The Big Sky (2020–…): Season 3, Episode 4 - Carrion Comfort - full transcript
You know, I'd like to
meet your ex sometime.
Carla? You two
would not get along.
Hi, Mom. I told you to keep
your grift out of Montana.
I'm on the straight
and narrow now.
You always have been
a very good liar.
- Why did you come back?
- Hi, there.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Where's Paige? I don't know.
She's not with you? No.
You think the kid's telling
the truth? You don't?
Something just doesn't
sit right with me.
I'm not buying Luke's story.
Not everything is a mystery.
Have you seen her?
I didn't do anything.
Have you
seen this girl?!
No.
Stop!
Don't come any closer!
Come back!
Autumn?
Is that you?
Hoyt? Hey.
You good? Where's
your head at?
Nowhere. I'm all good.
All good my ass. You're
a bad liar, Hoyt.
I told you we were gonna fix
this situation with your mom.
How? She stole
30 grand from me.
Well, technically, she stole
it from the government.
Same government
that spends 50 bucks
on a roll of toilet paper.
She helped us catch a murderer.
Maybe we call it a wash.
It's personal.
Okay.
The bills were marked,
so there is that.
Okay, can we please not
talk about this anymore?
Copy that.
Alright, here we go.
The victim is Jody Cutter, 46.
Her daughter, Autumn, found her
body this morning, throat cut.
Estimated time of
death... 2:00 a. m.
She has a torn skirt.
Feet are all messed up. Maybe
she was dragged back here.
You think maybe sexual assault?
Yeah, we'll run the labs.
Judging by the blood,
she died over here.
Back door was open.
We found, uh, fragments of
broken glass in the kitchen.
Apparently she was home alone.
What's this?
Got a bloody fingerprint
on the back door, too.
It's the victim's. We
found a cut on her finger.
The broken glass in the kitchen.
She must have cut herself.
Neighbors see anything?
No.
Alright. Well, cameras
on everything these days.
You know, people put them up,
they forget all about them.
Why don't we do the rounds,
and maybe we'll get lucky?
You got it.
Her family inside?
Husband and daughter.
Let's go talk to them.
I should've been here.
If I'd had just come home.
You were at work
all night, right?
Yeah, the truck came by,
and we had to restock
the bikes and get a jump
on the repair backlog.
You own a bike shop?
Yeah. Mountain Trails.
A Pro-Am is coming
into town next week.
It's just been really crazy.
Can anyone back up your
alibi from last night?
Why? My dad
would never hurt my mom.
Just standard questions
in cases like this.
You can ask my employees.
They were there.
And Scott and I
worked all night.
I just... I don't
know why someone
would do something like this.
Has there been anyone
around the house lately?
Contractors, handymen?
Not that I know of. No.
Anything missing in the house?
No.
And I understand you
were at your boyfriend's
all night last night.
Is that correct?
Uh-huh.
I got back late from a
volleyball tournament,
so I stayed at my boyfriend's.
Were you in touch with
your mom? Of course.
I texted her, and I told
her I wasn't gonna be home.
Was she okay with that?
Yeah.
Has she mentioned
anything strange lately?
Odd phone calls,
somebody in the yard?
Anything we can go on?
No. Not that I remember.
So, you think this was just
some sort of random attack?
Unfortunately, in
cases like this,
it's usually someone the
victim already knows.
It's usually the husband,
but I don't know.
Now, why's it always
gotta be the husband?
'Cause it usually is. Uh-huh.
Yeah, but did you
see the daughter
when you asked what her mom
thought of her boyfriend?
She looked at her screen,
got all weird. You saw that.
Something's not right
about that house.
So, what? You think
the daughter did it?
I'm just saying we
shouldn't rule it out.
I don't think Autumn's a killer.
Well... Could it be random?
It could be. But my
gut's saying it ain't.
You seen your
father this morning?
Nope.
I can't believe he
missed breakfast.
I'll take a look on the trail.
Probably just
checking for bears and rattlers.
You know how he gets.
Worry a
minute, that man.
Are you makin' a
supply run into town?
I am. Okay.
Just remember to mind your
own business down there.
Those folks don't need to know
what's goin' on with our guests.
With Paige especially.
Yeah, a little faith,
please. I got it.
Alright. Alright.
Hey, uh... so, you know,
I got a good look at the
trail to the put-out.
Didn't see any fresh
tracks leading down.
Yeah? If Paige left at night,
it would've been a
heavy-footed trek in the dark,
messy as all hell.
Nothing.
You know, that girl
never did strike me
as the kind to
take the easy way.
Could be she just took
an alternate route
and missed our trail entirely.
Another subject to keep
tight-lipped about.
Paige has a problem,
let her vent on Yelp.
Okay?
Okay. Alright. See you later.
So, what are you guys
doing this morning?
Oh, we thought we'd go
for a hike up to the lake
or maybe even a
group trail ride.
What do you think?
Well, I was actually thinking
that we could go look
for my knife.
Oh.
Happened to have a
replacement for ya.
Oh, wow.
Uh, it was a gift from my dad,
so I have to find
it, but thank you.
Yeah. Well, you can use that
one until you find yours.
That's very
thoughtful. Thank you.
My pleasure.
Well, the lake is beautiful
this time of the year,
so if y'all need anything
else, just holler.
Okay?
Oh, I do, actually. Hit me.
Did Paige get back
to New York okay?
We were just curious.
She sure did.
Paige made it back
safe and sound, honey,
so you don't have
to worry anymore.
Well, that's great
news, isn't it?
Okay, well, I hope y'all
put all this behind you
and have a good time.
Okay? See you later. See ya.
Everything
going good? Excellent.
- Hey.
- Hey, Cass.
Sorry to bother you.
