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Heads up.

The last one's out. I think Jesse's crew is still out there.

All right, thanks. See you guys Monday. Later.

Jesse, come in over.

You guys going for a record out there?

Come on, Jesse. It's starting to snow.

Look, don't think for a second I won't hesitate to lock you guys in for the

weekend.

Stop screwing around, Jesse. You guys aren't getting overtime for this.

Are you kidding?

Jesse!

Come on, you guys.

This isn't funny.

Guys?

Jesse?

Is that you?

Oh, God.

I'm not seeing any tire tracks, Ron.

The truck would have left something.

I had 23 horses yesterday. I got 22 today.

I'm no sheriff. At best, I figure that means one's missing.

The gate's kind of low over here.

Could it have jumped over?

I've been raising horses on this land for 35 years.

Never seen one jump loose without taking a section of fence with them.

It just seems odd to me that someone would go through all the trouble to

one horse.

Take two men in the trailer Gates were closed and tied.

I'm not an idiot So that's it

I'm just that one expensive animal. I wish I could do more for you Ron, but

I'm just not seeing anything here.

I'm seeing one missing horse number 88

Last night all my horses were numbered bridles like this one and this morning.

I'm missing number 88 number 88 I'll keep an eye out I

Lose another horse you and I are gonna have a real problem wouldn't have it any

other way rod He definitely left that gate open

Careful now.

The old bastard shot at the last guy she dated.

He forgot his homework.

Multiplication.

So New York's a big city, right?

Yeah, it's pretty big. So why'd you leave?

It was too big.

Too noisy.

Your mom's car's gone.

Yeah, she went to Florida on one of those senior bus trips.

She was excited.

Adam's teacher wants to have a conference with us next week.

She said they're on break so they can plan around your schedule.

Sure.

Paul, I... I've been talking to someone.

It's really helped me.

If you ever wanted to go together... I'm not the one that left you.

Whoop. That's, uh, too much.

There you

are.

When can Mom come home?

That's a tough question, bud.

Um, Mom decided to go stay with Grandma on her own.

She can come home whenever she wants.

But she says you don't want her to.

Well, I think what she meant was, um, that we both have things to figure

out.

Is it because of Tim?

No, it's not because of that.

You understand?

Yeah, okay.

Okay.

You alright?

Someone's in the backyard.

Where? In the trees.

Adam, come on. Really?

back here, Adam. I swear.

Take

your

gun.

I don't need my gun.

Look, I'm going to go back there and I'm going to prove to you that there's

nothing to be scared of.

Yeah?

You eat up and stay here.

Anyone out there?

This is Sheriff's shield you're not in any trouble just show yourself

Hello?

Can I come in?

Hey, boss.

Hey, boss, you okay?

The door was unlocked, so I just... Just, uh, picked some breakfast here.

Sort of.

Susan buying that cereal?

It's got fruit in it.

I don't think it counts if it's made out of marshmallows.

Adam still asleep?

Have you been outside?

What is this?

I don't know.

I woke up an hour ago and saw them.

They look like hoof prints from a horse.

It's hard to tell, but... Spacing film.

Yeah.

One in front of the other.

Like it's on two legs.

How's that even possible?

They were looking in our windows.

A lot of the houses near my apartment had the same thing.

They go all the way to your apartment?

All the way through town.

Yeah, it turned off. Going that way.

Probably just some punk kids playing a prank, huh?

Yeah, why would they come out this far?

Maybe it's an animal.

Could be injured.

I don't know.

Whatever it is.

Could still be out there.

Turn this way.

Yeah.

Bed up here.

Huh?

Tracks are getting further apart.

Hey boss, better take a look at this.

They're gone.

They stop here and they just disappear.

They look like hooves.

Somewhat bigger than horses, but on two legs like a person or a bear.

Okay, we're aware of it. We're taking care of the situation, okay?

Thank you.

How can I help you?

