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No. No. No.

No, please don't.

No. No, no, no.

♪ Aah

♪ Ain't no stopping them

♪ Aah

♪ It's all going lovely

♪ I can't do it's for me
just to say the least ♪

♪ I'm getting hit with free
and ace on the lease ♪

Hey, Whit.

Oh.

Eric, you scared me.

Wait. What time is it?

-Is school over?
-Yeah.

You'd know that
if you went to class.

Ugh. My mom's gonna be
here any second.

No, I figured.

I just wanted to give you these.

You left them at my place
and I thought you might wanna

wear them this weekend.

Thanks, babe.

Um, what are you doing?

Nothing.

I'm just messing around.

Are you trying to change
your grades again?

No. I'm actually
trying to change yours.

I mean, it wasn't your fault
you missed those exams.

- Just 'cause your dad was--
- Whit, I said no.

All right. All right.

Well, I'm also trying to
hook up the fire alarm

to my phone,
but don't worry, okay?

I'm good.
You can go.

Just go.

All right. All right.

But why are you messing
with the fire alarm?

'Cause we're playing dodgeball
in gym on Monday, okay?

Now, you can go.

All right. All right.
I'll see you at the festival.

- Forgot this?
- Hey, mom.

I'm almost ready.

Was that um, Eric I just saw?

Whitney?

- Did you hear me?
- No. S-- sorry.

What was that?
I-- I don't know.

I-- I just didn't catch.

Hate that sound.

Okay. Hurry up.

Let's go.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

We still have to pack.

- Yeah.
- Come on.

I'm coming. I'm coming.

Really, mom?

That band's ancient.

What?
They're from the '90s, okay?

You know, this reunion is
a big deal.

We're not driving four hours
away from home for nothing.

What, the 1890s?

What do they play?
Is it sonatas?

-Ha-ha.
-Yeah.

It's retro, thank you very much.

Retro?

Okay. Hold on.

Let me just call the last
millennium to tell them

everything's retro again.

Aw.

Oh.

So, who's playing that
you want to see?

Well, there's this grime crew
on at 2:00.

They're from London.

Aye.

Grime.

Sounds like dirt.

Well, yeah.

That's the point, mom.

Here, let me play you something.

Um, Eric?

Why is he texting you?

I thought y'all broke up.

You know what?
I-- I don't know.

Maybe he's-- he's bored
or I don't know--

Hey, Whit.

Can't wait for this weekend.

Did you tell your mom yet?

So, Eric will be
at the festival?

I thought this was supposed
to be a mother-daughter thing.

Yeah, it still is.

What, with your ex
hanging around?

Okay, well, he's not...

He's not really my ex.

We talked about this.

Okay?

I don't want you hanging around
this guy with his reputation.

Well, you make him sound
like some criminal.

Well, I've seen his school file.

Oh, you looked at his file?

Yeah, I'm his teacher, so...

I'm also your mother.

Okay. Well, you're not me,

so you don't get to make
my decisions, for me.

As your mother, it is my job
to keep you safe

and to keep you from
ruining your life.

By having a boyfriend?

Whitney, you got
suspended from school this year.

Those girls deserved to
get their phones hacked.

They were cyber-bullying
half the school.

If I see Eric at this festival
this weekend, I'm--

It's a music festival, mom.

It's not your English class,
okay?

You can't just kick him out.

I'm still your mother.

Yeah,
and that's the problem.

You have not left me alone
since Dad died.

Don't bring your father
into this.

He let me be me.

Well, he certainly wouldn't
let you be whoever it is

you're pretending to be.

Wow.

Just stop the car.

Don't be ridiculous, Whitney.

No, stop the car.

Let me out.
Stop the car!

All right. Fine. Just can I--

Let me...

pull over.

Let's just take a second,
get some air.

I'll, um...

I'll get some coffee, some gas.

You want anything?

Still can't believe.

Oh, woah, woah, woah!

Oh! Oh my!

Careful.

That was so close.

Thank you.

Wow.

Watch where you're going, man.

Hey. Uh, I'll take these

and $50 on pump six, please.

Hi, this is Eric.

You know what to do.

I tried to tell her,
but she's nuts.

She thinks you're like some,
some convicted felon.

I swear to God, I'm gonna
leave her in the dust

as soon as I can get away.

Nice. A squid.
Would you look at that?

Okay.
I don't know.

I got you a ice capp,
oat milk or some.

Okay.

True that.

Nice.

A squid.
Would you look at that?

Okay.

Whit.

Where would you go?

Hey, Whit, you in here?

It's time to go.

Hey, it's Whit.

Text instead.

Whitney, where are you?

Get back to the car.

Is that Eric?

Is that you in the car?

Whitney, is that Eric's car?

I can't believe.

Where's the keys?

What?

Are you kidding me?

No.

Come on.

-Just--
-Hey, you forgot these.

Oh, thank you.

