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00:06Hey, Jillian here, it's been 10 years since the corkscrew killer went on his rampage.
00:10Speaking of rampages, what's your name and are you rampaging for corkscrewing?
00:15Yo, what up?
00:17My name is Nixon.
00:18And I'm KC Beaker, and we're hosting our annual corkscrew pullout tomorrow night, and
00:22it's going to be even bigger than last year.
00:2420 bucks at the door.
00:25We got DJs all night, it's going to be wild.
00:27Your parties always are.
00:29Now, if you had a serial killer nickname, what would it be?
00:32I don't know.
00:33I'm going to take a killer leap, though.
00:34Hey, I'll meet up with you.
00:40So, I've actually thought about this a lot, and if I was a killer, my name would be Hammerface.
00:46Because I'd have like a hammer on my head, and I'd like head bump you.
01:01Nice try, Nixon.
01:04Why'd you leave, bro?
01:05Jillian would talk to you all night.
01:08I see how she looks at you.
01:15Okay, you're getting a little close, bro.
01:26Hey.
01:28You're up early?
01:30I have very important work to do.
01:32How's Captain Kilt, or whatever his name is?
01:35You mean Sir Torvald the Untamed?
01:38Sure.
01:39I'll have you know that he is a brave Scottish warrior with a secret heart of gold and very limited
01:43access to shirts.
01:45Should I be jealous?
01:46Only if you can't ride a horse bareback while wielding an axe and nothing but a kilt.
01:50Don't judge, he also writes really beautiful poetry.
01:53Oh, well then.
01:55I wonder how you'd look in a kilt.
01:56Well, you'll just have to keep wondering.
02:00Mark, what the hell's on your head?
02:02A tiny box arrived this morning.
02:04It's a present from Ricky.
02:05Care to explain?
02:06Yeah, Ricky's on a mission to find a hat that Mark will tolerate for more than four seconds.
02:10I'm shocked he hasn't ripped it to shreds, honestly.
02:12I think he likes it.
02:13Hey, buddy?
02:15I guess if people can change, so can cats.
02:17Now back to you in a kilt.
02:19Right.
02:20Hmm.
02:25Damn it.
02:26Hold that thought.
02:28Let's work.
02:28I gotta go.
02:30So do I.
02:31I guess Sir Torvald will be fighting his shirtless duel without me.
02:38Bye, Mark.
02:40I never thought my usual nighttime jock would turn into a nightmare.
02:43The Corkscrew Killer had already claimed four victims in Primrose that week,
02:46and I was about to be his fifth.
02:49Spooky.
02:50I thought you don't like listening to true crime.
02:52I don't.
02:53This is from years ago, but since we've been called up to Primrose,
02:56I figured it might shed some light on what made the town so famous.
02:58Welcome to Primrose, the quaintest place to get stabbed by a corkscrew.
03:02This week's the ten-year anniversary of the corkscrew killing, so there's a festival going on in town to commemorate
03:07it.
03:07Ooh, is there a parade?
03:08What about a float?
03:09I don't know about a parade, but it's sort of the town's way of reclaiming the story.
03:13I think it's why the lone survivor of the killing started the podcast in the first place.
03:16If I get attacked by a crazy killer, I would do more than to start a podcast.
03:19I'm talking book series, big-budget movie with collectible merchandise.
03:24I'm going on a theme park while you're at it.
03:25Ooh, now you're talking.
03:28Speaking of talking, um, about dinner the other night.
03:33Hey, don't worry about it.
03:36I know, it's just a little awkward to talk about the fact that my dead mother is alive again.
03:41I get it.
03:41And honestly, I'm just happy she is alive.
03:45Oh, hey, I, uh, looked into this Gideon Varga guy.
03:49You did?
03:50Yeah, you weren't kidding about him.
03:52Crimes from all over the world have been attributed to him.
03:54Murder, extortion, kidnapping, you name it.
03:57It's like he's a ghost.
03:58Nobody knows what he looks like.
03:59Well, thankfully, he's dead, so we don't need to worry about him anymore.
04:04You didn't tell anybody about him, right?
04:06Of course not.
04:07I wouldn't tell a soul about any of this.
04:08Promise.
04:10Thanks.
04:10Look, she's your mom.
04:12Thanks.
04:12It's your story to tell.
04:15Can I get, uh, you lock up?
04:17I got it.
04:18Wow.
04:19It really did throw a festival.
04:21Yeah, you know college kids.
04:22Any excuse for a keg party, right?
04:24Yeah.
04:27Thanks so much for coming down.
04:29Deputy Wade McMiller.
