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Cindy? Cindy? Oh my god. Please,

2:02

what's happening? I can't believe

2:04

you just

2:06

set her on fire. Why? I do. Why

2:09

did I do that? Did you say, did I? I don't

2:11

know. I don't know. I don't know.

2:14

Cindy, Cindy? Cindy? Cindy?

2:17

Cindy? Cindy? Cindy?

2:20

Cindy?

2:21

Cindy? Cindy? Cindy?

2:24

Cindy? Cindy? Cindy? Cindy?

2:28

Cindy? Cindy? I

2:30

don't know, but... That was Tami Lynn, right? It

2:32

was definitely Tami. I can't get you in her name. What

2:34

would you do to her, Cindy? I don't know, Lee. I don't

2:36

know her. What's that sound? I don't hear anything.

2:39

What sound? It sounds like I've got

2:43

to go look

2:44

out of here. Right.

2:47

I'm way ahead of you. Let's

2:50

go. Dispatch,

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come back. Copy.

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Dispatch here. Cooper

3:03

here. Hey, Coop. So,

3:07

I'm just coming up on 3 Mile and dry Gulch, but

3:10

I think I see some headlights up toward Howdy.

3:13

I'm going to make a quick detour and check it out. Is

3:15

there anyone else you can get to handle the 213? I think Dan is

3:17

out of your way too. I'll check.

3:20

What's going on at Howdy? Cooper?

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Yeah, sorry, Kimmy. I'm just a little distracted. Everything

3:25

okay?

3:26

You going to need backup? No, no, no. I

3:28

won't need backup. I can already hear the music down 3

3:29

Mile on 213. No doubt about

3:31

it.

3:32

That's good. I'm

3:35

going to get him out of here. I'm going to get him out of here. I'm

3:37

going to get him out of here. I'm going to get him out of here. I'm going to get

3:39

him out of here. I'm going to get him out of here. He's going to get

3:41

him out of

3:41

here.

3:43

I'm going to swing by Howdy real quick, and then

3:45

I'll double back to check in on the festivities. Don't

3:48

worry about getting Danner on it unless he's gotten nothing

3:50

better.

3:51

Copy that. I

3:54

did the same thing back when I was a kid, you know?

3:56

Back when you were a kid, huh? And

3:59

when was that? last year?

4:00

It was five years ago.

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Oh, well,

4:06

my apologies Dave Perez.

4:08

If you see my brother, tell him he better

4:11

not be drinking.

4:14

Be on the lookout for an intoxicated Perez.

4:16

Copy that.

4:17

And tell Ren that his dad knows what he's up

4:19

to. Does he? No,

4:23

but he won't know that. Ah,

4:26

understood. I'll

4:27

call it in in a minute. Alright

4:31

then.

4:32

Whoever's missing around in my fight is gonna be

4:34

sorry.

4:50

It's absolutely true. Ask Al.

4:54

Is it worth for the fact that Damat broke his

4:56

ankle last Sunday? I'd still be warming to

4:58

bench. Tell them how he broke his ankle. What?

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He didn't break his ankle, did you? Ren

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Kubo, you animal. No,

5:08

no. Nothing like that. You're not

5:10

gonna believe this though. What? Antique

5:14

Bear Trap. What? What? Is

5:16

he messing with us? No, not

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at all. It's the real deal. Ask

5:21

his old man. Your dad told you that?

5:24

That's right. He was the one that responded

5:26

to the call. But how? Yeah,

5:29

how? Damat was out with us looking

5:31

for Tammy Lynn. Oh my god,

5:33

poor Tammy. Can you believe

5:36

it? To go missing like that? Someone

5:39

put out a bear trap to keep

5:41

you from looking? No. No

5:43

one uses traps for bears anymore. And

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it had nothing to do with Tammy Lynn. That's

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what I thought too, Al. That the kidnapper

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had put it out to throw them off

5:52

the trail. That's not even the weird

5:54

part. If not, what's the weird

5:57

part? No. The weird part?

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They think that trap might be hundreds of

6:02

years old. A hundred years

6:04

old? That's far out. Yep.

6:08

Talk about your missteps. Get it? Missteps?

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Good one, Al. That's

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right. Or just... Really bad luck? Took

6:18

the words right out of my mouth. Good

6:20

luck for you, though, buddy. And

6:22

you, too. If it weren't for that

6:25

hundred-year-old bear trap and my

6:27

brilliant play, these

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lovely ladies would likely be at Dingleberry Donnie's right

6:31

now instead of slumming it up with us. That's

6:34

not true. Not at all. It's

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okay. We get it. Right, Perez? Donnie's

6:39

got the keg and the pool. And

6:42

a raging case of shit for Bran.

