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Detective Knox approached the cemetery

like he had done so many times before.

But this crime scene would soon prove to be

very different.

Because the dead body...

was none other than Detective Knox himself.

I'm a ghost.

Gunner!

Hey.

Where, oh, where could my dear, sweet son be?

Hmm.

Could've sworn he was in here.

Hm.

Really need to talk to him.

Did you think you got me?

- No, I didn't think... - It feels like you think

- you got me. - No, I didn't!

What were you thinking?

I feel like you're making weird noises.

Are you laughing?

This is very serious.

- Hi. - Perfect timing.

Hi, Gunner.

Okay, share with your dad. Do you want to share?

You should be taking it easy, babe.

No, I feel good.

I feel better today.

Mm. You look better.

Thank you.

I have never seen anything like it.

A Chinese restaurant that only plays top 100 country hits.

My favorite.

- Don't even joke about that. - What?

Country music is a line in the sand of this marriage.

- Aah! - I'm serious.

This town is weird.

Think that's why we got such a good deal on a house.

That, and this whole antler lighting situation.

Stop it.

It's just... different here than what we're used to.

Yeah, real different.

Right?

Gunner.

No books at the table, though.

- Gunner. - Yeah?

No books at the table, bud.

Gunner's been getting to know the town.

He's been all over on his scooter, he made a friend.

Mrs. Bakemeyer, at the bookstore.

Did you go by there again today?

Yeah.

And I went to a funeral.

A funeral?

Yeah.

Whose funeral?

You shouldn't be going to a stranger's funeral, Gunner.

That's private.

Why would you do that?

It was just for research.

You made him feel weird.

It is weird.

He knows you're sick, and he's researching funerals?

It's for his graphic novel.

Who did this to me?

Gunner?

Can I come in?

Okay.

I know this move's been hard for you.

It's been hard for your dad, too.

He's just always mad at me.

I really preferred it when he was gone.

Don't say that, Gunner.

I'm sorry, Mom, but it's true.

He loves you so much.

And since he's been back from Japan,

he's just stressed about me.

Where do we go when we die?

Oh, that's easy.

The Cheesecake Factory.

Mom.

Okay, real talk.

No one knows for sure.

But I believe there's a special place our souls go.

A place we won't understand until we're already there.

You know?

Like heaven?

Yeah.

Does everyone go there?

I don't know.

The one thing we do know is that we have this time now

and we have to spend it loving each other every day.

Come here.

♪ I am holding my son ♪

♪ The night is here, but sleep won't come ♪

♪ The sun has started to fall ♪

♪ The moon shines on his crib so small ♪

♪ Gently, he drifts away ♪

♪ Till the morning comes ♪

♪ The brand-new day ♪

♪ Sleep deeply, baby ♪

♪ Sleep soundly now ♪

Hey, Gunner.

Get up, let's go toss the ball around before I head to work.

What time is it?

8:30.

Dad, it's summer vacation.

Sun's been up for hours.

Come on, come on. Show your old man what you got.

Oh, no.

Dad! You ruined them!

Mom? Mom!

I'm just nauseous.

Dad!

Mom's sick again.

You stay out here.

- No, don't. - It's okay. It's me.

Hi, Mrs. Bakemeyer.

Hi, Gunner.

I read to Chapter 12 last night.

Holmes and Watson had just entered the abandoned building.

Where'd you leave off?

You finished these already?

Can I borrow some different books?

I promise I'll keep them in good condition.

What about your research for Detective Knox?

I'm doing new research.

I'm gonna need every book you have on leukemia.

Alrighty.

Excuse me.

- Excuse me. - Mm?

Hi. Um... the medicine you're giving my mom,

I don't really think that it's the right one.

Well, it's medicine to take all her pain away.

I know, but I think that you should give her

methotrexate or...

doxorubicin hydrochloride...

I'm sorry.

It's really not my call.

You better not have come empty-handed.

You know the deal.

I always thought the Water Man was just a bunch of B.S.,

something grown-ups told kids

to keep them from sneaking off into the woods.

But then I met him face-to-face.

And I have the scar to prove it.

