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Thank you.

Hello?

Are you okay?

Hey, you need help?

You scared the hell out of me. You shouldn't be standing in the middle of

road.

All in your gear, I could have easily hit you.

Elk season doesn't start until next week.

Why are you out here anyway, huh?

You out here all alone?

Dale said I can't talk to you.

Who's Dale?

You here with you?

Well, that depends on who's asked.

I told him to stay off the access road 20 times last season.

Didn't I, Skeeter?

He much for listening, but he's an ace for that crossbow.

You doing a little hunting?

No, no, ma 'am. Just a little scouting is all.

Good.

Because I should remind you that hunting off -season is a criminal offense.

No, we would never do anything like that. We're conservationists.

Well, this is for self -protection.

You can never be too careful out here in the woods. There's a lot of...

Sick people out.

Now see, right now you're making an assumption.

Last I checked, there's no law against us testing out our gear.

Try not to kill anything until next week.

Yeah, right.

Go on.

Get!

Thank you.

Hey there.

You must be Billy.

I'm... Late.

Melissa.

I'm really sorry about that. I got caught up.

Yeah, Captain Edgewood isn't big on excuses.

Try and be on time while you're out here unless you like getting chewed out.

Everything you need to know is on the table. It isn't rocket science.

Yeah, I was kind of hoping since I'm going to be out here I would have some

time. It's a long shift. You basically do about six minutes of actual work per

day, so you've got time to do whatever you want.

Just don't piss Edgewood off, or try not to, anyway.

The hardest part is not going crazy.

I mean, you'll definitely go a little crazy, but try and keep yourself

You cannot believe the shit you start seeing out here after a whole month

Keith. Oh, sorry, yeah.

Supply drop comes once a week. Your first one showed up a couple of days

Oh, and there's a sink, but no running water.

Thanks.

Sir. Well, shit, indeed. I'm very relieved to hear your voice, Ranger.

.m. came and went, I assumed something truly apocalyptic must have happened to

you to miss your very first check -in on your very first day of your very first

tower shift.

I'm sorry, sir. The battery was dead and the backup generator was empty.

The kind of individual that excels in your position is a proactive

who checks their equipment well in advance of needing it.

I'm sorry, sir.

significant responsibility that has been placed upon your shoulders for the next

30 days. I'm sorry, sir.

I don't want a sorry ranger. I want a competent ranger.

Understood? Yes, sir.

Are you going to do your job now, or are you waiting for an invitation?

Sorry, sir. Yes. I mean, I'm on it.

This is Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower.

It's approximately...

9 .05 a .m.

Visibility is... Jesus!

Are you still with us? Or has the good Lord come to take you away? No, sir,

A bird just flew into the window.

I think it's dead.

Bury it so it doesn't attract other animals.

Yes, sir.

Visibility at Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower is clear.

10 -11 miles.

Copy. 5 p .m. sharp.

If that's convenient for you. Yes, sir. It is.

Sir.

This is Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower for station.

Go for station.

Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower.

5 p .m.

Visibility clear.

8 -9 mile.

Lantern Ridge.

Lantern Ridge, come in.

Go for Lantern Ridge.

Go to channel 12.

Edgewood doesn't like unofficial chatter on official channels.

Thanks. Roy, right? Yeah.

Trouble in paradise?

Yes, and yes.

I'm sure you saw it for yourself when you got there. You met Billy, right?

Sort of.

I've never met anyone who ran down a flight of stairs as fast as he did.

Oh, yeah.

He was counting down the minutes.

This isn't a good job for someone who can't remember what it's like to go 30

seconds without a phone in their hand.

Oh, come on. We're not all lost causes.

Well?

You and I have something in common, Roy, because I volunteer to take the shift,

too.

Wow, I'll be damned.

Maybe there's hope for your generation after all.

So are you out here to chase or to run?

What do you mean?

I mean, the way I see it, there are only two kinds of rangers who volunteer for

a tower shift.

The kind who are chasing something and the kind who are running from something.

Which one?

Don't tell me yet.

He'll give us something to talk about tomorrow.

It was a pleasure to meet you, Melissa.

The pleasure was all mine, Roy.

You have yourself a peaceful and pleasant evening.

You too.

Hey

Thank you.

Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower for station.

Go for station.

Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower. It's 9 a .m.

Visibility is clear.

