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-Previously on Tracker... -Hey.

There he is, my hero.

Hey, you don't call, you don't write, nothing?

What's the fun in that?

Tell me something

about you.

My mom died when I was 16.

-In the line of duty? -No, she was

shot in the-the parking lot of a rest stop.

They never found out who did it,

so there were no answers.

No justice.

You gonna tell me why you had me go down to Echo Ridge

to get that piece of junk?

Uh-huh, belonged to my father.

Spent a lot of time on this thing,

working on it with my dad.

I'll get you up and running again.

Oh. Beautiful, isn't it?

Yeah. Now I see why Dad loved it.

Been 20 years since I've been up here.

Still beautiful.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Come on, Kayla.

It's just... back at that last turnoff,

I could've swore there was somebody off the trail.

-Hiker maybe? -No.

I don't think so.

Well, I don't see anybody up here.

What is that?

Somebody must've dropped this.

Well, let's see what's on it.

Maybe it'll tell us who it belongs... to.

What?

I told you.

Someone is following us.

You know what to do.

Hey, Russell, it's your favorite brother giving you a call.

Just want to...

talk to you about, uh...

Just been a while. Haven't-haven't heard from you,

so, you know, give me a call if you get time.

Hope you're well.

Randy, my man. Please tell me that Reenie's finally found

an office space that meets her standards?

That's a big no.

We're working out of Maxine's office for a bit.

They got this overflow space.

I mean, it's-it's a generic place.

I guess it's nice, but the Wi-Fi rips

and they got those little waffle machines, so

-I'm good. -Well, the hunt continues, right?

Yeah, man, but I don't know.

Reenie's got to hurry up, man.

I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm literally sitting on a ball.

You know, it's a, it's a fancy core ball,

-but it's a ball. -Well, I mean, I'm sitting on a rock,

-so... -But I'm just saying, -my posture's not

built for this, okay? My core is good.

Your core's great. I love your core.

I think your core's fantastic. You got something for me?

All right, $15K reward, and it's nearby.

Leanne and Kayla Riley. Mother, daughter.

They went missing hiking a section

of the Pacific Divide Trail.

They were supposed to meet up with the other daughter Anya

at a resupply stop, never showed.

Okay, and when was the last time she heard from them?

Yesterday.

Kayla sent her a selfie.

They don't have GPS trackers on 'em?

Just cell phones. Both out of service.

The last ping was when they called Anya

from up on the trail yesterday.

Got it. Okay, send me the details. I'll talk with them.

Thanks, Randy.

Anya.

Colter Shaw.

-Thanks for coming. -No problem. You bet.

Listen, so this is the place where you were supposed to meet

-your sister and your mother? -Yeah.

But they didn't show. No calls. Nothing.

At first, I thought maybe

they got delayed or something, but every hiker

I spoke to coming off the trail didn't remember seeing them.

I-I talked to someone named Becca this morning

who said that she was gonna hike the trail and look for them.

-Becca's with search and rescue? -She called herself a trail angel or something.

They're volunteers.

They help hikers get through certain sections.

She would have gotten the call

before search and rescue got here.

Listen, there's a lot of spotty cell service up there.

Is it possible maybe they just took an extra day?

No. No, we were supposed to meet here this morning

and go spread my dad's ashes up the trail from here.

He died of cancer a few months ago, and this was his last wish.

And I would have gone the whole way with them,

but work and the kids and...

You don't have to explain yourself. I-I get it.

The last time you spoke to them,

can you show me on the map where that was?

Um...

Kayla called me somewhere near here yesterday afternoon.

-Right there? -Mm-hmm.

Okay. Looks like

there's a way station about eight miles back from there.

Lot of spur trails, lot of branches off that main route.

It's easy to get turned around up there.

Uh, I don't think it's that. I...

Kayla seemed worried when I talked to her.

She thought someone was following them.

She know who that might be?

She just said that she...

