The Baby an episode of The Haywood Sanitarium

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We had because he just DIDs had. Well, I had no idea that
I was authorizing a new one.The distance. The renovations have been a
lot more expensive, I mean extensivethan I was expecting. Well, I
really don't know what to say afterthat water. The house had to be
brought up to date, if onlyfor your safety's sake. And you'll really

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appreciate the comforts and the convenience ofthe higher quality pieces we use. Some
of those fixtures were in such shabbyorder. I says to myself that doctor
is a man of quality and deservesthe best plumbing I can provide. And
answer, how long will it taketo fill this hole in the law,
Well, that'll be done by tomorrow. The work of the basements, it
will be a bit longer. Thebasement. What's wrong with the basement,

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Well a hundred years. We willdo things to the seal on the basement.
There's quite a bit of groundwater sheepingup. And I knew that you
would want. Hey, hey,please be careful with those boxes. That's
chryshal you're handling the peaceful stillness ofa fallen made justin. I didn't expect
you to one o'clock it's two thirtyriches and it was going to apologize for
being late. I see you havethings under complete control as usual. Yes,

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mister Sinson, I'd like you tomeet Justin Carterman, an old friend
of mine. Justin this is thecontractor in charge of the renovations for the
house a play. I expect youto have some talking to do, so
I'll see how they're doing all thetank. I would like to talk to
you about the beast sometime, doctor. Yes, in a little bit.
Tell me have you eaten? Justinthir I'm famished as well. Let's go

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into town and get something. ThenI need to get away from here for
a while. Anyway, mister Sinsonwill be back in a little while.
Try not to find anything else tofix until then. Yeah, I'll keep
an eye on the movies for youas well. Thank you, Justin.
Let's take your car. Having afew problems with your dream now nightmare house
is more like how appropriate? Isuppose here's a car right here. It

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was nice, So how was yourtrip up? Good? Good trip?
That's rouse up here, So what'sthe problem. It sounded like something really
got under your skin on the phoneat the sanitarium, I think a lot
of things have really gotten underneath myskin since I arrived. Well it's nothing

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I could really put my finger on, but well, little things just don't
quite add up. Is it yourpatience? Yes? And the staff too
lesson. I have some strong reasonsto believe that there are some serious violations
and the maximum security wings and well, certain patients have been able to escape.

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There are some areas of the humanmind, and indeed in the world
we be, that were never meantfor investigation. There are always those who
delve into the darker worlds of knowledge, and many pay their sanity for their
interest. Some of these unfortunates aretaken in by the Hayward Foundation, an

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organization that studies paranormal experiences and theireffects on humanity. It is cases such
as these that are sent to arestored mansion in a small coastal town in
Maine, a center for the careand study of the insane. Since the
nineteen twenties, this place has beenknown as the Hayward Sanitarium. Escape,

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My God, Boston should have beennotified immediately, Richard say, you're not
gonna believe this. But the patientsreturned to the asylum and they aren't missed,
Rich Swallow. You have to believeme, Justin. I was called
it to consultant this this patient,Maria Cassidor. Right, she has a
delusion that she's been commanded by thisvampiric father figure to kill people. Well,

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she claims to have killed this man. He was an FBI agent.
When I hypnotized her, she wasso attentive to the detail of her description
the act that I was. Iactually called it buabule and an agent was
murdered, exactly how she described itto me. The autopsy revealed a victim
bled to death from multiple stab woundsfrom a thin knife, bled almost completely

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dry. Justin, and she's stillin her room. Yes, I ran
across the name of her victim ina file of Dermot O'Brien's. Apparently they
were contacts and they worked together orsomething. What's going on with o'bria case.
I've lessened his medications significantly since myoriginal assessment of the case, as

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improvement has been incredible. There areareas that are still difficult, and I'm
taking it slow, but I'm reasonablysure that his brainwashing concerns much more than
the capture of the cult in thecourse of his treatment seems almost no way.
Are you aware of how serious theseimplications are? Oh? Yes,
Justin, I am, I reallyam. This is the most intimidating place

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I've ever seen it. Were surehad a love for Gothic architecture. Yes,
a lot of the rooms still havetheir original furnishings. That's justice Catherine
Hayward decorated them. Well, I'vebeen to office or something. How many
rooms are there? I wouldn't know, And would you believe I haven't been
in them all yet? Yeah?Oh, hold on, I have to
check you in. I didn't expectto see you here today. Actually,

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I couldn't stand to watch the moversany longer. This is doctor Justin Cardamon.
He's with the Boston office. Iyes, I think I have the
temporary class right. Uh? Yes, here it is just signed here doctors,
thank you Charles. Good day,gentlemen. Does that allow security?

