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[Waylon K. Smith & Kevin Yost "Darkness Waits"]

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♪ A chasm where no light escapes ♪

♪ A coward who drowns in past mistakes ♪

♪ A heart whose horrors ♪

♪ take intricate shapes ♪

♪ The static of memory escapes ♪

♪ While innocence asphyxiates ♪

♪ Wickedness hides in intimate traits ♪

♪ While Darkness, Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness, Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness, Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness, Darkness Waits ♪

♪ A cold, enveloping ♪

♪ embrace ♪

♪ The last flush of daylight ♪

♪ dissipates ♪

♪ Pleading for safety ♪

♪ while sanity ♪

♪ breaks ♪

♪ While Darkness ♪

♪ Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness ♪

♪ Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness ♪

♪ Darkness Waits ♪

♪ Darkness ♪

♪ Darkness Waits ♪♪

(A hub of many strange phenomena is Dead Woman’s Hollow Trail)

Did anyone see it that time?

Seriously you guys?

What is that?

-That, I believe is photographic evidence of a shadow ghost.

Sometimes called shadow people, dark entities, black mists.

Evil Sprits?

-Western society kind of has us programmed

to think that anything related with darkness

is associated with evil or demonic spirits.

So they can be bad?

-Believers feel that shadow ghosts are genuine ghosts.

People who passed on physically,

but not necessarily made it to the other side spiritually.

It's not uncommon to find the reports detailing their Earrhly clothing.

If you look close,

you can almost make out a long coat and a hat.

Hats get reported all the time.

Damn.

Is that the girl from the film?

-These are the actual crime scene photos.

Taken in fairly close proximity to the swimming hole.

All four of them had been shot with a .22 caliber rifle.

No arrest was ever made.

They didn’t even have a suspect.

What if it's not even a ghost?

What if it's their killer?

-These images have been recorded by

- hikers, photographers, park rangers,

and even early settlers.

So these have been happening for over a hundred years.

And I find that

each one closely resembles the figure captured in the film.

-Is it the same figure in all of the pictures?

-Most shadow ghosts do seem attached

to a more specific location.

I looked up Dead Womans Hollow Road and get this…

Natives named the area,

after a woman who was bitten by a snake,

died there.

-Untimely deaths are nothing new to the area.

- And that's why I’ve chosen it

as the next location for our project.

(Ryan) - What?

How far away is that?

A few hours, I think.

A few hours?

And how long are we shooting for?

Until we get what we need.

Maybe all weekend.

This is some bullshit.

Why the hell can’t we just do it here?

Here doesn't exactly qualify

as a hotbed for paranormal activity.

There is absolutely no reason

it should take us all weekend to do this.

(Jess) - Well, that depends.

(Ryan) - On?

On whether or not we capture shadow ghost.

Capture?

Like on camera.

(Ryan) - So what your saying,

is that chances of me,

trapping any beaver pelts this weekend,

are uhh, pretty much slim to none.

(Megan) - You know Ryan,

you're never gonna fuck me.

You know that, right?

Right there.

(Laughs)

If we get the shot we'll pack up and go home.

All for a hoax.

Some made up,

found footage, ghost chasing.

I verified the events. They happened.

So how does this movie, shot on film mind you,

find its way on the internet in the first place?

Isn't it like police evidence?

Darryl you and Megan are responsible for your own wardrobes.

So you might wanna consider

wearing a little bit more cover than usual.

Pan...

tees.

You don't wear any underwear?

-Only when I know I am going to be taking them off.

(Pops band)

(Snickers)

(Laughs)

(Jess) - I haven't had any luck

securing permits from the local authorities,

so we may have to shoot this guerrilla style.

-Or commando style, in Megan’s case.

(Jess) - From what I could gather,

the local sheriff had been let go…

so the department was kind of under transition.

Well, why was he let go?

He got drunk and

beat a black man in his custody,

with a baseball bat.

(Where legend and myth are woven together in a tapestry of dark history)

(Scream)

(Gunshot)

♪♪♪

[ clock tower chiming ]

What's up Jeff?

(whispers) Hey... Hi.

Brought some donuts.

[ elevator door opening ]

[ elevator door closing ]

[ elevator door opening ]

(Mayor Scruggs) - Buck, I believe I speak for

each of us,

when I say thank you,

for coming in on your day off.

Mayor.

I'm sure you know Bob Billy?

-Of course. Best breakfast in town.

Well, Bob’s not only the owner of the longest running

and most successful restaurant our fine town has to offer.

Bob was recently elected president of our chamber of commerce.

Well done.

Thank you sir.

Jeff I believe you know.

Jeff!

Buck!

- And this is Joe Mason. He is our new town manager.

You are going to be working closely with him on the departments budget.

- Great. Umm,

actually no I don’t have anything to do with the budget,

It’s not really,

This is Charlene, she’ll be recording the whole meeting.

- Charlene.

Charmed.

[ typing ]

(Mayor Scruggs)

- Buck you put in for sheriff some time ago? Yes?

- Correct.

And you probably wondered why you were overlooked

immediately following the release of Hatsley?

I did at first, yes.

Well, its been a long road back.

Not only for the department,

for the entire community.

A community who’s trust,

in those sworn to protect and serve was shattered.

A department who's image,

was run through the muck.

Found itself on the hot seat.

Harassment. Racism. You name it.

- Not to mention the negative effect it has on economic growth and opportunities

[ typing ]

(Mayor Scruggs) - Tell me, what kind of experience do you have,

(Mayor Scruggs) - outside of the academy?

Uhhhh…Just practical.

Everything I learned here. On the job.

Under Hatsley.

- You see Buck, if the experience you have thus far

- You see Buck, if the experience you have thus far

Revolves around whatever training you received from Hatsley,

as your mentor.

Wouldn't it be safe to assume that whatever,

philosophies and values he had…

- No one is interested in another shoot from the hip cowboy

making our jobs more difficult.

- Sure.

