1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:04,199 Speaker 1: The following audio presentation features mention of graphic imagery and 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: self harm, 3 00:00:05,340 --> 00:00:07,650 Speaker 1: listener discretion is advised, 4 00:00:12,740 --> 00:00:15,050 Speaker 2: oh my God 5 00:00:16,340 --> 00:00:17,660 Speaker 2: I've spent 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:22,220 Speaker 2: more than a decade since that day as a police 7 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:27,780 Speaker 2: officer since then. I have never seen anything that has 8 00:00:27,780 --> 00:00:32,930 Speaker 2: stayed with me the way that he has. The sight 9 00:00:32,940 --> 00:00:36,870 Speaker 2: of this young man huddled up on the bathroom floor 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,260 Speaker 2: with blood 11 00:00:38,540 --> 00:00:43,729 Speaker 2: and the water mingling all around him crying and begging 12 00:00:43,890 --> 00:00:45,019 Speaker 2: to be forgiven. 13 00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:46,860 Speaker 2: Yeah 14 00:00:47,940 --> 00:00:50,350 Speaker 2: this boy still haunts me you know 15 00:00:51,450 --> 00:00:52,850 Speaker 2: even to this day 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:57,860 Speaker 2: please sometimes when I come across young people in the 17 00:00:57,860 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: cases I work a 18 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:06,649 Speaker 2: I always think back to the image of airing one. 19 00:01:07,330 --> 00:01:11,459 Speaker 2: It sounded so grown so 20 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,630 Speaker 2: helpless 21 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: the way I just couldn't help but feel the same way. 22 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, 23 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,940 Speaker 1: welcome to After dark. A brand new horror audio drama 24 00:01:38,940 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: podcast brought to you by Mediacorp in our previous episode. 25 00:01:43,250 --> 00:01:46,470 Speaker 1: Inspector Sonia Child had just been assigned to the case 26 00:01:46,470 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: of Aaron Wong Aaron presents with strange marks on his 27 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,860 Speaker 1: body but refuses to divulge how he got them 28 00:01:52,940 --> 00:01:56,750 Speaker 1: or explain the strange behavior he displayed on camera 29 00:01:56,940 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: with Sonja growing increasingly desperate to help the poor boy, 30 00:02:00,930 --> 00:02:04,990 Speaker 1: she will soon discover that what he needs is truly 31 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,860 Speaker 1: out of this realm. 32 00:02:13,740 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: Uh huh. 33 00:02:15,740 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: Okay. He's sleeping 34 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:17,450 Speaker 2: now. 35 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: I locked the door already, put the cabinet in front 36 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: of it and I make sure that window is shut 37 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:26,190 Speaker 2: so the whole morning you really didn't hear anything. No, 38 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: nothing at all. I mean 39 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,540 Speaker 2: there was no sound coming from his room at all. 40 00:02:31,570 --> 00:02:32,950 Speaker 2: I didn't see anything strange. 41 00:02:33,340 --> 00:02:35,609 Speaker 2: Don't you think I would have noticed with all due respect. 42 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:38,889 Speaker 2: Mr wang all of this, the CCTV the injuries and 43 00:02:38,889 --> 00:02:40,750 Speaker 2: you're not seeing or hearing anything. 44 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:44,299 Speaker 2: I think it points to issues with erin's mental state. 45 00:02:44,310 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: You think sir we should probably call an ambulance, get 46 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,109 Speaker 2: him to the hospital. Aaron will be much safer there. 47 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: And what? Get him locked up in a mental institution 48 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,830 Speaker 2: isn't sir, if you're not comfortable with that. Yeah I'm 49 00:02:56,830 --> 00:02:57,150 Speaker 2: not 50 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,630 Speaker 2: look I have a family doctor, I'll get him to 51 00:03:00,630 --> 00:03:03,610 Speaker 2: come over here later. Okay? Could you maybe move out 52 00:03:03,610 --> 00:03:07,149 Speaker 2: of this house temporarily while we try and investigate further? 53 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,989 Speaker 2: Maybe stay somewhere else for a few days? You mean 54 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: like a hotel? Uh Yeah, like a hotel and how 55 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,150 Speaker 2: long you want me to stay at the hotel 56 00:03:15,540 --> 00:03:16,050 Speaker 2: a week 57 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:17,149 Speaker 2: Amanda, 58 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,700 Speaker 2: you're going to reimburse my hotel stay, is it Mr wang? 59 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: Because of all that's been happening. Getting out of this 60 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,660 Speaker 2: house could be good for Aaron. You know, give him 61 00:03:25,660 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: a new environment changes. You are here to help my boy. 62 00:03:28,830 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: Give me stupid suggestions. All right sir, we're trying to 63 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: solve this case the best we can. It's just that 64 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: we need to be realistic. 