Alaska Daily (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - You Can't Put a Price on a Life - full transcript

Previously on "Alaska Daily"...

So you really are a pilot.

Read my poems. I wasn't
making that up, either.

Can I, uh, buy you a
drink as a thank-you?

I'm gonna pass on the drink.
Good luck with your article.

Good kiss, but it
can't happen again.

Understood.

Turns out this pro-fishing
guy is financed by mining.

Frank Moses is the most
competent person in this race.

Just doesn't seem like you have
much of a story to me, Stanley.

Hi, Ken. I'd like to know more
about the Pritchard family.



I want to understand what they
stood to gain if Moses won.

Whoever killed Gloria is sure
that he will never be found.

The un-redacted police report.

Two names... Ezra
Fisher and Rega Horne.

Rega Horne might
as well not exist.

Search engines, socials...
They turn up nothing.

Hello, Concerned Citizen.

Concerned Citizen:
Did you get my gift?

I did. Things are getting
serious between us.

The next bullet you
receive won't be in a box.

Hey, y'all!

It's Cruise Day number three,

and we are a long
way from Houston.

Last night was insane.



Let's just say I had one
too many glacier-tinis.

Brinkley and Audrey
passed out a while ago,

but since a lot of you
have been asking me

for videos of the views,

I stayed up all night

so I could show y'all...

the sunrise. Ha!

Alaska is pretty lit, y'all.

Oh, no!

Hello, Doug. How are
things in Seattle?

Doing our best to
keep up with the news.

Speaking of... I'm
sure you saw the video?

I did, about 11
times. It's sad.

When did she go missing?

Sometime early this
morning, near Seward.

Well, it looks like
it's blowing up.

The video has a
million views already.

Any stringers you recommend?
I need some coverage.

I'll see what I can do.
I've gotten similar calls

from Dallas, Phoenix...

Chicago, and New York,
but you're top of my list.

I appreciate that, Stanley.
Say hi to Claire for me.

Will do, buddy, but she's
never leaving Anchorage.

Stanley Cornik.

With us today, Daily
Alaskan reporters

Eileen Fitzgerald and Roz
Friendly. Eileen, Roz, welcome.

- Good to be here, Tim.
- Thanks for having us.

So, I want to discuss the
impact of your recent reporting

about Meade Police Chief Durkin

and Anchorage ADA Adam Barnett.

but for anyone who
hasn't read them,

tell us what happened.

Well, through our reporting,

uh, we discovered
that Chief Durkin

was classifying his
sexual-assault cases

as "unfounded" at an
alarmingly high rate.

When a case is
deemed "unfounded,"

it means that the
crime didn't happen.

And if the crime didn't happen,
it doesn't have to be solved.

Exactly. And we found out
that ADA Barnett was preying

on his female plaintiffs,
re-victimizing them.

Following the publication of
your stories, Durkin was fired.

So was Barnett, and we
expect him to be disbarred.

Both of these stories

are emblematic of
the systemic problems

that plague the
Alaska legal system.

And it highlights
why local reporting,

disappearing across
this country, matters.

We're happy to shed
light on the issues.

When you expose
people like this,

do you worry about blowback?

Exposing corruption definitely
has its consequences,

but it doesn't deter
us from doing our job.

Agreed. Most people
are just so busy

trying to get through the day
with work and family and life.

Someone has to
expose these guys.

So if not us, then who?

Okay, we have a caller.

"Concerned Citizen,"
you're on the air.

Concerned Citizen: Yeah.

I don't know why you're
all celebrating this.

Do you have a question
for the reporters?

Yeah, I do.

Why are you still here, Eileen?

I have a job to do,
serving the interests

of the Alaskan people.

What do you know about
the interests of Alaskans?

You think you're some
kind of crusader,

but you're a
carpetbagging meddler.

And a liar. You
need to be stopped.

We're gonna take a quick break

and be right back
with a question,

hopefully a more polite
one, from Pam in Wasilla.

Morning, Claire!

