Victor, attempting to restore power, accidentally intercepts a brief, distorted radio transmission from outside the manor, revealing local authorities are searching for a missing person near Blackwood Lake, making Evelyn realize the killer's game extends beyond the house, linking them to an ongoing, external threat. Before the transmission cuts out, a chilling, static-laced fragment of a voice can be heard repeating a single, panicked word: 'Watcher', followed by a sound like a distant, mournful bell, leaving Evelyn with a profound sense of foreboding.