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♪ I was gone before I left... ♪

...debating which
superpower is the best,

and Lola literally said

- "invisibility."
- It's obviously
invisibility.

What's wrong with invisibility?

Teleportation
is way more useful.

- What?
- I clearly won that debate,
and that's okay.

Okay. Train's leaving, people.

I'd like to get home, too,
you know?

♪ There was trouble
on my back...♪

All set?

♪ They tried to run me down. ♪

License and registration.

I wasn't going that fast.

You know, the speed limit
is there to keep people safe,

and you, sir, were
going six miles an hour

over the speed limit.

We both know

this is not about
six miles an hour, Boone.

It's about six runs.

I'm not sure
what you're referring to, sir.

Hmm. Last year's softball game.

No?

Bravest versus the Finest,
when Station 42 destroyed

the sheriff's office
by six runs?

This year's game
will be a different story.

All right. Well, I guess
we'll see in a few hours.

- I guess we'll see.
- Mm-hmm.

Look on the bright side.
You should be able to run

those bases a little faster
now that your wallet's

150 bucks lighter.

You drive safe now.

Mickey, come on. You can be slow

- once you get on the field.
- I read somewhere

that smack talk
is a sign of insecurity.

You worried you're gonna lose?

Yeah, since 42's going
for a three-peat,

not so much.

Forgot my glove. Hold on.

You might need that.

I guess I'm gonna get that.

Mom, what are you doing here?

Hi, sweetheart. How are you?

Are you going to the game
with Mickey?

Such a fun tradition.

I know the Boys & Girls Clubs
really appreciate it.

- Who is it, Share?
- Oh, will you look at that?

I... I just love seeing
my two girls together.

The two of you not talking
all those years,

that-that really hurt.

- I wished you'd
texted me first, Ruby.
- I know, I'm sorry.

I left my phone in my purse.

Have you seen it?

And what is her purse doing
at Mickey's house?

She invited me for a coffee.
Uh, wait.

- I'm sorry, a "cortada"?
- It's a cortado.

Cortado, yeah.
That-that's what I meant.

It wasn't a big deal,
we were just catching up.

Yeah, that you decided
not to tell me about,

which pretty much defines it
being a big deal?

Give her a break, Sharon.

At least one of my daughters
still wants me in her life.

Look, she just wanted to tell me

- her side.
- Every chance

I've given her
to have a relationship with me,

she hurts me.

I mean, come on.
I give, she takes.

Okay, Share,
what are you gonna do?

Not talk to your mom
your whole life?

When I wasn't talking to my dad,
you're the one

- who encouraged me to...
- No, it's not the same thing.

Wes is there for you
when you need him.

Uh, for the last
six months, maybe.

The 20 years before that?
Not so much.

Oh, so, now it's gonna be
a competition

of who has the worst parent?

Ah! Here's my bag.

I will see you at the game.

Oh, Sharon, come on,
don't be like that.

Hey, Sharon-- What...

The first two years of her life,

she wouldn't sleep
unless I held her.

Now she can't spend five minutes
in the same room with me.

You lived with us
when you were a teenager.

- Was I such a horrible mom?
- Ruby,

I know you want to have
a relationship with her,

but you have to understand,
it's gonna take some time.

And patience.
And fewer "accidental" run-ins.

Well, what do you mean?
I really did forget my purse.

What? I really did--
I forgot my purse.

- Welcome, ladies
and gentlemen, boys and girls...
- All right.

- Nice, gentlemen. Sharon.
- ...to the annual Guns N' Hoses
charity softball game...

- Eve.
- It's a good day
for a game.

- It's a good day for a win.
- Oh. See, I like that.

- Mm-hmm.
- As a matter of fact,

I brought Blue Thunder.

That's one homer,
three RBIs last year.

You so good to me. Mwah.

Thought you were
riding in with Mickey.

...all about raising support

for our local
Boys & Girls Club...

I'll see you
on the field in five.

Everything you purchase...

Hey, I didn't think
you were coming.

This is Eve Edwards,

Station 42's team captain.

- Hmm.
- This is Deputy Hank Iglesias.

Cassidy's on desk duty,
so he's filling in.

You brought a ringer?

Hmm.

Yeah, that's not gonna
do you no good.

Oh.

Tickets are on sale now.