Doug from Seattle says hi.

That's nice. Tell him I'm
never leaving Anchorage.

Already did. You heard about
the girl who went missing

from the cruise
ship this morning?

I'm slammed. I'm on Mayhem.

Mayhem is breaking news.

A girl falling off
a ship is mayhem.

I've got a flood
in Eagle Village,

I've got a truck that flipped
into the Matanuska River,

I've got a Fish and Game captain
with eight hunting violations,

I've got overflow at
a homeless shelter,

and I'm covering the
Arts gala tonight.

Say no more.

Roz, can you cover the
girl who disappeared

from the cruise ship in Seward?

Did you hear about Jade Jacobs?

She's a Yup'ik woman who
went missing two days ago.

No, I didn't hear about her.

She met up with friends
at Russian Pratatsky Park.

She was feeling sick, left,
and never made it home.

I'm covering this
on top of Gloria.

Give it to the rookie.

- Eileen.
- No.

I didn't even ask a question.

If it includes human-interest
clickbait, you don't have to.

The Governor's Office
is holding a presser.

I need someone there. You
can do this in your sleep.

This is me asking for a favor.

Please.

Good morning.

25-year-old Henley Madison Scott

of Houston, Texas, was
reported missing this morning.

On behalf of Governor
Thacker, I want to extend

our thoughts and prayers
to Henley's family

and commend the efforts
of the Coast Guard

and State Troopers who are
working in tandem to find her.

I will take questions, but
this is an open investigation.

Yes?

Emma Darview, Juneau Empire.

How large is the search radius?

At this time, the maritime
search is 70 nautical miles.

Ria Critchfield,
Ketchikan Daily News.

How long do they expect she
can stay alive in the water?

The estimated time of survival
is six hours in those waters.

So she's been in the water
now approximately how long?

I'm sorry. You
are...? Oh, sorry.

Uh, Eileen Fitzgerald,
The Daily Alaskan.

Henley's been missing
for almost six hours.

And how extensive is the search?

Several Jayhawk helicopters
have been deployed,

a response boat
from Station Valdez,

and the Coast Guard
cutter Endurance.

That's a big operation.

The Governor is
personally committed

to bringing Henley home, and
no expense will be spared.

That'll be all.

How was the presser?

Big turnout. Helicopters,
search boats.

You name it, they're doing
it. Where we at with Gloria?

I've been trying to track
down drug dealers in Meade.

If Gloria left Skeeter's
looking for Oxy,

she must have talked to someone.

Any more leads on Skeeter?

I've got Gabriel scrubbing
social and checking traps.

There's nothing.
This guy is a ghost.

Or really good at
hiding. Keep on him.

How was the presser?

Riveting.

I'll write it up.

Thank you. Alright, people!

This Henley story is
getting a lot of traction.

The Times, the Post,
USA Today, cable news.

But I don't want to farm
you out as stringers.

How much lead time do we have
before the talking heads fly in?

We have a minute
before they land.

It's a local story,
ours to tell.

Let's tell it first and best.

Doesn't this story reek of
Missing White Woman Syndrome?

Perhaps, but it's eyeballs.
The entire country's watching.

Yeah, but Jade Jacobs
disappeared two days ago,

and you don't see her
face all over the news.

Roz, you know we can't
not tell the Henley story.

Okay, well, can we split up our manpower
a little bit and not feed the beast?

She's not wrong. Henley's
getting a lot of coverage.

You should have seen the
turnout at the presser.

It'll only get worse
when cable news shows up.

They're gonna drown
us in their coverage.

True, but maybe
there's an angle here.

Two women disappeared.
One white, one Yup'ik.

- A comparison piece?
- I'm down with that.

Me too.

I like it. Follow the money.

I'll dig into how much is
being spent to find Henley.

I'll do the same with Jade.

I need hard numbers.
Then it's a story.

I like this idea. Overdue.

It was pretty much
your idea. Was it?

- Tale of Two Searches.
- Let's do it.

