Murder Mansion (Eurovision 2022 AU)

Chapter 4, A Twisted Turn Of Events

Filip's POV.
Hanging out with Ronnie and Zala was more fun than I expected. We all got along great. We talked about what we could do once we get out of here... If we even get out of here.
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Emma Muscat only got more and more suspicious since we discussed our suspects. She started talking with Chanel about how she wanted to rig the tablets just in case she was voted. Chanel rightfully shot that idea down.

"Got any threes?" Zala asked.

"Go fish." I replied. Zala reached into the card pile. We were playing Go Fish until it was time to vote. We all decided to vote Emma. I felt bad, but if it has to be done, then I'd vote for the most suspicious person here; that person is Emma.

In the middle of our game, the intercom went off again.

"Everyone must proceed to the voting room at this time."

It was time to vote now. I sighed. I felt bad for Emma, but it had to be done.

We all stood by the tablets, waiting for our cue to vote. Once the screen popped up, I clicked on Emma's picture.

"All votes have been cast... Emma Muscat has the most votes.

And the conclusion is.....

......

INCORRECT! The murderer remains on the loose."

Oh great. It wasn't her. The murderer was still out there. I gulped. I couldn't watch what would happen to Emma. Not after watching Jāns last time.

"Just great! We were wrong again!" Michael cried.

"Well what did you expect?" Marius asked. "It's not like we have any hard evidence."

"He's right. If we want to find this murderer and get the hell out of here, we need concrete evidence." Sam defended.

"But how will we get evidence? It's not like any of us are good detectives!" Malik asked.

"That is true. But we can at least try." Alvan suggested.

"I guarantee everyone here wants to escape, so we all need to pitch in and catch this filthy murderer!" Cornelia said as she clenched her hand into a fist.

Ochman kept to himself the whole time. I felt horrible. I wanted to go over there and comfort him, but I knew it wasn't my place. I wasn't too close with Sheldon, but I do know that Ochman was. I've seen those two together. Watching Ochman grieve for his lover, and watching the way Ronela grieved for hers yesterday, makes me thankful that Zala is still here with me. Even though we're not in a romantic relationship, I still wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I let her die.

Suddenly, the intercom went off again.

"New role time! This is not necessarily a role. It is a power given to the murderer. This power will remain a secret to everyone but the murderer until someone is killed by them and after someone is voted out. Good luck, you'll need it."

"Now they're giving the murderer new powers??? What the hell?" Marius cried out in rage.

"Marius, calm down. It can't be that bad." Sam tried to calm his Swiss  friend down. It wasn't working.

"That's the thing! We don't know what it is! It could be more than one kill?? What if it's telepathy? What if it's..."

"Marius, you're spiraling again." Sam said softly. "Calm down. We'll make it out together, I promise."

"I.... I hope you're right." Marius trembled, still holding onto Sam. Sam hugged him back.

Zala walked up to me.