Ask for Andrea

Content Warning: This section discusses murder, violence against women, sexual assault, and child abuse.

One year before the present, Meghan goes on a date with a man named Jimmy, whom she met online. Although she is initially doubtful, she finds Jimmy attractive and kind, appealing in contrast to “divorced dads [with] complicated custody agreements” (6). Meghan and Jimmy meet at a bar called Gracie’s Spot in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the date, Meghan notices a sign advising women who feel uncomfortable during a date to ask for Andrea at the bar. After the date, Jimmy offers to drive Meghan home; during the drive, she becomes sleepy and passes out, even though she has not had much to drink. When Meghan comes to, she is in a remote region of the forest, and Jimmy is strangling her with her scarf. Eventually, Jimmy walks away, returning to his car; Meghan frantically runs in the other direction. As she runs, she faintly hears a woman calling her and then abruptly realizes that she has died during Jimmy’s attack.