Try and get some
shots in the war room.

Are you gonna try to get in?

Not gonna happen
with the gate keeper.

Unless I bring lunch.

Ah. Tataki. Nice.

What's Tataki?

It's sushi. Super fancy.

$2,300 for lunch.

Sorry, ma'am, no press.

So does that mean no sushi?

Hey. I know her.

Commissioner Haynes,
Public Safety. She's...

Commissioner Haynes, hi. Eileen
Fitzgerald, The Daily Alaskan.

- Hello, Eileen.
- Uh, I was just curious,

how much does it cost to
operate a Jayhawk helicopter?

About $14,000.

A day?

An hour.

Wow.

And how many are being
used to search for Henley?

Three.

And how much does a
Coast Guard cutter cost?

Uh, about 17 grand.

An hour? Hm.

And we're also using two
C-130 turbo-prop planes.

And how much does that run you?

Oh, about $18,000.

Just to say it, we
are sparing no expense

to find this young woman.

That's... that's great.

So all-in, how
much would you say

that this search is costing you?

Well, if I had to guess, I'd say

somewhere in excess
of a million dollars.

A million dollars.

That's, uh, a lot of money.

Well, when the Governor said
spare no expense, he meant it.

Excuse me.

Enjoy.

Thank you so much. Mm-hmm.

Ken. Stan.

What do you got for me?

Well, the Pritchards keep
their noses pretty clean.

So... there's no connection
between them and Frank Moses?

I didn't say that.

What am I looking at?

The Pritchards own
a development firm

that bought up several parcels
of land across the state.

And why would they do that?

You see how they're
all next to each other?

Uh-huh.

I think they're building a road.

A road to where?

That's the question.

This land is protected.

And if it wasn't protected,
how much would it be worth?

I'm not sure.

But if Conrad Pritchard
is interested in it...

I'll keep digging.

Thanks.

Aaron.

Stanley.

Good to see you. To what
do I owe the pleasure?

The quarterly
reports just came in.

And they aren't
great, I take it?

No. Subscriptions are down.

Wondering if you had any insight
on how to get them back up.

You know, this cruise-ship story
is getting a lot of traction.

That could help.

Will it help enough?

Honestly, I don't know.

Can I ask... are you
getting pressure on this?

I'm here because I'm looking
at the operational numbers

and I don't like what I see.

But to be clear, I'm the one
driving this, not my father.

I wasn't trying to
imply... You weren't?

I want this paper to work.

You above all people
should know that.

So do your job.

Make it work.

I'll see you in there.

Hey!

Hey. Glad I caught you.

Listen. There's
this thing tonight.

Uh, a gala. I wondered if
maybe you'd consider...

Yeah, I thought I, uh, made
it clear we're not doing this.

W-W-We are absolutely
not doing that.

I'm not asking
you out on a date.

Strictly a business request.

Okay.

It's a gala for the arts.

It'd be good for the
paper if you were there.

Yeah, no. Galas
aren't really my jam.

But have fun.

A million dollars?

That's what the
Commissioner said.

I want to go back. I have
some questions for her.

We still need to cover
the actual search, though.

You wanted to see me? Yes.

Feel like taking a
road trip to Seward?

Ooh, I haven't been back
up there in a while.

Not since my beautiful Eleanor.

Sounds saucy. Do tell.

My Phantom. 21-footer.
A perfect boat.

Not saucy.

Mm. She was. Very.
A real beaut.

I need you to cover
the Henley search.

Will do. I got contacts
up in the harbor.

You mind if I take Miles and
Maisie along, get some art?

- They're all yours.
- Who's Maisie?

The drone.

You guys really like to
name things, don't you?

Got your Slack. You're good to
cover the grid search for Jade.

- Thanks.
- But I can't give you Miles.

I need art for my story.

He already left for
Seward with Bob.

Bob? Why? He's covering
the Henley search.

Don't we have enough art
on the Henley search?

Not ours. You'll
have to make do.