Hank.

Sheriff?

Let's smoke these guys.

Copy that.

...you might walk out of here
a winner,

even if your team doesn't.

Now at bat,
Cal Fire's Bode Leone.

And with two outs
at the bottom of the ninth,

will Sheriff Fox
strike out the side

and send Cal Fire packing?

- Batter up!
- Or will Leone's bat

extend the inning?

Oh for three.
It's not your day, Bode.

And don't think those raindrops
are hiding your teardrops.

- I prefer to let my bat
do the talking.
- Oh, yeah?

Your bat seems pretty shy today.

Hey, how'd you like to place
a wager on the game?

Maybe try and win
your 150 bucks back?

It's for a good cause.

Making you look like a jackass?

I couldn't agree more.

Bode! Bode! Bode!

Bode!

Bode Boy, yes!

That's a hit to left center.
Leone may be able

to stretch this to second.

Second base!

- In at second
is Leone.
- Hold!

- Hold!
- His bat came alive just in time

to bring Cal Fire's Eve Edwards
to the plate.

Now at bat,

- Cal Fire's Eve Edwards.
- Eve!

- Eve! Eve!
- We have Eve Edwards!
Here we go, girl.

This is the moment the game
hangs in the balance.

- Two outs!
- Two outs,

tying run at second.

Will Cal Fire three-peat

or will the sheriff's department
be crowned your new

Guns N' Hoses champion?

Come on, Mickey, let's go!

That line drive
should drop for a single.

Leone is being waved home.
Iglesias has an arm.

There should be a play
at the plate.

Safe!

What the hell, Leone?

What was that, dude?

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Huh? Huh? What was that, man?

- You want to go?
- Whoa, whoa, guys!

- What was that? Come on.
- Get out my face.

- Back it up, back it up.
- Hey!

Bode! Come on,
this isn't football.

I thought it was a clean play.

Clean? He b--
Almost took out his legs.

Yeah, well, maybe if he wasn't
blocking the plate.

You know who you're starting
to sound like?

- Hey, guys, guys...
- Hey, whoa, whoa.

- I'll tell you right now...
- Hey, hey, hey!

- No, what?
- Hey! Hey!

- It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
- Guys. Guys.

Guys.

It's all right.

Yo. Boss.

What was that?

Let's go. Come on.

Steves, go around the back.

Bode, take the front.

It's 4:00.

That bus was taking kids home.

I'll start calling the parents.

Yeah, you should. But it's not

the call you think it is.

The bus is empty.

What do you mean "empty"?

Empty how?

Kids weren't on there.
No one was.

They're just gone.

Where the hell are they?

Boot prints.

At least one person from the bus
went into these woods.

I think we need to start
a grid search.

'Cause there's a storm coming
in, so the sooner the better.

All right. Make sure
nobody disturbs the area.

Copy that.

Greencrest. Let's go ahead
and get Three Rock ready.

Search and rescue. I'm gonna
need some support out here.

Copy that.

What you got?

Tire tracks.

There was another vehicle here.

A big truck. Maybe another bus.

All right, we got...

...nine backpacks,
so nine students,

plus the bus driver.

Let's get in touch with the
school to get a list of names.

Boone.

How many we got?

Ten phones. That's...

one for each passenger,
counting the driver.

It's like these were collected.
Someone wanted these to burn.

And they would have,
had we not been so close by.

All right, it was an explosion,
for sure.

Normally, we would check
the gas tank, right?

For a faulty fuel line
or something.

But on this bus,
the tank is in the back,

and the explosion's in
the dead center of the roof.

So, if the fuel tank didn't
cause the explosion, what did?

An accelerant.
Either an incendiary device,

- or...
- A bomb.

All right.
So, they boarded the bus.

At least two of them,
I'm guessing.

They made the driver
come to this spot.

They collected all the phones

so nobody could call for help.

And then they walked the kids
either into the woods

or into another vehicle.

Either way,
these kids were kidnapped.

- All right.
- Okay.

- Here's the plan, people.
- Here's what we're gonna do.

Sharon, this is a crime scene.

The sheriff's office
should run point.

There are nine missing kids that
could be lost in those woods,

and no one does
search and rescue like Cal Fire.

And then you run into
the kidnappers. What then?

