[♪♪♪]
[mom, jessie] wow. We are here.
Michelle? You're missing it.
[louder] michelle!
What?
You told me to tell you when we got to the park.
This looks exactly the same as the last hundred miles of road.
Okay. Just wait for it.
For what?
For... That.
[♪♪♪]
do you know that yellowstone's so big
it has four separate mountain ranges?
And...
Its unique ecosystem houses nearly 400 different species.
[michelle] you know, I didn't.
[jessie] mm-hmm.
Including the largest selection of brown and grizzly bears.
You can take the history teacher
out of the classroom...
That's very funny.
Technically, though, it was geography, but...
Whatever.
'kay. -[sighs]
look, you wanted to come this way.
You can at least pretend to enjoy it.
I wanted to come this way?
Since when?
I was perfectly happy driving on the interstate
until we got to canada,
but you said you were bored.
I said I was sick of being cooped up in this car with you.
That's not the same thing.
Okay, fine, I get it, you don't want to be here.
You won't let me text my friends.
I haven't checked instagram in two days.
In what universe
are a few geysers supposed to make me forget
that you just took a giant dump on my life?
This is the last place on earth I want to be.
Look, michelle, your father and I are just...
Just trust that I have your best interests at heart.
[♪♪♪]
[michelle] oh, diner next exit. Can we please get some food.
[jessie sighs]
[michelle] please?
[jessie] yeah, fine.
[michelle] that does not sound good.
[jessie] it's been doing that since we left california.
[motor grinds and whines]
okay, just...
Get me a sandwich.
We're in the middle of butthole nowhere, mom.
You're safe.
I'd just rather not take a risk.
Just be careful.
I'm right there. Geez.
Can you see if they have anything gluten-free?
Look around, mom. As if.
[door shuts]
[background music plays]
[door bells jingle]
-hi. -Hi.
Um...
Could I please get two avocado sandwiches?
And do you make americanos?
-Yup, we do. -Ah. Great.
Can I please get two?
That'll be... $14.50.
Perfect.
Keep the change.
[server] thanks.
Have a seat over there. I'll bring it to you.
[♪♪♪]
don't let that scare you off.
The park's perfectly safe.
Okay.
[chuckles] I'm sorry. I don't mean to intrude.
I just... You know, it bothers me,
the way the media slants these stories.
It makes it seem like coming here to enjoy nature
means gambling with your life.
I mean, bears'll be bears. Let 'em do their thing.
I guess.
You know what I like to do?
The old "single clap".
-[laughs] -pardon me, folks.
You know, it just lets the bears know
this is your territory, your domain.
You got nothing to worry about.
So, you're a park ranger?
Yes, ma'am.
Pretty cool job for someone so young.
I've been a boy scout all my life, actually.
[chuckles]
[traffic rumbling past]
dammit, michelle.
I told you.
So, you, uh, you meeting some friends up here?
No.
All my friends are a thousand miles away.
Oh, you're just passing through, then?
Yep.
Where are you headed?
Just to visit some family.
Thank you.
Well, if you ever do actually stumble upon a bear,
I'm your guy.
Just call for nolan.
Okay.
I should get going.
I, uh...
I didn't get your name.
Michelle.
That's a beautiful name.
Thank you...
Nolan.
Michelle.
[♪♪♪]
-what the hell was that? -Excuse me?
I told you to keep a low profile.
I was just waiting for the order.
You were practically throwing yourself at that officer.
Okay, he's a park ranger,
and I was not throwing myself at him.
And for your information,
-he started talking to me. -Do me a favor
and try not to flirt with every cute boy you see,
especially not ones in uniform.
Okay. You made your point.
[jessie] unbelievable.
[♪♪♪]
I have an idea.
Why don't we listen to some music?
Well, you said I can't go online
and I've already listened
to every song on my phone five times.
[exhales] okay, well, in the '90s,
we had this amazing invention called "the radio".
The 1900s must've been hell.
Well, that does make me sound really old.
-Oh, yeah. -Oh, no.
-This is a good jam. -No.
-Mm-hmm. -Mom, please.
The shoulders...
They're moving.
No, no, no. [laughs]
mom--
take the wheel, take the wheel!
Come on. Raise the roof.
Raise the roof! Raise the roof!
Oh, my gosh.
[car alert beeping]
[clunk]
[michelle] what is happening, mom?
[motor grinds and shuts off]
-what happened? -I don't know.
It just... Stopped.
We can't be out of gas.
We just filled up at the state line.
Must be electrical.
Like you know anything about cars.
I've been driving longer than you've been alive,
so just give me some credit.
Stupid new cars.
[♪♪♪]
-okay... -So?
What's your expert opinion?
-[gasps] ah!
Come on, mom, admit it. We need to call somebody.
Okay.
Fine, you win.
[phone beeps on]
huh.
I'm not getting a signal. Can you try yours?
[phone beeps]
anything?
No. Nothing. Now what?
Okay. I guess we'll walk.
Back to the diner? That must be miles.
Well, have you seen a car come by in the last hour?
[door thuds]
is that a map?
Yeah.
[thud]
how do you find anything this way?
You mean without an app telling you where to turn?
By using your head.
I'll stick with this.
You do that.
All right. We're here.
The diner was there...
Which means...
Okay, it looks like
there's a service station a mile or two up the road.
Oh, is that all?
Come on, you walk further than that every weekend at the mall.
Uh, yeah, malls are indoors, and have stores.
Look, I am not happy about this either, okay?
I just-- I wish you'd stop being so selfish all the time.
You have no idea what's going on.
So tell me what's going on!
Can you just trust that I have your best interests at heart?
Why would I trust that you have my best interests at heart?
'cause, clearly, you don't trust me.
And if you had my best interests at heart,
I'd still be in l.A. With dad,
instead of trapped on the side of the road with you.
