It has been a protracted wait, however effectively into Season 2 of the CBS sequence Tracker, the Colter household thriller is lastly being addressed once more. It was only a brief opening scene in Season 2, Episode 19, “Guidelines of the Recreation,” however the story was revisited with a teaser on the finish of the episode. That is the primary time questions in regards to the loss of life of Colter’s (Justin Hartley) father, Ashton (Lee Tergesen), have been introduced up since Season 2, Episode 2, “Ontological Shock.”
Marking the return of Melissa Roxburgh’s Dory, Colter’s youthful sister, they lastly discover what was in that field of belongings that household pal Lizzy (Jennifer Morrison) gave to Dory. The 2 additionally theorize about what may have occurred that fateful day when their father was discovered lifeless.
Tracker
- Launch Date
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February 11, 2024
- Community
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CBS
- Showrunner
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Elwood Reid
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Justin Hartley
Colter Shaw
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The Newest Developments in Colter’s Household Thriller in ‘Tracker’
The episode begins with Colter in his trailer along with his sister, visiting her whereas passing by way of city. She introduced a field of their father’s belongings, which outdated household pal Lizzy had given her after their mom handed away. She asks Colter if he desires to undergo it now or after she leaves, realizing her brother and his lone wolf methods. Dory claims to have already gone by way of it herself, however she solely discovered analysis and notes. “There was no smoking gun,” she advises. Nevertheless, she mentions that his work on zero-point vitality was spectacular and “approach forward of the curve.” As a science professor herself, Dory is aware of what she’s speaking about.
“Was he onto one thing?” Colter asks. She signifies that it was way back, so it’s attainable. Whereas the point out might sound insignificant, this might show important to the thriller. Zero-point vitality pertains to quantum mechanics and the potential to make use of this vitality in sensible conditions. It’s simple to see how if Ashton made some breakthrough, he may find yourself within the authorities’s crosshairs.
Dory admits that whereas their dad was a genius, she claims he was “form of shedding his thoughts on the finish, there.” Colter recollects their dad speaking about individuals making an attempt to steal his concepts, however he thinks possibly their dad was proper. He suggests this could possibly be why he gave the field to Lizzy’s mother for safekeeping. She labored in materials sciences, and Colter’s idea is that Ashton may need been pressuring her to do one thing along with his analysis as a result of, by that point, he had misplaced all his educational credibility.
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“I can’t assist pondering there’s one thing in that field that’s related to what occurred to Dad the night time he died,” says Colter. He then tells Dory in regards to the “authorities spook” he and Russell (Jensen Ackles) bumped into some time again, referencing the occasions in Season 2, Episode 2, “Ontological Shock.” “What if Dad wasn’t paranoid?” Colter asks his little sister. “What if his analysis acquired him killed?” These are the questions followers have been asking ever since.
On the finish of the episode, Colter is again in his trailer after fixing yet one more case and decides to undergo the field. He rifles by way of the papers with analysis he doesn’t perceive, picks up just a few random objects, together with a field with small rocks, then grabs a pocket book. He finds a tiny piece of paper hidden, tucked into the backbone. It has a telephone quantity written on it.
Colter grabs his telephone and calls the quantity, but it surely’s out of service. It’s possible solely a matter of time earlier than Colter contacts Bobby (Eric Graise) to do some digging and discover out who the telephone quantity was related to prior to now. Realizing Bobby, he can hint the quantity in file time, which is able to convey Colter one step nearer to discovering out what actually occurred. Given how this episode drives the thriller ahead, even when the moments have been just a few minutes complete, this might imply that the remainder of the season will focus extra closely on the overarching Colter household thriller.
The Historical past of the Thriller in ‘Tracker’
Whereas Tracker covers totally different instances in each episode, one overarching thriller has loomed because the starting. In flashbacks, followers be taught that Colter’s father moved him and the household to stay off the grid when he was an adolescent. There, Colter realized the survival expertise which have change into important to his job immediately as an grownup. It’s additionally possible the explanation he selected this occupation.
Colter’s father was a revered professor, however he grew more and more paranoid, believing that somebody was after him. A superb thoughts, it’s unclear what sort of labor he was doing or what he had found, if something. In the future, when Colter went on the lookout for his father, who had abruptly run off, he discovered him lifeless on the backside of a cliff. Colter all the time felt his brother Russell had killed their father since he noticed Russell peering over the sting of the cliff when he appeared up after discovering their dad. However this was debunked years later when Russell confirmed as much as clear his title. He assured Colter he had nothing to do with their father’s loss of life, and mentioned he recalled seeing another person within the woods that day.
The plot thickens with regards to Colter’s mom, Mary (Wendy Crewson), who appears adamant that Colter keep away from his older brother. But it surely doesn’t appear as if she thinks Russell is harmful, however slightly that he would possibly say one thing he shouldn’t. In Season 1, Episode 2, “Missoula,” Mary calls Colter, satisfied somebody had damaged into his father’s outdated workplace. However nothing comes of the storyline.
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Later, when working a case for an outdated household pal whose daughter went lacking in Season 1, Episode 13, “The Storm,” Colter learns from Lizzy that his father and her mom have been having an affair. Lizzy says Ashton had come to go to her mom simply earlier than his loss of life, and so they had argued. After her mom’s passing, she discovered a field of Ashton’s belongings. Not sure of what to do with it, she gave it to Dory. That story, nevertheless, fell chilly since Colter hadn’t seen Dory once more till this newest episode.
The following time the household historical past is introduced up in Season 2, Episode 2, “Ontological Shock,” Reenie (Fiona Rene) calls Russell for assist when Colter goes lacking whereas working a case. He finds his brother and helps him save a person who, whereas looking for aliens, stumbled on a secret authorities black website. When leaving, the abductor tells Russell that he is aware of who he’s and that the household has a protracted historical past of getting within the authorities’s approach. He additionally advises that his father “requested too many questions.” As soon as once more, this storyline has been deserted till now. The following time Colter mentions his household is throughout dinner with Reenie. He talks about his father’s “episodes” and alludes to the truth that issues weren’t simple along with his father as soon as he had gotten worse along with his paranoia.
With these new developments, which have been a very long time coming, followers can’t wait to learn the way all of it shapes up. The hope is that the following episodes will see the return of Ackles as Russell, Morrison as Lizzy, and Crewson as Mary. Whereas it initially appeared as if Dory is perhaps hiding one thing, this newest alternate means that she desires to depart the previous prior to now, as she initially informed Colter. The others, nevertheless, may not be revealing every part they know. As soon as they notice Colter is trying into it, extra truths might lastly come to gentle.
Whoever was on the finish of that quantity when Ashton died may maintain the important thing. Followers hope the reply comes within the subsequent episode, or a minimum of by the top of this season. Tracker has already been renewed for Season 3. Stream Tracker on Paramount+.