A Killing Cold

Theo finds herself babysitting Sebastian. Sebastian demands “Fergus,” and Theo struggles to figure out who or what Fergus is. After negotiating with the child, Theo realizes that he wants a book and searches the bedroom, noting Sebastian’s rollaway bed and other children’s books. She briefly recalls being read to as a child by an unknown person before living with the Scotts. Unable to find the book elsewhere, Theo decides to look in Alexis’s suitcase. She discovers Find Fergus inside, but beneath it she finds a manila envelope containing photographs of a young woman with multiple bruises. Examining these photos, Theo recognizes their purpose as evidence of harm, similar to ones she once took of herself. Feeling disturbed, she returns the photos to the envelope and zips the suitcase closed. Theo questions why Alexis possesses these photos and wonders if the warnings she previously received were actually meant to protect rather than threaten her.

Theo continues reading to Sebastian until Alexis and Paloma return. After explaining Sebastian’s earlier escape, Theo notices Alexis registering the book’s changed location and wonders whether she has realized that Theo must have found the photographs alongside the book. Back at the White Pine cabin, Theo finds Connor showering and uses the opportunity to access his phone, searching old family photos of Liam while sensing that there are missing pieces in her own memories.