04:30Call me Wade.
04:31Detective Ellis, this is Special Consultant Max Mitchell.
04:34Lead the way.
04:34Follow me.
04:36The body was found earlier this morning.
04:38The victim's name is Casey Beaker.
04:39He's a student here at Primrose College.
04:42No one's touched anything on the scene.
04:44I wanted you to see it first.
04:47Okay.
04:50Stabbing?
04:51Yeah.
04:51I haven't found a murder weapon.
04:52If I had to take a guess, I'd say it was a corkscrew.
04:55Sensing a theme here.
04:57Hey, look what's in his mouth.
04:58It's a cork.
04:59It's the corkscrew killer's calling card.
05:01We heard about it on the podcast.
05:02So the killer is back?
05:04No.
05:05No.
05:05He died ten years ago.
05:07Oh yeah?
05:08Then who wrote this?
05:17Here.
05:18And I want the body taken downtown to forensics as well.
05:20Okay?
05:22Wade.
05:23I told you not to call them.
05:25Respectfully, Mayor, we do not have the same resources they do downtown.
05:28And I need the extra hands.
05:29Especially since this is the second corkscrew killing this week.
05:33This is your second homicide this week?
05:35Way to bury the lead, Wade.
05:36It happened four days ago and I was dealing with it myself because the mayor wanted to keep it quiet.
05:41Wants to keep it quiet.
05:43Clarissa Vaughn, Primrose Mayor.
05:45No offense, but if folks see cops poking around everywhere, they might get spooked and spend their dollars elsewhere.
05:49Shut it all down!
05:52Sharon Bailey.
05:54Local headache.
05:55She manages the motel at the edge of town.
05:57Clarissa, I have been telling you for years.
05:59This has all gone too far.
06:01Sharon, Primrose is like Salem or Amityville.
06:04We've turned something dark into a positive.
06:06Positive?
06:07We've got a copycat killer on the loose.
06:10I hate to say it, Mayor, but Sharon's got a point.
06:12The first time this happened, Primrose PD tried to keep it quiet and look how that turned out.
06:17Nothing gets shut down.
06:18These festivities are a second life for the local economy, and we are not going to jeopardize that.
06:22Isn't that what the mayor in Jaws said?
06:25Look, I agree with Wade.
06:26Public safety's got to be the top priority here.
06:28Of course it is.
06:29The safety of our citizens is my first priority, but if no one makes a living, there is no town.
06:34All I ask is that you keep a low profile.
06:37Sharon, let's walk it off.
06:39Two homicides in a week and a copycat killer on the loose?
06:42Wade, I think it's time you tell us what you know.
06:46This is the first victim, Amy Myers.
06:49Four days ago, she was found outside the football field parking lot after a game, stabbed with a corkscrew, cork
06:54in her mouth.
06:54Just like Casey Beaker.
06:55Exactly like the original corkscrew killer murders.
06:58I mean, I have all the old case files here.
07:00I was barely 20 at the time.
07:01I remember like it was yesterday, and there he is, a corkscrew killer, Abe Bunker.
07:08All right, campus bartender.
07:10The killings were about revenge for him.
07:12Yeah, and Bunker was a character, you know, easy to make fun of, I guess.
07:15After a while, couldn't take it anymore, and he just snapped.
07:20Started killing the ones who were most cruel to him.
07:22See?
07:22That's why you always got a tip.
07:24There was four victims.
07:26There was almost a fifth, Phineas Taylor, but he survived.
07:29Right.
07:30He's the one who started the podcast.
07:31Well, the cute nerdy ones in the movies always die first.
07:35Oh, he got lucky.
07:36If I remember correctly, he was only stabbed in the shoulder, right?
07:38Phineas was kidnapped by Bunker jogging past the old Bailey factory.
07:41Managed to fight him off.
07:42Some oil spilled during the fight, and the whole building went up in flames.
07:45The killer was burned to a crisp.
07:46Yeah.
07:48Nothing left but his gold teeth, a corkscrew, his mask, and evidence of the other murders were found in his
07:54apartment later.
07:55The corkscrew killer returns.
07:57This is a copycat killer.
07:58We don't want any more bodies showing up.
07:59We'll need to talk to whoever knew the two recent victims.
08:02Let's get to work.
08:05Um, our annual corkscrew party was supposed to be tonight, but without Casey, I shut it all down.
08:11Can you walk me through what you remember from last night?
08:13Any little detail could help.
08:15Um, Casey and me were partying, and then, uh, Casey had to go take a leak, and that was it.
08:21When he didn't come back, I just assumed he went to another party.
