One month later, Lilly texts her dad, who is at work.
Lilly
We need to do something about her.
Lilly
I can’t live like this anymore.
Dad
I told you not to message me.
Dad
You know she checks our phones when we’re not looking.
Lilly
I don’t care if she checks them.
Lilly
I don’t care if she sees this.
Lilly
I don’t care anymore…about anything!
Dad
Honey, don’t say that.
Dad
Lilly, don’t go down this road again.
Lilly
No. I want to go there!!!!
Lilly
I killed my mother.
Lilly
I murdered her and now an evil psycho bitch is sleeping in her bed.
Lilly
Eating at her place at the table.
Lilly
Wearing her clothes.
Lilly
Wearing her wedding ring.
Lilly
Pretending to be her.
Dad
You’ve got to stop talking and thinking like this.
Dad
And you CAN’T be messaging me like this either.
Dad
It’s what’s going to get us caught.
Lilly
Why is that all you care about????
Lilly
You tied rocks to her and threw her body into a lake!
Dad
We didn’t have another option.
Lilly
She was probably eaten by crocodiles!
Dad
And not on the phone!!!!
Lilly
Not on the phone. Not in person, not, not, NOT!!!
Lilly
When are we going to speak about this then, Dad?
Dad
She’s going grocery shopping tomorrow.
Dad
We can talk about it then.
Lilly
It’s been three months. We’ve talked about this enough.
Dad
But we have to be smart about this. Very.
Dad
We can’t have the police investigating this.
Dad
We need to make it look like an accident.
Dad
I won’t let you go to jail.
Lilly
I’m already in jail!
Lilly
Living like this is like living in a prison.
Dad
It’s hard for me too.
Dad
We have a plan, though. We need to stick to it.
Lilly
I can’t wait until vacation. That’s four months away.
Dad
I’ve bought the tickets. It’s all planned.
Lilly
I can’t keep pretending to the world that everything is okay until then.
Lilly
What if someone finds her and saves her?
Dad
We’ll be in the middle of the ocean…
Dad
People fall overboard on cruise liners all the time.
Lilly
And what if another passenger sees her?
Dad
I thought we agreed on this.
Dad
It’s the best way to make it look like a freak accident.
Lilly
We need a better plan.
Dad
Don’t let her see you messaging me!
Dad
If she knows what we’re planning…
Dad
Wait! Greta is messaging me right now.
Greta
What are you two naughties plotting?
Greta
I can see our daughter messaging someone frantically.
Greta
I’m assuming it’s you…
Greta
Ever heard of nanny cams?
Greta
Well, how else am I going to keep an eye on the two of you…
Greta
I know you’re planning to kill me.
Greta
But just remember, I’m the woman who rises from the dead.
Greta
You’ll never get rid of me.
Greta
Till death do us part… and it won’t be mine.
Ed
I wouldn’t dream of killing you.
Greta
I know all about your stupid plan to “accidentally” push me overboard.
Greta
Do you really think that’ll work? You’re so funny, Ed.
Ed
I’m glad you find me so amusing.
Greta
You know what I don’t find amusing, though?
Greta
It’s when our daughter goes into the kitchen cupboard and gets out a big, fat sharp knife.
Greta
Do you think she’s going to come upstairs and try to kill me?
Greta
You'd better message her and remind her what a bad idea that would be.
Greta
Such a bad, bad idea.
Ed
Don’t hurt her, though. Please.
Greta
She’s my daughter, Ed. I would never hurt her.
Greta
All I want to do is be there for her and you…
Greta
The birth of our first grandchild…
Greta
That’s going to be so special.
Dad
What knife have you got?
Dad
Nanny cams. Look for them first. Then break them.
Lilly
Are you being serious?
Dad
She’s never going to leave us alone, Lilly.
Dad
This will never end. You were right. We have to do it. NOW.
Lilly
I thought you said we needed to wait. To be careful.
Dad
Forget that. We’ll figure out what to do and say after it’s done.
Lilly
You don’t have to ask me twice!
Lilly
I’ve been waiting for this moment for months.
Dad
I’ll see you soon. I’m going to the store first.
Dad
To buy a big bag of cement.
Dad
I think your aunt should go back into the basement, where she belongs.
Dad
This time we’ll make sure it’s FOREVER.
From an article in the Sun Valley Gazette:
More evidence has come to light in the case of the missing suburban mother Sue Jefferies, wife of prominent local doctor Ed Jefferies.
The family has found hidden cameras throughout the house, further supporting the theory of an abduction.
An ID sketch of the man her family saw outside their house the night before has been released to the public.
The police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
With no ransom note, the motive for the abduction still remains unclear.
In an emotional press conference today, doctor Jefferies and his daughter made a desperate plea for their wife and mother’s return.
They are putting up a $100,000 reward for any information leading to her safe return…