65 00:03:36,140 --> 00:03:38,610 Speaker 2: And right now all the signs are pointing to this 66 00:03:38,610 --> 00:03:39,860 Speaker 2: being self inflicted. 67 00:03:40,540 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: You 68 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,370 Speaker 2: you really think so, Given everything that's happened and all 69 00:03:45,370 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: the evidence that we've gathered that appears to be the 70 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,050 Speaker 2: best explanation that we have 71 00:03:52,250 --> 00:03:54,460 Speaker 2: Officers Ask You one. 72 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,690 Speaker 2: Do you have Children? Uh Well, because if any of 73 00:03:58,690 --> 00:04:01,140 Speaker 2: you did you would understand your Children are the most 74 00:04:01,140 --> 00:04:04,820 Speaker 2: important sir? And as a parent you will do everything 75 00:04:04,820 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: that you can to help them 76 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,250 Speaker 2: especially in situation where they need you. 77 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 2: Do you understand? Yes sir. We understand this is my 78 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:14,550 Speaker 2: job as a parent 79 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,290 Speaker 2: to be there for Aaron instead of throwing him into 80 00:04:17,290 --> 00:04:20,350 Speaker 2: some mental institution. But if 81 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:21,260 Speaker 2: mm hmm. 82 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,780 Speaker 2: If it really does go in the direction that you 83 00:04:23,779 --> 00:04:27,060 Speaker 2: think this is hidden and if you have exhausted every 84 00:04:27,060 --> 00:04:30,529 Speaker 2: single possibility and every single lead instead of coming up 85 00:04:30,529 --> 00:04:33,570 Speaker 2: with some have bacteria that you cook up overnight then 86 00:04:33,570 --> 00:04:34,860 Speaker 2: you come back to me with this. 87 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: I do then 88 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: I suggest you officers do your job as well. 89 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,650 Speaker 2: Uh I understand that 90 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,970 Speaker 2: we'll do our best to resolve the case as soon 91 00:04:44,970 --> 00:04:45,550 Speaker 2: as possible. 92 00:04:54,540 --> 00:04:54,740 Speaker 2: Yeah. 93 00:04:55,740 --> 00:04:55,950 Speaker 2: Mm 94 00:05:02,140 --> 00:05:04,380 Speaker 2: J J I really think we should start to. What 95 00:05:04,380 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 2: the heck was that? 96 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:08,460 Speaker 2: Excuse me. You crossed the line today, charred. 97 00:05:09,339 --> 00:05:12,589 Speaker 2: I told you we were just going to deliver the news. 98 00:05:12,620 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: But no, you insisted on speaking to Aaron. 99 00:05:16,540 --> 00:05:19,060 Speaker 2: We could always try a different approach. I used to 100 00:05:19,060 --> 00:05:22,620 Speaker 2: work at a counseling center but I did. It was 101 00:05:22,620 --> 00:05:25,330 Speaker 2: a counseling center for women. I studied social work. You're 102 00:05:25,330 --> 00:05:28,450 Speaker 2: not a social worker anymore todd look it was a 103 00:05:28,450 --> 00:05:30,310 Speaker 2: good thing that I want to speak to Aaron or 104 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:33,190 Speaker 2: we wouldn't have found him like that. J j What 105 00:05:33,190 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: I saw in the bedroom. there's something more to this. 106 00:05:36,089 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: Maybe robert is hiding something otherwise. Why wouldn't he take it? 107 00:05:39,410 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: How do you know? Huh? 108 00:05:41,540 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 2: How do you know? I 109 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: It's instinct, 110 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,930 Speaker 2: instinct. What instinct, John, you're barely out of the academy. 111 00:05:50,940 --> 00:05:53,260 Speaker 2: You mean you have kids or something? 112 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:54,460 Speaker 2: Look, 113 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,589 Speaker 2: this is a family issue. All right. Just a case 114 00:05:57,589 --> 00:06:02,250 Speaker 2: between father and son. Nothing more. Nothing less. We deliver 115 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: what we know. We continue to give the facts. And 116 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,710 Speaker 2: if Aaron continues like this, Mr Wong will have to 117 00:06:07,710 --> 00:06:12,790 Speaker 2: eventually seek professional help. Doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, 118 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: not us. But there's nothing wrong with Aaron. He is 119 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: not our case. JJ, I think Aaron is in trouble. 120 00:06:19,990 --> 00:06:23,860 Speaker 2: You're not listening. Mr Wong is our case. 121 00:06:24,339 --> 00:06:25,150 Speaker 2: Do you understand? 122 00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:27,450 Speaker 2: He called the police, 123 00:06:27,940 --> 00:06:31,110 Speaker 2: not his son, but he's asking us to exhaust our 124 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,930 Speaker 2: options to investigate. We have a ton of other cases 125 00:06:34,930 --> 00:06:36,980 Speaker 2: back at the station and we can just spend our 126 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:39,550 Speaker 2: time worrying about some petty family dispute. 127 00:06:40,140 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: This is open and shot. The boy is pressured, stressed 128 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: by A levels his overbearing father. He's just doing this 129 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:50,250 Speaker 2: to seek attention. But J J I really do think 130 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:51,550 Speaker 2: enough 131 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: enough. 