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During the fall,

the Bokwa wandered through the forest.

They were said to be ventriloquist.

Our elders carved missing harlequin mask from wood

and painted them half red and half black.

Our people said the Bokwa were the wild men

of the woods.

- Good morning.

It's black, we're out of cream and sugar.

- You never meet me out here.

Is everything okay?

- Well, the U.S. Army showed up about a half an hour ago.

Some big time war general, name of Travis.

Some slick man, probably some division or whatever

that came in here.

- General.

What's his full name?

- Ben Travis.

- You know him.

- Yeah.

- That must've been a century ago.

- Yeah, something like that.

- It's been a long time, Taggard.

Have a seat.

48 hours ago, we lost contact

with two of our best agents.

- That's Blue Ridge.

It's on the east side of the river.

So, what do you need us for?

Why are you here?

- Search and rescue.

In the last two years, this station and your team

have had an outstanding record.

Out of 14 missing people, you found 13 of them.

I'd say that's an exceptional number.

- Those two agents are very important to us, Taggard.

- So why don't you just call in the National Guard?

- We don't want to draw unnecessary attention

to the situation.

Besides, we know your boy over there

can track almost anything.

- Use your own men, General.

We work for the DNR, and not the United States Military.

- As of now, the DNR division is working

in direct correlation with the United States Military.

How's that sound?

Ring a bell to your ears?

You are no longer ranking supervision at this station.

John Pike will be looking over

daily operations while you're gone.

- You can't do that.

- I just did.

- We all have our orders, Taggard.

Looks like you forgot that.

- The last thing you can do is obstruct

or interrupt with a government operation.

You know that better than anybody.

Get your men together.

Once you reach your objective,

Devin will observe the situation and take control.

It looks like it's gonna rain.

I doubt if your men can track in the rain.

You better get going.

See you outside in 10 minutes, Taggard.

- Shikoba, get the hunting rifle.

- Jack?

Jack!

This is David.

David's gonna drive you and the other rangers

up to Blue Ridge.

You might need a paramedic with you,

so Topper's in the back with Shikoba.

And I want you to take my new recruit with you.

His name is Billy.

- He looks like a kid.

- Well, Jack.

He can use the training.

Look, you and Shikoba know the area

better than the rest of us.

Teach him a thing or two.

He's a smart kid.

Jack!

Jack, listen.

Look.

I don't agree with the General's orders

or your demotion,

but what am I supposed to do?

- I don't know.

Tell him to fuck off.

- You know I can't do that.

It's the U.S. Army for Christ's sakes, come on.

- God damn, who is driving this bus?

- That'd be David.

- Wintergreen.

Want some?

- Get that nasty shit out of my face, Kimosabe.

- Billy.

Billy.

What are you reading?

So...

What branch did you say you were in?

- I didn't.

- Nice to meet you too.

- Back at the station I noticed your walk.

Are you gonna be able to keep with us out there?

- I'll be fine.

- Just making sure.

- Last spring I hiked Blue Ridge.

About two miles north, east of the river,

I found the Elk Summit cabin.

It's a hard place to make,

but it's a good spot if weather predicts.

Also, a lot of hunters, they use that cabin for shelter.

Plus there's a dirt road that runs up there,

so if you need to be picked up

stay on channel CB-14.

It's a frequency.

It's a frequency open to all walkie talkies.

I'll see you in two days.

- Shikoba, see if you can find any tracks

over by the slope side of the river.

Topper, you and Billy head about 14 yards east.

Devin and I will head straight

and work our way over to you.

- Yes, sir.

What is it?

- Scat.

Bear?

- No.

Bear scat's too loose.

This scat consists mostly of water.

- What does that mean?

- It means this animal's diet consists of meat.

- Topper was right.

Those tree breaks go on for miles.

Check this out though.

Found it on a tree branch about seven feet up.

Smell it.

It's not bear, or wolf.

It's too coarse.

- Could be mountain lion.

They roam around these parts all the time, don't they?

