The evil Katie Caulfield (aka Christina Bowden)
Katie Caulfield, aka Christina Bowden (Lexi Johnson), is the main protagonist and the plot-twist hidden main villainess from the 2021 film, The Girl Who Got Away.
Backstory & Introduction[]
Katie Caulfield is the daughter of serial killer/kidnapper Elizabeth Caulfield; the result of Elizabeth's affair with police officer Gerry Bailey. With only Elizabeth and Katie living together, Katie had longed for a sister and even resorted to coercing her mother to abduct various girls to serve as Katie's "sister", with Elizabeth doing so in 1998. Each victim was a year older than the last due to Katie's aging, though Elizabeth ended up killing each of her victims, with Katie serving as an accessory.
The film's introduction stated that Christina Bowden, another kidnap victim, had survived and escaped from Elizabeth. In actuality, Elizabeth killed Christina, and after Elizabeth's arrest and conviction, Katie took Christina's name and built a new life for herself. As a teenager, Christina was arrested for assault, and it was also revealed that she had written letters to her mother in prison. The film's events saw Christina working as a teacher and having a boyfriend, Tom Foster, while also attempting to adopt Lisa Spencer, who was 13 years of age.
In addition, Christina had continued contacting Elizabeth, with her letters mentioning how those around her had treated her. This prompted Elizabeth's murderous escape from prison, with Christina acting worried and concerned when Jamie Nwosu (a local cop) informed Christina about Elizabeth being on the loose. Elizabeth continued her murderous spree by killing Tom, with Christina and Jamie finding Tom's beaten body. Christina mentioned Tom's philandering, and voiced her belief that Elizabeth killed him to get to her for escaping her clutches, leaving Jamie bewildered over the concept of Elizabeth killing someone she had known nothing about. Elizabeth's spree continued with Eileen and Terry Caldwell (Lisa's adopted parents), increasing Christina's worries, though Jamie began to suspect that Christina was behind the murders herself.
Climax and Reveal[]
Christina's search for Lisa led her back to Elizabeth's house, where she briefly encountered the villainess before running off. Afterwards, Jamie arrived and showed Christina a body that was revealed as Lisa, much to Christina's shock and horror. Christina ended up visited by caseworker Andrew Stewart, who scolded her for hiding her criminal background and blamed her for Lisa's death after being informed by Christina, who killed Andrew in responses. When Jamie mentioned Elizabeth possibly having an accomplice, Christina revealed that she had been sending letters to Elizabeth, who she referred to as "Mother," while adding that she was the only other person who knew what happened to her.
In addition, Jamie revealed that there was a sixth girl, with Christina revealing that the girl was Katie Caulfield, who died years prior. The film's climax saw Christina in Jamie's car; all the while, Elizabeth entered the Bailey home and killed Gerry, wife Arlene, and their daughter Amy. Elizabeth had also taken Amy's baby from the womb, and after Christina left the car, she faced Elizabeth again, with the confrontation seeing Elizabeth present the baby to Christina as her own. Elizabeth ordered Christina to thank her, with Christina doing so before stabbing Elizabeth, while responding to Elizabeth's statement that she was like her mother by saying that they were nothing alike; that she knew how to love unlike Elizabeth.
Christina took the baby and was about to leave the house, only for Elizabeth to resurface and lunge after her before being shot and killed by Jamie. The film ended with a paramedic tending to Christina and her baby, but when asked for her name, Christina gave her real name, Katie. The scene officially revealed her as Katie Caulfield, with the climax uncovering not only Katie's role in the abductions, as her mother was kidnapping the other girls to provide a sister for Katie/Christina. Katie has lived her whole life blaming herself for the deaths of her 'sisters', and in the end she finally realised it wasn't about her - it was about her mothers broken psyche.
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