Whoa.
Oh, my gosh.
Babe, this is amazing.
Babe,
this is amazing.
- Ah. - What's taking you so long?
Just packing up the bags.
- So, where are we going? - Uh, so...
I mean, I think we're right here.
- Okay. - We want to take this trail,
which is this guy right here.
- Okay. - Gonna take it down a couple
miles, and see how it hooks right here?
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - And it ends?
Okay, I want to get to here,
where this meadow is by this lake.
Okay? So, I think when we get there,
we'll figure it out, you know.
- Off the trail. Off the grid. - Yeah, off the trail.
It's only fun if no one has ever been there before.
- Is it safe? - Of course, it's safe.
We'll figure it out when we get there.
- Trust me. - Okay.
Would I let anything happen to you?
All right, let's go.
Watch your hair.
- Thank you, soldier. - How's it feel? Oh, at ease.
One, two, three.
- Which way, here? - I think we should...
Yeah, this looks like a little trail right here.
- Oh! - Hey!
- Now close this. - Close.
And just reel in.
But hold it more up here, you know, like balance it.
Oh.
Yeah.
You're my good luck charm.
- Mm-hmm? - Mm-hmm.
You've gotta see this.
Wow.
Oh.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God. - Off the grid.
Whoa.
This is amazing.
This is so beautiful.
Worth the bushwhacking.
- Oh, my God. This is amazing. - Am I right?
This is so...
gorgeous.
I'm sorry I was gone so long.
I forgive you...
but that's the last time.
You're not allowed to leave again.
Okay.
Seriously, though.
This view right here, cannot get any better.
Right? It cannot get any better.
Stop. Are you serious right now?
Wait, are you serious right now?
Will you be my wife?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
It's so beautiful.
It's perfect.
Whoa!
- I love you. I love you. - I love you.
My mom's gonna freak out.
She's gonna crap.
You cannot pee right there. You're so embarrassing!
You are! I cannot believe you right now!
I can't believe you're taking a
- picture of me peeing. - Oh, you are sick!
Go in, like,
somewhere where people can't see you.
So embarrassing!
Who's out here?
You are such a dork.
But you love me.
It's beautiful, huh? Look at the stars.
It's way clearer out here.
It's not even done.
- It's fully raw. - Why did you put it in my face?
No fair.
I wasted a whole marshmallow that wasn't cooked.
- And you had to eat it, too. - Oh, come on.
This is the life.
A man could get used to this.
I cannot believe how good you did.
It's so good.
- It is nice. - It's perfect.
Natalie Laird.
Nat... Hello, Mrs. Laird.
- Oh, my God, Mrs. Laird. - Yeah, get used to it.
Mrs. Laird.
Oh, God.
You make me happy.
Well,
you deserved it for a long time.
I missed you so much.
I missed you.
Every day that you were gone...
and I never heard from you...
I just kept thinking I was gonna get a call.
And the hardest part was knowing
that I wasn't the one who was gonna get a flag.
I promise, I'll never leave you again.
- You promise? - Promise.
What are you doing?
There's some kind of knocking going on out there.
What do you mean knocking?
Like, like someone's rapping on a door.
We're in the woods. There's no doors.
See?
What is that?
It's definitely something out there.
What are you gonna do?
Nothing. We're in the woods, baby. There's stuff everywhere.
See?
It's gone.
Go back to sleep.
What was that?
I don't know.
Just a deer, or an elk, or something.
That was not a deer or an elk.
I don't know.
- Could be a bear. - A bear? Are you serious?
It's fine, baby. I promise, I'll protect you.
Go to sleep.
If we get eaten, I'm gonna kill you.
I don't like it.
Tyler?
- What was that? - Shh.
What are you doing?
Just gonna go out and look.
Well, you said it was a bear. Are you gonna go look at a bear?
I said it might be a bear.
Tyler, don't go out there.
Tyler, what are you...
Maybe someone's screwing with us. Just...
Baby, it's fine. I'll be right back.
Tyler.
It's me. It's okay. I'm gonna go take a look. It's okay.
Just stay here.
Tyler?
It's okay, baby. It's just me.
Looks like a branch fell on the line.
That's why we heard the ring.
Are you coming back in?
Yeah, just give me a second.
Ty?
Natalie!
Nat!
Natalie!
It's a big day for you, Mr. Laird.
Care to share your thoughts?
I'm excited to go home.
You've shown steady progress here, over the last year.
Last week, I recommended your release based on that progress.
Tell me I made the right decision.
It's not uncommon for a soldier with your experience
to want to take all the blame when something like that happens.
Over this past year, you've faced it all, Tyler.
Hysteria, delusions, nightmares.
Survivor's guilt can ruin lives.
I understand that now.
What's your final conclusion about what really happened out there?
It was a bear attack.
And you accept that fully?
Not a doubt in my mind.
Well...
Good luck to you, Mr. Laird.
Try to find some happiness.
And if you need anything at all, don't hesitate to call me.
Survivor's guilt.
It implies somebody died.
