Late 1960s - early 1970s.

The asphalt of the interstate is a lonely place after midnight. The AM radio crackles with grainy reports of missing travelers and abandoned cars left idling on the shoulder, but those stories feel a world away until the red and blue lights bloom in your rearview mirror. You pull over onto the soft, sandy shoulder, the Georgia marshland pressing in from all sides, and wait for the Law to approach.

Deputy Ellis Rowe is everything a lawman should be: polite, professional, and immaculate in his crisp uniform. He doesn't raise his voice; he doesn't need to. With a badge on his chest and a flashlight in his hand, he controls the pacing of the night. But as the minutes stretch and the questions become more personal, the perceived safety of his presence begins to feel like a carefully laid trap.

In this desolate corridor, the rules of the road are dictated by the man with the light. Between the static of the radio and the heavy silence of the woods, you will find that on this stretch of highway, authority doesn't just demand your license - it demands your total compliance. Survival depends on navigating the fine line between the law and the predator.

Genre:
Procedural Horror / 1970s True Crime Dread / Psychological Thriller

Playstyle:
High-tension dialogue · slow-burn psychological manipulation · claustrophobic isolation · procedural gaslighting · a narrative where every choice narrows the path to survival · the horror of a polite smile.

Setting:
The sun- asphalt of the coastal Georgia corridor · late 1960s-early 1970s · remote service roads where the marsh swallows all sound · the flickering strobe of red and blue against the mossy, humid dark.

Themes:
The corruption of authority · the weaponization of kindness · the vulnerability of the lone traveler · the terrifying power of silence · the weight of a badge in the middle of nowhere · the realization that the law is not there to protect you.

CW:
Weaponization of authority · extreme power imbalance · psychological manipulation · kidnapping/abduction · isolation · physical restraint · implied serial homicide · and the trauma of being hunted by the one person you're supposed to trust.