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She'd been hiding Emma because...

Emma refused to tell anyone.

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MACE

Nobody spoke after the tape stopped.

The silence felt heavier than the fire at Camp Eagle River.

Emily had known she might die.

She had also known the tape might survive.

She hadn't wasted a single word.

Will carefully removed the cassette from the recorder.

"I'm making three copies."

"Good," Judy said.

"No single point of failure."

I watched her.

She wasn't looking at the tape.

She was staring at the evidence board.

Emma.

Emily.

The campfires.

Cabin Nine.

The hidden room.

The metal box.

She wasn't looking at clues anymore.

She was looking for a mistake.

The Keeper's mistake.

"Mace."

I looked up.

Judy was still staring at the board.

"Come here."

I walked over beside her.