I know you're busy
with the Cutter murder.
No, never too busy
for you. What's up?
Yeah, what's going on?
I just wanted to get
another set of eyes
on this backpacker case.
I can't be 100%, but I think
he e-mailed an old photo
trying to play it off as recent.
Well, there's no
law against that.
Beau's been using
a 10-year-old picture
for the department website.
I have.
You really got to
change that photo.
Never.
Was this taken from his phone?
Uh, yeah, but I don't
think Mark sent it.
Wait, this Logan Pass,
is this anywhere
near Emily's camp?
It's miles away.
Someone could be trying
to throw us off the scent.
So do you think your
tech guy can take a look,
see if he can get
anything from the photo?
Of course. Great.
Appreciate it.
See ya.
Hey.
I got something weird you
two are gonna want to see.
So, we pulled footage off a
game cam a neighbor set up.
Raccoons were getting
in his trash cans.
Really good
thinking, by the way.
Thank you. Okay, enough
with the suck-ups.
What do you got?
Right. So, as you can see,
raccoons, possums, and...
What the hell is that?
Is that a werewolf?
That's a first for me.
Zoom in.
There's blood on his arm.
Maybe our victim fought back.
Maybe she fought back
with that broken glass,
whatever that was from. Hmm.
Looks like we need to go have
a chat with the family again.
Let's do it.
Hey. Hey.
Hey, I'm, uh, heading up to
meet Em and Avery tomorrow.
I figured I'd stop by.
Um...
Jenny Hoyt.
Uh-huh. This is
my ex-wife, Carla.
Listen, could we not
do this right now?
Do what? That thing you do.
I'm not doing anything.
Ugh, so sensitive.
Big old man baby.
Yeah, I'm not gonna...
I'm not gonna do this.
Okay. See? I'm joking.
Right. We got to get to work.
Uh, we got a break in the case.
We're kind of in a hurry, so...
Does this have anything to do
with that missing backpacker
where Avery and
Emily are camping?
Yeah, uh... No, it's...
Avery said he saw you up there.
It, uh... I was gonna
tell you about that.
Still working on those
communication skills?
He's actually getting better.
It's one of his best qualities.
We have a murder to solve.
Yeah. I don't want to
keep you from that.
Okay, but I... I
need a word, please.
Could you give us a minute? Oh, yeah,
I was just going to suggest that.
Yeah. What's up?
It's just... Avery said that
everything is fine up there,
but he just wants
this bonding weekend
to be so perfect and...
And you don't trust
him. Great, me neither.
Stop. I just know he can
get, like, hyper-focused.
You know, you didn't even
ask me if Em could go camping
with, uh, pbht. Avery.
His name's Avery.
Yeah, well, I can
think of others.
Okay. And you know what,
Beau? We did talk about it.
You just weren't listening.
I was supposed to be
up there with them.
I had an emergency at work.
I just need to know that
there's nothing to worry about
with this whole
backpacker thing.
There's nothing to worry about.
Okay. Good.
Don't forget, you promised
Em she could stay with me
the first weekend back from
this, uh, camping crap.
I know.
Okay. See ya.
Okay.
Nice meeting you.
Back at ya.
Interesting.
What?
You're still in love with her.
No, I'm not. Yes, you are.
No. Stop it.
You are.
Just admit it.
Not like you to miss breakfast.
Not like you to lie to me.
Now, Buck.
Now, don't "Buck" me. I
know what you've been up to.
Lying, late-night
walks, sneaking around.
He's here, isn't he?
Now, we've been
over this, Sunny.
You promised me Walter
would stay in the woods.
He came to me.
For what?
Better you don't know.
Best I don't know?
It's a little too late
for that, isn't it?
Geez. He's dangerous, Sunny.
No, he's not.
That happened a long time ago.
Well, what is it now?
Has he got something
to do with Paige?
No, of course not.
What about the
missing backpacker?
You're wrong about
Walter. Dead wrong.
Am I? Yeah, you are.
Do I need to remind
you what he did?
No, you don't.
Your boy murdered his parents.
They weren't his parents.
Yes, they were.
No, they weren't.
They adopted him. No.
He killed them. Trapped
them in their house.
It's not that simple.
And watched it burn.
Now, I agreed to
look the other way
as long as he stayed
in the woods, but this,
this is crossing lines
I don't want to cross.
Don't do this, Buck.
Don't make me have to choose
between my husband and my child.
I'm not. Cormac is our child.
Walter is not.
I brought him into
this sorry world.
I need to know that
he's kept safe.
Well, not here.
And that's not a
request, darling.
The past needs to
stay where it belongs.
And it'll be better
for him anyway.
I'll talk to him about it.
You'll talk to him
about it? Yeah.
Well, you're gonna
do more than that.
End it.
Or I will.
Hey, Autumn.
Hi.
Um, my dad's not home.
Um, just my boyfriend, Derek.
Ah. Where's your dad?
I don't know.
Autumn, I know this
is a really bad time,
but found an image of the person
who we believe is responsible.
It came from a game cam
your neighbor set up.
Any chance you
recognize the mask?
No.
What about you?
No.
You mind pushing your
sleeves up for me?
What?
Just want to check
something on your forearms.
You mind pushing
your sleeves up?
Uh, okay.
Great. Thank you.
Do you want to tell
me what this is about?
Is there anything you can
tell us about your mom
that could help us?
Just tell them.
I just... I don't want
my dad to find out.
Find out what?
I saw my mom with another guy.
We totally walked in on them.
Last night?
A month ago. I confronted her.
I told her she had to break it
off before my dad found out.
The dude was weird.
Do you have a name?
Would you like some coffee?
That depends. Is
it good coffee?
Everything's good here.
Donno.
Right?
Do I know you?
