All language subtitles for Tracker.2024.S02E18.WEB

Will you be home
for dinner?

I had a late lunch.

I'll be home
when I'm home, Mom. Please.

Okay, Ms. Cryptic.
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to push.

I just had
a rough day at work.

I need to decompress a little.

Start without me.

You're coming, right?

Sure, Mom. I'll be home
in half an hour or so.

That's my girl.

I love you. Drive safe.

I love you, too.

The hell?

Go around, jerk.

Damn it!

Son of a bitch!

- Velma, what's up?
- Morning.

-Did I wake you?
-No.

Well, I've got a job
a couple hours from you.

Willow Creek, Michigan.

Riley Adams, 26 years old.

Was driving home
from work last night
and vanished.

-Police?
-Yes, but less than 24 hours
and no signs of foul play.

Who posted the reward?

Her mother, Susanna's
offering $15,000.

All right.
Send me the details.

You spoke to your daughter
on her way home.

- When was that?
- Uh, about 7:00, I think.

She said she was
a half an hour away.

Any chance she changed plans?

- Stopped at a bar, met friends?
- -No.

I called and I called
and it went
straight to voicemail.

I even called
her friend, Cheryl.

They work together.
She hasn't heard anything.

She doesn't do this.
Something is wrong.

Anything, uh...
out of the ordinary?

Unusual behavior from her?

Yes. She doesn't want
to talk about it.

She says that I hover,
so I've been trying
to give her space.

Okay. How so?

Well, she's been, uh,
sort of readjusting ever since
she moved back home

-a few months ago,
-From New York?

Yes.

Yeah, she moved there
right after high school

and she signed with
a big modeling agency.

She was even in Cosmo twice.

So yeah, she could have really
gone somewhere as a model.

Why'd she move back?

I wish I knew.

I shouldn't have been
so hard on her

and I should have hidden
my disappointment.

She keeps everything from me

-and that's... that's on me.
-Hmm.

Maybe she's walking
away from something?
A bad relationship?

Maybe. I got the sense
that something bad
happened in New York.

I hope that doesn't have
anything to do
with her missing?

I'm gonna find out.

You contacted the police?

Of course.
Yes, I called them right away.

But we don't even have
our own police force anymore.

It's a tourist town, you know.

We're filled in the summer,
we're dead in the winter.

And then COVID hit
and businesses shuttered
and people moved away.

Population declined
and we're under

the jurisdiction
of the County
Sheriff's Department

and they are spread so thin.

- And I just need to know where my daughter is.
- -I understand.

In situations like this,
there's...

No sign of foul play,
no sign of her car.

- Often people just come back after a few days.
- -I understand.

But that is not
what happened here.

I know my daughter.

Girls like that, they...

they don't turn back up...

Okay.

Okay, I'm gonna help you.

We need to stay positive now.

We jump to conclusions,
it doesn't help your daughter.

Do you know the name
of the road she was on?

Old Highway 17.

It's the same road
she goes home from work on
every single night.

I already drove up but...

I didn't see anything.

Okay, I'm gonna
head there now.

And see if I can
find anything, okay?

Thanks.

-Colter?
-Yeah.

Pleased to find my daughter.

Riley's is all I have.

I'll do everything I can.

Morning.

-Colter Shaw, right?
-That's me.

As described.
Riley's mom called.

She's a wreck.

I've been searching the area.

Uh, Detective Katie Douglas.

Nice to meet you.

I grew up a few blocks
from the Adams.

My little sister
was in Riley's girl crew.

So I understand that, uh,
Susanna had Riley in pageants

and modeling early on?

Yep. Right out of the crib.

Sins of the parent
and all that, I guess.

My dad was a cop,

so it was this
or the Navy for me.

And I hate the water.

Yeah, everyone's scared
of something.

For me,
it was always chickens.

Can't stand 'em.

First time
hearing that, but okay.

What are you looking for?

Trying to find the spot
she went missing.

Work backwards from there.

I checked the cams
at the gas station
down the road.

She didn't pass by there.

Run a phone trace?

Yeah, her phone's been off
since last night. No ping.

We can assume
that something happened
between here and her work.

What's this?

Oh, here we go.