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We were just waiting for you

6:47

to ask, Ren. You

6:49

mean you were waiting? Well, one

6:51

of us was waiting for Ren. The other

6:53

one of us was waiting for a certain Latin lothario

6:56

to make his move. Oh, my gosh.

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Shut up. It's true,

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Al. She's been going on and on. Shut

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up, Margo. I can't believe you.

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Oh, my God. Okay, okay.

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That's funny, because Al

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has been doing the same thing all

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day. Oh, Al.

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Oh, Al. I've got to get

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the good stuff for Al. I've

7:19

got to wear my nicer backs. Is

7:22

this one gallon of cologne enough? Al? Is

7:25

that true, Al? Oh, my gosh. You are

7:27

so dead, Margo. Leave him alone.

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Wow.

7:32

Al Perez finally rendered

7:34

speechless. I never thought I'd

7:36

see the day.

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These

7:40

things have to be spoken of. Where's

7:44

the little girl room around here? I need

7:47

to powder my nose. And,

7:50

oh, my God, empty my

7:52

bladder. You are so crude. That's

7:55

why you love me.

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Uh-huh. Ah. That's

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the best part of Kubo's Country Cabin.

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Stumble in any direction for 15 or

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so feet and you've arrived at one

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of our many, many luxurious

8:10

bathroom facilities. What

8:13

if, I mean, what about

8:16

toilet paper? How are we supposed

8:18

to, you know... Toilet paper?

8:21

No one. I'll get you some, Elle.

8:24

It's right over there. Oh

8:28

boy! Looks like this one's going to

8:30

be easy to train, Elle. Oh my gosh,

8:32

what? You're horrible. Here

8:35

you go, Elle. And here's my flashlight.

8:38

Are you? Thank you, Elle.

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It's good to see that Chavarri isn't completely dead.

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Hey! Don't you worry

8:46

about it, Ren. I am a modern

8:49

woman. Oh, uh-huh. Is that

8:51

what you call it? We'll be right back,

8:53

boys.

8:54

Can

8:58

you believe

8:59

this? What's that? She

9:01

is so amazing. Margo?

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No, you could lose Elle. Okay,

9:07

okay. Just pulling your chain, buddy.

9:10

Yes, Elle is amazing.

9:13

I'm not sure Cindy would agree, but yeah.

9:16

Stevens was just worked out about what Elle's mom

9:18

was saying. She'll come around. No

9:20

doubt about that. And you're

9:23

probably right. But, Ren,

9:26

I mean, I always

9:29

knew she was beautiful. But

9:32

she's also so smart and

9:35

funny. And she's so

9:37

beautiful.

9:40

Ren, I think I'm

9:42

in love. Whoa, amigo. Try

9:44

to play it cool. Oh, yeah. Right.

9:48

Of course. I'm playing it cool.

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And by the way, I think

9:56

she's totally into you, too. Don't

9:59

mess with me, Kuba. Are you

10:01

being serious? I am!

10:04

She's been laughing at jokes that no one

10:06

thinks are funny. What? What

10:09

jokes aren't funny? All of my jokes

10:11

are funny. I've been working on this material

10:13

for years. Exactly

10:16

my point. Maybe I'm just- Lynn!

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Alice! What's that, Kevin? You guys! Let's

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go. We've gotta go. We've gotta get out of here. We've

10:23

gotta call the cops. Yeah, it's at the

10:25

light. At the light. What's going

10:28

on? What's gotten into you two? Yeah.

10:31

What's going on? You don't understand.

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We were walking by the lake. Whispering

10:37

Lake? Walking, huh? Is

10:40

that why you're both out of breath? Lee,

10:43

you all dug. No, seriously!

10:46

Listen! I'm seriously proud of you. Not

10:49

so much you, Stevens. You do so

10:51

much better. Good one, Al. Would you two shut

10:54

up already? Whoa! Okay! Okay! Okay!

10:56

What? Hey, y'all. Where

10:58

do you two run off to? Cindy. Oh!

11:01

Cindy! I just- I just wanna apologize. I realize

11:03

that I- Not now, Al. Nobody

11:05

cares.

11:06

We just saw Tammy Lynn. Right?

11:09

Is- isn't that what we saw? Oh my god. Tammy

11:11

Lynn? What?