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Consider some of the patients that havesend you as well. It's more apparent
downstairs than the wards. But don'tbe fooled. The drivers are here,
we just really never see them.Oh and the grounds are patrolled by dogs
at night. It's all very unpassionate, easy out me and me just study.
Oh I'm sorry. They was reallyselting. Well, the late missus

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Heyward have this one and selling.She was confined her a weird chair once
years older. The ones that godownstairs are a little bit more modern.
Yeh, here we are. Myoffice is right now. To Paul here.
I just wanted to pick up afew finals. And then there's the
driver buying in the town. Youknow, there really is a wide selection

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of places to go. It's eithera town or the local. There's a
nice bed and breakfast. I stayedthere until the house is ready. But
missus Delmore isn't really one for brunchy. Aren't you gonna introduce me to O'Brien?
Oh? I I have him skinedfor physical tomorrow you meet him then,

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I can't wait. Well, don'thurt. You won't be bored.
Where are those files? I couldhave sworn I lead him? Is he
that's strange? I gotta swore Ilead him on the best? Richard?
Hey, I thought I heard yourvoice in here? What are you doing

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here? Didn't you take the dayoff? Hallie? How are you?
I heard all? Yeah, Iknow, I'm I'm fine. I arrived
last night. Oh I'm justin Cardamon. Hi, oh god, I'm sorry.
Uh, Halle Brooks, this isJustin Cartermon. We used to work
together in Boston. Oh yeah,dudey right, that's me. Came up
for a fall weekend get away.Hey, Richard, Richard, those aren't

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dermin O'Brien's files you're stashing in yourbriefcase, an't, Hollie, We're just
about heading to town to get somethingto eat. An't care to join us?
No fash anyway, I'm sure youboys will have enough to talk about
without me. Well some other timethen, huh. Sure you and I
have some things we should talk abouttoo, Hollie. Yeah, look,
can we just go ahead and makethat next week sometime. I've got my

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hands full with the meeting with theconsulate and all that, so this week's
real bad for sure, whatever's goodfor you? Just knock on the door.
Oh I'm not throwing a dinner partynext Saturday, kind of a housewarming
holiday thing. Uh, I hopeI can expect you to come. Sure,
sounds great. I'd like to finallysee the house that George Bilt.
Oh god, George Stinson, Iforgot. Come on, Justin, let's

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eat and get back to the house. If by leave it out there alone
much longer, I'm gonna have tolive in the poorhouse. I'll have the
fisherman stew also, kay, anythingto drink? Uh coffee? Alright,
I'll be right back. We needcoffee. Thank you? Y so,
rich what's going on with doctor Brookswith Hallie? Yeah, you had some

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things to talk about. Oh oh, she just returned from a field expedition
to a graveyard and Cape Tormentine,Nova Scotia. It was reported to be
haunted, and it actually turned outto be the caretaker us. He apparently
went wild and killed two graduate studentsat up Field Researcher. He seriously wounded
another and then almost got Halle beforehe was shot. She's supposed to come

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in first standard session. Oh well, I thought there might have been something
between you two, Hallie. No, no, no, no, change
me up. No, no,I don't think it would be possible anyway,
It's much too soon. I don'tthink you will it. I imagine,
Richard, it'll be a long timebefore you get over lisbed. And

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it helps being more from the city. I miss people mostly, you know,
seeing friends, the memories of justtwo people you have a press to
me. And I do like ithere. I mean, living by the
ocean, it's just right. Yeah, the town is really nice and there's
always something about a small town.Yeah, but do you still think of

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it all the time. Oh,I have my workout and take my mind
off. Well maybe you're working toohard, Richard. You look all worn
out. Maybe that's why the sanitanseems so strange. We are to up
to the best coffee you, thankyou, thank you, justin I I
know what you're getting at. Imean, who's the year after all?

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That's I'm just tense because of themove. Yeah, you'll see what I
mean about the sanitary fast tonight,Richard. I must admit you do how

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my cure it out right? Now? That's just like the movers left.
I'm gonna get the damage report.Hello, mister Sinton, I'm sorry we
took so long. I hope everythingis going along smoothly. Hello, doctor,
I'm glad you're here. Something's comeup angu with Well, what is
it? This time? We've replacedthe roof, the plumbing, the wiring.

