February 16, 2022 • 30 mins
I'm not sure what's more surprising – a fortune teller knowing my deepest, darkest secret, or Ella's sudden penchant for breaking and entering.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey Lee, the listeners tig torres here. Stay tuned for
the next episode of Lethal Lit. But first, here's a
quick word from our sponsor. Hi, it's me Ali two,
He's at you. Ali Price was my first real boyfriend.
(00:26):
He also turned out to be the protege of a
murderous psycho path and came within inches of killing me,
which you might remember from the end of season one.
And now he was calling me in the dead of
night on a creepy burner phone he left on my doorstep.
Take hear me out? I well, I listen to lethal A.
(00:51):
I'm hanging up. Take I'm sorry for everything. I I
miss you and I wish there was a simple way
for me to come back. There isn't. I didn't kill anyone. Oh,
I'm sorry, just an attempted murderer. Well then that's totally fine.
(01:12):
You only wanted to kill me. I'm sorry. Sleep with
me first, then kill me. Why I deserved that? I
I just Levinson was too deep inside my head. I
knew it was wrong, but I couldn't stop. And what
(01:35):
about now? You wouldn't still be on the phone if
you didn't see the real me underneath everything. Levinson tried
to turn me into I should have hung up right
there and called the police and Win and Max and
everyone else to tell them all he was back. That
(01:58):
would have been the smart thing to do, so I didn't.
I I'm tig Torres and this is lethal lit. The
(02:31):
timing of Ali's call was suspicious, given that Brock Montique
had just dropped dead in front of the whole town
earlier the same evening. I mean, Brock might not have
been murdered at all. The media was claiming heart attack,
so was the Mayor's office and full everyone else in town.
Maybe I was so used to connecting the dots that
(02:53):
I was seeing connections that weren't really there. But I
couldn't shake the feeling that something Sinis store was happening.
And what can I say? I love curiosity get the
better of me. Oh hi uh am. I in the
(03:19):
right place at seventies six Main Street. That would be
Spiritual Haven, Psychic Life Advice, Hello and welcome. Thank you.
Last time I was here, I bought a hammer and
a box of nails. Yes, the hardware store closed. When
one shop closes, another one opens. I heard Denise on
(03:43):
the Hallowed Falls podcast and decided to follow up in person.
We're back again with Hollow Falls residents, psychic whose powers
of prognostication predicted poor brock Montague is premature passing. So Denise,
tell us how you did it. I didn't do anything
(04:06):
except translate. It was the cards that knew what was
coming and what will continue if we don't heed their warning.
People who bring pain to our town will be picked
off one by one. Call it karma, or call it revenge.
But don't say we weren't warned revenge. How can a
(04:29):
heart attack be revenge? Did Denise know something? Or was
she just making it all up? Oh? I was just
trying to find out if I'll have a rich husband someday.
M hm, you're a terrible liar, Denise Pembroke right. I
(04:54):
heard you on the Hallowed Falls podcast. Yes, I'm their
spiritual concil Often I helped them talk to the ghosts
in this town, speaking of which you brought a lot
in with you. Do you want to hear what they
have to say? Oh? Actually I wanted to talk to
you about rock Montague. Seems we're both having trouble buying
(05:18):
this heart attack story. The poor man. Excuse me for
a minute, dear, I forgot I put the cattle on. Uh.
You said the cards predicted what was going to happen
at the Montague. Do you have any more specifics? What
(05:40):
exactly did they say? Well, if you want to hear
what the cards have to say, that's how I keep
the lights on. Three cards, twenty dollars deal yea mm hmm.
(06:06):
Now we're talking. Okay, let's see what the fates have
in store for you. Three cards representing your past, present,
and future. Your first card, you're past the star. M
(06:28):
A star can't be that bad. It represents the truth.
Your past reflects a foundation of fierce loyalty to what
is real. Mhmm makes sense. My aunt was The spirits
were restless for weeks leading up to the event, and Brocky,
(06:51):
when you try to revive a place founded on evil,
it's true nature will always find its way back in power. Yeah,
so is that the end of it? Brock got what
was coming to him, and now the spirits can I
don't know, chill out again. Your present is a reverse
(07:12):
six of cops. Someone has reappeared in your life and
they've brought your past with them. You may find yourself
wishing for how things used to be what how did
you know? Is that really what that says? Or are
you just pulling my leg? Oh? It's as real as
(07:34):
can be. And know, the spirits are not chilling out.