Seems like we're
always "making do"

when it comes to
Missing and Murdered.

Bob got to me first.

Stanley Cornik.

Is that another editor
looking for Henley coverage?

Hello, Steve.

How are things in Boston?

Your truck's ready
to be picked up?

Yeah.

What's wrong?

Just work.

Eileen?

Believe it or not, no. Stanley.

He won't give me a photographer.

It's so frustrating.

Aren't you guys always
understaffed, though?

It's just this story.

I want to do it right,
but it's so heavy.

Hey, you're doing your part.
You're making a difference.

Let's go get my camera.
I'll be your photographer.

What happened to your seminar?

You got the green light?

No more TA'ing.

Just writing my dissertation.

I'm a free man.

Well, academically.

That's amazing, babe.

So, can I be your camera boy?

Hell yeah. Yeah!

Can't say when exactly.

There's no security footage
of the girl falling overboard?

Not that I've seen.

Best we can tell is she
was in an off-limits spot.

No one else was around.

What about the Man
Overboard System?

Radar and infrared didn't
pick her up in the water?

I can't comment on that.

- I'm sorry, Bobby.
- Craig, you're gonna

get reporters here from
all over the country.

You know I'll do right by you.

Why do you think
I'm standing here?

Then tell me why the
Man Overboard System

didn't detect the
girl in the water.

It was never installed.

But it's the law.
It has to be.

What do you want me to say?

I gotta get going.

Bob. Check it out.

Can you get in there closer?

"Panama."

Hmm...

Please remember to
stay arms-length apart.

If you see anything,
stop and call out,

and I'll come to you.

Charlene. Roz.

Yagheli'du.

Chin'an.

Thank you for being here.
Any exposure will help.

This is Jindaháa. - He'll be taking photos.
- Nice to meet you.

Have the APD been by?

No. Only the community.

Jindaháa: That's
not surprising.

How long has she been missing?

Close to 50 hours.

If we don't find
her in the next day,

it's unlikely she's
gonna be alive.

Is her family here?

Yes. Her mom, Iris,
is. She's over there.

Lots of friends and family, too.

It's a good turnout.

Can I speak with her?

Yes. Come.

Iris? This is Roz Friendly.

She's from the newspaper.

Waqaa.

Mrs. Jacobs, I'm so
sorry for what happened.

Do you know my daughter?

I don't, but with
your permission,

I'd like to write a story saying
what is being done to find her.

Can I ask you a few questions?

She wouldn't walk off like this.

That's not who my Jade is.

She's smart.

She has so many friends.

She's a happy g...

She's a happy girl.

Commissioner, one more question.

Are you just
opposed to pressers?

A little bit, yeah. It
feels, uh, impersonal.

Real quick, were you aware that while
the search for Henley is going on,

there's another search
under way for Jade Jacobs?

She's an Alaska Native woman
who went missing two days ago.

I don't know
anything about that.

But if a million dollars
was spent to find Jade

and all the other missing
Alaska Native women,

the state would go
bankrupt, right?

I know what you're trying to do
here, but it's not our fault.

It's not your fault?

That we're spending all
this money to find the girl.

Then whose fault is it?

Yours.

What do you mean?

Look around.

Whenever a white
girl goes missing,

my phone blows up with
you people hounding me

to find out what's
being done to find her.

Gotta wonder why there's so
much pressure to find Henley,

but not so much to
find that other girl.

Jade Jacobs.

I think you know why.

You people will
hold us accountable

if we don't find Henley.

But if we don't find
Jade? Not so much.

The cruise company didn't
install the M.O.B. system

because it flies
a Panamanian flag.

So they don't have
to follow U.S. law?

No. And get this...

They don't have to
reimburse the Coast Guard

for the million-dollar
search, either.

Then who pays for it?

We do. Taxpayers.

- Hell of a loophole.
- I agree.

I'd like to see what
Thacker has to say about it.

Keep digging. There's
another presser in an hour.

- Another one?
- We did some digging on Henley.