11:15

Yes. I- I think that's

11:18

what we saw.

11:22

Oh, man! You two! Not funny. This

11:27

is a joke? That's disgusting,

11:29

you guys! You two had us going

11:32

there for a second. You shouldn't be making fun.

11:35

Tammy might not have. This is not a

11:37

fucking joke. Hey!

11:40

What are you doing? Yeah. Not

11:42

cool. We need to go.

11:44

We've got to go. Why? Why

11:46

do we have to go? Is

11:49

it possible that you two had a little

11:51

too much to drink tonight? Or

11:53

is, uh, maybe Renspecial's

11:56

playing tricks on you? Right!

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toxic sight. How does wind scare?

14:02

We weren't at the lake, just at the fence,

14:04

but we saw Tammy there, in

14:06

the lake, and you just

14:09

gotta get over there. I don't

14:11

have to do anything, my friend. Deputy

14:14

Danner? About time you chimed in, Kubo.

14:17

You see Tammy Lynn down at the lake, too? You

14:19

kids smoking grass up here, or worse?

14:22

No, sir, but I think maybe

14:25

we should get my dad up here. Oh,

14:27

do you? Yes, sir.

14:29

Lee and Cindy, they wouldn't make

14:32

up something like this. Okay then, Ren. Let

14:35

me call it in. Thanks, Ren. No worries.

14:39

I think we should go ahead and go, too.

14:42

Are you ready, Al? Yes, please. We'll

14:45

see you guys later, okay? Don't go. Why

14:48

just? It's okay, Al. We

14:50

really had a blast, right, Margo? Yeah,

14:53

totally. Let's get together

14:55

this week and double. Yeah. How's

14:58

that sound?

14:59

Poms and then down to Ridgeway

15:02

for the drive-in? Oh, no, come on. Huh.

15:07

Don't worry, Al. I really was

15:09

having fun. Picky fair.

15:13

Me too. I'm really sorry

15:15

about this. Oh. Al,

15:18

you're a doll.

15:23

See you once again. And there's

15:25

nothing to be sorry about. It's been a blast.

15:28

Yeah,

15:28

totally agree. Let's

15:30

definitely double next week. For sure.

15:33

Bye, guys. Bye, Lee. Bye, Cindy. Bye,

15:36

Ren. Bye. Bye.

15:39

Bye. But... Come

15:41

on, Al. Oh,

15:44

man. You two

15:46

better not be messing around. I'll never

15:49

forgive you if... Don't worry, Perez. We're

15:52

not messing around.

15:58

Dispatch, come back.

15:59

Got me, dispatch

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here.

16:02

Dispatch, this is Deputy Danner. I have

16:04

a possible code 11 up here, just south

16:07

of Three Mile and Winchett Road.

16:09

Code 11?

16:11

That's right.

16:11

Is it...

16:14

It might be. I've got

16:16

an eyewitness here saying she's seen Tamilyn Halona

16:19

out at Whispering Lake.

16:22

Where's the sheriff?

16:23

The sheriff left about an hour

16:25

ago, but West is still here. And

16:27

Cooper is right up at Howdy. Great.

16:33

I'm

16:33

always scared. Okay, dispatch.

16:36

That'll have to do. Get Cooper

16:38

heading my way and let West know that we've got

16:40

a situation. I suspect the sheriff

16:42

will want the call too.

16:43

Copy

16:47

that. I'll get everyone moving your way.

16:50

You better hope this ain't some practical joke,

16:52

little miss. No, you're gonna be in a heap

16:55

of trouble. You too, buddy.

17:09

I'm

17:14

gonna put you shit on your

17:16

fucking

17:16

watch!

17:17

Deputy Cooper, come back.

17:19

Goddammit! Cooper?

17:24

Cooper?

17:27

This is Cooper. Come back.

17:29

There you are. Where'd

17:32

you go, Coop?

17:34

Just making water, Kimmy. What's up?

17:36

Oh, sorry.

17:38

No problem. What's going on? You're

17:40

still out by Three Mile? The

17:42

Danners just called in at Code 11. Code 11?

17:45

Yeah, it says we've got a sighting

17:47

of Tamilyn out at Whispering Lake.

17:49

Uh, yeah. I'm... Actually,

17:52

I'm right near there.

17:53

That's great. You want to swing

17:55

down there and check it out?

17:57

Yeah, I, uh...

17:58

I've got Whis rolling that...

19:30

I

20:00

don't know, Deputy. It looks like maybe she's

20:02

been electrocuted or... Electrocuted?