Hi, this is Eric.

You know what to do.

Eric, it's Megan, Whitney's mom,
your English teacher,

and soon to be vice principal.

I swear to God, if Whitney
is in that car with you...

Oh, come on.

Okay.

License and registration.

Thank God, Officer.

I need your help.

My daughter is in that car
up ahead

and I need to find her.

What car is that, ma'am?

Well, they're gone now, so...

What's the make
and model of this vehicle?

Um, I-- I don't know.

It's a red car.

It has uh, four doors.

It's got tinted windows.

It's her boyfriend's, I think.

Okay, so now she's
with her boyfriend?

Yes, I think.

I mean, it's a red car
with teens,

driving erratically.

And I told her to break up
with him,

but I think
that he picked her up

and I think that he took her.

How old is your daughter, ma'am?

She's 17.

And is there any reason to
believe that she's in danger?

Yes.

Well, I mean, no, not--
not like--

not like that, okay?

She's not even supposed
to be dating him. All right?

So, if you're not gonna
do anything,

can you please just let me go?
Please?

Uh, well, hey, I'm gonna
have to call it in,

'cause I can't have you engaging
in a high-speed chase, okay?

A high-speed chase?

It's my daughter!

-I'm just trying--
-Dispatch, this is Officer Troy.

I need a BOLO on a red
four-door sedan,

tinted windows, two teens
inside the vehicle.

-I--
-Excuse me, Officer.

Can you just hurry up
and give me a ticket

and let me go?

I, I can find her.

Can you let me deal with this--
Hey, hey, hey!

- Hands where I can see them.
- What?

Put your hands on
the steering wheel.

- I'm just--
- Ma'am!

-Out of the vehicle, now.
-What?

Step out of the vehicle, now.

Now.

Okay.

- Up against the car.
- All right, ah.

Hands up against the car.

I'll need to take you
down to the station.

This is ridiculous.

Ms. McChesney.

Did you find her?

Did you find Whitney?

We're still looking, ma'am,
but first thing's first,

we're not charging you.

Uh, charging me with what?

Ma'am, you were doing 50 over
the speed limit.

You coulda killed yourself
or someone else,

not to mention attempting
to leave the scene.

I wasn't trying to...

I am trying to find my daughter.

I know.

Officer Troy located
the red car,

but it was just some local kids
heading to the festival.

Oh, speaking of, we contacted
the venue.

If anyone scans tickets attached
to you, your daughter,

or uh, Eric Christopher, is it?

I will be notified immediately.

The next department is
two hours north

and they are also
on the lookout.

But ma'am, my officer tells me
you were arguing

with your daughter.
Is that correct?

Yeah.

I mean, we were,
we were fighting about Eric.

She probably called him
to pick her up.

Okay.

Has she ever uh,
run away before?

Uh, yeah, a few times.

Um, since her dad died,
she's been,

she's been acting out.

Hmm.

And she came back every time?

Yeah,
but when she was running away,

she was running away from home,
not some random gas station

in the middle of nowhere.

Right,
but she did come back.

Yes, but uh--

Right, so likely,
all you have to do is wait.

I want my daughter back.
Okay?

She is-- she's not safe.

They were driving like maniacs.

I mean, he's-- he's a criminal.

Criminal?

What's he done?

I'm not sure.

I haven't been able to access
his juvenile files

from his school records,
but I'm telling you,

his family is trouble.

Okay.

Ms. McChesney, I promise
she will turn up soon.

The festival itself is
four counties over,

so it's outside my jurisdiction.

But I do have some cop buddies
who are working security there

off duty.

So, if she doesn't come back
on her own, we'll find her.

And what am I supposed to
do until then?

Head home.

I mean, that's where she'll go
when she's ready to come back,

right?

You don't have to worry.

Oh!

Mm.

No.

No, please don't hurt me!

I'm like you.

He took me, too.

Yes, Annabelle.

Hi, it's Whitney's mom.

Um, listen, have, have you
heard from her today?

Hi, Marlo, it's Megan,
Whitney's mom.

Has she texted you?
Yes, I'm still here.

Uh, has she contacted you
about missing any shifts or--

Eric, it's Megan, again.

Call me back.

I'm worried.

Well, if you hear anything,
just let me know.

Okay.

Eric, is Whitney with you?

Because if she is,
I'm not mad, okay?

I just want to talk.

I thought she was driving to
the festival with you.

Eric, I saw you driving
at the gas station in Hanwell.

I saw you give me the finger.

I didn't go through Hanwell.

I'm driving my brother's car.

The red one?

I-- I-- I saw you pick her up
to go to that bar.

It wasn't a bar.

My crew was playing a show
and the car I'm driving

to the festival is grey, okay?

So wait, you are going
to the festival?

Whit said she was
gonna tell you.

Okay.

Just-- can you just tell me
where she is?

I told you.
I don't know.

