What Does Colter Find in His Father’s Box?

The wait is finally over for Tracker fans as Colter Shaw uncovers the contents of his late father’s mysterious box in Season 2 Episode 19. However, the answers inside only lead to more questions. After Lizzy sent the box to Colter’s sister Dory at the end of Season 1, the siblings finally reunite to examine its secrets. What they discover could change everything Colter thought he knew about his father’s death.

What is inside Ashton Shaw’s box in Tracker Season 2 Episode 19?

In Tracker, Dory arrives with the box, marked with their father’s name, and offers to go through it with Colter. She admits that while it contains research notes and scientific documents, there’s no “smoking gun.”

Ashton Shaw was a brilliant mind, pioneering work on zero-point energy, but Dory reminds Colter that their father was also spiraling into paranoia before his death. Colter, however, isn’t convinced that’s the full story. He believes Ashton gave the box to Lizzy’s mother not just because of their affair, but because he feared his research was being stolen. The heated argument Ashton had with her the night he left the box might have been a final, desperate attempt to protect his life’s work.

Colter’s suspicions grow stronger when he recalls his recent meeting with a shady government agent who seemed to know too much about Ashton. Could his father’s paranoia have been justified? Was his research so dangerous that it got him killed? The more Colter digs, the more it seems like Ashton made powerful enemies—and the box might hold the key to uncovering the truth.

Dory warns him not to obsess over the past, knowing how dangerously similar he is to their father. But as the episode ends, Colter can’t resist one last look. Hidden inside the notebook, he finds a paper with a phone number written on it. His heart races as he dials—only to hear a disconnected tone. This chilling cliffhanger sets up an explosive Season 2 finale on May 11.