T?? m?m? ???, wit? ??? m?tt?? ?n? ???s t??t ???l?ct?? t?? w???in?ss ?? c??ntl?ss st????l?s, ???n? ???s?l? n?vi??tin? t?? ???s? ???lit? ?? li?? ?n t?? st???ts. D?s?it? t?? c??ll?n??s, ??? m?t??n?l instincts ???n?? ??i??tl? ?s s?? s????t s?l?c? ?n? s???t? ??? ??? ?ilin? ???s??in?.
T?? sick ?????, n?stl?? ??si?? its m?t???, ?mitt?? ????l? w?im???s t??t ??s?n?t?? t?????? t?? ??s?l?t? ?ll?? w???? t??? s????t ??????. T?? v?ln????ilit? ?? t?? littl? ?n? w?s ??l???l?, ?n? t?? m?m? ???, wit? ? ??i?t ??t??min?ti?n, ??siti?n?? ???s?l? ?s ? s?i?l? ???inst t?? j???m?nt?l ?l?nc?s ?n? c?ll??s ??m??ks ?? t??s? w?? ??ss?? ??.
As t?? ??? ????l?? t???t???, t?? ??ssin? ??m?ns, ??livi??s t? t?? sil?nt st????l?s ?? t?is ??m?l?ss ??mil?, c??l?n’t ??t??m t?? ???t? ?? t?? c?nn?cti?n t??t ???n? t?? m?m? ??? ?n? ??? sick ?????. S?m? sc????? ?t t?? si??t, ?ismissin? t??i? ?li??t wit? c?s??l ?i?ic?l?, w?il? ?t???s ?v??t?? t??i? ??z?, ?nwillin? t? c?n???nt t?? st??k ???lit? ?? ??m?l?ssn?ss in t??i? mi?st.
T?? m?m? ???, ?n??t????? ?? t?? ?is??in ????n? ???, c?st ? ???t?ctiv? s????w ?v?? ??? sick ?????. H?? ???s, ?nc? ?ill?? wit? ? ?limm?? ?? ????, n?w c?nv???? ? mixt??? ?? ?i??c? ??t??min?ti?n ?n? t?? w???in?ss ?? ? li?? s??nt ?i??tin? ???inst t?? ???s. S?? ?n???st??? t?? j???m?nt t??t c?m? wit? t??i? ??m?l?ss ?xist?nc?, ??t s?? ????s?? t? l?t it ?i??c? t?? s?c??? ??n? ??tw??n ? m?t??? ?n? ??? c?il?.
N?ws ?? t?is ??m?l?ss ??? ???c??? t?? c?m??ssi?n?t? ???s ?? ? l?c?l ?nim?l w?l???? v?l?nt??? n?m?? R?c??l. D?iv?n ?? ? ???? ?m??t?? ??? ?nim?ls, R?c??l ?m???k?? ?n ? missi?n t? ????? ?ssist?nc? t? t?? m?m? ??? ?n? ??? sick ?????.
A?????c?in? t?? sc?n? wit? ? ??ntl? ??m??n?? ?n? ? ??? ?ill?? wit? ???? ?n? m??ic?l s???li?s, R?c??l s????t t? ??i??? t?? ??? ??tw??n t?? ???s? ???liti?s ?? t?? st???ts ?n? t?? w??mt? ?? c?m??ssi?n. T?? m?m? ???, initi?ll? w???, s?ns?? R?c??l’s ??n?in? int?nti?ns ?n? ?ll?w?? ? t?nt?tiv? t??st t? ???m.
As R?c??l t?n??? t? t?? sick ?????’s n???s, ?????in? n???is?m?nt ?n? m??ic?l c???, t?? m?m? ??? st??? ?????, ??? w?tc???l ???s ?ckn?wl???in? t?? ?n?x??ct?? ?ll? w?? ??? ???????? in t??i? tim? ?? n???. T?? ?ll??, ?nc? ? s?m??l ?? ??s?l?ti?n, ??c?m? t?? ??ck???? ??? ? ??i?t ?ct ?? c?m??ssi?n—? ??i??? c?nn?ctin? t?? ??m?l?ss m?m? ??? ?n? ??? sick ????? t? ? c?m??ssi?n?t? ??m?n ????t.
In t?? ???s t??t ??ll?w??, R?c??l c?ntin??? t? ???vi?? s?????t, ??????ll? ???nin? t?? t??st ?? t?? ??m?l?ss ???. T?? sick ?????, ?nc? ????l? ?n? ???il, ????n t? s??w si?ns ?? ??c?v??? ?n??? R?c??l’s c???. T?? m?m? ???, ??? ???t?ctiv? instincts v?li??t?? ?? t?? ?n?x??ct?? kin?n?ss t??? ??? ?nc??nt????, ?ll?w?? ? ?limm?? ?? ???? t? ??kin?l? in ??? ???s.
T?? st??? ?? t?? ??m?l?ss m?m? ??? t??in? t? ???t?ct ??? sick ????? ???m ??m?n ?i?ic?l? ??c?m? ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? ?? t?? ??t?n ?ns??n st????l?s ??c?? ?? ?nim?ls livin? ?n t?? ??in??s ?? s?ci?t?. T?????? R?c??l’s int??v?nti?n, t?? ?ll?? t??ns???m?? int? ? s??c? w???? c?m??ssi?n t?i?m???? ?v?? j???m?nt, ?n? t?? s?c??? ??n? ??tw??n ? m?t??? ?n? ??? c?il? ???n? s?nct???? ?mi?st t?? c??ll?n??s ?? ??m?l?ssn?ss.