Some of what you've heard is true,

like how he lives out in the woods

by a lake called Wild Horse,

that the forest has turned weird because of his powers,

that he's gone crazy.

But no one knows where to find him.

No one except me.

If you want to hear the rest of the story, you got to pay.

Damn it.

Something's burning.

Thank you.

...September, and it's fire season,

the earliest in nearly four decades.

The overall 923 wildfires were reported

across the state of Oregon,

burning approximately 60,000 acres

as climate change brings more extreme weather

across the globe.

Here in the Pacific Northwest,

the 2018 National Climate Assessment...

The Water Man.

"Bussey & Sons."

You're trying to sell me something, the answer's no.

It's about the Water Man.

Is this yours?

I got rid of that years ago.

There's a note in here.

It's about the Water Man.

Is this a prank?

Where are your friends, huh? Where are they hiding?

Where're your buddies with the cameras?

Um, Mister... Bussey, right?

Yeah, I warned you kids.

You pulled another prank, I'd call the police.

It's not a prank.

I just want to know if the Water Man is real.

- Of course he's real. - I just moved here

and I wanted to hear from someone

who actually knew what they were talking about.

Really thought that you could help me.

- What's your name? - Gunner Boone.

Gunner Boone, you swear this isn't a prank?

I cross my heart.

In here.

You cold?

- No. - You sure?

It's always freezing in this darn house.

Yeah, take a seat.

So, why do you care so much about the Water Man?

The note I saw in this book says that he's immortal.

I need to know more about it.

Mm. Yeah, well, death is a strange thing, Gunner Boone.

One instant you're alive, rejuvenating cells,

forming memories, interacting with the world around you.

And then in the blink of an eye, your heart stops beating.

Your organs, your blood... it all ceases, begins to decay.

Cookie?

Now, in my line of work,

you spend a lot of time with the dead.

I know everyone who's died in the whole county.

Yep, death is pretty much a cut-and-dried business, Gunner.

It's permanent.

Except when it comes...

to the Water Man.

His real name was Edward Schaal.

He was a young man when he and his wife moved to Wild Horse.

Wild Horse started out as a mining town.

But the only rock in those mountains

were igneous rock... obsidian, worth less than iron.

One day, Edward found a rock vein

no one had ever seen before.

Its glow was mesmerizing.

But his discovery was soon forgotten,

because that very night, tragedy struck the town of Wild Horse.

The Wild Horse Dam broke.

The flood came suddenly.

No warning.

No chance to escape.

He and his wife, Sarah, were swallowed up.

Some of the bodies floated downstream as far as Pine Mills.

My father was just a boy then, about your age.

He saw the carnage... saw it himself.

And his father, my grandfather,

he had to examine the bodies.

And he declared them all deceased.

That was, until...

Edward Schaal miraculously woke up.

From that day on, he was known as the Water Man.

And even though Wild Horse had been washed away,

he moved back there,

claimed he could save his wife,

if only he could find her body.

He hung black stones all around the forest

to mark where he'd searched.

Most people thought he was crazy.

Except for a few, my father included,

who swore they saw something in those woods...

dead animals coming back to life.

They said it was proof that the Water Man's power is real.

Legend has it that he's still living up by the lake,

searching the waters and the woods

for his wife's body

so he could bring her back from the dead,

even if all that was left of her were her bones.

Sarah!

How did he get his power?

Some say blood magic.

But my father swore it had something to do

with that rock vein the Water Man found

deep in the belly of the mine.

Rock that was of no value to the living,

but invaluable to their dead.

When my father passed away, God rest his soul,

I tried to go up there to the lake,

find the stone, see if it was true.

But that forest is alive,

and I got spooked

being in those woods all alone.

I believed if I found him,

I'd get to see my father again.

But no one knows where to find him.

No one except me.

Do you have a copy of this that I could borrow?

That is a copy.

Keep it. It's yours.

Sarah!

Sarah!

Mom!

Mom?

Baby! Oh! Amos!

-What is it?

Gunner, what happened?

Gunner, what happened?

He saw me without my...

I think I just scared him.

Hey, stop. Stop. You're upsetting your mom.

Damn it.

I said stop!

Amos!

You're okay.

I'm sorry.

You're okay.

Is that a sword?