She had this really bad feeling,

and I didn't think anything of it,

-and now... -I'm gonna backtrack to the way station.

All right? I'm gonna see if they made it there.

Maybe I'll meet up with this trail angel,

-see if she saw anything. -I'm so worried.

Just please do whatever you can.

You'll be the first to know if I find anything.

Excuse me.

Hi. I was wondering if you could help me out.

I'm looking for, uh,

these two women.

They're missing.

-Missing? -Yeah. They didn't make it

to their last stop. Have you seen them?

-I don't recognize them. -Me neither.

You know, there's a logbook half mile up.

Everyone signs it when they go by, so maybe check there.

-All right. Thank you. -Hope you find 'em.

Appreciate it.

-Hey. -Hey.

I'm looking for two missing hikers.

A mother and daughter.

You haven't seen 'em up trail, have you?

Becca? Colter Shaw.

I'm looking for 'em, too. Anya hired me to find 'em.

Yeah, I thought she might hire someone.

Wanted all hands on deck.

Yeah. There's no sign of them all the way through here

-back to the resupply stop. -Did you check the logbook?

-They didn't sign in there either. -Huh.

There was a "K & L" sign-in at the logbook five miles back.

Assuming that's them,

I searched the main trail between here and there.

Okay, and I checked every spur along the way,

which means that if they did leave the main trail,

they did that somewhere between here

and where they signed into that logbook.

-Right? -Yeah, but most first-timers stick to the main trail.

Anya said her sister mentioned something about being followed.

Let's hope not. I'm still going on the idea they got lost.

If they did leave the main trail,

where would they do that?

There's only one path out I can think of.

It's a spur trail turnoff. It's not far from here.

-Can you show me? -Yeah.

Thanks for pushing that meeting.

Saved me a trip.

Sure thing.

-You see any offices you liked? -Not really.

Ah. That's okay. This place buys us some time.

I think you'll know it when you see it.

Well, that's the plan. Where's, uh, where's Randy?

He, uh, he found Colter a job and went to grab breakfast.

Yeah, those missing hikers.

Yeah, I'm looking at the socials now.

Seems like everybody on this trail

has to post a video about it.

-That's good. -Yeah.

I'm gonna go sit with Maxine

and go over this case she wants me to take.

Uh, Reenie.

-Yeah? -Could I ask you something?

Or if now's not a good time, that-that's totally okay.

No, it's the perfect time. What's up?

Um, I was just wondering if, uh,

sometime I could talk to you about my mom.

I-I signed up for these text alerts

whenever her name comes up online,

and... it's usually just, like, podcast transcripts

and, like, true crime forums, that kind of stuff.

Yeah, I get it. I mean, you want to know what happened to her,

-so... -Yeah, yeah. It's not just that, though, uh...

What, did something come up recently?

It's probably nothing, but I just...

I came across the name of this military officer

that my mom worked with in the weeks before she was murdered.

-Go on. -Oh, I just saw that he retired early.

It was honorable discharge, but it's... it's just weird.

Why?

Well, when I looked into him, his records were blocked.

I couldn't find anything.

Like I said, it's probably nothing.

It's probably just, like, military clearance or whatever.

Yeah, maybe, but I do have some contacts, so what's his name?

Eric Jeffries.

But are you sure?

I don't want to, I don't want to put you out or anything.

You're not putting anyone out.

I'm happy to poke around.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

So, how long you been doing this?

Finding lost hikers?

Uh, about six years.

Got divorced.

It was brutal...

and I needed something that would reset me.

So I decided to hike the whole Pacific Divide Trail,

and I did.

Sometimes hard things are the only things worth doing.

What's on your list?

Snowman. Bhutan.

That's hardcore.

Yeah, well, first thing is,

I have to get my late father's old truck

up and running, and then we'll see.

There's nowhere to go from here.

Huh.

Wait a minute, somebody was through here.