- Oh, come on.
- Sharon, whoever kidnapped
these kids,

they could have just
abandoned the bus.

They didn't.
They're sending a message.

These guys are serious.

- The ECSO should take the lead.
- All right, fine.

But I'm gonna leave you a team,
'cause it's gonna make

the search go faster.

Eve, you're gonna
quarterback this.

- Copy that.
- She's the best

search and rescue person I have.

You have explosive
ordnance training, right?

When I was in Oakland.

Okay, stay on the scene.
Try to figure out

what explosives they used.

Parents are starting
to wonder where their kids are.

Hello. Hi.

- Oh. Deborah. Hi.
- Hi.

Deborah's my neighbor.

Skye used to babysit
her daughter Lola.

Mickey, I-I'm so worried.

What happened? W-Where's Lola?

- Where are all our kids?
- What happened, Sheriff?

- What's going on?
- Look, I know you must
all be very concerned.

Please, have a seat.

This is a very fluid situation.

Here's what we know so far.

Your kids boarded the bus
at Edgewater High at 3:00 p.m.,

and then, the bus was found
an hour later

abandoned outside of town.

We are investigating all leads

and actively searching the woods
where the bus was found.

This is my sister, Sharon Leone.

As most of you know,
she's a Cal Fire division chief.

They're helping us
in our search.

We're gonna move heaven
and earth to find all your kids.

So, was this a kidnapping?

Right now we're not ruling
anything in or out.

Have you received
any sort of ransom demand?

No.

But if you receive
any unusual calls or texts,

- please let us know.
- So, then, they were kidnapped.

Again,
it's an ongoing investigation,

- and right now...
- You're not telling us
a damn thing.

Pete's right.
Mickey, what can we do?

Stay vigilant.

- Oh, come on.
- Trust us to do our jobs.

Let your community
have your back.

Know that we are doing
everything we can

- to bring your kids home.
- We heard the bus

caught fire.

What about that?

An explosive device
may have been used,

but it's really early
in our process...

An explosive device
may have been used on the bus?

You're telling me there's
a bomb on the bus?

- Sharon.
- What?

I think they deserve
not to be lied to, okay?

I am the Cal Fire
division chief,

the question was about fire.

I have to share information
with people to keep them safe,

even when it's really bad.

And I'm trying to run
an investigation.

Any lead,
any scrap of information

is on a need-to-know basis.

- Oh, and who gets
to decide that?
- I do!

- It's kind of my job.
- Okay.

Well, I guess
I'm just not as good

at keeping secrets as you are.

Sharon, I am so grateful
for your help,

but if you don't mind,
I have to issue a press release,

call the FBI
and start processing leads!

Dude, t-this is taking,
this is taking way too long.

We need to identify
every piece of debris

that might have been
part of the bomb,

and then we can test
for DNA and fingerprints.

Great. I'm sure a bunch
of kidnapped kids

aren't gonna mind waiting around
two weeks to get test results.

There's a storm coming in.

We're probably gonna get
some snow up here.

You might want
to pick up the pace.

That's part
of the evidence field. Leone!

- What are you doing?
- Following my nose.

Lot of incendiary
devices use chemicals, right?

Do you smell what I smell?

- Kerosene. I smelled it
as soon we got here.
- Right.

Well, kerosene can be combined
with various kinds of chemicals

to make a bomb.

I bet you
that's ammonium nitrate.

We used it in demolition

when I was working construction.

And we'd always wait
to combine the-the nitrate

with the fuel oil
until we were ready to detonate.

Not bad.

All that time
you spent in the back

of police cars,
something must have rubbed off.

Yeah, dude. Yeah.

You're hilarious.

- What is that?
- It's a piece of a cell phone.
But you see this hinge?

It's a flip phone,
which no teenager

would ever get caught with.

Not to mention,
I found it in the evidence field

and not in the backpack
with the other phones.

So, I'm thinking, the kidnappers
called this phone,

and that's what set off
the explosion.

Remote detonator.

Hey. Boone, listen, man.

There was this guy that I knew
when I was in prison...

Which time?

That's cute.

He was in for making pipe bombs.

And he knew
how to rig detonators.

Right? All that kind of stuff.

Well, I helped him out of some
tough spots, and he's out now.

He might be able
to tell us something.

What's his name?
I'll go talk to him.