You will.
Would you like to see a
menu, or should I just smash
this coffee pot over your head?
Oh, we're doing that now, huh?
Well, I wasn't
planning on it. Mm.
Is there something
I can help you with?
Hello, Tonya.
You know, the photos all over
town do not do you justice.
Who are you?
Ren Bhullar gave me your name.
Said you might be
able to help me
with a problem my boss has.
Who's your boss?
That's not a concern right now.
Suffice it to say that
something was taken from him
and he wants it back,
along with the
people that took it.
Okay. Well, I don't
know what Ren told you.
That's not what we do.
Well, she said you were smart.
And that you like money.
Deliver them to us,
and you will be very
well compensated.
Mm.
Not bad.
I will be in touch.
Yeah, I'd, uh...
I'd pick this guy.
Four gear loops,
double-back buckles,
and breathable mesh.
Ventilation is important.
What, you work here?
Uh, just picking up a few
things for the city slickers.
Mm. New hobby?
I'm headed up to Deadman's Drop.
I'm gonna rope down this time.
Deadman's. That's
a 30-meter drop.
It's 45.
Well, you're gonna
want dynamic rope,
but you're not gonna need it.
Why is that?
Well, because I'm
coming with you.
Mm.
Uh, thank you.
But I've got this and... You
grew up in these mountains.
You know about the buddy system.
Okay, why don't
we need the rope?
Well, because I
know a better way.
What now?
You need to pack your things.
I need to move you
out of here tonight.
Why?
'Cause that girl still
hasn't turned up.
I-I told you, I
don't know anything.
People are gonna
start lookin' for her.
Where am I supposed to go?
Huntin' cabin down by the creek.
It's a trailer, and
it has mold in it.
You heard me.
No, don't. Don't.
Don't touch that.
Walter.
Whose blood is this?
It's the... the backpacker.
Why
would you keep this?
That boy's DNA is all
over these bandages.
They can throw you in
jail for life for this.
Do you understand?
Just leave it, and
I'll burn it later.
No, I'll handle it. Get
your things packed up.
I'll be back for you after dark.
Hello? Anybody here?
It's the sheriff's department.
When Autumn said her mom's
boyfriend owned an antique shop,
I wasn't expecting this.
Interesting antiques.
My brother used to drag
me to places like this
when we were kids.
I
remember this one shop.
There was a... There was
a severed human finger
floating in yellow fluid.
No matter where you were, it
would always point at you.
Never figured out
how it did that.
Hey, check this out.
Yeah.
Whoa.
Yeah.
At least we know we're
in the right place.
Yep.
Sheriff's department.
Don't move.
Drop the weapon now.
Whoa.
It's an antique.
Setting it down.
Is this about Jody Cutter?
You tell us. We know
about the affair, Craig.
Her daughter tell
you about that?
She did. So what happened?
Jody cut it off and
sent you over the edge?
What? No. I'd never hurt her.
She was the love of my life.
It doesn't make any sense.
She was still alive when I left.
Wait, you were there last night?
We had dinner. A few drinks.
Let me see your forearms.
Tell me something.
What can you tell us about that?
Do you recognize the mask?
Of course I do.
I sold it to her.
Her? Her who?
Jody.
It was for a Halloween party.
Her and Grant were doing
a Red Riding Hood/Big
Bad Wolf thing.
Whoo!
Not bad for someone
who's new to ATVs.
Oh, well, thank you.
My dad had a three-wheeler
when I was a kid,
and he let me ride
it to the market
until he found out how
easily they tip over, so...
Right.
So, uh, what are we looking for?
And please don't
say a dead body.
Well, I... I hope not.
If he fell, he'd be
up on those rocks.
You up for a climb?
You bet.
Grant?
Grant Cutter, you here?
Sheriff's department.
Oh, uh, can I help you?
Yeah, we're looking for Grant.
Oh, sorry. You
just missed him.
You Scott? That's me.
Grant said he was here
all night doing inventory.
That's right. Is this about
what happened to his wife?
Horrible. Just horrible.
Were you with him? Yeah.
Built three bikes, too.
Did Grant step away last
night or take any calls?
Just to get some pizzas.
What time was that?
Late.
Wait, you don't think
that Grant did this?
Look, Grant's a good
man. He loves Jody.
Where is he now?
He said he was headed over
to our shipping warehouse.
Great. Thank you.
Tired of her following me
around, making these accusations.
Just tell her to stop. Just tell
her to stop. I'm not having it.
Learn some manners while you're at
it. That's your job as a parent.
I don't appreciate the way
you're talking to me. I-I...
What was that about?
Well, uh, Luke
overheard you talking
to Sunny about Paige,
and he thinks you're
still suspicious about him.
Well, yeah, I just think
that he's acting weird.
What else did he say?
You should, uh... You should
mind your own business.
You see it, too,
right? Oh, yes.
But we don't know
the full story, so...
What, you want me to stop?
Fine. If you want
me to stop, I'll...
I didn't say that.
Did I?
Okay. Nice.
Look, your mum's
arriving tomorrow.
Let's keep this
secret between us.
You know how she gets.
She wanted us to
do some bonding.
Gross. Her word, not mine.
I know. Anyway, point is,
she thinks we're up here
riding horses, having fun,
not looking into
some disappearance.
So let's just keep this
on the down-low, shall we?
I can do that.
Good.
What is this?
It's a new recipe. And
also, you work too much.
Mmm.
This is really good, Donno.
When are you putting
it on the menu?
I'm not. It's just for you.
Sit down, Donno.
You took a big risk
leaving the Bhullars
and staying in
Montana here with me.
And I want you to know that
I recognize the sacrifice
that you made.
You're the best partner
I could ever hope for.
I know you don't
like compliments,
but it needed to be said.
