(somber music) (film wheel clicking)
(bubbly music)
[Tyler] The first murder happened before I was born.
The killer called himself Clovehitch
after his favorite type of knot.
Our town lived in fear.
And then, 10 years ago, he stopped.
Every year, our community had a memorial
for friends and family of the victims.
At the time, I didn't think about it much.
(birds chirping)
Someone has to be leading the detail.
Why?
Anyone?
To keep everyone in step, that's number one.
Number two, here, stand up, come here.
In my day, what we did was,
flag up, shoulders back.
Put your shoulders back.
There you go.
Now, if it's windy on that day,
what's his other arm gonna do?
- Steady the flag. - Right.
Then on the day, you two, come up here.
Side to side.
Your job is you're gonna, you're gonna push.
Here, right?
Shoulder to shoulder.
You're gonna keep that formation solid for the flag bearer
who's got the weight of the flag plus wind.
Very, very nice.
Okay, great job, have a seat.
How about giving them a round of applause?
(applauding)
(grunting)
(groans)
Hey, bud, I, uh, I've been meaning to talk to you.
(sighing)
Work's been slow and, uh,
Uncle Rudy's insurance is going up, so I can't,
I can't send you to leadership camp.
Yeah, but I, I need it to stand out on my application.
That's what the recruiter said.
Yeah, it's just, um, you know, we're gonna,
we're gonna work on your rank together.
It's just gonna take a bit longer
before you're flyin' around at Mach one.
Oh.
- Let me get that. - No, I got it.
Yeah, I got it, I got it, I got it.
Oh, no!
Oh-ho, we got him. (laughs)
You may be getting taller, but I can still kick your butt.
- Quit. - Say it.
- No! - Say it.
Say it. - Uncle.
There you go.
(muffled rock music)
♪ Another day without the truth ♪
♪ It was long ago I'll face tomorrow ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Whoa oh ♪
♪ Whoa-oh whoa oh oh whoa ♪
♪ You don't have to read girl between the lines ♪
♪ To find it ♪ (car door thuds)
(muffled rock music)
(cell phone vibrates)
(door clicks)
(insects chirping) (dog barking)
(truck engine humming)
Hey, I like your truck.
Yeah, my dad said I can't get a car until I'm 18.
- Oh, really? - Yeah, 'cause you know,
teenage drivers are the most deadly.
(both chuckle nervously) - Yeah, oh, yeah, that...
That makes sense.
Mmm.
Hey.
I like you.
I mean, you like me too, right?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Hey, um, how do you push the seat back?
- Oh, uh, there's a lever. - Okay.
Down there, yeah.
(ominous music) - Whoa, what is this?
- Um, where'd you get that? - Right there.
What?
Is that what you're into?
No, no, I...
I don't even know where this came from.
Okay, well, it's your truck.
Yeah, but this isn't mine.
Really, no, this, this isn't mine.
It's gross. - Okay.
Um, I'm sorry.
Do you wanna keep going? - No, it's getting kinda late.
Yeah.
(truck engine whirring)
(food sizzling)
You see how tall you're getting?
Honey, she's taller than Tyler was at the same age.
It's all the growth hormones
I've been adding to the batter.
- Tyler, hurry up! - Sorry, mom.
- Woo-oop! - One more for me.
There we go.
- Amen. - Amen.
Let's eat.
Are you gonna have time to pick up Uncle Rudy?
We gotta take separate cars.
I can't find my keys.
Tyler, have you seen my keys?
- Mm-mm. - We gotta go, eat.
Stuff your faces. - Mmm.
- Oh! - This is good.
Is that, is that delicious or what?
If you say so yourself. (both laughing)
[Don] What?
Hey, Rudy?
Hurry up, bud.
If we're late, your mom's gonna lay an egg.
There we go.
(sighing)
♪ Well I finally got a friend ♪
♪ You might just even know him when ♪
♪ Sure help a friend within ♪
♪ Whose grown to like the hearts of men ♪
♪ Are you saying it's the doubting ones ♪
♪ Who sit away on the throne on high ♪
♪ Who heard the sounds and it's a lie ♪
Did you see her?
- Amy? - No.
Her.
She's here again.
Who cares?
Just what is she doing?
Planning a church shooting or something?
She's not planning a church shooting.
She's not Christian.
She's sick.
I know her from school.
She always does the same report
about the killings every year.
What, do you have a crush on her or something?
(scoffs) That's disgusting.
Don't you know she did it with, like,
five different football players
because her mom left the family to be a stripper?
We should pray for her.
Or maybe call the cops.
Tyler, you can speak with Billy later.
We have rounds to do.
- I'll see you later. - See ya.
(girls giggling)
(car engine humming) - And remember,
Daniel is showing us not only faith,
but he's showing us the kind of faith
that can cope with Babylonian captivity.
