Redding, Montana – Tensions are escalating dramatically in the isolated cabin where author Paul Sheldon is being held captive by Annie Wilkes, a nurse with a disturbing and increasingly volatile personality. Sources within the scene report that Ms. Wilkes has issued a direct and forceful demand for a complete rewrite of the death scene from Mr. Sheldon’s latest novel, *Misery*.

The situation began earlier this morning when Ms. Wilkes, previously focused on controlling Mr. Sheldon’s diet and dictating his movements, reportedly seized a typewriter and began furiously typing. Witnesses – primarily Mr. Sheldon, who remains largely compliant but visibly distressed – report that she demanded he “fix it.” Initial speculation centered around a minor plot inconsistency, but quickly escalated as Ms. Wilkes clarified her request: a fundamental alteration to the fictional demise of her beloved literary character, Charlie Dickinson.

“She just… she just wanted it different,” a shaken Mr. Sheldon relayed to a local reporter via a heavily monitored phone line. “She said it wasn’t *right*. That Charlie shouldn’t have died like that. She wanted… she wanted a different kind of ending.” Details remain scarce, but sources suggest Ms. Wilkes is demanding a more protracted and emotionally agonizing death, involving, according to one anonymous witness, “a lot of screaming and a slow, drawn-out process.”

The immediate consequences of this demand are palpable. Mr. Sheldon, who has been meticulously crafting a new, carefully sanitized version of the scene, is now facing an impossible dilemma. Refusal, it’s believed, could trigger an unpredictable and potentially dangerous reaction from Ms. Wilkes. A local rancher, who claims to have observed the cabin from a distance, stated, “She’s got a look in her eye, you know? Like a cornered animal. You don’t want to be on the wrong side of that.”

Law enforcement officials remain miles away, hampered by the difficult terrain and Ms. Wilkes’s deliberate efforts to prevent contact. The situation is being monitored closely, but authorities are proceeding with extreme caution. The possibility of a violent confrontation remains a significant concern. As one long-time Redding resident observed, “This whole thing is just… unsettling. Like something out of a bad dream.”