Andrea
Are you with your new boyfriend?
Emily
Yeah, I'm with Derek.
Emily
We're at Great Grounds Coffee.
Emily
Come meet him, roomie.
Emily
He's tall, dark, and handsome.
Emily
And kinda mysterious!
Andrea
Get away from him, Em.
Andrea
Don't tell him anything I'm texting you.
Emily
We're just getting coffee.
Andrea
I found out something.
Andrea
Meet me at the dorm.
Andrea
Derek's not who he seems.
Emily
Are you jealous or something?
Andrea
I need you to listen to me.
Emily
What did you find out about Derek?
Andrea
He's recruiting you.
Andrea
I recognized him in the photo you posted on FaceSpace.
Andrea
I've met him a few times before.
Andrea
He KILLED my friend Sasha!
Emily
Is she the girl in the photo on your desk?
Emily
Blue eyes and freckles?
Emily
She's sitting next to me.
Emily
She's friends with Derek.
Andrea
You need to get out of there, Emily.
Emily
Are you lying to me?
Emily
Because you're kinda freaking me out.
Andrea
I'm totally serious.
Emily
Are you telling me the girl at my table drinking a grande iced mocha is officially DEAD?!
Andrea
I said SASHA is dead.
Andrea
It can't be her at the coffee shop.
Andrea
But something strange is definitely going on and I bet you a million bucks Derek's behind it.
Emily
He never lets me see his phone.
Emily
I've never been to his house before.
Emily
I've never met his family.
Emily
I guess it is pretty suspicious.
Emily
I just thought he was a private person.
Andrea
Please come back to the dorm and talk to me.
Emily
But what about Sasha?
Emily
She looks like Sasha to me.
Emily
But she introduced herself as Regina.
Andrea
See? It's not her.
Emily
Does Sasha have a tattoo on her wrist?
Andrea
Yeah. How'd you know?
Emily
I'm looking at it, Andrea.
Andrea
How could it be her?!
Andrea
I went to her funeral!
Emily
Did you see her body?
Andrea
She drowned at the beach and they couldn't find her.
Andrea
She was with Derek.
Andrea
I know he was involved but they all thought it was an accident.
Emily
Maybe she faked the whole thing!
Andrea
No. She couldn't have.
Emily
Look, if you don't believe I'm with Sasha, then come to the coffee shop and see for yourself.
Emily
Then we'll figure all this shit out.
Andrea
OK. Fine. I'll be there soon.
Andrea
I just need to go by Kate's dorm.
Andrea
My mom keeps calling me saying she can't get ahold of her.
Andrea
I gotta check on her.
Andrea
I'll be there soon.
Andrea
OK, Em. I'm on my way to the coffee shop.
Andrea
Her roomie said she's staying with some friends.
Emily
Speaking of friends, I need to tell you something.
Emily
Derek and Sasha asked me to come meet their friends.
Emily
We just left the coffee shop.
Andrea
But I'm almost there!
Andrea
I thought you were waiting for me.
Emily
I couldn't think of a good excuse not to go with them!
Emily
Derek already knew I'm free for the night.
Emily
You've got me all nervous and the coffee is making me jumpy.
Andrea
I'm sorry. Stay calm.
Andrea
Where are you guys going?
Andrea
OK. Text me when you get there.
Andrea
We'll figure something out, OK?
Emily
Alright. I'm just gonna act normal.
Emily
We just got to the house.
Emily
I don't know. It's kind of isolated out here.
Andrea
What's it look like?
Emily
It's a big brick house with white columns.
Emily
Surrounded by trees.
Emily
It's quiet out here. Like, spooky quiet.
Emily
He and Sasha went into the kitchen to get us something to drink.
Emily
They told me to wait in the living room.
Andrea
I thought you were meeting their friends?
Emily
Yeah. They're in the sunroom.
Emily
I don't think they talk. Like at all.
Andrea
You mean they are just sitting out there silently?
Emily
Yeah. Derek told me they are deeply religious.
Emily
He said I should be "tolerant of their eccentricities."
Andrea
What the hell does that mean?
Andrea
You should come home, Em.
Andrea
This is too risky.
Andrea
Tell Derek you're feeling sick.
Emily
I don't think he'll believe me, Andrea.
Emily
He's coming back in.
Emily
I'll text you in a few.
1 hour and 43 minutes later.
Andrea
I'm getting worried.
Emily
I'm OK. These people are weird, though.
Emily
I said I needed to go to the bathroom so I could text you.
Emily
They all seem brainwashed except Derek.
Emily
Even Sasha does whatever he says.
Andrea
I thought his friends didn't talk?
Emily
Derek said they were praying in the sunroom.
Emily
They all came in after that and kept asking me questions.
Andrea
Questions? Like what?
