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2 of CK Walkers Boroska right here on the Insidious Agenda Podcast . No-transcript , there is a man who waits for me , and should I go or should I stay ? My fate's the same either way . Good morning . The words faded into the ether and I awoke with a start . Jimmy Prescott was lounging against the wall near the door and amused , yet disapproving look on his face . Oh , uh , shit . Sorry , mr Prescott , I didn't even hear you come in . You know , I worked here when I was a kid too . I installed the bell on the door for this very reason . Didn't seem to wake you up , though . I mumbled another apology and idly straightened a stack of business cards in front of me . Late night , uh , kinda Very . I hope you weren't out at the bonfires with all the other underage drinkers . No , sir , not at all . Yep , I was Good . Anyway , I'm just here for my lunch . I'll take a chicken parm with avocado on rye . Yes , sir , happy that the conversation was over , I walked over to the sandwich counter and unwound the twisty tie from the rye bread . Jimmy Prescott stepped back from the counter and idly studied the pitchers on the wall , though he'd seen them a thousand times before . More of the photos were the Prescott family taken over the last century . I'd always thought it odd decor , but then the shop was named after them after all . Is Mira here ? Prescott asked as I wrapped up the sandwich . Ah , she's in the back . Ah , I thought she'd still be in St Louis . Well , when you're finished , would you mind getting her for me ? Shit ? Ah , yes , sir . I handed him his sandwich and went back to the counter to find Mira . She was in the office furiously punching keys on her accounting calculator . Uh , mira , jimmy Prescott's out front . He wants to talk to you . She turned and gave me a dubious look . Did he say about what ? I shook my head . Okay , she sighed . You can go home for the day , sam . But uh , are you sure I still had three hours on the clock ? He's the only customer we've had since we opened . Don't worry , I'll pay you for the whole day , kiddo . Ah , thanks , mira . Uh , good luck , a gas . I gave her a sympathetic shrug and she patted me on the arm . I didn't know how she did it . Mira was perhaps the most burdened and stressed out woman in all of Drisking , but she never failed to be unbelievably kind . There was a hopelessness about her , a sadness that she hid very well . I left the story out the back door so I wouldn't have to see Jimmy Prescott again . His weird yellowed amber eyes always set me on edge . Not to mention he was a total tool . I hopped in my car and texted Kyle that I was off work . He answered immediately and told me to come meet him . I happily whipped my apron off over my head and threw the car in reverse . Crystal Lake was my favorite place in all of Drisking . I had to park almost a mile away , since the lake was so packed . I eventually found Kyle and Kimber sitting on a rock that jutted out over the beach . Kimber was sunbathing in a blue floral bikini and Kyle was wearing his no One Can Tell when my Eyes Are Looking sunglasses . What did I miss , I asked , sitting down next to Kimber ? Not much , she answered . Stretching and sitting up , just more beer . She dug into the cooler behind her and tried to hand me a blue moon . Ugh , no , I waved it away . You got any excedrin ? Oh no , kimber gave her . I'm Sorry , pout . Okay , then I'll just take those sunglasses . I held my hand out to Kyle , who looked back at it in horror . What ? No frick off . Oh , come on , kyle , give him your sunglasses . Sam didn't get to sleep off his hangover like we did . I smiled at Kyle and he tightened his lips . We both knew exactly what I was doing . Kimber stroked Kyle's arm in encouragement . Pull please , she asked . Fine , he said . As he shoved his blue blockers at me . I put them on and sat back , turning my head to watch the girls on the beach below . Phoebe Dranger , the dark-haired girl , was there lying on a towel next to Round Face and she was giggling . It still seemed unnatural to me to see the two of them without rude nose . The three had been inseparable , working as fluidly together as gears in a watch , until Christie had fallen in love with some college kid and ran away . So why'd you get out of work early ? Kyle asked . Press-god came in . Ew . Kimber squirmed . He totally freaks me out . He's been staring at me since like the fifth grade . Next time he stares at you , let me know and I'll knock him the frig out . Kyle had always been protective of Kimber , but ever since they'd started dating it had gotten ten times more unbearable . Kimber winked at him . So what do you want , sam ? I wanted to talk to Mira , probably about the sandwich shop . Oh , you mean about how no one goes there , and the business should have closed years ago but it won't because the Press-Gods are stubborn and vain . Kyle said oh yeah , probably . I mean she looked pretty worried . I can count on one hand how many sandwiches I've sold over the past month . Ouch . Kimber grimaced . Yeah , I'm