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[0:00] Unknown speaker: Have you ever been in such darkness that you couldn't see your own foot in front of you?

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[0:59] Gus Finch: Well, it's been a long time since I've used a paper map.

[1:04] Gus Finch: Mr. Red.

[1:05] Gus Finch: Oh, his name's just referred to Forts Woods.

[1:08] Gus Finch: Can you show me where that begins?

[1:10] Gus Finch: Well, it's, uh, it's complicated, you know, land ownership around here.

[1:15] Gus Finch: It's, uh, nebulous.

[1:18] Adam Kleinhoffer: How so?

[1:19] Gus Finch: Borders, you know, there's a little, uh, they're a little bit more porous.

[1:28] Gus Finch: See, I'd say...

[1:29] Gus Finch: Uh, that's probably...

[1:33] Gus Finch: Yeah, that's probably it.

[1:35] Gus Finch: Yeah, more or less.

[1:36] Gus Finch: This is a circle, practically.

[1:39] Adam Kleinhoffer: What's surrounding it?

[1:39] Adam Kleinhoffer: Is this private land or part of the Adirondack Park?

[1:42] Gus Finch: I, uh, have an advisor for zoning matters.

[1:44] Gus Finch: I can put you in touch with them.

[1:45] Adam Kleinhoffer: I called the Two Trees paper and they said they've been negotiating a lease.

[1:48] Gus Finch: Adam?

[1:50] Melanie Lavin: Um, excuse me, I know you told me to wait outside, but, um, uh, I got a text from Tim.

[1:55] Gus Finch: Yes?

[1:56] Melanie Lavin: Um, he seems pretty mad, actually.

[1:58] Melanie Lavin: I know you can't always tell from a text what the tone is, but...

[2:00] Adam Kleinhoffer: I do not miss having a boss, let me tell you.

[2:03] Melanie Lavin: He's not my boss.

[2:04] Adam Kleinhoffer: What did it say?

[2:10] Melanie Lavin: Excuse me, I need to make a call.

[2:12] Gus Finch: You can use my phone.

[2:13] Melanie Lavin: I know I can.

[2:19] Melanie Lavin: Oh, sorry, we're not putting our best face forward today.

[2:23] Melanie Lavin: Uh, our best voice.

[2:26] Melanie Lavin: Uh, you won't keep things like that in the final product, will you?

[2:30] Melanie Lavin: I mean, we're not all uncultured rubes, you know?

[2:35] Gus Finch: The best stuff comes up when people don't think we're listening.

[2:41] Melanie Lavin: Must be cool to work in radio.

[2:44] Gus Finch: Like, retro.

[2:49] Melanie Lavin: Uh-huh.

[2:56] Adam Kleinhoffer: It's 1.30 in the morning.

[3:01] Adam Kleinhoffer: I was just woken up by a knock on my door.

[3:06] Adam Kleinhoffer: I just received another postcard.

[3:09] Adam Kleinhoffer: This time it was at my motel room door.

[3:13] Adam Kleinhoffer: Same handwriting, no postmark.

[3:17] Adam Kleinhoffer: This one says...

[3:18] Adam Kleinhoffer: Dear Adam, I'm glad you're here.

[3:23] Adam Kleinhoffer: It's time for you to see where I live.

[3:48] Adam Kleinhoffer: So...

[4:07] Adam Kleinhoffer: It's 1.42 a.m. and I am in pursuit of a car driving down Route 9N.

[4:12] Adam Kleinhoffer: Uh, I think I'm going south.

[4:15] Adam Kleinhoffer: This looks like...

[4:17] Adam Kleinhoffer: Fuck, it looks like the way we came when we passed through Saratoga Springs, but I don't...

[4:22] Adam Kleinhoffer: I'm following a blue...

[4:24] Adam Kleinhoffer: I think it's blue...

[4:25] Adam Kleinhoffer: Toyota 4Runner.

[4:27] Adam Kleinhoffer: The... the plate is...

[4:29] Adam Kleinhoffer: Uh, shit, does it not have a plate?

[4:32] Adam Kleinhoffer: No, no, no, it does.

[4:33] Adam Kleinhoffer: It's, uh, a Delta, Delta Radish, uh, dash...

[4:38] Adam Kleinhoffer: Oh, fuck, I just turned its lights off.

[4:40] Adam Kleinhoffer: It's...

[4:54] Adam Kleinhoffer: Shit!

[5:10] Adam Kleinhoffer: Oh, hello, my love.

[5:12] Adam Kleinhoffer: Can you... can you see...

[5:15] Adam Kleinhoffer: I don't have my glasses.

[5:16] Adam Kleinhoffer: I might never have them again.

[5:17] Adam Kleinhoffer: Can you go see if I hit that deer?

[5:19] Melanie Lavin: Sure.

[5:20] Laura: Laura, this is Melanie.

[5:24] Melanie Lavin: Hello, Melanie.

[5:26] Laura: I'm Laura.

[5:27] Laura: I found her at a signpost.

[5:29] Laura: You saw the post on the message board?

[5:32] Melanie Lavin: I... yes.

[5:34] Laura: I'm so glad people are still finding us that way.

[5:37] Laura: We haven't had a new person since summer.

[5:39] Laura: I hadn't posted in a while.

[5:40] Laura: I was worried.

[5:42] Laura: You are most welcome, dear.

[5:46] Steph: Steph, the deer?

[5:47] Steph: I think you hit it.

[5:49] Laura: I'll check.

[5:52] Laura: It's so good to have you here, Melanie.

[5:56] Melanie Lavin: Can you tell me where here is?

[6:00] Laura: That's a very metaphysical question to ask.

[6:03] Melanie Lavin: I just mean, the...

[6:06] Melanie Lavin: the message board was...

[6:07] Melanie Lavin: it was a little cryptic.

[6:09] Laura: And yet you came.

[6:12] Melanie Lavin: Yes.

[6:14] Laura: They promise us new starts, don't they, Melanie?

[6:17] Laura: They promise us we can get off the grid.

[6:20] Laura: They promise us help and support.

[6:23] Steph: Did I hit it, Steph?

[6:31] Laura: You found the message board because you needed a safe place.

[6:34] Laura: And now here you are.

[6:36] Laura: And you're safe, Melanie.

[6:39] Laura: You don't have to tell me what you're running from.

[6:42] Laura: But I know that to leave everything behind,

[6:44] Laura: it had to be big.

[6:46] Laura: Doesn't matter, though.

[6:48] Laura: We're here for you.

[6:51] Laura: I'll take you to the clothing tent,

[6:52] Laura: and we'll get you some warmer clothes.

[6:54] Laura: It's getting dark earlier.

[6:56] Laura: We'll get you dinner, get you fed.

[7:00] Laura: Do you sing?

[7:02] Melanie Lavin: Oh, no.

[7:05] Laura: You will.

[7:08] Laura: You got it right between the eyes, Laura.

[7:21] Unknown speaker: Episode 5 of Split Valley features Paul Guyet as soothing male voice, Matthew Cohn as Adam, Kylie McQuail as Melanie, Amir Darvish as Finch, James Weber as Red, Anthony Cohn as older man, Michelle Beck as Steph, Meg MacCary as Laura, with Emily Batsford, Monica Lerch, and Sarah Jane Munford as the women's chorus.

[7:46] Unknown speaker: Written by Caroline V. McGraw. Sound design by James Hansen. Directed by Eddie Prunoske. Music composed by Luke Santy. Produced by Five on a Match.