Okay, said. Moving on.
So are we gonna take the job?
We can make that
decision together.
We don't do hits, your
rules. It's not a hit.
They're just asking
us to find people.
Stage one.
Stage two, we kill them.
Stage three, we
dispose of the bodies.
We don't get paid until
after stage three. Standard.
Yeah. You're right.
I'll do some research.
Check these guys out, then
we can make the decision.
Good thinking.
What about Gigi?
You know she's
Jenny Hoyt's mother.
Uh-huh.
You want to tell me where
you're going with that?
I will.
When I'm ready.
Hey, what you got, Pop Star?
I'm at the
shipping warehouse now.
They haven't seen Grant all day.
He lied to Scott.
Alright. We're on our
way to the Cutter house.
Sheriff's department.
Grant?
Autumn?
Blood.
Hoyt!
Hoyt!
Call an ambulance.
I got a pulse.
He's still alive.
Hey.
Hey. Any sign of Autumn?
No, but I have forensics looking
into the blood in Autumn's room.
How's Grant?
He's alive, barely.
That knife wound
went really deep.
Alright, so now that we've
ruled him out, where
does that leave us?
He's awake now.
Hey, Grant, can you hear us?
Your daughter's
currently missing.
Do you have any idea
where she could be?
Yeah. Scott.
Wait, what'd you say?
Scott took her.
Scott is in love with her.
I should've listened to Jody.
Call Poppernak, get an address.
I'm on it.
Whew.
Wait.
I got something.
It's blood.
Yeah, probably a deer
ran off the cliff.
There's no carcass.
You think it's your missing
backpacker? Could be.
If you were gonna hide a body
out here, how would you do it?
Ooh, that's a hell of a
question to ask on a first date.
Mm.
I don't know and, uh, I
hope I never find out.
But you might want
to look over there.
Vultures. Yeah,
something dead.
I wanna look.
That's a hike.
We, uh, wouldn't get there
till, you know, after dark.
Mom give you a curfew?
You're not gonna make
this easy, are you?
No.
Sorry.
Just looking for my knife.
Dropped it when...
When you were
running away from me?
Yeah.
What do you want?
I know that you spoke
with my stepfather.
And I know that you think
I did something to Paige.
Well, I didn't.
Truth is, I don't
know what happened.
You said that she left.
Yeah, but there was
somebody else out there.
Do you believe me?
I don't
know what to believe.
I would never do
anything to hurt Paige
or anyone else, for that matter.
It's not who I am.
But I just really, really
need you to stay out of this.
You don't know what
you're dealing with.
Okay.
On scene now.
The whole house
has been cleared.
No sign of Scott or Autumn.
Headed to the bike shop
to see if he shows there.
We're gonna take a quick
look then head over
to the Cutters'
for another pass.
Call me if you get
anything. Yeah.
So what?
Jody discovers this guy was
creeping on her daughter
and told him to stay away?
Well, maybe he went
over there to get Autumn
and ran into Jody instead.
Hmm.
That's weird.
I used to, uh, build
houses with my uncle
every summer during high school.
Not the time for another
one of your stories.
No, listen, there's something...
There's something
off about this house.
It's, uh... I felt it
the moment I walked in.
It's like the
dimensions are wrong.
Weird. Hm.
I'm gonna take a look upstairs.
Right behind you.
What the hell?
Autumn.
Hey. You okay?
Autumn?
Hey.
Hey, you okay?
I think she's been drugged.
We got to get her out of here.
Damn it.
Hey, look at me.
Autumn, did you see a key?
This is my room.
Did you see a key?
He's been planning
this for years...
since she was a child.
Aaah!
Ah, he got me.
Hey.
You okay?
Hoyt!
You know, uh, current objective
aside, today's been fun.
Maybe we could, uh... Look.
It's Mark Woodman, our
missing backpacker.
Hey.
Hey.
I'm so sorry, Daddy.
He did all this because of me.
No, it's my fault.
I should've protected both
of you, and I'm so sorry.
Why does it feel like
the monsters always win
even when we get them?
Yeah. At least those
two have each other.
Yeah.
A loving dad can't protect
you from everything.
But it goes a long way.
We still talking about them,
or we talking about
somebody else?
I located the targets...
Paige and Luke.
That was fast. Where are they?
Camping trip.
They registered under fake
last names, but it's them.
Huh. Sounds like they're
trying to lay low.
Yeah, they're bad at it.
Which means this should be easy.
Your call.
I have always wanted
to go camping.
You think moving
Walter to another cabin
is gonna solve things?
Well, the creek cabin
is more isolated.
No one to bother
for miles around.
Tell you what... I bet my beard
he's got something to do
with these disappearances.
That's not much of a
beard there, Bucky.
I'm serious, damn it.
Yeah, I know you are.
Walter, time to go.
Why'd you bring him here?
Well, you can't
expect me to come help
you move all by myself, can you?
I mean, your grandma always
said I had a head hard as an ox,
but my back, now, that's
a different story.
I don't want him here.
Now, Walter. Don't
raise your voice
to your mother like that.
You do not belong here!
You ungrateful little cur!
Buck!
I'd rather put a
bullet in your brain
then watch you drag her
down for another second!
Buck, get off of him!
Get your hands... Buck!
Back off.
Go on. Go on now.
Now, Sunny, you listen to me...
No, you listen.
That's my son, my child.
And if you touch him
again, God help me,
I'll bring down a cold
hell on your head, old man,
the likes of which
you've never seen before.
And you know I can.
You just don't see it, do ya?
Or maybe you do and
you just don't care.
But that boy is gonna be the
end of you someday, Sunny.
You can count on it.
I'm not leaving.
Come here.
Come here.
That's a good boy.