08:23He's got a lot of friends.
08:25You didn't think to go looking for him?
08:26Uh, I should have.
08:28Maybe then he'd still be alive.
08:30Maybe if I went, I'd be dead, too.
08:32Amy's my roommate.
08:33Was my roommate.
08:34Can't believe this happened.
08:36Does anything stick out about the last time you saw her?
08:38She was selling merch at the game.
08:40I was helping her.
08:41It was a regular night.
08:42We lost.
08:43I wanted to go home and take a shower, and Amy said she was right behind me.
08:46What kind of merch was she selling?
08:48We have corkscrew killer tees in three different sizes, and corkscrew killer hats, beer cozies, and corkscrews.
09:00It all just seems so wrong now.
09:02How much for that?
09:03You never know when wine o'clock's gonna hit.
09:05You can have it.
09:06Thanks.
09:08Definitely check out Burger Bonanza.
09:10They have a killer murder-themed menu all weekend long.
09:12Bottomless corkscrew fries.
09:14And don't forget to subscribe if you want to stay up on all things happening around campus.
09:22So the corkscrew killer is back.
09:23What do you need to know?
09:24So much for keeping it quiet.
09:26It's impossible to keep CK News quiet around here.
09:28CK?
09:29The corkscrew killer.
09:30Oh, right.
09:31Anyways, um...
09:32I know you have questions for me.
09:33I never met Amy Myers RRL, but she seemed really sweet and photogenic, and I own three of her shirts.
09:37What about...
09:37Casey Beaker.
09:38I knew Casey, but not super well.
09:39He dated a second-tier friend for a few months,
09:40but he's kind of the party king of corkscrew week.
09:43His friend Nixon told me...
09:44About last night?
09:45How crazy is that?
09:46I interviewed Casey and Nix.
09:47Nix has been crushing on me forever.
09:49That was minutes before Casey was killed.
09:51Speaking of which, can I get the...
09:52The footage?
09:53I got it all ready for you.
09:54I'll airdrop it.
09:55I gotta run, though.
09:56There's a ketchup drinking contest happening in the quad,
09:57and Barb videos get huge numbers.
10:00Got it.
10:01Thanks.
10:03Stay far in the background to see anything.
10:05But then the fact that the killer is maybe in a mask,
10:08so that narrows it down to a hundred possible killers.
10:11So it could be anyone at this point.
10:13Okay, we need to go over the rules for surviving a serial killer,
10:16because in the movies, the prettiest one always dies first,
10:18and that is not going to be me.
10:19It's not a movie, Max.
10:21Oh, Alice, you innocent lamb.
10:23A cop always dies, too.
10:25Rule number one.
10:26We need to stick together.
10:27Never go anywhere alone.
10:29Speaking of, we should location share right now.
10:32How do you know my passcode?
10:34Oh, you're cute.
10:36Right?
10:37Rule number two.
10:38Always check the back seat.
10:40Okay, we're good.
10:42And lastly, never go into any basements, cellars, or attics.
10:45Anywhere dark and confined is strictly off limits.
10:47Got it.
10:48Oh, and never answer the phone from an unknown number.
10:52Don't.
10:54This is Detective Ellis.
10:55It's Deputy Wade.
10:56I've got some info for you.
10:57Hey, Wade.
10:57How do we know it's Deputy Wade?
11:00Because it is Deputy Wade.
11:01What's the matter with you?
11:03Sorry, Wade.
11:03Just went through a tunnel.
11:05What's going on?
11:06Do you remember the surviving victim we talked about,
11:08Phineas Taylor, the podcaster?
11:10There's been a development.
11:11You need to get to his house, quick.
11:13Okay, we're on our way.
11:25Oh.
11:26Hi.
11:26Hi.
11:27Hi.
11:27What are you doing here?
11:28You didn't know she was going to be here?
11:29Did you know that we were going to be here?
11:30Do you live here?
11:31I have so many questions.
11:33No, I just knew there was a detective coming.
11:35But you live here.
11:36No, I don't live here.
11:37But why?
11:38Jess, what are you doing here?
11:40I got a tip about the homicides this morning,
11:41and I wanted to come interview Phineas.
11:43I did a story on him a few years ago.
11:44Well, isn't this cozy?
11:46Deputy Wade just called us down here.
11:47What's going on?
11:47The story just got bigger.
11:49Come in.
11:55Is the door locked?
11:56It's locked.
11:57I'm Detective Ellis.
11:58This is Max.
11:59Deputy Wade told us something happened here today.
12:01It's okay, Phineas.
12:02You can trust him.
12:03That.
