Appetite for Innocence

Over two months into her captivity, Ella contemplates suicide but resolves to survive for her mother, realizing John never releases his victims. When John summons Ella upstairs, Sarah escorts her to the bathroom. Later at dinner, John is distant, and Ella drinks wine to numb herself. In his bedroom, she dissociates while John rapes her, aware that a camera is recording the event.

Days after her rescue, Ella is in the hospital awaiting discharge. Jocelyn proposes bringing Sarah home to live with them, believing Sarah has nowhere else to go. Ella forcefully rejects the idea. Randy advises against the plan, stressing that Ella needs to focus on her own healing without the presence of one of her captor’s enforcers nearby.

During a police interview, Sarah is asked to identify missing girls in photo arrays. The photos trigger a flashback to when she begged John to let her stay as his assistant. He agreed but installed surveillance cameras and threatened her with a gun to ensure compliance. Though the arrays include photos of Tiffany and other captives, Sarah lies to the detectives, denying any knowledge of them.