Episode 56

**"Her Story (part 3)"** is the fifty-sixth released episode of My Deepest Secret by Hanza Art. In order to avoid suspicions of being responsible for pushing Emma, Sophie attempts to pin the crime on Hanamika, unaware that Yohan cleverly devised a scheme beforehand to expose her true nature.

## Synopsis

Sophie quickly stands up from the bench and grasps Emma's hands. Tears trickle from the corner of her eyes as she feigns concern over Emma's safety and wellbeing. Before Emma can say a word, Sophie chatters about how worried and anxious she has been since hearing the news of Emma's disappearance. Taken aback, Emma reassures Sophie that she came back safely and mostly unscathed. She hesitates for a moment before confiding with Sophie that she was pushed off of a cliff. As Emma explains that she is unaware of who the culprit is, Sophie silently breathes in relief, believing that she is no longer under suspicion. Emma then suggests that Hanamika is a possible suspect. Surprised, Sophie pounces on the opportunity to vehemently accuse Hanamika, explaining that she always appeared to hate Emma. After another moment of hesitation, Emma reveals that Hanamika suspects Sophie as the culprit. Sophie automatically denies the accusation, insisting that Mika only said such things to ruin Emma's and Sophie's friendship. As they exchange words of apparent affection, Sophie wonders why Emma is so unintelligent.

Emma suggests to Sophie that they should grab food together. Sophie cheerfully agrees and follows Emma towards the tablets where food is set up for students. Despite her extreme hatred for Emma, Sophie finds herself pitying the girl for being too naive and easily manipulated. She then reassures herself that life is balanced, since Emma has a pretty face to redeem herself. With Emma's apparent suspicions about Hanamika's hand in the incident on the cliff, Sophie silently contemplates on how to falsify evidence to incriminate Hanamika. In the midst of roaming students, a hooded figure suddenly approaches Sophie and roughly bumps into her. As Sophie cries out in pain, the figure discreetly slips a piece of paper into her hand and disappears into the dark crowds. Sophie glances down at the piece of paper in her hand and sees the words *"You pushed Emma"* written on the note. Instantly horrified, Sophie crumples the note in her hand and hides it from Emma, who looks concerned. She quickly reassures Emma that she is fine. As they approach the food table, Sophie momentarily wonders if Emma is responsible for the note before quickly deciding that she lacks the intelligence to concoct such a scheme. Sophie turns the paper over and notices another message written on the back of the note: *"Find me. I'm in red."*

Sophie excuses herself from the food table, under the pretense of going to the bathroom, and dashes away. Emma watches Sophie's retreating figure with an impassive expression on her face. As soon as Sophie is out of sight, she pulls out a recording device from her pocket. Emma recalls the conversation she had with Yohan outside of the inn lounge when he told her that Sophie was discovered as the culprit behind the video incident. He assured Emma that he understood how difficult it was to believe that a friend would betray her, especially if the accusations came from someone she barely knew. Though Harith had sufficient evidence to prove that Sophie was the person who spread the video, it did not necessarily incriminate her as the person who pushed Emma. In order to obtain an honest testimony from Sophie, Yohan proposed a plan: He would rally up several of his friends and have them hand Sophie several leading notes that accused her of pushing Emma. While Sophie received the notes, Emma would observe her reactions. Regardless of how good a liar Sophie is, her involuntary actions with expose her true intentions. After Emma agreed to proceed with the scheme, Yohan asked what she planned to do if Sophie was discovered as the person responsible for the cliff incident. After a moment of contemplation, Emma stated that she wished to hear Sophie's reasons. Yohan nodded in agreement and informed Emma that he would place the final note in the birdhouse behind the inn. If Sophie took the note, it would prove that she was the one who pushed Emma.

Meanwhile, Sophie scurries around the lawn, weaving through the throng of students in a frenzy. A girl wearing a red shirt approaches Sophie. Lowering the lip of her cap to hide her face, the girl hands Sophie another note and walks away. Sophie reads the message *"She was drowning"* and becomes increasingly aggravated. She is eventually led to the birdhouse behind the inn. After several moments of digging through the straw within the birdhouse, she pulls out the final note, which has the words *"Meet me in the warehouse at 9pm"* written on it.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance. Character first appearances are **bolded**.*

* Sophie McCarthy
* Emma Wilson
* Hanamika (mentioned)
* Yohan Lee (flashback)
* Harith (mentioned)