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What's left. It's the doctor,That's where I came in. It's
not the basement. It sounded it'swell, you just better come seem different

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parts of the bathroom. People grabbingat your budget, and just wait till
you buy a house this way.Maybe it's nothing broken it or something good.
Lord, This is just how hefound it. After we were taking
out these brakes to receive the walland we found it. I was just

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joking. I didn't think that itwould a baby, my God. The
new port very odd, completely decayed. There were always rumors when I was
growing a ghost stories about the oldheaven place. We told him around the
campfires to scare the little ones.Never thought they were true, though,

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I think there's another wall behind here. They said it happened just after the
turn of the century. J.Hammond was a mason from down on the
Cape. He came up there andfarmed this land, live with his wife
and daughter, Elsie. Zeb wasa fiercely religious hard man at a church
elder. The story said that Elsiefell in love. Some would say it

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was the farm, and some assaya sailor what came in on one of
the Heywood ships they were supposed tohave gotten in the family way. Zeb
was enraged. He ran the boyoff and hid the girl from the town.
Kept her at home all the timeshe was showing. They said that

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when the travel was born, Zebtook the trail before they could even slap
it and started to build this wall. His wife and daughter and that baby
way lay away the whole time hedid it. Now he said he was
a religious man. I guess Elsiecracked after that. One day, when
her father was out in the fields, she killed her mother strangled her in

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the kischen. When when Zeb cameback in the house, she tried to
get him too, stabbing at himwith the same same trouble he used to
prick the baby in this wall.He had her set off to the state
hospital. This was This was backwhen the Heywood house was still lived in
by the family. Some say shedied there by her own hand. The

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ghost story since she is if theylurked around the house here waiting to avengere
child's death. My paw said hesaw old sheb in town once in a
while before he passed on. Hesaid that Jet walked with a limp where
Elsie had stabbed his leg. Noone's lived here except for some summer renters

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since him. I guess you'll readit. I didn't mention anything about that,
i'd Richard, no, have youcalled Sheriff Treumble, mister Tinson,
Yes, sir, he said,be here just as soon as he could.
Well, let's not touch anything untilhe gets here. Would you mind
waiting until then? I'm sure ifhe'll want to talk to you. Oh
yeah, but I think the boysand I would prefer to wait upstairs.

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You fellas might be used to thisspooky stuff from the hospital, but we
all go upstairs. Mister Stinson's youjust can't seem to get away from the
ghosts my friends, lucky wat andto think I was looking forward to a

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quiet visit with my old friend.I'll sleep a little town, Richard.
Well, i'll take you on therounds with me tomorrow. That way you
get to see the Wards. MaybeI can arrange a chour the mansion too.
There's this old groundskeeper Chester. He'sbeen there since the Haywards. You'll
get a kick out of him.I don't know how many more kicks I
can take. I think I'm gonnaturn in. Yeah, we'll get the

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rest of the unpacking done this week. I'm sorry. We Well, I'll
let you off the hooks and Iso you could read those files. Don't
think you'll have an excuse tomorrow.I think everything's set up in the guests
room. If you need anything,don't call me because I don't know what
box has what. Don't worry.I'll see you in the morning. Camp
can I justin? I'll give youthat, justin, justin? But wake

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up? How come? What doyou want? What? You don't give
any less? Why I don't hearanything. I think it's coming from a
beast. Oh, come on,Richard, it's too late, don't care
what I'm serious? Justin, don'tlisten. Shma chairs du Yeah, yeah,
I heard it, Okay, followingshit right? Alright? Just all

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a ride? Yeahs still kind ofdark man, he got your study.
Sorry, I think of my mother. Ty. You don't have sub that
into the comments. Yeah, I'mshot it up. Rack. Wait a
minute, I see something in thecorner there. Wait, there a quick
handy and I shovel around. Theyare Richard d s there power Rick Richard,

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Richard Richard, it's a raccoon.Oh my god, that's that boy.
It's safe to say you didn't missyour call or miss you You really
keep it cool. You ever thinkabout field work? Yeah? Unless that
come through that window. Workmen stillleft that open? Your hyde? Well?