Yeah, it does sound like a prank. I'm just trying to be floral.

agree that it's nuts. Yes.

Yes, but I... I appreciate it if you kept an eye out as well.

Things got people spooked.

A little bit of an explanation would go a long way.

Appreciate it. Thanks.

The Forest Department says that they've never heard of an

Guy laughed at me.

You know, the people are getting panicky.

I don't know how long we can keep spinning this.

Yeah, whoever did this has got a lot to answer for.

You still think it's a person? I mean, those tracks, they disappeared into thin

air. How is a person going to make three miles of tracks without any other

traces? It doesn't make any sense.

Don't let it get to you, Donnie.

That's exactly what whoever did this wants.

And hopefully this just all blows over.

Yeah.

You finish up the paperwork on my desk?

Yeah, you got it, boss. Thanks.

Paul, how are you doing this morning?

I'm good. Yourself?

Quite a little mystery we seem to have woken up to.

Nothing mysterious about a good prank.

Can I do something for you? Oh, Jonah, my black lab ran off last night.

And it seems I'm not the only one missing a pet.

I'll do what I can to find him.

I really appreciate it. Okay.

Very odd.

Animals acting up the same night as this little incident, yes?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

Seen a fair amount of Susan in church lately.

I haven't seen you for some time.

There is no weakness in mourning.

Accidents happen.

Turning to something outside ourselves every once in a while?

That just shows wisdom in knowing where to find strength.

The church and I are here when you need us.

Thank you, Father.

Oh, and, uh, people may seem a little nervous right now, but they'll follow

to the ends of the earth.

Just let them know you're leading them in the right direction.

Is everyone all right?

What's going on, Sheriff?

I'm trying to figure that out.

My dad's got some pretty crazy ideas about it.

Yeah, for once that old nutbag might be right.

You know, I bet it's got something to do with those stories my grandpa used to

tell me.

Yeah, like something living in those woods.

It doesn't.

Well, what are we supposed to do about it?

You don't have to know anything.

I weren't.

We're working on it.

Oh, is that right?

And tell me, why aren't you out there right now hunting that thing down?

Because it pays to think before you act, Jim.

What if it comes back?

There is no it, okay?

There is no it.

Fourth Department.

Said this morning that there's no animal that leaves tracks like the ones that

we found.

So that tells me that we're dealing with a creative prankster who's heard all

the great ghost stories that our buddy Jim here has heard.

Well, maybe it's that new deputy of yours.

City guy, thinking it's funny to stir things up. That's enough.

How's it going, Sheriff?

She's going, Earl.

You?

Good.

You been out in the woods lately?

Into the trees?

Yeah.

Donnie and I went pretty deep this morning.

It was deer season.

In the last week, I haven't seen so much as one deer within five miles of this

town.

Never seen nothing like it. All the animals just up and vanished.

What do you think would cause something like that?

That's hard to say.

But animal sense is a threat.

Pretend not to hang around.

Right.

So you think an animal left those tracks?

They don't look like any animal tracks I've ever seen.

You take it easy now, Sheriff.

And remember, we're all still praying for you.

Thanks for taking him tonight. I forgot I volunteered at the church. No problem.

I took him to the park today.

The kids there were saying it's the devil, all this stuff going on.

Are you scared?

Yeah.

It's been six months, Paul.

I need to know where you are.

Because it's not fair.

It's not fair to us, and it's not fair to Adam.

Where are you?

I'll get him. I'll be just a minute.

There's something out there.

Enough.

Last night was one thing, buddy, but... Dad, look! Look!

now before you get yourself into more trouble.

I heard something outside the car and I got scared.

I'm never going to let anything happen to you.

Do you understand that?

Are you drinking to remember or are you drinking to forget?

I'll take another and see where it leads.

How's it going with Sheriff Shields?

He's a good man.

Yeah.

Good.

So how you liking it?

The town.

Not my booze. I know my booze is good.

It's different.

Good kind of different.