132 00:06:54,339 --> 00:06:55,859 Speaker 2: I outrank you 133 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,850 Speaker 2: and that means I make the final call. 134 00:07:00,140 --> 00:07:00,950 Speaker 2: Do you understand 135 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:05,349 Speaker 2: shot? 136 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:06,550 Speaker 2: Yes. 137 00:07:07,140 --> 00:07:07,789 Speaker 2: Yes. 138 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:09,660 Speaker 2: Good. 139 00:07:10,340 --> 00:07:11,150 Speaker 2: Um, 140 00:07:22,740 --> 00:07:24,450 Speaker 2: so 141 00:07:24,940 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: that was that for JJ, I guess we got back 142 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,050 Speaker 2: to the station tended to our other cases and just 143 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:35,460 Speaker 2: went about the day, like nothing was wrong. 144 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:41,740 Speaker 2: But I couldn't let it go you know I just 145 00:07:41,750 --> 00:07:45,660 Speaker 2: couldn't stop picturing the sight of Aaron in his bathroom. 146 00:07:45,670 --> 00:07:47,260 Speaker 2: So at that point 147 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,950 Speaker 2: there was really only one thing left for me to do. 148 00:07:51,140 --> 00:07:51,340 Speaker 2: Yeah. 149 00:08:00,740 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: Hello? 150 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:02,350 Speaker 2: Yeah 151 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 2: yeah 152 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: This is one and the trading. 153 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,550 Speaker 2: Yeah I saw your website so I started looking into 154 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:11,860 Speaker 2: Mr Wong's background, 155 00:08:12,340 --> 00:08:16,260 Speaker 2: prominent businessman, plenty of success locally and abroad 156 00:08:16,740 --> 00:08:20,570 Speaker 2: fairly routine stuff so far. So you guys handle commercial 157 00:08:20,570 --> 00:08:21,660 Speaker 2: shipping right? 158 00:08:22,140 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 2: I represent a company and then I started to dig 159 00:08:27,050 --> 00:08:32,140 Speaker 2: into the connections key deals, keep players people he might 160 00:08:32,140 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: have screwed over before 161 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:34,860 Speaker 2: or 162 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: people who could possibly want to hurt his son. We 163 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,050 Speaker 2: are exploring our shipping options right now and 164 00:08:42,940 --> 00:08:45,710 Speaker 2: I just want to find out more about your company 165 00:08:45,710 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: to see if we can work together through some digging. 166 00:08:49,210 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 2: I found that Mr wang made his fortune as one 167 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,050 Speaker 2: of the pioneers in e commerce and shipping. 168 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:00,030 Speaker 2: Remember that this was back in the days when online 169 00:09:00,030 --> 00:09:02,250 Speaker 2: shopping was only just taking off 170 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,330 Speaker 2: so you can imagine how big of a deal it was. 171 00:09:06,340 --> 00:09:11,550 Speaker 2: Okay so it's just your boss is Mr Wong and 172 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,420 Speaker 2: and then soon enough I come across his business partner, 173 00:09:15,670 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: a man by the name of Mr Kerry ying. 174 00:09:19,940 --> 00:09:20,750 Speaker 2: I see 175 00:09:21,340 --> 00:09:24,459 Speaker 2: but not anymore. Oh 176 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,059 Speaker 2: Mr Young left the company last year. 177 00:09:28,740 --> 00:09:33,459 Speaker 2: Uh Are you are you able to share why we 178 00:09:33,460 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: had a lead? 179 00:09:37,340 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 180 00:09:39,740 --> 00:09:40,150 Speaker 2: Okay 181 00:09:41,340 --> 00:09:44,870 Speaker 2: so it turns out carrying and robert wang had been 182 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: best friends ever since. University 183 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:52,300 Speaker 2: robert had the idea, Kerry had the funds and a 184 00:09:52,300 --> 00:09:55,980 Speaker 2: few years after graduating, they both left their jobs and 185 00:09:55,990 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 2: bigger companies to form their startup. 186 00:09:59,020 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 2: The company thrived and their success would go on for 187 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 2: a while until the year before. 188 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,489 Speaker 2: All of a sudden it appears that they had some 189 00:10:08,490 --> 00:10:12,550 Speaker 2: kind of falling out. It started with rumors. Then 190 00:10:12,940 --> 00:10:16,190 Speaker 2: Kerry was removed from the board and eventually 191 00:10:16,740 --> 00:10:20,059 Speaker 2: wang ying. Trading made an announcement 192 00:10:20,940 --> 00:10:24,809 Speaker 2: mr carrying had officially resigned 193 00:10:25,340 --> 00:10:26,660 Speaker 2: from the company 194 00:10:27,540 --> 00:10:30,750 Speaker 2: to 65 195 00:10:31,340 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 2: I guess. This is it. 196 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:34,850 Speaker 2: Mhm. 197 00:10:35,940 --> 00:10:40,689 Speaker 2: Hello? Is anyone at home from the surroundings alone? It 198 00:10:40,690 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 2: was probably safe to assume that ying hadn't left ungracious terms. 