Uh...

Yes.

Where'd you get it?

I have a question about the Water Man.

Got any money?

Yes.

What's your name?

Gunner.

Hi, Gunner.

I'm Jo.

Follow me.

So, do you... do you live here?

For now.

Till I save up enough money to get my own place.

I've got a few stories that cost more than a dollar,

but I'm telling you...

- They're worth it. - Okay.

But I'm still gonna need money to buy supplies.

Supplies for what?

I'm going to find the Water Man.

Come into my office.

Ever been alone in those woods, kid?

No.

Let's say you survive the words, make it all the way past

the river, cliffs, the coyotes.

You'll find yourself face-to-face

with the devil himself.

Not many of us around to tell that side of the story.

Wanna know more?

Tell me everything you know about the Water Man.

I can do you one better.

Give me all your money, and I'll take you to him myself.

But what about supplies?

Okay, sure, we'll buy supplies.

Then give me what's left over.

But I should warn you,

those woods will scare the crap out of you, dude.

I keep the money even if you back out.

Do we have a deal?

I made a list of everything that we need.

Well, actually, it's everything that I need,

'cause I didn't know that you were gonna come.

What the hell?

Only need half this stuff.

- Morning. - Morning.

Jo!

What?

If you snitch, I kill you.

Come on.

Uh, hello? We're ready.

This is a lot of peaches.

We've got moola.

Is that a weapon?

Oh, um...

You kids are up early on summer vacation.

Do your parents know you're here?

Listen, dude. Why don't you just,

like, mind your own business?

How about I call the police

and make it their business?

It's an antique samurai sword.

My dad brought it back from Japan.

He was stationed there in the Navy.

I just like to carry it around.

And we're gonna need all this food

'cause we're having a picnic.

Sir.

I'm here to report a missing child,

My son, he's missing.

Okay, yeah, um, we can do that.

We just need to file a report.

Excuse me, sir, how long has your son been missing?

I don't... I don't know.

Uh, please, have a seat.

What is your name, sir?

Amos Boone.

And your son's name, Mr. Boone?

Gunner.

Gunner. Any reason you think he might run away?

His mom is real sick,

and, uh, it's been hard on him.

On all of us.

Um... I raised my voice at him last night.

Uh...

He left... He left this note.

"I know how to make you better."

Do you know what he meant by that?

No, I don't.

I'm hungry.

My stomach hurts.

Um...

You didn't happen to bring a can opener or anything, did you?

Jo, if you damage that sword, my dad is going to kill me.

Stop being such a wuss.

I'm serious, Jo.

Ew! Gross!

Shut up.

It's not funny!

Gunner?

Hey, babe. You okay?

Just tired.

Where's Gunner?

Oh, he's playing out... side.

I think you really scared him last night.

I know.

I'm sorry.

I'm not the one you need to say it to.

I'll be... just, you know... right...

Hey!

You seen a kid riding around on an electric scooter?

His name's Gunner Boone.

- No. Why? - He's my son.

He hasn't come home.

- Maybe the Water Man got him. - Shut up, idiot.

Who's the Water Man?

Just some stupid ghost story!

So, your dad just let you take his old samurai sword?

Uh...

You ran away.

Did not.

I left a note.

You left a note.

Dude, your runaway skills suck.

Does he hit you?

No.

Then what?

I'm never good enough for him.

He's probably happy I'm gone, anyway.

Just...

less stuff on his plate.

What about your parents?

Are they gonna come after you?

I don't need anyone looking out for me.

I can take care of myself.

- Is that a coyote? - Could be.

Or the howling wild horses.

They usually travel in packs.

The howling wild horses?

We should take turns keeping watch.

You see anything move, don't think...

swing that sword.

You take first watch.

Thanks.

Hey.

Will you... Will you hold me for a bit?

Yeah. Of course.

Mmm.

Been so out of it today, I didn't even see Gunner.

Mm, I should go talk to him.

No, you should rest, babe.

Um, he's asleep.

He's been out all day again.

Something's on your mind. What is it?

Just seems like he doesn't want to be around me.

I promise you,

he needs you right now.

You just need to see him.

Really see him.

Hello?

Mr. Water Man?