No, that, that-that's no good.

If there's one thing
this guy hates, it's cops.

I'm not gonna be in uniform.
He won't even know I'm a cop.

Tell that to your haircut.

Hey. This guy trusts me.

I know that I can get him
to sit down with us

and tell us what he knows,
but I got to come with you.

All right.

Hop in.

Hey.

You get to sit up front
for once.

So, I was thinking
we would get a team that goes

a little bit down this way.

I have about 14 people here.

About ten of them
are volunteers.

And then, I think we might

have some luck over here.

Hey, gentlemen. Sorry, this is
blocked off for a search.

Look, two of the missing kids,

they're from Deadwater,
so we want to help.

Gotcha. So we have some deputies
over here you can check in with.

And we can add you guys
to the grid.

You Elroy Edwards' kid?

You know my dad?

I know of him.

My friend Bill was a rancher.

He and Elroy were tight, so...

I'm Wes Fox.

I thought I recognized you.
You're Mickey's dad, right?

- Yeah.
- Ah, it's a pleasure.

And you run the Three Rock.

"Convict Camp," they call it.

- Oh, that's not what we call it.
- You know what I call it?

I call it
state-sanctioned servitude.

- Excuse me?
- You heard me.

Uh, I don't think you understand
what Three Rock is all about.

I understand when this snow
melts, so does our trail.

I also understand
your damn camp.

Okay, glad you understand.

I have a search
happening back here, though.

Not on your chain gang,

- so you don't get
to boss me around.
- My men

at Three Rock are not in chains.

At Three Rock,
we work as a team, and we pull

in the same direction,
kind of like this search team.

So, if you want to go ahead
and freestyle,

you might miss
something important.

Like the blood on those leaves
right over there?

Damn.

MICKEY [over TV]:
We urge all Edgewater
residents...

- And what time was this?
- ...anything unusual...

4:45. Okay.

Thank you for your call.

So far, I've got sightings
placing these kids in town,

at The Meat Up and, oh, yeah,
Woodbridge Mall.

That place has been closed
for years.

They were "getting high
in the parking lot."

Mark it down. You never know
what tips can pay off.

So, for now, we're on our own.

The FBI has a rapid deployment
team for child abductions,

but they're working
a case in San Diego.

So, right now,
we're all these kids have got.

Mickey? Line three.

Another kidnapper wants
to talk to the sheriff.

Hello, this is
Sheriff Mickey Fox.

Who am I speaking with?

You can call me Donald,
like the duck.

Because I'm Mickey?

Like the mouse?

All right, Donald,
before we speak any further,

I'm gonna need to know
the kids are safe.

They're alive.

And if you want them
to stay that way,

you'll pay us $2.6 million.

You're not from around here,
are you, Donald?

- Don't do that, Sheriff.
- Edgewater's not a wealthy town.

These parents don't have
that kind of money.

The county does.

These are Edgewater's children,

and if Edgewater wants to see
them alive, the county will pay.

Start putting the cash together.

I'll call back
with instructions.

I don't think you understand...

I don't think you understand!

I will blow these kids
into a million pieces!

Do you hear me, Sheriff?

I'm gonna need proof, Donald.

If you have these kids
like you say you do,

I'm gonna need proof
that they're alive.

You already have it.

Oh, my God, is that...

- The kids.
- Put it on the big screen.

Sheriff. Check the time stamp.

They're live streaming this.

Any luck tracing
the live stream?

Not yet. The kidnappers are
using a decoy server.

They've got our techs
chasing their own tails.

I just got off the phone
with the comptroller.

The short answer is yes,
the county has enough money

in the emergency reserve fund
to pay the ransom.

But she doesn't have
the authority to turn it over.

The board of supervisors
is convening now.

Paying the ransom is
not my first choice,

but we should get
the money ready just in case.

The media is reaching out.

- Do you want to make a comment?
- No.

We're the only ones
who know about this live stream.

Let's keep it that way.

What about the parents?

No. I'll check in on them.

But let's just keep this
between us.

What is that?

That shaking?

Look, it happens every so often.

Hank, I want you to make a list
of all construction sites,

railroad crossings
and logging camps.

Anything with heavy machinery.

And then I want deputies
hitting those places.

Yes, boss.

Over here.

A bent branch.

