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00:00The following program contains mature subject matter and violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
00:05Previously on Wild Cards.
00:08Surprise!
00:09I wanted to meet the man for whom you gave up millions.
00:12Hi!
00:13Max, this is Jessica.
00:14Wow, finally! I've heard so much about you.
00:17Where have you been for the past 15 years?
00:19On the run from Gideon Varga.
00:21Who's Gideon Varga?
00:23He's the devil himself.
00:40Hey, Jillian here. It's been 10 years since the Corkscrew Killer went on his rampage.
00:44Speaking of rampages...
00:47What's your name and are you rampaging for Corkscrew Week?
00:50Yo, what up? My name is Nixon.
00:53And I'm Casey Beaker and we're hosting our annual Corkscrew Blowout tomorrow night and it's gonna be even bigger than
00:58last year.
00:5920 bucks out the door.
01:00We got DJs all night. It's gonna be fun!
01:03Your parties always are. Now, if you had a serial killer nickname, what would it be?
01:08I don't know. I gotta take a killer leap, though.
01:10Hey, I'll meet up with you.
01:16So, I've actually thought about this a lot.
01:18And, uh, if I was a killer, my name would be, uh, Hammerface.
01:22Cause I'd have, like, a hammer on my head and I'd, like, head buck you.
01:38Nice try, Nixon.
01:41Why'd you leave, bro? Jillian would talk to you all night.
01:46I see how she looks at you.
01:52Okay, you're getting a little close, bro.
02:06Hey. You're up early?
02:09I have very important work to do.
02:11How's, uh, Captain Kilt, or whatever his name is?
02:14You mean Sir Torvald the Untamed?
02:17Sure.
02:19I'll have you know that he is a brave Scottish warrior with a secret heart of gold and very limited
02:23access to shirts.
02:24Should I be jealous?
02:25Only if you can't ride a horse bareback while wielding an axe and nothing but a kilt.
02:30Don't judge. He also writes really beautiful poetry.
02:32Oh, well then.
02:35I wonder how you'd look in a kilt.
02:37Well, you'll just have to keep wondering.
02:41Mark? What the hell's on your head?
02:43A tiny box arrived this morning. It's a present from Ricky. Care to explain?
02:47Yeah, Ricky's on a mission to find a hat that Mark will tolerate for more than four seconds.
02:51I'm shocked he hasn't ripped it to shreds, honestly.
02:53I think he likes it. Hey, buddy?
02:56I guess if people can change, so can cats.
02:59Now back to you in a kilt.
03:00Right.
03:01Hmm.
03:06Damn it.
03:08Hold that thought.
03:09It's work. I gotta go.
03:12So do I.
03:13I guess Sir Torvald will be fighting his shirtless duel without me.
03:20Bye, Mark.
03:22I never thought my usual nighttime jog would turn into a nightmare.
03:26The corkscrew killer had already claimed four victims in Primrose that week,
03:29and I was about to be his fifth.
03:32Spooky.
03:33I thought you don't like listening to true crime.
03:35I don't. This is from years ago, but since we've been called up to Primrose,
03:39I figured it might shed some light on what made the town so famous.
03:41Welcome to Primrose, the quaintest place to get stabbed by a corkscrew.
03:46This week's the 10-year anniversary of the corkscrew killing, so there's a festival going on in town to commemorate
03:51it.
03:51Ooh, is there a parade? What about a float?
03:53I don't know about a parade, but it's sort of the town's way of reclaiming the story.
03:57I think it's why the lone survivor of the killing started the podcast in the first place.
04:00If I get attacked by a crazy killer, I would do more than to start a podcast.
04:04I'm talking book series, big budget movie with collectible merchandise.
04:08I went on a theme park while you're at it.
04:10Ooh, now you're talking.
04:13Speaking of talking, um, about dinner the other night.
04:18Hey. Don't worry about it.
04:20I know, it's just a little awkward to talk about the fact that my dead mother is alive again.
04:26I get it. And honestly, I'm just happy she is alive.
04:31Oh, hey, I, uh, looked into this Gideon Varga guy.
04:35You did?
04:36Yeah, you weren't kidding about him. Crimes from all over the world have been attributed to him.
04:40Murder, extortion, kidnapping, you name it.
04:43It's like he's a ghost. Nobody knows what he looks like.
04:45Well, thankfully, he's dead, so we don't need to worry about him anymore.
04:51You didn't tell anybody about him, right?
04:53Of course not. I wouldn't tell a soul about any of this. I promise.
04:56Thanks.
04:57Well, she's your mom, Max. It's your story to tell.