(cell phone vibrating) You see, in order
to live in Babylon, Daniel lived his whole life.
He was like a layman, he wasn't like a...
- Put that away, please. - Like Jeremiah.
He was a layman.
He lived his whole life in the arena of Babylonian politics.
It was just as hostile a world
as you could possibly live in.
How come dad doesn't have to help with couponing?
Because your father has his own hobbies.
What did you think of the sermon today?
(cell phone vibrates)
[Man On Radio] Without reservation
he believed in the power of God.
That's why he made that appointment with Nebuchadnezzar.
He said...
You're addicted to this thing.
I don't like it. - I need to see that.
(cell phone vibrates) (Cindy scoffs)
I just need to see
who's texting. - He believed
in the power of God. - What's so important?
(cell phone vibrates) - Daniel believed
in the power of prayer
absolutely. - Nothing.
Never mind. - The last of those miracles...
♪ I am a child ♪
♪ Who is full of light ♪
♪ And a father who reigns ♪
♪ On high ♪
Perv. ♪ And through his son ♪
♪ I have been transformed ♪
♪ Lovingly torn ♪
♪ For him ♪
♪ And your child will not lie ♪
♪ In the ground to die ♪
- Hey, what's goin' on? - Oh my God.
Don't follow me. - What is this?
Is this about the photo?
No, I texted like one person who I thought
would never tell. - What?
I don't even know what that was.
It wasn't mine, okay?
It was in my dad's truck.
Do you even know what people are writing on my profile?
And then you show up at this and parade around
in front of everybody? - I swear to God,
it's not mine.
You have to believe me.
You gotta tell everyone the truth.
(Amy scoffs) You'll tell 'em, right?
[Kassi] What'd you do to piss off all your little pals?
[Tyler] Someone's been spreading a rumor about me.
It's not true.
Teenage drama.
Must be hard.
You know, I've heard about you.
You're into this stuff.
It's sick.
Yeah, I heard about you too.
Perv.
(kids chattering)
[Girl] Give it back!
[Boy] No, it doesn't!
Hey, what's going on here, huh?
What do you think this is, hmm?
What do you think this is, huh?
You can't do all this.
You wanna dance, huh?
Wanna dance, dance, dance with me?
(ominous music) Oh, go on.
Go get 'em!
(Don drowned out by music)
(SUV engine humming)
(ominous music)
Happy birthday, Susie.
(wood squeaking)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(door thudding) (whirring)
(sighing) Tyler, give me a hand out here!
Tyler?
(sighing)
Tyler?
(suspenseful music)
(keyboard clacking)
What are you doing?
Oh, I was just
online finishing up some school stuff.
(sighing)
I am very disappointed.
- Um, mom... - Go to bed.
Mom.
Go to bed, Tyler.
Yes, ma'am.
(sighing)
(somber music)
(knocking on door)
Mom says we have to have a little talk.
Have a seat.
(sighing) Our secret.
Just the men folk.
I've been keeping another secret for you, bud.
I know you took my truck the other night.
Mom worries about you driving, 'cause of Uncle Rudy,
but I figure you're old enough
to sneak out once or twice.
But now we have to straighten a few things out
that might be confusing you.
Like what you're looking at on the computer at...
I wasn't looking at anything.
Okay.
Sex.
There, I said it.
(Tyler sighing)
You know we're made in God's image.
That means your body is a holy thing
not to be desecrated.
You know what that means?
But, men like you and me,
we got thoughts.
We got thoughts that start to (chuckles),
start to pop into our heads.
You ever get those thoughts, bud?
Thoughts about girls?
(chuckles) I get it.
I mean, believe it or not, I was 16 once.
We're in a bit of a pickle, aren't we?
We got God over here on this side
and we got a sex-crazed monkey over here on this side.
You with me so far, bud?
Not really.
Here's the thing.
It's okay to have thoughts.
That's just a fantasy.
God will look the other way.
He's a busy man.
But no pictures.
Got it?
A fantasy's okay, it's not real, it's just...
It's just monkey stuff.
You can't control what pops into your head, right?
I mean, what if a thought popped
into your head right now, a bad thought?
Something like, I don't know...
You know, grabbing one of these,
these tools in here and wham!
You'd never do it in real life, right?
Never. (chuckles)
It's just, just monkey stuff, right?
Yeah, monkey stuff.
Oh, there.
We did it.
Awkward talk with Dad over.
- Car wash! - Car wash.
(suspenseful music)
Can I talk to you about something?
(scoffs) I told you, I'm busy.
Come on, one minute.
The reason I had that thing that Amy saw
wasn't what you think.
I'm trying not to think about it.
I don't like that stuff at all.
It's shown me something, something bad.
Something that I, I can't get out of my head.
