No Place Left to Hide

In the present, Brooke begins to justify Claire’s murder to Jena, believing that Jena witnessed her crime. Through her dialogue and internal monologue, she reveals guilt about her actions, but she pushes it down, refusing to be held responsible. However, she’s baffled to find that Jena is shocked; they discover together that Jena hadn’t seen everything and just wanted Brooke to confess that she and her father covered up the fact that Brooke was driving the boat when it crashed.

Jena is horrified at Brooke’s ruthlessness and how she organized vigils and memorials for Claire without indicating the severity of her crime. Brooke also admits that her father, at her request, was behind getting Claire’s father disbarred, so that Claire would be out of the picture when Brooke rose in the school’s social hierarchy and made a move on Dylan. Jena calls her a psychopath. Brooke’s phone rings; they are back in cell coverage range.

The narrative returns to Brooke’s lake house six months prior. Brooke swims back to the boat and finds that Jena is sprawled under the steering wheel, unconscious. Brooke begins damage control, bringing the boat to dock and rushing back into the house.