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But how come it rains?
Well, when the air is warmer like in the spring,
it is rain instead of snow.
So Hail Storm can't fight in the spring?
Is he the one made of ice?
No, that's Glacier.
Hail Storm shoots icicles.
I'll put it by the fence.
Whose car is that?
I don't know.
Wait. That's Samuel.
You got a new car?
Yup. Traded my old one.
Guy gave me an unbelievable deal.
Hey, kiddo.
- I made a rain gauge. - Cool.
Figured we'd celebrate with a big breakfast.
- French toast and eggs? - Sounds great.
Can I go outside?
I want to test my rain gauge out.
Yes. Put on your jacket
and don't leave the yard, Caleb.
Okay.
And Jamie says if we want to use reclaimed wood,
he has some in his barn we can use.
How does that sound?
Samuel?
- Where'd you go? - Bathroom.
And tell Jamie yes.
I'll come by and get it tomorrow.
Still can't believe you got a new car.
Very impulsive.
Kinda like it.
I've been thinking about it forever and I figured...
You know, why not?
Life's too short.
I forgot eggs! Wanna hit the store?
Nah.
You can ride in my new Jeep!
Your mom said it was okay.
Can I get a treat?
Definitely.
Come on.
Grandma.
Thanks for doing this.
Not a problem.
I love Tali and it's a part of my job, so...
Here we go.
This is Riley.
So what am I dealing with here?
Well, he's not grade.
But he's not purebred, either. Sort of in the middle.
On the younger side with great potential.
He's perfect for Tali.
How much?
I think I have a rate sheet around here somewhere
if you want to see it.
Sarah, I want to apologize for the other day.
No, no, no.
No, I overstepped and I got it wrong, but,
you know, Tali's gonna be here a lot
and I just don't want it to be awkward between us.
You didn't get it wrong.
I didn't?
No, you just
you caught me off-guard and I reacted in the moment.
I understand.
I don't understand.
Right.
Here's the deal.
I'm just coming off of a breakup
from a very bad relationship.
It's part of the reason I moved here, and
- I'm sorry. - Don't be.
It was the right thing to do. I'm glad I did it.
But then I started to find my footing again
and the last thing I was expecting was...
You.
I'm not saying no, Jess.
Ask me again.
Would you consider having dinner with me?
Yes.
- Got the call last night. - Packed my bags, hit the Acela.
Here I am.
- Where you coming from? - Counter-terrorism in DC.
How many wiretaps did you have to sit on?
Too many. Trust me.
Started out in LAPD gang unit for six years.
Soon as a temporary call of duty came out
for Fugitive Task Force, I jumped at it.
I always wanted to work with the best of the best.
My supervisor put in a good word for me with Jesse.
What?
It's Jess or Boss.
I'd go with Boss.
- 'Scuse me. - I'm sorry.
Hey, Barnes. Check this out.
Hana must really miss us.
Good, you're here.
- You meet everybody? - Yes, sir.
Clinton's assignment got extended.
Agent Ortiz is gonna join us.
He comes very highly recommended,
so let's make him feel welcome.
I just wanna say that
Barnes, what have we got?
I just read the Amber Alert.
Two female victims,
Caroline Vaughter
and her 89-year-old grandmother, Amanda.
Stabbed to death in their home in rural Maine.
EMS responded to a Life Alert call.
Notified local PD.
Caroline has an eight-year-old son, Caleb.
He's missing.
Child Abduction Rapid Deployment called the Director
and asked for all hands.
Stranger kidnappings are rare.
What about the father? Is he in the picture?
Died two years ago.
Sheriffs found a black Jeep abandoned in a parking lot
ten miles from the house.
Registered to a Dean Judd in Portland.
He wasn't home. Not answering his cell.
- Criminal record? - No.
That's why they think it's stolen.
Prints are all over it and at the Vaughter's house
belonging to this guy.
Samuel Smith.
BOLOs already out on him and his 2008 Pontiac.
In the system for a juvie arrest
for involuntary manslaughter.
Denny Straight, eight years old,
was found drowned in a lake near Augusta.
Samuel was arrested, never charged.
Any connections between Samuel and the victims
or the boy?
Not that I can find.
No ransom note, either.
This isn't about money.
How old was Samuel when he was arrested?
- Looks like 14. - 14.
Teenage years are when some pedophiles realize
they're attracted to children.
Denny was eight. Same age as Caleb.
So are we thinking we're dealing with a sexual predator?
Every parent's worst nightmare.
Let's get to Maine.
You and Ortiz get to the crime scene.
Barnes and I'll hit Samuel's last known.
And call Isobel. Tell her we need the G5.
You guys have a plane? Nice.
Pro tip for the ride to the airport?
New guy gets in the back seat.
Bag. You're gonna need it.
I thought we were going to the store.
We will.
Just let me do a few things here first.
You said I could get a treat.
You'll get your treat, Caleb.
You just have to be patient.
- You okay, LA? - Yeah. Why?
Well, you still got that puffy parka on.
I'm freezing my ass, man.
It snows in DC, but this is next-level.
What do we got?
ERT sent us photos of tire tracks by the abandoned Jeep.
Yeah? Let me see.
Well, that's a bust.
They'll never be able to print those.
Sure we will.
We got sharp edges with debris in them.
These are fresh.
What you know about tracks?
Isn't LA one big, concrete freeway?
I used to hunt with my uncles in North Texas.
Dirt, mud, snow. Not much different.
What'd you hunt?
Feral pigs.
- Really? - Yeah.
I wasn't real interested in hunting something
that couldn't fight back.
Well, you make a mistake hunting pigs,
you miss out on some bacon.
You make a mistake over here, people die.
Yeah. Thanks for clearing that up.
Samuel's place reminds me of my Grandma Lottie's.
Only thing missing is a jar of ribbon candy
stuck together since the '70s.
Church was a big deal.
If you didn't show up, you better be dying.
My father had the same philosophy about the racetrack.
Lots of commentary about the Bible here.
Leviticus, Judges, Ezra. All Old Testament.
"No one can enter the Kingdom of God
unless they are born of water and the Spirit."
John 3:5.
His parents had Samuel late in life.
Could've been an oopsie baby.
- When did they die? - 13 years ago.
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