Oh, god. Michelle!
Okay-- michelle! Listen. Listen.
-Michelle? -[door locks]
[knocks]
open the d--
open the door, michelle, please!
Okay, I don't want to be trapped out--
wow. Okay.
Okay.
[knocks on door]
I'm gonna be right back. Stay here.
[sighing]
[♪♪♪]
every road looks the same.
[♪♪♪]
oh, thank god.
[rock music playing]
hello?
Is anybody here?
[knocks on desk]
uh, hello?
Uh...
Come on...
[michelle clears her throat]
oh, hey. Oh, uh... Sorry!
We just...
Don't get too many
unexpected customers around here.
I can see that.
Can I help you?
Oh, uh, yeah, my car broke down just a couple miles up the road,
and I couldn't get any cell service,
so I figured I'd walk.
Yeah, the cell service is kinda notorious around here.
Uh, I don't suppose you do house calls?
House calls?
All I need is a ride back to my car,
and if you could just take a look.
Of course, I mean, I'll pay you.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, no problem.
I can, uh... Yes, I can do that.
I'll grab my keys.
Uh, just scooch--
oh, yeah. Oh--
oh, my gosh, I am so--
-it's all right. -Um...
I will clean it up when we get back.
Okay.
I am grant, by the way.
Uh, jessie. Sorry about that.
Nice to meet you, jessie.
Nice to meet you. Grant.
Truck's around back.
Okay.
[♪♪♪]
[knocking]
-hi. -Hi!
Car trouble?
Mm, yeah. It just died.
Oh, geez.
Well, I'm not much of a mechanic,
but I've been around an engine or two.
I can take a look at it for you, if you'd like.
Um... Sure, that'd be great.
Pop the hood.
[latch releases]
I, uh...
Think it might be electrical.
Oh, yeah, it could be a bad alternator.
That happened to me once.
You're the first car I've seen.
There's not a lot of traffic through this part of the park.
You're lucky I was in the area.
Ranger to the rescue.
Just playing my part.
And...
This is why you really shouldn't travel alone
through these roads.
Excuse me?
You said you were traveling alone.
You know, I guess I just assumed that.
Is it your mom or your dad?
Mom.
She went to go get help, huh?
Yeah. Um, about an hour ago.
Which way did she go, north or south?
North.
She thought there might be a repair shop up the road.
Yeah, there is.
Kind of surprised she left you out here, though.
We had a fight.
Ah.
Honestly...
She's kind of turned into a psycho lately.
My parents are splitting,
and they think I'm too dumb to realize that they fight,
but I do.
And they're dragging you along through it?
Yup.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, I had a similar thing with my parents.
They both had good intentions,
which were often buried underneath an...
Overbearing execution.
Uh... 'kay, well, you know,
I think you're right about it being electrical.
The battery terminal here's all corroded.
Have to tell your mom cars are like people...
They need regular servicing.
Okay, I'll be sure to do that.
Well, if you want, I can take you to the station
and you can meet up with her there.
Really?
If I leave you out here,
you're liable to get eaten by wolves,
and, well, I just couldn't live with myself.
Um, yeah, cool. I'll just grab my stuff.
Okay.
[screams]
[♪♪♪]
thank you so much for doing this, by the way.
Oh. Yeah, no problem.
Anything for that five-star rating.
Oh! Well, don't get ahead of yourself.
[laughing]
see what you do with my car first.
So what brings you out here?
You, um, just seeing the sights?
[exhales]
don't mean to pry.
Just-- I kinda know everybody in the area, so...
Uh, yeah, well, we're j--
we're just actually passing through
from california.
Oh, yeah?
My brother-in-law's from santa barbara.
They're in nevada now, he and my sister.
Younger or older?
Younger.
I had an older sister.
-I'm sorry. -No, no, no. It's okay.
It's ancient history.
That's kind of my thing, actually. History.
I-I teach it.
Huh.
What?
That was the first car I've seen...
Since we got to the park.
Yeah, it's still kind of the off-season.
Things start to pick up in the next of couple months.
-Mm. -You should stick around.
Well, I'd love to,
but my 17-year-old daughter
would have something to say about that.
You have a daughter?
Yeah. Uh, not my biggest fan right now.
Last time I saw her,
she had locked herself inside the car,
so that's how that's going.
You do not look like someone who has a 17-year-old daughter.
Oh, yeah?
And what does the mother of a 17-year-old look like?
It's just I saw you didn't have a ring,
I assumed...
-[laughs] -right. No.
I know, I'm sorry, it's none of my business.
I'm gonna stop talking now.
Okay.
Wait'll you find out I forgot my jumper cables.
Oh, how-- wow! Five-star just went down to four stars.
And plummeting.
Michelle?
Michelle!
I thought you said she locked herself inside?
She did.
Michelle!
Well, maybe somebody gave her a ride.
She wouldn't leave her purse.
Or her phone.
Oh, my god.
Well, let's not overreact.
She might just be taking a leak in the bushes.
Then why isn't she answering?
Michelle!
No, something's wrong.
You don't know that.
No, I know my daughter.
We need to look for her.
We need to look for her now.
[calling out] michelle!
Michelle?
Michelle!
Jessie.
I used the cb in the truck to call the highway patrol.
They're sending someone now.
You did what?
The police.
They're on their way.
We're gonna find her.
Hey, look, I'm confused. Did I do something wrong?
I can't believe you called the police.
What was I supposed to do? You were freaking out.
I didn't ask you to call the police.
Okay. All right, all right. My bad. I'm sorry.
Windows weren't broken. There's no sign of struggle.
[sighs]
whoever she went with, she trusted.
That park ranger.
What are you talking about?
She was flirting with a park ranger at the diner,
and remember that green car we saw on the highway?