What have we got?

That matches her car.

Does it?

Okay.

Maybe an accident?

Where's the car?

Maybe she, uh...

got the car towed
and caught a ride?

Her phone wouldn't be off
if that happened.

I agree.

There's only one
set of brake marks, right?

If there was an accident,
there'd be two sets.

I think maybe someone ran her
off the road on purpose.

- Why?
- -Maybe she was targeted?

Forced her to stop, took her.

I'll put out an APB
on a possible kidnapping,
set up a search grid.

I'll talk to people
at her work.

-Hey, keep me posted.
-Yeah, will do.

Excuse me.

Hi. Cheryl, right?

My name's Colter.
I'm here about a coworker
of yours, Riley Adams.

Please tell me you found her.

Her mom called me last night.
I haven't been able
to get a hold of her.

Unfortunately, no.
Susanna mentioned that
you and Riley were friends.

Best friends
since the second grade.
We grew up together.

It's been nice
having her back.

What do you think happened?

I think she was taken.

What do you wanna tell me?

It's just Riley's so pretty.
I've seen the way
men look at her.

Got it. Did she mention
anything strange
happened yesterday?

I wasn't here last night.

Okay.

She have a workstation?

Just work lockers.

-Can I take a look? Thank you.
-Yeah, totally.

-Here it is.
-May I?

Okay.

- What's that?
- Looks like a...

...a letter.

"Don't hate me, Riley.
You exist inside me.
In my bones...

I watch you when you sleep,

when you work,
anywhere you are...
My heart burns there, too..."

- Oh, that's creepy as hell.
- Yeah.

Riley ever mention a stalker?

Nothing specific,
but she did still have

a lot of weird fans
from her modeling days.

I think she
kind of got used to it.

Who was working yesterday?

Todd was.

Look, I don't want
to cause any problems,

-but he had some drama
with Riley the other day.
-About what?

She didn't say.

Is Todd here?

-Yeah, this way.
-All right.

Todd? How you doing?
Colter Shaw.

I'm looking for Riley.
I understand you two
had a beef recently.

Cheryl tell you that?

It was nothing.

Well, I found this
with her stuff.

Looks like she had a stalker.

You think
that was me?

- I've never seen that.
- Okay.

Do you mind telling me
what you two
were into it about?

Actually, I was
looking out for her.

Looking out for her?

There was a guy here
a few days ago,
he talked to Riley

and she looked freaked out.

So, I stepped to him,
but Riley gets pissed at me.

- She know the guy?
- Seemed that way.

All right.

You got a description?

He was tall,
brown hair, stubble.

-That's pretty much it.
-Okay.

Did she tell you anything?

Yeah, but she said
it was a customer.

You're not buying that?

No
Not the vibe I got.

But Riley gets a lot
of attention from guys.
So, I let it go.

You see what kind of car
he was driving?

Yeah, yeah. I saw him pull up.
Black Jaguar,
New York plates.

The guy was a real douche.

He tossed his coffee cup
in the weeding bucket.
I mean, who does that?

-You pick it up?
-The coffee cup?

Yeah, threw it
in the recycling like
a normal human. Why?

Good man. Is it still here?

Should be. Pickup hasn't
come yet this week.

This is the one?

Chalet 25, huh?

Is that a coffee shop?

It's a fancy boutique hotel
just outside of town.

Exactly the kind of place
a litterbug would stay.

Oh.

Yo!

- Hey, Bobby.
- Uh, try again.

Randy, look who's back
from Reno.

What are you doing in my desk?

You got a desk right here.

It's Colter. Excuse me.

I'm putting you on speaker.

Meanie.

Sorry about that, C.

Business has been booming,
so you got a tag team?

We're still
working out the kinks.

- It's all good. We got you.
- I love it.

Listen, I need you
to run a plate for me.
It's New York DTT P549.

All right. I got you.

Just give me a sec.

Black Jag, right?

-That's the one.
-It belongs
to a Vincent Rourke.

- Anything on him?
- One sec.

Okay. Former bouncer,
former boxer.

And now, apparently,
he owns he new hottest club
in New York City.

Any connect to Riley?

You think
he went unhinged
and started crushing on her?

