Silent Retreat Page #4

Obviously something's wrong.

Rita never came back?

No.

We have to go look for her.

Where's Tedi?

Tedi?

Tedi?

Stop yelling, Dale.

I'm right here.

Okay. There you are.

Get your shoes on.

You've got to come with me

and find the caretaker.

Let's see if maybe

seen Rita around.

I'm in no condition

to go for a hike.

Get your shoes on now or

spend the rest of the trip

prying my foot out of your ass.

Aye aye, captain.

Zac, I need you to check

around the lake for me.

You got it, boss.

Lira, I want you to check

the local hiking trails.

There's a map in my room.

You can use that.

You want to go tramping

through the woods?

Yes, I do.

And take Joel with you.

You'll cover more

ground that way.

All right.

F***.

B*tch.

Meigan, I need you to stay here

just in case she comes back.

I'm not staying here.

I want to help you guys.

I know you do.

That's why I want

you here, okay?

If she's hurt or needs anything,

or something happens to us,

I need someone here

I can count on. Okay?

You want me to leave

that to lira, or Tedi?

Guess not.

And keep your phone on

just in the off chance

you get a signal.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Tedi, let's go.

I'm coming.

No, not... move it, now, buddy.

Good luck.

What?

What was that back there?

With what?

With that guy, Zac.

F***ing Christ, Joel, not now.

Oh, what?

You going to have a conniption

fit or something?

Or something.

What's your problem?

What was that back there?

We were just talking.

Bull sh*t.

- Joel.

- I saw you.

What are you saying?

You know what I'm saying.

He tried to kiss me.

He came out onto the porch.

He looked like

something was wrong.

So I went over to

see if he was okay.

And one thing led to another.

I guess he took that as me

coming onto him or something.

And it's not the first

time it's happened either.

He does this all

the time at work.

It's disgusting.

Why don't you tell Dale?

I did the first

time it happened.

It's just my word against his.

And Dale likes him.

Everybody in the office does.

Including you?

What the hell kind of a

person do you think I am?

There's something seriously

wrong with that guy.

He's on all kinds of medication.

He literally scares me.

I just didn't want to because

any trouble or anything.

Don't you trust me?

I don't feel safe around him.

Hey, I'm sorry. Okay?

No.

Don't touch me.

Why don't you be a man

and do something about it

instead of tearing me down

with your bullshit accusations?

Rita?

Ricola?

Bad joke, Tedi.

Rita?

Rita?

Jesus?

Worth a shot, right?

You looking for birds?

Bingo.

Come on.

Hey, I'm hungry, Dale.

Yeah. We'll eat later.

Should probably knock first.

Why? The door's open.

Anybody home?

Earl ray?

I don't think he's home.

Door's locked.

Why would the door be

locked if no one was here?

Rita?

You in there?

Rita?

If anybody's in

there, can you open up?

We're missing one of our group.

We need help.

She can't hear us.

I'm breaking it down.

Easy, Tedi. This

isn't our house.

You can't just go breaking

people's doors down.

She's probably bound and gagged.

There's blood and sh*t

all over the place.

We can't just

leave her in there.

We don't even know she's here.

Rita?

Quit f***ing around.

Just find this Earl ray guy.

It's probably just a

big misunderstanding.

"Investigators baffled by

brutal crime at a private"

psychiatric hospital in the

mountains near Tearlon lake

a female patient age nine, whose

name cannot be disclosed

was allegedly attacked and brutally

mutilated by a male patient

of the same age.

According to the police report

most of the girl's tongue

had been cut out

with a pair of

surgical scissors.

Registered sex offender

Earl ray Warren,

who had been working as an

orderly at the Tearlon lake

psychiatric hospital

was brought in

for questioning after

investigators discovered

shocking evidence of torture,

deprivation, and child abuse.

Renowned psychiatrist

Dr. Herman Rexif

has resigned as head

physician of the hospital

and has refused to

answer any questions.

"No charges have been

filed at this time."

"Earl ray Warren was

released from police custody"

yesterday after the conclusion

of the month-long investigation.

Authorities could not produce

any evidence of wrongdoing,

although Warren, age 46,

admitted to many bizarre

and cruel methods of negative

reinforcement in the care

and treatment of children,

including a chamber

known only as the box,

a tiny metal cell where children

were placed in isolation

sometimes for days at a time.

"It was done only on the direct

orders of the trained medical staff."

So what'd you do today?

Colored.

Is this what you drew?

You drew this?

Yes.

It's very good.

Thank you.

Is this your family?

Yeah.

Why are they on the ground?

They're dead.

How did they die?

I don't know.

Are you lying to me, Ned?

I never lie.

Then how did they die?

God punished them.

Why?

He hates liars.

Did you color anything else?

No.

The other kids came in, so

we went back to our room.

So you weren't coloring alone.

I'm never alone.

Who was with you?

The one the others

are afraid of.

Does he have a name?

I can't tell you.

Why?

He'll hurt me.

Like he hurt Sarah?

Not like that.

I don't know what he'll do.

Did you see Sarah today?

Yeah.

She came into my room.

What for?

To wish me a happy birthday.

I didn't realize it

was your birthday.

Happy birthday, Ned.

Thank you.

Did she say anything else?

She said my mommy was

downstairs with presents

and a birthday cake.

Well, would she say that?

Nobody came to see you today.

She lies.

How long has it been

since you saw your parents?

A long time ago.

17 months since...

I don't want to talk about this.

Why not?

It makes him angry.

Dale, I really had a

feeling about that room.

I think we should've gone in.

We need more than a

feeling, Tedi, all right?

Anything?

Nothing. No sign of her.

I was hoping she was back here.

Did you find the caretaker?

No. We found his cabin,

but nobody was home.

It was strange.

Didn't you say his

name was Warren?

Yeah.

Earl ray Warren?

Yeah, why?

- I think you need to see this.

- Later.

We just came back to see

if she'd come back here.

With her family connections,

if anything happens to her,

I might as well kiss

this job goodbye.

We're going to split up

until we find her.

Or the old man.

Okay. Well, be careful.

It could be dangerous.

You, too.

F***.

God dammit, Zac.

You've got to stop

doing that to me.

Doing what?

Scaring the sh*t out of me.

You just backed into me.

Any word on Rita?

No.

I was going to ask

you the same thing.

Where the hell could should be?

I don't know, Zac, but I'm

really starting to worry.

I think the caretaker

might be a child molester.

What?

I found this article and

the guy's a sex offender.

Did, did you tell Dale?

No.

I, I tried to, but he's

gone back to keep looking.

That's not even the worst of it.

Look at this.

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