Hannah sees her own name written in Allison’s diary.
And the realization washes over her.
SHE is Allison’s daughter.
That Virginia Pynchon is her grandmother.
Hannah
Megan, are you there?
Hannah
I just found out something.
Megan
Please tell me you left!
Hannah
No, I’m still here.
Megan
Why are you being so stupid?
Hannah
I just found out that I’m Virginia Pynchon’s GRANDDAUGHTER.
Hannah
And Virginia Pynchon’s HUSBAND has been trying to kill me.
Just then Hannah hears a knock at her door.
Hannah
Oh no! Someone’s at the door.
Hannah
What should I do, Megan?
Hannah
What if it’s Lionel?
Megan
Hannah, don’t open the door!
Hannah
Stay close to your phone, Megan!
Hannah
I want to be able to text you if I need you.
Hannah calls out through the door.
Lucinda
Hannah, it’s Lucinda.
Lucinda
Grandma told me about Lionel.
Lucinda
He deliberately threw that statue at you from the roof!
Lucinda
She just confronted him and he ran out the front door.
Lucinda
And Grandma called the police.
Lucinda
Hopefully they’ll catch him soon.
Lucinda
You’re safe now. You can open the door.
Lucinda gives Hannah a hug and they sit down together on the bed.
Lucinda
I’ve been waiting for Grandma to come to her senses about Lionel.
Lucinda
I’m so sorry you had to be exposed to him like this.
Lucinda
But at least it will cause Grandma to finally leave him.
Just then Lucinda sees the diary on the bed.
Lucinda
I see you’ve been reading Allison’s diary.
Lucinda
I’ve read it too.
Lucinda
Have you seen the part…
Lucinda
So we’re cousins! I’m so glad.
Lucinda
Isn’t this exciting?
Lucinda
You can be like the sister I never had.
Hannah
This is all so much to take in at once.
Hannah
We should go see Ms. Pynchon.
Hannah
I mean, I guess I should try to start thinking of her as my grandma now…
Lucinda
Oh, don’t worry. That will come in time.
Lucinda
And yes, we need to see how she’s doing.
Lucinda
But before we go see her…
Lucinda
I want to show you something.
Lucinda
It’s something your mother owned. She loved it.
Lucinda
I’m sure Grandma would want you to have it.
Lucinda
It’s in the attic, on the top floor.
Hannah
I think I should see Ms. Pynchon first.
Hannah
She’s probably really upset and waiting to hear from the police.
Lucinda
No, she’s fine. Bernadette is with her.
Lucinda
I found some scrapbooks with family photos up in the attic too.
Lucinda
We can bring them down and look at them together.
Lucinda
It will help distract her while she’s waiting.
Lucinda whisks Hannah out of the room.
And Hannah leaves her phone behind.
Megan
You said you would be right back!
Megan
I’m thinking about what you just told me…
Megan
I’m afraid for your safety!!!
Meanwhile, Lucinda takes Hannah down yet another long hallway…
And up two flights of stairs.
Lucinda
This is the oldest part of the house.
Lucinda
It’s barely used.
Lucinda
We’ll have to climb up this ladder.
Hannah
I don’t know. It seems awfully rickety.
Lucinda
No, it’s fine. I’ll be right behind you.
Lucinda
Go ahead—through that trapdoor.
Hannah steps from the ladder into the darkened attic room.
Suddenly the trapdoor closes underneath her.
Then she hears a metal clanking noise.
Hannah
Lucinda, where are you?
Hannah tries to open the trapdoor but it won’t budge.
Hannah
Lucinda! Where are you?
Hannah
What are you doing?
Then Hannah hears something through the trapdoor…
Lucinda
Did you really think you could get away with this?
Lucinda
Waltz in here and take away everything I worked so hard to get?
Hannah
I didn’t know I was Ms. Pynchon’s granddaughter until tonight!
Hannah
What would I get away with?
Lucinda
I know she’ll make YOU the head of her foundation.
Lucinda
That’s the job she wanted Allison to have.
Lucinda
So of course she’ll give it to Allison’s long-lost daughter.
Lucinda
No matter how qualified I am.
Hannah
Lucinda, aren’t you jumping to conclusions?
Hannah
I don’t know anything about how to run a foundation.
Hannah
And I’m happy being a journalist.
Lucinda
You say that now…
Lucinda
But you’d be surprised what money and power can do.
Lucinda
I won’t let you take my job.
Lucinda
And Grandma’s fortune.
Lucinda
Don’t act all innocent.
Lucinda
I’ve seen the way you and Tyler look at each other.
Lucinda
Together, we are going to form the perfect merger.
Hannah
Lucinda, I was going to leave tonight.
Hannah
Let me out of here. Seriously—I’ll leave and never come back.
Lucinda
You know it’s too late, Hannah.
Lucinda
I have no choice but to kill you.
Lucinda
I have a nice sharp knife and a gun with a silencer.
Lucinda
Which do you prefer?
Hannah
Lucinda, think for a minute.
Hannah
You can’t possibly get away with this.
Hannah
They’ll know you did it.
Lucinda
That’s where your wrong.
Lucinda
It will take them a while to find the body.
Lucinda
Then I’m going to pin it on Lionel.
Lucinda
Grandma thinks he tried to kill you with that statue.
Lucinda
And that he put those dead birds in your bed.
Hannah
That was you, wasn’t it?
Hannah
You put the rug out in the middle of the hall, too, didn’t you?
Lucinda
Yes, to give you a hint of discomfort.
Lucinda
And how did you like that moaning noise?
Lucinda
That was just for fun.
Lucinda
Poor Bernadette thinks you’re Satan incarnate.
Lucinda
I told her you came here to bring down the whole family.
Lucinda
And the company, too.
Lucinda
She’s terrified that the family is going to lose everything because of you!
Lucinda
You never answered my question.
Lucinda
Do you prefer the knife or the gun?
Lucinda
You see, I’m not a total monster…
Lucinda
I’m giving you a choice.
Lucinda
Since you won’t answer, I guess I’ll have to choose for you.
Lucinda
And I choose…the gun.
Lucinda
I’ll be right back.
Back in Hannah’s room, her phone keeps lighting up.
Megan
Hannah? Where are you.
Megan
Please please please answer.