I, I know it's probably not true,
but I think I just need
to talk to somebody about it because...
I'm gonna stop you right there.
I know where you're going with this
and I'm not going to discuss it.
- What? - It's a sin.
And you have a choice.
- Billy, come on. - It's a choice.
I'm not even gonna.
(suspenseful music)
[Kassi] The fuck you following me for?
You remember me, right?
Tyler the perv.
How's the perving?
Why are you always reading
the newspaper outside of our church?
I like bad news.
Okay.
And I can sit wherever I want.
I thought you people were supposed to be all friendly
and giving and shit?
No, of...
No, yeah, no, it's totally fine.
Great.
Hey, um, you know about that Clovehitch stuff, right?
'Cause I was thinking maybe
I could ask you a few questions,
'cause I was on some bad website and...
Oh, I get it.
(laughing) You heard that rumor
about me and the five guys on the football team.
And you thought that if you
came out here... - No, no no no.
It's okay.
I'm a slut, you're a perv.
We were made for each other.
- Okay, cut it out. - So serious.
No one will know.
It's just you and me down here.
Whip it out.
Let's see what we're dealing with.
I'm fucking with you!
- No, I know, I really... - Do you?
Wait, no, no, I really, I just,
I wanna know about Clovehitch.
That's all, really.
Just like the suspects, and,
and how you could eliminate
certain suspects. - Why?
Why do you all of a sudden care about this stuff?
Are you trying to convert me?
Or is this for a merit badge? - No!
No, I, I don't know.
It's just stuck in my head.
I just went to the memorial the other day
and I didn't know any of them, but, still.
I thought maybe talking to you about it
could help or something.
But I don't know, it's probably just stupid.
It's not stupid.
Come here after 3:00. (paper ripping)
I'll help you.
(sighing)
Bring cookies.
(brakes squeaking)
Can I help you?
Uh, I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'm looking for Kassi.
I brought cookies.
Kassi, your little friend is here.
[Kassi] Didn't think you'd show.
Your grandma's interesting.
(scoffs) She's not my grandma.
Dumbass.
She used to work for the cops.
She made a copy of all their files and wrote this book.
Sit.
And here's everything on his 10 official victims.
This is victim number eight, Erica Lytle.
She was a fifth grade teacher.
Clovehitch knew when she would be alone.
Sorry, it's pretty graphic.
[Tyler] Did they take any Polaroid pictures?
[Kassi] No, it's all digital, why?
So this is all the evidence?
There's not much.
No fingerprints, no blood, no semen, just the rope.
Well, rope fibers.
And this.
Belonged to victim four, Sasha Peterson.
Found outside First Baptist.
She never went there, I checked.
So you were staking out our church to...
What, narrow it down, whoever was going back there?
No, the cops already did that.
I'm using the FBI playbook.
I'm gonna catch him using his weakness.
And what's that?
He's insane.
Every killer has an MO tied to his psychology.
It's like a fingerprint.
Look.
Same entry points, same elaborate ropes on the bodies
the clove hitch tied to every victim's house, his signature.
He's taunting the cops, using the victims as trophies.
It's meticulous and planned.
I'm gonna use that fingerprint to connect him to new cases.
I don't think he's stopped killing.
I think there's more than 10 victims.
But he has stopped.
Serial killers can't stop.
[Cindy] This one, or this one?
This one, okay.
(clears throat) You know, I was thinkin' of volunteering.
[Cindy] Mm-hmm.
Maybe, uh, doing some tutoring
during the afternoons.
Where would that be?
Oh, over at St. Joseph's.
I was talkin' to Billy's friend Martin.
He goes there.
I think you met him a couple years ago.
He's a really nice guy.
We donated to their food drive, I think.
Well, that's very generous of you, Tyler,
but, keep it to afternoons.
Evenings is family time.
Yes, ma'am.
- No! - Gin.
- No! - No!
- Cheating! - How about that?
- Again? - Don't hate me
'cause I'm beautiful. (kettle whistling)
(somber music)
You can pull the wool over your mother's eyes,
but not mine.
Who was it you were visiting
when you're supposed to be tutoring?
(sighing)
My boy's got himself a girlfriend.
(chuckles)
Oh.
You know about that?
Problem is, you lied to your mother.
Oh, we...
We really just study, that's all.
Remember what we talked about before?
No, her grandma's there.
It's, it's not like that. - I know, I know.
Tell you what.
Mom doesn't have to know you're lying,
but she needs to meet this girl.
Invite her over for dinner tomorrow night.
I don't know if that's a good idea.
I'll have her make her a casserole.
Okay, yes, sir.
Hey, would you wanna go to dinner tonight at my house?
No.
My parents wanna meet you.
- Why? - Um...
They think we're going out and, uh...