A lot of excitement.

Tracks in the snow.

Hmm.

How much you know about this place and them woods?

Yeah.

My grandma, she was full -blood Shawnee.

Used to tell stories passed down by her people for generations.

Oh, yeah?

Stories? Mm -hmm. About them woods and what lived out there.

The spirits that roamed in the trees.

See, they... They say when the white man came here, He didn't respect the land

or the spirits, so they came after him.

Men, women, the children.

Do you believe the stories?

When I was young, there was a boy went missing up in them woods.

They searched.

When they found him, his body was 30 feet up a tree.

So let's just say...

I believe it enough to keep my door locked.

You be careful now, deputy.

Wouldn't want to find you up a tree.

When children pick up a new word, they tend to say it constantly.

It only gets worse when they learn we don't want them to say that word.

Did Adam say something offensive?

Mr. and Mrs.

Shields.

Pecker?

I'm sorry.

Sorry. About a week ago, Adam called another child a pecker.

And since then, all the children have been saying it. We can't get them to

But as I can see, apparently, some people don't view this as quite the

matter that it is. We do.

We do.

We're sorry.

We'll talk to him. It won't happen again.

There is one other thing.

What's that?

When he refers to Tim, he always seems to use the present tense.

Tim is.

Tim can.

Is there something wrong with that?

Referring to someone who is deceased in such a way just seems unhealthy.

I don't see how that's a problem.

More times than not, when parents separate, it's the children that get

neglected. Tim is his brother.

My child can refer to his brother however the hell he chooses. And you are

going to tell us how to raise our son. Do you understand me? Do you understand

me?

Hey.

I called you before.

Is everything all right?

Yeah. I'm calling to check in.

I was... It's none of my business.

You hear that?

What the hell is going on Thank

you

I've

never seen anything like that

He came up to me the other day.

He said all the wildlife's gone.

Those birds were leaving.

And it's closer to spring than fall.

They're supposed to be flying north.

They're going south.

Did he mention any of his theories about what he thinks might be going on?

I was at his bar last night. He had some pretty crazy ideas about it. It's just

stories, Tony.

People have been telling them around here for a long time.

Earl was just having fun with you.

But what if they're not?

What if there's something wrong about these woods?

He said something about his Indian ancestors. They knew about a creature.

It's about as Indian as you or I.

You really think there's a monster in the woods, Tony?

These stories, they just sounded a lot like what's been going on.

I don't know.

And then he mentioned something about a boy.

He was there to live a few years.

And then he went missing. They couldn't find him until they... They found a body

up in the tree.

Right.

That boy was murdered, Donnie. No monsters needed.

Bad things happen because people let them happen.

Somebody's always responsible, Donnie.

Yeah, all good.

Thank you so much, Donnie.

Yeah, my pleasure.

Actually, my dad was a mechanic.

I always thought I was going to end up being one.

Why didn't you?

After my mom left us, I spent so much time in the police station bailing my

out.

Just figured may as well become a cop.

Has he told you?

About Tim?

I had taken Adam to a friend's, and Paul was watching Tim.

We had one of those kiddie pools.

They think he slipped and hit his head on the bottom.

I'm sorry.

I don't blame him.

You know, it was an accident.

It wasn't his fault. It could have so easily been me.

The problem is, he blames himself.

He doesn't think that he deserves what he has, but he does.

It's hard to make somebody see in themselves what you see in them.

I miss my stuff right now. Run, run, run.

Calm down, Dad.

Listen to the sheriff.

Claire said that you think something's still bothering your horse. Is that

right? The past few days, the horses have been real uneasy, jumping around in

the stalls.

But for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what it was until last night.

What happened last night?

About 3 o 'clock, I hear someone banging on the side of the barn, beating the

living hell out of it. So tonight, I'm ready for them. Dad!

Now get out of my way!

Hey, now what if it's... What if it's one of the neighbor's boys just playing

around?

Come on, give me this.

