Phil Rich
Bobby?
Season 5 · Episode 9
Schizogeny
Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.
Production code5X09Original airdate · January 11, 1998
326 dialogue entries
Scene 01
Opening scene
[ gunfire, explosions ]
♪♪ [ rock ]
♪♪ [ man singing, indistinct ]
♪♪
[ owl hooting ]
Patti Rich
Phil.
Phil Rich
I've had it with that kid, patti.
Patti Rich
I've already talked to him.
Phil Rich
Yeah, like he ever listens.
[ video game: explosions, gunfire ]
[ loudly ]
Phil Rich
Did you hear me calling your name?
[ pants ]
Phil Rich
Get up!
Bobby Rich
What are you doin'?
Phil Rich
You think this is why I go to work every day so you can sit on your ass?
Bobby Rich
What did I do?
Phil Rich
What'd you do? You never do anything. That's the problem. What kind of a loser are you gonna turn out to be? Put your boots on. [ thunder rumbling ] you don't leave my tools out in the rain. Tools are for work. They cost money.
Bobby Rich
All right, I'll put it away.
Phil Rich
After you've finished. Pick it up. I'm not gonna let your mother watch you grow up to be some kind of a jerk.
Bobby Rich
Fine. I'll put it away... Phil.
Phil Rich
No way. You'll finish the job.
[ exhales ]
Phil Rich
Now.
Bobby Rich
Get away from me! Get away from me now!
Phil Rich
Bobby!
[ grunts ]
Phil Rich
Bobby! Where are you going? Come back here, Bobby! I'm calling you! Can't you hear me? Bobby! Bobby! [ indistinct shouting ] [ thunderclap ]
[ shouting continues ]
Phil Rich
Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!
Patti Rich
Bobby? Bobby!
[ grunting ]
[ thunderclap ]
Patti Rich
Bobby! Bobby!
[ grunting ]
Dana Scully
No.
Scene 02
DEPARTMENT OF THE CORONER
Dana Scully
Twelve pounds, nine ounces.
Fox Mulder
All that came out of his stomach?
Dana Scully
Most of it. The small amount in his lungs is what killed him.
Fox Mulder
Is it possible that he took the term "mud pie" literally?
Dana Scully
I'm sure if mr. Rich were alive, he would find some humor in that. According to his police report, mr. Rich was a man who could tell a joke. He grew up here, worked the same fields for 20 years. Well liked around town. Funny he should turn up murdered.
Fox Mulder
Is that what you concluded?
Dana Scully
I have concluded that this man's head was held forcibly... Down in the michigan mud just a little too long, most likely by his stepson who was named in the report as Bobby Rich, age 16.
Fox Mulder
According to the same report, the coroner had to hire a backhoe... To remove the body, which was buried completely in a standing vertical position.
Dana Scully
There is some indication that his stepson may have dug the hole... And that a recent rainstorm may have helped turn it into a muddy trap.
Fox Mulder
Some rainstorm.
Dana Scully
They say it rained 400 inches a day.
Fox Mulder
Now, that sounds like an exaggeration, don't you think?
Dana Scully
Would you like me to show how he may have done it?
Fox Mulder
How a 6'4", 250-pound man was buried alive... In less than five minutes by a 16-year-old kid... Whose classmates lovingly refer to as "dork weed"?
Dana Scully
He may have had an accomplice.
Scene 03
Scene 03
Fox Mulder
"ich bin ein auslander." "I am an outsider." when Kennedy told the germans "ich bin ein berliner," he was actually saying "I'm a cocktail sausage."
Bobby Rich
Who's Kennedy?
Fox Mulder
I'm not here to accuse you of anything, Bobby.
Bobby Rich
What are you here for, then?
Fox Mulder
I want to hear your story.
Bobby Rich
I tried to help. I couldn't.
Fox Mulder
Well, the police aren't entirely convinced that that's the truth.
Bobby Rich
So, what the hell am I supposed to do about it? They want me to confess so they have someone to blame.
Fox Mulder
Right. But, you see, you're not making it very easy for them to believe otherwise. You understand that?
[ clears throat ]
Bobby Rich
What can I say? Everybody knows I hated him.
Patti Rich
They were real close when Bobby was little. Always kidding around and stuff. But Bobby sort of got into that teenage stage, and he don't want to listen to nobody.