They're attached sometimes to places, sometimes objects, and once they're unsettled,
it takes a lot before they're satisfied. Brock's death is
likely to make them more active, not less. Your future
(08:00):
the hermit reversed. What what does that mean? Exile? You're
going to lose something. Take yourself maybe or the person
that reappeared could be And maybe they're the cause of
the loss. You know. I began receiving similar messages yesterday.
(08:28):
I thought it was related to the hotel, but now
I'm not so sure. You said it could be objects too.
If a spirit has inhabited an object, they can be
awoken if the object is then returned to the site
where it was possessed. Oh, music box, I'm sorry, nothing,
(08:49):
thank you. And Brock wasn't the first Monta Cue to
die in his own o town. No, his grandfather jumped
into the falls after running through the back of the
very same building. Incredible, right, folks. I'm gonna let you
(09:11):
in on a little secret. I was there last night.
Montacue's death was undoubtedly a murder. Mark my words, the
lick killer is back, or should I say the music
box killer? Was Harris really on a loud speaker, giving
(09:32):
the murderer a nickname. A chalk up. One more person
not buying the heart attack line, and it was beginning
to feel like no coincidence that Brock's antique commemorative music
box had just popped up twice in two minutes. If
I was a willa, I'd say the ghosts were trying
to tell me something. I texted Max and Win to
(09:55):
skip class and join me, whin deemed my proposal offensive
to the field of Apee calculus. Max didn't even answer
his first classes French, and his teacher brings for sants.
Oh least, it's hi, Poppy do oh good. I thought
you might be in class already. Lucky for you, I've
(10:17):
got steady hall great, great, great everything. Okay over there
watched a man die in front of me last night,
So that was I'm sorry. That must have been upsetting.
Heart attack. That's a that's a tough way to go
if you believe that. Did you see that we made
(10:42):
an agreement? No more investigations, No more podcast and Anigan's.
Your job is to go to school, study, and to
do some things like see how many friends you could
fit in your car. I'm not picking at natural deaths
and hope that there's a murder. Weren't there and I
wasn't hoping. It is for the police to figure out.
Montague is not your DFF. This one is not personal.
(11:07):
As sound as my dad's advice was, I had just
gotten to the antique shop, letting the police do their job.
Could wait right, Yeah, jesus, excuse me. These items are
(11:39):
not to be played with. I'm sorry. I did not
mean to read the sign, which one the if you
break it, you buy it sign? Or the smile you're
on camera. These are not toys, their antiques. Every single
item in here is a connection to the past. Okay,
I get it. Um. I came looking for a specific
(12:02):
antique music box. Have you ever carried these? Oh? Wait,
um here, let me zoom in for you. I see,
and I already told your friend, no, my friend the
girl over there? Hey, where have you gone to me? Ella?
(12:24):
What are you doing here? You two are working together?
I knew it. Get out of here or I'm calling
the cops now because like we had similar instincts. Huh,
all right, when you think about it, music boxes have
(12:48):
as you might have noticed. Ella being a part of
my social circle is new for me. A year ago,
she was pretty different, to say the least. Listen, you
want to be Lauren Duca. You're not fooling anyone. Ella
went through a lot last year. Trauma can change people
for the better or for the worse. You never know
(13:10):
how someone is going to react to a difficult experience. Hey,
I want to get Latte's on me. If it means
avoiding going back to school, then absolutely, Um Ella, am
(13:34):
I drinking a cloud right now? Lavender? Oh Latte is? Am?
I right? How did you even live without them before?
I'm glad we ran into each other today. Well that
was no accident. I I don't think Brock had a
heart attack, right, Like everyone's just buying it and and
we're supposed to whatch just not and smile? How are
(13:56):
we supposed to go be normal teenagers? If if, if
there's another killer out there after what I what both
of us went through with Levinson last year. Yeah, I
actually care about this town. Tick. If I learned anything
it's that you have to fight for the things you
(14:17):
care about. So are were breaking into that antique store tonight?
I have the perfect cat suit I've been saving for
the occasion, and a jumpsuit for you too. This is
going to be so much fun. Hey Lee, the listeners
(14:39):
stay tuned. More Lethal Lid is up next, but first
a quick word from our sponsor. Hey Lee, the listeners
take Torres here. There's always more to the mystery, and
I could use your help getting to the bottom of it.
(14:59):
Join us on instant Graham and TikTok At. I am
Tig Torres for more clues and inside info. H Okay,
(15:21):
you got it. It's heavy. I don't want it to
crash down. I've got it. I do floor bodies like
every day. Um, Tig what, I can't promise that if
I see a chucky doll I won't have a total
mental breakdown. I'm with you. I'm sure every horror movie
(15:44):
doll came from here. So what are we looking for?