199 00:10:45,690 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: The paint outside his apartment was peeling cockroaches were running about. 200 00:10:50,210 --> 00:10:53,660 Speaker 2: Flyers and letters were squished in the bottom gap of 201 00:10:53,660 --> 00:10:54,260 Speaker 2: the door. 202 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:55,350 Speaker 2: No, 203 00:10:55,740 --> 00:10:59,290 Speaker 2: I mean the place just looked deserted. I was standing 204 00:10:59,290 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 2: there like an idiot for a good 15 minutes and 205 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,750 Speaker 2: no one came to the door 206 00:11:04,740 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: at that point I thought 207 00:11:06,740 --> 00:11:12,860 Speaker 2: great, did end. What a complete waste of time. 208 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: But just before I left 209 00:11:18,140 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 2: a few of the letters under the door caught my 210 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:21,260 Speaker 2: eye 211 00:11:21,740 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: most of it were bills, debt notices from different banks 212 00:11:25,940 --> 00:11:26,860 Speaker 2: except 213 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:32,660 Speaker 2: for one that was addressed to a miss Nicole yang. 214 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, 215 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:42,860 Speaker 2: mm. 216 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:49,020 Speaker 2: You know as an investigator. I find it really annoying 217 00:11:49,030 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 2: how easy it is to find someone online these days. 218 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:57,370 Speaker 2: Especially a teenager. I mean back in those days you 219 00:11:57,370 --> 00:12:01,540 Speaker 2: actually had to work for your information, pull public records, 220 00:12:01,540 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 2: check the police database, go through newspaper archives. 221 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,020 Speaker 2: But with MS Nicole ying I guess you could say 222 00:12:09,020 --> 00:12:14,410 Speaker 2: her presence was unusually well documented for the time. She 223 00:12:14,410 --> 00:12:18,110 Speaker 2: had a couple of websites dedicated just for her, how 224 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 2: smart she was, how pretty she was. Tons of photos. 225 00:12:22,850 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 2: She definitely had fans. Then there was her own personal 226 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:27,660 Speaker 2: blog 227 00:12:27,740 --> 00:12:32,420 Speaker 2: where she mostly posted these short little happy passages about 228 00:12:32,429 --> 00:12:35,710 Speaker 2: teenage things and what she did in school, her CC 229 00:12:35,710 --> 00:12:39,890 Speaker 2: A her studies, what university she wants to go to 230 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: their friends. She hangs out with, 231 00:12:42,340 --> 00:12:45,460 Speaker 2: it was practically a gold mine. 232 00:12:47,540 --> 00:12:52,310 Speaker 2: But the thing about that was it all just suddenly 233 00:12:52,309 --> 00:12:53,260 Speaker 2: stopped 234 00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 2: right at the start of the school year. In january. 235 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:02,250 Speaker 2: No more posts. No more upbeat writings. It just 236 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: ends, which is weird. Right? Like one day you have 237 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,790 Speaker 2: this happy cheerful girl full of life and ambition and 238 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 2: the next day 239 00:13:12,340 --> 00:13:15,849 Speaker 2: it was like she just disappeared 240 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 2: now in most cases I would have just dropped this 241 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: and moved on to something else. I mean her parents 242 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,010 Speaker 2: probably wanted her to spend more time studying or something. 243 00:13:26,020 --> 00:13:26,660 Speaker 2: I don't know. 244 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,980 Speaker 2: But what kept me on her blog was her last post. 245 00:13:31,090 --> 00:13:33,260 Speaker 2: Really cryptic stuff. 246 00:13:33,740 --> 00:13:36,709 Speaker 2: A couple of lines where she mentioned something about her 247 00:13:36,710 --> 00:13:41,290 Speaker 2: best friend and his parents and that she had to, 248 00:13:41,300 --> 00:13:42,580 Speaker 2: in her own words 249 00:13:43,140 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 2: right uh wrong, 250 00:13:48,740 --> 00:13:49,060 Speaker 2: okay. 251 00:13:57,740 --> 00:13:57,950 Speaker 2: Mhm. 252 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:07,630 Speaker 2: Hello. Hi Mrs wang. Hello. Hey speak louder. Can the 253 00:14:07,630 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 2: intercom and problem. Mrs wang. Ah Yeah yeah yeah yeah 254 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:12,559 Speaker 2: I can hear you now. 255 00:14:12,940 --> 00:14:16,929 Speaker 2: Who is this? Hi Mrs wang. This is Officer Sonia 256 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:19,150 Speaker 2: chan from the station 257 00:14:19,930 --> 00:14:20,460 Speaker 2: Sonya 258 00:14:21,340 --> 00:14:22,750 Speaker 2: from a few nights ago. 259 00:14:23,140 --> 00:14:26,310 Speaker 2: Oh okay Yeah I remember I remember you're the one 260 00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 2: that complained about the smell. Right Yes Mrs wong sorry 261 00:14:31,660 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: my husband went oh that's fine. I actually came around 262 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,830 Speaker 2: to see if I could ask erin a couple of 263 00:14:37,830 --> 00:14:39,660 Speaker 2: questions is it okay if I come in? 264 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: Uh better look I won't be here for long. I 265 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,780 Speaker 2: just have some leads about Erin's case and I was 266 00:14:47,780 --> 00:14:49,940 Speaker 2: looking to confirm them with him. I'll be done in 267 00:14:49,950 --> 00:14:51,210 Speaker 2: less than 30 minutes. 