I found it.
My name is Annie Kowtok.
If anything happens to me--
...Kowtok. If anything happens--
Alright, Petey, talk to me.
I'm at the ice rink, Chief,
and they're early, packing up the bodies to Anchorage.
Of course they are. Alright, I'll be there right away.
Well, Captain Connelly is here to supervise, so.
What? He's there? Alright, I'll be there in five.
- Okay. - Wait. Fuck.
Chief?
Ah, shit. Hey, call Navarro and tell her that,
to meet me at the police station.
- Chief? - Right away, okay?
Okay. Well, what should I say it's about?
- Hey! - Chief?
Hey, hey, Julia?
Julia? It's Liz Danvers. I work with your sister.
Okay, I'm just gonna come towards you, okay?
Oh, no.
Yeah, we need to get you inside.
Okay, let me put that on ya.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. I know.
I know, I know, I know.
Ya know what? I'm gonna put this on you.
There ya go. There ya go.
That's it. That's it.
I'm gonna keep you safe. Just gonna get you safe, baby.
It's alright. I got ya, I got ya.
Okay.
Yeah.
You ready?
Come on.
Hi.
I'm sorry.
It's nothin'.
Hey, can you wait for me downstairs?
Just be a minute, okay?
Thank you.
Is she gonna be okay?
Bodies off to Anchorage yet?
Yeah, ya know, Prior's handling it, and
ya know, Connelly's supervising, so.
- The fuck is he here for? - I got it, I got it.
He better not be trying to take this case away from us.
Nobody's taking the case away from us.
Just go be with your sister.
That video.
We need to talk about it.
Yeah.
Hey, Prior.
- So, how'd it go? - Yeah.
Anyway, I think I got somethin' for you
with medical records on folks with similar injuries to the Tsalal men.
Yeah, good, good, good.
- Okay. Get it together. See you later. - Okay.
That kid's gonna be good.
Yeah, it's a miracle of overcoming shitty genetics.
What the fuck are you doin' here?
- It's good to see you too. - No, I'm serious.
Why are you here for a routine body transport?
I'm gonna stick around for a while.
Fuckin' knew it.
Look at me. I'm not here to take the case away from you.
Why are you here?
Ya have protests around the mine,
ya had a shooting that ended in a fight in the hospital,
ya got six dead bodies in the local ice rink,
and a still missing person of interest.
You need to get this shit under control.
- I need to show up. - So you can look good
for your Mayor campaign next year.
I'm fucking helping you here, Liz.
Besides, ya like havin' me in town.
Fuck off.
Listen.
Look, just to get you up to speed,
those men died before they froze.
How do ya know that? We haven't done forensics.
'Cause I did a independent, pre-forensic evaluation.
I don't wanna know what that means.
Look, I'm treating this like a murder case.
You saw the Annie Kowtok video I sent you?
You keep that on a need-to-know basis.
- Alright? - Alright, copy.
It's good to see you.
What, you wanna come in here and take my office too?
- Yeah, okay. - Or can you find yourself someplace else?
- And, fuck you. - Yeah, fuck you, too.
This is to fill out your insurance information.
Thank you.
This isn't gonna be like the other places. I promise, okay?
I'm right here in town.
I'll come visit you every day.
And you can keep your cell phone, so you can call me.
I'm good.
I'll be here tomorrow for Christmas.
I'll bring presents, and virgin eggnog, and your $20 cookies.
I can do this.
You knew
that you were gonna stay here, didn't you?
I'm so sorry.
- You're perfect, okay? - I'm so sorry.
No. You're perfect, okay?
- I love you so much, babygirl. - I love you, too.
Thank you. Are you ready?
Let's go.
Merry Christmas, Chief.
His name is Otis Heiss.
White male admitted to St. Joseph's, April of '98.
"Burns on both corneas, ruptured eardrums, self-inflicted bites."
You are not terrible, Prior.
He's a German national.
