Part 3 of Sacred Lives starts in the present day. Johnston Pope is now much older, greying, fat, and a heavy drinker. He is being interviewed about the school shooting for a podcast a college student is making. Johnston leaves his apartment at night to clear his mind when a dark figure follows. Mistakingly, he finds himself in front of Venessa Crabs as he evades this presence. Invented by Venessa's Mother, Johnston finds himself speaking to Venessa once again as she tells him what happened that horrible day and ignites a fire inside Johnston to find his son's true killer.