I think anything's possible.

I'm checking
his call logs and...

Ooh!
Yeah, he was all over her.

I'm talking dozens
of calls a day, all week.

She didn't answer
a single one.

Hmm. Riley's mom said
she might have run into
some trouble in New York.

Maybe he's connected to it.

Well, it says he's married
with two kids.

But it's not like that
ever stopped any dude ever
in the history of ever.

So he just
shows up to Michigan?

That's sus, already.

- I'll let you know
what I dig up. Thank you.

Uh, excuse me.
Can I help you?

Yeah, I think so.
I got a call about
an insurance claim.

I'm not sure
what you're talking about.

Well, it's one of your guests,
Vincent Rourke.

Someone damaged his vehicle.

I got nothing to do with that.
That wasn't me.

I believe that.
I got to fill out
all this paperwork,

and, uh, someone's name
has to go on it.

Why don't we
get your manager? Yeah?

-We'll put the manager's
name on it.
-Yeah, do that.

Can you take me to him?

Sure. He's in his office.

Yeah, yeah. Follow me.

Oh, you know what?
I gotta take photos
of this car,

so why don't you go get him
and I'll meet you in there?

-Okay.
-All right, thank you.
I appreciate all your help.

Excuse me, sir,
I understand you're having
an issue with a guest vehicle?

Uh, I um...
You know what? There was.

I'm gonna make
a quick phone call
and I'll be right back, okay?

- Where is she?
- Get the hell off me.

-What'd you do with Riley?
-What are you talking about?

She's missing since yesterday?

No, man.
I would never hurt Riley.

I'm the father of her baby.

What baby?

Riley's five months pregnant.

She could be in danger.
Tell me if you know anything.

I didn't do anything to her.

I didn't even know
she was pregnant
till last week.

Keep talking.

Riley was a regular
at my club.

She'd post on her socials
and helped promote.

That's how we met.

And I know how it looks,
but I'm trying
to look out for her.

I'm guessing
your wife doesn't know?

I know Riley wasn't
answering your calls,

maybe you decided
to take matters
into your own hands,

handle this problem?

Absolutely not.
I cared about Riley.

She was struggling,
going back and forth
on whether to keep it.

Said she didn't want
anything from me,
but she wanted me to know.

That's why you came here?

I wanted her to know
I was here for her,
financially at least.

I set her up
with a bank account.

I told her I'd cover
all her expenses.

Okay. Tell me about your car.

It doesn't look like
it happened from a collision.

It happened
while I was parked out front.
Two nights ago.

Security said some lunatic
in a ski mask
took a crowbar to it.

You didn't call the police
to hide it from your family.

- Right?
- Yeah.

When you broke in,
I thought you were the guy
who busted up my car.

Sorry.

When you and Riley spoke,
did she mention anything

- about a stalker?
- No.

- Someone was stalking her?
- Maybe.

I found a letter,
it was pretty intense.

Someone's obviously
obsessed with her.

I'm thinking,
if someone was following her,
they see you,

they feel threatened and, uh,
maybe that's the person
who messed up your car.

I don't care about the car.

- I just care that she gets home safe.
- -Yeah.

Any problem, Mr. Rourke?

It's okay. He's with me.

He said he was in insurance.

I'm looking
for a missing woman.

I would love to look at
the footage
from your parking lot.

Sorry, we have our guests'
privacy to worry about.

And I understand that.

But the person
who damaged his car
could be in connection

with this missing woman.
So please.

That sounds like a job
for the police.

So unless you have
a badge to show me
or a warrant,

we're done here.

I don't have time for this.
Thank you very much.

Did you know
Riley was pregnant?

I had no... I had no idea.

-How far along is she?
-About five months.

Which explains why
she moved back home.

God, I was so hard on her
for coming back.

That's why
she kept this secret.

She was under pressure.

The baby's dad came to town,
he wanted to do
the right thing.

Or he's the one who has
something to do with
why she went missing.

We don't think so.

We believe she's being
targeted by a stalker.

He smashed up
the father's car,

which makes us think
he knew about the pregnancy.

- Who is this?
- We're working on it.

-And where is Riley?
-We're still looking.