Dana Scully
And that came to a head last night?
Patti Rich
Phil was late comin' home. He'd been stressed out 'cause of the blight and stuff.
Dana Scully
How do you mean?
Patti Rich
The hazelnut trees all got a disease. And... Bobby don't help things out with his attitude and stuff.
Dana Scully
Did phil instigate what happened?
Patti Rich
It's hard to tell what starts these things. Phil could be stern, just like his own father was to him... But I never saw him raise his hand.
Bobby Rich
And when I saw him lying in the mud, I half-expected him to pull me in, like he had planned it or something.
Fox Mulder
Did he ever hurt you?
Bobby Rich
Phil, he used to get off shoving me around, yeah.
Fox Mulder
Did you ever shove him back?
Bobby Rich
[ laughs ] he's twice as big as me.
Fox Mulder
That's why some people thought you might have dug the hole, or attacked him when he fell in the hole, 'cause he was down there.
Bobby Rich
That's their problem, isn't it?
Fox Mulder
Do you remember what was going through your head at the time?
Bobby Rich
I guess... I felt he had it comin'.
Patti Rich
He was kneeling over phil, struggling real hard and stuff.
Dana Scully
Could you tell that he was definitely trying to help him?
Patti Rich
It seemed that way to me.
Dana Scully
You know, there's a strong chance... The police are gonna arrest your son for murder.
Patti Rich
I don't see how.
Dana Scully
But if they do, and if there's evidence of abuse that you're not coming forward with, it could hurt his chances.
Patti Rich
I know everything happens for a reason, but I still don't see no reason for this.
Scene 04
Scene 04
Dana Scully
They're all dying. According to Bobby's mother, that's the big reason why her husband blew up. His hazelnut orchard was hit with a blight.
Fox Mulder
So he pounds the kid? And the kid pounds back. Is that what she told you?
Dana Scully
Well, not in so many words. Actually, she won't admit to any abuse in the house. I suspect she's just trying to move on and protect what family she's got left.
Fox Mulder
The kid says his stepfather teed off on him regularly.
Dana Scully
Is that his excuse?
Fox Mulder
No, that's his explanation. He says he's innocent.
Dana Scully
What do you think?
Fox Mulder
I think he's a hard kid to love. I'm still finding it hard to reconcile the facts with the physical evidence.
Dana Scully
Even if he didn't dig this hole, the disease could have killed root systems, creating weakened soil.
Fox Mulder
Then how did the victim swallow 12 pounds of this stuff?
Dana Scully
Well, when you fight for air, a vacuum is created. And maybe once he sucked down a mouthful of mud, it turned his esophagus into a siphon. And with his head pushed down, it filled all of his passages like a gas can. Well, you asked me for answers. Those are the best ones I've got.
Fox Mulder
Did you ask if anybody else might be involved?
Dana Scully
His mother says that Bobby can't make friends. He's been in therapy for his anger since 1995.
Fox Mulder
That could be me. What is it?
Dana Scully
Someone's watching us. Sir? Hello?
Fox Mulder
Who was it?
Dana Scully
I don't know. He's gone.
[ school bell rings ]
[ students chattering ]
Scene 05
Scene 05
Bobby Rich
Lisa.
Lisa
What are you doing here?
Bobby Rich
I called you last night. How come you didn't call me back?
Lisa
They're saying you killed him, Bobby.
Bobby Rich
I finally stood up to him.
Teen 1
Psycho! Think fast.
Bobby Rich
Just get away from me, okay?
Teen 1
Or what? What are you gonna do, huh?
Bobby Rich
Maybe I'll kill you too, huh?
[ boy chuckling ]
Teen 1
Psycho killer!
Bobby Rich
See? All you gotta do is stand up. I'll see you later, then.
Scene 06
Scene 06
[ knock at door ]
Fox Mulder
Karin Matthews?
[ door opens ]
Karin Matthews
Yes?
Dana Scully
We're agents Mulder and Scully from the FBI
Karin Matthews
I hope my directions were clear. I'm a little tucked away. I first worked with Bobby after an incident at school. He's had difficulty developing relationships, and this difficulty has caused him to act out.
Dana Scully
In what way?
Karin Matthews
By putting on certain airs, affecting an attitude... That has drawn the wrong kind of attention to himself. I've seen him come in here pretty beaten up.
Fox Mulder
Physical violence?