20:05

How the hell did... How the hell did that happen?

20:07

I don't know, Dana. Can you please just call

20:09

it in? She... Do

20:12

we need an ambulance? I'm afraid it's too

20:14

late for that. We'll need BME, though.

20:17

And you better let Sheriff Kubo know what's going on. Kimmy's

20:20

already on it. He ain't gonna like

20:22

this. I think

20:24

that goes without saying. What the hell happened

20:26

to you, Tammy Lynn?

20:29

Please, Lord, not on my watch. Not

20:31

again! No emergency services are called. We're

20:35

gonna need the kind of phone today.

20:40

Yes, sir. I'm

20:44

sorry. I'm

20:46

sorry. I'm

20:48

sorry. I'm sorry. I'm

20:51

sorry. I'm sorry. I'm

20:53

sorry. I'm sorry. I

20:57

understand. I'm... very

21:00

sorry to hear that.

21:04

No, no, sir. We're locked

21:06

and good at night. Yes,

21:10

sir. Goodbye.

21:15

What was that? That was the dock, he

21:18

says. What,

21:20

god damn it? Quit playing games. He

21:22

says...

21:22

We

21:25

lost her.

21:26

We lost her? How the hell

21:29

does that happen? Since when can

21:31

we

21:31

lose her? No one said nothing about losing

21:33

her. Does that mean she run off? What

21:36

are you saying, you big dummy? He says,

21:38

we lost Tammy Lynn. She... She

21:40

what? She didn't come out of the lake.

21:43

He left her in there? No, he

21:46

said... Son of

21:46

a bitch, I knew it was just a matter of time. We

21:48

ain't nothing but guinea pigs for that man. No

21:51

doubt, she ain't the first he left in that pit of hell. He

21:53

didn't leave her, she... She what,

21:56

god damn it? He said she... Combustive.

21:59

Combustive.

21:59

you mean she burned up? burned

22:03

up? what the hell is that supposed

22:05

to mean? I swear to god I feel like I never know

22:07

what you're talking about

22:07

yes, god damn it, she burned

22:09

up but how? shit,

22:13

I don't know he was... that

22:16

night was supposed to be just like that she

22:18

was... it's a miracle we

22:21

all weren't burnt up but what's that

22:23

mean? it's over your head

22:25

dummy, except for maybe the burning up part

22:28

that's not cool whatever,

22:30

get over it I can't

22:32

believe it what did

22:34

he say? did he say why? I knew

22:37

this would happen shit, I don't know I've

22:40

been writing it telling him that stuff wasn't right

22:42

with those reasons you knew

22:44

that it was going to end like this shut up Holly,

22:46

you didn't know shit the hell I

22:48

didn't, I knew it when I was up there tonight all

22:50

those spikes, he knew exactly what he was doing this ain't a man concerned

22:52

with the well being of others none of us have a single

22:54

memory in our head that we can trust we're

22:58

sat down

22:58

here in a bunker like prisoners and he'd probably

23:00

kill that girl just for the hell of it and it's

23:03

likely to pin it all in you did a junkie of car and he

23:05

ended up being those ones all gift wrapped and ready for the

23:07

cops all he's missing is the beat, the

23:09

boat, be nice

23:14

so...

23:16

what are we supposed to do now? he

23:18

wants us to be ready ready for what

23:20

exactly? trouble

23:38

Ash?

23:44

just... what in the hell happened out

23:46

there? let me gather my thoughts what

23:50

happened?

23:51

what happened to Tammy

23:53

Litt?

23:54

I... she's...

23:59

she's dead. Oh

24:02

my God. Timmy.

24:06

Where? Where responsible

24:09

for her death?

24:10

A 17 year old girl. About just...we?

24:13

This is a neat deal.

24:16

I knew this

24:17

girl. She...she goes to the same

24:20

school as Cindy. She...she

24:23

used to come in all the time. She loved John

24:25

Coltrane. It's worse than you know. Is

24:27

that even possible? Yes. I'm

24:31

not sure about that, Ash. When

24:33

I'm party to a murder, especially of a young

24:35

lady that I know, in my mind, it

24:37

couldn't get much fucking worse. I don't

24:39

think you understand. Oh!

24:42

Oh! I understand completely,

24:44

God dammit! We killed a young

24:46

girl tonight,

24:47

and you promised me!

