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In the dead of night, in a secluded part of a forest, a man dressed in black is busy piling dirt after dirt on top of a wooden box. He ignores the muffled screams and pleas of what sounded like a woman crying out for help
“HELP......LET ME OUT OF HERE"
The man keeps piling dirt onto the wooden box, until he can no longer see it and to cover his tracks, he places a large trunk of a tree that had fallen off and places on top of the grave
Ensuring that the ground hasn't been disturbed
The screams and pleas of the woman trying to break free from her entombment had ceased
The man responsible for burying this woman - Will Jackson
And the woman that he buried alive - Joan Ferguson aka The Freak
Feeling responsible for Bea's death, and the lives that Ferguson continued to destroy, Will had taken it upon himself to rid the world of the Freak once and for all
He couldn't standby and allows Ferguson to continue her reign of terror on both the prisoners and screws of Wentworth no longer
Enough blood has been spilled by her
Will also regretted his decision to save Ferguson from a fire, that she started during her last day as Governor in Wentworth, so to make up for it, he decides to isolate the Freak from the world permanently and let her suffocate in that wooden box
Even Will wasn't safe from Ferguson's wrath, for months he had to fight to keep his job and also his freedom. On several occasions, his job had been at risk thanks to Ferguson's manipulations, all because of a grudge she had on him
Several years ago, Ferguson believed Will was the sole reason Jianna Riley had killed herself at Blackmore, by taking away Jianna's baby, Shane. When really it was the prisoners that killed Jianna for having a relationship with a screw
However Ferguson had refused to believe that was the case and made it her life's mission to destroy Will and make him suffer for taking Jianna away from her
Will stares at Ferguson's grave one more time “Goodbye Ferguson, I hope you rot in hell"
He then hops in his truck, drives away from the forest, and back out onto the road
After being tipped off by Jake and Allie, Will decided that like the rest of them, he would keep their plot a secret from the public
Make everyone believe Ferguson had escaped, which would lead to a nationwide hunt for months, and then when the time is right, plant Ferguson's body somewhere that can be easily found, which would call off the search and make people believe Ferguson had been murdered
It'll work as long as everyone sticks to plan
Because of Jake's contribution, Will also decide to keep his knowledge of Jake murdering Nils Jasper a secret from public knowledge, at least for now, If Jake were to cross him however, Will would be prepared to go to the police with information about the murder
As he continued driving down the road, he heard two conflicting voices inside his head
One was his conscious telling him to go back and save Ferguson before it's too late
The other voice is telling him to forget about Ferguson and leave her to rot underground, so she can no longer cause any damage to anyone else
Will didn't want to save Ferguson again, he wants to carry on with his life and pretend that Ferguson was nothing more than a bad dream, but he can’t because the voice keeps nagging and eating at him to go back
He's not a murderer, he isn't a psychopath like Ferguson, and would never cause any harm to anyone. He's a man that likes to help those in need, which makes him the only decent officer within Wentworth's walls
Does will have his faults? Yes
Is he coldblooded? No
He could have let Ferguson burn in the fire, but he didn't, he wanted her to face justice either by the system or from Bea and the other prisoners. That obviously failed as Ferguson continued her reign of terror and rose to Top Dog for a short period
Will knew that if he were to go back and save Ferguson, she would just cause more damage, she won't stop until she's no longer breathing
He tries to block his thoughts and continue on driving, but he can't as his conscious and his actions continue to nag and eat away at his very being
If he were to let Ferguson die, Will would always be plagued by this incident, no matter how hard he would try to tell himself, that he did a world a favor he would still see Ferguson
Not even Bea Smith would want Will to commit this crime, even though she hated the Freak, just as much as anyone else did
Will slams the breaks on the truck and comes to a complete stop
“FUUCCCKKKK"
He now has a choice - Save Ferguson or let her die
Despite his hatred towards the Freak, he couldn't do it; he couldn't go through with this plot and let Ferguson win
He was better than this
Plus after Ferguson's lynching and Kaz replacing her as Top Dog, every single prisoner including his coworkers are baying for the Freak's blood, he would let one of them finish her off
Will turns the truck around and goes back to the forest
He hates himself for doing this, but had no other choice; he just couldn't go through with burying the Freak alive
After arriving back to the burial site, Will steps outside of the truck, he goes around to the back to grab a shovel, until he spots something rather odd
The ground in which Will had buried Ferguson had been dug up and leaving a human sized hole
Will heads over to the gravesite for further inspection, he looks down, and sees the box in which Ferguson had hidden in appeared to be empty
He also sees a small dirt track leading into the forest “Ah shit"
Ferguson has escaped
The bushes started to rustle
Will look from side to side “Ferguson"
The bushes continued rattling
What will doesn't know is that, Ferguson has grabbed the shovel from the back of his truck, and slowly creeps up behind him? Like a predator stalking its prey
After regaining her composure and with only having a shallow grave, Ferguson managed to dig herself out, until she could breathe in the fresh air
She's covered from head to toe with dirt marks on her face and her clothes. Her hair was now unkempt; she literally looked like a homeless woman who hasn't had a shower in months
When Ferguson was about to leave, she spotted a truck coming back to her gravesite, so she stayed in the bushes and waited for the perpetrator to reveal himself
Needless to say, Ferguson was surprised to find it was Will, she didn't expect him to behind, but was also furious and because of that, she’s going to end his life
Oblivious to who was approaching him from behind, Will turns around, and sees Ferguson for only a split second before being knocked to the ground by the shovel
Ferguson stands over her long time nemesis
The side of Will's starts to bleed, as he held his hand to where he had been hit, and leaving small drips of blood on his hand
He looks up to see Ferguson standing over him
Ferguson looks down at Will with pure distain” Who would have thought it would be you. I certainly didn't, and I wouldn't have known if you didn't comeback. It wouldn't have made a difference, since you didn't bury me deep enough, but I shouldn't be surprised"
Will tries to get up but only to have Ferguson knock him back down with one punch
Ferguson pins Will to the ground “You couldn't bury me alive. Just like you couldn't let me burn and you know why?" she stared coldly at him “You lack the courage to do what is necessary"
She wraps her hands around Will's neck “I promised to make everyone who had betrayed me pay and I tend to keep that promise. As for this....this is for Jianna" she presses two thumbs down onto Will's jugular
Will tries to break free from Ferguson's grip but to no avail, he feels his wind pipe crushing and the oxygen rapidly leaving his body
Ferguson tightens her hold over Will and looks coldly into his eyes. She's waited a long time to exact her ultimate revenge on Will, believing she is doing this for Jianna
Will gagged at the strangulation as his face starts to turn blue
Ferguson presses her thumbs deeper into Will's jugular “YOU HEAR ME....THIS IS FOR JIANNA" she yelled at him
Within seconds, Will finally succumbs to Ferguson's strangulation and dies
His cold hands dropped to the ground
Ferguson releases her grip and feels a tremendous sense of weight being lifted from her shoulders. After all those years of feeling guilty of not protecting Jianna, those years of pain and suffering, she had finally avenged Jianna's death
She can finally move on from this ordeal
After taking time to reflect on the past, Ferguson snaps out of her thoughts, realizing that the authorities will be out searching for her, since she did escape from Wentworth
If her plans to exact vengeance on her remaining enemies are to work, Ferguson needs to go into hiding and carefully plan her next steps
Ferguson switches clothes with Will, she then drags his body into her grave site, throws her teal uniform on top of Will's dead body and buries him
She then hops into Will's truck and drives away from the forest