Any strange cars
in the neighborhood?
Any any weird phone calls?

Strange men around?

No, uh, nothing.

Okay. Let us know if you think
of anything at all.

Even if it's small,
it could help.

We'll let you know
if we find anything.

Okay.

-Thanks. Thanks, Katie.
-Of course.

Okay.

It breaks my heart.

I've known Susanna
since I was a little girl.

Why would someone
do this to Riley?

- Lots of bad people
out there.

I know.
Never makes it any easier
to get used to, though.

This is from the hotel.

My guys just sent it over.

That's weird.

You thinking
what I'm thinking?

Yeah, that's not a man.

Look at that.
Look at the nail polish.

That's Cheryl.

You think the stalker
is Cheryl?

I don't know.
Maybe she got jealous?

The baby's dad comes to town.

She thought he'll take her
back to New York.
Said they were best friends.

They weren't best friends.

Cheryl was a tag-along.

She was clingy.

She wore the same hairstyle,
dressed the same as her.
All of it.

Back then we thought
it was cool-girl
worship stuff.

But now I don't know.

This is Detective Douglas.
Is Cheryl Davies still there?

When?

Thanks.

She left work.
Said she was sick

and went home
after talking to you.

-I know where she lives.
-Let's go.

Hey, we need
to wait for backup.

Cheryl knows we're onto her.

She could be
getting desperate.

What is it?

That's Riley's car.

What the hell?

You okay?

It's just so strange.

I knew Cheryl admired Riley,
but I never suspected
anything like this.

Yeah.

Take a look at this.
Love letters to Riley.

One after the other,
stuff in here about the...

pregnancy,
there's stuff in here
about the baby's father.

So she knew about it.

Yeah.

The handwriting
matches the letter

that we found
in Riley's work locker.

She wanted Riley
all to herself.

She couldn't accept the father
back in Riley's life.

Maybe she felt us
closing in on her. Panicked.

What the hell
did she do with Riley?

Is this a murder-suicide?

Huh.

What is it?

Look at how
the I's are written
on the wall.

There's no handles on them.
Top, bottom.

-Okay, so?
-So, the writing
in the letter.

It's uniform, it's consistent.

Look at that.

-The handwriting
doesn't match.
-Nope.

Someone wanted us to think
that Cheryl kidnapped Riley

and took her own life.

The car in the garage
was planted.
This whole scene was a setup.

They knew Cheryl had
an obsession with Riley.

So Cheryl must have
known them somehow.

No forced entry.
Maybe they were
waiting for her,

she let 'em in, killed her.
Made it look like a suicide.

But why go through
all that effort?

To give themselves
more time

to do whatever
they were gonna do
with Riley.

Well, something
isn't lining up.

She wasn't killed here.

The blood under the wounds
is not consistent
with the injuries, right?

See that?
Plus, if she wrote all of that

while she was bleeding out,
there'd be blood all over
the walls, the carpet--

-There's nothing.
-You're right.

We need to find out
where she went after work.

The guys at county
are working on her phone.

Hope we get results by today.

- Yep,
I don't have time for that.

Hey, guys, I need you to run
a GPS tracer on a phone.

I got you.
What's the name?

-The name is Cheryl...
-Cheryl Davies.

- Just give me a beat.
- -Yeah, she left work a few hours ago.

-We need to know
where she went after that.
-Her phone is pinged

at a residential address,
but it's not hers.

Tyler and Monica Harper.
- You know him?

Yeah.
Tyler's in construction.

He's a handyman.
She's a nurse.
Really good people.

Okay.
Any connection to Cheryl?

Could be a hospital,
a doctor...

Already on it.

There's no
connection to the wife.

The husband?

Yeah. I'm checking out
bank statements now.

Okay.
Gettin' warmer real fast.

I see some checks payable to
Harper Renovation Solutions.
Two of them.

-Looks like he was doing
some work on the house.
-When was that?

Two months ago.

-Right after
she moved back.
-I know where they live.

Riley could still be there.

Oh, I have waited so long
to meet you, little one.

I heard Cheryl's voice.

She was letting us know
you were missing.
Wasn't that sweet of her?

What did you do to her?

It wasn't easy.