Karin Matthews
More than just kid stuff.
Fox Mulder
Was his stepfather ever involved?
Karin Matthews
I'm not free to speak with perfect frankness, of course.
Dana Scully
If you know that Bobby committed a crime, you're under legal obligation to tell us.
Karin Matthews
Bobby once spilled a glass of milk at dinner. For the next two weeks, he was forced to eat in the cellar. No table, no chair, no light. Sometimes he was left down there until the following morning. You see, there are all sorts of crimes, not just the ones you might find reason to investigate.
Fox Mulder
So you're saying Bobby would have good reason to kill his father?
Karin Matthews
I'm saying there are some crimes where there are only victims.
Fox Mulder
You're free not to answer, miss Matthews, or you're free to make these vague allusions, but your evasiveness is only gonna land this kid in jail for a long, long time.
Karin Matthews
I'm not sure I understand.
Fox Mulder
You make it sound like a justification, like Bobby did it, and I don't think he did.
♪♪ [ car stereo: rock ]
Scene 07
Scene 07
Bobby Rich
Hey, what are you doin'?
Lisa
Going home.
Bobby Rich
Well, I, uh-- I waited for you. I thought, uh, we were gonna talk, so--
Lisa
You scared me today, Bobby.
Bobby Rich
Why? Was it because I stood up for myself, or, um... Because I didn't let them beat me up like usual?
Lisa
I gotta go.
Bobby Rich
You gotta stand up, lisa. You gotta tell your dad you're not gonna put up with this crap. There's a way... To make it go away... Forever.
[ dog barking in the distance ]
[ door opens ]
Father
What the hell business you got with him?
Lisa
Nothing. He's just a friend.
[ door opens ]
Father
I don't want you seeing that kid. I don't want him coming round here. Do you hear me?
Lisa
Stop it, okay?
Father
I'm doing what's right for you.
Lisa
Just shut up!
[ muffled yelling ]
[ panting ]
[ gasps ]
[ sobbing ]
[ bird cawing ]
Scene 08
Scene 08
Dana Scully
The victim's name was... Eugene baiocchi, 40s. He was a foreman for one of the local growers, a single parent.
Fox Mulder
Did you get a look at the body?
Dana Scully
It had already been removed. I think it's pretty clear what killed him, though. From what they put together, they've all but concluded he was pushed out the window.
Fox Mulder
Pushed out?
Dana Scully
His daughter lisa made the 9-1-1 call at 8:08 p.m. She says she and her father had a fight.
Fox Mulder
About what?
Dana Scully
Bobby.
Karin Matthews
I don't want you to worry about anything, all right? I'll be here for you as much as possible. But they're going to come and ask you some questions, and the most important thing is that you feel comfortable. If you don't feel comfortable answering them, then I don't want you to answer them.
Dana Scully
Can I have a moment with lisa?
Fox Mulder
Was lisa another of your clients?
Karin Matthews
Lisa? Yes, for four years.
Fox Mulder
What were you treating her for?
Karin Matthews
An eating disorder.
Fox Mulder
Have you asked her what happened?
Karin Matthews
Isn't that your job?
Fox Mulder
We gather that she had a fight with her father over Bobby Rich.
Karin Matthews
Well, it doesn't surprise me. Lisa's father was very disapproving of her generally, which stemmed to a lot of her problems.
Fox Mulder
Had you counseled her father?
Karin Matthews
No. My approach is with the victims solely, to allow them to empower themselves.
Fox Mulder
In what ways?
Karin Matthews
By breaking the cycle of abuse, by owning it, by confronting it and by standing up against it.
Fox Mulder
It seems to be working.
Karin Matthews
When I told lisa her aunt was coming to pick her up tomorrow, she started to cry. It wasn't out of sorrow.
Dana Scully
Three guesses who followed lisa home last night... And was sitting out front in his father's truck just minutes before this happened.
Fox Mulder
Does she think Bobby did it?
Dana Scully
She thinks he's quite capable.
Fox Mulder
I think we're all quite capable.
Dana Scully
She says that he also threatened to kill a boy in school yesterday.
Fox Mulder
Come here. Take a look at this. If lisa's father was pushed out the window, then all the glass would be on the outside. There's glass here on the inside. The paint on the mullions is cracked on the outside, not on the inside here.
Dana Scully
I don't understand.