I'm not sure A stash of music boxes, some kind
of connection to Brock. This looks like it leads to
a storage rough. Yeah, if I worked here, this is
where I'd come to Silent Rain scream, what are you
(16:05):
doing taking a picture of this dog bowl? Win would
love it, don't you think? Sending the group chat. Win's
on a group chat with you, M D D just
a little one with Max and Wynn. I came to
the antique store because Win forwarded me your offer to
cut class and investigate you guys have your own group chat.
(16:25):
I mean, we could just have one big group chat,
but only if the queen that's you would pass on
such an amendment. Cheez, Ella, I'm not like a tyrant.
I just never took you for someone who wanted to
work on this stuff. Plus we don't have the greatest history.
Leave me. I get it. It wasn't that easy to
get along with. After Tony was killed. I was in
(16:48):
shock for a while. Then I fell apart. I did
a ton of therapy, and well, I'm not all about
Ella anymore. I'm glad to hear it. I gotta say
it's a surprise, but a good one. Yeah. I cringed
listening to how I sounded on your podcast last year.
(17:09):
I would not have guessed we'd end up here either.
You listen to my podcast? Okay, well it's time for
me to subscribe to teen foundation, and I'm making that
group chat right here over here onto the counter. I
(17:35):
can imagine discretion is essential. If anyone learns what I'm doing,
I'm done. I understand. I had a bunch of snoopers
in today. I didn't buy anything, just full of questions. Tick,
that's us. You think you can do it? I have
an old contact. You trust them. I've been in the
business a long time. I know what I'm doing. And
(17:58):
with Brock gone or steps away from the gift shop
getting approved, You're lucky you didn't wind up in business
with that slime ball. I had to hold back a
cheer when I saw him double over at the hotel
last night. You are a cold woman, Stephanie, and I
love that about you. Now, how about a toast to
(18:19):
our profitable new venture. Oh, Harris, hang on, I have glasses, Harris,
to us, to us, I gotta run stepan hot date.
As a matter of fact, Yes, Oh, and call me
(18:40):
when you got a quote back the way we came.
Let's go hello, Is someone there, Harris? Is that you
take the hell of calls? You're at midnight? And what
does that ring? Are you a trunk dealer or something?
(19:02):
It's in the jeans which are inside this still like
John sulked. Get this down to tag Watchels boxes. Who's there?
I'm calling the police. I have cameras. I'm stuck bush me.
(19:25):
Oh come on, get up, we have to go. Is
this what I was missing? I'm not working with you guys,
sooner pretty much. You should have seen how angry we
made the book bars lady. But she's already so angry.
(19:47):
You know, her face got like fire engine red. I
don't think she followed us. Oh we are McLear? Wh
oh crap? Well I found them both in black jumps
(20:13):
running away from the store, so can tell me. No,
they didn't steal anything. No, no, no, uh. There was
already some sort of silent alarm before she called. No,
just those fake gloat things on the ceiling. I don't
have any actual cameras in them. All right, I'll ask her.
(20:35):
You two, I'm gonna go talk to the shop owner,
and you better pray to whoever you got that she
agrees not to press charges. You. You're lucky you're with her,
and you, yes, you're lucky. Your dad is who he is.
I know, don't worry. Take just follow my lead and
(20:56):
Tony tonight tonight we were called red handed Ella were
out on a night fashion shoot for my channel. The
pictures on your phone from inside the store. We were
in there earlier today. We took them then send an
ambulance to Main Street Antiques immediately. One female patient fifty
(21:17):
five to sixty years old, patient and critical condition, possible seizure,
possible overdose. Hello, Hello, I'm looking for Stephanie. Stephanie. Something
(21:39):
just came in in the ambulance. Unfortunately she didn't make it.
I pronounced her dead on arrival. I'm sorry, did you
know her? What? No, that can't be What was the
cause of death? The e m T said it was
a seizure, but I don't have their full report yet.
What caused the seizure? It's hard to pin down a
(22:02):
reason for seizures. Could have been a prior injury, blood, sugar,
sodium levels, and any combination of those things could have contributed.
You have to order tests, right, toxicology reports, um if
the police request them. Why do you have any firsthand
knowledge about her condition that the police should know about?
(22:22):
I uh no, just a concerned citizen, that's what I thought. Now,
if you excuse me, can I start a line here, Please?
