The Crooked Man Page #2

if I were you.

Did you just see that?

Thank you, Noah.

That's not possible.

- This is Noah.

- Jill. Six years ago.

The face, contorted body,

it's the same.

What if he came back?

Who?

The crooked man.

Olive, are you...

The lyrics said,

"down your crooked paths,

he follows."

- Here you go.

- "Paths." Plural.

What if he's coming after

everyone who was in the house?

Look, you wanted to see photos,

I sent you photos.

You want my advice?

Drop it.

One more favor.

Can you look up the file

on Jill?

- Olive...

- I just want to see

if she had any broken bones too.

I told you,

Steven fell out a window.

Just check.

All right, I'll think about it,

but I gotta run, okay?

Okay.

Whoa.

Mrs. Larson?

Oh.

Help me!

Why are you digging up

that old case?

I ran into Olivia Shaw at

the Sanderson funeral yesterday.

She tell you how they found

her standing over Jill's body?

Covered in blood,

holding the knife

that matched the stab wounds?

It says here the victim

had multiple broken bones.

You don't think that was

relevant to bring up in court?

Olivia pushed her

down the stairs.

What about the intruder

Olivia said she saw?

We searched the property.

We questioned all the neighbors

on the block.

No one saw anyone.

You know, your sister was

supposed to be there that night.

Could've been her picture

in that file.

Do yourself a favor, son.

Stay away from Olivia Shaw.

Table four says they've been

waiting five minutes for coffee.

I'm on it, I'm on it.

Can you do me a favor

and refill number four?

Okay, what can I get for...

I just need five minutes.

I don't think so.

I came to warn you.

I think the crooked man is back.

I saw a picture

of Steven's body.

Whatever happened to him,

it looked just Jill.

Violet says I'm not supposed

to listen to you.

Charlotte...

She says you're dangerous

and unstable.

She's just trying

to protect herself.

Charlotte, do you really think

I killed Jill?

Eastborough police

are investigating

the tragic death

of grace Hutchinson.

Our investigators say it

initially looked like suicide.

They are not ready

to make that claim just yet.

Family and friends of Hutchinson

say there is no way

this career woman and mother

would take her own life.

Investigators say

the tragic death

of Hutchinson's

teenage daughter...

Olive, you're right.

Everyone who was there

that night is dying.

Where did you get that?

I just found it.

It's targeting us, isn't it?

We need to let everyone know.

Toss your bike in the back.

I'll drive.

We need to talk.

I'm working.

Violet, Jill's mother

died last night.

Let me guess.

The boogeyman did it?

Kind of a coincidence,

don't you think?

All of this happening

just as I get back into town?

You're not actually

listening to this, are you?

Steven's body...

It looked like just like

what happened to Jill.

Look at it!

What did happen to Jill, olive?

You don't remember that night?

What I remember was

a stupid, childish game,

and my best friend

being found dead.

Look, you don't think I get it.

If I'm the girl who killed Jill,

then none of this

was your fault.

But if I'm right,

and the crooked man is back...

What, Olivia?

What do you suggest we do?

Go into hiding because you think

something you did six years ago

has come back to kill us?

Come on, you don't really

believe this, do you?

Tell me, have you seen

or experienced

anything strange lately?

Does this conversation qualify?

This is not a joke, Violet!

No, I haven't.

But if you're right,

and if your little homecoming

has somehow brought

this thing back,

then there's really

only one answer, isn't there?

Leave.

I have to get back to work.

Just do me one favor, okay?

- Please stay out of the dark.

- Olive, let's go.

It lives in the dark.

Just make sure you're always

in the light, no matter what!

You're wasting your time.

No one's seen her in years.

I'll be right back.

Who is it?

Olivia Shaw.

Alice isn't here.

Do you know when she'll be back?

She doesn't want to see you.

That's not what I asked.

- I think you should go.

- Please!

It's really important

that I speak to your daughter.

Go away!

That didn't work.

Wait. So the babysitter's

the last one?

Assuming we even know

how to find her.

Actually, that's an easy one.

Mother?

Trust me.

It's for your protection.

This is taking way too long.

Come on.

Excuse us, excuse me, sorry.

Sorry. Gotta get through.

Please, please,

our friend is in danger.

- Go on in.

- Thank you.

You're good.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome to the stage

Mia Johanssen.

There she is!

Good evening, Eastborough.

Thanks for coming out tonight.

It's good to be back

in my hometown.

What is it?

The darkness. It's here.

Um, um...

Excuse me.

- Whoa!

- We have to get back there.

- You got a pass?

- She's a friend of ours.

Get lost.

Go away!

It's all in your head.

It's all in your head.

Hello! Come on!

Anyone in there?!

Excuse me.

You two can't take a hint.

- Something's wrong.

- Mia?

She's just taking a break.

We think she might be

in trouble.

You're not getting in there.

You do it then. Please!

Fine. You two wait here.

No, no.

No! No! No!

Mia!

Mia! Everything okay?

Mia!

Mia?

Are you here?

Jesus!

I can't comment on whether

it was a suicide or not

'cause I haven't seen

the autopsy.

You know how long it took my dad

to get off the case?

- What are you doing?

- Look at this.

"Classmates of the two

missing teens

mentioned that the two

had recently displayed

a fascination for an Internet

meme known as the crooked man.

There's gotta be

at least 50 stories here:

Suicides, homicides,

disappearances.

"Crooked man uncovered?"

The original site

was taken down.

But according to this,

a lot of people

had recited that rhyme.

Uh-huh.

I thought maybe there might be

some information

on how to stop this thing.

Unfortunately there's no contact

information listed or anything.

- I have an idea. Come on.

- Where are we going?

- The crooked man?

- You've heard of it?

Internet meme that kills people?

So can you find whoever put up

that website or not?

All you have to do is put the

domain into a who is search,

and you should get

what you need.

Got a P.O. Box in Leveritt.

No name?

Looks like whoever did this

wanted their privacy.

But that should be pretty easy

for you to trace, right?

I thought you said

this was going to be hard.

We're cyber forensics.

We can do anything.

All I have to do is

go into the system,

find out who registered

the box, and...

It's been abandoned

for three years.

Great.

So back to square one?

Wait.

What are you doing?

Most computers automatically

imprint their files

with a level of metadata,

such as who created them

and where.

Kinda like a fingerprint.

So, for example,

if the site has any photos,

I can find out where the

computer was that posted them.

Thanks.

- You can't leave now!

- Look, olive...

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