She was our angel.

Introduced you to us,
answered our prayers, but...

she was the only one
who knew about our connection.

You're crazy.

You killed her.

We just need the police
looking somewhere else
for a while.

Until you're ready.

Being a mother means doing
what's best for your child.

What does that mean?

Answer me!

What did you do?

There you are.

Oh, my goodness.
She's beautiful.

She?

She deserves better than you.

What are you talking about?

-I'm her mother...
-No!

You are a pretty little
ungrateful bitch.

You were worried
this baby would
ruin your life.

You wanted to get rid of her.

I was confused.

I didn't know
what I wanted.

But I do.

Mommy loves you, baby girl.

Get off me.

Let me go, get off me.

- My precious...
- Let me go!

-Honey!
Honey, it's a girl!
-Oh, my...

How lucky are we?

You--
You took care of everything?

-Yes, but we don't have
much time.
-Okay.

No. No.

No! No! No, no! Please!

Please! No!

- This is Detective Douglas
from the Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff's Department, open up.

Open her up, Deputy.

Dining room clear.

Bedroom clear.

Bathroom clear.

All clear.

No sign of Riley.

Yeah, well,
I've got an APB out
on the Harpers' car,

and I'll leave the unit here
just in case they come back
to the house.

-We're gonna head over
to the roadblock.
-Yeah, go for it.

Is it possible
Cheryl didn't come back here

or she came here
for something else?

You know?
What if they don't have Riley?

Something doesn't make sense.
We're running out of time.

Wait a minute.

What is this?

Graves for their children?

They both died
the same year they were born.

If they were born at all.

This isn't about Riley.
It's about her baby.

Hey.

Reenie, you got anything?

Yeah, I reached out to
my contact at the medical
insurance company

that owed me a favor
and they pulled
the Harpers' files.

-And?
-And it turns out they have
a pretty tragic history

with trying to have a child.

Their IVF records show
that they were trying

to get pregnant
for almost a decade,

spent their
entire life savings

and have nothing
to show for it
besides two miscarriages.

Yeah, I found
two grave sites out back.

Maybe they're after Riley
for her unborn child.

I mean, it makes sense.

There's no chance
they'd be able to adopt.
Tyler has a record.

How bad is it?

Well, he did five years
for involuntary manslaughter

before they were married,
and he's been clean
ever since,

but no agency in the world
would give custody
of a child to him.

Yeah. What about Monica?

So that's the thing.
Monica wasn't always
Monica in Michigan.

Her real name is Lisa,
at least it was four years ago
when she was accused

of impersonating
a nurse in a NICU.

She was remanded
for outpatient
psych evaluation.

No telling what they'd do
to get a baby.

Okay, thanks, Reenie.
I gotta get with
local law enforcement.

We got a hit
on the Harpers' car,
on Highway 27.

Okay, let's go.

Here we go.

Hey.

Let me take a look.
What have we got?

Keep pressure on it.
Hey, good job.

It's okay, nothing vital.
Keep pressure on it.

-Okay, understand?
-Backup's on the way.
Which way did they go?

Through there.

Follow me.

This way. Come on.

Look.

-Look at this.
-Whoa, what is it?

I only see
one set of prints.

- Hide in the tree.
- Go, go! Hide!

Get down.

All right, I got him.

He's behind that boulder.
I need to get closer.

-Okay, I'll cover you.
-All right.

I trust you.

Be careful.

On three.
One, two...

Go.

If he came alone.
Monica still has
Riley somewhere.

Where is she?

I'll never tell.

We know you kidnapped
Riley for her baby.

You killed Cheryl
to keep us off your trail
and fled as a diversion.

Your little plan
hasn't been working out
too well so far.

So what's next?
Hmm?

You hold Riley
until she gives birth,

and then you run away
for good?

You know
that won't work out.

Help this make sense to me.

You'll never understand...

unless you walk a mile
in our shoes.

We have people
looking for your wife.

They'll shoot her on sight
if they think
Riley's in danger.

You'll never find her.

Do you know
how much I wanna hurt him?

But you can't do that.
That's exactly what he wants.

He thinks
he's protecting his family.