Can I get a CT scans? Is anyone on this
right now? H forgive me for overhearing? Can I share
(22:45):
some advice? Doctors don't like to do paperwork. You have
to really push them for tests your tiktas? Aren't you?
I loved Lethal Lit dropping another season sometimes soon? Wait,
you're say so familiar? Who are you? Jane Ferranti? I'm
a journalist with whose podcast led to the arrest of
(23:06):
Elena Morrison's killer and Taos. What are you doing in
Hollow Falls? I'm here working on my own podcast, Something
in the Water. It's about the history of Hollow Falls.
Got in last night just in time to catch brock
Swan song slash Dive. Thought it was just gonna be
good schmoozing, getting some local contacts. Didn't even have a
(23:29):
recorder with me. Kicking myself for that now, huh, Jane
Ferranti In the Flesh, where are you doing at the hospital?
I'm interviewing the medical examiner about local incidences of lead poisoning.
Could be a big factor in some of the behavior
of the residents over the years. So are you buying
(23:52):
into this music box killer theory going around? Truthfully? Jane
I don't know, but I have a hunch. I gotta
trust those hunches. Yeah, here, type your number my phone.
I'll see if I can charm the medical examiner and
get him to run some tests. I'll let you know.
Oh wow, you don't have to do that. If you're wrong,
(24:16):
then I just seem like a pest. But if you're right,
you get it. I do. I'll be in touch, Tig.
I can't wait to hear you cover this. Oh, I
am not really doing the podcast so much these days? Really?
Why not? Well, I'm set out to clear my aunt's name,
and I did mission accomplished, trying to be normal for
a while. Oh you're serious, Tig. Look around. You're at
(24:42):
the hospital following up on a random death, trying to
get toxicology reports, and you've been running that recorder in
your pocket this entire time. Once you get the bug,
it doesn't just go away. You have an opportunity to
do something really big here. Millions of people would kill
for this kind of chance. Don't let it pass you by. Jane. Yeah, thanks.
(25:13):
I called an emergency meeting for the next day while
I did my best to update everyone on Stephanie and
the music box. Ella and I still needed to tell
the group about Harris. Guys, Listen, we heard him and
that Stephanie lady, loud and clear they were planning to
(25:36):
mass produce the music boxes. Say there's his motive. More murders,
more tourists. Are we really doing this? I know that
look in Taures's eyes. I think we're back in it. Listen,
I didn't want this to happen either. But two people
die the same way, each holding or right next to
a hollow Fall Centennial music box. Well, all right, it
(25:58):
is a few to my coincidences to ignore. But why Harris, Well,
he did bring the drink that Brock took from Tig
and we heard Harris poured the drinks that him and
Stephanie toasted with right before she died. Well, all I
see so far is a local business owner talking to
some of the Chamber of Commerce regulars. But if it's
(26:20):
true Brock was murdered, we should look into Walter two
for real. Max Well, he is loving this no Brock
life a little too hard. In my opinion, He's strutting
around like he owns the police. Don't take Max seriously. Tag,
He's just deflecting because he has a heart on for Harris?
What shut up when I just think that if we're
(26:40):
really going to treat this like a murder, that we
you know they are murders. We just have to wait
on the test result. What happened to our number one suspect, Alie?
Harris and Walter's existence make him innocent? No one's heard
from Ali or knows where he is. But we can
find out about Walter and Harris. Okay, okay, okay, I
(27:00):
have a confession to make. That ship is sailed. Max,
shut up for one second. I know Harris did not
do this because after you saw him last night, he
was with me. We've been sleeping together. Max, you have
a boyfriend. Don't you dare say that in front of him?
(27:22):
All Right, he's not out yet. I I will say
that going back in the closet for hook up purposes
is smoking not. I'm happy for you, Max, But how
does this make him innocent? What if there was something
in that drink he poured for Stephanie? Du Ela just
said they toasted. That means he drank it too. He's
just money hungry, not blood hungry. Trust me, prove it.
(27:44):
Excuse you find out what he's doing with those music boxes,
you'll have easy access and you can get tone of intel.
You need to step back, Tig hold on everyone, Max, Max,
It's fine if you have feelings for him, keep your
eyes open. This could be my first relationship since I
was slashed to bits, and you guys want me to
throw it away to do your Veronica mars crap. I
(28:07):
can't with this right now. I am out. Okay, that
went well? What did we have now besides of friendship
badly in need of repair? Two suspects? Walter does his
temperament alone get him on the list Harris? Does Max's
(28:31):
confession have any bearing on Harris's suspect status? I will
say one thing, It took a lot from Max to
expose his secret relationship. I would know. I had one
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Radio present Lethal lit A take Torre's mystery
Hey Lee, the listeners tig torres here. Stay tuned for
the next episode of Lethal Lit. But first, here's a
quick word from our sponsor. Hi, it's me Ali two,
He's at you. Ali Price was my first real boyfriend.
