Chloe heads straight for her dad’s arms.
Chloe
Oh my God, Dad, stop. I told you not to call me that anymore.
Matt
Sorry, no can do. Would you prefer Punkin?
Then Chloe pulls out of the hug, whispering in his ear.
Chloe
I’m so glad you’re here.
Matt turns and looks into Helen’s face.
Helen struggles to find her voice.
Helen met Matt in the police academy.
They had a fling, but then Helen became pregnant with Chloe.
Helen and Matt got married for the sake of their daughter.
Shortly after Chloe was born, though,
They just weren’t ready for marriage.
Matt remarried his childhood sweetheart a year after divorcing Helen.
But he divorced her two years ago.
Matt
Hi Helen. You look surprised to see me.
Matt
But Anna asked me to come.
Matt
I have some time coming, so I took the rest of the week off.
Anna
Thanks, Matt. It means a lot.
Matt continues to look at Helen,
Helen
Yes, thanks for coming, Matt.
Chloe
Dad, I know you and Mom can find Trevor together.
Chloe
Should we go out and look for him now?
Matt is a detective in the Twin Cities.
He and Helen used to cross paths at the station.
The two have stayed friendly, if somewhat distant.
That’s the way Helen has wanted it.
Helen
I think it would be best if we all got some sleep first.
Helen
Matt, I guess it’s too late for you to get a hotel.
Chloe
Mom! A hotel? It’s Dad!!
Helen keeps her eyes fixed on her ex-husband.
Helen
You can sleep on the couch. I’ll get some blankets for you.
Helen
Anna, you can sleep in my room with me.
Helen
I’ll call the police station first thing in the morning.
Helen
And find out what’s going on.
But when they get to Helen’s room, neither Anna nor Helen can stop worrying.
Anna
Helen, I’m so sorry to bring you back into a case like this.
Anna
With you still recovering from your injury.
Helen
I’d ask the same of you if it were Chloe.
Helen
We’d both do anything for our kids.
Anna
We would. But right now, can we talk about something else?
Anna
Trevor is all I’ve been talking, thinking and crying about for the last 12 hours.
Helen
Okay, what do you want to talk about?
Anna
You. How’s your leg? It seems a lot better.
Helen
It is. The limp is almost gone.
Helen
The doctor says it’ll be back to normal in about three months.
Anna
Do you think you’ll go back to the force then?
Helen
I don’t know. The whole thing was so traumatic.
Helen
I was just doing my job.
Helen
But I might switch to a career that’s less dangerous.
Helen
Like accounting, maybe.
Anna
Ha! If I know you, you’re going to want to jump back into the action.
Anna
And what about your love life?
Anna
Have you met any men up here lately?
Helen
Wait a minute, that’s not true.
Helen
There’s the cashier at the coffee shop. He’s been flirting with me.
Helen
I think he’s about 20. He has a man bun.
Anna
Maybe you should go for it.
Helen
But I’m old enough to be his mother! I think I’ll pass.
Anna
And what about Matt?
Helen
I wish you’d stop trying to get us back together.
Anna
Matt should never have married that woman.
Anna
And he’s matured a lot since the police academy.
Anna
Plus he looks much better too.
Anna
You can’t tell me you haven’t noticed.
Helen
Okay, yes! I’ve noticed. And so have a lot of other women, apparently.
Helen
I hear things from my former colleagues.
Helen
Hasn’t he been dating that gorgeous paralegal?
Anna
He just sees those women because…
Anna
Because he thinks he can’t have you.
Helen
That’s wishful thinking on your part.
Helen
Can we try to get some sleep now, Anna?
Helen
We need to have plenty of energy tomorrow.
Anna
You’re right. Goodnight.
At 3 a.m., Helen wakes up again.
She slips out of bed without waking Anna.
Helen
Matt, are you awake?
Helen
Me neither. I can’t wait around anymore.
Helen
I’m going out to the lodge.
Helen
Do you want to come with me?
Matt pulls aside his blanket and jumps off the couch.
He went to sleep in his clothes.
Helen
Not quite. You’d better bring your gun.
Matt and Helen move swiftly and quietly,
But once they’re in the car, they talk.
Helen
Matt, can I tell you something in confidence?
Helen
That you won’t repeat to Anna?
Matt
Of course. What is it?
Helen
It’s just…sometimes I wonder about Trevor’s innocence.
Helen
This whole situation looks really bad for him.
Helen
If he didn’t kill Frank Cassidy, why would he be hiding?
Matt
I have to admit, I agree with you there. It does look suspicious.
Matt
But then I think back to that sweet kid who grew up with Chloe.
Matt
The one who went to all her birthday parties…
Matt
And helped her with her homework.
Matt
And I just can’t believe that guy would do something so terrible.
Helen
I really want him to be innocent, and safe.
Helen
For his sake and Anna’s.
Matt reaches over and massages Helen’s shoulders.
She leans into his touch.
She and Matt get out of the car after they pull up to the lodge.
There isn’t a police car in sight.
Helen
Let’s go out back, where Frank Cassidy was killed.
Helen
Maybe there’s some kind of clue out there.
They walk around the lodge to the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior.
There is a nearly full moon, and Helen can see Frank Cassidy’s blood,
Still glistening on the rocks.
The waves crash against the shore.
And then a shot rings out.
Helen
No idea—but we’d better find out.
Helen and Matt run along the shore toward the sound.
They soon find another body, bleeding onto the rocks.
It’s a man—and he’s dead.
Matt
Helen, do you know who this is?
Helen
No. I was afraid it was Trevor…
Helen
But I’ve never seen this guy in my life.
Then Helen and Matt hear a yell coming from outside a nearby cabin.
They run toward the sound and stop short.
They see Trevor on the ground.
And pointing a gun at him is…
