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Over the phone, Jim Preston tells Joanne about Chloe’s three-month stay in a psychiatric hospital. He also reveals that the whole family was home when Sophie died. Joanne wonders why Richard lied. Jim thinks Richard is in denial, and it’s impacting his memory. Joanne remembers she has more security cameras and hangs up.
Joanne fetches the remaining three cameras and installs one in the nursery while Chloe is on a walk. Joanne also asks Simon to install a lock on the nursery door and sends Chloe out for diapers to keep her away. As Simon installs the lock, Joanne hears creaking upstairs and suspects Chloe never left. Simon assures Joanne that the house is just creaky. When Chloe returns with diapers, Joanne wonders if it’s a pack from her stash in the cupboard.
While Chloe is in her room, Joanne hides the other two cameras around the house—one in a wall sconce and another on a table overlooking common areas. Joanne finds her phone is missing and wonders where she put it down. Heading back upstairs, she smells something chemical. She glances at the baby monitor and is startled to see Chloe holding
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