That was the only car on the road,
that could've been his service jeep.
Okay, well, there you go.
He probably just picked her up
and gave her a ride to the nearest visitor center.
Without her cell phone?
-Maybe she forgot. -She's 17.
All right, I'm just saying, it could've happened.
We need to go there.
I really think we should wait for the law.
No. We don't have time for that.
Either fix my car or give me a ride-- your choice.
[vehicle approaching]
[chuckling]
well, if it ain't "help yourself" hollings,
my favorite chop-shop operator.
Would you stop busting my balls about that, darryl?
That's "sergeant stoddard" to you.
Got a call about a missing girl.
That was you?
Yeah, I just thought they were gonna send a real cop.
Keep talking like that
and I'll show you my real 'cuffs.
Listen, officer. This is just a big false alarm.
So you found her?
Yeah.
Uh, teenagers.
They love to scare the crap out of you.
-She's your daughter? -That's right.
And she just called.
Uh, turns out that a park ranger
gave her a ride.
Really?
You got your phone to work way out here?
Uh...
It was on the-- on grant's cb, actually.
Yeah.
Already on a first-name basis, huh?
Oh, give it a rest, darryl.
She told you what happened. What more do you want?
[♪♪♪]
california plates.
You a tourist?
Yeah, just passing through.
Listen, I just wanna apologize for taking up your-- your time,
but, again,
everything's fine, so.
Thank you.
[chuckles]
okay.
I'm gonna go back to my car, call this into dispatch.
You two, wait right here.
This guy has been on my case since high school,
but I'm still not super-comfortable
lying to him.
You want to tell me what you're involved in here?
What was that about a chop-shop?
[keys clacking]
[beeping]
[chuckles darkly]
false alarm, huh?
[♪♪♪]
unit three to dispatch--
requesting backup.
Possible suspect-- jessie gephart.
[♪♪♪]
[car door shuts]
jessie gephart, I'm gonna have to ask you to come with me.
What? Why?
I think you know why.
I-I don't why.
Someone wanna fill me in?
Two days ago,
her ex-husband reported their daughter missing.
Seems your new lady friend here's the prime suspect.
Listen. I had no choice.
He was abusive
and I'm trying to get her out of that situation
before he does her what he did to me.
Where's your daughter, ms. Gephart?
Where's michelle?
I don't know.
This is what I'm trying to tell you.
Turn around. Put your hands on the hood.
Please. Listen just a minute. You need to understand tha--
whoa! Come on. Take it easy, man.
Shut your face, hollings.
You have to trust me. I'm telling you the truth.
I think a park ranger took her.
Yeah, they're the worst, aren't they?
[grant] darryl, you're making a mistake here, man.
You don't have to do this.
Are you in on this, too?
What are you talking about? I'm the guy that called it in.
Why would I call you here if I just kidnapped somebody?
Then why'd you back up her bull.... Story?
It's not bull.....
Because I believe her.
[♪♪♪]
[darryl] of course you do.
Last chance--
where's the girl?
I told you--
we came back to the car and she was gone.
Okay. If that's the way you want to play it.
Darryl.
I know this is against your nature, hollings,
but don't do anything stupid.
Wait here.
Another officer will be along to take your statement.
[jessie] wait! She could be dead by then!
Yeah.
[jessie] I don't have this kind of time.
[engine starts]
I'm telling the truth!
[darryl] hey!
[jessie] let me out of the car! I'm telling the truth.
[darryl] calm down back there.
[♪♪♪]
oh, .....
-[pounding] -[jessie] let me out!
Let me out!
[darryl] hey. Keep it down back there.
Please. You're making a mistake. Please!
Please!
You and my ex-wife would get along like a house on fire.
Probably burn me in effigy and make our son watch.
If anything happens to michelle,
I'll make sure your son knows just how incompetent you are.
You're skating on thin ice, lady.
[grant, sighing] "don't do anything stupid," he says.
Yeah, there's nothing stupid about this.
[darryl] I don't make the rules.
I just enforce them.
-[kicking seat] -then let me out of this car!
What do you think this is, a negotiation?
Nothing happens--
nothing-- until you start cooperating.
Fine...
Fine.
She's at the visitor center, like I told you.
If we could just go there,
and if we can't find her,
then you just throw me in jail, okay?
I think we both know she's not at any visitor center.
-[kicking seat] -get me out of this car!
This attitude of yours is not helping.
[grant honks car horn]
[honking]
what... In the hell?
Yeah! It's me! Come on. Slow down, stoddard.
You'd better back the hell off,
or I swear to god,
-I will run you in-- -look out!
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[brakes screeching]
son of a bitch.
Oh, my god.
[exhales deeply] you're gonna be okay.
The keys!
[jessie groaning]
-hey. -Hey.
-You all right? -Yeah.
-Doing okay? -I'm good.
I'm just a little woozy.
Thought I lost you there for a sec.
I'm good.
There we go. Look at what I found.
Oh, my god. That's michelle's.
-Can you stand? -Think so.
What about this guy?
He's gonna be all right.
I'll call it in on the radio.
[jessie] first time wearing handcuffs.
[grant] eh, won't be the last.
[groans]
[grant] okay, so, where to?
We need to find that ranger.
The visitor center.
Yeah.
There's something I didn't tell you before.
What?
This might be kind of hard to hear,
but your daughter's not the first woman
that's gone missing in the park.
[♪♪♪]
we are gonna find michelle, okay?
I promise you.
[♪♪♪]
[nolan] you have to tell your mom
cars are like people...
[knocking on door]
feeling better?
I sure hope so.
What happened?
Oh, you don't remember?
You fainted.
It was lucky I was there to catch you
or you could've really hurt yourself.
Where's my mom?
I don't know.
The service station was closed and there was no sign of her.
