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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 corkscrew killer went on his rampage.
00:39Speaking of rampages, what's your name and are you rampaging for corkscrewing?
00:45Yo, what up?
00:47My name is Nixon.
00:48And I'm Casey Beaker.
00:49And we're hosting our annual corkscrew blowout 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?
01:02I don't know.
01:03I'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.
01:19I'd have, like, head bump you.
01:33Nice try, Nixon.
01:36Why'd you leave, bro?
01:38Jillian would talk to you all night.
01:40I see how she looks at you.
01:47Look, hey, you're getting a little close, bro.
02:00Hey.
02:02You're up early?
02:04I have very important work to do.
02:06How's Captain Kilt, or whatever his name is?
02:09You mean Sir Torvald the Untamed?
02:12Sure.
02:13I'll have you know that he is a brave Scottish warrior with a secret heart of gold and very limited
02:17access 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?
02:50I guess if people can change, so can cats.
02:53Now back to you in a kilt.
02:55Right.
02:56Hmm.
03:01Damn it.
03:03Hold that thought.
03:04Let'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, and 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, I figured it might shed some light
03:35on what made the town so famous.
03:36Welcome to Primrose, the quaintest place to get stabbed by a corkscrew.
03:40This week's the 10-year anniversary of the corkscrew killing, so there's a festival going on in town to commemorate
03:46it.
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 his story.
03:52I think it's why the lone survivor of the killing started the podcast in the first place.
03:55If 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.
04:03Why not 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. Nobody knows what he looks like.
04:40Well, thankfully, he's dead, so we don't need to worry about him anymore.
04:45You didn't tell anybody about him, right?
04:48Of course not. I wouldn't tell a soul about any of this.
04:50Promise.
04:51Thanks.
04:52Well, she's your mom, Max. It's your story to tell.
05:00Wow. They really did throw a festival.
05:03Yeah, you know college kids. Any excuse for a keg party, right?
05:06Yeah.
05:10Thanks so much for coming down.
05:11Deputy Wade McMiller. Call me Wade.
05:14Detective Ellis, this is Special Consultant Max Mitchell. Lead the way.
05:17Follow me.
05:19The body was found earlier this morning. The victim's name is Casey Beaker.
05:22He'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 the murder weapon.
05:36If I had to take a guess, I'd say it was a corkscrew.
05:39I'm sensing a theme here.
05:41Look 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.
06:22It 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, local headache.
06:42She manages the motel at the edge of town.
06:43Clarissa, 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?
06:54We'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?
07:31Wait.
07:32I 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, but I remember like it was yesterday.
07:54And there he is, a corkscrew killer, Abe Bunker.
07:59All right, campus bartender.
08:00The 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.
08:11He started killing the ones who were most cruel to him.
08:13See? That's why he always got a tip.
08:15There was four victims, and there was almost a fifth, Phineas Taylor, but he survived.
08:21Right. He's the one who started the podcast.
08:23Well, the cute nerdy ones in the movies always die first.
08:26Oh, he got lucky.
08:27If 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.
08:37The killer was burned to a crisp.
08:39Yeah.
08:41Nothing left but his gold teeth, a corkscrew, his mask, and evidence that the other murders were found in his
08:47apartment later.
08:47The corkscrew killer returns.
08:49If this is a copycat killer, we don't want any more bodies showing up.
08:52We'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 remembered from last night?
09:07Any little detail could help.
09:08Um, Casey and me were partying, and then, uh, 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?
09:20Uh, I-I should have.
09:23Maybe then he'd still be alive.
09:24Maybe if I went, I'd be dead, too.
09:26Amy's my roommate.
09:28Was my roommate.
09:29Can't believe this happened.
09:30Does 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...
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, and don't forget to subscribe if you
10:12want 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 Meyers, IRL, 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, but he's kind of the party king of corkscrew week.
10:41His friend Nixon told me...
10:42About last night?
10:43How 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.
10:50Speaking of which, 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, and barf videos get huge numbers.
10:59Got it.
11:00Thanks.
11:02It's too far in the background to see anything.
11:04Other than the fact that the killer is maybe in a mask, so that narrows it down to 100 possible
11:10killers.