- The DNR haven't seen mountain lion

in these parts for years.

10-1 Shikoba, over.

LSAT-8 in position.

Mast at seven.

166.0 east.

- 10-32, Shikoba, we're headed your way.

Over?

40.0827 north dash 81.4602 west.

♪ As we say our farewells

♪ There's no need for hate

♪ Just let go

♪ There were some good times

♪ Wanted even more

Man, do you ever stop listening to music?

- Of course.

When?

- When the music stops.

- You look befuddled.

- Tree breaks.

- English, please?

- Every tree we've passed the last 14 yards

has had a broken limb in it.

- Yeah, so?

- It doesn't stop, man.

They keep going.

What'd you find?

- It was a hell of a struggle, Jack.

Shots were fired.

Tracks all stay east of the river.

- Are the tracks fresh?

- That's the strange part, they are fresh.

Something drug two bodies out of here.

Oh, and there's this.

Found it on the fruit berry tree.

- Is it a chemical?

- Could be.

- Those two agents, what were they doing out here?

- I don't know, Taggard.

- Jack, take a look at this.

- Take a closer look.

We'll be right behind ya.

So how's your leg holding up?

- Sore.

- We can rest if you need it.

- I'm good to go, I'll be all right.

- You sure?

- Jack, you gotta stop apologizing.

What happened to me was not your fault.

Look, Laura's gone, and we did the best we could.

You gotta learn to let that shit go.

- I don't know how.

- Sure you do.

One step at a time.

- This Devin.

Do you trust him?

- Oh, hell no.

Do you?

- No.

- I don't like muddy waters, but we're in them.

All right.

You get going.

I'll stay on the trail.

I'll leave a mark about every three yards or so.

Okay?

- What the fuck?

- Topper.

You and Billy circle the perimeter.

- You want to explain this?

- Forest industry, maybe?

I don't know, Taggard.

- Jack.

Some kind of a structure,

bunch of busted PVC pipes and fiber optic cables

are buried in the ground.

Oh, and there's this.

Powder burns.

- What is it, Billy.

- Near the tree line over there,

I saw some more of those strange tracks.

- Billy, I need exact miles to Elk Summit.

Billy.

Exact miles.

- Billy.

Billy, Billy!

- What, man?

- Who am I?

Omaha, Omaha!

I don't know, man, Brady.

- Manning.

- I need to take a look.

- Nothing you can do for him now, son.

Besides, you don't need to see this.

Look.

This guy was torn completely apart.

Something heavy went through here,

and another body was drug off.

- Can you pick up the trail?

Yeah.

- So we move.

- No.

We're headed back.

Billy, how far is it to Elk Summit.

- I'd say about a half day's hike from here.

- Good.

We can make it before nightfall.

I don't think so, Taggard.

We still have another agent to find.

- I'm not gonna jeopardize my men.

Your agent was ripped apart.

The same thing probably happened to the other one.

- You don't know that.

Send the boy and the paramedic home.

The tracker stays with me here.

- Give me a minute.

- Make it quick.

- I need for you and Billy to get up to Elk Summit cabin.

Get on channel 14, stay on that channel,

get David to get out here

and get you out of here.

- Bullshit, Jack.

You need a paramedic.

There's another agent out there,

you know he's gonna need medical attention.

- You know as well as I do

that other agent's dead.

I'm not gonna jeopardize anybody today,

or tomorrow.

Go.

It's an order.

- Take this, Jack.

You're gonna need it.

Godspeed.

- It's close.

I can smell it.

- Does the track end here?

- Tracks lead into the cave.

- Hey, hey, it's okay.

We're here to help you.

What's your name?

You got a name?

- Get her outta here!

- The way I see it, you have two choices.

You can stay here and starve,

or you can come with us.

We might love you.

- Shikoba.

Shikoba, what'd you shoot at?

- I shot it.

I shot it twice.

It was in plain sight.

Nothing could've survived that.

I heard stories as a kid,

they told me the trickster's spirit.

