Harlan Coben's Shelter

Previously on Shelter...

Dylan Shakes, missing kid from Kasselton.

Ashley Kent, missing kid from Kasselton.

What does one have to do with the other?

Mrs. Kent, your daughter, Ashley, is she okay?

We lost Ashley, but I will find her.

You've done enough.

Is this where you buried him?

We think whoever did this

kidnapped our friend.

We have no idea where Ashley is.

Okay, look, I'm gonna tell you what I told the police,

and then I want you gone.

The man who did this to my husband,

he had a tattoo on his face.

That doesn't belong to you.

An octopus.

Stop right there!

This year's musical is Phantom of the Opera.

I'm gonna destroy his world.

Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck!

Surprise.

Didn't you have, like, a thing with my dad?

In fact, we were a thing.

And you were friends with my mom.

Best friends.

You're not answering my texts.

You're ignoring me at school. What's your deal?

I can't believe I could even talk...

- I was joking. - Get the fuck away from me!

- Guys. - Oh, they clearly knew

the combination to Ashley's locker.

Oh, my God. Mickey is gonna shit.

You're Lizzy Sobek.

You said my dad is still alive.

Holy shit.

Dad.

Oh, go fuck yourself!

Uh, what are... what are you doing?

I'm going to school.

Right.

Good.

That's good.

You know, you look a little red.

It's a... it's a genetic thing, okay?

From... from exercising.

I didn't even know you exercised.

You know, what is with the 800 questions?

I didn't even ask one.

- You good? - Yeah, of course. Of course.

Why... why wouldn't I be?

I'll see you at the basketball pancake thing.

Basketball pancake thing.

Yeah. Yeah. Mm-hmm. I'll meet you there.

Yeah.

All good?

Yeah.

Great.

Yeah.

There's no way they're the same person.

It's the same exact guy.

They even have the same scar.

But how?

There's no way a Nazi from the 1940s

that killed Bat Lady's dad is now a paramedic in California.

No, it's just like... all the retinol in the world

couldn't keep a face this young, right?

So you don't believe me.

No, I believe that you believe it.

It's just, like... it's not possible.

He had a butterfly tattoo.

And my dad recognized him.

Yeah, but you only remembered that,

like, an hour ago.

What?

Mickey, you're just seeing what you wanna see.

Do you feel the same way?

Um...

yeah, I mean, memory's a really weird thing, right?

I mean, when I was younger,

I was really completely convinced

that I was an extra on The Wire.

But then I got older and I realized

that I wasn't even alive when the show came out.

It was a real shock to my system.

So you both think I'm crazy.

- No. Not at all, Mickey. - No.

That's not what we're saying at all.

Sure sounds like it.

Yeah, we're the bad guys, Mickey,

not the batshit old lady

that thinks she's Terminator Anne Frank.

She's done nothing but fuck with you.

Okay. Okay.

I'm just gonna get a photo for the murder board.

- Oh, come on, man. - Just for the...

- I'm not... - You can't get mad at us now.

- We're just being logical. - Whatever.

Where are you going?

We actually have something really important to show you,

and it's about Ashley.

Wait, yeah, no, you're gonna shit and piss and throw up.

It's really good.

It's...

We gotta talk to Rachel.

I'll talk to Rachel.

But Mickey... Mickey... Mickey...

Send me that video.

That wasn't very nice of you, Ema.

What, so you believe him?

It doesn't really matter.

We're all friends.

Send me the photo.

We gotta talk.

Yeah. Of course.

Is everything okay?

I don't know.

Why'd you clear out Ashley's locker?

Uh, this is actually my locker.

You know what I'm talking about.

I don't, though.

Okay, look,

I know you're coming from a good place and all,

okay, but you need to drop it, Mickey.

Tell me what the hell is going on.

Can you just, like, let this go?

Just let it go. Please, just trust me.

You know what happened to Ashley.

Okay, um... um, just meet me at my house later,

and I'll tell you everything.

- You're kidding, right? - No, I'm not kidding.

- I'm serious. Not here. - Fine. When?

I don't know. Like, 6:00.

Troy?

Troy.

- Hi. - Hi.

Look...

I'm really, really sorry about last night.

Yeah, it was really fucked up.

I know. There's just...

there's just a lot going on right now.

- Okay? - Then just tell me about it

rather than freaking the fuck out at me.

I know. I know.

And what are you doing talking to Bolitar anyway?

Like, what is hap...

Not to be toxic or anything,

but it's really cute when you get jealous.

- Yeah, I'm always cute. - Mm-hmm.

Stop right there!

Get the fuck away from me!

Welcome to the Kasselton High School

basketball orientation breakfast.

My boy!

Grab some food, take a seat,

and we'll be starting in a minute.

Can I go home now?

What the hump is up, my Camels?

We love you, Troy's mom!

As Team Mom to this year's Humping Camels,

I would like to open by giving a shout-out

to an extra special guest that we have with us today.

Is it Buck?

Uh, no, it is not Buck.

Aw, damn it!

This person was the point guard to my center

and Kasselton Camels' all-time leading scorer.

Please give a hoofy holler to my former teammate,

Shira Bolitar!

Thanks. Thanks. Thank you.

Thank you.

So, Shira, maybe you have a few words of advice

for our team about your time here as a Camel.

Oh, it's completely unnecessary.

Come on, speech!

Come on, Shira.

Come on up here and show 'em how it's done.

Come on.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Um...

Basketball.

I know, right? Me?

I'm... petite.

But, you know, I'm... short but mighty!

Uh, yeah.

Uh, I'm here with my nephew,

also really great at basketball too.

Um, yeah.

So it was a lot of good times

in the gym

and a whole lot of memories.

Shh, stop.

So...

You will win some,

and you will lose some.

But in the end, none of that stuff matters.

It's the connections that you will make

with one another.

That's the stuff that lasts.