Netflix has finally dropped Harlan Coben's next big thriller I Will Find You, and it's not one to skip. The gripping drama has landed on the streaming platform, and viewers are already full of burning questions. Fans have been eagerly anticipating another Harlan Coben thriller since the start of the year, following the runaway success of the author's remake of Run Away.
This latest offering is set in the United States, where father David Burroughs (Sam Worthington) is five years into a life sentence for the murder of his son Matthew — a crime he did not commit. However, when his ex sister-in-law Rachel Mills (Britt Lower) shows David a photograph featuring a young boy bearing a striking resemblance to Matthew in the background, he becomes desperate for answers. Determined to uncover the truth about what really happened to his son, David stages a daring prison break, and together he and Rachel begin their investigation.
I Will Find You Ending Explained
Netflix's I Will Find You revolves around the 'murder' of Matthew Burroughs.
Is Matthew Alive?
Yes, as the photograph implies, Matthew is indeed still alive. The key witness at David's trial, who claimed to have seen him burying a bloodied bat, was bribed into giving that testimony. The bat had in fact been buried by Matthew's own grandfather, who believed he had accidentally harmed Matthew during a night terror and was attempting to cover it up.
Why Was Matthew Taken?
David and Cheryl had initially struggled to conceive, leading her to secretly visit fertility clinic Berg Reproductive without David's knowledge. She registered at the clinic — which is owned by the Payne Foundation — under Rachel's name, ensuring David would have no way of finding out. Rachel's former boyfriend Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia) had become fixated on her, and upon learning that 'Rachel' was seeking a sperm donor, he secretly contributed his own. Cheryl soon discovered she was already carrying David's child, yet Hayden remained convinced that Matthew was his son. Despite learning that Rachel was not the mother, Hayden was determined to claim Matthew and orchestrated the apparent murder so the two could be brought together. For five years, Hayden and his wealthy heiress mother Gertrude Payne (Madeleine Stowe) had been raising the young boy under the alias Theo.
Who Was Actually Killed Inside David Burroughs' Home?
DNA evidence at the scene had been tampered with to suggest it belonged to Matthew, yet the blood was in fact that of a terminally ill child named Martin. The boy had come from a Swiss orphanage operated by the Payne Foundation and had gone missing three weeks prior to Matthew's supposed death. Subsequent DNA testing confirmed that it was Martin's remains at the scene, rather than Matthew's. During the closing episode, when Rachel confronts Hayden, he states: 'He was going to die a painful death from his condition. It doesn't matter.'
What Happened to Hayden?
Rachel reveals to Hayden that Matthew is not his biological son and that his mother had been aware of the truth throughout. Consumed by fury, he murders his mother and opens fire on David, who has arrived with FBI agent Sarah Greer (Logan Browning) and a team of federal agents poised to apprehend him. Hayden tries to flee with Matthew, but Sarah manages to intervene and fatally shoots him in front of the boy. As time passes, it is revealed that David's conviction is quashed and Matthew is reunited with his family, with David and Cheryl now sharing joint custody of their son. Rachel subsequently writes a book about both David and Matthew, while Sarah is appointed head of the Boston Fugitive Task Force and Adam becomes a private investigator after being dismissed from his post for aiding David's escape. The series concludes at David's father's funeral, where he declares that he would always find his way back to his son, no matter what.
I Will Find You is available to watch on Netflix.
