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Hey, Ryan.

What's up?

Jody, I've got a situation.

It's a mother wolf that was shot but still alive.

Lucky you found her when you did.

I was headed to an early morning climb near Lake Laverne, but I spotted the

wolf on the way.

Was this before or after you got that slick new haircut?

Trying to impress your girlfriend?

How's the wolf?

Fish and game just rushed her to the vet.

Is she gonna make it?

They're not sure.

Poachers?

Then why shoot her and leave her here?

Maybe something scared them off?

Or maybe it ran away?

From what I saw, it wasn't a clean shot.

Hit the tracking collar.

Is it still working?

I don't think so.

Maybe it got shot somewhere else and found its way here.

Blood trail.

Crime scene must be that way.

Track.

Couldn't spot him. I mean, we would have got there.

The trail ends here.

Oh, look at this.

Use casing.

That's a 350 legend.

You don't see these much.

Over here.

Tire tracks.

Rush.

Tire size is probably about 18 inches.

Probably a truck or SUV.

Something big.

They're all so unbalanced. You see how one side is digging in a bit deeper than

the other?

Since when do you know so much about tires?

My dad was a mechanic.

Spent my whole childhood in his garage.

This info could have come up when we had that flat two months ago.

You made me change it. In the rain.

We said to let you handle it.

It's called being a gentleman.

Ryan, I'm going to take your statement.

Let's call this into HQ.

Tyson and King here.

How's the wolf doing?

She's on her way to surgery.

Tyson, did you look up the serial number on her collar?

Doing it now.

I mean, I love this wolf trail app. Real game changer for wolf population

tracking. Gives us her numbers.

and a whole slew of other information.

Why do I get the feeling your hobby is wolves?

App, actually.

The shell casing was a medium-range rifle.

.350 Legend, from what I can tell.

I sent it over already.

This whole thing was sloppy.

Wasn't a clean shot. If this was hunters or poachers, then we'd expect better.

Maybe they were in a hurry.

Or inexperienced. You see that with young hunters.

You mentioned tire tracks. Where are they? Near the crime scene. Forensics is

sending in photos.

The wolf's name is Layla, three years old.

Layla just had a litter of newborn pups.

They're a week old and they haven't been tagged.

Without their mother, these pups can't defend themselves.

Mountain lions, bears, they need water, food, protection.

Meeks, Esposito, you case the area.

Larson, you and Blue need to get to those pups.

All right, let's get to work.

Copy.

I'll be alone, buddy.

I'm going with you.

Going after the wolf pups, right?

That's the plan.

I've got the app. We can follow Layla's pattern. Maybe that'll lead us to the

pups.

Okay.

You want to follow in your quad?

I can pick it up later.

Fine.

I'll let King know you're coming for a ride-along.

Of course.

Hey, you comfy?

Okay, buddy.

For the final canine test.

Today, and then Blue will officially be part of the team.

You ready for it?

He is.

Not sure I am.

So tell me about the app. Can you see everywhere that Layla's been?

No, it's not continuous.

It uploads at regular intervals, so you can tell generally where she's been.

Looks like the last few days, Layla's been traveling in about a three

-kilometer area, so the pups, they've got to be in that zone.

Bernard for Larson.

Go for Larson.

Well, listen, let's get back to it. Like you thought, medium-range rifle.

Great. Any other information?

Not until they get that bullet and try to match it. They're working on it, but

it's going to take a few hours.

Copy that. Could you send it to Meeks and Nora, please?

Got it.

Thank you.

So it was a medium-range rifle.

There's only a million of those.

Well, 350 legend's not common, so that could be the way in.

Something.

Maybe they saw something.

Excuse me.

We're detectives with MDS.

Hi.

Hi, we're investigating an incident in the park.

What kind of incident?

Gunshots were heard.

Have either of you seen or heard anything out of the ordinary?

No, nothing.

No.

Excuse me.

Officer Esposito?

Okay.

Excuse me. We need to get going. Thank you so much for your time. Of course.

What's up?

We have a couple of witnesses at the edge of the camp who heard gunshots this

morning.

Oh, what's that?

The wildlife listening device.

Fancy, right?

Well, you just happen to have that.

I thought you were heading on a climb to Lake Laverne this morning.

I was.

I had this on my quad.

We use it in search and rescue. I thought maybe we could hear the pups

crying.

Wow.

