The Well

S01E04 The Well

When a Linden farmer discovers a bone in an old well, the community wonders whether the Shermantine and Herzog case might crack open once more. In Linden, any talk of bones and wells stirs haunting memories. Over a decade ago, Shermantine's hand-drawn maps from death row launched a string of controversial recovery missions. What should have been a triumph became a nightmare—traumatizing victims' families, silencing Shermantine, and permanently staining the department's reputation. Families watched in horror on live television as the department clumsily crushed victims' remains with a backhoe. Today's team confronts those past failures as they hit another obstacle in their search for more victims.