pretty sure she's gonna get chewed out . I really don't like that guy . I thought about the squirmy yellow-eyed freak yelling at sweet little Mira and it made my blood boil . You should have met his dad . Kyle snorted . He was a piece of work , his dad . Yeah , tom Press-God . Kimber said the family put him in a home a few towns over . Why is he in a home ? Uh , I heard he got dementia and he was embarrassing the family in public . Kyle said I heard that too . Kimber brushed her long curls off her shoulders . I always liked Tom Press-God . It was a pretty shitty thing to do . Hey , kids , we turn in unison to see Phil Saunders come stomping out of the bushes behind us with Mike Sutton following behind . Ah , so this is where the cool people hang out , high above the kingdom on Pride Rock . Suck , mike Kyle said , ignoring Phil , whom he disliked ever since Phil had briefly dated Kimber . Phil was either unaware or uninterested in Kyle's feelings . Of course that might have also been because Phil was stoned out of his mind most of the time , and now was no exception . They sat down next to us and Mike offered me his pipe . Yo , you wanna hit this ? I did wanna hit it , and pretty badly too . I reached up to grab it , but Phil swatted my hand away . Careful guy , you don't wanna get the sheriff's son high , for frig's sake . Mike nodded knowingly and shoved the pipe back into his pocket . I scowled at him . Really , sorry , sammy , hell , the only reason I'm even smoking around you is because today's my cousin's death anniversary and I don't give a crap about anything else . Your cousin , hannah Kimber asked with a sympathetic look . Yeah , five years she's been gone . Too many people disappear in these woods , man , mike said as he exhaled a cloud of smoke . Yeah , man , phil nodded . You know , sometimes when I'm high I can see them all and I feel like , like I know the answer to the mystery man , like I'm so close to solving it . It's just something I can see like , like they're all puzzles and in my mind I can see the puzzle put together , but I can't tell what the picture is of you know , you're friggin' high Saunders . Kyle said we all are , man , we all are . Everyone in this town is drinking the Kool-Aid . Kimber raised an eyebrow at him but said nothing . Eh , everyone , except the dead ones . I can see what they look like before they went into the ground , or is it the grounder Shit , I don't know man . Mike said to space in front of them yeah , I see all those people Hannah Paige , jason Matley , hell , I even see your sister , walker . Kyle , who knew I had been monitoring the conversation for mention of this very thing , sprang to his feet and opened his mouth to yell at Phil Naaah , whitney . Walker ran away to St Louis , remember , mike said I saw Kyle and Kimber exchange a quick look as I tried to remain impassive from behind the blue blockers . That true man . Phil asked . And there it was . I knew Kyle and Kimber had always wondered what I thought about Whitney and if I'd ever accepted the official statement that she and Jay had run away together . They were kind enough not to bring it up , but I knew they wanted to know what I believed , what I really thought happened . I loved them both and I wanted to talk to them about it , but I just couldn't . Everyone thought that I had spent the last seven years quietly grieving and that I'd put the incident behind me . At least , that's what I tried to show them . The truth was that I'd never given up on Whitney . I'd waited years for Jay to show up on social media , and when I finally found him last year I'd been devastated . I'd always hoped the official report was right and that Whitney was somewhere far away from here , alive and happy with Jay Bauer . But his MySpace page showed a thriving teenager still living at home with his parents , his ex-girlfriend Whitney , the furthest thing from his mind . When I'd brought the evidence to my dad , he read the pages I'd printed off and then shut the door to his office with me on the other side . I heard him crying in there for hours , ones in which I waited for him to reopen the case and bring the smackdown on the Butler County Sheriff's Department . But justice never came , and we've never mentioned Jay Bauer again . For whatever reason , I never told Kyle and Kimber about any of that . Maybe it was because I'd worried they'd blow it off like my dad did , or maybe , and far more likely , I didn't want them to know , to know how obsessed I'd become with the Barasca and the skin men . I knew as surely as the sun would rise tomorrow that Whitney's death happened at there , just like all the others who'd gone to Triple Tree . I was suddenly very aware of four pairs of eyes staring at me . Yeah , it's true , she ran off with this guy , jay from her hometown . I answered that was enough for Kyle . Alright , guys , seriously , he's the Sheriff's kid . What do you think is gonna happen if he gets caught with weed ? The little man's right , phil , let's bounce . I don't need any more trouble with the cops around here . Mike said Later Walker , kimber , little man . Phil stood up , brushed off his pants and jumped from the boulder onto the sandy beach below . He sprayed sand all over a couple of freshman girls who squealed and called him an unthoughtful ass . Phil tipped his invisible hat to them and said ladies , before walking off . Mike followed him down and as I watched them make their way down the beach , I became aware of the conversation going on behind me . I didn't say I wanted to go , I said I had to go . Kimber said it's only two o'clock and it's Sunday . I know , but my parents have been fighting a lot lately and I don't want to leave my mom alone too long . I thought she was doing better A little , but she's still depressed . Kyle , do you want to stay over at my place tonight ? Kimber's voice dropped into a whisper . I just don't think I'm ready for that yet . What , what ? No , no , wait , that's not what I meant . I'd sleep on the pullout in the basement and you would have my room . Very awkward silence . My parents love you , you know . He had it . Kimber laughed . I know I just want to be there for my mom right now , but thank you , sweetie . And then the absolutely disgusting sound of my best friend's kissing . I would never get used to it . On that note , I'm out of here too . I stood up and gave them both a shaming . Look , oh , come on , sam , don't be jealous . We'll find you a girlfriend someday . Kyle joked . I really don't need your help with that , I muttered , glancing down the beach to where Emily and Adler were sunbathing . I'll see you guys tomorrow . Last week of school , kimber yelled at my retreating back . Thank God , tomorrow was the last Monday of the school year , and while I should have been thankful my sophomore year was ending , I wasn't . The summer meant no distractions , more time for me to think , even more in the hours of boredom at Prescott Artisan Sandwiches . But I wasn't looking forward to tomorrow for another reason Besides it being Monday , it was also sophomore ditch day . My dad had caught on several weeks ago and warned me to set a good example and go to school that day . Sometimes I really hated being the son of a cop . Kimber and Kyle were sympathetic and had offered to share in my misery . I had , of course , said yes , much to Kyle's sadness . As I'd expected , my dad was waiting for me when I got home . We shared a brief , strained conversation about our respective days , and then he finally got to it . Remember , sammy , we're cracking down on truancy this year . I want to see you at school tomorrow . Yeah , yeah , I got it , dad , and I hope I won't have to write a ticket to Kyle either . It's just a tradition . Even the teacher sort of encouraged it On Friday . They said I don't care what they said , sam . Besides the fact that I'm the sheriff , I'm also your father and I want my son in school . I laughed and shook my head . What a joke . I can't control what Kyle does . Fair enough , but you can control what you do . I said nothing and dad sighed it's almost over , sam . Just get through these last five days and you can be done with school for a few months , fine . I walked out of the kitchen , rudely ending the conversation . I climbed the stairs and passed by Whitney's door on the way to my room . The light was on and silence was behind it . I knew my mother was in there . She was always in there , doing God knows what . I walked to my own room , shut the door behind me and locked it . The next day at school ended up being more embarrassing than anything else . There were a few other people that hadn't skipped maybe a total of 10 of us and the looks they shot at me made it clear that my dad was the reason they were there . Kimber , great friend as she was , happily went to her classes like it was a normal day . Kyle attended all of my classes with me . The teachers , who had been looking forward to an easy day , couldn't have cared less . Just before lunch , an officer came around to all the classrooms and asked for copies of the attendance sheets . Dad really wasn't kidding about cracking down . This year . I was going to get shit from people all summer . At lunch , kyle and I went in my car to smoke . Usually we were hidden by dozens of large pickup trucks , but today we were out in the open and vulnerable . I moved the car back to a shady corner of the parking lot and Kyle pulled out his bowl . Did you text Kimber ? I asked him while he hit it . Yeah , he said he thought through his lips as he'd let the smoke sit in his lungs and then blew it out all over my dashboard . She went home around fourth period . She said her mom called her and she was going home to take care of her . I don't know , man , doesn't her mom hate you ? I asked , taking my turn with the bowl . Well , yeah , I mean , that's a fairly new development ever since Kimber and I started dating , but I'm pretty sure she's always hated me and just hit it better before . Now that she's all depressed and whatever , she doesn't give a shit . It was hard to picture anyone hating Kyle . Why can't Kimber's dad take care of her ? I don't know . I hit the pipe again . Hey , man , let's not even go back today . Kyle said you think I asked . Well , yeah , I mean , you put in four periods . You've been a good son . An officer dickass already came around and collected the attendant sheets . Dickass , really , you're better than that man . Officer ass . Dick , you're friggin' baked Kyle . Seriously , man , let's go . I thought about it for a second . Kyle was right . I'd done my duty as a son and if I left now I'd have enough time to go to GameStop before work . After friggin' I turned the ignition on , kyle sat up in his chair , rolled down the window to clear out the smoke . Hey man , can you drop me by ? Kimber's ? Sure , but how are you gonna get home ? Can you just kind of get me after work ? Well , yeah , but what if her mom throws you out again ? Kyle rolled his eyes . That was one time . Why can't I just drop you off at home and you can take your own car ? It needs new tires New tires , of course . What Kyle really meant was that his insurance had lapsed and he didn't have any money for gas . Anyway , he bought the car last summer after working double shifts at the convenience store for half a year . It was an okay car , newer , but I knew he only wanted it to impress Kimber , something he'd vehemently denied . Had it worked ? Well , not , in my opinion . They'd started dating in the fall and Kyle quit his job to spend more time with her . Kimber didn't seem like the kind of girl to be impressed by a Pontiac Bonneville , but Kyle was convinced that how he'd , that's how he'd want her over . I was sure all the car had really done was give him the confidence to ask her out , and now that it's part of their romance had ended , the car sat in the garage at a landy home collecting dust instead of memories . Gamestop didn't have what I wanted , and neither did Drisking Games and Media . Since I had nothing else to do , I decided to show up at work early and hope that Mira would let me leave early too . I parked in front and walked in the door unsurprised to see no one at the front counter . There were only three of us that worked at the shop , and sadly I never got to see the other girl , emelyn , who only worked on days I didn't . This was disappointing to me , since she was half the reason I'd applied there in the first place . I went to the back to tell Mira I was there , and Founders slumped over her desk on a pile of receipts and paperwork . This wasn't an unusual way to find Mira , but something seemed different today . I immediately felt a disturbance in the force , but before I could run away , she turned aboard me and I saw I was right to flee . Mira was crying . Are you , um , are you ? I'm sorry , I'm sorry , she said quickly , wiping her eyes . Is it four already ? No , no , no , it's , it's two , 15 . I just thought maybe if I came in early , oh right , it's your ditch day . Mira wiped her eyes , only to have them fill with tears again . I don't understand , sam . This door had been operating in the red ever since I was hired to manage it . What am I doing wrong ? Uh , I don't . Uh , I don't know . I offered Lamely the instinct to escape ever stronger . No one comes in here ever , and Mr Prescott refuses to let me put signs up to advertise . He says they're unsightly . But how does he expect me to pull in business ? I need this job , sam , god I , I just . I must have looked like a frightened deer , because Mira glanced over at me . She seemed to subtly collect herself . Go ahead , go ahead , go out to the front , I'll do your time card . She didn't have to tell me twice . I really liked Mira and I hated seeing her like this . The front didn't end up being much better . I could hear Mira crying over the store's dated music track . Her sobs went from painfully audible to muffled whimpers . After half an hour I decided I had to do something , since I was entirely unequipped to deal with an adult woman's emotions . I decided to call Mira's husband Owen . He was thankfully at home and answered on the second ring . I'll be right there . I breathed sigh relief when I heard a car pull up outside and saw the tall , girthy Owen get out of it . He walked in during a quiet lull and his wife's breakdown . I'm sorry to call you at home , mr Daly . I just didn't know what else to do . That's okay , sam , you did the right thing . He looked tired and I could tell this situation wasn't new to him . Is she okay ? I mean like , will she be okay ? Oh , yeah , he nodded . We're just going through some things . Oh , mira said the store is going bankrupt too . I winced as soon as the words were out of my mouth . Yeah , owen ran a hand through his ear . That's part of it , but I don't think Jim is going to let that happen . Mira's more upset about . Has Mira told you about her uh appointments , uh , no , well , we've been trying to get pregnant for years , long , painful years . It's just so goddamn important for her to have a baby , and you know how she blames me for our problems . He walked around the room staring at the pictures , not really talking to me anymore . I understand why it's important to her . I just don't