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00:00Previously on Wild Cards.
00:03Surprise!
00:04I wanted to meet the man for whom you gave up millions.
00:07Hi!
00:07Max, this is Jessica.
00:09Well, finally, I've heard so much about you.
00:12Where have you been for the past 15 years?
00:14On the run from Gideon Varga.
00:16Who's Gideon Varga?
00:18He's the devil himself.
00:35Hey, Jillian here.
00:36It's been 10 years since the Corkster Killer went on his rampage.
00:39Speaking of rampages, what's your name?
00:43And are you rampaging for Corkscrew Week?
00:45Yo, what up?
00:47My name is Nixon.
00:48And I'm Casey Beaker.
00:49And we're hosting our annual Corkscrew Pull-Up tomorrow night.
00:52And it's going to be even bigger than last year.
00:5420 bucks at the door.
00:55We got DJs all night.
00:56It's going to be wild.
00:58Your parties always are.
01:00Now, if you had a serial killer nickname, what would it be?
01:03I don't know.
01:04I'm going to take a killer leap, though.
01:05Hey, I'll meet up with you.
01:11So, I've actually thought about this a lot.
01:13And if I was a killer, my name would be Hammerface.
01:17Because I'd have, like, a hammer on my head.
01:19And I'd, like, head bump you.
01:34Nice try, Nixon.
01:36Why'd you leave, bro?
01:38Jillian would talk to you all night.
01:40I'll see how she looks at you.
01:47Okay, you're getting a little close, bro.
02:00Hey.
02:02You're up early?
02:04I have very important work to do.
02:07How's Captain Kilt, or whatever his name is?
02:09You mean Sir Torvald the Untamed?
02:12Sure.
02:14I'll have you know that he is a brave Scottish warrior with a secret heart of gold and very
02:17limited access to shirts.
02:19Should I be jealous?
02:20Only if you can't ride a horse bareback while wielding an axe and nothing but a kilt.
02:25Don't judge.
02:25He also writes really beautiful poetry.
02:28Oh, well, then.
02:29I wonder how you'd look in a kilt.
02:31Well, you'll just have to keep wondering.
02:36Mark?
02:36What the hell's on your head?
02:38A tiny box arrived this morning.
02:39It's a present from Ricky.
02:41Care to explain?
02:42Yeah, Ricky's on a mission to find a hat that Mark will tolerate for more than four seconds.
02:46I'm shocked he hasn't ripped it to shreds, honestly.
02:48I think he likes it.
02:49Hey, buddy?
02:51I guess if people can change, so can cats.
02:54Now back to you in a kilt.
02:55Right.
02:56Hmm.
03:01Damn it.
03:03Hold that thought.
03:04It's work.
03:05I gotta go.
03:07So do I.
03:08I guess Sir Torvald will be fighting his shirtless duel without me.
03:15Bye, Mark.
03:17I never thought my usual nighttime jog would turn into a nightmare.
03:21The corkscrew killer had already claimed four victims in Primrose that week,
03:24and I was about to be his fifth.
03:27Spooky.
03:28I thought you don't like listening to true crime.
03:30I don't.
03:31This is from years ago, but since we've been called up to Primrose,
03:34I figured it might shed some light on what made the town so famous.
03:36Welcome to Primrose, the quaintest place to get stabbed by a corkscrew.
03:41This week's the ten-year anniversary of the corkscrew killing,
03:43so there's a festival going on in town to commemorate it.
03:46Ooh, is there a parade?
03:47What about a float?
03:48I don't know about a parade, but it's sort of the town's way of reclaiming the story.
03:52I think it's why the lone survivor of the killing started the podcast in the first place.
03:56If I get attacked by a crazy killer, I would do more than to start a podcast.
03:58I'm talking book series, big budget movie with collectible merchandise.
04:03I went on a theme park while you're at it.
04:05Ooh, now you're talking.
04:07Speaking of talking, um, about dinner the other night.
04:13Hey, don't worry about it.
04:16I know, it's just a little awkward to talk about the fact that my dead mother is alive again.
04:21I get it.
04:22And honestly, I'm just happy she is alive.
04:26Oh, hey, I, uh, looked into this Gideon Varga guy.
04:30You did?
04:30Yeah, you weren't kidding about him.
04:32Crimes from all over the world have been attributed to him.
04:35Murder, extortion, kidnapping, you name it.
04:38It's like he's a ghost.
04:39Nobody knows what he looks like.
04:40Well, thankfully, he's dead, so we don't need to worry about him anymore.
04:46You didn't tell anybody about him, right?
04:48Of course not.