(00:26):
He also turned out to be the protege of a
murderous psycho path and came within inches of killing me,
which you might remember from the end of season one.
And now he was calling me in the dead of
night on a creepy burner phone he left on my doorstep.
Take hear me out? I well, I listen to lethal A.
(00:51):
I'm hanging up. Take I'm sorry for everything. I I
miss you and I wish there was a simple way
for me to come back. There isn't. I didn't kill anyone. Oh,
I'm sorry, just an attempted murderer. Well then that's totally fine.
(01:12):
You only wanted to kill me. I'm sorry. Sleep with
me first, then kill me. Why I deserved that? I
I just Levinson was too deep inside my head. I
knew it was wrong, but I couldn't stop. And what
(01:35):
about now? You wouldn't still be on the phone if
you didn't see the real me underneath everything. Levinson tried
to turn me into I should have hung up right
there and called the police and Win and Max and
everyone else to tell them all he was back. That
(01:58):
would have been the smart thing to do, so I didn't.
I I'm tig Torres and this is lethal lit. The
(02:31):
timing of Ali's call was suspicious, given that Brock Montique
had just dropped dead in front of the whole town
earlier the same evening. I mean, Brock might not have
been murdered at all. The media was claiming heart attack,
so was the Mayor's office and full everyone else in town.
Maybe I was so used to connecting the dots that
(02:53):
I was seeing connections that weren't really there. But I
couldn't shake the feeling that something Sinis store was happening.
And what can I say? I love curiosity get the
better of me. Oh hi uh am. I in the
(03:19):
right place at seventies six Main Street. That would be
Spiritual Haven, Psychic Life Advice, Hello and welcome. Thank you.
Last time I was here, I bought a hammer and
a box of nails. Yes, the hardware store closed. When
one shop closes, another one opens. I heard Denise on
(03:43):
the Hallowed Falls podcast and decided to follow up in person.
We're back again with Hollow Falls residents, psychic whose powers
of prognostication predicted poor brock Montague is premature passing. So Denise,
tell us how you did it. I didn't do anything
(04:06):
except translate. It was the cards that knew what was
coming and what will continue if we don't heed their warning.
People who bring pain to our town will be picked
off one by one. Call it karma, or call it revenge.
But don't say we weren't warned revenge. How can a
(04:29):
heart attack be revenge? Did Denise know something? Or was
she just making it all up? Oh? I was just
trying to find out if I'll have a rich husband someday.
M hm, you're a terrible liar, Denise Pembroke right. I
(04:54):
heard you on the Hallowed Falls podcast. Yes, I'm their
spiritual concil Often I helped them talk to the ghosts
in this town, speaking of which you brought a lot
in with you. Do you want to hear what they
have to say? Oh? Actually I wanted to talk to
you about rock Montague. Seems we're both having trouble buying
(05:18):
this heart attack story. The poor man. Excuse me for
a minute, dear, I forgot I put the cattle on. Uh.
You said the cards predicted what was going to happen
at the Montague. Do you have any more specifics? What
(05:40):
exactly did they say? Well, if you want to hear
what the cards have to say, that's how I keep
the lights on. Three cards, twenty dollars deal yea mm hmm.
(06:06):
Now we're talking. Okay, let's see what the fates have
in store for you. Three cards representing your past, present,
and future. Your first card, you're past the star. M
(06:28):
A star can't be that bad. It represents the truth.
Your past reflects a foundation of fierce loyalty to what
is real. Mhmm makes sense. My aunt was The spirits
were restless for weeks leading up to the event, and Brocky,
(06:51):
when you try to revive a place founded on evil,
it's true nature will always find its way back in power. Yeah,
so is that the end of it? Brock got what
was coming to him, and now the spirits can I
don't know, chill out again. Your present is a reverse
(07:12):
six of cops. Someone has reappeared in your life and
they've brought your past with them. You may find yourself
wishing for how things used to be what how did
you know? Is that really what that says? Or are
you just pulling my leg? Oh? It's as real as
(07:34):
can be. And know, the spirits are not chilling out.