Turns out she has
two misdemeanors.

A D.U.I. and a possession
charge in Texas.

This just keeps getting better.

You know who else had
two misdemeanors? Gloria.

Doubt they'll broadcast
Henley's criminal record

like they did Gloria's.

Maybe I'll attend
their next performance.

I'll join you.

I'm asking for help from
everyone to find our daughter.

We need your prayers.

Henley, if you can
hear me, we love you,

and we're doing everything
we can to find you.

Thank you, Mrs. Scott.

We do have a small update.

The Coast Guard has
expanded its search

and is now exploring islands
in the search radius.

I'll take questions.

Oh, uh, Karl Folkes, NSN.

How much has the search radius
expanded since this morning?

The search radius is now
at 90 nautical miles.

Bob Young, The Daily Alaskan.

Can you explain why there's
no Man Overboard system

on the ship?

Safety is our foremost priority

at Gold Star Cruises
International,

but M.O.B. systems have high
rates of false positives.

Ben Morehurst, ANNC...
They may be imperfect,

but wouldn't you say the real
reason you didn't install it

is because your flag
state is Panama,

so you don't have
to follow U.S. law?

And is it true Gold Star Cruises
is expensing its operating costs

during the search, which
means it's actually

profiting off of
Henley's disappearance?

Okay, I would like to
focus on the victim here.

Henley is our top priority.

Great. Roz Friendly,
The Daily Alaskan.

Can you speak to the fact

that Henley Scott
has a criminal record

and that alcohol was involved
in her disappearance?

I'm not sure why you're
trying to tarnish

the reputation of
an innocent girl,

but your question is nothing
short of victim-blaming,

and it has no relevance here.

I completely agree.
I'm just confused

why alcohol and criminal
records were included

in state and local news releases

in these cases of missing
Alaska Native women.

I'm glad you brought this up.

The MMIW crisis is a serious
issue for Governor Thacker,

so much so that he recently
appointed a task force

specifically dedicated
to the search and rescue

of missing Indigenous women.

Okay, but can you
answer my question?

I just did. I'll take
another question, please.

- They find Henley yet?
- Nope.

And they're
expanding the search.

It's been, what, 14
hours at this point?

They're probably looking
for a body, right?

- Probably, yes.
- Jade could still be alive.

Does anyone know anything about
the Governor's MMIW task force?

I know when Thacker wants to bury a
problem, he appoints a task force.

You know how we can get our hands
on the budget of this task force?

Public funds, public
record. Give me two minutes.

Roz? Yeah?

I've been asked by
the Governor's office

to "talk to you"
about your behavior

at the press conference.

Your behavior?

I was way out of line.
Kept asking questions.

Well, they're asking that you
be a little more discreet.

Looks like you touched a nerve.

Are you done "talking" to me?

I am. Good chat.
Where you going?

Back to the grid
search. For Jade.

I thought you
already covered it.

I did. I wrote it up.

So why are you going back?

She's still missing.

Here are the audited
financial statements.

Thanks.

Looks like it's my
turn to touch a nerve.

I do love a spreadsheet.

Um...

It seems like a
pretty straightforward

financial statement.

I was hoping you could
tell me what I'm missing.

Okay. Here's something.

What? Do you see this?

- Yeah.
- Looks like most of the money

is going toward something
called an "Awareness Campaign."

So most of the money
is going towards PR.

Hmm.

"Hmm" what?

All the tax ID and
routing numbers

are for the same
company. It's, uh...

Concordia Public Relations.

You gotta be kidding me.

What?

Anchorage is a small town.

I told you.

I was thinking about
what you said earlier.

How are you keeping
track of all the Missing?

We put the calls from the
tip line into a spreadsheet.

And what are you doing with it?
I mean, besides gathering data.

What do you mean?

Well, a spreadsheet's
just a spreadsheet.

How are you visualizing
it for your readers?

Roll-over maps? An
interactive visual treatment?

Are you nerding out on me
right now, Dr. CompSci?

Indeed I am.