-I hope not. Locals call it one of the "thin places." -"Thin places"?

What's that? Bad stuff happen down there?

Yeah, last year a guy went exploring,

slipped down a drop, hit his head.

Found him six days later.

Another guy lost his dog,

found its head on the trail.

Coyotes maybe.

-Lot of weird stuff happens in and around here. -Yeah?

Yeah, take a look at that right down there.

It's like a, uh, like a makeshift camp.

See it?

-Weird place to set up. -Mm-hmm.

Doesn't look like backpackers, does it?

No, it doesn't.

We sometimes get low-life drifters

who come in off the fire road a couple miles that way.

So maybe Kayla and Leanne had a run-in with them.

Maybe they saw something they shouldn't have.

Best way down is over there.

Here we go.

No one's here.

Scumbags.

We've had an uptick

in reports of stuff being stolen lately.

Some expired meds here.

Wait a minute, there's an ID.

Jonah Gammon.

Same name as on the meds.

-You think this is his site? -That's what it looks like.

Leanne's pack.

A lot of blood.

Yeah.

Looks like it could be recent.

Got to be some clue where they are.

He probably got high, attacked them,

and left them for dead somewhere.

Wait here.

Leanne?

What did you do to my daughter?

I didn't do anything. I'm here to help you. Your daughter Anya

hired me to find you.

Somebody took Kayla.

-You have to help me. -I'm gonna help you.

-I'm gonna help you. -Oh, my God.

-What happened? -I got hit.

And I... when I woke up, Kayla was gone.

Bring the chair over.

Okay, listen, hey, we're gonna help you.

I need you to sit down right now, okay? Just sit down.

Have a seat. Have a seat.

Okay, look at me.

Can you look at me?

All right. Can you tell me what happened?

I... I left Kayla.

I left Kayla.

We were on a dry creek bed off the main trail,

and it was getting dark,

and Kayla was scared.

Come on, Mom. We can't slow down.

Quick, they'll find us.

You're going too fast.

Mom. Come on, we got to get out of here.

Kayla.

Kayla.

Oh, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

I didn't have a choice. She messed up her ankle.

Okay. I-I think it's just sprained. Can you walk on it?

Let me see.

Ow, ow, ow, ow.

-No. I can't put pressure. -Okay.

I think the main trail is only a hundred yards up.

I-I'm pretty sure I saw lights.

Don't leave me. What if he comes back?

Honey, it's okay.

We haven't seen anyone, and you need help.

Okay? We can't stay here.

I'm just gonna flag somebody from the trail.

Hurry.

-Please. -I will.

When I came to,

the sun was out

and Kayla was gone.

I searched

and searched, and then there was this camp,

-and I found my pack. -This guy must have Kayla.

I've been waiting for someone to come back, but...

Just real quickly, look at that guy.

Have you seen him before?

Seen that man?

Maybe. It was hard to see his face.

Here, Leanne.

Why did you get off the main trail?

Kayla thought someone was following us.

I thought she was just being paranoid at first.

And then we found the camera.

I told you.

Someone is following us.

This was taken

this morning.

They've been following us all day.

Come on, we have to get out of here. It's getting dark soon.

Put the camera there on purpose.

-Why would he do that? -Scare you.

Get you off the main trail where you'd be more vulnerable.

-If he's got Kayla, where are they? -I'm gonna find out.

-I'm gonna come with you. -No, you're not coming with me.

You're gonna stay. You need medical attention.

You're gonna stay here.

I'm gonna call some first responders.

You looping in the police?

Yeah, that would be the county sheriff.

They cover a couple thousand miles.

I'll make a call, but it'll take them a while to get here.

You said you left Kayla

at a dry creek bed off the main trail, right?

Yeah. We were west of the main trail.

I don't know how far we are.

-I'm sorry. I... -It's half a mile away.

There's a switchback. It'll lead you right to it.

Half a mile, got it.

Please find my daughter.

I'll do everything I can.