No records of employment, no bank accounts, no credit card numbers,
social security's been inactive since November 2006
and no registered address for the past eight years.
- So, no wife, no kids? - Nope.
It's like no trace, like Oliver Tagaq.
Yes, but this guy has a long history of disorderly conduct.
Alright? So, breaking and entering, petty theft.
He's been in and out of rehab forever.
- Okay, move. - Possession.
And if you look here,
he's picked up by a Trooper in Noatak two months ago.
Zero sightings since.
- So he's a junkie? - After the accident.
What was the cause of the accident?
That's the thing, there is no cause.
It's not out there.
Alright, let's get the units out there lookin' for him.
Motels, hostels, flop-houses, dealers.
The men are out there lookin' for Clark. We don't have anybody left.
What about your dad?
He is at the airport.
- Pickin' up his fiancée. - Fine.
Well, get the men out there lookin' for Clark and Otis.
Maybe they're in the same place, who knows?
Okay, but, I mean, I'm gonna have to put out an APB.
- That's updates, links-- - Okay, go for it then. Do it.
Chief, it's Christmas Eve.
Well, get on it, fast, chop-chop.
- I really hate you. - I hate you, too.
Yeah?
There's no ice caves in the area.
Fuckin' Hank.
Hey.
- What do you mean there's no ice caves? - Annie's video.
There aren't any ice caves near where her body was found.
You know what that means?
It means she was killed in one place, and then they dumped her body in town,
send a message.
You said it, not me.
What about those bones in the walls in the video?
- Fossils? - Yeah, maybe.
Where's Julia?
In The Lighthouse. I'm hangin' outside.
- You should go home. - I don't wanna go home.
- It's Christmas Eve. - Fuck Christmas Eve.
Good. I got an idea.
How bad is it with Julia?
I don't know, she's--
Remember when you asked me earlier if I pray?
Well, she prays a lot.
And it's not a good thing? Prayin' a lot?
I don't know.
When my mom died
my dad told us to pray.
He said
pray with our hearts and she'd be fine.
And you prayed?
Oh yeah.
I prayed.
From the bottom of my
sorry-ass little seven-year-old broken heart.
I prayed so hard, day and night.
My knees turned black.
Couldn't even walk at the funeral.
Maybe you didn't pray hard enough.
Fuck you.
Still no God, though.
Alright, you might wanna step in front of me.
- Why? - Well...
Just forget it.
Danvers.
Hi.
- Can I help you with something? - Good evenin', ma'am.
We're really sorry to bother you.
We just need to speak with your husband for a few minutes.
Oh, you didn't.
Is there anyone in this town you haven't fucked?
No, you can't be serious.
- We just need five minutes. - This is my home.
- Okay, three. - It's Christmas Eve!
This is a recording of a murder, sir.
My name is Annie Kowtok.
- We do need your help. - If anything happens to me--
- Well? - Yeah, those are,
those are definitely whale bones.
Monodontoides. Probably prehistoric.
How do we find this cave? There's no caves in the region.
Actually, there are. There's a whole ice cave system
up bordering the Brooks Range, but it's a death trap.
There were a bunch of accidents up there years ago, and it was closed.
Where are they exactly?
I could pull the maps
but it's gonna take some time.
Everyone's out for the holidays.
But even if you had the maps, you'd still need an expert to guide you,
there's fissures everywhere.
One wrong step and the whole bottom could drop out from under your feet.
So, what then?
We need to go there.
Please.
Other way to do this would be to track down
whoever mapped the cave system.
- You got a name? - One second.
Heiss.
- Otis Heiss. - Wait, Heiss?
- Otis Heiss? - You know him?
Yep, I asked Prior to check the medical files
for anybody that had similar injuries to the Tsalal men.
Only got one ping.
- Otis Heiss. - Fuck.
Adam?
You guys need to go.
- You're gonna get us those maps, right? - Yeah. I'll get you the--
Get 'em to ya. Get you the maps.
Hey.