Whoa.
What? - Hm?
You know we're not going out, right?
Yeah, no.
No, of course.
No, no, no, duh, obviously.
I just thought...
You know, they just,
they know we're hanging out, and so...
They're not gonna try to convert me
to the ways of Jesus, are they?
The only thing would be don't talk about Clovehitch,
'cause they don't know about anything like that, but,
I mean, don't talk about anything.
Great, I'm definitely coming.
[Don] Mmm, great tilapia, hon.
[Cindy] So, Kassi, where do you go to church?
Oh, I don't go to church.
Um, my dad's usually hungover on Sundays
and my mom left when I was little.
So, um, I'm basically an atheist,
but I'm considering getting into Wicca.
Wicca, wha, no, I've heard of that.
It, it's not black magic, it's um,
a nature-based spiritual... - Oh, mom.
She's, she's just joking. - Oh, geez.
This family doesn't have your sense of humor.
Um, she goes to a church across town.
Kassi, I hear that, um, you visit an elderly lady?
Um, yeah, she is a retired.
She used to... - That's her grandma.
Mavis, yeah.
She's a retired secretary at the bank.
Tyler, let her answer for herself.
Was he this nervous when he asked you out, Kassi?
Oh, no.
Not at all.
He was real smooth.
Incredible.
So smooth, I didn't realize that he had asked.
Oh, I think I know exactly what you mean.
This one over here's the same way.
I practically proposed to him myself.
Oh, come on.
I had that whole ring and speech
and I did the one knee.
You exaggerate. - Oh, you did great.
- Come on. - You did great.
(clears throat)
So, Mr. Burnside, um,
you teach Tyler and everybody
about camping and whittling...
(coughing)
Tying knots?
Well, Kassi, it's not just
about outdoor preparedness anymore.
You know, they got, they got badges now for, um,
computer programming and, and photography.
All kinds of things.
But, yeah, I love whittling and knots.
You got me.
(Kassi chuckles)
How many knots do you know?
Why don't we talk about something else?
(chuckles nervously)
This, this is pretty boring.
Well, she asked.
I'm sorry about the bad joke earlier.
I really like spending time with Tyler.
I wouldn't wanna give the wrong first impression.
I just get really nervous and say the wrong thing.
I'm sorry. - Oh.
Not at all, sweetheart, not at all.
And you don't need to be nervous.
You are the best young lady
that he has brought home to meet us.
(Kassi giggles)
- Also the only one. - Don.
(laughing)
[Tyler] Sorry about the whole fish thing.
I, I don't even think they know what vegan is.
Pull over.
So...
You think your dad is Clovehitch?
(laughing)
You should see your face!
(laughing)
It's not your fucking dad.
Your dad?
He has pictures.
- Tyler... - Like bondage porno stuff.
That's why everyone thinks I'm a perv.
I went in his shed where no one is allowed,
and there was more.
There was even one that said Nora on it, and,
I think that was for Nora Devlin.
Right next to it, it says, Lucky's favorite on it.
I'm serious.
- Lucky? - Yeah.
(laughing)
There's no way in hell your dad is Clovehitch
just because he likes weird porn.
He's just kinky.
(giggling)
Oh my gosh.
Come on, let's go.
What, did you think we were gonna make out?
Drive. - Oh.
(truck engine hums)
♪ I've been doing all the dishes ♪
♪ All day long ♪
♪ Though I never get a nickel ♪
♪ All the odd jobs around this house ♪
Oh, look who it is!
♪ Mr. Romance has returned ♪
Come on, dance with me.
I, I've seen moves on you tonight
that I've never seen in my entire life, mister.
(somber music drowns out singing)
(persistent knocking on window)
What the heck?
What are you doing here?
Lucky got stuck in my head.
I couldn't... - Shh!
I couldn't sleep.
So I went through everything, and I went back to Barbara's,
which she was not happy about,
but I found it.
Victim number five, she got a note in her mailbox
a week before she was killed.
Guess what it said?
(sighing)
(suspenseful music)
It's gone. (dog barking)
Let's go.
Let me see.
Are you sure it said Lucky?
- I don't know. - I feel something.
Oh, hey.
Shit. - What is that?
(ominous music)
Does that look like your father's handwriting, Tyler?
I don't know.
Where is this?
[Tyler] My dad will be up soon.
Come to Barbara's as soon as you can.
Don't let him know you know, okay?
You okay?
Yeah.
(insects chirping)
(ominous music)
(gasps)
(knocking on door) - Tyler?
Morning, sunshine.
Oh, hey, Dad.
What time is it? - Almost 7:00.
Thought we'd get an early start.
What?
You know what we haven't done in a while?
Camping, just you and me.
- Um, yeah, today? - Yeah.
Thought we'd go have some fun.