Elroy teach you to track?

Well, sometimes,
the calves would get out

of the barbed-wire fence
and he would send me to find it.

And then he decided
to not talk to me for ten years.

I know how that is.

- Your old man cut you off?
- Eh, my daughter.

You go to prison
a couple of times,

suddenly, your kid don't want
to speak to you anymore.

Back in the '90s, when the feds
did those raids on those grows?

'90s? Hell, you can still go
to prison for growing weed.

Convicts still get
used and abused, as you'd know.

Okay, you have no idea
what you're talking about.

All right, look, Three Rock is
not perfect. I know it's not.

But you know, my guys,
they learn some skills,

they get to reduce
their sentences

- and we work together
for Edgewater.
- "We."

"We."

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but you get paid
and they don't, so...

Cal Fire! Who's there?

Oh, thank God. Please...

Help me. Help me, please.

- You have to help me.
- Yeah, no.

It's okay. Go ahead.
Take a seat, take a seat.

There you go,
you're gonna be just fine.

Tell me your name
and what happened to your arm.

Candace. I'm the bus driver.
Oh, my God, the kids.

Are they okay?
I heard an explosion.

No, it's gonna be fine.
The sheriff's looking for them.

- That's a bullet wound.
- There were two of them.

They had guns and masks,
and they hijacked the bus,

and they made me drive out here.

And then they loaded
all the kids into a truck.

And I knew I had to go get help,
so I ran.

And then I heard a crack,

and I realized
that they shot me and...

And I-I wasn't sure
if it was safe,

so I was just hiding
until someone came.

- Need to let Mickey know.
- Okay, Candace,
you were very lucky,

because this is a flesh wound,
it did not hit the bone.

Are you okay to walk?

Okay, let's get up.

- Take your time.
- Okay.

There's my guy over here.

Just hang here, all right?
I'm gonna go talk to him.

Whoa, whoa, no.
You can forget that, man.

- Boone.
- No.

Not happening, Leone.

You say this guy knows how
to build remote-detonated bombs?

For all we know,
he built this one.

Listen, this guy, he trusts me.

I can get him to come
to the ECSO and talk

with you and Mickey,
but you got to let me work here.

Boone. For real, man.

Two minutes,

and then I'm coming over.

♪ After all this time,
I still...♪

Yo.

Um, soda would be good.
Thank you.

Thanks.

♪ Oh, good times... ♪

Don't move.

Could tell he really trusts you.

I knew it.

I knew you were a cop the moment
I saw that haircut.

You know, I-I think
I'm starting to feel better.

I'm telling you,
I had nothing to do

with that kidnapping.

Then why'd you punch Bode?

Tempting as that may be.

I did five years for making

illegal explosives.

Now the cops want to talk to me

on the same day
that a school bus blows up?

I don't think
that's gonna go my way.

Ammonium nitrate,
cell phone detonator.

- It's your signature style.
- Sometimes people reach out,

want to know how to protect
their grows,

make an insurance claim
when their business

"accidentally" burns down.

- You teach them
how to make bombs.
- You said that.

- Not me.
- Why don't you give us
some names?

Or I'm gonna call
your parole officer

and let them know you're not
gonna make your check-in,

'cause you'll be in jail
for assault and all.

Look, um...

I don't know their names,
'cause I didn't ask,

but a few weeks ago,
a couple guys did come see me.

A long-haired dude and
another guy, in a wheelchair.

They wanted to know
how to make a bomb?

Actually, they already knew.

You know,
the guy in the wheelchair,

he was all over it.

Smart.

No, just wanted to know
where to get the materials--

the ammonium nitrate
and the other stuff--

without being traced.

Well, my dad and Eve found
the bus driver.

She mentioned two guys
getting on the bus,

but nothing about a wheelchair.

So, maybe the guys
who approached Fausto

aren't our guys.

Or maybe there's
more than two of them.

- Yeah.
- Wait, ammonium nitrate

is found in fertilizer.

It's regulated.
If you want to buy it,

you have to go through
this whole process.

I'll start checking
with agricultural suppliers.

Not the big retailers, 'cause
they tend to follow the rules,

but solo guys. Mm...

Maybe I'll get a name.

Yeah.

Do I really have a cop haircut?

Goodbye, Boone.

I know. You want me
to check in on the parents.

