Two orderlies at the hospital with Down Syndrome, suggestively called Christa and Abel (Jennifer Cunningham and Brandon Bauer), tell Peter Rickman that Mary’s doll is just like him – she can’t speak, but she has secrets inside of her. He unbuttons the doll’s dress and finds old newspaper clippings inside, detailing the mill fire over a hundred years ago. The paper has a list of the names of the children who died or went missing, including Mary’s full name. Which means Sally Druse can now attempt to find her in the hospital’s records.
Rolf tries to kill someone – it’s not really made clear who, as he simply picks up the defibrillator pads and stands around for a bit – but is shot dead by the security guard. That’s when the lawyer gets a visit from Antibus, our “beautiful, disgusting” friend. I can see why he won an award, he’s a very adorable CGI animal. It would appear Antibus eats disease, or evil, or both, which is a very select diet. The lawyer has been promised the heart of the dying millionaire, but it would seem Otto’s dog has gotten hold of the heart from the ice box and given it to the ant eater. Woops.
Episode eight ends on a wonderfully gruesome note, with Antibus simply ripping the lawyer’s heart from his chest and shoving in the new one, watched by a clearly frightened and tearful Mary. Is he dead, will he become a ghost, or will he survive? And how exactly did Dr. Lona end up in the morgue simply by thinking about it? Tune in next time to find out!