They're attached sometimes to places, sometimes objects, and once they're unsettled,
it takes a lot before they're satisfied. Brock's death is
likely to make them more active, not less. Your future
(08:00):
the hermit reversed. What what does that mean? Exile? You're
going to lose something. Take yourself maybe or the person
that reappeared could be And maybe they're the cause of
the loss. You know. I began receiving similar messages yesterday.
(08:28):
I thought it was related to the hotel, but now
I'm not so sure. You said it could be objects too.
If a spirit has inhabited an object, they can be
awoken if the object is then returned to the site
where it was possessed. Oh, music box, I'm sorry, nothing,
(08:49):
thank you. And Brock wasn't the first Monta Cue to
die in his own o town. No, his grandfather jumped
into the falls after running through the back of the
very same building. Incredible, right, folks. I'm gonna let you
(09:11):
in on a little secret. I was there last night.
Montacue's death was undoubtedly a murder. Mark my words, the
lick killer is back, or should I say the music
box killer? Was Harris really on a loud speaker, giving
(09:32):
the murderer a nickname. A chalk up. One more person
not buying the heart attack line, and it was beginning
to feel like no coincidence that Brock's antique commemorative music
box had just popped up twice in two minutes. If
I was a willa, I'd say the ghosts were trying
to tell me something. I texted Max and Win to
(09:55):
skip class and join me, whin deemed my proposal offensive
to the field of Apee calculus. Max didn't even answer
his first classes French, and his teacher brings for sants.
Oh least, it's hi, Poppy do oh good. I thought
you might be in class already. Lucky for you, I've
(10:17):
got steady hall great, great, great everything. Okay over there
watched a man die in front of me last night,
So that was I'm sorry. That must have been upsetting.
Heart attack. That's a that's a tough way to go
if you believe that. Did you see that we made
(10:42):
an agreement? No more investigations, No more podcast and Anigan's.
Your job is to go to school, study, and to
do some things like see how many friends you could
fit in your car. I'm not picking at natural deaths
and hope that there's a murder. Weren't there and I
wasn't hoping. It is for the police to figure out.
Montague is not your DFF. This one is not personal.
(11:07):
As sound as my dad's advice was, I had just
gotten to the antique shop, letting the police do their job.
Could wait right, Yeah, jesus, excuse me. These items are
(11:39):
not to be played with. I'm sorry. I did not
mean to read the sign, which one the if you
break it, you buy it sign? Or the smile you're
on camera. These are not toys, their antiques. Every single
item in here is a connection to the past. Okay,
I get it. Um. I came looking for a specific
(12:02):
antique music box. Have you ever carried these? Oh? Wait,
um here, let me zoom in for you. I see,
and I already told your friend, no, my friend the
girl over there? Hey, where have you gone to me? Ella?
(12:24):
What are you doing here? You two are working together?
I knew it. Get out of here or I'm calling
the cops now because like we had similar instincts. Huh,
all right, when you think about it, music boxes have
(12:48):
as you might have noticed. Ella being a part of
my social circle is new for me. A year ago,
she was pretty different, to say the least. Listen, you
want to be Lauren Duca. You're not fooling anyone. Ella
went through a lot last year. Trauma can change people
for the better or for the worse. You never know
(13:10):
how someone is going to react to a difficult experience. Hey,
I want to get Latte's on me. If it means
avoiding going back to school, then absolutely, Um Ella, am
(13:34):
I drinking a cloud right now? Lavender? Oh Latte is? Am?
I right? How did you even live without them before?
I'm glad we ran into each other today. Well that
was no accident. I I don't think Brock had a
heart attack, right, Like everyone's just buying it and and
we're supposed to whatch just not and smile? How are
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we supposed to go be normal teenagers? If if, if
there's another killer out there after what I what both
of us went through with Levinson last year. Yeah, I
actually care about this town. Tick. If I learned anything
it's that you have to fight for the things you
(14:17):
care about. So are were breaking into that antique store tonight?
I have the perfect cat suit I've been saving for
the occasion, and a jumpsuit for you too. This is
going to be so much fun. Hey Lee, the listeners
(14:39):
stay tuned. More Lethal Lid is up next, but first
a quick word from our sponsor. Hey Lee, the listeners
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Join us on instant Graham and TikTok At. I am
Tig Torres for more clues and inside info. H Okay,
(15:21):
you got it. It's heavy. I don't want it to
crash down. I've got it. I do floor bodies like
every day. Um, Tig what, I can't promise that if
I see a chucky doll I won't have a total
mental breakdown. I'm with you. I'm sure every horror movie
(15:44):
doll came from here. So what are we looking for?