04:48I wouldn't tell a soul about any of this.
04:50I promise.
04:51Thanks.
04:52Well, she's your mom, Max.
04:54It's your story to tell.
05:00Wow.
05:01They really did throw a festival.
05:03Yeah, you know college kids.
05:04Any excuse for a keg party, right?
05:06Yeah.
05:10Thanks so much for coming down.
05:11Deputy Wade McMillan.
05:13Call me Wade.
05:14Detective Ellis, this is Special Consultant Max Mitchell.
05:17Lead the way.
05:17Follow me.
05:19The body was found earlier this morning.
05:21The victim's name is Casey Beaker.
05:23He's a student here at Primrose College.
05:25And no one's touched anything on the scene.
05:28I wanted you to see it first.
05:30Okay.
05:33Stabbing?
05:34Yeah.
05:35I haven't found a murder weapon.
05:36If I had to take a guess, I'd say it was a corkscrew.
05:39I'm sensing a theme here.
05:41Hey, look what's in his mouth.
05:42It's a cork.
05:43It's the corkscrew killer's calling card.
05:45We heard about it on the podcast.
05:47So the killer is back?
05:49No.
05:50No.
05:50He died ten years ago.
05:52Oh, yeah?
05:53Then who wrote this?
06:02Here.
06:03And I want the body taken downtown to forensics as well.
06:05Okay?
06:07Wade!
06:09I told you not to call them.
06:10Respectfully, Mayor, we do not have the same resources they do downtown.
06:14And I need the extra hands, especially since this is the second corkscrew killing this week.
06:19This is your second homicide this week?
06:21We're going to bury the lead, Wade.
06:23It happened four days ago, and I was dealing with it myself because the mayor wanted to keep it quiet.
06:27Wants to keep it quiet.
06:29Clarissa Vaughn, Primrose Mayor.
06:31No offense, but if folks see cops poking around everywhere, they might get spooked and spend their dollars elsewhere.
06:36Shut it all down!
06:39Sharon Bailey.
06:41Local headache.
06:42She manages the motel at the edge of town.
06:44Clarissa, I have been telling you for years, this has all gone too far.
06:48Sharon, Primrose is like Salem or Amityville.
06:51We've turned something dark into a positive.
06:53Positive?
06:55We've got a copycat killer on the loose.
06:57I hate to say it, Mayor, but Sharon's got a point.
07:00The first time this happened, Primrose PD tried to keep it quiet, and look how that turned out.
07:05Nothing gets shut down.
07:06These festivities are a second life for the local economy, and we are not going to jeopardize that.
07:11Isn't that what the mayor in Jaws said?
07:13Look, I agree with Wade.
07:14Public safety's got to be the top priority here.
07:16Of course it is.
07:17The safety of our citizens is my first priority, but if no one makes a living, there is no town.
07:22All I ask is that you keep a low profile.
07:26Sharon, let's walk it off.
07:28Two homicides in a week and a copycat killer on the loose?
07:31Wade, I think it's time you tell us what you know.
07:35This is the first victim, Amy Myers.
07:38Four days ago, she was found outside the football field parking lot after a game, stabbed with a corkscrew, a
07:43cork in her mouth.
07:44Just like Casey Beaker.
07:45Exactly like the original corkscrew killer murders.
07:48I mean, I have all the old case files here.
07:50I was barely 20 at the time.
07:51And I remember like it was yesterday.
07:54And there he is.
07:55A corkscrew killer, Abe Bunker.
07:59All right, campus bartender.
08:01The killings were about revenge for him.
08:02Yep.
08:03And Bunker was a character, you know, easy to make fun of, I guess.
08:06After a while, couldn't take it anymore, and he just snapped.
08:11Started killing the ones who were most cruel to him.
08:13See?
08:14That's why you always got a tip.
08:15There was four victims.
08:17There was almost a fifth.
08:19Phineas Taylor.
08:20But he survived.
08:21Right.
08:21He's the one who started the podcast.
08:23Well, the cute nerdy ones in the movies always die first.
08:27Oh, he got lucky.
08:28If I remember correctly, he was only stabbed in the shoulder, right?
08:30Phineas was kidnapped by Bunker jogging past the old Bailey factory.
08:33Managed to fight him off.
08:35Some oil spilled during the fight, and the whole building went up in flames.
08:38The killer was burned to a crisp.
08:39Yep.
08:41Nothing left but his gold teeth, a corkscrew, his mask, and evidence of the other murders were found in his
08:47apartment later.
08:48The corkscrew killer returns.
08:50If this is a copycat killer, we don't want any more bodies showing up.