268 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,910 Speaker 2: I don't know where Mrs wang. If I could have 269 00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:59,170 Speaker 2: your cooperation it would really help speed up our investigation. 270 00:15:13,740 --> 00:15:13,940 Speaker 2: Yeah 271 00:15:18,540 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 2: now erin's room. Remember the diminished chop chop? I'll be downstairs. Huh? 272 00:15:24,410 --> 00:15:26,660 Speaker 2: Okay thanks Mrs wong 273 00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:29,150 Speaker 2: Mr 274 00:15:31,340 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 2: hello 275 00:15:32,340 --> 00:15:33,060 Speaker 2: Aaron. 276 00:15:34,140 --> 00:15:37,260 Speaker 2: Hello Aaron you in there? 277 00:15:37,940 --> 00:15:40,060 Speaker 2: It's officer chan from the other day 278 00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 2: is it okay if I come in to ask you 279 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 2: a few questions 280 00:15:44,740 --> 00:15:45,550 Speaker 2: Aaron 281 00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:47,660 Speaker 2: I'm coming in. Okay. 282 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:52,850 Speaker 2: Mhm. 283 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: Oh there you are. 284 00:15:55,940 --> 00:15:57,350 Speaker 2: Have you been are you okay? 285 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 2: You know 286 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,990 Speaker 2: all of us have been really worried for you and 287 00:16:01,990 --> 00:16:04,260 Speaker 2: your mom said that she's not my mom. 288 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:05,450 Speaker 2: Oh 289 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: you mean Charlene? 290 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,750 Speaker 2: Well I mean she's nice. Right 291 00:16:12,340 --> 00:16:13,660 Speaker 1: she doesn't have a clue 292 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:15,750 Speaker 2: about. What 293 00:16:16,540 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: about anything? 294 00:16:18,940 --> 00:16:21,990 Speaker 1: Oh she cares about is a stupid exercise. A stupid 295 00:16:21,990 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: workout classes. 296 00:16:23,090 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 2: Aaron I'm sure she cares for you like your dad. 297 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 2: He's even worse. 298 00:16:28,740 --> 00:16:32,850 Speaker 2: All he cares about is his face his image. 299 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,860 Speaker 2: They don't get it get what 300 00:16:37,140 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: it's not all about material things. 301 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:40,970 Speaker 1: These are just superficial. 302 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,470 Speaker 1: They will all come to an end. 303 00:16:44,140 --> 00:16:45,460 Speaker 2: What are you talking about? 304 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: Yeah 305 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:48,660 Speaker 1: nothing 306 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,650 Speaker 1: it's all pointless anyway. 307 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 2: Okay 308 00:16:52,340 --> 00:16:55,590 Speaker 2: um Anyway is it okay if I ask you some 309 00:16:55,590 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 2: questions 310 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,030 Speaker 2: do you happen to know someone by the name of 311 00:17:01,030 --> 00:17:02,060 Speaker 2: Nichole ying 312 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,949 Speaker 2: you and Nicole studying the same school? Right? 313 00:17:06,540 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 2: And your parents were business partners? I'm sure you two 314 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:09,770 Speaker 2: know each other 315 00:17:13,340 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 2: Aaron 316 00:17:14,340 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 2: you know I can't help you if you're not willing 317 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:16,949 Speaker 2: to cooperate 318 00:17:17,340 --> 00:17:20,459 Speaker 2: if Nicole is somehow involved with what's been happening to you? 319 00:17:20,470 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: You need to tell me okay why it's not 320 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:24,590 Speaker 1: like anyone even cares 321 00:17:24,619 --> 00:17:26,850 Speaker 2: erin you know that's not true. 322 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:27,660 Speaker 2: Two 323 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:30,670 Speaker 2: something happened between the two of you. 324 00:17:32,540 --> 00:17:35,710 Speaker 2: Okay look I remember you saying that you were sorry 325 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: were you sorry for Nicole? Did you do something to her? 326 00:17:42,140 --> 00:17:42,550 Speaker 2: Uh huh 327 00:17:43,340 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 2: smell again? How do you guys deal 328 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: with? He used to go there all the time. 329 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 2: It was 330 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,770 Speaker 1: when we hung out every time our fathers fought. 331 00:17:54,140 --> 00:18:01,060 Speaker 2: Wait what are you talking about? Where Aaron? 