I'm not sure A stash of music boxes, some kind
of connection to Brock. This looks like it leads to
a storage rough. Yeah, if I worked here, this is
where I'd come to Silent Rain scream, what are you
(16:05):
doing taking a picture of this dog bowl? Win would
love it, don't you think? Sending the group chat. Win's
on a group chat with you, M D D just
a little one with Max and Wynn. I came to
the antique store because Win forwarded me your offer to
cut class and investigate you guys have your own group chat.
(16:25):
I mean, we could just have one big group chat,
but only if the queen that's you would pass on
such an amendment. Cheez, Ella, I'm not like a tyrant.
I just never took you for someone who wanted to
work on this stuff. Plus we don't have the greatest history.
Leave me. I get it. It wasn't that easy to
get along with. After Tony was killed. I was in
(16:48):
shock for a while. Then I fell apart. I did
a ton of therapy, and well, I'm not all about
Ella anymore. I'm glad to hear it. I gotta say
it's a surprise, but a good one. Yeah. I cringed
listening to how I sounded on your podcast last year.
(17:09):
I would not have guessed we'd end up here either.
You listen to my podcast? Okay, well it's time for
me to subscribe to teen foundation, and I'm making that
group chat right here over here onto the counter. I
(17:35):
can imagine discretion is essential. If anyone learns what I'm doing,
I'm done. I understand. I had a bunch of snoopers
in today. I didn't buy anything, just full of questions. Tick,
that's us. You think you can do it? I have
an old contact. You trust them. I've been in the
business a long time. I know what I'm doing. And
(17:58):
with Brock gone or steps away from the gift shop
getting approved, You're lucky you didn't wind up in business
with that slime ball. I had to hold back a
cheer when I saw him double over at the hotel
last night. You are a cold woman, Stephanie, and I
love that about you. Now, how about a toast to
(18:19):
our profitable new venture. Oh, Harris, hang on, I have glasses, Harris,
to us, to us, I gotta run stepan hot date.
As a matter of fact, Yes, Oh, and call me
(18:40):
when you got a quote back the way we came.
Let's go hello, Is someone there, Harris? Is that you
take the hell of calls? You're at midnight? And what
does that ring? Are you a trunk dealer or something?
(19:02):
It's in the jeans which are inside this still like
John sulked. Get this down to tag Watchels boxes. Who's there?
I'm calling the police. I have cameras. I'm stuck bush me.
(19:25):
Oh come on, get up, we have to go. Is
this what I was missing? I'm not working with you guys,
sooner pretty much. You should have seen how angry we
made the book bars lady. But she's already so angry.
(19:47):
You know, her face got like fire engine red. I
don't think she followed us. Oh we are McLear? Wh
oh crap? Well I found them both in black jumps
(20:13):
running away from the store, so can tell me. No,
they didn't steal anything. No, no, no, uh. There was
already some sort of silent alarm before she called. No,
just those fake gloat things on the ceiling. I don't
have any actual cameras in them. All right, I'll ask her.
(20:35):
You two, I'm gonna go talk to the shop owner,
and you better pray to whoever you got that she
agrees not to press charges. You. You're lucky you're with her,
and you, yes, you're lucky. Your dad is who he is.
I know, don't worry. Take just follow my lead and
(20:56):
Tony tonight tonight we were called red handed Ella were
out on a night fashion shoot for my channel. The
pictures on your phone from inside the store. We were
in there earlier today. We took them then send an
ambulance to Main Street Antiques immediately. One female patient fifty
(21:17):
five to sixty years old, patient and critical condition, possible seizure,
possible overdose. Hello, Hello, I'm looking for Stephanie. Stephanie. Something
(21:39):
just came in in the ambulance. Unfortunately she didn't make it.
I pronounced her dead on arrival. I'm sorry, did you
know her? What? No, that can't be What was the
cause of death? The e m T said it was
a seizure, but I don't have their full report yet.
What caused the seizure? It's hard to pin down a
(22:02):
reason for seizures. Could have been a prior injury, blood, sugar,
sodium levels, and any combination of those things could have contributed.
You have to order tests, right, toxicology reports, um if
the police request them. Why do you have any firsthand
knowledge about her condition that the police should know about?
(22:22):
I uh no, just a concerned citizen, that's what I thought. Now,
if you excuse me, can I start a line here, Please?
Can I get a CT scans? Is anyone on this
right now? H forgive me for overhearing? Can I share
(22:45):
some advice? Doctors don't like to do paperwork. You have
to really push them for tests your tiktas? Aren't you?