Roz! Hey.

What are you doing here?

Uh, I'd like to be of service.

Oh, thank you.

Stanley. Jindaháa.

Yeah, yeah, of course.
Good to see you again.

Hello?

Hey. Where are you?

At Jade's search.

You talk to the police there?

Police? What police?

Not one cop there, huh?

Where's the
Governor's task force?

They're not here.
Stanley is, though.

I'll put you on speaker.

The more I learn
about this task force,

the more Thacker
has to answer for.

What'd you find? I'll
fill you in later.

You call the Governor's
office for comment?

Mm-hmm. Yeah. I
got the runaround.

His schedule is public record
but only after the fact.

His rep told me she'll tell
me tomorrow where he is today.

Likely he's going to the gala.

What gala?

Governor's Arts
Gala. Big photo op.

Funny. I was thinking
of going to that.

I'll call you back.

She's going to the gala?

Full of surprises, that one.

Hey! I found something!

Don't touch it! I'm coming!

That's Jade's bracelet.

That means she could
be close by, right?

We gotta keep moving!
Everybody, let's go!

Ms. Fitzgerald.
You clean up nice.

You clean up even nicer.

Thanks for allowing
for my change of heart.

When it works in
my favor, always.

Curious.

What changed your mind?

Felt like dressing up.

Is the Governor here yet?

I haven't seen him
yet. Champagne?

Hey, Claire. How's, uh,
life at The Daily Alaskan?

Stanley still got you
grinding away at the Mayhem?

Hey, Dennis. How's the blog?

That's funny.

I think they do these
buffets for us journos.

Yeah. Funny. Mm! Good.

See ya, Claire!

Eileen.

Jamie. What are
you doing here?

Uh, well, it's a little
embarrassing, actually,

but I'm getting an award.

Well, that's great.
For being a pilot?

Uh, no.

Um, for my new collection.

Congratulations.

Oh, uh, Aaron,
Jamie. Jamie, Aaron.

Congratulations.

Yeah, thanks a lot.

Uh, I don't really know
if I believe in awards,

but it felt rude to say no

and I could certainly
use the dough.

Plane repairs?

New rotor kit, actually.

What do you fly?

A Beaver.

Ohh. I love those
planes. Super fun.

I had one when I was a kid.

I still have mine.

Very nice to meet you,
Aaron. I should go prepare.

I'm, uh, doing a reading later.

Old friend?

New, old. Yeah.

Seems cool. I'm glad
he won the award.

My father actually funded it.

Wow.

- Is your father here?
- He is.

I'd love to meet him.

Hey. I just looked
at Jindaháa's photos.

They're good.
Thank him for me.

I will. Thanks again
for coming tonight.

I'm glad I did.

But just to say it,

I'm never really trying

to short shrift your work
here, Roz, or anyone else's.

I don't play favorites. I
just have limited resources.

I know. It's just
frustrating sometimes.

Trust me, I know.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing

not being able to support
you guys properly.

It pisses me off.

Well, if I'm being honest,

it kinda makes me
happy that it does.

You think I got these
wrinkles from smiling?

Ah.

You think Jindaháa was
serious about turning our data

from the tip line into
a visual treatment?

Very serious.

It could really show people
the scale of this crisis,

put a human face on it.

Can you have him do a
mock-up of the design?

I'll take it to Pritchard,
try to get some money.

Really?

Yeah, really. Why?

Nothing. Thanks, Stanley.

Hm.

Dad, meet Eileen Fitzgerald.

Ah, the new star of The Alaskan.

Nice to meet you,
Mr. Pritchard.

Conrad. Please.

Aaron can't stop
raving about your work.

That, uh, piece on the Meade
Police Chief was excellent.

Agreed. Thank you.

I understand that
you're the director

of Concordia Public Relations.

It's a small piece
of my portfolio.

Well, did you know
that 85% of the budget

for the Governor's
MMIW Task Force

went to Concordia
for a PR campaign?

I did not.

Are we on the record?

