Tracker is an exciting American action drama television series brought to life by the creative mind of Ben H. Winters. The show draws inspiration from the thrilling novel, The Never Game, written by the talented Jeffery Deaver. Tracker follows charming investigator and survivor of a traumatic life Colter Shaw, who traverses America in his trusty RV to solve the next crime. Shaw helps police and civilians solve complex crimes and mysteries using his tracking skills. He’s not bashful about taking the big money if he solves a case. Shaw’s next case might change everything after years on the road and a great record.
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The episode begins with Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) trying to save Jessie, who was injured in a mountain accident and cannot move. He tries to reassure Jessie by going on and on about her chances of survival if she just listens to him. After saving Jessie, Colter searches for the $50K reward.
After returning to his Airstream, Colter video chats with Teddi Burin (Robin Weigert) and Velma Burin (Abby McEnany), his pals and coworkers who assist him locate new jobs. Job-hunting has been ongoing. They also tell Colter had a “old friend” called to find him. When someone calls again, Colter tells them to disregard it since he knows precisely who it is. A number that he has previously ignored keeps popping up on his phone.
The 14-year-old boy’s whereabouts, along with his presumed biological father, are now Colter’s concern. To find their son, he meets with his mother and stepfather. In a later conversation, Gil’s mom reveals that her son has been seeing his biological father, but that her current husband is unaware of this fact because she fears it will hurt his feelings.
In a short flashback, Colter remembers a rock climbing adventure he had with his dad when his dad taught him to keep his cool under pressure. Once Colter is back in the present, he contacts his hacker friend Bob Exley (Eric Graise) for assistance in locating Gil’s father’s old phone. Another call from the mystery number triggers another youthful flashback. In front of Colter and his brother, his father slapped his younger sister and then stormed out of the house.
Colter reads Gil and his father’s texts and discovers they are scheduled to meet at Burger Bin. After refusing to be granted access to the surveillance cameras, Colter takes refuge in the manager’s office while his coworkers contact the authorities. After discovering that the man in the photo isn’t his father, he obtains a snapshot of Gil meeting him at the restaurant. Teddie and Velma try to secure the services of any available lawyer to aid in his release while he is being booked into jail. Reenie Green has a personal past with Colter. She reluctantly lets him go, and the unknown number texts him again with something important.
It doesn’t take long for Bob to phone Colter and break the news that Eddie, Gil’s dad, has deceased. He explores further and presents Eddie’s old acquaintances with a photo of the man who abducted Gil. The narrative goes like this: Eddie claimed to have hidden a large sum of money in the woods, where he and his kid used to go camping, and he told everyone about it. Jack plainly went Gil out to discover money, which never existed. He and Gil’s persuade the local authorities to let him keep investigating the matter before they become overly engaged.
Colter discusses his father with a local cop on the way to the woods. During Colter’s childhood, he led the family on a nomadic lifestyle in the woods. In a flashback that plays as he describes his dad, we see the two of them learning to hunt, track, and survive in the wilderness. Colter and Russell shaw’s younger sister were attacked by their father, prompting Russell (Mathew Nelson-Mahood) to attempt to defend himself. He ran out alone, so Russell went looking. Colter discovered his father’s lifeless body at the base of a cliff when he returned to their location at a later time. Russell seems to have killed him.
Present day Colter discovers Gil bound and gagged in the bed of Jack’s pickup vehicle as he hikes up a mountain route. Despite his best efforts to persuade Jack to accompany Gil, the latter becomes frightened when the police helicopter arrives sooner than expected. This starts a mountain descent chase. Colter gets into the truck’s back and protects Gil while Jack flees the police. Jack dies in the standoff. While the pickup truck is about to tumble off a cliff, Colter and Gil manage to jump into the river.
Before continuing on to his next assignment, Colter visits a remote cottage, where he discovers the grave of his father. His mother talks to him outside. He opens out about his older brother Russell being the caller. When he questions his mom about it, she warns him against answering and says “Block that number.”
