Murder Road

Mitchell tells them that he was smoking the night Rhonda Jean left, and he saw her walk by with her backpack, headed to Atticus Line. She was lost in thought, so he didn’t say anything to her. A truck came down the road, and when Rhonda Jean stuck her thumb out, it stopped, and she got in. He was too far away to see the truck clearly. Although they all tell him it’s not his fault, he doesn’t believe it.

While Eddie asks Mitchell more questions, April goes outside to where Gretchen, still crying, is packing her things. She asks about the Lost Girl, and Gretchen tells her the story of a girl who was killed on Atticus Line in the 1970s. They never found out who she was or who killed her, but the rumor is that if you see the Lost Girl, you’ll be killed next. April remembers the girl Eddie saw in the back of the truck. She asks if it’s possible that someone at Hunter Beach killed Rhonda Jean, but Gretchen points out that the murders have been happening since the 1970s. Gretchen tells April about Dollar Mart, a nearby convenience store where kids sometimes go to hitch rides into town, and gives April a photo of herself, Todd, and Rhonda Jean.