[exhales deeply]
but I put in a radio call,
so if she turns up, my people will let us know.
Where are we?
A patrol cabin.
You know, there's a bunch of these throughout the park.
It's where rangers like us stay when we're on duty.
In fact, it was actually my father's back in the day,
so, runs in the family.
You are perfectly safe here.
Um, I want to go back to my car.
Okay.
Yeah, o-of course, um...
It's a bit of a hike to my jeep.
I'm not sure if you're up for it.
I'll be fine.
Okay.
All right, well, um, here, there you go.
Just be careful.
Whoa, geez. See what I mean?
[sighs]
you're still a little dizzy?
Why don't we get you back into bed?
Okay.
You...
Can get some rest...
And I'll fix us something to eat.
Okay. Please call my mom.
Of course, sweetie.
[♪♪♪]
-excuse me-- -hi! Welcome to yellowstone.
-How can I help you? -Hi.
H-have you seen this girl?
I don't think so.
Okay. Um, she might be traveling with someone,
um, a p-park ranger--
I don't know his name--
mid-20s, brown hair...
Mark. He's right over there, by the bear.
Where the hell is my daughter, you son of a--
excuse me?
You're not him.
I'm so sorry.
We thought you were someone else.
-Sorry. -No, that's okay.
Um... You folks need some kind of help?
Yeah, actually, we're looking
for somebody else that works here--
one of the other rangers?
Should be about your age.
Can't imagine who that would be.
Uh, I'm kind of known as the baby around here.
Next youngest is carla, and she's in her late-thirties.
You said something about your daughter?
The last time I saw her,
she was with somebody wearing a park ranger uniform.
Have you called the police?
Uh, yeah, we're about to get on that.
[♪♪♪]
he's not a real ranger.
Let's not get carried away.
We don't even know
if the guy you saw is the one we're after.
Think about it.
If you're a predator in a national park,
looking for victims,
what better way to trick people into letting their guard down?
It's a classic bait-and-switch.
So what's the next move?
The diner is the only lead I have.
-Where you originally saw him? -Yeah.
I mean, even if he's not a regular customer there,
maybe... Maybe somebody knows something.
It's worth a shot.
Whoa. Whoa, whoa.
It's his car, all right.
[♪♪♪]
all right. Wait here. I'm going in.
I say we make a run for it.
All right. Just give me one second.
[♪♪♪]
freeze!
[♪♪♪]
[door closes]
hope you're hungry.
Here you go.
Hey, what's the matter?
Oh, I'm just not very hungry.
Oh. Fainting spell like that, it could be low blood sugar.
I'd eat up, if I were you.
There's nothing like food you've caught
and killed yourself in your own domain.
[chuckles uneasily]
that's what my old man used to say.
Mm.
-Mm. -Mm-hmm?
[groans groggily]
can I use your radio?
My radio?
Mm. You-- you said you called someone on it.
I-- I want to use it.
Why?
To see if they found my mom.
[exhales, disoriented]
well, it's in my jeep,
so I'd have to go get it,
and like I told you before, it's a bit of a hike.
If it's so far away,
how are you gonna know if someone called us?
[♪♪♪]
uh...
I'm an idiot.
[laughs] I don't know what I was thinking.
Uh...
Yeah. Yeah. No. Uh, I'll go get it.
-[chuckles weakly] -you stay here.
You eat. Rest up.
I'll be right back.
Oh... Nolan?
Please hurry.
I'm really worried about her.
You won't even know I'm gone.
[door shuts]
[footsteps]
[cabin door opens and shuts]
[♪♪♪]
what the...
Oh, my god.
[♪♪♪]
[screams]
[panicking and sobbing]
please stay away!
What are you doing, michelle?
Stay away from me, nolan!
Calm down.
Just stay away or I'll shoot you.
Why are you doing this?
Stay away from me, please! I will shoot!
-Shoot me then. -[sobs] please.
Go on. Shoot. Shoot!
-You bastard! -Shoot me!
It won't shoot!
[sobbing]
I think these might help.
Um...
[grunting]
no. Nolan, please!
[sobbing]
[roars] why?
Please! I'm begging you! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[roaring] why would you do that?
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I won't tell anybody.
I'm sorry, nolan. Please, please!
I trusted you!
No, I won't tell anybody!
[rages] I trusted you!
-I know, nolan, I'm sorry! -I trusted you!
I'm sorry!
Nolan, please. I won't tell.
I know. I know, I know!
I know. I know, I know! I know!
I know!
-No! Don't hurt me! -It's too late.
Stop it! Please!
[gasping for breath]
I thought you were different.
I thought you were going to be the one.
[gasping]
[wheezing]
no, please...
I'm begging you...
I really thought you were gonna be different.
Please, please, don't do this, please.
Please, please, please--
[birds singing]
[jessie] it's beautiful in here.
[grant] yeah. Oldest-growth in the americas.
Really?
Older than the amazon.
Bit of a geography nerd.
Wow, a geography nerd who repairs cars shirtless,
stands up to authority,
and travels with emergency supply kits.
Ow!
-Ah! -Hey, hey, hey, hey.
You all right?
Yeah.
You got your ankle there. Sit down. Sit down, sit down.
Oh!
Which one did you do, this one?
Yeah.
I'll see what's going on here.
[jessie] mm...
[exhales deeply]
ahh...
It's probably just a shock sprain.
You should be able to walk it off.
Ahh. Great.
I'm guessing we have plenty of that to do.
Yeah. It's about five miles more
to get to the back road.
I'd hate run into stoddard on the main highway.
Yeah, let's not do that.
Yeah. Let's get you up?
Yep.
[grunts] okay. There you go.
How's that feel?
-Yeah. -Good? Yeah?
Yeah. So, uh, which way?
We keep heading west.
Across claw canyon,
to get somewhere close back to the diner.
