20. July 25, 2021
Summary
- Holly experiences a surreal dream where she encounters her deceased mother who tells her, "Now you can come home."
- She wakes up in a Days Inn hotel, reflects on her mother's death with mixed feelings, and eats a modest breakfast from the buffet.
- Holly reviews a security video for a third time in a darkened bathroom, focusing on the last sighting of missing Bonnie and spots a key piece of evidence: a gold earring. She concludes Bonnie must be dead.
- In the video, Holly observes a van with a distinctive stripe after Bonnie leaves the store and wonders if the driver is the abductor.
- She sends the video to her colleagues Pete and Jerome for help identifying the van and examines a missing persons website, seeing Peter Steinman’s name but not Ellen Craslow's.
- Holly drives to the area near Bell College, talks with a hungover guy named Randy Holsten, learning little of value about Bonnie's ex, Tom Higgins, who is suspected to be in Las Vegas.
- After a friendly exchange, she procures Tom's phone number from Randy and picks up coffee with him, learning more about Bonnie's personality and social circle.
- When getting back on the road, Holly reflects on her brief inquiry, deeming it unlikely that Higgins is involved in Bonnie’s disappearance.
- She calls Tom Higgins in Las Vegas, discussing Bonnie's case, and leverages his unpaid rent to make him more cooperative. Though the conversation ends abruptly with Tom expressing disdain.
- Holly visits the Jet Mart but finds the clerk who knows Bonnie is not present. She plans to return the next day.
- She receives calls from Jerome and Pete, discussing the mystery of the van spotted in the security footage, with both expressing that something seems off but can't pinpoint what.
- Unable to sleep due to nagging thoughts about the investigation, Holly sends social media messages to various Craslows looking for information about Ellen Craslow and eventually falls asleep, dreaming of her mother.