I never thought they were true.

The forest is alive, Jack.

And it's gonna kill us all.

I'm not gonna need this.

- Come on.

You can make it to Elk Summit.

- Not with this leg.

But you could.

Jack.

The devil never keeps what won't give up.

Remember that, old friend.

- Get the girl outta here.

- No.

You take the girl.

I haven't always been an asshole, you know?

I used to be a corporal.

I used to help soldiers.

Let me do that again.

You take the girl.

If I die in this forest today,

I want to die as the man I used to be.

So you take her.

Go.

- When we get past that big rock,

the terrain changes drastically.

Run.

Run!

You know, I was married for 34 years.

My wife, Laura, she went missing about 14 months ago.

She used to love to hike in this forest.

Shikoba and I put together a rescue team.

We searched for three months,

there was no sign of her.

Nothing.

Not anywhere.

It was like she just vanished.

That God damn ape!

You know, you kind of remind me of her.

Except for all that shit on your face.

Here, switch with me, you haven't had much to eat.

You got a name?

- Bailey Travis.

- Well, I'm Jack Taggard.

Do you know what's out here with us?

Polio and syphilis.

- What?

- They gave it to it.

It's a viral infection of the brain

and it attacks the central nervous system,

grows in your muscle tissue.

- Who gave it to it?

- The military.

- Who do you work for?

- The EPA.

It's a disease like Lyme disease or rabies.

It usually kills animals within four to five days.

Not this one.

We've been contaminating the animal's food supply

for the past two years.

- Why?

- I don't know.

I guess they wanted to grow some super soldier or something.

There's something else, I found this, in the cave.

There was a woman, before the creature buried her.

I took it.

You knew her?

Did that thing kill her?

- She cut her wrists.

Get some rest.

We're outta here soon.

- Looks like somebody's been here.

40.0827 north, dash 81.4602 west.

- Tim One, Tim One, receiving poorly.

Any response yet?

- No, man.

It's just strange numbers.

- Well, what are the numbers?

40.0827N

and 81.4062W.

- Those are not just random numbers, man.

Say again?

- Give me your map.

- Here.

- Those numbers are latitude and longitude.

So, oh.

Shit.

Those are our coordinates.

We need to get the fuck outta here.

Radio the ranger station now.

- 1016, Eagle Summit cabin.

Repeat.

- Fuck.

I can't get up, man.

There's something behind me.

- Run to the back!

Hey!

1038, David.

We have a 1045.

Please report, over!

Oh God.

Oh God.

All right.

- Sit.

You will not be needing your metal here,

you are safe inside the circle.

Drink.

What is it?

- Your fear.

Old medicine will help you defeat your demons.

- This demon, have you seen it?

- Yes, many moons ago.

After the harvest, at the time of the Cornchucker.

- We have to go.

- There is no other place to go.

- It took something from me!

- And it will take more if you let it.

- Kill the forest.

- I didn't kill anything.

You killed my wife!

What did you do to me?

- I gave you a vision.

Why?

- To help you cross.

- Jesus!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You're gonna be a hard one to marry off.

All right, let's go.

- Topper.

Where is everyone?

What happened to Billy?

- We need to evacuate immediately.

- Heart's vital, stable?

Yes.

- What happened to the others?

- They didn't make it.

- Well, why didn't you radio sooner?

- I sent you a 1038 last night, God damn it.

- I was on the way here and it came through this morning.

You know, John told me to come up here

and check on everyone.

- Did you try the van?

Yes.

- We need to get him to a hospital now.

- I think I have a gurney in the van.

Hold tight, I'll be right back.

- I'm sorry, buddy.

My real name is Thomas McMillan.

- There's no gurney in the van, I got nothing.

David, we've gotta go.

- What happened to him?

Did he fall?

- He got hit by a rock.

There's no time, let's go.

Get his feet.

On three.

Two, one, go.

You good?

- Yeah, let's go.

- I have been sitting on this rock all morning

like a barred owl.