332 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: Promise me you won't tell anyone about 333 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 2: it. 334 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 2: He led me down the stairs past Mrs wong working 335 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,209 Speaker 2: out in her room and out the side of the 336 00:18:17,210 --> 00:18:23,700 Speaker 2: house from there. Aaron escorted me towards a small path 337 00:18:23,700 --> 00:18:27,690 Speaker 2: still within the compound of the mansion but leading away 338 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:29,860 Speaker 2: to a different section of the forest. 339 00:18:30,740 --> 00:18:32,940 Speaker 2: I think we might have missed it the last time. 340 00:18:32,940 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 2: Me and JJ looked around the house 341 00:18:35,140 --> 00:18:40,070 Speaker 2: stay close. Even in the daytime. I remember thinking how 342 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:46,859 Speaker 2: weird the forest felt like it was heavy. You know 343 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,619 Speaker 2: we continued on the path for about five minutes and 344 00:18:50,619 --> 00:18:53,530 Speaker 2: the trees around us felt like they were pressing in 345 00:18:53,540 --> 00:18:57,670 Speaker 2: more and more and more. And if you thought that 346 00:18:57,670 --> 00:19:02,340 Speaker 2: was bad the smell got even worse. I nearly threw up. 347 00:19:02,340 --> 00:19:06,070 Speaker 2: Were it not for the fact that it actually started 348 00:19:06,070 --> 00:19:06,770 Speaker 2: to clear up. 349 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 2: Mhm. 350 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,649 Speaker 2: As we got deeper and deeper into the forest, the 351 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 2: smell became sweeter. It wasn't pungent or foul anymore. In 352 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 2: fact it even started to smell like perfume. And then 353 00:19:22,490 --> 00:19:26,669 Speaker 2: all of a sudden trees open up 354 00:19:26,930 --> 00:19:29,590 Speaker 2: and we met with the small clearing 355 00:19:29,940 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 2: where there was a single big banana tree 356 00:19:34,859 --> 00:19:36,430 Speaker 2: right there in the middle, 357 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,670 Speaker 2: it was honestly quite 358 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:41,450 Speaker 2: beautiful 359 00:19:42,780 --> 00:19:48,450 Speaker 2: leaves fanning out over the top, blooming flowers, big bananas 360 00:19:48,460 --> 00:19:49,660 Speaker 2: about to ripen, 361 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 2: that was unlike anything I had ever seen. 362 00:19:54,540 --> 00:19:55,060 Speaker 2: Well 363 00:19:55,740 --> 00:20:00,169 Speaker 2: certainly not in that part of the forest anyway so 364 00:20:00,180 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 2: naturally I start to approach the tree. Right 365 00:20:03,740 --> 00:20:07,410 Speaker 2: I'm still soaking in the whole thing, it's like we've 366 00:20:07,420 --> 00:20:11,970 Speaker 2: been transported to Narnia or something. The smells get more 367 00:20:11,970 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 2: and more fragrant but then as I got nearer this 368 00:20:17,130 --> 00:20:26,170 Speaker 2: I guess strange sadness starts to wash over me, 369 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,670 Speaker 2: I really don't know how to explain it. 370 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:33,060 Speaker 2: It was as though the tree itself was crying 371 00:20:33,730 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 2: and I could somehow feel its pain. 372 00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:40,150 Speaker 2: A couple seconds later I reach out to touch its 373 00:20:40,150 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 2: trunk 374 00:20:41,230 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 2: and I noticed some sap oozing from the bark 375 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,060 Speaker 2: and when I turned around, 376 00:20:47,730 --> 00:20:50,430 Speaker 2: Aaron was still standing at the head of the clearing 377 00:20:51,970 --> 00:20:54,810 Speaker 2: watching me put it on your face. 378 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,650 Speaker 2: What? Why rob the set on your eyes? Come on Aaron, 379 00:20:59,660 --> 00:21:02,850 Speaker 2: you're kidding right, I'm not all right erin this is 380 00:21:02,850 --> 00:21:05,369 Speaker 2: really nice and all but I'll tell you what Nicole 381 00:21:05,380 --> 00:21:06,660 Speaker 2: but 382 00:21:06,670 --> 00:21:08,940 Speaker 1: only after you were up the set on your eyes. 383 00:21:08,950 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 2: Okay, okay fine I'll do it. 384 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,060 Speaker 2: Oh this is 385 00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:21,730 Speaker 2: uh this better not be some elaborate prank Nicole and 386 00:21:21,730 --> 00:21:26,070 Speaker 2: I hung out here our whole lives. You 387 00:21:26,070 --> 00:21:28,900 Speaker 1: would play catch, we would do our homework under the shade, 388 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:31,110 Speaker 1: we would write our essays here and bounce ideas off 389 00:21:31,109 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: each other. You would hide here as our parents are 390 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:35,350 Speaker 1: talking business 391 00:21:35,940 --> 00:21:36,859 Speaker 1: and then later 392 00:21:37,890 --> 00:21:39,129 Speaker 1: as they started arguing. 