That's a good boy.
I love you, Walter.
I really do.
They're gone.
meet your ex sometime.
Carla? You two
would not get along.
Hi, Mom. I told you to keep
your grift out of Montana.
I'm on the straight
and narrow now.
You always have been
a very good liar.
- Why did you come back?
- Hi, there.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Where's Paige? I don't know.
She's not with you? No.
You think the kid's telling
the truth? You don't?
Something just doesn't
sit right with me.
I'm not buying Luke's story.
Not everything is a mystery.
Have you seen her?
I didn't do anything.
Have you
seen this girl?!
No.
Stop!
Don't come any closer!
Come back!
Autumn?
Is that you?
Hoyt? Hey.
You good? Where's
your head at?
Nowhere. I'm all good.
All good my ass. You're
a bad liar, Hoyt.
I told you we were gonna fix
this situation with your mom.
How? She stole
30 grand from me.
Well, technically, she stole
it from the government.
Same government
that spends 50 bucks
on a roll of toilet paper.
She helped us catch a murderer.
Maybe we call it a wash.
It's personal.
Okay.
The bills were marked,
so there is that.
Okay, can we please not
talk about this anymore?
Copy that.
Alright, here we go.
The victim is Jody Cutter, 46.
Her daughter, Autumn, found her
body this morning, throat cut.
Estimated time of
death... 2:00 a. m.
She has a torn skirt.
Feet are all messed up. Maybe
she was dragged back here.
You think maybe sexual assault?
Yeah, we'll run the labs.
Judging by the blood,
she died over here.
Back door was open.
We found, uh, fragments of
broken glass in the kitchen.
Apparently she was home alone.
What's this?
Got a bloody fingerprint
on the back door, too.
It's the victim's. We
found a cut on her finger.
The broken glass in the kitchen.
She must have cut herself.
Neighbors see anything?
No.
Alright. Well, cameras
on everything these days.
You know, people put them up,
they forget all about them.
Why don't we do the rounds,
and maybe we'll get lucky?
You got it.
Her family inside?
Husband and daughter.
Let's go talk to them.
I should've been here.
If I'd had just come home.
You were at work
all night, right?
Yeah, the truck came by,
and we had to restock
the bikes and get a jump
on the repair backlog.
You own a bike shop?
Yeah. Mountain Trails.
A Pro-Am is coming
into town next week.
It's just been really crazy.
Can anyone back up your
alibi from last night?
Why? My dad
would never hurt my mom.
Just standard questions
in cases like this.
You can ask my employees.
They were there.
And Scott and I
worked all night.
I just... I don't
know why someone
would do something like this.
Has there been anyone
around the house lately?
Contractors, handymen?
Not that I know of. No.
Anything missing in the house?
No.
And I understand you
were at your boyfriend's
all night last night.
Is that correct?
Uh-huh.
I got back late from a
volleyball tournament,
so I stayed at my boyfriend's.
Were you in touch with
your mom? Of course.
I texted her, and I told
her I wasn't gonna be home.
Was she okay with that?
Yeah.
Has she mentioned
anything strange lately?
Odd phone calls,
somebody in the yard?
Anything we can go on?
No. Not that I remember.
So, you think this was just
some sort of random attack?
Unfortunately, in
cases like this,
it's usually someone the
victim already knows.
It's usually the husband,
but I don't know.
Now, why's it always
gotta be the husband?
'Cause it usually is. Uh-huh.
Yeah, but did you
see the daughter
when you asked what her mom
thought of her boyfriend?
She looked at her screen,
got all weird. You saw that.
Something's not right
about that house.
So, what? You think
the daughter did it?
I'm just saying we
shouldn't rule it out.
I don't think Autumn's a killer.
Well... Could it be random?
It could be. But my
gut's saying it ain't.
You seen your
father this morning?
Nope.
I can't believe he
missed breakfast.
I'll take a look on the trail.
Probably just
checking for bears and rattlers.
You know how he gets.
Worry a
minute, that man.
Are you makin' a
supply run into town?
I am. Okay.
Just remember to mind your
own business down there.
Those folks don't need to know
what's goin' on with our guests.
With Paige especially.
Yeah, a little faith,
please. I got it.
Alright. Alright.
Hey, uh... so, you know,
I got a good look at the
trail to the put-out.
Didn't see any fresh
tracks leading down.
Yeah? If Paige left at night,
it would've been a
heavy-footed trek in the dark,
messy as all hell.
Nothing.
You know, that girl
never did strike me
as the kind to
take the easy way.
Could be she just took
an alternate route
and missed our trail entirely.
Another subject to keep
tight-lipped about.
Paige has a problem,
let her vent on Yelp.
Okay?
Okay. Alright. See you later.
So, what are you guys
doing this morning?
Oh, we thought we'd go
for a hike up to the lake
or maybe even a
group trail ride.
What do you think?
Well, I was actually thinking
that we could go look
for my knife.
Oh.
Happened to have a
replacement for ya.
Oh, wow.
Uh, it was a gift from my dad,
so I have to find
it, but thank you.
Yeah. Well, you can use that
one until you find yours.
That's very
thoughtful. Thank you.
My pleasure.
Well, the lake is beautiful
this time of the year,
so if y'all need anything
else, just holler.
Okay?
Oh, I do, actually. Hit me.
Did Paige get back
to New York okay?
We were just curious.
She sure did.
Paige made it back
safe and sound, honey,
so you don't have
to worry anymore.
Well, that's great
news, isn't it?
Okay, well, I hope y'all
put all this behind you
and have a good time.
Okay? See you later. See ya.
Everything
going good? Excellent.
- Hey.
- Hey, Cass.
Sorry to bother you.
I know you're busy
with the Cutter murder.
No, never too busy
for you. What's up?