What are you still doin' here?
We are just puttin' out an APB.
I'm communicatin' with the men in the field and nearly done.
That wife of yours is gonna kick your ass.
Yep.
- Did Irina get in okay? - Alina? She wasn't on the plane.
Did she call?
Nah, I think there's some problem with her cell service.
Somethin' must've happened. Her mother's been sick.
Maybe some emergency, somethin' like that.
Yeah.
Listen, you didn't send her any money, did you?
I was thinking, seeing as I'm all freed up,
maybe I can come over tonight for Christmas Eve.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
That sounds really nice.
Obviously, just gotta finish up here
and talk to Kayla, but.
Take your time. I got nowhere to be, no hurry to get there.
Damn!
Merry Christmas, Missy.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, I just stopped by to say Merry...
Christmas. Jesus.
- Did you make all this? - Course, I did.
All of Santa's elves drowned in global warming, darling.
And the rest are all meth-heads.
This is amazing.
What were you, Rose, before?
You mean, before I was old and crazy?
No, I mean before Alaska.
Your name isn't Rose Aguineau, is it?
Ya never talk about it.
Well, I was a very serious professor in a very serious school,
writing very serious ideas.
Why'd you leave?
Well, one Tuesday morning after coffee,
I sat down to polish some pompous, useless article.
And I just had enough. I had enough.
Every damned word I'd written in my entire life was meaningless.
Making so much noise.
So much noise.
It is a little quieter here.
Mostly.
Except for all the fuckin' dead.
Liz, this is Kate McKittrick.
We need you to come to the mine offices, now.
We have a problem.
Yeah, it's unacceptable.
Great. You, talkin' about what's unacceptable.
What do you plan to do about it?
Well, first, I'm gonna go home, 'cause it's Christmas Eve,
and then I'm gonna call
a couple of guys to come over here and clean this up
so that it's gone before your employees get back.
I wanna press charges.
- No. - No?
- Yeah, no. - You don't get a say in this.
- If I wanna press charges, I will. - Yeah, well, well,
you don't get to fuck up my kid's life just because you're pissed at me
and you feel like maybe this will make us even
because you know it won't do the trick, Kate.
Look, it's Christmas.
Please.
Yeah, I oughta strangle you.
Why do you always take their side?
Just get in the fuckin' car.
Hey, just checkin' in.
How's the room?
It's okay.
Quiet.
Good, good.
Get some rest, okay? I'll see you tomorrow morning?
Yeah.
I love you, Angie.
I love you too, babygirl.
Really?
Where are you gonna spend the night?
What, Prior's?
Why don't you just wait until after dinner?
I'm makin' the turkey.
C'mon.
I'm not gonna make you pretend anymore, alright?
Fine, go.
Go to Prior's.
Go! Get out!
If anything happens to me--
My name is Annie Kowtok.
If anything happens to me--
What?
She's awake.
Hello?
Someone cut the power.
- What are you talkin' about? - Molina.
The hot one. Tsalal guys. Molina.
Okay, I thought it was a glitch in the video
but the power goes out.
- Are you drunk? - Well, it's the same in the Annie video.
You're gonna see it, that part where the power goes out?
It's the same M.O. in both cases.
Why would there be power in an ice cave?
I guess that is the right question.
Okay, where does that get us?
Someone put a generator there.
Well, you got Oliver Tagaq, the fucking equipment engineer guy.
He's got access to the emergency generator,
and he was defensive and hostile when we went to see him, right?
I can hear you thinkin'.
It's not crazy.
I'm gonna come pick you up in five.
Hell no! You're not goin' anywhere. You're wasted.
- I barely drink. - Yeah, clearly.
Alright, you pick me up then.
I'm not goin' to a suspect with my backup armed and shitfaced.
Well, you stay where you are and I'ma get Prior to come pick ya up.
Liz.
Come on, give the kid a break. It's Christmas Eve.
Prior's gonna come pick you up in 10 minutes.