393 00:21:39,170 --> 00:21:42,350 Speaker 2: So you were her best friend, 394 00:21:42,740 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 2: the one that she wrote about on her blog. 395 00:21:45,340 --> 00:21:46,830 Speaker 1: I told her they don't pose 396 00:21:47,619 --> 00:21:51,409 Speaker 2: Aaron. What what happened to her 397 00:21:53,940 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 2: at this point? He started to climb up again 398 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,050 Speaker 2: for a good half a minute. He was just standing 399 00:21:59,050 --> 00:21:59,700 Speaker 2: there with this 400 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 2: blank look in his eyes, his gaze directly up towards 401 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 2: the leaves of the tree, 402 00:22:06,940 --> 00:22:09,670 Speaker 2: the ripening bananas. I, 403 00:22:10,340 --> 00:22:12,260 Speaker 2: she 404 00:22:12,740 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: we play there on this tree a lot, 405 00:22:14,740 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: you know 406 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: stupid things like 407 00:22:17,740 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: throwing fruits and climbing the branches one time she smashed 408 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,780 Speaker 1: some of the sat in my face and I didn't 409 00:22:24,780 --> 00:22:25,230 Speaker 1: seem to 410 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:26,770 Speaker 2: uh 411 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 2: Aaron 412 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:31,550 Speaker 2: sure. 413 00:22:31,940 --> 00:22:32,150 Speaker 2: Yeah, 414 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:34,460 Speaker 2: geez 415 00:22:34,940 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 2: she's not here anymore. 416 00:22:38,740 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: 10. 417 00:22:41,940 --> 00:22:42,669 Speaker 1: It's getting late. 418 00:22:43,340 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: You better go. My father will be back soon. 419 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:46,850 Speaker 1: Mhm. 420 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 421 00:22:56,940 --> 00:22:57,170 Speaker 2: Yeah. 422 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:03,450 Speaker 2: Mhm. 423 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,669 Speaker 2: Hey john. There you are. 424 00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 2: Where did you go all day? 425 00:23:07,740 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 2: Oh, I was working on a report. Yeah. 426 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 2: In which case the stolen laptop from last week, we 427 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,550 Speaker 2: had leads on that. Yeah, of course. I mean, I'm 428 00:23:19,550 --> 00:23:22,710 Speaker 2: trying to look at it from a different angle. 429 00:23:23,740 --> 00:23:24,270 Speaker 2: Okay, 430 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,580 Speaker 2: can you show me the file? It's not complete yet? 431 00:23:26,590 --> 00:23:29,909 Speaker 2: Uh I'm still trying to piece together some things and 432 00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:33,510 Speaker 2: the file is in a huge mess. You know, someone 433 00:23:33,510 --> 00:23:36,850 Speaker 2: also reported his wallet stolen in the area recently. So 434 00:23:36,859 --> 00:23:37,770 Speaker 2: I'm just 435 00:23:38,340 --> 00:23:42,659 Speaker 2: putting together the information. Yeah, Okay. So 436 00:23:43,140 --> 00:23:47,550 Speaker 2: we got like a serial thief or something. Yeah, maybe 437 00:23:47,940 --> 00:23:49,740 Speaker 2: that's why I got to look into it. Make sure 438 00:23:49,740 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 2: we connect the dots and everything. Right. 439 00:23:52,540 --> 00:23:52,950 Speaker 2: Uh huh. 440 00:23:53,340 --> 00:23:54,770 Speaker 2: Right, okay. 441 00:23:55,340 --> 00:23:57,530 Speaker 2: Yeah. Just just be sure to show it to me 442 00:23:57,530 --> 00:24:00,929 Speaker 2: once you're done. I mean, you don't have to get 443 00:24:00,930 --> 00:24:03,370 Speaker 2: it to me. All right. I know how this place works. 444 00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:05,419 Speaker 2: I don't want to have to clean up your mess, 445 00:24:05,420 --> 00:24:05,860 Speaker 2: john 446 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: Oh 447 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,300 Speaker 2: okay, sure thing. 448 00:24:10,140 --> 00:24:11,550 Speaker 2: Thanks g good. 449 00:24:12,340 --> 00:24:13,770 Speaker 2: Like mr wang says right, 450 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:18,669 Speaker 2: we all got to do our jobs. Yeah, 451 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,260 Speaker 2: exactly. 452 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 2: We were both off duty that evening 453 00:24:28,340 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 2: but while j J and some other colleagues went out 454 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:31,610 Speaker 2: for drinks 455 00:24:32,140 --> 00:24:34,770 Speaker 2: I had some other plans. 456 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:38,980 Speaker 2: I couldn't get Nicole yang out of my mind. I 457 00:24:38,980 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 2: knew she was a part of this. She had to be, 458 00:24:41,740 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: it felt like I had the pieces of the puzzle 459 00:24:44,290 --> 00:24:45,550 Speaker 2: but I just 460 00:24:46,140 --> 00:24:50,010 Speaker 2: I didn't know what the full picture was yet and 461 00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: so on that evening 462 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,820 Speaker 2: I returned again to the Wong mansion. 463 00:24:57,740 --> 00:24:58,060 Speaker 2: Okay 464 00:24:58,640 --> 00:24:58,850 Speaker 2: okay. 465 00:24:59,240 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: Yeah 466 00:25:02,940 --> 00:25:07,389 Speaker 2: this time though things seemed different. 467 00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:12,189 Speaker 2: The lights from the mansion had been completely turned off 468 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,369 Speaker 2: and under the pale glow of the moonlight the house 469 00:25:15,380 --> 00:25:18,270 Speaker 2: looked even more secluded than it already was. 470 00:25:19,140 --> 00:25:20,460 Speaker 2: But aside from that, 471 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:24,170 Speaker 2: what struck me was the complete 472 00:25:24,540 --> 00:25:27,090 Speaker 2: and utter silence. 