The Vanished

How ya doing back there, cutie?

You still sick? Gonna throw up?

A little.

We're almost there, sweetie.

What's the difference between Memorial Day

and Veterinarians Day?

- You mean Veterans Day! - Veteran.

- Veterans Day... - Veterans Day.

...is when we celebrate all the soldiers that fought for our country.

Memorial Day is the day we remember all the soldiers that died for our country.

Honey, your Daddy was a veteran.

He fought in the Gulf War.

There was a war over a gulf?

It's a place!

I'm glad you didn't die.

- Me too, cutie. - Me three!

Can we go fishing when we get there, Dad?

Oh, honey, when we get there,

I'm gonna hang that sign around my neck,

'cause you and me, we are gone fishing, sweetheart.

Can you put the worms on the hooks for me?

I hate the wormy part.

I got you covered!

- Are we ready? - Oh, God.

Hey, Lucky.

Went to heck, Dad.

Hold your horses!

Hey, yes, sir, I got a reservation.

Should be under Paul, Paul Michaelson.

How many?

Oh, just me, me and my wife. My wife, Wendy.

Mommy, my game's dead, do you have a charger?

Yeah, but just a sec, munch.

- And our daughter Taylor. - Yeah.

- How old's the kid? - Ten, and don't forget Lucky.

- Yeah, Lucky's our dog. - You better keep Lucky on a damn leash,

- or he's gonna be unlucky. - Right!

I'm gonna put you at site 10, right in front of the lake.

- Stick this on your dash. - Thank you.

- No loud music after 9. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - Stop by with a credit card.

- Okay. - My store closes at 6.

Checkout time's 11 sharp, or I'm gonna charge you another day.

You get a lot of people out here on Thanksgiving?

Hell, we're rather busy as ever.

We got 12 sites and you're 40 miles from the nearest town.

You're smack dab in the middle of Shitsville, USA.

You come here looking for a party, you're in the wrong place.

- Thank you! - Charming.

Come on, Lucky!

You good?

I guess so.

Hey, be sure to watch your head on the slide out this time!

Yeah, the nine stitches I got last time taught me that lesson, thank you!

And Taylor, be sure to put your fishing boots on,

we don't need an RV full of mud this time.

Okay, Mama!

Beautiful!

You want to go pay Grandpa while I finish hooking up here?

Sure, make me do the dirty work?

Yeah. Hey.

I'm really glad we're doing this.

You know? It was nice to get away.

Some family time.

It's gonna be good for us.

Good for Taylor too.

- Hon. - Yeah.

You just had your hands on the sewage pipe.

Shit.

Literally.

Hey, Taylor, put a jacket on, huh?

And feed the dog before we go to the lake, okay?

Tay!

Taylor!

Dad, you want me to feed Lucky before we go to the lake?

That would be great!

Hello?

Gotta watch out for those.

Yeah.

Man.

Nice hat.

Gone fishing.

Going fishing.

Yeah, I figured that.

Yeah.

Uh, taking my daughter out.

Aw.

So cute.

Quiet, Lucky!

She don't even really like fish.

I mean, she likes fish, just-just not eating them.

Except fish sticks, she'll eat those,

but, uh, we gotta tell her they're chicken nuggets.

Oh, master of deception.

When I have kids, I don't wanna ever lie.

There's no Santa Claus, no Easter bunny, no tooth fairy.

I mean, why start off life being lied to?

It's hard enough.

I don't know, it's...

I'm Miranda.

I'm Paul.

Been here long, Miranda?

Since yesterday.

Beautiful... here.

Lovely.

Lovely lake.

Yep, that's our bad boy next door.

It's a rental.

Oh, nice, yeah, you staying for Thanksgiving or...?

We might. It's so peaceful and quiet here.

That's what I hear.

Well, if we catch anything, you're welcome to come over for dinner.

Sure.

As long as my husband's invited.

Oh, my wife wouldn't have it any other way.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

How was it?

Expensive, 68 bucks a night!

- They don't even have cable. - Jesus.

Remember when we used to camp out with 15 bucks?

No. I don't.

Oh, yeah, worms are up too.

Jesus, expensive little fuckers.

And I thought the three of us could make s'mores tonight.

I love you.

Aw, I love you s'mores.

Mrs. Corn-Corny corn Paul came to town.

Oh, this is gonna be good.

Taylor is gonna love it here.

There's a swing set!

Yeah, look at that.

And look, there's even got some motorboats out here.

Oh, I don't know if that's a good idea.

You remember that dinner cruise we took on that boat?

- Oh, God. - You know, she projectile vomited all over that one.

Oh, God, I'd forgotten all about that, Jesus Christ.

That woman's face! Oh!

Christ, that was like something out of The Exorcist.

It was.

That woman's face.

Oh, shit.

- Hey, Lucky. No, no, no. - Hey, Lucky!

- What the hell are you doing out? - No, no, no, honey. You can't.

Honey, Taylor, you can't leave Lucky outside, babe!

He's gotta be on the leash!

Sweets, that old man is gonna get so mad!

Come on, kitten, it's getting cold out here!

We're gonna go if we're gonna go!

All right.

I am gonna make lunch while you guys are out fishing.

How long do you think you're gonna be?

I think we're gonna be maybe an hour,

something like that.

- Yeah. - You know.

Come on, Tay!

Taylor!

I hope she didn't get locked in the bathroom again.

Hey, Taylor!

Taylor, honey!

- She's not in there. - Huh?

- Paul. - What?

She's not in there.

Wendy... she has to be.

Taylor!

She's not.

- Taylor! - No, no, hey, hey, hey.

I'll find her.

Hey, Taylor!

Taylor!

What?

Hey!

- She's... - Paul, she's not in there.

Did she come out when I went up to the office?

I don't know.

I mean I was on the other side of the RV, I...

- Taylor! - I didn't hear her come out.

Taylor!

She's probably just hiding, right?

- Oh, hiding, huh? - She couldn't have gone far.

If she's hiding, she's gonna be in big trouble.

Here, here, the outhouse.

Taylor!

Taylor!

Taylor!

Paul?

Where is she?

She's... She's gotta be...

here somewhere.

- Where could she go? - Taylor!

- Check... - Taylor!

She's gotta be close by.

Taylor!

Taylor!

Hey, Tay!

Taylor, come out!

Taylor!

Taylor!

- We got a little girl... - They already filled me in before on the ride over.

Let's go the south and west end of the lake.