I loved Lethal Lit dropping another season sometimes soon? Wait,
you're say so familiar? Who are you? Jane Ferranti? I'm
a journalist with whose podcast led to the arrest of
(23:06):
Elena Morrison's killer and Taos. What are you doing in
Hollow Falls? I'm here working on my own podcast, Something
in the Water. It's about the history of Hollow Falls.
Got in last night just in time to catch brock
Swan song slash Dive. Thought it was just gonna be
good schmoozing, getting some local contacts. Didn't even have a
(23:29):
recorder with me. Kicking myself for that now, huh, Jane
Ferranti In the Flesh, where are you doing at the hospital?
I'm interviewing the medical examiner about local incidences of lead poisoning.
Could be a big factor in some of the behavior
of the residents over the years. So are you buying
(23:52):
into this music box killer theory going around? Truthfully? Jane
I don't know, but I have a hunch. I gotta
trust those hunches. Yeah, here, type your number my phone.
I'll see if I can charm the medical examiner and
get him to run some tests. I'll let you know.
Oh wow, you don't have to do that. If you're wrong,
(24:16):
then I just seem like a pest. But if you're right,
you get it. I do. I'll be in touch, Tig.
I can't wait to hear you cover this. Oh, I
am not really doing the podcast so much these days? Really?
Why not? Well, I'm set out to clear my aunt's name,
and I did mission accomplished, trying to be normal for
a while. Oh you're serious, Tig. Look around. You're at
(24:42):
the hospital following up on a random death, trying to
get toxicology reports, and you've been running that recorder in
your pocket this entire time. Once you get the bug,
it doesn't just go away. You have an opportunity to
do something really big here. Millions of people would kill
for this kind of chance. Don't let it pass you by. Jane. Yeah, thanks.
(25:13):
I called an emergency meeting for the next day while
I did my best to update everyone on Stephanie and
the music box. Ella and I still needed to tell
the group about Harris. Guys, Listen, we heard him and
that Stephanie lady, loud and clear they were planning to
(25:36):
mass produce the music boxes. Say there's his motive. More murders,
more tourists. Are we really doing this? I know that
look in Taures's eyes. I think we're back in it. Listen,
I didn't want this to happen either. But two people
die the same way, each holding or right next to
a hollow Fall Centennial music box. Well, all right, it
(25:58):
is a few to my coincidences to ignore. But why Harris, Well,
he did bring the drink that Brock took from Tig
and we heard Harris poured the drinks that him and
Stephanie toasted with right before she died. Well, all I
see so far is a local business owner talking to
some of the Chamber of Commerce regulars. But if it's
(26:20):
true Brock was murdered, we should look into Walter two
for real. Max Well, he is loving this no Brock
life a little too hard. In my opinion, He's strutting
around like he owns the police. Don't take Max seriously. Tag,
He's just deflecting because he has a heart on for Harris?
What shut up when I just think that if we're
(26:40):
really going to treat this like a murder, that we
you know they are murders. We just have to wait
on the test result. What happened to our number one suspect, Alie?
Harris and Walter's existence make him innocent? No one's heard
from Ali or knows where he is. But we can
find out about Walter and Harris. Okay, okay, okay, I
(27:00):
have a confession to make. That ship is sailed. Max,
shut up for one second. I know Harris did not
do this because after you saw him last night, he
was with me. We've been sleeping together. Max, you have
a boyfriend. Don't you dare say that in front of him?
(27:22):
All Right, he's not out yet. I I will say
that going back in the closet for hook up purposes
is smoking not. I'm happy for you, Max, But how
does this make him innocent? What if there was something
in that drink he poured for Stephanie? Du Ela just
said they toasted. That means he drank it too. He's
just money hungry, not blood hungry. Trust me, prove it.
(27:44):
Excuse you find out what he's doing with those music boxes,
you'll have easy access and you can get tone of intel.
You need to step back, Tig hold on everyone, Max, Max,
It's fine if you have feelings for him, keep your
eyes open. This could be my first relationship since I
was slashed to bits, and you guys want me to
throw it away to do your Veronica mars crap. I
(28:07):
can't with this right now. I am out. Okay, that
went well? What did we have now besides of friendship
badly in need of repair? Two suspects? Walter does his
temperament alone get him on the list Harris? Does Max's
(28:31):
confession have any bearing on Harris's suspect status? I will
say one thing, It took a lot from Max to
expose his secret relationship. I would know. I had one
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