-Becca. -Leanne's gonna be okay.

They're taking her to the nearest hospital.

I spoke to Anya. She's gonna meet her mom there.

Good news. You put the word out on Jonah?

Connected with the county sheriff.

They're dealing with an overturned rig

way out in Butler.

They're sending a deputy,

but they're at least a couple hours away.

Anything on your end?

Found the spot that Leanne was attacked.

He could still be out there with Kayla.

Didn't return to camp,

which means he was either spotted or he had other plans.

Drag marks here, couple sets of prints.

Someone was dragged out of here.

-Probably kicking and screaming. -Okay.

Let me know when you land somewhere,

and I'll join back up with you.

Yeah.

You coming down, or I'm coming up there to get you?

Get your ass out of there.

I'm looking for a girl.

I-I didn't do nothing, man.

Where's Kayla?

-What'd you do to Kayla? -Man, I got no idea

-who this Kayla chick is. -She was on the trail with her mother.

You have the pack. It's got blood all over it.

The pack was like that when I found it.

So what do you do? You sit up here and you-you-you watch 'em?

You found a camera, you put it on the trail to scare 'em?

If I found a camera, I wouldn't leave it somewhere.

Seriously, man, I didn't see them.

The pack was just sitting there on the trail.

I take stuff. Just trying to get by somehow, man.

I'm not proud of it, but, like, I don't hurt nobody.

You... you got to believe me.

Here's what's gonna happen. A sheriff's deputy

is gonna come up here, and they're gonna arrest you.

Don't, don't, don't, don't.

Jonah, I'm not gonna ask you again.

Okay, o-o-okay, yes, yes, yes, yes.

I-I-I saw her, but not like you say.

-Go on. -That one... she was with

a-a big guy in a baseball hat.

I wasn't close, but, like...

she was limping bad.

That's her. Go on.

Thought they were having, like, some kind of argument maybe.

I don't know. Like, I was just trying not to be seen, you know?

Where'd they go? Did you see where he took 'em?

H-He took her down to this, like, access off the fire road.

It's where I stash my car,

and that-that's the only reason I saw them,

'cause I-I was heading back. I was leaving.

-This guy have a vehicle? -Uh,

a truck, like a brown... kind...

I-I don't know. Like, kind of old or something.

Old brown truck. Had you seen it before?

-The truck? -Maybe. Maybe.

I-I might've seen it around.

Yeah, yeah, 'cause I go up

to Sierra Junction when I'm not down here.

They-they got, um, outdoor showers.

And that's where you saw the truck?

M-Maybe. That's all I got.

Okay? The place has, like,

one road in, one road out.

Lot of folks living in vans,

that kind of thing.

-Can I go now? -No.

Don't call the cops.

Please.

It's your lucky day. I believe you.

I got your details, all right?

And I know where your campsite is.

Anything goes missing, anything suspicious happens,

they're gonna come get you. Do you understand?

What am I supposed to do if...?

Why don't you go get yourself some help?

Go get the help you need, man.

You stay up here, you're gonna wind up dead.

Hey.

Go get some help.

Colter. I got your text, man.

What can I do for you?

Randy, I need you to find a truck for me.

Uh, is this supposed to be Jonah's truck?

'Cause all I got is

a 2000 Pontiac in his name.

No, Jonah didn't do it.

Said he saw a guy throw Kayla into a truck.

Said he'd seen the truck before, which means it's local.

Local to what?

You got a whole bunch of nothing and nowhere up there.

There's a place nearby called Sierra Junction.

Oh, yeah.

I got it. Unincorporated.

-What's up there? -Handful of houses,

trailer park, uh, RV mechanic,

a tract of rental cabins.

What about a gas station?

The only spot that's got a little traffic is this

food stand, it's called Rise and Shine.

Yeah, I mean, I'm guessing they get a-a few hikers,

but trust me, this ain't on nobody's must-eat list.

