Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
Contents
Chapter 6
Overview
Jet combs through the Ring doorbell footage from Halloween, confirming her own arrival and Billy’s frantic break-in after he finds her bleeding inside, but the camera never captures the attacker. Reviewing earlier alerts, Jet sees teens steal candy and discovers Sophia visited twice with baby Cameron, raising questions about Sophia’s unexplained return. With no clear lead, Jet fixates on her looming aneurysm and tries to sleep while counting down her remaining time.
Summary
Jet replays the Ring doorbell footage of Halloween night, watching herself arrive home at 10:39 p.m., notice the empty candy bucket, and unlock the front door. The camera never shows anyone else, leaving Jet unsure whether the killer was already inside or entered later without triggering the motion detector.
Jet then watches the 11:05 p.m. alert: Billy arrives, hears Reggie howling, and panics when no one answers. After peering through windows and spotting Jet bleeding inside, Billy smashes the door in to reach her, and later footage shows paramedics and police arriving; Jet notes that the rescue and crowd likely contaminated any usable DNA evidence.
Determined to find anything she missed, Jet reviews earlier alerts from the same day. A group of teenagers in costumes approaches the house around 8:33 p.m., jokes about the Masons, and steals the remaining candy after noticing the camera, then runs off laughing.
Working backward through afternoon clips, Jet spots Sophia at the house multiple times with baby Cameron. The timeline resolves the “cookie” question—Sophia brings a plate of Halloween cookies during the earlier visit—but Jet is left wondering why Sophia returned about an hour later and what she was doing inside.
With no sign of the killer lingering on camera and no new lead, Jet watches the live feed in the dark and spirals toward the reality that time will finish what the attacker started. She begins to search for aneurysm symptoms, then slams the laptop shut, forces herself to lie still despite the pain, and tries to sleep while counting down the time she has left.
Who Appears
- Jet MasonReviews Ring footage for clues, questions Sophia’s visits, and grapples with impending death.
- BillySeen on camera discovering Jet injured, breaking in the door, and insisting on going with her.
- ReggieJet’s dog; howls during the attack aftermath and sleeps on Jet’s bed.
- SophiaVisits the Mason house twice with baby Cameron; brings Halloween cookies, raising Jet’s suspicions.
- CameronSophia’s baby; with her during both Ring-captured visits.
- Dianne MasonJet’s mother; quietly checks on Jet outside her bedroom door.
- Scott MasonJet’s father; gives Ring password; appears leaving for the fair setup.
- Jack FinneyPolice chief; appears in footage arriving during the emergency response.
- Local teenagers in costumesApproach the house and steal candy; one jump-scares the doorbell camera.