Wait. "claw canyon"?
Yeah.
It's home to an infamous clan of black bear,
which is why you're gonna need that.
Bear spray?
Yeah. Cap's ready to pop. You just twist and squeeze.
We're in their territory now.
Great.
Also...
...Also, these.
Oh, you're kidding me. Are these real?
They look like toys.
They broadcast to the cb frequency,
so if you get lost, or separated from me,
these are gonna be your best friend.
Okay.
All right. We should head out.
Hey, um...
I just wanted to... Thank you.
If I hadn't already, before.
You haven't,
but, um... You're welcome.
[♪♪♪]
oh...
Oh, car! Car, car, car!
Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
-Hey, hey! -[horn blasts]
wait, wait, wait! Hey, hey, hey!
Thanks a lot!
Some people aren't as kind to strangers
as they ought to be.
What is even happening?
Ah, don't worry about it. They're not worth it.
It's like no one even gives a .....
I give a ......
No, I know you do. I know you do.
Come on. She's gonna be all right.
I'm right here with you. Okay?
We're going to find her, okay?
Unlike when I was a kid, I got a good feeling.
Plus, there's you, and I wouldn't bet against you,
so just keep thinking positive thoughts.
Just a couple more miles to the diner.
We can do it.
[♪♪♪]
hi. Excuse me?
Hi.
Um, this is-- this is gonna sound strange,
but, um, were you working here this morning?
Since we opened, why?
Uh, there was a park ranger sitting over in that booth.
I don't suppose you know him?
Oh, you mean nolan?
You do know him.
Well, not exactly.
I just know his name because it's on his uniform.
Right. So he's-- he's a regular here, then?
Yeah. Pretty much.
He's in here most days for breakfast or lunch.
I don't suppose you know where he lives.
No idea.
Sorry.
Well, so... He's a regular, that's great.
Okay, so, now, I say we just stake the place out
till he shows.
Wait a second. What?
What? You have somewhere better to be?
What if he sees you?
Oh, no. He doesn't know me at all.
Oh...
What?
I just realized I left my wallet in the truck.
[bills rustle]
$11.
So we're spies, we're fugitives,
and we're broke.
This day just keeps getting better and better.
Come on, clyde. My treat.
All right. After you, bonnie.
Mm.
Nothing like a late-night breakfast.
Hey.
You okay?
No, I just can't shake the feeling
that I'm not doing enough.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
The cops are already looking for michelle.
We can do the same.
Going to the cops is just gonna get us arrested.
They won't be able to help find her.
I'm her mother.
I got her into this mess.
It's not your fault.
I don't just mean that I left her on the side of the road.
I mean...
Leaving your kid, that is bad enough,
but...
Michelle thinks I'm overreacting
by taking her away from her father.
She has no idea the monster that he is.
And that's my fault.
I was just trying to protect her.
I'm sorry you had to go through all that.
From one nightmare to the next.
Well, we're closin' up fairly soon,
so there's your bill.
Thank you.
We'll get out of your hair.
Speaking of the next nightmare.
Yeah.
So... What now?
I think I got an idea.
For the lady.
I am not even gonna ask how you learned how to do that.
[both shiver]
there you go.
Thank you.
Okay, so let's just, uh, review what we know.
One, he goes by the name nolan.
Yeah, probably an alias.
And two,
he's not really a park ranger.
Well, like you said,
it's easier to lure your victims in
if you make them feel safe.
Right.
So who are his victims?
All women.
All from out of state, I think.
So, tourists?
People just passing through the park, like us,
I bet you they all disappeared
along that same stretch of highway.
No cell service.
Can't call for help.
Right.
So, if we're gonna trap him,
then we need to make him think
that I'm just another potential victim.
W-wait. What are you talking about, trap him?
We need to get him to take me to her.
No. No! No way.
Look, he's looking for women traveling alone
-on the highway, right? -Yeah.
He's never met me before.
He has no idea I'm michelle's mom.
Yeah, but the cops do.
Tomorrow morning,
there's gonna be wanted posters all over the park.
I'm pretty sure
I saw some sunglasses and a hat in your bag.
There's gotta be a way we can do this
without you painting a target on your back.
Okay, I appreciate the concern, but I can handle myself.
Yeah, that's what my sister used to say
when my father would tell her
to be careful when you walk home alone at night.
And then, one night, she didn't come home.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. I just...
I wish you cared as much about your safety as I do.
You really mean that?
Do you really have to ask?
I got in a car chase with a cop,
I'm probably going to jail...
All because
you swept me off my feet the first second I saw you.
And my toolbox.
Honestly, I've never met anybody like you.
It might sound stupid, but...
Wherever you go, I'm going.
I don't know why I just did that.
[♪♪♪]
-hey. -Hey.
[jessie] I think it's him.
That's that car that we saw from earlier.
That same car that drove by us on the highway.
Okay, okay. All right, all right.
You got the walkie-talkie?
Yeah.
I'll be on channel three.
You need anything, you call me, all right?
Wait a second. What are you doing with that knife?
Insurance.
If he's who we think he is...
You promise me you're not gonna do anything crazy.
A little disguise goes a long way.
Jess.
I'll tell you later.
[bustle and chatter]
[♪♪♪]
hi. Uh... Excuse me?
Um, are you a park ranger?
What gave it away?
Oh. [laughs] that's funny.
Um...
I was wondering if you could give me a hand.
I am-- I am so lost,
and I could not get a cell signal,
and...
Do you think you can point me in the right direction?
Yeah, of course.
[♪♪♪]
[nolan] so you think you're here,
but you're actually...
Right there.
Uh-huh? Oh... Wait.
Are you saying that I'm on the wrong side of the park?
I'm afraid so.
Oh!
[♪♪♪]
[jessie] that means
I'm gonna have to bum another ride.