Pa, you're going to want to see this.

Is that?

Ryan Miller.

Where is that?

Whispering Pines this morning, just before they found the wolf.

So he was in the restricted area again.

Didn't they get a statement this morning?

Yeah, just before they called in.

Pull it up.

He said he was headed to Lake Laverne.

You lied.

Does Ryan have a gun?

Most people do if they're gonna be traveling in the backcountry Have you

ever seen him with a gun?

What?

What kind?

Medium range rifle

How

does that thing work exactly?

Sorry? I said how does that thing work?

This device allows me to hear things from hundreds of yards away.

Wolf pops have a very distinct sound.

I just need to make a call. Will you take Blue? I'll catch up with you.

Yeah, yeah. Come on, Blue.

This is King.

Boss, why are we off the walkie?

Because Ryan has a walkie and I didn't want to be overheard.

Ryan Miller was seen leaving with Spring Pines this morning.

The statement in the report you filed?

That he was headed to Laverne Lake.

He's also been seen carrying a rifle sometimes.

He's helping me find her pups. He was the one who called it in.

Maybe it was an accident and he didn't want to admit it.

Point is, everyone's a suspect until they're not.

I know he's your friend, but we need to know more.

It's either my birthday or Jodi's.

Of course it's Jodi's birthday.

That's right.

What was her name? There's a huge scandal around here.

Dolores Robertson.

She said the wolves attacked her dogs and she wasn't going to stand for that.

Look at that.

That's Dolores' property line.

Layla was tracking through the area.

Dolores could have easily tracked her to our crime scene and shot her.

She does have a history.

Tyson's going to get you an address.

Good work.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey, look at this.

What? The caller came back online.

Right here.

Where we are.

If it's still working.

The most likely places for wolf dens are dark and protected.

I think we should look right there. Could be a place for them to hide.

So.

Lake Laverne, huh?

Huh?

That's where you were on your climb this morning?

Lake Laverne, right?

Right.

Ryan. I think I got something.

Come on, this way.

Lift your foot. Why? Just do it.

Pretty common for poachers.

Last I checked, those are illegal.

Let's see what Delores has to say about this.

Stonehaven Memorial Hospital. How may I help you?

Marlene. It's Bill.

Bill Larson.

Bill. How are you?

Letting you know. Doing my best.

We miss her.

Me too.

Listen, I'm calling hoping that you can help me with something.

I'm trying to find someone. Maybe a nurse or doctor who works there with a

name that starts with a P.

What's the last name?

Well, that is a bit of my conundrum.

I don't actually have a last name.

Okay, let me check the directory.

There's no one on the medical staff with a P.

You sure?

Very.

Sorry, Bill.

That's okay.

Thanks for your help.

Of course.

Take care, okay?

You too.

Ooh, how fun.

What am I being accused of now?

Ms. Robertson, we're here to discuss an incident that occurred this morning.

You mean that wolf that was shot?

How do you know about that?

All of us who live out here stay informed about the wolves.

Some of us even have that app.

You didn't get in trouble for having that.

Didn't say I did. Just said some of us do.

The only wolves I mess with are the ones that try and hurt what's mine. But

wolves are a protected species.

Don't I know it. Someone saw you out this morning with your rifle.

Protection.

What about this?

It's my property. I can do what I want. Not when it comes to shooting a wolf.

Good thing I didn't shoot it then. And we can prove that pretty quickly. Let us

run ballistics on your rifle.

No thanks.

At least let us take a look at your ammo.

You want my rifle and bullets? Get a warrant.

You want to fine me for the snare? Go for it.

But I warn you, don't try anything funny.

I got cameras all around this place.

No?

Well, then you can leave.

And don't come back till you have the proper paperwork.

I'll take my card in case you change your mind.

Nothing.

You want to tell me what's bugging you? You've been stacking holes at the back

of my head.

You lied to me about where you were this morning.

You were at Whispering Pine.

Ah, a trail cam.

Ryan, you were in a restricted area again, and you lied about it.

King's going to wonder what else you lied about, especially since you were

the one who found Layla.

You can't possibly think I shot... Because I know you, but King doesn't.

Do you own a hunting rifle?

Yeah, a medium-range .30 caliber, locked at the back of my house.

I bet those trail cams didn't catch me with a rifle strapped around my back.

We're running out of time.

