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[Setting: Bus en route to Blackwood Pines. Hayden is sitting alone in a bus, watching a video on his phone. He's wearing a black leather jacket and a red shirt.]
Radio: Today is the one year anniversary of the dreadful tragedy that took place on Mount Prescott... Sheriff David Madsen who was in charge of the investigation...
David: Yeah uh, thanks for having me Marty.
Radio: ...listeners an update on Kate and Rachel... the best friends who are still missing...
David: One year ago tonight the girls left the safety of the Prescott lodge and headed out into a snow storm...
Radio: ...foul play?...
David: Not officially, but I believe so. There is one man who is a prime suspect, his whereabouts are currently unknown but we will find him. He has a troubling history with the Prescott family...
David: ...He'd warned them against pursuing their construction project... and he claimed the land was "sacred" to his forefathers.
Radio: You know there is still the old Sanatorium on the mountain. Could he be hiding there?
David: My officers searched the grounds but...the... the girls couldn't have made it that far...
Radio: Something about that mountain seems to breed tragic events.
David: More than you know boy.
Radio: Well thank you for joining us, David... to all the Prescott's tonight... their son Nathan on this, the anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of their daughter Kate and her friend Rachel Amber.
[The video switches to Nathan recording a message to his friends.]
Nathan: Well Hello friends and fans... alright let's do that again...
[Nathan goes up and zooms the camera in.]
Nathan: Alright. Well hello friends and fans! It's beyond awesome to have you guys all back this year. Um first off, I gotta say I am super excited to welcome all my pals back to the annual Arcadia Bay winter getaway! Yahhhh!
Nathan: So, um... Let me just let you know, let's take a moment to address the "elephant in the room" for a second... I know you're all probably worried about me... and I know it's gonna be tough on all of us going back after what happened last year... but – I just want you all to know... it means... it means so much to me that we're doing this. And I ... I know it would mean so much to Kate and Rachel that we're all still here together, and are thinking of them.
Nathan: I really want to spend some quality time with each and every one of you and share some moments that we'll never forget, for the sake of my sister and my... Rachel, you know? Okay... so!
Nathan: Let's party like we're fucking porn stars, okay? And make this one trip we will never forget, alright? Yes!
[The opening credits roll, featuring the song "Mt. Washington" by the Local Natives.]