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Can I lemp back to bed now? Yeah? Alright, sorry,

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I gotta drink, so drink.What's that screening? It's what I do

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it screen screening? M from below? Bass? Yes, yes, something
stounds down? All right, allright, what you're doing it? I

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love? What are you doing?Can't your hear me? I kept?
What are you doing? No?Thank you? Oh my god, the

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baby that's rich No stop? Can'tyour hear me? Rich is now my
home count here? No? No, no, Richard the Richard? Wake

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up Richard? You're laying here inthe wood. Wake up Richard? Richard.
Oh, oh my jeez. Wheream I the basement? Jesus,
you look like how you got bloodfrom that raccoon all over your face?
Oh? Oh, I guess Ido. I must have sleep walk down

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here. I was dreaming about thebaby. Has this ever happened before?
No? Never, at least notthat I'm aware of. Look, Richard,
I really think you're pushing it.You're working twice as hard as you
should, the stress of the moonand the discovery of the baby's skeleton,

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and you still haven't dealt with Elizabeth'sdeath. Maybe you need to just maybe
you need to back off. I'mjust trying to help and then help me
up. All right, just andI'm fine. I know you're concerned,
and I think for that, butI'm alright. I just never had that

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intense of a dream before. I'llget a breath of this weekend. Okay,
okay, buddy, come on,let's go get you cleaned up.
You got to go to work.Just hold still for a second, German,

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I have to draw this blood sample. Yeah sure, duck. As
I was saying, mister Carterman,call me justin no right. The cult
reflected many of the ritual patterns outlinedin your nineteen eighty nine research report The
Grains Shania paper. Hold this inRasereon, all right, that's the one
similar in almost every way. Iremember the priest's face was painted in the
black and white death face. Thatcould mean anything. It's it's high to

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damnify the salmon from what you toldme so far. You sure you can't
remember anymore? No, No,I can't. Well that's not to breathe
deeply dermouth. Uh huh. Andagain, well, I suppose if you
gave your consent, I can askjustin to attend the session. When I

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hypnotize you that might help you remembersomething. Well, that would be all
right with me. It's not abad idea that water can get beyond the
block out caused by the brain.Morphing. Okay, Jermy, that'll do
it. I'll put your shirt backon. How does it look, doctor,
Well, on the whole, Isay it looks pretty good. But
I want to analyze this blood samplebefore I say anything else. Doctor McCleod

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is at a seminar in Cambridge thisweek, so I've got to run the
blood test myself. You think youcan keep busy for a while, justin
sure. I just need to makea few phone calls. Can I use
your office? Oh? Sure,I'll be in the lab if you need
me for anything. Uh, orderly, we're finished in here. I'll let
you know the results of those bloodtests when I see you next week.
Okay, Jerman, Okay, doctor, I mean good afternoon, dot job.

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Oh hello, doctor Chimler. Thatwater is anything wrong? Oh?
Oh, dear boy, nothing iswrong. Come in, come in,
well, what's the matter. Then, I'm actually in the middle of some
work. If I please sit down, Richard, Richard, how are you
adjusting to the routine round here.Oh, well, i'd say I'm finding

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my way around well enough. Yeah, yes, of course you are.
Do you feel comfortable with your casework? Doctor, I feel like I'm making
good progress on many of my cases. I've made some real breakthroughs, and
certainly yes, I'm aware of yourachievements since your arrival, My boy.
What we are concerned with here isyou. I've been looking over your schedule

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of appointments and he's well, quitefrankly, it is overbearing. Over Oh
I disagree, doctor, I canmanage. I have no doubt in that,
Richard. But we've all our staffto be happy and comfortable in their
assignments. You are working too hard, my boy. The signs of the

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stress are quite apparent. I wouldjust like to lessen your caseload before the
strain takes its total. I've decidedto reassign some of your cases to other
staff members, just too, totake some of the pressure off. I
see which cases have you decided on. The Waltor's case will be added to

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doctor Fokes round, and doctor Chandlerhere will assume the O'Brien case. O'Brien,
oh, I feel that might bea terrible mistake. After human he's
made some very significant advances in switchinghim around at this point are most likely
cause a regression of some TI I'maware of that, Richard, but with
your obligation to work with the Fieldresearchers, yeah, had advert treating violent

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patients like Waters and O'Brien is Istill feel that I should stay with O'Brien
as a former field if so O'Brienis no longer of the Foundation staff,
he is an inmate of this facility, a very unstable patient. Doctor Chandler
has more time to devote to histreatment than do you. I would not
like to see you neglect your otherduties because you have been charged with the

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care of such an individual. Butyou'll see, Richard. I only have
your best interest in mind. Yes, I want you to know that I
and your friend as well as themillustrator in mind. Gentlemen, Good day,
doctor. Thanks for watching that forme. Is it finished yet?

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Just finished? Actually? Yeah?Thanks Magina Gordon. Did you watch this
the whole time? Yes, youdidn't leave it alone at all. No,

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