All language subtitles for Tracker.2024.S02E12.WEB

Okay.

Did you hear that?

It's nothing, baby.

It's just my phone.

What if it's a monster?

There's no such thing
as monsters, sweetheart.

Is that for real?

Well, just in case.

I hear that monsters
hate kisses.

So if I give you five kisses,
none of the monsters
can get you.

That's science.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Good night, lovebug.

Good night, Mommy.

Mom!

Mommy!

Where are you?

Mommy?

Mommy!

Hi. I'm Colter.

Judith. Thanks for coming
so quickly.

Yeah.

Miles is upstairs watching TV.

He's pretty rattled by this.

I can imagine.
How long has your daughter
been missing?

Alice has been gone
almost 12 hours now.

I know that doesn't feel like
a long time,

but it's unlike her
not to come home

and to leave the door
wide open.

The latches didn't keep it.

-She knows that.
-Mmm.

She do this often?
Leave? Leave her kid home.

I live in the guesthouse
out back.

She knows I'm here,
but she usually texts or calls
if she goes anywhere.

But now her phone's going
straight to voicemail
and her car's not here.

You have no idea
where she might have gone?

Alice and Miles' father
separated six months ago.

She just started
dating again recently,

and I thought
she just stepped out
on a date with someone.

You know with who?

No, I try not to pry.

Now I wish I did.

Police?

I don't want to involve them
if I don't have to.

Well, you're gonna have
to tell me why.

Things have gotten contentious
between Alice and her ex
over Miles's custody,

and he could use this
against her.

Mm.

Is there a possibility
that the ex is involved?

I don't think so.
Greg is a good guy.

Alice is the one
who wanted to separate.

Could be some residual anger.

It's possible.

Things were said
that can't be unsaid,

but I thought
that was behind them.

Does Alice smoke?

She used to.

Do you mind if I--

-No, go ahead.
-Yeah?

Vicodin.

Prescribed to her by a doctor.

Why would she hide it?

In the past,
Alice had some challenges.

-Drug problem?
-Yeah.

-Ah.
-But I thoughts she was clean,
going on eight years now.

Three months ago,
she had knee surgery.

They must
have prescribed those
for that.

Could have been drawn back
into some bad habits.

-You had no idea
she was taking these?
-No.

Maybe someone
that she was dating
is a bad influence.

Look, I know
$10,000 isn't a huge reward,
but that's all I have.

I just want
to find my daughter.

Hey!

You must be Miles.

I think the monster
took my Mommy.

Did you see something?

No.

But something woke me up.

What woke you up?

I don't know.

When I came downstairs,
no one was there.

I just got a ping.

This is
your daughter's phone's
last location.

I'm gonna
go check it out, okay?

All right, Miles, listen.

I'm gonna do everything I can
to find your mom
and bring her home, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

So I checked on
Alice's ex husband
like you asked.

He was with his girlfriend
last night.

They have surveillance of him
going into her building,
and he stayed till morning,

so whoever Alice left
to go see, it was not him.

Yeah, her mother
vouched for him, too,
but it's good to rule it out.

I'm on my way right now
to her phone last pinged.

Maybe she just slipped
and fell off the wagon

and doesn't want her family
to see her like that.

No, I don't think
that's what this is.

The pills were hidden,
but they were only half gone

after the course
of several months.

Colter, you never know
what battles
people are fighting.

Hey, Colter,
I hear you're in Ohio.

I'll be in Indianapolis
for a deposition,

in case, you know,
you need boots on the ground.
Just saying.

New client again?

Yes, he's being sued
for the umpteenth time.

Certainly making me earn
my retainer.

Who is this guy?

All I can say
is that he leads
a very complicated life.

He sounds
sort of like his fixer.

I prefer the term "counsel."

Okay. I'm sure
you can handle it.

He's definitely
not the type to be handled,

but I do like a challenge,
so thank you.

Oh, and Velma
gave me the download
on your missing woman.

So keep me posted.

Will do.

Just her phone
and her purse,
sign of a struggle.

There's blood on the ground,
car's still running.

She was lured out there
in her vehicle,

tried to get away,
and she's taken anyway.

She must have known
whoever it was.

I was thinking the same thing.

Did you pull up
her dating history?

Just one guy,
but I don't think
she met the dude online.

There's a whole lot of texts
and calls to him.

Sal Markowitz.

He has a psychiatry practice.

Okay. Not dating?

Well, something's going on.

First off, the guy
was married. Scandalous.

And judging by these texts,
it looks like he was trying
to break it off with Alice.

-I back-doored her phone
from her synced laptop.
-What did he say?

"I'm sorry, Alice,
I can't do it anymore.

"It's too dangerous
and this won't end well."

Yeah, sounds like the brother
didn't want to give up half.

