Chapter 36

Summary

• The protagonist returned home to find a single flower left on their porch.
• They called their friend Kyle and arranged to meet to discuss their findings from Boston.
• The protagonist told Kyle that Bethany had murdered James Finley, and that she was an identity thief targeting their life.
• They revealed that Bethany had potentially tried to frame them for the murder by locating the scene near their home and place of work.
• The protagonist also uncovered an anonymous call implicating Davis Cobb in a dispute with a woman near the lake. This led to Cobb's arrest, further shifting suspicion away from Bethany.
• Walking around the back of their home, they found a gnome statue that smelled faintly of bleach -- implying that it was the weapon used to attack Bethany and left near the lake.
• The protagonist suggested that their friend Emmy was actually a figment of their imagination, leaving them lost and confused.