I mean you know what they say about bad mistakes and old habits.

Absolutely.

And if I were in your position I'd feel the same way.

Ummm,

was I trained by Hatsley? Yes.

Am I an advocate for the former sheriff?

No. Not at all.

Trust.

Goes back to trust.

Without it, you loose your ability to police.

Crime goes up.

Then our economic outlook goes down the shitter.

We have several business proposals

that we are shopping around as we speak

Some are more time sensitive then others.

But they're all going to require

tremendous support from the people

if we are going to move forward.

Do you still associate with Ward?

- Ummm... just in passing.

I mean, it's hard not to in this town.

Well, we really wanna be sure there's no,

conflict of interest.

Usually just no more than hello.

Well, if you can keep it to that.

You can start first thing tomorrow morning

All right.

Under a watchful probationary period of course.

-Of course. Ahh, thank you sir.

Uhhh... I won't let you down.

Ummm. Gentlemen. Charlene.

You sure type fast.

[ typing ]

Your giving me bad ideas.

(laughing)

[ crickets chirping ]

[ heavy metal music playing ]

So what do you say?

I buy ya a case of beer, fill up your tank?

I'll even introduce you to,

Bruce Banner.

I don't understand this. Why don't you just not go?

- I can't do that.

I mean, I have to pass this course or i can’t play next fall.

Yep. I've been there. I know all about it.

So what? You'll do it?

Either of you assholes have any idea how retarded you sound right now?

We only need to capture a shadow ghost.

What the fuck are you talking about?

It's like black mass, a black mist

some shit out in the woods.

It's a mist or some shit.

Out in the woods!

You're fuckin' high man,

just shut the hell up.

If your looking to get shit like that you could just film Darryl,

have him close his eyes, shut his big fuckin' mouth,

you got your shot.

Of your,

shadow ghost, shit whatever.

(laughs) Yeah. Ok.

I mean it's like our own reality show dude,

it's kinda like Ghost Hunters.

- The world doesn't need anymore of that you know?

It's not really original.

- She said having a black host,

will separate them from all the others.

Well,

if there is one thing the world needs more of than a reality ghost show

it's another Ernie Hudson.

- Oh. Ok. Good one. Good one.

Your girl picked it.

Who? Jess?

Yeah. She's the producer.

She's awfully demanding.

I know all about that Darryl.

Thanks for pointing it out.

-Exactly dude,

that's what I'm saying that's why you need to do this.

All right.

Now that is a big ass trail,

and you want me runnin' around out there,

stumblin' around in the damn dark?

It's not like that dude.

All you gotta do,

go out there during the day,

find the swimming hole,

and then just wait for us.

You'll text me?

- Yeah I’m gonna text you.

I’m gonna buy one of those pay by the minute phones.

Seriously.

And then Jess is going to collect all the other phones.

Turn them off,

that way there is no interruptions for audio recording.

But, how do you know she's not just gonna follow you?

- Dude she's gonna be too fuckin' busy.

- Too busy,

- watching us and trying to direct us

from the monitors from the campsite.

Trust me.

Trust me.

Well, lets say this,

this horse shit works,

what do you want me to do?

All you have to do,

is stand where we tell you to,

we get the shot,

then boom, we're outta there man.

It's not that hard.

It's not that hard.

Seriously,

go to the thrift store,

buy yourself a black duster,

- overcoat type shit.

- A black fisherman's hat,

like, like the one LL Cool J would wear.

It's a Kangol.

- It doesn't matter Kangol, what the fuck?

She's gonna know its me.

With a fake fuckin' beard?

This is, this is fuckin' ridiculous.

Dude.

From night, at far away,

on camera,

nobody will know.

What about the rifle?

Now that will scare'em

Rifle?

[ ominous music ]

Hey Dustan, how's it look?

Doesn't look good.

Morning Fern.

There's a new sheriff in town.

Oh, it's not a big deal.

It is a big deal.

It's about time they came to their senses.

Yeah well, we'll see.

Do you need help with that?

- Oh no, no it is just office stuff.

[ door screeching ]

Hey.

So,

what's wrong with the cruiser out front?

Ahhh,

I got good news and bad news.

Cool.

Uhh, I guess, what's the bad news?

The cruiser has a busted torque converter or something.

Ouch.

Umm, ok. So What's the good?

- Our other car has been in the shop for way over a month.

- It needs some kind of cylinder repair or replacement.

That's actually terrible news.

Ok.

- Oh it gets worse.

Ok.

The department doesn't have the money to repair either one.

- Everytime I submit a work order it just gets denied.

Ok.

Uhhhh.

You ready for the bad news?

I thought that was the bad news?

Ahhh yeah, hit me.

Umm, the department did have enough money to,

buy you that.

A light bar.

- Flashes red and blue.

Ok.

- You're required to drive your personal vehicle,

like, until further notice.

Wow.

Ahhh, they did say something about paying for mileage,

but i haven't seen a form for it yet.

- Umm.

That sounds like Joe Mason.

Part of his new reconstruction plan.

Oh wow. So. Ok...

Uhh, well not the freshest of starts.

- Oh wait.

- I almost forgot.

- Speaking of fresh.

- It doesn't get much fresher than this.

Oh wow.

Oh you didn't have to get me this.

Oh.

- I know you are trying to eat healthy.

Yeah.

- These are gluten free and they are filled with algae.

They sure are.

[Phone rings] Wow. Umm Thank you.

You're welcome Sheriff.

[Phone Rings] They're good for you.

Mmm huh.

(Fern) Sheriff's Office

Wow.

That's the bad news.

[ tense music ]

♪♪♪

[ cash register buttons beeping ]

Thank you sir.

[ booming bass car stereo ]

Fuck.

[ hatch slams ]

[ tense music ]

♪♪♪

[ camera shutter click ]

So what do you think of Brady?

Are you being serious right now?

Well would you sleep with him?

Umm, gross

Come on, he is totally hot.

He's totally a tool.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Wow.