Come on.

Come on, good.

Those horses... Are your life worth it? I know.

I know, bro.

Now look, if you hear anything coming from that barn, you call me at home.

And I'll come over.

We'll take care of this the right way.

Yep.

Good.

Get me off!

Get him back. Get back.

Get back.

Tony. Yeah, boy?

You make sure that Ron and the shotgun stay here.

You okay?

What was it?

I don't know.

It's too dark.

I'll come back in the morning.

Bet this wall wasn't like this before last night.

No.

Look at the mud.

I shooed all the horses last week, and these tracks ain't got any shoes.

And look at this.

The size is right for horse tracks.

The two cloven halves are the same, but this right here, this ridge ain't

normal.

It's like the hoof is divided into three narrow pieces.

A hoof divided into three parts.

What purpose would that serve?

I haven't got the faintest idea, Sheriff.

Before right now, I didn't know prints like these even existed.

The storm system is making its way into the area.

Voluntary evacuation protocols will be in effect for Maiden Woods, Smith, and

Knob's Run.

In other news, zoologists from the State University are baffled by the sudden

and unexplained migration of wildlife from the northeastern forest surrounding

Banner. Hunters looking to end the season on a high note seem out of luck

year.

Sheriff, this is Paul Shields from Aidenwoods County.

Call me back when you get a chance.

I want to check with you and your men up in Tanner about something.

Work on the theory.

I've got some questions.

Hoping you can help.

When are we going home?

Right after lunch.

I do have to run by the store first, though.

I meant home with Dad.

Sweetie, let's not talk about that right now, okay?

Why not?

Adam. I don't want everyone to be sad anymore.

Who's sad?

I see you crying sometimes.

You always pretend like you weren't, but I see you.

Do you guys still love each other?

Adam, I don't think that this is a place... Sometimes

it's a little harder than that.

You lost?

Oh, uh, coffee.

It's out front by the squirrel.

So is it true?

You're from New York City?

Uh, yeah.

I've always wanted to go there and ride the subway.

Most people want to go see the Statue of Liberty.

Well, I'm not one of the people.

The subway's not really that great.

It's full of bums and pickpockets.

No wonder you left.

So why'd you come here?

Well, you know, it's a change of pace.

Well, normally I'd say this town's paste deprived, but lately... Yeah, yeah,

it's not exactly what I expected.

So are you leaving us then?

No, I just found a coffee.

Who knows what I'll find tomorrow.

Donnie, is your radio on?

Yeah, boss.

Maybe

it

died of loneliness.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Hey.

Take care of that deer.

Let's find somewhere to talk.

I think we're thinking about this the wrong way.

I think that deer was old.

The other deer were gone. That one wasn't.

It looked older.

Maybe you couldn't keep up. Maybe maybe all the other ones left it behind. I'm

not really sure.

Hey, you lose me boss.

Don Jenkins missing horse.

We thought Ron left the gate open.

Yeah.

I don't think that's right.

The quam.

There's coincidence, a part of a well -thought -out prank.

Deep cuts on the tree and the forest.

I mean, it meant nothing to me at the time.

Just now, that dead deer on the road, it had four razor -sharp cuts right

through its body.

The same ones?

Same size.

The stories you heard, I'm not saying that they're all accurate, but...

I think we might be dealing with something that's not easily explained.

A few years ago, I saw on TV they caught this giant fish off the coast of Taiwan

or somewhere.

They thought that this thing had been extinct for, like, millions of years.

And then, bam, there it is, right under our noses the whole time, swimming

around in the ocean.

So what I'm saying is maybe this thing that we're looking for, maybe it's

been here.

And we're just now noticing it.

So why now?

Oh, Sheriff Paul Shields.

You boys any closer to finding out what's running around them woods?

You know, I don't normally see you in this fine establishment.

Of course, I see your deputy in here enough to lower my confidence.

Can I hit him? No.

Everyone around here trusts you.

