The Last to Vanish

Before starting Chapter 11, details about Alice Kelly’s disappearance are supplied in a fact sheet. Alice went missing on September 2, 2012. Her last known location is the Last Stop Tavern in Cutter’s Pass.

Alice vanished from Cutter’s Pass a few months before Abby’s arrival. Abby remembers watching the news story about Alice’s disappearance in her Nashville, Tennessee, apartment where she cared for her ill mother. A senior in college, Alice separated herself from her hiking group at Shallow Falls. The Appalachian Trail hiking group took longer than expected to complete their journey, and Alice claimed she did not want to miss an upcoming test. Later, authorities discovered that Alice lied about having an exam. Her reason for venturing into Cutter’s Pass remains unknown. Cory was the last to see her while she attempted to make cell phone calls outside the Last Stop Tavern. Only when her hiking friends reached their destination and tried to contact Alice did anyone realize she was missing.

Abby remembers her mother speaking poorly of Cutter’s Pass shortly before her death. Abby realizes that the Passage Inn connects Alice, Farrah, and Landon shortly before their disappearances. Abby displays disorientation and other symptoms resembling shock.