[ tense music ]

♪♪♪

[ camera shutter click ]

Check this shit out.

- Hell yeah.

No phones.

No suspicions

She doesn't even know we have that bad boy.

Uhhh.

(Darryl) - Why's it called a beaver anyways?

Probably because the shape of a girls pubes looks like a beaver's tail.

- But what if it's shaved? Then it's not a beaver is it?

Honestly that is debatable dude.

I mean, it still spends most of it's life eating wood.

[ ominous music ]

♪♪♪

Sheriff?

Sheriff?

[ Buck grunting ]

[ knocking ] Sheriff?

(Buck) - Uhhh, yeah, uh, one minute.

I'll be right out.

You got a call on line one.

[ grunting ]

[ toilet flush ]

Don't go in there.

- Are you ok?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Umm, unrelated, the fan doesn't work.

- Well, there's definitely not money in the budget for that.

Yeah, that makes sense.

You know what when I have to go number two I

just go across the street to the book store.

Ok.

It's pretty clean.

Why don't you just take the rest of the day off.

Oh no. I am under a microscope right now.

- Please, tell me it wasn't the donuts.

No. Probably just stress

You know what I read that algae is a remedy for stress.

Mmm huh. Ok. Great.

I'll show you the article. I'll send it to you.

- Yeah sure. That's great.

Sheriff Rodgers.

Hey Buck, Joe Mason here.

Oh Joe Mason yeah. Hi

Did I catch you at a bad time?

No we were just talking about you.

I mean, not about you, but like ahh, the budget.

Sorry about the cruiser.

Oh no. I understand.

We can't work the repairs into the current budget.

Yeah no. I mean, it's not a necessity but...

Just keep track of your miles.

Yeah.

We can go over the budget,

No yeah. No. That's great.

Look at the numbers.

Maybe we can get together sometime next week.

Yeah sure.

Yes sir. Yeah no. Next week will be perfect.

Have a great first day there Buck.

Yeah ok. Uhh Bye.

[ ominous music ]

♪♪♪

Oh, come on, Ward.

[ pounding on door ]

[ door creaking ]

[ ominous music ]

♪♪♪

Hey guys, I'm gonna go pee.

Well, you're gonna have to catch up.

- Yeah, yeah.

[ ominous music ]

What the fuck's up with this old man?

You kids watch out on that trail up there.

There's rattlesnakes everywhere.

[ rattling ]

[ ominous music ]

[ rattling ]

[ rattling ]

[ rattling ]

Hey, can you go check on Megan?

Oh yeah.

[ rattling ]

[ rattling ]

[ rattling ]

- Hey, you ok?

- See any snakes out here?

Mmmm.

Not yet.

[ zipper unzips ]

[ heavy breathing ]

[ moaning ]

[ rushing water ]

[ ominous music ]

♪♪♪

Oh my God Jess. Where is this place?

Ok. It's not much further.

[ ominous music ]

[ distant talking ]

[ distant laughing ]

[ ominous music ]

(Jess) - All right you guys, so this is where we're going to set up camp. Ok?

Any questions?

No, no. None really but uhhh...

the swimming hole is back there.

I don't care where we set up camp as long as we can stop walking.

Is that what I think it is?

A lower case "T"

Guys this is seriously creeping me out.

We gotta go we can't stay here.

- Where do you suggest we go?

We could go skinny dipping.

The ghosts did seem to dig that.

Dude, I can't swim.

Typical.

No where else is going to be any safer than right here.

They probably thought the same thing.

Come on guys, will you please trust me?

We needed a place to film. This is it.

I wouldn't have brought you all the way out here

if I thought anything was going to happen to you.

Come on, we are going to be fine, ok.

- You white people are crazy.

- Fuck this. I gotta go piss.

Do us all a favor and stand facing the wind.

He probably sits when he pisses anyway.

Yes.

[ ominous music ]

Hey Jess you vindictive spiteful bitch,

it's Travis, uh, I had some alone time out here

and I had you on my mind

and all the fucking time

I wasted on your ass,

so I just was giving you a call

to let you know.

That one of these fucking days

I'm going to get your ass

for what you put me through

you fuckin’ bitch!

Shhhhh.

♪♪♪

[ Traving moaning ]

[ ominous music ]

[ Travis screaming ]

[ Travis frantically screaming ]

[ funk music playing ]

From the hoods to the woods.

Just follow me through the hollow G.

Yo, yo, yo, its your favorite host

and we gonna catch us a shadow ghost

cuz, this, is,

Sooooul Hunters.

Welcome everybody

to another edition of Soul Hunters.

With me here as always,

our white tailed Bambi.

We are, on the Dead Woman's Hollow

deep in the Michaux Forest,

named after some girl who got bit by a big ass snake.

- I wish I could get bit by a big snake.

I, don't think so girl.

This,

is what happens,

when you get bit by a snake.

[Jess] Cut!

That was terrible.

I didn't write the rap.

- Ok. Well, I thought it started to fall apart at the bit

where you explained why it was Dead Woman's Hollow.

- Uhh, so maybe go back over your lines.

Umm and you.

Weren't you supposed to come in with a rem pod,

not grinding your ass?

Well the creative environment was safe.

I felt like it gave me,

you know,

room to explore.

Ok, I know the Rem Pod was packed.

Where is it?

You know,

a rim pod,

is whenever you stimulate your partner's asshole,

with your mouth.

Just sayin'.

(Brady) - Would anyone care for a toasty marshmallow?

(Megan) - Mmmmm.

[ crickets chirping ]

[ laughs ]

I thought you said you only wear underwear,

when you know you're going to take them off.

And?

Houston,

we have a rim pod.

[ laughs ]

- It's a Rem Pod.

R-E-M.

It measures changes in electromagnetic fields.

No?

You would know this if you weren't so busy flunking this course.

- Did the thought ever occur to you,

that,

maybe you are just not that good of a director?

[ thud ]

You're crazy.