Correct.
They haven't found Natalie's body.
Tyler?
Ty? Is it safe?
Trust me.
Nat!
Natalie!
Nat!
Ty?
Mom.
Let's go home, Son.
- Thanks, Mom. - Mm-hmm.
You want to talk about it?
I've been talking about it for months, Mom.
No matter what I say, or how I say it...
I just sound crazy.
You don't, Ty.
Nothing you've said, sounds crazy.
I just keep hearing her screaming...
over and over again.
I can't shut it off.
Oh, Ty.
Those sounds will go away with time.
The thing is, Mom, I don't want them to go away.
I want answers.
I just want answers.
Well, then, you've got a decision to make...
because you're at a crossroads.
And whatever choice you make right now
is gonna shape the rest of your life.
Now, you can...
put all of this behind you.
You can try and accept
what other people are saying happened.
That's not you, is it?
That's not the man I raised.
Or you can go back out into those woods
and find some answers...
because I believe you, Ty.
I believe that something
horrible happened out there that is unexplained.
And if your father were here,
and something like this had happened...
he wouldn't give up until he knew.
Do you remember,
when you were six years old and we painted all those
Easter eggs and your dad hid them?
Yeah.
And you found all of them.
But that wasn't enough, was it?
I needed to know where the bunny was.
Yeah, you sure did.
And you searched everywhere. In my garden, in my yard,
- in the garage. - Yeah.
You were looking for answers.
I remember Dad had to go buy a bunny
just so I could find him.
And even then...
you wanted to actually see how the bunny hid those eggs.
You never stop looking for answers, Ty.
I love you, Mom.
I'm happy you're home, but...
but I know you.
The police
dropped off a
box, not long ago.
It's got all the things that they found at the campsite.
Now, maybe there's something in there
that'll shed some light on all of this.
It's in the kitchen.
Car trouble, chief?
Hey.
You're all right now.
You mind pointing that somewhere else?
- Who are you? - Plenty of time for chitchat, Chief.
Just get that thing out of my face.
Come on.
What the hell happened here?
I don't know.
What did you see?
I saw something.
Not sure what it was.
He ripped my goddamn door of the hinges.
That could've been a bear.
- A bear? - Yeah.
I've seen 'em do this in Alaska.
Grizzly bears.
Hey,
my camp's about a mile this way.
You look like you could use a beer. I know I could.
Let's go.
Follow me.
Come on, Chief.
Here you go.
I know you.
Yeah.
You were all over the tube about a year ago.
Caught it on the news.
You know, people go missing up here all the time, Chief.
Plenty of rumors flying around in these woods.
Why are you out here?
I'm pretty sure hunting season is over.
I ain't legal.
I bag 'em and tag 'em, when and where, I can find 'em.
Nobody comes up here and they...
stay down in the valley or at the Interpretive Center.
They want to get those views of the mountains.
Besides, this here is private property.
I've seen the signs.
- What's Xylon Incorporated? - Hell if I know.
But...
in all the years I've been out here,
I ain't never seen
a single person from that company
set one foot anywhere in this area.
Now that's enough to get someone wondering.
- Wonder what exactly? - I have seen
and heard some things.
And I'm willing to bet that you have seen and heard them too.
Knocking in the night.
Trees that look like some
oversized cheese graters gotten a hold of 'em.
Stacked up rocks.
The night my fianc?e was taken,
I heard the knocking.
I saw some rocks.
This morning when you found me...
something tore the hell out of my truck.
It wasn't a goddamn bear.
What exactly were you doing
sleeping in your truck way the hell out here?
You tell me something.
Now you say you're out here doing some illegal hunting.
People are going missing left and right.
You implying something, friend?
I'm just trying to figure out what makes a guy like you
get out of bed in the morning.
Truck your ass out here in these woods.
We both know it's not the safest place to be.
This place ain't been safe
since long before me and mine, Chief.
Come on.
I wanna show you something.
Not too much further from here, Chief.
Pops used to bring me out here when I was a kid.
Taught me how to hunt, fish, camp.
All them good things in life that kids are robbed of
in this current embarrassment of a society.
Pops would let us do anything we want out here
so long as we followed one rule:
Never go beyond those.
Chinook people put these up hundreds of years ago.
They run for miles in both directions.
What do they mean?
If somebody put something like that up,
I'd call it a perimeter.
So, the Chinook,
they didn't want anyone going beyond this point?
Or the wise, old bastards didn't want something getting out.
There are plenty of stories about things up here.
Things not exactly friendly to people, you know?
You ever gone past them?
Yeah.
Once.
This morning.
But I don't think those things mean that much anymore, anyway.
Why is that?
'Cause when the mountain blew,
I think it set whatever's up here, free.
You want to know why I keep coming up here?
I can deny curiosity all I want,
but it eventually killed the cat, know what I mean?
Not really.
I want to see it.
See what?
The big man.
I don't believe in fairy tales.
No?
What took your girl, Chief?
What woke you out of that peaceful slumber this morning?
