Sheriff Marcus Hudson and Chief Deputy Pam Olson arrive unannounced at the Morgan Foundation to question Sarah Morgan. Sarah maintains a composed, sardonic demeanor and invites them to sit without breaking focus from her computer. Hudson opens by noting the Kelly Summers case has been reopened; Sarah responds combatively, highlighting past misconduct, including withheld exculpatory evidence and the former sheriff's sexual involvement with Kelly Summers.

When Sarah questions the timing, Olson reveals that former Sheriff Ryan Stevens is dead. Sarah immediately calls the death convenient for the department. Hudson discloses that Stevens was murdered in his hospital bed with his throat slit, hoping to underscore the gravity and seek cooperation. Sarah agrees to proceed but offers terse answers tied to her previous statements from twelve years ago.

Hudson confirms Sarah’s old alibi: she was out in Washington, D.C., drinking with her assistant Anne Davis, returned home a little after midnight, and Anne corroborated this. Sarah does not recall the bar’s name and cannot produce receipts from that night. Olson asks if Sarah knew about Adam Morgan’s affair prior to Kelly’s murder; Sarah denies it.

Hudson pivots to Sarah’s divorce from Bob Miller. Sarah states the separation is because Bob had an affair and acknowledges that Stacy Howard is the woman involved, though she claims not to know Stacy personally. Asked about her whereabouts the prior Monday between five and ten p.m., Sarah says she worked until close to six, then had dinner at home with Bob and their daughter, played with her daughter, read, and was in bed by ten. She reports Bob arrived around 7:30 p.m. with their daughter and left shortly after 9:00 p.m.

Hudson informs Sarah that Stacy Howard has been reported missing and that Bob may have been the last to see her. Sarah says she does not know if Bob and Stacy were still seeing each other and states she does not believe anything Bob says. A radio call interrupts: Hudson is needed at a salon where a reported break-in now appears to be a possible homicide. He ends the interview, promising to follow up.

In the elevator, Hudson and Olson debrief. They note Sarah’s timeline aligns with Bob’s but leaves Bob’s movements before 7:30 p.m. and after 9:00 p.m. unverified. Olson points out that Sarah did not ask how Stevens died and did not seem surprised by his death, suggesting she was tipped off or potentially involved.