Father-son bonding.
Lock up that rifle badge.
Yeah, no, that'd be great.
I just feel kinda sick, though.
Ah, come on.
I'll make you some cereal.
Get dressed.
(somber music)
Where are we going?
We're almost there, bud.
Did you tell anyone?
- What are you talking about? - Tyler.
I know you've been in the shed and in the crawlspace.
You had no business invading my privacy.
The lack of respect is really disturbing, Tyler.
You know better than that.
There's a lock on that door for a reason.
What you found in that box wasn't mine.
Whose is it?
Rudy's.
Uncle Rudy?
The truth is, I'm ashamed to say,
I had an interest in those kinds of photos
that you found in the truck a long time ago, years ago.
Rudy was the same way, only much, much worse.
I knew that from when we were kids, but still.
When I found that stuff in his trailer,
I went to him and I said,
"Rudy, you gotta turn yourself in."
But then, then he tried to you know...
I thought it was a car crash.
It was.
He drove off the road.
Well, why do you have that stuff?
I was gonna burn it.
I swear to God, I was gonna burn it.
But the victims' families, they have a right to know.
Look, then it was never the right time, you know?
Susie being born, or some darn thing and...
Then I had to think about our family.
It'd be rough on you kids.
And to put your mom through that?
For what?
Not gonna bring anybody back.
But it looks like it's you.
Bud.
Bud, I don't know, I don't know what else to tell you,
other than I know that you know it isn't me.
It's not me.
I'm just so...
I'm just so damned sorry to,
to put you through all that.
I messed up.
I was trying to protect my brother.
We have to take it to the police,
or destroy it,
but you have to decide.
(somber music)
Knot tying exemplifies the skills
and the strength of a troop or a family.
The rope weaves the fibers together
and the knot bends them to a common purpose.
The square knot used in first aid is a symbol
of service to others.
- You went camping? - You can't be, what?
I waited and waited and I go by your house
and your mom tells me you went camping.
Shh, you talked to my mom?
I thought he was onto us.
No, keep your voice down, no.
He just wanted to take me camping, okay?
Good, because I figured it out.
It's your house. - What?
Duh, there's a pit under there.
- You went under my house? - I couldn't wait.
What if he took you camping
to get rid of you? - Did you find
anything under there?
- No, he never finished it. - Kassi!
That's 'cause it's not him.
I asked him about the pictures and everything
and he explained it to me.
What, how did he explain the blueprints?
It's a fantasy, it's not real.
- What about Lucky? - I gotta go back inside.
Just believe me that it's not.
- Well, then who is it? - I don't know.
I'll call you later. - I know you
don't wanna believe it, but just face it.
Look at this, this really happened.
No, I don't wanna deal with this!
- What are you doing? - Billy, go back inside.
Hey, give me that.
You're disgusting, you know that?
- Billy, come on. - This is depraved.
- Billy, give me it! - Why don't you just
come out of the closet already?
- Hey. - F you, slut!
Hey!
(grunting)
- Hey! - Get off of me!
[Kassi] Hey!
Stop!
[Randy] Hey, buddy.
I just got one question for you.
Where's Tyler Burnside?
What?
Where's Tyler Burnside?
'Cause the Tyler I know wouldn't resort to violence
to settle his disputes.
Okay, I get it.
Pastor Randy, I'm Tyler.
I just lost my temper.
You know, that's gonna be some shiner.
Everything okay at home?
Yeah, it's fine.
(window clicking)
(somber music)
[Cindy] Oh, I love you so much.
Please be careful, okay? - Mom, don't worry, I will.
(groans) You're getting so heavy!
I'm gonna get real fat when you're gone
so you don't recognize me.
(laughing) - Alright.
Have a good time.
Thanks again, Dad, for coming through with the money.
Eh, I figure you learned all you can from me.
Have fun.
I will.
Alright, better get going.
My little man.
I love you, I'll see you soon, okay?
- Love you! - Bye!
Bye!
(somber music)
I think I made too much.
Mm.
More for me.
When's Tyler come home?
In two shakes of a lamb's tail.
How long is that?
You know, that's what grandma always used to say to me
and I never asked her.
You're one smart cookie, you know that?
(Susie giggles)
Why don't you go visit your mom for a while?
You wanna swim in grandma's lake?
Yay!
- You can take time off? - Nah, I wish I could, honey.
But, um, you know, swamped with work.
You go for a week or two.
I'll check on Rudy at the center
and then I'll come up the last weekend
and I'll drive back down with yous.
- Mom would like that. - Mm.
- You wanna go see grandma? - Mm-hmm.
Alright.
We'll call her after dinner and tell her we're coming.
- Okay. - Okay.
(heavy breathing)
(groaning)
Sorry.
It's okay.
(sighing)
Something bothering you? - No.