24:50

Jesus Christ, Ash, I radiated the

24:52

fucking marching band! My daughter's

24:54

in that band! Your daughter is only

24:57

a small part of this. Not

24:59

to me! Elma. She

25:02

didn't go under. She...

25:06

There's a body. What?

25:08

What did you say? This

25:11

is her...what do you mean she didn't go under?

25:14

Just please, give me a minute.

25:16

I need to...

25:18

I need to process. I

25:22

think. I can't believe this is happening.

25:25

This is a complete fucking disaster.

25:29

What are we gonna do? Let me sit.

25:34

Did anyone see you?

25:35

Where's the scotch? This is hardly

25:37

the time. There might be cops!

25:40

What the hell are we gonna do? I need to calm

25:42

my nerves, Elma. And I need you to dial

25:45

it back and help me figure out our next move. Our

25:48

next move? Yes.

25:51

Our next move. This is

25:53

just the beginning, not the end. The

25:56

beginning?

25:56

You're out of your mind.

25:59

This absolutely is the end. We

26:02

can't keep it. But it's one thing, Ash,

26:05

when it's old drifters and druggies and

26:07

Rowan's doing the dirty work. It's

26:09

a whole other thing when it's a seventeen year old girl

26:11

with her whole life in front of her. I'm keenly

26:14

aware of the loss, Elma. I can assure

26:16

you. Maybe I need you

26:18

to convince me of that. And of the fact

26:20

that you aren't seen fleeing the scene of

26:22

a homicide. Considering that I was the one

26:24

that held her under. That I was the one

26:27

that watched the sheep. Trust

26:29

me, I'm aware of the loss. But

26:32

I can absolutely assure you that we were not seen

26:34

leaving the lake.

26:37

No end. Justify these

26:40

means, Ash. I don't

26:42

disagree with the sentiment,

26:43

Elma. But let's not make her... Her

26:46

sacrifice be for nothing. Her

26:48

sacrifice? Her sacrifice?

26:52

That's what

26:52

we're calling it now? God

26:54

forgive us.

26:57

I can't believe this happened.

26:59

Me either. But

27:02

you see, don't you? We

27:04

have to see this through.

27:07

Elma.

27:10

Oh.

27:22

I guess we've got work to do. I'm

27:24

assuming we've got good data from the halo.

27:27

We do.

27:28

It'll be the key to us wrapping our heads around

27:30

what happened. I'm assuming we'll

27:32

need Holly out at the site right away as well? Most

27:35

definitely. Just level

27:37

with me, Ash. What do you think went

27:39

wrong? I've

27:42

no idea. Nothing

27:45

seemed off. She resisted a little,

27:47

but that was to be expected. She

27:49

went under. We revived her right away

27:52

and all her vitals were normal. Maybe

27:54

it was just... We just

27:56

pulled too many lovers tonight.

27:58

The priming and her age and her genetics. I

28:01

accounted for all of that. We were, we've

28:03

had plenty of data to suggest that we be within acceptable

28:06

limits. I knew

28:08

there was a higher risk to my pleasure. I

28:10

mean, there's always a risk. A risk

28:13

that though the lake will claim

28:15

its proverbial pound of flesh, that

28:18

the migration is too much for the subject. Especially

28:21

weaker subjects.

28:24

To me.

28:29

I just don't know yet. Then it's

28:31

rage. Wait a minute. All

28:34

I need to suggest is that the longer telomeres

28:36

are highly coveted by the site. It

28:39

is the X Factor. There's no

28:41

question. She was. An

28:43

exceptional offering.

28:54

Deputy

29:00

Cooper. Could I have a minute? Yeah. Sure.

29:07

What's up? Just

29:09

want to ask you a few quick questions while everything's still

29:12

fresh in your mind. Shoot. So,

29:15

uh, Danner says that you

29:17

were first on the scene. Yep.

29:20

That's right. Okay.

29:23

You want to tell me what happened? Oh, yeah.

29:26

I'm sorry. I just, uh... I

29:28

realize it's not your typical crime scene down

29:30

here. No,

29:32

it isn't. Is it? I

29:37

just don't understand how she... why she

29:39

burned. Why she burned? What's

29:41

that? He said why she

29:43

burned. What does that mean? Well,

29:47

I'm just... I don't see any way... The

29:50

question, Deputy, isn't why. The question is

29:52

who. As in who could do such

29:54

a horrendous thing to a 17-year-old

29:56

girl. Who could set fire to a

29:58

person and then watch them burn? to death. And

30:01

lastly, who could vanish from the scene with

30:03

Naria traced with not one, but

30:06

two of our deputies within spitting

30:08

distance. Who? That's

30:11

right. Who? Deputy Danner

30:13

says that when he pulled up, your cruiser was

30:16

dark. He what?