I really hate to hitchhike.
Well, uh, it pays to be careful.
There are a lot of scary people out there.
What about you?
What about me?
Do you think you could give me a ride?
[♪♪♪]
[nolan] oh, well, I wish I could help you, ma'am,
but I'm on duty.
You don't think you can give me a ride just part-way?
[nolan] I really wish I could. It's against protocol.
[♪♪♪]
uh...
I wish you the best of luck
and I hope you find where you're going.
Wait!
That's four inches of stainless steel up against you,
and I swear to god,
if you do anything, I will gut you.
Now here's what we're gonna do, okay?
We're gonna walk outta here and we're gonna act natural,
like I'm a tourist and you're helping me out, okay?
Just take it easy, okay?
Shut up and turn around.
[♪♪♪]
[jessie] don't try anything.
Stay nice and casual.
[♪♪♪]
grant?
[laughs] I thought that was you.
What're you doing on the ground?
Wally. Hey.
Oh.
I'm actually really glad to see you--
I don't see your truck. Where's your truck?
It's in the shop.
You know, I've got a great mechanic,
if you need one.
You see what I did there?
'cause you're a mechanic.
Wally, I actually really need a ride.
Oh. Okay. Well, can I eat my breakfast first?
No, we gotta eat and drive.
Oh?
Yeah. Okay. Well, yeah. I'll adjust. Let's go.
[♪♪♪]
dispatch, we may have a lead on those suspects.
You gonna tell me what this is all about?
I think you know exactly what this is about.
Listen, lady,
I don't know what you think I did,
but whatever it is, you've got the wrong guy.
Where is she?
Who?
My daughter.
Michelle.
What?
Are you talking about the girl from yesterday?
The one that you kidnapped from the highway,
you sick creep!
Whoa, whoa! Will you take it easy?
I didn't kidnap anyone!
I gave her a ride to the bus station, that's it.
And you expect me to believe that--
the bus station?
That's the truth.
All right?
She said you two got in a big fight.
Said that you just broke up with your husband.
She called you a psycho...
She said she just wanted to go home.
Home? To california?
I don't know, I didn't ask.
So she's okay?
Yeah, I saw her get on the bus.
-She's fine. -Which bus?
I-it was a greyhound, I think. I don't remember.
How could she pay for it?
She left her phone and her purse in the car.
I saw her pay with a credit card.
Do you think that maybe
she left that stuff behind to throw you off?
Make you think something bad happened to her?
Look.
I'll give you a ride to the bus station.
They have security camera footage.
You can look for yourself.
[♪♪♪]
hey, grant, do you read me?
Jessie? Jessie! Hey. You okay? I've been trying to reach you.
Yeah, um,
sorry, I had my radio off.
Listen, is there anywhere around here
you can catch a bus to california?
Yeah, why?
Listen, what's going on? Is he still with you?
Yeah.
Yeah, he's here.
Listen, could you just meet me at the bus station?
I think...
I think I was wrong about everything.
[radio beeps]
what are you talking about?
I think she just was trying to get home.
Do you believe me now?
Can you just get us to the bus station, please?
Yeah.
[♪♪♪]
I'm confused. Who was kidnapped again?
Uh, it was her daughter, michelle.
At least, we thought she was.
But no one actually saw this happen?
No.
Jess, if you're still there, pick up.
Jessie?
And now the cops are after both of you?
[snickers]
man, you sure know how to pick 'em.
I'm glad you think this is funny.
[wally chuckles]
will you please just get us to the bus station?
[wally] so what are we looking for?
[grant] I don't know,
a park service jeep, I guess.
-I don't see one of those. -Me either.
Jess, we're here.
What's your 20, over?
Jess, do you read me?
Damn it.
Come on, girl.
[jessie] this is the bus station?
[nolan] it's just the parking area.
The, uh, ticket booth's around the other side.
[♪♪♪]
grant, can you hear me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're here.
We're at the bus station. Where the hell are you?
I'm in the parking lot
behind the abandoned, boarded-up building,
but there's nobody here.
Abandoned parking lot?
Boarded-up building?
[grunting]
boarded-up building?
Huh?
She said something about
an abandoned parking lot and a boarded-up building.
Wait a minute.
Do you think maybe she meant the old recycling depot?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's gotta be it. Come on.
[grunting]
oh, ho, ho, ho!
That one could have really hurt.
Where the hell's my daughter?
Oh, I'm sorry, you're not gonna find your daughter.
[chuckles]
[grunts]
[both straining]
[michelle whimpering]
[michelle groans]
[laughs]
nothing like a little exercise to get the blood pumping.
Hey?
[chuckles]
[sighs contentedly]
okay.
[♪♪♪]
[thud]
[grant] there we go, that's gotta be his jeep.
What do we do now?
You got a weapon in here somewhere?
[wally] what?
Grant] like a gun, a slingshot-- anything?
Seriously?
My dad gave me that.
It's better than nothing.
This is her walkie.
Her walkie?
[gunshot rings out]
[wally] somebody's shooting at us!
[gunshot]
[♪♪♪]
[gunshot]
wally!
Wally!
[♪♪♪]
[gunshot]
[♪♪♪]
such a sound sleeper.
Ah. Won't be long now.
[thud]
[dispatch] all units in the area,
we have a report of gunfire
at an abandoned building at the end of valley view road.
That's less than a mile from here.
Move!
[siren wails]
I got two bodies here.
.....
This one's d.O.A.
I got a pulse!
Call the paramedics.
Dispatch, this is unit six. We have
multiple gunshot victims at the valley view road location.
Request an ambulance and backup.
What's she gotten you into, hollings?
Where the hell's her kid?
[jessie groans]
[groans]
wakey, wakey.
[gasps]
[nolan chuckles]
[jessie grunts]
where am I?
