Will and Jared’s Pursuit
The RadleysThis thread follows Jared Copeland’s attempt to confront the killer of his wife, his return to Bishopthorpe, and his final decision to save his daughter instead.
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A Witness Silenced

A Witness Silenced
The Murder of Tess
Jared Copeland sees Will Radley kill Tess Copeland and fly away with her body. His knowledge is real, but it is dismissed by authorities who protect the secret vampire order.
Punished for Speaking
Jared loses his police career and spends time in hospital after his claims are treated as delusion. His inability to make the truth public leaves grief without justice.
A Hunter in the Garden

A Hunter in the Garden
An Axe in the Dark
Jared hides in the Radley garden and attacks Will with an axe. Will overpowers him and holds him underwater, but chooses not to kill him.
Recognition Without Resolution
Will recognizes the hatred in Jared’s eyes, and the encounter suggests that Jared’s history is connected to his own. Jared escapes without an answer, still unable to make the system act against the vampire.
The Offer of Help

The Offer of Help
A New Chance
Alison Glenny tells Jared that the Sheridan Society has removed Will from its list and that the police can now hunt him. She asks whether Will is in Bishopthorpe.
A Dangerous Disclosure
Jared confirms Will’s presence and reveals the connection between Will and Helen. His information may help bring Will down, but it also places Helen in an impossible position.
The Attack at the Cinema

The Attack at the Cinema
A Warning Comes True
After telling Eve that Will is a vampire, Jared leaves to help the authorities. Eve goes out to the cinema anyway and is attacked by Will.
A Race Against Time
Jared reaches the cinema and finds his daughter losing blood. He understands that ordinary emergency care will fail, and carries her toward the only people who can save her.
A Different Rescue

A Different Rescue
Choosing Life
Jared brings Eve to Peter Radley and asks him to arrange a conversion. The request accepts a transformation Jared would once have considered unthinkable.
A Father’s Change
He stays beside Eve as she survives and begins to accept her altered nature. His relationship with her shifts from fear-driven control toward conversation and negotiated trust.
Two years before Friday
Saturday night
Monday afternoon
Monday night
Late Monday night