So, he's, um, been missing for two days.

This gentleman's son here. If you see anything at all...

Let me know if I can help you find anything.

I'm Amos.

I think you know my son, Gunner.

I've never met a child so smart.

What an imagination.

I've been helping him with his research for Detective Knox.

He didn't come home last night.

Did he come in today or yesterday?

No. No, he didn't.

You have a pen and... and paper?

Uh, sure.

Uh, here are both my numbers, home and cell.

Please let me know if you hear from him.

I absolutely will.

And, uh, you mind hanging these up?

Of course.

Thank you.

Want some candy?

No.

What was that look for?

Nothing.

Look, dude.

If you got a problem with me...

say it.

Stealing's wrong.

Ah, come on.

You've never stolen anything in your life?

Never.

Never ever?

Never.

Wow.

Your mommy must be so proud of you.

Don't talk about my mom.

I won't.

If you try one of these delicious pieces

of stolen candy.

Stop it!

Make me! Mommy's not here to save you.

Get off of me!

Do you hear that?

Is it the Water Man?

Run!

- Hey, Jake. - Chuck.

Could you, uh, do us a favor and hang one of these

- by the register, please? - Yeah, sure. Sure thing.

Thank you.

Were you in the Navy?

Yeah.

How'd you know?

It was a day ago, early morning.

His son and another kid... a girl.

And your son, he had your sword.

Can you describe the girl?

Yeah. Crazy hair, blue.

She had a big scar down her neck.

Looked kind of fresh.

Are you serious?

Not even one bar.

Maybe we should go back.

Retrace our steps.

Let me see your phone.

There's no service.

If we go northwest, we'll eventually find the river

that will lead us to Wild Horse.

Look.

Jo, look. Snow.

No way.

It's July.

Never snows in July.

Whoa.

So cool!

It's a sign, right?

A sign we're getting close.

Maybe.

I don't know.

We should set up camp soon.

Gunner!

Gunner?

Hello?

Hi, Mrs. Bakemeyer. How are you?

Not yet. Did he come by the bookstore again today?

W-Wait, I'm sorry.

What did my husband say?

A natural fort.

How'd you know to go northwest?

My dad taught me how to read a map.

Mm.

That must've really hurt.

It did.

Time to get the firewood.

You take classes or something?

No, I just draw.

A lot.

Not ad.

Pretty dope, actually.

It's like a comic book or something?

No, it's a graphic novel about a detective

who's investigating his own murder.

Cool.

So, how does it end?

I don't know yet.

You don't know?

It's your story. How do you not know the ending?

You can't know the ending until you get there.

What? What?! What?!

Get it out! What is it?! What is it?!

Ew!

You... You were so scared.

It's not funny, dude!

Yes, it is, dude.

What are you doing?

My side. Don't cross it.

You take yourself too seriously.

Don't cross the line!

Fine.

Mary?

Got your message.

I spoke with the sheriff.

And she told me everything.

He sent me a text.

What? Gunner did?

When?

W-What did he say?

He sent it last night.

My phone was off.

It was from some strange number.

W-What did it say?

"I'm fine, Mom."

"I'm doing this for you."

I've been trying to get through to that number for hours.

It just goes to a generic voicemail.

You lied to me.

But I lied to Gunner.

I didn't think he could handle the truth.

And you thought the same of me.

I'm sorry I lied to you.

I didn't want you to get more sick.

I don't care what it takes, we're gonna find him, okay?

Okay.

I'm gonna try again.

Ew!

Ugh!

Ugh! Aah!

Ugh! That was disgusting!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

- My backpack. - I'm not going back there.

You okay?

Find anything?

Only mushrooms.

But they might be poisonous.

There's some weird stuff going on.

It's a sign.

That we're getting close.

Don't you think?

We lost all our stuff.

I'm starving.

If we don't find him by tonight, we'll go home.

I promise.

Okay.

- Hello? - Hey, Amos.

Uh, Sheriff Goodwin here.

- Hey. - Hey.

Uh, you get my message about Gunner's text?

Uh, yes, I-I did, and we are looking into that number.

Um, I just want to let you know,

I-I think I found, um, Gunner's electric scooter

in an old mill next to the forest.