I can't figure out why.

A man can't even protect his own family.

Now can I hit him?

Still deciding.

You boys have good evening.

We got that much faith in you.

I think it was a bear.

A bear?

You know, it's kind of funny you never asked me what you should have asked me

our interview.

You know, why a guy from New York would come out here to basically the middle of

nowhere.

You got shot, Donnie.

There's reason enough for me.

I know what it's like to have people always telling you that it wasn't your

fault.

Do you ever pray?

I mean, I never used to pray.

But when I was on that gurney and they told me that my

partner died, things have been going so well for me.

I was moving up in the forest.

I had a nice girl.

Ever since then, I've been asking God why.

Now I think maybe I know why.

Maybe I wasn't where I was supposed to be.

Is this where you're supposed to be then?

Is this where God told you to be?

We all have a purpose.

Ours is to protect people.

Maybe there's somebody here I'm supposed to protect There you go

Or

maybe you're supposed to protect me

Tim?

Please. It's after me.

It's in the woods behind me.

Please.

We'd been hunting for a few hours.

I hadn't seen anything.

And then we came upon something.

We started tracking it.

It had to be a deer. We thought somehow it just wandered right past us. Then

what happened?

It was fast.

So fast.

It got Vinnie first.

And Ryan, he was screaming in pain.

Did you see it?

I don't know what I saw.

What's that searching for?

Don't bother.

They're already dead.

Assuming that there is some sort of animal in these woods that's never been

discovered, how could that be possible?

How could it go unnoticed for so long?

I don't know.

But if it's like...

A prehistoric fish that we talked about.

Maybe it's adapted to its surroundings.

Maybe it's learned how to hide.

What if it's smart enough to know the worst, right?

To know to avoid us until it has no choice.

That'd be a very dangerous animal.

About time.

It's this way, fella.

Oh, no.

How'd that... Yeah, no animal I know of kills like that.

Any tracks?

No.

It's too cold. The ground's too hard.

You boys get out of these woods right now.

What? Why? Come on, Paul.

It's the last two weeks of hunting season. Whatever did this is still in

trees. Yeah, that's exactly why I want to... We're going to handle this.

You understand?

No one from town is allowed into these woods.

We make sure everyone is in their homes before nightfall.

Okay, Sheriff.

You got that, Jim?

I understand what you're saying. No, I do.

But what I'm telling you is that people have been attacked and killed in our

woods.

Two dozen men armed enough to get a handle on this in 24 hours. That's what

you're saying.

I have your word.

Yeah.

Yeah, you too.

The corner's gonna have a hell of a time getting those bodies down.

What'd the rangers say?

24 hours.

At least most people left because of the storm.

We'll be fine in town.

We'll make do.

Yeah.

With no sign of letting up, the storm system continues to pound the local

The Ranger Service encourages those in the storm's path to stay indoors.

A record number of evacuees from Smith, Maidenwood, Knob's Run, and Tanner have

flooded the southern parts of the state.

Currently, local passes, roadways, and even sections of the state highways

remain closed until further notice.

More updates on the storm, stay tuned.

Hey, it's me.

I just wanted to thank you for taking Adam tonight.

He was scared with the storm and all that's been going on.

Being with you makes him feel safe.

I love you.

Hey, I finished my rounds. I was just down to evacuate.

What's going on? I'll tell you something.

I put a call into the sheriff up in Tanner when I heard the news that the

wildlife migration affected them as well.

He sent me this.

Two weeks ago, a crew of loggers went missing just outside of Tanner.

I think that the logging has forced the animal south towards us. All these years

it's been able to live in these remote parts of the forest.

There's a police report.

Two missing cattle in Tanner.

And then two days later, yours truly, number 88, Ron Jenkins missing horse.

So the forest thing, it just flushed it out right towards us. And there's no

more forest to the south.

So it's trapped.

It's threatened.

I keep a camera down in the woods so I can keep track of the larger bucks.

