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Did you hear that?

I heard it. That was not an American avocet. No, that's no bird. That's the

sound of evil. I recognize it anyway.

I think I just peed my pants.

Turn it off. He's going to hear it. I'm sorry.

My mom put this device that goes off when it feels wetness.

Quiet! He's gonna hear us! Turn it off! Turn that thing off! If you don't shut

up, he's gonna find us. I got away once, and I do not plan on getting captured

again. Wait, didn't he get you on the subway?

I... I can't remember.

Do you guys remember what he did to you?

It was all so horrible, but I can't really remember any of it.

Oh, yes!

There's no memory! That's what it was like for me! It's just the guys! We're

quiet! Shut up! What's happening to us?

Oh, no.

I told you to shut up.

Is it him? The father and the son of the Holy Ghost.

Oh, God.

weird one today, I'll say.

This guy hired me to help him make some kind of fundraising video for his

nonprofit and told me to meet him at the animal sanctuary.

Yeah.

But hey, I call this shithole I live in a home, so who am I to judge what

constitutes an animal sanctuary?

I ain't PETA, right?

Whatever. Maybe I'll stumble upon shooting the next Tiger King and I will

rich in this bitch.

Hi. Fresh vegetables?

Sorry about that.

No, I'm sorry. Here, have a snack.

They're organic.

And vegan.

And most importantly, raw.

Oh, um... I'm good, thanks.

This whole thing we've gotten into... Killing animals and... Cooking them?

It's...

It's just... We shouldn't be cooking these either.

Why shouldn't we be cooking the vegetables?

I don't know.

I just know it's not nice.

Cooking.

It's not a nice thing to do.

To anything.

I'm so grateful to you. The animals are grateful too. They've been through so

much already.

We're going to need to raise a lot of money to get them healthy again.

And it wouldn't be possible without your fundraising video.

Now before we go in, I need to ask...

I need to demand your utmost prudence and respect while filming the animals.

wrong move can set them off, and they can really freak out.

There's a lot of hidden trauma.

We're barely scratching the surface.

I need to know if I can trust you.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

The animals can sense your intentions.

You can trust me.

Oh.

Thank you so much.

Yeah.

Is this some kind of a joke, or...? Oh.

I know, right?

No.

There are those who seek to harm the sweetest and most defenseless among us,

if for sport.

No, Ava.

This is no joke.

Come.

Meet everyone.

Come closer. Come on.

That's right.

You have to get very, very close if you want to hear them.

Hi.

I'm Aaron.

I'm a large sweetie with big tootsies, mommy issues, and a pure heart.

I gave my trust to the big bad one, and he abused it.

I'm Elliot, and it's the same with me.

I can't even remember what happened.

Or what the big bad one even looks like.

The big bad one?

Yes. And shh, keep your voice down.

He's still out there.

Can you describe what he looks like?

No.

I can't remember.

But I know he's the personification of all evil.

He's always out there lurking. We can't move forwards. We can't move backwards.

We're just stuck here.

In the sanctuary.

Maybe we should take a break.

Digging up the past like this is difficult.

For the animals.

Ava.

I made lunch for us.

It's vegan.

I'll be right there.

Holy shit.

Holy shit.

Documentary gold.

Shout out to my dad for pushing me to get that psychology minor because it's

coming in handy.

Because at first I thought it was some kind of vegan baby animal bullshit,

right? But this?

This is... bigger than that.

Is he using the animals as, like, avatars or puppets to try to work

traumatic repressed memory of his?

Okay!

Sorry, I'm so excited.

This is like Tiger King, but with abuse.

So, if you could be any animal, what would you be?

Good question.

My whole life, I've loved wolves.

But lately something's changed.

Maybe a cat.

Interesting.

Many lives. Resilient.

Do you feel like maybe you can relate to that?

Like maybe you've overcome something bad in your past?

I'm sorry. Did you say something?

So where do you find the animals?

Unfortunately, they're not very hard to come by. They've mostly been beaten,

left for dead, and in some cases, in danger of being...

Of being what?

What was that? What was what?

Just then, it seems like you went away for a few seconds.

So, how long do you think it will take you to edit the video once you're done

interviewing all the animals?

Oh, it shouldn't take too long, but I don't know. I just want to keep talking

you about the animals.

You shouldn't be interviewing me, Ava. This is about the animals.

You could be interviewing the animals. Of course, of course. And we'll

definitely get there. I guess I... No! The animals go first! They're probably

going first!

Okay. Okay.

I'm so sorry. No, I... Oh, I'm sorry.

No, no, no.

You know, maybe we just take a break, you know?