You had your chance to ask questions.
Now it's my turn.
Where's michelle?
What did I... Just say?
I'm gonna kill you!
[nolan laughs]
you know, I gotta say, jess.
You really caught me by surprise.
You know, I didn't think anyone was on to me,
and then, all of a sudden,
some dried-up, old skank--
ohh!
...Is sticking a knife in my throat.
[jessie gasps]
then there's larry and curly.
I'm not sure where you found those two idiots.
Not exactly quantico material.
[nolan cackles]
grant?
Who's he, the, uh...
The handsome one, or the other--
you know what? It doesn't matter.
It's not like either of them will be testifying in court.
What did you do?
What do you think I did, jess?
They entered
my domain...
So I waited for them to show,
then bam, bam!
A round in each of 'em. Oh, it's a beautiful thing.
My dad would've been proud.
[spits]
[breath shaking]
mm.
[gasps]
[nolan cries out]
[laughs]
you. Mm!
Okay.
[sighs]
-enough of the chitchat. -[pulley creaks]
[crying out]
I need you to tell me
exactly what you told the police about me.
If you tell me the truth,
maybe I'll kill you quickly.
But if you feed me...
-[crying out] -...An ounce of bull,
I'll wait until after I've skinned your daughter alive
and then I'll do the same to you.
Michelle's alive?
[screams] michelle!
Michelle!
I said she was alive, I didn't say she was here.
God.
Where are we? In the park?
This your little station? Your little patrol station?
Your little ranger station, you freak?
-[pulley creaks] -[screaming in pain]
[jessie] okay...
They know everything.
They're sending a search party.
So you better run before the swat team gets here,
you disgusting little prick.
[relieved gasp as rope slackens]
[bangs surface]
[♪♪♪]
you know, you can tell a lot about someone
at a moment like this.
Tough cookie.
But...
...You lied to me, you insulted me,
so, for that,
I think I'll cut off her fingers,
and her toes,
just to ease her into it before I skin her,
and I'm gonna do it
using your knife.
[jessie grunts and strains]
how shakespearian.
[nolan giggles]
[roaring] michelle!
[nolan laughs]
oh, jess.
This has been so much fun, but...
I'm gonna go get really well-acquainted
with your daughter now.
[jessie whimpers]
toodles.
[jessie rages and sobs]
[police sirens wailing]
hollings?
Hollings, can you hear me?
You again.
I'll take that as a yes.
[laboring to breathe]
and wally?
I'm afraid he didn't make it.
[groans]
what about jessie? Where's she?
I was hoping you could tell me that,
along with who shot you.
It was that nolan guy, had to be.
Nolan?
You mean this mysterious park ranger
you two have been asking about?
Except he's not really a park ranger.
Jessie was right about him all along.
He's gotta be the guy.
What about her daughter?
What don't you get, man?
He killed wally, he shot me,
he's probably got the two of them.
What are you even still doing here?
Get your ass out there
and find them before it's too late!
-Listen-- -I'm sorry, officer.
You're going to have to leave.
We need to get the patient to the e.R.
[♪♪♪]
unit three to dispatch.
Put out a b.O.L.O. On a male, caucasian, mid-20s,
wearing a park ranger's uniform.
Going by the name of "nolan".
He should be considered armed and dangerous,
so approach with caution.
[♪♪♪]
[jessie grunting and straining]
[♪♪♪]
[grunts]
[jiggles]
come on.
[grunts]
oh, god, yes.
[grunts intensely]
-[snap] -[gasp]
[♪♪♪]
come on!
[grunts] come on!
[crickets chirping]
[whistling jovially]
there you are.
Okay, let's see if you're working.
[snap]
ho-ho.
Ah. That seems to be in order.
Bring daddy some fresh meat.
[chuckles]
ah!
[grunts]
-[snap] -[gasps]
-[grunts] -[snaps]
okay...
Okay! Yes.
She must be here.
Okay.
Michelle!
-[door opens] -[michelle gasps]
hiya, honey!
[shuts door]
I'm home.
Did you miss me?
[cackles]
that girl...
What did you do to her?
Oh, I wouldn't worry about her.
Just another little ladybug caught in a web.
Why? Are you jealous?
Don't touch me.
That's not a very good look on you.
[michelle sobs]
you will never guess who I ran into this morning.
Your mom.
Yeah.
She was trying to rescue you.
Very brave, very heroic.
She even had the help of a couple good ol' boys
ready to kick ass and take names.
[giggles]
but...
I wouldn't get your hopes up for a reunion.
They're dead now.
And your mom, well...
She's a little tied up right now.
You hurt my mom, I swear, I'll--
what? What, what? What are you gonna do?
[sobs and fumes]
shall I cut you down so we can dance again?
♪ cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha! ♪
[giggles]
before she made the mistake of trusting me...
Your mom
threatened to "gut me" with this knife.
So you know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna use it
to skin the very thing she was trying to save.
How's that for irony?
[chuckles]
screw you!
First things first.
The hike up here's got me jonesin' for a snack...
So, you...
Hang loose for a little bit
while I feed the beast.
Gotta keep that blood sugar up, right?
[inhales deeply]
that stinks!
It's so fresh.
What is that?
[nolan] mm.
What do you think it is?
No, no, no, no, no, no! You're lying!
[nolan cackles]
oh!
Mm.
Ah.
Now, that hit the spot.
You disgust me!
Oh, come now, michelle. That's not very nice.
I'm ecological.
I don't waste a thing.
Now... Where were we?
Oh, sweetheart...
Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Relax.
You cannot stop what's going to happen here
any more than you can stop the birds from singing
or the rivers from flowing.
I want to hear you sing.
Mm-kay? Sing for me, pretty bird.
Go. Go ahead, scream.
Scream!
Your mother would be tickled pink
to hear how well we're getting along.
