The Last House Guest

This interlude flashes back to the Plus-One Party of summer 2017. Avery joins a drinking game where participants reveal secrets. One player, Greg Randolph, has a longtime interest in Sadie. He tells Avery that he saw Sadie in a boat at sunset with a local man, presumably Connor Harlow, Avery’s ex-boyfriend. Luce shows Avery a broken window, and as they inspect the damage, Avery sees Connor arguing with someone outside. Avery loses Luce in the crowd. When she steps outside for air, Avery hears someone else walking outside, but she cannot see them.

Connor surprises Avery at the Blue Robin. She remembers a time when the two of them and Faith snuck into the Lomans’ house during the off-season. Avery asks if he remembers how the window broke at the Plus-One Party; Connor claims he only saw Luce looking at it, so he assumed she did it. Connor also denies having a relationship with Sadie. When he leaves, Avery sees the curtains move in the house across the street; someone was watching them.

At home, Avery charges Sadie’s phone and accesses its contents. She finds a photo of Connor, taken by Sadie on his boat. Avery once pointed Connor out to Sadie when they first became friends.