08:53We'll need to talk to whoever knew the two recent victims.
08:55Let's get to work.
08:59Our annual corkscrew party was supposed to be tonight, but without Casey, I shut it all down.
09:05Can you walk me through what you remember from last night?
09:07Any little detail could help.
09:10Casey and me were partying, and then Casey had to go take a leak, and that was it.
09:15When he didn't come back, I just assumed he went to another party.
09:18He's got a lot of friends.
09:19You didn't think to go looking for him?
09:21I should have.
09:23Maybe then he'd still be alive.
09:25Maybe if I went, I'd be dead, too.
09:26Amy's my roommate.
09:28Was my roommate.
09:29Can't believe this happened.
09:31Does anything stick out about the last time you saw her?
09:33She was selling merch at the game.
09:35I was helping her.
09:36It was a regular night.
09:37We lost.
09:38I wanted to go home and take a shower, and Amy said she was right behind me.
09:42What kind of merch was she selling?
09:43We have corkscrew killer tees in three different sizes, and corkscrew killer hats, beer cozies, and corkscrews.
09:56It all just seems so wrong now.
09:58How much for that?
09:59You never know when wine o'clock's gonna hit.
10:01You can have it.
10:03Thanks.
10:05Definitely check out Burger Bonanza.
10:06They have a killer murder-themed menu all weekend long, bottomless corkscrew fries,
10:10and don't forget to subscribe if you want to stay up on all things happening around campus.
10:19So the corkscrew killer is back.
10:21What do you need to know?
10:22So much for keeping it quiet.
10:23It's impossible to keep CK News quiet around here.
10:26CK?
10:26The corkscrew killer.
10:27Oh, right.
10:28Anyways, um...
10:29I know you have questions for me.
10:30I never met Amy Myers' RRL, but she seemed really sweet and photogenic, and I own three of her shirts.
10:35What about...
10:35Casey Beaker.
10:36I knew Casey, but not super well.
10:37He dated a second-tier friend for a few months,
10:39but he's kind of the party king of corkscrew week.
10:41His friend Nixon told me...
10:42About last night?
10:44How crazy is that?
10:45I interviewed Casey and Nix.
10:46Nix has been crushing on me forever.
10:47That was minutes before Casey was killed.
10:49Um, speaking of which, uh, can I get the...
10:51The footage?
10:52I got it all ready for you.
10:53I'll airdrop it.
10:54I gotta run, though.
10:55There's a ketchup drinking contest happening in the quad,
10:56and bar videos get huge numbers.
10:59Got it.
11:01Thanks.
11:02It's too far in the background to see anything.
11:04But then the fact that the killer is maybe in a mask,
11:08so that narrows it down to a hundred possible killers.
11:11So it could be anyone at this point.
11:13Okay, we need to go over the rules for surviving a serial killer,
11:15because in the movies, the prettiest one always dies first,
11:18and that is not going to be me.
11:20It's not a movie, Max.
11:21Oh, Ellis, you innocent lamb.
11:24A cop always dies, too.
11:26Rule number one, we need to stick together.
11:28Never go anywhere alone.
11:29Speaking of, we should location share right now.
11:33How do you know my passcode?
11:35Oh, you're cute.
11:37Right?
11:38Rule number two, always check the back seat.
11:41Okay, we're good.
11:43And lastly, never go into any basements, cellars, or attics.
11:47Anywhere dark and confined is strictly off limits.
11:49Got it.
11:50Oh, and never answer the phone from an unknown number.
11:54Don't.
11:56This is Detective Ellis.
11:57It's Deputy Wade.
11:58I've got some info for you.
11:59Hey, Wade, I...
12:00How do we know it's Deputy Wade?
12:02Because it is Deputy Wade.
12:03What's the matter with you?
12:05Sorry, Wade.
12:06Just went through a tunnel.
12:07What's going on?
12:09Do you remember the surviving victim we talked about,
12:11Phineas Taylor, the podcaster?
12:13There's been a development.
12:14You need to get to his house, quick.
12:16Okay, we're on our way.
12:18Okay.
12:18We're on our way.
12:29Oh, hi.
12:30Hi.
12:30Hi.
12:31What are you doing here?
12:32You didn't know she was going to be here?
12:33Did you know that we were going to be here?
12:34Do you live here?
12:35I have so many questions.
12:37No, I just knew there was a detective coming.
12:39But you live here.
12:40No, I don't live here.
12:42But why...
12:42Jess, what are you doing here?
12:44I got a tip about the homicides this morning
12:45and I wanted to come interview Phineas.
12:47I did a story on him a few years ago.