05:05Wow. They really did throw a festival.
05:08Yeah, you know, college kids. Any excuse for a keg party, right?
05:11Yeah.
05:15Thanks so much for coming down. Deputy Wade McMiller.
05:18Uh, call me Wade.
05:19Detective Ellis, this is Special Consultant Max Mitchell. Lead the way.
05:22Follow me.
05:24The body was found earlier this morning.
05:26The victim's name is Casey Beaker.
05:28He's a student here at Primrose College.
05:30And no one's touched anything on the scene.
05:33I wanted you to see it first.
05:35Okay.
05:38Stabbing?
05:39Yeah.
05:40I haven't found a murder weapon.
05:41But if I had to take a guess, I'd say it was a corkscrew.
05:44I'm sensing a theme here.
05:46Hey, look what's in his mouth.
05:48It's a cork.
05:48It's the corkscrew killer's calling card.
05:50We heard about it on the podcast.
05:52So the killer is back?
05:54No.
05:55No.
05:55He died 10 years ago.
05:57Oh, yeah?
05:58Then who wrote this?
06:07Here.
06:08And I want the body taken downtown to forensics as well.
06:10Okay?
06:12Wade!
06:14I told you not to call them.
06:15Respectfully, Mayor, we do not have the same resources they do downtown.
06:19And I need the extra hands.
06:20Especially since this is the second corkscrew killing this week.
06:24This is your second homicide this week?
06:26Way to bury the lead, Wade.
06:28It happened four days ago, and I was dealing with it myself
06:30because the mayor wanted to keep it quiet.
06:32Wants to keep it quiet.
06:34Clarissa Vaughn, Primrose Mayor.
06:36No offense, but if folks see cops poking around everywhere,
06:39they might get spooked and spend their dollars elsewhere.
06:41Shut it all down!
06:44Sharon Bailey, local headache.
06:47She manages the motel at the edge of town.
06:49Clarissa, I have been telling you for years.
06:51This has all gone too far.
06:53Sharon, Primrose is like Salem or Amityville.
06:56We've turned something dark into a positive.
06:58Positive?
07:00We've got a copycat killer on the loose.
07:02I hate to say it, Mayor, but Sharon's got a point.
07:05The first time this happened, Primrose PD tried to keep it quiet,
07:08and look how that turned out.
07:10Nothing gets shut down.
07:11These festivities are a second life for the local economy,
07:14and we are not going to jeopardize that.
07:16Isn't that what the mayor in Jaws said?
07:18Look, I agree with Wade.
07:20Public safety's got to be the top priority here.
07:21Of course it is.
07:22The safety of our citizens is my first priority,
07:25but if no one makes a living, there is no town.
07:27All I ask is that you keep a low profile.
07:30Sharon, let's walk it off.
07:33Two homicides in a week and a copycat killer on the loose?
07:36Wade, I think it's time you tell us what you know.
07:40This is the first victim, Amy Myers.
07:43Four days ago, she was found outside the football field parking lot
07:46after a game, stabbed with a corkscrew, a cork in her mouth.
07:49Just like Casey Beaker.
07:50Exactly like the original corkscrew killer murders.
07:53I mean, I have all the old case files here.
07:55I was barely 20 at the time.
07:57I remember like it was yesterday.
07:59And there he is.
08:00A corkscrew killer, Abe Bunker.
08:04All right, campus bartender.
08:06The killings were about revenge for him.
08:07Yeah, and Bunker was a character, you know,
08:10easy to make fun of, I guess.
08:11After a while, he couldn't take it anymore,
08:13and he just snapped.
08:16Started killing the ones who were most cruel to him.
08:18See? That's why you always got a tip.
08:20There was four victims.
08:22There was almost a fifth.
08:24Phineas Taylor, but he survived.
08:26Right, he's the one who started the podcast.
08:28Well, the cute nerdy ones in the movies always die first.
08:32Oh, he got lucky.
08:33If I remember correctly,
08:34he was only stabbed in the shoulder, right?
08:35Phineas was kidnapped by Bunker,
08:37jogging past the old Bailey factory.
08:38Managed to fight him off.
08:40Some oil spilled during the fight,
08:41and the whole building went up in flames.
08:43The killer was burned to a crisp.
08:44Yeah.
08:46Nothing left but his gold teeth, a corkscrew,
08:49his mask, and evidence of the other murders
08:51were found in his apartment later.
08:53The corkscrew killer returns.
08:55If this is a copycat killer,
08:56we don't want any more bodies showing up.
08:58We'll need to talk to whoever knew the two recent victims.
09:00Let's get to work.