She left a message saying
you were fighting.

So, this is my fault?

No, that's not what I said.

I'm just telling
you what she said.

Okay.

Uh, whatever.

Fine.

If you hear from her
can you just let me know?

Yes, ma'am.

Excuse me.

I'm uh, I'm looking for
my daughter.

Any chance you might've
seen her?

No, love, I'm-- I'm sorry,
I haven't.

All right.
Uh, thanks anyway.

But I can offer you a nice meal
and a hot cup of coffee.

Actually, I saw a sign that
you have a room for rent.

Do you rent by the night?

Yeah.

Why don't you grab a seat?

I'll grab you
that cup of coffee.

Hey, hey.
It's-- it's Eric.

What the hell are you
doing here?

Looking for you.

I'm here to help find Whitney.

Oh.

You checked your car?

Hilarious.

Why didn't you call me?

I tried.
You didn't answer.

Look, I-- I saw your car
and the diner lady said

you were staying here.

Look.

I need to show you something.

She shares her location with me.

It stopped tracking yesterday.

Should we call the police?

Yeah.

Yeah.

But I am not waiting for them.

You coming?

Uh...

Why did you attack me?

You were gonna scream.

They all do.

But he doesn't like it
when you scream.

It scares him.

Who are you talking about?

The man who took us.

The keeper.

He gets scared
and he gets angry.

What man?

Wh-- what's going on here?

I mean, who are you?

My name is Beth.

It's been so long.

Feels like a lifetime ago.

I don't even feel like me.

How long?

I can't really tell for sure.

There's no sun, no stars,
no moon.

Okay.

How many days?

Days?

Not days.

What was she doing here?

Did she have any food
or water?

Check the map.

Right. Um.

Yeah. Uh, this is the spot.

What's that?

There's something inside.

I found another one.

Can you bring it over?

It's Whitney's.

Come on.

Let's go.

There's gotta be something.

Anything.

There's nothing.

This is a graveyard.

He calls it, the “playpen”.

But look, we don't have time
for this.

When he comes back,
you have to be ready.

Ready for what?

He's going to come in

and he's going
to ask you questions.

What kind of questions?

That's what I'm trying
to tell you.

The other girls,
they wouldn't listen.

There are other girls?

Not anymore,
'cause they didn't listen.

They didn't know how to talk
to him,

but I do, so you have to listen!

Okay.

Okay, what do I say?

- What's your name?
- Whitney.

Whitney McChesney.

No last names.

Keep it simple.
How old are you?

Uh, 17.

Yeah. That's okay.
That works.

Uh, where are you from?

- Fairview.
- Perfect.

That's perfect.

Okay, now practice.

-Name, age, town.
-What?

-Do I have to do--
-Just do it!

Please?

Practice.

Fine. Fine.

I'm Whitney, I'm 17,
and I'm from Fairview.

No, you can't sound angry.
You have to be calm.

Nice.

Here, pretend I'm him.

Say it to me.

My name is Whitney, I'm 17,
and I'm from Fairview.

Say it again.

My name is Whitney, I'm 17,
and I'm from Fairview.

Again.

My name is Whitney, I'm 17,
and I'm from Fairview.

Again.

My name is Whitney,
I'm 17, and I'm from Fairview.

We found these in that
wooded area

and inside was
Whitney's earring.

Okay. I'll uh,
I'll look into it.

You'll look into it?

But you're gonna search
the area, right?

Look, I know this spot.

High school kids like
to go up there

to drink and fool around.

But this isn't junk
kids left behind.

It was stuffed inside these
weird wire figures.

Hmm.
Did you find Whitney's phone?

No, but, Chief,
Whitney was there.

This is her earring.

You sure?

-Yes.
-Yeah, I bought them for her.

And you're positive she was
wearing them yesterday?

Yes. I think--

Yeah, but we need to find
the other one.

Okay, fine.
I'll uh, I'll go take a look.

Take a look?

Chief, you cannot be serious.

My daughter is missing.

You know, yesterday you were
pretty convinced

this young man was behind
your daughter's disappearance.

Now, I understand you are
both upset,

but you need to let
the professionals handle

the investigation.

You suck, man.

You see that.
Oh, I gotta...

Ms. McChesney.

Hi, Megan.

Sorry.

This is Eric,
Whitney's boyfriend.

He's here to help.

Okay. Well, um, this is my card.

Call me if you need anything.

Okay.

Why are you doing this?

Just want things to be done
right in this town.

Yeah.
You should.

I'm sorry
your daughter's missing.

Thanks.

Hey, maybe you can help me out.

I've been looking into this
and there's been a lot of girls

disappearing from this area
over the years.

Yeah, but I heard most of them
were runaways.

Yeah, a few, but a lot of them
just haven't even turned up.

Like, a lot of their stuff has
been showing up

in these strange,
um, these wire figures.

Like uh, well, like this girl.

