Lies

**Lies** is the seventh episode of Stab. It aired on July 20, 2017.

## Plot

Amanda learns that the killer might be after her because of her mother's past. Meanwhile, the killer makes his next move.

## Summary

Amanda is seen walking into her mother, Caroline's, hospital room. Caroline is in bed and awake. Amanda sits on the chair next to Caroline's bed and asks her what the doctor told her. Caroline tells her that she'll be able to return home the next day. She then asks Amanda why she seems so quiet. Amanda pulls out the letter written by Caroline to Evelyn that she found at her childhood home with Paul and puts it on Caroline's bed and told her that she read the whole thing and that it cleared things up for her. Caroline reads the letter and looks at Amanda. Amanda then asks her why she never told her or anyone else. Caroline tells her that it's much more complicated than it seems. Amanda tells Caroline that the killer could be targeting her because of what she's done in the past and demands her to speak up and tell her the truth. Caroline decides to tell Amanda. She starts off by saying that the reason why she never told anyone about her having a child before Amanda was because she felt ashamed by what happened. Caroline then tells Amanda that she was broke and in need of money at the time so she became a prostitute in order to make some money. Caroline then says that she accidentally got pregnant the year before she married Amanda's dad and couldn't afford an abortion so she waited to give birth and then put the child up for adoption. Caroline also says that she felt so miserable because she had no intention on having a child at that time and because she had no money. Amanda then asks her if the child was a boy or a girl to which Caroline responds saying she doesn't know because she was never told and had the child be put up for adoption almost immediately. Amanda then asks her about her and Evelyn burning down buildings to which Caroline responded by saying that around the same time she helped Evelyn burn down abandoned buildings that Evelyn owned to get insurance money for them. Amanda tells Caroline that she needs the time to process everything and that she has to go to school. Caroline says goodbye to Amanda as she gets up and leaves the room. On her way out of the hospital she runs into Miss Miranda who tells her they need to talk. Amanda tries to avoid her but Miss Miranda tells her she really needs to speak to her. Amanda asks her why she's at the hospital. Miss Miranda says it's because she has to talk to her and when she found out Caroline was in the hospital she knew Amanda would be there. Reluctantly, Amanda agrees to speak with her and they both walk over to the nearest corner. Miss Miranda begins by saying that she has information on one of Amanda's friends doing something crooked. Amanda asks for more details. Miss Miranda says that the night before she saw Kyle and Evelyn in the woods together discussing plans to work together on something. Miss Miranda also says that she heard Evelyn say that she wants Kyle to be her partner in whatever it is she plans on doing and that she made him take pictures of some files. Amanda asks her why she's telling her all of this and Miss Miranda tells Amanda it's because she wants to prove that she is innocent. Amanda thanks her for giving her the information and that she has to go. Amanda walks out of the hospital.