09:04Uh, our annual corkscrew party was supposed to be tonight,
09:07but without Casey, I shut it all down.
09:10Can you walk me through what you remember from last night?
09:12Any little detail could help.
09:14Um, Casey and me were partying,
09:16and then, uh, Casey had to go take a leak,
09:18and that was it.
09:20When he didn't come back,
09:21I just assumed he went to another party.
09:23He's got a lot of friends.
09:24You didn't think to go looking for him?
09:25Uh, I-I should've.
09:28Maybe then he'd still be alive.
09:30Maybe if I went, I'd be dead, too.
09:31Amy's my roommate.
09:33Was my roommate.
09:34Can't believe this happened.
09:36Does anything stick out about the last time you saw her?
09:38She was selling merch at the game.
09:40I was helping her.
09:41It was a regular night.
09:43We lost.
09:43I wanted to go home and take a shower,
09:45and Amy said she was right behind me.
09:47What kind of merch was she selling?
09:48We have corkscrew killer tees in three different sizes,
09:51and...
09:53corkscrew killer hats,
09:56beer cozies,
09:58and...
10:00corkscrews.
10:01It all just seems so wrong now.
10:03How much for that?
10:04You never know when wine o'clock's gonna hit.
10:06You can have it.
10:08Thanks.
10:10Definitely check out Burger Bonanza.
10:12They have a killer murder-themed menu all weekend long,
10:14bottomless corkscrew fries,
10:15and don't forget to subscribe
10:17if you want to stay up on all things happening around campus.
10:24So the corkscrew killer is back.
10:26What do you need to know?
10:27So much for keeping it quiet.
10:28Mm, it's impossible to keep CK News quiet around here.
10:31CK?
10:31The corkscrew killer.
10:32Oh, right.
10:33Um, anyways, um...
10:34I know you have questions for me.
10:36I never met Amy Meyers RRL,
10:37but she seemed really sweet and photogenic,
10:38and I own three of her shirts.
10:40What about...
10:40Casey Beaker.
10:41I knew Casey, but not super well.
10:42He dated a second-tier friend for a few months,
10:44but he's kind of the party king of corkscrew week.
10:46His friend Nixon told me...
10:48About last night?
10:49How crazy is that?
10:50I interviewed Casey and Nix.
10:51Nix has been crushing on me forever.
10:52That was minutes before Casey was killed.
10:55Speaking of which, can I get the...
10:56The footage?
10:57I got it all ready for you.
10:58I'll airdrop it.
10:59I gotta run, though.
11:00There's a catch-up drinking contest happening in a quad,
11:02and barf video's getting huge numbers.
11:04Okay.
11:04Got it.
11:06Thanks.
11:07It's too far in the background to see anything,
11:09but then the fact that the killer is maybe in a mask,
11:13so that narrows it down to a hundred possible killers.
11:16So it could be anyone at this point.
11:18Okay, we need to go over the rules for surviving a serial killer,
11:21because in the movies, the prettiest one always dies first,
11:23and that is not going to be me.
11:25It's not a movie, Max.
11:26Oh, Ellis, you innocent lamb.
11:29A cop always dies, too.
11:31Rule number one, we need to stick together.
11:33Never go anywhere alone.
11:35Speaking of, we should location share right now.
11:38How do you know my passcode?
11:40Oh, you're cute.
11:42Right?
11:43Rule number two, always check the back seat.
11:46Okay, we're good.
11:48And lastly, never go into any basements, cellars, or attics.
11:52Anywhere dark and confined is strictly off limits.
11:54Got it.
11:54Oh, and never answer the phone from an unknown number.
11:59Don't.
12:01This is Detective Ellis.
12:02It's Deputy Wade, I've got some info for you.
12:04Hey, Wade, I...
12:05How do we know it's Deputy Wade?
12:07Because it is Deputy Wade.
12:08What's the matter with you?
12:10Sorry, Wade, just went through a tunnel.
12:12What's going on?
12:14Do you remember the surviving victim we talked about,
12:16Phineas Taylor, the podcaster?
12:18There's been a development.
12:19You need to get to his house, quick.
12:21Okay, we're on our way.
12:34Oh, hi.
12:35Hi.
12:35Hi.
12:36What are you doing here?
12:37You didn't know she was gonna be here?
12:38Did you know that we were gonna be here?
12:39Do you live here?
12:40I have so many questions.
12:42No, I just knew there was a detective coming.
12:44But you live here.
12:45No, I don't live here.
12:47But why...
12:47Jess, what are you doing here?
12:49I got a tip about the homicides this morning,
12:51and I wanted to come interview Phineas.
