She stumbles back. The water ripples in a perfect circle. Then a hand — pale, elongated — breaks the surface, holding Maddie’s silver locket.
COLDWATER
Her deputy, LEO (20s, eager, green), bursts in. We got another one. This time it’s a local. He drops a photo: MADDIE FROST (17, rebellious, haunted eyes). Last seen at the lake. EXT. COLDWATER LAKE – DAWN coldwater s01e01 brrip
SHERIFF ELLA RAYNE (40s, tired, sharp-eyed) sips burnt coffee. Her desk holds missing person reports — four in two weeks. All transients. None from Coldwater itself. She stumbles back
A submerged face opens its eyes. It smiles with too many teeth. COLDWATER Her deputy, LEO (20s, eager, green), bursts in
Fog skims the water like breath. Ella stands on the dock where Maddie’s jacket hangs on a post — neatly folded. No struggle. No footprints.
Ella searches. Finds a journal. Last entry: "I hear it calling. It sounds like Dad."