Episode 3: "The Truth Rises" In the final confrontation, Rourke races to save Emma and expose the Heritage Foundation's true nature. Sarah Porter reveals her grandmother's long game – gathering evidence to destroy the Foundation from within. As the conspiracy unravels, Cedar Hollow must face its dark past and choose between maintained perfection and difficult truth. The story culminates in the Foundation's exposure and the town's first steps toward genuine healing.

Episode 2: "Beneath the Surface" Trapped in the flooding tunnels beneath the warehouse district, Rourke and his allies confront Thomas Porter and Claire Bradley, uncovering the existence of the "protectors" – a secret group dedicated to maintaining Cedar Hollow's perfect image through any means necessary. As the water rises, Emma's research reveals a connection to a powerful organization called the Heritage Foundation, which has been orchestrating disappearances and deaths in small towns for decades.

During Cedar Hollow's Winter Festival, sixteen-year-old Emma Bradley disappears after discovering connections between last year's Porter murder and her grandfather's decades-old "accident." Detective Rourke follows a trail of clues leading to the old warehouse district, where Emma's research has uncovered dangerous secrets about the town's past. The episode culminates in the revelation that both deaths are connected to a larger conspiracy involving Cedar Hollow's most prominent families.