You and Ken can question me all you want, after we find these pups.

Pull over here.

Remember what that one park visitor from the campground said about seeing a

pickup truck with an American flag in the back window.

We might have found our truck based on the description.

We're checking it out now.

Copy that. Proceed with caution.

Thank you very much.

We'll go out on the tailgate.

Yeah, I'm Hunter. That's what I tell you.

N.P.A., we need to speak with you.

What are you doing in the park?

Fight scene.

Why the rifles, then?

I'd rather have it on me than not.

I have a permit.

Where are you coming from?

I was just showing him a cool waterfall.

Mind if I take a look at your gun?

Harrington Ironwood.

Hi.

Mind if I ask what ammo it takes?

.350 Legend.

It's been fired recently.

We bagged a deer earlier outside the parkground.

Where is it?

I dropped it at my uncle's.

See, I might believe that, but you're tired.

Those tracks were found this morning near the scene of a crime, very much

inside the park.

Okay, okay.

It was an accident.

Which one of you shot the wolf?

No wolf.

There was a wolf shot this morning with a .350 Legend round.

But we didn't even see a wolf.

We shot it during the park.

We didn't realize you'd entered it.

You're saying you did not shoot a wolf?

No way.

We don't shoot what we can't eat.

All right, let's do a ballistics test on your ammo.

That should clear things up.

I'm going to head over to that bluff.

You're not for Larson?

Go for Larson.

Blocking here for you.

I just spoke with a contact of mine in Yellowstone.

I remember they had a wolf problem last year. His assistant couldn't tell me how

bad it was, but they did say there was a similar attack.

Let me guess. Wolf was female.

Yes. She was tranquilized near a den of her new pups.

You think they're after the females we're breeding?

Not just the females, but the pups, too.

Wolf pups bring in money, but live pups, they're worth a fortune.

Then why would they shoot Layla?

Maybe they didn't mean to.

That's why the shot was so sloppy.

That means they have no way to find the new pups without Layla.

These poachers are probably trying to leave the park if they haven't already.

Okay, we'll take care of this on our end. You and Ryan find those pups.

Copy that.

Getting a lot of interference.

Maybe we give Blue another way for that car.

Hi, buddy.

Search!

Got

something?

This must have been their den.

You can see the markings in the dirt.

Oh, we must have sensed danger.

She moved them.

Or? We just already got to them.

Let's keep moving.

Do you copy?

Go for Larson.

Just heard back from the vet. Looks like Layla's going to make it.

That's great.

We just found her den, but no pups.

Either she moved them or the poachers already found them.

Got it.

All right.

Yeah, thank you for your help.

They weren't lying.

That was their uncle.

Sent me a picture of the deer.

Lovely.

I just got off the phone with Forensic. And?

The ballistic fingerprint on the .350 legend doesn't match the kid's iron

wood. They said the bullet was fired from a Westfield Sentinel.

They're not our poachers.

Cut them loose.

Wild goose chase all day.

Let's head back to HQ.

Regroup. I'll let them know.

You guys lost?

Well, hey.

We were just cruising through Crystal Ridge, and my phone lost service.

I have no idea how to get out of here.

What are you doing all the way out here?

We're moving across the country and hitting all the national parks on the

way. Where are you guys headed?

We want to see that waterfall we keep hearing about. Yeah.

Well, if you follow this service road, it'll take you to the south entrance,

but then you're on the other side of the park.

Are you serious?

I'm sorry, we have to go.

Good luck.

Meeks? Meeks, this is Dolores Robertson.

Ms. Robertson, we won't be... I wanted to let you know that my camera has

caught a camper van with Montana plates heading towards your crime scene this

morning. And you're reporting it?

That's remarkably civic-minded of you.

Just because I don't like wolves doesn't mean I want some outsiders shooting at

them.

All right, I've given you the information. Do what you want with it.

Okay, thank you.

Wow.

It's gotten into him. I don't know if it picked up a scent.

Bernard to Larson.

Go for Larson.

Another caller just went offline.

Where? When?

20, 30 minutes ago. In your vicinity.

Jody.

Let me call you back.

Good boy, buddy.

Good boy.

We just found the caller.

Belongs to Titan.

Male and Layla's mate.

But... How did the thieves find Layla, let alone know she had pups with Titan?

They must be using the Wolf Trail app.

All the family's information's on there.

