She Didn't See It Coming

The next day, Paige feels lonely. She misses Bryden, Sam, and Clara, so she decides to go to Sam’s apartment. Because Clara is not home, Paige and Sam have sex. Afterward, Sam hastily asks her to leave, then chastises himself for giving “in to his impulses” (239). He tells her they have to be more careful and thinks to himself that Paige cannot replace Bryden.

After learning of Alice’s conversation with Lizzie, Jayne wonders if Alice killed Bryden.

Lizzie puts a chair under the door handle to prevent her mother from coming into her room, then goes online to see what people are saying about her sister’s case in the Facebook group. A user named Deep Diver has made a long post suggesting that Derek killed his mother-in-law, Mary, for her inheritance. Lizzie is shocked to learn this and feels that the information makes Derek a likely suspect. She is also “frustrated that she’s been upstaged by Deep Diver” (245). To get the upper hand again, Lizzie posts under the pseudonym Emma Porter, reporting that Alice was seen speaking with “Bryden’s sister” at the park.

Donna is worried that Lizzie has shut herself away in her room. When she cannot open Lizzie’s door, she panics and begins banging on it.