I know. But Riley's out there
in God knows what condition,

and this bastard's
the only one who knows where.

-Mind if I take a shot at him?
-You got an angle?

I might.

A lot of people would have
a problem with that,
it's not exactly protocol.

-But I trust you.
See what you can do.
-Yeah.

Saw the grave markers.

I know how tragedy
can warp a family,
change them forever.

I've lived it.

You have no idea
what you're talking about.

I know it changed Monica.

Or should I say Lisa?

Monica never existed.

You knew that.

You knew
she wasn't well,

and that's why she went
to the psychiatric hospital
years ago, right?

Nothing you can say
can make me betray my family.

Yeah.

Not being able
to have a child
can be devastating.

What do you think happens
once she gets what she wants?

You don't know
"devastating."

I know one person's
already dead.

You did some work
on Cheryl's house.

I saw the invoices.
You replaced a water heater.

Is that where you met Riley?
You heard them talking
about the baby, right?

And you probably just figured
all the pieces fit.

What pieces?

When your wife finally gets
the baby that she wants,

you're just
gonna be in the way.

She's gonna need
to get rid of Riley,
and pin the blame on someone.

That somebody is you.

Shut up.

No.
Monica would never do that.

She wants
our family to be whole.

It's what
she's always wanted.

And what about
what you want?

After Tyler Junior...

They don't tell you
how someone you never met
could break your heart.

You're trying to protect
your wife, I get it.
It's noble.

My dad...

was always on the run.

He...

...thought someone
was after us.

He was trying to protect us,
he brought us with him.

That's no life for a baby.

I just want her
to be happy.

Be whole.
Be a family.

And this is not the way,
and you know that.

Does your wife know that?

I just wanna make sure
that Riley and the baby
are safe.

And they are safe.
I never would have
left them there.

Left them where?
Where'd you leave 'em?

I'm not talking
to you anymore.

They're still at the house.

- I'll drive.
- Yep.

Nothing. Sorry, Katie.
Hey, we'll find them.

What now?

-We're missing something.
-The house is clean.
They're not here.

I say we keep
pressing Harper,
get him to crack.

-What is it?
-That space
above the garage,

I didn't notice that
when we were in the house.
Did you?

No.

Tyler's in construction.
He could conceal
his own build if he wanted to.

The space is
right behind this wall.

-Easy.
-Freeze! Hands in the air.

No.

I'll kill her.

No, you won't.
She's having a baby.

You know how much
that means to people.

No, just stop right there!

Why should she
get to have this baby?

She doesn't even want it.

She does.

She does.

That's why
you brought her here.

You care about that baby,
even if you don't care
about her.

It's over, Monica.

No, it can't be.

What's in the syringe?

What did you give her,
a sedative?

Something to keep her
from talking?

You're slowing her heart down.
What do you think
you're doing to the baby?

- No. No, I didn't mean to,
I was never...
- Monica.

- I know. I know. I know.
- I believe you.

Let go.

Let go.

It's okay. It's okay.

I just, I just wanted
a baby of my own...

Hey. Riley, hey.

Riley, open your eyes.

Open your eyes.
Look at me. Look at me.

You okay?

You're gonna be okay.

Mom.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness.
Oh, sweetheart.

I was so scared.

-I'm so sorry I didn't
tell you about the baby.
-No.

-I was afraid you'd think
I was throwing my life away.
-No, never.

Okay?
I love you so much.

I'm just so glad
that you're okay.

Oh, hold on, okay?
Hold on.

Hi. Colter, thank you so much
for bringing her back to me.

- It's my pleasure.
Thank you.
- Hmm.

All right.

Be good.

We will.

They good?

They got a lot to talk about,
but they'll be okay.

Officer Biggs
is gonna be okay. Yeah.

Took a bullet to the ribcage,
but missed any arteries.

That's good news.
Harpers are in custody?

-Yeah. Hey, thanks.
-Yeah.

I learned a lot from you.

And if you ever decide
to teach a night class

on how to be
a human bloodhound,
I'll be the first to sign up.

I'm sure you'll be an ace.

If not,
there's always the Navy.

I was in the Navy.

-Keep in touch?
-Yeah, you got my number
if you need me.