Recognize her?

Cynthia Lawrence?

She went missing from this area
a few months ago, hitchhiking.

Yeah.

I, I think I do.

I remember she was in here.

Didn't have much money.

Barely enough for a coffee.

She looked really hungry,
so I just gave her some pie

on the house.

And did she say where
she was going?

I think she said she was gonna
try and catch a ride

up at the gas station.

The gas station.

That's the same gas station
Whitney...

And-- and the police didn't
do anything?

The Chief likes to keep things
quiet around here,

but Officer Troy tried his best.

Well, he's been trying to
help me, too.

I mean, he's really ambitious.

He wanted to go for the top job
here in Hanwell

and a lot of us supported it.

It's really a shame to lose him.

Lose him?

I think he's fed up
with the Chief.

I heard that
he's pulling up stakes

and moving across the country,
start fresh.

Can't say I blame him.

And Cynthia, you said
that she disappeared after she

to the gas station?

Yeah.

Huh.

Thanks.

Sure.

And hey, um, I really hope you
find your little girl.

Oh, I will.

Help me!

Help me! Help me!

Eric!

He's-- he's in the bathroom.

The kidnapper is
in the bathroom.

Shouldn't you report
what just happened?

Someone tried to kill you.

I will,

but I don't think I have enough
to convince the Chief yet.

What were you doing there?

I was checking out where
Whitney went missing.

Hmm.

Okay. Well, um...

Thank you for your help,
but uh,

I think I'm gonna
take it from here.

Help?

You wouldn't have any of this
without me.

I am not going to be responsible
for you, okay?

And frankly, you don't...

You don't seem
like the kinda guy

that can actually solve a case.

I love Whitney

and I would do anything
to protect her.

You have known her for f--

You have known her
for a few months.

It's been two years.

You don't know me.

And it sounds like you don't
really know Whitney either.

Um, go home, Eric.

It's over.

I can do this myself, you know.

I know, but he likes the
girls to look a certain way.

The other girls,
what happened to them?

He takes them.

Where, I don't know.

But they never come back.

How did you end up here?

I was stuck in a small town,
married.

After a fight with my husband
I just started driving.

Then I blew a tire
and I flagged down a guy,

the wrong guy.

You?

My mom and I were fighting
and she stopped for gas.

I was so mad, I was crying,

and I went to the bathroom

to call my boyfriend.

And I could hear the door open
behind me,

and the next thing I remember
I ended up here.

What were you fighting about
with your mom?

My boyfriend, she thinks
he's a bad influence.

Is he?

I think I'm a bad influence
on him.

He's the one always
trying to get me to class

and "Stop fighting
with the Algos."

Algos?

The Algorithms.

They're this squad of girls
who just bully everyone.

They run the school.

You're a good kid.

Maybe if I ever get out of here,
maybe I'll have one of my own.

There.

Now give me your biggest smile.

Americano, is that right?

Right.

Oh, Ms. McChesney, uh,
Chief's busy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, you can't
come in here.

Someone is taking women right
in your backyard,

and they have my daughter.

What am I looking at here?

Names of missing women,
probably others.

I mean, Whitney needs your help.
If you could just--

Most of these girls ran away,
skipped bail

or followed some guy.

I have looked into them.

I need you to take another look.

I know you think you
found something.

This is nothing.

Then why did someone just
try to kill me?

What?

At the gas station, there was
someone who attacked me.

Who?

I didn't see his face.

Ah, and I'm willing to bet
no one else did either.

Why would I lie?

I'm not sure.

Maybe to make your daughter's
disappearance look like

something criminal instead
of a runaway.

Oh, come on. Please, Chief.

Look, I will go over the files
again, Ms. McChesney,

I promise you, but I need you
to let me do my job.

-But I just want--
-Now!

Ms. McChesney, stop.

Look, I-- I-- I'm sorry, he's
impossible to get through

once he's been challenged.

-I know.
-Then do something about it.

I'm trying.

Look, I-- I heard you talk
about the attack.

I believe you.

You do?

I pulled Eric's file.

Did you know he has
a juvenile record?

Yeah, I did.

But I-- I haven't gotten
all the details.

Okay, well, I do.

Look there's four arrests,
no convictions, uh,

shoplifting, vandalism,
breaking and entering, and

stalking.

Stalking?

Yeah, his brother's girlfriend.

Uh, apparently he was obsessed
with her when he was 16.

That would've been just before
he met Whitney, right?

Now, complaint was dropped,
but I just felt you should know.

This...

It's like I don't...

Yeah, it's like on one hand
I-- I trust him

and then on the
next it's like...

I'm scared he did something
to my daughter.

I have to go.

I knew it.

Ms. McChesney,
what are you doing?

What did you do?

What are you doing in my car?

- What did you do to Whitney?
- Nothing.

-I didn't do anything to her.
-I don't trust you.

- I promise.
- You did something.

