The first chance was given when Shannon asked Madeline if that bracelet was the only thing she found before she began destroying it.
Madeline had said yes.
The second chance was given when Shannon asked Madeline where she had gone to last night right after noticing the black energy accumulating before Madeline's forehead growing stronger.
Madeline had played dumb.
The third chance was given… just now.
Upon noticing everyone's confused expressions, Shannon decided to cut to the chase. She revealed the truth in front of the cameras.
"The satchel that you picked up yesterday contained a set of gold bracelets."
She sounded so confident that no one could ever doubt her words.
The guests and the crew members turned around to stare at Madeline in shock. Even the viewers were flabbergasted.
"What? A… A pair of gold bracelets, she said?"
"I remember it now! Yesterday, Shannon asked Madeline if the satchel contained only one bracelet! Madeline had said yes! What's going on now? Did Madeline lie? Did she actually hide the other bracelet?"
"Hold on… Why, though? Why can't she just tell everyone that she picked up a pair of bracelets instead of just one bracelet?"
The viewers were very confused. Soon, some smart viewers, who understood everything that just happened, pitched in their two cents.
"Why else? It must be because Madeline wanted to show off one bracelet while keeping the other one!"
"That's impossible! Madeline is filthy rich! Why would she keep a bracelet for herself?"
"My family runs a gold shop. Based on the weight and the carvings on the bracelet, I'd say it's worth five thousand dollars and above."
"Five thousand dollars? Any of Madeline's endorsements is worth 100 thousand dollars! Five thousand dollars is just chump change for her to buy a bottle of moisturizer! Why would she care about five thousand dollars?"
Juniper didn't say anything. He could tell that the bracelet on the bed had a sheen of light negative energy surrounding it, but he couldn't tell if this was the second bracelet.
Despite his uncertainty, he was still inclined to believe Shannon.
Olivia had the same sentiment. She never doubted Shannon at all. In fact, she turned around to lash out at Madeline without confirming the truth.
"Madeline, Shannon already made it clear yesterday that the creepy bracelet was detrimental toward us! How could you hide the second one? The three of us even slept in the same room last night!"
Olivia was so mad that she forgot to keep up her scheming, pretentious persona.
Vincent and Eddie shared the same sentiments as Juniper. Both of them chose to remain silent, but they were more inclined to believe Shannon after witnessing episode one's events.
Shannon was the one who could tell that Soren was a serial killer at first glance. She was also the one who uncovered the child's remains in the haunted mansion.
Obviously, no regular person could do that.
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