12:04I found it on my front step this morning.
12:06What's in the box?
12:10Sorry.
12:10Um, what's in the box, though?
12:12Let's, uh, take a look, shall we?
12:19There's a note.
12:21Time to finish the story.
12:23Love, a long-term fan.
12:40Have you seen anyone hanging around your house lately?
12:43No, um, nothing out of the ordinary.
12:45I always get prank calls this time of year because of the anniversary,
12:47but this isn't a prank.
12:48What makes you so sure?
12:49Because that's the same corkscrew that almost killed me ten years ago.
12:52That's impossible.
12:54I mean, the original corkscrew would be in an evidence box
12:56and some long-term storage.
12:58No, no.
12:58Look, they have the same scratches on the handle.
13:00Okay, I'll tell you what.
13:01We'll have it sent downtown to forensics,
13:03and hopefully they can tell us where it came from.
13:04It came from whoever's doing the killings.
13:06They're telling me I'm next.
13:08Why?
13:09Because I'm the one who got away.
13:11Are you still actively podcasting about this killer?
13:14No, no.
13:15After Behind the Mask, I moved on to other serial killer stories.
13:18He's one of the top true crime podcasters.
13:20Okay, well, look, whoever did this knows where you live now,
13:22so it's not safe for you to be here.
13:23Okay?
13:23Not until we know more.
13:25No.
13:26I'm sorry.
13:26I can't.
13:28Are you forgetting the fact that there's a serial killer on the loose?
13:31You'll never forget that someone did this to you.
13:33So what's the problem?
13:36I'm agoraphobic.
13:38I haven't stepped outside in years.
13:47I had no idea he was agoraphobic.
13:49He's never talked about it before.
13:51So what do we do?
13:52We can't just leave him here.
13:53I can remove him by force if necessary.
13:55No, he's already traumatized enough.
13:57We're trying to catch a killer here, and I need to take this to evidence.
13:59Okay.
14:00I'll stay here and try and convince him to leave.
14:02But he's a target.
14:03I'll get Deputy Wade to come down here and keep watch, okay?
14:06But then after that, I need to go to this long-term evidence log-up.
14:08Oh.
14:09That's where I was headed to.
14:10That's perfect.
14:11You two remember the rules?
14:13Stick together.
14:14The rules?
14:15She's seen too many horror films.
14:16You've seen the right amount of horror films.
14:18Well, I'm down to carpool if you are.
14:22First time working together?
14:24I'm a journalist.
14:25We're not working together.
14:25We're not exactly working together.
14:26Okay, whatever you want to call it.
14:28Just don't get murdered, okay?
14:30Fine.
14:37I know history repeats itself, but for some reason, I thought that my history would be
14:42an exception to the rule.
14:43I can't believe this is happening again.
14:47Sorry.
14:49Helps me process.
14:50No, it's all good.
14:52But that recorder thing is portable, right?
14:55You can process from someplace else.
14:57I appreciate what you're trying to do, really.
15:00But I haven't made it past the front door in years.
15:03It's not something I talk about.
15:05We all have things from the past we'd rather not talk about.
15:09Although, looks like you talk about a lot of worse things.
15:13It's been a kind of therapy.
15:15Just trying to understand how a person could do such things.
15:18So why do you think?
15:21All serial killers have one thing in common.
15:23And they love weaving a good story.
15:26They see themselves as the main character.
15:29Killing gives them a sense of control over the narrative.
15:31So why did they send you the corkscrew?
15:33My guess is a power play.
15:35I got away, so now they're making me part of their story.
15:38What about your story?
15:40If McKiller Crazy Pants is a main character, then so are you.
15:44It's not that simple.
15:45I mean, it kind of is.
15:47Look around.
15:48You literally narrate your whole life.
15:51I mean, the way I see it, you can either sit around and be corkscrewed.
15:55Or you can take control and write your own story.
15:59The question is, what does Phineas want to do next?
16:09Okay, either that's a really long Yelp review, or you started writing your story already.
16:13Mind your business, Sergeant Snoopy.
16:16You know, you never did mention where your tip came from this morning.
16:19Well, you didn't mention your case either.
16:21I'm serious, Jess.
16:23This isn't some ride-along, okay?
16:24If you're sitting on information that could compromise this investigation, you need to know it.
16:29Okay, what is this really about?
16:32Look, I just think that we have competing priorities.
16:39I will always be real with you about the personal stuff.
16:42But professionally, that stays separate.
16:44For example, if I have a source, I am going to protect them.
16:47That is not negotiable.
16:50Okay.
16:52Understood.
