The Dales is plunged into shock as April’s disappearance turns from panic into something darker — something that feels targeted.

The village isn’t just searching for a missing girl; it’s spiralling through fear, suspicion, and the sense that someone is moving too close for comfort.

And when danger stops being “out there” and starts feeling like it’s right behind you, the entire community shifts into survival mode.

Rhona is the emotional collapse at the center of it all. She’s not just scared — she’s unraveling.

This is the kind of devastation that strips a person down to pure instinct: you can’t eat, you can’t breathe properly, you can’t think straight, because every second feels like a countdown you can’t stop. She’s trying to be strong, but her world is cracking open, and the worst part is knowing that if you missed one sign, one clue, one moment… you’ll never forgive yourself.

And then the betrayal lands where it hurts most: friendship. Laurel realises there was an omission — a silence at the wrong time, a truth not said when it mattered. Whether it was protection, hesitation, or fear, it doesn’t feel like a “mistake” to Laurel. It feels like being left exposed. This didn’t just strain a friendship — it detonated into a bombshell of mistrust and resentment, setting off a chain reaction that shattered loyalty, rewrote what they thought they knew, and reshaped destinies forever with consequences that will linger for years.