- This was in your car.
- I love her!

- Why was this in your car?
- I don't know.

Someone must've planted it
or something--

Eric,
what did you do to Whitney?

- Nothing.
- What did you--

I would never hurt her.

- What do you mean?
- Hey, hey. Hey!

Everything okay?

Officer Troy, look what I found.

Where'd you find that?

- In his car.
- I didn't do it.

Someone's framing me or...

I don't know how it got there,
I swear.

Yeah.

Put that in there, please.

Hands on your head.

What?

-I didn't do this.
-Hands on your head.

Eric Christopher,
you're under arrest.

You have the right to counsel.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say could be
used as evidence.

Do you understand this?

My name is Whitney.

I'm 17,
and I'm from Fairview.

Um, hey, I said,
"I'm Whitney, 17, Fairview."

Hey, I'm talking to you.

I said, "I'm talking to you."

Shh.

Some people get to be seen,
special ones like you, Whitney.

Do you know what happens next?

Did you dream?

Wh-- what?

It's a surprise,
but don't be scared.

This is the safest
you'll ever be.

What?

I was never special.

She said no one would want me,
but they'll want you.

I don't-- I don't know
what you want from me.

They'll pay anything.

When I sleep under the sky,

everything is always so...

...dark.

But you shine...

you are special.

They can see that.

We all can.

Look, I don't know what the hell
you're talking about.

Whitney, please, don't,
please, don't.

I don't know what you want me
to say.

Okay, I don't know--

Thanks.

I heard you talking with
your friend about

the other missing girls.

I think you're right, I think
there's something terrible

going on.

Well, he's not my friend
and I think he's behind it.

Why, what do you know?

Nothing for sure,

but whoever's doing this
is local.

Chief Rainier hasn't been
the same

since his wife Elizabeth
left him.

He's gotten mean,
he doesn't listen.

People are starting to wonder

if it's more than
just heartbreak.

But um, I've already
said too much.

Meet me tomorrow after close.

11 o'clock.

What does he want with me?

Mostly he just wants to listen
to the sound of your voice.

He wants to feel special.

The girls who figure it out
last longer.

So what do I do?

Stay calm.

Use a soothing tone.

Believe it or not, he's scared,
like a kid after a nightmare.

I can help you.

Thank you.

Sorry to keep you
waiting so long.

Thanks for being so patient.

What the hell is going on here?

I hear you've been getting up
to no good in my town.

I'm just here to find Whitney.

Well, you got a funny way
of showing it,

attacking her mother
at the gas station.

That wasn't me.

I was helping her.

Oh, really?

Well then, how do you explain
your missing girlfriend's

other earring being
in your possession?

I don't know.

Maybe you got tired of messing
up all your cases

-so you decided to--
-Tell me where you got it.

-I told you, I-- I don't know.
-Did you take her?

Are you working
with someone else?

What?
No.

I-- I-- I don't even--

Where did you get the earring?

I don't know.

Someone must have put it
in my bag.

You've wasted enough of my time
for one day.

You're gonna stay here
for the night.

We'll pick this up tomorrow.

You can sleep
in our holding cell.

What was that, that thing he was
making out of wires?

I've seen them around before,
but I...

You mean those?

I don't know.

Sometimes he asks me
to help him with them.

You help him?

It always happens after
a girl disappears.

He puts something
of theirs inside.

I think he feels bad.

Beth, it sounds like you
feel sorry for him.

I don't think he knows what
he's doing, not really.

He kidnapped us.

He could have killed
the other girls.

No, yeah. I know.

I know.

Sorry.

It's just, it's been so long.

So, so long.

Did you hold Eric overnight?

I mean, is he still in there?

Yeah.

The Chief's interrogating
him again.

Ugh.

I-- I don't know what to
believe anymore.

At first I thought,
I'm sure she just ran away.

And then I think maybe
somebody took her.

And then I'm--
I'm sure that Eric

did something terrible to her.

And now Dana is telling me that
you're leaving town,

that you tried and--
and-- and it's just too much.

She tells me something's
going on with Chief Rainier,

and I'm just-- I just--

Okay, why-- why are you
telling me all this?

Because I think this is
an opportunity for you

to show this town that
you can solve this.

Everybody knows that there's
something going on here.

I need to see those case files.

I could lose my job.

Or you could actually stay
and-- and make a difference.

You're taking the law
into your own hands.

My daughter's life is
at stake here.

Okay, let's go.

Whitney, sit.

When you sleep,
do you have nightmares?

Um, I used to.

I used to dream about
the bad things I did,

the people I hurt,
the mistakes I made.

But um, not anymore.

Now, I just dream of the stars.

I made uh, stick figures
that protect me.

They hide all the bad thoughts
and uh, memories inside.

And it works?

No matter what you've done?

Yes.

They stay up all night so
the bad thoughts can't catch me.

I think they'd like to play
with your wire figures, too.