12:49Well, isn't this cozy?
12:50Deputy Wade just called us down here.
12:51What's going on?
12:52The story just got bigger.
12:53Come in.
13:00Is the door locked?
13:01It's locked.
13:02I'm Detective Ellis.
13:04This is Max.
13:04Deputy Wade told us something happened here today.
13:07It's okay, Phineas.
13:07You can trust him.
13:09That.
13:09I found it on my front step this morning.
13:11What's in the box?
13:15Sorry.
13:16Um, what's in the box, though?
13:18Let's, uh, take a look, shall we?
13:25There's a note.
13:28Time to finish the story.
13:29Love, a long-term fan.
13:48Have you seen anyone hanging around your house lately?
13:50No, um, nothing out of the ordinary.
13:52I always get prank calls this time of year because of the anniversary, but this isn't a prank.
13:56What makes you so sure?
13:57Because that's the same corkscrew that almost killed me ten years ago.
14:00That's impossible.
14:02I mean, the original corkscrew would be in an evidence box and some long-term storage.
14:06No, no.
14:06Look, they have the same scratches on the handle.
14:08Okay, I'll tell you what.
14:09We'll have it sent downtown to forensics, and hopefully they can tell us where it came from.
14:13It came from whoever's doing the killings.
14:15They're telling me I'm next.
14:16Why?
14:18Because I'm the one who got away.
14:20Are you still actively podcasting about this killer?
14:23No, no.
14:24After Behind the Mask, I moved on to other serial killer stories.
14:27He's one of the top true crime podcasters.
14:29Okay, well, look, whoever did this knows where you live now, so it's not safe for you to be here,
14:32okay?
14:33Not until we know more.
14:34No.
14:35No, I'm sorry.
14:36I can't.
14:37Are you forgetting the fact that there's a serial killer on the loose?
14:41You'll never forget that someone did this to you.
14:43So what's the problem?
14:47I'm agoraphobic.
14:49I haven't stepped outside in years.
14:58I had no idea he was agoraphobic.
15:00He's never talked about it before.
15:02So what do we do?
15:02We can't just leave him here.
15:03I can remove him by force if necessary.
15:06No, he's already traumatized enough.
15:08We're trying to catch a killer here, and I'm going to take this to evidence.
15:10Okay, I'll stay here and try and convince him to leave.
15:14But he's a target.
15:15I'll get Deputy Wade to come down here and keep watch, okay?
15:17But then after that, I need to go to this long-term evidence log-up.
15:20Oh, that's where I was headed to.
15:22That's perfect.
15:23You two remember the rules?
15:25Stick together.
15:26The rules?
15:27She's seen too many horror films.
15:28You've seen the right amount of horror films.
15:30Well, I'm down to carpool if you are.
15:35First time working together?
15:37I'm a journalist.
15:38We're not working together.
15:38We're not exactly working together.
15:39Okay, whatever you want to call it.
15:40Just don't get murdered, okay?
15:42All right.
15:50I know history repeats itself, but for some reason, I thought that my history would be an exception
15:56to the rule.
15:57I can't believe this is happening again.
16:00Sorry.
16:02It helps me process.
16:04No, it's all good.
16:05But that recorder thing is portable, right?
16:09You can process from someplace else.
16:12I appreciate what you're trying to do, really.
16:14But I haven't made it past the front door in years.
16:17It's not something I talk about.
16:19We all have things from the past we'd rather not talk about.
16:23Although, looks like you talk about a lot of worse things.
16:28It's been a kind of therapy.
16:30Just trying to understand how a person could do such things.
16:33So why do you think?
16:36All serial killers have one thing in common.
16:39They love weaving a good story.
16:42They see themselves as the main character.
16:44Killing gives them a sense of control over the narrative.
16:47So why did they send you the corkscrew?
16:49My guess is a power play.
16:51I got away, so now they're making me part of their story.
16:54What about your story?
16:56If McKillor Crazy Pants is a main character, then so are you.
17:00It's not that simple.
17:01I mean, it kind of is.
17:04Look around.
17:05You literally narrate your whole life.
17:08I mean, the way I see it, you can either sit around and be corkscrewed,
17:12or you can take control and write your own story.
17:15The question is, what does Phineas want to do next?
17:27Okay, either that's a really long Yelp review,
17:29or you started writing your story already.
17:31Mind your business, Sergeant Snoopy.
17:34You know, you never did mention where your tip came from this morning.
17:37Well, you didn't mention your case either.
17:39I'm serious, Jess.
17:41This isn't some ride-along, okay?
