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Overview
Sergeant Luke Carter interviews Old Stu about a dawn sighting on the coast path. Old Stu confirms a distressed woman ran toward the suicide spot but denies seeing her jump and reveals a second woman followed. This new witness detail challenges the suicide narrative and threatens Carter’s version of events.
Summary
At Hope Falls police station on October 31, 2025, Sergeant Luke Carter formally interviews Old Stu about a dawn incident on the coast path. Carter presses for identification and context, asking about the prior night’s art gallery event; Old Stu dismisses the relevance and emphasizes he was walking his dog, Tilly.
Old Stu reports seeing a woman running uphill toward the known suicide spot at first light. He describes her as upset, with red nose from crying and seemingly distracted, possibly with earphones. He did not see her acknowledge him, and when he later looked back along the straight stretch of path, she had vanished. He is clear that he did not witness a jump.
As Carter moves to conclude, Old Stu adds a key detail: another woman ran up the hill after the first. He suggests this second woman is more likely to know what happened. This revelation introduces the possibility of pursuit or involvement by a second party, directly undermining the assumption of an unobserved suicide.
Who Appears
- Sergeant Luke CarterConducts the interview, seeking to confirm a suicide narrative but learns of a second woman following the victim.
- Old StuBlunt eyewitness who saw a distressed woman run toward the falls and another woman follow; did not see a jump.