12:52I did a story on him a few years ago.
12:54Well, isn't this cozy?
12:55Deputy Wade just called us down here.
12:56What's going on?
12:57The story just got bigger.
12:58Come in.
13:05Is the door locked?
13:06It's locked.
13:08I'm Detective Ellis.
13:09This is Max.
13:10Deputy Wade told us something happened here today.
13:12It's okay, Phineas.
13:12You can trust him.
13:14That.
13:14I found it on my front step this morning.
13:16What's in the box?
13:20Sorry, um, what's in the box, though?
13:23Let's, uh, take a look, shall we?
13:30There's a note.
13:32Hmm.
13:33Time to finish the story.
13:35Love, a long-term fan.
13:53Have you seen anyone hanging around your house lately?
13:55No, um, nothing out of the ordinary.
13:57I always get prank calls this time of year
13:59because of the anniversary,
14:00but this isn't a prank.
14:01What makes you so sure?
14:02Because that's the same corkscrew
14:03that almost killed me ten years ago.
14:05That's impossible.
14:07I mean, the original corkscrew would be in an evidence box
14:09and some long-term storage.
14:11No, no.
14:11Look, they have the same scratches on the handle.
14:14Okay, I'll tell you what.
14:14We'll have it sent downtown to forensics,
14:16and hopefully they can tell us where it came from.
14:18It came from whoever's doing the killings.
14:20They're telling me I'm next.
14:21Why?
14:23Because I'm the one who got away.
14:25Are you still actively podcasting about this killer?
14:28No, no.
14:29After Behind the Mask,
14:30I moved on to other serial killer stories.
14:32He's one of the top true crime podcasters.
14:34Okay, well, look, whoever did this
14:35knows where you live now,
14:36so it's not safe for you to be here, okay?
14:38Not until we know more.
14:39No.
14:40No, I'm sorry.
14:41I can't.
14:42Are you forgetting the fact
14:44that there's a serial killer on the loose?
14:46You'll never forget that someone did this to you.
14:48So what's the problem?
14:52I'm agoraphobic.
14:54I haven't stepped outside in years.
15:03I had no idea he was agoraphobic.
15:05He's never talked about it before.
15:07So what do we do?
15:07We can't just leave him here.
15:09I can remove him by force if necessary.
15:11No, he's already traumatized enough.
15:13We're trying to catch a killer here,
15:14and I need to take this to evidence.
15:15Okay.
15:16I'll stay here and try and convince him to leave.
15:19But he's a target.
15:20I'll get Deputy Wade to come down here and keep watch, okay?
15:22But then after that,
15:23I need to go to this long-term evidence log-up.
15:25Oh.
15:25That's where I was headed to.
15:27That's perfect.
15:28You two remember the rules?
15:30Stick together.
15:31The rules?
15:32She's seen too many horror films.
15:33You've seen the right amount of horror films.
15:35Well, I'm down to carpool if you are.
15:40First time working together?
15:42I'm a journalist.
15:43We're not working together.
15:43We're not exactly working together.
15:44Okay.
15:45Whatever you want to call it.
15:45Just don't get murdered, okay?
15:48Fine.
15:55I know history repeats itself, but for some reason, I thought that my history would be an exception to the
16:01rule.
16:01I can't believe this is happening again.
16:06Sorry.
16:07Helps me process.
16:09No.
16:10It's all good.
16:11But that recorder thing is portable, right?
16:14You can process from someplace else.
16:17I appreciate what you're trying to do, really.
16:19But I haven't made it past the front door in years.
16:22It's not something I talk about.
16:24We all have things from the past we'd rather not talk about.
16:28Although, looks like you talk about a lot of worse things.
16:33It's been a kind of therapy.
16:35Just trying to understand how a person could do such things.
16:38So why do you think?
16:41All serial killers have one thing in common.
16:44They love weaving a good story.
16:47They see themselves as the main character.
16:49Killing gives them a sense of control over the narrative.
16:52So why did they send you the corkscrew?
16:54My guess is a power play.
16:56I got away, so now they're making me part of their story.
16:59Well, what about your story?
17:01If McKillor Crazypants is a main character, then so are you.
17:05It's not that simple.
17:06I mean, it kind of is.
17:08Look around.
17:10You literally narrate your whole life.
17:13I mean, the way I see it, you can either sit around and be corkscrewed,
17:17or you can take control and write your own story.
17:21The question is, what does Phineas want to do next?
17:32Okay, either that's a really long Yelp review, or you've started writing your story already.
17:36Mind your business, Sergeant Snoopy.