Yeah, what's going on?
I just wanted to get
another set of eyes
on this backpacker case.
I can't be 100%, but I think
he e-mailed an old photo
trying to play it off as recent.
Well, there's no
law against that.
Beau's been using
a 10-year-old picture
for the department website.
I have.
You really got to
change that photo.
Never.
Was this taken from his phone?
Uh, yeah, but I don't
think Mark sent it.
Wait, this Logan Pass,
is this anywhere
near Emily's camp?
It's miles away.
Someone could be trying
to throw us off the scent.
So do you think your
tech guy can take a look,
see if he can get
anything from the photo?
Of course. Great.
Appreciate it.
See ya.
Hey.
I got something weird you
two are gonna want to see.
So, we pulled footage off a
game cam a neighbor set up.
Raccoons were getting
in his trash cans.
Really good
thinking, by the way.
Thank you. Okay, enough
with the suck-ups.
What do you got?
Right. So, as you can see,
raccoons, possums, and...
What the hell is that?
Is that a werewolf?
That's a first for me.
Zoom in.
There's blood on his arm.
Maybe our victim fought back.
Maybe she fought back
with that broken glass,
whatever that was from. Hmm.
Looks like we need to go have
a chat with the family again.
Let's do it.
Hey. Hey.
Hey, I'm, uh, heading up to
meet Em and Avery tomorrow.
I figured I'd stop by.
Um...
Jenny Hoyt.
Uh-huh. This is
my ex-wife, Carla.
Listen, could we not
do this right now?
Do what? That thing you do.
I'm not doing anything.
Ugh, so sensitive.
Big old man baby.
Yeah, I'm not gonna...
I'm not gonna do this.
Okay. See? I'm joking.
Right. We got to get to work.
Uh, we got a break in the case.
We're kind of in a hurry, so...
Does this have anything to do
with that missing backpacker
where Avery and
Emily are camping?
Yeah, uh... No, it's...
Avery said he saw you up there.
It, uh... I was gonna
tell you about that.
Still working on those
communication skills?
He's actually getting better.
It's one of his best qualities.
We have a murder to solve.
Yeah. I don't want to
keep you from that.
Okay, but I... I
need a word, please.
Could you give us a minute? Oh, yeah,
I was just going to suggest that.
Yeah. What's up?
It's just... Avery said that
everything is fine up there,
but he just wants
this bonding weekend
to be so perfect and...
And you don't trust
him. Great, me neither.
Stop. I just know he can
get, like, hyper-focused.
You know, you didn't even
ask me if Em could go camping
with, uh, pbht. Avery.
His name's Avery.
Yeah, well, I can
think of others.
Okay. And you know what,
Beau? We did talk about it.
You just weren't listening.
I was supposed to be
up there with them.
I had an emergency at work.
I just need to know that
there's nothing to worry about
with this whole
backpacker thing.
There's nothing to worry about.
Okay. Good.
Don't forget, you promised
Em she could stay with me
the first weekend back from
this, uh, camping crap.
I know.
Okay. See ya.
Okay.
Nice meeting you.
Back at ya.
Interesting.
What?
You're still in love with her.
No, I'm not. Yes, you are.
No. Stop it.
You are.
Just admit it.
Not like you to miss breakfast.
Not like you to lie to me.
Now, Buck.
Now, don't "Buck" me. I
know what you've been up to.
Lying, late-night
walks, sneaking around.
He's here, isn't he?
Now, we've been
over this, Sunny.
You promised me Walter
would stay in the woods.
He came to me.
For what?
Better you don't know.
Best I don't know?
It's a little too late
for that, isn't it?
Geez. He's dangerous, Sunny.
No, he's not.
That happened a long time ago.
Well, what is it now?
Has he got something
to do with Paige?
No, of course not.
What about the
missing backpacker?
You're wrong about
Walter. Dead wrong.
Am I? Yeah, you are.
Do I need to remind
you what he did?
No, you don't.
Your boy murdered his parents.
They weren't his parents.
Yes, they were.
No, they weren't.
They adopted him. No.
He killed them. Trapped
them in their house.
It's not that simple.
And watched it burn.
Now, I agreed to
look the other way
as long as he stayed
in the woods, but this,
this is crossing lines
I don't want to cross.
Don't do this, Buck.
Don't make me have to choose
between my husband and my child.
I'm not. Cormac is our child.
Walter is not.
I brought him into
this sorry world.
I need to know that
he's kept safe.
Well, not here.
And that's not a
request, darling.
The past needs to
stay where it belongs.
And it'll be better
for him anyway.
I'll talk to him about it.
You'll talk to him
about it? Yeah.
Well, you're gonna
do more than that.
End it.
Or I will.
Hey, Autumn.
Hi.
Um, my dad's not home.
Um, just my boyfriend, Derek.
Ah. Where's your dad?
I don't know.
Autumn, I know this
is a really bad time,
but found an image of the person
who we believe is responsible.
It came from a game cam
your neighbor set up.
Any chance you
recognize the mask?
No.
What about you?
No.
You mind pushing your
sleeves up for me?
What?
Just want to check
something on your forearms.
You mind pushing
your sleeves up?
Uh, okay.
Great. Thank you.
Do you want to tell
me what this is about?
Is there anything you can
tell us about your mom
that could help us?
Just tell them.
I just... I don't want
my dad to find out.
Find out what?
I saw my mom with another guy.
We totally walked in on them.
Last night?
A month ago. I confronted her.
I told her she had to break it
off before my dad found out.
The dude was weird.
Do you have a name?
Would you like some coffee?
That depends. Is
it good coffee?
Everything's good here.
Donno.
Right?
Do I know you?
You will.
Would you like to see a
menu, or should I just smash
this coffee pot over your head?