473 00:25:27,540 --> 00:25:27,859 Speaker 2: Yeah, 474 00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:32,350 Speaker 2: no hum of any electricity, no swaying of branches, not 475 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:36,350 Speaker 2: even the insects chirp and their dog was 476 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,460 Speaker 2: nowhere to be seen. 477 00:25:39,940 --> 00:25:41,050 Speaker 2: Something 478 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,770 Speaker 2: was definitely wrong. 479 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,260 Speaker 2: Come on come on. 480 00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:52,350 Speaker 2: Mhm 481 00:25:53,340 --> 00:25:55,170 Speaker 2: I knew it. 482 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 2: Oh no no no no no no come on come 483 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,950 Speaker 2: on Mr wang mrs wang. 484 00:26:00,340 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 2: Uh huh 485 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 2: come on come on come on okay okay, 486 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 2: screw this. 487 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:07,770 Speaker 2: Okay 488 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 2: you can do this so you can do this just 489 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:11,250 Speaker 2: like training 490 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:12,619 Speaker 2: man. 491 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,050 Speaker 2: Yeah. 492 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:17,939 Speaker 2: Uh huh. 493 00:26:18,340 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 2: Okay 494 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:23,449 Speaker 2: please be okay 495 00:26:24,340 --> 00:26:25,270 Speaker 2: please be okay. 496 00:26:25,740 --> 00:26:25,940 Speaker 2: Yeah 497 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 2: Mr Wong mrs Wong Aaron mr Wong 498 00:26:31,740 --> 00:26:32,460 Speaker 2: Aaron, 499 00:26:32,940 --> 00:26:33,449 Speaker 2: mm hmm 500 00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:36,540 Speaker 2: Uh huh 501 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:38,270 Speaker 2: Mhm 502 00:26:39,190 --> 00:26:42,060 Speaker 2: The smell was back 503 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:47,690 Speaker 2: that horrid mixture of flowery scent and rotten meat hanging 504 00:26:47,690 --> 00:26:51,690 Speaker 2: like a cloud enveloping the entire house. 505 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 2: Yeah 506 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 2: And then 507 00:26:57,940 --> 00:26:58,270 Speaker 2: right 508 00:26:59,340 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 2: I saw her a woman 509 00:27:04,340 --> 00:27:06,169 Speaker 2: standing on the stairs 510 00:27:06,869 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 2: as though she was coming down from the upper floor. 511 00:27:10,540 --> 00:27:11,260 Speaker 2: I mean 512 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:16,030 Speaker 2: I say woman because that's what she looked like but 513 00:27:16,030 --> 00:27:16,859 Speaker 2: I 514 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: I don't think she was entirely 515 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:20,550 Speaker 2: she 516 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 2: she was not human, 517 00:27:25,540 --> 00:27:30,100 Speaker 2: she was covered in this billowing white dress. Her skin 518 00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:34,630 Speaker 2: was pale glassy and she had long straight hair that 519 00:27:34,630 --> 00:27:37,620 Speaker 2: flowed down the length of her body down to her 520 00:27:37,619 --> 00:27:38,649 Speaker 2: feet which 521 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 2: didn't touch the floor. What behind her 522 00:27:44,740 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 2: was Aaron 523 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 2: he looked days 524 00:27:48,340 --> 00:27:51,940 Speaker 2: no crying this time, no tears. He was just staring 525 00:27:51,950 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 2: at her, mesmerized as though he wasn't fully aware or 526 00:27:57,740 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: fully present. Aaron get away from her erin I tried 527 00:28:02,330 --> 00:28:04,629 Speaker 2: calling out for him but it was no use. 528 00:28:05,740 --> 00:28:07,660 Speaker 2: It was then that I realized 529 00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 2: that she 530 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,449 Speaker 2: was looking right at me. 531 00:28:14,140 --> 00:28:18,500 Speaker 2: Her eyes were bloody angry red veins spreading out from 532 00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:22,630 Speaker 2: the sockets all the way across the face. A spider 533 00:28:22,630 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 2: web across her pale porcelain skin. 534 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 2: Get away. 535 00:28:28,710 --> 00:28:29,859 Speaker 2: And that was when 536 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 2: it started to click 537 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:34,590 Speaker 2: smell 538 00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 2: the tree 539 00:28:38,940 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 2: to sap and Nicole. 540 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 541 00:28:56,740 --> 00:28:56,950 Speaker 1: Mhm. 542 00:29:07,140 --> 00:29:07,350 Speaker 1: Mhm. 543 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:13,410 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to this episode of after dark 544 00:29:13,420 --> 00:29:17,460 Speaker 1: new episodes will be released every other friday at 10 p.m. 545 00:29:17,470 --> 00:29:20,170 Speaker 1: And you can follow the podcast on the millicent app. 546 00:29:20,180 --> 00:29:26,530 Speaker 1: Spotify Apple podcasts or google podcast episode five. 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