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I was thinkin' about what to do to honor Norman's memory.
The answer was...
to do nothing.
You know what Mom said?
"Give up and resign yourself to your fate."
But,
there's no way in hell I'm givin' up!
Norman's sacrifice ain't gonna be in vain!
What about you?
Great minds think alike, huh?
Let's escape, Ray.
That's what I'm here to talk about.
I've wanted to discuss that too.
We never talked these past two months because Mom was watching.
Yeah.
I didn't want her catchin' on to what I was really up to.
What you were really up to?
Yeah.
Mom is super cautious.
Even though neither of us did anythin', she never took her eyes off us.
But I used that to my advantage.
By keepin' her focused on me, I made her blind to everyone else.
You mean Don and Gilda?
Yeah, I let 'em handle everythin',
includin' trainin' th' kids and a bunch of other prep.
How far did they get?
It's all done.
We have all th' equipment, food, and cold-weather gear we need.
We can escape whenever we want.
Perfect.
Now the question is how we escape.
I have a plan for that too.
We'll escape tomorrow afternoon, before you get shipped.
Hang on.
That's too big a risk.
Things have changed.
We have to escape at night, when it's easier to hide.
Just hear me out.
Take a seat.
Listen up.
We have two hurdles to clear.
Firstly, Mom's surveillance.
She's always watching over us, and she's always got the little ones by her side.
Daytime goes without saying, but she also sleeps in the same room as the toddlers.
To get everyone out, she'll have to be distracted
and distanced from the other kids.
Yeah.
Secondly,
the cliff beyond the wall.
That's a no-go.
This bridge is the only possible escape route.
But there's only one bridge.
It's bound to have guards,
and security will get even tighter if word of an escape attempt gets out.
What's worse, it's right next to HQ.
There'll be loads of those monsters around.
How will you solve these problems, Emma?
I think this is the best way.
Petrol?
I'll set the house alight tonight.
You're gonna start a fire?!
Exactly.
While Mom's preoccupied with putting it out,
take everyone outside under the guise of evacuating.
If we block the door to the secret room,
she won't be able to report to HQ, meaning they'll see it as a fire and not an escape.
That way, we can avoid extra security at the bridge.
We'll take that chance to escape.
Oh, and as a bonus,
I've hidden ten Molotov cocktails in the forest's rocky area.
Molotovs?!
Don't be surprised. I've put six years into this.
Anyway, toss those Molotovs into the neighboring plants on your way to the bridge.
If you get lucky, they'll also start fires there and send more people that way.
At night, the forest will be deserted.
Nobody will die.
Let's do it tonight, not tomorrow.
Let's escape now.
Can you do it, Emma?
Don't worry.
This is the farthest place in the House from the kids' rooms.
Everyone can get out before the fire gets to them.
You trained everyone to run in formations during tag, right?
Wait, is your leg still...
It's fine!
Then we're all set.
Ray...
But you know, Emma,
I'm still against taking everyone, to tell the truth.
Even more so after hearing there's a cliff past the wall.
Maybe take Don and Gilda, but nobody else.
Hell, at least leave the toddlers behind.
Both for their sake and yours.
But hey,
it's not like you'd let me stop you.
And this is better than you staying here,
so I won't complain any more.
You make the call.
What are you doing?
Go let Don and Gilda know.
The Molotovs...
Did you say to "toss" them into the neighboring plants?
Yeah.
Either you or Don do it...
Something else's been botherin' me.
Sure, we can start a fire,
but what if Mom abandons the House?
She might choose to give up on stoppin' th' fire and move her attention to us instead.
You realized, huh?
Yeah, that's a very real possibility.
That's why just starting a fire won't be enough.
Unless we force Mom's hand, we won't get the chance to escape from her.
But that won't be a problem.
If we just do this.
Ray!
Isn't this the greatest idea?
A perfect scorer set to be shipped out starts burning up.
There's no way she'll abandon me.
How I've waited for this day.
I decided on this a long time ago...
Years and years ago.
It's my childish form of payback.
You see, Emma,
I've never really liked reading or studying.
But I dealt with it, worked hard, and got my scores up.
I did everything to make myself more valuable, until I made it all the way to the top.
For twelve years,
they've waited to dig into the feast that is me.
But I'll take it away from them tonight, right before their long-awaited harvest.
Don't think you can eat me or feed me to anyone!
Livestock? Produce?
To hell with that!
I'm a human!
Screw you all!
Ray...
Besides, this is fine.
This is how it should be.
I used my family as a stepping stone...
I let so many of them die.
They were all sweet kids, great people.
