A social worker drives ten-year-old Lemonade from San Francisco to rural Willow Creek after her mother dies of cancer.

Lemonade meets her estranged grandfather Charlie for the first time; he notices her red curls look just like her mother's.

Tobin shows Lemonade his Bigfoot Detectives Inc. headquarters in Charlie's garage and officially makes her his assistant.

Tobin and Lemonade respond to Mrs. Dickerson's Bigfoot sighting call and hear stories about Lemonade's mother's childhood.

Charlie tells Lemonade about the night he came face-to-face with a Bigfoot while driving alone on a foggy road.

Charlie takes Tobin and Lemonade on a camping expedition to Bluff Creek to search for Bigfoot evidence.

Lemonade discovers huge Bigfoot footprints in the woods and Charlie pours plaster to make molds of them.

A professor from Idaho State University arrives in Willow Creek to examine Tobin and Lemonade's plaster footprint casts.

Tobin runs into the woods during a thunderstorm at Mr. Harold's ranch; Lemonade chases after him and they both get lost.

A social worker returns to tell Lemonade that her San Francisco teacher Miss Cotton has completed adoption paperwork.

Charlie slips and falls on rocks while chasing Lemonade in the rain and ends up in the hospital.

The professor calls to announce that the Bigfoot specimens belong to a previously unidentified primate species.

Tobin and Lemonade discover a hidden forest shelter filled with newspapers, old clothes, and a photograph of Tobin.

Debbie collapses to the ground and holds her husband Scotty, who has been secretly living in the woods near their home.

Lemonade comes face-to-face with a real Bigfoot in the woods at Mr. Harold's ranch and feeds it a Twinkie.

After her mother dies of cancer, ten-year-old Lemonade is sent to live with her estranged grandfather Charlie in Bigfoot-obsessed Willow Creek. She reluctantly becomes assistant to local Bigfoot investigator Tobin Sky, and together they pursue sightings and collect physical evidence. A successful camping expedition to Bluff Creek produces plaster footprint casts that attract the attention of a university professor. After a dangerous overnight adventure ends in disaster, Lemonade must confront the possibility of leaving Willow Creek for good when her teacher offers adoption. A crisis lands Charlie in the hospital, a shocking discovery in the woods reunites Tobin's family, and Lemonade herself comes face-to-face with a real Bigfoot — finally finding her place.

The headline events of Lemonade's summer in Willow Creek.

Lemonade spots a giant Bigfoot statue and a boy running through the woods as she arrives in Willow Creek.

Tobin bursts into Charlie's kitchen wearing a Bigfoot Detectives hat and hands Lemonade an official business card.

Tobin tells Lemonade she complains too much at dinner; she insults him, bursts into tears, and storms away from the table.

Local boys prank-call the Bigfoot Detectives agency and Lemonade grabs the phone to yell at them.

Tobin eagerly reviews his Bigfoot video footage, which turns out to be a blurry, disappointing tree stump.

Lemonade meets Tobin's mother Debbie and learns that Debbie was close friends with Lemonade's mother in high school.

Charlie announces that Lemonade has been enrolled in school for the fall during the drive to Bluff Creek, angering her.

Tobin and Lemonade build a footprint cast display at Charlie's shop, where bullying neighborhood boys show up to taunt them.

Lemonade visits Tobin's home for the first time and learns his father was drafted into Vietnam and never came back.

Mr. Harold reports that a nine-foot Bigfoot stared him down and hurled rocks at him at his ranch.

Charlie and Debbie ban Tobin and Lemonade from investigating for a week after they got lost in the storm.

Lemonade finally opens her mother's trunk fully and finds an old stuffed rabbit; Charlie tells her it is named Rainbow.

Lemonade discovers a clump of reddish-brown fur at Eliza's house and sends it to the university for testing.

Tobin officially reinstates Lemonade as his assistant at Bigfoot Detectives Inc. after Charlie comes home from the hospital.

Tobin promotes Lemonade to vice president and presents her with her own safari hat printed with the agency name.

Lemonade's arrival in Willow Creek is marked by her first glimpse of the town's Bigfoot obsession and an awkward introduction to the eccentric Tobin. Their early partnership is tested by prank calls, blurry footage, and Lemonade's deep resistance to small-town life. As summer progresses, Lemonade uncovers more about Tobin's missing father and begins taking increasingly serious investigative risks alongside him. A dangerous overnight trip at Mr. Harold's ranch results in punishment, and a social worker's surprise visit forces Lemonade to confront where she truly belongs. By summer's end, evidence of a real Bigfoot restores the agency's credibility and Lemonade earns a permanent place in Tobin's partnership.

The supporting moments that shaped Lemonade's summer.

Lemonade removes a photograph of her young mother from Charlie's wall and hides it secretly under her mattress.

Tobin and Lemonade examine a blurry photograph of a bipedal creature submitted by a local father and son.

Charlie tells Lemonade around the campfire that grief over his wife's death caused him and Elizabeth to fight and grow apart.

Mrs. Dickerson reveals to Lemonade that Charlie tried many times to visit her, but Elizabeth always refused.

Lemonade decides to spend the afternoon playing with the neighborhood kids who have been bullying Tobin.

Tobin fires Lemonade from the agency after arguing about her secretly spending the day with his bullies.

Lemonade explodes at Charlie during supper, tells him she never wanted to come to Willow Creek, and runs out into the rain.

Mrs. Dickerson tells Lemonade that grief can make people act in ways they normally wouldn't, helping her understand her own anger.

Lemonade goes to Charlie's hospital bed, climbs in beside him, and wraps her arms tightly around him.

Debbie and Lemonade share memories of their lost loved ones and Debbie styles Lemonade's hair while Charlie recovers.

Charlie tells Lemonade he loves her and would follow her anywhere, and they share their biggest hug yet.

Charlie helps Lemonade learn to ride her new bike, then lets go as she rides solo while her new family cheers.

Lemonade convinces Tobin to join the neighborhood kids for a day; he reluctantly agrees and the afternoon goes well.

Tobin's father begs the children to keep his presence secret, but Tobin immediately calls out for Mrs. Dickerson to bring help.

Charlie explains to Lemonade that Scotty's experiences as a prisoner of war left him unable to return home to his family.

Lemonade's first weeks in Willow Creek are marked by grief-fueled outbursts, hidden photographs, and a fierce resistance to the new family forming around her. A campfire confession from Charlie and a candid talk with Mrs. Dickerson slowly begin to crack open her emotional walls. When Lemonade's simmering anger erupts and leads to Charlie's accident, she finally lets herself love him. The community rallies around both Lemonade and Tobin as each child navigates their own loss in overlapping and deeply personal ways. A stunning discovery in the woods reunites Tobin's family, and Lemonade closes the summer by learning to ride a bike — and accepting that Willow Creek is home.