The Ward

MAN ON RADIO All units, be on

the lookout for a missing person.

Female, 18, about 5'7".

Last seen wearing a white dress.

She is considered unstable

and possibly dangerous.

What the hell? Must be that girI.

Come on.

Alright, little girI... No! Get your...!

Get off me! No! No! No! CarefuI.

Get her in! No! No! NO!

NO! NO! Sweetheart, behave.

No! NO!

You're going... Watch her head.

Get the door. Watch her head.

NO! Cuff her.

Get off me! No! Get the cuffs on her.

NO! Get off! Let me go!

Let me go!

What's your name?

Kristen.

She belongs in jaiI, not here.

They're taking her to the ward.

She can't hurt anyone there.

I'm Roy.

Welcome to paradise.

So, I can be your buddy or I

can be a thorn in your side.

It all depends on whether you're

willing to follow the rules.

Come to visit me.

This is the ward, your new home.

Come on.

OK. Kristen, huh?

Alright, come with me.

You're free to use the

recreation room and the courtyard

any time 8am to 10pm.

But at night we're locked down and

you'll be confined to your room.

This will be your room.

Get some rest.

Kristen?

Most patients prefer the bed.

I'm Dr Gerald Stringer.

I'll be treating you while you're here.

Good morning. How did you sleep?

Who came in here last

night? What do you mean?

Somebody came in here

and hid my blanket.

The door was locked all

night, wasn't it, Nurse?

Yes, Doctor, always.

Here, take these.

No.

It's not a request.

What are they? Something

to help you get better.

You're right

- I feeI better already.

You'd do well to follow the

rules around here, young lady.

That'll be all for now, Nurse Lundt.

Yes, Doctor.

Why am I here?

That's the $64,000 question.

I am ready.

Are you a member of the

theatrical profession?

Yes.

Who's the new girI? Some runaway.

Let's see how long this one lasts.

Who are you? I'm no-one.

Well, why are you here?

I'm not. I'm leaving.

Are you gonna save us?

From what?

Whoo-hoo-hoo. Come on,

Emily, knock it off.

Let's not scare off the

new girI on her first day.

Hi.

My name's Iris.

It's Kristen, right? I

saw your name on the door.

Looks like Iris has

herself a new girlfriend.

Jealous? Please.

Don't make me throw up.

You two are disgusting.

Looks like it's time to see the doctor.

Right this way.

How are you feeling?

Have you met the others yet?

Why am I here?

I'm hoping we can get to the

bottom of that mystery together.

Let's discuss what

happened yesterday, Kristen.

What's the first thing you remember?

Fire.

And before that?

Tell me about this farmhouse,

the one you burned down.

Why do you think you went there?

You had the address for the place

written on the palm of your hand.

It must have some significance.

No.

Do you think you'd been there before?

I...

I don't know.

Burning down that house

won't destroy those memories.

You've got to deaI with them.

Let's deaI with them together, OK?

No. No!

Often the root of a problem like

this lies with an emotionaI trauma.

There is no emotionaI trauma.

How do you know?

Look, why don't you just let me go?

I'll stay out of trouble.

And then you never have

to think of me again.

I'm trying to help you.

I don't need your help!

Yet, here you are

- confused and disturbed.

I'm not crazy.

We don't like to use that word here.

Who's we? Your friends

behind the mirror over there?

Thatta girI.

Make you feeI good.

Nighty-night.

Going somewhere, darling?

We can do this all

night long. Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Get off me!

Got some clothes for you.

What is her story?

Oh, she's just crazy.

Like me. And you.

And like all of us.

Boom-boom, ain't it

great to be crazy?

Speak for yourself, lunatic.

Boom-boom, ain't it

great to be crazy?!

Stop it. You're gonna

make my ears bleed.

BOOM-BOOM, AIN'T IT...

Ow! You...! You b*tch!

Oh, I'm sorry, did I hurt you?

Did I hurt your little hand?

Don't!

You'll get us all in trouble.

Come on, now, don't

you think that'd be fun?

If you and I went and

saw a movie together,

we could snuggle up

reaI close in the dark.

We'd just be by ourselves.

I wanna draw you.

Come on. It'll be fun.

Just... Just act naturaI.

Look up.

They've been here before.

Who are they?

Those are the sad people.

Always so sad.

He's a great doctor.

I overheard the staff talking about him.

Apparently the way he's dealing with us

is some sort of experimentaI therapy.

Futuristic kind of stuff.

And what do I need to say to

this guy to get out of lockdown?

I mean, you know, to

get night privileges.

No-one has night privileges.

I just saw this girI walking

around in the halls last night.

That's impossible.

And someone came into

my room the other night.

Someone came into my room...

Just ignore her. She

never makes any sense.

Someone

Someone...

Listen, don't let this place get to you.

Someone...

You stay locked up long enough

and you start to

believe that you're nuts.

' BY THE NEWBEATS PLAYS)

Run

Run, baby, run

Run, baby, run

Run, baby, run

Run, baby, run

Oh, come back to me

Run, baby, run

Bring your kisses to me

Run, baby, run Back into my arms

Run, baby, run I need you, baby

Run, baby, run

I don't mean maybe

Run, baby, run Back into my arms

And even though you hurt me

I still love you

It's true even though I know...

It's OK. I've got you.

I don't like the dark.

Shhh. Bad things happen in the dark.

See, it's OK.

It's alright.

Ah!

Did you need some help?

Just keep a lookout.

Why are they giving us all this stuff?

They don't know what they're doing.

Thorazine, MellariI.

Now they give us this.

It's tasty.

Got anything for me?

You're not supposed to be in here.

Shut up.

You seem to be getting in the

middle of things, new girI.

If I were you, I'd watch out.

What is it? What's the matter?

Something was in here.

Listen to me, something was in there.

Something not... not

right, not... not human.

It's going to be OK. We

just need to calm you down.

Please, you've got to believe me.

Please, wait, please...

Wait, please...

Please don't do this to me.

Relax. It won't hurt you.

Call Dr Stringer, please.

I'm right here, I'm right here.

Please... Please..

This is a bit. Bite down on it

or you'll bite your tongue off.

No, please...

The medications aren't

working as I'd hope.

This treatment should be beneficiaI.

I thought they stopped

using electroshock.

Just look at her.

She was all riled-up before,

now she's docile as a lamb.

Hell, I wish they'd do it

to all the patients here,

just fry the crazy right out of them.

Come on, sleepyhead.

It's time to wake up. Come on.

Come on.

So, since we have a new

member, let's go over the rules.

Everyone gets a chance to talk.

No interrupting.

Just say what's on your minds.

Who'd like to begin?

Emily?

What did you do to Kristen?

We had to have a little

unscheduled therapy last night.

Is that what you call it?

It's nothing to be alarmed about, Emily.

Sometimes when you take people

away, they don't come back.

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