[ crickets chirping ]

Why do they call this Bruce Banner?

Because, it makes you smart like a scientist.

You're such an asshole.

- You won't like him when he's horny.

I can't do this anymore.

(Megan) - Meaning?

Meaning this. This project.

You know what, why don't we just all pack up and go home.

Now?

Right fucking now?

What about the project?

I don't really care if this project gets done or not.

And, from the looks of it,

neither do any of you guys.

- At least you only care if it gets done by me.

What the fuck?

Seriously?

What are we supposed to all get F's now?

Spare me, Ryan.

We all know why you need to pass.

And it has nothing to do with baseball.

Ryan won't get his allowance

if he doesn't pass a class.

Jess no one wants you to quit the project.

Just tell us what you want us to do and we'll do it.

Give me one good reason why I should?

(Brady) - Ummm..

(BRADY) - You're thing is blinking.

I thought you said we were gonna meet him there?

Fuck it dude. Just roll with it.

(Megan) - What is that?

That's the Rem Pod.

(Megan) - No.

There.

Get your camera.

[ ominous music ]

(Ryan) I don't fuckin' see a thing.

(Brady) You have to turn on night mode dumbass.

[ gunshot ]

(Darryl) - Awe, hell no.

You're not flippin' this shit on me.

Yo, Travis!

Travis?

Dude get up.

Man you're not making a fool of me.

Dude, he's not moving.

What's happening?

Ohhh let's scare Darryl.

Let's get this shit on film.

Travis!

[ gunshot ]

[ screaming chaos ]

(Brady) - Fuck!

(Megan) - What's happening?

(Jess) - Travis!?

[ gunshot ]

(Jess) - Darryl!

(Brady) - Fuck!

(Jess) - Brady!?

[ screaming, wolves howling ]

(Jess) - What's going on you guys?

(Jess) - What's happening?

[ gunshot ]

(Brady) - Fuck!

[ heavy breathing ]

[ tense music ]

[ heavy breathing ]

[ thud ]

(Brady) - Fuck!

[ ominous music ]

(Brady) - Fuck

Fuck, oooh fuck.

Whoa!

Help!

- Help!

- Someone!

[ bones crunching ]

- Help!

- Somebody help me!

- Stop, I don’t wanna die!

- Stop!

- Please!

[ gun shot ]

[ crickets chirping ]

[ ominous music ]

[ bat hitting concrete ]

[ baseball game on radio ]

[ police scanner ] - Smith to base.

[ police scanner ] - Smith to base.

[ police scanner ] - Go ahead ranger.

[ police scanner ] - I’m first responder

[ police scanner ] - to that possible

[ police scanner ] - 10-91 V as in Victor

[ police scanner ] - Reporting multiple gunshots fired.

[ police scanner ] - Please advise.

[ police scanner ]

- Stand by while we contact local authorities

[ police scanner ] - Copy that.

[ mysterious music ]

♪♪♪

[ phone ringtone ] Rise to the top, you got to do it!

[ phone ringtone ] Never look behind you. Never give yourself up.

[ Phone ringtone ] Rise to the top, you got to

Sheriff Rodgers.

(Jack) - Buck, it's Jack.

MmmHmm.

(Jack) - You awake?

Yeah.

(Jack) - I need you to get out of here right away.

Yeah. No I'll be right in.

(Jack) - Make it quick.

Ok.

It's a little early for Chinese food, isn't it?

[ tense music ]

♪♪♪

(Buck) [ whistles ]

So what are we doing here Jack?

Buck, I'd like you to meet Jesse.

Whoa!

Is it? Is this a wolf?

- It is.

- Apparently, he has been living with Tipler for the last year.

Randall?

- Yeah, the one and only.

[ wolf whimpering ]

Is that not, is that legal?

If it's less than 75% wolf, yes.

Huh.

This one of course...

Isn't.

Yep, knowing that idiot.

Any more than that and you need a permit.

Which Randall does not have.

But you'd be surprised at how many people think

that raising a wolf is just like raising a dog.

But it's not.

They are completely different animals.

And that's why you should never take something like this out of the wild.

Yeah, I bet that is exactly what Randall did.

- Well that goes without saying.

- The chances of a drunkard successfully pressing the alpha concept is...

Not good.

And worse yet.

Jessie got loose the other night but Randall was to scared to call it in.

Because he didn't have a permit.

So who called him in?

Campers up the hollow.

The ranger dispatched never did spot Jesse,

- but did report hearing gunshots during his search.

Randall eventually found him,

but when he did he noticed some blood around his mouth,

figured maybe somebody got spooked and took a pot shot at him.

So he brought him here.

And sure enough,

during the initial examination Lon was able to extract

a .22 caliber slug from around Jesse's mouth.

So, who shot him then?

Campers?

This is where it gets weird.

Lon wasn't able to find an entrance or exit anywhere on Jesse.

He figured maybe he picked it up somewhere accidentally.

So he called me down to test the blood samples we took from his fur

My initial thinking was,

maybe he picked it up somewhere snacking on a dead rabbit or squirrel.

So, what kind of test then?

Just like, rabies?

The blood found around Jessie's mouth wasn't animal DNA.

It was human.

[ Jesse growling ]

[ tense music ]

[ police scanner chatter ]

[ car door closes ]

♪♪♪

[ knocking ]

Well who could that be?

Let me see.

Buck.

(Buck) - Hey

It's Buck.

(Buck) - I'm sorry it's late.

(Mr. Brooks) - I haven't seen Buck in a long time.

Hey Buck, come shake my hand.

How's it goin'?

Ok Buck.

You're lookin' great. How ya feeling?

Well, for an old man I feel alive.

Good, good.

I'm happy to hear that.

It's a rough night, rough night.

(Mr. Brooks) - Do you remember my daughter?

I do, I do.

(Mr. Brooks) - Yeah.

That's why I'm here.

(Mr. Brooks) - Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

(Fern) - Is everything ok?

No, no.

