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“Does she live here?” I asked.
“Oh, no. She left a long time ago,” he replied. “But sometimes I still see her. And I lock the door.”
VIDEO EVIDENCE
Recorded by Joy Novak
AUGUST 14, 2003, TIME UNKNOWN
Hardcastle’s gun is aimed straight at Baker’s heart. Carreau steps in front of Baker immediately, holding out a restraining hand.
CARREAU: Put that down. What are you doing?
Novak takes the camera from Sophia and trains it on Hardcastle.
HARDCASTLE: Put that away.
NOVAK: No. Whatever happens here, it happens on camera.
He gives her an angry look.
HARDCASTLE: See this?
He reaches over to Vanya and yanks on her collar. She jerks away angrily, but not before the movement reveals a necklace of darkening bruises around her throat.
HARDCASTLE: She did that.
NOVAK: That’s impossible. She was with us the whole time.
CARREAU: The door was barred. She could not have gotten out.
BAKER: I haven’t done anything. I don’t even know what’s happening, please...
HARDCASTLE: She was out there. She was crying. We went to help her, but she sounded crazy. Babbling nonsense. We started to bring her back and she went along at first, but then she attacked Vanya. She would have killed her if I hadn’t—
KAPOOR: Will. They’re obviously not the same person. I mean, they are, but—
Novak’s hands are shaking, and so is the camera. Sophia whimpers beside her, clearly terrified.
CARREAU: Where did you get that gun, Will?
Hardcastle looks down at the revolver.
HARDCASTLE: I don’t know.
KAPOOR: You said you found it.
HARDCASTLE: I don’t actually remember picking it up. Did you see me pick it up?
Kapoor shakes her head. Hardcastle swears.
HARDCASTLE: What the hell is happening?
NOVAK: I’ll tell you what isn’t happening. No one is shooting anyone else. Put that thing away.
Hardcastle hesitates.
NOVAK: She was with us the whole time, Will.
