While the viewers eagerly waited for the police to follow the clues and apprehend the culprit, Shannon decided to disappear from the cameras temporarily.
The viewers saw her walking over to the door and speaking with Carlos. Then, she left the room without taking her cameraman with her.
A short while later, Shannon returned to the room while looking cool as a cucumber. Everyone thought she had to leave to use the washroom earlier. However, Madeline was still anxious.
Although she knew how to track down the culprit, the most important thing right now was to deal with the bracelet.
"M-Ms. Jensen, will the bracelet keep following me around before the police catch the culprit? Will… Will it continue making me old?"
Madeline kept covering her face. She didn't want the cameras to capture her ugly bare face.
But the truth was, when everyone rushed into the room after hearing Madeline's scream, the cameras ended up showing her bare face for the whole Internet to see. There were screenshots of her face being spread everywhere, too.
Shannon looked at Madeline. Suddenly, she asked, "When you came here, the production crew must've given you a satchel, right?"
Madeline was surprised to hear the question. "Yes…"
"Just keep it on you at all times," Shannon said casually.
But Madeline looked dumbstruck.
Really? Just like that?
The viewers finally remembered the satchel when Shannon brought it up.
"Oh, right! Didn't the production crew distribute the life-saving satchels to the guests in the previous episode? They said something about the satchel being able to save lives!"
"I remember that! Vinny even used that satchel to save Shannon's adoptive mother! It's said that the satchel contains a talisman drawn by an expert! It's meant to protect the guests!"
"Madeline must have received a satchel of her own! Why didn't she use it?"
Back then, she thought Madeline kept the talisman on her at all times, so she'd be fine even if the bracelet haunted her.
Based on Madeline's reaction, it was clear that she never kept the talisman on her.
Percy quickly asked, "Where's the life-saving satchel?"
Even he had his own satchel given to him by Fred. He would always keep it on him no matter what. When he gave a satchel to Madeline, he specifically told her to always take it with her.
A flash of embarrassment streaked across Madeline's eyes. Then, she pointed at her luggage, which was tucked away in the corner.
"It's… in my suitcase."
Shannon and the other four guests just stared at Madeline as though she was the biggest idiot in the world.
After the first episode, everyone had witnessed the talisman's true power. Nowadays, they'd even place their talismans in waterproof bags and bring them along whenever they showered.
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