Rough night, ahhh,

I don't know how to say this but,

I need help.

We got a manhunt, I need your help.

I'm sorry, I need you to get dressed,

and we gotta go.

Me?

Right now.

(Mr. Brooks) Well,

when they call, they call.

You think I can do this?

Why not?

Take good care of this girl.

(Buck) - You know I will.

That's the only one I got.

Get dressed.

Somebody get murdered or something?

Yeah.

- Wow.

And don't forget your gun.

- Buck, you tryin' to tell me,

this, this is happening again?

- Yeah it looks like it.

That is bad news.

Yeah.

It's awful.

Damn bad news.

Yeah.

[ C.B. garble ]

[ tense music ]

Hello?

Can anybody hear me?

(Jess) Hello?

(Jess) Can anybody hear me?

Jess?

(Jess) Megan are you all right?

No. I don't know where I am.

And couldn't keep up with everyone.

I don't know where you guys are.

I think everyone got separated.

♪♪♪

We have to figure out a way to get out of here together,

(Jess) Where are you?

How would I know that? Where I am?

I'm so scared Jess.

I don't think I can do this.

(Jess) Megan you can do this.

(Jess) Look we just need to find a way to get you back on the trail.

(Jess) It's our best chance to get back and call for help.

(Jess) Do you see anything you recognize from yesterday?

Everything looks the same!

[ crying ]

There's a big rock.

Are you able to figure out what direction you're walking?

(Megan) What? How do I even do that?

[ tense music ]

(Megan) Jess?

(Leroy) You shouldn't fear those that kill the body.

[ crying ]

(Leroy) There, there don't cry now,

(Leroy) Megan.

Why don't you just crawl back under whatever hole

you crawled out of and leave us all alone!

(Jess) Megan?

How did he know you were crying?

[ ominous music ]

Jess?

Jess!

Jess!

(Leroy) Megan?

[ twig snaps ]

[ metal clanking ]

[ screams ]

(Megan) No!

(Megan) [ screaming ]

(Megan) No!

(Megan) [ crying ]

(Megan) [ screaming ]

Help. Help. Help.

(Megan) [ crying ]

Megan?

(Megan) HELP!

Megan?

NO! HELP!

NO!

OH NO!

HELP!

[ gunshot ]

Megan?

Megan?

[ tense music ]

[ distant gunshot ]

[ Jess screams ]

We have to go!

No. Where's Brady?

I don't know but we have to go now.

What about Megan? We can't just leave her!

Darryl!

[ tense music ]

♪♪♪

[ tense music ]

(Camper) - Hey man!

(Camper) - That's our raft!

(Camper) - Come back!

(Camper) - There's a hole in that raft!

(Camper) - Come back!

[ birds chirping ]

Come on boy.

Good boy.

[ clears throat ]

What the hell are we up against here Sheriff?

What we are looking at here is a possible gunshot victim.

Evidence collected thus far would suggest fatal.

There is a remote possibility,

that it is a self inflicted injury.

But we're not ruling out foul play.

Until we confirm one or the other...

(Buck) - Watch your backs. Keep on your toes.

(Dick) And watch your asses.

That's why I always stock pile those extra moist towelettes.

From down at the rib joint.

Figure they are good enough to get the BBQ sauce off your fingers,

you might as well just...

Watch your asses!

Idiot.

Dwight.

I believe the shots were from a .22

It's not conclusive but we know of one so far.

I told ya.

(Wally) - Highly unlikely.

I mean, unless you are just fixing to piss one of them off.

Dammit Wally.

How many times have you heard me say that before?

A .22 bullet goes into the skull but it rarely comes out.

It bounces around in there like in a pinball machine it just,

Macerates the brain. Turns it into pudding.

But it's clean.

That's why it's a choice in a lot of mob executions.

(Buck) - All right, well.

Everybody double check your gear and we'll be heading out in a few.

[ guns cocking ]

[ truck engine revving ]

Hey, what's the commotion?

Manager's specials.

Since I know you're to busy to eat and all.

Ahhh, no, thanks.

This wouldn't have anything to do with the

shots that were fired last night, would it?

Because if it did,

that means you reneged on our little agreement.

I know you wouldn't to that.

- All right, I'm,

I'm gonna have to ask you to move along.

I think I'm fine where I am.

Am I breakin' any laws?

Well, come to think of it,

I've been seeing a lot of flyers blowing around.

I'm sure the Mayor would be pretty happy

to collect on some littering fees

for each offense.

At least tell me you got a solid lead.

You owe me that much.

Yeah. We do.

Do tell.

It's a wolf.

Wolf?

As in last name?

As in dog,

only a little bit more wild.

Sheriff.

(Fern) - Sheriff!

(Buck) - Fern, just call me Buck, come on.

(Fern) - I got Jeannie on the line.

(Buck) - Yeah,

Jeanie's gonna have to redirect the call to the tricounty area,

unless it's something out of the ordinary.

She said she's got some campers.

- They said a guy with a big afro,

came runnin' out of the woods...

- stole their raft, and just paddled out.

(Buck) - What?

Oh my god.

(Buck) - Sheriff Rodgers.

[ truck speeds away ]

[ dramatic music ]

(Nate) - Got it? Got it? There you go. Good boy.

(Nate) Let's go... go find it. Let's go.

(Buck) - Go Ahead.

♪♪♪

[ birds chirping ]

♪♪♪

[ ominous music ]

[ radio static voices ]

Hello?

[ radio broken voices ]

Is anybody there?

[ gunshot ]

(Leroy) Are you following me?

♪♪♪

[ wind in trees ]

♪♪♪

Uhh!

[ grunts in pain ]

[ boat motor ]

[ tense music ]

What the hell is that over there?

What the hell?

Let's get closer.

[ boat revving ]

[ mysterious music ]

♪♪♪

What the hell is this?

Uhh?

Dick.

Yeah?

[ phone ringtone ]

[ phone ringtone ]

Sheriff Rodgers.