understand the obsession with it , you know , because she's the last one in her family , because she's the last mcasky on the planet . I mean , does she even realize that our baby won't be a mcasky , he'd be a daily . I'll tell you , sam , never marry a woman with a crazy father and four dead uncles . They develop these obsessions with lineage and four dead uncles . What ? Oh yeah , the famous ones , you know , the four brothers who died in the Drisking mines . Well , that only left her dad , and her parents were only able to conceive her , which leaves her as the last mcasky and hope for the family line . So , of course , you see how this is all my fault . I look back at him blankly and he sighed I'm sorry , kid , these aren't your problems and they're way over your pay grade anyway . I'm just very stressed out these days . Our fertility issues and Mia's absolute abhorrence to our only other option . It's uh . But how do they die ? I was desperate to talk about anything else and the story of Mia's uncle interested me . The mcasky boys ? I don't know really . No , they died on the mountain somewhere . Oh well , um , have you ever heard of the skin men ? Skin men ? Yeah , I don't think so . Well , what about Barasca ? Owen daily squeezed his eyes shut and pushed in on his temples with his fingers what , what does a Barasca have to do with anything , owen ? Mia's voice squeaked out from the doorway . Oh , baby , are you okay ? Sam called the house . Uh , I want to do it . You do ? Owen asked dubiously . I called him . His eyes flicked over me and I immediately looked away . Another conversation . I didn't want to be a part of , sam . Why don't you take off for the day , mia and I'll handle things here ? Okay ? I mumbled and bolted for the door Once I was in my car and back and away I called Kyle . Dude , weird shit is going on down in this town . What happened ? I can't explain it over the phone . Where are you at ? Uh , at Kimbers , are you off work ? Yeah , I'm coming to get you by . At Kimbers , kyle meant sitting on the curb in front of the house , kicked off the property again . When I pulled up , kimber came out and met us at the curb . I'm so sorry , kyle . She said she's really upset today . She wouldn't even let me leave the house to sit with you . It's okay , he said . Don't worry about me , I just want to make sure you and your mom are okay . We're okay and my dad will be home soon . Text us when he gets home and we'll come get you , I said . I wish I could . I'm babysitting tonight until 7.30 . Maybe after that . Sure , kyle and Kimber hugged goodbye and then Kimber rushed back to her house as if something had crashed inside . So what's going on ? Kyle asked , taking a drink of warm Dr Pepper sitting in my cup holder . You're still wearing your apron . You know Mira had a breakdown . I said , peeling it off . Really , what happened ? I told Kyle the full story , given particular attention to the four uncles . Yeah , the Mikaskis , I've heard of them . I didn't know Mira was one , though . I thought they were all dead . Yeah , she's the last one . So , like , do you think the Mikaskis deaths have anything to do with the other disappearances ? It had been a while since I'd mentioned anything about Barasca and Kyle choked a little on the Dr Pepper . I don't , I don't know , man . I mean , maybe if the disappearances started around the same time ? Well , how can we find that out ? Well , maybe the cops ? There have to be police reports , okay , but like , what if I couldn't ask my dad ? Kyle shook his head . Well , I don't know . Then , what about like records , the historical society people maybe ? Oh yeah , he said , nodding , we can try them , they're over on . Second , they share an office with Drisking Arts and Antiques . I made a U-turn and started back toward down . Hey , uh , why are we doing this ? I'd known the question was coming . I'd hoped to have more answers myself before I had to give him one . Just Whitney was all I could say . Kyle didn't ask anything more . The Historic Preservation Society of Drisking was at the back of the building and we had to walk through the antique shop as the owner , mr Dranger , eyed us warily . At the end of a short hallway we found a small room with two desks pushed together . One was empty , while the other was stacked high with books and folders of loose paper . We could hear someone typing behind the stacks . I cleared my throat . Hello , a small woman popped up from behind the desk . I recognized her as the same woman who'd given us a lecture in fifth grade . Hello , how can I help you , boys ? She asked , walking out to greet us . Uh , yeah , I have a few questions about Drisking's uh history , I guess . Oh great , is it for an end of year report ? Have a seat , boys . She gestured to the empty chair sitting behind the other desk . I nodded at Kyle and he sat down . Yeah , it's for an essay we have to write . Okay , I think you gave us a lecture like seven years ago at school . Oh , yes , I give that lecture every year with Mr Prescott . She smiled yeah , it was you . And one other guy too , a bald guy . Kyle said , shifting uncomfortably in the wooden chair yes , that was my fiance Wyatt , doubting he passed several years ago . Oh , kyle said so , uh , miss , miss Gannon , but you can call me Catherine . She said Catherine , I tried , I hated calling adults by their first names . Um , we want to know about the McCaskey kids . Oh , catherine said , shaking her head , a dark part of history , but still history nonetheless . Yes , so when did that happen and how did they die ? Kyle added Well , they didn't die . I mean , they certainly perished in the mines , but their bodies were never recovered . So we don't know the answer to that . I would think dehydration , starvation and exhaustion killed them within a few days of getting lost down there . Uh , and to your second question , that was 1953 , I believe , and the mines closed that year . Well , actually , the mines officially closed the year after there was a legal spat between the city and the Prescott family who wanted to leave the mines open until the bodies were found . The city won and the mines were condemned . Wait , why did the Prescots care ? Oh , don't you want to write this down ? Catherine asked . Kyle tapped his head twice with his finger . Catherine shrugged and continued . Well , the Prescott and the McCaskey family were closely related . Tom Prescott was paying teams of unemployed miners to go down into the mines and search for the bodies . The city had enough of it . The mountain was unstable and they didn't want any more deaths . The mines had been abandoned years before and were structurally unsafe . After the city banned the recovery teams from the mines , members of the Prescott family started going down there themselves . Finally , the city had enough and they had the mines collapsed . With bombs , kyle asked , well , with explosives Then that's what led to the incident . By this time the mines had been unprofitable for a few years and the city was quite broke . They hired a less than reputable company to collapse the mines . And well , when they set off the explosives , they accidentally broke into Drisking's water table . The city went into debt trying to purify the water of silt and iron ore . It wasn't until two years later that things started getting better , thanks to the Prescots , who truly did revitalize Drisking . Kyle's phone chirped and he pulled it out of his pocket . It's Kimber . She wants us to come over . Okay , thanks , ms Scanlon . I mean Catherine , sure . If you have any other questions , feel free to come by . We're almost always open during the day , oh , or you can email me . She dug into her jacket pocket and pulled out a loose business card . It was creased and had a dusty smudge on it , thanks . So what do you think ? Kyle asked when we got in the car . I don't know . It's weird , isn't it ? I mean , why would the Prescots give a shit if the town suffers ? After the town refused to help them find their family and were actively working against them , maybe they forgave and forgot ? Kyle shrugged . Does Jimmy Prescott seem like a guy to forgive and forget to you ? Ugh , no , then his dad's even worse . Exactly , maybe we should turn here . Oh , sorry , kimber's still babysitting and she's over on Amherst . When we pulled up , kimber was out in the front yard with two young boys who were playing in the driveway . She was holding a sleeping baby and waving to us . We parked in the driveway and she introduced us to the two older kids . They gave us shy hellos and ran off to continue their game . Once they'd left , we explained everything that happened to Kimber , while she listened and rocked the baby in her arms . Sam is right , that doesn't make sense . But why are we even concerned about something that happened decades ago , whitney ? Kyle said so . I didn't have to . A flash of surprise crossed Kimber's face and she walked over to put the baby down in his playpen . She then walked back , pulled me into one of her famous super comforting not at all awkward hugs . When she released me , she began to pace around the driveway . Well , okay , so we think Whitney somehow got involved in all this . And you're right If we want to figure this out , we need to start at the beginning . Phil is right Every mystery in town is one piece of a larger puzzle . It's all related . She stopped and looked over at us . We need to go to the source if we want answers . Yeah , that's not a bad idea . Kyle agreed . I know he likes to hang out in the hideaway and get drunk with ex-share of Clary . Uh no , kyle , not Jimmy . His dad , tom , he's so crazy . They put him in a home . He's the horse's mouth though , isn't he ? Jimmy isn't likely to know half as much as his dad , but Kyle and Kimber argued as I watched the kids chase each other around the tree in the front yard there seemed to be something carved into the bark Words , not unlike the triple tree at Ambercott Ford . I was too far away to read what it said . He got you . He got you . I heard the youngest one call to his brother the skin man got you . Now you have to die . No , peter , I was touching the