17:43If you're sitting on information that could compromise this investigation,
17:45you need to know it.
17:47Okay.
17:48What is this really about?
17:50Look, I just think that we have competing priorities.
17:58I will always be real with you about the personal stuff.
18:01But professionally, that stays separate.
18:04For example, if I have a source, I am going to protect them.
18:07That is not negotiable.
18:09Okay.
18:11Understood.
18:14There's going to be things that I can't tell you either.
18:24I know that you've been burned before,
18:26and I would never do that to you.
18:29At work or at home.
18:31I hope that you know that.
18:35That's all I needed to hear.
18:39Besides, if I really wanted to get something out of you,
18:41I think it would be very easy.
18:43Oh, really?
18:43Really.
18:44How would you do that, exactly?
18:46Okay.
18:47Give me.
18:50Oh.
18:51Oh.
18:53Okay.
18:54Okay.
18:58Rise forward, detective.
18:59Yeah.
19:01Yeah, got it.
19:07It's just one foot in front of the other.
19:10Yeah, I don't know about this.
19:11Deputy Wei's car is right outside.
19:15Nope.
19:17Nope.
19:19Okay.
19:21Talk it out.
19:23What do you want?
19:29Um...
19:30What do I want?
19:32I want to not be afraid anymore.
19:36I want to feel in control of my life again.
19:39I didn't choose how I got here,
19:40but I want to choose what happens next.
19:43Well, it looks like you got your next podcast.
19:47And it looks like you're officially part of my story.
19:53Nothing will happen to us if we stay together.
19:57It's one of the rules.
19:59Ready?
20:08You can do this.
20:11Ready?
20:13Yeah.
20:13Three.
20:14Two.
20:26So the original corkscrew evidence was inventory and sealed.
20:29Three years ago.
20:31The killer's mask, his notebooks, his gold teeth.
20:33It's all here.
20:34Here we are.
20:35Box 116.
20:36And you use this table.
20:37Just leave it when you're done.
20:38I'll put it back.
20:39Okay.
20:40Thanks.
20:51There's nothing in here but rocks.
20:53What?
20:58The evidence is gone.
21:07How does something like this even happen?
21:09The seal on the box wasn't even tampered with.
21:11I don't know what to tell you.
21:12No one has touched this since it was deposited here three years ago.
21:15The sheriff assigned to the original case signed off on it.
21:17And who was that?
21:18Let me see.
21:20Here he is.
21:24Stuart McMillor.
21:26Any relation to Deputy Wade McMillor?
21:28Oh, you could say that.
21:29He's Wade's father.
21:35Hey.
21:37You're doing great.
21:38Thanks.
21:39I couldn't do this without you.
21:41No, this is all you, boss.
21:44Oh, why are you going this way?
21:48I'm so sorry, Phineas.
21:50Highway 47's closed.
21:52I had to take this road.
21:53What's wrong?
21:54This is the Bailey factory road.
21:56Corkscrew killer died.
21:58And where I almost did.
22:00Okay.
22:01Just breathe.
22:03You can do this.
22:09We're driving past the old factory where it all happened.
22:12I haven't seen it in ten years.
22:14Last time I was here, I was helpless, fighting for my life.
22:18You're doing great.
22:19But I wasn't the only victim.
22:23Wade, I still think about your dad.
22:25He saw the fire and helped drag me out.
22:28He was a good sheriff.
22:29He didn't deserve the hate that he got.
22:31Your dad was sheriff at the time?
22:34Yeah, Pops was never the same after that case.
22:37The whole town blamed him for not catching the killer.
22:40It tore him apart.
22:41And he started drinking after that.
22:43Too much.
22:45Lost the house.
22:46Lost his job.
22:48But he still couldn't let it go.
23:07So, it's happening again, is it?
23:12You come out here to remind a drunk old sheriff how badly he failed?
23:15No, sir.
23:17Not at all.
23:18We went back to the old original evidence today.
23:20Now, you were the last person to handle that.
23:22Is that right?
23:23Mm-hmm.
23:24Now, you haven't accessed the evidence since then, right?
23:27And why would I?
23:30I have nightmares about it enough.
23:32And now, my son's got to deal with it all over again.
23:38You know, my dad was a cop, too.
23:41Was he proud of you?
23:43He passed before I could make detective.
23:47It's too bad.
23:49Sometimes I think the only reason Wade joined the force was to make me happy.
23:52But my happiest moments are when we'd spend hours out there hunting, camping, talking.
23:59But that was before any of that stuff happened.
24:02And now the nightmares come back.
24:04And if you don't catch him, he's going to keep killing.