- You wanna talk about it? - I...
I'm fine, it's just...
(snickers) Just getting old.
Maybe I shouldn't go to Mom's.
It's nothing.
Come here, come on.
You don't have to worry.
Ever.
Drive safe, huh?
- Bye-bye, Daddy. - Bye, sweetheart.
Be a good girl. - I'll call you when
we get there. - Okay.
- I love you!
- Listen to your mom. - Bye-bye!
(sighs)
Be done by the end of the day.
Fantastic.
You ever, uh,
bring out your service weapon?
Can't say that I have.
Yeah?
I've done a lot of target shooting with the new Gen-4.
Beautiful weapon.
You'll be able to snag some critter, no problem.
[Officer] Mm-hmm.
(sighing)
Oh. (Don laughing)
Go ahead. - I, I'll grab you one.
Gee, thank you.
There you go.
Alright.
(people chattering) (scanners beeping)
Ah, they're for my wife.
(crows cawing)
(rock music)
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-o-oh ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Well last night baby was all there ♪
♪ No we just barely get out ♪
♪ 'Cause it's black and white ♪
♪ That our future is passed ♪
♪ There's no shadow of a doubt ♪
♪ Our love is yesterday's news ♪
♪ And now it's time to turn the page ♪
♪ I need to write it on the wall ♪
♪ And it's time for a change ♪
♪ Our love is yesterday's news ♪
♪ And that's the day we learned the truth ♪
♪ That if we love each other ♪
♪ Oh baby whoa oh ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-o-oh ♪
(doorbell rings)
(muffled singing)
[Don] Oh, hey, Kassi.
We haven't seen you in a while.
[Kassi] (chuckles) I'm looking for Tyler.
Tyler?
Um, well, hey, come on.
Why don't you come in?
Would, um, would you like to have anything to drink?
[Kassi] Oh, no, thanks.
Um, is Tyler home? - Tyler?
Oh, didn't he tell you
he was going away to leadership camp?
Oh, um, we haven't been talking
much lately. - Oh.
Uh it's a nice camera.
Is that real film?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Oh, you, you like photography.
(Kassi chuckles)
You were the one with all those, uh,
those crime scene photos
the day of the, the big fight, right?
Yeah.
Here, let me, let me take one of you.
Say cheese and crackers.
Cheese and crackers.
(chuckles) We have to wait to see how it turns out.
You wanna blow on it?
(cell phone vibrates)
Hi, Dad, okay!
Okay, fine, I'm on my way.
Sorry, I'm late to meet my dad.
Oh, wow, just like that, huh?
Well, should I, should I tell Tyler you came by?
Nah, forget it.
(door creaks)
(door clicks)
Dammit!
(screams violently)
(birds chirping)
(kid shouting in the distance)
[Pastor] So here we are at this pivotal scene.
The son comes to his senses,
he's on the road to see his father.
And before he even gets to the door
the father sees him from a distance.
And scripture says the father runs to seek him out.
You see, God always leaves the door to redemption open
but it's up to us to pull the handle and come on in.
So my question this morning is
are you gonna open the door?
(kids chattering)
- Hey, my, my turn. - Now, you're gonna try it.
- I know. - Yes.
That's what I said. - Okay, that's very good.
[Cindy] Anyway, mom sends her love,
and, uh, she wants you to bring your tools
when you come up, 'cause there's a bunch of little jobs
she has in mind for you.
Oh, someone wants to say hello to you.
[Susie] Hi, Daddy, I love you.
[Cindy] That's it, go ahead.
Okay, that's it, that's all she wants to say.
I love you too, and, um, call us.
Okay, miss you.
Bye.
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[Grandma On TV] Is that all you got?
[Young Man On TV] Maybe we should cut
Grandma's tasting to once a week.
- Yeah. - Langer...
(remote clicks)
(woman sighing)
(woman screaming)
Don't scream.
Don't scream, it's okay.
Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid, I'm not gonna hurt you.
I'm wanted by the cops right now for robbin' a bank.
You understand?
Hm? - Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna remove my hand.
Do not scream.
Oh.
Oh, my back.
I think I pulled somethin' climbin' in here.
(sighing) It's okay.
All I did was rob a bank, and, and no one got hurt,
but I need to get away.
I'm gonna take your car.
You got insurance, right?
I don't need money or anything.
Keys are in your purse?
That purse?
Oh, shit.
We're almost done.
(Don sighing)
If you tell the cops,
I'm gonna give this to my friends
and they'll find you.
Okay?
But I don't think you will.
(sighing) Grab my bag for me.
(Don groaning)
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Oh, one last thing.
I gotta tie you up.
I won't tell anyone, I promise.
(screaming)
This thing is loaded, okay? (woman panting)
Don't argue, my back is actin' up as it is.
