Episode 8: Hit and Run

## Synopsis

Henry and Sammie interrogate the man who crashed the semi and find out the identity of the victim is Aaron Holmes. Bjorn heads to the police department and Judson confirms that Aaron Holmes died the same way as the first victim, Dale.

## Episode Description

The hunters investigate the scene of the car crash. Then, Henry and Sammie track down the driver of the big rig... and chase him through the woods. Bjorn goes to the morgue and has another uncomfortable discussion with Judson the medical examiner.

## Key Events

* Henry uses footage from a traffic cam to find the license plate of the big rig, which allows him to obtain the home address of the owner of the vehicle.
* The suspect driving the semi truck confesses that he hit the car and that the victim is Aaron Holmes, son of one of the wealthiest people in Thornvale.
* Judson confirms that Aaron died in the same way as Dale and that rigor mortis set in much more quickly than normal.

## Summary

Bjorn gets a call early in the morning from Stanley that there's been a car wreck in West Thornvale and that the ME said the body looked exactly like Dale, seemingly died of fear. He starts to make his way over to the scene of the crash from East Thornvale.

Sammie gets the same call from Stanley. Living on West, she's able to get to the scene much more quickly than Bjorn. She lies to a cop and says that the crashed car is her boyfriend's and asks to get something of hers from his car. While investigating, she realizes that this was a hit and run. The cop that's watching her confirms her suspicions and says they're looking for the culprit. Sammie steals a watch from the cupholder in the car, claiming it was a gift she gave the victim.

Bjorn and Henry arrive on the scene. Bjorn talks to a cop who tells him that the victim in the car must have seen the crash coming because he looked absolutely terrified. Bjorn tries to investigate to see where the car that hit him went, but can only tell it peeled off to the left. Henry takes a look around and notices that there's a traffic cam on the light above the intersection that could have recorded useful footage. Henry hacks into the security footage and watches the crash happen. He's able to see the license plate of the big rig and uses it to find an address that it belongs to.

After discussing, Bjorn suggests to split the party. Bjorn heads to the morgue to take a look at the body. Henry and Sammie head to the address of the owner of the truck. Sammie knocks on the door of the residence and a woman answers the door. She claims that he's not home. Henry mentions he might be related to a car accident and the suspect flees out the backdoor.

Henry manages to catch the suspect and hold him in place. Sammie takes out her knife and tries to threaten him into talking. The man says that he ran away because he killed a man. He says the victim just stopped in the middle of the road and he couldn't stop in time. Henry and Sammie tell them they're not with the police and the man says that the victim was Aaron Holmes, and it's not just the police he's scared of. Aaron Holmes is the son of Milton Holmes, one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Thornvale. Henry and Sammie make a deal with the suspect that they won't tell the cops he was involved in the crash if he doesn't tell anyone that they were there.

Bjorn meets Judson at the morgue to examine the body of Aaron Holmes. Judson shows Bjorn his heart and that it has begun to calcify from the same syndrome as Dale. Judson touches Bjorn's arm and Judson's hand is incredibly cold and clammy. He also informs Bjorn of the importance of Aaron and Milton Holmes.

As Bjorn is leaving the police department, there is a lady in the waiting room with a top hat and floor length floral skirt screaming, "Jolene! I need to see Jolene! Someone's trying to kill me!"

## List of Appearances

* Bjorn Olafson
* Stanley Marlowe
* Sammie Overbrook
* Henry Marlowe
* Judson Stone
* Mad Maddy

## Trivia

The infamous quote from Andrew saying, "I am by the numbers cooler than you." comes from this episode.