16:55There's going to be things that I can't tell you either.
16:58Okay.
17:04I know that you've been burned before, and I would never do that to you.
17:08At work or at home.
17:10I hope that you know that.
17:14That's all I needed to hear.
17:18Besides, if I really wanted to get something out of you, I think it would be fairly easy.
17:21Oh, really?
17:22Really?
17:23How would you do that exactly?
17:25Tell you.
17:28Oh, okay.
17:36Rise forward, detective.
17:37Yeah.
17:39Yeah, got it.
17:44It's just one foot in front of the other.
17:47Yeah, I don't know about this.
17:49Deputy Wei's car is right outside.
17:53Nope.
17:54Nope.
17:56Okay.
17:59Talk it out.
18:01What do you want?
18:06What do I want?
18:08I want to not be afraid anymore.
18:12I want to feel in control of my life again.
18:15I don't choose how I got here, but I want to choose what happens next.
18:19Well, looks like you got your next podcast.
18:23And it looks like you're officially part of my story.
18:28Nothing will happen to us if we stay together.
18:32It's one of the rules.
18:34Ready?
18:43You can do this.
18:46Ready?
18:47Yeah.
18:48Three.
18:49Two.
18:51Two.
19:00So the original corkscrew evidence was inventoryed and sealed three years ago.
19:04The killer's mask, his notebooks, his gold teeth, it's all here.
19:07Here we are.
19:08Box 116.
19:09You use this table.
19:11Just leave it when you're done.
19:12I'll put it back.
19:12Okay.
19:13Thanks.
19:24There's nothing in here but rocks.
19:26What?
19:31The evidence is gone.
19:39How does something like this even happen?
19:40The seal on the box wasn't even tampered with.
19:43I don't know what to tell you.
19:44No one has touched this since it was deposited here three years ago.
19:47The sheriff assigned to the original case signed off on it.
19:49And who was that?
19:50Let me see.
19:51Here he is.
19:55Stuart McMillor.
19:57Any relation to Deputy Wade McMillor?
19:59Oh, you could say that.
20:00He's Wade's father.
20:05Hey.
20:07You're doing great.
20:09Thanks.
20:09I couldn't do this without you.
20:11No, this is all you, boss.
20:14Whoa.
20:15Why are you going this way?
20:18I'm so sorry, Phineas.
20:20Highway 47's closed.
20:21I had to take this road.
20:23What's wrong?
20:24This is the Bailey factory road.
20:26Corkscrew killer died.
20:27And where I almost did.
20:30Okay.
20:30Just breathe.
20:32You can do this.
20:38We're driving past the old factory where it all happened.
20:41I haven't seen it in ten years.
20:43Last time I was here, I was helpless.
20:45Fighting for my life.
20:47You're doing great.
20:48But I wasn't the only victim.
20:50Wade.
20:51I still think about your dad.
20:53He saw the fire and helped drag me out.
20:56He was a good sheriff.
20:57He didn't deserve the hate that he got.
20:59Your dad was sheriff at the time?
21:02Yeah, Pops was never the same after that case.
21:04The whole town blamed him for not catching the killer.
21:06It tore him apart.
21:09And he started drinking after that.
21:11Too much.
21:12Lost the house.
21:14Lost his job.
21:15But he still couldn't let it go.
21:35So, it's happening again, is it?
21:38You come out here to remind a drunk old sheriff how badly he failed?
21:41No, sir.
21:42Not at all.
21:43We went back to the old original evidence today.
21:46Now, you were the last person to handle that.
21:48Is that right?
21:49Mm-hmm.
21:50Now, you haven't accessed the evidence since then, right?
21:53Why would I?
21:55I have nightmares about it enough.
21:57And now, my son's got to deal with it.
22:00All over again.
22:03You know, my dad was a cop, too.
22:06Was he proud of you?
22:07He passed before I could make detective.
22:11That's too bad.
22:12And sometimes, I think the only reason Wade joined the force was to make me happy.
22:16But my happiest moments are when we'd spend hours out there hunting, camping, talking.
22:23But that was before any of that stuff happened.
22:25And now the nightmares come back.
22:27And if you don't catch him, he's going to keep killing.
22:34Deputy Wade, I'll have you know I had to cancel paying customers' reservations for these rooms.
22:40I appreciate it, Sharon.
22:44Well, look who decided to finally come down and show his face.
22:49I didn't want any of this to happen.
22:50You have to know that.
22:51Don't!
22:52I don't want to hear it.
22:54Sheesh.
22:55Customer service at this motel is seriously lacking.
22:58All these years later, and Sharon still resents me.