Amanda arrives at school and sees Paul standing in the hallway. She walks up to him and asks how he's doing. He says he's doing good and asks Amanda how she's doing. Amanda tells him that she just found something out that makes someone look very suspicious. When Paul asks for details, Amanda pulls him aside and makes sure that nobody is listening. She tells him that she doesn't think Miss Miranda is the killer anymore. Paul asks her if it's because of the letter she found at her childhood home. Amanda says yes and tells Paul that if they connect the dots, that the killer could be someone around their age and that she thinks that the killer is the child her mother gave birth to in 1997. Amanda then says that Miss Miranda apparently saw Kyle and Evelyn make some sort of deal the night before and that they are working together on something. Paul asks Amanda if she really thinks Kyle and Evelyn are capable of murder. Amanda says that she doesn't think Evelyn is but that Kyle knows much more than he lets on. Paul asks Amanda what she's going to do. At that moment, Amanda sees Kyle walking in the hallway. Amanda tells Paul to hold that thought and walks up to Kyle. She grabs him and walks him into an empty classroom and closes the door behind them. When Kyle asks what that was about, Amanda asks him where he was the night before. Kyle asks her why she wants to know and Amanda tells him because all her friends are being murdered and she suspects that he has something to do with it. Kyle once again claims that he is not the killer and asks Amanda why she keeps thinking he's the killer. Amanda then tells him because she knows he was meeting with Evelyn the night before and discussing plans to work together on something. Amanda demands to know what they were talking about. Kyle sighs and then tells her that Evelyn has information on him that makes him look suspicious and explains everything to her including that Evelyn wants Kyle to help her burn down abandoned properties for insurance money while Caroline is in the hospital. Amanda tells him that it does make him look suspicious but him working with Evelyn makes him look even more suspicious. Kyle says that he has no choice and needs to work with her or else his past will get out to the town and everyone will assume he's the killer. Amanda then tells him that everyone is suspicious until proven innocent so therefore she doesn't know who to trust. Kyle tells her that she could trust him and Amanda laughs in his face and says that he's the last person on earth that she would trust considering he looks the most suspicious. Amanda wishes Kyle luck and leaves the room. Outside the room, Paul is seen waiting for Amanda. He and Amanda walk down the hallway while Amanda fills Paul in on the conversation that took place. At the same time, Stephanie walks in the same room and sees Kyle standing there alone. She asks him what just happened and Kyle tells Stephanie about the conversation he just had with Amanda. Stephanie asks Kyle how Amanda knows and Kyle says he has no idea. Stephanie tells Kyle not to worry and that Amanda will probably calm down. Kyle agrees with her. At that moment, Michelle walks in and asks what's going on. Kyle and Stephanie both lie to her and tell her that they're just bored and have nothing better to do. Michelle rolls her eyes playfully and tells them to stop lying as she knows they were talking about Amanda. Stephanie tells Michelle that they were discussing a conversation that took place between Kyle and Amanda and nothing more. Michelle asks them if they were discussing the recent murders to which Kyle says they were. Michelle offers to help them in finding out who the killer is to which both Kyle and Stephanie both agree on. Michelle then tells Kyle and Stephanie that they both need to tell her everything they know in order for them to work together and figure out who the killer is. Meanwhile, Amanda is seen sitting in the library with Paul, Jennifer and Jessica discussing her earlier conversation with Kyle. Jessica then asks Amanda if she really thinks he could be involved. Amanda says that she believes that the killer is someone a bit older than her and also either her half brother or half sister. Jennifer sarcastically tells her that that narrows it down, to which Amanda says that at least that takes Miss Miranda out of the picture. Paul then tells Amanda that it's not official and that she could still somehow be involved. Amanda tells Paul that maybe he might be right but that for the time being to just go with the half brother/half sister theory. The bell rings and they all head to class.

Later that day, Michelle is seen at her house on the phone with Kyle. Kyle mentions that Evelyn got him to take pictures of everyone's files. Michelle asks Kyle to text the pictures to her to which he does. Michelle receives the texts and starts looking at all the different pictures of the files when she hears a noise coming from somewhere inside her house. Her call with Kyle gets disconnected and she gets a call from an unknown number. She answers the call, which is revealed to be from the killer, and asks who she's speaking to. The killer then says "It looks like you're trying really hard to find out who I am, but trust me, I'm a little more difficult to find than you think." Michelle asks him what he wants to which the killer says that he wants to close her investigation. Michelle hangs up and the killer appears behind her. She turns around to see the killer standing behind her in her own house which results in her turning around and running towards the front door which she is having trouble opening. The killer almost catches up to her before she realized she'll never get the front door open on time so she runs upstairs. While running up the stairs the killer grabs her leg to which Michelle kicks the killer, sending him flying back a little bit. Michelle runs up the stairs and into her bedroom. She tries closing the door but the killer pushes the door open. Michelle grabs some perfume bottles and throws them at killer one by one. Still in a panic, Michelle attempts to open a window which results in the killer stabbing her in the back. The killer then picks Michelle up and throws her on her bed and stabs her in the stomach numerous times. He then takes her and throws her through the window which shatters all the glass and Michelle falls to her death. Meanwhile, Amanda is seen in her living room with Jennifer. They are both watching TV and scrolling through channels when Jennifer comes across the news channel and sees a reporter covering the story of a girl being through off the 3rd floor of her house. Jennifer notices that the house where the crime took place looks just like Michelle's house when both her and Amanda realize that Michelle is dead. They both get up and leave and head to Michelle's house. They arrive and see ambulances surrounding the front of her house. They both stand together on one side of the driveway. On the other side of the driveway, Kyle and Stephanie arrive and seem to be in shock. Stephanie pulls Kyle aside and tells him that she feels like Michelle's death was their fault. When Kyle insists that it wasn't their fault, Stephanie says that if they wouldn't have got her involved in trying to find out who the killer is she would probably still be alive. Meanwhile, Amanda sees the both of them talking and mentions to Jennifer how they look suspicious. Jennifer says that everything that everyone does now is considered suspicious. At that moment, Sheriff Dylan and Detective Lorraine arrive and speak to Amanda, Jennifer, Kyle and Stephanie and say that they want to speak to all of them at the police station.