Oh, we're doing that now, huh?
Well, I wasn't
planning on it. Mm.
Is there something
I can help you with?
Hello, Tonya.
You know, the photos all over
town do not do you justice.
Who are you?
Ren Bhullar gave me your name.
Said you might be
able to help me
with a problem my boss has.
Who's your boss?
That's not a concern right now.
Suffice it to say that
something was taken from him
and he wants it back,
along with the
people that took it.
Okay. Well, I don't
know what Ren told you.
That's not what we do.
Well, she said you were smart.
And that you like money.
Deliver them to us,
and you will be very
well compensated.
Mm.
Not bad.
I will be in touch.
Yeah, I'd, uh...
I'd pick this guy.
Four gear loops,
double-back buckles,
and breathable mesh.
Ventilation is important.
What, you work here?
Uh, just picking up a few
things for the city slickers.
Mm. New hobby?
I'm headed up to Deadman's Drop.
I'm gonna rope down this time.
Deadman's. That's
a 30-meter drop.
It's 45.
Well, you're gonna
want dynamic rope,
but you're not gonna need it.
Why is that?
Well, because I'm
coming with you.
Mm.
Uh, thank you.
But I've got this and... You
grew up in these mountains.
You know about the buddy system.
Okay, why don't
we need the rope?
Well, because I
know a better way.
What now?
You need to pack your things.
I need to move you
out of here tonight.
Why?
'Cause that girl still
hasn't turned up.
I-I told you, I
don't know anything.
People are gonna
start lookin' for her.
Where am I supposed to go?
Huntin' cabin down by the creek.
It's a trailer, and
it has mold in it.
You heard me.
No, don't. Don't.
Don't touch that.
Walter.
Whose blood is this?
It's the... the backpacker.
Why
would you keep this?
That boy's DNA is all
over these bandages.
They can throw you in
jail for life for this.
Do you understand?
Just leave it, and
I'll burn it later.
No, I'll handle it. Get
your things packed up.
I'll be back for you after dark.
Hello? Anybody here?
It's the sheriff's department.
When Autumn said her mom's
boyfriend owned an antique shop,
I wasn't expecting this.
Interesting antiques.
My brother used to drag
me to places like this
when we were kids.
I
remember this one shop.
There was a... There was
a severed human finger
floating in yellow fluid.
No matter where you were, it
would always point at you.
Never figured out
how it did that.
Hey, check this out.
Yeah.
Whoa.
Yeah.
At least we know we're
in the right place.
Yep.
Sheriff's department.
Don't move.
Drop the weapon now.
Whoa.
It's an antique.
Setting it down.
Is this about Jody Cutter?
You tell us. We know
about the affair, Craig.
Her daughter tell
you about that?
She did. So what happened?
Jody cut it off and
sent you over the edge?
What? No. I'd never hurt her.
She was the love of my life.
It doesn't make any sense.
She was still alive when I left.
Wait, you were there last night?
We had dinner. A few drinks.
Let me see your forearms.
Tell me something.
What can you tell us about that?
Do you recognize the mask?
Of course I do.
I sold it to her.
Her? Her who?
Jody.
It was for a Halloween party.
Her and Grant were doing
a Red Riding Hood/Big
Bad Wolf thing.
Whoo!
Not bad for someone
who's new to ATVs.
Oh, well, thank you.
My dad had a three-wheeler
when I was a kid,
and he let me ride
it to the market
until he found out how
easily they tip over, so...
Right.
So, uh, what are we looking for?
And please don't
say a dead body.
Well, I... I hope not.
If he fell, he'd be
up on those rocks.
You up for a climb?
You bet.
Grant?
Grant Cutter, you here?
Sheriff's department.
Oh, uh, can I help you?
Yeah, we're looking for Grant.
Oh, sorry. You
just missed him.
You Scott? That's me.
Grant said he was here
all night doing inventory.
That's right. Is this about
what happened to his wife?
Horrible. Just horrible.
Were you with him? Yeah.
Built three bikes, too.
Did Grant step away last
night or take any calls?
Just to get some pizzas.
What time was that?
Late.
Wait, you don't think
that Grant did this?
Look, Grant's a good
man. He loves Jody.
Where is he now?
He said he was headed over
to our shipping warehouse.
Great. Thank you.
Tired of her following me
around, making these accusations.
Just tell her to stop. Just tell
her to stop. I'm not having it.
Learn some manners while you're at
it. That's your job as a parent.
I don't appreciate the way
you're talking to me. I-I...
What was that about?
Well, uh, Luke
overheard you talking
to Sunny about Paige,
and he thinks you're
still suspicious about him.
Well, yeah, I just think
that he's acting weird.
What else did he say?
You should, uh... You should
mind your own business.
You see it, too,
right? Oh, yes.
But we don't know
the full story, so...
What, you want me to stop?
Fine. If you want
me to stop, I'll...
I didn't say that.
Did I?
Okay. Nice.
Look, your mum's
arriving tomorrow.
Let's keep this
secret between us.
You know how she gets.
She wanted us to
do some bonding.
Gross. Her word, not mine.
I know. Anyway, point is,
she thinks we're up here
riding horses, having fun,
not looking into
some disappearance.
So let's just keep this
on the down-low, shall we?
I can do that.
Good.
What is this?
It's a new recipe. And
also, you work too much.
Mmm.
This is really good, Donno.
When are you putting
it on the menu?
I'm not. It's just for you.
Sit down, Donno.
You took a big risk
leaving the Bhullars
and staying in
Montana here with me.
And I want you to know that
I recognize the sacrifice
that you made.
You're the best partner
I could ever hope for.
I know you don't
like compliments,
but it needed to be said.
Okay, said. Moving on.