17:39You know, you never did mention where your tip came from this morning.
17:42Well, you didn't mention your case either.
17:44I'm serious, Jess.
17:46This isn't some ride-along, okay?
17:48If you're sitting on information that could compromise this investigation, you need to know it.
17:52Okay.
17:53What is this really about?
17:55Look, I just think that we have competing priorities.
18:03I will always be real with you about the personal stuff.
18:06But professionally, that stays separate.
18:09For example, if I have a source, I am gonna protect them.
18:12That is not negotiable.
18:14Okay.
18:16Understood.
18:23Okay.
18:30I know that you've been burned before, and I would never do that to you.
18:34At work or at home.
18:36I hope that you know that.
18:40That's all I needed to hear.
18:44Besides, if I really wanted to get something out of you, I think it would be fairly easy.
18:48Oh, really?
18:48Really?
18:49How would you do that, exactly?
18:51Tell you.
19:03Rise forward, detective.
19:04Yeah.
19:06Yeah, got it.
19:12It's just one foot in front of the other.
19:15Yeah, I don't know about this.
19:17Deputy Wei's car is right outside.
19:21Nope.
19:22Nope.
19:25Okay.
19:27Talk it out.
19:29What do you want?
19:33Um...
19:35What do I want?
19:37I want to not be afraid anymore.
19:41I want to feel in control of my life again.
19:44I didn't choose how I got here, but I want to choose what happens next.
19:48Well, looks like you got your next podcast.
19:53And it looks like you're officially part of my story.
19:58Nothing will happen to us if we stay together.
20:01It's one of the rules.
20:04Ready?
20:05Yeah.
20:14You can do this.
20:16Ready?
20:18Yeah.
20:18Three.
20:20Two.
20:22One.
20:25One.
20:25One.
20:27One.
20:27One.
20:29One.
20:31So the original corkscrew evidence was inventoryed and sealed three years ago.
20:36The killer's mask, his notebooks, his gold teeth, it's all here.
20:39Here we are.
20:40Box 116.
20:41Can you use this table?
20:42Just leave it when you're done.
20:43I'll put it back.
20:44Okay.
20:45Thanks.
20:56There's nothing in here but rocks.
20:58What?
21:03The evidence is gone.
21:12How does something like this even happen?
21:14The seal on the box wasn't even tampered with.
21:16I don't know what to tell you.
21:17No one has touched this since it was deposited here three years ago.
21:20The sheriff assigned to the original case signed off on it.
21:22And who was that?
21:23Let me see.
21:25Here he is.
21:29Stuart McMillor.
21:31Any relation to Deputy Wade McMillor?
21:33Oh, you could say that.
21:35He's Wade's father.
21:40Hey.
21:42You're doing great.
21:44Thanks.
21:44I couldn't do this without you.
21:46No.
21:46This is all you, boss.
21:49Whoa.
21:50Why are you going this way?
21:53I'm so sorry, Phineas.
21:55Highway 47's closed.
21:57I had to take this road.
21:58What's wrong?
21:59This is the Bailey factory road.
22:01The corkscrew killer died.
22:03And where I almost did.
22:05Okay.
22:06Just breathe.
22:08You can do this.
22:14We're driving past the old factory where it all happened.
22:17I haven't seen it in ten years.
22:20Last time I was here, I was helpless.
22:21Fighting for my life.
22:23You're doing great.
22:24But I wasn't the only victim.
22:26Wade.
22:28I still think about your dad.
22:30He saw the fire and helped drag me out.
22:33He was a good sheriff.
22:34He didn't deserve the hate that he got.
22:36Your dad was sheriff at the time?
22:39Yeah.
22:39Pops was never the same after that case.
22:41The whole town blamed him for not catching the killer.
22:45It tore him apart.
22:46And he started drinking after that.
22:48Too much.
22:50Lost the house.
22:52Lost his job.
22:53But he still couldn't let it go.
23:06No.
23:12So.
23:14It's happening again, is it?
23:17You come out here to remind a drunk old sheriff how badly he failed?
23:20No, sir.
23:22Not at all.
23:23We went back to the old, original evidence today.
23:25Now, you were the last person to handle that.
23:27Is that right?
23:28Mm-hmm.
23:29Now, you haven't accessed the evidence since then, right?
23:33And why would I?
23:35I have nightmares about it enough.
23:37And now, my son's gotta deal with it.
23:40All over again.
23:43You know, my dad was a cop, too.
23:46Was he proud of you?
23:48He passed before I could make detective.
23:52It's too bad.
23:54Sometimes I think the only reason Wade joined the force was to make me happy.