Later at the police station, in Sheriff Dylan's office, Amanda, Jennifer, Kyle and Stephanie are all being questioned by Sheriff Dylan and Detective Lorraine. Amanda asks Sheriff Dylan why they're being questioned to which he says that they were the only ones present at the crime scene so he wants to go over a few things with them. Amanda then cuts him off and says that if he thinks she or Jennifer is the killer that he's wrong because they have both been targeted and attacked by the killer. Detective Lorraine joins in and says that no one is accusing her of being the killer. This leads Amanda to ask "Then why am I here?" Detective Lorraine tells her that since she was at the crime scene of Michelle's death with Jennifer and because Kyle and Stephanie were also there that they need to know their whereabouts during the time of Michelle's death. Amanda tells her that she and Jennifer were at her house. Sheriff Dylan then asks where Kyle and Stephanie were. Stephanie says that she was at home and saw Michelle's death being reported on the news so she texted Kyle and told him about it which lead the both of them to meet up and go to Michelle's house after feeling guilty. Detective Lorraine asks them what they felt guilty about. Kyle takes a deep breath while Stephanie tells her that her and Kyle both agreed to let Michelle help them try to figure out who the killer is and that she thinks the killer murdered Michelle because of that. Sheriff Dylan thanks them for their co-operation but he says that he needs to take a look at all of their phones to search for anything linked to Michelle's death. Kyle suddenly has a worried expression on his face but nevertheless gives his phone to Sheriff Dylan. Amanda, Jennifer and Stephanie also give him their phones. Sheriff Dylan tells them that they should be getting their phones back by the next morning and that if they need to contact anyone an alternative option is to use a landline. Amanda nods her head and then Sheriff Dylan lets them go. Amanda and Jennifer exit the room first with Kyle and Stephanie behind them. They wait for Amanda and Jennifer to walk further away and on the way out of the police station, Kyle tells Stephanie that he never deleted the pictures of the files he sent to Evelyn and is worried that Sheriff Dylan will find them. He also brings up how he will once again look the most suspicious because of the texts he's sent to Evelyn, the pictures of the files and how he was the last person to speak to Michelle on the phone moments before her death. Stephanie tells him not to worry and to just explain to Sheriff Dylan what really happened and to tell him the truth. Kyle then says that the truth makes him look suspicious to which Stephanie says that at the end of the day everyone is suspicious and everyone is a suspect. She smiles at Kyle and then walks away. Later that night, Sheriff Dylan is seen in his office looking through Kyle's phone. He opens his text messages and sees some new texts from Evelyn who demands to know why he isn't returning any of her calls or texts and the most recent text from Evelyn reads: "Don't ignore me or you will pay. Trust me on that." Sheriff Dylan takes a picture off his phone of the text messages. He then scrolls through his call log and sees that him and Michelle had a phone conversation minutes before her death. He takes a picture of the call log. He then walks out of his office, turns off the light and gets ready to leave the office for the day. He walks up to Detective Lorraine at the front desk and gives her Kyle's phone and tells her to keep it as evidence. She says that she will and he gives her Kyle's phone. Sheriff Dylan then walks out of the police station.

## Notes

* This episode marked the death of Michelle.
* Drew, Kevin, Detective Cox and Evelyn don't appear in this episode.
* Evelyn is mentioned several times in this episode, however, she doesn't physically appear.
* This episode was viewed live by 0.41 million people.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Emma Roberts as Amanda
* Billie Lourd as Jennifer
* Taissa Farmiga as Stephanie
* Lea Michele as Jessica
* Finn Wittrock as Kyle

### Recurring cast

* Sarah Paulson as Caroline
* Lily Rabe as Miss Miranda
* Darren Criss as Paul
* Halle Berry as Detective Lorraine
* Bella Thorne as Michelle
* Cheyenne Jackson as Sheriff Dylan

## Body Count

* Michelle - stabbed several times in her back and stomach and thrown out a window