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see your face when i black out i'm never coming back

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luca: we’ll be back in a moment

ari: (teasingly) from what i’m hearing, it might be more than a moment

luca: my bad, we’ll be back in a millennia

ari: oh god, i'll miss you forever!

idris: bye baba! byeeeeeee!!!

luca: (laughing) behave, okay?

lilian: (clicks tongue and sighs)

ari: whats wrong?

lilian: i must have left my phone in the car

ari: expecting a call?

lilian: my contract's almost over, they're intent on squeezing every ounce of my time. i'll be right back

idris: bye-bye!

lilian: (chuckles) bye, sweet girl

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here in the only life i know those summer days rush out like warm air from my lungs that's the way the story goes

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here’s the news article when it’s not being seen through rosie’s abysmal eyesight

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BRINDLETON WAY

Twenty years on, remembering the tragic dry drownings that claimed the lives of two children.

On the fourth of July, 1994, one blended family was wrenched apart by an incredibly rare yet deadly phenomenon known as dry drowning. The term refers to the inhalation of a small amount of water and the subsequent respiratory issues up to twelve hours later. The parents of twelve year old Alana Moore and fourteen year old Javonte Robertson were present and alert the day their children simultaneously began to experience symptoms of drowning, despite the fact that neither child had taken a dip in the water that day. Patriotic crowds of Bay Area locals watched in horror as paramedics desperately tried to save the children’s lives. They were pronounced dead just after nine p.m. Now, these parents are speaking out about the [...]

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turn to dust and dust will fly with equal weight, through space and time

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hii brandi!! could you please explain what has been revealed about finn’s death / case so far? i know some of it but i forgot some of it too 😭😭

yes i can!! 💖 some of this stuff has only been mentioned in passing as of yet, so don’t feel like you’re missing anything if you’re thinking “wait, when did that happen?” because it was probably like 1 sentence, six months ago, that i added for extra context lol

LEADING UP TO FINN’S DEATH:

Many neighbors, including Rosie and Isa, contact CPS after seeing Finn with increasingly more injuries. Finn resents CPS’ involvement and does everything he can to keep them away.

Tensions run high between the Atwood’s and Officer Tim Andrews, the neighborhood cop. This culminates in Richard being arrested for disorderly conduct and aggravated battery during a bar fight. The charges are later dropped, but the incident increases the animosity between them.

Steven suddenly ends his friendship with Finn. Without anyone to stop him anymore, Finn starts getting into fights at school. He becomes heavily disliked by his peers.

Finn’s Grandma Bessie gives him a gold necklace and instructs him not to let his dad find it. Soon after, she passes away.

Finn wants to run away to live with his aunt Etta and cousin Liz in New York. He asks Officer Andrews for a ride. Reluctantly, he agrees to pick Finn up on March 13th in his personal truck.

THE NIGHT OF FINN’S DEATH (March 13, 1982):

Richard and Finn are planning to go on a hunting trip. Lucy invites herself on this trip as well, and brings friends. Many of these people are also heavy drinkers & drug users, so the trip quickly turns into a party.

Finn doesn’t have time to grab his bag (with all his belongings and money in it), but he does have his necklace, which he can sell for cash, so he decides to take the chance and continue with his plan. The last thing he remembers is running into the woods towards the location where Officer Andrews will be waiting in his truck.

Chris Porter (Steven’s father, and long-time friend of the Atwood family – you’ll remember him later as the headless man) was at this party. Years later, Steven says that on the night Finn died, Chris came home in a terrible mood and was covered in mud.

THE SEARCH:

On the morning of March 14th, Lucy and Richard wake in their tent to find that Finn is gone. His backpack is still there, so they assume he started his day without them, and would be back soon. Hours later, he still hasn’t returned. They walk to the nearest gas station to use their payphones. Lucy frantically calls her sister, Etta, who urges her to hang up and call the police. Richard calls Chris, who says they shouldn’t call the police unless they want CPS to take Finn away once and for all. Lucy and Richard spend the rest of the day searching the woods for Finn themselves.

Finn is finally reported missing that evening, almost a full 24 hours after he was last seen. Police find the money in Finn’s bag and assume he ran away. As a result, the investigative effort immediately relaxes. They start to focus their search on truck drivers that were in the area and may have given Finn a ride. Police are not aware of the party that occurred the night before. Every person involved, including Lucy and Richard, lawyers up quickly or outright refuses to talk, like Chris Porter.

THE INVESTIGATION:

Finn’s body is discovered by a fisherman on March 27, 1982, a mile away from the Atwood’s camp site. The temperatures had been below freezing for most of the last two weeks, so his body is found in relatively good condition. This is when he is given the nickname “Angel of the Bay” for the cross necklace he was wearing, and the way he was lying on his back with his arms out at his sides like wings. An autopsy is performed, though the results are not publicized for many, many years. The only information released is that the manner of death was homicide.

Lucy and Richard were in the middle of a press conference when they were informed that Finn’s body had been found. Police wanted to see their reaction live, though most people now view it as cruel and unfair to deliver the news in this way.

The lack of info led to wild speculation among the public. Finn’s parents were prime suspects in the court of public opinion, but other theories were tossed around as well: Satanic cult rituals, a bullying incident gone too far, a serial killer traveling through the area, etc. None of these claims can be backed up.

Finn’s case grows cold.

His case is reopened in the 2000s. New information is released to jog people’s memory, including that Finn’s cause of death was blunt force trauma, that no weapon was involved, and that a red or black 1976 Chevrolet Pickup was circling the area leading up to Finn’s death.

Sometime in the 2010s, Chris Porter is called in for questioning in relation to Finn’s case. This scares him, though if he knows anything about Finn’s death, he doesn’t give up any information. Days later, Chris sets his truck on fire in the road. It was a newer model, and couldn’t possibly have anything to do with Finn’s death, but it was a strange reaction nonetheless. Chris then lies down in front of an oncoming train, which kills & decapitates him.

Tim Andrews is now lieutenant of the precinct. At 62 years old, he can retire anytime he wants to. The case remains open today, though new leads are difficult to come by.

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Hello! Are the case notes for our Finns case or the new Griffin? Or are they the same case just one seemingly survived and one didn’t?

good question!! regardless of what universe we’re in, finn’s death follows a similar pathway depending on a few key decisions he makes. these are the biggest ones:

does griffin threaten to shoot an unknown person in the weeks prior to the camping trip?

does griffin ask officer andrews for a ride out of town?

does lucy accompany griffin & richard on the camping trip?

is griffin wearing the cross necklace that night?

do lucy and richard report him missing immediately upon waking up?

every combination of yes/no answers to these questions produces a different griffin (but don’t worry, i won’t make you meet all of them fjksjd)

other than that, i can say: the notes written in blue pen are specific only to this alternate-universe-griffin. those events don’t play out the same way in our universe, as we’ve seen. but the injury report in red pen can definitely be applied to our finn. it’s just a few minor differences of timing and location that would change the outcome :(

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have you ever done a summary of what we know about finn’s case?? i need to refresh! tysm & love what you do brandi

i haven't written one here, but i think you'll really like the wiki when i finally finish it :')

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⚠️ CONTENT WARNING ⚠️

the following post describes the accidental death of a child and the death of a teenager from health problems. systemic racism related to the criminal justice system is implied. there are no visuals for any of these things.

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