Approximately 18 miles.

Copy.

Good morning to you, too.

Are you okay?

I don't have it. I don't have it. What happened?

I don't have it.

You don't have what?

I don't have it.

Oh, my God.

Your legs.

Look,

you are burned very badly.

You need medical attention. You are not going to get that out here.

You're in shock right now, and pretty soon you're not going to be able to

It's okay.

Look at me. It's okay.

My tower is a bit of a walk.

But we're going to get there together. Just you and me, okay? Nice and slow, I

promise. Okay?

Nice and slow.

We're going to take a deep breath in together at the same time. Ready?

What's your name?

It's calling me.

Melissa.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Thank you.

gonna walk right around here, okay?

There you go.

There you go, you got it.

Okay, we're gonna sit right here, okay?

I'm gonna help you.

Got it?

Okay.

Oh, yeah, there you go.

Okay.

I'm gonna go try to call for some help, okay?

And try to find something to soothe these burns.

I don't have it.

I don't have it.

Okay. I don't have it. Okay, just stay here. I'll be right back.

Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower for Station.

Lantern Ridge Lookout Tower for Station. It's an emergency.

This is Station. What's your emergency?

I found an injured hiker. She has severe burns on her legs. She needs emergency

medical attention. She's in shock.

Copy. Is the fire still burning? No fire. Just the burned hiker.

Better be good.

There's an injured hiker at Lantern Bridge Tower. She needs emergency

assistance.

What the hell is a hiker doing at the tower?

I don't know, sir.

She didn't say.

I'm on my way.

Miss Connolly?

Hey, why don't we get you back to the stairs, okay?

Come on, help's going to be here soon.

Why don't we take a better look at those legs, huh?

Come on, I got you.

Come on.

I got you.

What happened?

She has severe burns on her legs and she doesn't remember how she got them.

She's in shock and disassociating.

I like your hat.

I like it too, ma 'am.

Thank you, Captain.

What the hell are you doing?

Excuse me?

You are on fire watch, Ranger. I was finished with the check -in. Stop.

I'll say it again.

You are on fire watch, Ranger.

The check -in was done, sir. Checking in is not your job.

Frolicking in the woods is not your job. Your job is to sit your ass in that

tower day and night and watch for fires.

Wake up, have a banana, watch for fires.

Read a book, watch for fires. Make some soup, watch for fires.

Go downstairs for exactly 30 seconds to take a shit and then march right back up

and watch for fires.

The most exciting part of your day, God willing there's no fires, is talking to

me on that radio.

Yes, I understand that. No, obviously you do not understand, so let me make it

perfectly clear.

Is it 1605?

What? Is it the year of our Lord, 1605?

Are we enjoying a warm summer evening in London? Are we munching on cockles at

the Globe Theater?

Am I William Shakespeare?

No. Then why are you prancing around like Titania, the fairy queen of the

fucking forest?

Get your shit together, Ranger, and start acting like an adult.

Yes, sir.

And get that equipment fixed by 5 p .m.

Floating, guys.

Lantern, reach the lookout tower for station.

Go for station. Visibility is clear.

Fifteen miles.

It's 5 .02 p .m.

Copy. I'll put down 4 p .m.

Thank you.

Switching to five.

Hey, Roy, how was your day?

Not

literally anyway.

Thanks,

Roy.

I needed to hear that.

You know, if you think about it, I'm kind of a hero. I didn't want to say

anything.

You know, I'm actually really excited for this storm.

There's always beautiful light the morning after a storm.

Are you a painter?

Photographer.

Look out, Ansel Adams.

We have ourselves a photographer.

Yep. The world's first completely disposable art form. Oh, no way.

Listen, there are billions of people in the world, but only one of them has your

perspective.

Thanks, Roy.

Whoa, what happened here?

Sorry, I didn't mean to sneak up on you.

I don't know.

Maybe a bear?

I'm camping about a half mile away. Should I be worried? I don't think a

did this, no.

You said you were camping?

Yeah. Um, I'm just at the base of the ridge.

Did you notice anything unusual last night?

Just one heck of a storm.

Besides, unusual's relative.

Something totally horrifying to you might be totally normal to me.

Um, I think I'm gonna go.

Pack up my camp, actually.

Have a good one.

Thank you.

Stay safe, Ranger.