Layla's collar stopped transmitting after she was shot.

They think Layla's dead?

But it came back online, so maybe they think she's still alive.

Where's Layla's collar now?

I just talked to Dolores Robertson. Her cameras caught a brown camper van with

Montana plate heading towards our crime scene this morning.

Camper van? Do you think it could be the people we ran into?

Sounds like it.

Bernard to Larson.

Go for Larson.

We think we know who we're looking for. Meeks and Nora bumped into them earlier

this morning.

Brown camper van with Montana plates.

We just ran into them. I think when Layla's caller came back online, they

were following it. That's why we crossed paths.

They were tracking Titan on the app, and they were tracking us.

These people know what they're doing.

They lost out on the mother. They're tracking the father.

I think they're getting close to the pups.

You two get out there and back her up.

Then in accordance now.

Copy.

Female's on the move.

We need to find these pups and get out of here.

I hear something.

I think the pups are nearby.

Is Layla's collar still tracking?

Yeah.

If we're anywhere near the pups, that means so are they.

What are you thinking?

You go find the pups. Blue and I will take care of this.

Okay.

Hey.

Blue!

Come here, buddy.

All right, Blue. Lead them in another direction.

Go!

What's wrong with this wolf?

Like it's stumbling back.

HQ, I got sound in the pups. We're getting close.

Copy. I'll update the team.

Going down.

Dog. That doesn't make sense.

Lower your weapon.

Good job, Blue.

Westfield Sentinel. Just like Berenzi said.

Hello,

Titan.

Thank you.

The pups will be reunited with their mother and father once Layla is able to

return to the wild.

Heartwarming.

I almost put it together before you did this time.

Calm down.

How do you think it all went down?

They missed out on their prize at Yellowstone.

So they thought they'd take another chance.

The Adlers were tracking Layla.

I think Christopher wanted to tranquilize her so he could steal both

her and the pup.

But he was clumsy, and she's a protective mother.

She sensed danger and charged him.

The tranq wasn't ready, and he hurried to load it and missed.

Tanya shot her, and Layla was able to run away.

But they left their casing behind.

Good work, military.

Not too bad yourself.

I had a little help from a very mean woman named Dolores.

Sounds like your type.

Now, Blue did really good today.

We have a canine test.

I've got to go.

Come on, Blue.

Good luck.

I heard you caught the bad guys.

I heard you found the pup.

Nice work.

And for my reward, King calls me in to grill me.

You keep going back to whispering pines with no regard for what King says.

I know you.

And you would not jeopardize your career for a client.

You don't want to tell me. Fine.

But I know something is wrong.

I've got to get going.

Come on.

Larson?

Yes? Sorry, we're just on our way.

All right, buddy.

You ready to be part of the team?

Come on, buddy.

Why do you keep going to Whispering Pines?

Okay. Keep quiet.

You can kiss your NPS career goodbye. In fact, I might even get you pulled from

SAR.

Some things are bigger than this NPS job. Bigger than SAR.

Like what, Miller?

It's up to you.

Okay, buddy.

The moment of truth.

Ready?

Come on.

Hey. Hey.

Thanks for coming by.

Yeah.

Have a seat.

Are you ready to do this thing?

Let's do it.

Okay, wait.

Wait.

Tunnel, tunnel, tunnel.

I'm ready for it.

I ran some tests from where Claire fell from.

I dropped a rock from where she flipped and fell, and it hit the ledge directly

below and bounced right off the mountain for the fatal fall.

Then I threw another rock a bit further out, and it cleared that ledge, didn't

even touch it.

Just a straight fall right to the bottom.

It didn't hit me until I did another search and rescue to an accident similar

to Claire's. If you slip and fall, you sustain multiple injuries going down the

side of the mountain, at least from the ridge where Claire fell from.

And Claire didn't have any of those.

Her injuries were completely clean.

There's no way.

She just slipped and fell.

That means someone else was there.

But who?

Congratulations.

Nice.

Nice work, buddy.

Buddy, you did it.

Good job.

Good job.

Bill, we need to tell Jodi.

No, I don't know.

She's had a hard enough time with it already.

Thank you.

Jody's gonna have to find out the truth sooner or later.

She's already on to me.

She knows I'm lying to her.

She's too good of a detective.

I hear you.

But how do I tell her we think her mother didn't fall?

But that she might have been murdered.

How do we tell her that?