Buck,

Swanson here.

Yeah looks like our uh...

Mr. John Doe boat thief,

thought he was a fish.

[ laughs ]

[ deep sigh ]

Dick could you just humor me with a little bit of professionalism?

Ok, John Doe was a uh,

African American male,

late teens, early twenties.

No Identification.

No one knows who he is, where he came from.

I think the only thing we can be sure of

is he's not going to be getting his swimming badge anytime soon.

You telling me he drowned?

That's affirmative.

Kids here said that the their raft was leaking air.

And they put a patch kit on it.

And they tried to yell and warn him but...

he just ignored them and kept on paddling out.

The patch didn't take hold, I take it?

Not the least.

Looks like it was bunk.

(Buck) You and Wally get back here.

(Buck) Assist with the search.

All right.

Roger that. Out.

[ dramatic music ]

(Nate) - We got a mess here.

(Buck) - Oh my god.

Oh no.

(Buck) - I'm gonna need you to call Jack, umm,

he needs to come here after he's done at the,

resorvoir, umm,

[ deep exhale ]

just tell him to keep a low profile.

We need to keep this under the radar.

[ vomiting ]

(Buck) - Are you gonna be ok?

I've never seen anything like that before.

(Buck) - All right Nate,

great job, thank you, umm,

if you can just keep going.

Sure.

Catch up with Jason's crew,

and continue the search.

No problem Sheriff.

(Fern) - Done. I got him.

(Buck) - Ok, great.

Take Dwight,

get outta here.

I'm sorry I just have to stay with the body.

(Fern) - All right, Dwight, c'mon.

[ mysterious music ]

Ahhh,

hup, Jack?

Lon, we got another one up here.

Copy that.

♪♪♪

Welcome to the shit show Lon.

What do we got here?

Well, head shot with a .22 I reckon,

and lower leg snapped in half

below the knee.

(Wally) - Bradley Davis,

20 years old.

Good lookin' kid, eh, was.

[ zipper zipping ]

[ spits ]

You boys gonna give us a hand?

Ahhh, we have a lot of ground to cover boys.

Sorry.

Like an Easter egg hunt out here.

Sons of bitches.

Yeah.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

Nothin' out back.

Take a look at the water down here.

Look out for tracks.

[ mysterious music ]

You go that way

and I'll go around that way and meet ya.

- All right.

[ engine cranking ]

[ C.B. garble ]

[ tense music ]

Hello?

[ C.B. garble ]

Hello?

Can anybody hear me?

Just off of Dead Woman's Hollow road.

Dead Woman's Hollow road, please!?

Anybody?

Can anybody hear me?

Please help.

[ C.B. garble ]

[ twigs cracking ]

[ tense music ]

[ footsteps approaching]

[ footsteps approaching ]

Where's Dick?

(Buck) - Oh Judas! What happened man?

(Dick) We came across this old

VW bus up in the woods further down.

Must have been there forever and a day.

I think somebody might have been living in it.

Sure stunk to holy hell.

Either of you dust for prints?

We got a little sidetracked.

All right, well uhhh, where's Jack?

Where's Jack?

We left him with the broken leg kid.

(Wally) - Brad...

Bradley.

- Yeah Bradley. Bradley that's it.

I guess that had something to do with the drowning?

On the phone you only mentioned the bad patch earlier.

Wait, how did you come up with a name?

Ummm, I'm afraid we got some bad news.

It was bad.

- We wrapped up at the lake

and we headed back this way with Jack in tow.

Came across a body.

It was another shooting victim.

Bradley.

Not John Doe from the lake.

All right.

So we left Jack there to bag up this Bradley.

Wally and I decided to recon the immediate area.

Sure.

That's when we came across this VW bus.

We heard somebody or something rustling around inside.

- So out jumps this girl.

- but unbeknownst to me she's got this fuckin' screwdriver in her hand.

- You can fill in the blank after that.

Yeah.

(Wally) She stabbed him.

With... with the screwdriver.

Thanks Wally, for clearing that up.

♪♪♪

Jessica?

How's uhh... how's that leg holding up?

It's a lot better than Brady's.

Pardon me?

- His name was Brady.

They keep calling him Bradley for some reason.

Well, I'm really sorry to hear about Brady, umm,

Ranger Swanson uhhh radioed the paramedics.

So we are going to meet him at the base of the trail.

And uhh get your leg looked at.

Umm,

In the mean time would you be alright to,

answer some questions?

- Ranger Swanson said that uhh,

you and your friends were here

for a school project?

Is there anyone uhh, anyone else who knew you were coming?

Where you might be found?

We should have never come here.

- I knew about the two girls.

Who were up here camping and where shot and murdered.

I didn't tell any of my friends

Because I thought they wouldn't come.

I never thought that...

Ever hear that verse in the Bible?

It's ahhh,

Job I think.

God says to Satan,

from where do you come from?

Satan says,

I'm traveling back and forth on the Earth.

Walking to and fro on it.

Uhhh...

Well, nah,

Ward does it a lot better.

Ward Hatsley?

Umm, you read about him too?

There was more about him than there was the murders.

I set up our campsite,

where one of those girls' bodies was found.

Yeah.

I should have told them.

I should have told them everything.

Yeah.

Well.

Did you get a good look at the man who was shooting at you?

That's him! That's him.

♪♪♪

Is ah, that what we're looking for?

Could be.

[ mysterious music ]

What do we do?

I think we should get a search warrant.

Legally.

What about probable cause?

- I really think we should wait and report this to the...

sheriff.

It's open.

Or not.

Get me them plate numbers.

[ ominous music ]

S-A-M

7-5-3-3

[ distant gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

- Dwight?

- Dwight?

- Dwight?

[ gunshot ]

♪♪♪

[ ambulance sirens ]

Fern, I swear to God I don't know why this had to happen to you?

Fitting pay back for that donut?

Not even close. Come on.

Fern, I'm sorry. So sorry.

So sorry.