11:10So it could be anyone at this point.
11:12Okay, we need to go over the rules for surviving a serial killer, because in the movies, the
11:16prettiest one always dies first, and that is not going to be me.
11:20It's not a movie, Max.
11:21Oh, Alice, 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.
11:37Ready?
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.
11:46Anywhere dark and confined is strictly off limits.
11:49Got it.
11:49Oh, 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, Phineas Taylor, in the podcast?
12:12Pastor, there's been a development.
12:14You need to get to his house, quick.
12:16Okay, we're on our way.
12:29Oh, hi.
12:30Hi.
12:30Hi.
12:31What are you doing here?
12:31You 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.
12:41But why...
12:42Jess, what are you doing here?
12:44I got a tip about the homicides this morning, and 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.
13:03This is Max.
13:04Deputy Wade told us something happened here today.
13:06It'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.
13:27Hmm.
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.
14:01I mean, the original corkscrew would be in an evidence box and some long-term storage.
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.
14:12It 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.
14:48I 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 need to take this to evidence.
15:10Okay.
15:11I'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.
15:19Oh.
15:20That's where I was headed, too.
15:22That's perfect.
15:23You two remember the rules?
15:24Stick 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.
15:34First time working together?
15:37I'm a journalist.
15:38We're not working together.
15:38We're not exactly working together.
15:39Okay.
15:39Whatever you want to call it.
15:40Just don't get murdered, okay?
15:43Fine.
15:50I know history repeats itself, but for some reason, I thought that my history would be
15:55an exception to the rule.
15:56I can't believe this is happening again.
16:00Sorry.
16:01Uh, helps me process.
16:04No, it's all good.
16:05But that recorder thing is portable, right?
16:09You can process from someplace else.
16:11I appreciate what you're trying to do, really, but I haven't made it past the front door
16:16in years.
16:17It's not something I talk about.
16:19We all have things from the past we'd rather not talk about.
16:24Although, 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.
16:54Well, what 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.
17:03Look around.
17:05You literally narrate your whole life.
17:08I mean, the way I see it, you can either sit around and be corkscrewed, or you can take
17:13control and write your own story.
17:16The question is, what does Phineas want to do next?
17:27Okay, either that's a really long Yelp review, or 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, you need to know it.
17:47Okay, what 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.
18:18Okay.
18:24I know that you've been burned before, and 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, I think it would be very easy.
18:42Oh, really?
18:43Really?
18:44How would you do that exactly?
18:46Tell you.
18:50Oh.
18:51Oh.
18:53Okay.
18:54Okay.
18:58Rise forward, detective.
18:59Yeah.
19:01Yeah.
19:02I've got it.
19:07It's just one foot in front of the other.
19:10Yeah, I don't know about this.
19:12Deputy Wei's car is right outside.
19:16Nope.
19:17Nope.
19:19Okay.
19:22Talk it out.
19:24What do you want?
19:27Um.
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 don't choose how I got here, but I want to choose what happens next.
19:43Well, 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.
19:56It's one of the rules.
19:58Mm-hmm.
19:59Ready?
20:00Yeah.
20:08You can do this.
20:11Ready?
20:13Yeah.
20:13Three.
20:14Two.
20:18No.
20:19One.
20:21One.
20:26So the original corkscrew evidence was inventory and sealed three years ago.
20:31The killer's mask, his notebooks, his gold teeth, it'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, thanks.
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.
21:44Whoa, 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 dying.
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.
22:21Wade.
22:23I 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.
22:36The 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.
22:47But he still couldn't let it go.
23:08So, it's happening again, is it?
23:12You come out here to remind a drunk old sheriff how badly he failed?
23:16No, 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.
23:35All 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.
24:37Police years later, and Sharon still resents me.
24:39Why?
24:40The factory belonged to Sharon's family, and they lost everything in that fire.
24:44They couldn't afford to rebuild.
24:46Motel manager is a big step down for her.
24:49And when my podcast took off, and people started the Corkscrew Killer Festival,
24:53it'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?
24:58The room's under a fake name.
25:01Nobody knows you're here.
25:03And I will be parked out 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.
25:32Okay.
25:37I believe McMillan, when he says he sent the evidence away,
25:40you 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,
25:54that could have easily been me.