Amos, listen.

There's a wildfire growing in that forest.

Oh, my God. Uh...

Is it near where you found th-the... the scooter?

I-I don't have that information yet,

but I have escaping animals

and about 30 homes that I need to help evacuate.

I should already be on my way, so...

Okay, what... what about Gunner? W-What if he's out there?

Okay, no, you need to help us.

What about our son?

I-I really need to help with these evacuations,

but I'm gonna have my deputies step in.

Okay, so get me one of these other deputies

to talk or something.

I promise you, we are doing everything

- that we possibly can. - Okay. Yeah, no.

- Let me talk to her. Let me... - Baby. Baby. Okay.

Th-Thank you, Sheriff. Thank you.

Yeah.

The Wild Horse forest fire

is growing by the second after strong winds

blew embers from an electrical fire toward Pine Mills

and the surrounding towns. Residents in the area should

check with their local fire or police...

- Where are you going? - If he's in that forest,

- I'm gonna find him. - What? How?

I've got to try.

...now under threat from this spreading wildfire.

- Amos... - I gotta try, babe.

...and bring you the latest information as it unfolds.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Are you Gunner's father?

- I've seen posters around town. - You have any info?

Yeah, I-I think I know where he went.

Where?

Wild Horse.

What's in Wild Horse?

It's where the Water Man lives.

By the lake.

What, the ghost story?

Why would my son care about that?

It's not a ghost story. Your son seemed very interested

in how the Water Man cheated death.

I'm sorry, I-I shouldn't have given him the map.

I appreciate your help. Got to go find my son.

Yeah. Uh, there's a waterfall, Horsetail Falls.

If you can make it up the ridge, maybe you can cut into the lake.

Thank you.

Air quality warnings have been issued

due to the falling ash covering much of the city.

More and more people in the surrounding counties

are encouraged to pack essentials and valuables...

Unh-unh. No way.

I'm not crossing that.

Well, I am.

- Uh! - Dude!

Are you serious?!

See? Not so bad.

Gunner! Holy crap!

Jo, I can't swim!

Hold on, I'm coming!

I can't swim!

- Jo, help! - Hold on!

I can't swim!

- Gunner! Gunner! - Please, I can't hold on!

Don't let go!

Jo, help me!

Give me your hand.

Come on, Gunner, we can do it.

We can do it. We can do it.

Come on, come on! Give me your leg.

Thank you.

Let's keep going.

We're halfway across.

Excuse me, excuse me, folks. Coming through. Pardon.

Sheriff. You know the girl with the scar you asked about?

- You found something? - Yeah.

And the text message came from her phone.

Where exactly did you see the Water Man?

In the woods.

Yeah, but where exactly?

I'm tired.

Yeah, coming. One sec.

George Riley?

- Sheriff Goodwin. - Yeah, what's this about?

Want to ask a few questions about your daughter, Josephine.

What'd she do now?

Have you ever seen your daughter hanging out with this boy?

I never seen that boy in my life.

It's not the kind of friends Jo would have, anyway.

He went missing two days ago.

The boy's mother got a text from Jo's phone,

and we have a witness that saw him and a girl

with a scar on her neck together before he disappeared.

Well, like I said, I never seen that kid, so...

Josephine here? Love to talk to her.

Oh, uh, well, she's out and about.

Where does she usually go?

I don't know, around town.

Usual spots kids go.

When's the last time you saw her?

Yesterday, maybe.

It's summer vacation, you know?

I pulled some records from the county hospital.

Josephine got 15 stitches

on a cut on her neck last month. How'd she get that cut?

Know what, I have no idea how that happened.

Jo's just that type of kid.

She's always getting herself into trouble, you know?

Maybe we should go back to where you saw him.

I don't want to talk about this right now, okay?

I know, but it'll... it'll just...

I said I don't want to talk about it.

I want to head back.

You promised me one more day.

Forget about the Water Man.

It's just a bunch of crap.

No, it's not. You saw him, right?

And that's exactly how you got the scar, right?

Jo, right?

I didn't get the scar from the Water Man.

But that's what you said!

I lied, okay? I lied.

No, you didn't. No.

You have no idea what I've been through.

