EXT. CASTLE. MIDDAY.
GAMBLE and BLYTHE are walking. For the first time we see detail on the yard of the Castle. Housing is made from mobile homes, pre-fab shed provide armories and storage.
GAMBLE: I apologize for not saluting, Sir.
BLYTHE: Don’t sweat it.
The clinic is a double-wide trailer on a cinder-block foundation. It is the most permanent building we have seen so far.
INT. SPRAGUE’S OFFICE. DAY.
SPRAGUE sits at the desk. He looks up when BLYTHE enters.
BLYTHE: Hey, you called me?
SPRAGUE: (shrugs) I can’t get close to your friend. She threw her food, but she drank some water. She’s quiet now, I’m going to try again in an hour or so.
BLYTHE: That girl went through hell.
SPRAGUE: You didn’t get a look at her?
BLYTHE: The girl was locked in the bathroom, whole house was covered in blood.
SPRAGUE: Well, I can’t get close to her, and I’m not letting her into the general population if I can’t.
BLYTHE: She told me it was a worm. The old lady broke open the boyfriend’s skull and pulled out a worm.
SPRAGUE: Did you see it?
BLYTHE: No, I…
SPRAGUE: I’m almost certain the worm is the cause. I’ve found them as well. They chew up into the brainstem. It must be how they take control of the body.
BLYTHE: Can it be reversed?
SPRAGUE: Oh no. Once you are infected, it’s all over. If that girl has been bit, Turner will insist she’s put down.
BLYTHE: Maybe I can try talking to her. She trusted me to save her once.
SPRAGUE: Be my guest.
Continued tomorrow
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