Page 72 of The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

“Uh-huh,” Nolan said, writing down the names. “I’ll need to speak to all of them.” He turned his attention to Sage. “When you found out your sister was missing, you immediately came here looking for her, is that right?”

She nodded. “I came on the bus the next morning, after I overheard my stepfather talking about it.”

“And how long ago was that?”

Sage tried to think. It felt like she’d been trapped in this nightmare for a hundred years. “I’m not sure what day it is now, but I arrived on December 27th.”

“So fourteen days.” Nolan wrote it down, then looked at Baldwin again. “And why did you move the body instead of calling the police?”

Dr. Baldwin went white. “I did no such thing.”

“Then who did?”

“I can assure you I have no idea.”

“And you have no idea who would want to harm Rosemary Winters or Evie Carter?”

“Of course not.”

Nolan looked at Sage again. “What about you? Do you have any idea who would want to harm your sister?”

“Like I said before, the only person I can think of is Wayne. I’m pretty sure he was having sex with her against her will. I also found out he’s been having sex with one of the other residents from Ward D. Her name is Norma. And who knows how many others. He has plenty of opportunities to do whatever he wants. He’s alone with the residents all the time.”

“Do you have proof that he’s having sex with a resident?”

“No, but I can show you a hidden room in the seclusion area. Norma took me there and told me what he was doing to her.”

Nolan eyed Dr. Baldwin. “Did you know about this?”

“Miss Winters mentioned it, but I thought she was either lying or making it up.”

“I need you to take me to see Wayne as soon as we’re done here.”

“Whatever you say,” Dr. Baldwin said.

“Same with that Eddie King we talked about earlier,” Detective Nolan continued. He pulled a pack of Camels out of his coat pocket, lit one, and addressed Sage. “How well did you know this Eddie King?”

“I met him the day after I got here. I think that’s when it was anyway. And we talked a few times. That’s it.”

“But you knew him well enough to go down into the basement with him?”

“He was going to help me escape.”

Detective Nolan took a drag of his cigarette, eyeing her through the smoke. “Why would he do that?”

“Because he knew I was Rosemary’s twin and I didn’t belong here.”

“Hecaughther trying to escape,” Dr. Baldwin interrupted. “He wasn’t helping her.”

Nolan shot him an irritated glance, then returned his attention to Sage. “Was he having a relationship with your sister?”

“As far as I can tell,” she said, “I think they were just friends.”

“How exactly does someone who mops the floors become friends with a resident?”

She frowned at him. “What do you mean? Have you looked around here? Have you been inside House Six?”

He shook his head.

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