Wai—
Don't move.
Listen, Emma.
You only have one chance.
See it through.
Please don't let my and Norman's deaths be in vain.
Take this.
That photo you took?
Now I'm twelve years old.
I wanna say my life sucked, but the times I spent with you were fun.
No! Don't!
Thank you.
Bye-bye, Emma.
Happy birthday...
And goodbye.
What is this stench?
Ray!
Ray! Ray!
Ray?
Emma!
Help, Mom! Ray...
Ray's in there!
Did he set himself on fire?
Mom!
Gilda! Get everyone outside!
The kids in my room, too!
Okay!
At least...
I must retrieve the brain, at least.
Get back, Emma!
Ray...
Why aren't the sprinklers working?
You get outside too, Emma!
You might get caught—
Emma?
Emma!
Did the kids...
already have their shoes on?
There she is!
Emma!
Kept you waiting, huh?
Thank you.
Bye-bye, Emma.
And gotcha!
You...
Sorry, but none of us are lettin' you die.
The others?
Emma, here's what you asked for.
Also, everyone's ready to go.
Thanks... Thoma, Lanni.
Okay, Ray.
Time to get changed.
Done?
Okay, moving on.
But, wait...
Emma, I...
You still wanna die, you stubborn ass?!
Shut th' hell up and run with us!
We're done, Emma!
What's this?
It's "Ray".
This creates the stench of a burning body.
That hair...
Anna offered hers up.
That leaves the transmitter.
Let me get it out. Sit down and show me your ear.
Emma, what is all this?
"You can die somewhere else."
"I'll show you something good, so shut up and come with."
Message from Norman.
Huh? Norman?
Dear Emma,
In this letter, I've provided details for the plan from here on in.
Ray intends to die.
He said it was all to prevent the two of us from being killed,
meaning he's not counting himself.
He's not going to escape.
His intention has been to die here in this House all along.
He's going to set himself alight, start a house fire, distract Mom,
and help us escape.
That is Ray's plan.
But I'm definitely not letting him do that.
Which is why I'm writing this letter and providing you with the next steps to take.
You act two months from now, ideally the night before Ray's birthday.
Use the fire Ray starts to save him, outwit Mom, and escape with everyone.
Don't worry.
You have plenty of time.
Besides, I even got my hands on an unexpected gift.
It's from Sister Krone.
I'm counting on you, Emma.
Please save Ray and everyone.
I leave the rest to you.
It's time to begin, Norman.
Ray!
Let's escape, everyone!
Run to the wall!
Yeah!
Norman...
Hey, Don. What's the meaning of this?
Do they all know the House's secret and about the escape?
Yeah.
Why?
Because Emma told them.
Let's tell everyone, Norman. Not just Don and Gilda.
Don, Gilda, and the others probably aren't as immature as we think.
To escape from those monsters,
it's probably better to tell 'em and have 'em join us of their own free will.
Besides, Mom's only watching us eldest kids.
Do you think it's rash?
Extremely.
But I think it'll surprise Mom,
and I don't see any other way for all of us to escape.
At first, we only told four of them.
What would you like to know?
Feel free to ask me anything.
Anything at all? Really?
Yes.
Be it about the farm or about HQ.
Nat,
Anna,
Lannion,
Thoma.
We got them to eavesdrop on the chat with the Sister back then.
You told them that long ago?
As for the rest, we spent two months gradually bringing them on.
Mom probably had no idea
that Emma was only pretending to have given up
and was actually giving the rest of us orders.
...trainin' th' kids and a bunch of other prep.
How far did they get?
It's all done.
We have all th' equipment, food, and cold-weather gear we need.
We can escape whenever we want.
You guys...
Norman...
Nat and I will go first and pull th' rest of you up.
All right, everyone!
We'll be fine if we do it just like we practiced!
Let's all get out of here!
Yeah!
Wait... Huh?
It's burning.
It all went up in flames.
But...
Emma and Ray are still alive!
You're not getting away,
my dear children!
Is this really everyone?
Mom...
My hands tremor
As I lift up yet another
I take this final heavy step
To search for some form of hope
A wave of serenity makes my woes fade
As if there's nothing to worry about
It's almost like my fears have gone away
I don't want to lose anything anymore
Is this feeling something like love?
It's so transient, I'm not sure if it's real
If this is what love is supposed to feel like
Then I have to keep on going
We can overcome this struggle
Because as long as we're together, we'll be unbeatable
I'll rise up as many times as I need to
Because I want to protect you for all eternity
I'll remake this small, small world
And light the way toward the path we chose
So even if you're scared
Everything is gonna be okay