The Phone at Blackwood Pine

A blizzard seals the Blackwood Pine Motel off from the highway, leaving night clerk Arthur alone with an injured fugitive and the gun pointed his way. Marcus Vance barricades the front door and takes control, certain the frightened clerk is his best chance to survive until morning. Then the lobby phone rings, though Arthur swore the line was dead. Who is calling—and what do they know about the motel?