30:18

Deputy Danner. He says that you were lights

30:21

out down here. Why is

30:23

that? Oh, I

30:26

was just, I got the call from

30:28

Kimmy. I pulled up and

30:30

went to get out of my cruiser. I

30:33

didn't see anything out of the ordinary. It

30:36

wasn't until after I'd gotten out of the cruiser,

30:39

I had to take a leak. I was just

30:41

walking along the fence. You didn't see anything

30:44

when you first pulled up? That's

30:46

right, West. I didn't see anything.

30:49

I sure as hell wasn't expecting to see a dead girl

30:52

lying on the ground. I can tell you that. Okay,

30:54

then you're taking a leak along the fence

30:56

and then what? If I was

30:58

making my way back, I saw, well,

31:01

I didn't know what it was read off, but I saw

31:03

Tammy Lynn here. And well, then

31:06

of course I smelled it. I

31:09

suppose I was in shock. And

31:12

then Danner pulled up and I had him call it in right

31:14

away. Okay then, and

31:16

then what happened? What the hell are you

31:18

implying? Implying? I'm

31:21

not implying anything. I hope

31:23

you aren't. Last time it didn't work

31:25

out so well before you did it. Well,

31:28

I can see you worked up, so that's probably

31:31

all for now. We'll get

31:33

a written statement back at the station. Okay.

31:37

Have you write it all up nice and neat? Won't

31:40

be a problem, West. Some of

31:42

us good police work comes second nature.

31:45

Right. Like I said, you seem upset.

31:48

It's understandable. This is horrific.

31:52

But whoever did this, we will find

31:54

them, Cooper. Will we?

31:58

And we will make sure

34:00

What in hell happened down here? Jimmy

34:03

said we've got a homicide. Sheriff.

34:07

Sheriff, that's right. We do. Is

34:10

that? Do we think

34:12

that's Tammy Lynn Hulona down there? Yes

34:15

sir, we do. Can't really tell

34:17

who the victim is by sight, but we do have

34:20

two eyewitnesses that claim it's her. Goddamn

34:22

it. It's pure evil

34:25

what they've done to her, Sheriff. Let's

34:27

just have a look. The ME is already working

34:29

on the body, and I've got Danner and Donovan

34:31

securing the scene.

34:35

What's your handling? Coop.

34:39

How's that now? I

34:41

just had some questions for Deputy Cooper about

34:43

his arrival on the scene. There seem

34:45

to be some inconsistencies in

34:47

there. There's nothing stopping right there. Both

34:50

of you. It ain't the time or

34:52

the place. I know you two

34:54

have got your own little pissing contest going

34:56

on. But we've got a young woman murdered

34:58

here on our watch. And we? All

35:02

of us feel to protect her. I

35:04

want us all rowing in the same goddamn direction.

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35:45

I can't

35:45

believe this.

35:50

It's the most horrible thing.

35:53

It's gonna be okay. Brin's

35:56

dad is gonna catch

35:57

those fuckers.

35:59

How could they do that to her? I

36:03

know, I know, I can't believe

36:05

it either. It's gonna be alright

36:07

though. That's right. We're

36:10

all here. Louise Wright. My

36:12

dad is gonna catch those guys. I'd

36:15

hug you too, but you know, I'm wearing all this

36:18

brew. Oh,

36:22

Al. Come here. Thank

36:25

you. Thank you so much. And

36:29

yes, you are wearing a lot

36:32

of brew. Seriously

36:35

though, we've got your back. I

36:37

know, I know. I'm so lucky

36:39

to have you guys.

36:42

When do you think it's taking so long, Kubo?

36:45

I don't know. No doubt my dad is

36:47

already on his way up. Wish we could

36:49

get the hell out of here. If

36:52

that was Tammy down there, this

36:54

is going to be huge. It

36:57

was her. I'll never forget

36:59

her face.

37:00

How old is her? Her

37:03

face. She... She

37:08

knew.

37:10

What exactly went on down there? I

37:12

don't know. And in shock,

37:14

I think. What did we see?