23:01Why?
23:02The factory belonged to Sharon's family.
23:04They lost everything in that fire.
23:06They couldn't afford to rebuild.
23:08Motel manager is a big step down for her.
23:10And when my podcast took off, and people started the Corkscrew Killer Festival,
23:14it was just more salt in the wound.
23:16So that's why she's such a Grinch.
23:18Are we sure it's safe here?
23:20The room's under a fake name.
23:22Nobody knows you're here.
23:23And I will be parked up front.
23:26All night.
23:27Thanks.
23:29Ready?
23:33You okay?
23:34Yeah, I'll feel better behind a locked door.
23:37Hey, do your serial killer survival rules say anything about motels?
23:41Don't watch any videotapes you might find.
23:42Oh, if the owner's obsessed with taxidermy, get out of there quick.
23:46And don't touch the couch cushions.
23:47That's not a rule.
23:48They're just gross.
23:50Gotcha.
23:51Night.
23:52Okay.
23:56I believe McMillan when he says he sent the evidence away.
23:58You could tell he was tormented by it.
24:00I feel for him, you know?
24:02I know what that's like to carry around all that unresolved trauma.
24:07It'll really pull you under if you let it.
24:09Telling you if I didn't solve Daniel's murder, that could have easily been me.
24:14I don't believe that.
24:17I don't think you ever would have given up.
24:20You didn't know me back then.
24:24I know you now.
24:33Forensics.
24:34It was the original corkscrew.
24:36The blood traces match the old victims and the new ones.
24:39So the copycat killer did send it.
24:41Which means they had to have access to the evidence box.
24:43I don't like what I'm thinking right now.
24:45Look, a hunting shed is a good place for hiding stolen evidence.
24:51Let's go with water.
24:59Grape soda.
25:02Guess that'll do.
25:31That's not a good sign.
25:39Doesn't look like anybody's been here lately.
25:45Don't look like anybody's been here lately.
26:11These packages are all addressed to P.O. boxes all over the world.
26:14And unless Stu has a side hustle working for FedEx.
26:20It's an official evidence bag.
26:24These are the corkscrew killer's gold teeth.
26:27This is all the original corkscrew evidence.
26:29I read about this.
26:30People make big money off of these crime souvenirs.
26:32A lock of Charles Manson's hair went for a quarter mil on the dark web.
26:35Okay, but Jess, he's living in a trailer.
26:38Doesn't exactly scream big money.
26:42Down.
26:45Sunflower seeds.
26:47Deputy Wade was always snagging on sunflower seeds.
26:50Oh, he either sold the corkscrew to the killer or...
26:58Come on.
27:00Max!
27:01Phineas!
27:02Open up!
27:03Max?
27:04Oh, thank God.
27:06What time is it?
27:07Lock the door and stay inside.
27:09What's going on?
27:10And don't open it for anyone except for me or Ellis.
27:12Or the pizza I just ordered because I don't want it to get cold.
27:14Yeah, okay.
27:22Well, that's not good.
27:29Okay, well, maybe he's getting a drink.
27:33Or maybe he's quenching his thirst for his next kill.
27:38Oh, jeez, what's the rules for this?
27:44Yes.
27:45I knew this would come in handy.
28:00Well, this really hurts his chances of being the killer.
28:03Yeah, the woman looks a lot like the other two victims.
28:07Nice try.
28:09It's our killer.
28:10He's taunting us.
28:11Hey, maybe it's a woman.
28:12Keep an open mind.
28:14Get this to Frenzis.
28:17Ugh, my pizza is definitely cold by now.
28:20Not that I have much of an appetite.
28:22We need to tell Wade's dad.
28:24I should stay with Phineas.
28:26Okay.
28:27You get Phineas down to the station and I'll go talk to Stu.
28:29Okay.
28:31Look, I am so sorry, Stu.
28:35What was Wade mixed up in?
28:36It seems like Wade was selling the old corkscrew killer evidence.
28:40Do you have any idea why he would have done that?
28:43God, my fool of a son.
28:46Look, this is all my fault.
28:48Yeah, what do you mean?
28:49I got behind him my trailer payments and he said he'd take care of it.
28:53And I never asked him where he got the money.
28:58My son, he's gone.
29:01This killer, he's taken the only thing I had left.
29:19Wade's fingerprints are all over the old evidence, but obviously we know he's not the killer.
29:24Now, if the killer is a true copycat, then there's two more victims to come and we can't have that
29:28happen.
29:28Phineas, you said serial killers like stories, so what's the story here?
29:31In the original killing spree, the victims weren't random, so there must be a pattern to these murders.