At night, it has an infrared sensor.

It records any movement when it's triggered.

What are we looking for, Tim?

You'll know when you see it.

Until I looked at the footage a little closer and I caught this.

I'm gonna head out too, boss.

I don't know if the cell service is down.

It always happens during the storm.

All right. See you in the morning, boss.

Get in the bathroom now

Hey, boss, you say something?

I think there's interference from the storm or something.

Tony, it's in the house.

It's in the house. I'm coming.

Hold on, I'm coming.

You all right? Yeah.

Did you see it?

It's locked into me.

All right.

Let's gather everyone left in town.

We'll stay at the church tonight.

You all know about the tracks found going through town this week.

Yesterday,

We discovered the bodies of two men in the woods just outside of town.

And what left those tracks also killed those men.

A lot of people have long believed that something lives in our woods.

I didn't want to alarm any of you until I knew for certain.

But tonight it attacked my home.

A few weeks ago, a logging camp opened up 90 miles north of here.

We believe that it drove the creature south, looking for a new home.

With the animals on the run, it's looking for food.

And it found us.

It's strong.

It's fast and it's smart.

But I believe that we can get through this together.

So we're going to stay here tonight.

As soon as that storm passes and the roads clear in the morning.

The forest department will have rangers crawling all over these woods to hunt

this thing down.

How many rangers, Sheriff?

Dozens.

All we have to do is get through the night.

And we will.

How do we know it won't just find us here?

It's trapped like a bunch of damn rats.

This church is our best and only option.

It's strong. It's defendable.

Once morning comes, you'll be safe.

This is where we need to be.

Thank you.

Is it that bad?

No. It's just a precaution.

You never were a good liar, Paul.

It's all right. I gave it up.

Good man.

In a situation like this, most men start drinking.

You don't seem to worry yourself.

Worrying never added a day to anybody's life.

You know what happens after a forest fire?

Land comes back stronger.

Well, I guess I'm drinking for both of us, huh?

Adam wanted to draw. He was bored.

So what are we drinking to?

Hope.

Sometimes that's all you got.

I guess hope is what we'll go with, huh?

They believe that you can protect them.

That no matter what happens, they can trust you.

I can protect these people.

I couldn't protect him.

It wasn't your fault.

He loved you so much.

He wouldn't want you to be sad.

in him lately he's there and then he disappears

I feel like I'm going crazy

maybe he just wants you to know that everything is okay I

should have been there I should have protected him

I shouldn't have moved out. I shouldn't have let you think that I didn't need

you. Because I need you all.

Adam needs you.

Everyone away from the windows and the door.

Just stay calm.

Stay calm, everybody.

Do you think it's going to hold?

No, I don't.

The basement.

It was a shelter in the 60s, right? Yeah, but it's jam -packed. I don't

we'll all fit.

Come on! Everyone downstairs, let's go!

Let's go!

Come on now, let's go!

Quickly!

Go, go, go!

Come

on

guys!

Get these rifles ready. Lock and guard the door.

Wait, wait. What's going on?

Those doors aren't going to hold much longer. Don't go.

It's going to be okay. The doors are going to hold.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Buddy.

Give me a hug.

Where are you going?

I gotta take care of you and your mommy.

You just gotta do me a favor.

You look after her while I'm gone.

Okay.

I'm going with you.

That's what I'm here for.

Done.

Someone's gotta stay down here and protect these people.

Earl and I will do it, Sheriff.

The deputy's right.

You going out there alone isn't doing anybody any good.

Well, hold here.

I'm gonna take my gun off that door.

Come on.

You hold that door.

Stay here in case it gets around me Are you sure?

Just don't let it leave this hallway

What happened?

It was fast.

I didn't even see.

You alright?

I shot it.

It's hurt.

Go get it.

Go get it. I'll be fine.

You need to go protect the people.

Go!

It's good.

I shot it in the shoulder.

I took all the junk out of it.