How did the murderer know where to find him?
The only other person who knows about this safe house…
But she only has 1 hour left.
Suddenly, her phone rings.
Detective Jones
Detective Hayes.
Detective Jones
Are you at the safe house?
Detective Jones
The alarm system was triggered about 30 minutes ago.
Detective Jones
I’ve been trying to get ahold of you!
Detective Jones
Are you okay? Is Preston?
What kind of sick game is he playing?
Detective Jones
On my way to the safe house.
Detective Jones
Are you there?
Detective Jones
Hayes — is everything OK?
Danny
You tell me, Detective.
There’s a pause on the other end of the line.
Danny tries to keep her cool.
If Detective Jones doesn’t know that she and Preston found the shed…
Maybe he doesn’t know she’s onto him.
Danny
I am at the safe house…
Danny
And I have something to show you.
Danny
Get here as soon as you can.
Detective Jones
Okay, see you soon.
Before she can give anything else away.
A few minutes later a car screeches to a halt outside the safe house.
Footsteps crunch up the gravel driveway.
And stop at the entrance.
Danny crouches behind the open door.
Detective Jones walks into the room.
Mouth agape as he surveys the carnage.
Danny steps out behind him, gun drawn.
Detective Jones
Detective Hayes?
Detective Jones
What happened here?
Danny
I said, hands up. Now.
Detective Jones
What’s going on?
Detective Jones puts his hands up.
Detective Jones
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Danny
I know you’re the killer.
Danny
Tell me what you’ve done with Preston.
Detective Jones
You think I’m the murderer?
Danny
I just don’t know why you’re playing this sick game…
Detective Jones
It’s not me.
Detective Jones
Okay! Okay! But why do you think it’s me?
Danny
Because someone just broke in here…
Danny
And captured Preston.
Danny
Just like someone tried to do at his farmhouse.
Detective Jones
So what does that have to do with me?
Danny
You, me, and Preston are the only ones who know about this place.
Detective Jones
I know but—
Danny
And we found your loft.
Danny
In the old shed off the walking trail.
Danny
I went up there and found your toys.
Detective Jones
Wait…the shed Preston told me about?
Detective Jones
What toys?
Danny
The weapons, body parts — your master plan!
Detective Jones
Hayes, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Danny
When I think about the way you’ve behaved this entire investigation…
Danny
Sticking to protocol, even at the cost of peoples' lives!
Danny
And how there wasn’t one lead before I came here…
Detective Jones
I told you!
Detective Jones
The REAL murderer is good at—
Danny
Not leaving behind evidence…I know…
Danny
As if he knows how evidence is collected.
Detective Jones
This is crazy!
Danny
Why come to this town and kill 11 people?
Danny
And what’s the meaning of your pattern?
Detective Jones
Pattern?!
Danny
Who you choose to kill next.
Detective Jones
Danny…listen to me.
Danny
You better speak fast…
Detective Jones
I haven’t been back to the shed since the first murder.
Detective Jones
There was nothing there but hay and some planks.
Detective Jones
And the weapons, body parts, and this…master plan—
Detective Jones
It doesn’t make any sense to me.
His obliviousness angers Danny even more.
She grabs him by the back of his collar—
And spins him around, pointing the gun at his face.
Detective Jones
I don’t know—
Danny
Don’t test me Detective!
Danny
I’ll do it! I’ll pull the trigger!
Detective Jones
It’s not me.
Detective Jones
I want to help you see that.
She looks around the room.
Is the detailed map she drew on to show Preston the clock pattern.
And grabs it, holding it up for Detective Jones to see.
Danny
We figured it out, Detective.
Danny
You use the shed as your base or anchor point—
Danny
And each murder happens at the same distance from the shed.
Danny
In some kind of clock-like pattern.
Detective Jones’ eyes widen.
Detective Jones
Wait…can I see that?
She keeps her gun fixed on Detective Jones’ head.
The detective carefully retrieves the map from her hand.
Detective Jones
So theoretically…
Detective Jones
The next murder should happen—
Danny
There. At my old house.
Danny
Preston and I already figured that out.
Detective Jones
Your house?
She presses the gun to his head.
Danny
Don’t act so surprised.
Detective Jones
There’s something else…
Detective Jones
Hear me out!
Detective Jones points to the map again.
Detective Jones
If the twelfth murder happens tonight…
Detective Jones
At that house — your old house—
Detective Jones
That will complete the circle.
Detective Jones
12 murders…
Detective Jones
Each one happens every 12 hours…
Detective Jones
At 12 noon and 12 midnight.
Detective Jones
That’s a lot of 12s…
Detective Jones
Coincidence?
Heart pounding in her chest.
Detective Jones
What is it?
Danny
How did I miss this?
Detective Jones
Miss what?
Danny
Preston told me something earlier.
Danny
He said I’ve been gone for 12 years…
Danny
And tomorrow marks the twelfth.
45 minutes until midnight…
Until the 12-year anniversary of her running away.
Danny
What if the next victim isn’t the people who live there now?
Danny
But someone who used to.
Danny
I might have been right about the clue…
Danny
That Preston isn’t the target.
Danny
But someone associated with him.
Danny
These murders have been building to this…
He was with her the whole time.
He made her look like a fool.
Detective Jones
Revenge for what?
And sprints out the door, grabbing her keys.
She jumps in her car and slams her foot on the accelerator.
Racing through the night…