25:55I don't believe that.
25:59I don't think you ever would have given up.
26:02You didn't know me back then.
26:06I know you now.
26:16Forensics.
26:17It was the original corkscrew.
26:18The blood traces match 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.
26:46Guess that'll do.
27:17That's not a good sign.
27:25Doesn't look like anybody's been here lately.
27:35Doesn't look like anybody's been here lately.
27:42Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:42Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:44Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:44Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:45Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:45Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:47Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
27:50Doesn't look like anybody's been here.
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.
28:08It's an official evidence bag.
28:13These are the corkscrew killers, Goldteeth.
28:15This is all the original corkscrew evidence.
28:17I 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 is living in a trailer.
28:27Doesn'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!
28:51Phineas! 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, jeez, what's the rules for this?
29:36Yes.
29:38And you guys would come in handy.
29:40Yeah?
29:53well this really hurts his chances of being the killer yeah the woman looks a lot like the other
29:58two victims nice try it's our killer he's taunting us hey maybe it's a woman keep an
30:06open mind give this to forensics thank you oh my pizza is definitely cold by now not that i have
30:15much of an appetite we need to tell wade's dad i should stay with phineas okay you get phineas
30:22down to the station and i'll go talk to stew okay look i am so sorry stew what was wade
30:30mixed up in
30:31it seems like wade was selling the old corkscrew killer evidence do you have any idea why he
30:37would have done that my fool of a son look this is all my fault yeah what do you mean
30:44i got behind
30:45in my my trailer payments and yeah and he he said he'd take care of it i i never asked
30:51him where he
30:52got the money my son he's gone this 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 phineas you said serial killers like stories so what's the story here in the original
31:30killing spree the victims aren'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 and our first victim
31:41amy myers was selling killer themed merch and casey beaker was selling tickets to a corkscrew
31:46themed party and the killer threatened him somebody made a podcast about the original corkscrew killer
31:50so all the victims are profiting off the original story exactly that's why the killer's doing the
31:55copycat thing he's mad they're all making money off the story god so none of this would have
32:00happened if it weren't from my podcast hey cole excuse me guys
32:09don't blame yourself but when this is all over i would think about rebranding your podcast as
32:14something that won't kill you like antiques or whales what are you still doing here thought you
32:20probably get some rest no chance of that i learned something that you need to hear you know how wade's
32:25dark web history was impossible to trace yeah i got my cyber team on it well you can call them
32:30off
32:31i got in touch with a source who's familiar with dark web transactions of this nature
32:36who you know i can't tell you that okay fine what did your source say i told them what we
32:40were looking
32:41for and they'd heard about it apparently there was a bidding war for the corkscrew they did more digging
32:46for me they know who won sharon the grinch bailey jessica's source traced the corkscrew sale to a
32:55po box a few hours away a bit more digging revealed who the box was registered to it's in sharon
33:00bailey's
33:00name don't worry we uh double checked it on our end okay so she bought the corkscrew do you think
33:06she's a cop cat killer all the victims profited off the original story and sharon hated that she hated
33:12all the parties and she especially hated phineas's podcast well the motive's definitely there and as
33:19the motel owner she was nowhere to be found after deputy wade was killed so it's not exactly a good
33:24look i think it's her right i'll call backup to drive over there with you bring her in before she
33:31catches wind of anything usually journalists don't make it in building this far but thank you anytime
33:39let's get you home phineas post up a uni outside his place until sharon's brought in yes sir
33:45i feel sick to my stomach i can't believe it's sharon she could have killed us last night i know
33:51but it's over now phineas we're on our way to arrest her right now you're safe to go home i
33:56promise
33:56thank you all of you do we know who's driving me home i'm gonna drive you home myself
34:08so right 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 one 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
34:33aww thanks for calling me detective
34:35well i meant what i said before i couldn't have done it without you
34:39and um i think i'm ready to take that next step
34:42ooh what's that skydiving zip lining maybe we can write the louche
34:50i was thinking of something else
35:07we're here
35:10the old bailey factory
35:12this is where my life ended
35:14and i can't be scared of it anymore
35:17yes
35:18100 percent but right now
35:19spooky abandoned building that's definitely a rule
35:22i know
35:23but i have to do this
35:25i was terrified of going outside yesterday
35:27but 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
35:43okay so sharon's not at the motel
35:45and the two officers i sent to her door
35:47says she's not there either
35:49that's not good
35:50no
35:51well 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
36:06phineas let's stick together please
36:14if this were a horror movie
36:16everyone would be screaming at me to not go in there
36:20and yet
36:22here i am
36:37phineas
36:52phineas
36:53always charge your damn phone
36:57phineas
37:22phineas
37:38Phineas?
