Gina
There’s a really strange smell…
Gina
But I can’t tell what it is or where exactly it’s coming from…
Aunt Kate
Gina, try to stay calm.
Gina
No, this is definitely not right.
Gina
It’s coming from the backdoor!
Gina
Right near Ana’s room.
Aunt Kate
Keep her door closed. Don’t go outside.
Aunt Kate
What does it smell like??
Gina
A little rotten but also like chemicals.
Gina
It’s getting stronger.
Aunt Kate
Are you near the kitchen?
Aunt Kate
Go upstairs and get a towel wet.
Aunt Kate
Put it over your face.
Aunt Kate
I don’t know. I’ll be there in a few minutes.
Aunt Kate
Don’t. Don’t touch her. Don’t go near her.
Gina
I can’t just let her get poisoned.
Aunt Kate
Listen to me. Stay out of her room.
Gina
Okay, I checked it out.
Gina
There’s something leaking in from outside the door.
Gina
It looks like a little canister. I can see it from the upstairs window.
Aunt Kate
What’s happening?
Aunt Kate
Gina. Stay upstairs. Breathe through the towel.
Aunt Kate
What’s happening?
Gina
I brought Ana upstairs.
Aunt Kate
You can’t be near her.
Aunt Kate
Just stay put. I’m pulling off the highway now.
Aunt Kate
Three minutes — I’ll be there.
Gina
Okay, I just went outside and grabbed the canister.
Gina
I ran to the edge of the property and I threw it over the ridge.
Gina
I don’t smell it as much now.
Gina
I didn’t see the people when I was outside.
Gina
But I feel like someone was watching me.
Gina
They say that’s real.
Gina
You know when you’re being watched.
Gina
The smell is fading.
Gina
The smell, what was it?
Gina
Tell me what’s going on?
Mrs. Kelb
Gina. Are you there?
Mrs. Kelb
Kate told us that Ana was sick.
Mrs. Kelb
We’re on our way back right now.
Gina
Yes. Is Aunt Kate with you?
Mrs. Kelb
No, I just spoke with her.
Gina
Did you send Disease Control agents here?
Mrs. Kelb
Kate contacted some people we know.
Gina
Why are they trying to kill me?
Mrs. Kelb
I’m sure they aren’t trying to kill you.
Gina
How can I be sure you’re really Mrs. Kelb?
Mrs. Kelb
Gina, please. I need you to be calm.
Mrs. Kelb
I need you to be mature.
Gina
I feel pretty mature.
Gina
But I also feel like some people out there are trying to kill us.
Gina
Doesn’t that concern you?
Gina
It’s not just me they’re trying to kill.
Mrs. Kelb
Gina, please stay calm.
Mrs. Kelb
Where are you right now?
Gina
I’m sitting up in the second floor bathroom.
Gina
With your daughter. Holding a towel over our faces.
Mrs. Kelb
No one was trying to poison you.
Mrs. Kelb
They probably introduced a chemical agent into the house that can help contain infection.
Mrs. Kelb
It’s the first step in the decontamination process.
Gina
It smelled horrible.
Mrs. Kelb
I know it does.
Gina
Like if we’d kept smelling it, it would have killed us.
Gina
Me and your daughter.
Gina
Feels like it could tear a hole in your lungs.
Mrs. Kelb
No, it’s safe to breathe.
Gina
And why won’t they talk to me?
Gina
Why didn’t they give me any warning about what they were doing?
Gina
Like maybe they could have warned me they were about to lob in some chemical…
Gina
That was going to smell like death, but was actually ok for us to be breathing...
Mrs. Kelb
They should try to set you more at ease. I’ll have my husband call them.
Gina
Can I speak to my aunt?
Mrs. Kelb
Right now I think she’s talking to some of our friends at Disease Control.
Mrs. Kelb
Setting up exactly how the quarantine is going to work.
Gina
How did the people on the lawn arrive so fast?
Mrs. Kelb
They work at the university. Very close by.
Gina
And how did you know they gassed us?
Mrs. Kelb
What do you mean?
Gina
I said they tried to kill me. I didn’t say they gassed me.
Gina
Did you tell them to gas me?
Gina
They just did it on their own?
Mrs. Kelb
It’s the logical first step.
Gina
I don’t believe you.
Gina
I don’t believe this is really Mrs. Kelb.
Mrs. Kelb
Please, Gina. Don’t get hysterical. We need you to think clearly.
Gina
I’m thinking clearly.
Gina
I think you’re one of the people out on the lawn.
Gina
I think you just tried to kill me.
Mrs. Kelb
No, dear. This is Mrs. Kelb.
Gina
What was Ana wearing when you left?
Mrs. Kelb
The pajamas with the penguins on it.
Mrs. Kelb
It says Party on the Ice Floe.
Gina
So you’re the one outside.
Gina
Why are you trying to kill me…and your daughter?!
Mrs. Kelb
I’m not. Please just stay put. We’re going to help you.
Gina
Do you know the word Klamsa?
Mrs. Kelb
Just stay where you are.
Gina
It means liar. That’s what your daughter is telling me.
Gina
Every time you tell me something that doesn’t make sense.
Gina
She whispers to me: Klamsa.
Mrs. Kelb
That doesn’t mean anything.
Gina
If you don’t let me talk to my aunt, I’m getting out of here.
Mrs. Kelb
Your aunt is making calls now. Trying to save your life.
Mrs. Kelb
A child with a fever doesn’t know whether I’m lying to you over the phone.
Gina
You need to tell me the truth.
Mrs. Kelb
Please try to be reasonable.
Mrs. Kelb
I understand that you must be feeling overwhelmed right now.
Gina
Tell me the truth right now.
Mrs. Kelb
I’ve told you only the truth.
Gina
If you don’t start telling the truth, I’m taking this child and I’m running…
Gina
As far away as I can get.
Mrs. Kelb
I’ll tell you the truth.
Mrs. Kelb
You are going to die tonight.