Could I smoke in here?

Yeah, okay.

David?

David?

Yeah,

fuck that up

There you are. Hey, uh, sorry, um, are, are you okay?

Why do you keep asking me that?

Well, that was, uh, it was just quite a moment we had back there.

You mean us having lunch together and then me doing the dishes?

Wait, you think you don't remember?

Never mind.

Um... So, I... I found this.

Did you make these?

It's okay.

We should get outside and continue interviewing the animals before it

dark. Yeah, um, uh, David, uh...

Um... The animals you make are so lifelike.

How do you know which ones are real and which ones aren't?

No.

No. Oh, no. No. No.

No. No.

No. Aaron, my favorite.

No.

Oh, God. He escaped.

He escaped.

Who? The big bad one. He's out.

We have to protect the animals. We have to hide them. Quick. Quick.

Is that safe?

It's not safe.

David? It's not safe.

Ow. Oh, fuck.

Oh, no, no.

Don't get up there. Oh, gosh. Wait.

Careful. It's not safe.

It's not safe.

No cock.

No cock.

No cock.

No.

David. It's okay.

I'll protect you.

I'll hide you.

I'll hide you.

Look,

David, it's okay. I found the big bad one, and he doesn't have his ass.

A bad place?

A bad place. Okay, that's good. That's good. What do you see?

I see something. I see something. What do you see? I see...

A purse?

What?

A pink purse with green wings.

Ava! Ava, I'm breaking through!

I'm breaking through!

What is happening?

What is this place?

I don't know.

I think this might be the bad place.

I think this is where it happened.

What is it? I don't know, Ava. Please let me concentrate.

Wait a minute.

Ava, will you please be quiet?

Gosh!

I don't know where this place is.

It's right there.

I can't.

David. What?

That's it?

That's the name of the book?

How did you know that?

That's so crazy. I was literally there just last week.

Ava. Yeah?

Why are you still filming me right now?

Oh, because you wanted me to make a video for the animal.

Yeah, but we're not at the animal sinker anymore.

I'm not an animal. I'm a human being going through something very personal

now.

Right. Right.

But you said that if you were an animal, you would be a cat. And we have to save

that cat, right?

Ava, do you even care about me?

I, uh, of course.

What are you doing?

Yeah.

What do you need gas for?

I don't know.

Come on, David.

You can do this.

David, you can do this. This is our chance.

This is your chance.

You got this.

Oh, boy, it's coming.

Okay.

It's here.

Fran's Pub.

I was having a few beers after work, talking to some nice girls.

That's when I saw him for the first time.

Go on.

He asked me why I was talking to his bitches.

I remember he called them his bitches, and I don't like violence. I'm a

pacifist, so I got up and I left.

He followed me out the door.

He said, hey, buddy, I made the mistake of turning around.

Yeah, then he beat me to within an inch of my life.

And then he went to his truck.

Ava, he went to his truck. Right.

And the red gas.

Right. That's where they got the gas.

Yes. And he jumped the contest on top of my head. He took three steps back and

reached in his pocket and he pulled out a book of matches.

No cook. That's right, Ava.

No cook.

He didn't light me on fire then. He left me here broken and shivering. I mean,

in some ways, I wish he had just finished it right then because I've been

shell of a being ever since.

Oh, my God, that's right. I can't move forward. I can't move backward. I'm

in the sanctuary.

But, David, you can put it all past you. Like, you're free now.

David? You're right, Ava. We can end it all.

Right here, right now.

Give me your matches.

David? Ava, matches.

No cook, David. Yes?

cook, Ava. No, no, no. Don't you remember? Raw, uncooked food. I was just

that. Give me the matches.

I will not. Remember, you're a cat. You have nine lives. Oh, my God. Can we

please just cook me and get this over with? I will not. I can't do this

I can't. I can't.

David, you did it. You did it. You uncovered your trauma. You're free.

You're free now.

You're free, bud.

Okay. David.

David, you're okay. It's over.

You're right.

I'm okay.

Are you okay?

Me?

Yeah, you.

Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

Well, when you hugged me, you got gas all over yourself.

Still caught up in the moment. I guess I didn't even think about it.

You probably should have thought about it.

Huh?

I realized you were focused on helping me heal my trauma and also on finding

right camera angle for your documentary.

That's not what I was doing. Hey, it's cool.

That's your hustle. It's all good.

But you forgot two very important things, Ava.

First, the gasoline.

And second...

Your match is Ava.

Wait. How did you... How did you... How did you... Oh, my God! Oh, my God! No!

No! Oh, my God!

Help!