Helen
What?! Why would they think that Trevor killed Mr. Cassidy?
Chloe
Because a whole bunch of people saw them arguing this morning.
Chloe
The two of them were in Mr. Cassidy’s office.
Helen
But just because they argued doesn’t mean…
Chloe
Mom, it gets worse.
Chloe
After they fought, Mr. Cassidy left the office. He was mad.
Chloe
He slammed the door and went out back to the shore.
Chloe
And tons of people saw Trevor follow him out there!
Chloe
That’s the last anyone saw EITHER of them alive.
Chloe
Mom, say something!!
Helen
Do you know what Trevor was going to talk to Mr. Cassidy about?
Helen
That does look bad for Trevor.
Chloe
What? Do you think he’s guilty too?!
Helen
I didn’t say that. I just said it LOOKS bad.
Chloe
And meanwhile, what if he’s lying somewhere?
Chloe
The same killer could have killed him!
Chloe
They should be searching the lake.
Chloe
I’m going out there…
Helen
Chloe, that would be dangerous.
Helen
And even if he is out there, there’s almost no way you could find him.
Chloe
…I’ll tell you later.
Helen
Are you…more than friends?
Chloe
Mom, I can’t get into that right now with you.
Helen
Okay, but don’t go out to the lake.
Chloe
Alright, but can you come out here?
Chloe
Maybe you can find out what’s going on.
Helen
Alright, but I need to talk to Anna first.
Helen
This is going to be a tough phone call.
Chloe
I can already tell you think he might have done it!
Chloe
At least Trevor’s mom will be on my side.
Helen
Look, I’ll be there in about twenty minutes.
Helen
We can talk about it then.
Helen dials Anna’s number.
Anna
Did you find Trevor?
Helen
Anna, there’s no easy way to say this.
Anna
Helen, you’re scaring me…
Helen
Apparently the police—
Anna
Oh my baby!! Is Trevor dead??
Helen
No, stop Anna! It looks like Trevor is alive.
Helen
The cops think Trevor killed Frank Cassidy.
Helen
And that he’s in hiding.
There is a long silence as Anna processes the new information.
Anna
Helen, you know Trevor.
Anna
How can that possibly be true?
Helen tells Anna what Chloe told her about the argument between Frank Cassidy and Trevor.
Helen
Anna, are you sure Trevor didn’t tell you what he was going to talk to Mr. Cassidy about?
Anna
No, he just said it was going to be a really hard conversation.
Anna
I’m so scared, Helen.
Anna
I don’t know WHAT to think.
Anna
But I do know that Trevor is NOT a killer.
Helen
Listen, I’m going to the lodge now and find out what’s going on.
Anna
Yes, thank you—please find out all you can, Helen.
Anna
I’m jumping in my car right now.
Anna
I know I said I’d wait until tomorrow to come up there…
Anna
But this has gotten too far out of control. I need to find my baby!
Anna
I should be there in about five hours. Four if I really speed.
Anna
I will. Call me if you hear ANYTHING.
Helen
Of course. I love you, Anna.
Anna
I love you too, Helen. Thanks again.
Helen
We’ll get to the bottom of this. I promise.
Helen sighs as she hangs up. She needs to do this for Anna and Chloe,
But the last thing she wants is to be thrown back into a murder case.
She’s on disability leave from being injured in a shootout in Minneapolis
And still walks with a slight limp.
She came to the resort town of Grand Marais to be with her daughter and recover.
Helen heads over to the lodge.
She throws herself into her mother’s arms.
Chloe
Mom—I can’t handle this!
Helen
Think how Mr. Cassidy’s wife must feel.
Chloe
No, his wife died a few years ago in a car accident.
Helen
Oh, that’s right. Now I remember.
Chloe
At least she didn’t have to be here for this.
Chloe
Mr. Cassidy was devastated after Grace died.
Chloe
He just threw himself into the lodge after the accident.
Chloe
No. Not before he married Grace.
Chloe
But he’s always treated Grace’s daughter, Deirdre, as if she were his own.
Chloe
He paid for her law school tuition.
Chloe
And now she’s a big-shot attorney in Duluth.
Helen
Wait—are you talking about Deirdre Lane?
Chloe
Yeah. She always stopped by to visit him.
Chloe
And she told me she owes her success to him.
Just then a police officer steps outside and Chloe motions him to come over.
Chloe
This is Officer Coleman. I’ve already told him all I know.
Helen
I’m Chloe’s mother, Helen Olsson.
Helen
I used to work for the police department in Minneapolis.
Helen
And I’m an old friend of Trevor Bain’s mother.
Officer
Well, I’m sorry to tell you that Trevor Bain is our lead suspect right now.
Chloe
But I told you: He didn’t do this!
Chloe
He doesn’t have a violent bone in his body.
Officer
That’s not how it looked this morning.
Officer
He seemed pretty angry.
Chloe
I… I’m sure there’s a good reason for that.
Officer
We’re conducting a sweep of the area right now.
Officer
We hope to have Trevor Bain in custody soon.
Helen
When I was a cop, we were taught to look at all possible suspects.
Officer
Oh yeah? Well this case seems pretty cut and dried.
The officer walks off and Helen turns to her daughter, speaking in a soothing voice.
Helen
At least if Trevor’s injured, they’ll find him.
Chloe
And then put him in jail!
Helen
Chloe, I know you and Trevor have been friends for years.
Helen
But…you seem more upset than I expected.
Helen
Is he…more to you than friends?
Chloe
Because I’m pregnant, and Trevor is the father.
