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20. Harrison
Overview
Harrison wakes hungover to Sergeant Carter reporting that a woman matching Eden’s description was seen distraught at the cliffs, with her sweater abandoned nearby. Finding Eden’s phone hidden in a kitchen drawer deepens suspicion. Harrison is forced to confront the likelihood that Eden is dead, reframing the burglary and impostor crisis.
Summary
Harrison wakes before dawn in Spyglass, disoriented and hungover after Eden’s Hope Falls exhibition and the subsequent burglary. He notices Eden’s side of the bed is unslept and answers insistent knocking from Sergeant Carter, who returns with urgent news.
In the kitchen, amid the boarded-up back door from the break-in, Carter asks when Harrison last saw Eden. Harrison recalls returning from the gallery, having a nightcap, and assuming Eden stayed up. Carter then explains that a woman matching Eden’s description was seen running toward the local cliffs, visibly upset, and that clothing—a star-patterned gray sweater Harrison recognizes as Eden’s—was found abandoned near the waterfall.
Shaken, Harrison challenges the implication of suicide and brings up the break-in and the impostor who stole Eden’s car. While searching the house for Eden, Harrison calls her phone and traces the ringing to a kitchen drawer. He retrieves Eden’s phone from the back of the drawer, a disturbing discovery that suggests concealment.
Confronted with the sweater at the cliffs and Eden’s hidden phone, Harrison demands the truth. Carter refuses to confirm, but acknowledges the fear they share. Harrison is left to face the possibility that Eden is dead, with the burglary, impostor, and the night’s events now cast in a darker light.
Who Appears
- HarrisonEden’s husband; wakes hungover, learns of a sighting at the cliffs, finds Eden’s phone hidden, and fears she is dead.
- Sergeant CarterYoung police officer; reports the cliff sighting and Eden’s sweater, implies a likely death, and observes the hidden phone.
- Eden FoxAbsent but central; her sweater is found near the cliffs and her phone hidden in a drawer, suggesting a tragic outcome.