They're just up the road.

The whole town
turned out to support.

I have nothing to show them.

Mickey, you are doing
the best you can.

You just being there
will mean a lot.

I don't have anything

to share just yet,
but know that the case

is moving forward,
and I will have

- some news for you very soon.
- I'm sick of this.

If you know something,
you should tell us.

Sheriff?
My name is Brad Elkins.

I work for the county.
Could I have a word?

Yes. Excuse me.

I mean, I just didn't want
to say anything

in front of the other parents.

Uh, I work
at the comptroller's office.

I just wanted to let you know,
the county has approved

the release of the ransom money,
if and when you need it.

That's very helpful. Thank you.

- Where are the funds now?
- Uh, Edgewater State Bank.

I'll arrange to have my deputies
transfer it to my office.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

How are you holding up?

Hey, Wes.

Hey.

I'm glad you could make it.

Yeah, I heard
people were gathering.

So, seemed like
the right thing to do.

Hey, Eve.

Uh, Minister Bates was
looking for you.

Yeah, he, um, called
and asked me to sing.

What's going on
with you and Eve?

Nothing.

I pointed out that Three Rock

puts prisoners in harm's way
for peanuts.

She didn't like it, so...

Three Rock's
a great program, Wes.

For the government,
not for inmates.

- Three Rock gave me Bode back.
- Come on, Sharon.

Bode straightened out
because of you and Vince.

You know I love you, Wes Fox,
but you are dead wrong on this.

Bode could not forgive himself
for what he did.

And then he got into Three Rock,

and he worked really hard
and he served his community.

And he found a lifeline
in Manny and all the others.

And he could forgive himself.

That's how my baby came home.

Three Rock.

Hey.

- Hey.
- Uh...

Used to, every time
that Vince's guitar came out,

so did mine.

You know you're not gonna
get paid for this, right?

Eh, I'm sure I'll find
something of value.

Hmm.

♪ If I needed you ♪

♪ Would you come to me? ♪

♪ Would you come to me ♪

♪ And ease my pain? ♪

♪ If you needed me ♪

♪ I would come to you ♪

♪ I'd swim the seas ♪

♪ For to ease your pain ♪

♪ Well, in the night forlorn ♪

♪ Ah, the morning's born ♪

♪ And the morning shines ♪

♪ With the light of love ♪

♪ And you will miss sunrise ♪

♪ If you close your eyes ♪

♪ And that would break my heart
in two...♪

It's a vigil for missing kids.

♪ If I needed you... ♪

Just don't take the bait, Share.
Leave it.

♪ Would you come to me? ♪

♪ Would you come to me ♪

♪ And ease my pain? ♪

♪ If you needed me ♪

- ♪ I would come to you... ♪
- I know what it's like

to be bereft of your children.

When I lost
my granddaughter Riley,

something in me just fell apart.

You need to leave.

I'm sorry,
I don't need to do anything.

This is my community, too,
you know.

At least, it used to be.

Okay, can you guys
not do this here?

You have no idea
what they're going through.

Right, but you do. I forgot,

you hold the corner
on suffering.

- Oh...
- Okay, come on. Take a breath.

♪ And Lil agree... ♪

Those parents, they are hurting,
and she waltzes in here

and then she, she makes it
all about herself.

- It's cruel.
- Maybe she came here
to support them.

Maybe she doesn't
have an agenda.

Oh, God. Wake up, Mickey.
Of course she has an agenda.

And part of her agenda is
using you to get to me.

I do not get
what you see in her.

She was there for me, okay?

When she married my dad,
I hadn't had a mom in years.

Not since my mom died.
I-I really needed that.

She's using you,
and you can't even see it.

Okay. I'm an adult.

I get to decide who I want
to have a relationship with.

Yep.

And so do I.

What is that supposed to mean?

It's amazing,
having you in my life.

I knew I wanted this,

I-I think before even you knew
you wanted this,

to have a sister again.

But if you can't honor
my wishes on this, I...

Share.

Fox.

DONALD [over phone]:
Do you have my money?

Donald. The ransom
has been approved.

We're just putting it together.

The ransom's been approved?

You're stonewalling, Sheriff.

I need a guarantee.

How do I know,
once I give you the ransom,

- that you're gonna
release the kids?
- Wow.

