Sara Martinez

**Sara Martinez** was a deputy of Gallows Creek's Sheriff's Office.

## History

Deputy Martinez was a sheriff's deputy in Gallows Creek, being one of only three law enforcement officers in town, along with Sheriff Matthews and fellow officer Gunderson, working with 911 operator/dispatcher Leslie Harper.

On the night of September 2nd, 1987, Martinez was on duty as the only regular officer at the police station with Sheriff Matthews when it was attacked by the Whistling Man. The assailant killed Matthews and knocked out Martinez, binding her and locking her inside a closed-off holding cell, throwing the keys in as well. Shortly after midnight, Leslie came by to check up on them when she wasn't able to get a response over radio. Upon finding Martinez in the jail, she called KFAM 189.16 - The Scream to inform the host Forrest Nash and his producer Peggy Weaver that they would be taking over as 911 for the night while she tries to get reinforcements from the next town over. Before she can do that however, Leslie needs to get Martinez out and asks Forrest for any ideas.

Through Forrest's prompts, Leslie searches the office for a spare set of keys, finding some on Matthews' corpse. Freeing Martinez, who was still out cold, and propping her up on a chair, she is about to carry the deputy to her car outside, when it bursts into flames, courtsey of the Whistling Man, who was now stalking the station for the new arrival while whistling. To their luck, Leslie finds the key to a police cruiser on Martinez, but since the deputy's sidearm is missing and Matthews' gun is empty, the pair must make do with one of the items on Martinez's belt for self-defense: a baton, a can of pepper spray or a taser. She can only hold on in her hand for usage, as she will try to drag along Martinez with the other.

As soon as Leslie takes the weapon suggested by Forrest, Martinez momentarily comes back to her senses, enough so to lean up on Leslie as they walk over to the garage when the whistling stops. She again loses consciousness after reaching the squad car and being seated on the passenger side, at which point the Whistling Man ambushes them and grabs ahold of Martinez, trying to pull her out, causing Leslie to use the weapon at her disposal. The correct choice is the taser, as this will stun the Whistling Man, letting go of the victim unharmed as Leslie drives off. Depending on Martinez's survival, Leslie will either be glad that they both escaped, noticing that she is waking up right before hanging up, with Peggy wishing Martinez well, or voice frustration at being unable to save Martinez and hang up, saying that she needs to process what just happened .

If Martinez survived, she will be mentioned by Leslie during her follow-up call, saying that she and "Sara" are glad to be returning with backup from henderson, having evidently got on a first name basis. Peggy will voice confusion over who she means before Leslie corrects herself.

## Possible death

* If Forrest suggests anything other than the taser, the chosen tool will be ineffective against the Whistling Man, who proves resilient against baton blows and unaffected by the OC spray due to being masked, with the struggle ending when the Whistling Man slashes Martinez's throat.

## Trivia

* Martinez is the only possible victim that is identified solely by her last name on the ending corkboard.