24:11Deputy Wade, I'll have you know I had to cancel paying customers' reservations for these rooms.
24:17I appreciate it, Sharon.
24:22Well, look who decided to finally come down and show his face.
24:26I didn't want any of this to happen.
24:28You have to know that.
24:29Don't!
24:29I don't want to hear it.
24:32Sheesh.
24:33Customer service at this motel is seriously lacking.
24:37These years later, insurance still resents me.
24:39Why?
24:40The factory belonged to Sharon's family.
24:43They lost everything in that fire.
24:44They couldn't afford to rebuild.
24:47Motel manager is a big step down for her.
24:49And when my podcast took off and people started the Corkscrew Killer Festival, it's just more salt in the wound.
24:55So that's why she's such a Grinch.
24:57Are we sure it's safe here?
24:59The room's under a fake name.
25:01Nobody knows you're here.
25:03And I will be parked up front.
25:05All night.
25:06Thanks.
25:09Ready?
25:13You okay?
25:14Yeah, I'll feel better behind a locked door.
25:17Hey, do your, um, serial killer survival rules say anything about motels?
25:21Don't watch any videotapes you might find.
25:23Oh, if the owner's obsessed with taxidermy, get out of there quick.
25:26And don't touch the couch cushions.
25:28That's not a rule.
25:29They're just gross.
25:30Gotcha.
25:32Nate.
25:33Okay.
25:37I believe McMillan, when he says he sent the evidence away, you could tell he was tormented by it.
25:42I feel for him, you know?
25:43I know what that's like to carry around all that unresolved trauma.
25:48It'll really pull you under if you let it.
25:51Telling you, if I didn't solve Daniel's murder, that could have easily been me.
25:56I don't believe that.
25:59I don't think you ever would have given up.
26:02He didn't know me back then.
26:06I know you now.
26:16Forensics.
26:17It was the original corkscrew.
26:19The blood traces matched the old victims and the new ones.
26:22So the copycat killer did send it.
26:24Which means they had to have access to the evidence box.
26:26I don't like what I'm thinking right now.
26:27Look, the hunting shed is a good place for hiding stolen evidence.
26:35Let's go with water.
26:44Grape soda.
26:46I guess that'll do.
27:04No, it's not a good place.
27:07I guess that'll do.
27:17That's not a good sign.
27:25Doesn't look like anybody's been here lately.
27:58These packages are all addressed to P.O. boxes all over the world.
28:02And unless Stu has a side hustle working for FedEx...
28:09It's an official evidence bank.
28:13These are the corkscrew killers, Goldteeth.
28:16This is all the original corkscrew evidence.
28:18I read about this. People make big money off of these crime souvenirs.
28:21A lock of Charles Manson's hair went for a quarter mil on the dark web.
28:25Okay, but Jess, he's living in a trailer. Doesn't exactly scream big money.
28:34Sunflower seeds.
28:36Deputy Wade was always snagging on sunflower seeds.
28:39Oh, he either sold the corkscrew to the killer or...
28:48Come on.
28:50Max!
28:52Phineas! Open up!
28:54Max?
28:55Oh, thank God.
28:56What time is it?
28:57Lock the door and stay inside.
29:00What's going on?
29:00And don't open it for anyone except for me or Ellis.
29:03Or the pizza I just ordered because I don't want it to get cold.
29:05Yeah, okay.
29:06Okay.
29:13Well, that's not good.
29:21Okay, well, maybe he's getting a drink.
29:24Or maybe he's quenching his thirst for his next kill.
29:30Oh, geez, what's the rules for this?
29:36Yes.
29:38I knew this would come in handy.
29:45Ah!
29:53Well, this really hurts his chances of being the killer.
29:56Yeah, the woman looks a lot like the other two victims.
30:00Nice try.
30:02It's our killer.
30:03He's taunting us.
30:04Hey, maybe it's a woman.
30:06Keep an open mind.
30:08Give this to Frenzis.
30:10Ugh, my pizza is definitely cold by now.
30:14Not that I have much of an appetite.
30:16We need to tell Wade's dad.
30:18I should stay with Frenzis.
30:20Okay.
30:21You get Frenzis down to the station and I'll go talk to Stu.
30:24Okay.
30:26Look, I am so sorry, Stu.
30:29What was Wade mixed up in?
30:31It seems like Wade was selling the old corkscrew killer evidence.
30:35Do you have any idea why he would have done that?
30:38God, my fool of a son.
30:41Look, this is all my fault.
30:43Yeah, what do you mean?
30:44I got behind in my trailer payments and he said he'd take care of it.
30:51I never asked him where he got the money.
