Harper's Island/Whap

Whap
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	April 9, 2009
Production Number	101
Written by	Ari Schlossberg
Directed by	Jon Turteltaub
— N/A	1x02 → Crackle
Harper's Island — Season One

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Whap is the first episode of the first season of Harper's Island.

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Plot Overview

Harper's Island, 37 miles off coast of Seattle, Washington. 7 years ago, 6 people were murdered by John Wakefield. They were the first murders in the history of the island. They will not be the last. 7 years later, in Seattle, family & friends were on board on the yacht to Harper's Island for the wedding of Henry Dunn and Trish Wellington. Abby Mills, whose mother was killed by Wakefield is one of the guests and Henry's best friend. Trish wondered where her cousin Ben Wellington was. As it turns out, everyone was unaware that Ben was tied under the yacht, kept alive by the scuba gear. As the engines started, Ben was dismembered by the propeller with everyone on-board, completely oblivious. As they arrived to the island, Abby meets her old flame, Jimmy Mance. She informs him that it's just a visit. Abby decides to walk to the Candlewick Inn instead of by shuttle. She went past the Tree of Woe, the place where 3 of the 6 victims were hung, including Abby's mom. That night, Trish's ex-boyfriend Hunter Jennings came to the island, uninvited. She confronts Hunter and tells him she's getting married. As it turns out, Trish's dad Thomas Wellington had secretly paid Hunter to come to the island. Henry's Uncle Marty Dunn caught Thomas and Hunter talking about stopping the wedding. He then confronts Thomas and tells him he will stop at nothing to protect Henry. Abby goes to the Cannery to find Henry's estranged brother, J.D. Dunn. There she meets her old friend, Nikki Bolton. While Abby was playing pool with Jimmy, J.D. flirts with Kelly Seaver by seeing the tattoo with a broken heart. He showed her his tattoo of a heart with a knife through it. Shane Pierce, Kelly's ex-boyfriend, confronts J.D. and began a physical fight. Abby burst in to hit Shane with a pool stick and her father, Sheriff Charlie Mills intervenes and settles down the dispute and brought J.D. and Abby back to the Candlewick. Chloe Carter, the bridesmaid and her English boyfriend Cal Vandeusen go to the beach for swimming. Cal brought an engagement ring with him, earlier. When he tries to take it out of his pants pocket, he heard Chloe screaming. Cal sees Chloe not there and rushes into the water searching for her. Then he got pulled underwater. It turns out that Chloe pulled a joke on Cal. Cal angrily dunks Chloe, sending Chloe into a rage. She storms out of the water and threw Cal's pants into the water and the ring fell out of the pocket. Uncle Marty went walking down the lane. As soon as he walks on the bridge, the middle part collapsed under his weight and he fell halfway through. Suddenly, an unseen assailant snuck under the bridge and WHAP! He sliced Marty's bottom half with a weapon, killing him. The first two victims have been killed. Would anyone know that there's a killer? Who would die next? Find out on the next Harper's Island.

Body Count

1. Ben Wellington
2. Marty Dunn