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Eight days after Kiersten’s death, Whitney meets Detective Perez, who tells her that Brooke is no longer the primary suspect due to a nanny cam alibi. The focus shifts to Whitney’s escort business, Supermodels LLC. Perez reveals that a former client who once stalked an escort, Jamar King, worked as a caterer at the party. Perez shows Whitney texts proving that Whitney lied to Kiersten about Colin’s gambling relapse and questions Whitney about her marriage.
Perez says that Brooke supplied information about Whitney’s marital problems. Whitney confirms that she and Kiersten had an arrangement to share husbands and that she hired an escort for Colin. Perez then discloses that Colin secretly reported a serious fight between Whitney and Kiersten over Jade. Whitney leaves feeling targeted by the investigation.
Later, Brooke sits on her front steps, devastated after authorities label Julian’s removal by Abby a domestic dispute. Her attempts to force police action fail, leaving her frantic and isolated.
She drives to Whitney’s gated community and discovers that the gate code has been changed, locking her out. Feeling abandoned, she vows revenge. She notes that she already told Detective Perez all of her friends’ secrets.



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