All right, do me a favor,

check Kayla and Leanne's transactions

over the past couple days, see if they've been there.

Checking.

Hell yeah. Got it.

They were there at Rise and Shine two days ago.

I bet that's where he first saw them.

He was following 'em.

This wasn't some random snatch-and-grab.

All right, Randy, thanks.

-Hey. Jonah didn't do it. -Then who did?

He said he saw Kayla being thrown into a truck

by some other guy. Said he'd seen the truck before,

a place called Sierra Junction.

Now, I looked into Sierra Junction,

and both Leanne and Kayla were there a couple days ago.

Yeah, Rise and Shine... popular spot with hikers.

I'll notify the sheriff about that Jonah guy.

I don't know if he'll still be there.

I'm gonna check this Rise and Shine place,

maybe we get lucky, someone saw something.

Mind if I come with?

-We can cover more ground that way. -Hop in.

Probably best if we split up.

I'll ask around about Kayla and Leanne.

I'll focus on the truck.

You let me know when you find anything?

-Same. -Will do.

Hey. What can I get you?

Yeah, just hoping you could help me with something.

I'm looking for this missing young woman right here.

She came in two days ago with her mother.

Sorry, bro, wasn't working then.

All right.

Is there anyone working here now that was working then?

Um...

Oh, Diana was here. Um, Diana?

-What's up? -Um, this guy's

looking for somebody that might've come through.

Yeah, looking for a young woman right here.

She was in here with her mother, couple mornings ago.

Oh, I was working the pickup window, hon.

Less chatty. Sorry.

Uh, what happened to them?

She's missing off the trail.

Oh, my God. That's awful.

Missing as in lost?

Well, actually, I think someone might've taken her.

Well, do the police know, or search and rescue?

I contacted the sheriff. Yeah, they've...

I'm out here looking around for 'em

until they can get boots on the ground.

I'm so sorry.

We get a long line of hikers every morning.

-It's just like autopilot, you know? -Yeah.

Coffee, burrito, bagel, bear claw.

Maybe I remember them, I-I can't be sure.

You don't have security cameras here, do you?

Uh, no.

Wi-Fi's pretty spotty, and it's not like

I need to worry about thieves, so

-we're pretty old-school. -Got it.

You know what?

If you send me that photo, I will ask around to my regulars

and see if anybody remembers seeing them.

Well, I really appreciate that. Thank you very much.

-You are welcome. -You get it?

-I got it. -All right. Thanks again.

No problem.

I got nothing.

Look out!

Don't move.

-My arm. My arm, my arm, my... -Don't move.

Okay... your shoulder, too.

Look at me. Can you open your eyes?

-I'm okay. I'm okay. -You're not okay.

I need to make sure you're not going into shock.

I'm okay. Go.

Go find her. Go find her.

-All right? -Just take deep breaths.

Shh...

-I'm okay. I'm okay. -Kid! Come here.

You, come here. What's your name?

-Alex. -Alex, can you hold her head?

-Can you do me a favor? -Yeah.

I need you to talk to her.

-All right? Hold her head still. -Yeah.

You talk to her, okay?

-Yes. -This is Alex.

-He's gonna talk to you, okay? -Just go.

-Just go. -I'm gonna go call an ambulance.

-Keep talking to her. -Uh, wh-what's your name?

Hi, Alex. I'm Becca.

-Help's on the way, Becca. Don't worry. -Mm-hmm.

Just want to know where Kayla is.

I know you're hit. Come on out, toss the weapon.

I can treat that wound.

I know Kayla's alive. That's all I care about.

You wouldn't understand.

No!

Randy, I need everything you can find on a Jack Owens.

-He's the one that took her. -You got him?

I had him. Decided to take his own way out.

Sent you a pin. I need you to call the authorities

for me, tell them where they can find the body.

Yeah, man, let me see what I can find.

He had her in his truck.

Well, maybe he stashed her somewhere nearby.