- You've been ahead of us this entire time.

How'd you make it through the woods?

- I used my walking stick.

- You need to come with us to Elk Summit cabin.

- I remember that summit.

My people used to hunt feral pigs there

many years ago.

- You got a name?

- Frank.

But you can call me Standing Rock.

- Come on.

You need to go with us.

You stay here, you'll die.

- When it comes time to die,

do not be like those whose hearts

are filled with fear of death.

Do not weep, or pray for a little more time to live.

Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.

- All right, get up, come on.

You're with us.

I guess I could have two crazies with me.

- I will not be going.

Besides, I will only slow you down.

- We can carry you along, guide you.

- You have enough to carry.

Stay to the west of the river,

and I will be trailing behind.

- Take care of yourself, old man.

- Ah, only one left.

- Let's cross here.

Shikoba was right.

We can't outrun it.

- What do we do then?

- We lure it to us, we fight.

Look, it's our only chance.

Take the rifle.

If it comes back, shoot it.

You do know how to use a rifle?

I'm gonna go look for some large sticks.

Look, I'm not gonna leave you, okay?

I'll be right back, I promise.

- What do we do with sticks?

- We're gonna make spears, we're gonna carve 'em.

This one should be perfect for you.

Here.

Sharpen the end.

No, no, no.

Here.

Let me see that.

Okay.

Long strokes, like this.

Got it?

- Okay.

Are you scared?

- I've been scared my whole life.

You know, if this is how it ends, if this is it,

I've had a good life.

- Well, I think you're a good person.

Your wife would be proud of you.

- That's a funny way of coming around, kid.

- Have you ever carved sticks before?

- Oh, when I was in the Boy Scouts.

But that was just for fun.

Get ready.

It's gonna happen fast.

Run!

- Little Eagle, everything is good for the eyes.

- This little project of yours out in the forest

has cost this department one hell of a headache.

Yesterday morning, two park rangers

arrived at Methodist Hospital.

They have a third ranger with him.

He's in critical condition now.

To make matters worse, a young girl covered in mud

staggered onto Highway 33.

She was holding a Bowie knife and a bloody pelt.

I like to follow my gut,

and my gut tells me there's a connection in there somewhere.

You wreaked havoc on over 30,000 acres of natural habitat.

As of right now, Operation Myth is closed.

Progress of the study has been negated

because of the lack of interest.

It looks like the geese are migrating south on this one.

You might want to think about that, Travis.

- It's General.

♪ Early in the morning before the sun comes up ♪

♪ Sipping on coffee in my pickup truck ♪

♪ Ease to the stand like a ghost ♪

- Land said seven captured some surveillance

over the area.

- Go on.

- It's not just one, there's an entire pack.

♪ Wasn't in the leaves

♪ Wind is right, that softball breeze ♪

♪ Got my Ziploc on, he won't find me ♪

♪ Way up in this oak tree

♪ By the time I can stand

♪ Had a gun in my hand

♪ It's a hunting tradition

♪ Baby leave it, man

♪ Found my daddy, learned who he is ♪

♪ We've been running these woods since we was kids ♪

♪ Patience and trust to learn to fire the gun ♪

♪ Learning the secrets of that white tailed thud ♪

♪ Time in the sand, in the wind, and the rain ♪

♪ Still a better day than that rat race game ♪

♪ With my hand down low

♪ We sync out of sight

♪ Camoed up good, all blended in tight ♪

♪ It's a gun or a bow or an old smoked cone ♪

♪ It's a primitive fire that burns deep from your soul ♪

♪ Hope and Young, Boone and Crockett ♪

♪ Guys like that, you gotta more than just talk it ♪

♪ From the time I could stand had a gun in my hand ♪

♪ It's a hunting tradition, baby leave it man ♪

♪ Found my daddy, liked who he is ♪

♪ We've been running these woods since we was kids ♪

♪ Patience and trust to learn to fire the gun ♪

♪ Learning the secrets of that white tailed stud ♪