30:54My son, he's gone.
30:57This killer, he's taken the only thing I had left.
31:16Wade's fingerprints are all over the old evidence, but obviously we know he's not the killer.
31:21Now, if the killer is a true copycat, then there's two more victims to come and we can't have that
31:26happen.
31:26Phineas, you said serial killers like stories, so what's the story here?
31:29Uh, in the original killing spree, the victims weren't random, so there must be a pattern to these murders.
31:35Wait a minute. Wade was selling the evidence from the original corkscrew killer.
31:40And our first victim, Amy Myers, was selling killer-themed merch.
31:43And Casey Beaker was selling tickets to a corkscrew-themed party.
31:47And the killer threatened him. Somebody made a podcast about the original corkscrew killer.
31:50So all the victims are profiting off the original story.
31:53Exactly. That's why the killer's doing the copycat thing. He's mad they're all making money off the story.
31:58God.
31:59So none of this would have happened if it weren't from my podcast.
32:03Hey, Cole.
32:06Excuse me, guys.
32:09Don't blame yourself.
32:10But when this is all over, I would think about rebranding your podcast as something that won't kill you.
32:15Like antiques.
32:16Or whales.
32:19What are you still doing here?
32:20Thought you went home to get some rest.
32:21No chance of that.
32:22I learned something that you need to hear.
32:24You know how Wade's dark web history was impossible to trace?
32:28Yeah. I got my cyber team on it.
32:30Well, you can call them off.
32:31I got in touch with a source who's familiar with dark web transactions of this nature.
32:35Who?
32:36You know I can't tell you that.
32:38Okay, fine. What did your source say?
32:40I told them what we were looking for and they'd heard about it.
32:42Apparently, there was a bidding war for the corkscrew.
32:45They did more digging for me.
32:47They know who won.
32:50Sharon the Grinch Bailey.
32:53Jessica's source traced the corkscrew sale to a P.O. box a few hours away.
32:56A bit more digging revealed who the box was registered to.
32:59It's in Sharon Bailey's name.
33:01Don't worry.
33:02We double checked it on our end.
33:03Okay.
33:04So she bought the corkscrew.
33:06Do you think she's a cop cat killer?
33:08All the victims profited off the original story.
33:10And Sharon hated that.
33:12She hated all the parties and she especially hated Phineas' podcast.
33:16Well, the motive's definitely there.
33:18And as the motel owner, she was nowhere to be found after Deputy Wade was killed.
33:23So it's not exactly a good look.
33:25I think it's her.
33:26Right.
33:27I'll call backup to drive over there with you.
33:30Bring her in before she catches wind of anything.
33:33Usually, journalists don't make it in the building this far.
33:36But thank you.
33:37Any time.
33:39Let's get you home, Phineas.
33:40Post up a uni outside his place until Sharon's brought in.
33:43Yes, sir.
33:45I feel sick to my stomach.
33:47I can't believe it's Sharon.
33:49She could have killed us last night.
33:50I know.
33:51But it's over now, Phineas.
33:53We're on our way to arrest her right now.
33:55You're safe to go home, I promise.
33:58All of you.
34:00Do we know who's driving me home?
34:02I'm gonna drive you home myself.
34:08So, ride along?
34:11Yeah.
34:13Sharon Bailey was stuck in the past as much as I had been.
34:16If I needed any more proof, it was time to move on and rewrite my story.
34:20This was it.
34:21One thing I have learned is that you can't do anything alone.
34:24If it wasn't for Detective Max, I would still be stuck in my house.
34:29She helped me take that first step.
34:33Aw, thanks for calling me detective.
34:35I meant what I said before.
34:37I couldn't have done it without you.
34:39And, um, I think I'm ready to take that next step.
34:43Ooh, what's that?
34:45Skydiving?
34:46Ziplining?
34:47Maybe we can ride the luge.
34:50I was thinking of something else.
35:08We're here.
35:10The old Bailey factory.
35:12This is where my life ended.
35:14And I can't be scared of it anymore.
35:18Yes, 100%, but right now, spooky abandoned building, that's definitely a rule.
35:23I know.
35:23But I have to do this.
35:25I was terrified of going outside yesterday, but you showed me it was just a step.
35:29And this is just a building.
35:32You've helped me come so far.
35:34It's the last thing I have to do to be free.
35:37Okay, I'm gonna text Ellis and see if Sharon's in custody.
35:41Okay, copy that.
35:44Okay, so Sharon's not at the motel, and the two officers I sent to her door say she's not there
35:48either.
35:49That's not good.
35:50Well, can you text Max and just tell her to be on red alert?