29:37Wait a minute.
29:38Wade was selling the evidence from the original corkscrew killer.
29:41And our first victim, Amy Myers, was selling killer-themed merch.
29:45And Casey Beaker was selling tickets to a corkscrew-themed party.
29:48The killer threatened him.
29:49Somebody made a podcast about the original corkscrew killer.
29:52So all the victims are profiting off the original story.
29:54Exactly.
29:55That's why the killer's doing the copycat thing.
29:57He's mad they're all making money off the story.
29:59God.
30:00So none of this would have happened if it weren't from my podcast.
30:04Hey, Cole.
30:06Excuse me, guys.
30:09Don't blame yourself.
30:10But when this is all over, I would think about rebranding your podcast as something that won't kill you.
30:15Like antiques.
30:16Or whales.
30:18What are you still doing here?
30:20I thought you went home to get some rest.
30:21No chance of that.
30:22I learned something that you need to hear.
30:24You know how Wade's dark web history was impossible to trace?
30:27Yeah.
30:28I got my cyber team on it.
30:29Well, you can call them off.
30:30I got in touch with a source who's familiar with dark web transactions of this nature.
30:34Who?
30:35You know I can't tell you that.
30:37Okay, fine.
30:38What did your source say?
30:39I told them what we were looking for, and they'd heard about it.
30:41Apparently, there was a bidding war for the corkscrew.
30:44They did more digging for me.
30:45They know who won.
30:48Sharon the Grinch Bailey.
30:51Jessica's source traced the corkscrew sale to a P.O. box a few hours away.
30:54A bit more digging revealed who the box was registered to.
30:57It's in Sharon Bailey's name.
30:59Don't worry.
30:59We double-checked it on our end.
31:01Okay, so she bought the corkscrew.
31:03Do you think she's a cop cat killer?
31:05All the victims profited off the original story.
31:07And Sharon hated that.
31:09She hated all the parties, and she especially hated Phineas's podcast.
31:14Well, the motive's definitely there.
31:15And as the motel owner, she was nowhere to be found after Deputy Wade was killed.
31:20So, it's not exactly a good look.
31:22I think it's her.
31:23Right.
31:24I'll call backup to drive over there with you.
31:26Bring her in before she catches wind of anything.
31:29Usually, journalists don't make it in the building this far.
31:32But thank you.
31:33Anytime.
31:35Let's get you home, Phineas.
31:36Post up a uni outside his place until Sharon's brought in.
31:39Yes, sir.
31:41I feel sick to my stomach.
31:43I can't believe it, Sharon.
31:44She could have killed us last night.
31:46I know.
31:47But it's over now, Phineas.
31:48We're on our way to arrest her right now.
31:50You're safe to go home, I promise.
31:53All of you.
31:55Do we know who's driving me home?
31:57I'm going to drive you home myself.
32:03So, ride along?
32:06Yeah.
32:07Sharon Bailey was stuck in the past as much as I had been.
32:10If I needed any more proof, it was time to move on and rewrite my story.
32:14This was it.
32:15One thing I have learned is that you can't do anything alone.
32:18If it wasn't for Detective Max, I would still be stuck in my house.
32:23She helped me take that first step.
32:26Aw, thanks for calling me detective.
32:29I meant what I said before.
32:30I couldn't have done it without you.
32:32And, um, I think I'm ready to take that next step.
32:36Ooh, what's that?
32:38Skydiving?
32:39Ziplining?
32:40Maybe we can ride the louche.
32:43I was thinking of something else.
32:59We're here.
33:01The old Bailey factory.
33:04This is where my life ended.
33:06And I can't be scared of it anymore.
33:09Yes, 100%.
33:10But right now, spooky abandoned building, that's definitely a rule.
33:13I know, but I have to do this.
33:16I was terrified of going outside yesterday, but you showed me it was just a step.
33:20And this is just a building.
33:22You've helped me come so far.
33:24It's the last thing I have to do to be free.
33:28Okay, I'm going to text Ellis and see if Sharon's in custody.
33:31Okay, copy that.
33:34Okay, so Sharon's not at the motel, and the two officers I sent to her door say she's not there
33:38either.
33:39That's not good.
33:40No.
33:40Well, can you text Max and just tell her to be on red alert?
33:48Dammit, my messages aren't going through.
33:50Maybe we should turn back.
33:52Phineas?
33:55Phineas, let's stick together, please!
34:03If this were a horror movie, everyone would be screaming at me to not go in there.
34:09And yet, here I am.
34:25Phineas?
34:25Phineas.
34:35Phineas?