37:17

I'm not even sure I trust myself enough to talk about it. It

37:21

was... We

37:23

saw Tammy Lynn and this man,

37:25

he... He tried to drown her. No,

37:28

he did. He did. We

37:31

saw him. Why didn't

37:34

you guys do anything? I

37:36

couldn't. You

37:39

know how they say you're frozen to the spot? That's

37:42

what it felt like. Like I couldn't move. Me

37:44

too. It was almost like being in a

37:46

movie. It was so unreal.

37:50

So he drowned her. But

37:53

then you said he set her on fire? Well,

37:57

at first he... Yeah, he drowned

37:59

her.

37:59

and then he drives her out of

38:02

the water and then he shocked

38:04

her or something. Yeah, that's

38:06

right.

38:08

He shocked her. Like, with

38:10

a cattle car? No, no, it

38:13

wasn't like that. It

38:15

was on her head. He had put

38:17

something on her head. Right,

38:20

like a, like, like a crown. It

38:22

was like a metal crown

38:24

with these blue legs.

38:26

And he shocked her, like,

38:27

like over and over, like he

38:29

was trying to revive her, like with a

38:31

defibrillator, but it was on her

38:34

head instead of her chest. And

38:37

then what? And then she kind

38:39

of started coming through, like, like

38:42

the shock had worked. Right,

38:44

like, for a minute it seemed like

38:46

she was fine. And

38:49

then they were walking out of the lake and

38:51

then suddenly she stopped and, and she,

38:54

she, I don't, I don't

38:56

know. What? She was

38:59

moaning. She was like screaming

39:01

in her own skin. And

39:04

then, and then the man starts yelling,

39:06

stand back, stand back, or

39:08

something like that. And then

39:09

he was yelling at her. I think he was yelling

39:12

at her to get into the water. Yes,

39:14

that's right. But she didn't, or

39:17

she couldn't.

39:17

And then she, she,

39:20

she just caught on

39:23

fire. She caught on fire?

39:26

Did she catch on fire or did they set her

39:28

on fire? I don't, I

39:31

didn't see anything like that but the, the

39:33

master's right. She

39:35

was on fire though. Definitely.

39:40

But it wasn't like in the movie, she didn't run

39:42

around waving her arms or anything like

39:44

that. She just, she just stood

39:47

there. And burned like

39:49

those Buddhist monks protesting the war. Just burning.

39:53

It was horrible. The

39:56

screams you guys, I don't

39:58

know if I'll ever forget.

40:48

that

42:00

if you tell that story like

42:02

that, the way you just told

42:04

it to us, you're liable

42:06

to end up with all sorts

42:09

of hassles. I can see the

42:11

headlines now. Longwood

42:13

Highs see Tannic Seniors on

42:15

a rampage. Hadn't even thought of

42:17

that. But what are we supposed to say?

42:20

Just say you found her like that and

42:22

nothing else. Why? Just

42:25

trust me on this one. Just

42:27

say as little as possible.

42:30

I don't know,

42:33

but what if we get caught

42:34

in a lie? I don't

42:36

get it. Why are you two trying to shut us

42:38

down? I'm not trying

42:40

to shut you down. Truth is, I

42:43

can't say I'm totally surprised by what's happened.

42:47

Or more importantly, where

42:49

it's happened. Rightly? Well...

42:53

What? What's

42:55

that supposed to mean? What?

42:59

Lee and I, we've actually

43:01

been doing a little snooping around. I

43:04

wouldn't call it snooping. It's more

43:06

like we've been investigating. Right.

43:09

Whatever. Investigating what?

43:12

Tammy Lynn's disappearance. You've been

43:14

doing what? Are you being serious?

43:17

Well it didn't really start there. We've only

43:19

been looking at Tammy just recently. That's

43:22

right. Then where'd it start?

43:23

Guys? Guys?

43:28

It's the lake. The lake.

43:31

Whispering lake? Right

43:33

in one. You already

43:36

know all about it, Perez. Everyone

43:38

around here knows about it. We

43:41

just never talk about it.

43:43

Talk about what? You guys are being vague

43:45

and it's starting to piss me

43:47

off. There's something going

43:49

on up there. It's not that we ever thought that

43:51

something like this could happen. Are

43:54

you two being serious right now? You've

43:56

been what? Snooping around the lake

43:59

like the Hardy Boys? Give me

44:01

a break. No. This

44:03

is bigger than that. You know

44:05

me, Al. You too, Stevens. If

44:08

what Lee and I have discovered is anywhere

44:10

near the truth, it might change your mind

44:12

about what to do next. Don't you

44:15

agree, Hillerman? Geez, I

44:17

hadn't even thought about it until just now.