- Alright, should we hit it? - Yeah.
Hey, you want me to bring this gal? She's still got a little life in her.
Nah, we're good.
Yep.
Hey, Chief. I put out the APB.
We got everybody lookin' out for Otis Heiss.
- What, is that Danvers? - Okay, I need you to go
- to Navarro's. - Let me talk to her.
She's headed to the Nomad camps.
Suspects could be armed and dangerous,
- and she needs backup. - Jesus Christ, Liz.
Kid's got a family! It's Christmas Eve, for Christ's sake.
I wouldn't ask you unless I really needed you.
Yeah, I know.
That's my boy.
- Like that? - Yeah.
Sorry, freshman.
She was drunk, right?
Hammered. She was so fucking drunk.
Jesus, why are we even doing this?
She's onto something.
Mr. Tagaq? It's Evangeline Navarro, Alaska Police.
Open, please.
Mr. Tagaq?
This feels a lot like--
You need an order to go into a man's house.
When did he leave?
The day after you came.
We were supposed to go seal hunting.
Do you have any idea what this is?
Fuck.
One sec!
Bye, guys.
What is that?
Hi.
Are you drunk?
So what?
Did you drive here?
Don't judge me.
Come here.
- Hi. - Hi.
Have you been workin' on your Hollywood smile?
Is this for your campaign posters?
Stop it.
Or what? Where are you gonna send me that's
further away than Ennis?
What, to the North Pole with Santa?
It's funny, when I sent you here, I was tryna help you.
You were a fuckin' mess.
That's not why you sent me here.
You were scared I was gonna take your job.
Okay. You want the truth?
You were a better cop than me, from day one.
But you were terrible with people, and after...
What? What?
Go on. Say it.
...Jake and Holden, it got worse.
Bullshit.
What, are you sayin' I got too emotional?
No, you just got fucking shittier.
Told people they sucked at their jobs.
It's 'cause they sucked at their jobs.
Nobody wanted to work with you, Liz.
Nobody wants to work with you now.
You're still a fuckin' mess.
Take a look around. It's Christmas Eve and you're here bustin' my balls.
Yeah, and you're here, too, bustin' mine, aren't ya?
Liz, Liz!
Do not fuckin' drive.
Fuck off, Ted.
Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that I tried
What's the sense of hurting my pride?
I really can't stay
Baby, it's cold outside
- Hello. - Evangeline Navarro?
This is Lieutenant James Ingram
from the Alaska Coast Guard.
I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Is everything okay?
Yeah.
Go be with your family.
- You sure? - Yeah, go.
I'm sorry.
You're not.
- What do you want me to do? - I want you to let me sleep.
Why don't you just say it?
That I ruined your life and you didn't wanna have the baby.
Bitch.
- Why the fuck you let her leave? - What?
Ma'am, you can't come in here after hours.
My sister, Julia Navarro, we checked her in earlier today,
and you just let her walk out the fucking door?
If you want, I--
Here, let me check in the system.
What are you checkin'? She's not fuckin' here!
Are you listening?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
You don't even know she's fuckin' gone?
Are you kidding me?
On your computer, does it say how the fuck
a mentally unstable patient just fuckin' disappears?
Ma'am, this isn't a detention center. It's a voluntary facility.
Well, it's a shit fuckin' facility.
You just let people fuckin' die! What the fuck?
Are you fuckin' kiddin' me?
Hey! We've done nothin'!
Just havin' a nice--
You motherfucker!
Hey, hey! Fuck!
Fuck you!
Get up.
Evangeline?
Jesus fuckin' Christ! What the fuck happened?
Nothing.
You should see the other guys.
Shit. Slow. Slow. Slow.
Holy Christ.
You lost a fucking tooth? Just stay still, just stay still.
Alright, let me see. How's this?
Let me see that hand. What's goin' on? Here?
No, don't.
What is this?
I don't know what it is.
Ah, fuck!
Oliver Tagaq left it for us.
