Lost in the dark woods

When Bertram Telemann, a developmentally disabled man, goes missing near Greenbury, the entire community of the small upstate New York town volunteers to search the surrounding woods in hopes of finding him.

When no trace is found, the disappearance quickly becomes an official missing persons case and is assigned to detectives Peter Decker and his partner Tyler McAdams. As their investigation deepens, the seasoned Decker becomes convinced that Bertram hadn’t lost his way, but had left with someone he knew. Soon Decker discovers that Elsie Schulung, a recently fired nurse who had worked at the home, seemed to be especially interested in Bertram. But answers proves elusive when Elsie disappears and human blood is found in her kitchen.

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