You won't get a sound out of me.
Oh, we'll just see about that.
[♪♪♪]
wow.
Strong like your mother.
God, that is good stock.
Shame to waste that blood.
Okay, you know what?
I'm gonna give you...
One last chance, okay?
I want you...
To give me a son.
If you can promise me that...
...I'll spare your life.
I'd rather die.
[groans]
[michelle straining]
[screaming]
-[nolan laughing] -dammit!
Michelle!
Michel--
ah!
[gasping and panting]
[bear roaring]
[nolan groans]
[laughs] you really got me!
Oh, michelle.
Touche. Touche!
[sighs]
now it's my turn.
[michelle crying out]
michelle!
[♪♪♪]
[grunting]
[snickering]
[michelle sobbing]
[weeping]
why are you doing this?
You know, I get asked that question a lot.
You must be special,
because I've never felt the need to answer it
till right now.
Why do salmon swim up the river to spawn?
Why do bears hibernate?
My father was a ranger in this park for 30 years,
you know what he taught me?
He said that, in the wilderness...
Every animal, every creature, every living thing
acts according to its nature.
Why should I be any different?
[jessie, sing-song] ♪ nolan! ♪
[shouts] mom!
Mom! I'm here!
Oh, ho, ho. Fun!
This I love.
Your mom showed up.
[jessie] come on out, you sick son of a bitch.
She's a spunky one.
[laughs] I'll be right back!
[nolan] ah, I'm impressed, jess.
I didn't think you had any more gas in the tank.
[chuckles]
[loads the gun's chamber]
it's a good thing you showed up when you did.
Another minute or two,
and I'd have cut out her tongue.
[object lands]
[gunshot]
mom! Mom!
[cackles]
come out, jess.
♪ come out, come out wherever you are ♪
come on out, jess.
No sense hiding.
[snickers]
[crunch]
[crying out]
-[nolan screaming] -that's right, you sick freak!
I hope you bleed to death!
[crying out in pain] ow!
It's stuck!
Ahh! I'm gonna kill you!
You... !
[nolan screaming in pain]
-michelle! -Mama!
Oh, my god. Mom, mom, mom. I was so worried about you!
-Oh, my god, are you okay? -I'm fine.
Oh, my god.
I'm gonna get you down, okay?
There's a knife over there.
-A knife. -Where's nolan?
Mom, mom! Please! Where's nolan?
He's not gonna hurt anyone ever again.
Oh, I'm so sorry!
He offered me a ride.
-I'm sorry! -Don't worry about it.
[michelle] I've missed you so much!
[jessie] you don't need to explain.
Honey, listen to me.
Can you walk? We have a long way to go.
Where are your shoes?
Everything's in there.
Okay.
He said you were coming to rescue me.
Yeah, yeah.
I was with someone else, but he didn't make it.
I'm so sorry, mom.
Nolan told me.
-Put your coat on. -What about the police?
They thought I kidnapped you.
Put your arm around me. Let's go.
Get the flashlight.
[glass shattering]
go, go, go, go!
There's an axe! Run!
Help me. Try and pull it.
[straining] it's too deep.
What do we do now?
I have an idea. Do you trust me?
I trust you.
[nolan] you should've killed me then!
A wounded bear is twice is dangerous!
[snickers deliriously]
[cackles]
oh, michelle.
Where's mama?
[jessie cries out]
[bear spray hisses]
[groaning in agony]
[nolan crying out]
[fuming and wheezing]
stay back!
You're not taking her anywhere!
You put up a good fight, ladies.
I respect that. I do.
But this is my territory.
My domain!
[gasping]
[roars]
[nolan wheezing]
[cackles]
you know...
I've never taken out a mama and baby bear at the same time.
Well, I guess that's not entirely true.
[bear growling]
[growling]
[roaring]
[whump]
[women gasping]
[roaring]
let's go.
[grizzly growls]
[roaring]
-ah! -There we go.
So glad you guys could come.
How's the shoulder, by the way?
Oh, you know, it's doing all right.
A few weeks of binge-watching vampire tv shows
to keep myself distracted.
I hope it didn't hurt too much.
Ah, it's a scratch.
Right. Missed an artery by two inches.
I'm really glad you and my mom met.
Especially when you did.
I'm just glad you were able
to play along with that creep as long as you were.
I'd rather play along than play dead.
Like mother like daughter.
Um, no. We are not the same.
[jessie] a little bit the same.
-A little. --Oh, um...
-I don't have to. -Yeah, go. Go for it.
'kay, yes, thank you.
Everything work out back at home?
Yeah, uh...
It's as amicable as it could be.
I'm just glad it's over.
Ah. Well...
I'm glad you're able to come back to these parts.
It was getting a little boring without you.
Well, I had to come back
and give the authorities my final statement.
I'm just hoping that
that is the last of my adventures of a while.
Listen, there was something else I wanted to tell you.
After stoddard processed us, and apologized, by the way...
[laughs]
...He let us know that nolan
wasn't the only suspected killer in the park.
What?
They calling him a "generational killer."
a generational killer?
That sounds bad.
His father.
Apparently, they did it together,
like hunting.
His father?
[♪♪♪]
oh, my god, my sister...
I'm so sorry.
Listen, stoddard said
that they're going to re-open all the cases for missing women,
because of what we did.
Thank you.
They all thank you.
Listen, I've been meaning to ask you...
...What is it that you wanted to tell me
that morning...
When we split from the diner?
Oh, yeah.
I think I was gonna tell you how I felt about you.
And? How do you feel about me?
It's probably easier if I just show you.
[♪♪♪]
okay, you two.
There is a child in the vicinity!
Get a room.
Or a creepy cabin.
[laughter]
I gotta go.
Okay, please, seriously. I've been through enough.
Scootch over mom.