I like them

and I like that you made me
part of one.

I feel special.

You are special.

I want you to shine.

You're exactly what
they're waiting for.

Open it.

I want you to be our star!

You'll be their favourite
for our grand finale.

Uh, thank you.

Four separate arrests.

A breaking and entering...

Oh, stalking your brother's
girlfriend?

- I didn't stalk no one.
- Oh, yeah?

I was trying to help my brother
get clean.

He was an addict.

Both of ‘em were.

I broke into his girlfriend's
place one night

and flushed their stash.

I didn't know what else to do.

She got all pissed
and filed those crazy charges,

which got dropped.

Well, that is
a very convenient story.

And from what Ms. McChesney
tells my officer,

your old man has lots of
stories, too.

Just like your brother, huh?

You gonna charge me
with something?

No.

Not yet.

But you don't tell me
what you know,

and I'm gonna make you wish

that you'd never come
to Hanwell.

Hey!

Where is she?

-I'm looking for her, too.
-Did you hurt her?

-What? No.
-Do you know where the room is?

What room?
What are you talking about?

Whitney's the last girl, right?

-So say it. Say it!
-Say what, huh?

What do you want me to say?

Uh, that I did something to her,
that I took her?

Is that what you want?

Would that make things easier
for you to just pin it all

on me and call it day? Huh?

The shady boyfriend
with the messed-up family

and the bad rap sheet.

It's gotta be.

Her own mother thinks I did it,
so what chance do I have

of convincing you, Chief?

Huh?

I don't care what you think.

I don't care what anyone thinks.

I didn't do this!

Very compelling.

Still not buying it.

I love her.

She's my soul-mate.

I would never do anything
to hurt her.

Do you know what it feels like
to lose someone you love?

Do you?

Someone planted those earrings
on me and you know it.

There've been multiple girls
that have gone missing

right under your nose

and you haven't done
a damn thing about it.

What do you know, Chief?

Huh?

It's obvious that you're
covering something up

and when I find out what
that is--

Enough!

I want you outta here
before I do charge you.

You hear me?

And I never wanna see
your face again.

I suggest, if you know what's
good for you,

you pack your bags
and you leave Hanwell tonight.

Oh, we are gonna make you
all pretty again.

Okay,
I know what you're thinking.

But-- but that's a bad idea.

If he catches you,
if he catches us--

Don't worry.

If anything happens,
I'll make sure he doesn't

-blame you.
-That's not my point.

-I don't want you to get--
-When will he come by?

I don't know!

No, you can't!

No, he'll kill us both!

What are you doing?

- Don't go!
- Why?

Because I don't wanna be alone.

Then come with me.

I can't!

I'm too scared!

Beth, I'll come back.

Okay? I promise.

No!

No, you won't!

I'll be all alone.

- He'll never let me--
- Please, Beth!

I'm not leaving,
I'm just getting help

and I'll be back.
Okay?

No, no!

Look for boxes C11
through 138.

Why is it all out of order?

Uh, this is Hanwell.

Most of this is just dime bags
and bad checks,

not a lot of critical evidence.

But why isn't there anything
on the missing girls?

Uh, things have a tendency
to disappear around here.

Oh, that shelf hasn't been
touched in years.

It's exactly where I'd hide
new evidence.

We really have to hurry.

Okay, gotta...

C11?

I think I found it.

Look.

Tsk.

What the hell is going on here?

I have no idea.

It's the Chief.

Hey, Troy.

What are you doing here?

Oh, just going over chain of
custody for that fraud case

we had last month.

Always sweating the small stuff,
aren't you, Troy?

So, I'm gonna head out early.

Can you uh, stick around
till Morgan gets here?

Will do.

You know, I'll walk you out.

Go over the patrols
for next week.

Yeah, good idea.

How could you leave me?

I tried to keep you safe!

Mother left me under the stars
until they died.

You're just like her!

- You're no different!
- Please!

All the stars leave
me!

No, please don't hurt her!

I can help her, okay?

I can fix her, I promise.

I can teach her to be good
for you, just like I am.

I know she can do it.

You can tell, right?

You're smart.

You can tell
when someone's special.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Dana?

It's Megan.
You in here?

Dana?

What, what do you think you're
doing with that?

It's dead.

It's not dead.

It's just drained.

Okay.

I'm sure I saw a 9 volt
somewhere.

Um, yeah.

Um, yeah, this is good.

Okay.

Okay, this is the one.

I don't get it.

I want to thank you for,

for everything you've done
for me.

Okay, I-- I wouldn't be alive
if it wasn't for you.

I just--

I wish I could help you more,
make up for all the mistakes

I've made in my life.

You have done everything
you can.

Not everything.

Dana?

Dana?

How did you learn how to do
all this stuff?

Robotics club.

You were in robotics club?

Sorry.

It's okay.

I learned how to hack into
the attendance system

and get into the Algos' phones.

