed to be together.
- Now I have nothing. - Adelle!
I have no one.
Oh, God, what have I done?
No, hey.
Adelle. Adelle. Hey!
Get back. Stay back.
Okay. Okay.
Let's just talk.
Let's talk, Adelle.
- Adelle? - I'm so sorry.
I got you.
- Hi. - Reenie.
Am I too late?
No, not at all. Come in.
Work cleared up, I guess?
No, actually not at all. It can wait.
So you want to go downstairs, grab dinner, or...
Or we could do that.
First, I want you to understand how this is gonna work.
I remember. No strings.
Mmm. Actually, I would like to go to dinner.
- Oh? - Mm-hmm.
And I would like to learn all about mezcal.
Mm-hmm.
And you can do that thing that people do when they get to know each other.
But first...
Look who's here.
Hey.
Well, well. The hero himself.
- Were you on your way out of town? - I was, yeah, on my way out of town.
This is great, by the way. Good job.
I wanted to, um, come by and, uh, give you something for the baby.
- Did you make this? - I did, yeah.
It's a little trade I picked up from my father.
- Mmm. Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
And, uh, thank you for saving our lives.
You hold on to that, okay?
You can use it for the... the baby's college fund.
I'm just glad everyone's okay.
Yeah. We are, now that Adelle's in custody.
Well, I'm still groveling for lying about the work I was doing.
But I thought I was just doing what was best for our family.
I don't know how wrong I was.
No more secrets.
Randy, what's up? You got a job for me?
This is about that other thing you asked me to look into.
My dad. You find any information on the Chronostasis Institute?
Maybe.
A name kept popping up.
David Pearson, that other guy from your dad's files?
Okay, go on.
Yeah, well, there was a cash purchase for plane tickets to Alaska
for both him and your dad.
- When? - Four months before your dad died.
Pearson rented a place in this small town, Copper Valley.
- They were still working together. - Yeah. Get this.
There were government subcontractors leasing land up there at the same time
under an LLC called TIC.
All the files are either very redacted or very cryptic.
Hey, you want me to keep looking into things,
I'll see if I can find something else.
No, no, uh...
Just send me everything you have.
Thanks, Randy.
I know what I have to do.