At 5:30pm, Harry arrives to the Sea Side Motel. At 6:00pm, Deborah Cooper sees a girl in a red dress pursued by a man and calls the police. Travis reaches the house in four minutes and starts searching the woods. He finds a scrap of red fabric and calls in Chief Pratt. At 7:00pm, two police officers discover traces of blood on the path parallel to the beach. The girl reappears; Mrs. Cooper lets her in and calls the police again. Moments later, the police officers hear the gunshot. At 7;45pm, a Black Chevrolet is spotted, and a chase occurs. The car escapes. At 8:00pm, Kellergan calls in a panic to report his daughter missing. At 9:00pm, the State Police arrive. At 9:45pm, they call off the search for the night.

Sunday, August 31, 1975: The search continues at 5:00am At 7:00am, Harry wakes at the motel and hears of Nola’s disappearance on the radio. Chief Pratt pulls him over on his way home to search his car, a black Chevrolet. Harry goes to Clark’s and finds out what has happened.