Oh my God.

It worked!

Oh my God.

Eric?

Eric!

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

- Hello?
- Ugh.

There's somebody here
in front of the Mumford Diner.

I think he's been hit by a car.

He's hurt pretty badly.
Please hurry.

Mumford Diner.

- Is it, is it bad?
- No, it's--

-It's-- it's bad, isn't it?
-No, it's...

It's, you know--

- Oh.
- It's okay.

Now, do you believe me?

Yes.

I do.

Don't worry there.

The car came out of nowhere.

The police is coming.

They'll be here soon.

Someone planted that earring
in my backpack.

I-- I-- I know the Chief is
behind this.

I saw it in his face.

I asked him about
the missing girls.

I...

I need you to believe me
about this, too.

-I, uh...
-God, I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I should've-- I should've
just listened to her.

God, ever since her dad died,
I've just been--

I've been trying to protect her.

All I've been doing is
hurting her.

Just find her.

Please. Okay?

Just find her.

Hi,
you've reached Megan McChesney.

I'm not available right now,
but if you leave a message,

I'll call you back.

No! No, mom!

Uh, mom, mom, please!

You have to find me!
Okay?

Um, this man took me from
the gas station

and um,

I'm-- I'm in some, some trailer
in the middle of nowhere,

but um,
there are abandoned cars.

Okay?
It-- it's a junkyard.

And um, um, there's this
other lady with me, Beth.

Um, she's been trapped, too,
but mom, please.

You have to find me.

Okay?
You have to find me, mom!

I-- I'm...

What the hell did you do?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

If he sees what you're doing,
the phone,

it could all be over for us.

How could he see, Beth?

I mean, how would he find out?

You just ruined our only chance.

He's watching.

What the hell?

I'm just trying to protect us.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Mom?

Mom, please,
you have to find me!

This man took me from
the gas station and um,

I'm-- I'm in some trailer
in the middle of nowhere.

And um, there's this other lady
with me, Beth.

She's been trapped, too.

But mom, you have to find me.

Okay, you have to...

Oh my God.

Whitney! No.

N-- no. No.

Officer Troy, this is Megan.

Listen,

I think that Chief Rainier
is behind taking these girls.

I just got a message
from Whitney.

She said that she's being
held captive by...

She's-- she's being held captive
with this woman named Beth.

Please, you have to help me.

I have to find her.

Damn it!

Officer Morgan.

This is Megan McChesney.

I had a meeting with
Chief Rainier earlier today

and I'm pretty sure I left
my wallet in his office.

I didn't see anything.

I'll check again.

Great.

I'll uh, wait while you
have a look.

Thank you.

Miss McChesney?

You bastard.

Chief, what are you doing here?

Ah, motion alert went off
in my office.

That was me.

Some lady called, said she left
her wallet in there.

I checked,
but I didn't see anything.

Uh, what lady?

Said her name was Megan
something.

You know what?

I uh, got some paperwork
I need to finish up.

Why don't you take the rest
of the night off?

Cool.

Okay.

Oh God.

Dana.

Freeze!

Hands!

Turn around!

Slow!

Drop it.

Okay.

-No, no, no. No, no.
-Move!

Somebody help me please!

Shut up!

Move!

Okay.

Okay.

Here's what we're gonna do.

You're gonna get into my car
and we're gonna go for

a little drive.

-No, no, no, no, no, no.
-Just the two of us.

No, no.
Please! Somebody!

Somebody help me!

Help me!

You think you know everything?

You know how deep this goes?

You knew?

This whole time,
you knew where she was?

All of the girls,
all of the videos,

you watched them.

And you don't even think
about those families,

those girls that you're sending
off to die.

Megan.

-You're sick.
-Megan.

You are sick in the head.
You are sick.

You want to see your daughter
again, right?

Right?

You want to hold her in
your arms, right?

Don't you think

that I might
have that same thought?

You stay away from my daughter.

I said shut up!

Im not going anywhere.

I said shut up!

You're gonna ruin this, I swear.

All this work, all these years
for nothing!

Please.

One girl, just one more girl
tonight.

And if she dies because of you,
I swear to you,

I will put you--

Troy.

Are you okay?

- You all right?
- Yeah, I think so.

He's behind it all, all of
the missing girls.

Dana is in here.

He killed her.

She must've known about
all the girls.

I um, uh, I-- I saw the--
I saw the videos.

What videos?

There-- there were these videos
in-- in his-- in his office

and on-- on his computer.

He was watching them.

It was on these like,
security cameras.

He was watching them
this whole time.

We have to tell somebody.

Okay.
No, no, no, no, no, no.

Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

We don't know how far this goes,
who we can trust.

Uh, these videos,
w-- what about them?

What did you see?

They're dark.

They're-- they're uh,
kind of grungy.

It's like, it looks like
the girls were locked up in a--

in a trailer.

