The Last to Vanish

Later, Harris arrives as Abby locks up the inn’s front office. He acknowledges the late hour but asks to look at the phone lines. Abby receives a private Instagram message from Quinn, and Harris inquires with whom Abby is speaking so late. She confesses she is talking with Alice’s sister. Quinn sends Abby a picture of Alice with her hiking friends (Lucy, James, and Caroline).

Abby recognizes James as Harris. She checks an old receipt from Harris, noticing “J.” before his name. Quinn tells Abby that James was Alice’s ex-boyfriend and mentions how the hikers in Alice’s group were never questioned since Cory saw Alice in Cutter’s Pass. Knowing Cory lied about seeing Alice, Abby now knows Alice’s last known location was on the Shallow Falls trail, with James (Harris). Abby recalls the number in Landon’s notebook for James and recognizes the woman’s voice as Samantha, Harris’s wife. Abby calls her, and Samantha confirms that Harris’s first name is James, though he never uses the family name. Harris interrupts Abby’s call to Samantha, assertively asking her to come outside. In a panic, Abby texts Rochelle, asking her to contact Patrick and send him to the inn. She tells Rochelle that Harris is responsible for Alice’s disappearance. She leaves her cell phone on the inn’s windowsill, unsure if she has any cell signal. Abby grabs a fire poker on her way to the lobby’s main door.

Abby attempts to lock Harris out of the inn; however, Harris quickly finds his way inside through the employee entrance with a stolen key. Abby shuts off all lights, hoping to hide from Harris, but she hears him move closer. Abby appeals to Harris’s humanity, telling him she just got off the phone with Samantha. This alarms Harris, and Abby asks him questions about Alice.

Harris confesses to killing Alice, claiming it was an accident. He confronted Alice at Shallow Falls about their breakup, and Harris claims Alice slipped on a wet rock and hit her head. Harris also admits that Farrah knew Alice and Harris from a nature photography group, and he killed Farrah when she came to Cutter’s Pass in hopes of figuring out what happened to Alice. He admits to killing Landon for the same reason.

Trey appears, escalating the situation by assertively demanding that Harris explain what he did to Landon. Trey shines a light from his cell phone on Harris, illuminating Harris’s gun pointed at Abby. A struggle ensues, and Abby hits Harris with her fire poker. Harris drops his gun, which Trey recovers and aims at Harris. Patrick, Rochelle, Jack, Cory, Marina, Ray, and Celeste appear, deescalating the situation. Celeste grabs Abby, leading her away from the group.

At the sheriff’s office, Patrick asks Abby to reveal how she came across Landon’s notebook, his cell phone, and Farrah’s camera. Abby refuses to implicate Georgia, but she gives as much information as possible. She asks Patrick where the graves of the Fraternity Four are, but Patrick explains how Vincent buried the bodies while Patrick handled the bullets, blood, and other evidence.

Trey tells Abby he wants Landon’s notebook, but Abby plans to destroy it along with the rest of the evidence to protect Patrick, Vincent, Celeste, and all other people of Cutter’s Pass.

The narrative jumps ahead several months. Harris confesses to killing Alice, Farrah, and Landon and is imprisoned. Samantha retreats to her family’s home in Florida with Elsie. Harris’s confession brings media attention to Cutter’s Pass again, and, consequently, tourists flock to the town. The disappearance of the Fraternity Four remains a mystery to outsiders.

Georgia visits Abby at the inn, apologizing for her secrecy and doubt in Abby. The women make amends and part on good terms. A young woman from Cutter’s Pass fills Georgia’s position. Abby takes more of a leadership role at the inn, referencing plans for the establishment. Abby leads a group of hikers to Shallow Falls. They ask questions about the Fraternity Four, and Abby answers confidently as an authority figure in Cutter’s Pass.