Fox Mulder
It seems to me like some facts have been assumed. It looks to me like lisa's father was pulled out the window, not pushed.
Dana Scully
How?
Fox Mulder
That I don't know.
Dana Scully
Well, there's nowhere to stand. Even if he did use a ladder, there'd be no leverage. I mean, especially for a scrawny 16-year-old kid.
Fox Mulder
That's my point exactly.
Scene 09
Scene 09
Teacher
Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. All right, class. There will be a quiz on this tomorrow. May I help you?
Dana Scully
I'm sorry to interrupt. I need to ask you to come with us, please.
Bobby Rich
What for?
Dana Scully
To answer some questions.
Bobby Rich
About what?
Dana Scully
I don't want to have to embarrass you in front of your class.
Bobby Rich
Well, I ain't embarrassed.
[ chuckling ]
[ students murmuring ]
Scene 10
Scene 10
Coroner
I'm fairly certain this man died from a broken neck.
Fox Mulder
But there was a substantial amount of blood loss, wasn't there?
Coroner
Yes, but the cuts all missed the artery. I have x rays if you don't believe me. It's the fourth and fifth vertabrae.
Fox Mulder
Have you determined if the neck injury was caused by the fall?
Coroner
Well, what else would it have been?
Fox Mulder
Have you seen this? What do you make of this here?
Coroner
Oh.
Scene 11
Scene 11
Bobby Rich
Are you satisfied?
[ chuckles ]
Dana Scully
No, I'm not. Mm.
Fox Mulder
Scully.
Bobby Rich
What is that?
Fox Mulder
Evidence.
Bobby Rich
Of what?
Dana Scully
Are you just trying to scare him?
Fox Mulder
No, I think he's scared enough as it is.
Dana Scully
Of what?
Scene 12
Scene 12
Karin Matthews
I'll help get the rest of your things packed. But I think it's best you go to your aunt's as soon as possible.
Lisa
When did she say she was coming?
Karin Matthews
First thing in the morning.
Lisa
Hey.
Karin Matthews
Feel it. It's okay. Come on.
Scene 13
Scene 13
Karin’s father (voice)
You never learn.
Karin Matthews
I'm sorry. Please-- please just don't yell.
Karin’s father (voice)
What will you ever amount to?
Karin Matthews
Stop it. Stop it!
Karin’s father (voice)
Where are you going?
Karin Matthews
Up to my room.
Karin’s father (voice)
You're ruining my life.
[ footsteps ]
Karin’s father (voice)
You hear me? I wish you'd never been born.
Scene 14
Scene 14
Dana Scully
What are you looking for?
Fox Mulder
That splinter you're holding came from mr. Baiocchi's neck, but it didn't come from the broken window.
Dana Scully
Where did it come from?
Fox Mulder
It's greenwood. Fresh from a living tree.
Dana Scully
What?
Fox Mulder
Excuse me. It's been a few years.
Dana Scully
You think that Bobby climbed this tree to pull lisa's father out of that window?
Fox Mulder
It kinda begs the question, doesn't it? Hey, Scully, is this demonstration... Of boyish agility turning you on at all?
[ rustling ]
Dana Scully
Who are you?
Orchard Caretaker
I take care of the trees.
Fox Mulder
Scully?
Dana Scully
I didn't expect you to be standing right there behind me. You were watching us the other day in the orchard.
Orchard Caretaker
The trees are dying.
Fox Mulder
Scully!
Dana Scully
Maybe you should come down here, Mulder. Do you, uh, know what kind of tree this came from?
Orchard Caretaker
Same as this tree.
Dana Scully
You, uh, said these trees were dying. This splinter's live wood.
Orchard Caretaker
Twenty years ago this happens.
Fox Mulder
What causes this?
Orchard Caretaker
A very bad man.
[ door creaking ]
[ creaking ]
[ ground sloshes ]
[ gasps ]
Scene 15
Scene 15
Karin’s father (voice)
The little snoop. She's just like you. Where is she?
[ door slams ]
[ knocking, doorbell rings ]
Scene 16
Scene 16
Fox Mulder
Ms. Matthews, we'd like to ask you a few questions.
Karin Matthews
About what?
Fox Mulder
Your father's death. We need to clarify a few details.
Karin Matthews
My father? He died 20 years ago.