I don't know,
but I'm not leaving here until I can answer that question.
Well, take comfort.
It's probably watching us right now.
Well, I can't say I've ever seen that before.
I told ya. It's always watching, Chief.
Why the tree?
Pretty obvious, ain't it?
It don't like fire.
This is what you came out here for, right?
Get some answers?
Well, carpe diem, Chief.
Whatever it is,
it's a ways off.
Why do you say that?
Listen.
Forest is letting us know it's safe.
Jesus, Chief.
That's a damn fine observation.
If I didn't know better, I'd say you had some
military in your background.
Twelve years.
Army Ranger.
Shit.
Guess, I could be here with worse.
You?
Well, if you count watching reruns of M#A#S#H
as serving your country, then absolutely.
Not quite.
Then, no.
I'm just a normal citizen.
Hey, Chief?
Suppose I'm right about those?
The seal was broken at some point.
Ain't nothing holding that thing back now.
Nobody's safe.
Like I said,
Chief.
I don't believe in fairy tales.
Shit.
Oh, boy.
Let me give you a hand, Chief.
We need to move.
- Now. - Yeah, I'm not gonna
argue with that, chief.
My leg's broken.
Shh.
A little more, Chief.
I need you to stay quiet.
I gotta have a look at that leg.
How bad is it, Chief?
I'm gonna need to set this.
I saw my pack back there.
I got supplies.
- Don't go back there. - Listen to me.
I don't go get it, you don't make it out of here.
Shoot anything that moves.
I'll be back as fast as I can.
Hurry up, Chief. That weather's moving in.
Oh, baby.
Baby, I'm so sorry.
Hey?
Over here, Chief.
How you doing, Chief?
I told ya.
Curiosity killed the cat.
I'm not gonna let you die here.
Let me see your flask.
Bite down on this.
On three.
One...
two...
We gotta keep moving.
Come on.
We gotta think about making camp, Chief.
You think you can make it to that tree line?
- Yeah. - Let's move.
Son of a bitch.
I appreciate you saving my bacon back there, Chief.
I almost forgot something.
I got this for ya.
Ain't we quite the pair?
- Curled up out here, next to a fire... - Quiet.
Save your strength.
You'll need it come morning.
I'm gonna need a drink come morning, Chief.
Looks like we're a little light on that right now.
Did you really come up here
to find out what happened to her...
or did you come up here to join her?
It's okay.
Most people don't know what's gonna happen
'til the moment's upon 'em.
Either way, I can see that you really love her.
You ever lose someone you love?
Yeah.
I had a dog once.
She could be a real bitch sometimes.
If you came up here for answers...
I'd say you got 'em, Chief.
It doesn't like the fire.
We'll be okay.
We're okay.
Hopefully, he's gone for the night.
It's not whiskey, but it'll keep you hydrated.
Go easy on it.
How you feeling?
Okay. Keep watching. I'll be back.
Fuck!
Shit.
Fuck.
I hate to tell you, Chief.
There's only one way out of here.
Back the way we came.
Right through its territory.
And you and me both know that ain't a two-man operation.
I'm not leaving you here.
You won't make it out of here dragging my sorry ass.
I'll think of something.
Get some sleep.
I'll take the first watch tonight.
We'll discuss it in the morning.
It's not a discussion.
If you hear anything,
- wake me up. - You just get some rest.
Come on!
Burn, you son of a bitch.
Mr. Laird, you're awake.
Where am I?
You've been through quite a traumatic ordeal.
You've been out for quite a while.
You're gonna need to rest to heal your wounds.
Do you remember what happened?
Yes.
Good.
There's someone I'd like you to meet.
Someone who can...
help you with what you've seen.
I'm not crazy.
I know what I saw.
No one's saying you were, Mr. Laird.
Tyler Laird.
The lone survivor.
Who are you?
I'm a man who has your interest at heart.
You're one of the doctors?
No.
You're from the psych ward.
I'm not going back there. I know what I saw.
Good, I was hoping for that.
I have zero intentions of letting anyone
take you back to the funny farm, Tyler.
You really got close to him, didn't you?
Look at you.
So, what do you want from me?
Did you ever walk down a dark street alone at night,
maybe to get to your car?
And suddenly you feel that cold chill
running down your spine
as if something's watching you.
When you were a little boy, did your mother leave the closet door open
when she put you to bed at night?
And that darkness was looking out
as if it wanted to swallow you up.
Did you jump off the bed...
terrified that something deep, dark down below
was gonna get you?
Children always know best.
They know that terror really exists in the world.
And as adults, we're afraid to believe it.
But you, my friend,
are not a child.
You know there really are things that go bump in the night.
My name is Jackson Wells,
Tyler.
And I, too, have seen monsters.
Monsters?
That's right.
So, this is the real question.
Did you kill it?
I shot it...
cut it...
stabbed it,
and I set that son of a bitch on fire.
So, you just pissed it off.
What the hell is going on here?
We are part of a team,
Mr. Laird.
And I am currently recruiting.