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Previously on Tracker. Hey, there he is, my hero.

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

What's 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 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, along with my father.

Spent a lot of time on this thing, working on it with my dad.

I'll get you up and running again.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Yeah. Now I see why Dad loved it.

It's been 20 years since I've been up here.

It's still beautiful.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Come on, Kayla.

It's just... Back at that last turnoff, I could have 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 wants to drop this?

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.

Talked to you about, uh...

Just been a while. 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 Renie'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 a generic place. I guess it's nice. But the Wi-Fi rips, and they

got this little waffle machine, so I'm good. Well, the hunt continues, right?

Yeah, man, but I don't know.

Rainey's got to hurry up, man. I'm literally sitting on a ball.

You know, it's a fancy core ball.

But it's a ball. 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 them?

Just cell phones, both out of service.

The last ping was when they caught Anya from up on the trail yesterday.

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

Thanks, Randy.

Anya.

Culture Shaw.

Thanks for coming. No problem. You bet. Listen, so this is the place where

you're 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 talked to someone named Becca this morning who said that she was going to

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 get it.

It was 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.

There? Okay.

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

A lot of spur trails. There's a lot of branches off that main route.

It's easy to get turned around up there.

I don't think it's that.

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 that I didn't

think anything of it, and now... I'm gonna backtrack to the weigh station.

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 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 a mile up.

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

All right, thank you.

Hope you find them. Appreciate it.

Hey. Hey.

I'm looking for two missing hikers, mother and daughter.

Haven't seen them up trail, have you? Becca, Colter Shaw.

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

Oh, yeah, I thought you might hire someone.

I want it all hands on deck.

There's no sign of them all the way through here back to the resupply stop.

Did you check the logbook?

I 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 if they did leave the

main trail, they did that somewhere between here and where they signed in at

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 turn up. 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.

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 Randy?

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. It's good.

Yeah. I'm gonna go sit with Maxine and go over this case she wants me to take.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

Could I ask you something?

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

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

Um, I was just wondering if, uh, sometime I could talk to you about my

mom.

I... I sign up for these text alerts whenever a name comes up online, and

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

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.

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.

How long have you been doing this? Finding lost hikers?

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. Baton.

That's hardcore.

Well... First thing is, I have to get my late father's old truck up and running,

and then we'll see.

Nick,

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 his head on the trail.

Coyotes, maybe.

A lot of weird stuff happens in and around here. Yeah?

Take a look at that right down there.

It's like a makeshift camp.

See it?

Weird place to set up.

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.

Anyone's here?

Scumbags.

We've had an uptick in reports of stuff being stolen lately.

Some expired meds here.

Wait a minute. It's an ID.

Jonah Gammon. Same name as on the meds. You think this is his site? That's what

it looks like.

What do you ask back?

A lot of blood.

Yeah.

Looks like it could be recent.

Yeah.

There'll be some clue where they are.

Yeah.

He probably got high, attacked them, and left them for dead somewhere.

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 going to help you.

I'm going to help you. Oh, my God. What happened?

I got hit.

When I woke up, Kayla was gone.

It's her over. Okay, listen. Hey, we're going to help you. I need you to sit

down right now, okay? Just sit down. Have a seat.

Have a seat.

Take a look at me.

Can you look at me?

All right.

You tell me what happened?

I... I left Kayla.

I left Kayla.

We were on a dry creek bed off the main trail. 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 gotta get out of here.

Kayla!

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

Okay. I think it's just brand.

Can you walk on it?

Ow,

ow, ow, ow.

No. I can't put pressure. Okay.

I think the main trail is only 100 yards up.

I'm pretty sure I saw light. 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...

Look at that guy. Have you seen him before?

Seen that man?

Maybe. It was hard to see his face.

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?

Or you'd be more vulnerable.

If he's got Kayla, where are they? You'll find out.

I'm gonna come with you. No, you're not coming with me. You need medical

attention. You're gonna stay here. I'm gonna call some first responders.

You'll loop 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.

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?

On 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 coming up there to get you?

Get your ass out of there.

We're looking for a girl.

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 watch them?

You found a camera, you put it on the trail to scare them? 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 gotta believe me.

This isn't gonna happen.

A sheriff's deputy's 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. Okay, yes, yes, yes, yes. I saw her, but not like you say.

Go on.

That one. She was with 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 them?

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

It's where I stashed my car, and that's the only reason I saw them, because I

was heading back. I was leaving.

Does this guy have a vehicle?

A truck, like a brown... I don't know, like, kind of old or something. Old

brown truck.

Had you seen it before?

The truck? Maybe, maybe.

I might have seen it around.

Yeah, yeah, because I go up to Sierra Junction when I'm not down here. They

got outdoor showers. And that's where you saw the truck?

Maybe. That's all I got, okay?

The place is like one road in, one road out. A 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?

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.

Coulter, I got your text, man. What can I do for you?

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

Uh, is it supposed to be Jonah's truck? Because 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?

A handful of houses, trailer park, RV mechanic, 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 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.

at Rise and Shine two days ago.

Bet that's where he first saw them.

He was following them.

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.

Place called Sierra Junction. Now, I look into Sierra Junction, and both

Leanne and Kayla were there a couple days ago.

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, she was hoping you could help me with something. I'm looking for this

missing young woman right here. She came here 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 have come through?

Yeah, looking for a young woman right here. She was in here with her mother a

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 have taken her.

Well, did the police know or search and rescue? I contacted the sheriff, yeah.

I'm out here looking around for them 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? Coffee, burrito, bagel, bear claw.

Maybe I remember them. 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.

You know what?

If you send me that photo, I will ask around to my regulars and see if anybody

remembers seeing it. Well, I really appreciate that. Thank you very much.

You're welcome. Get it? I got it. All right, thanks again. No problem.

I got nothing.

Almost. Almost.

My hair. My hair. My hair.

Your shoulders are looking 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.

Go find her. Go find her. Just take a deep breath.

Nice.

Kid,

come here. You, come here.

What's your name? Alex. Alex, can you hold her head?

Excuse me for a minute. I need you to talk to her.

All right? Hold her head still. Can you talk to her, okay? Yes. This is Alex.

He's going to talk to you, okay? Just go. I'm going to go call an ambulance.

Keep talking to her.

What's your name? Hi, Alex. I'm Becca.

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

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.

It's all I care about.

You wouldn't understand.

Randy, I need everything you could find on 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.

She's 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 pen.

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 going to end this way, sweetie.

Need information on a Diana Owens.

As in related to Jack Owens?

His mother.

Damn, man. Did they do this together?

Well, she's protecting him. It's the only way he could have known we were

coming.

I got her.

Diana Sanders, not Owens.

Okay.

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.

Are there any other houses on the property?

Not listed, no.

Maybe it's an outbuilding or a shelter. Can you drop me a pen?

Yeah, I just did.

I got it, Randy. Thanks.

Please just let me go.

Oh, dear heart.

It'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.

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?

You can't stay here.

That man's looking for you, and he'll be back, especially after Jack hit that

woman with his truck.

Let's go.

To the right.

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.

You're okay.

Is my mom okay?

Mom's okay. She's at the hospital with your sister.

They're both okay.

You're safe now. I got 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 want to see a few things before I hit the road.

I want 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 going to 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.

I can still hike.

Maybe not today, though. I'm already planning my Appalachian Trail trip.

For sure.

You know, I want to say I think these people here, 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

Have fun on the trail

Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode Looking for a woman her husband

hired me to find her What is it I think someone took her it's so cool what you

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