Until you say otherwise.

I'll tell you what. I'd be
happy to put you in touch

with our Director
of Communications.

Just a thought... that money
could probably be more helpful

funding actual searches
for missing women.

You'll excuse me,
Ms. Fitzgerald.

Son.

The hell was that?

That was me doing my job.

You accepted my invitation

so that you could
chew out my father?

Were you aware that's how your
family makes some of its money?

The next time you want to use
me to embarrass my old man...

give me a heads-up first.

We covered potholes three
months ago. I wouldn't do it.

Yeah, and it was a snoozer then.

Okay. Drop the pothole
idea. Another pitch.

So, the Office of Child Services

is violating parents'
rights by not...

No. You can't toe dip that.
You'll be on that for 6 months.

Agreed. It's a
project, not a story.

Okay. What about this?
So, my friend Lisa

works at the Anchorage
Museum of Modern Art.

She told me that they're
replacing the curator

with someone from Minnesota.
I want to profile her.

That's an off-the-news feature.

Agreed. What's the news?

What do you mean?

So if the head curator was
replaced, what happened?

I have no idea.

Exactly. There might
be a good story there.

Yeah, find out what went down.
If it's any good, pitch that.

And, Gabriel, if it turns out
the last curator was let go

because he was also an
eco-terrorist, I will kill you.

Yeah. Me too.

♪ Unani imarpigmiqa

Hey, you know this
area's reserved

for award winners, right?

How's the poem?

About to find out.

Tonight's the maiden voyage.

Haven't heard from
you in a while.

Uh, yeah. I gu... I
guess I just figured

you weren't interested
in seeing anyone.

I was wrong, apparently.

He seems like a nice guy.

He's alright.

He's also my boss.

That sounds tricky.

Not really. We're
not together.

I'm here for work.

Does he know that?

Jamie? You're up.

I'm up.

"Say mountain when
you mean memory."

By honor of the
woods, she remains.

In the hull of lost things...

Her face, open like the
neck of sweet August nettle

Like her, they take on light,

Like fog off the lake...

As the sun bends its way

around another valley;

What I took was flight

Like a bird, I chose sky.

She chose night.

Alright, well,
thank you so much.

Hi. Hi.

That was lovely.

Yeah? Thank you.

Do you think we could,
uh, start over, maybe?

Eileen Fitzgerald.

Jamie Goodwin. Poet pilot.

I am a fan of your
work, Mr. Poet Pilot.

Ah, that's so crazy
because I'm actually

a huge fan of yours, as well.

I'm really sorry. I
will be right back.

Excuse me. Governor.

Eileen Fitzgerald,
The Daily Alaskan.

It's an honor to meet you.

It's nice to meet you.

It's great to see
so many resources

being employed to
find Henley Scott.

Such a shame what happened, but
I am hopeful we'll find her.

I am, too, but why
is it that taxpayers

should foot the
bill for the search?

Shouldn't the cruise
companies be held responsible?

It's a complicated issue.

The cruise industry is a vital
part of the Alaska economy.

We want to support our
partners where we can.

Besides, you can't
put a price on life.

Actually, you have.
One million dollars.

That's how much is being
spent to find Henley.

And every life is valuable.

To that point, an Alaska
Native woman named Jade Jacobs

is currently missing,
and the amount of money

spent to find her is less than
your interagency's sushi lunch.

If you got your facts
straight, you would know

that I appointed a task force

specifically dedicated
to the MMIW crisis.

I've been digging
into that task force.

I'm just curious, why is it
that the budget is primarily

going to a PR campaign
and not to saving lives?

Look, I know you came
to this fancy event

with a lot of gotcha questions,

but this is more
complicated than you know.

What you're talking about
is apples and oranges.

Governor, can you tell me

who are the apples and
who are the oranges?

I have nothing more to say.

Okay, but we are publishing
a story on the disparity

in the search and
rescue efforts,

so if you think of
something to say,

I'm available for your comment.

Damn it, Dennis.