Emily
About the stuff I'm into, the things I like or whatever.
Emily
They're being really friendly to me.
Emily
Maybe they aren't so dangerous after all?
Andrea
They are love bombing you.
Andrea
Cults shower their recruits with attention and praise.
Andrea
They need you to feel loved so you'll come back.
Emily
I was Homecoming Queen, Andrea. I'm loved.
Andrea
Yeah. You're a diva. But obviously Derek didn't realize that.
Andrea
Cults like to recruit people they think are vulnerable.
Emily
How do you know so much about cults?
Andrea
I had a feeling Derek was in a cult before Sasha died.
Andrea
She started acting weird when she was dating him.
Andrea
It's not the time for jealousy, Em.
Andrea
Like he's recruiting you.
Andrea
Anyway, I did some research online.
Andrea
That's how I know about cults.
Andrea
I tried to help Sasha.
Andrea
But I think she was in too deep by then.
Emily
OK, well why did Derek think I needed to be love bombed?
Emily
I'm not vulnerable.
Andrea
Emily. You crave attention.
Andrea
Popularity means the whole world to you.
Andrea
And you met Derek when that asshole Conner dumped you.
Emily
I don't know if these people are actually crazy or dangerous or what, but I can't stay locked in the bathroom.
Emily
I don't want them to get suspicious of me.
Emily
Or to know I'm feeding you information.
Emily
I'll text you soon.
1 hour and 33 minutes later.
Emily
I went along with their "love bombing" or whatever.
Emily
They all keep talking about how much better off they are here.
Emily
Like I could be better off, too.
Emily
Somehow I agreed to stay the night.
Emily
It was my idea, though.
Andrea
Why would you stay?!
Emily
I don't know. They seem kind of sweet sometimes.
Emily
I think Derek is a good guy, Andrea.
Andrea
They are sucking you in!
Emily
I'm just trying not to jump to conclusions.
Andrea
Tell me where you are in the house.
Emily
I told them I needed to let my roomie know I wouldn't be home tonight.
Emily
I need to get back in.
Andrea
Why are you doing this?
Emily
I wanna see what's going on here.
Emily
I wanna find out about Sasha.
Emily
And I'm not breaking up with Derek without a good reason.
Andrea
Don't let them mind control you!
Emily
OK, well if they're dangerous, what's the next step?
Emily
You're the cult expert.
Emily
What'll they do now?
Andrea
I'm not an expert, Em.
Andrea
I looked up some stuff online.
Andrea
But it seems like they've already "dangled the prize" in front of you.
Andrea
Yeah. They seem so friendly and well-liked.
Andrea
Exactly what you want.
Emily
OK, who doesn't want to be liked, Andrea?
Andrea
I get it, but you need acceptance like you need air.
Andrea
That's why you tell EVERYONE you were Homecoming Queen.
Andrea
Derek saw that need in you.
Andrea
I'm trying to help you.
Andrea
They got you to agree to stay over.
Emily
They have a lot of the same interests as me.
Andrea
No, Emily. Derek told them what you like.
Andrea
He's been grooming you.
Emily
Stop. I told you I gotta get back.
Emily
I'll text you again before lights out, OK?
Emily
They have a bedtime. Lights out at 10.
Emily
It's weird. I get it.
2 hours and 11 minutes later.
Andrea
What? Did something happen?
Andrea
You didn't text me before 10 like you said.
Emily
Derek told me to keep my phone in my purse.
Emily
He said he hates it when I'm always texting.
Emily
I think he wants me to be cut off from communication with anyone else.
Emily
I went to the bathroom again after lights out.
Emily
I wandered around and explored some.
Emily
And I found something.
Emily
There's a solid steel door at the end of the hall.
Emily
It's got a padlock. No window or slots for food or anything.
Emily
I put my ear up to the door and I think I heard someone crying.
Andrea
Are you telling me there's some sort of prison cell in that house?!
Emily
And I think there's a girl in there, Andrea.
Emily
I need to get out of here.
Andrea
Call a cab. Get back to the dorm.
Emily
I can't. There's a gate at the end of the driveway.
Emily
There's a fence all around the yard.
Emily
I thought it was a fancy rich people thing.
Emily
Like a gated community or something.
Emily
Hold on. I think someone's coming.
Andrea
There you are! Thank God.
Emily
I hid behind a chair.
Emily
They brought the girl out of the cell.
Andrea
OMG. What happened?
Emily
She looked traumatized. Like she needs help.
Emily
She's skinny. I don't think they were feeding her in there.
Andrea
You need to get out of there somehow. Before they lock you up, too!
Emily
Shut the fuck up and listen to me.
Emily
I told you I saw her, Andrea.
Emily
The girl in the cell.
Emily
She was your sister.