- Wait... - I'm just-- It's gonna sting.
Okay, yeah. Stay still.
Okay.
Why are you alone?
My brother went to Disneyland with all the kids,
- so I'm-- - No.
In life.
I'm not.
Yeah, you are alone.
I'm alone, Danvers is alone, Rose.
Hey, hey.
G, baby, baby.
You're not. You're not alone.
Okay?
Nah. Yeah. Forget it.
Fucking Christmas, right?
Since you're here,
I knew that you were gonna come.
And I've been thinking, you know, you and me...
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no, Qavvik, listen-- - I really think that we can--
Fuck!
- It's good. It's done, it's done! - Fuck!
- It's done. - Fuck you, Qavvik!
Fuck you! Fuck!
Fuck!
Fuck, fuck!
It's okay, it's okay.
Baby, it's good. It's gonna be okay.
It's okay.
Peekaboo!
I see you.
Ah, your face. What happened?
What happened to you?
Well, was it Tagaq?
- Hey, is Prior okay? - He's good.
Hey, what the fuck with the boots in the house?
Oliver Tagaq is gone. He was gone when we got there.
Think he knew we were comin'?
He left this.
- Fuck. - What?
It was a stone with the spiral on it.
You lost it?
Yes, I did. Alright?
And I also had a rough night, okay?
Oh, alright. Here, sit down.
Did you sleep down here?
- Maybe. - Where's Leah?
Fuck's sake.
Tell my mommy...
What?
Is this his?
Holden's?
I don't know what weird-ass shit you're thinkin'
but just stop it.
Dead people are dead.
Danvers--
No, there's no heaven, there's no hell,
there's no ghosts fucking beyond.
There's nobody out there just waiting for us, watching us.
Then why do you keep that around?
There! Happy?
Okay, there's nothin' except us.
We're here, Navarro.
Okay? Alone.
The dead are gone.
Fucking gone.
My sister killed herself last night.
What?
Just walked out into the sea. Just walked.
She kept goin' until she fell into the freezing ocean
and drowned.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Her body's coming today.
Her dead body.
They diagnosed her with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
borderline personality.
You wanna know what was really wrong with her?
- Oh, yeah. Don't, don't, don't-- - It takes us one by one.
And you know who's next?
Hey, listen to me.
You're an intelligent woman.
- You don't have to believe that stuff. - I failed her, Liz.
You don't understand. It's a curse.
My mother had it too. Something calls us and we follow.
- Stop it. - And it's calling me now.
- Stop it! - No.
- Stop it! - She's calling.
Alright, you're doin' the thing that you did with Wheeler.
Okay? Where you're seein' something. You saw something in that room.
No, I didn't.
Yeah, you did.
I was there.
Now you saw something in that room.
It was a ghost or some kinda spirit.
You saw somethin'.
I saw nothing.
You're a liar.
- What, Prior? - Hey, Chief?
We just got a call in.
Some fishermen spotted something near the dredge.
Wait, I'm gonna send you the photo.
We already checked the dredges. Clark wasn't there.
He's probably been moving around.
Dredge is a good place to hide.
You ever seen them when they were still working?
- When you were little? - The dredges? Yeah.
They were amazing.
Then the fucking things just got abandoned.
It's still out there rotting,
forgotten.
Aren't we all?
Clark!
Stop!
Evangeline...
Navarro?
Stop where you are! Ennis Police!
Fucker.
Raymond Clark?
Hands over your head.
Let me see your hands!
Slowly.
Otis?
Otis Heiss?
Leave me alone.
Who gave you that coat?
Was it Raymond Clark?
Otis? Did he give you that coat?
Otis?
Talk to me.
Where's Raymond Clark?
He's gone. He went back down to hide.
Where is he hiding?
Navarro?
Navarro.
Where you been? I've been lookin' for you everywhere.
Otis, where is he hiding?
He's hiding in the Night Country.
We're all in the Night Country now.