35:58Damn it, my messages aren't going through.
36:00Maybe we should turn back.
36:03Phineas?
36:06Phineas, let's stick together, please!
36:14If this were a horror movie, everyone would be screaming at me to not go in there.
36:21And yet, here I am.
36:37Phineas?
36:51Phineas?
36:52Phineas?
36:53Phineas?
36:54Phineas?
36:55Phineas?
36:55Phineas?
36:55Phineas?
36:57Phineas?
37:01Phineas?
37:03Phineas?
37:10Phineas?
37:14Phineas?
37:19Phineas?
37:20All right.
37:21Okay.
37:38Phineas?
37:40Sharon?
38:03Hi Max.
38:07Glad you're awake.
38:10I didn't want you to miss this.
38:12What's going on?
38:15I'm rewriting my story.
38:18Remember?
38:19No, I didn't plan to include you in the story at first, but you just wouldn't shut up with your
38:23be the main character crap.
38:25It was so on the nose, I just had to include you.
38:29Lucky me.
38:31So was it all a lie?
38:34The agoraphobia?
38:35No, no, no. I was agoraphobic.
38:38I spent years too afraid to leave my house.
38:41Pathetic, helpless victim.
38:44But as I did my podcast, I learned everything about serial killers. How their minds worked. I began to admire
38:53their ability to take control of their lives.
38:56See, they have no fear. The world fears them. And I realized that was my answer. That was how I
39:04could stop being the victim. Instead of the prey, I became the predator.
39:07But what's with the copycatch shtick? Sequels are never as good. Why not do something original?
39:13What better way to rewrite my whole story than to flip the entire script? Bring back the corkscrew killings and
39:19this time, I'll be the main character.
39:21Yeah, because everyone loves a main character who's killed a bunch of people. Am I missing something?
39:25No, don't be thick, detective. Sharon Bailey is the killer.
39:30Sharon Bailey, the town grump, murders those profiting after family tragedy.
39:39Which brings us here to our final chapter.
39:41Here, Sharon Bailey, kidnaps the nosy detective at the side of the street and brings her back to her lair.
39:48And I have to conquer my deepest fears to go in after her to...
39:54To save my one true love.
39:56Your one true what?
39:57It was love at first sight. Solidified by a night of passion.
40:01At the motel, it is the perfect B3.
40:04Okay, I'm sorry. A night with me is at least a story material.
40:08No, but I valiantly try fighting Sharon off. She stabs me in the arm, wounding me just enough to finish
40:14you off.
40:14When did Sharon stab you?
40:23I'll be the hero who overcame so much in the name of love. It's the perfect story. And this time,
40:30I get to write it.
40:32Okay, well, here's a crazy pitch. What if nobody else gets stabbed? Wouldn't that be fun?
40:37Sorry. Rewrites are over.
40:39Police! Drop the weapon!
40:45Jessica!
40:47No!
40:48Max, stay back. One little slip. That's all it'll take.
40:51I'm gonna say it again. Let her go. Don't come and hear me.
40:57You see? It's over, Phineas.
41:00No, this isn't how my story's supposed to end.
41:02You're right. He doesn't have to end like this. Just let her go.
41:04No! Don't tell me what to do!
41:15This is okay.
41:33Stop!
41:34What is it?
41:35Give me your knife.
41:35What? Why?
41:36In horror films, you gotta kill the villain like three times. We gotta make sure he's dead. Hand it over.
41:41No, what's the matter with you? Keep going, guys.
41:45I'd keep a close eye on that thing if I were you.
41:50Well, you were right about the location sharing thing. I'll give you that. We wouldn't have found you otherwise.
41:55See? My rules save lives.
41:58Although I didn't really listen to them. I ended up in a dark building with the killer.
42:02Well, he had us all fooled.
42:03Look, I'm just happy you're both safe. Okay?
42:08Oh, the mayor just got here. I need a quote from my story.
42:12Hey, thanks for saving my butt. Anytime. You would have done the same.
42:18She charged a killer. Didn't even think twice.
42:21But she's right. You would have done the same.
42:24And hey, thank you for making this easy. You know. Me and Jessica.
42:31She's smart. Hot. Cool. Swings a bat like Shohei Otani. What's not to like?
42:38Alright, well, I don't know about you, but I just got my appetite back.
42:41If you like some day-old motel pizza, because I got a lot of it.
42:45I'm good. I'll buy you a fresh slice. How about that? You've earned it.
42:48Okay.
42:58Here we go.
43:08My God. It actually worked.
43:12Ricky, you are a genius.
43:43You are a genius.