A Sea of Unspoken Things

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, animal cruelty and death, sexual harassment, substance use, emotional abuse, and death.

On the way to Fort Bragg, James is grateful for Micah’s presence. They talk over what they know about Johnny’s final days: On November 9, he headed out to Trentham Gorge and stayed there overnight. On November 10, he took the images of the gorge that included, puzzlingly, Autumn’s backpack. He returned home early for some reason, and then he went back to the gorge again, without his camera, on the day that he was killed. They wonder if he and Autumn had a disagreement. That would explain the phone calls he made to her number the following day. They agree that, because Autumn was only 18, it was strange that he was meeting her alone in the woods. They also find it suspicious that all traces of Autumn and Johnny’s communication have been wiped from his email.

James meets Josie alone, without Micah. On the way into the coffee shop where they’ve agreed to meet, she leaves a message for Autumn, asking her to call back. Josie is initially warm, but she bristles slightly when James asks her if she and Johnny were romantically involved.