Fox Mulder
Yeah, under rather curious circumstances. His body was pulled from the mud of an orchard?
Karin Matthews
I-I'm sorry. I was just a young girl, uh-- I don't know why you want to talk to me.
Fox Mulder
We just thought it was strange that you didn't bother to mention it.
Karin Matthews
I don't see that it matters.
Fox Mulder
We spoke to someone who thinks it does, someone who worked for your father. According to the orchard man, your father's death brought about... The end of a blight affecting the trees.
Karin Matthews
My father was a powerful man, and powerful men are prone to inspire this kind of fantasy. Don't tell me you've been taken in by it too.
Dana Scully
Is lisa still staying with you?
Karin Matthews
No, she's not. She's gone to her aunt's. Look, I'm sorry I can't help.
[ engine starts ]
Lisa
Help me! I'm down here! Help!
Karin Matthews
Lisa. Lisa.
Lisa
Karin? Karin! Karin. Karin.
Karin Matthews
Lisa, you've got to be quiet, quiet as a mouse, or he's going to hear you down there.
Lisa
Karin, I'm scared. Let me out, please.
Karin Matthews
I will, but not until it's safe.
Lisa
Karin? Karin, I don't want to stay down here. Please let me out!
[ doorknob jiggling ]
Lisa
Karin.
[ departing footsteps ]
[ door closes ]
Scene 17
Scene 17
Dana Scully
Mulder, whatever you're hoping we find here, without a court order it won't be admissible.
Fox Mulder
I'm not expecting it to be.
[ creaking ]
Dana Scully
Mulder, where's the body?
[ knocking ]
Scene 18
Scene 18
Karin Matthews
Yes?
Linda Baiocchi
I'm linda baiocchi. Lisa's aunt. Are you Karin?
Karin Matthews
Yes.
Linda Baiocchi
Is lisa here?
Karin Matthews
No. She went-- she's gone to the bus station.
Linda Baiocchi
She has? But it was all arranged.
Karin Matthews
I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry. There must've been a misunderstanding.
[ glass shatters ]
Lisa
Help me! I'm down here!
[ sobbing ]
Lisa
Don't leave! I'm down here! Aunt linda, I'm down here!
Linda Baiocchi
What are you doing down there?
Lisa
Just get me out, please!
Linda Baiocchi
Okay. I-it'll be okay. I'm gonna call the police.
[ crunching sound ]
[ gasps ]
Scene 19
Scene 19
Dana Scully
[ thunder rumbling ] Mulder, you still haven't answered my question. What happened to Karin's father? Why would anybody steal his body?
Fox Mulder
I don't think this was an act of grave robbing, Scully.
Dana Scully
No, that's what we were doing.
Fox Mulder
More like an act of nature.
Dana Scully
What do you mean?
Fox Mulder
The orchard man said that the blight... That plagues this town was caused by a man, implying a connection.
Dana Scully
I'm a little afraid to ask what kind of connection.
Fox Mulder
Between the people of this valley and their livelihood-- the trees. Look at the victims, Scully.
Dana Scully
Bobby's father, lisa's father--
Fox Mulder
And Karin's father 20 years ago. All men who worked in these orchards, their lives and deaths tied to these trees. We removed this sliver of greenwood from lisa's father's neck. And the bruise that you found on Bobby's father's ankle could've been caused by a root, the same root system that pulled Karin's father from his grave.
Dana Scully
Mulder, there is a connection between these deaths, one that provides a clear motive and intent. These were abused children.
Fox Mulder
Who couldn't defend themselves.
Dana Scully
What, so nature did it for them?
Fox Mulder
Something did it for them, or someone controlling nature. Karin said she was counseling Bobby and lisa to empower them. I think we should talk to them.
Dana Scully
I called lisa at her aunt's house 20 minutes ago, and there was no answer.
Fox Mulder
Then we should talk to Bobby.
Dana Scully
Mulder, we've already questioned him twice.
Fox Mulder
Maybe we haven't asked him the right question.
[ engine starting ]
[ thunder rumbling ]
Scene 20
Scene 20
Bobby Rich
I don't know what you're talking about.
Fox Mulder
Yes, you do. Maybe you hated your stepfather, but you didn't kill him. You don't have it in you.
Bobby Rich
That's good. That's really good. Can I go now?
