At 5 Million Views, He Will Die Because... - Summary

Summary

The story revolves around a woman named Pia, whose brother Nick goes missing. A video of Nick holding a sign saying "I abuse women" and "At 5 million views, I die" is posted online, sparking a massive search effort. As the views increase, another video is posted with Nick holding a sign saying "I killed a woman." Pia teams up with Detective Roshan to find her brother, and they eventually discover Nick's dead body.

As the investigation unfolds, it is revealed that Nick's wife Sophie was having an affair with a man named Curtis. Nick had discovered their relationship and confronted Curtis, leading to a fight. The police suspect that Sophie and Curtis may have been involved in Nick's murder.

In the end, Curtis is arrested, and both he and Sophie are taken to the police station as suspects. The story raises questions about the truth behind Nick's disappearance and death, and the motives of those involved.

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1. The episode starts with Andrea Brewer's birthday party, where her family has gathered to celebrate.
2. Pia, Andrea's daughter, is disappointed with the birthday present she receives and makes snarky comments to her sister-in-law Sophie.
3. Nick, Pia's brother, gets mad at her for disrespecting his wife and asks her to leave the party.
4. Pia goes to a club, gets drunk, and texts a man named Woody, whom she matched on a dating app.
5. Pia accidentally drops her phone in the toilet and has to put it in rice to dry it out.
6. The next day, Pia goes to work as a nurse and sees a video of her brother Nick holding a card that says "I abuse women."
7. Pia rushes to the hospital's phone to call Nick, but the call goes straight to voicemail.
8. Pia then calls Nick's wife Sophie, but she doesn't pick up either.
9. Pia freaks out and rushes to Nick's work, where she asks his coworker Matt about him.
10. Matt claims he hasn't seen Nick since the morning, and Pia shows him the video, which worries Matt.
11. Pia and Sophie go to the police to file a missing report, where they meet Detective Roshan Armiri.
12. The police find another video of Nick, where he holds a card that says "I killed a woman."
13. Detective Luca is added to the case, and Pia recognizes that the handwriting on the first two signs is Nick's, but the third one is not.
14. Sophie defends Nick, saying he wouldn't hurt anyone, and Pia also retaliates, saying Nick is the victim.
15. Pia shows Sophie the voicemail she received from Nick, but Sophie wants to keep it on the low because Nick sounds apologetic in it.
16. The video reaches five million views, and Pia goes to her computer genius friend Vince to ask for help in finding Nick's location.
17. Vince creates a subport where people can investigate Nick's case and help look for him.
18. Pia goes to Nick's house and is approached by a reporter, whom she yells at to stay out of the private property.
19. Pia's phone is finally working, and she finds a voicemail from Nick apologizing for their fight.
20. Pia plays the voicemail on repeat while driving to her mother Andrea's house.
21. Pia asks Andrea if she has talked to Nick that day, but Andrea says she hasn't.
22. Pia goes to the police station, where she finds out that another video of Nick has been uploaded to the website.
23. In this video, Nick holds a card that says "I killed a woman."
24. Detective Roshan reveals that he has been chatting with Pia through a dating app for a long time.
25. Pia asks Roshan to keep her on the loop with anything that happens with the case.
26. The police find Nick's bike by the side of a secluded road, with an empty syringe nearby.
27. The police conclude that the syringe was used to kidnap Nick.
28. Roshan finds out that Nick was at a bar on March 16th and got into a fight with an unknown man.
29. Roshan presents his idea about the geonicking app to Detective Luca, who agrees to go on a search.
30. They reach the woods by an abandoned road, where Roshan finally finds Nick's decaying dead body in a nearby river.
31. Roshan informs Pia about the dead body being found, and she breaks down crying.
32. The next day, Roshan is welcomed into the police station with applause and is promoted to the homicide department.
33. Roshan notices a picture of Sophie with a man who looks like the guy Nick got into a fight with at the bar.
34. Roshan confirms that it is the same man and shows the picture to Detective Luca.
35. Sophie is officially informed of her husband's death and asks the detective how he died.
36. Luca reveals that Nick had head trauma, but the reason hasn't been confirmed yet.
37. Sophie is shown a picture of her with the man, and she finally admits that the man is her former colleague named Curtis Hamilton.
38. Sophie claims they are just friends and coworkers, but the detectives find it hard to believe after her first lie.
39. Sophie returns home and sits down with her family to tell them that their father is not returning home.
40. Pia demands to see her brother's body, but she is not allowed to see him until the postmortem.
41. Sophie tells her mother that she was inquired about Curtis by the police and that she referred to him as just a friend.
42. Sophie's mother looks at her in disbelief, and it is clear that something was going on between Sophie and Curtis.
43. Sophie sneaks out of the house and goes to see Curtis, who acknowledges everything happening in Sophie's life.
44. Curtis claims that Nick messaged him out of the blue and asked him to meet at the bar to talk about his relationship with Sophie.
45. Curtis claims that Nick attacked him, but Sophie is suspicious of him.
46. The police knock on Curtis's door and arrest him for Nick's murder.
47. Both Curtis and Sophie are taken to the police station as suspects of Nick's murder.