Yeah.
Maybe he felt threatened.

He was trying to prevent her
from going to his wife,
but things escalated.

Thought the same thing.

And the police were called
to Sal's house twice

for, get this,
domestic disputes.

I'm gonna need that address.

-I gotta ask, Mr...
-Colter Shaw.

What exactly
were you doing here
when you broke in?

I'm looking
for a missing woman.
Alice Baer.

Phone records indicate
that she was in contact
with Sal

before the disappearance.

-That's why I'm here.
-P.I.?

No, I find missing people.
Her mother hired me.

Listen, any word
from Sal's wife?

Well, she's at a trade show
in Detroit.
She's flying back now.

The missing woman.

Could she have done this?

I don't think so.

Look at this.
These notes here.

You see these?

These are all
about the same patient.
Someone Sal refers to as "PJ".

Wait, you think the killer
sat down to read notes?

I think the patient
might be the killer.

He came here to see
what Sal wrote about him.

Look at this.

Not a glowing review.

His sadistic urges,
violent fantasies,

cognitive distortions.
That's no good.

I don't know profiling,
but I'd say this fits
the bill of our suspect.

More. This patient,
PJ, was referred
to Sal by Alice Baer.

That's gotta
have something to do
with her disappearance, right?

Perhaps Sal was helping
the guy and something
went really wrong.

Sal had been texting Alice
without ending things,

and I'm guessing
he was talking
about the treatment.

He said that things
became dangerous.

Maybe PJ found out
and he snapped.

We need to find the identity
of this patient here.
He could have Alice.

Look, I appreciate your help,
Mr. Shaw,

but this is
a murder investigation.

We'll take it from here.

There's a woman in danger
out there.

It's a police matter now.

We're gonna need you
to step away
and let us handle this.

-Yeah. I hope you find
what you're looking for.
-Thank you.

Hey, Reenie, get those photos?

Yeah. Looking for a patient
with the initials "PJ"?

Yeah. Yeah.

The patient was referred
to Sal by Alice.

The question is,
what's the connection?

And why would PJ go to Alice
for a referral?

Well, get this.

So before she became
a caterer and got married,

Alice studied
to be a therapist.

It looks like
she never got her license,

but she did
go through practicum
treating troubled patients.

Drugs, violence, trauma.

A lot of them
mandated by the court.

Her mother
never mentioned that.

Well, that was over
10 years ago.

Grad school.
I imagine she thought
it was irrelevant.

So what's the connect
to Sal?

He was her supervisor
during her training.

So maybe they shared
this patient, this PJ?

Mm. Doubtful.

She wouldn't have had
to refer him
if that was the case.

Okay, so then PJ
goes to Alice for help.

Except Alice
isn't a licensed therapist,

so she sends PJ to Sal
because she trusts him.

Yeah.

Were you able to access
Alice's patient files?

Maybe that's how
we ID this PJ guy.

Files are sealed
because the patients
were minors,

but I'll get into it
with my contact
at the juvenile court.

Mm.

Listen, I was looking
at Sal's notes

saying that PJ
has these recurring fantasies

about this clerk
at a convenience store.

He spies on her, watches her,
follows her home
a couple of times,

never had the courage
to talk to her.

Gross. Well, there must be
a 100 convenience stores
in that area.

It's like a needle
in a haystack.

No, maybe not.

He said he was watching her
from this place
called Crockett Park.

-Creepy.
-Yeah, I'm headed there
right now.

-Let you know what I find.
-Copy.

Hi. Beth, right?

-Hi.
-Listen, I got a question
for you.

If I could take a look
at your security footage
from the past few days.

There's a woman
that's gone missing.

Not a chance
unless you're a cop.

I'm not trying to get fired.

Understood.
Now I am not a cop.

Um...

Can you just indulge me
for one second?

I just want to show you.

That's the woman
that's gone missing.

She's a mom. She's got a son.

The guy that took her
is pretty dangerous.

That footage
could probably save her life.

The guy who took her,
the dangerous guy?

He's been here.

He was stalking an employee
who works here.

He came here.

He did.

What do you think?
Help me out
a little bit, maybe?

Show me that footage?

Slow it down for me, will you?

Great.

Look at that right there.

Looks like
he's circling around,
doesn't it?

He's trying to find
the courage to come in, right?

There's no clear view
of his plates,
they're muddied up.

That's weird.

That's weird, isn't it?

Well, that's our guy.

Was he about to do
what I think he was?

I think whatever
he was gonna do,
the cops scared him off.

Go back one more time for me,
see if I can get
a better look at his face.

Right there. Right there.

Yeah. That's a tattoo
on his neck.

Looks like a fly.

Is that enough to find him?

It might be.

Ah. We got a match.