44:20

This is crazy! Lee and

44:22

I just saw someone murdered. I'm not...

44:25

What are you saying, Lee? That what we just saw

44:28

has something to do with what? The lake?

44:30

Yeah.

44:33

Is this supposed to be some kind of old legend about Indian

44:35

burial grounds and shit that goes bump in the

44:37

night? You two sound like the old guys

44:40

down at the barbershop, trying to give each other

44:42

the shivers. If you think it's

44:44

crazy now, wait until you hear what we've uncovered.

44:46

You'll be the two that flew over the cuckoo's nest. So

45:25

who's left?

45:36

I

45:39

guess if you were calling

45:43

the Orangevegan

45:55

This is Agent D Cooper, identification

45:57

number Delta Yankee, 19JX.

45:59

for 843 site number 10 32k 11 I need containment

46:13

I need Harper

46:23

Harper it's Cooper

46:27

we've we've had

46:29

a breach

46:29

we're

46:35

off the charts deterrence or operational

46:37

but we are definitely seeing a sea change at the

46:39

site requesting immediate continue

46:46

level two as it stands

46:54

there's one other thing the

46:58

girl is dead

46:59

no

47:06

sir it isn't and no

47:08

I don't foresee any problems with local law enforcement

47:15

yes

47:17

sir this was

47:20

not a typical site this

47:24

young lady didn't go under she

47:26

uh she appears

47:29

to have been burned to death yes

47:32

sir no

47:32

sir I'll have

47:36

a full preliminary

47:38

report

47:42

ready for you by the time you get here I'm

47:45

not sure I'll have an answer to that though kind

47:47

of hoping that you fill me in on why that might have

47:49

happened it's

47:53

locked on tight but we've got the sheriff's department crawling

47:56

all along the fence line with

47:58

the increased activity at the site I don't I don't know

48:00

what you need. I'd like 50 additional

48:02

yards around the fence or the department to pull

48:04

up stakes and call it a day, but neither

48:07

of those things is likely to happen until they

48:09

finish their investigation.

48:10

Is there a possibility that you're breathing?

48:15

Do you still have the noise on your desk or...

48:17

No, I don't want to do that. Not

48:20

just yet. My position at the department

48:22

might come in handy still.

48:24

Grief.

48:25

Do you need a

48:27

word? What is it, sir? All

48:29

of those in the room need a solution to

48:31

know that's not right.

48:33

No problem. No problem.

48:35

Yes, sir. Do you need a

48:37

word? No, sir. Do you need a hand?

48:40

Do you need a hand?

48:42

Yes, sir. I will.

48:59

SCV Archives was created by Pacific

49:01

S. Obadiah and John Grills. Class

49:04

of 76 was written by F. Cole Serrano.

49:08

Lee Hillerman was Brian David Gilbert.

49:11

Cindy Stevens was Madeleine Moore. Rencuba

49:14

was Brandon Wynn. Al

49:17

Perez was Jimmy Fuhrer. Tammy

49:20

Lynn Halona with Kayla Temschiff. Elma

49:23

Stevens was Graham Rowett. Thaddeus

49:26

Cooper was Damon Alum. Jack

49:29

Harper was John Grills. Kimmy

49:32

Perez was Risa Montaner. Sheriff

49:35

Kubo was Gary Scales. Deputy

49:39

West was Chud Nelius. Deputy

49:42

Danner was Russ Moore. Dr.

49:45

Ash Calderwood was Chris Young. Elden

49:48

was Atticus Jackson. Holly

49:51

Dildeen was Krista Lewis. Rowan

49:55

was Nate DeFord. Aspen

49:57

Daniels was Dustin

49:59

Parsons.

50:00

Margot was Melissa Lusk. Automated

50:03

message was B. Nar. Voice

50:07

was Ashley Jones. And

50:09

the other voice was Jesse Hall.

50:12

Our dialogue editor was Daisy McNamara.

50:15

And our music was done by Matt Royberger. Our

50:18

sound designer was done by Dana Creasman. And

50:20

our showrunner was Daisy McNamara. I'm

50:23

your producer Pacifica S. Obadiah. And

50:26

our executive producers are Hamo'in and

50:28

Brad Miska. And this is

50:30

a bloody FM show.

50:35

He's just coming in. He said

50:37

he couldn't what?

50:38

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50:40

want to do the honors?

50:41

Nah, all you. Ah,

50:46

yuck.

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Jaren? Troy? Jen.

50:52

They done back there? She sealed up tight. You want to fire her up?

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