Now, the sooner you're tied up, the sooner I leave.
Now grab my bag and move!
In the bedroom.
Come on.
Okay, sit down, on the bed.
Here, do it yourself.
Doesn't have to be too tight.
Go on.
Go ahead, go ahead.
(woman sighing)
No, no, silly, not like that.
I'll do it.
You want something done, you gotta do it yourself.
That's what my dad always told me.
But he was a real S-O-B.
Let me tell ya.
Put your hands, please.
I'll be out of here in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
(woman grunting)
That's tight.
Oh, it's not too bad. (woman sobbing)
Mm, Lucky likes your shampoo.
(woman gasping)
(Don groaning)
(lawnmower whirring)
(woman groaning)
(gasping)
(woman sobbing)
(woman screaming)
(woman grunting and gasping) (plastic rustling)
(clicking)
Dad.
What are you doin' here?
Is she okay?
You should be gone.
Oh, Tyler.
You shouldn't see this. - Dad!
What did I teach you?
You don't aim a weapon unless you intend to use it.
(ominous music) Are you gonna shoot me, bud?
You can't just leave notes out for me like that.
My parents are gonna find them.
I like the black eye.
It's a good look for you.
You should've just taken the pictures, though.
I thought you were gonna stop?
I am, come up.
This is Nora Devlin's house.
[Kassi] The only places I know are Clovehitch places.
I'm sorry.
Look, I wanna hang out with you,
but it can't be about this Clovehitch stuff,
especially not about my dad.
Okay, I get it.
But do you even believe me?
Do you really believe me?
I feel her sometimes.
What?
Let's go in.
- (sighing) No. - Come on.
No!
Let's go!
(somber music)
He, um, came in through the basement.
And then tied her up and tortured her here.
Then he killed her.
This is where they found the body.
Why are you doing this?
What did your dad tell you?
Tyler.
I'm not accusing your dad.
I just wanna know what happened.
It was Uncle Rudy.
[Kassi] In the wheelchair?
How long has he been like that?
10 years.
That's why he stopped.
He told me it was a car accident but it was suicide.
Attempted suicide.
I found something in the pit under your house.
Y-, you said there was nothing under there.
There were rope fibers.
- Rope fibers? - Yeah.
(sighing)
This isn't CSI.
Look, I know that you love being obsessed with Clovehitch
because it makes you all dark and interesting,
but, but really, this is my family.
He killed my mom.
What?
Clovehitch killed my mom.
I thought, um,
I thought your mom ran away.
Yeah.
When I was five, my dad came home
after a big fight with her.
And she was gone and so was her stuff.
And we never heard from her again.
My dad says that she abandoned us.
That's not what I remember.
I remember a man coming in and making her cry.
And tying her up, and putting me in the bathroom.
And her screams.
I turned on the water so I didn't have to hear.
And it was years later that I heard about Clovehitch
and I knew.
But my dad wouldn't listen, no one would listen.
I didn't want it to be him, so, no one's believed me.
What was her name?
Crystal.
Crystal Harper?
How do you know that?
Under the house,
there was a box, and it had photos, and jewelry,
and driver's licenses.
There were 13 of them.
13?
Where are they?
It wasn't gonna bring 'em back.
And he's gone.
We had to protect our family.
- So where are they? - So we burned them.
I'm sorry.
Do you believe him?
Is there any doubt in your mind?
Please.
Have a good time.
Thanks again, Dad, for coming through with the money.
[Don] Eh, I figured you learned all you can from me.
Have fun. - I will.
(somber music)
[Kassi] Your dad was a handyman, right?
So?
Well, it'd explain why there's no forced entry.
Case his victims' houses.
Uncle Rudy was a handyman too.
What are you expecting to see?
Anything.
There's no way he could be that sick
and not give any hint.
[Tyler] I've lived with him my whole life.
There's no hint.
Maybe you don't know what a normal dad is like.
No, yeah, no, I feel like I'm learning a lot.
And the, the counselors have been really helpful
and everything's been amazing so far.
Yeah, alright, alright.
I gotta go, Mom.
No, I love you too.
I'll talk to you later.
- He's following that woman. - What woman?
[Kassi] The woman in the blue pants.
He's staring at her.
No, no, he'll see you, he'll see you.
(sighing)
This isn't gonna work.
What kind of phone does he have?
(soft rock music)
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-whoa-oh-oh whoa ♪
♪ Well last night baby was our last ♪
♪ Though we did spend it out ♪
♪ 'Cause it's black and white ♪
♪ That our future is passed ♪
♪ There's no shadow of a doubt ♪
♪ Our love is yesterday's news ♪
♪ And now it's time to turn the page ♪
♪ I need the writing on the wall ♪
♪ I mean it's time for a change ♪
♪ Our love is yesterday's news ♪
♪ Another day without the truth ♪
♪ Till it was long ago I'll face tomorrow ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ You don't have to read girl between the line ♪
(doorbell ringing)
(Don panting)
♪ And what is true and ignoring the signs ♪
[Don] Say cheese and crackers.