tree . No , you weren't . You're a liar . One of them got you and now you have to meet the shiny gentleman . No , I don't , kimber , josh is cheating . I shuddered and turned away from them . Where's the nut house ? I interrupted them . Is it close ? It's not a nut house , it's more like a hospice . Kimber chided . The rumor I've heard is that he's at Golden Elm and that's in Cape Girardeau . That's about 40 minutes away . Kyle said and pulled out his phone . I'll check the visiting hours for Tuesdays . Sam , do you work tomorrow ? I work every day , but I'll get out of it , I promised . Okay , cool , let's plan to leave after school . The following day dragged on like any last Tuesday of the school year . Most people talked about what they did with their ditch day or complained about a cop showing up at their house to issue a ticket , while sliding less than please looks at me . When the final bell rang at 3.30 , I grabbed my bag and booked it out to my car . Kyle and Kimber were already waiting for me . The drive took longer than expected when I got lost in Cape Girardeau . The town was bigger than Drisking and the streets weren't laid out with any sort of planning or logic . By the time we arrived at Golden Elm we only had 20 minutes left for visiting hours . We're here to see Mr Thomas Prescott . Kimber told the nurse at the front desk . We let her do the talking , since she had a disarming , old-fashioned charm about her and put people in a friendly mood . Old Tom , wow . He hasn't had a visitor since Christmas when his son came up . Open the check-in sheet and take a visitor sticker . Your family then . Do you know where his room is ? The nurse arched a thin , suspicious eyebrow . I'm sorry , we don't . Kimber apologized . My mother has been asking me to check in on my great-uncle while she's away doing doctors without borders . I should have gotten more information from her , but you know she only has so many minutes to call home . Oh , of course , dear , let me get someone to escort you . It orderly led us to Tom Prescott's room , which we found empty . He pointed down the hall and said he likes to read in the sunroom . We walked down the hall and found an old , thin man sitting alone and whispering to himself . He was sitting in a table in front of a backgammon board , moving chess pieces around it . Tom Prescott . Kimber said , smiling . He didn't look up . I wondered if he'd heard her at all . Kimber took a deep breath and tried again when the old man suddenly slammed his fist down on the table . I'm him . Goddammit , I'm Mr Thomas Prescott . Don't call me Tom . People's kids used to have more respect . I'm sorry , sir . Kimber said gently as she sat down in the chair opposite him . You kids have no respect . Do you even know who I am ? It's my son that's done it . That boy's mama should have wiped him when he was soft and now he's running around town spreading his vulgarity and disrespect . Our apologies , mr Prescott . We never meant to be disrespectful . We greatly admire you . You're the man who built our town into what it is today . Everyone remembers that Drisking was suffering and the town was dying , and then you fixed it . We know that I did what I had to do . The old man grumbled it was my town . It still is . Who are you , little girl , to come in here and suggest otherwise ? No , no , that's not what I said . Kimber changed tactics . As for who we are , we're Mira Mikaski's kids . Do you remember the Mikaski's ? Huh , so your aide is granddaughter . That explains why you're not there . We exchanged puzzled looks . We're right here , mr Prescott . Kimber said you know what I meant , young lady . They all know . They know I rescued the town . That's my town . Of course they were going to let me do anything I wanted , as long as the money kept coming in . That's why it's my town . Is the money still coming in ? Kimber tested Well , you're here , aren't you ? They didn't like it , but they took the money . They didn't know Not everything they didn't , but they suspected some and they must have been okay with it because they kept electing Cleary and they kept taking the money . Prescott picked up a pawn and ran his finger over as he talked . It's just a powder , you know so unassuming , A fine soft powder . The powder doesn't know what it is . It doesn't know it's bad . It's the people who say it's bad , but it needed to be done . You know that , ada . You know we had to do it . Kimber hooked him in . I know , I know , but we had to . But it's your son . I don't think he's doing it right . Well , of course he isn't . The elderly . Prescott slammed his fist on the table again and two rooks tumbled to the floor . They were mine . He took them from me . He thought he could do it better , but he took mine and he ruined my legacy . Decades of work and now it's all run by the powder . It's the dust of the crumbled empire . What about the skin men ? I asked , caught up in the moment . What are you talking about , boy ? He growled . And the treehouse , the triple tree . What is it ? What's it for , triple tree ? I didn't authorize that . We paid triple the price , but it was only for a short while , when things were slow . We'd certainly never charge triple . That's bad business . Where is Bu— ? Has my idiot boy been telling you that ? Did he offer you triple for them ? He's ruined in my town , isn't he ? Goddammit , jimmy , you get him in here . Ada , get my boy on the phone . You tell Jimmy I want to talk to him . You tell him that they're still mine , ada . Ada , get Jimmy on the phone . Kimber jumped up and Kyle pushed her behind him as the old man rose to his feet , tall and imposing . We were backing toward the door when the orderly came in with a disapproving look on his face and shoot us out . Long after we'd made it to the lobby , we could still hear Tom Prescott yelling for his son . The ride home was quiet and I spent it trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together the skin men , the triple tree , the shiny gentleman , the powder these things seem to have been pulled blindly from the ether , random and meaningless . The veil over my eyes was thick and heavy , but I was closer to Barasca than I'd ever been before . I could feel it all around me , but I couldn't see it . I could almost touch it , but I couldn't yet comprehend it . I suddenly realized that Kyle was pulling over off the road and I snapped out of my contemplation . He put the car in park and turned around to look at me in the back seat . Is this really about Whitney , sam ? Yes , kimber watched us with worried eyes . Why do you think that the co-ops I mean even your father confirmed that Whitney ran away ? I don't believe them , I said through clenched teeth . Look , sam , we're getting pretty deep in here and I'm with you every step , but I have to know that there's a reason we're doing this and pulling Kimber in two . I have to know that this is important to you for the right reasons and not just an obsession . I looked out the window and realized he'd pulled over near the West Rim , prescott or Trailhead . He was right to worry and even more so to be protective of Kimber . Kyle was thinking it , and so was I . The powder . If Barasca really did involve moving mass amounts of drugs , I didn't want to involve my friends any further . This wasn't their fight . I loved these people . Could I really risk their safety for my own curiosities and vendettas ? But as hard as I wished I could let them go . I knew I needed them . I have to know what really happened to Whitney . I whispered . Kyle turned back without a word and Kimber placed her hand on mine . I jerked my hand away and crossed my arms and then immediately apologized . Kimber just smiled in a forgiving sort of way . Kyle sighed Sam . He was interrupted by the piercing ring of Kimber's phone . She scrambled for herself to silence it , but when she saw the name on the screen she quickly answered Dad , what , what do you mean , dad ? No , wait , wait , slow down , hello . She took the phone away from her ear . What happened to my mom and she's at the hospital . Tears filled Kimber's soft green eyes . Kyle threw the car in gear and screeched out of the parking lot . We made the ten-mile trip to the hospital in as many minutes , which was criminally fast on surface streets . Kyle stopped the car at the emergency entrance and Kimber and I ran inside . A deputy was there waiting . He refused to answer Kimber's desperate questions as he led us to her father . When the deputy swung open the doors , I saw my dad standing next to Kimber's and braced myself for the worst . Kimber's dad took her in one direction and my dad took me in the other . Before he said a word , I saw Kimber crumble to the floor on the other side of the room . I looked at my dad helplessly and he gave me a sympathetic nod and pulled me into a rug . We sat down in a corner and I stared at my hands as he quietly explained that Mrs DiStaro had gone grocery shopping . At around one o'clock she came home , put the groceries away , made two lasagnas and a meatloaf and put them in the freezer . Then she got in her car , drove to the hospital , parked in the shade , took the stairs up seven floors to the roof and jumped off it . She lived long enough to apologize to the EMT who found her . I watched Kimber fall apart as her mother's body slowly grew cold in the morgue one floor beneath us . So at the end of part two we're left with many questions Will Mira and Owen ever figure out their fertility situation ? How deeply rooted are the Prescotts in Drisking ? And what really happened between Tom Jimmy Prescott and the McCaskey family ? There's much more to uncover . So , unlike a traditional outro , I'll simply say go check out part three . If you're taking a break , then I'll say thanks very much for listening and I look forward to having you back with us for the next part of Stories in the Dark covering CK Walker's famous creepypasta Boraska . New episodes of the Insidious Agenda podcast release every Tuesday at midnight Eastern Standard Time . But for now it's time to close the cover of the Insidious Agenda . I've been your host , nick , and thank you very much for listening .