23:57But my happiest moments are when we'd spend hours out there hunting, camping, talking.
24:04Well, that was before any of that stuff happened.
24:07And now the nightmares come back.
24:09And if you don't catch him, he's gonna keep killing.
24:16Deputy Wade.
24:18I'll have you know I had to cancel paying customers' reservations for these rooms.
24:22I appreciate it, Sharon.
24:27Well, look who decided to finally come down and show his face.
24:31I didn't want any of this to happen. You have to know that.
24:34Don't!
24:34I don't wanna hear it.
24:37Sheesh.
24:38Customer service at this motel is seriously lacking.
24:41All these years later and Sharon still resents me.
24:44Why?
24:45The factory belonged to Sharon's family and they lost everything in that fire.
24:49They couldn't afford to rebuild.
24:51The motel manager is a big step down for her.
24:54And when my podcast took off and people started the Corkscrew Killer Festival,
24:58it was just more salt in the wound.
25:00So that's why she's such a Grinch.
25:02Are we sure it's safe here?
25:04The room's under a fake name.
25:06Nobody knows you're here.
25:08And I will be parked out front.
25:10All night.
25:11Thanks.
25:14Ready?
25:18You okay?
25:19Yeah, I'll feel better behind a locked door.
25:22Hey, do your, um, serial killer survival rules say anything about motels?
25:26Don't watch any videotapes you might find.
25:28Oh, if the owner's obsessed with taxidermy, get out of there quick.
25:31And don't touch the couch cushions.
25:33It's not a rule.
25:34They're just gross.
25:35Gotcha.
25:37Nate.
25:38Okay.
25:42I believe McMiller when he says he sent the evidence away.
25:45You could tell he was tormented by it.
25:47I feel for him, you know?
25:49I know what that's like to carry around all that unresolved trauma.
25:53It'll really pull you under if you let it.
25:56I'm telling you if I didn't solve Daniel's murder, that could have easily been me.
26:01I don't believe that.
26:04I don't think you ever would have given up.
26:07He didn't know me back then.
26:11I know you now.
26:21Forensics.
26:22It was the original corkscrew.
26:24The blood traces match the old victims and the new ones.
26:27So the copycat killer did send it.
26:29Which means they had to have access to the evidence box.
26:31I don't like what I'm thinking right now.
26:33Look.
26:34The hunting shed is a good place for hiding stolen evidence.
26:40Let's go with water.
26:49Grape soda.
26:50I guess that'll do.
26:53I guess that'll do.
27:04Oh.
27:07Yeah.
27:09Oh.
27:19I guess that'll do.
27:22Oh, that's not a good sign.
27:30Doesn't look like anybody's been here lately.
28:03These packages are all addressed to P.O. boxes all over the world.
28:07And unless Stu has a side hustle working for FedEx...
28:14It's an official evidence bank.
28:18These are the corkscrew killer's gold teeth.
28:20This is all the original corkscrew evidence.
28:23I read about this.
28:24People make big money off of these crime souvenirs.
28:26A lock of Charles Manson's hair went for a quarter mil on the dark web.
28:30Okay, but Jesse's living in a trailer.
28:32Doesn't exactly scream big money.
28:39Sunflower seeds.
28:41Deputy Wade was always snagging on sunflower seeds.
28:44Oh, he either sold the corkscrew to the killer or...
28:53Come on.
28:55Max!
28:57Phineas! Open up!
28:59Max?
29:00Oh, thank God.
29:01What time is it?
29:02Lock the door and stay inside.
29:05What's going on?
29:05And don't open it for anyone except for me or Ellis.
29:08Or the pizza I just ordered because I don't want it to get cold.
29:10Yeah.
29:10Okay, okay.
29:18Well, that's not good.
29:26Okay, well, maybe he's getting a drink.
29:29Or maybe he's quenching his thirst for his next kill.
29:35Oh, geez, what's the rules for this?
29:41Yes.
29:43I knew this would come in handy.
29:58Well, this really hurts his chances of being the killer.
30:01Yeah, that woman looks a lot like the other two victims.
30:05Nice try.
30:07It's our killer.
30:08He's taunting us.
30:10Hey, maybe it's a woman.
30:11Keep an open mind.
30:13Give this to Frenzis.
30:16Ugh, my pizza is definitely cold by now.
30:19Not that I have much of an appetite.
30:21We need to tell Wade's dad.
30:23I should stay with Phineas.
30:25Okay.
30:26You get Phineas down to the station and I'll go talk to Stu.
30:29Okay.
30:31Look, I am so sorry, Stu.
