The Watchers

Madeline describes the various escape attempts that she has made. One time, she tried burying a bird deep underground to see if she could hide underground, but the watchers found the bird. Madeline claims not to know what is in the room beneath them, but she thinks that they can at least last one night in it. Daniel returns with the stone. Madeline puts a hand on Mina’s shoulder to keep her from helping while Daniel drops the stone on the cement. Eventually, he reveals a steel hatch, which Mina identifies as a door. Madeline opens the hatch and smells the darkness inside but does not detect the foul scent of the watchers. Mina calls out into the darkness and only hears an echo. Then, she climbs down the hatch’s ladder, into the darkness.

Mina reaches the floor below and sees a small, distant, red light. She reports this information to the others and then pushes the glowing button of light. The main lights in the bunker come on, and she sees a generator, a bed, a computer desk, and shelves of food and water bottles. She calls up to Madeline that the space is a shipping container.