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Between Nicholas DAVIS, Sheriff Beau TURNER (Spruce County), Sheriff Rhett WILSON (Puck County), Sergeant James WARREN (State), Deputy Max JOHNSON (Spruce County), and Davina VILLA

On April 11, 2029, 09:10

Location: Spruce County Sheriff’s Office

TURNER:Whenever you’re ready, Nick.

DAVIS:(clears throat) Where should I start?

TURNER:Let’s start with something simple. What day did you go missing?

DAVIS:April 8, 2028.

TURNER:And what were you doing on April 8, 2028?

DAVIS:I was in Haven for my brother’s bachelor party.

TURNER:How did you end up at Achor Hiking Trail?

DAVIS:I didn’t feel like going out with everyone, so I stayed home while the others went out. I had a lot going on and needed some space. A hike seemed like a good way to clear my head.

WILSON:So, you went to Achor—two hours away?

DAVIS:Yes.

WILSON:Even though there are a million other trails aroundhere?

DAVIS:Yes.

WILSON:(scoffs)

WARREN:What made you decide to go to Achor that day, Mr. Davis?

DAVIS:It’s my wife’s favorite trail. I thought it might make me feel closer to her. We’d gotten into a fight before I left home and there was this stupid no-phones rule for the party—

WILSON:Which you broke because we found your phone with a text to your wife on the trail.

DAVIS:I wasn’t going out there blind.

WILSON:Your wife said you didn’t normally hike that trail. Said it would be unfamiliar to you. Why would you go to an unfamiliar trail alone?

TURNER:I think we already covered that.

(Background noise)

TURNER:Go ahead, Nick…So, you went out to Achor to clear your head. You get out there and then what happens?

DAVIS:Everything was normal. I hiked out with no issues. I don’t remember seeing anyone else on the trail. Seemed unusually quiet…I didn’t think anything of it because Nina has always said she liked how it wasn’t a very populated trail. On myway back, I got just past the lakes area, around the bend, and heard a commotion.

WARREN:What kind of commotion?

DAVIS:Three guys were talking on the edge of the trail.

TURNER:What did these guys look like?

DAVIS:One was a smaller guy, a bit scrawny, but I don’t remember much else about him, to be honest. The other two were bigger guys, one a bit heftier than the other. They give off “thug” vibes.

WARREN:What does that mean?