You have really misjudged
who's in charge here.

Maybe this
will clear things up for you.

Donald, wait.

The sheriff is lying...

DONALD [over phone]:
The sheriff is lying to you.

She's keeping things from you
about your kids.

Here's the truth: your children

have hours left to live.

The county has the money
to pay our ransom,

and the sheriff knows it.

If your kids die,

their blood
will be on her hands.

- Is this true?
- You know where they are?

- How long have you known?
- How could you keep this
from us?

You need to pay them the money.

You knew they were alive

this whole time?

How could you?

DONALD [over video]:
The sheriff is lying to you.

She's keeping things from you
about your kids.

Here's the truth: your children
have hours left to live.

The county has the money
to pay our ransom...

You made a judgment call.

I could've told them their kids
were alive.

I could've given them that.

Not without tipping our hand.

And you only would've
freaked people out.

- The sheriff is lying to you...
- Look,

it was a tough call,

but you made it
and you stuck by it

and that's why you're you.

- Your children have hours...
- Special delivery.

The county has the money...

$2.6 million.

That does not leave our sights
until Donald calls

with instructions.

...blood will be

on her hands.

The sheriff is lying to you.

She's keeping things from you

about your kids.
Here's the truth...

Could you turn
that son of a bitch off?

Well...
the video gave us a clue.

Maybe the audio can, too.

Let's listen
for any telltale sounds.

Machinery, heavy equipment.

The county has the money
to pay our ransom,

and the sheriff knows it.

If your kids die,

their blood will be
on her hands.

- Hmm.
- Sounds clean.

- Yeah. I don't hear anything.
- I do. He said,

"The county has the money," like
he knows they have the money.

That's also what he said
on the call to me.

Gina?

When you spoke
to the comptroller earlier,

did she tell you how much was
in the emergency reserve fund?

No. The number for this year's
budget hasn't been released yet.

Get her on the phone.

♪ Concert by the sea ♪

♪ You and me ♪

♪ And it's... ♪

Damn.

Oh...

Wes, open the damn door.

I need to talk to you

about something.

Please, Wes?

♪ Feel the tides... ♪

I don't have any money.

You mean
that's not buried underground.

♪ I hear a melody... ♪

Is that
my Rickie Lee Jones album?

I've been looking
for it for ages.

Hell, I bet
half of these are mine.

You know, you always had
a broad definition of "yours."

You remember when you were mine?

♪ Dum, da-dum. ♪

Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup.
Come on. Come on.

Come on, come on.
For old times' sake.

Old times' sake?
Like when you dumped me

when I was sent back to prison?

Please. You cut bait on me
long before that.

I knew
six months into our marriage

I'd never be able
to compete with her.

Mickey's mom?

I never had a chance.

Poor woman's been dead
for over 30 years,

and I bet
you're still in love with her.

You keep her name
out of your mouth.

Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria.

- What do you want?
- It's simple.

I want to know...

I want to know how the hell
you're standing here.

A strong survival instinct.

- And a little luck.
- We still have
something in common.

No, I mean here,
under Mickey's roof.

How did you
patch things up with her?

I need
to do the same with Sharon.

And don't give me some BS
about going legit.

I had beers with Mama Joe
last night, and she says

you and some growers are
making more than you ever did,

and Uncle Sam is getting none
of it.

I wonder
what Mickey would make of that.

Hmm.

You can see yourself out.

Okay, fine. I...

I want my daughter back, Wes.

I want to...

...feel part of a family.
That's all.

Please tell me.

How did you make things right
with Mickey?

You have to let her come to you.

Mickey came to me
and needed a favor.

She wanted help with Skye.

So I did.

Takes patience.

Mm. Not exactly my strong suit.

Well, not mine, either.

I know.

♪ A great symphony... ♪

Maybe, uh...
maybe this'll help.

Help you to find
a little patience.

Nah, you keep it.

Just think of me
every time you listen to it?

I already do.

The authenticity
of the live stream

has been confirmed,
and it looks like

- the nine missing children
are being held...
- Brad.

- ...at an unknown location.
- Lieutenant Boone.

- Hi.
- Thanks for coming in.

Always happy
to help the sheriff.

...Edgewater County
sheriff's office,

where frantic parents

are camped out in the lobby
waiting...