[Kassi] Cheese and crackers.
[Don] Do you wanna blow on it?
(cell phone vibrating)
Hi, Dad.
Yeah, I know, I know, I'm on my way.
Sorry.
He left the house.
He's going to work.
We should wait for him to sneak out at night or something.
He's gonna see me if we keep
following him around in broad daylight.
(Kassi sighing)
(somber music)
[Kassi] Whose house is that?
He's probably just working.
We should go.
Kassi!
(dog barking)
(loud thunking)
- Hey. - Hey.
Come on.
He tied this here.
I saw him.
(somber music)
Tyler.
It's the woman from the market.
I'll go in with you.
No, no.
I need to talk to him alone.
(somber music)
Dad?
(ominous music) Come on.
(door thuds)
(Don sighing)
(door thuds)
(muffled woman screaming)
(camera shutter clicks)
Dad?
[Don] What are you doin' here?
Is she okay?
[Don] You should be gone.
(sighing) Oh, Tyler.
You shouldn't see this. - Dad!
[Don] What did I teach you?
You don't aim a weapon unless you intend to use it.
Are you gonna shoot me, bud?
You have to turn yourself in.
Kassi? - Yeah.
Go and help her.
She's manipulating you.
Bud.
Bud, listen to me.
I'd never hurt anyone.
This, this woman and I are having an affair.
We're a little kinky, that's all.
I know, I know, this is a lot for you to take in
but your mother knows all about this.
She and I...
Are you serious with this bullshit?
Bud, if this gets out, all you're gonna do
is hurt your mom and Susie.
I need you to lower your aim.
Accidents happen.
It's okay, bud, it's okay.
She was gonna hurt somebody.
You and me, we know about gun safety.
Now, I trust you to properly handle a firearm, but not her.
I need you to lower your weapon.
Let's not become another bad statistic about gun safety.
Accidents happen.
Good man.
I'm very proud of you, bud.
Very proud.
You're doin' the right thing.
(breathes heavily)
Remember,
butt first.
You used to think that was so funny.
Butt first?
There you go.
(Don sighing)
I'm not mad.
Just disappointed.
(gun clicks)
(Tyler gasps)
(both grunting)
(Tyler choking and gasping)
(Tyler gasping and coughing)
(Kassi breathing heavily)
(Tyler panting)
(somber music)
Tyler, hurry up, please, I can't be late again.
Okay.
I want pancakes.
Well, you're in luck, because oatmeal is pancakes
that Big Bird chewed up.
- Gross. - Sweetie, please?
I need you to be a good little bug for me today, okay?
(sighing) Okay, mom.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Tyler!
I'm coming!
- Amen. - Amen.
There's an opening at Billy's uncle's shop.
I could pick up a few shifts there next week.
(telephone ringing)
[Cindy] Hello?
Yes, speaking.
(somber music)
[Randy] I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
(muffled chatting)
[Tyler] So what should we do now?
[Kassi] Nothing.
Police won't connect it to Clovehitch.
She never saw his face.
Yeah.
This is what you wanted.
Mommy, I don't wanna go to bed, please!
Please, I want someone to sleep with me.
I don't want...
- Hey. - Hey.
- Can I sit down? - Yeah, sure.
The police wanted to talk to you.
I told them no.
They...
They don't think it was an accident.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
They think s-...
They think somebody killed him?
Oh, goodness no, Tyler, no.
No, they...
They think that someone
as experienced as Don wouldn't just...
Yes, he had his problems
but we dealt with them together.
(sobbing) I told them that.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
(Cindy sobbing)
It's okay.
(somber music) It's okay.
Color guard, post the flag of Troop 22.
Color guard, post the flag of the United States of America.
Color guard, dismissed.
And now, Mrs. Burnside, please present the sash.
I present to you, the newest inductee
into the Order of Light, Tyler Burnside.
(applauding)
Thank you.
Normally, the troop leader would say a few words.
So, instead, I'd like to say a few words about him.
Donald Burnside, my father.
We all saw different sides of him.
To our community, he was a leader.
To our family, he was a provider.
To me, he was a dad.
As troop leader, my father helped many of us
get our gun safety badges
which makes his accident that much more tragic.
The truth is bad things happen to good people.
Our only defense is to come together
like we've done tonight.
(somber music)
That's what my dad taught me through how he lived.
Let's remember that, how he impacted our lives.
(gun clicking)
Dad, if you can hear me...
(crickets chirping)
I love you.
(melancholy music)