You won't get the rest of the money, okay?

Our deal was that you had to take me to find the Water Man.

I don't care about your stupid money.

My mom is sick, Jo!

My mom is really sick!

Everyone thinks she'll never get better...

the doctors, the nurses, even my own dad.

It's everyone except me.

I really need to find the Water Man, Jo.

Everyone you love will one day leave you.

They'll die or just pack their bags and leave.

Your mom is still alive.

You should go home, Gunner.

I don't need you.

Okay? I don't need you!

I'm going to find the Water Man with or without you.

Fine. I'm going back by myself.

Gunner!

Gunner!

Gunner!

Ah! Ow!

♪ One, two, three, four ♪

♪ Close your windows, lock your door ♪

♪ 'Cause you never know for sure ♪

♪ Who it is he's coming for ♪

♪ Five, six, seven, eight ♪

♪ We're out of time, it's getting late ♪

♪ All that you can do is wait ♪

♪ The Water Man decides your fate ♪

Gunner!

Gunner!

♪ Nine, ten, eleven, too ♪

♪ Not a thing that you can do ♪

♪ When the Water Man comes through ♪

♪ And his eyes are set on you ♪

Hello?

I seen you walking.

My name's... My name's Gunner Boone.

I know who you are.

It's a dangerous thing you've done, coming out here.

I'm here to find the Water Man.

My mom's sick.

Everyone has given up on her.

And if the Water Man could cheat death...

The power you seek comes at a price.

A heavy price.

I'll do anything you ask.

I searched for her night and day in that lake

and in the forest,

but this cursed place seems to revel in my plight!

I died in that flood.

But this stone brought me back.

Upon its touch, the dead will surely rise.

But they'll outlive all they know and love.

The hope of finding Sarah

is all I have

until this wretched body

erodes to nothing.

Why would I give to you

all the hope I have...

Gunner Boone!

Gunner!

Help! Gunner!

Sarah?

That's not Sarah. That's Jo.

I see. You abandoned your friend.

- No. - Yes, you did.

- N-No. - You did.

For this. The stone.

It gave you hope.

Made you believe.

Of course he's real.

I hung black stones all around the forest

to mark where I had searched.

Hope is a powerful force.

It made you see...

what you wanted to see.

It made you see...

me.

You should go home, Gunner.

Help me!

Help me!

Gunner!

Jo! Jo!

Jo.

Jo! Jo!

My dad gave me the scar.

I'm so sorry.

What do we do?

Gunner!

Dad?

Dad!

Gunner!

Dad!

Ohh!

- Can you swim? - Yes. Yes.

- Okay, let's go! - No, Dad, I...

Dad, I can't go in the water, Dad!

- I can't! - Gunner. Gunner. Gunner.

I'm gonna get you across.

Okay? Promise.

I'm gonna get you across.

Let's go!

Get on my back.

Okay?

You're safe.

Mom. Ah!

Ah! Mom, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I thought I could save you. Oh, I'm sorry.

Mom, I'm sorry.

It's okay, baby.

It's not your fault.

It's okay.

Hey. What's that?

Oh, just...

something I found in the woods.

I got you something to say sorry for ruining your book.

What do you think?

Thanks, Dad, but, um...

I'm done with it.

What?

Why?

I just can't figure out the ending.

It might take some time, but you'll figure it out.

"Detective Knox and the Missing Body" is a great story.

- Did you read it? - Yeah, I did.

I love it. It's amazing.

Story about a detective

trying to investigate what ended his own life.

You should stick with it.

Hey, Dad...

If you had to choose

between a short life with a lot of love in it and...

a very long life with no one left to love,

which one would you choose?

I would take a short life with your mom in it...

...than a long one without her.

Me too.

Here come the burgers!

- Whoo! - Nice!

Mmm.

Oh, these look good.

These look crispy.

Can I have extra cheese on mine?

I think we're all gonna need extra cheese.

Should've listened to Mom and kept the heat lower.

Think we should go vegan after this.

Dear God, thank you

for this very well done, crispy meal.

And for this family.

And for bringing Jo into our lives.

And...

For the blessing of loving each other,

every day that we have.

- Amen. - Amen.

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