Glass Page #3

Guard:
Keep moving. Keep moving.

[He grabs Barry by his arm]

Barry:
Please, don't. Don't. Don't. No. Easy. Easy.

[During the struggle, Hedwig takes the light again]

Hedwig:
Hey. Hey! Hey! We're cool, we're cool. Totally cool. All right? He doesn't like to be touched. I can, I can walk. I'll just, I'll... walk.

Guard:
Keep walking.

[The child is put in a cell, being monitored by a security camera. He walks to the side, out of frame, before lifting his middle finger to the camera. We then cut to the doctor talking to David, alone with him in his cell]

Dr. Staple:
(to David) My name is Dr. Ellie Staple, and I'm a psychiatrist. This room must look nefarious. The walls are equipped with forty six high-pressured nozzles, all connected to a fifteen thousand gallon water tank outside. It will only be triggered if you are threatening or trying to escape.

[We then see her talking to Dennis in another room. The door she is standing in front of is surrounded by strobe lights]

Dr. Staple:
This is a hypnosis light...

Dennis:
(introduces himself) Dennis.

Dr. Staple:
My pleasure, Dennis. You are being monitored. If, for some reason, there's a threatening identity in the room, the light will automatically strobe and force a different identity to take over.

Dennis:
(referring to David) Who was the man? He was as strong as The Beast.

The man people in this city have been talking about. The only person to survive that train wreck all those years ago.

[Back in David's room]

Dr. Staple:
I saw a video of you fighting near a fire hydrant that erupted. Saw you choke. I think you believe water is your weakness.

David:
Where are you keeping him?

[We see the Beast resurface. He runs towards the doctor, but the light strobes and forces a personality switch]

Dr. Staple:
Everyone is safe, David. Maybe this will all make sense if I explain who I am. I specialize in a particular type of delusion of grandeur. I specialize in those individuals who believe they are superheroes. I've been given three days to treat you by whatever means necessary. I came here for you both.

[That night, we see Dr. Staple sitting behind a desk, looking through some files. Several words of the document she's reading seem rather telling. "Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type 1" seems to be a very clear hint at who else resides in the facility, alongside the photo of a boy and his mother. We then cut to an orderly, Pierce, walking into a different cell. He's holding a cup with a straw and walks to the unseen captive]

Pierce:
Yo, this doctor comes in here, takes over our wing, tells us all new rules. Rules of conduct. (annoyed) How to treat people with kindness. My whole life, all I do is take care of people.

[He helps the captive to drink something]

Pierce:
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. There you go. We got along just fine without her, didn't we? Me and you? Anyway... you won't be lonely anymore. You have two new friends.

[After that, we cut to a high school canteen, where Casey Cooke just finished her lunch and stands up. It's clear that see carries herself more confidently since the last time we saw her. As she walks to her classroom, the principal addresses her]

Principal:
Casey, could I see you for a second?

[As they enter the office, the camera focusses on a nearby glass cabinet. We're shown that this school is the same one Joseph Dunn attended, long ago. In her office, the principal explains the current situation]

Principal:
I received a call from your foster family. Apparently, it's on the news. They caught the guy who abducted you and murdered all those girls. They caught the bastard. Your foster family is thrilled. I can imagine how much relief this causes you. I'm sure you've been thinking about him.

[Casey doesn't exactly seem… relieved by the news]

Casey:
I... have been thinking about him.

[We momentarily leave her to return to Raven Hill. In Kevin's cell, another orderly, Daryl, a much more compassionate person, walks in, holding several different outfits]

Daryl:
They, uh, told me to bring lots of options.

Jade:
Hey, cutie.

[We see Kevin lying on the ground. He has switched to the Jade persona and leers flirtatiously at the orderly[

Jade:
Think you could help me? I'm Jade. They gave me a syringe for my diabetes, but I dropped it. My hands get shaky when I get low blood sugar. It's a little too close to the light. Do you think you could pick it up for me?

[Daryl sees the syringe and bends over to get it. Jade's clearly loving this]

Jade:
Wow. Stand up.

[He does, smiling friendly at Jade and not seeing any danger]

Jade:
Let me get a good look at you. You are so tall. Orwell and Barry are so angry with me that I flipped. But the truth is we really can do things that you can't do.

[Suddenly, Jade attacks the caretaker, trying to get his key card. Daryl is able to fend her off and activates the strobe light. A new personality, Ian, appears, speaking in an Irish tongue. He sits down on the bed]

Ian:
I don't understand. Hey. Hey. Hey! I'm Ian. All right? I'm Ian.

[The personality's sister, Mary Reynolds, then gets the light, also speaking in a Irish accent. She seems very hacked off by what happened]

Mary Reynolds:
And I'm Mary Reynolds. We're twins. Do you know what would have happened if she'd have gotten to that key, you gobshite? The Horde would have killed ya. What've you got? You get a little, get a little hard-on? Daryl.

Daryl:
Just calm down, okay?

[Another flash, another personality]

Norma:
(calmly) I'm sorry for being with the Horde. It's just, it's just... Oh, do you know, I am tired of being sorry. You can call me Norma. I am sorry about the whole lying thing. Though I'm not lying.

Daryl:
Bro, just stop talking!

[The light flashes again and yet another personality appears. He talks in some kind of surfer lingo]

Jalin:
I was so amped! We almost got you, bro! Trying to keep him here with this light thing? That's some buttery sh*t!

Daryl:
Stop talking!

[Another unknown personality appears]

Kat:
I'm not supposed to be in the light. Uh, we need more time. Barry is speaking to Kevin, trying to get him near the light. Is he close enough yet?

[At this point, the camera has focussed on the frightened caretaker, who activates the lights again. Now, a Horde personality appears]

B.T.:
The only one who can defend us is him! Him!

[The light flashes again and the troubled man finally stops talking. We see that Patricia is now in control. She's wearing a black coat]

Patricia:
Where is the man in the rain poncho? Who is he? Is he just a regular man? I need to know. All right, step away from the controls now, little duck.

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