37:40Jared?
38:03Hi Max, glad you're awake, I didn't want you to miss this, what's going on?
38:15I'm rewriting my story, remember?
38:19No, I didn't plan to include you in the story at first, but you just wouldn't shut up with your,
38:23um, be the main character crap.
38:25It was so on the nose, I just, 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, I 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.
38:51I began to admire their ability to take control of their lives.
38:55See?
38:56They have no fear.
38:59The world fears them.
39:01And I realized that was my answer.
39:03That was how I could stop being the victim, instead of the prey.
39:06I became the predator.
39:08But what's with the copycatch shtick?
39:10Sequels are never as good, why not do something original?
39:13What better way to rewrite my whole story than to flip the entire script?
39:17Bring back the corkscrew killings and this time, I'll be the main character.
39:21Yeah, cause everyone loves a main character who's killed a bunch of people.
39:24Am I missing something?
39:25No, don't be thick detective.
39:27Sharon Bailey is the killer.
39:30Sharon Bailey, the town grump, murders those profiting after family tragedy.
39:38Which means it's here, to our final chapter.
39:42Sharon Bailey, kidnaps the nosy detective at the side of the street and brings her back
39:47to her lair.
39:48And I have to conquer my deepest fears to go in after her, to 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 B story.
40:04Okay.
40:05I'm sorry, a night with me is at least a story material.
40:08No, but I valiantly try fighting Sharon off.
40:11She stabs me in the arm, wounding me just enough to finish you off.
40:14When did Sharon stab you?
40:23I'll be the hero who overcame so much in the name of love.
40:27It's the perfect story.
40:29And this time, I get to write it.
40:31Okay, well here's a crazy pitch.
40:34What if nobody else gets stabbed?
40:36Wouldn't that be fun?
40:37Sorry.
40:37Rewrites are over.
40:39Police!
40:40Drop the weapon!
40:45Jessica!
40:47No!
40:48Max, stay back.
40:49One little slip, that's all it'll take.
40:51I'm gonna say it again.
40:52Let her go.
40:53Don't come near me.
40:57You see?
40:58It's over, Phineas.
40:59No, this isn't how my story's supposed to end.
41:02You're right.
41:03He doesn't have to end like this.
41:04Just let her go.
41:05You won't tell me what to do!
41:15Edison's okay.
41:33Stop!
41:34What is it?
41:34Give me your knife.
41:35What? Why?
41:36In horror films, you gotta kill the villain like three times.
41:39We gotta make sure he's dead.
41:40Hand it over.
41:41No, what's the matter with you?
41:42Keep 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.
41:52I'll give you that.
41:53We wouldn't have found you otherwise.
41:55See?
41:56My rules save lives.
41:58Although I didn't really listen to them.
42:00I 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.
42:10I need a quote from my story.
42:12Hey, thanks for saving my butt.
42:14Anytime.
42:15You would have done the same.
42:17She charged a killer.
42:20Didn't even think twice.
42:21But she's right.
42:22You would have done the same.
42:24And hey, thank you for making this easy.
42:27You know.
42:29Me and Jessica.
42:31She's smart.
42:32Hot.
42:32Cool.
42:34Swings a bat like Shohei Otani.
42:35What's not to like?
42:38Okay, well, I don't know about you, but I just got my appetite back.
42:41Maybe like some day-old motel pizza, because I got a lot of it.
42:45I'm good.
42:46I'll buy you a fresh slice.
42:47How about that?
42:47You've earned it.
42:48This is me.
42:57Here we go.
43:07Oh, my God.
43:09It actually worked. Ricky, you are a genius.
43:47You are a genius.
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