30:34What was Wade mixed up in?
30:36It seems like Wade was selling the old corkscrew killer evidence.
30:40Do you have any idea why he would have done that?
30:43God, my fool of a son would...
30:46Look, this is all my fault.
30:48Yeah, what do you mean?
30:49I got behind in my trailer payments and he said he'd take care of it.
30:56I never asked him where he got the money.
30:59My son, he's gone.
31:02This killer, he's taken the only thing I had left.
31:21Wade's fingerprints are all over the old evidence,
31:23but obviously we know he's not the killer.
31:26Now, if the killer is a true copycat, then there's two more victims to come.
31:30And we can't have that happen.
31:31Phineas, you said serial killers like stories.
31:33So what's the story here?
31:35In the original killing spree, the victims are random.
31:38So there must be a pattern to these murders.
31:41Wait a minute.
31:42Wade was selling the evidence from the original corkscrew killer.
31:45And our first victim, Amy Myers, was selling killer-themed merch.
31:48And Casey Beaker was selling tickets to a corkscrew-themed party.
31:52And the killer threatened him.
31:53Somebody made a podcast about the original corkscrew killer.
31:56So all the victims are profiting off the original story.
31:58Exactly.
31:59That's why the killer's doing the copycat thing.
32:01He's mad they're all making money off the story.
32:03God.
32:04So none of this would have happened if it weren't from my podcast.
32:08Hey.
32:09Cole.
32:11Excuse me, guys.
32:14Don't blame yourself.
32:15But when this is all over, I would think about rebranding your podcast
32:19as something that won't kill you.
32:20Like antiques.
32:21Or whales.
32:24What are you still doing here?
32:25Thought you went home to get some rest.
32:26No chance of that.
32:27I learned something that you need to hear.
32:29You know how Wade's dark web history was impossible to trace?
32:33Yeah.
32:33I got my cyber team on it.
32:35Well, you can call them off.
32:36I got in touch with a source who's familiar with dark web transactions of this nature.
32:40Who?
32:41You know I can't tell you that.
32:43Okay, fine.
32:44What did your source say?
32:45I told them what we were looking for and they'd heard about it.
32:47Apparently, there was a bidding war for the corkscrew.
32:50They did more digging for me.
32:52They know who won.
32:55Sharon the Grinch Bailey.
32:58Jessica's source traced the corkscrew sale to a P.O. box a few hours away.
33:01A bit more digging revealed who the box was registered to.
33:04It's in Sharon Bailey's name.
33:06Don't worry.
33:07We double checked it on our end.
33:08Okay, so she bought the corkscrew.
33:11Do you think she's a cop cat killer?
33:13All the victims profited off the original story and Sharon hated that.
33:17She hated all the parties and she especially hated Phineas' podcast.
33:21Well, the motive's definitely there.
33:23And as the motel owner, she was nowhere to be found after Deputy Wade was killed.
33:28So, it's not exactly a good look.
33:30I think it's her.
33:32Right.
33:32I'll call backup to drive over there with you.
33:35Bring her in before she catches wind of anything.
33:38Usually, journalists don't make it in building this far.
33:41But thank you.
33:42Anytime.
33:44Let's get you home, Phineas.
33:45Post up a uni outside his place until Sharon's brought in.
33:48Yes, sir.
33:50I feel sick to my stomach.
33:52I can't believe it's Sharon.
33:54She could have killed us last night.
33:55I know.
33:56But it's over now, Phineas.
33:58We're on our way to arrest her right now.
34:00You're safe to go home, I promise.
34:03All of you.
34:05Do we know who's driving me home?
34:07I'm gonna drive you home myself.
34:10Hm.
34:13So, right along?
34:16Yeah.
34:18Sharon Bailey was stuck in the past as much as I had been.
34:21If I needed any more proof, it was time to move on and rewrite my story.
34:25This was it.
34:26One thing I have learned is that you can't do anything alone.
34:29If it wasn't for Detective Max, I would still be stuck in my house.
34:34She helped me take that first step.
34:38Aw, thanks for calling me detective.
34:40Well, I meant what I said before.
34:42I couldn't have done it without you.
34:44And, um, I think I'm ready to take that next step.
34:48Ooh, what's that?
34:50Skydiving?
34:51Ziplining?
34:52Maybe we can ride the luge.
34:55I was thinking of something else.
35:13We're here.
35:15The old Bailey factory.
35:18This is where my life ended.
35:19And I can't be scared of it anymore.
35:22Yes.
35:23100%.
35:24But right now, spooky abandoned building, that's definitely a rule.
35:28I know.
