The Ward
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?
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
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,
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.
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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