Awkward loners, like I said, runners and chasers. Yeah, I was just hoping it

would be more of a metaphor and not me actually having to run from someone

chasing me.

Yeah, well, what are you running from?

Sorry, I don't mean to pry. My wife was a psychiatrist. I guess, you know, after

all those years, I just can't help myself.

Whoa, a doctor, you get it, Roy?

That's right, Dr.

Maggie Walters.

Beautiful, too, and funny.

A triple threat.

She wished.

Roy!

Oh, man. Deep down, she always wanted to be an artist.

We started coming out here every summer so that she could paint, but it turns

out she was a shit painter.

But we really fell in love with this place.

We always said we would retire out here.

I thought you said it was only socially awkward loners out here.

That was us.

Alone.

I'm so sorry, Roy.

Don't be.

It still hurts, but when I sit up here and the sun pours over the mountains and

spills out over the forest, I can't help but think about how all of it, Maggie,

me, these trees, the mountains, it's all connected.

Tiny pieces of a greater whole.

Sometimes it feels good to feel small.

You know,

I meant to tell you I actually am out here chasing something.

I thought so.

Everything just started to happen all at once in my life, and I started to feel

like I was getting lost.

I thought I would be able to find myself out here or rediscover my passions, but

if I'm being honest, what I'm really doing is just running from myself.

What those of us in the biz call a breakthrough.

Now you would be proud.

Go for station.

Visibility clear.

Eleven miles.

Copy.

You okay, Ranger?

Let me help you.

Thank

you.

Let's get you on your feet. Come on.

Come on.

I don't think I can walk on it.

Come on, let me help you back to your lookout tower.

I didn't tell you I was in a tower.

Yes, you did.

Yesterday.

No, I didn't.

I'm pretty sure you did.

No.

I didn't.

Hmm, maybe I put two and two together.

A forest ranger out here all alone with no radio and no vehicle.

Look out!

Uh, I appreciate your help, but I don't need it. Oh, I'd really like to help you

back. Well, I say no thank you.

I insist.

It's not very nice.

I'm not going to tell you again. We're going to your tower.

You have something that I need.

Are you finished?

Let's go.

I believe the ranger told you to fuck off!

Oh.

You two again.

I'm really getting sick of this.

We need to get out of here. Now!

If he comes any closer, shoot him in the fucking heart!

Where are you going?

The truck's just up ahead.

I will shoot you!

Give it back.

Sittin' out the corner at a voice And people upstairs will talk to us

I told you there were some sick people out here.

What the hell was that?

The devil.

Wait here. I'll be right back.

Not so tough without your little rock, are you?

Why are you dragging this out?

I know you're here.

You know I'm going to get what I want.

You can just give it to me.

Or I can take it.

There's nowhere left for you to run.

No little friends left to help you.

You leave her alone.

What the hell did you do to me?

What did I do to you? I gave you a gift.

I showed you what's possible, what your pathetic vessel is actually capable of.

You get out of here, Ranger. I'm gonna take care of this.

So what are you gonna do?

You gonna take care of this?

This one's for Dale.

And Buck.

Do it.

You're only making things harder on yourself.

Why are you doing this?

What do you want from me?

I told you.

You have something that belongs to me. I don't have shit that belongs to you!

You don't even know what you have.

What's your play here, Ranger?

What are you trying to do?

Wow, you are weak.

Weakness I can forgive, but not stupidity.

Don't be stupid, Ranger.

Tell me where it is. I already told you. I don't have what you want.

You do.

Oh, this?

It's just a fragment. It's practically nothing.

You'll understand soon enough.

I'm Roy.

Roy!

Hey!

Is this what you want?

No! Roy, don't move.

I won't move, okay?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry. Hey, look at me.

Come on.

Come on!

What the hell is this?

A rock.

Enough!

Why are you doing this to me?

Give it to me now!

I'm a chaser, motherfucker!

I'm so sorry Roy.

Get out of here, huh?

Jesus.

What happened? Shut up, Billy.

Ranger?

Come on, Melissa. Let's go.

It's going to be okay.

I'm going to go upstairs and get your things. You just wait right here and I'm

going to come back and take you home.

Okay?

Thank you.

Billy!

Get your ass over here.

It's going to take a couple weeks to get two new rangers out here to take over.

I'm going to need you to cover.

Try to keep it together, Billy.

Yes, sir.