♪♪♪

[ ambulance sirens ]

(Wally) - Hey Buck?

[ ambulance sirens ]

Wally, I got to get this girl to the hospital. Come on man.

Hey man I like the lights.

Wait?

Where's the third ambulance?

- That was the third.

Uhh... Dwight in the first.

Dick in the other.

- Swanson?

Yeah. They pulled that screwdriver out of his arm and he collapsed.

God, that is about all the Dick I can handle for one day.

Sounds like something my ex-wife would say.

What is wrong with you?

She got to get to the hospital. Fern's been shot.

Dick's fainting all over the place.

I gotta go.

- Goodnight.

[ police scanner ]

Jess?!

Jessica?!

[ phone ringtone ]

Jess!

[ phone ringtone ]

Rodgers.

[ tense music ]

[ police scanner ]

[ car starts ]

[ tense music ]

[ crickets & frogs chirping]

Hand the piece over.

Slow and easy.

That's it.

♪♪♪

I tell you.

There is absolutely nothing like the mountain air.

Yeah?

Smells like Wild Turkey.

Oh no sir.

Only the finest Kentucky bourbon.

Inside.

♪♪♪

So, is she all right?

Sure.

Don't she look it?

- Do you wanna talk?

(Ward) [Laughs]

Shit in one hand. Want in the other.

My mother always used to say that.

Ohh... Jesus.

Isn't that why you brought me all the way out here?

You know, heaven forbid anyone see us together.

In pubic, you know talking that is.

What, do you want from me?

I wanna know what changed.

Things are different.

Ha yeah, politically speaking you mean?

Meaning, I can't keep feeding you privileged information on this case.

Or any other case past or future.

- I know I said I would. And I did.

- For a long time. Way longer than I should have.

- It's my own fault and I'm sorry.

I never should have agreed to it in the first place but uhh...

I care about my job.

I'm not ashamed to admit that.

So I thought you wanted to help me catch this guy.

You want to catch this guy.

I just care about the law.

Oh well that just sounds about right

cuz you sure as shit don't care about justice.

How do you mean?

All I'm trying to say is that the law's...

well, it's not without limitations.

- Yeah, you're the expert on that.

Still.

This isn't right.

You're putting innocent people in harm's way.

You know that's the one thing about you Buck.

You've always thought that there is such a thing as innocent lives.

- All I know is,

whatever crusade you've got cooked up

just, leave me out of it.

Look.

In a few short hours,

a media circus is going to descend on our quiet little town.

Now, you're gonna be playing the part of the clown.

The local hay seed sheriff in over his head.

The polar opposite of what your ringleader's want on display.

I did the best I could.

With the resources I had.

You get what you get.

And you don't complain about it!

Now just save it for the choir!

- Now,

- once you'r relieved of your position,

because, you know, when the real police take over.

This very liberal media is gonna start spinnin' this shit

into it's ongoing narrative on gun control.

Unless, you're willing to flip the script.

How do you expect me to?

Well, this little lady here is going to be your meal ticket.

- No way. Absolutely not.

Look Buck, I saw him.

It was him!

Flesh and bone.

-We can not use this girl as bait.

How are you going to guarantee her safety.

If I wanted to keep her out of harm's way,

I would've just shot her myself.

- Jesus. Christ.

You are fucking certifiable!

Buck if you want to win,

you gotta make sure you can do what the other guy won't.

Even if it means throwing her to the big bad wolf?

Well, the wolves gotta eat too.

[ dramatic music ]

[ dramatic music ]

Why are we here?

I mean,

I remember,

waiting for an ambulance,

but, nothing between then and,

waking up here.

Uh, our position got, umm, compromised.

We had to reroute you for safety,

and this was the most secure location.

But, couldn't you have radioed someone?

[ tense music ]

Hell, I don't know.

I guess in the end we're all, monsters.

- She thinks she saw Leroy too.

Wait. Who's Leroy?

The man in the sketch?

A local folklore.

A mountain man uh,

livin' in caves along the trails,

he walks in the shadows.

Appalachia's version of the angel of death

except uh,

carrying a rifle instead of a scythe.

No but he's real.

I saw him.

Darkness.

Darkness waits.

What does that mean?

The wicked,

lie and wait,

for the righteous.

Intent on putting them to death.

Now you can call him whatever you want,

but that boogie man is gonna come a knockin'.

Thank you Dr. Loomis.

[ loud knock ]

[ suspenseful music ]

(Buck) Ahh, god dammit, Wally!

(Dick) That's usually my line.

(Buck) - What the hell are you two doing here?

Well, Sheriff, er,

Ward, called us in.

I called for back up.

Back up.

[ deep breath ]

Well, I'm surprised to see you back up so soon

after your, life threatening injury.

Hey, show Dick some respect.

Dick here,

[ Dick gasps ]

is the ahh,

president of drama club back in school.

Exactly what does that have to do with the fact that you

hijacked this girl's ambulance?

I'm a method actor.

- I had him tie up the ambulance.

I didn't know how else to insure that she stay put.

Wait, wait, wait but,

you said that our position had been compromised.

What, did you guys just,

lie to me?

It was like ahh,

it was more like a misstatement.

- Which is a cinnamon for lie.

Synonym, Wally!

Christ., geesh.

You guys said it was for my safety.

We said what we had to.

- Why would guys lie like that?

(Buck) Look we had to uh,

[ loud knock ] Bam!

[ loud knock ] Bam!

(Leroy) Little pigs, little pigs.

(Leroy) Little pigs, little pigs!

[ guns cocking ]

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

[ glass breaking ]

Down!

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

I'm scared.

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

[ tense music ]

(Jess) - Please, I don't want to die.

[ gunshot ]

(Buck) - Jess!?

Oh my God.

[ tense music ]

All clear.

[ gunshot ]

[ thud ]

I got... I got him.

Where is he?

[ suspenseful music ]

(Dick) - Well, we got him all right.

See I told ya I hit him.

Yeah.