Is this about the ransom funds?

She's right in here.

Hi, Brad.

Have a seat.

Uh...

Please.

Okay.

We've got the ransom money
together.

Thank you
for helping us with that.

Oh, yeah, of course.

It was lucky, huh?

Uh, I'm sorry?

The kidnappers asking
for $2.6 million,

and that being the exact amount
the county has

in the emergency reserve fund.

It's almost like the kidnappers
knew how much was in there

before the budget has even
been released for the year.

Out of curiosity,
how many people have access

to those numbers?

Uh, officially,
the county auditor,

a few of us
in the comptroller's office.

Unofficially,
support staff, assistants.

It could be
quite a few people, actually.

And how many of them

have recently filed
for bankruptcy?

Besides you, I mean.

Having financial problems

- is not a crime.
- No, but kidnapping is.

How's Danny feeling?

That's your son, right?

The principal let us know
that he was out sick.

He takes the bus usually?

I'd say he picked
a pretty good day to miss.

Is there anything you want

to tell us, Brad?

And before you say,
"I want a lawyer,"

just remember,
nobody's died yet.

There is the chance
you might make parole someday.

Where are those kids, Brad?

I don't know.

It wasn't supposed
to happen this way, I swear.

They were only supposed to hold
the kids for a few hours.

But these crazy bastards
have gone rogue.

I can't even get them
on the phone.

And by "these crazy bastards,"
you mean

the men that you hired?

- How'd you meet them?
- Over Discord.

I want names.

There were two of them.

The one in the wheelchair
never said his name.

The other one was... Holt.

Lawrence Holt.

Move! Move! Move!

Move right.

Garage is clear.

Living room clear!

Bedroom clear!

Perimeter clear.

Utility room clear.

The live stream.

Ugh. The search history's
been erased.

We got phones
and ammonium nitrate.

Sheriff, you should see this.

"La Mirada Quarry."

Holt works security there.

Lots of heavy machinery.

Perfect place
to hide a bunch of kids.

Go ahead.

Sheriff One, all available units
to La Mirada Quarry.

Okay, we're on our way.
All right, see you there.

- Was that Bode?
- I told him

that I'd call him as soon as
we got a location on the kids.

- He's close by.
- You two friends now?

Yeah, right. Me and the ex-con.

It's good.
You could use some friends.

I have friends.

- Everything okay, Sheriff?
- Sheriff's office!
- Hands!

- Hands. Let me see your hands!
Hands up!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't shoot!

- What did I do? What's going on?
- Turn around!

- Lawrence Ray Holt?
- What?

No, no. He-He's the day guard.
I work nights.

My-my name's Abbott.
Sean Abbott.

All right, Sean, you're gonna
have to help us out.

Turn on all the lights.

Okay. We'll split up.

Look for any structure
that can hold kids.

We're looking for a trailer,
cargo container, anything.

- Sharon, you're with me.
- Okay.

Clear!

- Clear.
- Okay.

Clear.

- You check with your good eye?
- Guy's got jokes.

Bet you didn't see that coming,
either, huh?

Clear.

Clear.

Thanks for having my back
at Smokey's.

Yeah, well, my old partner used

to always jump first
without looking,

and I got used
to bailing him out.

Sounds like somebody
I'd like to meet.

That'd be tough.

Hey, hey.
This tread pattern looks like

it matches the one
from up at the bomb site.

Look at that.

- These are truck tracks.
- Yeah, a dually.

They just go this way,

and then, like, disappear.
Look at that.

Hey, Boone,
the sand is all soft right here,

like it was just moved.

They buried 'em alive.

Mickey, we got something.
We're in the south pit.

Copy. Coming to you.

Boone, give me a hand
right here.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa,
hold on, hold on.
- Boone,

- give me a hand over here!
- Wait. Hold on.

I don't like this! I don't
like this! Hold on. Hold on.

- Help!
- Boone.

- Help us!
- Help!

I got a...
I got a hard edge here. Look.

There they are.

All right, come. This way.

Boone, we got a hatch here.

Boone, give me a hand.

Bode.

Bode!

- Bode!
- Boone!

Sheriff One, Adam One.

We've had an explosion in the
south pit of La Mirada Quarry.

I've lost visual on Lieutenant
Boone and Firefighter Leone.

No!

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