That's what I'm thinking.

You know, he hears me asking around

about her, he gets spooked, he bolts.

I don't know if he's a local guy or if he's passing through,

so just check everything for me.

Huh. Local boy.

Oh, my gosh, get this,

he works at Rise and Shine.

Which is probably where he first found her.

You got a home address for me?

Yeah, I'm a step ahead of you.

Just sent you the pin.

Listen, you're close, all right?

You're like a few minutes out.

I hope she's still alive.

Yeah, so do I. Thanks, Randy.

I'm sorry it's gonna end this way, sweetie.

Need information on a Diana Owens.

As in related to Jack Owens?

His mother.

Oh, damn, man.

Did they do this together?

Or she's protecting him.

It's the only way he could've known we were coming.

I got her.

Diana Sanders, not Owens.

Okay, uh,

listen to this, she was in a psych ward

30 years ago. She got pregnant

while she was a patient there but was released

on a probationary period to have the baby.

Father was being treated there, too.

Killed himself while he was inside.

Okay.

She's got Kayla.

Can you get a location on her phone?

Yeah, I'm looking.

I got a location.

That's weird, man.

It looks like she's 200 yards away from you.

There any other houses on the property?

-Not listed, no. -Maybe it's an outbuilding

or a shelter. Can you drop me a pin?

Yeah, I just did.

I got it, Randy. Thanks.

Please, just let me go.

Oh, dear heart.

That's just not the way the world works.

Why are you doing this to me?

My poor boy,

just like his father,

has had these urges,

for a long time.

I thought I could protect him.

Hoped it wouldn't escalate, but he thought you were special.

Now here we are.

What is it with men? They see something,

they want it, they take it.

Please...

-Please... -But it's my job to protect him.

Take care of his needs, no matter what they are.

The problem is,

he can't have you.

Let me go!

Time to go.

-Where are you taking me? -Can't stay here.

That man's looking for you, and he'll be back,

especially after Jack hit that woman with his truck.

Please.

Please, I won't tell anyone, I promise.

Let's go.

To the right.

Keep moving.

Get in the truck.

If I get in there,

you're just gonna kill me?

Dump my body somewhere?

Well, that depends on you, sweetheart.

Put the weapon down.

Put it down now. I'm not gonna ask you again.

Maybe I don't want to spend the rest of my days in a cell.

Been there, done that.

So you're either gonna have to shoot me

or I'm gonna shoot you.

You don't want to do this.

Put it down.

You okay?

Come here, come here. You're all right.

-You're okay. -Is my... is my mom okay?

Your mom's okay. She's at the hospital with your sister.

They're both okay. You're safe now. I got you.

Thank you.

Hey. I'm gonna head out,

unless you need anything else from me.

Uh, no. All good.

Hey, Mel?

Yeah?

Um...

Have a good night.

You, too.

Hey.

-Enjoy a couple days? -Yeah, I wanted to see

a few things before I hit the road.

Wanted to make sure that you all were healing up properly.

Despite everything,

I get why Dad loved it.

We're driving to Bishop Lake.

Another one of his favorite spots.

Easier for Kayla's ankle.

I think knowing that we're still gonna spread his ashes

would make him really happy.

Yeah, I agree. I agree.

I think he'd be proud of all of you.

Well, we should get going.

-Thank you again. -You're very welcome.

-And this is for you. -Oh, thank you.

Thank you for everything.

Yeah. Take care of each other?

Yep.

Okay.

How's the arm?

-Still broken. -Yeah.

But I'll be fine. Can still hike.

-Maybe not today, though. -I'm already planning

-my Appalachian trail trip. -Of course you are.

You know, I want to say, I think these people here... they're...

they're lucky to have someone like you around here.

People are lucky to have somebody like you out there.

Hope you get to Bhutan.

Yeah, maybe someday.

Just don't let someday become never.

Yeah. Have fun on the trail.

I will.

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