I don't think it's who we thought it was.

Is that a fake beard?

[crickets & frogs chirping ]

♪♪♪

[ chatter ]

The water level out there really really went down

since we were out there.

Well, I figured the big titty story

would always sound more forgiving.

Hell.

I told it so much even I began to believe it.

What are you telling me this?

I don't know.

[ reporters yelling outside ]

The mayor's office will release a statement shortly.

(Reporter) - Do you know what's going on?

(Reporters) Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor.

- Please your community deserves to know what's happened.

(Reporter) Mr. Mayor. How many people have died?

(Reporter) How many bodies were there?

(Joe Mason) Not now. Not now.

(Reporters) [All Questioning]

Hey, how are you.

- Good morning.

(Dick)

- Hey Mr. Mayor, how you doing good to see you?

Good to see you. Good to see you.

I guess ever now and again you just gotta...

take out the trash.

Bob Billy.

Good to see ya.

How you doing?

Good. How are you.

Doing good. Thank you.

Buck.

Mayor.

(Jeff)

- All he is, is a photo opportunity in a suit.

Imagine that?

Just came from the hospital.

Fern's in good spirits,

but a little foggy as to what happened out there.

Yeah.

Hopin' you can fill me in.

- Yeah, ahhh,

everything happened so fast.

Yeah I reckon so.

Fern's a trooper,

I'm optimistic.

You share that same optimism for Dwight?

- Tell you what I do share.

People of this community,

are going to rest easier at night,

knowin' the man on watch, protecting them,

is a bonafide hero.

You done good Buck!

- I don't know if a,

if a hero under a probationary watch is ahh.

- No, no, no, no, you're about to be made official.

I'm gonna make the announcement in a few minutes,

in the press conference.

But, I need details for now.

- Right.

So, let's start with the shooter.

- Sure, umm,

the shooter was a Travis Walton

23 years old, male, college dropout.

- his ex girlfriend,

- Jessica Bates,

was one of the shooting victims,

and we don't think these killings were random.

So, revenge?

- Well, our sources say there was a nasty break up.

There was some infidelity on her part,

he went a little crazy,

she got a restraining order,

might of pushed him over the edge.

- He was found dressed as the perpetrator described from

last years killings,

down to the .22 caliber rifle.

- His car was found on an old utility road,

apparently he made a few calls and texts to ahh,

one of the ahh,

deceased victims.

A co-conspirator?

- Possibly, umm,

I think he just helped Walton find Bates.

I don't think he knew what else was going on.

So everyone else was?

[ suspenseful music ]

Collateral damage.

Wrong place, wrong time.

[ exhales ] sphewww

Juicy.

- Would it be unfeasable

to assume that Mr. Walton was dressed,

like the past shooter

because that's exactly who he was?

- His finger prints, clothes and hair fibers

were found both in the cave as well as the bus.

Apparently he's been coming up here for some time.

I don't think so.

It just doesn't fit his profile.

- There's absolutley no motive for last years killings.

- Could be a copy cat but,

no, I mean,

well the finger prints on the inside,

they were more like, like,

like claw marks trying to get out but,

it doesn't make sense if you've been living there.

Well maybe he cut himself uh,

cleaning fish.

[ deep exhale ]

All right, well did you talk to Jack?

- I did.

So you read the report?

- Just spit it out Buck.

Ok, we need to both be on the same page out there,

so we're not public spectacles.

- So you saw that Travis had no tongue?

Well that's the reason for the falling out with the girl.

I imagine eating pussy was not too high on her list of...

reasons to stay together.

- That's classy.

If you don't have a tongue,

why in the world would you call somebody?

You could just text.

Why would call someone that you just gunned down

like, and left for dead?

You some sort of expert now on the,

behavior of mutes?

Bate's head wound.

That was a point blank range shot.

That's not uncommon in a revenge killing.

- No, its not.

- But our man would have to get past all four of us

under heavy fire,

get into the cabin,

shoot the girl, and just,

waltz outta there like ahh,

ghost.

Buck, how many gun fights have you been in prior to this?

I mean, wouldn't you agree,

that it's within the realm of possibility,

to over look some details,

in the heat of the moment?

- Yeah, I do.

Thats why I think Travis was a decoy.

Our man could just slip in, slip out undetected.

I think you've seen to many movies.

Bad movies.

Why did't he call out for help when he had the chance?

I'm not expert on mutes

but uhh I think it's pretty hard to call out for help when you don't have a tongue.

And people are shooting at you in the middle of the dark.

- Buck.

I appreciate your concerns.

Ok.

You are doing one hell of a thorough

investigation for us and I applaud the effort.

But the difference between wild speculations

and hard concrete evidence in this case is vast.

The was we have to assess this...

[Thud]

- Ballistics.

- Travis's gun was registered to his father.

I read the report.

So you read that his gun was never fired.

It's factory new out of the box.

Look the big bad wolf is still out there.

And you're acting like the mayor of Amity Island who won't close the beaches.

- This case is as good as closed.

You just have to make it so.

- Instead you choose to drag it out.

As if the victims families haven't suffered enough.

Days become years.

And for what?

The big bad wolf isn't going anywhere.

That's a fact.

And nothing you can do can change that.

- He's been there from the beginning.

- And no matter what you do

The big bad wolf always gonna be there Buck.

You have to wrap your head around that.

- What the people don't know...

won't hurt them.

That's the way it's always been Buck.

- Because rest assured, I'm not going to be made a fool of again.

You understand me?

Now what's it gonna be?

[ dramatic music ]

- Where the hell do you think you are going?

Is it your turn,

to beat an innocent man with a baseball bat,

in the name of vigilante justice?

You keep walking out that door and turn your back on me

and you're finished!

You hear that?

You're finished!

You know what your problem is Mayor?

You still think there is such a thing as innocent people.

[ dramatic music ]

(Reporter) Sheriff, whats going on? What did the mayor say?

[ tires squealing ]

[ screams of terror ]