Meanwhile, at Cortex, Mariah had been busy with filming.

Working on set during the day and investigating the fake account at night had left Mariah exhausted. 

The next day on set, Mariah was out of sorts. Several times, staff members called her name before she responded, making her colleagues think she was lost in thought. One joked, “Miss Hutchson, where were you last night? You seem so distracted!”

“I…” Mariah was about to explain when suddenly her vision darkened, and she ...