35:28But I have to do this.
35:30I was terrified of going outside yesterday, but you showed me it was just a step.
35:34And this is just the building.
35:37You've helped me come so far.
35:39It's the last thing I have to do to be free.
35:42Okay, I'm gonna text Ellis and see if Sharon's in custody.
35:46Okay, copy that.
35:49Okay, so Sharon's not at the motel, and the two officers I sent to her door say she's not there
35:53either.
35:54That's not good.
35:55No.
35:56Well, can you text Max and just tell her to be on red alert?
36:03Dammit, my messages aren't going through.
36:05Maybe we should turn back.
36:08Phineas?
36:11Phineas, let's stick together, please!
36:19If this were a horror movie, everyone would be screaming at me to not go in there.
36:26And yet, here I am.
36:42Phineas?
36:54Phineas.
36:56Rule number five.
36:58Always charge your damn phone.
37:15No.
37:26Take care.
37:28Okay.
37:30Go, go, go, go.
37:43Phineas?
37:46Sharon?
38:08Hi Max, glad you're awake. I didn't want you to miss this. What's going on? I'm rewriting
38:21my story. Remember? No, I didn't plan to include you in the story at first, but you just wouldn't
38:27shut up with your be the main character crap. It was so on the nose. I just had to include
38:33you. Lucky me. So was it all a lie? The agoraphobia? No, no, no. I was agoraphobic. I spent years
38:43too afraid to leave my house. Pathetic, helpless victim. But as I did my podcast, I learned
38:53everything about serial killers, how their minds worked. I began to admire their ability
38:59to take control of their lives. See, they have no fear. The world fears them. And I realized
39:07that was my answer. That was how I could stop being the victim. Instead of the prey, I became
39:12the predator. But what's with the copycatch shtick? Sequels are never as good. Why not do
39:17something original? What better way to rewrite my whole story than to flip the entire script?
39:22Bring back the corkscrew killings, and this time, I'll be the main character. Yeah, because
39:27everyone loves a main character who's killed a bunch of people. Am I missing something?
39:30No, don't be thick, detective. Sharon Bailey is the killer. Sharon Bailey, the town grump,
39:39murders those profiting after family tragedy. Which brings us here to our final chapter.
39:47Sharon Bailey, kidnaps the nosy detective at the side of the street and brings her back
39:52to her lair. And I have to conquer my deepest fears to go in after her, to save my one
40:00true
40:01love. Your one true what? It was love at first sight, solidified by a night of passion. At the
40:07motel, it is the perfect beast story. Okay, I'm sorry. A night with me is at least a story
40:12material. No, but I valiantly try fighting Sharon off. She stabs me in the arm, wounding me
40:18just enough to finish you off. When did Sharon stab you?
40:28I'll be the hero who overcame so much in the name of love. It's the perfect story. And this time,
40:35I get to write it. Okay, well, here's a crazy pitch. What if nobody else gets stabbed,
40:41wouldn't that be fun? Sorry. Rewrites are over. Police! Drop the weapon!
40:51Jessica! No! Max, stay back. One little slip, that's all it'll take. I'm gonna say it again.
40:57Let her go. Don't come near me. You see? It's over, Phineas. No, this isn't how my story
41:06supposed to end. You're right. It doesn't have to end like this. Just let her go.
41:10Don't tell me what to do!
41:38Stop! What is it? Give me your knife. What? Why?
41:41In horror films, you gotta kill the villain like three times. We gotta make sure he's dead. Hand it
41:46over. No, what's the matter with you? Keep going, guys. I'd keep a close eye on that thing if I
41:52were you.
41:55Well, you were right about the location sharing thing. I'll give you that. We wouldn't have found
41:59you otherwise. See? My rules save lives. Although I didn't really listen to them. I ended up in a
42:05dark building with the killer. Well, he had us all fooled. Look, I'm just happy you're both safe, okay?
42:13Oh, the mayor just got here. I need a quote from my story. Hey, thanks for saving my butt.
42:19Anytime. You would have done the same.
42:22She charged a killer. Didn't even think twice. But she's right. You would have done the same.
42:29And hey, thank you for making this easy. You know, me and Jessica.
42:36She's smart, hot, cool. Swings a bat like Shohei Otani. What's not to like?
42:43All right, well, I don't know about you, but I just got my appetite back.
42:46If you like some day-old motel pizza, because I got a lot of it.
42:50I'm good. I'll buy you a fresh slice. How about that? You've earned it.
42:53All right. Here we go.
43:13My god. It actually worked. Ricky, you are a genius.
43:48And you've earned it.
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