Looks like Eileen was
the belle of the ball.

You could say that. Good
work on the Governor.

Seemed like fun.

Looked for you.
I didn't see you.

You're the talk of the town.

Just doing my job.

Can I talk to you for a sec?

- What's up?
- It's none of my business,

but if, um, if
you're not careful,

people are gonna notice.

Notice what?

Don't get me wrong.

I-I don't care.
But people gossip.

What are we talking about?

You and Aaron Pritchard.

Nothing happened.

But I appreciate you giving
me the benefit of the doubt.

Thanks again for coming
and sharing Jade's story.

What happens now?

I'll read you the story
before it gets published

to make sure
everything is accurate.

And in the meantime, if you
think of anything I need to add,

just call me.

It's been 72 hours.

I want to believe
that she'll come home.

But what if she doesn't?

They found the
blond girl's body.

NSN Anchor: The
nation held its breath

during this seemingly
endless search,

hoping against hope
the Coast Guard

would find Henley Scott
in these frigid waters.

And earlier today, human
remains were discovered

that are consistent
with her description.

Now the nation will
collectively mourn

the loss of a 25-year-old woman

who disappeared
from a cruise ship

off the coast of Alaska.

Excellent.

Two things, people!

First, one of our
subscribers tweeted this.

"The Daily Alaskan nailed it.

This story wasn't about the
search for one missing woman,

but why one woman's life is
valued more than another's."

I couldn't agree more.

By the way, the Times and Post

are picking up our stories.

Not because we were
first... We weren't...

But because we told it best.

Congrats.

Second, I'd like to buy you all

a well-deserved drink
after work at the Beard.

Powerful stuff, you two.
Excellent reporting.

Thanks, Bob. You too.

I might have something on
the Gloria Nanmac story.

I didn't write the story
when she went missing,

but I did write the folo,
when they found her body.

I know. We read it.

I wanted to dig deeper,
but I was on Mayhem.

I had to move on.

We get it, Bob.

Yeah.

Well...

What you wrote about, uh, the
search for Jade reminded me

of a conversation I had with
a young woman up in Meade.

She described how the
community came together

when the police didn't.

I never circled back.

Her name was Alice Porter.

Who is she?

A friend of Gloria's,
from church I believe.

Gloria went to church?
Sylvie never mentioned that.

No, she didn't.

Hope it helps.

Hey, Bob.

It takes a lot to
push on your old work.

We appreciate it.

Spoke to Alice Porter.

That was quick.

She confirmed that
she and Gloria

knew each other from church,
but there's something else.

The pastor's name
is Reed Gallahorn.

Why does that sound familiar?

Because...

it sounds like "Rega Horne,"

the other name on
the police report.

You think "Rega Horne" is a
misspelling of Reed Gallahorn?

Could be.

And if so, why is a pastor's
name on a police report?

Only one way to find out.

Hey, superstars.

You ladies wanna rest on your
laurels over at the Beard?

Bob, Claire, and Stanley
are holding a booth.

Go ahead. I'll
join you in a bit.

- You sure?
- Yeah. I got this.

Just make sure you save a
seat for me next to Bob.

Ugh. Let's just
take the awning.

No. I'm gonna make a
run for it. See ya!

Same. Last one in, buys!

Whoo! Austin Teague,
still undefeated.

If it isn't my
favorite pilot poet.

It is in fact me.

Any chance you're free
for a drink tonight?

Or is this too soon
and I'm not being cool?

I'm not a big fan of cool.

A drink sounds nice,
but I gotta rain check.

My, uh, colleagues... I
promised them a drink.

Look at you being a team player.

Good for you. I'll
take the rain check.

Well, it's a
short-term rain check,

so be sure you cash it in soon.

Good night, Eileen.

Night, Jamie.

Eileen.

Who are you?

You know who I am.

Concerned Citizen.

Please don't do this.

You left me no choice.

Please, God. Don't do this.

♪ Ataataga

♪ Qilammi inngiqtu