Paul James Hamilton. Okay.

Recently released from prison
about six months ago,
in and out of juvie,

eventually did
a 10-year stint in prison
for killing his stepdaddy.

Damn.

His lawyer pleaded down
his sentence due to abuse,

and the fact
that the boy was a minor.

We need
that last known address.

Yeah. Looks like
he's staying with his mama.

Sending it now.

Hm. A child is given
the promise of love.

They grow up
under the presumption
that they are owed it.

And the little things
that show love,

like veggie plates,
and trimmed fingernails,

special baths
and birthday presents,

like a normal child
should have.

That's something you told me.

Do you remember?

I am so sorry
for what happened
to you, Paul.

-I really am.
-Don't!

Don't say sorry. Just don't.

I tried to help you.

Remember?

Yes.

But you left me.

That wasn't my fault.

It was the court's choice
to move you.

And look what happened to me.

Paul, you need
to stop this right now--

I just want you
to finish what you started.

I was just in training
when we worked together.

I never even got my license.

But you were the only one
who understood me.

I have a new life now.

A son.

Miles.

I need to get back to him.

He's got to be worried sick.

I don't want to hurt you.

You didn't want
to hurt Sal, either, Paul.

But you did.

Because he left me no choice.

He was gonna turn me in
after I opened up to him
about my the urges.

All I got was judgment
from this man
who barely knew me.

But you-- You were different.

You saw me.

You believed
that I could change.

Let me go.

And I promise
we'll get you help.

Somebody better than Sal.

No, I'm sorry.
It has to be you.

And this has to work.

Reenie. Find out
anything useful about Paul
from your juvie contact?

Well, turns out,
Paul was released
6 months ago

and took his personals
with him,

so I did some digging
and found
he has a storage unit.

I'm here now.

Okay. According to Randy,
Paul was living
with his mother.

He could be
hiding Alice there,
so I'm on my way there now.

Okay. Good luck.
Keep me posted.

Hi there. I was hoping
you could give me access
to storage unit F8.

Driver's license?
Some form of ID.

Oh. See, that is the thing.

I'm not in your records,
but I am a lawyer,

and there may be some evidence
in that unit

that is connected
to an active
criminal investigation,

so I really need
to get in there.

Well, where's the cops?

I am operating
on my own today.

-Mm-hmm.
-Yep.

So is there anything
we can do?

Well, I'd be breaking
the rules, then, wouldn't I?

Well, I'd like to think of it
more as bending them
for a really good cause.

And what's in it for me?

Avoiding criminal obstruction
for starters,

because, see, if there
is something in that unit

that could help my case
and you stand in the way,
that's a crime.

And if that charge
were to stack
on top of any other priors

that you may have,
which I'm not assuming
that you do,

you may find yourself
in a heap of trouble.

Ron.

Right this way.

So you said F8, right?

That's right.

Here we are.

Ah.

Thank you.

I need to get
a raise after this.

Bingo.

Huh.

Okay.

No way.

Ron?

Hey, it's locked. Let me out!

Ron?

Ron!

Okay. It's okay.

You got this.
You can handle this. Um...

There's gotta
be something in here.

Come on.

Come on.

Okay.

Everything okay, hon?

You son of a bitch!

You locked me in there?

Why would I do that?

My question exactly.

You better be careful
who you threaten.

You might run into someone
that's dangerous.

Dangerous doesn't scare me.

You better hope you don't have
any outstanding warrants.

Thank you.

Come sit down, my dear.
We're having a jolly time.

It's the most
beautiful jewelry
I've ever seen

in my whole life.

Oh.

I'm quite proud
of the earrings.

Heirlooms, you know,
been in the family for ages.

You'd never know it.
They look just like you.

Paul's mom is murdered,
and Sal's here.

Well, Sal's head
is here anyway.

Oh, my God.

No sign of Alice or Paul.
The police are on their way.

I just had my own run in
with a psychopath.

But don't worry.
I got Paul's things.

-You okay?
-Yeah, I'll be fine.

-Just get these creeps
off the street.
- Yeah.

What'd you find
at Paul's storage?

A lot of weird drawings.

I'm not really sure
what to make of them,

but a lot of these women
kind of look like Alice.

Anything that might lead us
to where he might
have taken her?

Well, they're oddly domestic,

like he was idealizing her
as some sort
of maternal figure.

There's probably some
emotional transference
going on.

But you know what?

A lot of these
are set at carnivals.

Interesting.

There's a bowl of coins here.

Tokens. They might have come
from the carnival
and those drawings.

There's got to be
something to that.

Lemme see.

Okay, hold on. Here we go.

I've got an employee badge
from Happy Hollow
Amusement Park.

It's from a while ago.

Happy Hollow.

It says here
it's a seasonal park,

well, they wouldn't
be open right now.

