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The cast of "Murder": Matt McGorry, Aja Naomi King, Karla Souza, Conrad Ricamora, Jack Falahee, Viola Davis, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Billy Brown. Previous page: Editor Matt Pevic (far right) on set with the "Murder" post team (from left): Chris Lorusso, Brittany DuBay, Zoe Bower, Mike Hathaway, Blake Harjes, Jessie Marion, Jonathan Yoni Rusnak. P H O T O : A B C ; P R E C E D I N G P A G E S : C H R I S T O P H E R F R A G A P A N E 44 C I N E M O N T A G E style of how they would fast-forward in time, then go back to present, and then go back in the past. You're trying to keep up with the puzzle of the time-jumps and rewinds." Bower is far from alone in her enthusi- asm for "How to Get Away with Murder" — the series has consistently drawn de- voted audiences — but few fans can claim to have found themselves in a position to help tell Annalise's story. For the show's sixth and final season, that's just what Bower did: In the fall, the assistant editor F E A T U R E I f you are among the millions of view- ers who have followed the twists and turns of the ABC drama "How to Get Away with Murder" during the last six years, you know that it makes for addic- tive viewing. Just ask Zoe Bower. When Bower, now an assistant editor, was still a f ilm student at Columbia College Chicago, she made a habit of watching the drama, which made its debut in the fall of 2014. Acclaimed actress Viola Davis head- lines the show in the role of Annalise Keating, an attorney who has found a second career as a law professor. In what must count as one of the more unusual examples of extra credit in the annals of higher education, the professor and a cadre of her students find themselves with parts to play in actual cases of mur- der — and assorted other scandals. "The first episode is honestly what caught my attention," Bower said. "The 'I really rely on my editors to have a story brain and to be co-writers with me,' Nowalk says. began working on the series with editor Chris Lorusso, who — along with editors Michael Hathaway and Jessie Marion — is one of three editors currently under supervising editor Matt Pevic. " I t 's t o t a l l y a s p e c i a l f e e l i n g ," said Bower of joining the show for its concluding season, which, in its first episode, warned viewers that it would seemingly draw to a close with the death of Annalise. "I've been attached to these characters and watched them really grow." The editorial team on "How to Get Away with Murder " is an unusually tight-knit group, ranging from veterans who have been with the series since its inception or not long after — such as Lo- russo and Pevic — as well as newcomers who, like Bower, first became familiar with the show as fans. Whether old hands or newbies, though, the editors describe themselves as bound by a collaborative spirit — one necessitated by the unusual