Book Five, Chapter 115: Into Time
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There was an uproar in the office as we all reacted to the tape of Lila being murdered for the audience. We needed this to be the moment things got real.
The bad guy had yet to reveal himself to us in person. It might be difficult to justify extreme reactions by the characters until they can no longer deny the situation. The fact that Lila was killed Off-Screen didn’t help.
“I’ve got family out of town,” Antoine said. “I’m packing a bag and getting out of here.”
“No,” Anna said firmly. “They will always get you. What do you think the first thing we tried was? Leaving town.”
Kimberly stared in disbelief at the tape, having just witnessed one of her employees and friends being murdered.
Logan was also in disbelief.
“We didn’t actually see her get killed, right? So she might be fine,” he said, grasping for hope. He really played the “this could all be an elaborate prank” angle very well.