Fox Mulder
No. You can't go until you tell me the truth. For the first time in your life, people are taking you seriously, and I think they should take you seriously. I think you're a serious kid. You're not an outsider anymore, huh?
Bobby Rich
Yeah. I'm thinking about running for a.s.b. President. So why don't you just give it up?
Fox Mulder
Why don't you give it up? Why don't you tell me what happened that night? You took the shovel to him, but you couldn't do it, so you ran. You ran to the orchard, but not because you dug a hole or laid a trap. Because you were afraid. Not of phil. You weren't afraid of phil. Phil never hit you or hurt you in that way. In fact, I think you wanted to help phil. [ screaming ] you wanted to save him. You didn't want phil to die, did you?
[ choking ]
[ sniffles ]
[ grunting ]
Fox Mulder
What were you afraid of?
Bobby Rich
I couldn't do it.
Fox Mulder
You couldn't do what?
Bobby Rich
I couldn't stand up to him... But she made me--
Fox Mulder
She who?
Karin Matthews
Ka-- Karin. Karin, she-- she made me, uh--
Bobby Rich
You're a loser! You understand me? I wish you would have never been born! You're ruining my life!
Fox Mulder
Karin made you what?
Bobby Rich
She made me say those things. She had me pretend that I was him, that I was phil.
Fox Mulder
She made you believe you were a victim, but you weren't, were you?
Bobby Rich
She said I have the power... To-- to make it all go away. But I-- but I didn't mean for him to die.
Patti Rich
It's okay.
[ footsteps ]
Scene 21
Scene 21
Karin’s father (voice)
You think you can hide down there? You think you're safe?
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
You'll wish you were dead.
Scene 22
KARIN MATTHEWS’ RESIDENCE
Fox Mulder
Karin? Scully, take a look at this.
Dana Scully
Mulder.
Fox Mulder
Talk about putting down roots.
Dana Scully
What the hell is going on here?
Fox Mulder
I think we're looking at Karin Matthews' father.
Dana Scully
But how did he get here?
Fox Mulder
The same way Bobby's father got pulled down in that mud.
Dana Scully
Mulder, I--
Fox Mulder
This has to do with Karin, with her own father's abuse. It was never Bobby that was locked in the cellar. It was Karin. Karin caused all this.
Dana Scully
You think Karin is the killer?
Fox Mulder
I think she's the killer and the victim.
[ lisa groans, shrieks ]
[ sobbing ]
Fox Mulder
Lisa. Where's Karin?
Dana Scully
[ indistinct muttering ] you're gonna be okay.
Fox Mulder
You stay with her, Scully.
[ tires screeching ]
[ pounding on door ]
[ latch clicking ]
Scene 23
Scene 23
Karin Matthews
I need to see Bobby.
Patti Rich
I'm sorry, Bobby's not here.
Karin Matthews
He's in danger!
Patti Rich
Get away from here, please.
Karin Matthews
Bobby!
Patti Rich
He's not here!
Karin Matthews
[ groans, shouts ] where is he? Bobby! Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!
[ panting, grunting ]
Bobby Rich
Stay away from me! I'm warning you.
[ creaking ]
[ gasping ]
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
You're pathetic.
[ grunting ]
[ Bobby gasping ]
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
You little piece of garbage.
Fox Mulder
Karin, stop!
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
You stay away from him!
Fox Mulder
Stand up to him!
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
Karin deserves what she gets.
[ gasping ]
Fox Mulder
Make him stop, Karin! Tell him what you should've told him 20 years ago. You're not gonna take it anymore!
Karin Matthews / father’s voice
Karin's dead.
Orchard Caretaker
It's done now. No more.
Fox Mulder
Coats grove authorities conducted a detailed examination... Of the soil and root composition in the Rich family orchard, but could not explain what pulled Karin Matthews' body into the michigan mud; nor could the authorities determine how the body of Karin's father... Was pulled from its grave into her root cellar three years earlier. While the forensic data is inconclusive, I believe the explanation lies... In hospital records dating back to Karin's childhood, which suggests she herself was a victim of abuse. Rage, unconfronted, takes its own path. I believe it was Karin's unconfronted rage... That forced her to face her buried father. This same rage made her imagine victims in the children around her, trying to instill in them a strength she never found in herself. What happened to Karin Matthews in the orchard that night was a release, release for a victim who, unable to face up to her own past, was finally consumed by it.
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