So are we gonna take the job?
We can make that
decision together.
We don't do hits, your
rules. It's not a hit.
They're just asking
us to find people.
Stage one.
Stage two, we kill them.
Stage three, we
dispose of the bodies.
We don't get paid until
after stage three. Standard.
Yeah. You're right.
I'll do some research.
Check these guys out, then
we can make the decision.
Good thinking.
What about Gigi?
You know she's
Jenny Hoyt's mother.
Uh-huh.
You want to tell me where
you're going with that?
I will.
When I'm ready.
Hey, what you got, Pop Star?
I'm at the
shipping warehouse now.
They haven't seen Grant all day.
He lied to Scott.
Alright. We're on our
way to the Cutter house.
Sheriff's department.
Grant?
Autumn?
Blood.
Hoyt!
Hoyt!
Call an ambulance.
I got a pulse.
He's still alive.
Hey.
Hey. Any sign of Autumn?
No, but I have forensics looking
into the blood in Autumn's room.
How's Grant?
He's alive, barely.
That knife wound
went really deep.
Alright, so now that we've
ruled him out, where
does that leave us?
He's awake now.
Hey, Grant, can you hear us?
Your daughter's
currently missing.
Do you have any idea
where she could be?
Yeah. Scott.
Wait, what'd you say?
Scott took her.
Scott is in love with her.
I should've listened to Jody.
Call Poppernak, get an address.
I'm on it.
Whew.
Wait.
I got something.
It's blood.
Yeah, probably a deer
ran off the cliff.
There's no carcass.
You think it's your missing
backpacker? Could be.
If you were gonna hide a body
out here, how would you do it?
Ooh, that's a hell of a
question to ask on a first date.
Mm.
I don't know and, uh, I
hope I never find out.
But you might want
to look over there.
Vultures. Yeah,
something dead.
I wanna look.
That's a hike.
We, uh, wouldn't get there
till, you know, after dark.
Mom give you a curfew?
You're not gonna make
this easy, are you?
No.
Sorry.
Just looking for my knife.
Dropped it when...
When you were
running away from me?
Yeah.
What do you want?
I know that you spoke
with my stepfather.
And I know that you think
I did something to Paige.
Well, I didn't.
Truth is, I don't
know what happened.
You said that she left.
Yeah, but there was
somebody else out there.
Do you believe me?
I don't
know what to believe.
I would never do
anything to hurt Paige
or anyone else, for that matter.
It's not who I am.
But I just really, really
need you to stay out of this.
You don't know what
you're dealing with.
Okay.
On scene now.
The whole house
has been cleared.
No sign of Scott or Autumn.
Headed to the bike shop
to see if he shows there.
We're gonna take a quick
look then head over
to the Cutters'
for another pass.
Call me if you get
anything. Yeah.
So what?
Jody discovers this guy was
creeping on her daughter
and told him to stay away?
Well, maybe he went
over there to get Autumn
and ran into Jody instead.
Hmm.
That's weird.
I used to, uh, build
houses with my uncle
every summer during high school.
Not the time for another
one of your stories.
No, listen, there's something...
There's something
off about this house.
It's, uh... I felt it
the moment I walked in.
It's like the
dimensions are wrong.
Weird. Hm.
I'm gonna take a look upstairs.
Right behind you.
What the hell?
Autumn.
Hey. You okay?
Autumn?
Hey.
Hey, you okay?
I think she's been drugged.
We got to get her out of here.
Damn it.
Hey, look at me.
Autumn, did you see a key?
This is my room.
Did you see a key?
He's been planning
this for years...
since she was a child.
Aaah!
Ah, he got me.
Hey.
You okay?
Hoyt!
You know, uh, current objective
aside, today's been fun.
Maybe we could, uh... Look.
It's Mark Woodman, our
missing backpacker.
Hey.
Hey.
I'm so sorry, Daddy.
He did all this because of me.
No, it's my fault.
I should've protected both
of you, and I'm so sorry.
Why does it feel like
the monsters always win
even when we get them?
Yeah. At least those
two have each other.
Yeah.
A loving dad can't protect
you from everything.
But it goes a long way.
We still talking about them,
or we talking about
somebody else?
I located the targets...
Paige and Luke.
That was fast. Where are they?
Camping trip.
They registered under fake
last names, but it's them.
Huh. Sounds like they're
trying to lay low.
Yeah, they're bad at it.
Which means this should be easy.
Your call.
I have always wanted
to go camping.
You think moving
Walter to another cabin
is gonna solve things?
Well, the creek cabin
is more isolated.
No one to bother
for miles around.
Tell you what... I bet my beard
he's got something to do
with these disappearances.
That's not much of a
beard there, Bucky.
I'm serious, damn it.
Yeah, I know you are.
Walter, time to go.
Why'd you bring him here?
Well, you can't
expect me to come help
you move all by myself, can you?
I mean, your grandma always
said I had a head hard as an ox,
but my back, now, that's
a different story.
I don't want him here.
Now, Walter. Don't
raise your voice
to your mother like that.
You do not belong here!
You ungrateful little cur!
Buck!
I'd rather put a
bullet in your brain
then watch you drag her
down for another second!
Buck, get off of him!
Get your hands... Buck!
Back off.
Go on. Go on now.
Now, Sunny, you listen to me...
No, you listen.
That's my son, my child.
And if you touch him
again, God help me,
I'll bring down a cold
hell on your head, old man,
the likes of which
you've never seen before.
And you know I can.
You just don't see it, do ya?
Or maybe you do and
you just don't care.
But that boy is gonna be the
end of you someday, Sunny.
You can count on it.
I'm not leaving.
Come here.
Come here.
That's a good boy.
That's a good boy.
I love you, Walter.
I really do.
They're gone.