If Paul worked there,
he'd know it well,
wouldn't he?

It'd be a great place
to hide someone.

Okay.

You used to talk a lot
about your mother.

You felt
she didn't protect you
from your stepfather.

You said you killed him

because you had
no other choice.

You were defending yourself.

Because my mother wouldn't.

The only thing
she ever cared about
was pleasing men.

Her boyfriends?

She had needs. Wicked needs.

Sometimes I'd sneak in
and I'd catch her
with the men.

And then she started
bringing me here

to get me out of the way.

So this place
means something to you.

I felt more comfortable here
than anyplace else,

but my mother
spoiled it for me.

How?

She caught me studying things.

Tell me about that.

Blowflies.

They were living on a dead rat
I found near the dumpsters.

I mean,
living's the wrong word.

Being born from it.

Wriggling into the holes.

They're incredible creatures.

Their wings
have this metallic coloring
and iridescence

that you can only see
if you care enough to look.

Everyone thinks
they're disgusting.

But really, they're beautiful.

Is that why
you got your tattoo?

Yeah.

To remind myself
I'm also beautiful.

It was my mother
who was the ugly one.

What happened when your mom
saw you with the flies?

Well, her date pointed at me
and laughed
and called me a freak.

And then she laughed
along with him.

She pretended
not to know who I was.

My own mother.

She... deserved
what I did to her.

What did you do, Paul?

I just gave her
what she always wanted.

A man who would
never leave her.

I don't think
that's very funny, Paul.

In fact, I don't think
any of this is funny.

Kidnapping me.

Tying me up.

You say you want me
to help you,

but you're treating me
exactly how she treated you.

Like I don't matter.

If you truly
want to change,

if you want me to do my job,

you need to treat me
with respect.

Of course.

I respect you.

Then release me
from these restraints.

Would you like to know
why I chose not
to become a therapist, Paul?

Because I internalized
everything I heard.

The damage people did
to one another.

I had to numb myself
just to keep going.

Drink at first, then pills.

And you know what?

It worked.

At least for a while.

But then it came back.

The blackness,
the feeling that the world
was overcome with it.

So I chose to get help.

To change. Just like you.

And how did that work out?

Every morning I wake up
and it's there.

That little voice.

But I choose not to listen.

And you can make
that choice, too.

Right here, right now.

What was that?

-You all right?
-Yeah.

-Where'd he go?
-I don't know,
but he's got a gun.

-You okay? Look at me.
-Yeah.

Get you untied.

-Thank you.
-Yeah.

Ah!

Get behind me.

You hit? You okay?

-I'm okay.
-Yeah?

Call the police.

Stay low.

You shouldn't have come here.

Paul.

I'm gonna find you.

It's gonna all end right now.

No one has to get hurt.

I saw what you did
to your mother.

It was justice.

You don't know what
I've been through.

You don't know anything!

But I do.

Show me you meant
what you said, Paul.

That you want to be different.

It's too late for that.

I could have run,
but I didn't.

I came to stop you from doing
something you can't take back.

What--
Why do you have my knife?

Why do you have my knife?

I thought you were different.

But you're just
like everyone else.

Please.

Oh no, no.

Come here.

You okay?

Thank you.

It's over.

Mommy!

Hi, baby.

Now you'll be protected
from the monsters too.

Remember? That's science.

The monster's gone, sweetie.

I'm okay.

Everything's gonna
be okay now.

I can't thank you enough.

I got a pretty good assist
from your daughter.

I'm just glad she's home safe.

Me too.

Thank you.

Thank you. Enjoy your family.

Mom.

What?

How are those pancakes?

Fantastic. I love pancakes.

Mmm.

You don't like pancakes?

No, I just didn't take you
for a breakfast for dinner
kind of guy.

Breakfast, best meal
of the day.

You can have breakfast
in the morning,
and breakfast at night.

- It doesn't matter
what time it is. Best meal.

It goes with everything.

-My mother used
to say that, actually.
-Hmm.

That is surprisingly normal
of you.

-Thank you.
-Hm.

You know, she...

My mother, whenever my dad
would have one
of his episodes,

she would make us
all breakfast

and she would say
it was like starting
the day over, so...

Pancakes are--
They remind me of her.

Hmm.

You know,
it wouldn't be a bad idea
for you to talk to somebody.

I'm talking to you.

I don't mean me.

-I mean like a therapist.
-Mmm.

-Here we go.
-Come on.

If it wasn't for my therapist,
I wouldn't have figured out
what I really wanted to do.

-What's that? Sit here
at a diner in Ohio with me?
-Uh-huh.

Talking pancakes?

No, I mean...

I quit my job,
started my own practice.

It helps.

Got it.

What?

I like that you talk to me.