Melissa Jeltsin

Burning Talena's bed in the backyard strikes Eris as an extreme reaction to COVID. But then again, so is the decision to shut down businesses and schools. I mean, people were spraying their groceries with Lysol before touching them. It was a weird time. Luckily, Corey says there's another mattress she can take instead. And so, Aris and her husband load it up.

Before they leave, Aris brings Corey the sausage meat.

Before they leave, Aris brings Corey the sausage meat.

Not long after, Greg bumped into Corey in town.

Not long after, Greg bumped into Corey in town.

The two compare notes and theories for a few minutes, and then Corey asks Greg for some help at the house.

The two compare notes and theories for a few minutes, and then Corey asks Greg for some help at the house.

Later that day, Greg drives over to Talena and Corey's.

Later that day, Greg drives over to Talena and Corey's.

Greg loads his trailer with the metal bed frame and heads towards the recycling center.

Greg loads his trailer with the metal bed frame and heads towards the recycling center.

I mean, it was just really, really weird things were happening. This is Rachel, another Wagner friend of Talena's.

I mean, it was just really, really weird things were happening. This is Rachel, another Wagner friend of Talena's.

There's a pretty big group of people in Wagner looking for Talena now. Rachel, Aris, Greg and his wife, Marty, a.k.a. Wolfie, and his wife Lori, as well as other neighbors, even Talena's hairdresser, Kim. They put up flyers and organize a vigil.

There's a pretty big group of people in Wagner looking for Talena now. Rachel, Aris, Greg and his wife, Marty, a.k.a. Wolfie, and his wife Lori, as well as other neighbors, even Talena's hairdresser, Kim. They put up flyers and organize a vigil.

The thing about Corey is she's a recent transplant. She's been living with Talena for less than a year. And the Wagner friends, they start to have the same nagging feeling. How well did any of them really know her?

The thing about Corey is she's a recent transplant. She's been living with Talena for less than a year. And the Wagner friends, they start to have the same nagging feeling. How well did any of them really know her?

There was really only one person in town who had a longstanding relationship with Corey. That was Marty Wolfie. They'd met more than a decade earlier at Gorefest.

There was really only one person in town who had a longstanding relationship with Corey. That was Marty Wolfie. They'd met more than a decade earlier at Gorefest.

With suspicions raised, Eris looks back over her text messages with Talena before she disappeared. And she starts to think, some of these messages don't sound like Talena. Talena had reached out to Eris on March 28th and asked her to swing by for the mattress. But at the last minute, Talena canceled.