Addie spends the afternoon frozen in bed, unable to do schoolwork or face her mother after Eve Bennett’s death. When her mother calls her downstairs, Addie finds Detective Sprague waiting in the living room. Sprague explains that Eve disappeared sometime between the previous night and that morning, and Addie immediately realizes Nathaniel must have reported Eve missing.

Sprague begins by asking about Addie’s history with Eve. Because Eve had already reported Addie for being outside her house, Sprague raises that incident, and Addie denies it, claiming she was home all night. Addie’s mother tries to support her, but when Sprague presses, she admits Addie was not in her sight the entire evening, weakening Addie’s denial.

Sprague then produces a threatening handwritten note. Addie knows she cannot deny writing it because her mother will recognize the handwriting, so she admits she wrote it but insists it was not meant for Eve. Addie claims it was an English assignment about expressing anger, though she knows it was really something Nathaniel had her write when she was furious at Kenzie. Sprague clearly doubts the explanation, especially when Addie says no other students got the same assignment.

The detective next asks where Addie was the previous night and learns that Addie’s mother was working an overnight nursing shift. Sprague also confirms that Addie had access to her late father’s unused car in the garage. Those questions make Addie realize the police theory is that she could have gone out alone, and she starts to understand that Nathaniel likely gave Sprague the note and other incriminating information.

As Sprague continues, Addie remembers that Nathaniel abandoned her in the woods and begins to wonder if he is setting her up to take the blame for Eve’s murder. That fear clashes with Addie’s former belief that Nathaniel was protecting her, and the memory of the red marks on Eve’s throat deepens her doubt. When Sprague gently asks whether Addie knows what happened to Eve, Addie only shakes her head. Sprague leaves open the possibility of more questioning at the station, and Addie’s mother insists Addie would never hurt anyone, even as Addie privately knows that claim is not entirely true.