And-- and Whitney, she left--
she left me this voicemail.

Uh, it said something about
abandoned cars

or a-- a junkyard or...

Uh, auto wrecker,
there's an auto wrecker

on the east side.

Let's go get your daughter.

Whitney!

Whitney!

We found him!

We got the Chief!

No, no.

Surprise.

Lee, take that stupid thing
off your head.

- But--
- Now!

Lee, you said you were done
with the wire figures.

But the girls,

they need something
so they aren't forgotten,

so they know that I'm sorry.

The girls don't care
you're sorry, Lee.

They're being sold to
the highest bidder,

no questions, no trace,
no consequences.

You're selling these girls off?

To who?

Whoever will pay the most
on the dark web.

Uh, I-- I don't understand.

Oh, you-- you don't understand?

My big brother,
he's got big problems.

Ever since we were kids,
mom couldn't handle you.

No, no, kept you locked outside
at night like a dog.

Yeah, always dreamed of escaping
her cruelty, didn't we?

Go somewhere where we could
see the stars

and the moon as bright as day.

Ah.

Look, I'm-- I'm sorry that
that happened to you,

but why are you doing this
to my little girl?

Your little girl
and all the others,

they're helping make
that escape a reality.

Your daughter is our final sale,
our-- our-- what do you call it?

Utopia on the horizon.

She's a dream accomplished.

You should be very proud of her.

She's a star.

Why?

Why?

Why, why, why, why?

I don't...

Why did mom put her cigarettes
out on her arms, huh?

Why didn't we ever sleep
through a night?

No why.

There's no why.

Sometimes people just do what
they have to

to survive.

You know, I was having a lot
of fun leading her in circles.

Almost pinned Dana's murder
on the Chief, didn't I?

And Beth?

Is she in there, too?

She's clever, isn't she?

See, the Chief got too close
to Lee,

so he had to take his wife
as collateral.

Now, every case forgotten
every witness buried,

he gets video evidence that
she's still alive.

One wrong move, one traced IP,
she's dead.

She's just through there.
Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

She's been very cooperative.

One final sale
and you're free.

We'll let you go.

There you are.

Whitney.

Hey, maybe you could help us
put our first family package

together.

Stay.

Stay.

But uh, but--

Timeout!

You can't let him talk
to you like that.

Whitney.

What are you doing?

He's not your mother.

He's your little brother.

He shouldn't be telling you
what to do.

What?

Would you just shut up.
Get back in the hole.

You're stronger than him,
smarter than him.

He-- he doesn't care about us
like you do.

How'd you guys get so close?

What is this?

Did you guys bond?

Did you get nice and tight?

You're not gonna
let that happen, are you?

Show me.

- I said--
- Please show me-

Shut your mouth.

That you remember them! Please!

- Shut up, little girl.
- Please.

Hey!

Hey.

No.

No, no!

Oh no.

Whitney.

Whitney.

Come here, my baby girl.
Come here.

My little girl.

You're safe.

Mom, I'm so sorry, okay?

I'm-- I'm so sorry.

Really.

You have nothing
to be sorry about.

You hear me?

You hear me?

Nothing.

- The Chief.
- Get me out of here!

- Give me the gun!
- Here, here!

Give me the gun!

Troy!

Beth!

Beth.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Come here.

It's okay.

Oh.

You're safe.

You are finally safe.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Are you sure
you have everything?

Wristbands, first-aid kits,
snacks, phone charger?

I'm pretty sure.

Yes.

I've had your checklist
memorized for days, so...

Hey.

-Sorry, I'm a bit late.
-Hey.

Um, but I made us a playlist
for the ride.

Oh.

How's your dad, Eric?

He's better, thanks.

Um, he just got
his two-month chip yesterday.

Ah.

So glad to hear that.

Thanks.

Mom, you don't have to do this
every time you see him.

Okay, let me put this in
for you.

All right.

Hey, I love you.

More than anything.

You know that, right?

I love you, too, mom.

Oh, get off.

-Weirdo.
-Okay.

Ugh.

Okay, you text me the second
you get there.

And don't let your phone die
in the first two hours.

Okay.

I'll send you a pic the second
we pitch our tent, okay?

Okay.

Drive safe.

Pay attention to the road.

♪ Rise up like I shot shot

♪ Shine up like a shining star

♪ Stand tall like a stature

♪ Raise up like I shot shot

♪ Rise up like I shot shot

♪ Shine up like a star star

♪ Stand tall like a stature

♪ Oh my Lord

♪ On the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ On the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ Through all of these days
stand firm at the top ♪

♪ While we live
under the stars ♪

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ On the up

♪ On the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ On the up

♪ On the up

♪ I and I keep it on the up

♪ No matter what the weather
or come round upon the corner ♪

♪ Gonna run like a track star
or rise like a shot shot ♪

♪ No matter what the weather
or come round upon the corner ♪