34:37Well, number five.
34:40Always charge your damn phone.
34:45Phineas.
34:49Phineas.
34:51Phineas.
34:52Phineas.
34:54Phineas.
35:06Okay.
35:23Finneas?
35:25Jared?
35:26Oh!
35:27Oh!
35:46Hi Max.
35:50Glad you're awake.
35:53I didn't want you to miss this.
35:55What's going on?
35:58I'm rewriting my story.
36:01Remember?
36:02I didn't plan to include you in the story at first, but you just wouldn't shut up with your, um,
36:06be the main character crap.
36:08It was so on the nose, I just, I just had to include you.
36:11Lucky me.
36:13So was it all a lie?
36:16The agoraphobia?
36:17No, no, no. I was agoraphobic.
36:19I spent years too afraid to leave my house.
36:23Pathetic, helpless victim.
36:25But as I did my podcast, I learned everything about serial killers.
36:31How their minds worked.
36:33I began to admire their ability to take control of their lives.
36:37See, they have no fear.
36:40The world fears them.
36:41And I realized that was my answer.
36:44That was how I could stop being the victim.
36:45Instead of the prey, I became the predator.
36:48But what's with the copycatch shtick?
36:50Sequels are never as good.
36:52Why not do something original?
36:53What better way to rewrite my whole story than to flip the entire script?
36:57Bring back the corkscrew killings and this time, I'll be the main character.
37:01Yeah, cause everyone loves a main character who's killed a bunch of people. Am I missing something?
37:04No, don't be thick detective.
37:06Sharon Bailey is the killer.
37:10Sharon Bailey, the town grump, murders those profiting after family tragedy.
37:17Which brings us here to our final chapter.
37:21Sharon Bailey, kidnaps the nosy detective at the side of the street and brings her back to her lair.
37:26And I have to conquer my deepest fears to go in after her to...
37:32To save my one true love.
37:34Your one true what?
37:35It was love at first sight.
37:37Solidified by a night of passion.
37:39At the motel, it is the perfect B story.
37:42Okay, I'm sorry. A night with me is at least a story material.
37:46No, but I valiantly try fighting Sharon off.
37:48She stabs me in the arm, wounding me just enough to finish you off.
37:52When did Sharon stab you?
37:59I'll be the hero who overcame so much in the name of love.
38:04It's the perfect story.
38:05And this time, I get to write it.
38:08Okay, well here's a crazy pitch.
38:10What if nobody else gets stabbed?
38:12Wouldn't that be fun?
38:13Sorry. Rewrites are over.
38:15Elise! Drop the weapon!
38:21Jessica!
38:22No!
38:23Max, stay back.
38:25One little slip, that's all it'll take.
38:27I'm gonna say it again. Let her go.
38:28Don't come and hear me.
38:32You see? It's over, Phineas.
38:34No, this isn't how much story's supposed to end.
38:37You're right.
38:37He doesn't have to end like this.
38:39Just let her go.
38:40Don't tell me what to do!
38:50This is okay.
39:07Stop!
39:07What is it?
39:08Give me your knife.
39:09What? Why?
39:10In horror films, you gotta kill the villain like three times.
39:12We gotta make sure he's dead. Hand it over.
39:14No, what's the matter with you?
39:16Keep going, guys.
39:18I'd keep a close eye on that thing if I were you.
39:22Well, you were right about the location sharing thing.
39:25I'll give you that.
39:26We wouldn't have found you otherwise.
39:27See?
39:28My rules save lives.
39:30Although I didn't really listen to them.
39:32I ended up in a dark building with the killer.
39:34Well, he had us all fooled.
39:35Look, I'm just happy you're both safe, okay?
39:40Oh, the mayor just got here.
39:42I need a quote from my story.
39:43Hey, thanks for saving my butt.
39:46Anytime.
39:46You would have done the same.
39:49She charged a killer.
39:51Didn't even think twice.
39:52But she's right.
39:53You would have done the same.
39:55And hey, thank you for making this easy.
39:58You know.
40:00Me and Jessica.
40:01She's smart, hot, cool.
40:04Swings a bat like Shohei Otani.
40:06What's not to like?
40:08Okay, well, I don't know about you,
40:10but I just got my appetite back.
40:11Maybe like some day-old motel pizza,
40:14because I got a lot of it.
40:15I'm good.
40:16I'll buy you a fresh slice.
40:17How about that?
40:17You've earned it.
40:27Here we go.
40:31There we go.
40:36Oh, my God.
40:38It actually worked.
40:41Ricky, you are a genius.
40:43Ricky, you are a genius.
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